JP6641312B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

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

  As a conventional gaming machine, when operating a movable body such as an accessory, there is a gaming machine capable of displaying an effect display such as an effect image on a display unit in accordance with the operation of the movable body (Patent Document 1). .

JP 2013-208308 A (Paragraph 0124 etc.)

  However, in a conventional gaming machine as disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is not possible to display an effect display according to the situation when the movable body operates, and the operation of the movable body and the effect display of the display unit are linked. There was a problem that the effect of the production was insufficient.

  The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of enhancing a production effect by linking the operation of a movable body and the production effect display of a display unit. is there.

(1) To achieve the above object, a game machine according to the present invention, Yu technique can perform a game machine (e.g., a pachinko game machine 1, etc.) a plurality of kinds of effect means including light emitting means If an adjustment means for adjusting the effect degree of the presentation unit in response to the adjustment operation, notification unit for reporting that can adjust the effect degree (e.g., that it is possible to adjust the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 Effect control CPU 120 for displaying an adjustment notification image to be notified on effect display device 5), display means (for example, effect display device 5 etc.) capable of displaying a plurality of types of effect displays (for example, reach effect, etc.), operation A movable body (for example, the movable member 321 or the like) and a movable body effector capable of performing a movable body effect for operating the movable body (for example, the effect design change process in S75 in the effect control process process of FIG. 17). You That the effect control CPU120, etc.) that perform the movable body effect process, wherein the notification means includes a case where the gaming machine is cold start, in the case of a hot start, a period of from the time of power-on to the broadcast performs the notification differently (e.g., than if the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started, it in the case of a hot start is that the timing adjustment notification image is displayed earlier, etc.), the display means, wherein When a movable body effect is executed, an effect effect display of a different mode (for example, a battle effect effect, a story reach effect, or the like) is performed in accordance with which effect effect is displayed. Battle reach effect particle effect image 71 in accordance with, such as the flame effect image 73 corresponding to the story reach effect) Table viewable (e.g. 23, 24, etc.) der Ri (presentation effect display process in effect during the symbol variation processing S75 in the effect control process treatment of Figure 17, etc.), and can display a predetermined image indicating that the effect degree is adjusted If the adjustment operation is performed during the period until the notification is performed, the predetermined image indicating that the effect degree has been adjusted in accordance with the adjustment operation is displayed, and the light emitting unit indicates that the gaming machine is cold. When started, the light emitting device emits light in a specific mode, and when the adjusting operation is performed while the light emitting device emits light in the specific mode, the light emission is performed until the light emission in the specific mode ends. Do not change the degree of production of the means.

  According to such a configuration, when the movable body effect is performed, different types of effect displays can be displayed according to which of the plurality of effect displays is performed. Thereby, it is possible to enhance the effect by linking the operation of the movable body and the effect effect display of the display means. In addition, it is possible to appropriately deal with the notification that the production degree can be adjusted and the adjustment of the production degree that is executed in response to the notification, depending on whether the gaming machine has been cold-started or hot-started.

  (2) In the gaming machine of the above (1), when the gaming machine is cold-started, the notification is performed in response to the transition to a standby state in which a predetermined game can be performed (for example, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started). In this case, an adjustment notification image may be displayed in response to the start of the demonstration display).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the processing load from when the gaming machine is cold started to when the gaming machine shifts to the standby state.

  (3) In the gaming machine described in (1) or (2) above, a predetermined image display means for displaying a predetermined image indicating that the degree of effect has been adjusted (for example, the effect display device 5 in response to a luminance adjustment instruction operation). And the effect control CPU 120 for displaying a brightness adjustment scale is provided, and when the gaming machine is in an initial operation from when the power is turned on until the predetermined period elapses, visibility is higher than in a normal display mode. The predetermined image may be displayed in a low specific mode (for example, when the initialization process is being performed, the brightness adjustment scale may be displayed translucently).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the visibility of other images and the like displayed during the initial operation from being impaired.

  (4) In the gaming machine according to any one of the above (1) to (3), an adjusting means for adjusting the production degree in accordance with the adjusting operation by the player (for example, a gaming effect in response to a luminance adjusting instruction operation by the player) The game machine further includes an effect control CPU 120 for adjusting the brightness of the lamp 9, and outputs a special mode in response to the cold start of the gaming machine. Adjustment of the effect degree with respect to the output of the special mode is limited ( For example, the gaming effect lamp 9 may emit special light in response to the cold start of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the luminance for the special light emission may not be changed.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to appropriately output the special mode in response to the cold start of the gaming machine.

  (5) In the gaming machine according to any one of the above (1) to (4), an adjusting means for adjusting an effect degree in accordance with an adjusting operation by a player (for example, a game in response to a luminance adjusting instruction operation by a player) Effect control CPU 120 for adjusting the brightness of effect lamp 9), predetermined image display means for displaying a predetermined image indicating that the degree of effect has been adjusted, and effect display device 5 (for example, in response to a luminance adjustment instruction operation) In addition, when the effect degree is adjusted, the predetermined image is displayed and an output according to the adjusted effect degree is possible (for example, a game). When the brightness of the effect lamp 9 is adjusted, the brightness adjustment scale is displayed, and the brightness of the gaming effect lamp 9 is changed to the adjusted brightness, etc.). When the production degree is adjusted before the predetermined period elapses, the predetermined image is displayed, and the output according to the adjusted production degree is limited (for example, the initialization processing after the cold start of the pachinko gaming machine 1). If the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 is adjusted before the end of the process, the brightness adjustment scale may be displayed, and the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 may not be changed to the brightness according to the instruction operation.

  According to such a configuration, when the staging degree is adjusted before the predetermined period elapses after the cold start of the gaming machine, a predetermined image is displayed, so that it is notified that the staging degree can be adjusted. In addition, since the output according to the adjusted effect degree is limited, the operation from the cold start to the elapse of a predetermined period can be prevented.

  (6) The gaming machine according to any one of the above (1) to (5), further including an operable movable body (for example, an operable movable body such as a production model) and the gaming machine is hot-started. Alternatively, the notification may be performed after the initial operation of the movable body is completed (for example, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started, an adjustment notification image is displayed after the initialization operation of the movable body is completed). Good.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the initial operation of the movable body from being difficult to recognize due to the notification.

  (7) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (6), when the effect degree is adjusted before the notification, the notification timing is earlier than when the effect degree is not adjusted (for example, When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started and the brightness adjustment of the game effect lamp 9 is not performed, an adjustment notification image is displayed in response to the completion of the initialization operation of the movable body. If the brightness adjustment is performed before the end, the adjustment notification image is displayed according to the brightness adjustment, or if the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started, the brightness adjustment of the game effect lamp 9 is performed. Otherwise, an adjustment notification image is displayed according to the start of the demonstration display. If the brightness adjustment is performed during the initialization process, the brightness adjustment Adjust notification image in response to made a may be, etc.) to display.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to notify, at an appropriate timing, to the player who has adjusted the production degree before the notification, that the production degree can be adjusted.

It is the front view which looked at the pachinko gaming machine from the front. It is a block diagram showing the example of circuit composition of a game control board (main board). It is a figure showing an example of a production control command. (A) is a front view showing an effect unit, and (B) is a rear view. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which looked at the production unit from diagonally front. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the state which looked at the production unit from diagonally behind. (A) is a front view showing a state where a movable part is in a tilt position, and (B) is a front view showing a state where a movable part is in a standing position. (A) is a rear view showing a pinion gear, and (B) is a rack gear. (A) is a schematic diagram showing a state where the movable member is at the first position, and (B) is a schematic diagram showing a state where the movable member is at the second position. (A) is a side view of a schematic diagram showing a state where the movable member is at a first position, and (B) is a state showing a state where it is at a second position. (A) is a schematic diagram showing a state where the pinion gear meshes with the rack gear, (B) is a state where the rack gear is moving, and (C) is a schematic view showing a state where the rack gear is regulated. (A)-(D) is a principal part enlarged view which shows the state of the gear until it becomes a regulation state. (A) is a regulation state, (B) is a state in which the pinion gear is changed to a regulation release state by rotating the pinion gear in the first operation direction, and (C) is a schematic diagram showing a driving initial state. (A) is a regulation state, (B) is a state in which the pinion gear has been changed to a regulation release state by rotating the pinion gear in the second operation direction, and (C) is a schematic diagram showing an initial drive state. 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 flow chart which shows an example of production control main processing. It is a flowchart which shows an example of effect control process processing. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a movable member break-in process. (A)-(D) is an explanatory view showing a situation where it changes to a regulation state by regulation means as a modification 1 of a movable part drive mechanism. (A)-(D) is explanatory drawing which shows the state changed to a regulation state by the regulation means as the modification 2 of a movable part drive mechanism. (A)-(D) is an explanatory view showing a situation where it changes to a regulation state by regulation means as modification 3 of a movable part drive mechanism. (A) is an explanatory view showing a regulation part as a modification 4 of a movable part drive mechanism, and (B) is an explanatory view showing a regulation part as a modification 5 of a movable part drive mechanism. It is a display screen figure of an effect display device when a battle reach effect is performed. It is a display screen figure of an effect display device when a story reach effect is performed. It is a timing chart which shows the control example of the effect effect and the movable body effect in a specific super reach effect. It is a timing chart which shows an example of control of an effect production and a movable body combination operation production in a specific super reach production. It is a figure which shows a character icon selection table and a character icon selection table. An icon for executing a display mode change effect execution timing selection process, a display mode change effect type selection process, and a change mode selection process when the hold display is determined to be a display mode having an icon shape such as a character icon or a character icon. It is various data tables used for effect setting processing. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a command analysis process in the initialization process. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a brightness adjustment interrupt process in the initialization process. It is a flow chart which shows an example of brightness adjustment scale display processing in initialization processing. It is a flow chart which shows an example of adjustment information picture display processing in initialization processing. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the adjustment notification image display processing in the variable display start waiting processing. 6 is a timing chart showing a display timing and the like of an adjustment notification image. It is a figure showing an example of an adjustment information picture etc.

  An embodiment for implementing a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below. 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 viewed from the front. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a circuit configuration on the main board. In the following, the front side of FIG. 1 is the front (front, front) side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the back side is the back (rear) side, and the up, down, left, and right directions when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is viewed from the front side. It will be described as a reference. In addition, the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the present embodiment is a facing surface facing a player who plays a game with the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, showing an arrangement layout of main members. A pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as a gaming machine) 1 is roughly divided into a gaming board (gauge board) 2 constituting a gaming board surface, and a gaming machine frame (base frame) for supporting and fixing the gaming board 2. And 3. The game board 2 has a game area 10 having a substantially circular shape in a front view and surrounded by a guide rail 2b. In this game area 10, a game ball as a game medium is fired and hit from a hitting ball firing device (not shown). Further, a glass door frame 50 having a glass window 50a is provided on the gaming machine frame 3 so as to be rotatable around the left side, and the game area 10 can be opened and closed by the glass door frame 50. When the glass door frame 50 is closed, the game area 10 can be seen through the glass window 50a.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game board 2 is formed of a translucent synthetic resin material such as an acrylic resin, a polycarbonate resin, and a methacryl resin in a substantially square shape when viewed from the front. It mainly comprises a board (not shown) provided with guide rails 2b and the like, and a spacer member (not shown) integrally attached to the back side of the board. The game board 2 is formed of a non-translucent member such as a veneer board in a substantially square shape when viewed from the front, and is provided on a board face provided with obstacle nails (not shown) and guide rails 2b on the front face of the game board. May be configured.

  A first special symbol display 4A and a second special symbol display 4B are provided at predetermined positions of the gaming board 2 (in the example shown in FIG. 1, the lower right position of the game area 10). Each of the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B is composed of, for example, a 7-segment or dot-matrix LED (light emitting diode), and identifies each 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 composed of 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, a plurality of types of lighting patterns in which a combination of a 7-segment LED to be turned on and a light to be turned off may be set in advance as a plurality of types of special symbols.

  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”. .

  In the vicinity of the center of the game area 10 on the game board 2, an effect display device 5 as a display means is provided. 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. When the fixed special symbol is stopped and displayed as a result of the variation display in the special figure game, the effect is produced in each of the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R of the “left”, “middle”, and “right” in the effect display device 5. The fixed effect symbol (final stop symbol) which is the symbol variation display result is stopped and displayed.

  Thus, 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 using the second special figure on the second special symbol display 4B is used. In synchronization 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 called complete stop display or final stop display) and terminating the variable display. .

  For example, eight types of symbols (alphanumeric characters "1" to "8" or Chinese characters) are displayed in the variation symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R of "left," "middle," and "right." 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 a character image, for example, a person or animal, an object other than these, 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 (for example, seven types or nine types) as long as an appropriate number of combinations such as a big hit combination and a lossy combination can be configured.

  Above the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B, a first reservation display 25A and a second reservation display 25B are provided. In each of the first hold display unit 25A and the second hold display unit 25B, a hold that allows the number of hold storages (number of special figure hold storages) as the number of change storage hold storage information corresponding to the special figure game to be specified. The memory display is performed.

  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 ordinary winning ball device 6A or the second starting winning opening formed by the ordinary variable winning ball device 6B. This occurs based on a start winning prize due to (entering). That is, a start condition (also referred to as an “execution condition”) for executing a variable display game such as a special figure game or a variable display of effect symbols is 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 gaming 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 first special symbol display 4A, it is possible to specify the number of the retained storage information (the first retained storage information) generated based on the first start winning by the game ball passing (entering) the first starting winning opening. The number of the first special figure reservation storage is displayed by lighting of the LED (the number of lighting). In the second holding display 25B, the second holding display information (second holding storage information) that can specify the number of holding storage information (second holding storage information) generated based on the second starting winning due to the game ball passing (entering) the second starting winning opening. 2. The number of special figure reservation storages is indicated by the lighting of the LED (the number of lighting).

  A first hold display area 5D and a second hold display area 5U are set at two lower left and right locations in the display area of the effect display device 5. In the first reserved display area 5D, the first special figure reserved storage number capable of specifying the number of the first reserved storage information generated based on the first start winning is displayed by the number of spherical (circular) reserved images H. Is done. In the second reserved display area 5U, the second special figure reserved storage number capable of specifying the number of the second reserved storage information generated based on the second start winning is displayed by the number of the spherical (circular) reserved images H. Is done.

  In the first hold display area 5D, each time the first hold storage information is generated, the hold image H is displayed on the left side in such a manner that the hold image increases, and the variable display based on the first hold storage information is executed. Each time, the reserved image H at the right end corresponding to the first reserved storage information is deleted, and a display is performed in which the remaining reserved images H are shifted one by one to the right. In the second hold display area 5U, each time the second hold storage information is generated, the hold images are displayed on the right side in such a manner that the hold image H increases, and the variable display based on the second hold storage information is executed. Each time, the reserved image H at the left end corresponding to the second reserved storage information is deleted, and a display is performed in which the remaining reserved images are shifted one by one to the left.

  During the execution of the variable display corresponding to the deleted (moved, shifted) pending display from each of the first reserved display area 5D and the second reserved display area 5U, a variable corresponding display corresponding to the variable display is shown. An active display area AHA for displaying an image (hereinafter, referred to as an active image or active display) AH is formed at the center of the hold display area. In the active display area AHA, the hold image H displayed in the first hold display area 5D or the second hold display area 5U has been displayed (eg, moved (shifted) to the active display area). The active image AH is displayed in such a manner that it can be specified that the active image AH corresponds to the reserved image. The active display area AHA may be arranged at any position in the display area of the effect display device 5.

  The hold display information may be displayed in the hold display area in a display mode in which the first hold display area 5D and the second hold display area 5U are added together without distinction. Such a summed suspension storage display makes it easy to grasp the total number of satisfied execution conditions in which the start condition of the variable display is not satisfied.

  Regarding the hold image H displayed in each of the first hold display area 5D and the second hold display area 5U, a hold display mode for changing the mode of the hold display before the variable display of the target hold storage information is executed. A change effect may be performed. In the hold display mode change effect, the display mode such as the color or shape of the hold image H is changed.

  For example, the color of the reserved image H can be changed to blue, green, and red. The hold display mode change effect is determined to be executed at a predetermined ratio, and when the change display result based on the hold storage information of the effect target is the big hit display result, the change after the change in the ratio of blue <green <red is performed. The color of the reserved image H is selected and determined. On the other hand, when the variable display result is an off-display result, the color of the reserved image H after the change is selected and determined at a ratio of red <green <blue. Thus, the degree of expectation to the big hit based on the color of the changed hold image H when the hold display mode change effect is executed is set to have a ratio of blue <green <red. Therefore, when the hold display mode change effect is executed, it is possible to increase the player's expectation of the big hit based on the color of the hold image after the change.

  Also for the active image AH, similarly to the suspension image H, a display mode change effect is executed, and the display mode such as the color or shape of the suspension image H is changed. With respect to such a display mode change effect of the active display, the display mode such as the color or shape after the change is determined in a mode in which the degree of expectation to the big hit can be specified with the same selection ratio as the hold display mode change mode. You. In addition, about an active display, it is not necessary to perform a display form change effect.

  Below the effect display device 5, a normal winning ball device 6A and a normal variable winning 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 change between a normal open state, which is a vertical position, and an enlarged open state, which is 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 ordinary variable winning prize ball device 6B, the game ball passes through the second starting winning opening by the tilting 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 the open state where it is easy to enter.

  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 port switch 22A shown in FIG. A game ball that has passed (entered) the second starting winning opening formed in the normal variable 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)) If it is less than or equal to, 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)) If not, 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.

  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 be opened and closed by a solenoid 82 serving as 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. As a big winning opening as.

  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 (enters) the special winning opening. Disable it. On the other hand, in the special variable winning ball device 7, when the solenoid 82 for the special winning opening door is on, the special winning opening door opens the special winning opening, and the game ball passes through the special 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. Note that, 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 way, when the game ball passes through (enters) the large winning opening that has been opened in the special variable winning ball device 7, the gaming ball passes through another winning opening, for example, 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 for 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 to obtain a prize ball by passing (entering) a game ball into the special winning opening. The second state is disadvantageous.

  An ordinary symbol display 20 is provided above the second hold display 25B. 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 variation display of the ordinary symbol is called an ordinary game (also referred to as a “normal game”).

  Above the ordinary symbol display 20, there is provided an ordinary symbol holding display 25 </ b> C. The general-purpose reservation indicator 25C is configured to include, for example, four LEDs, and displays the general-purpose reserved storage number 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 any of the general prize holes by a predetermined general prize ball switch. At the bottom of the game area 10, there is provided an out port through which game balls that have not entered any of the winning ports are taken in.

  Speakers 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 effect LEDs 9 are provided around the gaming area 10. 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 10 of the pachinko gaming machine 1. . At the 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 the game area 10 is provided. For example, the hit ball operation handle adjusts the resilience of a game ball in accordance with the amount of operation (the amount of rotation) by a player or the like. The hit ball operation handle may be provided with a single-shot firing switch for stopping driving of a firing motor provided in a hit ball firing device (not shown) or a touch ring (touch sensor).

  At a predetermined position of the gaming machine frame 3 below the game area 10, a game ball paid out as a prize ball or a game ball lent by a predetermined ball lending machine can be supplied to a launching device (not shown). Is provided with an upper plate (hitting ball supply plate) to be held (reserved) in the storage device. At the lower part of the gaming machine frame 3, there is provided a lower plate that holds (retains) excess balls overflowing from the upper plate so as to be able to be discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  For example, a stick controller 31A that can be gripped and tilted by a player is attached to a member that forms the lower plate, for example, at a predetermined position on the near side on the upper surface of the lower plate main body (for example, the center portion 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 where the index finger of the operator's hand is hooked when the player grips the operation rod). I have.

  The controller sensor unit 35A that detects the tilting operation on the operation rod may be provided in the lower portion of the stick controller 31A, inside the lower plate body, or the like. For example, the controller sensor unit 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 position of the operation stick when 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 shape photosensor.

  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 only needs to be configured to be able to mechanically, electrically, or electromagnetically detect a pressing operation from a player. A push sensor 35B may be provided inside the body of the upper plate at the installation position of the push button 31B, for example, to detect a pressing operation performed by the player on the push button 31B.

  Next, the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be schematically described. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the normal symbol display device 20 performs a variation display of the ordinary symbol such that the game ball passing through the passage gate 41 provided in the gaming area 10 is detected by the gate switch 21 shown in FIG. 2. After the general symbol starting condition is satisfied, the normal symbol display condition is established based on the general symbol starting condition for starting the fluctuation display of the normal symbol such as the end of the previous general symbol game. 20 starts a general map game.

  In the ordinary symbol game, after a variation of the ordinary symbol is started, after a predetermined time that is the ordinary symbol variation time has elapsed, the fixed ordinary symbol, which is the 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 fixed ordinary symbol, the variation display result of the ordinary symbol becomes “a symbol per ordinary symbol”. On the other hand, if a fixed symbol other than a symbol per symbol, such as a numeral or symbol other than the number indicating “7”, is stopped and displayed as a fixed symbol, the variation display result of the symbol will be “Loss”. Become. In response to the result of the normal symbol change display being “per-figure”, an enlarged opening control (tilt control) in which the movable wing piece of the electric tulip constituting the normal variable prize ball device 6B is at the tilt position is performed. 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 has been 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 on the normally variable winning prize ball device 6B is detected by the second starting opening 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 using 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 (special figure display results) 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, and if a special symbol different from the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed as the fixed special symbol, " Lost ". Note that a predetermined special symbol (small hit symbol) different from the big hit symbol may be stopped and displayed. In the case where the predetermined special symbol (small hit symbol) as a result of the predetermined display 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 goes into a big hit gaming state (advantage state) as a specific gaming state in which a round (also called “round game”) advantageous to the player is executed a predetermined number of times. Controlled.

