JP6626463B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of performing variable display and being controlled to an advantageous state advantageous to a player.

  In a conventional gaming machine, a plurality of pieces of information relating to variable display can be stored as hold storage, and a hold display corresponding to each of the plurality of hold memories can be displayed at each of a plurality of corresponding positions corresponding to the number of hold memories. It has become. In addition, in such a gaming machine, based on the occurrence of a new hold storage, an appearance display (display effect) accompanying the display of the new hold display is displayed at a corresponding position corresponding to the new hold storage number. (For example, see Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2006-97173

  However, in Patent Literature 1, when a new hold memory is generated during execution of a specific effect indicating that the game is controlled to be in an advantageous state advantageous to the player, an appearance display is performed during execution of the specific effect. As a result, there is a problem that the entertainment interest of the game is reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing a decrease in amusement of a game due to execution of an appearance display during a specific effect.

The gaming machine of the means 1
A gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine 1) capable of performing a variable display and being controllable to an advantageous state (for example, a jackpot gaming state) advantageous to a player,
Holding storage means (for example, a part in which the CPU 103 executes S109 and S110 in the start winning processing shown in FIG. 12) capable of storing information relating to the variable display as holding storage;
Hold display means (for example, the effect control CPU 120 can display a hold display corresponding to the hold storage stored in the hold storage means at a corresponding position on the display device (for example, a hold 1 display position to a hold 8 display position). A part for executing the hold effect processing shown in FIG. 21 (particularly, a hold display / active display shift effect processing shown in FIG. 31);
Specific effect execution means capable of executing a specific effect (for example, a super-reach effect) suggesting that the control is performed in the advantageous state (for example, a portion where the effect control CPU 120 executes the effect symbol changing process shown in FIG. 37). When,
With
The hold display means,
When the hold storage is newly stored, a first display that is executed over a first predetermined period of time as an appearance display (for example, a first start winning effect) of a hold display corresponding to the new hold storage on the display device. An appearance display and a second appearance display to be executed over a second predetermined period shorter than the first predetermined period can be executed (for example, the effect control CPU 120 executes the first start winning effect effect execution process shown in FIG. 28). Part),
If a new hold storage is stored during execution of the specific effect, the first appearance display is not executed (for example, in the hold display announcement effect determination process shown in FIG. 23, the effect control CPU 120 determines in S261 When it is determined that the super reach effect is being executed, the hold display announcement effect determination process is terminated without setting the first start winning effect executing flag, so that the first start winning effect process shown in FIG. It is determined that the 1st start winning effect executing flag is not set and the first start winning effect executing process of S286 is not executed), and the second appearance display can be executed.
The gaming machine according to the second aspect is the gaming machine according to the first aspect,
With a movable body,
Movable body control means for controlling the operation of the movable body,
When starting the variable display, corresponding display means capable of displaying a corresponding display corresponding to the variable display,
It is characterized by having.
According to these features, it is possible to suppress a decrease in gaming interest caused by the appearance display being performed during the specific effect.
Note that the appearance display may or may not include the display up to displaying the hold display corresponding to the new hold storage at the position corresponding to the number of hold storages. Further, when the appearance display includes the hold display corresponding to the new hold storage at the position corresponding to the number of hold storages, the execution of the appearance display is regulated to restrict the hold display corresponding to the new hold storage. It is possible to prevent the display from being displayed at the corresponding position corresponding to the number of reserved storages.

Gaming machine Hand stage 3, a gaming machine according to the means 1 or means 2,
The suspension display means can display the suspension display by moving the appearance display from the appearance position displayed when the suspension storage is newly stored to the corresponding position corresponding to the number of suspension storages (for example, the first display). After the new hold display arrives at the movement destination position as the start winning effect, the effect control CPU 120 executes the hold display / active display update process, so that the new hold memory is displayed in the hold memory display area 5D). ,
In the appearance display, at least one of the moving period and the moving length for moving the hold display to the corresponding position differs depending on the corresponding position of the movement destination (for example, the effect period of the start winning effect is stored from the character image C on hold). The effect time T0 for moving the hold display to the active display area 5F via the display area 5D is the longest, and the effect time for moving the hold display from the character image C to the hold 1 display position in the hold storage display area 5D. T1, an effect time T2 for moving the hold display from the character image C to the hold 2 display position of the hold storage display area 5D, and for moving the hold display from the character image C to the hold 3 display position of the hold storage display area 5D. At the display time T3, the hold display is displayed from the character image C to the hold 4 display position of the hold storage display area 5D. Effect time T4 for moving, effect time T5 for moving the hold display from the character image C to the hold 5 display position in the hold storage display area 5D, and holding from the character image C to the hold 6 display position in the hold storage display area 5D. Effect time T6 for moving the display, effect time T7 for moving the hold display from the character image C to the hold 7 display position in the hold storage display area 5D, hold 8 display position from the character image C to the hold storage display area 5D The effect time is shortened in the order of the effect time T8 for moving the hold display, and the distance from the character image C to the active display area 5F is the longest for the distance where the hold display is longer in the start winning effect. Distance from image C to hold 1 display position, distance from character image C to hold 2 display position Separation, distance from character image C to hold 3 display position, distance from character image C to hold 4 display position, distance from character image C to hold 5 display position, distance from character image C to hold 6 display position, The distance from the character image C to the hold 7 display position and the distance from the character image C to the hold 8 display position become shorter in this order)
It is characterized by:
According to this feature, it is possible to appropriately display the movement of the hold display according to the corresponding position in the appearance display.

Gaming machine Hand stage 4, a gaming machine according to any of the hand stages 1 to means 3,
The hold display means,
As the appearance display, the hold display can be displayed by moving from the appearance position to be displayed when the hold storage is newly stored to the corresponding position corresponding to the number of hold storages (for example, a new start start prize effect as a new start effect). After the hold display reaches the movement destination position, the effect control CPU 120 executes the hold display / active display update processing to display a new hold memory in the hold storage display area 5D),
Before displaying the suspended display at least at the corresponding position corresponding to the number of retained storages, the first display mode (for example, the display pattern α) or the second display mode different from the first display mode (for example, the display pattern β or the display pattern) γ) (for example, if the execution of the hold display announcement effect is determined based on the winning start, and the number of shifts is determined to be 0 as shown in FIG. 26, the display pattern β or the display pattern A part for moving the hold display or the active display displayed in the pattern γ toward the hold storage display area 5D or the active display area 5F),
A corresponding effect that is different from the on-hold display means, and is capable of executing a corresponding effect corresponding to the second display mode when the on-hold display means is displaying the on-hold display in the second display mode. An execution unit is provided (for example, when the effect control CPU 120 executes the hold display mode corresponding LED lighting process shown in FIG. 33, the hold display mode corresponding LED 30 is turned on in a color corresponding to the hold display mode (display pattern). Part)
It is characterized by:
According to this feature, the player can be made aware of the presence of the hold display displayed in the second display mode by the corresponding effect.

Gaming machine Hand stage 5 is a gaming machine according to any of the hand stages 1 to means 4,
When the variable display is started, the suspension display unit includes a variable display corresponding display unit capable of moving a suspension display corresponding to the variable display to a variable display corresponding display position as a variable display corresponding display and displaying the variable display (for example, The effect control CPU 120 executes the hold display / active display move effect process shown in FIG. 31 so that the hold display displayed at the hold 1 display position of the hold storage display area 5D is directed to the active display area 5F as the active display. Part to move)
It is characterized by:
According to this feature, it is possible to easily understand whether the variable display to be started is a variable display corresponding to any of the hold displays.

Gaming machine Hand stage 6 is a gaming machine according to the means 4,
The hold display means, when a hold storage is not stored in the hold storage means and a new hold storage is stored in the hold storage means when the variable display is not executed, At least a part of the process is not executed (for example, as shown in FIG. 44 as a first modified example, when the number of stored memories is 0 and a new start winning is generated while the variable display is not executed, the second starting winning effect is performed. (A part where the hold display is displayed as the active display in the active display area 5F without execution)
It is characterized by:
According to this feature, the period until the variable display corresponding display is displayed can be shortened.

Gaming machine Hand stage 7, a gaming machine according to the means 5,
The hold display unit is configured to store the hold storage unit when the hold storage unit does not store the hold storage unit and the variable display is not performed. The same appearance display as that performed when a new hold storage is stored in the hold storage means when the hold storage is not stored and the variable display is being executed is executed (for example, FIG. As shown in FIG. 30, when the number of stored memories is 0 and a new start prize is generated during the non-execution of the variable display, a new hold display is set as the second start prize effect in the same manner as the first start prize effect. A part that moves from the image C toward the hold storage display area 5D and then moves the hold display toward the active display area 5F.
It is characterized by:
According to this feature, since the movement can be shared, the increase in the data capacity for displaying the movement can be suppressed, and the occurrence of the on-hold storage in which the new variable display is executed has occurred. Is easy to recognize.

Gaming machine Hand stage 8 is a gaming machine according to any of the hands stage 1 means 7,
The on-hold display means can change the on-hold display mode from a first display mode (for example, display pattern α) to a second display mode different from the first display mode.
Action effect execution means (for example, the effect control CPU 120 is shown in FIG. 38) capable of executing an effect effect indicating that the hold display is changed from the first display mode to the second display mode by acting on the hold display. Which performs the action effect shown)
The action effect execution means restricts the execution of the action effect while the hold display is being moved (for example, as shown in FIG. 39, the action effect is a portion that is executed after the shift display / active display shift effect ends). )
It is characterized by:
According to this feature, the processing for executing the action effect can be simplified.

Gaming machine Hand stage 9, a gaming machine according to any of the hands stage 1 means 8,
The hold display means can change the display mode of the hold display from a first display mode (for example, display pattern α) to a second display mode (for example, display pattern β or display pattern γ) different from the first display mode. And
Action effect execution means (for example, the effect control CPU 120 is shown in FIG. 38) capable of executing an effect effect indicating that the hold display is changed from the first display mode to the second display mode by acting on the hold display. Which performs the action effect shown)
When the number of hold storages stored in the hold storage reaches an upper limit value, the hold display means can execute the action effect in the next variable display (for example, as shown in Modification Example 4). , When the number of stored memories reaches the upper limit during the fluctuation display, the action effect is executed in the next fluctuation display)
It is characterized by:
According to this feature, the game can be promoted such that the new holding storage is stored in the holding storage means.

Gaming machine Hand stage 10, a gaming machine according to any of the hands stage 1 means 9,
The hold display means,
Based on the fact that the hold storage corresponding to the variable display has been erased by execution of the new variable display, the hold display corresponding to the hold storage other than the erased hold storage is changed to a new hold display after the hold storage is erased. It can be moved to the corresponding position corresponding to the number of held storages and displayed (for example, a part where the effect control CPU 120 executes the hold display / active display transition effect process shown in FIG. 31),
As the appearance display, a predetermined appearance position (for example, the character image C displayed at the upper left of the effect display device 5) is changed from a predetermined appearance position to a corresponding position corresponding to the number of held storages based on the newly stored storage. (For example, a portion in which the effect control CPU 120 executes the first start winning effect effect execution process shown in FIG. 28).
Based on the fact that the number of pending storages has changed due to the execution of the new variable display during the execution of the appearance display, it is possible to set the corresponding position related to the currently appearing display to the corresponding position corresponding to the new number of pending storages. If, for example, the effect control CPU 120 determines in S284 of the start winning effect process shown in FIG. 27 that the number of retained memories has decreased, the destination position of the hold display in the first start winning effect is determined again in S285. part)
It is characterized by:
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable due to the interruption of the appearance display during execution, and to prevent the effect of the appearance display from being reduced.

Gaming machine Hand stage 11, a gaming machine according to any of the hands stage 1 means 10,
The hold display means,
Action effect execution means capable of executing an effect effect acting on the hold display during the appearance display (for example, moving as a first start winning effect or a second start winning effect, as shown in FIGS. 44 and 45 as Modification 2). Part that hides the pending display inside with a movable body or an image)
The hold display means can change the display mode of the hold display on which the action effect has been applied (for example, as shown in FIGS. 44 and 45 as a second modification, a hold display hidden by a movable body or an image). Part that changes the display mode)
It is characterized by:
According to this feature, it is possible to make the player pay attention to the hold display during the appearance display, and it is possible to improve the entertainment of the game.

Hand stage 1 2 of the gaming machine is a gaming machine according to any of the hands stage 1 means 11,
A change effect executing means (for example, a change effect executing means capable of executing a change effect capable of changing the display mode of the hold display to any one of a plurality of display modes having different advantageous degrees (e.g., a rate at which a variable display result is a big hit); As a third modification, the effect control CPU 120 includes a portion for executing the effect effect shown in FIG. 47).
The change effect execution means,
There are a plurality of first change effects (for example, effect effects of effect pattern A and effect pattern B) that can be changed from a display mode of the hold display before the change to an advantageous display mode by one or more steps, and a plurality of display modes of the hold display after the change. It is characterized in that a second change effect (for example, an effect effect of the effect pattern C) that can be changed to a display mode of a specific stage among the stages can be executed.
According to this feature, the effect can be improved.

  It should be noted that the present invention may have only the matters specifying the invention described in the claims of the present invention, or may have configurations other than the matters specifying the invention together with the matters specifying the invention described in the claims of the present invention. It may be something.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment as viewed from the front. It is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration example of a pachinko gaming machine. (A), (B) is a figure which illustrates the production control command. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing each random number. It is a figure which illustrates a fluctuation pattern. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display result determination table. (A) is a figure which shows the example of a structure of a big hit type determination table, (B) is a figure which shows the content of various big hits. It is a block diagram which shows the example of a structure of the game control data holding area. (A) is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an effect control data holding area, (B) is a diagram showing a configuration of a winning determination result storage buffer, (C) is an active display storage buffer FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the timer interrupt processing for game control. It is a flow chart which shows an example of special design process processing. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a start winning determination process. It is a flow chart which shows an example of random number value judgment processing at the time of a prize. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a special symbol normal process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a fluctuation pattern setting process. It is a flow chart which shows an example of special design stop processing. It is a flow chart which shows an example of big hit end processing. It is a flow chart which shows an example of production control main processing. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a command analysis process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of effect control process processing. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a reservation effect process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of hold | maintenance display notice effect determination processing. It is a flowchart which shows an example of hold | maintenance display notice effect determination processing. It is a figure which shows the production time for every destination position in a start winning effect. (A) is a figure which shows the example of the display pattern determination rate about hold storage of a big hit, and (B) is a figure which shows the example of the display pattern determination rate about hold storage of a loss. (A) is a figure which shows the example of the determination ratio of the display form change timing of the hold display about the big hit hold storage, and (B) is the figure which shows the determination ratio of the display form change timing of the hold display about the off hold storage. It is a figure showing the example of. It is a flow chart which shows an example of start winning a prize production processing. It is a flow chart which shows an example of the 1st starting winning effect execution processing. It is a flow chart which shows an example of the 2nd start winning effect execution processing. It is a figure which shows the production | presentation mode of a 1st start winning effect and a 2nd start winning effect. It is a flowchart which shows an example of hold display / active display shift effect processing. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a hold | maintenance display / active display update process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of LED display processing corresponding to a hold | maintenance display mode. It is a flowchart which shows an example of an effect symbol change start process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of an action effect determination process. (A) and (B) are figures which show an execution ratio and a non-execution ratio of an action effect. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process during the effect symbol change. It is a flowchart which shows an example of an effect presentation process. 9 is a timing chart showing timing for changing the display mode of the hold display and the active display. It is a figure which shows the production | presentation aspect during the variable display in a present Example. It is a figure which shows the production | presentation aspect during the variable display in a present Example. It is a figure which shows the production | presentation aspect during the variable display in a present Example. It is a figure showing the production mode in the case of performing a start winning prize production during a super reach production. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an effect mode during variable display in Modification Example 1. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an effect mode during variable display in Modification 2. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an effect mode during variable display in Modification 2. It is a figure showing the production mode during the variable display in the third modification.

  An embodiment for implementing a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below based on an embodiment.

  First, the overall configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as an example of the gaming machine will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as viewed from the front. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration example of the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the following description, the near side of FIG. 1 will be described as the front (front, front) side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the back side will be described as the rear (back) side. In addition, the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the present embodiment is an opposing surface facing the player when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is viewed from the player side. In the description of each step of the flowchart in this embodiment, for example, a portion described as “Step S1” may be abbreviated as “S1”.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the present embodiment, and shows an arrangement layout of main members. The pachinko gaming machine 1 (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as a gaming machine) is roughly divided into a gaming board 2 (gauge board) forming a gaming board surface, and a gaming machine frame 3 (base frame) for supporting and fixing the gaming board 2. ). The game board 2 has a substantially circular game area surrounded by guide rails. In this game area, a game ball as a game medium is fired from a predetermined hitting ball firing device and hit.

  A first special symbol display 4A and a second special symbol display 4B are provided at predetermined positions of the game board 2 (to the right of the game area in the example shown in FIG. 1). The first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B are each composed of, for example, 7-segment or dot-matrix LEDs (light emitting diodes), and identify each of them in a special figure game which is an example of a variable display game. A special symbol (also referred to as a “special figure”), which is a plurality of types of identification information (special identification information), is variably displayed (also referred to as variable display or variable display). For example, each of the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B variably displays a plurality of types of special symbols including numbers indicating "0" to "9", symbols indicating "-", and the like. I do. The special symbols displayed on the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B are limited to those composed of numerals indicating "0" to "9" and symbols indicating "-". Instead, for example, it is only necessary that a plurality of types of lighting patterns in which the combinations of the ones to be turned on and the ones to be turned off in the seven-segment LEDs are set in advance as a plurality of types of special symbols.

  A symbol number corresponding to each of a plurality of types of special symbols is given. As an example, symbol numbers of “0” to “9” are assigned to numbers indicating “0” to “9”, and symbol numbers of “10” are assigned to symbols indicating “−”. Just do it. Hereinafter, the special symbol variably displayed on the first special symbol display 4A is also referred to as “first special symbol”, and the special symbol variably displayed on the second special symbol indicator 4B is also referred to as “second special symbol”. . Note that, in the present embodiment, a form in which the special symbol is a plurality of types of identification information capable of identifying each of characters and symbols is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this. The pattern may be a combination of a plurality of dot displays, which may not have a certain rule and may be difficult to distinguish or may not be distinguishable.

  The first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B are both formed in, for example, a square shape. Note that the type of the first special map and the type of the second special map may be the same (for example, numbers indicating “0” to “9” and symbols indicating “−”), or It may be different. Further, the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B may be respectively configured to variably display, for example, numbers (or two-digit symbols) indicating “00” to “99”. .

  An effect display device 5 is provided near the center of the game area on the game board 2. The effect display device 5 includes, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display device) or the like, and forms a display area for displaying various effect images. In the display area of the effect display device 5, the first special figure display 4A in the special figure game corresponds to the change display of the first special figure and the second special figure display 4B corresponds to the change display of the second special figure. For example, in an effect symbol display area serving as a plurality of variable display portions, for example, three, an effect symbol, which is a plurality of types of identification information (decoration identification information) each of which can be identified, is variably displayed. The variation display of the effect symbol is also included in the variation display game.

  As an example, in the display area of the effect display device 5, “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R are arranged. Then, in response to the start of any one of the change of the first special figure in the first special symbol display 4A and the change of the second special figure in the second special symbol display 4B in the special figure game, In each of the “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R, a change in the effect symbol (also referred to as a decorative symbol) is started (for example, scrolling in the vertical direction). Thereafter, when the fixed special symbol is stopped and displayed as a result of the variable display in the special figure game, the effect symbol is displayed in each of the “left”, “medium”, and “right” effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R. Then, the fixed effect symbol (final stop symbol) which is the result of the variable display of the effect symbol is stopped and displayed.

  As described above, in the display area of the effect display device 5, a special figure game using the first special figure on the first special symbol display 4A or a special figure game using the second special figure on the second special symbol display 4B is used. In synchronism with the figure game, a plurality of types of effect symbols, each of which is identifiable, are displayed in a fluctuating manner, and a definite effect symbol as a fluctuating display result is derived and displayed (or simply referred to as “derived”). Deriving and displaying various display symbols, such as special symbols and effect symbols, means stopping the identification information of the effect symbols and the like (also referred to as complete stop display or final stop display) and terminating the variable display. . On the other hand, during the fluctuation display from the start of the fluctuation display of the effect symbol to the derivation display of the definite effect symbol as the fluctuation display result, the fluctuation speed of the effect symbol becomes “0”, The design may be stopped and displayed, for example, in a display state that causes slight shaking, expansion and contraction, and the like. Such a display state is also referred to as a temporary stop display, and although the display result in the fluctuation display is not steadily displayed, the player can recognize that the fluctuation of the effect symbol by the scroll display or the update display is not progressing. It becomes. Note that the temporary stop display may include, for example, completely stopping and displaying the effect design for a time shorter than a predetermined time (for example, one second) without causing slight shaking or expansion and contraction.

  For example, eight types of symbols (alphanumeric characters "1" to "8" or Chinese characters) are displayed in the variation symbols displayed in the "left", "middle", and "right" effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R. Numbers, English characters, eight character images related to a predetermined motif, any combination of numbers and characters or symbols and character images, etc., may be character images, for example, people and animals, other objects, or , A symbol such as a character, or any other decorative image indicating an arbitrary figure). Each of the effect symbols is given a corresponding symbol number. For example, symbol numbers "1" to "8" are assigned to alphanumeric characters indicating "1" to "8", respectively. The effect design is not limited to eight types, and may be any type as long as an appropriate number of combinations such as a "big hit" combination and a "losing" combination can be configured (for example, seven types and 9 types).

  After the variation display of the effect symbols is started, the “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R are provided until a definite effect symbol as a variation display result is derived and displayed. In, for example, scroll display is performed such that the symbol number sequentially flows from upper to lower, from small to large, and when the effect symbol with the maximum symbol number (for example, “8”) is displayed, The effect symbol having the smallest symbol number (for example, “1”) is displayed. Alternatively, in at least one of the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R (for example, the “left” effect symbol display area 5L, etc.), scroll display is performed from a symbol having a larger symbol number to a symbol having a smaller symbol number, and After the effect symbol with the smallest number is displayed, the effect symbol with the largest symbol number may be displayed subsequently.

  At the left end of the display area of the effect display device 5, a hold storage display area 5D for displaying the number of change storages (variable display hold numbers) corresponding to the special figure game in a identifiable manner is displayed. An active display area 5F for displaying a suspension display corresponding to the suspension storage during the variable display as an active display is displayed at the center of the lower part of the display device 5 in the left-right direction. Further, a character image C is displayed at a position above the hold storage display area 5D in the effect display device 5. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, although details will be described later, when a new start winning is generated, the hold display moves from the character image C toward the hold storage display area 5D or the active display area 5F. Is executable.

  Here, the suspension of the variable display corresponding to the special figure game is such that the game ball passes through the first starting winning opening formed by the normal winning ball device 6A or the second starting winning opening formed by the normal variable winning ball device 6B. (Entering), it is generated based on a winning start. In other words, the start condition (also referred to as “execution condition”) for executing the variable display game such as the special figure game or the variable display of the effect symbol has been satisfied, but the variable display game based on the previously established start condition is being executed. Due to the fact that the pachinko gaming machine 1 is controlled to the big hit game state, when the start condition allowing the start of the variable display game is not established, the suspension of the variable display corresponding to the established start condition is performed. Done. In the present embodiment, the hold storage display generated based on the start winning by the game ball passing (entering) through the first starting winning opening is a circular white display, and the game ball passing through the second starting winning opening ( Similarly, the hold storage display generated on the basis of the start winning prize due to the “entrance” is similarly set as a circular white display.

  In the following description, the hold storage display area 5D may be referred to as a hold display area, and the number of hold storages can be recognized by the number of hold storage displays displayed in the hold storage display area 5D. In this embodiment, the hold storage display may be referred to as a hold display.

  The hold display in the hold memory display area 5D may be generated based on a start winning prize caused by a game ball passing (entering) the first starting winning opening, or a game ball passing (entering) the second starting winning opening. ), The display mode (for example, the display color and shape) may be changed depending on whether or not it is generated based on the winning start. In this embodiment, “execution” and “execution” are synonymous.

  In addition, on the upper right side of the effect display device 5, there is provided a reserved display number corresponding display 31 for displaying the reserved storage number along with the reserved storage display area 5D so as to be identifiable by turning on / off the LED. It should be noted that the display 31 corresponding to the number of reserved displays of the present embodiment has eight LEDs, and the lighting control / light-off control of these eight LEDs is performed by the effect control CPU 120 via the LED control board 14 described later. Although the present invention is not limited to this, the present invention is not limited to this. The CPU 103 may control the turning on / off of the LEDs of the display unit 31 corresponding to the number of reserved displays.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, the first storage for displaying the number of special figure reserved storages can be specified on the upper and lower parts of the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B together with the reserved storage display area. A display 25A and a second hold display 25B are provided. The first reservation display 25A displays the first special figure reservation storage number in a identifiable manner. The second reservation display 25B displays the second special figure reservation storage number in a identifiable manner. The first special figure reserved storage number is the number of storages in which the execution of the special figure game using the first special figure is suspended. The second special figure reserved storage number is the number of memories in which execution of the special figure game using the second special figure is suspended. In particular, the number of reserved storages in the variable display obtained by adding the first special figure reserved storage number and the second special figure reserved storage number is also referred to as a total reserved storage number. The term “number of special figure reserved storages” generally refers to a concept including all of the first special figure reserved storage number, the second special figure reserved storage number, and the total reserved storage number. (The concept includes the first special figure reserved storage number and the second special figure reserved storage number, but excludes the total reserved storage number).

  Further, in the present embodiment, the fluctuation display of the effect symbol is executed in synchronization with the fluctuation display of the special symbol. In the case where the effect using the effect display device 5 is performed as described above, for example, the effect symbol is displayed. In recent years, the effects have been diversified, such as effects in which the contents of the effects including the fluctuating display disappear for a moment from the screen, and effects in which the movable object blocks all or a part of the screen. ing. For this reason, even if the user is looking at the display area on the effect display device 5, it may be difficult to recognize whether or not the display is currently in the variable display state. Therefore, for the purpose of eliminating the difficulty in recognizing whether or not the state is currently in the fluctuation display state, the effect display device 5 displays the fourth symbol next to the effect symbol, the special symbol, and the ordinary symbol. Four symbol display areas may be provided. For these fourth symbols, the fourth symbol for the first special symbol is displayed in synchronization with the variable display of the first special symbol, and the second symbol is displayed in synchronization with the variable display for the second special symbol. The variable display of the fourth symbol may be performed. It should be noted that the fourth symbol is constantly displayed in a variably manner with a constant operation, and does not disappear from the screen or is shielded by a shield, so that it can always be visually recognized.

