JP6527694B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

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

  A game medium such as a game ball is shot into a game area by a launch device as a game machine, and the game medium is won in a predetermined winning area (start winning hole) provided in the game area (start condition is satisfied) A variable display device capable of variably displaying (also referred to as "variation") identification information is provided, which is advantageous for the player when the display result of the variable display of identification information on the variable display device is a specific display result (big hit symbol) There is one that is configured to be controllable to the specific game state.

  Furthermore, in the variable display device, symbols other than the symbol to be the final stop symbol (for example, the middle symbol of the left middle right symbol) continue for a predetermined time, and stop and shake in a state consistent with the specific display result. Motion, scaling, or deformation, or multiple symbols fluctuating in synchronization with the same symbol, or the positions of display symbols are changed, and a big hit can occur before the final result is displayed The state in which the sex continues is called the reach state. There have also been proposed game machines provided with a plurality of modes in which different effects (reach effects) are executed as the modes of reach. What is performed as a reach effect is also called a super reach that executes a predetermined effect (for example, an effect that indicates a high probability of becoming a big hit). In addition, there has also been proposed a gaming machine in which an effect (notice effect effect) for announcing that there is a high possibility of occurrence of a big hit or a reach (especially super reach) is executed separately from the reach effect.

  When variable display can not be started, such as when variable display is being performed on the variable display device, when the start condition is satisfied, the variable display is suspended and stored, and the number of suspended variable displays can be specified to be specified A game machine to play is also proposed. And, when the target retention is stored during the execution of the variable display, there is also proposed a gaming machine which performs pseudo continuous variation in the variable display being executed by the remaining time of the variable display and increases the number of continuous effects ( For example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2014-166517, A

  However, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, since the advance notice target by increasing the number of times of continuous effect execution is for target suspension, the player's sense of expectation for the variable display during execution is lowered. Sometimes it reduced the interest in gaming.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the amusement of the game.

A gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine 1 or the like) that can be controlled to an advantageous state based on the variable display result being a specific result,
A determination unit (for example, the CPU 103 that executes the process of step S110) that determines whether or not to control to the advantageous state;
Variable display pattern determination means (for example, the CPU 103 that executes the process of step S111) that determines the variable display pattern from a plurality of types of variable display patterns;
Variable display effect executing means (for example, CPU 120 for effect control for executing the process of step S172 etc.) which executes variable display effect based on the variable display pattern determined by the variable display pattern determining means;
Based on the fact that a specific condition that is controlled again in the special state controlled after the advantageous state and that is controlled again in the special state after the advantageous state (for example, there is a pending storage of a probability variation big hit, etc.) For the variable display effect in the variable display pattern determined by the variable display pattern determining means in response to being controlled to the advantageous state, the variable display effect being executed is notified that the establishment of the specific condition is notified Specific effect switching means for switching to effects (for example, the CPU 120 for effect control that executes the process of step S558, etc.);
The specific effect switching means holds the specific condition from the start of the variable display in the variable display pattern determined by the variable display pattern determination means in response to the determination to control to the advantageous state by the determination means. and when you are, in a case where the specific condition in the variable display has been established, Ri can der switched to the specific effect at different timings, than if the specific condition from the start of variable display is established Also, it is possible to switch to the specific effect at a higher rate when the specific condition is satisfied within the effective period during the variable display,
The effective period is a predetermined period shorter than the variable display period and different in length according to the variable display pattern, and after the effective period, the switching to the specific effect is not performed.
It is characterized by
Also, it is possible firing the game medium to the game area,
Variable display means for variably displaying identification information;
Informing effect execution means for executing any informing effect from among a plurality of informing effects having different degrees of expectation controlled to the advantageous state;
And a specific variable display means for performing variable display of specific identification information in response to variable display of identification information;
The notification effect is a reach effect in the variable display effect,
It is provided in a mode in which the entry of game media fired in the game area is restricted, and a translucent part having translucency is included outside the variable display means in the game area ,
The variable display means displays the reduced predetermined identification information so as to overlap the light transmission portion based on the establishment of a predetermined condition,
The variable display means displays identification information at a first position in the variable display means when the first notification effect is executed, and a second notification effect having a higher degree of expectation than the first notification effect is executed. Different from the first position, the reduced predetermined identification information is displayed at the second position outside the variable display means ,
When the reduced predetermined identification information is at the second position, the predetermined identification information reduced so as to overlap the specific identification information and to overlap the light transmitting portion is displayed,
Specific identification information can be displayed in the advantageous state,
You may do so.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to improve the player's sense of expectation for the variable display being executed, to improve the rendering effect, and to improve the game interest.

(2) In the gaming machine of (1),
Information display means for displaying information about the game,
It may further be provided.

  According to such a configuration, the gaming situation can be recognized by the player, and grasping of the gaming situation can be facilitated.

(3) In the gaming machine of (1) or (2) above,
The predetermined state is a special state in which the proportion controlled to the advantageous state is higher than the normal state.
You may do so.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to improve the rendering effect in the special state, and to improve the game interest.

(4) In the gaming machine according to any one of the above (1) to (3),
The specific effect switching means is configured to perform at least the variable display time of the plurality of variable display effects determined to be controlled to the advantageous state to be executed during the special state at least the proportion controlled to the advantageous state is higher than the normal state. Switch to the specific effect of the short effect time too,
You may do so.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to improve the execution frequency of the specific effect, and it is possible to improve the game interest.

(5) In the gaming machine according to any one of the above (1) to (4),
The specific effect switching means is configured to change the variable display effect under execution to the specific effect based on satisfaction of the specific condition during execution of any of a plurality of variable display effects determined to be controlled to the advantageous state. Switchable,
You may do so.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to improve the player's sense of expectation for the variable display being executed, and to improve the game interest.

(6) In the gaming machine according to any one of the above (1) to (5),
A gaming machine capable of firing game media into a game area,
It includes information display means (for example, a restricted area 19a having a light transmitting portion) for displaying information on gaming,
It is provided in a mode in which the entry of game media fired in the game area is limited, and includes a translucent portion having translucency (for example, of transparent gaming board 6 having translucency as shown in FIG. 21) In the restricted area 19a surrounded by the game nail 19, the game ball does not enter and has a light transmitting portion, etc.),
The information display means displays the information about the game visibly through the light transmitting portion based on the establishment of a predetermined condition (for example, as shown in FIG. 22 (b) or 22 (c), a rendering symbol) Such as a small design 38 e and a right-handed indication 38 f etc. in a reduced size form, etc., visible through the restricted area 19 a having the light transmission part, etc.),
You may do so.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to suppress that the display of information related to the game is interrupted by the passage of the game medium.

It is a front view of a pachinko game machine in this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the various control boards etc. which were mounted in the pachinko game machine. It is a figure which illustrates a change pattern. It is a flow chart which shows an example of special symbol process processing. It is a flow chart which shows an example of start winning a prize judging processing. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a special figure reservation memory | storage part. It is a flow chart which shows an example of random number value judging processing at the time of winning. It is a flow chart which shows an example of special symbol normal processing. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure of a special figure display result determination table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a big hit classification determination table. It is a flow chart which shows an example of change pattern setting processing. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a fluctuation pattern determination table. It is a flow chart which shows an example of production control process processing. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a variable display start setting process. It is a flow chart which shows an example of specific production execution setting processing. It is a figure which shows the structural example etc. of a specific presentation execution determination table. It is a flow chart which shows an example of production processing under variable display. It is a timing chart which shows the execution timing etc. of specific production. It is a figure which shows the display operation example in an image display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the display operation example in an image display apparatus. It is a front view of a pachinko game machine in a modification. It is an explanatory view showing various displays in the game.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, showing an arrangement layout of main members. The pachinko gaming machine (game machine) 1 is roughly divided into a gaming board (gauge board) 2 constituting a gaming board surface and a gaming machine frame (underframe) 3 for supporting and fixing the gaming board 2. In the game board 2, a substantially circular game area surrounded by guide rails is formed. In this game area, a game ball as a game medium is shot and shot from a predetermined ball striking device.

  A first special symbol display device 4A and a second special symbol display device 4B are provided at predetermined positions of the game board 2 (the right side of the game area in the example shown in FIG. 1). Each of the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B is constituted of, for example, LEDs (light emitting diodes) of 7 segments, dot matrix, etc., and identifies each in a special view game as an example of a variable display game. Special symbols (also referred to as "special figures"), which are plural types of possible identification information (special identification information), are variably displayed (variable display). For example, the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B can variably display a plurality of types of special symbols composed of numbers indicating "0" to "9" and symbols indicating "-", etc. Do. In addition, the special symbols displayed on the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B are limited to those composed of numbers indicating "0" to "9" and symbols indicating "-", etc. For example, a plurality of types of lighting patterns may be set in advance as a plurality of types of special symbols, in which combinations of what are turned on and turned off in the 7-segment LED are different.

  A plurality of special symbols are given symbol numbers corresponding to them. As an example, symbol numbers “0” to “9” are attached to the numbers indicating “0” to “9”, and symbol numbers “10” are attached to the symbols indicating “−”. Just do it. Hereinafter, the special symbol variably displayed in the first special symbol display device 4A is also referred to as "the first special view", and the special symbol variably displayed in the second special symbol display device 4B is also referred to as the "second special view" .

  The first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B are both formed in, for example, a rectangular shape. In addition, the type of the first special figure and the type of the second special figure may be the same (for example, numbers indicating "0" to "9" and symbols indicating "-"), or the type It may be different. Further, the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B may be configured to variably display, for example, numbers (or two-digit symbols) indicating "00" to "99". .

  An image display device 5 is provided near the center of the game area on the game board 2. The image display device 5 is configured of, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display device) or the like, and forms a display area for displaying various effect images. In the display area of the image display device 5, corresponding to the variable display of the first special figure by the first special symbol display device 4A in the special figure game and the variable display of the second special figure by the second special symbol display device 4B. For example, in the decorative symbol display area serving as a plurality of variable display portions such as three, decorative symbols which are plural types of identification information (decorative identification information) capable of identifying each are variably displayed. The variable display of this decorative pattern is also included in the variable display game.

  As an example, in the display area of the image display device 5, decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R of "left", "middle" and "right" are arranged. Then, in response to any one of the change of the first special figure in the first special symbol display device 4A and the change of the second special figure in the second special symbol display device 4B being started in the special figure game, In each of the "left", "middle" and "right" decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R, fluctuation of the decorative symbol (for example, scroll display in the vertical direction) is started. After that, when the finalized special symbol is stopped and displayed as a variable display result in the special view game, each of the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R on the "left", "middle" and "right" in the image display device 5 The finalized decorative symbol (final stop symbol), which is the result of variable display of the decorative symbol, is stopped and displayed.

  Thus, in the display area of image display device 5, the special figure game using the first special figure in first special symbol display device 4A, or the second special figure in second special symbol display device 4B. In synchronization with the figure game, variable display of a plurality of kinds of decorative symbols that can be identified is performed, and a finalized decorative symbol to be a variable display result is derived and displayed (or simply referred to as "derivation"). Note that, for example, deriving and displaying various display symbols such as a special symbol and a decorative symbol means to stop display (also referred to as complete stop display or final stop display) identification information such as a decorative symbol and to end variable display. . On the other hand, during the variable display from when variable display of the decorative symbol is started to when the fixed decorative symbol as the variable display result is derived and displayed, the change speed of the decorative symbol is "0", and the decorative symbol is displayed. For example, the symbol may be displayed in a stationary state, and may be in a display state that causes, for example, slight shaking or expansion and contraction. Such a display state is also referred to as a temporary stop display, and although the display result in the variable display is not displayed in a definite manner, the player can recognize that the variation of the decorative symbol by the scroll display or the update display is not progressing. It becomes. The temporary stop display may include, for example, complete stop display of the decorative pattern only for a time shorter than a predetermined time (for example, one second) without causing slight shaking or expansion or contraction.

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

  After the variable display of the decorative symbol is started, until the finalized decorative symbol to be the variable display result is derived and displayed, the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R for "left", "middle" and "right" For example, when the scroll display is performed such that the symbol numbers flow sequentially from the top to the bottom from the one with the highest symbol number to the next, and the decorative symbol with the maximum symbol number (for example, "8") is displayed, A decorative symbol whose symbol number is the smallest (for example, "1") is displayed. Alternatively, in at least one of the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R (for example, the decorative symbol display area 5L of "left", etc.), scroll display is performed from those with large symbol numbers to those with small symbols, When the decorative symbol having the smallest number is displayed, the decorative symbol having the largest symbol number may be displayed subsequently.

  In the display area of the image display device 5, a start winning storage display area 5H is disposed. In the start winning storage display area 5H, a holding storage display for specifying the number of holdings of variable display (number of special drawing holding memories) corresponding to the special drawing game is performed. Here, the game ball passes the first start winning opening formed by the normal winning ball device 6A, and the second starting winning opening formed by the normal variable winning ball device 6B, for suspension of variable display corresponding to the special view game. It occurs based on the start-up winning by (entering). That is, although a start condition (also referred to as "execution condition") for executing a variable display game such as a special view game or variable display of a decorative symbol is satisfied, a variable display game based on the start condition established earlier is being executed. When the start condition for allowing the start of the variable display game is not satisfied due to the fact that the pachinko gaming machine 1 is controlled to the big hit gaming state, etc., the hold of the variable display corresponding to the satisfied start condition is To be done.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, together with the start winning combination storage display area 5H, a first hold for specifying the number of special view hold storages to be identifiable on the upper part of the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B. A display 25A and a second hold display 25B are provided. The first hold indicator 25A displays the number of first special view hold memories in an identifiable manner. The second hold indicator 25B displays the second special view hold storage number in a distinguishable manner. The first special view reservation storage number is the number of storages for which the execution of the special view game using the first special view is suspended. The second special view reservation storage count is the number of storages for which the execution of the special view game using the second special view is suspended. The number of pending storages of the variable display obtained by adding the number of the first special view pending storage and the number of the second special view pending storage is particularly referred to as the total pending storage number. The term "number of Tokushu reserve storages" simply refers to a concept that includes all of the number of first to reserve special storages, the number of second to reserve special storages, and the total number of pending storages, but in particular It may refer to a concept including the number of first special view pending storages and the number of second special view pending storages, but excluding the total number of pending storages.

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

  As an example, in the case of the normally variable winning ball device 6B, the game ball passes through the second starting winning opening by the movable wing piece being in the vertical position when the solenoid 81 for the normal motorized combination is off. It will be in the normally open state which is unfortunate. On the other hand, in the case of the normally variable winning ball device 6B, the game ball passes through the second start winning opening by tilting control in which the movable wing piece is in the tilting position when the solenoid 81 for the ordinary electric combination is on. It becomes an expansion and release state which is easy to enter. In addition, although the game ball can enter the second start winning opening even when the normally variable winning ball device 6B is in the normal opening state, the gaming ball may enter more than in the enlarged opening state. It may be configured to be low. Alternatively, the normally variable winning ball device 6B may be configured such that the game ball does not enter the second starting winning opening by, for example, closing the second starting winning opening in the normally open state. As described above, the second start winning opening as the second start area is the enlarged open state in which the game ball easily passes (enters), and the normal open state in which the game ball does not easily pass (enter) or can not pass (enter) Change to

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

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

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

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

  An ordinary symbol display 20 is provided at a predetermined position of the game board 2 (in the example shown in FIG. 1, on the left side of the game area). As an example, the normal symbol display 20 is composed of LEDs of 7 segments, dot matrix, etc. like the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B, and plural kinds of identification information different from the special symbol The symbol which is normally displayed (also referred to as "common figure" or "ordinary figure") is variably displayed (variable display). Such variable display of ordinary symbols is referred to as a common-play game (also referred to as a "normal-figure game").

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

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

  At the upper left and right positions of the gaming machine frame 3, speakers 8L and 8R for reproducing and outputting sound effects and the like are provided, and further, a gaming effect lamp 9 is provided at the periphery of the gaming area. A decorative LED may be arranged around each structure (for example, the normal winning ball device 6A, the normal variable winning ball device 6B, the special variable winning ball device 7 and the like) in the game area of the pachinko gaming machine 1. At the lower right portion of the gaming machine frame 3 is provided a striking operation handle (operation knob) operated by a player or the like to fire a gaming ball as a gaming medium toward the gaming area. For example, the hit ball operating handle adjusts the resilience of the gaming ball according to the amount of operation (the amount of rotation) by the player or the like. The hitting control handle may be provided with a single-shot release switch for stopping the drive of the firing motor provided in the hit shooting device or a touch ring (touch sensor).

  At a predetermined position of the gaming machine frame 3 below the gaming area, a game ball paid out as a prize ball and a game ball lent out by a predetermined ball lending machine are held so as to be able to be supplied to the ball striking device (stored ) Is provided. At the lower part of the gaming machine frame 3, a lower tray is provided which holds (retains) surplus balls and the like overflowing from the upper tray so as to be discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  A stick controller 31A which can be held and tilted by the player is attached to a member forming the lower tray, for example, at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the lower tray main body (for example, the central portion of the lower tray). There is. The stick controller 31A includes an operating rod held by the player, and a trigger button is provided at a predetermined position of the operating rod (for example, a position where the index finger of the operating hand is hit when the player holds the operating rod). There is. The trigger button can perform a predetermined instruction operation by pushing and pulling with a predetermined operation finger (for example, index finger or the like) while the player holds the operation stick of the stick controller 31A with the operation hand (for example, left hand or the like) It should just be comprised. Inside the operating rod, a trigger sensor may be incorporated so as to detect a predetermined instruction operation such as a push-pull operation on the trigger button.

  A tilting direction sensor unit for detecting a tilting operation with respect to the operating rod may be provided inside the main body of the lower tray at the lower part of the stick controller 31A. For example, the tilt direction sensor unit may be two transmissive photosensors (parallel sensors) disposed parallel to the board of the game board 2 on the left side of the center position of the operating rod as viewed from the player facing the pachinko game machine 1 Four transmission types combining the pair) and two transmission type photosensors (vertical sensor pairs) arranged vertically to the board surface of the game board 2 on the right side of the center position of the operation stick viewed from the player's side It may be configured to include a photo sensor.

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

  Next, the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be schematically described.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the variable symbol display of the normal symbol is executed by the normal symbol display 20 such that the game ball passing through the passing gate 41 provided in the game area is detected by the gate switch 21 shown in FIG. For example, based on the fact that the normal drawing start condition for starting the variable display of the normal symbol is started, for example, that the previous normal drawing game has ended, after the normal drawing start condition for the normal drawing is satisfied, the normal symbol display 20 The popular figure game by is started.

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

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

  In the special figure game by the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B, after the variable display of the special symbol is started after the variable display of the special symbol is started, the variable display of the special symbol The finalized special symbol (special drawing display result) to be the result is derived and displayed. At this time, if a specific special symbol (big hit symbol) is stopped and displayed as the determined special symbol, it becomes "big hit" as a specific display result, and a predetermined special symbol (small hit symbol) different from the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed. Then, it becomes "small hit" as a predetermined display result. In addition, if a special symbol different from the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol is displayed as a final symbol as a final symbol, it will be a "loss".

  After the variable display result in the special figure game becomes "big hit", it is controlled to the big hit gaming state as a specific gaming state in which a round advantageous to the player (also referred to as "round game") is executed a predetermined number of times. After the variable display result in the special view game becomes "small hit", it is controlled to a small hit gaming state as a special gaming state different from the big hit gaming state.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to this embodiment, as an example, special symbols indicating the numbers “3”, “5”, and “7” are the big hit symbols, and special symbols indicating the number “2” are the small hit symbols. , A special symbol showing a symbol of "-" is a lost symbol. In addition, each symbol such as big hit symbol or small hit symbol in special figure game by the first special symbol display device 4A, such as lost symbol, is a special symbol different from each symbol in the special figure game by the second special symbol display device 4B The special symbol common to both of the special figure games may be a big hit symbol, a small hit symbol, or a lost symbol.

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

  The special winning opening door with the big winning opening opened during execution of the round receives the game ball falling on the surface of the game board 2, and then the special winning opening is closed, thereby the special variable winning winning ball device 7 is changed to a second state (closed state) disadvantageous to the player, and one round is ended. The round, which is the opening cycle of the special winning opening, can be repeatedly executed until the number of times of execution reaches a predetermined upper limit number (for example, “15” or the like). In addition, even before the number of times of execution of the round reaches the upper limit number of times, execution of the round may be ended by establishment of a predetermined condition (for example, the game ball did not win a prize winning opening etc.) .