  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 lost symbol. . When the small hit symbol is stopped and displayed, for example, a special symbol indicating the number “2” may be set as the small hit symbol. In addition, each symbol, such as a big hit symbol or a losing 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 lost symbol.

  After the big hit symbol showing the numbers "3", "5", and "7" is stopped and displayed as the fixed special symbol in the special figure game and becomes the "big hit" as a specific display result, the special variable is set in the big hit game state. During the period until the predetermined upper limit time (for example, 29 seconds or 0.1 seconds) elapses or the predetermined number (for example, 9) of the winning balls is generated, the large winning opening door of the winning ball device 7 is opened. , Open the special winning opening. 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, which 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 to form a special variable winning prize 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 round executions 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 a large winning opening). .

  Of the rounds in the jackpot game state, the round in which the upper limit time for setting the special variable prize 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.

  In the case where the small hit symbol (for example, the number of “2”) is stopped and displayed, if the small hit symbol is derived as a fixed special symbol, the small hit symbol is controlled to the small hit gaming state as a special gaming state. good. Specifically, in the small hitting game state, for example, the special winning prize hole in the special variable winning prize ball device 7 is advantageous to the player in the same manner as in the short-term open big hit state in which it is practically impossible to obtain a ball (prize ball). What is necessary is just to execute the variable winning operation for changing to the first state (open 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, the 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 is not yet stopped and displayed when the effect symbol stopped and displayed in the display area of the effect display device 5 constitutes a part of the big hit 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. Specifically, some of the left, middle, and right effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R (for example, the left and right effect symbol display areas 5L, 5R, and the like) are previously set. When an effect symbol (for example, an effect symbol indicating an alphanumeric character of "7") constituting a predetermined jackpot combination is stopped and displayed, the remaining effect symbol display area (for example, "medium" effect) which has not been stopped and displayed yet. In the symbol display area 5C, etc.), the effect symbols are in a display state in which the effect symbols are fluctuating, or in all or a part of the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R of "left", "middle", and "right". This is a display state in which all or a part of the combination is changed synchronously.

  Further, in response to the reaching state, the variation speed of the effect design is reduced, or a character image (effect image imitating a person or the like) different from the effect design 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 design is referred to as a reach effect display (or simply, a reach effect). Note that 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 effect LED 9 before the reach state is reached. Operation modes different from the above operation modes may be included.

  As the effect operation in the reach effect, a plurality of effect patterns (also referred to as “reach patterns”) having different operation modes (reach modes) may be prepared in advance. In each reach mode, the possibility of "big hit" (also referred to as "reliability", "big hit reliability", "expectation", or "big hit expectation") is different. That is, it is possible to vary the possibility that the variable display result is a “big hit” depending on which of the plurality of types of reach effects is executed.

  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 becomes a predetermined non-reach combination may be stopped and displayed. Such an effect design variation display mode is referred to as a “non-reach” (also referred to as “normal loss”) variation display mode when the variation display result is “losing”.

  In the case where 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 is in the reach state after the variation display of the rendering symbol is started. Correspondingly, after the reach effect is executed or without the reach effect, the fixed effect symbol that is a predetermined reach-loss combination may be stopped and displayed. Such a fluctuation display result of the effect symbol is referred to as a fluctuation display mode of “reach” (also referred to as “reach loss”) when the fluctuation 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 a “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-probable variable jackpot combination may be stopped and displayed as the confirmed effect symbol.

  The fixed effect symbol that is a normal jackpot combination (non-probable variable jackpot combination) is, for example, fluctuated and displayed in each of the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R of “left,” “medium,” and “right” on 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 be able 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 symbol in which the symbol numbers constituting the normal jackpot combination are even numbers “2”, “4”, “6”, and “8” is called a normal symbol (also referred to as “non-probable variable symbol”).

  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”. Note 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" in the "big probability" big hit type, the state is controlled to the normally 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 ball apparatus 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 as in a case where a system reset is performed). The same control as that 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 gaming state, and either of the conditions that the variable display result is “big hit” is satisfied first. Sometimes, it may be ended.

  In the special figure game, when a specially changing big hit symbol such as a special symbol showing the number of "5" or "7" is stopped and displayed among special symbols that are big hit symbols, the effect symbol display state is changed. Corresponding to the reach state, after the same reach effect as in the case where the variation display mode of the effect symbol is "normal", a plurality of types of big hit combinations, a predetermined probability variation big hit combination In some cases, a certain effect symbol may be stopped and displayed. Note that the certain-effect big hit combination may be stopped and displayed as the confirmed effect symbol without performing the reach effect. 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 of “8”, the effect symbol whose symbol number is “5” or “7” is displayed in each of the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R of “left”, “middle”, and “right”. What is necessary is just to be able to stop and display on a predetermined effective line. The effect symbols having the symbol numbers “5” and “7” that constitute the probability variation jackpot combination are referred to as probability variation symbols. When 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 usually a big hit combination may be stopped and displayed as the variation display result of the effect symbol.

  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, based on the fact that the special display of “5” or “7” is changed to “big hit” among the big hit types of “probable change”, the normal open big hit state is set. After completion of the control, probability variation control (probable variation control) is performed together with time saving control.

  By performing these probability change controls, the probability that the fluctuation display result (special figure display result) will be a "big hit" in each special figure game is improved so as to be higher than 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 hitting game state, the probable change control ends. You may. In addition, even if the probable change control is ended 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 by the normal symbol display 20 to shorten the fluctuation time (normal fluctuation time) of the normal symbol in the normal symbol game than in the normal state, or the fluctuation of the normal symbol in each normal symbol game is performed. Control for increasing 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, by making the tilt control time for performing the control longer than in the normal state, or by 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 easy 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 as compared to 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 variable 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. The game state in which the time saving control and the high opening control are performed together with the certainty change control is also referred to as a high certainty high base state. In the present embodiment, the game state to be controlled is not set, but the probability change state in which only the probability change control is performed and the time saving control and the high release control are not performed is also referred to as a high precision low base state. . Further, 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 attached probable change state to be distinguished from the highly accurate low base state. On the other hand, a probable change state in which only the probable change control is performed and the time saving control or the high opening control is not performed (a high probable low base state) may be referred to as a non-time saving probable change state in order to be distinguished from the highly accurate high base state. A 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 probability 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 the game state other than the normal state, the probability that the special figure game can be frequently executed and that the fluctuation display result in each special figure game is a “big hit” Is increased, thereby providing an advantageous state for the player. A gaming state advantageous to a player different from the jackpot gaming state is also referred to as a special gaming state.

  In the case where the small hit symbol is stopped and displayed, after the small hit gaming state is controlled, the gaming state is not changed, and the gaming state before the variation display result becomes "small hit" is displayed. What is necessary is just to control continuously.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 has mounted thereon various control boards such as a main board 11, an effect control board 12, a sound control board 13, and a lamp 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 a 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 directed to a sub-side control board including a function of setting a random number used in the special figure game, a function of inputting a signal from a switch or the like disposed at a predetermined position, and an effect control board 12. 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, 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. The display of the variation of a predetermined display symbol, such as controlling the variation display of the symbol, and controlling the variation of the ordinary symbol by the ordinary symbol display 20 by performing lighting / off / coloring control of the ordinary symbol display 20 and the like. It also has a control function.

  The main board 11 includes, for example, a game control microcomputer 100, a switch circuit 110 which 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 staging LED 9 are mounted. In other words, the effect control board 12 is used for the effect such as the display operation in the effect display device 5, the whole or a part of the sound output operation from the speakers 8L and 8R, or the all or a part of the on / off operation in the effect LED 9. Has a function of determining the control content for causing the electric component to perform 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 sounds 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 lamp control board 14 is a control board for controlling the lamp output, which is provided separately from the effect control board 12. Based on commands and control data from the effect control board 12, turning on / off of the effect LEDs 9 and the like. And a lamp driver circuit for performing the operation.

  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. In addition, the main board 11 has a first special symbol display 4A, a second special symbol display 4B, a normal symbol display 20, a first reservation indicator 25A, a second reservation indicator 25B, and a general symbol reservation indicator 25C. For example, a wiring for transmitting a command signal for performing display control such as display control is connected.

  The 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. The effect control command includes, for example, the variation time of the effect symbol, the type of the reach effect, and the pseudo-run (one change that originally corresponds to one hold storage, and a plurality of times corresponding to a plurality of hold memories. This is an effect display that makes it seem as if the fluctuations are continuously performed. In order to make it appear as if the symbol fluctuation display (variable display) has been executed multiple times for one start winning, one start In the variation time determined for the winning, the variation indicating the variation mode such as the presence or absence of the temporary stop and the re-variation are performed a predetermined number of times for all the symbol rows (left, middle, right). A fluctuation pattern designation command indicating a pattern, a display control command used to control an image display operation in the effect display device 5, and a voice control used to control voice output from the speakers 8L and 8R. Command, contains a lamp control commands used to control and presentation for LED9 and decorative LED lighting operation.

  The game control microcomputer 100 mounted on the main board 11 is, for example, a one-chip microcomputer, and includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 101 that stores a game control program and fixed data, and a game control work. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 102 that provides an area, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 103 that executes a game control program to perform a control operation, and updates numerical data indicating a random value independently of the CPU 103 It is configured to include a random number circuit 104 to be performed and an I / O (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 processing 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 and temporarily stores various variable data in the RAM 102, and various variable data temporarily stored 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, CPU 103 moving out of the game control microcomputer 100 via the I / O 105 And a transmission operation for outputting various signals.

  In the RAM 102 provided in the game control microcomputer 100, various data used for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 are temporarily stored in a rewritable manner. The RAM 102 is a backup RAM as a non-volatile storage unit, part or all of which is backed up by a backup power supply created on a power supply board. That is, for example, even if there is a power failure or the like, the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is temporarily stopped due to an unexpected power failure or the like, and a part or all of the contents of the RAM 102 are stored for a predetermined period. In particular, at least the game state, that is, data corresponding to the control state of the game control means and data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls are backed up and saved. The backed up data is called backup data as appropriate. With this backup data, the power supply is restored to the state at the time of the power failure by restarting the power supply after the power failure. Note that all data used when power supply is restarted after a power failure is stored in the RAM 102 as backup data.

  The I / O 105 includes, for example, an input port to which various signals are input from the outside of the game control microcomputer 100 and an output port for transmitting various signals to the outside of the game control microcomputer 100. You.

  Next, an effect control command transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 will be described. The main board 11 controls the progress of the game. Then, the main board 11 transmits an effect control command to the effect control board 12 in accordance with the progress of the game. The effect control board 12 performs various effects by executing effect control for controlling the effect display device 5 and the like based on the effect control command transmitted from the main board 11. Thus, the game executed by the main board 11 and the various effects executed by the effect control board 12 are synchronized.

  Hereinafter, the effect control command will be described with reference to FIG. Note that “(H)” indicates a hexadecimal number. FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of an effect control command transmitted by the game control microcomputer 100.

  The command 80XX (H) is an effect control command for designating a variation pattern of a decorative symbol variably displayed on the effect display device 5 in response to the variable display of a special symbol. In “XX” of the command, a numerical value corresponding to the fluctuation pattern is set. For example, a unique number is assigned to each variation pattern, and the number is set to “XX”. Further, the variation pattern designation command may be a command for designating the start of the variation of the decorative symbol. The change pattern designation command is transmitted at the start of the special figure game.

  The command 8CXX (H) is an effect control command for specifying whether or not to make a big hit and a big hit type. In this embodiment, a display result designation command corresponding to each display result is set. For example, a numerical value corresponding to the display result is set in “XX” in the command. For example, a unique number is assigned to each display result, and the number is set to “XX” in the command. The display result designation command is transmitted at the start of the special figure game.

  The command 8D01 (H) is an effect control command designating the start of the first special figure game, that is, the start of the variable display of the first special symbol. The command 8D02 (H) is an effect control command for designating the start of the second special figure game, that is, the start of the variable display of the second special symbol. The first change start designation command and the second change start designation command may be collectively referred to as a change start designation command. Note that information indicating whether to start variable display of the first special figure or variable display of the second special figure may be included in the above-described variation pattern designation command. The change start designation command is transmitted at the start of the special figure game.

  The command 8F00 (H) is an effect control command for designating the end of the variable display of the first special figure in the first special figure game or the variable display of the second special figure in the second special figure game. The design confirmation designation command designates that the variable display of the decorative design is terminated and the display result is derived and displayed. The symbol confirmation designation command is transmitted at the end of the special figure game.

  Command 9F00 (H) is an effect control command for designating demonstration display. The demonstration display designation command is transmitted when performing the demonstration display.

  The command A001 (H) is an effect control command for designating the start of the big hit gaming state. Note that the fanfare is an effect that is executed at the start of the big hit game state and that notifies that the big hit game state has been entered. This command is set to be transmitted at the start of the big hit gaming state.

  The command A2XX (H) is an effect control command for specifying opening of the special winning opening. In this embodiment, a value indicating the number of times the opening of the special winning opening notified by the command is the opening in one big hit gaming state is set in “XX” in the command. The special winning opening opening designation command is transmitted when the special winning opening is opened.

  The command A3XX (H) is an effect control command for designating closing of the special winning opening. In this embodiment, in “XX” in the command, a value is set which indicates the number of times the closing of the special winning opening notified by the command is a single jackpot game state. The special winning opening closing designation command is transmitted when the special winning opening is closed.

  The command A601 (H) is an effect control command for designating the end of the big hit gaming state. The ending is an effect that is executed at the end of the big hit gaming state and that notifies the end of the big hit gaming state. This command is transmitted at the end of the last round game.

  The command B000 (H) is an effect control command designating that the gaming state is the normal state. The command B001 (H) is an effect control command for designating that the gaming state is the time saving state. The command B1XX (H) is an effect control command for specifying the remaining number of times in the time saving state. “XX” in the command B1XX (H) indicates the remaining number of times in the time saving state.

  The command C1XX (H) is an effect control command for designating the first special figure reserved storage number. “XX” indicates the first special figure reserved storage number. Command C2XX (H) is an effect control command for designating the second special figure reserved storage number. “XX” indicates the second special figure reserved storage number. The first special figure reserved storage number designation command and the second special figure reserved storage number designation command may be collectively referred to as a special figure reserved storage number designation command. The special figure reserved storage number designation command is transmitted at a timing when the first special figure reserved storage number or the second special figure reserved storage number can change.

  Command D100 (H) is an effect control command designating that the main board 11 has been initialized. The initialization designation command is transmitted at the time of initialization.

  Command D200 (H) is an effect control command for designating that the power supply has been restored. The power restoration specification command is transmitted when the power is restored.

  The command D3XX (H) is an effect control command for specifying the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 after the power is restored. In “XX” of the command, a numerical value corresponding to the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 after the power is restored is set.

  Here, the content of the restoration status designation command will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3C is a diagram illustrating an example of the content of the restoration status designation command. As shown in FIG. 3C, if the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 after the power is restored is the execution of the first special figure game, “XX” is set to “01”. If the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 after the power is restored is the execution of the second special figure game, “XX” is set to “02”. If the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 after the power is restored is in the jackpot game state based on the jackpot of the first special figure game, “03” is set to “XX”. If the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 after the power is restored is in the jackpot game state based on the jackpot of the second special figure game, “04” is set to “XX”. If the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 after the power is restored is other than the above, “05” is set to “XX”. The restoration status designation command is transmitted when the power is restored.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the effect control board 12 provides an effect control CPU 120 that performs a control operation according to a program, a ROM 121 that stores an effect control program, fixed data, and the like, and a work area for the effect control CPU 120. RAM 122, display control unit 123 that executes processing for determining the control content of the display operation in effect display device 5, and random number circuit that updates numerical data indicating a random value independently of effect control CPU 120 124 and an 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 data, and the effect control CPU 120 A fluctuation data reading operation for reading various fluctuation data temporarily stored, a reception operation in which the effect control CPU 120 receives input of various signals from outside the effect control board 12 via the I / O 125, and an 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 electrical components related to the execution of the effect control, such as the effect control CPU 120, the ROM 121, and the RAM 122, on the effect control board 12, are also called effect control microcomputers.

  In the present embodiment, the effect display device 5 is disposed on the back side of the game board 2 and can be visually recognized through an opening 2c formed in the game board 2. In addition, a frame-shaped center decoration frame 51 is provided in the opening 2 c of the game board 2. Further, an effect unit 300 is provided between the back of the game board 2 and the effect display device 5, and the effect control board 12 includes various motors (first effect motors 303, A plurality of electronic components such as a second effect motor 330), a solenoid, a sensor, and a light emitting diode (LED) are connected. In FIG. 2, illustrations of these electronic components other than the first effect motor 303 and the second effect motor 330 are omitted.

  Note that, similarly to the main board 11, a random number value (also referred to as an effect random number) for determining the type of various effects 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, and pattern data configuring various effect control patterns. 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 effect LED 9 and the decoration LED, the effect model, and the like). An effect control pattern table storing a plurality of effect control patterns to be performed is stored. The effect control pattern is composed of data and the like indicating 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, and is a period from when the change of the special symbol is started in the special figure game until the final 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, the effect effect of the reach effect, the effect effect in the re-lottery effect, or the effect effect operation of various effects without the effect of the effect design. Have been. The announcement effect control pattern includes, for example, data indicating control contents of an effect operation which is an announcement effect 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 change 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 change pattern for executing the reach effect.

  The notice effect performed during the fluctuation display of the effect symbol includes, for example, a movable notice that a movable member 321 as a movable body (movable object) rises, as described later, and a case where the player operates the stick controller 31A or the push button. Big hits such as an operation notice that is executed on the condition that the 31B is operated, a step-up notice in which a predetermined image is switched in a step-by-step manner, a notice in which a character appears and speaks a line, and a cut-in notice in which a predetermined image is interrupted and displayed. A jackpot announcement that suggests the possibility of reaching, a reach announcement that suggests whether or not to reach, a pseudo-announcement that informs whether or not to become a pseudo-ren, a stop symbol announcement that announces a stop symbol, the probability of the game state At the start of variable display or when reach is established, such as a halt notice for notifying whether or not it is in a fluctuating state (whether or not it is hiding). Comprising a plurality of notice to be executed Te.

  Next, main operations of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. In the following, the operation will be described with reference to flowcharts and the like. However, in each operation, processing that does not appear in the flowchart may be appropriately performed.

  In the main board 11, when the 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 is started, the CPU 103 performs the necessary initialization after setting the interruption to be prohibited. In the initial setting, for example, initialization of a built-in device of the game control microcomputer 100 and setting of the RAM 102 in an accessible state are performed.

  Next, the CPU 103 determines whether or not a clear switch (not shown) has been pressed and turned on. The determination as to whether the switch is turned on is made based on, for example, whether an ON signal output from the clear switch is input through the input port of the I / O 105 or the like.

  The CPU 105 clears the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 when the clear switch is turned on, for example, when an ON signal is input, so that the CPU 103 performs a process executed when the power is turned on.

  When the clear switch is off, the CPU 103 determines whether data protection processing is being performed. The data protection process is a process executed by the CPU 103 when power supply to the gaming machine is stopped, and is a process for protecting data stored in the RAM 102 when a power failure or the like occurs. In this embodiment, the data protection processing includes a power supply stop processing such as addition of parity data. Whether the data protection processing has been performed may be determined based on the state of the backup flag set in the RAM 102 in the power supply stop processing or the like. If the data protection processing is not executed, the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 cannot be returned to the state at the time of stopping the power supply, so the CPU 103 performs the processing executed when the power is turned on normally.

  On the other hand, if the clear switch is not pressed and the data protection process is executed, there is a possibility that the power supply has been stopped and restarted due to the power interruption, so the CPU 103 checks the data in the RAM 102 and confirms whether the data is normal. Determine whether or not. In this embodiment, a parity check is performed as a data check by using the parity data added in the power supply stop processing. In the power supply stop processing, a checksum is calculated for the data in the RAM 102 and stored in the RAM 102, the checksum is calculated for the data in the RAM 102 by the same processing as the power supply stop processing, and both checksums are compared. Thus, a data check may be performed.

  When the power supply is restarted after the power supply is stopped due to an unexpected power failure or the like, the check result becomes normal because the data in the RAM 102 should be backed up. If the check result is not normal, the backup data is different from the data when the power supply is stopped. If the data check is abnormal, the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 cannot be returned to the state at the time of stopping the power supply, so that the processing executed when the power is turned on normally is executed.

  If the check result is normal, it can be determined that the power supply has been stopped and restarted due to the power interruption, so the CPU 103 performs a recovery process for recovering the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the state at the time of the power supply stop. Specifically, the contents of the backup setting table are set in the RAM 102 with reference to the backup setting table stored in the ROM 101. The RAM 102 is backed up by a backup power supply. In the backup time table, initialization data for an area that may be initialized out of the storage contents of the RAM 102 is set. By setting the contents of the backup setting table in the RAM 102, the saved contents of the RAM 102 that should not be initialized remain. The part that should not be initialized includes, for example, data indicating the game state when the power supply is stopped, an area where the output state of the output port of the I / O 105 is stored, and data indicating the number of outstanding payout balls. Part.