  Below the effect display device 5, a normal winning prize ball device 6A and a normal variable winning prize ball device 6B are provided. The normal winning prize ball device 6A forms a first starting winning opening as a starting area (first starting area) that is always kept in a fixed open state by a predetermined ball receiving member, for example. The normally variable winning ball device 6B is an electric motor having a pair of movable wing pieces that are switched between a normal open state at a vertical position and an enlarged open state at a tilt position by a solenoid 81 for a normal electric accessory shown in FIG. It has a tulip-type accessory (ordinary electric accessory) and forms a second starting winning port as a starting area (second starting area).

  As an example, in the ordinary variable winning prize ball device 6B, when the solenoid 81 for the ordinary electric accessory is in the off state, the movable wing piece is in the vertical position, so that the game ball passes (enters) the second starting winning opening. It is difficult to open normally. On the other hand, in the normally variable winning prize ball device 6B, the game ball passes through the second starting winning opening by the tilt control in which the movable wing piece is in the tilting position when the solenoid 81 for the normal electric accessory is in the ON state ( Into an enlarged open state where it is easy to enter. Note that, even when the normally variable winning prize ball device 6B is in the normally open state, although the game ball can enter the second starting winning opening, there is a possibility that the game ball enters more than in the enlarged opening state. You may comprise so that it may become low. Alternatively, the normally variable winning prize ball device 6B may be configured so that, in the normally open state, for example, by closing the second starting winning port, the game ball does not enter the second starting winning port. As described above, the second start winning opening as the second start area has an enlarged open state in which game balls easily pass (enter) and a normal open state in which game balls hardly pass (enter) or cannot pass (enter). Changes to

  A game ball that has passed (entered) a 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. A game ball that has passed (entered) the second starting winning opening formed in the normal variable winning winning ball device 6B is detected by, for example, the second starting opening switch 22B shown in FIG. Based on the detection of the game balls by the first start port switch 22A, a predetermined number (for example, three) of game balls are paid out as prize balls, and the first special figure reserved storage number becomes a predetermined upper limit value (for example, “ 4)), the first start condition is satisfied. Based on the detection of the game ball by the second starting port switch 22B, a predetermined number (for example, three) of game balls are paid out as prize balls, and the second special figure reserved storage number is set to a predetermined upper limit value (for example, “ 4)), the second start condition is satisfied. The number of prize balls paid out based on the detection of a game ball by the first starting port switch 22A and the number of prize balls paid out based on the detection of a game ball by the second starting port switch 22B May be the same number or different numbers.

  In addition, in the ordinary winning prize ball device 6A of the present embodiment, when a hold display announcement effect described later is executed, a color corresponding to the display mode of the hold display or the active display which is the target of the hold display advance effect is displayed. An LED 30 corresponding to a hold display mode that lights up is built in. It should be noted that the on / off control of the LED 30 corresponding to the hold display mode in this embodiment is performed by the effect control CPU 120 via the LED control board 14 described later, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the on / off control of the number-of-suspended-displays indicator 31 may be executed by the CPU 103.

  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 ball device 7 includes a special winning opening door that is driven to open and close by a solenoid 82 for a special winning opening door shown in FIG. 2, and a specific area that changes between an open state and a closed state by the special winning opening door. To form a special winning opening.

  As an example, in the special variable winning ball device 7, when the solenoid 82 for the special winning opening door is in the off state, the special winning opening door closes the special winning opening, and the game ball passes through (enters) the special winning opening. Disable it. On the other hand, in the special variable winning ball device 7, when the large winning opening door solenoid 82 is turned on, the large winning opening door opens the large winning opening, and the game ball passes through the large winning opening (enters). ) In this way, the special winning opening as the specific area changes between an open state in which the game balls easily pass (enter), which is advantageous for the player, and a closed state in which the game balls cannot pass (enter), which is disadvantageous for the player. I do. In addition, instead of the closed state in which the game ball cannot pass (enter) the large winning opening, or in addition to the closed state, a partially open state in which the game ball hardly passes (enter) the large winning opening may be provided.

  A game ball that has passed (entered) the special winning opening is detected by, for example, the count switch 23 shown in FIG. Based on the detection of the game balls by the count switch 23, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of game balls are paid out as prize balls. In this manner, when the game ball passes (enters) the large winning opening that has been opened in the special variable winning ball device 7, the gaming ball may enter another winning opening, such as the first starting winning opening or the second starting winning opening. More prize balls are paid out than when passing (entering). Therefore, when the special winning opening is opened in the special variable winning ball device 7, the game ball can enter the special winning opening, and the first state is advantageous to the player. On the other hand, if the special winning opening is closed in the special variable winning ball device 7, it becomes impossible or difficult for the player to pass (enter) the gaming ball into the special winning opening to obtain the winning ball, and for the player to obtain the winning ball. The second state is disadvantageous.

  At a predetermined position of the game board 2 (in the example shown in FIG. 1, on the left side of the game area), a normal symbol display 20 is provided. As an example, like the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol indicator 4B, the ordinary symbol indicator 20 is composed of a 7-segment or dot-matrix LED, and a plurality of types of identification information different from the special symbol. Is displayed (variable display) so as to be variable. Such a variable display of a normal symbol is called a normal symbol game (also referred to as a “normal symbol game”).

  Above the normal symbol display 20, there is provided a general symbol holding display 25 </ b> C. The general-purpose reservation indicator 25C includes, for example, four LEDs, and displays the number of stored general-purpose reserves as the number of effective passing balls that have passed through the passage gate 41.

  On the surface of the game board 2, in addition to the above-described configuration, a windmill for changing the flowing direction and speed of the game ball and a number of obstacle nails are provided. Further, as a winning opening different from the first starting winning opening, the second starting winning opening, and the big winning opening, for example, a single or a plurality of general winning openings that are always kept in a fixed open state by a predetermined ball receiving member are provided. You may be. In this case, a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls may be paid out as prize balls based on detection of a game ball that has entered one of the general prize ports by a predetermined general prize ball switch. At the bottom of the game area, there is provided an out port through which game balls that have not entered any of the winning ports are taken in.

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

  At a predetermined position of the gaming machine frame 3 below the game area, game balls paid out as prize balls or game balls paid out by lending are held (stored) so that they can be supplied to the hit ball launching device. A dish (hitting ball supply dish) is provided. At the lower part of the gaming machine frame 3, there is provided a lower plate for holding (reserving) excess balls overflowing from the upper plate so as to be able to be discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  The member that forms the lower plate is provided with a stick controller 31A that can be gripped and tilted by the player, for example, at a predetermined position on the upper side of the lower plate main body (for example, at the center of the lower plate). I have. The stick controller 31A includes an operation rod held by the player, and a trigger button is provided at a predetermined position of the operation rod (for example, a position at which the index finger of the operator's hand is hooked when the player grips the operation rod). I have. The trigger button can perform a predetermined instruction operation by performing a push-pull operation with a predetermined operation finger (for example, an index finger or the like) in a state where the player holds an operation rod of the stick controller 31A with an operation hand (for example, a left hand). What is necessary is just to be comprised as follows. It is sufficient that a trigger sensor that detects a predetermined instruction operation such as a push-pull operation on the trigger button or the like is built in the operation stick.

  A controller sensor unit 35A that detects a tilting operation on the operation rod may be provided inside the lower plate body below the stick controller 31A. For example, the controller sensor unit 35A includes two transmission-type photosensors (parallel sensors) disposed in parallel with the board surface of the game board 2 on the left side of the center of the operation stick as viewed from the side of the player facing the pachinko gaming machine 1. Pair) and two transmission type photosensors (vertical sensor pairs) arranged perpendicularly to the board surface of the game board 2 on the right side of the center position of the operation stick as viewed from the player side. What is necessary is just to be comprised including a photo sensor.

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

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 has mounted thereon various control boards such as a main board 11, an effect control board 12, an audio control board 13, and an LED control board 14 as shown in FIG. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is also provided with a relay board 15 for relaying various control signals transmitted between the main board 11 and the effect control board 12. In addition, various boards such as a payout control board, an information terminal board, a launch control board, and an interface board are arranged on the back surface of the gaming board 2 and the like in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  The main board 11 is a control board on the main side, on which various circuits for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 are mounted. The main board 11 is mainly addressed to a function of setting random numbers used in a special figure game, a function of inputting a signal from a switch or the like disposed at a predetermined position, and a sub-side control board including an effect control board 12 and the like. 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. In addition, the main board 11 performs lighting / extinguishing control of each LED (for example, a segment LED) constituting the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B to perform the first special figure and the second special figure. Of the predetermined display symbol, such as controlling the variation display of the normal symbol, and controlling the variation display of the ordinary symbol by the ordinary symbol display 20 by performing lighting / off / coloring control of the ordinary symbol display 20. It also has a control function.

  The main board 11 includes, for example, a game control microcomputer 100, a switch circuit 110 that takes in detection signals from various switches for detecting game balls and transmits the signals to the game control microcomputer 100, and a signal from the game control microcomputer 100. 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 a control signal transmitted from the main board 11 via the relay board 15, and displays the effect display device 5 and the speakers 8L and 8R. In addition, various circuits for controlling a staging operation by staging electric components such as the game effect LED 9 are mounted. That is, the effect control board 12 is used for effects such as a display operation in the effect display device 5, all or a part of a sound output operation from the speakers 8L and 8R, and all or a part of an on / off operation in the game effect LED 9 and the like. Has a function of determining the control content for causing the electric component to execute a predetermined effect operation.

  The sound control board 13 is a control board for sound output control provided separately from the effect control board 12, and outputs sound from the speakers 8L and 8R based on commands and control data from the effect control board 12. And a processing circuit for executing audio signal processing for the purpose. The LED control board 14 is a control board for LED output control provided separately from the effect control board 12, and turns on / off the game effect LED 9 and the like based on commands and control data from the effect control board 12. And an LED driver circuit for performing the above.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main board 11 is connected to wiring for transmitting detection signals from the gate switch 21, the first starting port switch 22A, the second starting port switch 22B, and the count switch 23. The gate switch 21, the first starting port switch 22A, the second starting port switch 22B, and the count switch 23 have an arbitrary configuration that can detect a game ball as a game medium, such as a sensor called a sensor. What is necessary is just to have. The main board 11 has a first special symbol display 4A, a second special symbol display 4B, a normal symbol display 20, a first reservation display 25A, a second reservation display 25B, and a general drawing reservation display 25C. For example, a wiring for transmitting a command signal for performing display control such as display control is connected.

  A control signal transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 is relayed by the relay board 15. The control command transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 via the relay board 15 is, for example, an effect control command transmitted and received as an electric signal.

  FIG. 3A is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the content of the effect control command used in the present embodiment. The effect control command has, for example, a 2-byte configuration. The first byte indicates MODE (classification of command), and the second byte indicates EXT (type of command). The first bit (bit 7) of the MODE data is always "1", and the first bit of the EXT data is "0". The command form shown in FIG. 3A is an example, and another command form may be used. In this example, the control command is composed of two control signals. However, the number of control signals constituting the control command may be one, or may be three or more.

  In the example shown in FIG. 3A, the command 8001H is a first variation start command for designating the start of variation in a special figure game using the first special figure on the first special symbol display 4A. The command 8002H is a second variation start command for designating a variation start in the special figure game using the second special figure on the second special symbol display 4B. The command 81XXH is an effect that is variably displayed in each of the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R on the effect display device 5 corresponding to the variable display of the special symbol in the special figure game. This is a variation pattern designation command for designating a variation pattern (variation time) such as a symbol. Here, XXH indicates an unspecified hexadecimal number, and may be any value that is arbitrarily set according to the instruction content of the effect control command. In the variation pattern designation command, different EXT data is set according to the variation pattern to be designated.

  The command 8CXXH is a variable display result designation command, and is an effect control command for specifying a variable display result such as a special symbol or an effect symbol. In the variable display result designation command, for example, as shown in FIG. 3B, a determination result (predetermined result) as to whether the variable display result is “outside” or “big hit”, or the variable display result is “big hit” , Different EXT data is set in accordance with the result of the determination (big hit type determination result) as to which of the plurality of types is the big hit type.

  In the variable display result designating command, for example, as shown in FIG. 3B, the command 8C00H is a first variable display result designating command indicating a predetermined result indicating that the variable display result is “out”. The command 8C01H is a second variable display result designation command for notifying a pre-determined result indicating that the variable display result is “big hit” and the big hit type is “probable variable big hit A” and the big hit type determination result. The command 8C02H is a third variable display result designation command for notifying the result of the preliminary determination that the variable display result is “big hit” and the big hit type is “probable variable big hit B” and the result of the big hit type determination. The command 8C03H is a fourth variable display result designation command for notifying of a pre-determined result indicating that the variable display result is "big hit" and the big hit type is "non-probable variable big hit" and a big hit type determination result.

  The command 8F00H is a symbol confirmation command for designating the stop (decision) of the effect symbols in the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R of “left,” “middle,” and “right” on the effect display device 5. The command 95XXH is a gaming state designation command for designating the current gaming state in the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the gaming state designation command, different EXT data is set according to the current gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1, for example. As a specific example, the command 9500H is a first game state designation command corresponding to a game state (low-probability low-base state, normal state) in which neither time-saving control nor probable change control is performed. This is a second game state designation command corresponding to a game state (low-probability-high base state, time-saving state) in which the probability change control is not performed. In addition, the command 9502H is a third game state designation command corresponding to a game state (high-accuracy low-base state, time-saving no-probability state) in which the time-change control is performed while the time-saving control is not performed, and the command 9503H is changed to the time-saving control. This is a fourth game state designation command corresponding to the game state in which the control is performed together (high-precision high-base state, time-saving time-varying state).

  The command A0XXH is a jackpot start designation command (also referred to as a “fanfare command”) for designating the display of an effect image indicating the start of the jackpot game state. The command A1XXH is a special winning opening opening notification command for notifying that the special winning opening is in the open state in the big hit gaming state. The command A2XXH is a notification command after the opening of the special winning opening that notifies that the special winning opening has changed from the open state to the closed state in the big hit gaming state. The command A3XXH is a big hit end designation command for designating the display of the effect image at the end of the big hit game state.

  In the big hit start specifying command and the big hit end specifying command, for example, different EXT data may be set according to the pre-determined result or the big hit type determining result by setting the same EXT data as the variable display result specifying command. . Alternatively, in the jackpot start designation command and the jackpot end designation command, the correspondence between the pre-determination result and the jackpot type determination result and the set EXT data may be different from the correspondence in the variable display result designation command. . The notification command during opening of the special winning opening and the notification command after opening of the special winning opening include different EXT data according to the number of rounds executed (for example, “1” to “16”) in the normal open jackpot state or the short-term open jackpot state. Is set.

  The command B100H is based on the fact that a game ball that has passed (entered) the first starting winning opening formed by the ordinary winning ball device 6A has been detected by the first starting port switch 22A and a starting winning (first starting winning) has occurred. A first start-up opening winning designation command for notifying that the first start condition for executing the special figure game using the first special figure on the first special symbol display 4A is satisfied. The command B200H indicates that a game ball that has passed (entered) the second starting winning opening formed by the normally variable winning winning ball device 6B is detected by the second starting opening switch 22B, and a starting winning (second starting winning) has occurred. This is a second start opening winning designation command for notifying that the second start condition for executing the special figure game using the second special figure on the second special symbol display 4B is established.

  The command C1XXH is a first reserved storage number notification command for notifying the first special figure reserved storage number so that the special figure reserved storage number can be specified in the reserved storage display area 5D or the like. The command C2XXH is a second reserved storage number notification command for notifying the second special figure reserved storage number so that the special figure reserved storage number can be specified in the reserved storage display area 5D or the like. The first reserved storage number notification command is, for example, when the first starting port winning designation command is transmitted based on the fact that the game ball has passed (entered) the first starting winning port and the first starting condition has been satisfied. Are transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12. The second reserved storage number notification command is, for example, when the second starting port winning designation command is transmitted based on the fact that the game ball passes (enters) the second starting winning port and the second starting condition is satisfied. Are transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12. In addition, the first reserved storage number notification command and the second reserved storage number notification command are issued when the first start condition or the second start condition is satisfied (when the number of reserved storage is reduced). It may be transmitted in response to the start of the execution.

  Instead of the first reserved storage number notification command and the second reserved storage number notification command, a total reserved storage number notification command for notifying the total reserved storage number may be transmitted. That is, a total pending storage number notification command for notifying the increase (or decrease) of the total pending storage number may be used.

  The command C4XXH and the command C6XXH are effect control commands (winning-time determination result designation commands) indicating the content of the winning-time determination result. Among them, the command C4XXH is a symbol designating command indicating whether or not the fluctuation display result is "big hit" and the result of determining the big hit type (probable change, non-probable change, and saliency) as a result of the winning. The command C6XXH is a fluctuation category indicating, as a prize-winning determination result, a result of determining whether the random value MR3 for determining a fluctuation pattern is any of the fluctuation patterns of “non-reach”, “super-reach”, and “other”. Command.

  The game control microcomputer 100 mounted on the main board 11 is, for example, a one-chip microcomputer, and includes a ROM 101 (Read Only Memory 101) for storing a game control program and fixed data, and a game control work. A RAM 102 (Random Access Memory 102) for providing an area, a CPU 103 (Central Processing Unit 103) for executing a game control program to perform a control operation, and updating numerical data indicating a random value independently of the CPU 103 It is configured to include a random number circuit 104 for performing the operation and an I / O 105 (Input / Output port 105).

  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 reading operation in which the CPU 103 reads fixed data from the ROM 101, a variable data writing operation in which the CPU 103 writes various variable data in the RAM 102 and temporarily stores the same, and a variable data writing operation in which the CPU 103 temporarily stores various variable data in the RAM 102 Reading operation, CPU 103 receiving an input of various signals from the outside of the game control microcomputer 100 via the I / O 105, and CPU 103 outside the game control microcomputer 100 via the I / O 105. And a transmission operation for outputting various signals.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a random number value counted on the main board 11 side. As shown in FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, on the side of the main substrate 11, a random number value MR1 for determining a special figure display result, a random number value MR2 for determining a jackpot type, a random number value MR3 for determining a fluctuation pattern, Numerical data indicating each of the random numbers MR4 for display result determination is controlled to be countable. It should be noted that other random numbers may be used to enhance the gaming effect. Such random numbers used to control the progress of the game are also called game random numbers.

  The random number circuit 104 only needs to count numerical data indicating a part or all of the random number values MR1 to MR4. The CPU 103 updates various numerical data by software using a random counter different from the random number circuit 104, such as a random counter provided in the game control counter setting unit 154 shown in FIG. Numerical data indicating a part of MR4 may be counted.

  The random number value MR1 for the special figure display result determination is a random number value used to determine whether or not to control the fluctuation display result of a special symbol or the like in the special figure game as a “big hit” and to control the big hit game state. Take a value in the range of “1” to “65536”. The random number value MR2 for determining the jackpot type is used to determine the jackpot type to be one of “probable variable jackpot A”, “probable variable jackpot B”, and “non-probable variable” when the variation display result is “big hit”. This is a random value, for example, a value in the range of “1” to “100”.

  The random value MR3 for determining the variation pattern is a random value used to determine the variation pattern in the variation display of the special symbol or the effect symbol to one of a plurality of types prepared in advance, for example, “1” to “1”. 997 ".

  The random number value MR4 for the ordinary figure display result determination is used to determine whether the variation display result in the ordinary figure game by the ordinary symbol display unit 20 is “per ordinary figure” or “out of ordinary figure”. For example, it takes a value in the range of “3” to “13”.

  FIG. 5 shows a fluctuation pattern in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, among the cases where the fluctuation display result is “outside”, the fluctuation display mode of the effect symbol corresponds to each of the case of “non-reach” and the case of “reach”. A plurality of variation patterns are prepared in advance in response to a case where the result is “big hit”. In addition, the fluctuation pattern corresponding to the case where the fluctuation display result is “outside” and the fluctuation display mode of the effect symbol is “non-reach” is referred to as a non-reach fluctuation pattern (also referred to as “non-reach out-of-reach fluctuation pattern”), A fluctuation pattern corresponding to a case where the fluctuation display result is “outside” and the fluctuation display mode of the effect symbol is “reach” is referred to as a reach fluctuation pattern (also referred to as “reach out-of-reach fluctuation pattern”). Further, the non-reach variation pattern and the reach variation pattern are included in the loss variation pattern corresponding to the case where the variation display result is “losing”. A fluctuation pattern corresponding to a case where the fluctuation display result is “big hit” is referred to as a big hit fluctuation pattern.

  The jackpot variation pattern and the reach variation pattern include a normal reach variation pattern in which a normal reach reach effect is executed and a super reach variation pattern in which a super reach reach effect such as super reach α and super reach β is executed. In this embodiment, only one type of normal reach variation pattern is provided, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of patterns such as normal reach α, normal reach β,. May be provided. Also, in the super reach variation pattern, three or more super reach variation patterns such as super reach γ, in addition to super reach α and super reach β, may be provided.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the special figure variation time of the normal reach variation pattern in which the reach effect of the normal reach is executed in the present embodiment is set shorter than the super reach variation patterns, super reach α and super reach β. . In the present embodiment, the special figure variation time of the super-reach variation pattern in which the super-reach effect such as super-reach α and super-reach β is executed is different from the variation pattern in which the super-reach effect of super-reach β is executed However, the special figure fluctuation time is set longer than the fluctuation pattern in which the super reach effect of the super reach α is executed. In the present embodiment, the super reach effect of the super reach α and the super reach effect of the super reach β are both effects in which the character of the character image C displayed on the upper left of the effect display device 5 competes with the enemy character (so-called “reach effect”). Battle effect) (see FIG. 41).

  In this embodiment, as described above, the super display β, the super reach α, and the normal reach are set so that the fluctuation display result becomes “big hit” so that the big hit expectation becomes higher. In the reach fluctuation pattern, the longer the fluctuation time, the higher the expectation of a big hit.

  In the present embodiment, as will be described later, these fluctuation patterns are determined first, such as a non-reach type, a normal reach type, and a super-reach type. Therefore, instead of determining the variation pattern to be executed from the variation patterns belonging to the variation pattern belonging to the determined type, the variation pattern to be executed is determined using only the random number value MR3 for variation pattern determination without determining these types. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in addition to the random number value MR3 for determining the variation pattern, a random number value for determining the variation pattern type is provided, and the random number value for determining the variation pattern type is provided. After determining the type of the variation pattern from the random number value, the variation pattern to be executed from the variation pattern belonging to the variation pattern belonging to the determined type. It is also possible to determine the emissions.

  The ROM 101 included in the game control microcomputer 100 shown in FIG. 2 stores various selection data and table data used for controlling the progress of the game, in addition to the game control program. . For example, the ROM 101 stores data constituting a plurality of determination tables and setting tables prepared in advance for the CPU 103 to perform various determinations, determinations, and settings. Further, the ROM 101 stores a plurality of command data used for the CPU 103 to transmit control signals serving as various control commands from the main board 11 and a plurality of types of variation patterns as shown in FIG. Table data that constitutes a variable pattern table that stores the data.

  FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of the display result determination table stored in the ROM 101. In the present embodiment, a common display result determination table is used for the first special figure and the second special figure as the display result determination table. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A separate display result determination table may be used for the second special map and the second special map.

  The display result determination table is determined to be a variable display result in a special figure game using the first special figure using the first special symbol display 4A or a special figure game using the second special figure using the second special symbol display 4B. Before the special symbol is derived and displayed, the variable display result is referred to as “big hit” to determine whether or not to control the big hit game state based on the random number value MR1 for the special figure display result determination. It is a table.

  In the display result determination table of the present embodiment, the special figure display result depends on whether the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is a normal state, a time saving state (low-precision state), or a probable change state (high-accuracy state). A numerical value (determination value) to be compared with the random number value MR1 for determination is assigned to a special map display result such as "big hit" or "losing".

  In the display result determination table, table data indicating a determination value to be compared with the random number value MR1 for special figure display result determination is used as a result of determining whether or not to control the special figure display result as a “big hit” to the big hit game state. This is the determination data to be assigned. In the display result determination table of the present embodiment, when the gaming state is in the probable change state (high accuracy state), a larger number of determination values than in the normal state or the time saving state (low accuracy state) are “big hits”. Assigned to special map display results. Thereby, in the probable state (high-precision state) in which the probable-variation control is performed in the pachinko gaming machine 1, when the normal state or the time-saving state (low-probability state) is set, the special map display result is set to the "big hit" to control the big hit gaming state Then, compared to the determined probability (approximately 1/300 in the present embodiment), the probability that the special figure display result is determined to be the "big hit" and controlled to the big hit game state is higher (in the present embodiment, approximately 1/30). ). That is, in the display result determination table, when the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in the probable state (high-precision state), the probability that the pachinko gaming machine 1 is determined to be controlled to the big hit gaming state as compared with the normal state or the time saving state is determined. The determination data is assigned to the determination result as to whether or not to control the jackpot game state so as to be higher.

  FIG. 7 shows a configuration example of the jackpot type determination table stored in the ROM 101. The big hit type determination table of the present embodiment, when it is determined that the special map display result is to be set to "big hit" and controlled to the big hit game state, based on the random number value MR2 for big hit type determination, one of a plurality of big hit types Is a table that is referred to in order to determine. In the big hit type determination table, the special symbol for which the fluctuation display (fluctuation) is performed in the special figure game is the first special figure (a special figure game using the first special symbol display 4A) or the second special figure (the second special figure). The numerical value (judgment value) to be compared with the random number value MR2 for jackpot type determination is “non-probable change”, “probable change big hit A”, “probable change big hit B” "Are assigned to a plurality of types of jackpot types.

  Here, the big hit type in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7 (B). In the present embodiment, the high accuracy control and the time reduction control are executed as the big hit type after the end of the big hit gaming state. There are set a probable big hit A and a probable big hit B that shift to the high-probability base state, and a non-probable big hit that shifts to the low-probability high base state by executing only the time-saving control after the end of the big hit gaming state.

  As described above, in the jackpot game state of “probably variable jackpot A” and the jackpot game state of “non-probable jackpot”, 16 rounds of changing the special variable prize ball device 7 to the first state advantageous to the player (so-called “big jackpot A”) 16 rounds), a normal open jackpot repeatedly executed. On the other hand, in the big hit game state with the “probable big hit B”, as described above, five rounds (so-called five rounds) of changing the special variable winning ball device 7 to the first state advantageous to the player are repeatedly executed. It is a short-term open jackpot. Therefore, the "probable big hit A" may be referred to as a 16 round (16R) probable big hit, and the "probable big hit B" may be referred to as a 5 round (5R) probable big hit.

  The high-accuracy control and the time-saving control executed after the big-hit jackpot A or the big-hit jackpot B have been completed are continuously executed until the big-hit jackpot occurs again after the big-hit game state ends. Therefore, if the jackpot that has recurred is the probability jackpot A or the jackpot B, the high-accuracy control and the time-saving control are executed again after the end of the jackpot gaming state, so that the jackpot gaming state does not go through the normal state. It is a so-called connected state that occurs continuously.