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

  In this embodiment, a special symbol indicating the numbers "3", "5", and "7" which is a big hit symbol is a normally open round big hit symbol. In addition, the special symbol indicating the number “5” may be a short-term open round jackpot symbol. In the big hit gaming state (usually open big hit state) as a normal opening round specific gaming state controlled after a normal opening round big hit symbol is derived as a finalized special symbol in a special figure game, a special winning prize ball device of the special variable winning prize ball device 7 The big winning opening is opened in a period until the door passes a predetermined upper limit time (for example, 29 seconds) which is the first period, or until a predetermined number (for example, nine) of winning balls are generated. By doing this, a round is performed to change the special variable winning prize ball device 7 to the first state (open state) advantageous to the player. In addition, a normally open big hit state is also referred to as a first specified gaming state.

  In the jackpot gaming state (short-term opening jackpot state) as a short-term opening round specific gaming state controlled after the short-term opening round big hit symbol is derived as a finalized special symbol in the special figure game, the special variable winning ball device 7 in each round The second period (for example, 0) in which the upper limit time for changing to the first state advantageous to the player (the upper limit of the period when the large winning opening is opened by the large winning opening door) is shorter than the first period in the normal opening big hit state .1 seconds). In the short-term open big hit state, the open period of the big winning opening may be controlled to be the second period, and the other control may be performed in the same manner as the normal open big hit state. Alternatively, in the short-term open big hit state, the number of rounds to be executed may be the second round number (for example, “2”) smaller than the first round number (for example, “15”) in the normal open big hit state.

  In such a short-term open jackpot state, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of balls (prize balls) can be obtained if a game ball is won in the large winning opening. However, the opening period of the special winning opening is the second period (eg, 0.1 second), which is very short. Therefore, the short-term open jackpot state is a jackpot gaming state in which the balls (prize balls) can not be obtained substantially. In addition, the short-term opening big hit state is also referred to as a second specified gaming state.

  Also, the big hit gaming state as the short opening round specified gaming state is not limited to the one having a short opening time of the big winning opening compared to the big hit gaming state as the normal opening round specified playing state, for example, opening the big winning opening While the period (upper limit time) is the same for the short opening round specified gaming state and the normal opening round specified playing state, the upper limit number of times (for example, 2 times) that makes the big winning opening open in the short opening round specified playing state is The number may be smaller than the upper limit number of times (for example, 15 times) in the normal opening round specific gaming state. That is, in the big hit gaming state as the short opening round specified gaming state, the period for changing the big winning opening to the first state in which the gaming ball easily passes (enters) in each round is the first period in the normal opening round specified gaming state Also, the second period may be at least one of a short second period and a second round number in which the number of round execution times is smaller than the first round number in the special open round specific gaming state. .

  After the special symbol indicating the small hit symbol "2" is derived as the determined special symbol in the special figure game, the small hit gaming state as the special gaming state is controlled. In this small hit gaming state, similarly to the short-term open big hit state, a variable winning operation is performed to change the large winning opening in the special variable winning ball device 7 to a first state (open state) advantageous to the player. That is, in the small hit gaming state, for example, an operation to make the special variable winning prize ball device 7 in the first state (open state) for the second period is repeatedly executed.

  In "left", "middle", and "right" decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R provided in image display device 5, a special figure game using the first special figure in first special symbol display device 4A Among the special drawing games using the second special drawing in the second special symbol display device 4B, variable display of the decorative design is started in response to the start of one of the special drawing games. Then, a period from when variable display of the decorative symbol is started to when variable display is ended by stop display of the decorative symbol in each of the left, middle, and right decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R. In this case, the variable display state of the decorative symbol may be in a predetermined reach state.

  Here, with the reach state, a decorative symbol ("reach variation symbol") which is not displayed as stopped when the decorative symbol stopped and displayed in the display area of the image display device 5 constitutes a part of the big hit combination The display state in which the fluctuation continues, or the display state in which all or some of the decorative symbols are fluctuating in synchronization while constituting all or a part of the jackpot combination. Specifically, in "left", "middle" and "right" decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C and 5R (for example, "left" and "right" decorative symbol display areas 5L and 5R) in advance The decorative pattern display area (for example, "inside") which is not displayed as stopped when the decorative pattern (for example, the decorative symbol showing "7" alphanumeric characters) constituting the defined big hit combination is stopped and displayed In the symbol display area 5C, etc.) The display condition in which the decorative symbol is changing, or the decorative symbol is a big hit in all or part of the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R of "left", "middle", "right" It is a display state fluctuating in synchronization while constituting all or part of the combination. In addition, all rotation reach condition of the display state which fluctuates synchronously while constituting all of the big hit combinations in the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R of "left", "middle", "right" all reach It is called a state. In this embodiment, when the reach effect (specific effect) of the full rotation reach is performed, the 100% probability variation is achieved. In this embodiment, when the variable display is controlled to the definite change state as the predetermined state, the present variable display is the definite change big hit, and the hold information to be the positive change big hit is stored as the hold information storage (the win is the positive change jackpot) Once the state is reached (when the specific condition is satisfied) and once the reach state is reached, the reach effect in execution may be switched to the reach effect (specific effect) of the full rotation reach. In this case, by switching to the specific effect, the currently executing variable display will be a probability change big hit, and then it will be a probability change big hit again and so on, and so on, and so on. It is possible to notify the player (to play continuously). Therefore, it is possible to improve the player's sense of expectation for the switching to the specific effect, that is, the variable display in progress. In addition, the specific effect in this embodiment is an effect of an aspect (that is, an introduction effect of a round game) linked to the effect of the round game to be executed when being controlled to the big hit gaming state. The definite change state is a special state which is one state of the predetermined state, and the predetermined state may be a short time state or a normal state other than the definite change state. In addition to the fact that certain conditions are met, there is stored reserve information that will result in a big hit in a definite variation (a prize that will be a big hit in a big variation will be made), storage information that carries out reach effects for super reach, and The jackpot information may be stored.

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

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

  As an example, in this embodiment, reach modes such as normal reach and super reach are set in advance. And when the reach aspect of a super reach appears, possibility (big hit expectation) of a variable display result becoming "big hit" becomes high compared with the case where the reach aspect of normal reach appears. In addition, as above-mentioned, after being in a reach state once, when switching to reach production (specific presentation) of all the rotation reach is performed, a variable display result will be 100% "big hit."

  Unlike the reach effect, the variable display state of the decorative pattern may reach the reach state during the variable display of the decorative pattern, or the variable display result may become the "big hit", etc. A variable display effect may be executed to notify the player by a variable display mode of the decorative symbol. In this embodiment, variable display effects such as "slip" and "simulated link" can be performed. It may be determined whether or not to execute the variable display effect of “slip” or “pseudo-run” in response to the change pattern being determined on the main substrate 11 side. It should be noted that whether or not the variable display effect of “slip” is to be executed on the effect control substrate 12 side may be determined regardless of the variation pattern determined on the main substrate 11 side.

  In the variable display effect of "slip", after changing the decorative design in all of the decorative design display areas 5L, 5C, 5R of "left", "middle", "right", a plurality of decorative design display areas (for example, After the decorative symbols are displayed on the left and right decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5R etc. for a temporary stop, a predetermined number (for example, "1" or "2") of the decorative symbol display areas displayed for temporary stop By changing the decoration pattern again in the decoration pattern display area (for example, one or both of the decoration pattern display area 5L of “left” and the decoration pattern display area 5R of “right”) The effect display for changing the decorative pattern to be stopped and displayed is performed. Thus, in the variable display effect of "slip", a plurality of decorative symbols are displayed temporarily for a predetermined number of times after variable display of decorative symbols is started and fixed decorative symbols to be variable display results are derived and displayed. By performing the variable display again for the decorative symbol of when the variable display state of the decorative symbol is in the reach state and when the decorative symbol that constitutes the non-reach combination is stopped and displayed without being in the reach state is there.

  In the variable display effect of "pseudo ream", the variable display of the decorative symbol is started after the variable display of the decorative symbol is started in response to one of the first start condition and the second start condition of the special figure game being met once. After displaying the decorative symbols temporarily in all of the left, middle, and right decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R until the finalized decorative symbols are derived and displayed. Effects can be displayed a predetermined number of times (for example, up to a maximum of three times) in which all the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R cause the decorative symbol to change again (simulated continuous change). The number of times of pseudo series change is the display of "left", "middle" and "right" decorative symbol display except for the first change from the start of variable display of decorative symbol to the temporary stop of all decorative symbols at first. It is the number of times that the decorative pattern changes again in all of the areas 5L, 5C, 5R.

  In the variable display effect of "pseudo series", any of a plurality of types of pseudo series chances predetermined in the left, "middle" and "right" decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R, for example The decorative symbols that make up the image are temporarily displayed temporarily as a predetermined display result. After that, pseudo continuous fluctuation (re-variable display) is performed. In this embodiment, the first start condition or the second start condition is satisfied once by performing the pseudo-series fluctuation (re-variation) once to three times in the variable display effect of the “pseudo-series”. Based on this, it is possible to make the variable display of the decorative pattern appear as if it had been started two to four times in succession. The number of times of pseudo series fluctuation (re-variation) in the variable display effect of "pseudo series" may be made to be able to be performed more than once or three times, for example, four times or five times.

  As the variable display effect using the variable display operation of such a decorative pattern, in addition to "slip" and "pseudo ream", for example, "development chance eye", "development chance eye end", "slip after the chance eye stop" And various other rendering operations may be performed. Here, in the variable display effect of “the development chance eye”, “left”, “middle”, “right” until variable decoration result of the decorative symbol is started and the fixed decorative symbol as the variable display result is derived and displayed. In the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R in all, the temporary display of the decorative symbol constituting the development chance included in the predetermined special combination, and then the variable display state of the decorative symbol is in a reach state As a predetermined reach effect is started. Thereby, when the decorative symbol constituting the development chance is temporarily stopped, the variable display state of the decorative symbol is in the reach state, and after the reach state, the variable display result is the "big hit". Expectations are enhanced.

  In addition, in the variable display effect of "development chance eye end", after the variable display of the decorative symbol is started, in all in the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R of "left", "middle", "right" An effect display is performed in which a decorative symbol of a combination predetermined as a development opportunity is derived and displayed as a finalized decorative symbol. In the variable display effect of "slip after chance stop", similarly to the variable display effect of "pseudo ream", until after the variable display of the decorative symbol is started and the finalized decorative symbol to be the variable display result is derived and displayed After temporarily stopping and displaying the decorative symbol of the lost combination (special combination) which becomes a pseudo recurrent chance in all of the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R in the "left", "middle", and "right" Unlike the variable display effect of “pseudo series” in which the decorative symbol is again changed in all of the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R, the decorative symbol is changed again in part of the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R As a result, effect display is performed to change the decorative pattern to be stopped and displayed.

  Unlike variable display effects such as reach effect or "slip" or "simulated link" during variable display of decorative symbols, for example, displaying a predetermined effect image, image display or voice output as a message, lamp There is a possibility that the variable display state of the decorative symbol may reach the reach state by the effect operation different from the variable display operation of the decorative symbol such as lighting, or the reach effect by the super reach may be executed. An advance notice effect may be executed to notify the player in advance that the variable display result may be a "big hit". The production operation to be the preview production is the variable display state of the decorative design after the variable display of the decorative design is started in all of the decorative design display areas 5L, 5C, 5R of "left", "middle" and "right" It is sufficient if it is performed (started) before (i.e., before the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed in the "left" and "right" decorative symbol display areas 5L and 5R). In addition, for the notice effect that notifies that the variable display result may be a "big hit", the variable display state of the decorative symbol is a reach state, as in the reach effect (specific effect) of the all rotation reach described above, for example May be included to be executed after the

  Among the preview effects, those that become preview advance effects are included. The preview advance notice effect is a notice effect that can be executed based on the hold information and the like of the special drawing game before starting the variable display to be notified of the possibility that the variable display result will be a "big hit" etc. is there. In particular, the previewing notice effect in which the possibility of the variable display result becoming "big hit" is continuously indicated over the variable display of the decorative symbol executed a plurality of times corresponding to a plurality of special drawing games is a continuous notice effect Also called.

  In this embodiment, switching to reach effect (specific effect) of the above-described all-rotation reach is executed as the previewed advance effect. The specific effect, as described above, is executed by prefetching whether or not the suspension information serving as the probability variation jackpot is stored during the variable display serving as the probability variation jackpot when controlled to the probability variation state It is an effect (switching a reach effect being executed to a specific effect). Therefore, it can be said that the preview object of the specific effect includes both that the variable display in the change becomes a probability change jackpot and that the future variable display becomes a probability change jackpot. In addition, there may exist multiple execution modes of a specific effect, and as mentioned later, multiple timings (execution timing of a specific effect) of switching to a specific effect may occur.

  In addition to or in addition to the specific effect, for example, as a pre-reading advance notice effect, a display part for which the number of special drawing reservations can be specified in the start winning storage display area 5H can be specified differently from the display mode at the normal time By changing the mode, a hold display notice may be executed to give notice of the possibility of becoming a "big hit" or the like in the variable display to be notified. In this case, as an example, the variable display can be performed by setting the display color in the display part that can display the number of stored special figures so as to be identifiable, to a specific color (for example, gold etc.) different from a predetermined color (for example It may be informed that the possibility of the result being a "big hit" is higher than usual. In addition, the variable display result is "big hit" by setting the display pattern in the display area to a specific pattern (for example, a cherry pattern etc.) different from that in the normal time or displaying a character different from the normal time in the display area. It may be possible to notify that the possibility is higher than usual.

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

  When the special symbol to be the lost symbol is stopped (derived) as a final symbol in the special figure game, the variable symbol state of the decorative symbol is reached after the variable display of the decorative symbol is started. Correspondingly, after the reach effect is performed, or the reach effect is not performed, the finalized decorative symbol that is a predetermined reach-loss combination may be stopped and displayed. Such a variable display result of a decorative symbol is referred to as a variable display mode of "reach" (also referred to as "reach loss") when the variable display result is "loss".

  Among the special symbols that are normally open round big hit symbols as special symbols determined in special drawing games, when the normal big hit symbols such as the special symbols showing the number “3” are stopped and displayed, the variable display state of the decorative symbol is In response to the reach state, after a predetermined reach effect is performed, or a reach effect is not performed, a predetermined normal big hit combination ("non-probable variation big hit combination is selected among multiple types of big hit combinations The finalized decorative symbol that will be referred to as For example, the fixed decoration pattern which is usually a big hit combination has a symbol number “1” which is variably displayed in each of the “left”, “middle” and “right” decoration symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R in the image display device 5 Among the decorative symbols of “8”, any one of the decorative symbols whose symbol numbers are “2”, “4”, “6” and “8” is “left”, “middle” and “right” The decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R may be stopped and displayed on the predetermined effective line. A decorative symbol having a symbol number of even "2", "4", "6", "8" which usually constitutes a big hit combination is usually called a symbol (also referred to as "non-probable variation symbol").

  In response to the determined special symbol in the special figure game becoming the big hit symbol usually, after the predetermined reach effect is executed, or the reach effect is not executed, the fixed ornament symbol of the big hit combination is stopped and displayed The variable display mode of the decorative symbol is referred to as a variable display mode (also referred to as "big hit type") of "non-probability change" (also referred to as "usually big hit") when the variable display result is "big hit". Based on the variable display result becoming "big hit" in the big hit type of "non-deterministic change", it is controlled to the normally open big hit state, and after that, time shortening control (time saving control) is performed. By performing the time saving control, the variable display time (special figure fluctuation time) of the special symbol in the special figure game is shortened as compared with the normal state. The normal state is a normal gaming state different from a specific gaming state such as a big hit gaming state, and the initialization state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (for example, initialization processing after power on as in the case of system reset) Control) is performed. In the time-saving control, either of the special figure game being executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times) after the end of the big hit gaming state and the variable display result being a "big hit", either condition is established first When it is done, you should finish.

  Of the special symbols that are normally open round big hit symbols as a final symbol in the special figure game, the symbol of "5", "7" is displayed as a special symbol that indicates the number of the special variation if the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed. In response to the variable display state becoming the reach state, a plurality of reach effects are performed after the same reach effect as when the variable display mode of the decorative symbol is "normal", or a plurality of reach effects are not performed. Among the types of jackpot combinations, there may be a stop display of a finalized decorative symbol that is a predetermined probability variation jackpot combination. For example, the fixed decorative symbol that is the probability variation big hit combination has symbol number “1” that is variably displayed in each of the “left”, “middle” and “right” decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R in the image display device 5 Among the decorative symbols of “8”, any one of the decorative symbols whose symbol numbers are odd “1”, “3”, “5” and “7” is “left”, “middle”, “right” The decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R may be stopped and displayed on the predetermined effective line. A decorative symbol having a symbol number of odd number “1”, “3”, “5”, “7” which constitutes a probability variation big hit combination is referred to as a probability variation symbol. When a definite variation big hit symbol is stopped and displayed as a determined special symbol in a special figure game, a fixed ornament symbol that is usually a big hit combination may be stopped and displayed as a variable display result of the decoration symbol.

  Regardless of whether the finalized decoration design is usually a big hit combination or a positive variation big hit combination, the variable display mode in which the positive variation big hit symbol is stopped and displayed as a fixed special symbol in the special figure game, the variable display result is "big hit" It is referred to as a variable display mode (also referred to as a “big hit type”) of “probability change” in a case. Based on the fact that the variable display result is "big hit" in the big hit type of "probable change", it is controlled to a normally open big hit state, and after that, time variation control and probability change control (probable change control) are performed. By performing the probability change control, the probability that the variable display result (special view display result) becomes a "big hit" in the special view game of each time is improved to be higher than that in the normal state. The probability change control may be ended when the condition that the variable display result becomes "big hit" after the end of the big hit gaming state and the big hit gaming state is controlled again is satisfied. As in the case of the time saving control, the probability change control may be ended when the special figure game is executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times) after the end of the big hit gaming state. In addition, even if the probability change control is ended when it is determined that the probability change control is to be ended in the probability change fall lottery executed each time the special figure game is started after the end of the big hit gaming state, even if the probability change control is ended. Good.

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

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

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

  When a small hit symbol such as a special symbol indicating the number “2” is stopped and displayed as a finalized special symbol in the special drawing game, the variable display state of the decorative symbol does not reach the reach state, and it is made in advance as an open chance eye. There may be a stop display of any one of a combination of a plurality of determined decorative symbol designs. Further, when the short-term opening round big hit symbol is stopped and displayed as a finalized special symbol in the special figure game, a predetermined reach effect is executed corresponding to the change display state of the decorative symbol being in the reach state. After, for example, a finalized decoration pattern (a short-term opening round, a finalized decoration pattern serving as a chance eye corresponding to a big hit state) may be stopped and displayed as a predetermined reach combination.

  The small hit symbol such as the special symbol indicating the number "2" is stopped and displayed as a final symbol in the special drawing game, and the variable display result is controlled to the small hit gaming state based on the "small hit". After the end, the game state is not changed, and the game state is continuously controlled before the variable display result is "small hit". However, when the special view game in which the variable display result is "small hit" is executed, if the number of times the special view game has been executed in the special gaming state has reached a predetermined number, after the small hit gaming state ends, The special gaming state may end and be in the normal state.

  If the special winning opening is opened after the finalized decorative symbol that constitutes the opening chance is derived as a result of the variable symbol display of the decorative symbol, the small hit based on the variable display result being "small hit" Sometimes it is controlled by the state.

  During the variable display of the decorative symbol that the finalized decorative symbol becomes the non-probable variation big hit combination or the positive variation big hit combination, the re-lottery effect may be executed. In the re-lottery effect, for example, after a temporary stop display of a decorative pattern that is usually a big hit combination on the "left", "middle" and "right" decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C and 5R in the image display device 5, for example "," In the "right" decorative symbol display area 5L, 5C, 5R again in the state that the same decorative symbol is aligned, and decorative symbol (probable symbol pattern) and a big hit usually One of the decorative symbols (normal symbols) to be combined is displayed on the stop display (final stop display) as a finalized decorative symbol. Here, when the re-lottery effect is executed when the big hit type is “non-probability change”, as the re-lottery effect, after changing the decorative symbol displayed temporary stop again, the fixed decorative symbol which usually becomes a big hit combination The re-lottery defeat presentation effect is performed to display the derived display. On the other hand, when the re-lottery effect is executed when the jackpot type is "certain change", the decoration pattern that has been temporarily stopped is re-varied as the re-lottery effect, and then the fixed decoration becomes the positive change big hit combination The re-lottery winning effect for stopping and displaying the symbol may be performed, or the re-lottery losing effect may be performed.

