JP6644273B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and is particularly applicable to a pachinko gaming machine and the like.

  Conventionally, in a gaming machine capable of performing a game using a game medium such as a game ball, provided with an effect button operable by a player, by operating a predetermined effect means based on the operation of the effect button, There is known an apparatus configured to execute an effect in response to an operation of an effect button (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-143819 A

  However, when the operation of the production button is repeatedly performed in a short period of time, for example, when the next operation is performed immediately after the operation of the production means based on the previous operation is started, the previous operation is performed. It is possible that the operation of the effect means based on the next operation is forcibly terminated early and a new operation based on the next operation is started. In this case, it becomes difficult for the player to understand the operation of the directing means based on the previous operation, and as a result, it becomes easier for the player to give an impression that the operation of the directing button is not reflected in the operation of the directing means. May decrease.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to prevent a reduction in the effect of an effect of activating an effecting means based on an input by an inputting means such as an effecting button. It is to provide a possible gaming machine.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention has adopted the following configurations.
That is, the gaming machine of the means 1 is
A gaming machine capable of playing a game using a predetermined game medium,
An effect button that can be operated by the player,
Production means that can produce production according to the situation of the game,
Control means capable of controlling the execution of the effect,
The effect means includes a movable effect means operable based on the operation of the effect button ,
The movable effect means is capable of executing a reciprocating movement from a predetermined first position to a second position and returning to the first position therefrom once per operation of the effect button. ,
Wherein if you perform a reciprocating movement of the movable representation section based on the operation of the performance button, between the start of the reciprocating based on the operation until a predetermined disable time has elapsed, the performance button executable der invalidation processing for disabling the start of the reciprocating based on the following operation is,
The gist is that the invalid time is shorter than the execution time of one reciprocating motion and longer than the time required for the reciprocating motion to move from the first position to the second position .

According to such a gaming machine, when the movable production means reciprocates based on the operation of the production button, the next operation of the production button is performed until a predetermined invalid time elapses from the start of the reciprocation. The start of the reciprocating motion of the movable effect means based on is invalidated. Therefore, even if the operation of the effect button is repeated many times in a short period of time, it is possible to secure the reciprocating motion of the movable effect means based on the previous operation . Thereby, it is possible to prevent the effect of the production by the operation of the movable production means from being reduced.

The gaming machine according to the second aspect is the gaming machine according to the first aspect ,
Before SL control means may control, when the next operation you start a new said reciprocating rather based, the execution time of the reciprocating based on the position of the movable directing means when the operation of said next is made The gist is to calculate and execute the reciprocating motion according to the calculated execution time .