  On the other hand, the time-saving control executed after the end of the jackpot game state due to the “non-probable variable jackpot” is that the special figure game is executed a predetermined number of times (100 times in this embodiment), or Is ended before the big hitting game state is reached before is executed.

  In the setting example of the big hit type determination table shown in FIG. 7A, the big hits of “probable big hit A” and “probable big hit B” depend on whether the variation special figure is the first special figure or the second special figure. The assignment of the judgment value to the type is different. That is, when the fluctuation special map is the first special map, the determination value in a predetermined range (a value in the range of “81” to “100”) is assigned to the big hit type of “probable big hit B” with a small number of rounds. On the other hand, if the fluctuation special map is the second special map, the determination value is not assigned to the big hit type of “probable big hit B”. With such a setting, the jackpot type is determined to be one of a plurality of types based on the fact that the first start condition for starting the special figure game using the first special figure by the first special symbol display 4A is satisfied. And a case where the jackpot type is determined to be one of a plurality of types based on the second start condition for starting the special figure game using the second special figure by the second special symbol display 4B being satisfied. Thus, the rate at which the jackpot type is determined to be “probable variable jackpot B” with a small number of rounds can be made different. In particular, in the special map game using the second special map, it is not determined that the big hit type is “probably variable big hit B” and the state is controlled to the short open big hit state with a small number of rounds. In a gaming state in which game balls easily enter the second starting winning opening formed by the normal variable winning ball device 6B, avoiding frequent occurrences of short-term open big hits in which few prize balls are obtained reduces the interest in the game. Can be prevented.

  Note that in the setting example of the jackpot type determination table shown in FIG. 7A, the assignment of the determination value to the "non-probable change" jackpot type is based on whether the fluctuation special figure is the first special figure or the second special figure. Therefore, the probability of a non-probable variable jackpot and the probability of a probable variable jackpot are the same regardless of whether the fluctuation special map is the first special map or the second special map. ing.

  Therefore, as described above, the assignment of the determination value to “probably variable big hit B” differs depending on whether the variation special figure is the first special figure or the second special figure. Is also different depending on whether the variation special figure is the first special figure or the second special figure, and for “probable variable big hit A” having a large number of rounds, the variation special figure is the second special figure. Is set to be more easily determined in the case of the first special figure than in the case of the first special figure.

  It should be noted that, even when the fluctuation special map is the second special map, a judgment value in a predetermined range different from that in the case where the fluctuation special map is the first special map is assigned to the big hit type of “probable variable big hit B”. You may. For example, when the fluctuation special map is the second special map, a smaller determination value than when the fluctuation special map is the first special map may be assigned to the big hit type of “probable variable big hit B”. Alternatively, the big hit type may be determined with reference to the common table data regardless of whether the fluctuation special map is the first special map or the second special map.

  The ROM 101 also stores a fluctuation pattern determination table for determining a fluctuation pattern based on the random number value MR3 for fluctuation pattern determination. Is determined.

  More specifically, as the variation pattern determination table, the special pattern display result is set to “big hit”, and the special pattern display result is set to “outside”. A variation pattern determination table for out-of-use used when it is determined in advance is prepared in advance.

  In the jackpot variation pattern determination table, the variation pattern of the normal reach jackpot (PB1-1), the variation pattern of the super reach α jackpot (PB1-2), and the variation pattern of the super reach β jackpot (PB1-3) On the other hand, a predetermined random number value within a range that the random number value MR3 for fluctuation pattern determination can take is assigned as a determination value. In the present embodiment, when these determination values are such that the type of the jackpot is “probable variable jackpot A” or “probable variable jackpot B”, the super reach β is easily determined, and the type of the jackpot is “non-probable variable jackpot”. In the case of, the super reach α is assigned so as to be easily determined, so that when the fluctuation pattern of the super reach β is executed, it does not become “probable variable hit A” or “probable variable hit B”. The player's sense of expectation can be increased.

  The variation pattern determination table for outliers is used when the number of retained storages is one or less, and is used when the total number of pending storages is two to four. Missing variation pattern determination table B, Missing variation pattern determination table C used when the total number of stored storages is 5 to 8, and a case where the gaming state is a high base state in which time saving control is performed. Is prepared in advance.

  In the deviation variation pattern determination table A, the non-reach deviation variation pattern (PA1-1) without shortening, the normal reach deviation variation pattern (PA2-1), the super reach α deviation variation pattern (PA2-2), and the super reach A predetermined random number in the range of the random pattern MR3 for determining the fluctuation pattern is assigned as a determination value to the fluctuation pattern (PA2-3) of the reach β deviation. In the variation pattern determination table B for outliers, the shortened nonreach outlier variation pattern (PA1-2), the normal reach outlier variation pattern (PA2-1) and the super A predetermined random number value is assigned as a determination value in a range that the random number value MR3 for determining a variation pattern can take to the variation pattern of the reach α deviation (PA2-2) and the variation pattern of the super reach β deviation (PA2-3). Have been. In the variation pattern determination table C for loss, the shortened non-reach loss variation pattern (PA1-3), the normal reach loss variation pattern (PA2-1), and the super A predetermined random number value is assigned as a determination value in a range that the random number value MR3 for determining a variation pattern can take to the variation pattern of the reach α deviation (PA2-2) and the variation pattern of the super reach β deviation (PA2-3). Have been. Further, in the deviation variation pattern determination table D, the shortened non-reach deviation variation pattern (PA1-4), the normal reach deviation variation pattern (PA2-1), and the super-reach α deviation deviation pattern corresponding to the shortened non-reach variation during the time saving control. (PA2-2), a predetermined random number value within the range of the random pattern value MR3 for determining the variation pattern is assigned to the variation pattern (PA2-3) of the super reach β deviation as the determination value.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the variation time of the non-reach out-of-reach variation pattern (PA1-2) is shorter than that of the non-reach out-of-reach variation pattern (PA1-1) without shortening, and the variation pattern (PA1) The variation time of the non-reach variation pattern (PA1-3) is shorter than that of -2). Therefore, when the number of pending storages increases, the variation pattern of the non-reach out-of-reach time with a short variation time is determined, so that the pending storages are easily digested, and the number of pending storages reaches the upper limit of four. When the number of pending memories is reduced, non-reach loss fluctuations without long shortening can be achieved if the number of pending memories decreases. By determining the pattern (PA1-1), it is possible to prevent a decrease in the interest in the game due to the fact that the variable display is not executed because the variable display time is prolonged.

  The RAM 102 included in the game control microcomputer 100 shown in FIG. 2 may be a backup RAM partially or entirely backed up by a backup power supply created on a predetermined power supply board. That is, even if the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is stopped, part or all of the content of the RAM 102 is stored for a predetermined period (until the backup power supply becomes incapable of discharging the backup power supply capacitor). You. In particular, at least data corresponding to the game state, that is, the control state of the game control means (such as a special figure process flag) and the data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls may be stored in the backup RAM. The data according to the control state of the game control means is data necessary for restoring the control state before the occurrence of a power failure or the like based on the data when the power is restored after 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 state of the game.

  The RAM 102 is provided with a game control data holding area 150 as shown in FIG. 8, for example, as an area for holding various data used for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the like. I have. The game control data holding area 150 shown in FIG. 8 includes a special figure holding storage unit 151A, a general figure holding storage unit 151C, a game control flag setting unit 152, a game control timer setting unit 153, and a game control counter setting unit. 154 and a game control buffer setting unit 155.

  The special map reservation storage unit 151A stores a special map which has not yet started, though a game ball has passed (entered) the first starting prize hole formed by the normal winning prize ball device 6A and a start prize (first start prize) has been generated. The game ball passes (enters) the hold data of the game (the special figure game using the first special figure on the first special symbol display 4A) and the second starting winning opening formed by the normal variable winning ball apparatus 6B. It stores the data of a special figure game (a special figure game using the second special figure on the second special symbol display 4B) in which a start prize (second start prize) has occurred but has not yet started. As an example, the special map holding storage unit 151A associates the winning number of the game ball with the holding number in the order of winning the first starting winning port or the second starting winning port (the order of detection of the game balls), and the winning of the game ball is the first start. Start winning type data indicating whether the winning opening or the second starting winning opening is awarded, a random number value for determining a special figure display result extracted from the random number circuit 104 or the like by the CPU 103 based on the winning of the game ball. Numerical data indicating the MR1, the random number value MR2 for determining the big hit type, and the random number value MR3 for determining the variation pattern are stored as pending data until the storage number reaches a predetermined upper limit (for example, “8”). The hold data thus stored in the special figure storage unit 151A indicates that the execution of the special figure game using the first special figure or the second special figure is suspended, and the fluctuation display result ( This is the hold information that enables the determination of whether the special figure display result is a big hit or not.

  The general-purpose holding storage unit 151C stores the general-purpose holding information of the general-purpose game that has not yet been started by the normal symbol display 20 even though the game ball passing through the passing gate 41 is detected by the gate switch 21. For example, the general figure holding storage unit 151C determines the general figure display result extracted from the random number circuit 104 and the like by the CPU 103 based on the passage of the game ball in association with the reservation number in the order in which the game ball passed through the passage gate 41. Numerical data indicating the random number value MR4 for use is stored as pending data until the number reaches a predetermined upper limit (for example, “4”).

  The game control flag setting section 152 is provided with a plurality of types of flags that can be updated according to the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the like. For example, the game control flag setting unit 152 stores data indicating a flag value and data indicating an ON state or an OFF state for each of a plurality of types of flags.

  The game control timer setting section 153 is provided with various timers used to control the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. For example, the game control timer setting unit 153 stores data indicating a timer value of each of a plurality of types of timers.

  The game control counter setting section 154 is provided with a plurality of types of counters for counting count values used for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. For example, the game control counter setting unit 154 stores data indicating the count value of each of a plurality of types of counters. Here, the game control counter setting unit 154 may be provided with a random counter for counting a part or all of the game random numbers so that the CPU 103 can be updated by software.

  In the random counter of the game control counter setting unit 154, a random number value that is not generated by the random number circuit 104, for example, numerical data indicating the random number values MR2 to MR4 is stored as a random count value. The numerical data indicating each random number value is updated regularly or irregularly. The software executed by the CPU 103 to update the random count value may be for updating the random count value separately from the operation of updating the numerical data in the random number circuit 104, or may be extracted from the random number circuit 104. The random number value may be updated by performing a predetermined process such as a scramble process or an arithmetic process on all or a part of the numerical data.

  The game control buffer setting unit 155 is provided with various buffers for temporarily storing data used for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. For example, the game control buffer setting unit 155 stores data indicating a buffer value in each of a plurality of types of buffers.

  The I / O 105 included in the game control microcomputer 100 shown in FIG. 2 has an input port for taking in various signals transmitted to the game control microcomputer 100, and various signals to the outside of the game control microcomputer 100. And an output port for transmission.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the effect control board 12 provides an effect control CPU 120 for performing a control operation according to a program, a ROM 121 for storing an effect control program, fixed data, and the like, and a work area for the effect control CPU 120. RAM 122, a display control unit 123 that executes processing for determining the control content of the display operation in the effect display device 5, and a random number that updates numerical data indicating a random value independently of the effect control CPU 120. The circuit 124 and the I / O 125 are mounted.

  As an example, in the effect control board 12, when the effect control CPU 120 executes the effect control program read from the ROM 121, a process for controlling the effect operation by the electric components for effect is executed. At this time, the effect control CPU 120 reads fixed data from the ROM 121, a fixed data reading operation, the effect control CPU 120 writes various variable data in the RAM 122, and temporarily stores the variable data, and the effect control CPU 120 The variation data reading operation for reading out various variation data temporarily stored, the effect control CPU 120 receives an input of various signals from outside the effect control board 12 via the I / O 125, and the effect control CPU 120 A transmission operation of outputting various signals to the outside of the effect control board 12 via the 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 effect display device 5, and wiring for transmitting a sound effect signal as an information signal indicating sound number data to the audio control substrate 13, Wiring or the like for transmitting an illumination signal as an information signal indicating LED data is connected to the LED control board 14.

  Note that, similarly to the main board 11, a random number value (also referred to as a random number for effect) for determining various effect types such as a notice effect is set on the effect control board 12 side as well.

  The ROM 121 mounted on the effect control board 12 shown in FIG. 2 stores various data tables used for controlling the effect operation in addition to the effect control program. For example, the ROM 121 stores table data configuring a plurality of determination tables prepared for the effect control CPU 120 to perform various determinations, determinations, and settings, pattern data configuring various effect control patterns, and the like. I have.

  As an example, the ROM 121 is used by the effect control CPU 120 to control an effect operation by various effect devices (for example, the effect display device 5, the speakers 8L and 8R, the game effect LED 9, the decoration LED, and the effect model). An effect control pattern table in which a plurality of types of effect control patterns are stored. The effect control pattern is composed of data indicating the control contents corresponding to various effect operations executed according to the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. The effect control pattern table only needs to store, for example, a special figure change effect control pattern, a notice effect control pattern, various effect control patterns, and the like.

  The effect control pattern at the time of the special figure change corresponds to a plurality of types of change patterns, in a period from the start of the change of the special symbol in the special figure game until the finalized special symbol which is the special figure display result is derived and displayed. It consists of data showing the control contents of various effecting operations, such as the effect of changing the effect of the effect design, reach effect, effect effect display operation in re-lottery, etc. Have been. The announcement effect control pattern includes, for example, data indicating control contents of an effect operation that is an announcement effect that is executed in response to an announcement pattern in which a plurality of patterns are prepared in advance. The various effect control patterns correspond to various effect operations executed in accordance with the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 and include data indicating the control contents thereof.

  The special figure variation effect control patterns may include, for example, a plurality of types of reach effect control patterns in which the effect mode in each reach effect is different for each variation pattern for executing the reach effect.

  The RAM 122 mounted on the effect control board 12 shown in FIG. 2 has an effect control data holding area 190 as shown in FIG. 9A as an area for holding various data used for controlling the effect operation. Is provided. The effect control data holding area 190 shown in FIG. 9A includes an effect control flag setting unit 191, an effect control timer setting unit 192, an effect control counter setting unit 193, and an effect control buffer setting unit 194. I have.

  The effect control flag setting unit 191 includes a plurality of types of effect operation states such as a display state of an effect image on the screen of the effect display device 5 and a plurality of types that can be updated in response to an effect control command transmitted from the main board 11. Is provided. For example, the effect control flag setting unit 191 stores data indicating a flag value and data indicating an ON state or an OFF state for each of a plurality of types of flags.

  The effect control timer setting unit 192 is provided with a plurality of types of timers used to control the progress of various effect operations such as an effect image display operation on the screen of the effect display device 5. For example, the effect control timer setting unit 192 stores data indicating a timer value of each of a plurality of types of timers.

  The effect control counter setting section 193 is provided with a plurality of types of counters used to control the progress of various effect operations. For example, the effect control counter setting unit 193 stores data indicating the count value of each of a plurality of types of counters.

  The effect control buffer setting section 194 is provided with various buffers for temporarily storing data used for controlling the progress of various effect operations. For example, the effect control buffer setting unit 194 stores data indicating a buffer value in each of a plurality of types of buffers.

  In the present embodiment, data constituting the start winning reception command buffer 194A as shown in FIG. 9B is stored in a predetermined area of the effect control buffer setting unit 194. The start winning reception command buffer 194A is provided with a storage area (entries corresponding to buffer numbers “1” to “8”) corresponding to the maximum value (for example, “8”) of the total number of suspended storages.

  In each storage area (entry), whether the start winning prize corresponding to the entry corresponds to the winning in the first starting winning opening or the winning prize in the second starting winning opening. Opening area specifying command (first starting port winning specifying command, second starting port winning specifying command), an area storing a symbol specifying command, an area storing a variable category command, There is an area for storing the pending storage number notification command.

  Furthermore, in the start winning winning reception command buffer 194A of the present embodiment, the determination of the display pattern accompanying the determination of the execution of the hold display advancement effect in the hold display advancement effect determination process (FIG. 22) described below has not been determined. Whether or not, that is, a new starting prize has been generated, a starting pattern prize specifying command, a symbol specifying command, a variable category specifying command, and a pending storage number notification command have been newly stored, so that the display pattern has not been determined yet. A display undecided flag indicating that there is, a hold display flag in which a flag value is set according to the display pattern (display mode) of the hold storage display, and a flag corresponding to the final mode of the display pattern (display mode) of the hold display A change destination flag to which a value is set is secured for each storage area (entry).

  If the execution of the hold display notice effect is not determined in the hold display notice effect determination process described later, “0” corresponding to the normal hold storage display pattern is stored in the hold display flag. Thus, the hold storage display of the normal display mode (for example, white circles) is displayed in the hold storage display area 5D, and is different from the normal display mode when the execution of the hold display announcement effect is determined. By setting “1” (square (◇)) or “2” (star (☆)) corresponding to the display pattern of the hold storage display of the special mode (for example, square (◇) or star (☆)) On the other hand, a reserved storage display in a special mode different from the normal display mode is displayed in the reserved storage display area 5D, and in the variable display corresponding to the reserved storage display, there is a high possibility of a big hit or a super reach. thing It is adapted to be notice.

  The storage contents of these storage areas (entries) are as follows: when the start condition is satisfied and the variable display of the highest-order hold storage (buffer number “1”) is started, the contents of the hold storage where the start condition is satisfied ( 9) is moved to the active display storage buffer 194B of FIG. 9C and cleared, and the storage contents of the storage areas lower than the cleared storage area (entry) are stored one by one in the upper storage area. It is being shifted to the area.

  As described above, when the variable display of the hold storage (buffer number "1") is started, the contents (data) of the hold storage satisfying the start condition are moved to the active display storage buffer 194B, as described above. Since it is overwritten and updated, as shown in FIG. 9 (C), the same storage area as the start winning reception command buffer 194A is provided. In other words, an area for storing a start-up winning command, an area for storing a symbol design command, an area for storing a variable category command, an area for storing a pending storage number notification command, and an area for storing a display undecided flag. And an area for storing a display mode flag and an area for storing a change destination flag. As will be described in detail later, if "0" is set as the value of the display mode flag and "1" or "2" is set as the value of the change destination flag, there is a pending storage. When the action effect process is executed during the execution of the variable display, the value of the change destination flag is set as the value of the display mode flag, so that the display mode of the hold display corresponding to the hold storage may change. .

  Next, the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be schematically described. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the normal symbol display 20 performs a variable display of the normal symbol 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. 2. After the general symbol starting condition is established, the normal symbol display condition is established based on that the general symbol starting condition for starting the fluctuation display of the ordinary symbol, such as the end of the previous ordinary symbol game, is satisfied. Is started.

  In the ordinary symbol game, after a variation of the ordinary symbol is started, when a predetermined time which is an ordinary symbol variation time elapses, a fixed ordinary symbol as a variation display result of the ordinary symbol is stopped and displayed (derived display). At this time, if a specific ordinary symbol (a symbol per ordinary symbol) such as a number indicating “7” is stopped and displayed as the determined ordinary symbol, the variation display result of the ordinary symbol becomes “a symbol per ordinary symbol”. On the other hand, if the normal symbol other than the symbol per ordinary symbol is stopped and displayed as the fixed ordinary symbol, for example, a number or symbol other than the number indicating “7”, the variation display result of the ordinary symbol is “None of the ordinary symbol”. Become. In response to the result of the normal symbol fluctuation display being “per-figure”, an enlarged opening control (tilt control) is performed in which the movable wing of the electric tulip constituting the normally variable winning prize ball device 6B is at the tilt position. After a lapse of a predetermined time, the normal opening control for returning to the vertical position is performed.

  After the first starting condition is satisfied, for example, when a game ball passing through (entering) the first starting winning opening formed in the normal winning ball device 6A is detected by the first starting port switch 22A shown in FIG. The special figure game by the first special symbol display 4A is started based on the fact that the first start condition is satisfied due to the end of the previous special figure game, the big hit game state, or the like. The second starting condition is satisfied, for example, when a game ball that has passed (entered) the second starting winning opening formed in the ordinary variable winning ball device 6B is detected by the second starting port switch 22B shown in FIG. Later, the special figure game by the second special symbol display 4B is started based on the second start condition being satisfied, for example, by ending the previous special figure game or the big hit game state.

  In the special figure game with the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B, after the fluctuation display of the special symbol is started and the fluctuation display time as the special figure fluctuation time elapses, the fluctuation display of the special symbol is performed. Derived special symbols (results of special figure display) are derived and displayed. At this time, if a specific special symbol (big hit symbol) is stopped and displayed as the fixed special symbol, it becomes a "big hit" as a specific display result. If a special symbol different from the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed as the fixed special symbol, " Mistake ". It should be noted that a predetermined special symbol (small hit symbol) different from the big hit symbol may be stopped and displayed. If the predetermined special symbol (small hit symbol) as a result of these predetermined displays is stopped and displayed, What is necessary is just to control to the small hitting game state as a special game state different from the big hitting game state.

  After the fluctuation display result in the special figure game becomes “big hit”, the game is controlled to a big hit game state as a specific game state in which a round (also called “round game”) advantageous to the player is executed a predetermined number of times.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as an example, a special symbol indicating a number of “3”, “5”, or “7” is a big hit symbol, and a special symbol indicating a symbol of “−” is a missing symbol. In addition, each symbol such as a big hit symbol or a missing symbol in the special figure game by the first special symbol display 4A may be a special symbol different from each symbol in the special figure game by the second special symbol display 4B. Then, a special symbol common to both special symbol games may be a big hit symbol or a missing symbol.

  After the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed as the fixed special symbol in the special figure game and the special display result becomes "big hit", in the big hit game state, the big winning opening door of the special variable winning ball device 7 is set to the predetermined upper limit time. The special winning opening is kept open in a period until a predetermined number of (for example, nine) winning balls are generated or until a predetermined number of (for example, nine) winning balls are generated. As a result, a round in which the special variable winning ball device 7 is placed in the first state (open state) which is advantageous for the player is executed.

  The special winning opening door that has the special winning opening opened during the execution of the round receives game balls falling on the surface of the game board 2 and then closes the special winning opening, thereby providing a special variable 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 executions reaches a predetermined upper limit number (for example, “16”). Note that even before the number of times of execution of the round reaches the upper limit number, the execution of the round may be terminated when a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, a game ball does not win the special winning opening). .

  Of the rounds in the jackpot game state, the round in which the upper limit time for setting the special variable winning ball device 7 to the first state (open state) advantageous to the player is a relatively long time (for example, 29 seconds) is normally opened. Also called a round. On the other hand, a round in which the upper limit time for setting the special variable winning ball device 7 to 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.

  Of the special symbols indicating the numbers "3", "5", and "7" to be the jackpot symbols, the special symbol indicating the number "7" is a jackpot symbol corresponding to the probable variable jackpot A described later, and the symbol "5" The special symbol indicating the number is a big hit symbol corresponding to the probability variable big hit B described later. In the big hit game state (normally open big hit state) which is controlled after the big hit symbol of “3” or “7” is derived as the fixed special symbol in the special figure game, the big winning opening door of the special variable winning ball device 7 is opened. The special variable prize is opened by opening the special winning opening in a period until a predetermined upper limit time (for example, 29 seconds) elapses or a period in which a predetermined number (for example, 9) of prize balls are generated. A round for changing the ball device 7 to a first state (open state) advantageous to the player is repeatedly executed a first number of times (for example, 16 times). The normally open big hit state is also referred to as a first specific game state.

  In addition, among the special symbols indicating the numbers "3", "5", and "7", which are the jackpot symbols, the special symbol indicating the number "3" is a jackpot symbol corresponding to the non-probable variable jackpot described later, and is specially variable. The special winning opening door of the winning ball device 7 is set to open the special winning opening in a period until a predetermined upper limit time (for example, 29 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, 9) of winning balls is generated. The round of changing the special variable winning ball device 7 to the first state (open state) which is advantageous to the player by setting the open state is repeatedly executed the first number of times (for example, 16 times) as in the case of the probability change big hit A. .

  It is controlled after the special symbol indicating the number “5” is derived from the special symbols indicating the numbers “3”, “5”, and “7” as the jackpot symbol as the fixed special symbol in the special symbol game. In the big hit game state (short-term open big hit state), the upper limit time during which the special variable prize ball device 7 is changed to the first state advantageous to the player in each round (the period during which the big prize mouth is opened by the big prize entrance door). The upper limit is the same as the predetermined period in the normally open big hit state, but the first number of rounds (in the normally open big hit state) in which the special variable winning ball device 7 is changed to the first state (open state) advantageous to the player (open state). It is repeatedly executed a second number of times (for example, 5 times) less than 16 times. Note that the short-term open jackpot state is also referred to as a second specific game state. In the short-term open jackpot state, an example in which the number of rounds is set to five, which is the second number, is exemplified. However, the number of rounds is the same as the first number (for example, 16) in the normal open jackpot state. On the other hand, the upper limit time for changing the special variable prize ball device 7 to the first state advantageous to the player in each round after the predetermined number (for example, 6) (the upper limit of the period during which the special winning opening is opened by the special winning opening door). ) Is set to a second period (for example, 0.1 second) shorter than the first period in the normally open big hit state, so that the substantial number of rounds may be made smaller than that in the normally open big hit state.

  In such a short-term open jackpot state, it is sufficient that the number of rounds is smaller than that in the normal open jackpot state, so that the expected value of payouts (prize balls) that can be obtained is smaller than in the normal open jackpot state. In these short-term open jackpots, by setting the opening period of the special winning opening to the second period (eg, 0.1 second) for all rounds, virtually no balls (prize balls) can be obtained. It is good also as a jackpot game state. In other words, the jackpot game state as the short-term open round specific game state is such that the period during which the gaming ball easily passes (enters) the special winning opening in each round is changed from the first period in the normal open round specific game state. And the number of executed rounds is at least one of the second round number smaller than the first round number in the normal open round specific game state. It is only necessary that the number of payouts (prize balls) that can be obtained is smaller than in the jackpot state.

  In the "left", "middle", and "right" effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R provided in the effect display device 5, a special figure game using the first special figure on the first special symbol display 4A is provided. In response to the start of any special figure game among the special figure games using the second special figure on the second special symbol display 4B, the variable display of the effect symbols is started. Then, a period from the start of the variation display of the effect symbol to the end of the variation display by the stop display of the fixed effect symbol in each of the left, middle, and right effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R. In such a case, the effect symbol change display state may be in a predetermined reach state.