  Usually, after the determined decoration symbol that is a big hit combination is derived and displayed, during the execution of the round at the start of the big hit gaming state or the big hit gaming state, the next round starts after any round is finished in the big hit gaming state During the period until the final round in the big hit gaming state, the period until the next variable display game is started, etc., the jackpot becoming a definite change notification effect of whether to control to a definite change state or not A promotion effect may be performed. Note that the same notification effect as the jackpot promotion promotion may be executed during the first variable display game after the end of the jackpot gaming state or the like. The jackpot promotion promotion that is executed after the final round in the jackpot gaming state may be referred to in particular as "ending promotion promotion".

  In the jackpot promotion promotion, there is no jackpot promotion promotion production that announces that there is a promotion where the gaming state becomes a definite change state despite the fixed decoration pattern being usually a big hit combination, and that there is no promotion that becomes a definite change state There is a jackpot promotion failure production to notify. For example, in the jackpot promotion promotion effect, the decorative symbol is variably displayed in the display area of the image display device 5 and either one of the normal symbol and the probability variation symbol is stopped and displayed as the effect display result, or It is sufficient to inform the player of the presence or absence of the promotion to be a probability change state by displaying different effect images.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The control signal transmitted from the main substrate 11 to the effect control substrate 12 is relayed by the relay substrate 15. The control command transmitted from the main substrate 11 to the effect control substrate 12 via the relay substrate 15 is, for example, an effect control command transmitted and received as an electric signal. In the effect control command, for example, a display control command used to control an image display operation in the image display device 5, a voice control command used to control an audio output from the speakers 8L and 8R, a game effect lamp 9 A lamp control command used to control the lighting operation of the decorative LED and the like is included.

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

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

  The random number circuit 104 only needs to count numerical data indicating a part or all of various random number values used to control the progress of the game. The CPU 103 uses a random counter different from the random number circuit 104, such as a random counter provided in the RAM 102, for example, to periodically or irregularly update various numerical data by software, thereby making a part of various random numbers. May be counted. The software executed by the CPU 103 to update the random count value may be for updating the random count value separately from the update operation of the numerical data in the random number circuit 104, or may be extracted from the random number circuit 104. The random count value may be updated by performing predetermined processing such as scrambling processing or arithmetic processing on all or part of the numerical data. The random numbers used to control the progress of such a game are also referred to as gaming random numbers.

  The ROM 101 of the microcomputer 100 for game control stores various selection data, table data, and the like used to control the progress of the game, in addition to the program for game control. For example, the ROM 101 stores data constituting a plurality of determination tables, determination tables, setting tables, and the like prepared for the CPU 103 to make various determinations, determinations, and settings. Further, in the ROM 101, table data constituting a plurality of command tables used for transmitting control signals as various control commands from the main substrate 11 by the CPU 103, and a fluctuation pattern table storing plural kinds of fluctuation patterns are constituted. Table data etc. are stored.

  FIG. 3 shows a variation pattern in this embodiment. In this embodiment, among the cases in which the variable display result is "losing", the variable display mode of the decorative symbol is "non-reach" or "reach", respectively. A plurality of fluctuation patterns are prepared in advance in response to the display result being a "big hit" or the like. In addition, the change pattern corresponding to the case where the variable display result is "loss" and the variable display mode of the decorative symbol is "non-reach" is called non-reach fluctuation pattern (also referred to as "non-reach loss fluctuation pattern") and variable The variation pattern corresponding to the display result of "loss" and the variable display mode of the decorative symbol being "reach" is referred to as a reach variation pattern (also referred to as "reach loss variation pattern"). In addition, the non-reach fluctuation pattern and the reach fluctuation pattern are included in the loss fluctuation pattern corresponding to the case where the variable display result is "loss". The variation pattern corresponding to the case where the variable display result is "big hit" is called a big hit variation pattern.

  The jackpot fluctuation pattern and the reach fluctuation pattern include a normal reach fluctuation pattern in which the reach effect of the normal reach is executed and a super reach fluctuation pattern in which the reach effect of the super reach is executed. A variation pattern corresponding to the case where the variable display result is "small hit" is referred to as a small hit variation pattern. The big hit variation pattern and the small hit variation pattern are included in the hit variation pattern corresponding to the case where the variable display result is "big hit" or "small hit". The super reach variation pattern includes reach effects such as super reach A, super reach B, and super reach C regardless of whether the variable display result is "big hit" or "loss". In this embodiment, when the variable display result is "big hit", the variable display pattern to be selected is different depending on whether or not the control is made in the positive change state. Then, for example, when the same kind of fluctuation patterns are compared, such as fluctuation patterns of normal reach, the fluctuation time is longer in the case of being controlled in the positive change state than in the case of not being controlled in the positive change state. . This is for securing a sufficient fluctuation time when the specific effect is executed as described later, so if the fluctuation time in the case where the specific effect is executed can be sufficiently secured (for example, longer than 30000 ms Time), it is not necessary to divide the fluctuation pattern depending on whether or not the control is in the definite change state. In addition, the fluctuation pattern which is a fluctuation time shorter than 30000 ms may be included in the fluctuation pattern in the case of not being controlled to the definite variation state (in the case of the non-deterministic variation state).

  The RAM 102 provided in the game control microcomputer 100 shown in FIG. 2 may be a backup RAM backed up by a backup power source which is partially or entirely produced on a predetermined power supply substrate. That is, even if the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is stopped, the content of part or all of the RAM 102 is stored for a predetermined period (until the capacitor as the backup power supply discharges and the power supply of the backup power supply becomes impossible). Ru. In particular, data indicating at least the gaming state, that is, the data corresponding to the control state of the gaming control means (such as a special map process flag) and data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls may be stored in the backup RAM. The data corresponding to the control state of the game control means is data necessary to restore the control state before the occurrence of a power failure or the like on the basis of the data when the power failure or the like is restored after the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Further, data corresponding to the control state and data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls are defined as data indicating the progress of the game. In such a RAM 102, an area for holding various data used to control the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the like is provided.

  The I / O 105 included in the game control microcomputer 100 has an input port for capturing various signals transmitted to the game control microcomputer 100, and transmits various signals to the outside of the game control microcomputer 100. And an output port.

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

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

  The effect control CPU 120, the ROM 121, and the RAM 122 may be included in a one-chip effect control microcomputer mounted on the effect control board 12.

  The effect control board 12 includes wiring for transmitting a video signal to the image display device 5 and wiring for transmitting a sound effect signal as an information signal indicating sound number data to the sound control board 13. Wiring or the like for transmitting an electric decoration signal as an information signal indicating lamp data to the lamp control board 14 is connected. Furthermore, in the effect control board 12, wiring for transmitting from the controller sensor unit 35A an operation detection signal as an information signal indicating that the player's operation on the stick controller 31A has been detected, and a game for the push button 31B. Wiring for transmitting an operation detection signal as an information signal indicating that a person's operation action has been detected from the push sensor 35B is also connected.

  In the effect control board 12, for example, numerical data indicating various random number values used to control the effect operation is counted by the random number circuit 124 or the like in an updatable manner. The random number used to control such a rendering operation is also referred to as a rendering random number.

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

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

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

  For example, when starting variable display of a decorative pattern, the effect control CPU 120 sets an effect control pattern (special pattern change effect control pattern) based on the change pattern or the like indicated by the change pattern designation command. In addition, the CPU 120 for effect control sets a corresponding effect control pattern (notice effect control pattern), for example, when starting execution of a predetermined effect such as an advance effect. Here, when setting the effect control pattern, the pattern data constituting the corresponding effect control pattern may be read from the ROM 121 and temporarily stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 122, or the corresponding effect control pattern may be configured. The storage address of the pattern data in the ROM 121 may be temporarily stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 122, and the reading position of the storage data in the ROM 121 may be designated. An instruction according to the effect control pattern set in this manner is output from the effect control CPU 120 to the display control unit 123, the voice control board 13, and the like. In the display control unit 123 that has received an instruction from the effect control CPU 120, for example, a predetermined VDP or the like reads image data indicated by the instruction from an image data memory such as a CGROM and temporarily stores the image data in the VRAM. Further, in the voice control board 13 receiving the command from the effect control CPU 120, for example, the voice synthesis IC reads out the voice data indicated by the command from the voice data ROM and expands it by temporarily storing it in the voice RAM or the like. . After that, every time the effect control process timer value is updated, it is determined whether or not any of the effect control process timer determination values match, and if it matches, the effect operation according to the corresponding various control data Control the

  The RAM 122 mounted on the effect control board 12 is provided with an area for holding various data used to control the effect operation.

  Next, the operation (action) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described.

  In the main substrate 11, when power supply from a predetermined power supply substrate is started, the gaming control microcomputer 100 is activated, and the CPU 103 executes predetermined processing to be gaming control main processing. When the game control main processing is started, the CPU 103 sets the interrupt prohibition and then performs necessary initialization. In this initial setting, for example, the RAM 101 is cleared. Further, the register setting of the CTC (counter / timer circuit) built in the game control microcomputer 100 is performed. As a result, thereafter, an interrupt request signal is sent from the CTC to the CPU 103 every predetermined time (for example, 2 milliseconds), and the CPU 103 can periodically execute timer interrupt processing. When initialization is complete, after enabling the interrupt, it enters loop processing. In the game control main process, the loop process may be entered after executing the process for restoring the internal state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the state at the time of the previous power supply stop.

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

  Following the information output process, the game random number updating process for updating at least a part of the gaming random numbers such as the random number values MR1 to MR3 used on the main substrate 11 side by software is executed (step S14). After this, the CPU 103 executes special symbol process processing (step S15). In the special symbol process processing, the value of the special drawing process flag provided in the RAM 102 is updated according to the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the display in the first special symbol display device 4A or the second special symbol display device 4B Various processes are selected and executed in order to perform control of operation and opening / closing operation setting of the special winning opening in the special variable winning prize ball device 7 in a predetermined procedure.

  Following the special symbol process processing, a normal symbol process processing is executed (step S16). The CPU 103 executes the normal symbol process processing to control the display operation (for example, lighting and extinguishing of the segment LED, etc.) in the normal symbol display 20, and the variable display of the normal symbol and the movable in the normal variable winning prize ball device 6B. Allows setting of tilting movement of winglet etc.

  After executing the normal symbol process processing, the CPU 103 transmits a control command from the main board 11 to the sub-side control board such as the effect control board 12 by executing the command control process (step S17). As an example, in the command control process, the effect control board 12 among the output ports included in the I / O 105 corresponding to the settings in the command transmission table designated by the value of the transmission command buffer provided in the RAM 102. After control data is set in the output port for transmitting the effect control command, predetermined control data is set in the output port of the effect control INT signal, and the effect control INT signal is turned on for a predetermined time and then turned off. Thus, the transmission of effect control commands based on the settings in the command transmission table is enabled. After executing the command control process, the game control timer interrupt process is ended after setting to the interrupt enabled state.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of special symbol process processing. In the special symbol process process, the CPU 103 first executes a start winning determination process (step S101). FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in step S101 of FIG. 4 as the start winning determination process.

  In the start winning determination process shown in FIG. 5, the CPU 103 first performs the first based on the detection signal from the first start opening switch 22A provided corresponding to the first start winning opening formed by the normal winning ball device 6A. It is determined whether the start port switch 22A is on (step S201). At this time, if the first starting opening switch 22A is on (step S201; Yes), the number of first special drawing pending storages, which is the number of pending storages of the special drawing game using the first special figure, is a predetermined upper limit It is determined whether or not (for example, "4" as the upper limit storage number) (step S202). The CPU 103 only needs to be able to specify the first special-image pending storage number by reading the first pending storage number count value, which is the storage value of the first pending storage number counter provided in the RAM 102, for example. If it is determined in step S202 that the first special map storage number is not the upper limit (step S202; No), for example, the storage value of the starting port buffer provided in the RAM 102 is set to "1" (step S203).

  When the first start port switch 22A is off at step S201 (step S201; No), or when the number of first special view storages has reached the upper limit at step S202 (step S202; Yes) Whether or not the second starting opening switch 22B is on is determined based on a detection signal from the second starting opening switch 22B provided corresponding to the second starting winning opening formed by the variable winning ball device 6B ( Step S204). At this time, if the second starting opening switch 22B is on (step S204; Yes), the number of second special view pending storages which is the number of pending storages of the special view game using the second special figure is a predetermined upper limit It is determined whether or not (for example, "4" as the upper limit storage number) (step S205). The CPU 103 only needs to be able to specify the second special-image pending storage number by reading the second pending-storage number count value, which is the storage value of the second pending storage number counter provided in the RAM 102, for example. If it is determined in step S205 that the second special figure storage number is not the upper limit (step S205; No), for example, the storage value of the starting port buffer provided in the RAM 102 is set to "2" (step S206). When the first start port switch 22A is on at step S201 (step S201; Yes), and the number of first special view pending storages has reached the upper limit value at step S202 (step S202; Yes), A command may be transmitted to the effect control board 12 indicating that the first start winning opening has been won. Similarly, if the second start port switch 22B is on in step S204 (step S204; Yes), and the number of second special view storage locations is the upper limit value in step S205, the second start is also performed. A command may be transmitted to the effect control board 12 indicating that there is a winning on the winning opening.

  After one of the processes in steps S203 and S206 is executed, the number of to-be-saved special-image storages according to the starting opening buffer value, which is the storage value of the starting opening buffer, is updated to 1 (step S207). For example, when the starting opening buffer value is “1”, the first pending storage number count value is incremented by one, while when the starting opening buffer value is “2”, the second pending storage number count value is incremented by one. Thus, the first reserved memory number count value is 1 when the game ball passes (enters) the first start winning opening and the first start condition corresponding to the special figure game using the first special figure is satisfied. Updated to increase. In addition, the second reserved memory number count value is 1 when the game ball passes (enters) the second start winning opening and the second start condition corresponding to the special figure game using the second special figure is satisfied. Updated to increase. At this time, the total pending storage number is also updated so as to add one (step S208). For example, the total pending storage number count value, which is the storage value of the total pending storage number counter provided in the RAM 102, may be updated so as to add one.

  After executing the processing of step S208, the CPU 103 selects, among the numerical data updated by the random counter of the random number circuit 104 and the RAM 102, the random number value MR1 for determining the special view display result and the random number value MR2 for determining the big hit type. Then, numerical data indicating the random number value MR3 for determining the variation pattern is extracted (step S209). The random number value MR1 for special figure display result determination determines whether or not the variable display result such as a special symbol in the special figure game is controlled as a "big hit" or not and is controlled to a big hit gaming state. It is a random number value used to determine whether or not to control the gaming state, and takes, for example, a value in the range of “1” to “65535”. The random number value MR2 for determining the jackpot type is used to determine the jackpot type, which is a variable display mode of the decorative symbol in the case of making the variable display result a "big hit", either "non-probability change" or "probability change". It is a random value, and takes, for example, a value in the range of "1" to "100". The random number value MR3 for determining the variation pattern is a random number value used to determine the variation pattern in the variable display of the special symbol or the representation symbol to any one of a plurality of types prepared in advance, for example, "1" to It takes a value in the range of 997 ". The CPU 103 executes the processing of step S209 to select numerical data representing a part or all of the random display value used to determine the variable display mode including the variable display result of the special symbol or the decorative pattern or the variable display time. Extract.

  Numeric data representing each random number value extracted in this manner is stored at the head of the empty entry in the special view holding storage unit according to the starting opening buffer value by being set as holding information (step S210). For example, when the starting opening buffer value is “1”, numerical data indicating random number values MR1 and MR2 is set in the first special view holding storage unit 151A as shown in FIG. When the value is “2”, numerical data indicating the random number values MR1 and MR2 is set in the second special image storage unit 151B as shown in FIG. 6B.

  In the first special view reserve storage unit 151A shown in FIG. 6A, the game ball passes (enters) the first start winning opening formed by the normal winning ball device 6A, and a start winning (first start winning) occurs. The pending data of the special drawing game (special drawing game using the first special drawing in the first special symbol display device 4A) which has not been started yet is stored. As an example, the first special view reserve storage unit 151A is associated with the reserve number in the winning sequence (the order of detecting the gaming balls) to the first starting winning opening, and the first starting condition in passing (entering) the gaming balls The number of storages is a predetermined upper limit, with numerical data indicating the special figure display result determination extracted from the random number circuit 104 etc. by the CPU 103 based on the establishment and numerical data indicating the random number MR2 for big hit type determination as reserve data. Store until a value (for example "4") is reached. The reserve data thus stored in the first special view reserve storage unit 151A indicates that the execution of the special view game using the first special view is suspended, and the variable display result in the special view game (special view display As a result, on-hold information is used to make it possible to determine whether or not a predetermined game value is to be awarded based on the result.

  In the second special view reserve storage unit 151B shown in FIG. 6B, the game ball passes (enters) the second start winning opening formed by the normally variable winning ball device 6B, and the start winning (second start winning) is The pending data of the special drawing game (special drawing game using the second special drawing in the second special symbol display device 4B) that has been generated but not yet started is stored. As an example, the second special view reserve storage unit 151B is associated with the reserve number in the winning order (the detection order of the game balls) to the second start winning opening, the second start condition of passing (enter) the game balls The number is a predetermined upper limit value, with numerical data indicating random number value MR1 for special image display result determination extracted from random number circuit 104 etc. by CPU 103 based on establishment and random number value MR2 for big hit type determination as pending data. Store until it reaches (eg "4"). The reserve data thus stored in the second special view reserve storage unit 151B indicates that the execution of the special view game using the second special view is suspended, and the variable display result in the special view game (special view display As a result, on-hold information is used to make it possible to determine whether or not a predetermined game value is to be awarded based on the result.

  It should be noted that the game ball has passed (entered) the hold information (first hold information) based on the establishment of the first start condition by the game ball passing (entering) the first start winning opening and the second start winning opening The common hold storage unit may store the hold information (second hold information) based on the establishment of the second start winning combination in association with the hold number. In this case, the start information may be included in the hold information indicating which of the first start winning opening and the second start winning opening has passed (entered) in the hold information, and may be stored in association with the hold number. .

  Following the process of step S210 shown in FIG. 5, a winning random number value determination process is executed (step S212). After that, for example, by storing the storage address of the pending storage number notification command table in the ROM 101 in the buffer area designated by the sending command pointer in the sending command buffer, the number of first special views pending storage for the effect control board 12 A setting for transmitting either the first pending storage number notification command for notifying the second special storage number notification command for reporting the second special view pending storage number is performed (step S213). The pending storage number notification command thus set is transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 by executing a predetermined command control process after the special symbol process process is completed, for example. Note that, instead of the first pending storage number notification command or the second pending storage number notification command, a total pending storage number notification command for notifying of the total pending storage number may be transmitted. That is, a total pending storage number notification command may be used to notify the increase (or decrease) of the total pending storage number.

  After the process of step S213 is performed, it is determined whether the start port buffer value is "1" or "2" (step S214). At this time, if the start port buffer value is "1" (step S214; "1"), the start port buffer is cleared and the stored value is initialized to "0" (step S215), step S204. Go to the process of On the other hand, when the starting port buffer value is "2" (step S214; "2"), the starting port buffer is cleared and the stored value is initialized to "0" (step S216), The start winning determination process ends. As a result, even when both the first starting opening switch 22A and the second starting opening switch 22B simultaneously detect a starting winning combination of valid gaming balls, it is possible to surely complete the processing based on the detection of both starting starting winning combinations.

  FIG. 7A is a flowchart showing an example of processing executed in step S 212 of FIG. 5 as random number value determination processing at the time of winning. In this embodiment, when variable display of special symbols and effect symbols is started, special symbol display processing (step S110 of FIG. 4, FIG. 8) to be described later, special figure display result (variable display result of special symbol) A determination is made as to whether or not to control the big hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state as "big hit" or "small hit". Further, in a variation pattern setting process (step S111 in FIG. 4) to be described later, determination of a variation pattern that specifically defines the variable display mode of the effect pattern, and the like are performed. On the other hand, separately from these determinations, the CPU 103 executes the winning random number value determination process of step S212 at the timing when the game ball is detected at the starting winning opening (first starting winning opening or second starting winning opening). Whether or not it is determined whether it is a random number MR1 determined to display derived jackpot symbols and small hit symbols as a special figure display result, and whether the variable display mode of the production symbols will be a predetermined display mode with a super reach It is judged whether or not it is not. As a result, before the variable display of the special symbol and the effect pattern based on the detection of the game ball entering the start winning opening is started, the special image display result becomes "big hit" or "small hit", or the effect It predicts that the variable display mode of the symbol will be a predetermined display mode, and based on this prediction result, determines whether or not to execute preview advance notice effect by the effect control CPU 120 or the like on the side of the effect control board 12 be able to.