  According to the present invention described above, it is possible to prevent the effect of the effect of activating the effecting means based on the input from the inputting means such as the effecting button from deteriorating.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view showing the composition of the game board concerning the example of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the main display shown in FIG. 3 and is a view showing displays provided in the gaming machine. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electric configuration of the gaming machine. It is a table | surface which shows the correspondence of the type of a big hit, the opening pattern of a big winning opening, etc. It is a table which shows various random numbers which a microcomputer for game control acquires. (A) is a big hit determination table, (B) is a big hit type determination table, (C) is a normal symbol hit determination table, and (D) is a normal symbol variation pattern selection table. It is a fluctuation pattern table. It is a flowchart of a main control main process. It is a flowchart of a main interruption process. It is a flowchart of a starting port sensor detection process. It is a flowchart of a process at the time of starting ball entry. It is a flowchart of a general-purpose operation process. It is a flowchart of a normal symbol standby process. It is a flowchart of a normal symbol hit determination process. It is a flowchart of a normal symbol random number shift process. It is a flowchart of processing during a normal symbol change. It is a flowchart of a normal symbol determination process. It is a flowchart of a normal electric accessory process. It is a flowchart of a special figure operation process. It is a flowchart of a special symbol standby process. It is a flowchart of a special figure 2 hit determination process. It is a flowchart of a special figure 2 fluctuation pattern selection process. It is a flowchart of a special figure 2 fluctuation pattern selection process. 7 is a flowchart of a special figure 2 random number shift process. It is a flowchart of a special figure 1 hit determination process. It is a flowchart of a special figure 1 variation pattern selection process. It is a flowchart of a special figure 1 variation pattern selection process. It is a flowchart of a special figure 1 random number shift process. It is a flowchart of a special symbol changing process. It is a flowchart of a special symbol determination process. It is a flowchart of special electric auditors product processing (big hit game). It is a flowchart of a game state setting process. It is a flowchart of a reserved ball number process. It is a flowchart of a power-off monitoring process. It is a flowchart of a sub control main process. It is a flowchart of a reception interruption process. It is a flowchart of a 2ms timer interruption process. It is a flowchart of a 10 ms timer interrupt process. It is a flowchart of a reception command analysis process. It is a flowchart of a fluctuation effect start process. It is a variable battle effect pattern determination table. It is a round battle effect pattern determination table. It is an explanatory view showing an outline of a battle effect. It is an explanatory view showing an outline of a battle effect. It is an explanatory view showing an outline of a round effect (round battle). It is an explanatory view showing the outline of chain lighting (sequential lighting) of a frame lamp. It is a flowchart of a pressing effect switch process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of the movable production as a continuous hit production, (a) is a figure which shows the state in which a movable decoration member is in an initial position, (b) performs a reciprocating motion (flicking production) of a movable decoration member. FIG. 7C is a diagram illustrating a state in which the movable decorative member has reached a moving position. It is a flowchart of a fanning effect switch process. It is a flowchart of a lively operation effect switch process.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described using examples. Hereinafter, the present invention is applied to a pachinko game machine (ball game machine) in which a game medium used for a game is a game ball, and the game can be advanced by firing the game ball toward a game board. An example will be described. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine according to the following embodiments performs a special symbol change display based on the entry of a game ball into the starting port, and the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed with the end of the special symbol change display. And a so-called "one-type" pachinko gaming machine that can execute a jackpot game (special game) in which a predetermined amount of game profit (for example, a prize ball) can be given to a player.

  Further, in the following description, simply the front side (front) refers to the front side (the side where the player is located at the time of the game) when the gaming machine is viewed from the front, and simply the rear side (rear) refers to the game. This is the back side (back side) when the machine is viewed from the front. In addition, the upper side (upper), lower side (lower), left side (left side) and right side (right side) are the upper, lower, left and right directions when the gaming machine is viewed from the front. For example, it refers to the upper side, the lower side, the left side, and the right side in FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a gaming machine frame 50 and a gaming board 2 mounted in the gaming machine frame 50, and the gaming board 2 is It is configured to be detachable from the frame 50. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the gaming board 2 is removed from the gaming machine frame 50. The gaming machine frame 50 includes a front frame 51 having a decorative surface, a main body frame 52 on which the gaming board 2 and the like are attached, and an outer frame 53 for attaching the pachinko gaming machine 1 to a hall island facility. The front frame 51, the main body frame 52, and the outer frame 53 are pivotally supported at one end, and are each configured to be openable and closable.

  Further, the front frame 51 has a firing handle 60 for firing game balls with a firing intensity corresponding to the operation amount (rotation angle) of the player, and stores the game balls and supplies the stored game balls to the launch device side. A high-strength ball supply tray (upper plate) 61 and a surplus ball tray (lower plate) 62 for storing game balls that cannot be accommodated in the hit ball supply tray 61 are provided. Further, the front frame 51 includes a first effect button 63a and a second effect button 63b that can be operated by the player during the execution of the game effect executed along with the progress of the game (these two effect buttons are collectively referred to as the two effect buttons). (Hereinafter, simply referred to as “effect button 63”), a decorative frame lamp 66 capable of emitting various lights according to the game situation, and various sounds (sound effects) depending on the game situation. A speaker 67 and the like that can perform the operations are also provided. The frame lamp 66 is constituted by an LED.