  Here, the reach state is an effect symbol that has not been stopped and displayed yet when the effect symbol stopped and displayed in the display area of the effect display device 5 forms a part of the jackpot combination (“reach variation symbol”). ) Is a display state in which the fluctuation is continuing, or a display state in which all or a part of the effect symbols fluctuate synchronously while forming all or a part of the big hit combination. More specifically, some of the “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R (for example, “left” and “right” effect symbol display areas 5L, 5R, etc.) When an effect symbol (eg, an effect symbol indicating an alphanumeric character of “7”) constituting the determined jackpot combination is stopped and displayed, the remaining effect symbol display areas (eg, “medium” effect) that have not been stopped and displayed yet. In the symbol display area 5C, etc.), the display symbols are in a display state in which the effect symbols fluctuate, or in all or part of the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R of "left", "middle", and "right", the effect symbols are big hits. This is a display state in which all or some of the combinations are synchronized and fluctuated.

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

  As an 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. Each of the reach modes has a different possibility of being a "big hit" (also referred to as "reliability" or "big hit reliability"). That is, the possibility that the variable display result is a "big hit" can be made different depending on which of the plurality of types of reach effects is executed.

  As an example, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, reach modes such as normal reach, super reach α, and super reach β are set in advance. When the reach mode of the super reach such as the super reach α and the super reach β appears, the possibility of the variable display result to be “big hit” compared to the case where the normal reach reach mode appears (big hit expectation) Will be higher. Further, in the present embodiment, in the super-reach reach mode such as super-reach α and super-reach β, when super-reach β appears, the fluctuation display result is “big hit” than when super-reach α appears. The big hit expectation is high (big hit expectation: super reach β> super reach α> normal reach).

  In the present embodiment, as described later, in the reach, the fluctuation time is set so as to be super reach β> super reach α> normal reach (see FIG. 5). Expectations are getting higher.

  During the fluctuation display of the effect symbol, unlike the reach effect, the fluctuation display state of the effect symbol may be in the reach state, the fluctuation display result may be "big hit", etc. A variable display effect such as “slip” or “pseudo ream” for notifying the player according to the variable display mode of the effect symbol may be executed. It is only necessary to determine whether or not to execute the fluctuation display effects of “slip” and “pseudo-run” in response to a fluctuation pattern being determined on the main substrate 11 side. In addition, regardless of the fluctuation pattern determined on the side of the main substrate 11, whether or not to execute the variable display effect of “slip” may be determined on the side of the effect control substrate 12.

  During the variable display of the effect symbol, unlike the variable display effect such as the reach effect, for example, displaying a predetermined effect image, image display or voice output as a message, LED lighting, etc. It is possible that the staging display state of the staging pattern may be in the reach state due to the staging operation different from the staggering display operation, or that the staging reach by super reach may be executed, and the staggered display result is "big hit" There is a case where a notice effect for notifying the player in advance that there is a possibility that the game will be executed is executed. The effect operation to be a notice effect is that the effect symbol variation display state is started after the effect symbol variation display is started in all of the “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R. May be executed (started) prior to the reach state (before the effect symbols are temporarily stopped and displayed in the "left" and "right" effect symbol display areas 5L and 5R). In addition, the announcement effect that notifies that the fluctuation display result may be a “big hit” may include the effect performed after the fluctuation display state of the effect symbol has reached the reach state.

  The announcement effects may include those that become a hold display announcement effect. The pending display announcement effect is based on a change in the display mode such as the pending display of the special figure game before the possibility of the variation display result being “big hit” is started before the variation display to be announced is started. It is a suggested announcement performance. In particular, the effect of continuously giving a notice of the possibility that the result of the variation display is a "big hit" over the variation display of the effect symbol executed a plurality of times corresponding to the plurality of special figure games is a continuous announcement effect (continuous announcement effect). Direction). In addition, during the execution of the special figure game once, after the effect symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed, an effect display for changing the effect symbol again (pseudo continuous fluctuation, re-variation) is performed a predetermined number of times. In a gaming machine that performs a variable display effect of “pseudo ream” that makes it appear as if multiple variable displays are being performed, the variable display result is a “big hit” over the pseudo multiple variable displays. A preview announcement that continuously gives a preview of the possibility is also included in the continuous preview presentation (continuous presentation).

  When a special symbol to be a lost symbol is stopped and displayed (derived) as a fixed special symbol in the special figure game, the variation display state of the rendering symbol does not become the reach state after the variation display of the rendering symbol is started. In some cases, a fixed effect symbol that is a predetermined non-reach combination may be stopped and displayed. Such a variation display mode of the effect symbol is referred to as a “non-reach” (also referred to as “normally loss”) variation display mode when the variation display result is “out”.

  In the case where a special symbol to be a lost symbol is stopped (derived) as a fixed special symbol in the special figure game, the variation display state of the rendering symbol becomes a reach state after the variation display of the rendering symbol is started. In response to this, after the reach effect is executed or without the reach effect, the fixed effect symbol that is a predetermined out-of-reach combination may be stopped and displayed. Such a variation display result of the effect symbol is referred to as a variation display mode of “reach” (also referred to as “reach loss”) in a case where the variation display result is “losing”.

  When the big hit symbol indicating the number of “3” is stopped and displayed as the special symbol that becomes the big hit symbol as the fixed special symbol in the special figure game, it corresponds to the change display state of the effect symbol being in the reach state. Then, after the predetermined reach effect is executed, a fixed effect symbol that becomes a predetermined normal big hit combination (also referred to as “non-probable variable big hit combination”) among a plurality of types of big hit combinations is stopped and displayed. Note that the reach effect may not be executed, and the non-probability variable jackpot combination may be stopped and displayed as a confirmed effect symbol.

  The fixed effect symbol that is a normal jackpot combination (non-probable variable jackpot combination) is, for example, variably displayed in each of the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R of the “left”, “middle”, and “right” in the effect display device 5. Of the effect symbols whose symbol numbers are “1” to “8”, one of the effect symbols whose symbol numbers are even numbers “2”, “4”, “6”, and “8” is “left” and “ What is necessary is just to stop and display on the predetermined effective line in each of the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R of "middle" and "right". The effect symbols in which the symbol numbers constituting the normal jackpot combination are even numbers “2”, “4”, “6”, and “8” are called normal symbols (also referred to as “non-probable variable symbols”).

  In response to the fact that the determined special symbol in the special figure game becomes a normal big hit symbol, after a predetermined reach effect is executed, the fixed effect symbol of the normal big hit combination (non-probable variable big hit combination) is stopped and displayed. The variable display mode is referred to as a “variable display mode” (also referred to as “big hit type”) of “non-probable change” (also referred to as “normal big hit”) when the variable display result is “big hit”. It should be noted that a normal jackpot combination (non-probable variable jackpot combination) may be stopped and displayed as a confirmed effect symbol without performing the reach effect. Based on the fact that the fluctuation display result is "big hit" for the "big hit" big hit type, the state is controlled to the normal open big hit state, and after that, the time reduction control (time saving control) is performed. By performing the time saving control, the fluctuation display time (special figure fluctuation time) of the special symbol in the special figure game is shortened as compared with the normal state. In the time-saving control, as will be described later, the so-called electric chew support, in which the winning frequency of the ordinary symbol is increased and the winning frequency of the ordinary variable winning prize ball device 6B is increased. Here, the normal state is a normal game state different from a specific game state such as a big hit game state, and is an initial setting state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (for example, after the power is turned on, such as when a system reset is performed). The same control as in the state where the initialization process has been executed) is performed. In the time-saving control, a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times) of the special figure game is executed after the end of the big hit game state, and one of the conditions that the variable display result is “big hit” is satisfied first. Sometimes, it should be finished.

  As a fixed special symbol in the special figure game, among the special symbols to be the big hit symbol, when a certainty variable big hit symbol such as a special symbol indicating the number of “7” is stopped and displayed, the fluctuation display state of the effect symbol is set to the reach state. In response to this, after the same reach effect as in the case where the variable display mode of the effect symbol is "normal" is performed, a determined effect symbol that becomes a predetermined probability-change big-hit combination among a plurality of types of big-hit combinations. May be stopped. In addition, the reach effect may not be executed, and the fixed-change big hit combination may be stopped and displayed as the confirmed effect symbol. The determined effect symbol to be the probability change jackpot combination is, for example, a symbol number “1” that is variably displayed in each of the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R of the “left”, “middle”, and “right” in the effect display device 5. Out of the effect symbols “−8”, the effect symbol with the symbol number “7” is a predetermined effective line in each of the “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R. What is necessary is just the thing stopped and displayed together. The effect symbol having the symbol number “7” constituting the probability-variable jackpot combination is referred to as a probability-variable symbol. In the case where the probability change big hit symbol is stopped and displayed as the fixed special symbol in the special figure game, the fixed effect symbol which is a normal big hit combination may be stopped and displayed as a variation display result of the effect symbol.

  As a fixed special symbol in the special figure game, when a specially variable big hit symbol such as a special symbol indicating a number of “5” is stopped and displayed among special symbols that are short-term open round big hit symbols, the variation display state of the effect symbol is displayed. In response to the reaching state, after a reach effect similar to that in the case where the variation display mode of the effect symbol is "normal" is performed, a predetermined probable big hit combination is obtained from a plurality of types of big hit combinations. The fixed effect design may be stopped and displayed. In addition, the reach effect may not be executed, and the fixed-change big hit combination may be stopped and displayed as the confirmed effect symbol. The determined effect symbol to be the probability change jackpot combination is, for example, a symbol number “1” that is variably displayed in each of the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R of the “left”, “middle”, and “right” in the effect display device 5. Of the effect symbols of “−8”, any one of the odd number “1”, “3”, and “5” other than the symbol number “7” is “left”, “middle”, “right”. "In any of the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R. The effect symbols having the symbol numbers “1”, “3”, and “5” that constitute the probable variable jackpot combination are referred to as “probable variable symbols” similarly to the above-described effect symbol “7”. Note that, in the case where the probability variable big hit symbol is stopped and displayed as the fixed special symbol in the special figure game, the fixed effect symbol which is a normal big hit combination may be stopped and displayed as the variation display result of the effect symbol. Good.

  Regardless of whether the confirmed effect symbol is the normal jackpot combination or the probability variable jackpot combination, the variable display mode in which the variable probability jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed as the determined special symbol in the special figure game has a variable display result of "big hit". In this case, it is referred to as a “probable change” variation display mode (also referred to as “big hit type”). In addition, in the present embodiment, among the jackpot types of “probable change”, based on the fact that the variable display result of “7” is “big hit” as the fixed special symbol, the state is controlled to the normally open big hit state, Later, probability variation control (probable variation control) is performed together with time-saving control. On the other hand, among the jackpot types of “probable change”, based on the fact that “big hit” is displayed in the fluctuation display result of “5” as the fixed special symbol, the state is controlled to the short-term open big hit state, and after that, the time reduction control is performed. At the same time, probability variation control (probable variation control) is performed.

  By performing the certainty change control, the probability that the fluctuation display result (the special figure display result) becomes “big hit” in each special figure game is improved so as to be higher than that in the normal state. The probable change control may be ended when the condition that the fluctuation display result becomes “big hit” and the state is controlled again to the big hit game state after the big hit game state ends. Note that, similarly to the time saving control, when the special figure game is executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times the same as the number of time savings, or 90 times different from the number of the time savings) after the end of the big hit game state, the probability change control is ended. You may. In addition, even if the probable change control is terminated when the “probable change fall” is determined to end the probable change control in the probable change drop lottery executed each time the special figure game is started after the end of the big hit game state. Good.

  When the time reduction control is performed, the control is performed such that the normal symbol display device 20 shortens the fluctuation time of the normal symbol in the normal symbol game (normal symbol fluctuation time) as compared with the normal state, and the fluctuation of the normal symbol in each normal symbol game is performed. Control to increase the probability that the display result is "per-figure" compared to the normal state, and tilt control of the movable wing piece in the normal variable winning prize ball device 6B based on the fact that the variable display result is "per-figure". The game ball can easily pass (enter) the second starting winning opening, for example, the control for increasing the tilt control time for performing the tilting than that in the normal state and the control for increasing the number of tilts than in the normal state. Control (electricity chew support control) that is advantageous to the player by increasing the possibility that the start condition is satisfied is performed. As described above, the control that is advantageous to the player by making it easier for the game ball to enter the second start winning opening with the time saving control is also referred to as high opening control. As the high opening control, any one of these controls may be performed, or a plurality of controls may be performed in combination.

  By performing the high opening control, the frequency of the second start winning opening being in the enlarged opening state is increased more than when the high opening control is not performed. As a result, the second starting condition for executing the special figure game using the second special figure on the second special symbol display 4B becomes easy to be satisfied, and the special figure game can be frequently executed. The time required for the fluctuation display result to become a "big hit" is reduced. The period during which the high opening control can be executed is also referred to as a high opening control period, and this period may be the same as the period during which the time reduction control is performed.

  A game state in which both the time saving control and the high opening control are performed is also referred to as a time saving state or a high base state. The game state in which the probability change control is performed is also referred to as a probability change state or a highly accurate state. A game state in which time saving control and high opening control are performed together with the probability change control is also referred to as a highly accurate and high base state. In the present embodiment, the game state to be controlled is not set, but the certain state in which only the certainty control is performed and the time saving control and the high opening control are not performed is also referred to as a high certainty low base state. In addition, only the game state in which the time saving control and the high opening control are performed together with the probable change control may be particularly referred to as a “probable change state”, and may be referred to as a time saving with a probable change state to be distinguished from the highly accurate low base state. On the other hand, a probable change state in which only time-varying control is performed and time-saving control or high-opening control is not performed (high-precision low-base state) may be referred to as a time-saving no-probability state in order to distinguish it from the high-precision high-base state. The time-saving state in which the time-saving control or the high-opening control is performed without performing the probable change control is also referred to as a low-probability and high-base state. The normal state in which none of the probable change control, the time saving control, and the high release control are performed is also referred to as a low-probability low-base state. When at least one of the time saving control and the probable change control is performed in a game state other than the normal state, the special figure game can be frequently executed, and the probability that the fluctuation display result in each special figure game will be a "big hit" Is increased, the player is in an advantageous state. A game state advantageous to a player different from the jackpot game state is also referred to as a special game state.

  The re-lottery effect may be executed during the fluctuation display of the effect symbol in which the determined effect symbol is a non-probable variable jackpot combination or a probable variable jackpot combination. In the re-lottery effect, in the effect display device 5, after temporarily displaying an effect symbol that is a normal jackpot combination in the effect symbol display areas 5 </ b> L, 5 </ b> C, and 5 </ b> R of the “left”, “middle”, and “right”, for example, , "Middle" and "Right" in the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C and 5R, in which the same effect symbols are aligned again, and then fluctuated again. One of the effect symbols (normal symbols) to be combined is stopped and displayed (final stop display) as a confirmed effect symbol. Here, when the re-lottery effect is executed when the jackpot type is “non-probable change”, as the re-lottery effect, the effect symbol that has been temporarily stopped and displayed is changed again, and then the fixed effect symbol becomes a normal jackpot combination. The re-lottery defeated selection effect for deriving and displaying may be performed. On the other hand, when the re-lottery effect is executed when the jackpot type is “probable change”, as the re-lottery effect, the effect design that has been temporarily stopped and displayed is re-fluctuated, and then becomes a definite variable jackpot combination. A re-lottery winning effect in which symbols are stopped and displayed may be executed, or a re-lottery drop-out effect may be executed.

  After the determined performance symbol that is a normal jackpot combination (non-probable variable jackpot combination) is derived and displayed, at the start of the jackpot game state, during the execution of the round in the jackpot game state, or in the jackpot game state, one of the rounds ends. From the end of the last round in the jackpot game state until the start of the next round display game, etc. A jackpot middle promotion effect that is an information effect may be executed. It should be noted that the notification effect similar to the jackpot medium promotion effect may be executed during the first variable display game after the end of the jackpot gaming state. In the big hit gaming state, the medium-sized jackpot promotion effect that is executed after the last round is completed may be particularly referred to as an “ending promotion effect”.

  In the jackpot medium promotion production, there is a jackpot medium promotion success production that informs that there is a promotion where the game state becomes a certain change state even though the confirmed production pattern is a normal big hit combination, and that there is no promotion that becomes a certain change state There is an announcement of promotion failure during the jackpot. For example, in the jackpot medium promotion effect, in the display area of the effect display device 5, the effect design is displayed in a fluctuating manner, and either the normal symbol or the positively-variable design is stopped and displayed as the effect display result, or the effect design fluctuating display. For example, by displaying a different effect image, the player may be notified of the presence or absence of the promotion to be in the probable change state so that the player can recognize it.

  Next, an operation (action) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described. In the main board 11, when power supply from a predetermined power supply board is started, the game control microcomputer 100 is started, and the CPU 103 executes a predetermined process as a game control main process. When the game control main process starts, the CPU 103 sets necessary interrupt settings after setting interrupt prohibition. In this initial setting, for example, the RAM 102 is cleared. In addition, a register of a CTC (counter / timer circuit) built in the game control microcomputer 100 is set. As a result, an interrupt request signal is sent from the CTC to the CPU 103 every predetermined time (for example, every 2 milliseconds), and the CPU 103 can periodically execute the timer interrupt process. When the initial setting is completed, an interrupt is permitted, and a loop process is started. In the game control main process, a process for returning the internal state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the state at the time of the previous power supply stop may be performed, and then the loop process may be started.

  Upon receiving the interrupt request signal from the CTC and receiving the interrupt request, the CPU 103 that has executed the game control main process executes the game control timer interrupt process shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the game control timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 10 is started, the CPU 103 first executes a predetermined switch process, so that the gate switch 21, the first starting port switch 22A, the second starting port via the switch circuit 110. The state of the detection signal input from various switches such as the switch 22B and the count switch 23 is determined (S11). Subsequently, by executing predetermined main-side error processing, abnormality diagnosis of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is performed, and a warning can be generated if necessary according to the diagnosis result (S12). Thereafter, by executing a predetermined information output process, data such as big hit information, start information, and probability variation information supplied to the hall management computer arranged outside the pachinko gaming machine 1 are output (S13). ).

  Subsequent to the information output process, a game random number updating process for updating at least a part of the game random numbers such as the random numbers MR1 to MR4 used on the main board 11 side by software is executed (S14). Thereafter, the CPU 103 executes a special symbol process (S15). In the special symbol process processing, the value of the special figure process flag provided in the game control flag setting unit 152 is updated according to the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol are displayed. Various processes are selected and executed in order to control the display operation on the display unit 4B and set the opening and closing operation of the special winning opening in the special variable winning ball device 7 in a predetermined procedure.

  Subsequent to the special symbol process, a normal symbol process is executed (S16). The CPU 103 controls the display operation (for example, turning on and off the segment LED, etc.) on the normal symbol display 20 by executing the normal symbol process processing, and displays the variable display of the normal symbol and the movable operation on the normal variable prize ball device 6B. Enables setting of wing piece tilting operation.

  After executing the normal symbol process process, the CPU 103 executes the command control process to transmit a control command from the main board 11 to the sub-side control board such as the effect control board 12 (S17). As an example of these, in the command control process, among the output ports included in the I / O 105 corresponding to the settings in the command transmission table specified by the value of the transmission command buffer provided in the game control buffer setting unit 155, After setting control data in an output port for transmitting an effect control command to the effect control board 12, setting predetermined control data in an output port of the effect control INT signal and turning on the effect control INT signal for a predetermined time. By switching from the state to the off state, the effect control command can be transmitted based on the setting in the command transmission table. After executing the command control process, the game control timer interrupt process is set after setting the interrupt enable state.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of a process executed in S15 shown in FIG. 10 as a special symbol process process. In this special symbol process process, the CPU 103 first executes a start winning process (S21). After executing the start winning process, the CPU 103 selects and executes one of the processes of S22 to S29 according to the value of the special figure process flag provided in the game control flag setting unit 152.

  In the start winning process of S21, as shown in FIG. 12, the CPU 103 firstly detects the detection signal from the first starting port switch 22A provided corresponding to the first starting winning port formed by the normal winning ball device 6A. Based on this, it is determined whether the first starting port switch 22A is on (S101). At this time, if the first starting port switch 22A is on (S101; Y), the first special figure reserved storage number, which is the reserved number of special figure games using the first special figure, is equal to a predetermined upper limit value ( For example, it is determined whether or not the upper limit storage number is “4”) (S102). The CPU 103 only needs to be able to identify the first special figure reserved storage number by reading the first reserved storage number count value which is the stored value of the first reserved storage number counter provided in the game control counter setting unit 154, for example. When the first special figure reserved storage number is not the upper limit value in S102 (S102; N), for example, the storage value of the starting port buffer provided in the game control buffer setting unit 155 is set to "1" (S103). .

  When the first starting port switch 22A is turned off in S101 (S101; N), or when the first special figure reserved storage number reaches the upper limit in S102 (S102; Y), the normal variable winning prize ball device. It is determined whether or not the second starting port switch 22B is ON based on the detection signal from the second starting port switch 22B provided corresponding to the second starting winning port formed by 6B (S104). At this time, if the second starting port switch 22B is ON (S104; Y), the second special figure reserved storage number, which is the reserved figure number of the special figure game using the second special figure, is increased to a predetermined upper limit value ( For example, it is determined whether or not the upper limit storage number is “4” (S105). The CPU 103 only needs to be able to specify the second special figure reserved storage number by reading the second reserved storage number count value which is the stored value of the second reserved storage number counter provided in the game control counter setting unit 154, for example. If the second special figure reserved storage number is not the upper limit value in S105 (S105; N), for example, the storage value of the starting port buffer provided in the game control buffer setting unit 155 is set to "2" (S106). .

  After executing one of the processes in S103 and S106, the number of special figure reservation storages corresponding to the startup port buffer value, which is the storage value of the startup port buffer, is updated by adding 1 (S107). For example, when the starting port buffer value is “1”, the first reserved storage number count value is incremented by one, while when the starting port buffer value is “2”, the second reserved storage number count value is incremented by one. In this manner, the first reserved stored number count value is set to 1 when the game ball passes (enters) the first start winning port and the first start condition corresponding to the special figure game using the first special figure is satisfied. Updated to increase. Further, the second reserved stored number count value is set to 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 1 (S108). For example, the count value of the total reserved storage number, which is the storage value of the total reserved storage number counter provided in the game control counter setting unit 154, may be updated so as to be incremented by one.

  After executing the processing of S108, the CPU 103 selects the random number value MR1 for determining the special figure display result or the big hit type determination from among the numerical data updated by the random number circuit 104 and the random counter of the game control counter setting unit 154. Numerical data indicating the random number value MR2 and the random number value MR3 for determining a variation pattern is extracted (S109). The numerical data indicating each random number value thus extracted is stored by being set as suspension information at the head of an empty entry in the special figure suspension storage unit (S110).

  Numerical data indicating the random number value MR1 for determining the special figure display result and the random number value MR2 for determining the big hit type are used to determine whether or not the fluctuation display result of the special symbol or the effect symbol is “big hit”, and furthermore, whether the fluctuation display result is “big hit”. It is used to determine the type of big hit when “big hit” is set. The random number value MR3 for determining a variation pattern is used to determine a variation pattern including a variation display time of a special symbol or an effect symbol. By executing the process of S109, the CPU 103 extracts numerical data indicating all of the random numbers used for determining the variable display mode including the variable display result and the variable display time of the special symbol or the effect symbol.

  Subsequent to the processing of S110, transmission setting of a start-up winning award designation command according to the start-up opening buffer value is performed (S111). For example, when the starting opening buffer value is "1", the storage address of the first starting opening winning designation command table in the ROM 101 is stored in the buffer area specified by the transmission command pointer in the transmission command buffer, and the effect control board is stored. The setting for transmitting the first start-up winning award designating command to 12 is performed. On the other hand, when the starting opening buffer value is “2”, the storage address of the second starting opening winning designation command table in the ROM 101 is stored in the buffer area of the transmission command buffer, and the like, The setting for transmitting the second starting port winning designation command is performed. The starting port winning designation command thus set is transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 by, for example, executing the command control processing of S17 shown in FIG. Is done.

  Subsequent to the processing in S111, a winning random number value determination processing is executed (S112). After that, for example, by storing the storage address of the reserved storage number notification command table in the ROM 101 in the buffer area specified by the transmission command pointer in the transmission command buffer, the storage storage number notification command is transmitted to the effect control board 12. Settings are made (S113). The set storage number notification command is transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12, for example, by executing the command control processing of S17 shown in FIG. Is done.

  After executing the processing of S113, it is determined whether or not the starting port buffer value is “1” (S114). At this time, if the starting port buffer value is “1” (Y in S114), the starting port buffer is cleared, the stored value is initialized to “0” (S115), and the process proceeds to S104. On the other hand, when the starting port buffer value is “2” (N in S114), the starting port buffer is cleared and its stored value is initialized to “0” (S116), and then the starting winning process is performed. finish. Thus, even when both the first starting port switch 22A and the second starting port switch 22B simultaneously detect a valid winning start of a game ball, the processing based on the detection of both valid starting winning can be surely completed.

  FIG. 13A is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process executed in S112 of FIG. 12 as a winning random number value determination process. In this embodiment, when the special symbol or effect symbol variation display is started, the special symbol display result (the special symbol variation display result) is displayed by the special symbol normal process (S22 in FIG. 11, FIG. 15) described later. A determination is made as to whether or not to control to the big hit gaming state as "big hit". In a variation pattern setting process (S23 in FIG. 11, FIG. 16) described later, determination of a variation pattern that specifically defines the variation display mode of the effect symbol is performed. On the other hand, separately from these determinations, the CPU 103 executes the winning random number determination processing of S112 at the timing when the game ball is detected in the starting winning opening (the first starting winning opening or the second starting winning opening). Thereby, it is determined whether or not it is determined to derive and display the big hit symbol as the special figure display result, and whether or not the variation display mode of the effect symbol becomes a predetermined display mode with super reach. Thereby, before the start of the variable display of the special symbol or the effect symbol based on the detection of the game ball that has entered the starting winning opening, that is, rather than determining whether or not to make a big hit at the start of the variable display. Before, the special figure display result is determined to be "big hit", and it is determined which category the variable display mode of the effect design is to be the variable display mode. Based on the determination result, the effect control CPU 120 or the like determines. As described later, the hold display announcement effect is executed.

  In the winning random number determination process shown in FIG. 13A, the CPU 103 first checks the state of the time reduction flag and the probability change flag provided in, for example, the game control flag setting unit 152, and thereby the pachinko gaming machine 1 The current game state is specified (S121). The CPU 103 specifies that the probable variable flag is on when the probable variable flag is on, specifies that the probable variable flag is off and the time reduction flag is on, and that the probable variable flag and the time reduction flag are both off. Sometimes, it is sufficient to specify that the state is the normal state.