  In the prize random number value determination process shown in FIG. 7, the CPU 103 first checks the current status of the pachinko gaming machine 1 by, for example, checking the status of the short time flag and the probability change flag provided in the game control flag setting unit or the like. The state is identified (step S401). The time saving flag is set to the on state when the gaming state is the time saving state, or when the time saving control is performed in the probability changing state. The probability change flag is set to the on state when the gaming state is the probability change state. Therefore, the CPU 103 identifies the definite variation state when the definite variation flag is on, and identifies the short time status when the definite variation flag is off and the time saving flag is on, and both the probability variation flag and the time saving flag are off. When it is, it should be specified that it is a normal state.

  Subsequent to the process of step S401, the table data for special figure display result determination used for the determination of the special figure display result corresponding to the current gaming state is selected from the table data constituting the special figure display result determination table 130 (Step S402). Thereafter, it is determined whether the starting opening buffer value is "1" or "2" (step S403). At this time, if the starting opening buffer value is "1" based on the first starting winning due to the game ball passing (entering) the first starting winning opening (step S403; "1"), step S209 in FIG. It is determined whether or not numerical data indicating the random number value MR1 for determining the special map display result extracted in the step is within the predetermined jackpot determination range (step S404).

  Since the table data for special view display result determination corresponding to the current gaming state is selected in step S402, the game state when the gaming ball passes (enters) the first start winning opening in the process of step S404. Whether or not the special figure display result is determined to be a "big hit" is performed using different determination data depending on whether or not the state is a definite change state. For example, when the gaming state when the gaming ball passes (enters) the first start winning opening is the normal state or the time saving state, the game state corresponds to the normal state or the time saving state in the special view display result determination table 130 Table data to be selected is usually selected as data for determination, and it is determined with reference to this whether or not the random value MR1 is within the jackpot determination range. On the other hand, when the gaming state when the gaming ball passes (enters) the first start winning opening is a definite change state, table data corresponding to the special view display result determination table 130 in the case where the gaming state is a positive change state Is selected as data for special determination, and it is determined with reference to this whether or not the random value MR1 is within the jackpot determination range.

  If it is determined in step S404 that the jackpot is not within the jackpot determination range (step S404; No), a command B100H serving as a first starting opening winning combination designation command for notifying "no jackpot determination" at the first starting winning is After setting for transmission from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 (step S405), the winning random number value determination process is ended. When it is determined in step S404 that it is within the jackpot determination range (step S404; Yes), a jackpot type based on numerical data indicating the random number MR2 for jackpot type determination extracted in step S209 of FIG. Are identified (step S406). For example, in the process of step S406, the jackpot type determination table 131 shown in FIG. 10 is selected and set in the use table. Subsequently, by referring to the jackpot type determination table 131, the jackpot type determined in accordance with the random value MR2 extracted in step S218 is specified.

  Following the process of step S406, it is determined whether the identified jackpot type is "non-deterministic" (step S407). Then, when the identified jackpot type is "non-deterministic" (step S407; Yes), a command B101H serving as a first starting opening winning combination designation command for notifying "non-probable variation big hit determination" at the first starting winning is After setting for transmission from the substrate 11 to the effect control substrate 12 (step S408), the winning random number value determination process is ended. On the other hand, when the specified jackpot type is not "non-probability" (step S407; No), the command B102H serving as the first starting opening winning combination designated command to notify "probable change big hit determination" at the first starting winning combination. After setting for transmission from the main substrate 11 to the effect control substrate 12 (step S409), the winning random number value determination process is ended.

  If the starting opening buffer value is "2" based on the second starting winning due to the game ball passing (entering) the second starting winning opening in step S403 (step S403; "2"), the processing of step S404 Similarly to the above, it is determined whether or not the random value MR1 is within the jackpot determination range (step S410). Thus, for example, when the gaming state when the gaming ball passes (enters) the second start winning opening is the normal state or the time saving state, the gaming state in the special view display result determination table 130 is the normal state or the time saving state. The corresponding table data is normally selected as data for determination, and it is determined with reference to this whether or not the random value MR1 is within the jackpot determination range. On the other hand, when the gaming state when the gaming ball passes (enters) the second start winning opening is a definite change state, table data corresponding to the special change state in the special view display result determination table 130 is Is selected as data for special determination, and it is determined with reference to this whether or not the random value MR1 is within the jackpot determination range.

  If it is determined in step S410 that the jackpot is not within the jackpot determination range (step S410; No), a command B200H serving as a second starting opening winning combination designation command for notifying "no jackpot determination" at the second starting winning is After setting for transmission from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 (step S411), the winning random number value determination process is ended. If it is determined in step S410 that it is within the jackpot determination range (step S410; Yes), the jackpot type based on the random number MR2 is specified (step S412) as in the process of step S406.

  Following the process of step S412, it is determined whether the identified jackpot type is "non-deterministic" (step S413). Then, when the identified jackpot type is "non-deterministic" (step S413; Yes), the command B201H serving as the second starting opening winning combination designation command for notifying "non-probable variation big hit determination" at the second starting winning is After setting for transmission from the substrate 11 to the effect control substrate 12 (step S 414), the winning random number value determination process is ended. On the other hand, when the specified jackpot type is not "non-probable" (step S413; No), a command B202H serving as a second starting opening winning combination designated command to notify "probable change big hit determination" at the second starting winning combination. After setting for transmission from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 (step S415), the winning random number value determination process is ended.

  By executing the above-mentioned winning-time random number value determination processing as described above, the gaming ball passes (enters) the first starting winning when the gaming ball passes (enters) the first starting winning opening, and the gaming ball passes (second entrance) ) At the time of the second start winning made, it is determined whether the special view display result is determined to be the "big hit" and controlled to the big hit gaming state, and it is determined whether the special condition is satisfied and controlled to the positive changing state. It is possible to transmit from the main substrate 11 to the effect control substrate 12 different first starting opening winning combination designation commands and second starting opening winning combination designation commands according to the determination result.

  In step S212 shown in FIG. 5, the winning random number value determination process shown in FIG. 7 is executed, and the process of step S213 in FIG. 5 is further executed. After these processes are executed, the game ball passes (enters) the first starting winning opening 13 and the second starting winning opening 14 by executing the command control processing, and the first starting condition and the second starting condition When the is established, the starting opening winning combination designation command (first starting opening winning combination designation command or second starting opening winning combination designation command), pending storage number notification command (first pending storage number notification command or second pending storage number notification command, Three commands of total pending storage number notification command) are collectively transmitted in one timer interrupt as one set. In addition, it is not limited to what is collectively transmitted in 1 timer interruption, and one command may be sequentially transmitted by the command control process of step S17 for every timer interruption.

  After executing the start winning determination process in step S101 of FIG.

  The special symbol normal processing of step S110 is executed when the value of the special drawing process flag is "0". In this special symbol normal processing, the first special symbol display device 4A or the second special symbol is based on the presence or absence of the pending data stored in the first special view pending storage unit 151A or the second special view pending storage unit 151B. A determination is made as to whether or not the special figure game is to be started by the display device 4B. Also, in the special symbol normal processing, whether the variable display result of the special symbol or the decorative symbol is "big hit" or "small hit" is based on the numerical data indicating the random number value MR1 for determining the special image display result. It is determined (predetermined) before the variable display result is derived and displayed. Furthermore, in the special symbol normal processing, in response to the variable display result of the special symbol in the special figure game, the finalized special symbol in the special figure game by the first special symbol display device 4A or the second special symbol display device 4B (big hit symbol or Small hit design, lost design either) is set. In the special symbol normal processing, when the variable display result of the special symbol or the decorative symbol is determined in advance, the value of the special processing process flag is updated to “1”.

  The variation pattern setting process of step S111 is executed when the value of the special drawing process flag is "1". In this variation pattern setting process, it is based on the result of the prior determination of whether or not the variable display result is to be "big hit" or "small hit" (in the case of "big hit", "probable variation" or "non-deterministic variation") A process of determining the fluctuation pattern as any one of a plurality of types using numerical data indicating the random number value MR3 for fluctuation pattern determination is included. The random number value MR3 for determining the variation pattern is a random number value used to determine the variation pattern in the variable display of the special symbol or the decorative symbol to any one of a plurality of types prepared in advance. It takes a value in the range of 251 ". When the variation pattern setting process is executed and the variable display of the special symbol is started, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "2".

  By the special symbol normal processing of step S110 and the variation pattern setting processing of step S111, a variation pattern including a determined special symbol to be a variable display result of the special symbol and a variable symbol display time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is determined. That is, the special symbol normal processing and the variation pattern setting processing use the random number value MR1 for determining the special view display result, the random number value MR2 for determining the big hit type, and the random number value MR3 for determining the variation pattern. Processing for determining a variable display mode of

  The special symbol variation process of step S112 is executed when the value of the special drawing process flag is "2". In this special symbol variation process, a process to make settings for varying the special symbol in the first special symbol display device 4A or the second special symbol display device 4B, and an elapsed time from the start of the variation of the special symbol Processing etc. is included. For example, every time the special symbol variation processing in step S112 is executed, the first special symbol display device subtracts 1 from or adds 1 to the special figure variation timer value which is a stored value in the special view variation timer provided in the RAM 102 Regardless of whether it is a special drawing game using the first special drawing in 4A or a special drawing game using the second special drawing in the second special symbol display device 4B, measurement of elapsed time is performed by a common timer. To be done. Further, it is also determined whether the measured elapsed time has reached the special figure fluctuation time corresponding to the fluctuation pattern. Thus, the special symbol variation process of step S112 is the variation of the special symbol in the special symbol game using the first special figure in the first special symbol display device 4A, and the second special feature in the second special symbol display device 4B. It is sufficient that the processing of controlling the variation of the special symbol in the special drawing game using the figure is performed by the common processing routine. Then, when the elapsed time from the start of the variation of the special symbol reaches the special figure variation time, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "3".

  The special symbol stopping process of step S113 is executed when the value of the special drawing process flag is "3". In this special symbol stop processing, the variation of the special symbol is stopped by the first special symbol display device 4A or the second special symbol display device 4B, and the finalized special symbol as the variable display result of the special symbol is stopped (displayed) It includes the process of making settings for Then, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag provided in the RAM 102 is on, and if the big hit flag is on, the value of the special processing process flag is updated to "4". On the other hand, when the big hit flag is off and the small hit flag is on, the value of the special process process flag is updated to "8". When the big hit flag and the small hit flag are both off, the value of the special process process flag is updated to "0".

  The big hit opening pre-processing of step S114 is executed when the value of the special processing process flag is "4". In this big hit opening pre-processing, based on the variable display result becoming "big hit", etc., the process of performing the setting for starting the execution of the round in the big hit gaming state and opening the big winning opening include. At this time, for example, the upper limit of the period in which the big winning opening is opened may be set according to whether the jackpot type is “non-probability change” or “probability change”. As an example, in response to the jackpot type "non-probability" or "probability", the upper limit of the period for which the big winning opening is in the open state is set to "29 seconds" and the number of big wins that is the upper limit number of times to execute a round By setting the number of times of opening the mouth to “15 times”, setting may be performed to set the normally open big hit state. At this time, the value of the special drawing process flag is updated to "5".

  The big hit open processing of step S115 is executed when the value of the special processing process flag is “5”. The big hit opening process is based on the process of measuring the elapsed time from opening the big winning opening, the elapsed time measured, the number of gaming balls detected by the count switch 23, etc. It includes a process of determining whether it is time to return from the open state to the closed state. Then, when returning the special winning opening to the closed state, the processing of stopping the supply of the solenoid drive signal to the solenoid 82 for the special winning opening door is executed, and then the value of the special processing process flag is updated to "6". .

  The big hit opening post process of step S116 is executed when the value of the special processing process flag is "6". In this big hit opening post-processing, processing to determine whether the number of executions of the round with the big winning opening opened reached the large winning opening opening frequency maximum value, the winning opening opening frequency maximum value was reached In this case, the process of setting for transmitting the big hit end designation command is included. Then, when the number of round executions has not reached the maximum winning opening open number maximum value, while the value of the special drawing process flag is updated to "5", when the maximum winning opening opening number maximum value is reached, the special drawing The value of the process flag is updated to "7".

  The big hit end processing of step S117 is executed when the value of the special processing process flag is "7". In this big hit end processing, waiting corresponding to a period in which ending effect is executed as a rendering operation to notify the end of the big hit gaming state by a rendering device such as the image display device 5, the speakers 8L, 8R, the gaming effect lamp 9 Processing for waiting until time elapses, processing for performing various settings for starting probability change control and time saving control in response to the end of the big hit gaming state, and the like are included. When such setting is performed, the value of the special drawing process flag is updated to "0".

  The small hit opening pre-processing of step S118 is executed when the value of the special processing process flag is "8". The small hit opening pre-processing includes, for example, a process of setting for setting the big winning opening in the small hit gaming state based on the variable display result being "small hit". As an example, when the variable display result is "small hit", the upper limit of the period to open the big winning opening is set to "0.1 second", and the number of opening of the big winning opening is "15 times". The setting to be in the small hit gaming state may be performed by setting to. At this time, the value of the special drawing process flag is updated to "9".

  The small hit open processing in step S119 is executed when the value of the special processing process flag is "9". In this small hit opening process, it is the timing to return the big winning opening from the open state to the closing state based on the process of measuring the elapsed time from opening the big winning opening and the measured elapsed time, etc. Processing for determining whether or not it is included is included. When returning the special winning opening to the closed state, processing for stopping supply of a drive signal to the solenoid 82 for the special winning opening door may be executed.

  The small hitting end process of step S120 is executed when the value of the special process process flag is "10". In this small hitting end process, the waiting time corresponding to the period when the rendering operation to notify the end of the small hitting gaming state is executed by the rendering device such as the image display device 5, the speakers 8L, 8R, the gaming effect lamp 9, etc. It includes processing to wait until it passes. Here, when the small hit gaming state ends, the state of the probability change flag or the time saving flag is not changed, and the gaming state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 before the small hit gaming state is continued. When the waiting time at the end of the small hit gaming state has elapsed, the value of the special processing process flag is updated to “0”.

  FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an example of the process executed in step S110 of FIG. 4 as the special symbol normal process. In the special symbol normal processing shown in FIG. 8, the CPU 103 first determines whether the number of second special view reservations is “0” (step S 231). The second special figure reservation storage count is the number of reserved storages of the special view game using the second special view by the second special symbol display device 4B. For example, in the process of step S231, the second pending storage count value stored in the RAM 102 may be read, and it may be determined whether the read value is “0”.

  When it is determined in step S231 that the number of second special view reservations is other than “0” (step S231; No), the suspension stored corresponding to the suspension number “1” in second special view suspension storage unit 151B. As data, random number value MR1 for special figure display result decision and numerical data which shows random number value MR2 for big hit classification decision are read out respectively (step S232). The numerical data read out at this time may be stored, for example, in a random number buffer for variation, and temporarily stored.

  Subsequent to the processing of step S232, the second special storage storage count is updated by subtracting one, for example, by subtracting the second storage storage count value by one, and the second special storage storage is updated. Shifts pending data indicating random number values MR1 to MR3 stored in entries lower than the pending number “1” (for example, entries corresponding to pending numbers “2” to “4”) in section 151B by one entry at a time (Step S233). In addition, in the process of step S233, the total pending storage number count value stored in the total pending storage number counter in the RAM 102 may be updated so as to be decremented by one. At this time, the variation special figure designation buffer value which is the storage value of the variation special figure designation buffer is updated to "2" (step S234).

  When the number of second special figure holding memories is "0" at step S231 (step S231; Yes), it is determined whether the number of first special drawing holding memories is "0" (step S235). The first special view reservation storage number is the number of suspension storages of the special view game using the first special view by the first special symbol display device 4A. For example, in the process of step S235, the first hold storage count value stored in the first hold storage count counter may be read from the RAM 102, and it may be determined whether the read value is “0”. As described above, the process of step S235 is executed when it is determined in step S231 that the number of second special view reservations is “0”, and the number of first special views suspension storage is “0”. It is determined whether or not. As a result, the special view game using the second special view starts being executed with priority over the special view game using the first special view.

  In addition, the special drawing game using the second special drawing is not limited to the one to be executed prior to the special drawing game using the first special drawing, for example, the first start winning opening and the second starting winning opening The execution of the special figure game may be started in the order in which the game ball enters (passes) and the start winning occurs. In this case, a table for storing data that can specify the order in which the start winning is generated is provided, and from the stored data, the execution of the special figure game using either the first special figure or the second special figure is started. It is good if it can be determined.

  When it is determined in step S235 that the number of first special view reservations is other than “0” (step S235; No), the suspension stored corresponding to the suspension number “1” in first special view suspension storage unit 151A. As data, random number value MR1 for special figure display result decision and numerical data which show random number value MR2 for big hit classification decision are read out respectively (step S236). The numerical data read out at this time may be stored, for example, in a random number buffer for variation, and temporarily stored.

  Subsequent to the process of step S 236, the first TOC pending memory number is updated to be decremented by 1 by, for example, subtracting 1 from the first pending memory number count value, and so on. The unit 151A shifts the hold data indicating the random number MR1 and MR2 stored in the lower order entries (for example, the entries corresponding to the hold numbers "2" to "4") higher than the hold number "1" by one entry at a time. (Step S237). Further, in the process of step S 237, the total pending storage number count value stored in the total pending storage number counter in the RAM 102 may be updated so as to be decremented by one. At this time, the fluctuation special figure designation buffer value is updated to "1" (step S238).

  After executing any of the processes in steps S234 and S238, it is changed as a use table for determining whether the special figure display result which is the variable display result of the special symbol is "big hit" or "losing" A special figure display result determination table corresponding to the special figure designation buffer value is selected and set (step S239). For example, when the variation special figure designation buffer value is "1", the first special figure display result determination table 130A shown in FIG. 9A is set in the use table. On the other hand, when the variation special figure designation buffer value is “2”, the second special figure display result determination table 130B shown in FIG. 9B is set in the use table. Further, the CPU 103 may select the special-image display result determination table data corresponding to the current gaming state.

  In the first special figure display result determination table 130A, before the finalized special symbol to be the variable display result is derived and displayed in the special figure game using the first special figure by the first special symbol display device 4A, the variable display result Based on the random number value MR1 for determining the special figure display result, whether or not to control to the big hit gaming state with "big hit", and to control to the small hit gaming state with the variable display result as "small hit". It is a table that is referenced to make decisions. The second special view display result determination table 130B is a variable display result before a finalized special symbol as a variable display result is derived and displayed in the special view game using the second special pattern by the second special symbol display device 4B. Based on the random number value MR1 for determining the special figure display result, whether or not to control to the big hit gaming state with "big hit", and to control to the small hit gaming state with the variable display result as "small hit". It is a table that is referenced to make decisions.

  In the first special view display result determination table 130A, the special view is displayed depending on whether the gaming state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in the normal state or the short time state (low probability state) or the positive change state (high probability state). A numerical value (decision value) to be compared with the random number value MR1 for result determination is assigned to the special map display result of "big hit", "small hit", or "loss". In the second special view display result determination table 130B, disturbance for special view display result determination depending on whether the gaming state is a normal state or a short time state (low probability state) or a positive change state (high probability state). A numerical value (decision value) to be compared with the numerical value MR1 is assigned to the special map display result of "big hit" or "loss".

  In the first special view display result determination table 130A and the second special view display result determination table 130B, the table data indicating the determination value to be compared with the random number value MR1 for special view display result determination It is the data for determination allocated to the determination result of whether to control to a big hit game state as "." In each of the first special view display result determination table 130A and the second special view display result determination table 130B, when the gaming state is a probability change state (high probability state), it is a normal state or a time saving state (low probability state) More decision values than at times are assigned to the "big hit" special map display results. As a result, in the probability change state (high probability state) in which the probability change control is performed in the pachinko gaming machine 1, the special figure display result is a "big hit" as compared with the normal state or the time saving state (low probability state) The probability of being determined to control the state is high. That is, in each of the first special view display result determination table 130A and the second special view display result determination table 130B, when the gaming state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is a definite variation state, it is compared with a normal state or a time saving state. The determination data is assigned to the determination result as to whether or not to control to the big hit gaming state so that the probability to be determined to control to the big hit gaming state is high.

  In the setting example of the first special figure display result determination table 130A, the determined value in the predetermined range (value in the range of "30000" to "30350") is assigned to the "small hit" special figure display result. On the other hand, in the setting example of the second special figure display result determination table 130B, the determination value is not assigned to the "small hit" special figure display result. In the case where the variable display result is determined based on such a setting that the first start condition for starting the special figure game using the first special figure by the first special symbol display device 4A is satisfied, In the case where the variable display result is determined based on the establishment of the second start condition for starting the special view game using the second special figure by the second special symbol display device 4B, the special view display result is displayed. The proportion determined to control the small hit gaming state as "small hit" can be made different.