  The effect button 63 functions as an input unit that can be input by the player, and the effect button to be used can be selectively used according to the type of the game effect. For example, when the first effect button 63a or the second effect button 63b is operated during the execution of the game effect, a predetermined operation corresponding effect is performed based on the operation. Note that the configuration of the effect button 63 is not limited to the mode of the present embodiment, but may be any as long as the player can make an input. For example, an input unit ( For example, a retractable type, a touch sensor type, etc.) or a non-contact type input means (a photoelectric type, etc.) for detecting that a part of the body of the player has approached and performing an input. Good. Further, the effect button may perform an effect operation such as projecting upward or forward or vibrating (movable effect operation means).

  In the game board 2, a game area 3 in which a game ball fired by operating the firing handle 60 flows down is formed by being surrounded by a rail member 4. A plurality of game nails 16 for guiding game balls protrude from the game area 3, and a ball return preventing piece 6 is provided at a tip of the rail member 4. The ball return preventing piece 6 is for preventing the game ball once guided to the game area from returning to the launching device side. The game board 2 is also provided with a decorative board lamp 5 (see FIG. 5) capable of emitting various lights according to the state of the game. The panel lamp 5 is constituted by an LED.

  In the vicinity of the center of the game area 3, an image display device 7 (effect display device) including a liquid crystal display device is provided. The display screen 7a of the image display device 7 is provided with an effect symbol display area 7b (also referred to as an "effect symbol display section") in which effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R (also simply referred to as "effect symbols 8") are displayed. The effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R perform a variable display in synchronization with a variable display of a first special symbol and a variable display of a second special symbol described later. As an aspect of the variable display, for example, there is an aspect in which scroll display is performed in an up / down, left / right, diagonal direction, or the like. The effect symbol display area 7b includes, for example, three symbol display areas of “left”, “middle”, and “right”, a left effect symbol 8L is displayed in the left symbol display area, and a medium effect is displayed in the middle symbol display area. The symbol 8C is displayed, and the right effect symbol 8R is displayed in the symbol display area on the right. The positions of the left, middle, and right symbol display areas do not need to be separately provided, and the display areas of the left, middle, and right effect symbols may be the entire symbol display area (effect symbol display area 7b). .

  The effect symbols 8L, 8C, 8R (identification information) of the present embodiment are respectively composed of numeric symbols (identification information type, symbol type) from "1" to "9", and these numeric symbols are sequentially displayed. It has become something. Specifically, the fluctuation display of the effect symbol 8 is performed by scrolling the effect symbols in the order of “1” → “2”... “8” → “9” (ascending order). When the number reaches “9”, the display returns to “1”, and the scroll display is repeated until the change ends (stop display). In the present embodiment, each of the symbols “1” to “9” includes color information, and each symbol can be classified by color. Specifically, the odd symbols “3” and “7” are red symbols (hereinafter also referred to as “red symbols”), and the other odd symbols “1”, “5”, “9” Is a green symbol (hereinafter also referred to as a “green symbol”). Further, the even symbols “2”, “4”, “6”, and “8” are blue symbols (hereinafter also referred to as “blue symbols”).

  Displayed on a first special symbol display 41a (hereinafter, also referred to as a "first special symbol display section") according to a combination (stop display mode) of left, middle, and right effect symbols stopped and displayed in the effect symbol display area 7b. The result of the variable display of the first special symbol displayed and the result of the variable display of the second special symbol displayed on the second special symbol display 41b (also referred to as a "second special symbol display section"), that is, the special symbol The result of the success / failure determination (simply referred to as “permission / failure determination”) is displayed so that the player can easily recognize it. In this embodiment, the order in which the three effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R that are variably displayed are stopped and displayed (stop order) is, in principle, “left → right → center”. That is, the first stop symbol in the stop order is the left effect symbol 8L, the second stop symbol in the stop order is the right effect symbol 8R, and the third (last) stop symbol in the stop order is the middle effect symbol 8C. . The first stop symbol in the stop order is also referred to as a "first stop symbol", the second stop symbol in the stop order is also referred to as a "second stop symbol", and the stop symbol is a third stop symbol. This is also called “third stop symbol” or “final stop symbol”.