  The variable display result to be backed up indicates the variable display result of the running special figure game if the special figure game is running, and the latest special figure if the special figure game is not running. The variable display result of a game is shown. If there is no latest special figure game, the variable display result may indicate a loss.

  In this embodiment, when the power is restored, the backup data is used and the game control is executed in a special symbol process process, a normal symbol process process, and the like, which will be described later. At times, the processing in the state at the time of the occurrence of the power interruption is restarted, and the game control from the state stopped when the power is stopped is restarted.

  In this embodiment, whether or not the data in the RAM 102 is stored is confirmed using both the backup flag and the data check, but only one of them may be used. That is, one of the backup flag and the data check may be used as a trigger for executing the recovery process from the power stop.

  After the restoration process from the power stop, the CPU 103 transmits a power restoration command according to the state of the restored pachinko gaming machine 1 restored by the restoration process.

  After the restoration, a process of transmitting a power restoration designation command, a display result designation command, a restoration state designation command, and a special figure hold storage number designation command as power restoration timing commands is performed.

  In the process executed when the power is turned on, the CPU 103 performs an initialization process. For example, a clear process of the RAM 102 is performed. The predetermined data is initialized to 0 by the clear processing, but may be initialized to an arbitrary value or a predetermined value. Alternatively, predetermined data may be left as it is without initializing the entire area of the RAM 102. Further, the contents of the initialization setting table are sequentially set in the RAM 102 with reference to the initialization setting table stored in the ROM 101. In this way, the state of various flags, the values of various timers, various data, and the like are initialized.

  After that, the CPU 103 transmits an initialization designation command. For example, when the effect control board 12 receives the initialization designation command, the effect display device 5 displays a screen display for notifying that the control of the pachinko gaming machine 1 has been initialized, that is, an initialization notification. It may be performed.

  After transmitting the power restoration command or the initialization designation command according to the restoration state, the CPU 103 performs initialization setting of the random number circuit 104.

  After that, the timer interrupt is set. For example, 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, the 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 executed, 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. 15 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, for example, a hall management computer installed outside the pachinko gaming machine 1 is 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). After that, 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 (not shown) is updated according to the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the first special symbol display 4A and the 2 Various processes are selected and executed in order to control the display operation on the special symbol display 4B and set the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening in the special variable winning ball device 7 in a predetermined procedure.

  Subsequent to the special symbol processing, the ordinary symbol processing is executed (S16). The CPU 103 determines the variation display mode of the ordinary symbol using the random number value MR4 for ordinary symbol display result determination by executing the ordinary symbol process process, and performs a display operation (for example, lighting of the segment LED) on the ordinary symbol display 20. , Turn-off, etc.) to enable the display of the fluctuation of the normal symbol and the setting of the tilting operation of the movable wing piece in the normal variable prize ball device 6B.

  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, After setting control data in an output port for transmitting an effect control command to the control board 12, predetermined control data is set in an output port of the effect control INT signal, and the effect control INT signal is turned on for a predetermined time. By turning off after that, the effect control command can be transmitted based on the settings in the command transmission table. After the command control process is executed, the game control timer interrupt process is terminated after the interrupt control is set.

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

  In the start winning determination process, first, it is determined whether or not there is a first start winning or a second starting win by the first starting port switch 22A or the second starting port switch 22B. The random number value MR1 for determining the result, the random number value MR2 for determining the jackpot type, and the random number value MR3 for determining the variation pattern are extracted. If the first winning is a prize, an empty entry in the first special figure holding storage unit , And in the case of the second starting prize, it is stored at the top of the empty entry in the second special figure holding storage unit.

  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, the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display are based on the presence / absence of the hold data stored in the first special figure hold storage and the second special figure hold storage. It is determined whether or not to start the special figure game by 4B. In the special symbol normal processing, 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”. It is determined (predetermined) before being derived and displayed. Further, in the special symbol normal process, a fixed special symbol (a big hit symbol or a large hit symbol) in the special symbol game by the first special symbol indicator 4A or the second special symbol indicator 4B in accordance with the special symbol variation display result in the special symbol game. Loss symbol) is set. In the special symbol normal process, 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 variation pattern determination 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 to perform the determination 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 symbol, the special symbol, and the effect symbol, which is the variation display result of the special symbol, is determined. That is, the special symbol normal processing and the variation pattern setting processing use the random number value MR1 for determining the special figure display result, the random number value MR2 for determining the big hit type, and the random number value MR3 for determining the variation pattern, and use the special symbol or the effect symbol. And a process 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 of setting a special symbol to be changed on the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B, and an elapsed time from the start of the change of the special symbol. And the like. 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 causing the error is included. Then, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag provided in the game control flag setting unit is turned on. When the big hit flag is on, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to “4”. 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, 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. When returning the special winning opening to the closed state, the process of stopping the supply of the solenoid drive signal to the solenoid 82 for the special winning opening door is executed, and then the value of the special 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 times of execution of the round for opening the special winning opening has reached the maximum value of the special winning opening and the maximum number of the special winning opening has been reached. 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 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 reduction control in response to the end of the big hit game state. When such setting is performed, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to “0”.

  In the big hit end process, the big hit type buffer value stored in the game control buffer setting unit (not shown) is read out, and it is specified whether the big hit type is “non-probable big hit” or “probable big hit”. . If 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 the present embodiment) is set in the time saving counter.

  Next, the operation of the effect control board 12 will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the effect control main process executed by the effect control CPU 120 mounted on the effect control board 12. The effect control CPU 120 starts execution of the main processing when the power is turned on. In the main process, first, an initialization process for clearing a RAM area, setting various initial values, and initializing a timer for determining an activation interval (for example, 2 ms) of effect control is performed (S51).

  Next, effect control CPU 120 executes a movable member break-in process of performing a break-in operation of moving movable member 321 (S51A). The movable member break-in process will be described later with reference to FIG. Then, the effect control CPU 120 checks the operation of a plurality of types of movement patterns of the movable member 321 in an effect such as a notice effect, or detects the initial position of the movable member 321 by the position detection sensor 333 (the first position in the present embodiment). (Movement member initialization processing) for detecting the position of the movable member 321 or moving the movable member 321 to the initial position (S51B).

  Thereafter, effect control CPU 120 shifts to a loop process of monitoring a 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. In the command analysis process, the effect control command stored in the buffer area is analyzed as to which command.

  Next, effect control CPU 120 performs an effect control process (S55). In the effect control process process, the 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, effect random number updating processing for updating the count value of a counter for generating effect random numbers such as a jackpot symbol determination random number is executed (S56), and thereafter, the process proceeds to S52.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the effect control process process (S55) in the effect control main process. In the effect control process, the effect control CPU 120 first executes a hold display announcement effect determination process of determining the display pattern of the hold storage display together with the presence / absence of the hold display announcement effect (S71). A hold display update process is performed to update the hold storage display in the first hold display area 5D and the second hold display area 5U to a display corresponding to the stored contents of the start winning reception command buffer (S72).

  Thereafter, the 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.

  Variable display start waiting processing (S73): It is confirmed whether or not a fluctuation pattern command has been received from the game control microcomputer 100. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the variation pattern command reception flag set in the command analysis processing is set. If the variation pattern command has been received, the value of the effect control process flag is changed to a value corresponding to the effect 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 change 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 fluctuation stop processing (S76).

  Effect design fluctuation stop processing (S76): Based on the reception of the effect control command (design confirmation command) for instructing stop of all the symbols, the control of stopping the change 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 big hit display process (S77) or the variable display start waiting process (S73).

  Big hit display processing (S77): After the end of the fluctuation time, control for displaying a screen for notifying the occurrence of the big hit 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 game processing (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 variable display start waiting process (S73).

  Next, the rendering unit 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4A is a front view showing a rendering unit, and FIG. 4B is a rear view. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the effecting unit is viewed obliquely from the front. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the state where the effecting unit is viewed obliquely from behind. FIG. 7A is a front view illustrating a state in which the movable unit is in the inclined position, and FIG. 7B is a front view illustrating a state in which the movable unit is in the upright position. 8A is a rear view showing the pinion gear, and FIG. 8B is a rear view showing the rack gear. 9A is a schematic diagram illustrating a state where the movable member is at the first position, and FIG. 9B is a schematic diagram illustrating a state where the movable member is at the second position. 11A is a schematic diagram showing a state where the pinion gear meshes with the rack gear, FIG. 11B is a state where the rack gear is moving, and FIG. 11C is a schematic diagram showing a state where the rack gear is regulated. FIGS. 12A to 12D are enlarged views of the main parts showing the state of the gears up to the regulation state. 13A is a schematic diagram illustrating a regulated state, FIG. 13B is a schematic diagram illustrating a state in which the pinion gear is changed to a regulation released state by rotating the pinion gear in a first operating direction, and FIG. 13C is a schematic diagram illustrating an initial driving state. 14A is a schematic diagram illustrating a regulated state, FIG. 14B is a schematic diagram illustrating a state in which the pinion gear is changed to a regulated release state by rotating the pinion gear in a second operation direction, and FIG. 14C is a schematic diagram illustrating an initial driving state.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the effect unit 300 is provided between the game board 2 and the effect display device 5 provided on the back side of the game board 2, and a base portion 301 fixed at a predetermined position. A movable portion 302 rotatably provided with respect to the base portion 301; a tilting position (see FIG. 7A) for tilting the movable portion 302 in the horizontal direction; B)), and a first effect motor 303 that rotates between them.

  The base portion 301 has a bearing hole 310 formed therethrough, and a guide groove 311 having an arc shape centered on the bearing hole 310 is formed around the bearing hole 310. At the lower right position of the bearing hole 310 on the back surface of the base portion 301, a first effect motor 303 for rotating the movable portion 302 is fixedly provided on the back surface, and a drive penetrating the base portion 301 and protruding forward. A rotating disk 312 is fixed to the tip of a shaft (not shown).

  A shaft member 313 facing the front-rear direction is protrudingly provided at a predetermined peripheral edge of the turntable 312, and the lower end of a link member 314 is rotatably supported by the shaft member 313. Further, a detection piece 315 is protruded from the periphery of the turntable 312 on the opposite side of the shaft member 313, and the detection piece 315 is detected by a position detection sensor 316 provided below the turntable 312. The effect control CPU 120 can specify that the movable part 302 is located at the tilt position.

  The movable part 302 includes a rotating member 320, a movable member 321 provided on the front side of the rotating member 320 so as to be slidable with respect to the rotating member 320, and a movable member on the back side of the rotating member 320. 321 and a rack gear 322 that moves integrally. The movable member 321 is reciprocally movable between a first position on the rotation shaft 325 side with respect to the rotation member 320 and a second position farther from the rotation shaft 325 than the first position.

  In the present embodiment, the effect control CPU 120 executes a movable effect of moving the movable member 321 between the first position and the second position when the movable portion 302 is at the upright position. ing. The movable member 321 at least partially retreats below the display screen of the effect display device 5 when in the first position, and at least partially overlaps the front side of the display screen of the effect display device 5 in the second position. (See FIG. 1).

  The rotating member 320 is formed of a substantially plate-shaped member extending in the left-right direction. A first guide shaft 326 inserted into the guide groove 311 from the rear side, and a second guide shaft 327 projected from the upper right of the rotary shaft 325 and inserted into the guide groove 311 from the rear side are projected. I have.

  The upper end of a link member 314 is rotatably supported at the tip of a second guide shaft 327 that projects through the guide groove 311 and projects toward the front side of the base portion 301. That is, the turntable 312 and the rotating member 320 are connected via the link member 314. A coil spring 328 is provided on the outer periphery of the rotating shaft 325 to constantly bias the rotating member 320 toward the upright position.

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

  A hook 332, which locks the left end of a tension spring 323 for urging the rack gear 322, is projected rearward from the left rear surface of the rotating member 320. In addition, a position detection sensor 333 for detecting a detection piece 334 formed at the right end of the rack gear 322 is provided on the rear surface on the right side, and the effect is controlled by the detection piece 334 being detected by the position detection sensor 333. The CPU 120 can specify that the movable member 321 is located at the first position.

  The movable member 321 has a disk-shaped light emitting portion 321A and a mounting portion 321B extending rightward from the light emitting portion 321A. The light emitting unit 321A is provided with a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) (not shown) inside, and can emit light forward. Further, two bosses 334a and 334b are protrudingly provided on the rear surface of the mounting portion 321B. The bosses 334a and 334b are inserted into the slide grooves 329, and the rack gear 322 is screwed from the rear side of the rack gear 322 by a screw N1. When the 322 is fixed, the movable member 321 arranged on the front side of the rotating member 320 and the rack gear 322 arranged on the rear side of the rotating member 320 are integrated.

  The integrated movable member 321 and rack gear 322 are guided by the two bosses 334a and 334b into the slide groove 329 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction with respect to the rotating member 320. On the right side of the rack gear 322, a hook 335 is provided to protrude rearward, on the right side of a tension spring 323 whose left end is locked by the hook 332 of the rotating member 320. That is, the tension spring 323 has one end locked to the hook 332 of the rotating member 320 and the other end locked to the hook 335 of the rack gear 322, so that the movable member 321 always faces the second position. Energize.

  In the rendering unit 300 configured as described above, the movable portion 302 is located at a tilted position as shown in FIG. 7A in an initial driving state. Then, the turntable 312 is rotated clockwise in the front view by the first effect motor 303, and the second guide shaft 327 is pulled downward by the link member 314, so that the rotary shaft 325 is centered in the front view. It rotates clockwise by about 90 degrees and rotates to the standing position shown in FIG. When rotating from the tilt position to the standing position, the urging force of the coil spring 328 acts, so that the load on the first effect motor 303 is reduced. In addition, by reversely driving the first effect motor 303, the first effect motor 303 is rotated from the upright position to the inclined position.

  Next, a detailed structure of the pinion gear 331 and the rack gear 322 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8A, the pinion gear 331 is a rotary gear having a plurality of drive teeth protruding from a part of a peripheral surface of a disk member. The drive teeth have a plurality of drive teeth 340A protruding in the rotation direction, and a tooth thickness L2 in a pitch circle having a radius from the drive shaft 330a to a position where the teeth mesh with each other is larger than a tooth thickness L1 of the drive teeth 340A. It has a large driving tooth 340B and a driving tooth 340C whose tooth thickness dimension L3 in the pitch circle is longer than the tooth thickness dimensions L1 and L2 of the driving teeth 340A and 340B (teeth thickness dimension L1 <L2 <L3). ).

  Further, since the tooth thickness dimensions L1, L2, and L3 of the driving teeth 340A, 340B, and 340C are different from each other, the distal end surface 342A of the driving tooth 340A, the distal end surface 342B of the driving tooth 340B, and the distal end surface 342C of the driving tooth 340C. The length in the circumferential direction in each case is the same as the relationship between the tooth thicknesses L1, L2, and L3. That is, the circumferential length of the distal end surface 342B is longer than the circumferential length of the distal end surface 342A, and the circumferential length of the distal end surface 342C is longer than the circumferential length of the distal end surfaces 342A and 342B. It is longer than the length dimension.

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

  The tooth space dimension L4 between each drive tooth 340A and the drive tooth 340A and the tooth space dimension L5 between the drive tooth 340A and the drive tooth 340B are the same (tooth groove dimension L4 = L5), and the drive tooth 340A The groove length L6 between the gear and the drive tooth 340C is longer than the groove widths L4 and L5 (L4, L5 <L6). These drive teeth 340A, 340B, 340C are formed over about 1/3 of the peripheral surface, and the remaining 2/3 of the peripheral surface is formed as a cutout portion 341 formed by removing the drive teeth in the circumferential direction. I have. That is, the pinion gear 331 has a meshing portion having driving teeth and meshing with the rack gear 322 and a non-meshing portion having no driving teeth and not meshing with the rack gear 322 on the peripheral surface.

  In the present embodiment, the clockwise rotation of the pinion gear 331 in FIG. 8A is the first operating direction for moving the rack gear 322 from the second position to the first position, that is, the first direction. The periphery is a second operating direction for moving the rack gear 322 from the first position to the second position, that is, the second direction.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, the rack gear 322 is a gear in which a plurality of driven teeth protrude from a part of the side surface of the rod-shaped member. The driven tooth includes a plurality of driven teeth 350A protruding along the side surface on the pinion gear 331 side, the driven tooth 350B whose tooth thickness L12 at a position where the driving teeth mesh is larger than the tooth thickness L11 of the driven tooth 350A, The driven tooth 350C has a thickness L13 longer than the tooth thicknesses L11 and L12 of the driven teeth 350A and 350B (tooth thickness L11 <L12 <L13). The tip surfaces of the driven teeth 350A, 350B, 350C are flat surfaces.

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

  Note that the tooth groove dimensions L14 and L15 of the rack gear 322 are set to dimensions corresponding to the tooth thickness dimension L1 of the driving teeth 340A, and the tooth groove dimensions L16 are set to dimensions corresponding to the tooth thickness dimension L2 of the driving teeth 340B. . The tooth groove dimensions L4 and L5 of the pinion gear 331 are set to dimensions corresponding to the tooth thickness L11 of the driven tooth 350A, and the tooth groove dimensions L6 are set to a dimension corresponding to the tooth thickness L13 of the driven tooth 350C. .

  The driven teeth 350A, 350B, and 350C are formed from the lower part in the longitudinal direction of the side surface to the approximate center in the vertical direction, and the upper part from the center is a cutout portion 351 formed by cutting the driven tooth in the longitudinal direction. That is, the rack gear 322 has on its side surfaces a meshing portion having driven teeth and meshing with the pinion gear 331 and a non-meshing portion having no driven teeth and not meshing with the pinion gear 331.

  In the present embodiment, the rack gear 322 moves between the upper second position and the lower first position in FIG. 8B. That is, when the pinion gear 331 rotates in the first operation direction, the pinion gear 331 moves from the second position to the first position, that is, in the first direction, and when the pinion gear 331 rotates in the second operation direction, the second position moves to the second position. To the position, that is, in the second direction.

  Next, the operation of the pinion gear 331 and the rack gear 322 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, since the movable member 321 reciprocates between the first position and the second position when the movable portion 302 is at the upright position, the movable portion 302 is at the upright position below. The description will be made based on the up, down, left, and right directions.

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

  As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the movable member 321 (rack gear 322) has a lower first position where the boss 334 b is located at the lower end of the slide groove 329 with respect to the rotating member 320. The boss 334a is vertically reciprocable between an upper second position located at the upper end of the slide groove 329.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the movable member 321 is subjected to an upward urging force by the tension spring 323 at the first position, but the pinion gear 331 and the rack gear 322 are driven by the driving teeth 340C as described later. When the tip of the driven tooth 350C abuts on the distal end surface 342C, the movable member 321 changes to a regulated state (locked state) that regulates the upward movement of the movable member 321 due to the urging force of the tension spring 323, thereby providing the second effect. Even when the motor 330 is off, the movable member 321 is held at the first position. The details of the restricted state (locked state) will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, when the restriction state is released, the movable member 321 is moved upward by the urging force of the tension spring 323 and then held at the second position by the tension spring 323. That is, the urging force of the tension spring 323 exceeds the load of the movable member 321.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 11A, in a state where the driving teeth 340B mesh with the corresponding driven teeth 350B from above, as shown in FIG. 11B, the pinion gear 331 rotates in the first operating direction. As a result, the drive teeth 340A and the corresponding driven teeth 350A mesh with each other, and the rack gear 322 moves in the first direction (downward) against the upward urging force of the tension spring 323. Then, as shown in FIG. 11C, the tip end of the driven tooth 350C abuts on the tip end surface 342C of the driving tooth 340C, and the tooth is brought into a regulated state, and the rack gear 322, that is, the movable member 321 is held at the first position. You.

  Here, the details of the change from the restriction release state to the restriction state (lock state) will be described. As shown in FIG. 11A, when the movable member 321 is at the second position, the driving teeth 340A and 340B mesh with the driven teeth 350A and 350B by rotating the pinion gear 331 in the first operating direction. Accordingly, the rack gear 322 moves in the first direction against the upward biasing force of the tension spring 323, and the movable member 321 descends toward the first position.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 12A, before the meshing between the driving tooth 340A adjacent to the driving tooth 340C among the plurality and the driven tooth 350A adjacent to the driven tooth 350C among the plurality is released, the driving tooth 340C is released. And the driven tooth 350C are engaged with each other, and the engagement between the driving tooth 340A and the driven tooth 350A is released. Then, as shown in FIG. 12B, after the drive tooth 340C faces the missing portion 351 of the rack gear 322, the tip of the drive tooth 340C moves from the root of the tooth surface of the driven tooth 350C toward the tip. I will do it.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 12C, when the tip of the driving tooth 340C moves away from the tooth surface of the driven tooth 350C due to the rotation of the pinion gear 331, the meshing between the driving tooth 340C and the driven tooth 350C is released. That is, the drive tooth 340C is an adjacent drive tooth adjacent to the missing portion 341 and the driven tooth 350C is an adjacent driven tooth adjacent to the missing portion 351 (the drive tooth 340C is a rear tooth in the first direction among the plurality of driven teeth). The drive tooth that meshes with the driven tooth 350C at the side end of the pinion gear 331 stops transmission of power for moving the rack gear 322 in the first direction due to the engagement of the subsequent drive tooth and the driven tooth. As a result, the tip of the driving tooth 340C moves away from the tooth surface of the driven tooth 350C, and when the meshing between the driving tooth 340C and the driven tooth 350C is released, the rack gear 322 tries to move in the second direction by the urging force of the tension spring 323. I do.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 12C, when the pinion gear 331 further rotates, the tip end surface 342C of the driving tooth 340C intersects with the tooth tip line T passing through the tip of each driven tooth 350A, 350B, 350C of the rack gear 322. I do. At this time, as described above, since the transmission of the power for moving the rack gear 322 in the first direction is interrupted by the meshing of the subsequent driving tooth and the driven tooth, the rack gear 322 is moved by the urging force of the tension spring 323. In order to move in two directions, the tip of the driven tooth 350C comes into contact with the tip end surface 342C of the driving tooth 340C so as to be pressed.