  In particular, in the special figure game using the second special figure, it is not determined that the special figure display result is controlled to the small hitting gaming state as "small hitting", so for example, time saving state (low probability high base state) In the game state where the game ball easily enters the second starting winning opening formed by the normally variable winning ball device 6B, such as the state (high probability high base state), the frequency of small hit gaming state where obtaining the winning ball is difficult It is possible to prevent a decrease in the game interest due to the extension of the game. In the second special view display result determination table 130B as well, a determination value of a predetermined range different from the setting in the first special view display result determination table 130A is allocated to the special view display result of “small hit”. It is also good. For example, in the second special figure display result determination table 130B, a smaller determination value may be allocated to the "small hit" special figure display result as compared to the first special figure display result determination table 130A. In this way, even in the high base state such as the time saving state or the probability changing state, the proportion determined to control the small hitting gaming state is lower than in the low base state such as the normal state or the time saving none definite changing state. Good. Alternatively, regardless of which of the first start condition and the second start condition is satisfied, determination of the special view display result may be performed with reference to the common special view display result determination table.

  Subsequent to the process of step S239 shown in FIG. 8, numerical data representing the random number value MR1 for determining the special image display result stored in the random number buffer for variation is displayed as "big hit", "small hit" In comparison with the determination value assigned to the special view display result, it is determined whether the special view display result is to be "big hit", "small hit" or "loss" (step S240).

  Since table data for special figure display result determination corresponding to the current gaming state is selected in step S239, in the process of step S240, the gaming state when variable display such as a special figure game is started is in a state of probability change Depending on whether or not, it is determined whether or not the special figure display result is to be a "big hit" using different determination data. For example, when the game state when the variable display such as the special view game is started is the normal state or the time saving state, the game state is the first special view display result determination table 130A or the second special view display result determination table 130B. The table data corresponding to the case of the normal state or the short time state is selected as the data for normal determination, and the special figure display result corresponding to the random value MR1 is determined with reference to this. On the other hand, when the game state when the variable display such as the special view game is started is in the probability change state, the game state is the first special view display result determination table 130A or the second special view display result determination table 130B. The table data corresponding to the case of the definite variation state is selected as the data for special determination, and the special figure display result corresponding to the random value MR1 is determined with reference to this.

  After the special view display result is determined in step S240, it is determined whether the special view display result is a "big hit" (step S241). When it is determined that the "big hit" (step S241; Yes), the big hit flag provided in the RAM 102 is set to the on state (step S242). At this time, the jackpot type determination table 131 shown in FIG. 10 is selected and set as a use table for determining the jackpot type as any of a plurality of types (step S243).

  The jackpot type determination table 131 determines the jackpot type to any one of a plurality of types based on the random number value MR2 for jackpot type determination, when it is determined to control the special figure display result to the jackpot gaming state as "big hit". Is a table to be referenced. In the big hit classification determination table 131, whether the special symbol for which variable display (variation) has been performed in the special figure game is the first special figure (special figure game by the first special symbol display device 4A) or the second special figure (the second special figure Depending on whether it is a special symbol game by the special symbol display device 4B), the numerical value (decision value) to be compared with the random number value MR2 for determining the big hit type is a plurality of big hit types such as "non-probability" Assigned to In the illustrated example, the second special figure (the special figure game by the second special symbol display device 4B) is a big hit of “certain variation” than the first special figure (the special figure game by the first special symbol display device 4A) Many types of numerical values are assigned.

  By referring to the jackpot type determination table 131 set in step S 243 shown in FIG. 8, the numerical data indicating the jackpot type determination random number value MR 2 stored in the variation random number buffer can be “non-probability”, “ In accordance with which of the determination values assigned to the respective jackpot types of “probable variation”, the jackpot type is determined to be one of a plurality of types (step S244).

  By determining the jackpot type in the process of step S244, any gaming state of the gaming state after the end of the jackpot gaming state, the time-saving state, the probability change state having a higher advantage for the player than the time-saving state, any gaming state It is determined before the finalized special symbol as a variable display result is derived. Corresponding to the jackpot type determined in this way, the jackpot type determined is stored, for example, by setting a jackpot type buffer value which is a stored value of the jackpot type buffer provided in the RAM 102 (step S245). As an example, if the jackpot type is “non-deterministic change”, the jackpot type buffer value may be “0”, and if “positive change”, it may be “1”.

  If it is determined in step S241 that "big hit" is not made (step S241; No), it is determined whether the special map display result is "small hit" (step S246). When it is determined that the "small hit" (step S246; Yes), the small hit flag provided in the RAM 102 is set to the on state (step S247).

  If it is determined in step S246 that the game is not a "small hit" (step S246; No) or after executing any of the processes in steps S245 and S247, whether to control to a big hit gaming state or a small hit gaming state A finalized special symbol is set corresponding to the result of the prior decision of the decision and the determination result of the big hit type in the case of the big hit gaming state (step S248). As an example, when it is determined that the special figure display result is not "small hit" in step S246, the special figure display result is "loss" in response to the pre-decision result indicating that the "loss" is made. A special symbol indicating a symbol of "-" is set as the confirmed special symbol. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S246 that the special view display result is "small hit", the small hit corresponding to the pre-decision result indicating that the special view display result is "small hit". The special symbol indicating the number of "2" to be the symbol is set as the finalized special symbol. Also, if it is determined in step S241 that the special view display result is "big hit", then "3", "5", "7" become the big hit symbol according to the big hit type determination result in step S244. Set one of the special symbols that indicate the number of "" to the finalized special symbol. That is, according to the determination result that the jackpot type is "non-probability", a special symbol indicating the number of "3" that is usually a big hit symbol among the normally open round jackpot symbols is set as the determined special symbol. In addition, according to the determination result that the jackpot type is "probable variation", set a special symbol indicating the numbers of "5" and "7" which become the probability variation big hit symbol among the normally open round jackpot symbols, as the determined special symbol.

  After setting the finalized special symbol in step S248, the special symbol process flag is updated to "1" corresponding to the variation pattern setting process (step S249), and the special symbol normal processing is ended. . If the number of reserved memories of the special drawing game using the first special drawing in step S235 is "0" (step S235; Yes), after performing predetermined demonstration display setting (step S250), the special symbol End normal processing. In this demonstration display setting, for example, a presentation control command (waiting customer demonstration designation command) for specifying a demonstration display (demonstration screen display) by displaying a predetermined effect image on the image display device 5, etc. It is determined whether transmission to the substrate 12 has been completed. At this time, if it has already been sent, the demo display setting is ended as it is. On the other hand, if not sent, the setting for sending the customer waiting demo specification command is made, and then the demonstration display setting is ended.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in step S111 of FIG. 4 as the variation pattern setting process. In the fluctuation pattern setting process shown in FIG. 11, the CPU 103 first determines whether the big hit flag is on (step S261). If the big hit flag is on (step S261; Yes), the big hit variation pattern determination table 132A shown in FIG. 12A or FIG. A big hit variation pattern determination table 132B shown in B) is selected and set (step S262). In step S262, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is a definite changing state, for example, by checking the state of a positive changing flag provided in the game control flag setting unit etc. In this case, the jackpot fluctuation pattern determination table 132A shown in FIG. 12A is selected and set in the jackpot fluctuation pattern determination table 132B shown in FIG. Further, for example, by reading the big hit type buffer value stored in the RAM 102, it is specified whether the big hit type is “non-probability change” or “probability change” (step S263).

  The jackpot fluctuation pattern determination table 132A, when it is determined (predetermined) that the special view display result is to be the "big hit" when the gaming state is the non-probability state, the fluctuation pattern according to the determination result of the jackpot type 6 is a table referred to in order to determine one of a plurality of types based on the random value MR3 for determining the variation pattern. In the jackpot fluctuation pattern determination table 132A, a numerical value (decision value) to be compared with the random value MR3 for fluctuation pattern determination according to whether the determination result of the jackpot type is "non-probability variation" or "probability variation" is It is allocated to one of the fluctuation pattern PA4-1 and the fluctuation pattern PB4-1 to the fluctuation pattern PB4-3.

  The jackpot fluctuation pattern determination table 132B, when it is determined (predetermined) that the special view display result is "big hit" when the gaming state is a definite change state, the fluctuation pattern according to the jackpot type determination result, It is a table referred to in order to determine any one of a plurality of types based on the random value MR3 for determining the variation pattern. In the jackpot fluctuation pattern determination table 132A, a numerical value (decision value) to be compared with the random value MR3 for fluctuation pattern determination according to whether the determination result of the jackpot type is "non-probability variation" or "probability variation" is The variation pattern PA4-1, the variation pattern PB4-1 to the variation pattern PB4-3, the variation pattern PA5-1, and the variation pattern PB5-1 to the variation pattern PB5-3 are allocated. Thereby, different fluctuation patterns can be determined depending on whether or not the gaming state is a probability change state.

  In the jackpot fluctuation pattern determination table 132A, there is a portion where a determined value is assigned to each fluctuation pattern so that the proportion determined for each fluctuation pattern differs according to which of a plurality of types the jackpot type is determined. . For example, the assignment of the decision value to the fluctuation pattern PA4-1 and the fluctuation pattern PB4-1 to the fluctuation pattern PB4-3 differs depending on whether the jackpot type is "non-probability" or "probability". Thereby, the ratio determined to the same fluctuation pattern can be varied according to the determination result as to which of the plural types the jackpot type is to be made. Further, in the big hit variation pattern determination table 132B, the variation pattern to be determined is different depending on which of a plurality of types of big hit types are determined. Specifically, as shown in the figure, when the jackpot type is "non-probability", the determination value is assigned to any of the fluctuation pattern PA4-1 and the fluctuation pattern PB4-1 to the fluctuation pattern PB4-3. On the other hand, when the jackpot type is "certain", the determination value is assigned to any of the fluctuation pattern PA5-1 and the fluctuation pattern PB5-1 to the fluctuation pattern PB5-3. As described above, the variation patterns of the variation pattern PA5-1 and the variation pattern PB5-1 to the variation pattern PB5-3 are the same as the variation pattern PA4-1 and the variation pattern PB4-1 to the variation pattern PB4-3. Each fluctuation time is a fluctuation pattern longer than fluctuation patterns, and this is because a specific effect is performed when it becomes a probability variation big hit in a probability variation state. Although the example shown in the drawing shows an example in which the decision value is assigned to the fluctuation pattern PA5-1 and the fluctuation pattern PB5-1 to the fluctuation pattern PB5-3 only when the big hit type is "certain change", the big hit type Even in the case of “non-probable variation”, the determination value may be assigned to the variation pattern PA5-1 and the variation pattern PB5-1 to the variation pattern PB5-3. The variation pattern PA4-1 and the variation pattern PB4-1 to the variation pattern PB4-3 may be selected even when the jackpot type is "probable variation".

  Note that, in this embodiment, more decision values are assigned to the variation pattern indicating the variation pattern of normal reach when the jackpot type is “non-probability variation” than in the case of “probability variation”. Therefore, when the reach effect of the super reach is executed, the probability of becoming "certain change" is higher than the jackpot type becomes "non-certain change", so that the player can be expected to have an expectation, and the game It can improve the interest.

  When the big hit flag is off in step S261 shown in FIG. 11 (step S261; No), it is determined whether the small hit flag is on (step S264). Then, if the small hit flag is on (step S 264; Yes), the small hit fluctuation pattern determination table 132 C shown in FIG. 12C is selected as a use table for determining the fluctuation pattern as any of a plurality of types. And set (step S265).

  When the small hit flag is off in step S 264 (step S 264; No), the lost change pattern determination table 132 D shown in FIG. 12D is used as a use table for determining the change pattern to any one of a plurality of types. It selects and sets (step S267). For example, by determining whether the time saving flag provided in the RAM 102 is on or not, it is specified whether or not the time saving control in which the game state is the definite variation state or the time saving state is being performed (step S268). ).

  If it is determined (predetermined) that the special pattern display result is "lost", the change pattern determination table 132D causes the change pattern to be selected based on the random value MR3 for change pattern determination and any one of a plurality of types. It is a table that is referenced to determine whether or not.

  In the lost fluctuation pattern determination table 132D, the determination value is changed so that the ratio determined for each fluctuation pattern is different depending on whether the gaming state is the normal state or the definite change state or the time reduction state in the time reduction state. There is a part assigned to the pattern. As a result, it is possible to make the ratio determined to the same fluctuation pattern different depending on whether the gaming state is the normal state or the definite variation state or the time reduction control in the time reduction state. In the loss variation pattern determination table 132D, there is a portion where the determination value is allocated to different variation patterns depending on whether the gaming state is the normal state or the definite variation state or the time reduction control in the time reduction state. Thereby, different fluctuation patterns can be determined depending on whether the gaming state is the normal state or the definite variation state or the time reduction control in the time reduction state. In contrast to the big hit variation pattern determination table 132A of FIG. 12 (A) and the big hit variation pattern determination table 132B of FIG. 12 (B) in the lost variation pattern determination table 132D, the variation pattern for performing the reach effect of the super reach More decision values are assigned to non-reach variation patterns than the decision values assigned to. Therefore, when the reach effect of the super reach is executed, the expectation of becoming a big hit is high. Further, in the change variation pattern determination table 132D, the variation for performing the reach effect of the super reach A in contrast to the big hit variation pattern determination table 132A of FIG. 12 (A) and the big hit variation pattern determination table 132B of FIG. 12 (B). Fluctuation pattern PB2-2 which performs reach effect of super reach B is smaller than fluctuation pattern PB2-3 which performs reach effect of super reach C than fluctuation pattern PB2-2 than pattern PB2-1 The decision values are assigned so that Therefore, the super reach B is higher than the strange super reach A, and the super reach C is more likely to be a big hit when the reach effect is performed than the super reach B. Therefore, the player's attention can be drawn to the type of reach effect to be executed, and the fun of the game can be improved.

  After performing any of the processes in steps S263, S265, and S268 shown in FIG. 11, for example, based on numerical data indicating the random value MR3 for fluctuation pattern determination stored in the fluctuation random number buffer etc., the use table The variation pattern is determined to be any one of a plurality of types by referring to the variation pattern determination table set in (step S269). Here, in the process of step S269, the variation pattern of the decorative symbol corresponding to the special drawing game executed using the first special drawing by the first special symbol display device 4A based on the satisfaction of the first start condition is determined. Whether or not the variation pattern of the decorative symbol corresponding to the special drawing game to be executed by the second special symbol display device 4B using the second special figure based on the fact that the second start condition is established, A common processing module can determine one of a plurality of types of fluctuation patterns using numerical data indicating a common random number value MR3 used to determine fluctuation patterns to be updated by a common random counter or the like.

  When the jackpot flag is on, the table data corresponding to the jackpot type specified by the process of step S263 is selected from the table data constituting the jackpot fluctuation pattern determination table 132A or the jackpot fluctuation pattern determination table 132B, and fluctuation is made. It is only necessary to be able to determine the variation pattern to which the determination value corresponding to the numerical data indicating the random number value MR3 for pattern determination is assigned. Thus, the CPU 103 only needs to determine one of the plurality of variation patterns prepared in advance in accordance with the determination result of making the special view display result "big hit".

  When the small hit flag is on, it is sufficient to refer to the small hit variation pattern determination table 132C and determine the variation pattern to which the determination value corresponding to the numerical data indicating the random value MR3 for variation pattern determination is assigned. Thus, the CPU 103 only needs to be able to determine the fluctuation pattern prepared in advance corresponding to the determination result of making the special drawing display result "small hit".

  When both the big hit flag and the small hit flag are off, by determining the variation pattern in the process of step S269, it is determined whether or not the variable display mode of the decorative symbol is "reach". That is, the process of step S269 includes the process of determining whether or not the variable display state of the decorative pattern is to be the reach state when the variable display result is "loss".

  After the variation pattern is determined in step S269, a special figure variation time which is a variable display time of a special symbol according to the determination result of the variation pattern is set (step S270). Special figure fluctuation time that is the variable display time of the special symbol, from the start of the fluctuation of the special symbol in the special figure game to the time it is derived derived display of the finalized special symbol to be the variable display result (special figure display result) It is.

  After executing the process of step S270, according to the variation special view designation buffer value, the special view game using the first special view in the first special symbol display device 4A, and the second special in the second special symbol display device 4B. In order to start any one of the special drawing games using the figures, setting for starting the variation of the special symbol is performed (step S271). As an example, if the variation special figure designation buffer value is "1", the setting for transmitting the drive signal for updating the display of the first special figure in the first special symbol display device 4A is performed. On the other hand, if the variation special figure designation buffer value is "2", the setting for transmitting the drive signal for updating the display of the second special figure in the second special symbol display device 4B is performed.

  Subsequent to the process of step S271, setting for transmitting various commands used for the start of variation of the special symbol is performed (step S272). For example, when the fluctuation special view designation buffer value is “1”, the CPU 103 causes the main board 11 to issue a game state designation command, a first fluctuation start command, a fluctuation pattern designation command, and a variable display result from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 Transmission of setting data indicating the storage address (head address) in the ROM 101 of the first variation start command table prepared in advance to transmit the notification command and the first pending storage number notification command in the RAM 102 It is stored in the buffer area designated by the transmission command pointer in the command buffer. On the other hand, when the fluctuation special figure designation buffer value is “2”, the CPU 103 causes the main board 11 to issue a game state designation command, a second fluctuation start command, a fluctuation pattern designation command, and a variable display result from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 In order to sequentially transmit the notification command and the second pending storage number notification command, setting data indicating the storage address in the ROM 101 of the second variation start command table prepared in advance is designated by the transmission command pointer in the transmission command buffer. In the buffer area.

  Here, the first variation start command is a command for designating the start of variation in the special figure game using the first special figure in the first special symbol display device 4A. The second variation start command is a command for designating the start of variation in a special figure game using the second special figure in the second special symbol display device 4B. The fluctuation pattern designation command is variably displayed on the "left", "middle", and "right" decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R in the image display device 5 corresponding to the variable display of the special symbol in the special figure game. Is a variation pattern specification command for specifying a variation pattern such as a decorative pattern. The variable display result notification command is a command for specifying a variable display result such as a special symbol or a decorative symbol (in the case of a big hit, it may include non-probable variation or definite variation). The gaming state designation command is a command for designating the current gaming state in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  Each time a predetermined command control process is executed after the variation pattern setting process is finished based on the command transmission setting in step S272, the main board 11 transmits a game state designating command to the effect control board 12, The fluctuation start command or the second fluctuation start command, the fluctuation pattern designation command, the variable display result notification command, the first pending storage number notification command or the second pending storage number notification command is sequentially transmitted. The order in which these effect control commands are transmitted can be arbitrarily changed. For example, after the variable display result notification command is first transmitted, the first change start command or the second change start command, the change pattern specification command The game state designation command, the first hold storage number notification command or the second hold storage number notification command may be transmitted in this order.

  Thereafter, the value of the special view process flag is updated to "2" which is a value corresponding to the special symbol variation process (step S273), and the variation pattern setting process is ended.

  Next, the operation of the effect control board 12 will be described.

  In the effect control board 12, when the supply of the power supply voltage is received from the power supply board or the like, the effect control CPU 120 is activated to execute a predetermined effect control main process. When the effect control main process is started, the effect control CPU 120 first executes a predetermined initialization process to clear the RAM 122, set various initial values, and set CTC (counter / timer mounted on the effect control board 12) Perform register setting etc. of the circuit). Thereafter, it is determined whether the timer interrupt flag is on. The timer interrupt flag is set to an on state each time a predetermined time (for example, 2 milliseconds) elapses based on, for example, the register setting of CTC. At this time, if the timer interrupt flag is off, the process waits.

  Further, on the side of the effect control board 12, an interrupt for receiving the effect control command from the main board 11 occurs separately from the timer interrupt that occurs every time a predetermined time has elapsed. This interrupt is, for example, an interrupt generated when the effect control INT signal from the main substrate 11 is turned on. If an interrupt occurs because the effect control INT signal is turned on, the effect control CPU 120 automatically sets the interrupt disable state, but interrupts using the CPU that does not automatically enter the interrupt disable state. It is desirable to issue a prohibited instruction (DI instruction). The effect control CPU 120 executes, for example, a predetermined command reception interrupt process in response to an interrupt caused by the effect control INT signal being turned on. In this command reception interrupt processing, among the input ports included in the I / O 125, a control signal serving as an effect control command from a predetermined input port that receives the control signal transmitted from the main board 11 via the relay board 15 Capture The effect control command fetched at this time is stored, for example, in a effect control command reception buffer provided in the RAM 122. As an example, when the effect control command has a 2-byte configuration, the first byte (MODE) and the second byte (EXT) are sequentially received and stored in the effect control command reception buffer. Thereafter, the effect control CPU 120 sets the interrupt permission and then ends the command reception interrupt process.