  In addition, any one of the first special symbol, the second special symbol, and the effect symbol is also referred to simply as “symbol” or “identification information”. Furthermore, the ordinary symbol is "Public figure" or "ordinary identification information", the special symbol is "Special figure", the first special symbol is "Special figure 1", "First special figure", or the second. The special symbol is also called “special figure 2” or “second special figure”. In addition, the image display device 7 for displaying the effect symbol 8, a first special symbol indicator 41 a for displaying the first special symbol, and a second special symbol indicator 41 b for displaying the second special symbol are referred to as “identification information”. Also referred to as "display means."

  For example, if the result of the special symbol hit determination is a big hit and the type of the big hit is a 16R big hit or a 6R big hit, etc., three digits of the same double digits such as “222” or “777” (specific mode, specific mode) It is possible to stop and display the effect symbol in the display result). In addition, when the result of the special symbol right / wrong judgment is out of order, at least one symbol out of three symbols such as “637” and “373” is rendered in a different pattern (non-specific mode, non-specific display result). The symbols can be stopped and displayed. This allows the player to easily grasp the progress of the game by looking at the effect symbols stopped and displayed. That is, in general, the player does not directly grasp the result of the special symbol correct / improper judgment by looking at the special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display 41a or the second special symbol display 41b. It is understood by looking at the effect symbols displayed in the symbol display area 7b.

  Here, among the stop display modes (symbol combinations) of the effect symbols 8, the stop display mode (the slotted eyes in the present embodiment) corresponding to the case where the result of the special symbol hit determination is a big hit is referred to as “big hit mode”, “ The specific display mode or the specific display result may be referred to as a stop display mode (in this embodiment, a broken line) corresponding to a case in which the result of the special symbol determination is out of order. "Or" non-specific display result ". In addition, since the stop display mode of the effect symbol 8 can be said to indicate the result of the variable display of the effect symbol 8, the stop display mode of the effect symbol 8 is sometimes referred to as a “result display mode”.

  On the display screen 7a of the image display device 7, in addition to displaying the game effect (effect design game effect) using the effect symbols as described above, a jackpot game effect (special game effect) executed along with the jackpot game, , A demonstration for a customer, etc. are displayed. In the effect design game effect, the jackpot game effect, and the demonstration effect, in addition to the effect design such as a numeral, an effect image other than the effect design such as a background image or a character image is displayed. The effect design game effect is also referred to as “fluctuation effect”.

  The display screen 7a of the image display device 7 includes a first effect suspension display area 9c (first effect suspension display section) for displaying the first effect suspension 9a in accordance with the number of first special figure suspensions to be described later. And a second effect hold display area 9d (second effect hold display section) for displaying the second effect hold 9b in accordance with the number of second special figure holds to be described later (see FIG. 3). Depending on the display mode (the number of displays) of the first effect hold and the second effect hold, the number of storages of the first special figure hold and the second special figure hold display 43b displayed on a first special figure hold display 43a described later. The number of stored second special figure reservations displayed by can be clearly shown to the player. Further, on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 of the present embodiment, the effect holding corresponding to the currently changing special symbol (the first special symbol or the second special symbol), that is, the digested special figure holding is displayed. A variable hold display area 9e for displaying the corresponding effect hold (first effect hold 9a or second effect hold 9b) is provided (see FIG. 3).

  In the vicinity of the center of the game area 3 and in front of the image display device 7, a center decorative body 10 surrounding the display screen 7a (effect design display area 7b) is provided. The center decorative body 10 is formed by a molded product made of plastic (made of resin), and is attached to the surface (front surface) of the game board 2 as a frame-shaped part (panel part) having an open center. . The display screen 7a of the image display device 7 becomes visible through the center opening of the center decorative body 10.