  As described above, the contact point S of the driven tooth 350C with the driving tooth 340C moves from the tooth surface of the driving tooth 340C (see FIG. 12A) to the tip of the driving tooth 340C (see FIG. 12B). ), And moves to the distal end surface 342C of the driving tooth 340C (see FIG. 12C). In other words, the driver moves to the distal end surface 342C so that the drive tooth 340C slides from the tooth surface to the tooth tip while sliding.

  Thereafter, when the tip of the driven tooth 350C reaches a substantially central position in the circumferential direction on the distal end surface 342C, the second effect motor 330 is turned off, and the rotation of the pinion gear 331 is stopped (see FIG. 12D). . In this state, the tip end surface 342C is arranged to be inclined toward the rack gear 322 in the second direction so as to intersect the tooth tip line T, and the rack gear 322 is directed upward by the urging force of the tension spring 323. As a result, the tip of the driven tooth 350C is pressed against the tip end surface 342C, and the rack gear 322 enters a restricted state (locked state) in which movement of the rack gear 322 in the second direction is restricted. That is, the drive teeth 340C and the driven teeth 350C constitute a regulating unit that regulates the movement of the rack gear 322 in the second direction (upward).

  The pinion gear 331 is a gear that is rotated by the second effect motor 330, and the distal end surface 342C that constitutes the restricting portion is formed of a curved surface along an arc centered on the drive shaft 330a of the pinion gear 331. Then, as shown in FIG. 12C, after the contact point S of the driven tooth 350C with the driving tooth 340C moves from the tooth surface of the driving tooth 340C to the tip end surface 342C, the pinion gear 331 reaches the position shown in FIG. Does not displace the contact point S between the driven tooth 350C and the tip end surface 342C in the second direction of the rack gear 322, the rack gear 322 moves slightly in response to the rotation of the pinion gear 331, that is, the movable member 321 rotates. Can be prevented from rising slightly to give the player an uncomfortable feeling.

  For example, when the distal end surface 342C constituting the regulating portion is a flat surface, as shown in FIG. 12C, the contact point S of the driven tooth 350C with the driving tooth 340C moves from the tooth surface of the driving tooth 340C to the distal end surface 342C. When the pinion gear 331 rotates to the position shown in FIG. 12D after the movement, the contact point S ′ between the driven tooth 350C and the tip end surface 342C is displaced in the second direction of the rack gear 322. Further, when the pinion gear 331 is rotated in the first operation direction to release the restricted state, the urging force by the tension spring 323 is increased as compared with the case where the distal end surface 342C is a curved surface. The load applied to the motor 330 increases. Therefore, it is preferable that the distal end surface 342C be formed of a curved surface along an arc centered on the drive shaft 330a of the pinion gear 331.

  In the present embodiment, since the second effect motor 330 is a stepping motor, the drive teeth 340C are stopped at the regulated position shown in FIG. 12D according to the number of steps (rotation angle) from the reference position. The rotation of the pinion gear 331 can be stopped. For example, a sensor or the like for detecting that the driving tooth 340C is at the restriction position shown in FIG. 12D is provided, and the pinion gear 331 is rotated based on the detection state from the sensor. The rotation may be stopped.

  In addition, the stop position at which the rotation of the pinion gear 331 is stopped when the pinion gear 331 is changed to the restricted state is set, for example, at a plurality of positions within a range where the driven tooth 350C abuts on the distal end surface 342C, and stops at different positions at predetermined times. By doing so, it is possible to avoid local deformation of the distal end face 342C due to repeated wear due to wear. In this case, for example, it is conceivable to extend the distal end surface 342C in the circumferential direction of the missing portion 341.

  Next, a method of releasing the restricted state will be described. First, in the regulated state shown in FIG. 13A, by rotating the pinion gear 331 in the first operation direction, the driving tooth 340C moves, and the tip of the driven tooth 350C moves away from the tip end surface 342C, and the missing portion 341 is formed. Is opposed to the rack gear 322 and the intersection of the tip surface 342C and the tooth tip line T is released, whereby the regulation of the driven tooth 350C by the tip surface 342C is released, and the state changes from the restricted state to the restriction released state.

  As shown in FIG. 13B, the rack gear 322 is raised in the second direction by the tension of the tension spring 323 when the regulation is released, so that the movable member 321 moves from the first position to the second position. Move at high speed. Further, in the present embodiment, since the first position is the drive initial position, the pinion gear 331 is rotated in the first operation direction even after changing to the regulation release state as shown in FIG. When the drive tooth 340B reaches the position where it meshes with the driven tooth 350B, the second effect motor 330 is turned off to stop the rotation of the pinion gear 331.

  Therefore, when the movable member 321 is moved from the second position to the first position, the pinion gear 331 is further rotated in the first operation direction, so that the drive gears 340B, 340A and the driven teeth 350B, 350A mesh with each other. 322 can be moved in a first direction. As described above, by simply rotating the pinion gear 331 in the first operation direction, the movable member 321 can be moved from the first position to the second position, and also can be moved from the second position to the first position. Thus, the control load on the effect control CPU 120 for controlling the second effect motor 330 can be reduced.

  FIG. 14 shows another example of a method for releasing the restricted state. In the regulated state shown in FIG. 14A, by rotating the pinion gear 331 in the second operation direction opposite to the first operation direction, the drive tooth 340C moves and the tip of the driven tooth 350C moves from the tip end surface 342C. The intersection between the distal end surface 342C and the tooth tip line T is released, but the driven tooth 350C enters the tooth space between the driving tooth 340C and the driving tooth 340A, and as shown in FIG. Since the tooth surface of the tooth 350C is brought into meshing contact with the tooth surface of the drive tooth 340C, the movement of the rack gear 322 in the second direction by the tension spring 323 is restricted by the contact with the drive tooth 340C.

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

  Specifically, if the pinion gear 331 is rotated at a low speed, the movable member 321 can be raised at a low speed, and if the pinion gear 331 is rotated at a high speed, the movable member 321 can be raised at a high speed. In addition, it is possible to raise in various modes, such as stopping during the raising and moving up and down.

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the pinion gear 331 as a drive gear rotated (operated) by the second effect motor 330 as a drive source, and the pinion gear 331 are provided. And a rack gear 322 as a driven gear engaged with the rack gear 322. The rack gear 322 is urged by a tension spring 323 in a second direction opposite to the first direction in which the pinion gear 331 moves (operates). , A driving tooth 340A, 340B, and 340C are partially omitted, and a distal end surface 342C as a regulating portion provided at the distal end of the driving tooth 340C as an adjacent driving tooth adjacent to the missing portion 341. After the engagement between the driving teeth 340C and the driven teeth 350C of the rack gear 322 is released, the driven teeth 350C Movement in the second direction of the rack gear 322 is restricted by abutting the 42C.

  That is, when the engagement between the driving tooth 340C and the driven tooth 350C is released and the notch 341 faces the rack gear 322, the driven tooth 350C of the rack gear 322 urged in the second direction comes into contact with the tip end surface 342C. The movement in the second direction is restricted. As described above, since the movement of the rack gear 322 in the second direction can be restricted by using the distal end surface 342C provided on the driving tooth 340C of the pinion gear 331, the movement of the rack gear 322 and the movable member 321 in the first direction can be restricted. The operation of the rack gear 322 can be stopped with a simple structure including a driving gear and a driven gear without increasing the number of parts by separately providing a regulating means for regulating the rack gear 322.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the rack gear 322 as a driven gear is urged in the second direction by the tension spring 323, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the driven gear is formed of a member other than the spring member. It may be urged in the second direction by the urging means. In addition, for example, when the movable portion 302 is provided upside down, the rack gear 322 is constantly urged downward (second direction) by the load of the movable member 321, and is therefore urged in the second direction by its own weight. And the like are also included.

  The pinion gear 331 is a gear that is rotated by the second effect motor 330, and the rack gear 322 is a first position (the position shown in FIG. 9A) and a second position different from the first position (FIG. C), and the pinion gear 331 rotates in a first operating direction for operating the rack gear 322 in the first direction, so that the driving teeth 340A, 340B, 340C and the driven teeth 350A, After moving from the second position to the first position by meshing with 350B, 350C, the missing portions 341 face each other, and the meshing between the driving teeth 340A, 340B, 340C and the driven teeth 350A, 350B, 350C is released. It is urged in the second direction by the tension spring 323 to operate from the first position to the second position.

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

  Further, when the driven tooth 350C abuts on the distal end surface 342C, the movement of the rack gear 322 in the second direction is restricted by moving the pinion gear 331 in the first direction as shown in FIG. It can be released by operating in a first operating direction to be operated or in a second operating direction opposite to the first operating direction as shown in FIG.

  By doing so, if the restricted state is not released even if the pinion gear 331 is rotated in one of the first operating direction and the second operating direction, the pinion gear 331 is released by operating in the other direction. Of the driven gear 350 </ b> C with the tip face 342 </ b> C and cannot move the rack gear 322 easily.

  In the restricted state, the operation of the rack gear 322 differs between when the pinion gear 331 is rotated in the first operation direction and when the pinion gear 331 is rotated in the second operation direction. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13B, when the pinion gear 331 is rotated in the first operation direction, the rack gear 322 rises by the urging force of the tension spring 323, and as shown in FIG. When the pinion gear 331 is rotated in the second operation direction, the rack gear 322 rises in accordance with the rotation of the pinion gear 331, so that the operation mode of the movable member 321 integrated with the rack gear 322 can be diversified.

  The tooth thickness L3 of the driving tooth 340C is longer than the tooth thickness L1 and L2 of the other driving teeth 340A and 340B (for example, the tooth thickness L1 <L2 <L3). By doing so, it is possible to prevent the drive teeth 340C from being damaged due to the load when the driven teeth 350A, 350B, and 350C are shifted from the non-meshed state to the meshed state. In addition, since the distal end surface 342C that constitutes the restricting portion is also widened by increasing the tooth thickness dimension L3, it is easy to regulate the driven tooth 350C.

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

  In addition, the tooth thickness L13 of the driven tooth 350C that meshes with the driving tooth 340C in the driven tooth is longer than the tooth thickness L11 and L12 of the other driven teeth 350B and 350C (teeth thickness L11 <L12). <L13) By doing so, it is possible to prevent the driven teeth 350C from being damaged by a load when the driving teeth 340C are shifted from the non-meshed state to the meshed state. Further, it is possible to prevent breakage or the like due to a load applied by a force urged in the second direction in a state in which it is in contact with the regulating portion.

  Referring to FIGS. 4, 9, and 10, effect unit 300 is provided with cable 361 that supplies power to the LED of light emitting unit 321 </ b> A of movable member 321.

  FIGS. 10A and 10B schematically show the side surfaces of FIGS. 9A and 9B, respectively. In FIG. 10, the interval between the movable member 321 and the rotating member 320 and the interval between the rotating member 320 and the rack gear 322 are drawn wider for easy viewing, but they are actually shown in the drawing. Narrower than.

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

  As shown in FIG. 10A, when the movable member 321 is in a standby state at the first position, a portion between the pressing member 364 of the cable 361 and the connector 362 is considerably bent. .

  As shown in FIG. 10 (B), when the movable member 321 has advanced to the second position, the portion between the pressing member 364 of the cable 361 and the connector 362 is in a state in which there is not enough room. Become.

  For this reason, a force in the direction from the second position to the first position is applied to the movable member 321 by the cable 361. In a state where the cable 361 is stretched, the covering material of the cable 361 is made of resin. Therefore, when the cable 361 is cold, the force applied to the movable member 321 by the cable 361 is lower than when the cable 361 is not cold. Become stronger.

  The tension spring 323 is pulled by the second effect motor 330 until the movable member 321 reaches the second position. For this reason, the second effect motor 330 can generate a force stronger than the tensile force (biasing force) when the tension spring 323 is pulled most.

  As described above, the urging force of the tension spring 323 exceeds the load of the movable member 321. However, when the urging force of the tension spring 323 is increased, the output of the second effect motor 330 that pulls the tension spring 323 also needs to be increased. Since the use of a motor with a large output increases the manufacturing cost, it is preferable that the output of the motor is as small as possible.

  As the tension spring 323 in the present embodiment, not only the load of the movable member 321 but also the force of pulling the movable member 321 in a state where the cable 361 is stretched, and the cost of the second effect motor 330, A spring that can obtain a necessary minimum biasing force is used.

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

  However, in the present embodiment, in order to prevent a situation in which the urging force of the extension spring 323 is insufficient, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 that has been left cool at night is started, As shown in step S515 of FIG. 19, a break-in operation for adjusting the movement of the movable member 321 is performed. By performing a break-in operation of moving the movable member 321 from the first position to the second position, the cable 361 can be flexed and bent so that the cable 361 can be flexed-in. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation where the urging force of the tension spring 323 is insufficient.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is activated, the cable 361 is connected to the heat-generating object (the effect display device 5, the first effect motor 303, and the second effect motor 330). Since the cable 361 is provided in the vicinity, the state in which the cable 361 is highly flexible due to heat is maintained.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the movable member break-in process (S51A) in the effect control main process. Referring to FIG. 19, effect control CPU 120 controls first effect motor 303 to move movable portion 302 to the upright position (S511).

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

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

  As described above, since the movable member is moved by the second effect motor 330 having a stronger force than the tension spring 323, the movable member 321 can be moved more reliably. Thus, the movement of the cable 361 and the movable member 321 can be adjusted by changing the state of the cable 361 from the bent state to the expanded state.

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

  Next, effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the operation of stopping the notification has been performed by the clerk of the game store (S518). When it is determined that the abnormality of the movement of the movable member 321 has not been detected (NO in S516), and when it is determined that the operation to stop the notification has been performed (YES in S518), the effect control CPU 120 executes To the caller of this processing.

  Next, a modified example of the movable portion driving mechanism will be described. FIGS. 20A to 20D are explanatory diagrams illustrating a situation in which the movable unit driving mechanism changes to a regulated state by a regulating unit as a first modified example. FIGS. 21A to 21D are explanatory diagrams illustrating a situation in which the movable unit driving mechanism changes to a regulated state by a regulating unit as a second modification. FIGS. 22A to 22D are explanatory diagrams illustrating a situation in which the movable unit driving mechanism changes to a regulated state by a regulating unit as a third modification. FIGS. 23A and 23B are explanatory diagrams illustrating a restricting portion as Modification 4 of the movable portion driving mechanism, and FIG. 23B is a diagram illustrating a restricting portion as Modification 5 of the movable portion driving mechanism.

  In the above-described embodiment, the pinion gear 331 is applied as an example of the driving gear, and the rack gear 322 is applied as an example of the driven gear. However, the movable unit driving mechanism is not limited to this, and the driving gear and the driven gear are used. Can be variously changed.

  For example, as in Modification Example 1 shown in FIG. 20, both the driving gear G1 and the driven gear G2 are rotation gears, and as shown in FIGS. 20A to 20D, the driving gear G1 is moved in the first operating direction. By rotating, the driven tooth 410 is brought into contact with the tip end surface 402 of the driving tooth 400 adjacent to the missing portion 401 of the plurality of driving teeth, and the movement of the driven gear G2 in the second direction is restricted. can do.

  Thus, a rotating gear may be applied as the driven gear. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the tooth thickness L13 of the driven tooth 350C meshing with the driving tooth 340C as the adjacent driving tooth is longer than the tooth thickness L11, L12 of the other driven teeth 350B, 350C. However, the movable portion driving mechanism is not limited to this, and the tooth thickness L13 of the driven tooth 410 meshing with the driving tooth 400 as the adjacent driving tooth is larger than the tooth thickness L11 and L12 of the other driven teeth. Also need not be long.

  Further, as in Modification Example 2 shown in FIG. 21, the driving gear G3 is a rack gear and the driven gear G4 is a rotating gear, and as shown in FIGS. 21 (A) to (D), the driving gear G3 is moved in the first operating direction. By moving, the driven tooth 410 is brought into contact with the distal end surface 402 of the driving tooth 400 adjacent to the missing portion 401 of the plurality of driving teeth, and a restricted state in which the driven gear G4 is restricted from moving in the second direction. be able to. Thus, a rack gear may be applied as the drive gear.

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

  Specifically, as in Modification 3 shown in FIG. 22, the driving gear G5 is a rotating gear, the driven gear G6 is a rack gear, and the driving gear G5 is a first gear as shown in FIGS. By moving the driven gear G6 in the operating direction, the driven tooth 410 is brought into contact with the distal end surface 402 of the driving tooth 400 adjacent to the missing portion 401 of the plurality of driving teeth, and the movement of the driven gear G6 in the second direction is regulated. It can be in a regulated state. As described above, the circumferential length of the distal end surface 402 of the drive tooth 400 as the adjacent drive tooth need not necessarily be longer than the circumferential length of the distal end surface of the other drive tooth. As shown in FIG. 22 (D), when the tip end face 402 intersects the tooth tip line T, the length of the tip end face of the other driving teeth in the circumferential direction is substantially the same or shorter. Is also good.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the distal end surface 342C as the restricting portion is a curved surface along an arc centered on the drive shaft 330a. However, the movable portion driving mechanism is not limited to this. , A flat surface, a spherical surface, a concave surface, or the like. In addition, as shown in Modification 4 of FIG. 23A, by forming a locking recess 420 or the like in which the driven tooth 350C can be locked on a part of the distal end surface or the entire distal end surface, the driven tooth 350C is formed. Even when the tip of the driven tooth 350C slides on the tip surface 342C, the tip of the driven tooth 350C is locked in the locking recess 420, so that the driven tooth 350C slides on the tip surface 342C as a restricting portion to be in a regulated state. It is possible to suppress the change from becoming difficult.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the distal end surface 342C of the driving tooth 340C adjacent to the missing portion 341 is applied as an example of the restricting portion. However, the movable portion driving mechanism is not limited to this. Is not limited to the one configured by the distal end surfaces of the drive teeth. As shown in a modified example 5 of FIG. 23B, the distal end surface 342C of the drive tooth 340C and the missing portion from the distal end surface 342C are formed. The extension surface 430 extended toward the side 341 may be a regulating surface. That is, the restricting portion is not limited to one formed only by the distal end surfaces of the driving teeth, and may be a portion that does not function as the driving teeth, such as an extended surface extending from the distal end surface to the missing portion side. Good.

  In addition, the length dimension in the operating direction of the regulating surface including the distal end surface 342C and the extending surface 430 that constitute the regulating portion is not limited to those described in the above-described embodiments and modified examples. A regulating surface such as the installation surface 430 may extend in the longitudinal direction of the missing portion 341.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment and Modifications 1 to 4, the drive gear has the missing portion where the drive tooth is missing on the rear side of the adjacent drive tooth in the first operating direction. Are not present. For example, a gear in which drive teeth are formed only in the arc of a fan-shaped gear, and a rack gear in which adjacent drive teeth are formed at the rear end in the first operation direction, are also missing portions. Will have.

  Further, the driven gear also has a missing portion in which the driven tooth is missing on the rear side in the first direction. For example, a gear in which the driven tooth is formed only in the arc of a fan-shaped gear, or an adjacent driving tooth. The rack gear and the like, in which the driven teeth meshing with the gears are formed at the rear end in the first direction, also have missing portions.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the rack gear and the pinion gear are applied as the types of the drive gear and the driven gear, but the movable part drive mechanism is not limited to this, and the spur gear, the bevel gear, the helical gear, and the like are used. May be applied.

  In the above-described embodiment, the pinion gear 331 fixed to the drive shaft 330a of the second effect motor 330 is the drive gear, and the rack gear 322 integrated with the movable member 321 is the driven gear. The partial drive mechanism is not limited to this, and it is sufficient that two gears meshing with each other among a plurality of gears driven by the drive source be a drive gear and a driven gear. For example, a gear that meshes directly or indirectly with the pinion gear 331 may be a drive gear, and a gear that meshes with the drive gear may be a driven gear. Further, the movable member 321 may not be provided directly on the rack gear 322 which is a driven gear. For example, the movable member 321 may be provided on a part of a power transmission mechanism for transmitting the power of the rack gear 322.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the driving gear and the driven gear are applied as the driving mechanism for moving the movable member 321 between the first position and the second position with respect to the rotating member 320. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the drive gear and the driven gear of the present invention may be applied as a drive mechanism for driving the movable portion 302 between the tilted position and the upright position, or another movable mechanism may be used. You may apply as a drive mechanism of a production unit. In addition, the present invention can be applied not only to the drive mechanism for driving the movable part for production but also to a drive mechanism for the game such as a drive mechanism for opening and closing a large winning opening door or the like of the special variable winning ball device 7. You may apply as a drive mechanism of a part.