  If the timer interrupt flag is on, the timer interrupt flag is cleared to be in the off state, and command analysis processing is executed. In the command analysis process, for example, after reading various effect control commands transmitted from the game control microcomputer 100 of the main substrate 11 and stored in the effect control command reception buffer, the read effect control commands are read out. Corresponding settings and controls are performed.

  After executing the command analysis process, the effect control process process is executed. In the effect control process, for example, the display operation of the effect image in the display area of the image display device 5, the sound output operation from the speakers 8L and 8R, the lighting operation of the decoration light such as the game effect lamp 9 and the decoration LED, the model for effect With regard to the control content of the rendering operation using various rendering devices, such as the driving operation in, determination, determination, setting, and the like according to the rendering control command and the like transmitted from the main substrate 11 are performed.

  Subsequent to the effect control process, the effect random number updating process is executed, and software is used to update numerical data indicating effect random numbers counted by the random counter of the RAM 122 as various random number values used for effect control.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the effect control process. In the effect control process shown in FIG. 13, the effect control CPU 120 selects and executes one of the processes in steps S170 to S177 as described below according to, for example, the value of the effect process flag provided in the RAM or the like. Do.

  The variable display start waiting process of step S170 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is "0". Whether or not the variable display start waiting process starts variable display of the decorative symbol on the image display device 5 based on whether or not the first change start command or the second change start command from the main substrate 11 is received or not. And the like.

  The variable display start setting process of step S171 is a process that is executed when the value of the effect process flag is "1". This variable display start setting process is a decorative symbol on image display device 5 in response to the start of variable display of the special symbol in the special drawing game by first special symbol display device 4A or second special symbol display device 4B. In order to perform the variable display of, the execution setting of the specific effect (the effect of switching the reach effect in progress to the all-rotation reach and execute), and other various effect operations, the variation pattern of the special symbol, the type of display result, etc. The process includes a process of determining a finalized decorative pattern and various effect control patterns according to.

  The variable display effect process of step S172 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is "2". In this variable display effect processing, the CPU for effect control 120 reads various control data from the effect control pattern corresponding to the timer value in the effect control process timer provided in the RAM 122, and performs various types during variable display of the decorative symbol. Perform effect control of. Further, in the variable display effect processing, there may be a case where a specific effect (effect of switching the reach effect in execution to the all-rotation reach and executing it) may be executed. After such effect control is performed, for example, the end code indicating the end of variable display of the decorative symbol is read out from the special pattern change effect control pattern, or that the symbol determination command transmitted from the main substrate 11 is received. Corresponding to the etc., the finalized stop design is displayed as the final stop design, which is the result of the variable display of the decorative design. If the finalized display of the finalized decorative symbol is displayed in response to the end code being read out from the special pattern fluctuation effect control pattern, the variable display time corresponding to the fluctuation pattern designated by the fluctuation pattern designation command is displayed. When it has elapsed, the decoration display symbol can be derived and displayed autonomously on the side of the effect control board 12 without the effect control command from the main board 11 and the variable display result can be determined. When the determined decoration pattern is completely stopped and displayed, the value of the effect process flag is updated to "3".

  The process for waiting for a special figure in step S173 is a process that is executed when the value of the effect process flag is "3." In the special-image-per-wait process, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the hit start designation command transmitted from the main substrate 11 has been received. Then, when the hit start designation command is received, if the hit start designation command designates the start of the big hit gaming state, the fanfare effect of the big hit game start is executed, and the value of the presentation process flag is played during the big hit. Update to "6" which is the value corresponding to the process. On the other hand, when the hit start designation command is received, if the hit start designation command designates the start of the small hit gaming state, the value of the presentation process flag is a value corresponding to the small hit medium effect processing. Update to "4". Further, when the effect control process timer times out without receiving the hit start designation command, it is determined that the special figure display result in the special figure game is "loss", and the value of the effect process flag is an initial value. Update to "0". In addition, in the special processing per waiting processing, when the specific effect is being executed, the fanfare effect is not performed, and the specific effect being executed is continuously performed as the introduction effect of the round game.

  The small hitting middle effect process of step S174 is a process executed when the value of the effect control process flag is "4". In this small hitting medium effect processing, the CPU 120 for effect control sets, for example, a effect control pattern corresponding to the effect contents in the small hit game state, and displays an effect image based on the setting contents on the display screen of the image display device 5 And outputting voice and sound effects from the speakers 8L and 8R by outputting a command (sound effect signal) to the sound control board 13 and outputting a command (electric decoration signal) to the lamp control board 14 And various effect control in the small hit gaming state such as turning on / off / flashing the decorative LED is executed. Further, in the small hitting medium effect processing, for example, in response to the reception of the hitting end designation command from the main substrate 11, the value of the presentation process flag is updated to "5" corresponding to the small hitting end effect. .

  The small hitting end effect process of step S175 is a process executed when the value of the effect control process flag is "5". In this small hitting end effect processing, the effect control CPU 120 sets, for example, a effect control pattern and the like corresponding to the end of the small hit gaming state and the like, and displays the effect image based on the setting contents on the display screen of the image display device 5 And outputting voice and sound effects from the speakers 8L and 8R by outputting a command (sound effect signal) to the sound control board 13 and outputting a command (electric decoration signal) to the lamp control board 14 And various effect control at the time of the end of the small hit gaming state such as turning on / off / flashing the decorative LED is executed. Thereafter, the value of the effect process flag is updated to "0" which is an initial value.

  The jackpot inside effect process of step S176 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is "6". In this big hit, during the effect processing, the CPU for effect control 120 sets, for example, a effect control pattern corresponding to the contents of the effect in the big hit gaming state, and displays an effect image based on the setting contents on the display screen of the image display device 5 Or, by outputting voices and sound effects from the speakers 8L and 8R by the output of a command (sound effect signal) to the voice control board 13, the game effect lamp 9 or decoration by the output of a command (electric decoration signal) to the lamp control board 14 Execute various effect control in the big hit gaming state, such as turning on / off / flashing the LED. Further, in the big hit internal effect processing, for example, in response to the reception of the hit end designation command from the main substrate 11, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to “7” which is a value corresponding to the ending effect processing.

  The ending effect process of step S177 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is "7". In this ending effect process, the effect control CPU 120 sets, for example, an effect control pattern corresponding to the end of the big hit gaming state, and displays an effect image based on the setting content on the display screen of the image display device 5 or Output voice and sound effects from the speakers 8L and 8R by outputting a command (sound effect signal) to the voice control board 13, and output a command (electric decoration signal) to the lamp control board 14 for the game effect lamp 9 or decoration Various effect control at the end of the big hit gaming state such as turning on / off / flashing the LED is executed.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in step S171 of FIG. 13 as the variable display start setting process. In the variable display start setting process shown in FIG. 14, the effect control CPU 120 first reads, for example, the EXT data in the variable display result notification command transmitted from the main substrate 11, and the special view display result is "lost". It is determined whether or not (step S521). When it is determined that the special view display result is "loss" (step S521; Yes), for example, the fluctuation pattern designated by reading the EXT data in the fluctuation pattern designation command transmitted from main substrate 11 or the like. It is determined whether or not the non-reach variation pattern corresponding to the case where the variable display mode of the decorative symbol is "non-reach" (step S522).

  If it is determined in step S522 that the pattern is the non-reach variation pattern (step S522; Yes), the combination of the finalized design symbols to be the final stop design constituting the non-reach combination is determined (step S523). As an example, in the process of step S523, first, numerical data indicating a random value for left fixed symbol determination updated by a random counter or the like provided in RAM 122 is extracted, and a predetermined left fixed previously stored in ROM 121 or the like By referring to the symbol determination table or the like, the left determined decorative symbol to be stopped and displayed in the "left" decorative symbol display area 5L in the display area of the image display device 5 among the determined decorative symbols is determined. Next, numerical data indicating a random value for determining a right determined symbol updated by a random counter or the like provided in the RAM 122 is extracted, and a predetermined right determined symbol determination table stored in advance in the ROM 121 or the like is referred to Thus, the finalized decorative symbol to be stopped and displayed in the "right" decorative symbol display area 5R in the display area of the image display device 5 among the finalized decorative symbols is determined. At this time, the symbol number of the right determined decorative symbol may be determined to be different from the symbol number of the left determined decorative symbol by setting in the right determined symbol determination table or the like. Subsequently, numerical data indicating a random value for determining the middle fixed symbol determined to be updated by a random counter or the like provided in the RAM 122 is extracted, and a predetermined middle fixed symbol determination table stored in advance in the ROM 121 or the like is referred to Thus, the finalized decorative symbol to be displayed stopped in the "middle" decorative symbol display area 5C in the display area of the image display device 5 in the finalized decorative symbol is determined. In the process of step S523, it is only necessary to determine the determined decorative symbol of the non-reach combination to be the predetermined chance symbol, corresponding to the case where the variable symbol advance is being executed.

  If it is determined in step S522 that the pattern is not the non-reach variation pattern (step S522; No), the combination of the finalized design symbols to be the final stop symbols constituting the reach combination is determined (step S524). As an example, in the process of step S524, first, numerical data indicating a random value for determining left and right fixed symbols, which is updated by a random counter or the like provided in RAM 122, is extracted and predetermined left and right fixed previously stored in ROM 121 or the like By referring to the symbol determination table, etc., the symbol numbers of the fixed ornament symbols displayed on the left and right in the symbol display areas 5L and 5R in the display area of the image display device 5 are the same. Determine the decoration pattern of. Furthermore, by extracting numerical data indicating a random value for determining the middle fixed symbol determined to be updated by a random counter or the like provided in the RAM 122, and referring to a predetermined middle fixed symbol determination table stored in advance in the ROM 121 or the like The finalized decorative symbol to be displayed stopped in the decorative symbol display area 5C of "middle" in the display area of the image display device 5 among the finalized decorative symbols is determined. Here, for example, when the determined decoration pattern becomes a big hit combination, as in the case where the symbol number of the middle determined decoration symbol becomes identical to the symbol number of the left determined decoration symbol and the right determined decoration symbol, an arbitrary value By adding or subtracting (for example, “1”) to the symbol number of the middle fixed decoration symbol, etc., the fixed decoration symbol may be a reach combination without being a big hit combination. Alternatively, when the middle fixed decoration pattern is determined, the difference between the left fixed decoration pattern and the right fixed decoration pattern with the pattern number (pattern difference) may be determined, and the middle fixed decoration pattern corresponding to the design difference may be set. .

  When it is determined in step S521 that the special view display result is not "loss" (step S521; No), whether the special view display result is "small hit" or any other case It determines (step S525). When it is determined to be "small hit" (step S525; Yes), a combination of determined decoration symbols to be the final stop symbol corresponding to the case of "small hit", such as an opening chance, is determined (step S527) . As an example, in response to the case where fluctuation pattern PC1-1 or PC1-2 is designated by the fluctuation pattern designation command, the finalized design symbol of the finalized design symbol constituting any one of a plurality of types of opening chances Determine the combination. In this case, numerical data representing a random number value for determining a chance eye updated by a random counter or the like provided in the RAM 122 is extracted, and a predetermined chance eye determination table stored in advance in the ROM 121 etc. is referred to Thus, it is sufficient to determine the combination of the finalized decorative symbols that constitute any of the opening chance eyes.

  If it is determined in step S525 that "non-probability" or "probability" is other than "small hit" (step S525; No), the combination of the finalized design that constitutes the big hit combination is determined (Step S526). As an example, in the process of step S526, first, numerical data indicating a random value for determining the big hit determined by the random counter of the RAM 122 or the like is extracted, and then a predetermined big hit determined beforehand stored in the ROM 121 or the like By referring to the determination table, etc., the symbol numbers of the left, middle and right decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R are all displayed on the screen of the image display device 5 in the same stop. Determine the decoration pattern. At this time, depending on whether the jackpot type is "non-probability" or "probability", or whether or not a promotion effect is made during the jackpot, etc., a decision is made to determine a different decoration pattern as the decoration pattern. Good.

  As a specific example, when the big hit type is "non-probability change", any one decorative pattern is selected from among a plurality of types of normal symbols, and it is decided to be a finalized decorative pattern that constitutes a non-probable large hit combination. Just do it. In addition, when the jackpot type is "probable variation", any one decorative pattern is selected from among a plurality of types of normal symbols or probable patterns, and a finalized decorative symbol forming non-probable big hit combination or positive variation big hit combination You can decide on At this time, when it is decided to the fixed decoration symbol of the non-probability variation big hit combination, the notification that it is controlled to the probability variation state in re-lottery production in the variable display is not done, it is executed corresponding to the big hit gaming state It should just be notified that it is controlled to a definite change state by a jackpot promotion promotion etc. On the other hand, when it is determined to the definite decoration symbol of the big hit combination, the notification that it is controlled to the positive change state is performed in the re-lottery production in the variable display or without performing the re-lottery production.

  After the process of step S526 is performed, a specific effect execution setting process is performed (step S527). The specific effect execution setting process is a process of determining whether or not to execute a specific effect, and performing an execution setting of the specific effect.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of the specific effect execution setting process performed in step S527 of FIG. In the specific effect execution setting process shown in FIG. 15, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not the current game state is a definite change state by confirming the game state designation command transmitted from the main substrate 11 (Step S971). When it is not a definite change state (Step S971; No), the specific effect execution setting process is ended.

  In the case of a definite change state (step S971; Yes), the effect control CPU 120 notifies, for example, the variable display result transmitted from the main substrate 11 whether or not the result of the variable display started this time is "probable change big hit". The determination is made by confirming the command (step S 972). If the result of the variable display to be started this time is not the "probable big hit" (step S972; No), the specific effect execution setting process is ended. On the other hand, when it is determined that the result of the variable display started this time is “probable big hit” (step S 972; Yes), the second start opening prize designation command transmitted from the main board 11 is confirmed, It is determined whether or not there is pending information that is a "probable variation big hit" (step S973). When high opening control is being performed in the definite change state, the game ball easily passes (enters) the second start winning opening. Therefore, when the probability change control is in progress, the determination result when the gaming ball passes (enters) the first start winning opening, that is, the second start opening winning combination designation, not the second start opening winning combination designation command By ensuring that the player can not recognize that there is a possibility that the variable display result will be a "big hit" in the special figure game using the first special figure by confirming the command, secure sound playability is ensured. Can. In the process of step S 972, not only the probability variation jackpot, but also determination of whether or not it is a jackpot (including a non-probability variation jackpot) may be performed. In this case, in the process of step S973, whether a command indicating that the jackpot was determined to be a big hit was received because the value of the determination value (MR1) shown in FIG. 9B is in the range of “1000” to “1189” If it is determined that the command has been received, the process may move to the process of step S974. In the example shown in FIG. 9B, the "big hit" is obtained if the value of the determination value (MR1) is "1000" to "1189" regardless of the gaming state (that is, the common determination value regardless of the gaming state) Is assigned). For example, in the case of a gaming machine which is controlled to be a big hit when the gaming ball has won a predetermined winning opening, it is not controlled to a false change state unless it actually wins. Then, when controlled to the definite variation state, while the "big hit" is obtained when the determination value (MR1) values are "1190" to "2899", the determination value ( If the value of MR1) is "1190" to "2899", it will be "lost". Therefore, at the time of the process of step S973, it can not be determined that it is a "big hit". Therefore, in the case of such a gaming machine, it is determined that a big hit will surely be made by performing determination based on the common determination value in the process of step S973. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the decrease in the reliability of the specific effect and to prevent the decrease in the game entertainment. Note that instead of receiving a command indicating a big hit by the common determination value, the value of the determination value may be received, and it may be determined whether or not it is within the common range in the process of step S973. Good.

  When there is no suspension information which is a “probable variation big hit” in the suspension storage (step S 973; No), the CPU for effect control 120 sets a prize effective period (step S 978), and ends the specific effect execution setting process. The winning prize effective period is an effective period for establishing a condition for performing processing of determining whether or not to execute a specific effect after variable display is started. When the second starting opening winning combination designated command which is a probability variation big hit within the winning period is transmitted, it is assumed that the condition (specific condition) for performing processing to decide whether to execute the specific effect is satisfied, the specific effect Can be executed to determine whether or not to execute. On the contrary, when the 2nd starting opening winning a prize specified command which becomes a definite big hit after the winning a prize effective period passes is transmitted, the condition which performs processing which decides whether or not to execute the specific effect (specific condition) Is not established, and the process of determining whether to execute a specific effect is not performed. In step S978, a period up to the switching timing shown in FIG. 16 (B) may be set as the prize effective period according to the fluctuation pattern.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the suspension information which is “certainly hit big hit” exists in the suspension storage (step S973; Yes), the CPU for effect control 120 refers to the specific effect execution determination table shown in FIG. Accordingly, the presence or absence of execution of a specific effect (effect of switching the on-the-fly reach effect to the specific effect and executing the effect) is determined according to the determination ratio shown (step S 974). FIG. 16A shows a configuration example of the specific effect execution determination table. As illustrated, in this embodiment, it is determined that the specific effect is performed at a rate of 80%. In addition, the ratio determined to perform a specific effect may be arbitrary, such as 50%, for example. Also, it may be determined to execute 100% specific effects.

  Returning to FIG. 15, after executing the processing of step S974, it is determined whether or not it has been decided to execute the specific effect in the step S974 (step S975). When it is determined that the specific effect is not to be performed (Step S975; No), the specific effect execution setting process is ended. Even when it is determined that the specific effect is not to be performed (step S975; No), the specific effect execution setting process may be ended by setting the winning prize effective period as in step S978.

  On the other hand, when it is determined to execute the specific effect (step S975; Yes), an execution determination flag indicating that it is determined to execute the specific effect is set to the on state (step S976). The execution determination flag may be provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 122. The execution determination flag set in the on state in the process of step S976 is cleared to the initial state (off state) in the process of step S557 of FIG. 17 described later. After the process of step S976 is performed, a switching timing determination process is performed to determine the timing of executing the specific effect, that is, the timing of switching the reach effect being executed to the specific effect (step S977) finish.

  In the process of step S977, the switching timing is determined according to the variation pattern with reference to the switching timing (specific effect execution timing) determination table shown in FIG. 16 (B). Specifically, the designated fluctuation pattern is identified by reading the EXT data in the fluctuation pattern designation command transmitted from main substrate 11, and the like, and is shown in FIG. 16 (B) according to the identified fluctuation pattern. Determine the switching timing. In this embodiment, as shown in the drawing, the switching timing to the specific effect is different according to the fluctuation pattern. Therefore, the player's sense of expectation for the variable display being executed can be improved, and the game interest can be improved. In addition, in the process of step S977, 31 seconds including a period of fanfare effect of the big hit game start after the end of variable display as an execution period of a specific effect (specific effect execution period) together with the switching timing (after switching timing 31 seconds) is set (the number of seconds is set by subtracting 1 from the fluctuation time indicated by the fluctuation pattern to the switching timing and adding 1). In this embodiment, the execution period of the specific effect is fixed and the switching timing is different. However, the switching timing is fixed, and the execution period of the specific effect may be different according to the fluctuation pattern. Further, both of the switching timing and the execution period of the specific effect may be made different depending on the fluctuation pattern. Further, in this embodiment, an example is shown in which the switching timing is determined in step S977 when it is determined to execute the specific effect in the process of step S974 in FIG. 15, but the specific effect is determined in step S974. It may be determined to execute and at the same time the switching timing may be determined.

  Returning to FIG. 14, after performing any of the processes of steps S523, S524, S527, and S528, an effect control pattern to be a use pattern is selected from a plurality of patterns prepared in advance (step S530). For example, the effect control CPU 120 stores a plurality of effects stored and prepared in advance in the ROM 121 in response to, for example, the fluctuation pattern designated by the fluctuation pattern designation command, the content determined in step S527 (execution setting of specific effect), etc. One of the control patterns may be selected and set as a usage pattern. Thereafter, for example, in a predetermined area of the RAM 122 (such as the effect control timer setting unit) corresponding to the fluctuation pattern designated by the fluctuation pattern designation command (in the case where the specific effect is executed, the specific effect etc.). The initial value of the provided effect control process timer is set (step S531).

  After the process of step S531 is performed, setting for starting the change of the decorative symbol or the like in the image display device 5 is performed (step S532). At this time, for example, the display control instruction specified by the display control data included in the effect control pattern determined as the usage pattern in step S531 is transmitted to the VDP of the display control unit 123 or the like, and the like. It is sufficient to start the variation of the decorative symbol in the "left", "middle" and "right" decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R provided in the display region of the above. Thereafter, the value of the effect process flag is updated to “2” which is a value corresponding to the variable display effect process (step S533), and the variable display start setting process is ended.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing executed in step S172 of FIG. 13 as the variable display effect processing. In the variable display effect process shown in FIG. 17, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether the variable display time corresponding to the fluctuation pattern has elapsed based on, for example, the effect control process timer value (step S551). ). As an example, in the process of step S551, when the effect control process timer value is updated (for example, 1 subtracted) and the end code is read from the effect control pattern corresponding to the updated effect control process timer value, etc. It may be determined that the variable display time has elapsed.