  Subsequent to the process of S121, the display result determination table shown in FIG. 6 is selected and set (S122). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the numerical data indicating the random number value MR1 for special figure display result determination extracted in S109 of FIG. 12 is within a predetermined big hit determination range (S123). In the big hit determination range, individual determination values assigned to the special map display result of “big hit” in the display result determination table selected by the process of S122 are set, and the CPU 103 determines the random number value MR1 and each determination value. It is only necessary to be able to determine the presence or absence of a determination value that matches the random number value MR1 by performing the comparison one by one. Alternatively, a numerical value indicating the minimum value (lower limit value) and the maximum value (upper limit value) of the determination value included in the big hit determination range is set, and the CPU 103 determines the random number value MR1 and the minimum value or the maximum value of the big hit determination range. By comparison, it is sufficient that it can be determined whether or not the random number value MR1 is within the big hit determination range. At this time, by determining that the random number value MR1 is within the range of the jackpot determination range, it can be determined that the fluctuation display result based on the hold data including the random number value MR1 is determined to be "big hit".

  When it is determined in S123 that it is not within the big hit determination range, that is, when it is determined that the big hit does not occur at the time of the variable display (S123; N), the symbol corresponding to the fact that the variable display result is “out” The transmission setting of the designated command is executed (S124), and it is determined whether or not the time reduction flag is set, that is, whether or not the current gaming state is the time reduction state (S125). If the time reduction flag is not set (S125; N), the change pattern determination table for out-of-office is selected and set. D is selected and set (S127).

  It should be noted that the outlier variation pattern determination table A is an outlier variation pattern determination table used when the number of retained storages is one or less. The variation pattern determination table D for deviation is a variation pattern determination table for deviation used when the game state is the high base state in which the time saving control is executed.

  In the present embodiment, in addition to the deviation variation pattern determination table A and the deviation variation pattern determination table D, a deviation variation pattern determination table used when the total number of stored memories is two to four. B and a deviation variation pattern determination table C to be used when the total number of reserved storages is 5 to 8 are prepared in advance. In the pattern determination table A, a value from 0 to A in the range of the random number value MR3 for the variation pattern determination is assigned to the non-reach variation pattern. , A value exceeding 0 to A in a range that the random number value MR3 for determining a variation pattern can take for a non-reach variation pattern is assigned.On the other hand, in the variation pattern determination tables A to C for the outliers, values B to 997 are assigned to the variation pattern of the super reach in the range that the random value MR3 for variation pattern determination can take.

  For this reason, by determining the fluctuation pattern using the deviation fluctuation pattern determination table A in S126, the determination of non-reach and super-reach is always performed for non-reach or super-reach even if the number of stored memories changes after the determination. Since the variation pattern is used, the determination at the time of the start winning is made by using the variation pattern determination table A for loss.

  As shown in FIG. 13 (A), when it is determined in S123 that it is within the big hit determination range, that is, when it is determined that a big hit occurs during the fluctuation display (S123; Y), the big hit type determination The big hit type is determined based on the random number value MR2 (S128). At this time, the CPU 103 responds to the variation special map (“the first special map” corresponding to “1” or the “second special diagram” corresponding to “2”) specified according to the starting port buffer value. The big hit type determination table data is selected from the table data constituting the big hit type determination table. Then, by referring to the selected big hit type determination table data, it is determined which of the plurality of big hit types is determined.

  Further, the transmission setting of the symbol designation command according to the jackpot type determined in S128 is executed (S129), and the jackpot variation pattern determination table is selected as a table for determining the jackpot variation pattern to any one of a plurality. It is set (S130).

  After executing any of the processes of S126, S127, and S130, using the variation pattern determination table set in the processes of S126, S127, and S130 and numerical data indicating the random number MR3 for variation pattern determination, A variation category according to the range of the determination value including the random value MR3 is determined (S131). In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13 (B), when at least the fluctuation display result is “out”, the fluctuation category that commonly becomes the “non-reach” fluctuation display mode regardless of the total number of pending storages And a variable category that is a variable display mode of “super reach” and a variable category of “other” that is a variable display mode other than “non-reach” and “super reach” (for example, normal reach). It is sufficient if it is possible to determine whether or not to be determined in such a fluctuation category on the basis of.

  After that, a setting for transmitting a fluctuation category designation command according to the determination result in the process of S131 to the effect control board 12 is performed (S132), and then the winning random number value determination process ends.

  The special symbol normal processing of S22 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “0”. In this special symbol normal processing, whether to start a special figure game using the first special symbol display 4A or the second special symbol display 4B based on the presence / absence of hold data stored in the special figure hold storage unit 151 or the like. A determination is made as to whether or not it is. In the special symbol normal process, based on the numerical data indicating the random number value MR1 for determining the special symbol display result, it is determined whether or not the variation display result of the special symbol or the effect symbol is “big hit”. Decision (prior decision) before derivation and display. Further, in the special symbol normal processing, the special special symbol (big hit symbol, Any of the missing symbols) is set. In the special symbol normal processing, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated to “1” when the special symbol or effect symbol variation display result is determined in advance.

  The variation pattern setting process of S23 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “1”. In this variation pattern setting process, a variation pattern is selected from a plurality of types using numerical data indicating a random value MR3 for determining a variation pattern based on a result of a predetermined determination as to whether or not the variation display result is “big hit”. For example, a process for determining whether or not the crab is included. When the fluctuation pattern setting process is executed and the fluctuation display of the special symbol is started, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to “2”.

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

  The special symbol change process of S24 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “2”. The special symbol change processing includes a process for setting a special symbol on the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B, and a time elapsed after the special symbol starts to change. And the like. For example, every time the special symbol variation process of S24 is executed, the special figure variation timer value, which is a value stored in the special figure variation timer provided in the game control timer setting unit 153, is decremented or added by 1 Regardless of whether the game is a special figure game using the first special figure on the special symbol display 4A or a special figure game using the second special figure on the second special symbol display 4B, a common timer is used. A time measurement is taken. Further, it is also determined whether or not the measured elapsed time has reached the special figure fluctuation time corresponding to the fluctuation pattern. As described above, the special symbol change process in S24 is performed by changing the special symbol in the special figure game using the first special figure on the first special symbol display 4A or the second special figure on the second special symbol display 4B. It is only necessary that the processing be such that the change of the special symbol in the special figure game using the game is controlled by a common processing routine. Then, when the elapsed time from the start of the change of the special symbol reaches the special figure change time, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to “3”.

  The special symbol stop processing of S25 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “3”. In this special symbol stop processing, the change of the special symbol is stopped by the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B, and the fixed special symbol which is the result of the special symbol change display is stopped (derived). The processing for making the setting for the execution is included. Then, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag provided in the game control flag setting unit 152 is turned on. When the big hit flag is turned on, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to “4”. Is done. On the other hand, when the big hit flag is off, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to “0”.

  The big hit opening pre-processing of S26 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “4”. The big hit opening pre-processing includes, for example, a process of starting a round in the big hit gaming state and setting a big winning opening to an open state based on the fact that the variable display result is "big hit". include. At this time, for example, the upper limit of the period during which the special winning opening is opened is set according to whether the jackpot type is “non-probable jackpot”, “probable jackpot A”, or “probable jackpot B”. You may. As an example, regardless of the jackpot type, the upper limit of the period during which the special winning opening is opened is set to "29 seconds", and the number of times the large winning opening is opened, which is the upper limit of the number of times the round is executed, is changed to "non-probable variable big hit". Or "probable change big hit A", the setting of the normal open big hit state may be performed by setting "16 times". On the other hand, when the jackpot type is “probably big hit B”, the setting of the short-time open jackpot state is performed by setting the number of times of opening the special winning opening which is the upper limit number of times of executing the round to “5 times”. I just need to. At this time, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to “5”.

  The big hit opening processing in S27 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “5”. The processing during the opening of the jackpot is based on a process of measuring the elapsed time from the opening of the jackpot, and on the basis of the measured elapsed time, the number of game balls detected by the count switch 23, and the like. For 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, after executing a process of stopping the supply of the solenoid drive signal to the solenoid 82 for the special winning opening door, the value of the special drawing process flag is updated to “6”. .

  The post-big hit release processing in S28 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is "6". The post-big-hit opening processing includes determining whether or not the number of rounds in which the special winning opening has been opened has reached the maximum winning opening-maximum value, or having reached the maximum winning opening-maximum number. In this case, a process for setting a big hit end designation command to be transmitted is included. When the number of times of execution of the round has not reached the maximum winning opening opening number, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to “5”. The value of the process flag is updated to “7”.

  The big hit end processing in S29 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “7”. In the big hit end processing, a waiting time corresponding to a period during which an ending effect as an effect operation for notifying the end of the big hit game state is performed by the effect devices such as the effect display device 5, the speakers 8L and 8R, the game effect LED 9, and the like. And a process of performing various settings (set of a probability change flag and a time reduction flag) for starting the probability change control and the time saving control in response to the end of the big hit game state. When such a setting is made, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to “0”.

  In the big hit end processing, the big hit type buffer value stored in the game control buffer setting unit 155 is read, and the big hit type is “non-probable variable big hit”, “probably variable big hit A”, or “probable variable big hit B”. Determine if there was. Then, when it is determined that the specified big hit type is not “non-probable variable big hit”, setting for starting the probable change control (setting of the probable change flag) is performed.

  If the specified jackpot type is “non-probable variable jackpot”, the setting for starting the time-saving control (the setting of the time-saving flag and the upper limit value of the special figure game that can be executed during the time-saving control is set in advance. A predetermined count initial value (“100” in this embodiment) is set in the time saving counter.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in S22 of FIG. 11 as the special symbol normal process. In the special symbol normal process shown in FIG. 14, the CPU 103 first determines whether or not the total number of reserved storages is “0” (S141). For example, in the process of S141, the total pending storage count value stored in the game control counter setting unit 154 may be read, and it may be determined whether the read value is “0”.

  If the total number of special figure reservation storages is “0” in S141, the special symbol normal processing ends. On the other hand, if the total special figure reserved storage number is not “0” in S141 (S141; N), the first reserved data stored corresponding to the reserved number “1” in the special figure reserved storage unit 151A. Is determined as to whether or not the first winning data stored in association with the holding number "1" is the first winning winning.

  If the start winning type of the first hold data is "first" (S142; Y), the special symbol pointer is updated to "first", and then the process proceeds to S145 (S143) to start the first hold data. If the type is "second" (S142; N), the special symbol pointer is updated to "second", and the process proceeds to S145 (S144).

  In S145, as the hold data stored corresponding to the hold number “1”, a random number value MR1 for determining the special figure display result, a random number value MR2 for determining the big hit type, and a random value MR3 for determining the variation pattern are shown. Read each numerical data. The numerical data read out at this time may be stored in, for example, a random number buffer for fluctuation and temporarily stored.

  Subsequent to the process of S145, the value of the reserved storage number counter indicated by the special symbol pointer is decremented by 1, and the data of the special figure reserved storage unit 151A is updated. More specifically, the reservations indicating the random numbers MR1 to MR3 stored in the entries lower than the reservation number “1” (for example, the entries corresponding to the reservation numbers “2” to “8”) in the special figure reservation storage unit 151A. The data is shifted upward by one entry (S146).

  Next, the value of the total reserved storage number counter is decremented by one (S147), the transmission setting of the reserved storage number designation command indicated by the special symbol pointer is performed, and the process proceeds to S149 (S148). The command for specifying the number of reserved storages set in this way is transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 by executing the command control processing of S17 shown in FIG. Is done.

  In S149, the display result determination table shown in FIG. 6 is selected as a use table for determining whether the special figure display result, which is the fluctuation display result of the special symbol, is "big hit" or "losing". set. Next, the numerical data indicating the random number value MR1 for determining the special figure display result stored in the random number buffer for fluctuation is compared with the determination value assigned to each special figure display result of “big hit” or “out”. Then, it is determined whether the special map display result is “big hit” or “missing” (S150). In this S150, if the gaming state at that time is the high-precision state in which the probability change flag is set, if the random number value MR1 for determining the special figure display result falls in the range of 10000 to 12180, the "big hit" Is determined, and if not applicable, it is determined to be "missing." If the probability change flag is not set and the random number value MR1 for determining the special figure display result falls within the range of 1 to 219, it is determined to be "big hit". Is determined.

  As described above, in the special figure display result determination table selected in S149, a different determination value is assigned to the "big hit" according to the gaming state (high accuracy, low accuracy) at that time, and therefore, S150 In the process of the above, the special figure display result is determined to be "big hit" using different judgment data (judgment value) depending on whether or not the game state at the time of starting the variable display of the special figure game or the like is the high accuracy state. Is determined, if the gaming state is in the high-accuracy state, it is determined to be a "big hit" with a higher probability than in the low-accuracy state.

  After the special figure display result is determined in S150, it is determined whether or not the special figure display result is "big hit" (S151). If it is determined that the hit is a "big hit" (S151; Y), the big hit flag provided in the game control flag setting unit 152 is set to the ON state (S152). At this time, the big hit type determination table shown in FIG. 7A is selected and set as a use table for determining the big hit type to one of a plurality of types (S153). By referring to the jackpot type determination table set in this way, numerical data indicating the random number value MR2 for jackpot type determination stored in the random number buffer for fluctuation, and “non-probable change” and “probable change A” in the jackpot type determination table In accordance with which one of the determination values assigned to each of the jackpot types of “probable change B”, it is determined which of the plurality of jackpot types is to be used (S154).

  By determining the jackpot type in the processing of S154, the gaming state after the end of the jackpot gaming state is set to any one of the time-saving state and the probable state in which the player has a higher degree of advantage than the time-saving state. Whether to control is determined before a fixed special symbol as a variable display result is derived. In accordance with the jackpot type determined in this way, for example, by setting a jackpot type buffer value which is a storage value of the jackpot type buffer provided in the game control buffer setting unit 155 (S155), the determined jackpot type is determined. Remember. For example, if the jackpot type is "non-probable variable" corresponding to non-probable variable jackpot, the jackpot type buffer value is set to "0", if "probable variable A" corresponding to probable variable jackpot A is set to "1", and the probable variable jackpot B In the case of “probable change B” corresponding to the above, “2” may be used.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S151 that it is not “big hit” (S151; N), the process proceeds to S156.

  In S156, a decision is made in accordance with the result of the prior determination of whether or not to control to the big hit gaming state (whether or not the big hit flag is set), and the determination result of the big hit type in the case of the big hit gaming state. Set special symbols. As an example, in response to a predetermined result indicating that the special figure display result is “outside”, a special symbol indicating a “−” sign as an outboard symbol is set as a fixed special symbol. If it is determined in S151 that the special figure display result is "big hit", the big hit symbols "3", "5", and "7" are determined according to the big hit type determination result in S154. One of the special symbols indicating numbers is set as the fixed special symbol. That is, the special symbol indicating the number “3” is set as the fixed special symbol according to the result of the determination that the jackpot type is “non-probable”. In addition, a special symbol indicating a number of “7” is set as a fixed special symbol according to the result of the determination that the jackpot type is “probable change A”. The special symbol indicating the number “5” is set as the fixed special symbol according to the result of the determination that the jackpot type is “probable B”.

  After the determined special symbol is set in S156, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to “1” corresponding to the variation pattern setting process (S157), and the special symbol normal process ends.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process executed in S23 of FIG. 11 as a variation pattern setting process. In the variation pattern setting process shown in FIG. 15, the CPU 103 first determines whether or not the big hit flag is on (S161). If the big hit flag is ON (S161; Y), a big hit change pattern determination table is selected and set as a use table for determining a change pattern to one of a plurality of types (S162).

  When the big hit flag is off in S161 (S161; N), the game is determined by determining whether or not the time reduction flag provided in the game control flag setting unit 152 is on (set). It is determined whether or not the time saving control is being performed in which the time saving control is performed when the state is the probable change state or the time saving state (S163). If the time reduction flag is on (S163; Y), the outlier variation pattern determination table D is selected and set as a use table for determining one of a plurality of types of variation patterns (S164).

  On the other hand, when the time saving control is not being performed, that is, when the time saving flag is off (when it is not set) (S163; N), for example, the total pending storage counter provided in the game control counter setting unit 154 By reading the stored value or the like, the total reserved storage number is specified, and it is determined whether the specified total reserved storage number is 2 or more (S165).

  If the specified total number of reserved storages is not 2 or more (S165; N), the variation pattern determination table for out-of-position is selected and set as a use table for determining any one of a plurality of types of variation patterns ( S166).

  If the specified total number of pending storages is 2 or more (S165; Y), the process proceeds to S167, and it is further determined whether the total number of pending storages is 5 or more (S167).

  If the total number of pending storages is not 5 or more (S167; N), the variation pattern determination table B for out-of-position is selected and set as a use table for determining any of a plurality of types of variation patterns (S168). .

  In addition, when the total number of reserved storages is 5 or more (S167; Y), the variation pattern determination table for out-of-position is selected and set as a use table for determining any of a plurality of types of variation patterns. (S169).

  After executing any one of the processes of S162, S164, S166, S168, and S169, the selection is made based on, for example, numerical data indicating the random number value MR3 for determining a fluctuation pattern stored in a random number buffer for fluctuation or the like. The variation pattern is determined to be one of a plurality of types by referring to one of the jackpot variation pattern determination table or the loss variation pattern determination tables A to D (S170).

  When the big hit flag is off, the change pattern is determined in the process of S170, thereby determining whether or not the change display mode of the effect symbol is “reach”. In other words, the process of S170 includes a process of determining whether or not the variable display state of the effect symbol is to be the reach state when the variable display result is “out of place”.

  After the variation pattern is determined in S170, the special figure game using the first special figure on the first special symbol display 4A and the second special figure game on the second special symbol display 4B according to the variation special figure designation buffer value. The setting for starting the change of the special symbol is performed so as to start one of the special figure games using the two special figures (S171). As an example, if the variable special figure designation buffer value is “1”, the setting for transmitting the drive signal for updating the display of the first special figure on the first special symbol display 4A is performed. On the other hand, if the variable special figure designating buffer value is “2”, the setting for transmitting the drive signal for updating the display of the second special figure on the second special symbol display 4B is performed.

  Subsequent to the process of S171, the setting for transmitting various commands for starting the change of the special symbol is performed (S172). For example, when the variation special figure designation buffer value is “1”, the CPU 103 sends the game state designation command, the first variation start command, the variation pattern designation command, the variation display result to the effect control board 12 from the main board 11. In order to sequentially transmit the designated command and the first reserved storage number notification command, the game control buffer setting unit 155 stores setting data indicating the storage address (head address) of the first variation start command table prepared in the ROM 101 in the ROM 101. In the transmission command buffer provided in the buffer area specified by the transmission command pointer. On the other hand, when the variation special figure designation buffer value is “2”, the CPU 103 sends the game state designation command, the second variation start command, the variation pattern designation command, and the variation display result from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12. In order to sequentially transmit the designation command and the second reserved storage number notification command, the setting data indicating the storage address in the ROM 101 of the prepared second variation start command table is designated by the transmission command pointer in the transmission command buffer. Stored in the buffer area.

  After executing the processing of S172, a special figure fluctuation time which is a fluctuation display time of a special symbol according to the result of determining the fluctuation pattern is set (S173). The special figure fluctuating time, which is the special figure fluctuating display time, is the time required from the start of the special figure fluctuating in the special figure game to the derivation and display of the fixed special symbol which is the fluctuating display result (special figure display result). It is. After that, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to “2”, which is a value corresponding to the special symbol change processing (S174), and the change pattern setting processing ends.

  Based on the command transmission setting in S172, every time the command control process in S17 shown in FIG. 10 is executed after the variation pattern setting process is completed, the game status designation command is sent from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12. , The first variation start command or the second variation start command, the variation pattern designation command, the variation display result designation command, the first pending storage number notification command, or the second pending storage number notification command are sequentially transmitted. Note that the order in which these production control commands are transmitted can be arbitrarily changed. For example, after transmitting a fluctuation display result designation command first, a first fluctuation start command or a second fluctuation start command, a fluctuation pattern designation command The game state designation command, the first reserved storage number notification command, or the second reserved storage number notification command may be transmitted in this order.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of a process executed in S25 of FIG. 11 as a special symbol stop process. In the special symbol stop process, the CPU 103 sets the end flag referred to in the special symbol change process of S24 to end the change of the special symbol, and stops at the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B. Control for deriving and displaying a symbol is performed (S181). If the variable special figure designation buffer value is "1" indicating the first special figure, the variation of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 4A is terminated, and the variation special figure designation buffer value is changed. If the value is "2" indicating the second special symbol, the change of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 4B is ended. Further, control for transmitting a symbol confirmation command to the effect control board 12 is performed (S182). Then, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is set (S183). If the big hit flag is not set (S183; N), the process proceeds to S190.

  On the other hand, if the jackpot flag is set (S183; Y), the CPU 103 clears the probability change flag and the time saving flag if the probability change flag and the time saving flag are set (S184). The setting for transmitting the jackpot start 1 designation command (probable variation A), the jackpot start 2 designation command (probability variation B), and the jackpot start 3 designation command (non-probable variation) is performed according to the stored type of the jackpot (S185). ).

  Further, the CPU 103 performs settings for transmitting a game state designation command indicating a normal state to the effect control board 12 (S186).

  Then, a value corresponding to the big hit display time (for example, a time for notifying the occurrence of the big hit in the effect display device 5) is set in the big hit display time timer (S187). In addition, the number of times of opening (for example, 16 times in the case of the non-probable variable jackpot or the probable variable jackpot A and 5 times in the case of the probable variable jackpot B) is set in the large winning opening counter (S188). Then, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated to “4” which is a value corresponding to the pre-big hit opening process (S26) (S189).

  On the other hand, in S190, the CPU 103 determines whether or not the value of the time reduction counter is “0”. If the value of the time reduction counter is "0" (S190; Y), the process proceeds to S196.

  On the other hand, if the value of the time reduction counter is not “0” (S190; N), that is, if the time reduction counter is in the high base state in which the number of time reductions remains, the value of the time reduction counter is decremented by one (S191). . Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the time reduction counter after subtraction is “0” (S193). If it is not “0” (S193; N), the process proceeds to S196, where the value of the time reduction counter is set to “0”. (S193; Y), the time-saving flag is cleared to end the time-saving control (S194), and then the gaming state (specifically, the low accuracy) corresponding to the set state of the probable variable flag or the time-saving flag is set. After the transmission setting of the game state designation command corresponding to (low base) is performed (S195), the process proceeds to S196.

  In S196, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated to “0” which is a value corresponding to the special symbol normal process, and then the special symbol stop process ends.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in S29 of FIG. 11 as the big hit end process.

  In the big hit end processing, the CPU 103 determines whether the big hit end display timer is operating, that is, whether the timer is counting (S201). When the big hit end display timer is not operating (S201; N), the big hit end display timer is set to a value corresponding to the display time corresponding to the time for displaying the big hit end (big hit end display time) in the effect display device 5. The setting is made (S204), and the process ends.

  On the other hand, when the big hit end display timer is operating (S201; Y), the value of the big hit end display timer is decremented by one (S205). Then, the CPU 103 checks whether or not the value of the big hit end display timer is 0, that is, whether or not the big hit end display time has elapsed (S206). If not, the process ends.

  If the big hit end display time has elapsed (S206; Y), the CPU 103 determines whether the stored big hit type is the probable big hit A or the probable big hit B (S207).

  If the jackpot type is the probability variable jackpot A or the probability variable jackpot B (S207; Y), the probability variable flag is set (S208), the time reduction flag is set (S209), and the time reduction counter is set to "0". (S210), the process proceeds to S213.

  On the other hand, if the jackpot type is not the probability variable jackpot A or the probability variable jackpot B (S207; N), S211 and S212 are executed to set the time saving flag and set the time saving number counter to "100", and then to S213. Proceed to.

  In S213, the big hit flag is cleared, and the transmission setting of the big hit end designation command according to the big hit type is performed (S214). Then, after setting the transmission of a game state designation command for notifying the effect control board 12 of the game state based on the set probability change flag and the time reduction flag (S215), the value of the special figure process flag is set to the special symbol normal processing. Is updated to “0”, which is a value corresponding to (step S216).

  Next, the operation of the effect control board 12 will be described. FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating the effect control main process executed by the effect control CPU 120 mounted on the effect control board 12. When power is turned on, effect control CPU 120 starts executing the main process. In the main process, first, an initialization process for clearing the RAM area, setting various initial values, and initializing a timer for determining the activation interval (for example, 2 ms) of the effect control is performed (S51). Thereafter, the effect control CPU 120 shifts to a loop process for monitoring the timer interrupt flag (S52). When a timer interrupt occurs, effect control CPU 120 sets a timer interrupt flag in the timer interrupt processing. In the main process, if the timer interrupt flag is set (ON), the effect control CPU 120 clears the flag (S53) and executes the following process.

  The effect control CPU 120 first analyzes the received effect control command, and performs a process of setting a flag corresponding to the received effect control command (command analysis process: S54). In this command analysis processing, effect control CPU 120 confirms the content of the command transmitted from main board 11 stored in the reception command buffer. The effect control command transmitted from the game control microcomputer 100 is received by an interrupt process based on the effect control INT signal, and is stored in a buffer area formed in the RAM 122. In the command analysis process, it is analyzed which command (see FIG. 3) the effect control command stored in the buffer area is.

  Next, the effect control CPU 120 performs an effect control process (S55). In the effect control process process, a process corresponding to the current control state (effect control process flag) is selected from among the processes corresponding to the control state, and the display control of the effect display device 5 is executed.

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

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing executed in S54 of FIG. 18 as the command analysis processing. In the command analysis processing shown in FIG. 19, first, the effect control CPU 120 checks the storage content of the effect control command receiving buffer to determine whether the received command transmitted from the main board 11 via the relay board 15 is received. It is determined whether or not there is (S221). At this time, if there is no received command (S221; N), the command analysis processing ends.

  If there is a received command in S221 (S221; Y), it is determined whether or not the received command is the first starting port winning designation command, for example, by checking the MODE data of the received command (S222). ). When the command is the first start-up winning award designation command (S222; Y), a first hold storage number notification waiting time is set (S223). For example, in the process of S223, if a predetermined timer initial value corresponding to the reception waiting time of the first hold storage number notification command is set in the command reception control timer provided in the effect control timer setting unit 192, Good.

  If the received command is not the first starting opening winning designation command (S222; N), it is determined whether the received command is the second starting opening winning designation command (S224). If the command is the second starting port winning designation command (S224; Y), a second hold storage number notification waiting time is set (S225). For example, in the process of S225, a timer initial value that is predetermined in correspondence with the reception waiting time of the second pending storage number notification command may be set in the command reception control timer.

  When the received command is not the second starting opening winning designation command in S224 (S224; N), it is determined whether or not the received command is a symbol designation command (S226). If the received command is not a symbol designating command in S226 (S226; N), it is determined whether or not the received command is a variable category command (S227). If the received command is not the variable category command in S227 (S227; N), it is determined whether or not the received command is the first pending storage number notification command (S228). If the command is the first reserved storage number notification command (S228; Y), the first reserved storage number notification waiting time is cleared by, for example, initializing the timing operation by the command reception control timer (S229).