  A stage 11 having a game ball rolling surface on which a game ball can roll is provided at a lower portion of the center decoration 10, and a hollow warp 12 is provided at a left portion of the center decoration 10. Have been. The warp section 12 is provided with a warp entrance and a warp exit, and receives game balls flowing down the game area 3 (left game area 3A) from the warp entrance and discharges them from the warp exit, so that the game balls can be staged. Guide to unit 11. The game balls guided to the rolling surface of the stage unit 11 can enter the first starting port 20 described later with a higher possibility than game balls not guided to the stage unit 11. In addition, a decoration member 13 which has an electric decoration member (panel lamp 5) such as an LED therein and which can be turned on and blinked according to a game state is disposed above the center decoration body 10. On the front side of the decorative member 13, the title (model name) of the pachinko gaming machine 1, characters, figures, and the like with a motif of an appearing character or the like are displayed.

  A movable decorative member 14 (movable accessory) operable during execution of the game effect is provided at the upper left of the center decorative body 10. In the present embodiment, the movable decorative member 14 is a star-shaped object (star-shaped accessory). The movable decorative member 14 is usually located at the upper left of the center decorative body 10 (initial position, first position), and when a predetermined operating condition is satisfied, the display screen 7a is displayed from the upper left of the center decorative body 10. It is configured to move to the center of the screen on the near side (moving position, second position), maintain that state for a predetermined time, and then return to the upper left of the center decorative body 10 (FIG. 50). See). That is, it is possible to reciprocate between the upper left portion of the center decorative body 10 and the center of the display screen 7a. The movable decorative member 14 can be configured such that, for example, the front side of the display screen 7a may move toward the center of the screen with the execution of a game effect having a relatively high possibility of a big hit. is there. As a result, when the movable decorative member 14 is activated, the player increases the sense of expectation for a big hit. The movable decorative member 14 of this embodiment operates based on the operation of the first effect button 63a (input by the input means) and on the basis of the movable effect execution pattern (drive pattern) included in the game effect effect pattern. May work. In the former case, the operation of the movable decorative member 14 can be said to be an operation-response effect. A known structure can be adopted as a structural configuration such as a mechanism for moving the movable decorative member 14, and is not directly related to the gist of the present invention. Therefore, a specific description thereof is omitted here. . Note that the arrangement location, number, shape, movement mode, and the like of the movable decorative member 14 are not limited to the present embodiment, and any configuration can be adopted.

  Here, the image display device 7 capable of performing a display effect by displaying various effect images according to the game situation is also referred to as “display effect means”, and is operated during a game effect to enable a movable effect. Is also referred to as “movable effecting means”. In addition, in addition to the movable decorative member 14, for example, when the effect button 63 moves up and down, vibrates, and the like in accordance with the game effect, the effect button 63 can also be referred to as “movable effect means”. Further, when the center decoration 10 is provided with a second image display device (also referred to as “sub-liquid crystal”) composed of a liquid crystal display device smaller than the image display device 7, the sub-liquid crystal is made movable. In this case, it can be said that the sub liquid crystal is both a “display effect unit” and a “movable effect unit”. Further, the speaker 67 capable of producing a sound effect by emitting various sounds (effect sounds) according to the game situation is also referred to as “sound production means”, and emits various lights according to the game situation. The board lamp 5, the frame lamp 66, and the decorative member 13 that can perform a light effect by emitting light are also referred to as “light effect means”. In addition, besides these board surface lamps 5 etc., for example, the production button 63 and the firing handle 60 have a built-in lighting member such as an LED similarly to the decoration member 13, and the action of the lighting member causes the game state to be changed. In the case of lighting or blinking in response, the effect button 63 and the firing handle 60 can also be said to be “light effect means”. Furthermore, these "display effect means", "movable effect means", "sound effect means" and "light effect means" are also collectively referred to as "effect means".