  If the variable display time has not elapsed in step S551 (step S551; No), it is determined whether or not it is a reach effect execution period for executing reach effect (step S552). The reach effect execution period may be determined in advance, for example, in the effect control pattern selected according to the fluctuation pattern. When it is determined in step S552 that the reach effect execution period is determined (step S552; Yes), for example, based on the effect control execution data read from the effect control pattern, etc., effect operation control for executing reach effect is performed (Step S553).

  After executing the process of step S553, or when it is determined in step S552 that it is not a reach effect execution period (step S552; No), the effect control CPU 120 determines that the specific effect is to be executed. It is determined whether it is set to the on state (step S554). If the execution determination flag is set to the on state (step S554; Yes), it is determined whether it is a specific effect execution period for performing a specific effect (step S555). As the specific effect execution period, as described above, 30 seconds after the switching timing may be set in step S977 of FIG. 15, and may be predetermined in the selected effect control pattern.

  If it is determined that it is not the specific effect execution period (step S555; No), it is determined whether the specific effect execution period is over (step S556). If it is over (step S5556; Yes), the execution determination flag is turned off. The state is cleared (step S557). On the other hand, when it is determined in step S555 that it is a specific effect execution period (step S555; Yes), the effect under execution (for example, reach effect) is forcefully terminated, for example, to effect control execution data read from the effect control pattern Based on the effect operation control for performing the specific effect is performed (step S558).

  When the specific effect execution period has not ended in step S556, that is, before the specific effect execution period (step S556; No), after the process of step S557 is performed or after the process of step S558 is performed For example, after performing the rendering operation control including the variable display operation of the decorative pattern based on the setting in the rendering control pattern selected corresponding to the variation pattern, etc. (step S567), the rendering processing during variable display is performed finish.

  If it is determined in step S554 that the execution determination flag is not in the on state (step S554; No), whether or not the current gaming state is a definite change state by confirming the gaming state designation command transmitted from the main board 11 It is determined whether or not (step S559). In the case of a definite change state (step S559; Yes), the effect control CPU 120 notifies, for example, the variable display result transmitted from the main substrate 11 whether or not the result of the variable display being executed is "probable change big hit". It determines by confirming a command (step S560). If it is determined that the result of the variable display being executed is "probable big hit" (step S560; Yes), it is determined whether or not it is within the winning period set in step S978 of FIG. 15 (step S561). ). If it is during the prize effective period (step S561; Yes), the effect control CPU 120 confirms, for example, the second starting opening prize designated command transmitted from the main board 11 whether or not there is a prize that is a probability change big hit. To make a decision (step S562). In the process of step S560, similarly to the process of step S972, it may be determined whether or not it is a big hit as well as the probability variation big hit (including a non-probable big hit). In this case, in the process of step S562, it is determined whether or not a command indicating that the big hit has been determined is received because the value of the determination value (MR1) shown in FIG. 9B is a common determination value. When the command is received, the process may move to the process of step S563. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the decrease in the reliability of the specific effect and to prevent the decrease in the game entertainment. Note that instead of receiving a command indicating a big hit by the common determination value, the value of the determination value may be received, and it may be determined whether or not within the common range in the process of step S562. Good.

  If there is a winning that will be a definite variation big hit (step S562; Yes), the effect control CPU 120 refers to the specific effect execution determination table shown in FIG. 16A in the same manner as the process of step S974 in FIG. In accordance with the determination ratio shown, it is determined whether or not the specific effect (effect of switching the on-going reach effect to the specific effect and executing the effect) is performed (step S563). Then, it is determined whether or not it is decided to execute the specific effect (step S564), and if it is executed (step S564; Yes), the execution decision flag is set to the on state (step S565), and the step of FIG. Similar to the process of S977, the switching timing is determined according to the fluctuation pattern with reference to the switching timing (specific effect execution timing) determination table shown in FIG. 16B (step S566). In the process of step S566, the effect control pattern selected in step S530 of FIG. 14 may be switched to an effect control pattern for executing a specific effect after leaving the value of the effect control process timer as it is. This makes it possible to switch to a specific effect even when there is a prize that does not exist at the start of the variable display but is a prize-winning jackpot during the prize effective period (when a specific condition is met later). In the processes of step S563 and step S566, the determination may be made using a table different from the table shown in FIG. For example, the table used in the process of step S563 may have a higher ratio of determining to execute the specific effect than the table shown in FIG. 16A, or, conversely, the specific effect The ratio for determining to execute may be lower than the table shown in FIG. Further, in the table used in the process of step S566, the switching timing may be fixed (for example, after 35 seconds) regardless of the type of reach, unlike the table shown in FIG. 16 (B). In this case, the specific effect execution period may be different according to the type of reach (for example, the specific effect execution period in the case of normal reach is shorter than the super reach A, etc.).

  After executing the process of step S566, if it is determined that the state is not a definite change state at step S559 (step S559; No), if it is determined that the result of the variable display being performed at step S560 is not a "certain change big hit" S560; No), when it is determined that the winning effective period is not in step S561 (step S561; No), or when it is determined in step S564 that the specific effect is not to be performed (step S564; No) After executing the processing of S567, the variable display effect processing ends.

  In this embodiment, when the execution determination flag is not in the on state in step S554 of the variable display effect processing, processing equivalent to the specific effect execution setting processing shown in FIG. 15 is performed (for example, the processing in steps S559 to S566) Such). Therefore, in the specific effect execution setting process shown in FIG. 15, when the value of the effect process flag is "1", the specific effect execution setting process shown in the drawing is performed, and the value of the effect process flag is "2" In order to execute the process of determining whether or not it is a prize effective period before the process of step S 973 (for example, the process of step S 561 of FIG. When the flag is not in the on state, the specific effect execution setting process may be called as a subroutine. According to this, the program capacity can be reduced.

  On the other hand, when the variable display time has elapsed in step S551 (step S551; Yes), it is determined whether or not the symbol determination command transmitted from the main substrate 11 has been received (step S568). At this time, if the symbol determination command is not received (Step S568; No), the variable display effect processing is ended and the process waits. In addition, after the variable display time elapses, when the predetermined time elapses without receiving the symbol determination command, a predetermined error processing is executed in response to the failure to receive the symbol determination command normally. You may

  When the symbol determination command is received in step S568 (step S568; Yes), for example, in the variable display of the decorative symbol such as transmitting a predetermined display control command to the VDP of the display control unit 123 or the like. Control is performed to derive and display the final stop symbol (decided decorative symbol) to be the display result (step S569). At this time, a fixed time predetermined as the hit start designation command reception waiting time is set in the effect control process timer or the like (step S570). Further, the value of the effect process flag is updated to “3” which is a value corresponding to the special-image-per-wait process (step S571), and the variable-displayed effect process is ended.

  By performing the above-mentioned effect control process processing repeatedly, the effect being executed is switched to the specific effect.

  FIG. 18 is a timing chart showing the execution timing of the specific effect and the like. Specifically, FIG. 18A is a timing chart in the case where the specific effect is not performed and the variable display in the probability variation big hit is not performed, and FIG. 18B is the variable display in the probability variation big hit. It is a timing chart which shows the execution timing of the specific production in, when the reach production of super reach A is performed, and when the reach production of super reach B is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 18A, when specific effect is not executed but reach effect of super reach A is executed, reach of super reach A in the reach effect execution period after the start of variable display (after start of fluctuation) After the effect is performed, the variable display is ended (variation stop) and after the fanfare effect of the big hit game start is performed, the round game of the first round is started. On the other hand, when specific effect is executed, reach effect execution period of the super reach A is performed when the reach effect execution period comes after the start of fluctuation (after the start of variable display), and step S974 in FIG. When it is determined in S563 that the specific effect is to be executed, the in-execution effect is switched to the specific effect at the switching timing corresponding to the super reach A shown in FIG. 16 (B). Then, after the change stop, an introduction effect (see FIG. 20C) of the round game is performed as a part of the specific effect, and the round game of the first round is performed as it is.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 18B, when the reach effect of the super reach A is executed, the specific effect is executed with the switching timing 25 seconds after the change start as the switching timing, and the reach effect of the super reach B is executed. In the case where it is determined, the specific effect is executed with 35 seconds after the start of the change as the switching timing. Also, in this embodiment, as shown in the figure, the switching timing is different depending on the fluctuation pattern (type of reach effect), but the specific effect execution period is a fanfare effect of the big hit game start after the end of the variable display It is 31 seconds (31 seconds after the switching timing) including a period (for example, 1 second). Further, in this embodiment, it is always determined whether or not there is a winning which will be a positive jackpot during the winning period according to steps S 561 and S 562 of FIG. 17; It may be determined whether or not there is a winning.

  FIG. 19 and FIG. 20 show an example of a rendering operation example when specific rendering is performed and when it is not performed in the variable display of the probability variation big hit where the reach rendering of the super reach A is executed. When the variable display is started as shown in FIG. 19 (a) and reaches the reach state as shown in FIG. 19 (b), the reach effect of the super reach A is as shown in FIGS. 19 (c) and (d). To be executed. In the illustrated example, FIGS. 19 (a) to 19 (d) are shown as the winning prize effective periods. That is, FIG. 19D shows an example of the effect operation when 25 seconds have elapsed after the start of variable display.

  Then, when the specific effect is not performed, the reach effect of the super reach A proceeds as shown in FIG. 19 (e), and the variable display is ended as shown in FIG. 19 (f). Then, after the fanfare effect is performed as shown in FIG. 20 (a), and after the round game of the first round is started as shown in FIG. 20 (b), a plurality of round games are executed (as shown in FIG. Omission), the big hit game ends. On the other hand, when performing a specific effect, as shown in FIG. 19 (g), it is in a reach effect (specific effect) of all rotation reach in which all decorative patterns change synchronously while constituting all of the big hit combinations. It is switched (in the illustrated example, the aspect of the displayed message is also different). Then, when the variable display is finished as shown in FIG. 19 (h), the fanfare effect is not executed, and as shown in FIG. 20 (c), the specific effect under execution is continuously performed as the introduction effect of the round game. And as shown in FIG.20 (d), the round game of the 1st round is started, several round games are performed (illustration omitted), and a big hit game is complete | finished. In the illustrated example, the specific effect and the round game are connected by displaying the same character as the character displayed in the effect of the round game in the specific effect as the introductory effect of the round game. For example, the specific effect to be executed and the effect of the round game may be a series of stories, or by outputting the same music, the specific effect and the effect of the round game are a series of It only needs to be the production of. In addition, when performing a specific effect (when changing a reach effect being executed to a specific effect), for example, a message such as “in switching” is displayed after FIG. You may make it perform the production | presentation (suggestion display production | presentation) which suggests that it is. In this case, for example, when determining the switching timing, the execution setting of the suggestion display effect may be performed. Further, there may be a plurality of execution modes of the suggestion display effect. For example, in addition to the message display of "during switching", the display screen of the image display device 5 is dimmed momentarily and the player can not visually recognize the display contents. It may be in the state. Also, on the contrary, the display screen of the image display device 5 may be illuminated to give the player a special feeling.

  As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the following effects can be achieved.

  The effect control CPU 120 is executed during execution of normal reach and super reach A to C in the variable display of the probability change jackpot in a predetermined state such as a probability change state, when the specific condition that the suspension storage of the probability change jackpot exists is satisfied. Forcibly terminate the inside effect and execute a specific effect (switch to a specific effect). The notice object of the specific effect includes both that the variable display in the change becomes a probability change jackpot and the future variable display becomes a probability change jackpot, so the variable display in progress as well as the future variable display The player's sense of expectation for display can be improved, and the game interest can be improved. Further, since the specific effect is executed in the definite variation state as the special state which is the one state in the predetermined state, the effect of the special state can be improved, and the fun of the game can be improved.

  Further, the CPU for effect control 120 executes the specific effect as a period in which the specific effect execution period is shorter than the fluctuation time of any fluctuation pattern which is the probability variation big hit. According to this, it is possible to execute the specific effect even in the variable display of any variation pattern, it is possible to improve the execution frequency of the specific effect, it is possible to improve the fun of the game. Further, the effect control CPU 120 can switch the effect being executed to a specific effect even when there is a winning that is a probability change big hit within the effective winning period. Therefore, the player's sense of expectation for the variable display being executed can be improved, and the game interest can be improved.

  Further, the effect control CPU 120 switches to the specific effect at different switching timings according to the fluctuation pattern of the variable display being executed. Therefore, the player's sense of expectation for the variable display being executed can be improved, and the game interest can be improved. Further, the effect control CPU 120 executes the specific effect as an effect (that is, an introductory effect of the round game) of an aspect directly linked to the effect of the round game to be executed when being controlled to the big hit gaming state. Therefore, it is possible to improve the player's sense of expectation for the variable display being executed, to improve the rendering effect, and to improve the game interest.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible. For example, the pachinko gaming machine 1 does not have to have all the technical features shown in the above-described embodiment, and one of the embodiments described above can solve at least one problem in the prior art. It may have a configuration of part. Further, at least a part of each of the following modifications may be combined.

  In the above embodiment, when the suspension information which is a probability variation big hit is stored as the suspension information storage (a prize variation which is a probability variation big hit is made), it is assumed that the specific condition is satisfied, in the variable display which is probability variation big hit in the predetermined state Although the example in which the reach effect under execution is switched to the reach effect (specific effect) of the full rotation reach is shown, this is an example. As described above, in the specific condition, the suspension information for storing the probability change jackpot is stored (a prize for winning the probability change jackpot is made), and the suspension information for performing the reach effect (super reach loss) of the super reach is stored It may be that (a prize for achieving the reach effect of the super reach is made) or that the non-probability variation big-hit reserve information is stored (a non-probability variation big-hit being done). In addition, the specific condition may be satisfied when any of the plurality is combined. In this case, the ratio at which the specific effect is performed (switched to the specific effect) may be made different depending on the type of the pending storage or the prize that has caused the specific condition establishment. For example, the specific effect may be executed at a rate such that the expectation for the player to be advantageous when the specific effect is executed is high (probability change big hit hold> non-positive change big hit hold> super reach loss hold) It will be good if the execution ratio of specific effects decreases in order). Further, in the above embodiment, when the specific condition is controlled as the definite condition, the reach effect under execution is the reach effect of the full rotation reach (specific effect in the variable display that becomes the probability change big hit by the establishment of the specific condition) An example of switching to) is shown, but this is an example. As described above, the predetermined state may be a time-shortened state or a normal state in addition to the definite change state.

  In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the variable display being executed is 100% probability variation big hit when the specific effect is executed, but if 100% big hit, even if it is not a probability variation big hit, the non-probability variation is It may be a big hit. In this case, the switching to the specific effect (execution of the specific effect) is not limited to the variable display of the probability variation big hit, and may be performed, for example, also in the variable display serving as the non-probability variation big hit. In this case, when the specific effect is executed, the specific effect may be executed at a rate such that the expectation that is advantageous to the player is high (a variable display which is a probability change big hit is a variable of a big hit of the non-change) The ratio of the specific effect to be executed may be higher than that of the display). Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, it has been shown that the specific effect is the entire rotation reach of the display mode that is fluctuating in synchronization while constituting all of the big hit combinations, but this is an example. The specific effect may have a plurality of modes, such as displaying a character with extremely low appearance probability other than the full rotation reach. And according to the aspect, the ratio of whether the result of the variable display in the fluctuation becomes the probability change big hit or the non probability change big hit may be different (conversely, the variable display in the change becomes the probability change big hit However, for future variable markings, the ratio of whether it will be a probability varying jackpot or a non probability varying jackpot may differ depending on the aspect of the specific effect). In addition, the specific effect may be an effect in which the variable display during the change does not become a 100% probability variation big hit, but the loss may occur with a low probability of, for example, 10%. In this case, it is sufficient that the variable display in the variation does not become a big hit, and the future variable display becomes a probability variation big hit as a preview target of the specific effect in this case. In the above embodiment, an example has been shown in which the notice object of the specific effect is that the variable display during the change is a probability change jackpot and the future variable display is a probability change jackpot, but either one (for example, The variable display being executed may be a definite variation big hit and a future non definite variation big hit, or the reverse), or both may be non definite variation big hits. Also, either may be a non-deterministic big hit, or one may be a super reach loss. In addition, even in the case of both being a super reach loss, the specific effect may be executed (switched to the specific effect).

  In the above embodiment, when it is determined to execute the specific effect, the switching to the specific effect is performed at the switching timing. However, for example, to the player 0.5 seconds before the switching timing. A button may be displayed prompting an operation, and switching to a specific effect may be performed when the button is operated. In addition to this, for example, by performing a message display such as "May I switch?", A switch indication effect may be performed that suggests the player that switching is to be performed. Also, a plurality of switching timings to a specific effect may be provided, and in this case, switching may be performed at any one of a plurality of switching timings. According to this, it is possible to attract the player's attention to the variable display. Moreover, when specific effects are provided in a plurality of modes, a plurality of stages may be switched to a more advantageous mode.

  Further, in the above embodiment, when it is determined to execute the specific effect, there is a hold at the start of the variable display when there is a definite variation hit (when the specific condition is satisfied from the beginning), the existence at the start of the variable display An example is shown in which switching to a specific effect is made at any switching timing when there is a winning that is a definite change big hit within the winning effective period (when a specific condition is established later), but this is an example It is. For example, when the specific condition is satisfied from the beginning, when the specific condition is satisfied from the beginning, such as performing all rotation reach as the specific effect from the beginning of the variable display, the specific condition from later The execution timing of the specific effect may be different depending on when. Moreover, although the specific effect execution period shows the example which is fixed in the said embodiment, you may prepare several types of specific effects which a specific effect execution period differs, for example, respectively. In this case, the winning prize effective period is determined so that the specific effect of the shortest specific effect execution period can be executed, and is executed from a plurality of types of specific effects according to the remaining fluctuation time when the specific condition is satisfied. It is sufficient to determine the type of specific effect to be played.

  Further, in the above embodiment, by executing the winning random number value determination process in the start winning determination process executed on the main substrate 11, whether or not the variable display result of the variable display will be "probable variation big hit", etc. Make a decision. The main board 11 transmits to the effect control board 12 a start opening winning combination designation command for specifying the determination result. Based on the starting opening winning combination designation command received from the main substrate 11, the effect control board 12 determines whether or not to execute a specific effect. However, the present invention is not limited to the determination as to whether or not the main substrate 11 is a "probable variation big hit". For example, the main substrate 11 transmits a command indicating the random number value extracted at the time of winning to the effect control substrate 12, and the effect control substrate 12 “performs a big hit” based on the command indicating the random value received from the main substrate 11. It may be determined whether or not to be, and the content of the specific effect or the like may be determined based on the determination result. That is, the determination processing such as whether or not to be the “probable variation big hit” necessary to determine the presence or absence of the specific effect may be performed by either the main substrate 11 or the effect control substrate 12.

  Further, in the above embodiment, whether or not the variable display result of the variable display will be “probable big hit” by executing the winning random number value determination process in the start winning determination process executed on the main substrate 11, etc. Although an example in which the specific effect is executed based on the pre-read result and the pre-read result is shown, as described above, in addition to this, the number of to-be-saved storages can be specified in the start prize storage display area 5H By changing the display area to be displayed to a display mode different from the display mode at the normal time, a hold display notice may be executed to give notice of the possibility of becoming a "big hit" or the like in the variable display to be notified. In this case, in the winning random number value determination process, a variation pattern determination table is set, and it is determined, for example, which variation category a non-reach loss, a reach loss, a big hit, a small hit fall category. The determination result is transmitted to the effect control board 12 as a variation category command. Then, on the side of the effect control board 12, it may be determined and executed whether or not to execute the hold display notice according to the received fluctuation category command. When the hold display is performed, the execution ratio may be set so that the big hit expectation degree is higher than the case where the hold display is not performed. Also, even in the case where a plurality of execution modes of the hold display notice are provided, the big hit expectation degree is also increased when the hold display notice of the other form is performed when the hold display notice with a high degree of expectation is performed. In this way, the pending display mode may be determined.