  If the received command is not the first pending storage number notification command in S228 (S228; N), it is determined whether the received command is the second pending storage number notification command (S230). If the command is the second pending storage number notification command (S230; Y), the second pending storage number notification waiting time is cleared by, for example, initializing the timekeeping operation by the command reception control timer (S231).

  Then, after executing one of the processes of S229 and S231, "1" indicating that the pending display mode is undetermined is set in the display undetermined flag of the stored entry (S232).

  If the received command is a symbol designation command in S226 (S226; Y), if the received command is a variable category command in S227 (S227; Y), or one of the processes of S223, S225, and S232 is executed. After that, the received command is stored at the head of the empty area in the receiving command buffer 194A at the time of start winning (not shown) (S233), and the process returns to S221.

  Note that, when the command for notifying the number of reserved storages (the first notification command for the number of reserved storages or the second notification command for the number of reserved storages) is received together with the change start command (the first variation start command or the second variation start command), The number notification command may not be stored in the start winning reception command buffer 194A. That is, it is only necessary that the effect control commands received in response to the occurrence of the start winning can be sequentially stored from the head of the free area in the receiving command buffer at the time of starting winning 194A.

  If the received command is not the second pending storage number notification command in S230 (S230; N), the setting according to other received commands is performed (S234), and the process returns to S221.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the effect control process (S55) in the effect control main process. In the effect control process process, the effect control CPU 120 first executes a hold effect process for executing an effect control related to the hold display and the active display (S72).

  Thereafter, effect control CPU 120 performs any one of S73 to S79 according to the value of the effect control process flag. In each process, the following process is executed.

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

  Effect symbol variation start process (S74): Control is performed so that the effect symbol variation starts. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the effect symbol changing process (S75).

  Processing during effect symbol fluctuation (S75): The switching timing of each fluctuation state (fluctuation speed) constituting the fluctuation pattern is controlled, and the end of the fluctuation time is monitored. Then, when the fluctuation time ends, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the effect symbol change stop processing (S76).

  Effect design fluctuation stop processing (S76): Based on the reception of an effect control command (symbol confirmation command) for instructing stop of all the symbols, the control of stopping the fluctuation of the effect symbol and deriving and displaying the display result (stop symbol) is performed. Do. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the jackpot display process (S77) or the variation pattern designation command reception waiting process (S73).

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

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

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

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the pending effect process (S72) in the effect control process process. In the hold effect process, the effect control CPU 120 first executes a hold display advance effect determination process for determining whether to execute the hold display advance effect (S901). Next, a start winning effect process (S902) for moving the hold display generated by the start winning toward the hold storage display area 5D and the active display area 5F, and displays the hold display displayed in the hold storage display area 5D. Hold display / active display transition effect processing (S904) for executing a hold display / active display transition effect to display at a new display position based on the start of a new variable display, and display of suspension display and active display A pending display / active display updating process (S905) for updating the mode based on the display mode flag, and a pending display mode corresponding LED lighting process of lighting the pending display mode corresponding LED 30 in a color corresponding to the display mode of the pending display or the active display ( S906), the LED of the display unit 31 corresponding to the number of pending displays is displayed in the pending storage display area 5D. Turned on and off is to hold display number corresponding indicator lighting process () S907 is executed in accordance with the hold display number it is, ends the hold effect process.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the hold display announcement effect determination process (S901) in the hold effect process. In the pending display announcement effect determination processing, the effect control CPU 120 first checks the start winning reception command buffer 194A (S240), and determines whether or not there is a new storage of the command at the time of the start winning, by a display undetermined flag. It is determined based on whether or not there is an entry for which “1” is set in (S241).

  If there is no entry in which the display undecided flag is set to "1" (S241; N), the pending display announcement effect determination processing ends, and there is an entry in which the display undecided flag is set to "1". In this case (S241; Y), it is determined whether or not there is an entry for which the change destination flag is already set to "1" or "2", that is, there is a hold storage for which execution of the hold display announcement effect has already been determined. It is determined whether or not (S242). If there is an entry in which the change destination flag is set to "1" or "2" (S242; Y), the process proceeds to S256, and there is no entry in which the change destination flag is set to "1" or "2". In this case (S242; N), it is determined whether or not the symbol designating command of the entry is the first symbol designating command, that is, whether or not the symbol designating command is a command indicating a loss (S243). If the symbol designating command of the entry is not the first symbol designating command, that is, if it is a command indicating a big hit (any of the probable big hit A, the probable big hit B and the non-probable big hit) (S243; N), The big hit type is specified from the symbol designation command (S244).

  Then, based on the jackpot type specified in S244 and the numeric data indicating the random number value for the hold display announcement effect extracted from the random number circuit 124, the random counter of the effect control counter setting unit 193, and the like, the jackpot hold display announcement (not shown) By referring to the effect determination table, it is determined whether or not to execute the hold display advance effect, and the display pattern in the case of executing the hold display advance effect (S245).

  In S245, for example, the presence / absence of execution of the hold display announcement effect and the display pattern (announcement type) are determined at a determination ratio as shown in FIG. In the setting example of the determination ratio shown in FIG. 25 (A), the presence / absence of the hold display announcement effect and the determination ratio of the display pattern (announcement type) are made different according to the jackpot type specified in the process of S244.

  Specifically, two types of display patterns β and display patterns γ are provided as display patterns (preliminary types) of the suspended display preliminary effects. When the display pattern of the hold display announcement effect is determined to be the display pattern β, the hold memory display is displayed as a white square (◇) in the hold memory display area 5D, and the display pattern of the hold display advance effect ( When the notice type is determined to be the display pattern γ, the hold storage display is displayed in the hold storage display area 5D as a white star (*). In this embodiment, when the non-execution of the hold display announcement effect is determined, the hold storage display is displayed in the hold storage display area 5D in the display pattern α that is a white circle (形).

  When the fluctuation display result is a big hit, there is no case where the hold display notice effect is determined not to be executed, and the execution of the hold display notice effect is always determined and the display pattern β or the display pattern is displayed as the display pattern (notice type). One of the display patterns (notification type) of the pattern γ is determined.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 25 (A), when the jackpot type is “probable change jackpot A”, the display pattern β is determined as the ratio at which the display pattern γ is determined as the display pattern (notification type). It is set higher than the ratio. On the other hand, when the jackpot type is “probable variable jackpot B” or “non-probable variable jackpot”, the rate at which the display pattern γ is determined as the display pattern (notification type) is greater than the rate at which the display pattern β is determined. It is set low.

  With such a setting, when the fluctuation display result is “big hit” and the display pattern γ is displayed as the display pattern (notification type), the big hit type is higher than when the display pattern β is displayed. Becomes higher, and the player's expectation for becoming the positive jackpot A can be increased.

  In this embodiment, when the fluctuation display result is "big hit", the hold storage display is displayed in a white square (◇) or the display pattern β or the white display Although any one of the display patterns γ displayed in the form of a star (☆) is executed, the present invention is not limited to this, and the case where the variable display result is “big hit” Also, a case may be provided in which non-execution of the hold display announcement effect is determined in the same manner as in the case where the variable display result is “out”.

  Also, in S243, if the symbol designating command of the entry for which the display undecided flag is set to “1” is the first symbol designating command, that is, if it is a command indicating a loss (S243; Y), a new symbol is designated. The change category indicated by the change category designation command of the entry that has been stored is specified (S247). Specifically, if the variation category designation command of the entry is C600H, it is specified that the category is the category of the variation pattern of “non-reach”, and if the command is C601H, the category is the category of the variation pattern of “super reach”. In the case of C602H, it may be specified as a category of the “other” variation pattern including the normal reach.

  Then, for example, based on the numerical data indicating the random number value for the hold display announcement effect extracted from the random number circuit 124 or the random counter of the effect control counter setting unit 193 and the category of the fluctuation pattern specified in S247, an unillustrated error is generated. By referring to the time hold display announcement effect determination table, it is determined whether or not to execute the hold display advance effect, and a display pattern (advance notice type) when executing the hold display advance effect (S248).

  In S248, for example, the presence / absence of execution of the hold display announcement effect and the display pattern (announcement type) are determined at a determination ratio as shown in FIG. In the setting example of the determination ratio shown in FIG. 25B, the presence / absence of execution of the hold display announcement effect and the determination ratio of the display pattern (announcement type) are made different according to the category of the variation pattern specified in the process of S247. I have.

  More specifically, two types of display patterns (notification types), a display pattern β and a display pattern γ, are provided. When the display pattern (preview type) is determined to be the display pattern β, the hold storage display is displayed as a white square (◇) in the hold storage display area 5D, and the display pattern (preview type) is displayed. If it is determined to be γ, the hold storage display is displayed in the hold storage display area 5D as a white star (*). If the hold display announcement effect is determined not to be executed, the hold storage display is displayed as a circle (丸) in the hold storage display area 5D.

  As shown in FIG. 25 (B), when the fluctuation display result is “out” and the category of the fluctuation pattern is “other”, the fluctuation display result is “out”, and the category of the fluctuation pattern is “out”. The rate at which the on-hold display announcement effect is executed (the ratio determined other than “no announcement effect”) is set higher than the case of “non-reach”. Also, when the fluctuation display result is "out" and the category of the fluctuation pattern is "super reach", the fluctuation display result is "out" and the category of the fluctuation pattern is "other". The rate at which the hold display notice effect is executed (the ratio determined other than “no notice effect”) is set high.

  When the execution of the hold display announcement effect is determined when the fluctuation display result is “outside”, when the fluctuation category is “other”, the fluctuation pattern category is “non-reach”. Also, the rate at which the display pattern β is determined is set high. Further, when the category of the variation pattern is “super reach”, the rate at which the display pattern β is determined is set higher than when the category of the variation pattern is “other”. Further, when the execution of the hold display announcement effect is determined when the fluctuation display result is “out”, when the category of the fluctuation pattern is “other”, the category of the fluctuation pattern is “non-reach”. Is set higher than the case where the variation pattern category is “Super Reach”, the display pattern β is higher than the case where the variation pattern category is “Other”. The rate at which β is determined is set high.

  In addition, when the fluctuation display result is “outside”, the rate at which the hold display announcement effect is determined to be non-execution in any of the fluctuation pattern categories “non-reach”, “other”, and “super reach”. Is set to be the highest, and the holding display announcement effect is determined to be executed, and the rate at which the display pattern γ is determined is set to be the lowest.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 25 (A), when the fluctuation display result is "big hit", the hold display advancement effect is not determined to be non-execution (no advance effect), and the hold display advance effect is not performed. Is determined to be executed, and the display pattern β or the display pattern γ is determined as the display pattern β or the display pattern γ in any of the fluctuation pattern categories when the fluctuation display result is “out”. It is set higher than the ratio.

  Further, in the case where the fluctuation display result is “outside (non-reach)”, “outside (super reach)”, or “outside (other)”, when the execution of the hold display announcement effect is determined, the display pattern β Is set higher than the ratio at which the display pattern γ is determined. On the other hand, in the case where the fluctuation display result is “big hit (probable change A)”, when the execution of the hold display announcement effect is determined, the ratio at which the display pattern γ is determined is the ratio at which the display pattern β is determined. Is set higher than

  With such a setting, when the display pattern β or the display pattern γ is executed (displayed) as the display pattern (notification type) of the hold display announcement effect, the display pattern β or the display pattern γ is not executed (displayed) The variation display result is more likely to be “big hit” than when the display pattern γ is executed (displayed). In particular, the variation display result is “big hit” and the big hit type is “probable variable big hit A”. , The player's expectation can be increased.

  After execution of S248, effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not execution of the hold display announcement effect has been determined in S248, that is, whether or not the display pattern (announcement type) has been determined to be either display pattern β or display pattern γ. Is determined (S249). When the execution of the hold display announcement effect is determined (S249; Y), the process proceeds to S250, and when the execution of the hold display advance effect is not determined (S249; N), the process proceeds to S256.

  In S256, the effect control CPU 120 sets “0” indicating white “「 ”in the hold display flag of the entry, and then proceeds to S257.

  After the execution of S245 or when the execution of the hold display announcement effect is determined in S249, for example, a numerical value indicating the random number for shift number determination extracted from the random number circuit 124, the random counter of the effect control counter setting unit 193, or the like. By referring to a shift number determination table (not shown) based on the data, the symbol designating command of the entry, and the number of retained storages (the total number of retained storages), the display until the display state of the reserved display or the active display changes is changed. The number of shifts is determined (S250).

  Specifically, when the symbol designation command indicates a big hit, the number of shifts until the display mode of the hold display or the active display is changed is determined at a determination ratio as shown in FIG. If the designated command indicates an out-of-position, the number of shifts until the display mode of the hold display or the active display changes at a determination ratio as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 26 (A) and 26 (B), in the present embodiment, the number of reserved storages (total reserved storage number) differs depending on whether the symbol designation command indicates a jackpot or not. The change timing of the display mode of the hold display or the active display, which is the target of the hold display announcement effect, is determined to any one of 0 (at the time of winning) to 7 at a different ratio accordingly. In the example shown in FIG. 26, the fact that the change timing (the number of shifts) is 0 means that the hold display is displayed in the display pattern β or the display pattern γ at the timing of the start winning.

  In the present embodiment, the ratio at which the number of shifts of the hold display or the active display, which is the target of the hold display announcement effect, is determined more when the symbol designation command indicates a big hit than when the symbol designation command indicates a loss. Is set high, it is possible to make the player pay attention to the timing at which the display mode of the hold display or the active display changes, and it is possible to improve the game entertainment, but the present invention is not limited to this. However, when the symbol designation command indicates a big hit, the ratio of determining the number of shifts of the hold display and the active display, which is the target of the hold display announcement effect, is smaller than that when the symbol designation command indicates the loss. It may be set higher, and the design specification command indicates a big hit and the design specification command indicates a loss, Shown may not be provided a difference in determining the proportion of a hold display and shift number of the active display is announcement attraction of interest.

  Next, effect control CPU 120 sets the value determined in S250 in the shift number counter (S251), and determines whether the value set in the shift number counter is “0” (S252). If the value set in the shift number counter is "0" (S252; Y), the display mode flag and the change destination flag of the entry have the value (1 or 2) corresponding to the display pattern determined in S245 or S248. Is set (S253), and if the value set in the shift counter is equal to or greater than "1" (S252; N), the display mode flag of the entry is set to "0" (S254). ), The value (1 or 2) corresponding to the display pattern determined in S245 or S248 is set in the change destination flag of the entry, and the flow proceeds to S257 (S255).

  Then, effect control CPU 120 sets “0” to the display undecided flag of the entry in S257. Next, effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the super reach effect is being executed (S261). Note that whether or not the super reach effect is in the execution period is determined by determining whether or not the value of the effect control process flag is a value corresponding to the effect during the process of changing the effect symbol, and the value of the effect control process flag is determined to be the effect symbol. When the value corresponds to the processing during the change, it may be determined whether or not the super reach effect is being executed by further referring to the process data being executed.

  If the super-reach effect is in execution (S261; Y), the hold display announcement effect determination process ends, and if the super-reach effect is not in execution (S261; N), the number of stored memories (total reserved storage) It is determined whether or not (number) is 1 (S262). If the number of pending storages is two or more, that is, if the pending storage is a pending storage that has occurred in a state where one or more other pending storages already exist (S262; N), the process proceeds to S263, and the number of pending storages is one. In the case (S262; Y), the process proceeds to S271.

  In S263, effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the display mode flag of the entry is “0”. When the display mode flag of the entry is “0” (S263; Y), the destination position in the hold storage display area 5D of the hold display which is the display pattern α (that is, the display pattern of the non-execution of the hold display announcement effect). Is determined on the basis of the number of reserved storages, and the determined destination position is stored (S264). Then, the process proceeds to S269.

  If the display mode flag of the entry is not “0” (S263; N), it is determined whether the display mode flag of the entry is “1” (S265). When the display mode flag of the entry is “1” (S265; Y), the destination position in the hold storage display area 5D of the hold display, which is the display pattern β, is determined based on the number of hold storages, and the determination is made. The destination position is stored (S266). Then, the process proceeds to S269. Further, when the display mode flag of the entry is not “1” (S265; N), it is determined that the display mode flag of the entry is “2” and the hold display of the display pattern γ is moved in the hold storage display area 5D. The destination position is determined based on the number of reserved storages, and the determined destination position is stored (S268). Then, the process proceeds to S269.

  Note that the hold storage display area 5D in this embodiment displays a hold display corresponding to the buffer number 1 of the start winning reception command buffer 194A when the total number of hold storage is 1 and the variable display is being executed. When the hold 1 display position for displaying the hold display corresponding to the buffer number 2 of the start winning reception command buffer 194A when the total hold storage number is 2, the hold 2 display position and the total hold storage number are 3 In some cases, a hold 3 display position for displaying a hold display corresponding to the buffer number 3 of the start winning prize reception command buffer 194A, and when the total hold storage number is 4, the buffer number 4 of the start prize reception command buffer 194A. 4 display position for displaying the hold display corresponding to, when the total number of hold storage is 5, the receiving command buffer at the time of starting winning Hold 5 display position for displaying the hold display corresponding to the buffer number 5 of the 194A, and for displaying the hold display corresponding to the buffer number 6 of the start winning reception command buffer 194A when the total number of stored holds is 6. When the total number of stored holdings is 7, the total number of stored holdings is eight, and when the total number of stored holdings is seven, the number of stored holdings seven is eight. In this case, the hold 8 display positions for displaying the hold display corresponding to the buffer number 8 of the start winning reception command buffer 194A are arranged in a straight line downward or upward.

  In other words, of these hold 1 display positions to hold 8 display positions, the hold 1 display position is provided farthest from the character image C, and the hold 8 display position is provided closest to the character image C. (Distance from character image C: Hold 1 display position> Hold 2 display position> Hold 3 display position> Hold 4 display position> Hold 5 display position> Hold 6 display position> Hold 7 display position> Hold 8 display position). In S264, S266, and S268, the destination position of the hold display is determined to be any one of the hold 1 display position to the hold 8 display position based on the number of stored holds.

  Next, in S269, the effect control CPU 120 stores the number of retained memories (the total number of retained memories) as the number of retained memories at the start of the winning winning effect. Also, a first start winning effect execution flag indicating that the first start winning effect for moving the suspension display to the destination position determined in any of S264, S266, and S268 at a constant speed is being executed. Is set, and the hold display announcement effect determination processing ends (S270).

  In S271, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the value of the effect control process flag is a value according to the fluctuation pattern designation command reception waiting process. If the value of the effect control process flag is not a value corresponding to the fluctuation pattern designation command reception waiting processing, that is, if the fluctuation display is being executed or the big hit game is being executed, the processing of S263 to S270 is executed. On the other hand, when the value of the effect control process flag is a value corresponding to the variation pattern designation command reception waiting process, that is, the number of other pending storages is 0, and neither the variation display is being performed nor the big hit game is being performed. In the case of the hold memory generated in the state, the second start winning effect for moving the hold display as the active display toward the active display area 5F at the same speed as the first start winning effect is being executed. Is set, and the suspension display announcement effect determination process ends (S272).

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the start winning effect process (S902) in the hold effect process. In the start winning effect production process, the effect controlling CPU 120 first determines whether or not the second start winning effect executing flag is set (S281). If the second start winning effect execution flag is set (S281; Y), the second start winning effect execution process (S287) is executed to end the start winning effect process, and the second start winning effect is being executed. If the flag has not been set (S281; N), it is determined whether the first start winning effect executing flag has been set (S282).

  If the first start winning effect execution flag is not set (S282; N), the start winning effect process is terminated. If the first start winning effect executing flag is set (S282; Y), The number of stored memories at the start of the start winning effect is compared with the current number of stored memories (S283), and it is determined whether or not the current number of stored memories is smaller than the number of stored memories at the start of the start winning effect (S284). If the current number of held storages is smaller than the number of held storages at the start of the winning prize effect (S284; Y), the destination position of the hold display in the hold storage display area 5D is set to Hold 1 based on the current number of held storages. From the display position to the hold 7 display position, it is determined again and stored, and the process proceeds to S286 (S285). If the current number of reserved memories has not decreased from the number of reserved memories at the start of the winning prize production, the process proceeds to S286 without executing the processing of S285.

  Then, in S286, effect control CPU 120 executes the first start winning effect execution process, and ends the start winning effect process.

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the first start winning effect execution process in the start winning effect process. In the first start prize effect execution process, first, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not a first start prize effect process timer described later is operating (S401). If the first start prize production process timer is not operating (S401; N), a new hold display mode is set, that is, the display mode flag stored in the lowest entry of the start prize reception command buffer is set. A first start winning effect process table corresponding to the value is selected (S402). Then, the first start winning effect process timer in the first start winning effect process data 1 of the selected first start winning effect process table is started (S403). That is, in the first start winning effect of the present embodiment, when the execution of the hold display announcement effect is determined based on the starting winning and when the number of shifts is determined to be zero as shown in FIG. The hold display displayed by β or the display pattern γ is moved toward the hold storage display area 5D.

  In the first start winning process table, display control execution data for controlling the display of the effect display device 5, LED control execution data for controlling lighting of each LED, and output from the speakers 8L and 8R. Sound control execution data for controlling the sound and the like are arranged in chronological order in association with each of the first start winning effect process data n (1 to N).

  Next, the effect control CPU 120 follows the contents of the first start winning effect process data 1 (display control execution data 1, LED control execution data 1, sound control execution data 1) to perform the first start winning effect (parts for effect components). The effect display device 5, control of various LEDs as effect components and control of the speakers 8L and 8R as effect components) are executed, and the first start winning effect effect execution processing is terminated (S404). For example, an instruction is output to the display control unit 123 in order to display the image of the hold display on the effect display device 5. In addition, a control signal (LED control execution data) is output to the LED control board 14 in order to control the turning on / off of various LEDs. In addition, a control signal (sound number data) is output to the audio control board 13 to output audio from the speakers 8L and 8R. The process table for the first start winning effect in the present embodiment is an image (animation) for moving the hold display from the character image C to the hold 1 display position in the hold storage display area 5D as the first start winning effect. ) Is a process table for displaying the information.

  Further, when the first start winning effect process timer is in operation (S401; Y), the effect control CPU 120 decrements the value of the first start winning effect process timer by 1 (S405), and the first start winning effect. It is determined whether or not the effect process timer has expired (S406). If the first start winning effect process timer has not expired (S406; N), the effect control CPU 120 proceeds to the first start winning effect process data corresponding to the first start winning effect process data. One start winning effect (control of the effect display device 5 as effect components, various LEDs as effect components, and the speakers 8L and 8R as effect components) is executed (S407). Then, the hold display is a destination position in the hold storage display area 5D (from the hold 1 display position to the hold that has been re-determined in any of S264, S266, S268 of the hold display announcement effect determination process, or S285 of the start winning effect process). 7) (S408).

  If the hold display has not reached the destination position in the hold storage display area 5D (S408; N), the first start prize effect execution processing is terminated, and the hold display reaches the destination position in the hold storage display area 5D. If not (S408; Y), the process proceeds to S412.

  Further, when the first start winning effect process timer has expired (S406; Y), the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the last first start winning effect process timer has expired. It is determined whether or not the position (hold 1 display position) corresponding to the hold storage number 1 in the hold storage display area 5D has been reached (S409). If the last first start winning effect process timer has not expired (S409; N), the first start winning effect process data is switched (S410), and the next first start winning effect timer is set. Then, the process is started (S410a), and the first start winning effect (the effect display device 5 as an effect component, the effect component) is performed according to the content of the first start winning effect process data corresponding to the next first start winning effect process timer. (Control of various LEDs and speakers 8L and 8R as effect parts) (S411). Then, the process proceeds to S408.

  Furthermore, when the last first start winning effect process timer has expired (S409; Y), the process proceeds to S412. In S412, the effect control CPU 120 clears the first start winning effect executing flag, and ends the first start winning effect executing process.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 30A and 30B, the first start winning effect in the present embodiment causes the start winning to occur during the execution of the variable display, and causes the character image C to be displayed on the hold storage display. This is an effect of displaying a common animation for moving the hold display toward the hold 1 display position in the area 5D. The hold display is displayed at a predetermined position (one of the hold 1 display position to the hold 8 display position). The animation in which the hold display moves based on the arrival has been terminated. As described above, in the present embodiment, by storing only one data (first start winning effect process data) for executing the display of the common animation as the execution data of the first starting winning effect, Since it is not necessary to store the execution data of the first startup prize effect according to the number of retained storages, the data capacity can be suppressed.

Further, in the first start winning effect of this embodiment, as shown in S284 and S 285 in FIG. 27, as the hold memory number is reduced such as by a new variable display is started, the movement hold display of Since the destination position can be changed, the hold display can be moved to an appropriate position based on the number of stored holds in the hold storage display area 5D and displayed, giving a sense of incongruity to the player and producing the first start winning effect. Can be prevented from decreasing.

  In the present embodiment, a common animation is displayed as the first start winning effect regardless of the number of stored memories. However, the present invention is not limited to this. As the winning effect, different animations may be displayed according to the number of stored memories.

  FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing a second start winning effect execution process in the start winning effect process. In the second start winning effect production execution process, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not a second start winning effect process timer described later is operating (S421). If the second start prize production process timer is not operating (S421; N), the display mode of the new active display, that is, the display stored in the entry of the buffer number "1" in the start prize reception command buffer The process table for the second starting winning effect is selected according to the value of the mode flag (S422). Then, the second start winning effect process timer in the second start winning effect process data 1 of the selected second start winning effect process table is started (S423). That is, in the second start winning effect of the present embodiment, if the execution of the hold display advance effect is determined based on the starting winning, the active display displayed in the display pattern β or the display pattern γ is changed to the active display area. Move to 5F.

  In the second start winning effect process table, display control execution data for controlling the display of the effect display device 5, LED control execution data for controlling lighting of each LED, and output from the speakers 8L and 8R. Sound control execution data for controlling the sound and the like are arranged in chronological order in association with each of the second start winning effect process data n (1 to N).

  Next, the effect control CPU 120 follows the contents of the second start winning effect process data 1 (display control execution data 1, LED control execution data 1, sound control execution data 1), and starts the second start winning effect (effect components). The effect display device 5, the various LEDs as effect components, and the control of the speakers 8L and 8R as effect components) are executed, and the second startup winning effect execution process ends (S424). For example, an instruction is output to the display control unit 123 in order to display the image of the hold display on the effect display device 5. In addition, a control signal (LED control execution data) is output to the LED control board 14 in order to control the turning on / off of various LEDs. In addition, a control signal (sound number data) is output to the audio control board 13 to output audio from the speakers 8L and 8R. The process table for the second start winning effect in the present embodiment is used to move the hold display from the character image C to the active display area 5F through the hold storage display area 5D as the second start winning effect. It is a process table for displaying an image (animation).