  Next, an effect example using the movable member 321 will be described. FIG. 24 is a display screen diagram of the effect display device 5 when the battle reach effect is executed. FIG. 25 is a display screen diagram of the effect display device 5 when the story reach effect is executed.

  The battle reach effect and the story reach effect are executed by the effect control CPU 120. The battle reach effect and the story reach effect are a plurality of types of special reach effects (supermarkets) in which the ratio selected when a jackpot display result is set is higher than a normal reach effect called a normal reach among the reach effects. (Reach production). Furthermore, in these super reach effects, the jackpot expectation degree is set, for example, in a relationship of battle reach effect <story reach effect. In addition, the big hit expectation degree of battle reach production and story reach production may be the opposite relation.

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

  The battle reach effect shown in FIG. 24 will be described. In the variation display of the effect symbol, the variation display of the effect symbol is simultaneously started in the “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R, for example, “left”, “right”. In accordance with a predetermined stop order such as "", "medium", the variation display of the effect symbols is sequentially stopped in the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5R, 5C, and finally the effect symbols are stopped in all the effect symbol display areas. Then, when the display result is derived and displayed, the variable display ends.

  After the effect symbols are simultaneously displayed, as shown in FIG. 24 (A), when the left and right effect symbol display areas 5L and 5R are stopped, the same symbol is stopped. State. The variable display up to the timing of reaching the reach state is executed in an effect mode of the normal variable display, which is not different between the normal reach and the super reach. The normal reach and the super reach have different production modes after reaching the reach state.

  When the battle reach effect is executed as the reach effect, as shown in FIG. 24 (B), the effect symbols in the “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R are reduced. The message is displayed in the small symbol display format at the upper right corner of the screen, and a message image 53 indicating the characters "Battle Reach" is displayed at the center of the screen. Thereby, it is notified that the battle reach effect is executed.

  In the battle reach effect, as shown in FIGS. 24 (C) to (E), a moving image in which an ally character 61 (the ally side of the player) and an enemy character 62 (the enemy side of the player) play a battle. A battle effect (display including a sound effect at the time of the battle and a music sound at the time of the battle) that displays the image is executed.

  In the battle reach effect, when the fluctuation display result becomes the big hit display result, a victory effect image display in which the ally character 61 wins is displayed as shown in FIG. 24 (E), and further, as shown in FIGS. 24 (D) and (E). As shown in the drawing, an image in which the particle effect image 71 is superimposed and displayed on the victory effect image is displayed, and the movable member 321 operates at the upright position to execute the victory effect appearing in front of the display area of the effect display device 5. Is done.

  On the other hand, in the battle reach effect, when the fluctuation display result is a loss display result, a defeat effect of displaying an image in which the ally character 61 is defeated is performed, and the particle effect image 71 as shown in FIGS. The effect using the movable member 321 is not executed.

  Specifically, in the battle effect, after the display in which the ally character 61 and the enemy character 62 appear as shown in FIG. 24C, the ally character 61 and the enemy character 61 are displayed as shown in FIG. A moving image in which a battle with 62 is displayed. For example, FIG. 24D shows a scene in which an ally character 61 attacks an enemy character 62. As shown in FIG. 24 (D), in the battle effect, in a scene where the ally character 61 attacks (a scene suggesting victory), the particle effect image as the effect effect display is displayed in the lower center area of the screen of the effect display device 5. With the appearance of 71, a particle effect effect superimposed and displayed on the victory effect display is performed. When the ally character 61 wins, as shown in FIG. 24 (E), a victory effect is executed in which an image capable of specifying that the ally character 61 has defeated the enemy character 62 and the ally character 61 has won is displayed. Is done. In the victory effect, furthermore, as shown in FIG. 24 (E), the movable member 321 moves to the upright position, so that the movable body operation effect appears in the central area of the display area of the effect display device 5. Is done. Then, the appearing movable member 321 is caused to emit light.

  As shown in FIG. 24E, when the movable member 321 appears and moves to the standing position due to the movement of the movable body, the number of appearances of the particle effect image 71 to be superimposed and displayed around the movable member 321 increases. Thus, a moving image showing a display mode in which the display range of the particle effect image 71 is enlarged is displayed. The moving image is an effect executed using the particle effect image 71 in order to enhance the effect based on the operation of the movable member 321 and is called an operation effect effect. With such an operation effect effect, an effect in which the operation mode of the movable member 321 and the display mode of the particle effect image 71 are related is executed. By performing such an effect, it is possible to perform an effect in which the operation of the movable body and the effect effect display of the display unit are linked.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 24 (F), in the effect symbol displayed in the small symbol format, the big hit display result (same symbol stop) is derived and displayed, and the message image 55 in which the character “Congratulations” is displayed is displayed. , Is displayed at the center of the screen as a reach result effect, which is an effect indicating the result of the reach state. As a result, the fact that the player has won the battle reach effect (a big hit) is notified. After that, as shown in FIG. 24 (G), the effect symbol in which the big hit display result is displayed in the small symbol format is returned to the original size and the original position as shown in FIG. 25 (A) and displayed. A stop symbol effect in which a message image 74 in which the character "big hit" is displayed is displayed below the effect symbol.

  On the other hand, in the battle reach effect, when the fluctuation display result is a loss display result, the above-described defeat effect is executed, and the loss display result is derived and displayed in the effect symbol displayed in the small symbol format. The original size and the original position are restored and displayed.

  Next, the story reach effect shown in FIG. 25 will be described. After the effect symbols are simultaneously displayed, the left and right effect symbol display areas 5L and 5R stop and reach a state as shown in FIG. 25 (A). When the story reach effect is executed, first, the effect symbols in the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R of "left", "middle", and "right" are reduced as shown in FIG. The message is displayed in the small symbol display format at the upper right corner of the screen, and a message image 54A indicating the characters "first half of the story" is displayed at the center of the screen. Thereby, it is notified that the story reach effect is executed.

  The story reach effect is an effect in which a moving image (story moving image) having a story like a specific story is displayed, for example. In this example, the story reach effect has a two-part structure of a first half and a second half. The story reach production is when the story is not completed and the production is completed halfway and the display result is derived and displayed.When the story continues to the end and the production is completed and the jackpot display result is derived and displayed. There is.

  In addition, when the variable display result is an out-of-display result, an effect in which the story reach effect ends in the first half is executed, and when the variable display result is the big hit display result, the story reach effect is continued from the first half to the second half, and then ended. The effect which continues until may be performed.

  Further, the story reach production may be set such that the production is performed so that the effect of performing the production to the end has a higher expectation of a big hit than the case where the production is completed in the first half. . Also, the story reach effect may be a one-part configuration that is not divided into the first half and the second half.

  After the message image 54A is displayed, a moving image developed according to the story corresponding to “first half of the story” is displayed. When the “first half of the story” is completed and the “second half of the story” is subsequently executed, a message image 54B indicating the characters “second half of the story” is displayed in the center of the screen as shown in FIG. You. Thereby, it is notified that the story reach effect is continuously executed. Note that, in the story reach effect, an image such as the message images 54A and 54B notifying that the effect is the story reach effect may not be displayed.

  After the message image 54B is displayed, a moving image developed according to the story corresponding to “story second half” is displayed. In the story reach effect, when the variable display result is a big hit display result, a flame effect image 73 is superimposed on a black image 72 as shown in FIG. 25 (E), and the movable member 321 moves to the upright position as shown in FIG. 25 (E), and a story-complete effect that appears in front of the display area of the effect display device 5 is executed.

  On the other hand, in the story reach effect, when the change display result is an out-of-display result, a story uncompleted effect capable of specifying that the story is not completed is performed, and the black image 72 as shown in FIGS. The effect using the flame effect image 73 and the movable member 321 is not executed.

  Specifically, in the story-complete effect, as shown in FIG. 25 (D), the entire display area of the effect display device 5 is changed to a black black image 72, and in the lower center area of the screen of the effect display device 5, The effect of causing the flame effect image 73 as the effect display to appear and superimposing the flame effect image 73 on the black image 72 is performed. In the story-complete effect, as shown in FIG. 25 (E), the movable member 321 further moves to the standing position, so that the movable body operation effect appears in the central area of the display area of the effect display device 5. Is done. Then, the appearing movable member 321 is caused to emit light.

  As shown in FIG. 25 (E), when the movable member 321 appears and moves to the upright position due to the movable body motion effect, the flame of the flame effect image 73 to be superimposed and displayed around the movable member 321 becomes larger and the flame becomes larger. A moving image showing a display mode in which the display range of the effect image 73 is enlarged is displayed. The moving image is an effect executed using the flame effect image 73 to enhance the effect based on the operation of the movable member 321, and is called an operation effect effect as in the case of FIG. 24. With such an operation effect effect, an effect in which the operation mode of the movable member 321 and the display mode of the flame effect image 73 are related is executed. By performing such an effect, it is possible to perform an effect in which the operation of the movable body and the effect effect display of the display unit are linked.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 25 (F), in the effect symbol displayed in the small symbol format, the big hit display result (same symbol stop) is derived and displayed, and the message image 55 in which the character “Congratulations” is displayed is displayed. , Is displayed at the center of the screen as a reach result effect, which is an effect indicating the result of the reach state. This informs that the story reach effect has been completed. After that, as shown in FIG. 25 (G), the effect design in which the big hit display result is displayed in the small design format is returned to the original size and the original position as shown in FIG. 25 (A) and displayed. A stop symbol effect in which a message image 74 in which the character "big hit" is displayed is displayed below the effect symbol.

  In the story reach effect, the effect image is displayed in the same manner as the battle reach effect. However, unlike the battle reach effect, the entire display area of the effect display device 5 is a black image, and the effect image is superimposed on the black image. This makes it possible to display the effect image even more emphasized, and to execute an image display having a higher effect than the battle reach effect. As a result, it is possible to enhance the precious feeling (premier feeling) of the story reach production in which the degree of expectation for the big hit is set higher than the battle reach production.

  On the other hand, in the story reach production, when the fluctuation display result is a deviation display result, the above-mentioned story uncompleted production is executed, and the deviation display result is derived and displayed in the production symbol displayed in the small symbol format, and the production symbol is displayed. Is returned to the original size and the original position and displayed.

  In addition, the movable member 321 may be configured such that the disk-shaped portion can be rotated by a driving unit such as a motor driven and controlled by the effect control CPU 120. When the disk-shaped portion of the movable member 321 is configured to be rotatable in such a manner, as shown in FIG. 24E or 25E, the movable member 321 operates to the upright position to display an effect. Control may be performed to rotate the disc-shaped portion when it appears, or when it appears, in front of the display area of the device 5. In such a case, an image for operating an effect image such as the particle effect image 71 of FIG. 24E and the flame effect image 73 of FIG. May be performed. By doing so, it is possible to further enhance the effect produced by using the movable member 321 and the effect image.

  In addition, the movable member 321 is not limited to the rotating operation, and a part or all of the constituent members perform a deforming operation such as opening and closing or contracting by a driving unit such as a solenoid driven by the effect control CPU 120. In the case of such a configuration, in a specific effect scene, display is performed on the effect display device 5 in accordance with the deformation operation of the movable member positioned in front of the display area of the effect display device 5. The effect control which displays the image which operates the effect image to be performed may be performed.

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

  FIG. 26 is a timing chart showing a control example of an effect effect and a movable body effect in a specific super reach effect. FIG. 26A shows an example of control of an effect effect and a movable body effect in a battle reach effect as shown in FIG. FIG. 26B shows a control example of an effect effect and a movable body effect in a story reach effect as shown in FIG.

  First, with reference to FIG. 26A, an example of control of an effect effect and a movable body effect in a battle reach effect executed by the effect control CPU 120 will be described. When the battle reach effect is executed, during the period from the start of the fluctuation display of the effect symbol (special symbol) to the occurrence of the reach state, the effect symbol is displayed in the normal fluctuation display effect mode as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the effect display device 5.

  When the reach state occurs, the effect display device 5 displays a message image 53 and a moving image such as a battle effect corresponding to the battle reach effect, as shown in FIGS. Is done. The timing at which the effect display device 5 changes the image display of the battle effect to the image display of the victory effect as shown in FIGS. 24 (D) and (E) is a turning point of the first change of the video relating to the battle reach effect ( This is the time of the video cut). At the timing (first video change node) at which the first video change in the battle reach effect is performed, the particle effect image is displayed on the battle effect image as shown in FIGS. The particle effect effect of displaying an image in which the image 71 is superimposed and displayed on the effect display device 5 and the movable body operation effect of operating the movable member 321 are executed in a cooperative manner.

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

  Then, when the motion effect effect and the movable body motion effect are completed, the reach display is displayed on the effect display device 5 by displaying an image of the reach result effect as shown in FIG. After that, when the reach result effect is completed, a stop symbol effect as shown in FIG. 24 (G) is executed on the effect display device 5, so that a display for determining the stop symbol of the effect symbol is performed, and a change display is performed. finish.

  As described above, in the battle reach effect, at the timing of the turning point of the change of the video relating to the reach effect, the effect effect display such that the particle effect image 71 is superimposed on the black image 72 is executed. Further, in the battle reach effect, an effect is performed in which a movable body effect such as the movable member 321 and an effect effect display are linked at a timing of a change of a video relating to the reach effect.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 26 (B), a control example of the effect effect and the movable body effect in the story reach effect executed by the effect control CPU 120 will be described. When the story reach effect is executed, during the period from the start of the variable display of the effect symbol (special symbol) to the occurrence of the reach state, the effect symbol is in the effect mode of the normal variable display as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the effect display device 5.

  In the effect display device 5, when the reach state occurs, as shown in FIGS. 25B and 25C, message images 54A and 54B are displayed, and a moving image such as a story moving image corresponding to the story reach effect. An image is displayed. The timing at which the effect display device 5 changes the image display of the story effect to the image display of the story completion effect as shown in FIGS. 25D and 25E is a turning point of the first change of the video relating to the story reach effect. It is time to be a break in video cuts. At the timing of the first video change point (first video change node) related to the story reach effect, the flame effect image is displayed on the black image 72 as shown in FIGS. The flame effect effect of displaying an image in which the 73 is superimposed and displayed on the effect display device 5 and the movable body operation effect of operating the movable member 321 are executed in a cooperative manner.

  As shown in FIGS. 25E and 25F, the timing at which the movable member 321 moves to the standing position and the image display of the story completion effect changes from the image display of the story completion effect to the image display of the reach result effect in the effect display device 5 is based on the story. This is a time when the second change of the video related to the reach effect is a turning point (a break in the video cut). At the timing of the second video change point related to the story reach effect (second video change point), the flame effect image 73 is superimposed on the black image 72 as shown in FIG. A motion effect effect such as a running image is executed in the effect display device 5.

  Then, when the motion effect effect and the movable body operation effect are completed, the reach display result is notified by the effect display device 5 displaying an image of the reach result effect as shown in FIG. Thereafter, when the reach result effect is completed, a stop symbol effect as shown in FIG. 25 (G) is executed on the effect display device 5, so that a display in which the stop symbol of the effect symbol is determined is performed, and the variable display is performed. finish.

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

  In the battle reach effect shown in FIGS. 24 and 26 (A) and the story reach effect shown in FIGS. 25 and 26 (B), specifically, the following processing is executed in the effect control CPU 120. This is achieved by:

  As a variation pattern command (variation pattern designating command), when a variation pattern command in which a variation pattern of a super reach of a type for executing a battle reach effect is designated is received by the effect control board 12, among variation pattern commands of the super reach. In the effect symbol variation start process (S74), the effect control CPU 120 controls the image display control of the effect display device 5 and the operation control of the movable member 321 for performing the battle reach effect as shown in FIGS. 24 and 26A. Is selected from a plurality of types of effect control data stored in advance and set (stored) in the RAM 122. The battle reach effect is different when the fluctuation display result is a big hit display result and when it is a loss display result, so when a fluctuation pattern command or display result designation command that can specify the fluctuation display result is received Next, the effect control CPU 120 analyzes the received command contents, recognizes the fluctuation display result, and selects effect control data according to the fluctuation display result. Then, the effect control CPU 120 starts the variation display of the effect symbol, and in the effect symbol variation process (S75), uses the effect control data set to execute the battle reach effect, and performs the movable body effect process and the effect. By executing the effect display processing and the like, the image display control of the effect display device 5 and the operation control of the movable member 321 are performed, and a battle reach effect as shown in FIGS. 24 and 26A is executed.

  As a variation pattern command (variation pattern designation command), when a variation pattern command in which a variation pattern of a super reach of a type of performing a story reach effect is designated is received by the effect control board 12, among the variation pattern commands of the super reach. In the effect symbol variation start process (S74), the effect control CPU 120 controls the image display control of the effect display device 5 and the operation control of the movable member 321 that perform the story reach effect as shown in FIGS. 25 and 26B. Is selected from a plurality of types of effect control data stored in advance and set (stored) in the RAM 122. The story reach effect is different when the fluctuation display result is a big hit display result and when it is a loss display result, so when a fluctuation pattern command or display result designation command that can specify the fluctuation display result is received Next, the effect control CPU 120 analyzes the received command contents, recognizes the fluctuation display result, and selects effect control data according to the fluctuation display result. Then, the effect control CPU 120 starts the effect symbol change display, and in the effect symbol change process (S75), the moving object effect process and the effect using the effect control data set for executing the story reach effect. By executing the effect display processing and the like, the image display control of the effect display device 5 and the operation control of the movable member 321 are performed, and the story reach effect as shown in FIGS. 25 and 26B is executed.

  When a movable body effect can be executed in a plurality of types of effect displays, such as a battle reach effect shown in FIGS. 24 and 26 (A) and a story reach effect shown in FIGS. 25 and 26 (B). Depending on which type of effect display is performed, an effect effect display in a mode in which an effect image is superimposed on a black image, and an effect effect display in a mode in which an effect image is superimposed on an effect image. Since the effect display in different modes can be displayed, it is possible to enhance the effect by linking the operation of the movable body and the effect display of the display means.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 24E and 26A, a specific type of effect display such as a battle reach effect in which a movable body effect for operating a movable body such as the movable member 321 is executed. 24, an effect in which the effect display in a specific mode such as the particle effect image 71 in FIGS. 24D and 24E is superimposed on a specific type of effect display such as the display of a winning effect image can be executed. Therefore, it is possible to link the specific type of effect display in which the movable body effect is executed and the effect effect display on the display means such as the effect display device 5, and the operation of the movable body by the specific type of effect display It is possible to further enhance the production effect by linking the production effect display with the display means.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 25E and 26B, a specific type of effect display such as a story reach effect in which a movable object effect for operating a movable member such as the movable member 321 is executed. 25, the effect display in a specific mode such as the flame effect image 73 in FIGS. 25 (D) and (E) is added to the predetermined image displayed in the entire display area of the effect display device 5 such as the black image 72. Since the effect of superimposing and displaying is executable, it is possible to link the predetermined effect of the predetermined type in which the movable body effect is executed and the effect effect display on the display means such as the effect display device 5 in addition to the effect. Thus, it is possible to enhance the attraction of the game by emphasizing the movable body effect.

  In addition, the effect of linking (coordinating) the movable body and the effect display, such as the battle reach effect and the story reach effect described above, may be executed in the reach effect other than the super reach, and may be executed in the effect other than the reach effect. May be.

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

  Also, as the effect effect display in the effect of linking (coordinating) the movable body and the effect effect display as in the above-described battle reach effect and story reach effect, the particle effect image and the flame effect image have been described as examples. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and another type of effect display such as an effect image in which light is emitted may be used.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 24 and FIG. 25, it is possible to display the effect display in different modes according to which of the two types of effect display, the battle reach effect and the story reach effect, is performed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be possible to display different types of effect display depending on which effect display is performed among three or more types of effect displays.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 24 and FIG. 25, the effect display in a different mode is displayed according to which one of the plurality of effect displays such as the battle reach effect and the story reach effect is performed. When possible, an example was shown in which the effect display mode was changed depending on whether or not to display the black image 72. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as an example in which the mode of the effect display is different, any type of effect display displays a black image, but the type of effect display such as an effect image may be different. In this case, the type of the effect display is different as long as any one of the components of the effect display such as the shape, color, display range, and brightness of the image of the effect display is different.

  Further, as an effect for linking (coordinating) the movable body and the effect effect display as in the above-described battle reach effect and story reach effect, images of the effect effect display as shown in FIGS. 24 and 25 are displayed first. Not only the effect of operating the movable body later, but also an effect of performing the image display of the effect effect display and the operation of the movable body at the same timing may be used, and the image of the effect effect display after operating the movable body first May be used.

  Further, as an effect using the black image 72 as in the story reach effect described above, an example in which the black image 72 is displayed on the entire display area of the effect display device 5 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, control may be performed to display the black image 72 in a partial display area of the effect display device 5 such as an area for displaying an effect image.