  Also, in the above embodiment, it has been shown that there are two types of "big variation" as "big variation" and "non-definite variation", but even if the "shortfall" big hit category of "probability" will be Good. When the variable display result is "big hit" in the "big hit" type of "probable", it is controlled to a short-term open big hit state, and after that end, it is only necessary to carry out time change control and probability change control. In this case, although the predetermined state is controlled to the definite change state, the switching to the specific effect may be performed even when the predetermined state is made in the "probable". On the contrary, when it becomes a predetermined state by "probability", switching to the specific effect (period until the definite variation control is ended, or until the predetermined number of variable display is performed (specification) The execution of the effect may be limited. Specifically, when the variable display result is “probable”, the specific effect restriction flag is set to the on state at the timing to set the probability change flag to the on state, and before the execution presence / absence of the specific effect is determined When the specific effect restriction flag is set to the on state, the process relating to the specific effect may be skipped. The specific effect restriction flag set in the on state may be cleared when a restriction cancellation condition is satisfied, such as the timing at which the probability change control ends or the timing at which variable display is performed a predetermined number of times.

  The device configuration and data configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the above embodiment, the processing shown by the flowchart, and various rendering operations including the display operation of the rendering image in the display area of the image display device 5 are as shown in FIG. The invention is also applicable to the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG.

  The effect display device 9 in the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 21 is housed in the range described by the dotted lines above and below the transparent gaming board 6 as shown in FIG. And a liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided. Thus, since almost the entire surface of the game area 7 can be used as a liquid crystal display (LCD), various effects can be displayed over the entire surface of the transparent game board 6 having the light transmitting portion having the light transmitting property. It becomes. Then, the player can view through the transparent game board 6 visual effects such as various effects and various change displays to be executed by the effect display device 9 behind the transparent game board 6. In addition, the decoration member 47 is provided so that the central part of the effect display apparatus 9 may be surrounded, and the inside of the decoration member 47 is variably displayed the production design as multiple types of identification information which can identify each (variable display Note that "variation" and "variation display" indicate the same concept. In normal fluctuation such as normal reach, since the fluctuation display of the effect design is performed in the central portion of the effect display device 9, a portion surrounded by the decorative member 47 is particularly referred to as a normal area 9a.

  In the lower left of the normal area 9a formed in the effect display device 9, an area surrounded by game nails 19 as an obstacle member is formed in order to restrict the entry of the game ball as a game medium. As described above, the area in which the winning of the game ball is restricted is referred to as a restricted area 19a. The game nails 19 are arranged over the entire surface of the transparent game board 6 in order to guide the game balls fired to the transparent game board 6 to the first start winning opening 13 etc. However, in FIG. Only the game nails 19 arranged at the lower left of the normal area 9a to limit the ball entry are shown in the drawing. In the present embodiment, the game balls do not enter the restricted area 19a because the intervals of the game nails 19 are narrower than the width of the game balls, but the game balls may rarely enter. As described above, "restricted" may be a concept including not only ones that do not necessarily enter at 100%, but also those that game balls enter at a certain probability. In the restricted area 19a, fourth symbol display areas 38a and 38b are provided which display a fourth symbol following the rendering symbol, the special symbol to be described later, and the normal symbol. In this embodiment, the fourth symbol display area 38a for the first special symbol in which the variation display of the fourth symbol for the first special symbol is performed in synchronization with the variation display of the first special symbol, and the second special symbol A fourth symbol display area 38b for the second special symbol is provided in which the variation display of the fourth symbol for the second special symbol is performed in synchronization with the change display of the second special symbol. In addition, although the game nail 19 is arrange | positioned besides the circumference | surroundings of the restriction | limiting area | region 19a, description is abbreviate | omitted. Further, a plurality of restricted areas 19a may be provided in another place in the game area 7 where the effect display device 9 is provided.

  Although the fluctuation display of the production design is executed in synchronization with the fluctuation display of the special design (but, correctly, the fluctuation display of the production design is the fluctuation time recognized based on the fluctuation pattern command on the CPU 120 side for production control) This is performed by measuring the time from the start of the fluctuation display to the time of derivation display of the display result).) When performing the effect using the effect display device 9, for example, the effect content including the fluctuation display of the effect pattern is a screen The effects are diversified, such as effects being made to disappear for a moment from the top, etc. (In the case of a gaming machine having movable objects, effects such as movable objects blocking all or part of the screen are performed You may Therefore, even if the display screen on the effect display device 9 is viewed, it may be difficult to recognize whether or not it is currently in the state of fluctuating display. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 21, the variation display of the fourth symbol is further performed in the restricted area 19a. The player can reliably recognize whether or not the variable display is currently in progress by confirming the state of the fourth symbol. In addition, since the 4th design is always changed and displayed in a fixed operation, and it does not disappear from the screen or is shielded by a shield, it can always be viewed.

  The fourth symbol for the first special symbol and the fourth symbol for the second special symbol may be collectively referred to as the fourth symbol, and the fourth symbol display area 38a for the first special symbol and the second special The fourth symbol display area 38b for symbols may be collectively referred to as a fourth symbol display area.

  Variation (variation display, variation display) of the 4th symbol is by continuing the state of repeating lighting and extinguishing of the 4th symbol display area 38a and 38b with a predetermined display color (for example, blue) at a fixed time interval. To be realized. The variation display of the first special symbol in the first special symbol display 8a and the variation display of the fourth symbol for the first special symbol in the fourth symbol display area 38a for the first special symbol are synchronized. The variation display of the second special symbol in the second special symbol display 8b and the variation display of the fourth symbol for the second special symbol in the fourth symbol display area 38b for the second special symbol are synchronized. The synchronization means that the start point and the end point of the variable display are the same and the period of the variable display is the same. Also, when the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed in the first special symbol display 8a, it remains lit in a display color (for example, red) that evokes a big hit in the fourth symbol display area 38a for the first special symbol . When the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display 8b, it remains lit in a display color (for example, red) reminiscent of a big hit in the fourth symbol display area 38b for the second special symbol.

  In the example shown in FIG. 21, the fourth symbol display areas 38a and 38b corresponding to the first special symbol and the second special symbol are provided, but in the first special symbol and the second special symbol The common fourth symbol display area may be provided on part of the display screen of the effect display device 9. In this case, when the variation display of the fourth symbol is performed in synchronization with the variation display of the first special symbol and when the variation display of the fourth symbol is performed in synchronization with the variation display of the second special symbol, For example, the variable display of the fourth symbol is separately executed by performing display such as turning on and off the display of different display colors at predetermined time intervals. Also, for example, when performing the variation display of the fourth symbol in synchronization with the variation display of the first special symbol and when performing the variation display of the fourth symbol in synchronization with the variation display of the second special symbol, for example The variable display of the fourth symbol may be distinguished and executed by performing display such that lighting and extinguishing are repeated at different time intervals.

  Also, when the big hit display result (big hit symbol) as the specific display result is derived and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a, or the big hit display result as the specific display result on the second special symbol display 8b (big hit symbol When the) is derived and displayed, the big hit display result (combination of big hit symbols) as a specific display result is also derived and displayed in the normal area (effect symbol display area) 9a formed in the effect display device 9. As described above, when the specific display result is displayed as the display result of the variable display, it is controlled to the specific gaming state (big hit gaming state) as the advantageous state in which the player is given an advantageous value (favorable value).

  On the left side of the normal area 9a of the effect display device 9, there is provided a first special symbol display (first variation display unit) 8a that variably displays a first special symbol as identification information capable of identifying each. The first special symbol display 8a is realized by a simple and small-sized display (for example, a 7-segment LED) capable of variably displaying special symbols such as numerals 0-9. In addition, a second special symbol display that variably displays a second special symbol as identification information that can identify each on the left side of the normal area 9a of the effect display device 9 (next to the right of the first special symbol display 8a) (Second variation display unit) 8b is provided. The second special symbol display 8b is realized by a simple and small-sized display (for example, 7-segment LED) capable of variably displaying special symbols such as numerals 0-9.

  The effect display device 9 is for decoration (for effect) during the fluctuation display time of the first special symbol by the first special symbol display 8a and during the fluctuation display time of the second special symbol by the second special symbol display 8b. Perform variable display of the effect pattern as the symbol of. The variation display of the first special symbol in the first special symbol display 8a, the variation display of the effect symbol in the effect display device 9, and the variation display of the fourth symbol display area 38a are synchronized. Further, the variation display of the second special symbol in the second special symbol display 8b, the variation display of the effect symbol in the effect display device 9, and the variation display of the fourth symbol display area 38b are synchronized. In addition, when the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed in the first special symbol display 8a, and when the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed in the second special symbol display 8b, a rendering symbol that evokes a big hit in the effect display device 9 The combination of is displayed stopped.

  Further, below the normal area 9a of the effect display device 9 (below the decoration member 47), a first hold storage display unit 18c for displaying the first hold storage number, and a second hold for displaying the second hold storage number A storage display unit 18d is formed. A combined hold storage display unit displaying the total number of the first hold storage number and the second hold storage number (total hold storage number) instead of the first reserve storage display unit 18c and the second reserve storage display unit 18d. May be provided. As described above, by providing a combined holding storage display unit for displaying the total number, it is easy to grasp the total number of holding storages (the total value of the number of execution conditions under which the variable display start condition is not satisfied). Can. Further, in the restricted area 19a, there are a first pending storage display area 38c indicating the first pending storage number by a number and a color, and a second pending storage display area 38d indicating the second pending storage number by a number and a color. It is provided. In the first hold storage display area 38c, in synchronization with the first hold storage display portion 18c, the numbers corresponding to the numbers 0 to 4 and the first hold storage (for example, for example (for example, , Blue), the display control of the first pending storage is executed. In the second hold storage display area 38d, in synchronization with the second hold storage display unit 18d, the colors corresponding to the numbers 0 to 4 and the second hold storage according to the winning on the second start winning opening 14 At (for example, white), display control of the second pending storage is performed. The first reserve storage display area 18c and the first reserve storage display area 38c, and the second reserve storage display area 18d and the second reserve storage display area 38d are displayed in the same color, and the first reserve storage display area 18c is displayed. The (first hold storage display area 38c) and the second hold storage display unit 18d (second hold storage display area 38d) are displayed in different colors. By displaying in this manner, it is easy to recognize how many of the first and second special symbols have a reserved memory.

  The effect control CPU 120 for a pachinko machine according to the modification performs the fourth symbol process process after the effect control process process in the effect control main process, and the current control state (the first one of the processes according to the control state) It is sufficient to select the processing corresponding to “4 symbol process flag” and execute display control of the fourth symbol in the fourth symbol display areas 38a and 38b of the effect display device 9.

  FIG. 22 is a view showing various display examples during the game in the pachinko gaming machine in FIG. For example, in the state of FIG. 22 (a), when the currently displayed fluctuation display is a super reach with a high degree of expectation, the effect of super reach as shown in FIG. 22 (b) is shown during the fluctuation of normal reach. Develop into In the case of developing into a super reach effect, in the effect display device 9, the display control of the effect is executed across the normal area 9a (the decoration member 47). In this example, for example, together with the character 95 of the super reach, the character 94 is largely displayed in the central portion of the effect display device 9, and the effect display indicating that the current variable display is the effect of the super reach with a high hit probability. Is executed. And when switching to a specific effect is performed similarly to the said embodiment, it is switched to a specific effect at a switching timing. The specific effect in this modification may be an effect of displaying the entire surface of the transparent game board 6.

  Then, along with the effect display of the super reach being performed, display control is performed in which the effect pattern is moved into the restricted area 19a in a mode in which the display of the effect pattern displayed in the normal area 9a is reduced. Ru. The symbol of the aspect which reduced the production | presentation symbol is called the small symbol 38e. As shown in FIG. 22 (b), the player can easily confirm, by the contents displayed on the small symbol 38e, by what kind of rendering pattern the super reach currently being executed is being executed. be able to. In this embodiment, since the small symbol 38 e is displayed as “7 ↓ 7”, it can be confirmed that the effect display of super reach is being executed with the “7” symbol.

  Further, in synchronization with the time of the variable display of the first special symbol display 8a and the second special symbol display 8b, in the restricted region 19a, the fourth symbol by the fourth symbol display region 38a and the fourth symbol display region 38b Variable display is performed. Whether the effect display of the super reach currently being executed is an effect corresponding to the first special symbol or an effect corresponding to the second special symbol by such a variable display of the fourth symbol Can be recognized.

  Moreover, when the effect by the super reach is executed, the display of the first holding storage display unit 18c and the second holding storage display unit 18d is erased, but even in such a case, in the restricted area 19a, Display control of the first pending storage display area 38c and the second pending storage display area 38d corresponding to the first pending storage and the second pending storage is executed. Therefore, even if the display of the first holding storage display unit 18c and the second holding storage display unit 18d disappear from the normal area 9a, it is possible for the player to recognize how many the current holding storage numbers are. Become.

  Moreover, in the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 21, as shown in FIG. 22C, during the big hit round, the display control of the effect is executed across the normal area 9a (the decoration member 47) in the effect display device 9. Be done. During the big hit round, in the restricted area 19a, a right strike display 38f is displayed to urge the player to shoot the game ball aiming at the right side of the game area 7. In addition, a big hit symbol display 38g indicating which decorative pattern the current big hit is displayed is displayed. Furthermore, a game ball is won on the special variable winning ball device 20, and an acquired ball display 38h to be paid out according to the game ball detected by the count switch 23 is displayed. The player can obtain information on the jackpot by viewing various displays in the restricted area 19a. For example, in the case shown in FIG. 22 (c), it can be confirmed that the player must strike right in the current jackpot, that the jackpot symbol is the "7" symbol, and that the winning ball is the "1350" ball. In addition, the number of winning balls displayed is the number of playing balls displayed by adding a value corresponding to the number of winning balls when the gaming ball that has won the special winning opening passes the count switch 23. It is the number of payouts. Instead of such a display, it may be possible to display a real winning ball (separating ball) after subtracting the number of gaming balls driven into the gaming area.

  In the example shown in FIG. 22C, the fourth symbol display area 38a, the fourth symbol display area 38b, and the first hold storage display area 38c and the second hold storage display area 38d are erased during the big hit round. However, the effect display may be performed continuously during the big hit round. Further, either or both of the fourth symbol display area and the hold storage area may be displayed. Also, the number of rounds display may be performed to display the number of rounds during the big hit. In addition, although the display regarding the game displayed in the restricted area 19a was visible when the pachinko gaming machine 1 was viewed from the front, it is not the position in front but the transparent game board 6 and the angle is added You may see it when you

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 21) in the modification, when the effect by the effect display device 9 is executed behind the transparent gaming board 6 having translucency, It is possible to execute effect display using almost the entire surface. Even when effect display is executed on the entire surface of such a game board, the restricted area 19a is surrounded by the game nails 19, so that entry of a game ball as a game medium is restricted. Furthermore, since the inside of the restricted area 19a functions as a translucent part having translucency, the player can confirm the display in the restricted area 19a from the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1. With such a configuration, it is possible to suppress a situation in which the display in the restricted area 19a is difficult to visually recognize when the game ball falls (the display is interrupted).

  In the above embodiment, in order to notify the effect control board 12 of a change pattern indicating a change mode such as the change time and the type of reach effect and the presence or absence of pseudo-link, one change pattern command is Although an example of transmission is shown, the variation pattern may be notified to the effect control board 12 by two or more commands. Specifically, when notified by two commands, the microcomputer 100 for gaming control is the first command before reaching reach, such as presence or absence of pseudo sequence, presence or absence of slip effect (if it does not reach, so-called Send a command indicating the fluctuation time and fluctuation mode before the second stop, and the second command after reaching reach such as reach type and re-lottery effect (if it does not reach, so-called It is also possible to transmit a command indicating the fluctuation time or the fluctuation mode) after (2) stop. In this case, on the side of the effect control board 12, the effect control in the fluctuation display may be performed based on the fluctuation time derived from the combination of two commands. The game control microcomputer 100 notifies the fluctuation time by each of two commands, and the effect control board 12 selects a specific fluctuation mode to be executed at each timing. It is also good. When sending two commands, two commands may be sent within the same timer interrupt, and after sending a first command, after a predetermined period has elapsed (for example, the next timer interrupt) And the second command may be sent. The variation mode indicated by each command is not limited to this example, and the order of transmission can also be changed as appropriate. In this way, by notifying the fluctuation pattern by two or more commands, it is possible to reduce the amount of data which has to be stored as the fluctuation pattern command.

  In addition, what is displayed during the variable display of the special symbol is only one kind of outlying symbol (for example, a symbol indicating "-"), and the variable display is performed by repeating the display and the extinguishment of the symbol. It is also good. Further, even when the symbol is displayed during variable display, the symbol may not be displayed when the variable display is stopped (a symbol indicating “−” may not be displayed as a display result).

  In addition, the device configuration and data configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the processing shown in the flowchart, and various rendering operations including the display operation of effect images in the display area of the image display device 5 deviate from the spirit of the present invention. As long as it does not, it is possible to change and modify arbitrarily. In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to a payout type gaming machine that pays out a predetermined number of winning balls in response to detection of winning balls, but encloses the gaming balls and responds to detection of winning balls. The game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using an enclosed type game machine that gives a score, and furthermore, a game value, and a plurality of types of identification that can be identified respectively The present invention is also applied to a slot machine in which one game is finished by deriving display results on a variable display device capable of variably displaying information, and a prize can be generated according to the display result derived on the variable display device. Can.

  The program and data for realizing the present invention are not limited to the form of being distributed / provided by a removable recording medium to the computer device etc. included in the pachinko gaming machine 1, but the computer device etc. may be previously provided. It may be distributed by pre-installing it in the storage device of. Furthermore, by providing a communication processing unit, the program and data for realizing the present invention are distributed by downloading from another device on a network connected via a communication line or the like. It does not matter.

  And the execution form of the game is not limited to that executed by attaching the removable recording medium, but can be executed by temporarily storing the program and data downloaded via the communication line etc. in the internal memory etc. It may be executed directly using hardware resources of another device on the network connected via a communication line or the like. Furthermore, the game may be executed by exchanging data with another computer device or the like via a network.

1 ... pachinko gaming machine 2 ... gaming board 3 ... gaming machine frame 4A, 4B ... special symbol display device 5 ... image display device 6A ... ordinary winning ball device 6B ... ordinary variable winning ball device 7 ... special variable winning ball device 8L, 8R ... Speaker 9 ... Game effect lamp 11 ... Main board 12 ... Effect control board 13 ... Voice control board 14 ... Lamp control board 15 ... Relay board 20 ... Normal symbol display 21 ... Gate switch 22A, 22B ... Start port switch 23 ... Count switch 31A ... Stick controller 31B ... Push button 100 ... Microcomputer for game control 101, 121 ... ROM
102, 122 ... RAM
103 ... CPU
104, 124 ... random number circuit 105, 125 ... I / O
120 ... CPU for effect control
123 ... Display control unit

Claims (2)

It is a gaming machine that can be controlled to an advantageous state based on the variable display result becoming a specific result,
Determining means for determining whether or not to control to the advantageous state;
Variable display pattern determination means for determining a variable display pattern from a plurality of types of variable display patterns;
Variable display effect execution means for executing variable display effect based on the variable display pattern determined by the variable display pattern determination means;
It is controlled to the advantageous state again in the special state controlled after the advantageous state, and corresponds to the control to the advantageous state based on the establishment of the specific condition controlled to the special state again after the advantageous state. The variable display effect in the variable display pattern determined by the variable display pattern determining means, and specific effect switching means for switching the variable display effect being executed to a specific effect for notifying establishment of the specific condition;
The specific effect switching means holds the specific condition from the start of the variable display in the variable display pattern determined by the variable display pattern determination means in response to the determination to control to the advantageous state by the determination means. and when you are, in a case where the specific condition in the variable display has been established, Ri can der switched to the specific effect at different timings, than if the specific condition from the start of variable display is established Also, it is possible to switch to the specific effect at a higher rate when the specific condition is satisfied within the effective period during the variable display,
The effective period is a predetermined period shorter than the variable display period and different in length according to the variable display pattern, and after the effective period, the switching to the specific effect is not performed.
A game machine characterized by It is possible to shoot game media into the game area,
Variable display means for variably displaying identification information;
Informing effect execution means for executing any informing effect from among a plurality of informing effects having different degrees of expectation controlled to the advantageous state;
And a specific variable display means for performing variable display of specific identification information in response to variable display of identification information;
The notification effect is a reach effect in the variable display effect,
It is provided in a mode in which the entry of game media fired in the game area is restricted, and a translucent part having translucency is included outside the variable display means in the game area ,
The variable display means displays the reduced predetermined identification information so as to overlap the light transmission portion based on the establishment of a predetermined condition,
The variable display means displays identification information at a first position in the variable display means when the first notification effect is executed, and a second notification effect having a higher degree of expectation than the first notification effect is executed. Different from the first position, the reduced predetermined identification information is displayed at the second position outside the variable display means ,
When the reduced predetermined identification information is at the second position, the predetermined identification information reduced so as to overlap the specific identification information and to overlap the light transmitting portion is displayed,
Specific identification information can be displayed in the advantageous state,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that.

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