  When the second start winning effect process timer is in operation (S421; Y), the effect control CPU 120 decrements the value of the second start winning effect process timer by one (S425). It is determined whether or not the effect process timer has expired (S426). If the second start winning effect process timer has not expired (S426; N), the effect control CPU 120 sets the second start winning effect process data in accordance with the content of the second start winning effect process data corresponding to the second start winning effect process timer. 2 start winning effect (control of the effect display device 5 as an effect component, various LEDs as effect components, and the speakers 8L and 8R as effect components), and the second start winning effect execution process is terminated ( S427).

  Further, when the second start winning effect process timer has expired (S426; Y), the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the last second start winning effect process timer has expired, in other words, whether the hold display is on. It is determined whether or not it has reached the active display area 5F (S428). If the last second start winning effect process timer has not expired (S428; N), the second start winning effect process data is switched (S429), and the next second start winning effect process timer is performed. Is started (S429a). Then, in accordance with the content of the second start winning effect process data corresponding to the next second start winning effect process timer, the second start winning effect (the effect display device 5 as an effect component, various LEDs as effect components and the like) The control of the speakers 8L and 8R as effect parts) is executed, and the second start winning effect effect execution processing ends (S430).

  Furthermore, when the last second start winning effect process timer has expired (S428; Y), the effect control CPU 120 clears the second start winning effect executing flag and ends the second start winning effect executing process. (S431).

  That is, in the second start winning effect in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 30 (C) and 30 (D), there is no hold storage and a start winning occurs while the variable display is not executed. Is an effect of displaying an animation for moving the hold display from the character image C to the active display area 5F by passing through (passing through) the hold storage display area 5D, and the hold display reaches the active display area 5F. The animation in which the hold display is moved based on this is ended.

  As described above, the second start winning effect is an effect of moving the hold display from the character image C to the active display area 5F by passing through (passing through) the hold storage display area 5D. Is set longer than the distance from the character image C to the hold 1 display position (distance from the character image C: active display area> hold 1 display position> hold 2 display position). > Hold 3 display position> Hold 4 display position> Hold 5 display position> Hold 6 display position> Hold 7 display position> Hold 8 display position), the effect time of the second start winning effect is longer than the first start winning effect. Is set.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 24, as the first start winning effect, the effect time for moving the hold display from the character image C to the hold 1 display position of the hold storage display area 5D is T1, and the character image C is The effect time for moving the hold display to the hold 2 display position in the hold storage display area 5D is T2, and the effect time for moving the hold display from the character image C to the hold 3 display position in the hold storage display area 5D is T3. The effect time for moving the hold display from the character image C to the hold 4 display position in the hold storage display area 5D is T4, and the effect for moving the hold display from the character image C to the hold 5 display position in the hold storage display area 5D. The time is T5, and the production time for moving the hold display from the character image C to the hold 6 display position in the hold storage display area 5D is T6. The effect time for moving the hold display from the character image C to the hold 7 display position in the hold storage display area 5D is T7, and the effect for moving the hold display from the character image C to the hold 8 display position in the hold storage display area 5D. Assuming that the time is T8 and the production time for moving the hold display from the character image C to the active display area 5F via the hold storage display area 5D as the second start winning effect is T0, T0 is the longest, The production time becomes shorter in the order of T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, and T8 (production time: T0> T1> T2> T3> T4> T5> T6> T7> T8).

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing the hold display / active display shift effect execution process in the hold effect process. In the hold display / active display shift effect execution process, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether the hold display / active display shift effect execution flag indicating that the hold display / active display shift effect is being executed is set. Is determined (S291). When the flag during execution of the hold display / active display transition effect is not set (S291; Y), it is further determined whether the change start command reception flag is set, that is, whether the change start command is received. Is determined (S292). If the fluctuation start command reception flag is not set (S292; N), the hold display / active display shift effect processing is ended, and the hold display / active display shift effect execution flag is set (S292; Y). ) Selects a hold display / active display transition effect process table in accordance with a combination of the number of held storages (total number of held storages) and the display mode of the held display being displayed (S293). Then, a process timer for the hold display / active display transition effect in the process data 1 for the hold display / active display transition effect in the selected hold display / active display transition effect process table is started (S294).

  The process table for transition to the hold display / active display transition display process includes display control execution data for controlling the display of the effect display device 5, LED control execution data for controlling lighting of each LED, and the speakers 8L and 8R. Sound control execution data for controlling the sound to be output and the like are arranged in chronological order in association with each of the hold display / active display transition effect process data n (1 to N).

  Next, the effect control CPU 120 performs the hold display / active display shift effect (effect) in accordance with the contents of the hold display / active display shift effect process data 1 (display control execution data 1, LED control execution data 1, sound control execution data 1). (The control of the effect display device 5 as the part for production, various LEDs as the part for production, and the speakers 8L and 8R as the part for production) (S295). For example, in the effect display device 5, each hold display is displayed at the next higher display position (one of the hold 1 display position to the hold 7 display position) or the active display area 5F in the hold storage display area 5D based on the start of the variable display. An instruction is output to the display control unit 123 in order to move the display control unit 123 toward it. In addition, a control signal (LED control execution data) is output to the LED control board 14 in order to control the turning on / off of various LEDs. In addition, a control signal (sound number data) is output to the audio control board 13 to output audio from the speakers 8L and 8R.

  After the execution of S295, the effect control CPU 120 sets the hold display / active display shift effect executing flag, and ends the hold display / active display shift effect process (S296).

  If the hold display / active display transition effect execution flag is set (S291; Y), the effect control CPU 120 decrements the value of the hold display / active display transition effect process timer by one (S297). It is determined whether or not the hold display / active display transition effect process timer has expired (S298). If the hold display / active display transition effect process timer has not expired (S298; N), the effect control CPU 120 performs the hold display / active display transition effect process timer corresponding to the hold display / active display transition effect process timer. According to the contents of the process data, a hold display / active display shift effect (control of the effect display device 5 as the effect component, various LEDs as the effect component, and the speakers 8L and 8R as the effect component) is executed to execute the on-hold display / The active display transition effect process ends (S299).

  Further, when the process timer for the hold display / active display transition effect effect has expired (S426; Y), the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the last hold display / active display transition effect process timer has expired (step S426). S300). If the last hold display / active display shift effect process timer has not expired (S300; N), the process switches the hold display / active display shift effect process data (S301), and the next hold display / active. The process timer for display transition effect is started (S301a). Then, in accordance with the contents of the process data for the hold display / active display transition effect corresponding to the next hold display / active display transition effect process timer, the suspension display / active display transition effect (the effect display device 5 as a production component, the effect display device). Control of various LEDs as components and the speakers 8L and 8R as effect components) is executed, and the hold / active display transition effect process ends (S302).

  When the last hold display / active display transition effect process timer has expired (S300; Y), the pending display / active display transition effect execution flag is cleared and the suspension display / active display transition effect process ends. (S303).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the hold display / active display shift effect is executed from the timing of starting the variable display, thereby changing the hold display displayed in the hold storage display area 5D to a new display position or active display. It can be moved toward the area 5F.

  FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing the hold display / active display update process in the hold effect process. In the hold display / active display update process, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not a super reach effect is being executed (S501). Note that whether or not the super reach effect is in the execution period is determined by determining whether or not the value of the effect control process flag is a value corresponding to the effect during the process of changing the effect symbol, and the value of the effect control process flag is determined to be the effect symbol. When the value corresponds to the processing during the change, it may be determined whether or not the super reach effect is being executed by further referring to the process data being executed.

  If the super-reach effect is in execution (S501; Y), the process proceeds to S506, and if the super-reach effect is not in execution (S501; N), the hold display / active display shift effect execution flag is set. It is determined whether or not there is (S502). If the hold display / active display shift effect execution flag is set (S502; Y), the hold display / active display update process is terminated, and the hold display / active display shift effect executing flag is not set. In (S502; N), it is determined whether or not the second start winning effect executing flag is set (S503).

  If the second start winning effect executing flag is set (S503; Y), the hold display / active display updating process is terminated, and if the second starting winning effect executing flag is not set (S503; N). ) Updates the active display in the display mode (display pattern) specified by the display mode flag stored in the active display storage buffer 194B (S504). Next, effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the first start winning effect executing flag is set (S505). If the first start winning effect execution flag is set (S505; Y), the hold display / active display update process is terminated, and if the first start winning effect executing flag is not set (S505; N). ) Proceeds to S506.

  In S506, the effect control CPU 120 updates and displays each suspension display in the display mode (display pattern) specified by the display mode flag stored in the start winning reception command buffer 194A, and displays the suspension display / active display. The update processing ends.

  As described above, by executing the hold display / active display update process of the present embodiment, the display mode of the hold display does not change during the execution of the first start winning effect and the second start winning effect. ing. In addition, during the execution of the super-reach effect, the display mode of the hold display displayed in the hold storage display area 5D is not updated (the display mode does not change to the display pattern β or the display pattern γ). It is possible to pay attention to the display and the active display corresponding to the variable display.

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing the hold display mode corresponding LED lighting process in the hold effect process. In the hold display mode corresponding LED lighting process, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not there is an entry with the display mode flag “1” in the start winning reception command buffer 194A, that is, displays the entry in the hold storage display area 5D. It is determined whether or not there is a hold display displayed in the pattern β (S311). If there is an entry whose display mode flag is “1” in the start winning reception command buffer 194A (S311; Y), the hold display mode corresponding LED 30 is set to the blue color corresponding to the hold display displayed in the display pattern β. And the end of the hold display mode corresponding LED lighting process (S312). If there is no entry with the display mode flag “1” in the start winning reception command buffer 194A (S311; N), there is an entry with the display mode flag “2” in the start winning reception command buffer 194A. That is, it is determined whether or not there is a hold display displayed with the display pattern β in the hold storage display area 5D (S313). If there is an entry whose display mode flag is “2” in the start winning reception command buffer 194A (S313; Y), the hold display mode corresponding LED 30 is set to a red color corresponding to the hold display displayed in the display pattern γ. To start the lighting, and end the hold display mode corresponding LED lighting process (S314).

  If there is no entry with the display mode flag of “2” (S313; N), the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the hold display mode corresponding LED 30 is lit in blue or red (S315). . When the hold display mode corresponding LED 30 is lit in blue or red (S315; Y), the hold display mode corresponding LED 30 is turned off, and the hold display mode corresponding LED lighting process ends (S316). When the LED 30 is not lit in blue and red (S315; N), the LED lighting process corresponding to the hold display mode is ended without executing S316.

  In the hold display corresponding LED lighting process of the present embodiment, the hold display displayed in the display pattern β or the display pattern γ moves to the active display area 5F to turn off the hold display mode corresponding LED 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the hold display corresponding LED lighting process, the hold display until the variable display corresponding to the hold display (active display) moved to the active display area 5F is completed. The lighting of the display mode corresponding LED 30 (the lighting of blue corresponding to the display pattern β or the lighting of red corresponding to the display pattern γ) may be continued.

  In addition, in the hold display number corresponding display lighting process (S907) in the hold effect process, the effect control CPU 120 turns on / off the LED of the hold display number corresponding display 31 based on the number of hold memories (total number of hold memories). Light-off may be controlled. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 30A and 30B, when the number of storages on hold increases due to the occurrence of a new start winning, the LED of the display 31 corresponding to the number of held displays is changed. In the case where the additional storage is turned on and the number of stored storages is reduced due to the start of a new variable display, one LED of the display 31 corresponding to the number of stored displays is turned off.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 30 (C) and 30 (D), if there is no hold memory and a start winning is generated during the non-execution of the variable display, the start winning is once performed. Since the storage based on the hold is transferred to the active display storage buffer 194B after being stored in the reception command buffer 194A at the time of the start winning (see FIG. 34), the LED of the display 31 corresponding to the number of held displays is turned on only momentarily. The present invention is not limited to this, and if there is no hold storage and a winning start occurs during the non-execution of the variable display, the LED on the hold display number corresponding display 31 may not be turned on. .

  FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing the effect symbol variation start process (S74) in the effect control process process shown in FIG. In the effect symbol change start process, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not the change start command reception flag is set (S321). If the fluctuation start command reception flag is not set (S321; N), the effect symbol fluctuation start processing is ended. If the fluctuation start command reception flag is set (S321; Y), the start winning reception command is received. The storage of the buffer number “1” in the buffer 194A is shifted to the active display storage buffer 194B (S322). Further, the effect control CPU 120 shifts the hold storage of the buffer numbers “2” to “8” in the start prize receiving command buffer 194A upward by the buffer number (S323).

  More specifically, the hold memory stored in association with the buffer number “2” of the start winning reception command buffer 194A is shifted so as to be stored in association with the buffer number “1”, and the start winning reception command buffer 194A is shifted. The hold storage that is stored in association with the buffer number “3” of the buffer 194A is shifted so as to be stored in association with the buffer number “2”, and corresponds to the buffer number “4” of the start winning reception command buffer 194A. The holding memory stored with the buffer number is shifted so as to be stored in association with the buffer number “3”, and the holding memory stored in association with the buffer number “5” of the start winning reception command buffer 194A is buffered. The data is shifted so as to be stored in association with the number "4", and is stored in the buffer number "6" of the start winning reception command buffer 194A. The holding memory stored with the buffer number is shifted so as to be stored in association with the buffer number “5”, and the holding memory stored in association with the buffer number “7” of the start winning reception command buffer 194A is buffered. The data is shifted so as to be stored in association with the number “6”, and the pending storage stored in association with the buffer number “8” of the reception command buffer at the time of starting prize 194A is stored in association with the buffer number “7”. Shift.

  After execution of S323, effect control CPU 120 reads a variation pattern designation command from the variation pattern designation command storage area (S324).

  Next, the display result (stop symbol) of the effect symbol is determined according to the data stored in the variable display result specifying command storage area (that is, the received variable display result specifying command) (S325). In this case, the effect control CPU 120 determines the stop symbol of the effect symbol according to the fluctuation display result specified by the fluctuation display result designation command, and stores the data indicating the determined stop symbol of the effect symbol in the effect symbol display result storage area. To be stored.

  In the present embodiment, when the received variable display result designation command is the second variable display result designation command corresponding to the probability variation jackpot A, the effect control CPU 120 determines, for example, that the three symbols are “7” as stop symbols. Determines the combination of the effect symbols (big hit symbols). When the received variable display result designation command is the third variable display result designation command corresponding to the probability variation big hit B, as the stop symbol, a plurality of combinations of odd-number symbols other than “7” (for example, “111”, (Combination of effect symbols such as "333", "555", "999"). In the case where the received variable display result designation command is the fourth variable display result designation command corresponding to the non-probable variable jackpot, the effect control CPU 120 determines, for example, the effect symbol in which three symbols are arranged as even symbols as stop symbols. Determine the combination (big hit symbol). If the received variation display result designation command is the first variation display result designation command corresponding to a loss, a combination of production symbols (losing symbol) in which three symbols are irregular as stop symbols is determined.

  In determining these stop symbols, the effect control CPU 120 extracts, for example, a random number for determining a stop symbol, and uses a stop symbol determination table in which data indicating a combination of the effect symbols and numerical values are associated with each other. Then, the stop symbol of the effect symbol may be determined. That is, the stop symbol may be determined by selecting data indicating a combination of the effect symbols corresponding to the numerical values corresponding to the extracted random numbers.

  Next, effect control CPU 120 executes an effect effect determination process (S326) shown in FIG. 35, and determines whether or not to execute an effect effect that affects the hold display or the active display in the variable display, and an effect effect effect pattern. To determine.

  As shown in FIG. 35, in the action effect determination processing of the present embodiment, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not any one of values 1 to 7 is set in the shift number counter, that is, the hold display notice effect. Then, it is determined whether or not there is a pending display that is the subject of the above but the display mode has not yet changed from the display pattern α (S341). If any of the values 1 to 7 is not set in the shift number counter (S341; N), the process proceeds to S344, and if any of the values 1 to 7 is set in the shift number counter (S341; Y) decrements the value of the shift number counter by one (S342). Next, effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the value of the number-of-shifts counter has become 0, that is, the display mode of the hold display or the active display in which the variable display to be started is the target of the hold display announcement effect. It is determined whether or not the display is variable (S343). If the value of the shift number counter is not 0 (S343; N), the process proceeds to S344, and if the value of the shift number counter is 0 (S345), the process proceeds to S345.

  In S344, the effect control CPU 120 determines the execution / non-execution of the effect effect and the effect pattern based on the fact that the change display to be started is the non-target change of the display mode change of the hold display or the active display. In step S344, the effect control CPU 120 uses the non-target variation effect (not shown) based on numerical data indicating a random value for effect effect determination extracted from, for example, the random number circuit 124 or a random counter of the effect control counter setting unit 193. By referring to the effect execution determination table, execution / non-execution of the effect effect and the effect pattern may be determined at the determination ratio shown in FIG.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 36A, effect control CPU 120 determines non-execution of the effect effect at a rate of 85%, and executes the effect effect in effect pattern A at a rate of 14%. It is determined that the action effect is performed in the effect pattern B at a rate of 1%.

  On the other hand, in S345, the effect control CPU 120 determines the execution / non-execution of the effect effect and the effect pattern based on the fact that the change display to be started is the target change of the display mode change of the hold display or the active display. Note that in S345, the effect control CPU 120 determines a target variation effect (not shown) based on numerical data indicating a random value for effect effect determination extracted from the random number circuit 124 or a random counter of the effect control counter setting unit 193, for example. By referring to the effect execution determination table, the determination shown in FIG. 36 (B) is made according to the change destination display mode (the value set in the change destination flag) of the hold display or the active display which is the target of the hold display announcement effect. It is only necessary to determine the execution / non-execution and the effect pattern of the action effect by the ratio.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 36B, the effect control CPU 120 determines that the destination display mode of the hold display or the active display, which is the target of the hold display announcement effect, is the display pattern β (change destination flag). Is set to "1"), the non-execution of the action effect is determined at a rate of 0%, the action effect is determined to be executed in the effect pattern A at a rate of 70%, and the It is determined that the action effect is to be executed in the effect pattern B at a ratio. Further, when the change destination display mode of the hold display or the active display which is the target of the hold display announcement effect is the display pattern γ (when the change destination flag is set to “2”), the operation is performed at a rate of 0%. The non-execution of the effect is determined, the effect effect is determined to be executed in the effect pattern A at a rate of 20%, and the effect effect is determined to be executed in the effect pattern B at a rate of 80%.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the action effect is performed in the effect pattern B, the hold display, which is the target of the hold display announcement effect, is performed at a higher rate than when the effect effect is performed in the effect pattern A. Alternatively, the display mode of the active display changes. Furthermore, when the display mode of the hold display or the active display, which is the target of the hold display announcement effect, changes, the effect effect is executed in the effect pattern B by executing the effect effect in the effect pattern B. The display mode of the hold display or the active display, which is the target of the hold display announcement effect, changes to the display pattern γ at a higher rate than the case. For this reason, in the present embodiment, when the action effect is executed, the game can be focused on whether the action effect is executed in the effect pattern A or the effect pattern B, and the interest in the game can be improved. It is possible.

  The effect pattern A in the action effect of the present embodiment is an effect pattern in which a character attacks the hold display or the active display, and the effect pattern B is a character different from the effect pattern B in which the character attacks the hold display or the active display. Is an effect pattern to add. As described above, in the action effect of the present embodiment, since the character that makes an attack on the hold display or the active display differs depending on the effect pattern, the player recognizes the character that makes an attack on the hold display or the active display. This makes it possible to specify the effect pattern of the action effect.

  After execution of S344 or S345, effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not execution of the action effect has been determined in S344 or S345 (S346). When the execution of the action effect is determined in S344 or S345 (S346; Y), the effect control CPU 120 sets an action effect execution determination flag indicating that the execution of the effect effect has been determined (S347), and executes S344 or S344. The effect pattern determined in S345 is stored, and the action effect determination process ends (S348). If the execution of the action effect is not determined in S344 or S345 (S346; N), the action effect determination process ends without executing S347 and S348.

  After the end of the effect effect, the effect control CPU 120 returns to the effect symbol variation start process shown in FIG. 34, and determines whether or not the effect effect execution determination flag is set (S327). If the action effect execution determination flag is set (S327; Y), a value corresponding to the period up to the start of the effect effect is set in the effect effect start waiting timer (S328), and the effect effect execution determination flag is cleared. Then, the process proceeds to S330 (S329). If the action effect execution determination flag is not set (S327; N), the process proceeds to S330 without executing S328 and S329.

  In S330, effect control CPU 120 selects an effect control pattern (process table) according to the variation pattern designation command. Then, the process timer in the process data 1 of the selected process table is started (S331).

  The process table includes display control execution data for controlling the display of the effect display device 5, LED control execution data for controlling the lighting of each LED, and sound for controlling the sound output from the speakers 8L and 8R. Sound control execution data and the like are arranged in chronological order in association with each process data n (1 to N).

  Next, the effect control CPU 120 performs the effect device (the effect display device 5 as the effect component and the effect component) in accordance with the contents of the process data 1 (display control execution data 1, LED control execution data 1, sound control execution data 1). The control of the various LEDs and the speakers 8L and 8R as effect parts is performed (S332). For example, a command is output to the display control unit 123 in order to display an image according to the fluctuation pattern on the effect display device 5. In addition, a control signal (LED control execution data) is output to the LED control board 14 in order to control the turning on / off of various LEDs. In addition, a control signal (sound number data) is output to the audio control board 13 to output audio from the speakers 8L and 8R.

  In the present embodiment, the effect control CPU 120 controls the effect symbols to be displayed in a fluctuation pattern corresponding to the fluctuation pattern designation command on a one-to-one basis. A variation pattern to be used may be selected from a plurality of types of variation patterns corresponding to the command.

  Then, a value corresponding to the fluctuation time specified by the fluctuation pattern designation command is set in the fluctuation time timer (S333). Further, a predetermined time is set in the fluctuation control timer (S334). The predetermined time is, for example, 30 ms, and the effect control CPU 120 writes the image data indicating the display state of the left-middle-right effect symbol in the VRAM every time the predetermined time elapses, and the display control unit 123 writes the image data in the VRAM. A signal corresponding to the image data is output to the effect display device 5, and the effect display device 5 displays an image corresponding to the signal, thereby realizing the variation of the effect symbol. Next, the value of the effect control process flag is set to a value corresponding to the effect symbol variation process (S75), and the effect symbol variation start process ends (S335).

  FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing the effect symbol change process (S75) in the effect control process process. In the production symbol fluctuation process, the production control CPU 120 decrements each value of the process timer, the fluctuation time timer, and the fluctuation control timer (S351, S352, S353). In addition, the effect control CPU 120 sets the action effect start waiting timer (determined to perform the effect effect) or sets the effect effect execution in progress flag (during the execution of the effect effect). If there is) (S354; Y), the action effect processing shown in FIG. 38 is executed (S355). If neither the action effect start wait timer nor the action effect execution flag is set, the process proceeds to S356 without performing the effect effect process of S355.

  In S356, effect control CPU 120 checks whether or not the process timer has expired. If the process timer has expired, the process data is switched (S357). That is, the process timer is restarted by setting the next set process timer value in the process table as the process timer (S358). Further, the control state of the effect device (effect component) is changed based on the display control execution data, the LED control execution data, the sound control execution data, etc. which are set next (S359). On the other hand, when the process timer has not expired, the control of the staging device (staging component) is performed according to the contents of the process data (display control execution data, LED control execution data, sound control execution data, etc.) corresponding to the process timer. Execute (S360).

  Next, it is confirmed whether or not the fluctuation control timer is out (S361). When the variation control timer is out of timer (S361; Y), the effect control CPU 120 displays the next display screen of the left-middle-right effect symbol (30 ms after the previous effect symbol display switching time). The image data of the screen to be processed is created and written in a predetermined area of the VRAM (S362). In this way, the effect display device 5 realizes effect symbol variation control. The display control unit 123 transmits a signal based on data obtained by superimposing image data of a predetermined area such as a set background image and image data based on display control execution data set in the process table to the effect display device 5. Output. In this way, the effect display device 5 displays the background image, the character image, and the effect symbol in the variation of the effect symbol. Further, a predetermined value is reset in the fluctuation control timer (S363).

  If the variation control timer has not expired (S361; N), or after execution of S363, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not it is time to start a super reach effect (S364). If it is the start timing of the super reach effect, the character image C displayed on the upper left of the effect display device 5 is hidden (S365). After execution of S365, or when it is determined that it is not the start timing of the super reach effect (S364; N), it is determined whether or not it is the end timing of the super reach effect (S366). If it is the end timing of the super reach effect (S366; Y), the display of the character image C on the upper left of the effect display device 5 is restarted (S367).

  After execution of S367, or when it is not the end timing of the super reach effect (S366; N), the effect control CPU 120 checks whether or not the variable time timer is out (S368). If the variation time timer has expired, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value according to the effect symbol variation stop process (S76) (S370). Even if the fluctuation time timer has not expired, if the confirmation command reception flag indicating that the symbol confirmation designation command has been received is set (S369; Y), the value of the production control process flag is changed to the production symbol fluctuation stop processing (S369). The value is updated to a value according to S76) (S370). Even if the fluctuation time timer is not out of timer, the control shifts to control to stop the fluctuation when the symbol confirmation designation command is received. For example, a fluctuation pattern specification command that indicates a long fluctuation time due to noise between the boards is used. Even in the case of receiving, the fluctuation of the effect symbol can be ended when the normal fluctuation time has elapsed (at the end of the fluctuation of the special symbol).

  In the process table used for effect symbol variation control, process data during the effect symbol variation display is set. That is, the sum of the process timer set values of the process data 1 to n in the process table corresponds to the fluctuation time of the effect symbol. Therefore, when the process timer of the last process data n has timed out in the process of S361, there is no process data to be switched (display control execution data, LED control execution data, etc.), and the effect control of the effect symbol based on the process table ends. I do.

  FIG. 38 is a flowchart showing the action effect processing (S355) in the effect symbol fluctuation processing. In the action effect processing, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not the action effect execution flag indicating that the effect effect is being executed is set (S371). If the action effect execution flag is not set (S371; N), the value of the action effect start wait timer is decremented by 1 (S372), and whether or not the effect effect start wait timer has timed out (action effect start) It is determined whether or not the value of the waiting timer has become 0 (S373). If the action effect start waiting timer has not expired (S373; N), the action effect process ends, and if the action effect start wait timer has expired (S373; Y), the effect effect execution flag is set. (S374).

  Next, the effect control CPU 120 sets a value corresponding to the effect effect period in the effect effect period timer (S375), and selects an effect effect process table corresponding to the effect effect effect pattern (S376). Then, the action effecting process timer in the action effecting process data 1 of the selected action effecting process table is started (S377).