  Below the image display device 7 in the game area 3, fixed winning device 19 comprising a first start hole 20 of the non-variable type ball entrance easiness of the game ball is not changed is provided. Based on the entry of the game ball into the first starting port 20, a random number for a special symbol hit determination is acquired, and when a predetermined condition is established, a hit determination of the first special symbol (first special symbol hit / fail) Determination) is executed, and the first special symbol is variably displayed, and is stopped and displayed based on the result of the determination as to whether or not it is correct.

  Below the first starting port 20, there is provided a variable winning device 22 (also referred to as a "variable starting port") having a variable second starting port 21 in which the ease of entering a game ball changes. . Based on the entry of the game ball into the second opening 21, a random number for special symbol hit determination is acquired, and when a predetermined condition is established, hit determination of the second special symbol (second special symbol hit determination). ) Is executed and the second special symbol is variably displayed, and is stopped and displayed based on the result of the hit / fail determination.

  It should be noted that the special symbol change display and the effect design change display performed based on the result of the special symbol hit determination being "big hit" are also referred to as "big hit change" or "specific change". The fluctuation display of the special symbol and the fluctuation display of the effect symbol performed based on the fact that the result is “out-of-range” are also referred to as “out-of-range fluctuation” and “non-specific fluctuation”.

  The variable winning device 22 includes a movable member 23, and the second starting port 21 is opened and closed by the operation of the movable member 23. By this opening / closing operation, the second starting port 21 can be changed from the first mode (closed state) to the second mode (open state) in which the possibility of entering a game ball is higher than in the first mode. is there. That is, the movable member 23 performs a predetermined operation (opening / closing operation) to change the possibility of a game ball entering the second starting port 21. The movable member 23 is driven by a second starting port solenoid 24 (see FIG. 5). In the present embodiment, the second starting port 21 allows game balls to enter only when the movable member 23 is in the open state, and prevents the game balls from entering when the movable member 23 is in the closed state. . The second starting port 21 is completely closed when the movable member 23 is in the closed state, as long as the game ball is more difficult to enter when the movable member 23 is in the closed state than in the open state. It is not necessary that the ball cannot be entered.

  On the right side of the first starting port 20 in the game area 3, there is provided a special winning device 31 having a special winning opening 30 (also referred to as a "variable entrance opening"). The special winning device 31 includes an opening and closing member 32, and opens and closes the special winning opening 30 by the operation of the opening and closing member 32. The opening / closing member 32 is driven by a special winning opening solenoid 33 (see FIG. 5). The game winning ball can enter the large winning opening 30 only when the opening / closing member 32 is in the open state. That is, the big winning device 31 changes into an incapable state (closed state) in which game balls cannot enter and an enterable state (open state) in which game balls can enter by opening and closing the opening / closing member 32. It is possible.

  In the right area of the game area 3, a gate 28 (game ball passage opening) through which game balls can pass is provided. Based on the passing of the game ball to the gate 28, a random number for determining whether or not the symbol is correct usually is acquired, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, it is determined whether or not the second starting port 21 is opened. The symbol right / wrong judgment is executed, and the normal symbol is variably displayed and stopped and displayed based on the result of the normal symbol right / wrong judgment. When the hit ordinary symbol is stopped and displayed, the second starting port 21 is opened. Further, a plurality of general winning openings 27 are provided below the game area 3. The first starting port 20, the second starting port 21, the special winning port 30, and the general winning port 27 are each a trigger port for paying out a prize ball, and when a game ball enters the respective ball port. A predetermined number of game balls (prize balls) are paid out at each entrance. Specifically, the number of prize balls of the first starting port 20 is “5”, the number of prize balls of the second starting port 21 is “3”, the number of prize balls of the special winning port 30 is “15”, and the general winning port 27 is Has an award ball number of “10”.