  Further, as an effect in which a movable body such as the movable member described above and an effect effect display such as an effect image are linked, the movable body is operated in each of a plurality of types of effect display in which the state of the effect display is different. In the case of performing an effect, an effect of displaying an effect image display as an effect display of a different type in association with the operation of the movable body may be performed according to the state of the effect display for operating the movable body. Good. For example, in the following effect display situations, different types of effect image display may be executed. (A) When displaying the effect image display in response to operating the movable body before the reach state is reached during the fluctuation display of the effect symbol. (B) When displaying an effect image display in response to operating the movable body at the time of a temporary stop in the pseudo series. (C) When displaying an effect image display in response to operating the movable body during execution of normal reach. (D) When displaying an effect image display in response to operating the movable body during the execution of the super reach effect. (E) When the effect image display is displayed in response to operating the movable body at the time of the development of the effect during the execution of the super-reach of the advanced effect format in which the effect content evolves. (F) Corresponding to operating the movable body when performing a lottery effect again (for example, an effect of drawing a lottery to determine whether a large hit or a non-positive big hit) after notifying that the big hit display result has been obtained. To display the effect image display. (G) When displaying the effect image display in response to operating the movable body during the performance of the big hit gaming state. (H) When displaying an effect image display in response to operating a movable body during a customer waiting demonstration displayed when a game is not being played. It is sufficient that at least two of the effect image displays executed in a plurality of types of effect display situations as described above are different.

  Next, another effect example using a movable body such as the movable member 321 will be described. The effects described below are executed by the effect control CPU 120. FIG. 27 is a timing chart showing a control example of an effect effect and a movable body uniting operation effect in a specific super reach effect.

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

  Description of the control example of FIG. 27 that is the same as that of the control example of FIG. 26 will be omitted, and portions different from the control example of FIG. 26 will be mainly described. FIG. 27A shows a control example of the effect effect and the movable body united effect in the battle reach effect as shown in FIG. FIG. 26 (B) shows an example of control of the effect effect and the movable united effect in the story reach effect as shown in FIG.

  The control example of FIG. 27 is different from the control example of FIG. 26 in that a movable united operation effect is executed instead of the movable unit operation effect of FIG.

  In the battle reach effect shown in FIG. 27 (A), instead of the movable body operation effect produced by the movable member 321 shown in FIG. 24 (E) in the battle effect as shown in FIG. 24, the unitable movable member is changed from the separated state to the united state. Is performed, a moving body combination effect is performed.

  In the story reach effect shown in FIG. 27B, instead of the movable body operation effect by the movable member 321 shown in FIG. 25E in the story reach effect as shown in FIG. 25, the unitable movable members are united from the separated state. A movable body combination effect that operates in the state is executed.

  In the story reach effect shown in FIG. 27 (B), for example, immediately before the end of the latter half of the story reach effect executed after the message image 54B of “story second half” in FIG. In a specific display area of the display device 9, an operation promotion effect of performing an operation promotion display for promoting the operation of the push button 31B such as "press a button" is executed. Then, when the push button 31B is operated by the player within a predetermined period from the start of the operation promoting effect, or when the predetermined period has elapsed without the operation being performed within the predetermined period, the above-described movable body combination An effect is performed.

  Note that the control for executing the movable body merging effect according to the operation promoting effect may be executed immediately before the end of the battle reach image display in the battle reach effect of FIG. 27 (A). As described above, the control for executing the movable body merging effect according to the operation promoting effect may be executed at the first video change node in the specific super reach effect. Further, the control for executing the movable body merging effect according to the operation promoting effect may be executed at another image change node such as the second image change node in the specific super reach effect. Further, other than the push button 31B, for example, other operation means such as a stick controller 31A may be used as the operation means for executing the movable body combination effect according to the operation of the operation means. Further, the present invention is not limited to the operation means, and the moving body union effect may be executed in response to detection of a specific operation of the player by a detection means such as a motion sensor for detecting the operation of the player. In other words, any effect control may be executed as long as the effect control is to execute a movable united effect according to the operation of the player.

  Further, the control for executing the movable body combination effect according to the operation promoting effect does not have to be executed. The control for executing the movable body union effect in response to such an operation promoting effect is selected by a predetermined lottery process executed by the effect control CPU 120 to select whether or not to execute at a predetermined ratio, and to execute. It may be executed at a time.

  In the case of performing the movable body combination effect using the unitable movable member as described above, it is possible to obtain the same effect as in the case of performing the movable body combination effect using the movable member 321 described above. Furthermore, the merging operation can enhance the attraction of the effect.

  Next, a description will be given of a change effect such as a hold display that can change the display mode of the hold display and the active display. A change effect such as a hold display is executed by the effect control CPU 120. As a change effect such as a hold display, a hold display and an active display are executed based on the hold storage information, and a plurality of timings during a hold display period and a variable display period corresponding to the target hold storage information (for example, (A plurality of timings during the hold display and the active display), the first specific display mode in which the type of display of the change target is different from the normal display mode when the change effect such as the hold is executed at any timing. An example will be described in which the selection ratio of the timing for executing the display mode change differs depending on which of the display mode and the second specific display mode.

  In a change effect such as a hold display, when a new hold storage information is generated, the hold display and the active display are used as images of a normal display mode, a first specific display mode, and a second specific display mode. An image in one of the display modes is selected, and the selected image is displayed. For example, the normal display mode is a display mode of a general “sphere (circle)” shape, the first specific display mode is an icon-shaped display mode using “characters” (also referred to as a character icon), the second specific display mode. The display mode is an icon-shaped display mode (also referred to as a character icon) using a “character” composed of a “human character”.

  In a change effect such as a hold display, when a new hold storage information is generated, an image in a normal display mode, an image in a first specific display mode, as a hold display to appear using a predetermined hold display selection table, Either the image of the second specific display mode is selected. For example, in the first specific display mode and the second specific display mode, the selection ratio is set higher when a big hit is made than when the game is lost.

  FIG. 28 shows a character icon selection table and a character icon selection table. FIG. 28A shows a character icon selection table, and FIG. 28B shows a character selection table.

  In the change effect such as the hold display, the color of the image as described above can be selected for the image in the normal display mode, and the color of the image can be changed by the change effect such as the hold display. Then, as shown in FIG. 28 (A), in the first specific display mode, the image of the normal display mode can select the color of the image from the plurality of colors as described above, and can perform the change effect such as holding. The color of the image can be changed.

  When the first specific display mode is selected as the hold display to appear, as shown in FIG. 28 (A), after a character icon (attention display) indicating the word “caution” is displayed in the appearance display A character icon in which the character "opportunity" is displayed as the first change display (opportunity display), or a character icon in which the character "hot" is displayed as the second change display (extreme heat display) Can be changed. The degree of expectation that the result of the variable display based on the corresponding hold storage information becomes the big hit display result is set to a relation of caution display <opportunity display <super heat display.

  When the second specific display mode is selected as the suspended display to appear, as shown in FIG. 28 (B), a character icon (one animal display) showing "one animal character" is displayed in the appearance display. After the character icon is displayed, the character icon (two animals) is displayed as the first change display, or two animal characters are displayed as the second change display. It can be changed to a character icon (three displayed). The degree of expectation that the result of the variable display based on the corresponding hold storage information becomes the big hit display result is set such that the display of one animal <the display of two animals <the display of three animals.

  FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating a display mode change effect execution timing selection process, a display mode change effect type selection process, and a change mode selection process when the hold display is determined to be an icon-shaped display mode such as a character icon or a character icon. Are various data tables used in an icon effect setting process for executing the above.

  FIG. 29 (A) is a character effect display time change effect timing selection table used when the hold display is determined to be the display mode of the character icon. FIG. 29 (B) is a character production display change effect timing selection table used when the suspension display is determined to be the display mode of the character icon. In FIGS. 29A and 29B, a random number value MR10 for determining a display mode change effect timing is allocated to two types of display mode change effect timings, that is, during the hold display and during the active display.

  29A and 29B, when the hold display is the display mode of the character icon, the display mode of the hold display is longer than that of the active display as compared with the display mode of the animal character icon. The rate at which change effects are executed is high. On the other hand, when the hold display is the display mode of the animal character icon, the display mode change effect is performed during the active display mode compared to when the hold mode is the display mode of the character icon. High percentage. Thereby, the player pays attention to the display type (for example, the display type of the character icon or the animal character icon) of the change target of the display mode change effect and the timing of the display mode change (for example, the timing of the hold display or the active display). The effect of changing the mode of the hold display can improve the interest of the game.

  Further, regarding the display of the character icon and the display of the animal character icon, as shown in FIGS. 29 (E) to (L) described later, the rate at which the display mode actually changes after the execution of the display mode change effect is held. Equal during display and during active display. Therefore, when the hold display is the display mode of the character icon, the rate at which the display mode change effect is executed during the hold display is higher than during the active display as compared with the display mode of the animal character icon. When the hold display is the display mode of the animal character icon, the rate at which the display mode change effect is executed during the active display is higher than that when the hold display is the display mode of the character icon. Based on the high level, the frequency at which the icon display mode changes between the hold display and the active display depends on whether the hold display is displayed as a character icon display or an animal character icon display. Since they are different, the ratio of selecting whether to change the display mode during the hold display or the active display is different. This allows the player to pay attention to the type of the display to be changed and the timing of the change in the display mode with respect to the change in the display mode of the hold display and the change in the display mode of the active display displayed in the icon shape. It is possible to improve the interest of the game with respect to the change.

  FIG. 29C is a character holding change effect type selection table used when the hold display is determined to be the display mode of the character icon. As the types of change effects when the hold display by the character icon is executed, the first change effect in which the blue arrow acts on the hold display or the active display, and the second change effect in which the red arrow acts on the hold display or the active display The change effect is provided so as to be selectable by allocating a random value MR11 for selecting a display mode change effect type.

  FIG. 29D is an animal character hold change effect type selection table used when the hold display is determined to be the display mode of the animal character icon. As a type of the display mode change effect when the hold display by the animal character icon is executed, a blue arrow acts on the hold display or the active display, and a red arrow acts on the hold display or the active display. The fourth change effect to be performed is provided so as to be selectable by allocating a random value MR11 for selecting a display mode change effect type.

  FIGS. 29E to 29H show the display mode change effect timing and the display mode change effect selected and determined by the data tables of FIGS. 9 is a change selection table used when selecting and determining a change mode of icon display for each combination with a type.

  When it is determined that the first change effect is executed during the hold display, the table of FIG. 29E is used. When it is determined that the first change effect is executed during the active display, the table shown in FIG. 29F is used. When it is determined that the second change effect is executed during the hold display, the table in FIG. 29 (G) is used. When it is determined that the second change effect is executed during the active display, the table of FIG. 29H is used. When it is determined that the third change effect is executed during the hold display, the table in FIG. 29 (I) is used. When it is determined that the third change effect is executed during the active display, the table of FIG. 29 (J) is used. When it is determined that the fourth change effect is executed during the hold display, the table in FIG. 29K is used. When it is determined that the fourth change effect is executed during the active display, the table of FIG. 29 (L) is used.

  In these change selection tables, when the display result of the variable display is a big hit display result and when the loss display result is obtained, the change mode selection is made into “no change”, “opportunity” display, and “hot heat” display. Random numbers MR12 are allocated at different selection rates.

  29 (E) to (H), “no change” indicates a mode in which the character icon does not change, and “opportunity” indicates a mode in which the character icon changes to a character icon of “opportunity”. The “heat” display indicates that the character icon changes to an icon with the character “heat”.

  In FIGS. 29 (E) to (H), the random number value MR12 for change selection indicates “No change <Opportunity + Intense heat (changed)” when the jackpot display result, and “Change” when the loss display result. None> Opportunity + Intense heat (changes) ”. Further, in FIGS. 29 (E) to (H), the random number value MR12 is selected according to the selection ratio of “Opportunity <Intense heat” when a big hit display result is obtained and “Opportunity> Intense heat” when a loss display result is obtained. Allocated. As a result, when the character icon changes, the degree of expectation of the big hit display result is higher than when the character icon does not change. Also, when the character icon changes to “hot”, the degree of expectation of the big hit display result is higher than when the character icon changes to “opportunity”.

  As for the character icon display, as shown in FIGS. 29A and 29B, the rate at which the display mode change of the character icon is selected during the active display is lower than that during the hold display. In addition, the ratio of selection of the display mode change of “hot heat” display having a higher expectation level than “opportunity” display is higher than that of “opportunity” display during active display compared to during “hold display”. Thereby, the player can be further focused on the mode of the display mode change of the icon display based on the display type of the display mode change target and the selected change timing.

  FIGS. 29 (I) to (L) show the display mode change effect timings and the display mode change effects of the hold display by the animal character icons, which are selected and determined from the data tables of FIGS. 29 (A) and 29 (B). It is a change selection table used when selecting and determining a change mode of an icon display for each combination with a mode change effect type. In these effect selection tables, when the display result of the variable display is a big hit display result and when it is a loss display result, the display is changed to “no change”, “2” and “3”. The random number values MR12 for selection are allocated at different selection ratios.

  29 (I) to (L), “no change” indicates a mode in which the animal character icon does not change, and “2” indicates a mode in which the animal character icon changes to the “2” icon. , "3" display indicates that the animal character changes to the "3" icon.

  In FIGS. 29 (I) to (L), the random number value MR12 has a selection ratio of “2 <3” when the big hit display result is obtained and “2> 3” when the loss display result is obtained. Allocated. As a result, when the animal character icon changes, the degree of expectation of the big hit display result is higher than when the animal character icon does not change. Also, when the animal character icon changes to “3”, the degree of expectation of the big hit display result is higher than when the animal character icon changes to “2”.

  As for the animal character icon display, as shown in FIGS. 29B and 29C, the rate at which the display mode change of the animal character icon is selected during the hold display is lower than that during the active display. In this case, the rate of selection of the display mode change in which the display level of “three animals” is higher than that of the “two animals” display during the hold display and the expectation level of the bigger hit than the “two animals” display is selected is higher. This allows the player to further focus on the display mode change mode of the icon display based on the display type of the display mode change target and the selected change timing for the hold display and the active display.

  Next, main effects obtained by the above-described embodiment will be described. When a movable body effect can be executed in a plurality of types of effect displays, such as a battle reach effect shown in FIGS. 24 and 26 (A) and a story reach effect shown in FIGS. 25 and 26 (B). Depending on which type of effect display is performed, an effect effect display in a mode in which an effect image is superimposed on a black image, and an effect effect display in a mode in which an effect image is superimposed on an effect image. Since the effect display in different modes can be displayed, it is possible to enhance the effect by linking the operation of the movable body and the effect display of the display means.

  As shown in FIG. 24 (E) and FIG. 26 (A), when a specific type of effect display such as a battle reach effect in which a movable object effect for operating a movable member such as the movable member 321 is executed is executed. In addition, it is possible to execute an effect in which an effect display in a specific mode such as the particle effect image 71 of FIGS. 24 (D) and (E) is superimposed on a specific type of effect display such as a display of a winning effect image. Therefore, it is possible to link the specific type of effect display in which the movable body effect is executed and the effect effect display on the display means such as the effect display device 5, and the operation and display of the movable body by the specific type of effect display It is possible to further enhance the effect of the effect in cooperation with the effect effect display of the means.

  As shown in FIG. 25 (E) and FIG. 26 (B), when a specific type of effect display such as a story reach effect in which a movable object effect for operating a movable member such as the movable member 321 is executed is executed. In addition, the effect display in a specific mode such as the flame effect image 73 in FIGS. 25D and 25E is superimposed on the predetermined image displayed in the entire display area of the effect display device 5 such as the black image 72. Since it is possible to perform the effect of performing the movable body effect, it is possible to link the predetermined effect of the predetermined type in which the movable body effect is executed and the effect effect display on the display unit such as the effect display device 5, The entertainment of the game can be improved by emphasizing the movable body effect.

  When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is started, like the initial operation in the movable member initialization process in step S51B in FIG. 17, a confirmation operation for confirming the operation of the movable body, and steps S51A and FIG. 19 in FIG. A running-in operation for moving the movable body is performed, as in the operation in the moving-in running-in process. For this reason, it is possible to suppress the influence of the movement of the movable body on the movement of the movable body due to unfamiliar movement. As a result, it is possible to prevent the movable body from operating satisfactorily.

  As shown in FIGS. 29A and 29B, the character icon display has a high change effect execution ratio during the hold display, and the animal character icon display has a high change effect execution ratio during the active display. Then, as shown in FIGS. 29 (E) to (L), the rate at which the display mode actually changes during the execution of the change effect is equal between the hold display and the active display. Therefore, depending on whether the display is a character icon display or an animal character icon display, the frequency at which the icon display mode changes during the hold display and the active display is different, and the display state of the icon is different between the hold display and the active display. Since the ratio for selecting which of the display modes is changed is different, the display mode of the icon display is changed depending on the display type of the display mode change target and the selected change timing for the hold display and the active display. The player can be further noticed, and the interest in the game can be improved with respect to the change in the mode of the hold display.

  The gaming machine described above also has the following characteristic configuration. A gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine 1 or a slot machine) capable of performing a game, comprising a standby position (for example, a first position shown in FIGS. 9 and 10) and an advance position (for example, FIGS. 9 and 10). A movable object (for example, a movable member 321) movable to a second position indicated by 10 and a confirmation operation (for example, in FIG. 17) for confirming the operation of the movable object when the gaming machine is activated. Both the initial operation and the initial operation in the movable member initialization process in step S51B and the break-in operation of moving the movable object (for example, both the operation in the movable member break-in process in FIG. 17 and step S51A in FIG. 19 and the short initial operation) (For example, effect control CPU 120).

  According to such a configuration, a confirmation operation for confirming the operation of the movable object and a break-in operation for moving the movable object are executed. For this reason, it is possible to suppress that the movement of the movable object is not used to affect the operation of the movable object. As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can prevent a movable object from operating satisfactorily.

  An error processing unit (for example, step S513 and step S517 in FIG. 19) that executes an error process (for example, notification of the abnormality) when an abnormality is detected in the operation of the movable object in the break-in operation.

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

  The control means causes the break-in operation to be performed before the confirmation operation (for example, see FIG. 17).

  According to such a configuration, the break-in operation is performed before the confirmation operation. As a result, it is possible to prevent the movable object from operating satisfactorily in the checking operation.

  When an abnormality is detected in the operation of the movable object in the break-in operation, the control unit prohibits the execution of the confirmation operation (for example, until the notification stop operation is performed in steps S514 and S518 in FIG. 19). , The movable member initialization process in step S51B in FIG. 17 is not executed).

  According to such a configuration, when an abnormality is detected in the operation of the movable object during the break-in operation, the execution of the confirmation operation is prohibited. As a result, it is possible to prevent the confirmation operation from being performed while the movable object does not operate normally.

  The movable object is moved to the advanced position by a different power source during a game and during execution of the break-in operation.

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

  The movable object is made of an elastic body (for example, a tension spring 323; another elastic body such as a spiral spring, a leaf spring, or rubber) during a game, and may be moved from the elastic body during the running-in operation. A powerful motor (for example, the second effect motor 330) is moved to the advanced position as a power source.

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

  The movable object includes an electric cable (for example, a cable 361) that bends and stretches with the movement of the movable object, and the break-in operation is an operation of bending and stretching the electric cable by moving the movable object. is there.

  According to such a configuration, a confirming operation for confirming the operation of the movable object and a break-in operation of bending and stretching the electric cable to move the movable object to move in the movable object are performed. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the movement of the electric cable from affecting the operation of the movable object due to unfamiliar movement. As a result, it is possible to prevent the movable object from operating satisfactorily.

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

  According to such a configuration, the flexibility of the electric cable is increased by heat. As a result, the movable object can be moved more reliably.

  Next, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, processing required for the player to adjust the degree of presentation such as the brightness of the game effect lamp (LED for presentation) 9 will be described in detail.

  At a predetermined timing after the pachinko gaming machine 1 is activated, the effect control CPU 120 displays on the effect display device 5 an adjustment notification image indicating that the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 can be adjusted. By displaying such an adjustment notification image, the player can know that the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 can be adjusted.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, the brightness of the gaming effect lamp 9 can be adjusted even before the adjustment notification image is displayed at a predetermined timing.

  In the following description, operations performed when the luminance of the gaming effect lamp 9 is adjusted and when the brightness is not adjusted until a predetermined timing after the pachinko gaming machine 1 is activated will be described in detail.

  As described above, in the main board 11, when power supply from a predetermined power supply board is started, the game control microcomputer 100 is activated, and the CPU 103 executes a predetermined process as a game control main process.

  Then, in the game control main process, when it is determined that the power supply has been stopped and restarted due to the power interruption, and a recovery process for recovering the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the state at the time of the power supply stop has been performed, A power restoration time command is transmitted according to the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 restored by the processing.

  In the game control main process, when the clear process of the RAM 102 is performed as a normal power-on process in which the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cleared, for example, when a clear switch (not shown) is pressed and turned on. , An initialization designation command is transmitted.

  Further, as described above, in the effect control CPU 120, when the power supply voltage is supplied from the power supply board or the like, the effect control CPU 120 is activated to execute a predetermined effect control main process. When the effect control main process is started, the effect control CPU 120 first executes a predetermined initialization process to clear the RAM 122 and set various initial values, and to set a register of the CTC mounted on the effect control board 12. I do.