  The action effect process table includes display control execution data for controlling display of the effect display device 5, LED control execution data for controlling lighting of each LED, and sounds output from the speakers 8L and 8R. The sound control execution data and the like are arranged in chronological order in association with each action effect process data n (1 to N).

  Next, the production control CPU 120 renders the production effect (the production display device 5 as a production component, the production) in accordance with the contents of the production process data 1 (display control execution data 1, LED control execution data 1, sound control execution data 1). (The control of the various LEDs as the parts for use and the speakers 8L and 8R as the parts for effect), and the action effect processing is terminated (S378). For example, a command is output to the display control unit 123 in order to cause the character according to the effect pattern of the effect effect to act on the hold display or the active display (attack) in the effect display device 5. In addition, a control signal (LED control execution data) is output to the LED control board 14 in order to control the turning on / off of various LEDs. In addition, a control signal (sound number data) is output to the audio control board 13 to output audio from the speakers 8L and 8R.

  If it is determined in S371 that the action effect execution flag is set (S371; Y), the effect control CPU 120 decrements the values of the effect effect process timer and the effect effect period timer (S379, S380). ), It is determined whether or not the action effect period timer has expired (S381). If the action effect period timer has not expired (S381; N), it is further determined whether or not the action effect process timer has expired (S382). If the action effect process timer has not expired (S382; N), the action effect (effect display device 5 as effect component, effect effect) is performed in accordance with the content of the action effect process data corresponding to the effect effect process timer being executed. Control of various LEDs as components for use and the speakers 8L and 8R as effect components), and then proceeds to S387 (S383).

  If the action effect process timer has expired (S382; Y), the process switches the effect effect process data (S384), and starts the next action effect process timer (S385). Then, according to the contents of the process data for action presentation corresponding to the next process timer for action presentation, the action presentation (the effect display device 5 as the effect component, the various LEDs as the effect component, and the speakers 8L and 8R as the effect component). Is performed, and the process proceeds to S387 (S386).

  Then, in S387, effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not it is the display mode change timing of the hold display or the active display. If it is not the display mode change timing of the hold display or the active display (S387; N), the action effect is ended. If it is the display mode change timing of the hold display or the active display (S387; Y), the effect control CPU 120 starts. In the receiving command buffer 194A at the time of winning or the active display storage buffer 194B, the value of the change destination flag corresponding to the hold display or the active display which is the target of the hold display advancement effect is displayed on the hold display or the active time which is the target of the hold display advancement effect. The value is set as the value of the display mode flag according to the display, and the action effect processing is terminated (S388).

  As described above, after the value of the display mode flag is set to the value of the change destination flag in S388 of the action effect processing, the hold display / active display update processing (S905) is executed, thereby setting the target of the hold display advance effect. Is updated to the display mode of the display pattern β or the display pattern γ. When the action effect period timer has expired in S381 (S381; Y), the action effect execution flag is cleared and the action effect process ends (S389).

  In the variable display according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 39, when the variable display is started, a hold display / active display transition effect is executed, and the movement of the hold display displayed in the hold storage display area 5D is changed. Done. After the end of the hold display / active display transition effect, if the execution of the action effect is determined in the variable display, the action effect is executed. When the change display is a target change of the display mode of the hold display or the active display (when the value of the shift number counter is 0), the display mode of the hold display or the active display at the end timing of the action effect. Changes from the display pattern α to the display pattern β or the display pattern γ.

  When the fluctuation display is a fluctuation pattern of reach (normal reach or super reach), the action effect ends at a timing before the start of the reach effect. That is, during the reach effect (normal reach effect or super reach effect) in the present embodiment, the execution of the action effect is limited. In this way, by restricting the execution of the action effect during the reach effect, the game can be focused on the reach effect, so that it is possible to prevent the interest of the reach effect from being reduced by the execution of the effect effect.

  Next, an effect mode of the effect display device 5 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 40A exemplifies a state in which the number of reserved storages is three and the effect symbols are being displayed in a variable manner. In FIG. 40 (A), based on the fact that the number of pending storages is three (three pending displays are displayed in the pending storage display area 5D), the LED of the pending display number corresponding display 31 is changed Three are lit.

  As shown in FIGS. 40 (A) and 40 (B), when the start winning is generated during the fluctuation display, the first starting winning effect is suspended from the character image C displayed on the upper left of the effect display device 5. The movement of the hold display toward the hold 4 display position in the storage display area 5D is started. Then, as shown in FIG. 40 (C) and FIG. 40 (D), based on the fact that the variable display has been completed during the first start winning effect, the effect symbols are derived and displayed on the effect display device 5 in a combination of outliers. Then, the next variable display is started. At this time, the hold display / active display shift effect is executed, so that the hold display displayed at the hold 1 display position of the hold storage display area 5D moves toward the active display area 5F as the active display. The hold display displayed at the hold 2 display position of the hold storage display area 5D moves toward the hold 1 display position, and the hold display displayed at the hold 3 display position of the hold storage display area 5D changes to the hold 3 display position. Move towards.

  As described above, when the hold display displayed in the hold storage display area 5D moves to the higher display position during the first start winning effect, that is, when the number of hold memories decreases during the first start winning effect, Since the effect control CPU 120 executes the process of S285 of the start winning effect process (see FIG. 27) to re-determine the destination position of the hold display being moved as the first start winning effect, the first start winning effect. As shown in FIG. 40 (E), the hold display during the movement can reach the re-determined destination position (the hold 3 display position in the example shown in FIG. 40).

  In addition, when the change display being executed is a change target of the display mode of the active display and a change of the super reach, first, as shown in FIG. 41 (A) and FIG. 41 (B), the action effect is executed. The display mode of the active display changes. Then, as shown in FIG. 41 (C) to FIG. 41 (E), when the super reach effect is started after the effect symbols are displayed in a combination of reach, the character image C in the upper left of the effect display device 5 is displayed. It is hidden. As described above, the super reach effect of the present embodiment is a so-called battle effect in which the character of the character image C battles with the enemy character.

  As shown in FIG. 41 (E), when a new start prize is generated during the super reach effect, the character image C is not displayed on the upper left of the effect display device 5, so the first start prize effect. Is not executed, a new hold display is displayed in the hold storage display area 5D. Then, after the execution of the super reach effect, as shown in FIG. 42 (F), the effect symbol is derived and displayed in a combination of a big hit or a loss. At this time, the character image C is displayed again at the upper left of the effect display device 5.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the character image C is erased (hidden) from the upper left of the effect display device 5 during the execution period of the super reach effect, which is illustrated in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 43C, if the display of the character image C is maintained at the upper left of the effect display device 5 in order to execute the first start winning effect even during the super reach effect, the character of the character image C is displayed. This is because the same character is displayed in the super reach effect, and it is difficult to determine which character is the super reach effect character.

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, it is assumed that the number of pending displays displayed in the pending storage display area 5D decreases due to the start of a new variable display during the execution of the first start winning effect. Also, since the destination position of the hold display during the movement as the first start winning effect can be re-determined, the first start winning effect is given to the player by interruption of the first start winning effect being executed, and the first start winning effect is given. It is possible to prevent the effect of the effect from being lowered.

  Further, by moving the hold display and the active display at the same speed in the first start winning effect and the second start winning effect, the effect period, the hold display, and the active in the first start winning effect and the second start winning effect. Since the display movement length (movement distance) can be made different, the first start winning effect and the second start winning effect are performed in an appropriate mode according to the destination position of the hold display or the active display. Can be.

  In the present embodiment, in the first start winning effect, an example is described in which the effect time of the first start winning effect and the moving length (moving distance) of the hold display differ according to the destination position of the hold display. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and at least one of the production time of the first start winning effect and the movement length (movement distance) of the hold display is constant regardless of the destination position of the hold display. Is also good.

  In addition, when the hold display and the active display during movement can be displayed by the display pattern β or the display pattern γ as the first start winning effect or the second start winning effect, the lighting color of the LED 30 corresponding to the hold display mode is used. Since the player can recognize that the hold display and the active display during the movement are displayed in the display pattern β and the display pattern γ, it is possible to improve the entertainment of the game.

  In addition, a hold storage display area 5D for displaying the hold display on the effect display device 5 and an active display area 5F for displaying the active display corresponding to the change display being executed are provided, and the change display is started. In this case, as a hold display / active display transition effect, the hold display displayed at the hold 1 display position of the hold storage display area 5D is moved as the active display toward the active display area 5F, and the hold 2 display position to By moving the hold display displayed at the hold 8 display position toward the next higher display position, it is possible to easily understand which of the hold displays corresponds to the variable display to be started.

  In the present embodiment, a mode is provided in which a hold storage display area 5D for displaying the hold display on the effect display device 5 and an active display area 5F for displaying the active display corresponding to the variable display being executed. Although illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the effect display device 5 may not be provided with the active display area 5F. If the active display area 5F is not provided in the effect display device 5 as described above, the hold display displayed at the hold 1 display position is deleted in the hold storage display area 5D every time a new variable display is started. Then, the hold display displayed at the hold 2 display position to the hold 8 display position may be moved toward the next higher display position.

  When a new start winning is generated while the number of stored memories is 0 and the variable display is not executed, after the held display is moved from the character image C to the held storage display area 5D as the second starting winning effect, furthermore, Since the player moves the player toward the active display area 5F, the player can recognize that a new hold storage has occurred.

  Note that, in the present embodiment, an example in which data for executing the first start winning effect and data for executing the second start winning effect are separately provided is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, as the second start winning effect, the hold display is moved from the character image C to the hold 1 display position of the hold storage display area 5D by using data for executing the first start winning effect, and then The hold display may be moved from the hold 1 display position of the hold storage display area 5D to the active display area 5F using the data for the second start winning effect.

  By doing in this way, the data for moving the hold display from the character image C to the hold 1 display position in the hold storage display area 5D can be shared between the first start winning effect and the second start winning effect. The data volume of the winning effect can be reduced.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 39, the action effect is executed after execution of the hold display / active display shift effect during the variable display, so that the action effect is applied to the hold display during movement as the hold display / active display shift effect. Is not executed, and the process for executing the action effect can be simplified. In the present embodiment, an example is described in which the action effect is not executed for the hold display during movement as the hold display / active display shift effect, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, an action effect may be executed for a suspended display being moved as a suspended display / active display transition effect.

  In addition, during the execution of the super reach effect, the first start winning effect is not executed, so that it is possible to suppress a decrease in gaming interest due to the execution of the first start winning effect during the execution of the super reach effect. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In the super reach effect of the super reach α in which the ratio of the variable display result to the big hit is lower than the super reach effect of the super reach β, the first start-up is performed. A winning effect may be executed. Also, in addition to the super reach effect, when the notice effect that gives notice that the fluctuation display result is a big hit during the fluctuation display can be executed, the first start winning effect is not executed even during the execution of the notice effect. You may do so.

  In the present embodiment, the first start winning effect is reached until a new hold display is displayed at the destination position (one of the hold 1 display position to the hold 8 display position) corresponding to the number of held memories. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the first start winning effect does not need to include the display of the holding information at the destination position corresponding to the number of stored memories. Good. Furthermore, when the first start winning effect is executed as in the present embodiment, the new first start winning effect is regulated by restricting the execution of the new first start winning effect during the movement of the hold display as the first start winning effect. Can be prevented from being displayed at the destination position corresponding to the number of reserved storages.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 41D and 41E, in this embodiment, when a new start winning is generated during execution of the super reach effect, the first starting based on the new starting winning is performed. The present embodiment illustrates an example in which a prize effect is not performed, and additional display of a new hold display in the hold storage display area 5D and additional lighting of a new LED on the display 31 corresponding to the number of hold displays are performed. The present invention is not limited to this. If a new start prize is generated during execution of the super reach effect, the first start prize effect based on the new start prize and a new hold display in the hold storage display area 5D May not be executed, and only the additional lighting of the new LED on the display 31 corresponding to the number of held displays may be performed. Further, the number of retained storages can be displayed by a numeral at a predetermined position such as the upper right portion of the effect display device 5, and if a new start winning is generated during execution of the super reach effect, the first starting winning based on the new starting winning is performed. One start winning effect, the additional display of a new hold display in the hold storage display area 5D, and the additional lighting of the new LED in the display number corresponding to hold display 31 are not executed, and the display is performed at a predetermined position such as the upper right portion of the effect display device 5. Only the display of the number of reserved storages may be updated.

  In addition, since the display mode of the hold display or the active display may or may not change according to the execution of the action effect, the player is focused on whether the display mode of the hold display or the active display changes. be able to. Furthermore, when the action effect is executed in the effect pattern A and in the case where the effect effect is executed in the effect pattern B, the rate of change of the display mode of the hold display and the active display is different, and the change of the hold display and the active display is different. Since the rate at which the display mode changes to the display pattern β or the display pattern γ is also different, it is possible to make the player pay attention to which effect pattern of the action effect is executed.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and even if there are changes and additions without departing from the gist of the present invention, they are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, when the number of storages to be held is 0 and the variable display is not being executed, the second start winning effect is executed based on the occurrence of a new start winning, thereby displaying the hold display. Although the form in which the character image C is moved to the active display area 5F via the hold storage display area 5D has been described as an example, the present invention is not limited to this. As a first modification, FIGS. As shown in (B), when a new start winning is generated while the number of stored memories is 0 and the change display is not being executed, the hold display is activated without executing the second start winning effect. It may be displayed in the active display area 5F as a display, or as a second start winning effect, the hold display is directly activated from the character image C without passing through the hold storage display area 5D. May be moved to indicate the area 5F, By doing so, it is possible to shorten the period from the new starting winning occurs until the active display is displayed in the active display area 5F.

  Further, when a new start winning is generated while the number of stored memories is 0 and the variable display is not being executed, as a second starting winning effect, from the vicinity of the hold 1 display position in the hold storage display area 5D. The hold display may be moved toward the active display area 5F, that is, a part of the second start winning effect of the embodiment may be executed.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the action display is performed on the hold display displayed in the hold storage display area 5D and the active display displayed in the active display area 5F to display the hold display and the active display. Although the mode in which the mode is changed has been exemplified, the present invention is not limited to this, and the action effect is applied to the hold display moving to the hold storage display area 5D or the active display area 5F as a start winning effect. The execution may change the display mode of the hold display or the active display.

  Specifically, as a second modification, as shown in FIGS. 45A to 45D, a movable body movable in the left-right direction is provided on the left side of the effect display device 5. Then, based on the occurrence of the start winning prize, the hold display is moved from the character image C toward the hold storage display area 5D as the first start prize effect, and the moving hold display is concealed by the operation of the movable body. As shown in FIGS. 45 (A) to 45 (D), in the second modification, the holding display moving from the character image C toward the holding storage display area 5D is hidden by the movable body as the first start winning effect. Although the present invention is not limited to this, the present invention is not limited to this, and as described above, the character image C is displayed on the active display area 5F via the hold storage display area 5D as the second start winning effect. The active display moving toward may be hidden by the movable body. That is, in Modification Example 2, hiding of the hold display and the active display by the movable body corresponds to the action effect.

  When the hold display or the active display moving from the character image C toward the hold storage display area 5D or the active display area 5F as the start winning effect is concealed by the movable body, the hold display is concealed by the movable body. By changing the display mode of the hold display or the active display to the display pattern β or the display pattern γ at the timing, the display mode of the hold display or the active display passing behind the movable body is changed from the display pattern α from the player. Since it is recognized that the display pattern has changed to the display pattern β or the display pattern γ, it is possible to draw the player's attention to the pending display or the active display during the movement from the character image C, and the interest in the game can be improved. Furthermore, an action effect may be performed on the hold display or the active display moving from the character image C to the hold storage display area 5D or the active display area 5F as the start winning effect. The player can pay attention to the hold display or the active display moving from C to the hold storage display area 5D or the active display area 5F.

  The hold display and the active display that move from the character image C to the hold storage display area 5D and the active display area 5F as a start winning effect are passed behind the movable body in a state where the game is concealed by the movable body. Since it becomes visible to the player, the player can pay attention to the period during which the hold display and the active display are moving behind the movable body. Further, as shown in FIG. 45, when the movable body conceals a hold display or an active display moving from the character image C to the hold storage display area 5D or the active display area 5F as a start winning effect, the operation of the movable body is performed. Thus, a high effect can be given to the player as an action effect.

  In the second modification, as the action effect, an effect of concealing the hold display and the active display moving from the character image C toward the hold storage display area 5D and the active display area 5F by operating the movable body is executed. Although the embodiment has been exemplified, the present invention is not limited to this, and as the action effect, as shown in FIG. The hold display and the active display moving toward the display area 5F may be hidden, and the display mode of the hold display and the active display may be changed.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the mode in which the display mode of the hold display or the active display is changed only once by executing the action effect on the hold display or the active display has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. However, the display mode of the hold display or the active display may be changed two or more times. Further, in the above embodiment, by performing an action effect on the hold display and the active display as the display pattern α, the display mode of the hold display and the active display can be changed to one of the display pattern β and the display pattern γ. Although the changeable form has been exemplified, the present invention is not limited to this, and the display mode of the hold display or the active display as the display pattern α may be three or more display patterns (for example, the display pattern β and the display pattern β). In addition to γ, the hold display and the active display can be changed to a black star (★) display pattern δ) in which the rate of change display results to a big hit (big hit expectation) is higher than that of the display pattern γ. There may be.

  Thus, in the case where the display mode of the hold display or the active display can be changed a plurality of times and the display mode of the hold display or the active display can be changed to three or more display patterns, as a third modification, FIGS. As shown in FIG. 47 (E), the action effect can be executed in effect patterns A and B with different rates of change of the hold display and the active display, and FIGS. 47 (F) to 47 (G). As shown in (1), an effect pattern C that changes the display mode of the hold display or the active display to a specific display pattern by acting on the hold display or the active display may be made executable.

  Specifically, when the action effect is performed in the effect pattern A or the effect pattern B, the display mode of the hold display or the active display can be changed to all of the display pattern β, the display pattern γ, and the display pattern δ. In the case where the action effect is performed in the effect pattern C, the display mode of the hold display or the active display may be changed to the display pattern δ at a rate of 100%. That is, the action effect in the present modification corresponds to the change effect in the present invention.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 47, in the third modification, as a production effect of the production pattern C, a black star shape acts on the suspension display of the display pattern β to change the display mode of the suspension display to the display pattern. δ, that is, the form in which the display pattern β is changed to the display pattern δ having the highest ratio of the large display hit without passing through the display pattern γ, but the present invention is limited to this. Rather, the effect of the effect pattern C is an effect that changes the display mode of the hold display or the active display to a predetermined display pattern by acting on the hold display or the active display. The display pattern at which the display mode of the hold display or the active display changes depending on the action effect may be the display pattern β or the display pattern γ. As described above, by making it possible to execute the effect pattern C that changes the display mode of the hold display to a specific display pattern as the effect effect, the player can pay attention to the effect effect. It is possible to improve the effect of the effect and the entertainment of the game.

  Also, as a third modification, as shown in FIG. 47, a case where the display mode of the hold display or the active display can be changed a plurality of times by executing the action effect on the hold display or the active display a plurality of times. Changes the display mode of the hold display or the active display by executing the action effects in the order of effect pattern A → effect pattern B → effect pattern C in the order of display pattern α → display pattern β → display pattern γ → display pattern δ. The case where the display mode is changed in order and the case where the display mode of the hold display or the active display is changed from the display pattern α to the display pattern δ without passing through the display pattern β and the display pattern γ by executing only the effect pattern C. By providing, the player may pay attention to the effect pattern of the action effect.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the mode in which it is determined whether or not to execute the action effect is determined every time the variable display is started. However, the present invention is not limited to this. May be other than the start timing of the variable display. For example, as a fourth modification, the execution of the action effect may be determined based on the fact that the number of retained storages reaches a specific value such as the upper limit value (8 in this embodiment) during the variable display. In this way, when the execution of the action effect is determined with the upper limit that the number of stored memories reaches a specific value such as the upper limit value during the fluctuation display, the effect effect is executed in the next fluctuation display, and the hold effect is executed. If a hold display of a hold display announcement effect is present in the display, the display mode of the hold display may be changed at the end timing of the action effect. By doing so, the game can be promoted to the player so that the new hold storage is stored.

  Further, in the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 22, when there is a hold display in which the execution of the hold display effect is already determined in the hold display, the hold display newly displayed due to the occurrence of the start winning prize. Although the form which is not the target of the hold display announcement effect is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of hold displays are set as the objects of the hold display advance effect, that is, in the hold storage display area 5D. A plurality of suspended displays may be displayed in the display pattern β or the display pattern γ. When a plurality of on-hold displays are to be subjected to the on-hold display notice effect as described above, the on-hold display mode corresponding LED 30 is displayed in a color corresponding to the on-hold display whose display mode has been changed to the display pattern β or the display pattern γ first. May be lit, and the lighting color of the hold display mode corresponding LED 30 may be maintained until the start or end of the variable display corresponding to the hold display, or the display mode of any hold display may be the display pattern β or the display pattern γ. The emission color of the reserved display mode corresponding LED 30 may be updated each time it changes.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, a form is shown in which the hold display according to the hold storage based on the start winning is additionally displayed in the hold storage display area 5D in order regardless of the start winning opening in which the start winning is generated. The present invention is not limited to this. The effect display device 5 is provided with two holding storage display areas, and a holding display corresponding to the holding memory based on the winning winning generated by winning in the first starting winning opening and the second holding memory display area. The hold display according to the hold storage based on the start winning award generated by winning in the start winning opening may be additionally displayed in different hold storage display areas.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the mode in which the variable display is executed in the order of the generated hold storage is executed regardless of the start winning opening in which the start winning is generated, but the present invention is not limited to this. One of the variable display based on the hold memory generated by winning in the first start winning opening and the variable display based on the hold memory generated by winning in the second start winning opening may be preferentially executed. Then, the variable display based on the hold storage generated by winning the first start winning opening and the variable display based on the hold storage generated by winning the second start winning opening may be simultaneously executable.

  In the present embodiment, if a newly generated hold display is determined to be a target of the hold display announcement effect, and if the number of shifts is determined to be 0, a start winning effect is displayed in the display pattern β or the display pattern γ. Although the form in which the hold display and the active display are moved toward the hold storage display area 5D and the active display area 5F has been exemplified, the present invention is not limited to this. If it is determined to be an effect target and the number of shifts is determined to be 0, the hold display or the active display displayed in the display pattern α as the start winning effect is moved toward the hold storage display area 5D or the active display area 5F. The hold display and the active display reach the destination position (the hold storage display area 5D and the active display area 5F). In particular it may be changed to the display pattern β or display pattern γ a display mode of these hold display or an active display based.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is illustrated as an example of the gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and, for example, a predetermined number of gaming balls are set inside the gaming machine. The number of game balls used for the game is subtracted while the number of rented balls and the number of awarded balls awarded according to a prize are added while being circulated so as to be circulated and lent according to a lending request by the player. The present invention is also applicable to a so-called enclosed game machine that stores and stores information. It should be noted that, in these enclosed game machines, points and points are given to the player instead of the game balls, and thus the given points and points correspond to the game value.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which one variation pattern designation command is transmitted when the variation is started to notify the variation control indicating the variation mode such as the variation time and the type of the reach effect to the effect control CPU 120 is described. Although shown, the variation pattern may be notified to the effect control CPU 120 by two or more commands. Specifically, when notifying by two commands, the CPU 103 uses, for example, the change time and the change mode before the reach (or the so-called second stop before the reach) in the first command. The second command indicates the type of reach and the presence / absence of a re-lottery effect, such as the type of reach and the fluctuation time and fluctuation mode after reaching (after the so-called second stop if not reach). The command may be transmitted, or only the variation time is notified by the first command and the second command, and the specific variation mode executed at each timing is determined by the effect control CPU 120. The selection may be made by using. When two commands are sent, two commands may be sent within the same timer interrupt. After the first command is sent, a predetermined period elapses (for example, the next timer interrupt). The second command may be transmitted. As described above, by notifying the variation pattern by two or more commands, the amount of data that must be stored as the variation pattern designation command can be reduced.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the form in which the game ball is launched from below the game area by the hitting ball launching device is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the hitting ball launching device may be a pachinko gaming machine 1 By providing the game ball above the game area in, the game ball may be launched from the position above the game area.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, a mode in which only a big hit that can acquire a large number of game balls is generated by opening a big winning opening in a big hit game is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, for example, the probability change jackpot B, the opening time of the special winning opening in the round game is significantly shortened, so that the player does not recognize that the special winning opening has been opened, sudden occurrence of the probability changing big hit B It may be a sudden jackpot that makes it appear that the state has changed. In addition, in the case where these probability variable jackpots B are set to the sudden probability jackpot, a small jackpot that opens the large winning port with the same opening pattern as the opening pattern of the large winning port in the jackpot game of the variable jackpot B is provided. A state (so-called latent state) where it is unclear whether the gaming state after the occurrence of the probability change big hit B or the small hit is a high-precision state or a low-probability state may be generated.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the form in which the starting winning opening is two, that is, the first starting winning opening and the second starting winning opening, is exemplified. However, the present invention is not limited to this. May be set to only one, or the starting winning opening may be set to three or more.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the form in which the special symbol is the first special figure and the second special figure is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this, and only one special symbol is used. , Or three or more special symbols.

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

  The advantageous state for the player includes a specific game state (eg, a big hit) which is advantageous for a player who can acquire many game media, and a plurality of types of specific game states (expected values of game media which can be acquired). A large hit with a different number of rounds), a high base state (time saving state) in which the prize ball payout condition is more easily established than in the normal game state, and a high probability game state (high probability state) in which the probability of the specific game state is high. ), A high-precision low-base state (latency-probable change state), a special reach state (for example, super reach, etc.), a state in which the fluctuation pattern is a fluctuation pattern based on the big hit fluctuation pattern, and the like.

1 Pachinko machine 5D Reservation storage display area 5F Active display area 30 Reservation display mode corresponding LED
31 Display number corresponding to pending display 103 CPU
120 Effect Control CPU
C Character image

Claims (2)

A gaming machine capable of performing a variable display and being controlled to an advantageous state advantageous to a player,
Holding storage means capable of storing information on the variable display as holding storage;
Hold display means capable of displaying a hold display corresponding to the hold storage stored in the hold storage means at a corresponding position on a display device,
Specific effect execution means capable of executing a specific effect suggesting that the advantageous state is controlled,
With
The hold display means,
A first appearance display that is executed over a first predetermined period as an appearance display of the hold display corresponding to the new hold storage on the display device when the hold storage is newly stored; and the first predetermined period. A second appearance display to be executed over a shorter second predetermined period, and
Wherein when a new pending memory is stored in a particular demonstration execution, a game machine, characterized in that it is capable of executing a second appearance displayed without executing the first appearance display. With a movable body,
Movable body control means for controlling the operation of the movable body,
When starting the variable display, corresponding display means capable of displaying a corresponding display corresponding to the variable display,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

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