  When an effect control command is received in such initialization processing, effect control CPU 120 executes the initialization processing. For example, in the initialization process, for example, in addition to the initialization operation of an operable movable body such as a production model, a process of outputting sound from the speakers 8L and 8R for checking the volume and the like by a game store clerk, and a process by a game store clerk The processing includes turning on or blinking the game effect lamp 9 for checking the luminance and the like. In performing such initialization processing, the effect control CPU 120 may execute different processing depending on whether the received effect control command is a power restoration command or an initialization designation command. For example, when the initialization designation command is received, the effect control CPU 120 causes the speakers 8L and 8R to output special sounds and causes the game effect lamp 9 to emit special light. By outputting the special sound and the special light emission, it is possible to easily inform the game clerk that the normal initialization processing at the time of turning on the power, in which the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cleared, is executed. it can.

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the command analysis process in the initialization process. In the command analysis process in the initialization process, first, effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not a power restoration designation command has been received (step S141).

  If it is determined in step S141 that the power restoration specification command has not been received (step S141; NO), the effect control CPU 120 determines whether an initialization specification command has been received (step S142).

  When it is determined in step S142 that the initialization designation command has not been received (step S142; NO), the effect control CPU 120 ends the command analysis processing.

  When it is determined in step S142 that the initialization designation command has been received (step S142; YES), effect control CPU 120 performs a cold start notification for notifying that the pachinko gaming machine 1 has been cold started (step S142). Step S143). Here, the cold start means, in a broad sense, starting from a state in which the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is completely turned off. In a narrow sense, for example, a clear switch (not shown) is pressed in the game control main process. When the power is turned on, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cleared and the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cleared, which means that the RAM 102 has been cleared as a normal power-on process. When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started, a complete initialization operation is performed, so that the time required for activation is longer than that of a hot start described later.

  In the process of step S143, the display start setting of the cold start screen of the effect display device 5 is performed. The cold start screen is a screen that notifies that the control of the pachinko gaming machine 1 has been initialized. For example, the effect display device 5 displays a cold start screen composed of a composite image in which white characters such as “initializing” are superimposed on a black background image. The effect control CPU 120 may continue to display the cold start screen until the initialization process ends. Then, the effect control CPU 120 ends the display of the cold start screen in response to the end of the initialization processing, and displays the normal game screen. Here, as the normal game screen displayed after the pachinko gaming machine 1 has been cold-started and the initialization process has been completed, for example, a background image corresponding to a normal game state, a predetermined initial appearance decoration What is necessary is just to display the screen in which the design is displayed and there is no hold display.

  In the processing of step S143, the start of the special light emission of the game effect lamp 9 is set. The special light emission is a light emission that notifies that the control of the pachinko gaming machine 1 has been initialized. For example, the game effect lamp 9 is controlled so as to blink white with the initial brightness.

  After executing the processing of step S143, effect control CPU 120 turns the cold start flag on (step S144). The cold start flag is a flag that is turned on when the pachinko gaming machine 1 cold starts, and is provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 122.

  When it is determined in step S141 that the power restoration specification command has been received (step S141; YES), effect control CPU 120 performs hot start notification for notifying that pachinko gaming machine 1 has been hot started (step S141). S145). Here, the hot start means, in a broad sense, restarting at a high speed, and in a narrow sense, in the game control main process, it is determined that the power supply has been stopped and restarted due to power interruption, and the pachinko gaming machine This means that the restoration process for restoring the state of No. 1 to the state at the time of stopping the power supply has been performed.

  In the process of step S145, the display start setting of the hot start screen of the effect display device 5 is performed. The hot start screen is a screen that notifies that power has been restored. For example, the effect display device 5 displays a hot start screen including a composite image in which a white character such as “restoring” is superimposed on a black background image. The effect control CPU 120 may continue to display the hot start screen until the initialization process ends. Then, the effect control CPU 120 ends the display of the hot start screen in response to the end of the initialization processing, and displays a game screen corresponding to a game state when a power interruption or the like occurs. However, when the game state at the time of the power failure or the like is being variably displayed, the effect control board 12 does not back up the variable display result. In this case, after the completion of the initialization process, the effect control CPU 120 continues to display the hot start screen until the variable display corresponding to the variable display at the time of power failure or the like ends, and designates the variable display result. In response to receiving a new command such as a command to be performed, an effect display according to the command is started.

  In this embodiment, when a cold start is performed, the game effect lamp 9 is caused to emit special light as a cold start notification, whereas when a hot start is performed, such notification is not performed as a hot start notification. In this manner, the special light emission of the gaming effect lamp 9 notifies the gaming shop clerk or the like at a position where the notification screen of the effect display device 5 cannot be visually recognized that the pachinko gaming machine 1 has been cold-started. be able to. However, when a hot start is performed, the game effect lamp 9 may emit light in a mode other than the special light emission.

  After executing the processing of step S145, effect control CPU 120 turns on the hot start flag (step S146). The hot start flag is a flag that is turned on when the pachinko gaming machine 1 hot starts, and is provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 122.

  After executing the processing of step S144 or step S146, the effect control CPU 120 sets the adjustment notification image display waiting flag to the on state (step S147), and ends the command analysis processing. The adjustment notification image display waiting flag is a flag that is turned on when the adjustment notification image is not yet displayed after the pachinko gaming machine 1 is started, and is provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 122.

  Next, a description will be given of a process performed when an instruction operation for adjusting the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 is performed during the initialization process.

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the brightness adjustment interruption process in the initialization process. In the brightness adjustment interruption process in the initialization process, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not an instruction operation for brightness adjustment of the game effect lamp 9 has been detected (step S181). Here, the luminance adjustment instruction operation is an operation performed by the player using operating means such as a cross button (not shown) that allows the player to perform a predetermined instruction operation by a pressing operation or the like. A sensor that detects a player's operation performed on the cross button may be provided at the installation position of the cross button.

  When the instruction operation of the brightness adjustment is not detected in step S181 (step S181; NO), the effect control CPU 120 ends the brightness adjustment interrupt processing.

  When an instruction operation for luminance adjustment is detected in step S181 (step S181; YES), effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the cold start flag is on (step S182).

  If the cold start flag is off in step S182 (step S182; NO), that is, if no initialization designation command has been received from main board 11, effect control CPU 120 determines whether the hot start flag is on. Is determined (step S183).

  If the hot start flag is off in step S183 (step S183; NO), that is, if no power restoration designation command has been received from the main board 11, the effect control CPU 120 ends the brightness adjustment interrupt processing. As described above, even when the luminance adjustment instruction operation is detected, if neither the initialization designation command nor the power restoration designation command is received from the main board 11, the processing according to the luminance adjustment instruction operation is performed. Not done.

  If the hot start flag is ON in step S183 (step S183; YES), that is, if a power restoration designation command has been received from the main board 11, the effect control CPU 120 adjusts the game effect to the luminance according to the instruction operation. An illumination signal for instructing to change the brightness of the lamp 9 is transmitted to the lamp control board 14. When receiving the illumination signal transmitted from the effect control CPU 120, the lamp control board 14 turns on or blinks the game effect lamp 9 according to the instruction of the illumination signal, and sets the luminance according to the instruction operation. When the game effect lamp 9 is turned off, the game effect lamp 9 is turned on or blinks at a luminance according to the instruction operation.

  If the cold start flag is ON in step S182 (step S182; YES), that is, if the initialization designation command has been received from the main board 11, or after the processing of step S184 has been executed, the effect control CPU 120 Displays the brightness adjustment scale semi-transparently on the effect display device 5 in response to the brightness adjustment instruction operation (step S185), and ends the brightness adjustment interrupt processing. The brightness adjustment scale is an index indicating the brightness after the adjustment by the scale. Here, as described above, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold started, a cold start screen is displayed on the effect display device 5 as a cold start notification, and when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot started, the hot start is performed. A hot start screen is displayed on the effect display device 5 as information. In the process of step S185, when displaying the brightness adjustment scale when such a cold start screen or a hot start screen is displayed on the effect display device 5, the brightness adjustment scale is displayed translucently. The visibility of the cold start screen or the hot start screen displayed inside can be prevented from being impaired.

  In the brightness adjustment interrupt process, if the cold start flag is on in step S182, the process of step S184 is not executed. Here, as described above, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started, as a cold start notification, the gaming effect lamp 9 is made to emit special light by blinking white at the initial luminance. However, when the initialization designation command has been received from the main board 11, that is, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 has been cold-started, the processing of step S184 is not executed, so that the game executed as the cold-start notification is executed. The brightness of the special light emission of the effect lamp 9 is not adjusted. According to such a configuration, the special light emission of the game effect lamp 9 executed in response to the cold start of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be appropriately performed, and a predetermined period after the cold start is performed. The operation until the passage of time can be prevented.

  However, even in such a case, after the initialization process when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started, control is performed such that the luminance of the gaming effect lamp 9 is adjusted in accordance with the instruction operation of the luminance adjustment. For example, the effect control CPU 120 stores the adjusted brightness to be adjusted according to the instruction operation in a predetermined area of the RAM 122, and instructs to change to the brightness when the initialization process is completed. The illumination signal to be transmitted may be transmitted to the lamp control board 14. Further, for example, at the timing when the instruction operation is performed, the effect control CPU 120 sends an illumination signal for instructing to change the luminance of the game effect lamp 9 to the luminance according to the instruction operation to the lamp control board 14. If the brightness after the adjustment is transmitted and stored in the predetermined area of the RAM 122, and the brightness is adjusted in accordance with the instruction operation on the lamp control board 14 side, the brightness is changed to the brightness when the initialization process is completed. Good.

  Next, a process of displaying a luminance adjustment scale in the initialization process will be described.

  FIG. 32 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the brightness adjustment scale display process in the initialization process. In the brightness adjustment scale display process in the initialization process, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not the brightness adjustment scale is being displayed (step S191). In the process of step S191, for example, by determining whether or not a scale display flag that is provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 122 and is turned on in response to the display of the brightness adjustment scale is on, What is necessary is just to determine whether or not the luminance adjustment scale is being displayed.

  When it is determined in step S191 that the brightness adjustment scale is not being displayed (step S191; NO), the effect control CPU 120 ends the brightness adjustment scale display processing.

  When it is determined in step S191 that the luminance adjustment scale is being displayed (step S191; YES), effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the scale display period in which the luminance adjustment scale should be displayed has elapsed. (Step S192). In the process of step S192, for example, it is determined whether or not the scale display period has elapsed by determining whether or not a scale display timer provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 122 and corresponding to the scale display period has timed out. I just need.

  When it is determined in step S192 that the scale display period has not elapsed (step S192; NO), the effect control CPU 120 ends the brightness adjustment scale display processing. In this way, when the brightness adjustment scale is displayed in the initialization processing, the brightness adjustment scale is displayed translucently until the brightness adjustment scale display period elapses.

  When it is determined in step S192 that the scale display period has elapsed (step S192; YES), the effect control CPU 120 erases the brightness adjustment scale (step S193) and displays an adjustment notification image (step S194). Then, the adjustment notification image display waiting flag is cleared and turned off (step S195), and the brightness adjustment scale display process ends. Note that the adjustment notification image displayed in step S194 may be deleted when a predetermined display period has elapsed, similarly to the luminance adjustment scale.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when a luminance adjustment instruction operation is performed during the initialization processing, the luminance adjustment scale is erased after the luminance adjustment scale is displayed for a predetermined period, and the adjustment notification image is displayed. Is done. On the other hand, as described later, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started, the pachinko gaming machine 1 initializes an operable movable body such as an effect model at a predetermined timing even when the luminance adjustment instruction operation is not performed. Displayed when the operation is completed. Further, as described later, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started, a predetermined effect image is displayed on the effect display device 5 as a predetermined timing even if the instruction operation of the brightness adjustment is not performed when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started. This is displayed when a demonstration display such as displaying is performed. According to such a configuration, if the adjustment is performed before notifying that the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 can be adjusted, the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 can be adjusted for the player who made the adjustment. Can be notified at an appropriate timing.

  Next, a description will be given of a process of displaying an adjustment notification image triggered by the end of the initialization operation of an operable movable body such as an effect model at a predetermined timing.

FIG. 33 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the adjustment notification image display process in the initialization process. In the adjustment notification image display process in the initialization process, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not the initialization operation of the movable body has been completed (step S251) . In the process of step S251, for example, it is determined whether or not an initialization operation flag, which is provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 122 and is turned on in response to the initialization operation of the movable body being performed, is on. Thus, it may be determined whether or not the initialization operation of the movable body has been completed.

  When it is determined in step S251 that the initialization operation of the movable body has not ended (step S251; NO), the effect control CPU 120 ends the adjustment notification image display processing.

  When it is determined in step S251 that the initialization operation of the movable body has been completed (step S251; YES), the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the luminance adjustment scale is being displayed (step S252). In the process of step S252, for example, it may be determined whether or not the brightness adjustment scale is being displayed by determining whether or not the above-described scale display flag is on.

  If it is determined in step S252 that the luminance adjustment scale is being displayed (step S252; YES), effect control CPU 120 ends the adjustment notification image display process. Here, the fact that the brightness adjustment scale is being displayed at the timing when the initialization operation of the movable body is completed means that the brightness adjustment scale is already displayed in response to the instruction operation of the brightness adjustment being performed. is there. In that case, as described above, since the adjustment notification image is displayed after the luminance adjustment scale is erased, there is no need to continue the adjustment notification image display processing.

  If it is determined in step S252 that the brightness adjustment scale is not being displayed (step S252; NO), effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not an adjustment notification image is being displayed (step S253). In the process of step S253, for example, it is determined whether or not the adjustment notification image displaying flag which is provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 122 and is turned on in response to the display of the adjustment notification image is on. Thus, it may be determined whether or not the adjustment notification image is being displayed.

  When it is determined in step S253 that the adjustment notification image is being displayed (step S253; YES), effect control CPU 120 ends the adjustment notification image display process. Here, the fact that the adjustment notification image is being displayed at the timing when the initialization operation of the movable body is completed means that the adjustment notification image has already been displayed in response to the luminance adjustment instruction operation being performed. There is no need to continue the adjustment notification image display processing.

  If it is determined in step S253 that the adjustment notification image is not being displayed (step S253; NO), effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the hot start flag is on (step S254).

  When the hot start flag is off in step S254 (step S254; NO), the effect control CPU 120 ends the adjustment notification image display processing. In this manner, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold started, the adjustment notification image is not displayed even after the initialization operation of the movable body is completed.

  If the hot start flag is on in step S254 (step S254; YES), the effect control CPU 120 clears the hot start flag and turns it off (step S255), and then the adjustment notification image display waiting flag is on. It is determined whether or not there is (Step S256).

  When the adjustment notification image display waiting flag is off in step S256 (step S256; NO), the effect control CPU 120 ends the adjustment notification image display processing. Here, the fact that the adjustment notification image display waiting flag is off means that the adjustment notification image has already been displayed in response to the luminance adjustment instruction operation being performed, and the adjustment notification image display processing is performed. There is no need to continue.

  If the notification image display waiting flag is on in step S256 (step S256; YES), effect control CPU 120 displays the adjustment notification image (step S257), clears the adjustment notification image display waiting flag, and turns off the adjustment notification image display waiting flag. Then (step S258), the adjustment notification image display processing ends. Note that the adjustment notification image displayed in step S257 may be erased when a predetermined display period has elapsed, similarly to the brightness adjustment scale.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started, if the brightness adjustment of the game effect lamp 9 is not performed, the adjustment notification image is displayed in response to the completion of the initialization operation of the movable body. I do. According to such a configuration, by notifying that the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 can be adjusted, it is possible to prevent the initialization operation of the movable body from being difficult to recognize.

  Next, a description will be given of a process of displaying an adjustment notification image when a demonstration display such as displaying a predetermined effect image on the effect display device 5 is started as a predetermined timing.

  FIG. 34 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the adjustment notification image display process in the variable display start waiting process. In the adjustment notification image display process in the variable display start waiting process, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not the demonstration display has been started (step S271). In the process of step S271, for example, it may be determined whether or not the demonstration display has been started by determining whether or not a demonstration display designation command has been received from the main board 11. Alternatively, for example, the demonstration display is started by determining whether or not a demonstration display flag which is provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 122 and is turned on in response to the demonstration display being performed is on. What is necessary is just to judge whether or not.

  When it is determined in step S271 that the demonstration display has not been started (step S271; NO), the effect control CPU 120 ends the adjustment notification image display processing.

  If it is determined in step S271 that the demonstration display has been started (step S271; YES), effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the luminance adjustment scale is being displayed (step S272). In the process of step S272, for example, it may be determined whether or not the brightness adjustment scale is being displayed by determining whether or not the above-described scale display flag is on.

  If it is determined in step S272 that the luminance adjustment scale is being displayed (step S272; YES), effect control CPU 120 ends the adjustment notification image display process. Here, the fact that the brightness adjustment scale is being displayed at the timing when the demonstration display is started means that the brightness adjustment scale is displayed in response to a brightness adjustment instruction operation being performed during the initialization process. It is. In that case, as described above, since the adjustment notification image is displayed after the luminance adjustment scale is erased, there is no need to continue the adjustment notification image display processing.

  When it is determined in step S272 that the brightness adjustment scale is not being displayed (step S272; NO), effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not an adjustment notification image is being displayed (step S273). In the process of step S273, for example, it may be determined whether or not the adjustment notification image is being displayed by determining whether or not the above-described adjustment notification image displaying flag is ON.

  If it is determined in step S273 that the adjustment notification image is being displayed (step S273; YES), effect control CPU 120 ends the adjustment notification image display process. Here, the fact that the adjustment notification image is being displayed at the timing when the demonstration display is started means that the adjustment notification image is displayed in response to the instruction operation of the brightness adjustment being performed during the initialization process. Therefore, there is no need to continue the adjustment notification image display processing.

  If it is determined in step S273 that the adjustment notification image is not being displayed (step S273; NO), effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the cold start flag is on (step S274).

  When the cold start flag is OFF in step S274 (step S274; NO), the effect control CPU 120 ends the adjustment notification image display processing.

  If the cold start flag is on in step S274 (step S274; YES), the effect control CPU 120 clears the cold start flag and turns it off (step S275), and then the adjustment notification image display waiting flag is on. It is determined whether or not there is (step S276).

  When the adjustment notification image display waiting flag is off in step S276 (step S276; NO), the effect control CPU 120 ends the adjustment notification image display processing. Here, the fact that the adjustment notification image display waiting flag is OFF means that the adjustment notification image is displayed in response to the instruction operation of the brightness adjustment being performed during the initialization processing, and the adjustment notification image is displayed. There is no need to continue the display processing.

  If the notification image display waiting flag is on in step S276 (step S276; YES), effect control CPU 120 displays the adjustment notification image (step S277), clears the adjustment notification image display waiting flag, and turns off the adjustment notification image display waiting flag. Then (step S278), the adjustment notification image display processing ends. Note that the adjustment notification image displayed in step S277 may be erased when a predetermined display period has elapsed, similarly to the luminance adjustment scale.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started and the brightness adjustment of the gaming effect lamp 9 is not performed, an adjustment notification image is displayed in accordance with the start of the demonstration display. According to such a configuration, the processing load from when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started until the demonstration display is started can be reduced.

  Further, in this embodiment, if the instruction operation of the brightness adjustment of the game effect lamp 9 is not performed, and the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started, the adjustment notification image is triggered by the end of the initialization operation of the movable body. Is displayed, on the other hand, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started, the adjustment notification image is displayed when the demonstration display is started. That is, the timing at which the adjustment notification image is displayed is earlier when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot started than when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold started. According to such a configuration, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started, it is assumed that there is a player who is going to play a game with the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the adjustment notification is made earlier. By displaying the image, it is possible to appropriately cope with such a situation.

  Next, specific examples of the case where the luminance of the game effect lamp 9 is adjusted and the case where it is not adjusted until a predetermined timing after the pachinko gaming machine 1 is started will be described in detail. FIG. 35 is a timing chart showing the display timing and the like of the adjustment notification image.

  First, with reference to FIG. 35 (A), an example in which the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started and the brightness adjustment is performed before the initialization operation of the movable body during the initialization process is completed will be described. When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started, the effect control CPU 120 starts an initialization process. In the initialization processing, the effect control CPU 120 blinks or lights the game effect lamp 9 at the initially set luminance in response to receiving the power restoration designation command. The light emission mode of the game effect lamp 9 at the time of a hot start may be any mode as long as it is different from the special light emission at the time of a cold start. Then, when detecting the instruction operation of the luminance adjustment of the game effect lamp 9, the effect control CPU 120 adjusts the luminance of the game effect lamp 9 to the luminance corresponding to the instruction operation and sets the luminance adjustment scale indicating the adjusted luminance. , On the effect display device 5. Thereafter, after a predetermined period has elapsed, the effect control CPU 120 erases the luminance adjustment scale and displays an adjustment notification image.

  As described above, when the brightness adjustment of the game effect lamp 9 is performed during the initialization processing, the visibility of the hot start screen displayed during the initialization processing is impaired by displaying the brightness adjustment scale translucently. Can not be.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 35 (B), an example in which the pachinko gaming machine 1 performs a cold start and the brightness adjustment is performed before the initialization operation of the movable body during the initialization process is completed will be described. . When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started, the effect control CPU 120 starts an initialization process. In the initialization process, in response to receiving the initialization designation command, the effect control CPU 120 causes the game effect lamp 9 to emit special light by blinking white at the default luminance. Then, when detecting the instruction operation of the luminance adjustment of the game effect lamp 9, the effect control CPU 120 displays the luminance adjustment scale indicating the adjusted luminance on the effect display device 5 in a translucent manner, and responds to the instruction operation. The brightness of the game effect lamp 9 is not changed to the brightness. Thereafter, after a predetermined period has elapsed, the effect control CPU 120 erases the luminance adjustment scale and displays an adjustment notification image. The effect control CPU 120 adjusts the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 in response to the end of the initialization process so that the brightness becomes in accordance with the brightness adjustment performed during the initialization process.

  As described above, when the brightness adjustment of the game effect lamp 9 is performed during the initialization processing, the visibility of the cold start screen displayed during the initialization processing is impaired by displaying the brightness adjustment scale translucently. Can not be. Also, even if an instruction operation for adjusting the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 is performed during the initialization process, the brightness of the special light emission of the game effect lamp 9 executed in response to the cold start of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is not changed. As a result, the special light emission of the game effect lamp 9 can be appropriately performed, and the operation from the cold start to the elapse of a predetermined period can be prevented.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 35 (C), an example in which the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started and the brightness adjustment is not performed until the initialization operation of the movable body during the initialization processing is completed. I do. When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started, the effect control CPU 120 starts an initialization process. In the initialization processing, the effect control CPU 120 blinks or lights the game effect lamp 9 at the initially set luminance in response to receiving the power restoration designation command. The light emission mode of the game effect lamp 9 at the time of a hot start may be any mode as long as it is different from the special light emission at the time of a cold start. Then, if the operation for instructing the brightness adjustment of the game effect lamp 9 is not detected even after the initialization operation of the movable body ends, an adjustment notification image is displayed.

  As described above, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started and the brightness adjustment of the gaming effect lamp 9 is not performed, the adjustment notification image is displayed in response to the completion of the initialization operation of the movable body during the initialization process. Thus, it is possible to prevent the initialization operation of the movable body from being difficult to recognize due to the notification that the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 can be adjusted.

  When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started and the brightness adjustment of the game effect lamp 9 is not performed, the adjustment notification image is displayed in response to the completion of the initialization operation of the movable body as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 35A, when the brightness adjustment is performed before the initialization operation of the movable body is completed as illustrated in FIG. 35A, the adjustment notification image is displayed in accordance with the brightness adjustment, and thus the adjustment is performed. It is possible to notify the player who has adjusted the brightness before the notification image is displayed that the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 can be adjusted at an appropriate timing.

  Next, referring to FIG. 36 (D), the brightness adjustment is performed until the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started and a demonstration display such as displaying a predetermined effect image on the effect display device 5 is started. An example in the case where the request is not made will be described. When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started, the effect control CPU 120 starts an initialization process. In the initialization process, in response to receiving the initialization designation command, the effect control CPU 120 causes the game effect lamp 9 to emit special light by blinking white at the default luminance. Then, the effect control CPU 120 blinks or lights the game effect lamp 9 at the initially set luminance in response to the completion of the initialization processing. Note that the light emission mode of the game effect lamp 9 after the initialization processing is different from the special light emission at the time of cold start, may be any mode. Then, even if the demonstration display is started, if an instruction operation for adjusting the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 is not detected, an adjustment notification image is displayed.

  As described above, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started, if the brightness adjustment of the gaming effect lamp 9 is not performed, the pachinko gaming machine 1 displays the adjustment notification image in response to the start of the demonstration display. Can be reduced from the cold start to the start of the demonstration display.

  When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started and the brightness adjustment of the gaming effect lamp 9 is not performed, an adjustment notification image is displayed according to the start of the demonstration display as shown in FIG. However, as shown in FIG. 35B, when the brightness adjustment is performed before the end of the initialization operation of the movable body, the adjustment notification image is displayed in accordance with the brightness adjustment. It can be notified at an appropriate timing to the player who has made the brightness adjustment before is displayed that the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 can be adjusted.

  Also, if the brightness adjustment of the gaming effect lamp 9 is not performed, as shown in FIGS. 35 (C) and (D), when the pachinko gaming machine 1 starts hotter than when the pachinko gaming machine 1 cold starts. Because the adjustment notification image is displayed at an earlier timing, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started, a situation in which there is a player who is going to play a game with the pachinko gaming machine 1 is assumed. , Can appropriately respond to such situations.

  Next, display examples of the adjustment notification image and the brightness adjustment scale will be described.

  FIG. 36 is a diagram illustrating an example of an adjustment notification image and the like. FIG. 36A shows an example of the adjustment notification image 51. The adjustment notification image 51 shown in FIG. 36A indicates that the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 can be adjusted by pressing the up button or the down button of the cross button. The adjustment notification image 51 shown in FIG. 36A indicates that the volume can be adjusted by pressing the left button or the down button of the cross button.

  FIG. 36B shows an example of a luminance adjustment scale 52 displayed in accordance with the adjustment of the luminance of the game effect lamp 9 when the initialization processing is not being performed. The brightness adjustment scale 52 is composed of a plurality of scale lines written to indicate the brightness of the game effect lamp 9, and among these scale lines, the lighter the scale line, the lower the brightness of the game effect lamp 9. Indicates that the greater the number of dark graduation lines, the higher the luminance of the gaming effect lamp 9. That is, as a result of adjusting the luminance of the game effect lamp 9, if the luminance after the adjustment is lower than the luminance before the adjustment, the light-colored graduation line among the plurality of graduation lines of the luminance adjustment graduation 52 increases, The dark scale lines are reduced. Further, as a result of adjusting the luminance of the game effect lamp 9, if the luminance after the adjustment is higher than the luminance before the adjustment, the light-colored graduation line among the plurality of graduation lines of the luminance adjustment graduation 52 is reduced, Dark color scale lines increase.

  If the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 is adjusted when the initialization process is not being performed, the brightness adjustment scale 52 is displayed opaque as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 is adjusted during the initialization processing, the brightness adjustment scale 52 is displayed translucent as shown in FIGS. 36 (C) and (D). In this way, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 cold starts, as shown in FIG. 36 (C), it is displayed as a cold start notification during the initialization process. For example, “initializing” is displayed on a black background image. The cold start screen 53 composed of a composite image on which a white character such as "is superimposed" is not impaired. When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started, as shown in FIG. 36 (D), it is displayed as a hot-start notification during the initialization processing. For example, “Recovering” on a black background image The visibility of the hot start screen 54 composed of the composite image on which the white characters are superimposed can be prevented from being impaired.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible. For example, the pachinko gaming machine 1 does not have to have all the technical features shown in the above embodiment, and is shown in the above embodiment so as to solve at least one problem in the conventional art. It may have a part of the configuration.

  In the above embodiment, the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 is adjusted as an example of the “effect degree” in the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to adjusting the brightness of the game effect lamp 9. The “production degree” in the present invention may be, for example, the volume of the speakers 8L and 8R, the luminance of the production display device 5, the luminance of a versa lighter (not shown), and the like. Here, the versa writer is a device that displays characters and graphics by blinking a row of LEDs in a certain pattern while swinging or rotating the LEDs left and right. According to such a configuration, the present invention can be applied to a gaming machine capable of adjusting various production degrees.

  In the above embodiment, as an example of the “adjustment operation” in the present invention, the operation is performed on the cross button (not shown), but the operation is not limited to the cross button. The “adjustment operation” in the present invention may be, for example, an operation on the stick controller 31A, an operation on the push button 31B, an operation on the dial-type operation means, or a hand over a non-contact type sensor. . According to such a configuration, the present invention can be applied to a gaming machine having various input means.

  In the above embodiment, the brightness adjustment scale is displayed as an example of the “predetermined image” in the present invention, but the invention is not limited to the one that displays the brightness adjustment scale. The "predetermined image indicating that the effect degree has been adjusted" in the present invention does not indicate, for example, the effect degree after the adjustment with an index, but simply indicates the effect such as "the luminance of the game effect lamp has been adjusted". A message or the like that notifies that the degree has been adjusted may be displayed. Further, the “predetermined image indicating that the degree of production has been adjusted” according to the present invention is, for example, one in which the form of the predetermined character image changes or the form of the background image changes in accordance with the adjusted degree of production. It may be something. According to such a configuration, the invention of the present application can be applied to a gaming machine that notifies in various forms that the effect degree has been adjusted.

  In the above-described embodiment, as an example of “the timing of notification is different between the case where the gaming machine is cold-started and the case where the hot-starting is performed” in the present invention, the hot-start is more complicated than when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started. It is assumed that the timing at which the adjustment notification image is displayed is earlier in the case in which the adjustment notification image is displayed, but the timing in which the adjustment notification image is displayed in the case of the cold start of the pachinko gaming machine 1 than in the case of hot start of the pachinko gaming machine 1 It may be fast. According to such a configuration, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started, it is assumed that the pachinko gaming machine 1 has been restarted due to some trouble or the like, but the adjustment notification image is displayed at a later timing. Thereby, at the start of the game, the player who has adjusted the effect degree can appropriately secure a break time or the like using the time during the restart.

  In addition, regarding the timing of notification at the time of a hot start and the timing of notification at the time of a cold start, when a hot start is performed, the adjustment notification image is displayed in accordance with the completion of the initialization operation of the movable body during the initialization process. The present invention is not limited to the display device and the display device that displays the adjustment notification image in response to the start of the demonstration display when a cold start is performed. For example, the timing of notification when a hot start is performed or the timing of notification when a cold start is performed may be appropriately set in accordance with the end of the processing with a large load during the initialization process. According to such a configuration, the present invention can be applied to various gaming machines having different loads during the initialization processing when a hot start is performed and loads during the initialization processing when a cold start is performed.

  In the above-described embodiment, examples of the “limitation of the output according to the adjusted effect level” and the “adjustment of the effect level for the output of the special mode are limited” in the present invention are examples of the game effect lamp 9. Although the brightness of the special light emission is not changed, it is not limited to the one that does not change the brightness of the special light emission of the game effect lamp 9. In the present invention, "restricting the output in accordance with the effect level after adjustment" or "restricting the adjustment of the effect degree with respect to the output of the special mode" includes, for example, the luminance of the special light emission of the game effect lamp 9. The brightness may be changed to the adjusted brightness over a period in which the player can recognize that the adjustment has been made, and then the brightness may be returned to the default brightness until the initialization process ends. According to such a configuration, the brightness of the special light emission of the game effect lamp 9 is adjusted while the special light emission of the game effect lamp 9 executed in response to the cold start of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is generally performed. This can be easily recognized by the player.

  In the above embodiment, as an example of “displaying a predetermined image in a specific mode having lower visibility than the normal display mode” in the present invention, the brightness adjustment scale is displayed translucently. Is not limited to one that is displayed translucently. In the present invention, “displaying a predetermined image in a specific mode having lower visibility than a normal display mode” means, for example, that an image displayed on the effect display device 5 is divided into a plurality of layers and displayed. The display may be performed on a lower priority layer such as a layer on the background side of the layer on which the hot start screen or the cold start screen is displayed, or the predetermined image may be displayed in a mode smaller than the normal mode. According to such a configuration, the present invention can be applied to various gaming machines having different display modes of the hot start screen and the cold start screen.

  In the above-described embodiment, as an example of “the timing of notification is earlier when the effect degree is adjusted before the notification than when the effect degree is not adjusted” in the present invention, the brightness adjustment of the game effect lamp 9 is The adjustment notification image is displayed in response to the adjustment, but is not limited to the adjustment notification image displayed in response to the brightness adjustment of the game effect lamp 9 being performed. In the present invention, "when the effect degree is adjusted before the notification, the notification timing is earlier than when the effect degree is not adjusted", for example, after the brightness adjustment of the game effect lamp 9 is performed, The adjustment notification image is displayed after the processing with a large load is completed among the one that displays the adjustment notification image in response to the lapse of the predetermined period and the initialization process that is performed after the brightness adjustment of the game effect lamp 9 is performed. May be displayed. According to such a configuration, when the degree of production is adjusted before the notification, the notification can be performed at an appropriate timing in consideration of the processing load in the initialization processing and the like. Further, for example, the timing when the effect degree is not adjusted before the notification is not limited to the timing at which the demonstration display is started, and may be a period during which the variable display is not performed. In addition, for example, in the case where the timing when the demonstration degree is not adjusted before the notification is the timing at which the demonstration display is started, if the demonstration degree is adjusted before the demonstration display is started, the demonstration is performed. The notification may be performed at a timing before the start of the display and when the variable display is not performed. According to such a configuration, the notification can be performed without interfering with the effect during the variable display.

  In the above-described embodiment, the break-in operation is an operation in which the movable object is moved to bend and stretch the electric cable to break in. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When the movable object is configured to move along the rail, when the movable object is configured to move by a ball screw, a linear guide, or the like, and when the movable object is a sliding bearing. When a bearing such as a metal bearing or a resin bearing is configured to perform an operation such as rotation, the operation may be such that a lubricant such as oil or grease is moved and adapted. Further, when the movable object has a sliding portion such as a rotation or a linear motion, the movement may be smoothed by moving the fixed portion of the sliding portion, and the operation may be performed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the break-in operation is performed at the time of startup. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the break-in operation may be performed periodically during a demonstration in which a game after activation is not performed. Even in this case, it is possible to prevent the movable object from operating satisfactorily during the game.

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

  The cable 361 may be a flexible flat cable, may be a flat cable in which a plurality of covered wires are arranged and fused, may be one single wire, a stranded wire, or may be a twisted pair wire. There may be.

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

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

  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, the present invention will be described. include.

  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 gaming ball having a predetermined number of balls is used as the gaming machine. The number of borrowed balls that are circulated inside and borrowed in response to a lending request by a player and the number of prize balls awarded in accordance with a prize are added, while the number of game balls used in a game is subtracted. The present invention is also applicable to a so-called enclosed game machine that is stored and stored. 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, the present invention can be applied to a slot machine.

  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 a final stop symbol which is a variable display result, and then change the final stop symbol. Although it is configured to stop and display, the present invention is not limited to this, and the final stop symbol is stopped after variably displaying a plurality of types of special symbols without including the final stop symbol which is a variable display result It may be displayed. That is, the final stop symbol resulting in the variable display may be a symbol different from the special symbol used for the variable display.

  It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed this time are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  As described above, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine 1 or the like) capable of performing a predetermined game and informing that the staging degree can be adjusted. Means (for example, an effect control CPU 120 for displaying an adjustment notification image for notifying that the luminance of the game effect lamp 9 can be adjusted on the effect display device 5), and a plurality of types of effect displays (for example, reach effect) (For example, the effect display device 5 or the like), an operable movable body (for example, the movable member 321 or the like), and a movable body effector (for example, a movable body effector for operating the movable body) , An effect control CPU 120 for executing a movable body effect process in the effect symbol changing process of S75 in the effect control process process of FIG. 17, and the gaming machine is cold-started. The timing of the notification is different from the case of the hot start (for example, the timing of displaying the adjustment notification image is earlier in the case of the hot start than in the case of the cold start of the pachinko gaming machine 1). When the movable body effect is executed, different types of effect displays (for example, battle reach effect, story reach effect, etc.) are performed according to which effect effect is displayed depending on which effect display is performed. (For example, a particle effect image 71 corresponding to a battle reach effect, a flame effect image 73 corresponding to a story reach effect, and the like) can be displayed on the display means (for example, FIGS. 23 and 24) (FIG. 17). (Effect effect display processing in the effect symbol fluctuation processing in S75 in the effect control process processing). Thereby, when the movable body effect is executed, it is possible to display the effect display in a different mode depending on which effect display is performed among the plurality of types of effect displays, and thereby the movable body effect is displayed. It is possible to enhance the effect of the effect by linking the operation and the effect effect display of the display means. In addition, it is possible to appropriately deal with the notification that the production degree can be adjusted and the adjustment of the production degree that is executed in response to the notification, depending on whether the gaming machine has been cold-started or hot-started.

  When the gaming machine is cold-started, the above-described notification is performed in response to the transition to a standby state in which a predetermined game can be performed (for example, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started, in response to the start of the demonstration display). Displaying an adjustment notification image). Thereby, the processing load from when the gaming machine is cold started to when the gaming machine shifts to the standby state can be reduced.

  Further provided is a predetermined image display means for displaying a predetermined image indicating that the effect degree has been adjusted (for example, an effect control CPU 120 for displaying a luminance adjustment scale on the effect display device 5 in response to a luminance adjustment instruction operation). In a case where the gaming machine is in an initial operation from when the power is turned on until the predetermined period elapses, the predetermined image is displayed in a specific mode having lower visibility than a normal display mode (for example, an initialization process). If it is in the middle, the brightness adjustment scale may be displayed translucently). Thereby, the visibility of other images and the like displayed during the initial operation can be prevented from being impaired.

  The game device further includes adjusting means (for example, a CPU 120 for effect control for adjusting the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 in accordance with an instruction operation of brightness adjustment by the player) for adjusting the degree of effect according to the adjusting operation by the player. The output of the special mode is performed in response to the cold start of the machine, and the adjustment of the effect degree with respect to the output of the special mode is limited (for example, the gaming effect lamp 9 is turned on in response to the cold start of the pachinko gaming machine 1). Special light emission may be performed, and the luminance for the special light emission may not be changed. Thereby, it is possible to appropriately output the special mode in response to the cold start of the gaming machine.

  An adjusting means for adjusting the effect degree in accordance with the adjusting operation by the player (for example, an effect control CPU 120 for adjusting the luminance of the game effect lamp 9 in response to a luminance adjustment instruction operation by the player, etc.), and the effect degree is adjusted A predetermined image display means for displaying a predetermined image indicating that the effect has been performed, and an effect control CPU 120 for displaying a luminance adjustment scale on the effect display device 5 in response to a luminance adjustment instruction operation. When the adjustment is performed, the predetermined image is displayed, and an output corresponding to the effect degree after the adjustment is possible. (For example, when the brightness of the game effect lamp 9 is adjusted, the brightness adjustment scale is displayed. Changing the brightness of the gaming effect lamp 9 to the adjusted brightness, etc.), and when the staging degree is adjusted until a predetermined period elapses from the cold start of the gaming machine, The predetermined image is displayed, and the output according to the adjusted effect degree is limited (for example, the brightness of the gaming effect lamp 9 is adjusted after the cold start of the pachinko gaming machine 1 until the initialization processing ends). In this case, the luminance adjustment scale may be displayed, and the luminance of the game effect lamp 9 may not be changed to the luminance according to the instruction operation. Thereby, when the production degree is adjusted before a predetermined period elapses after the gaming machine is cold-started, a predetermined image is displayed, so that the production degree can be adjusted, while notifying that the production degree can be adjusted. Since the output according to the degree of production is limited, the operation from the cold start until the predetermined period elapses can be prevented.

  An operable movable body (for example, an operable movable body such as a production model) is further provided, and when the gaming machine is hot-started, the notification is performed after the initial operation of the movable body is completed (for example, a pachinko machine). When the gaming machine 1 is hot-started, an adjustment notification image may be displayed after the initialization operation of the movable body is completed). Thereby, it is possible to prevent the initial operation of the movable body from being difficult to recognize due to the notification.

  When the effect degree is adjusted before the notification, the timing of the notification is earlier than when the effect degree is not adjusted (for example, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is hot-started, the brightness adjustment of the game effect lamp 9 is performed). If not performed, the adjustment notification image is displayed in response to the completion of the initialization operation of the movable body.If the brightness adjustment is performed before the initialization operation of the movable body is completed, the brightness adjustment is performed. If the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cold-started and the brightness adjustment of the game effect lamp 9 is not performed, the adjustment notification image is displayed according to the start of the demonstration display. However, if the brightness adjustment is performed during the initialization process, an adjustment notification image is displayed according to the brightness adjustment, etc.) Unishi may be. Thereby, it is possible to notify the player who has adjusted the production degree before the notification at an appropriate timing that the production degree can be adjusted.

5 Effect display device 321 Movable member 120 Effect control CPU
100 Game control microcomputer 102 RAM
1 Pachinko machine

Claims (1)

A gaming machine capable of performing the Yu skills,
A plurality of effect means including light emitting means,
Adjusting means for adjusting the production degree of the production means according to the adjustment operation,
And informing means for reporting is adjustable to effect degree,
Display means capable of displaying a plurality of types of effects,
Operable movable body,
A movable body effector capable of performing a movable body effect to operate the movable body ,
With
The notifying means, when the gaming machine is cold-started, when hot start , performs the notification so that the period from power-on to the notification is different ,
The display means,
When the movable body effect is performed, among the plurality of types of effect display, according to any of one effect display is performed, Ri Viewing capable der the presentation effect display of different modes,
It is possible to display a predetermined image indicating that the production degree has been adjusted,
If the adjustment operation is performed during the period until the notification is performed, the predetermined image indicating that the effect degree has been adjusted according to the adjustment operation is displayed,
The light emitting means emits light in a specific mode when the gaming machine is cold started,
The adjusting means, when the adjusting operation is performed while the light emitting means emits light in the specific mode, does not change the effect degree of the light emitting means until the light emission in the specific mode ends. A gaming machine.

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