  The game area 3 in which the plurality of entrances (the first starting opening 20, the second starting opening 21, the large winning opening 30, the general winning opening 27, and the gate 28) are arranged from the center in the left-right direction. It can be divided into a left game area (first area) 3A on the left and a right game area (second area) 3B on the right. The hitting method of firing the game ball so that the game ball flows down the left game area 3A is called "left hit", and the hitting method of firing the game ball so that the game ball flows down the right game area 3B is called "right hit". " Here, among the plurality of entrances, the first starting port 20 and the left general winning opening 27 are provided so that game balls flowing down the left game area 3A of the game area 3 can enter, The second starting port 21, the special winning port 30, the right general winning port 27, and the gate 28 are provided so that game balls flowing down the right game area 3B of the game area 3 can enter. For this reason, in the present pachinko gaming machine 1, when starting the game, in principle, the ball is aimed at the first starting port 20 by left-handing. On the other hand, when the game state changes to a special game state or the like due to a big hit in the hit determination based on the ball entry into the first starting port 20, the gate 28, the second starting port 21, the large winning port, in principle, is right-handed. The goal is to get into 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a main display 40 is arranged at a lower right portion of the game board 2. The main display 40 has a first special symbol display 41a (first special symbol display section) for displaying the first special symbol in a variable display and a stop display, and a second special symbol for displaying the second special symbol in a variable display and a stop display. A display 41b (second special symbol display section) and a normal symbol display 42 (ordinary symbol display section) for changing and stopping and displaying a normal symbol are included. In addition, the main display 40 has a first special figure suspension display 43a that displays the number of pieces of the validity determination information (first special figure pending) related to the first special symbol, and a validity determination information related to the second special symbol. A second special figure hold display 43b for displaying the number of (second special figure hold) storage, a general figure hold display 44 for displaying the number of operation hold (normal figure hold) of the normal symbol display 42, It is included. Further, the main display 40 has a hit indicator 48 indicating that the result of the first special symbol hit / fail determination or the second special symbol hit / fail determination is a hit, and a first special symbol hit / fail determination or a second special symbol hit / fail. A round indicator 45 indicating the number of rounds of the jackpot game executed when the result of the determination is a jackpot, a game state indicator 46 indicating that the probability variation function is activated, and a launch direction of the game ball, ie, right A launch direction indicator 47 indicating whether the player should perform a beating (for example, a high base state described later) or a left beating (for example, a low base state described later) is included. The display of these various displays included in the main display 40 is controlled by a main control unit described later.

  The change display of the first special symbol is performed based on the entry of a game ball into the first starting port 20. The change display of the second special symbol is performed based on the entry of a game ball into the second starting port 21. In the following description, the first special symbol and the second special symbol may be collectively referred to as a special symbol. Further, the first special symbol display 41a and the second special symbol display 41b may be collectively referred to as a special symbol display unit 41. Further, the first special figure reservation display 43a and the second special figure reservation display 43b may be collectively called a special figure reservation display unit 43.

  In the special symbol display section 41, the special symbol (identification information) is stopped and displayed after being fluctuated for a predetermined time, and the ball enters the first starting port 20 or the second starting port 21 depending on the special symbol (stop symbol) displayed and stopped. The result of the lottery (special symbol success / failure judgment, big hit lottery) is notified. The special symbol that is stopped and displayed is one special symbol selected from a plurality of types of special symbols by the special symbol hit / fail determination. When the stop symbol is a predetermined jackpot symbol (specific special symbol, specific identification information), that is, a specific mode (special display result) in which the special symbol stop display mode (display result of the special symbol variable display) indicates the big hit In the case of ()), a big hit game (special game) in which the big winning opening 30 is opened in an opening pattern corresponding to the type of the big hit symbol stopped and displayed. The opening pattern of the special winning opening in the big hit game will be described later.

  The stop display of the special symbol is performed until a predetermined stop display time (fixed display time) elapses. Then, when the special symbol stopped and displayed is a deviated symbol (deviation mode, non-specified mode) and the special figure hold is stored at the time of the stop display, when the stop display time elapses, the storage order is changed. , The oldest (earliest) special figure reservation is exhausted, thereby starting the variable display of the next special symbol. In addition, if the special symbol that is stopped and displayed is a detached symbol and the special symbol hold is not stored at the time of the stop display, the stop display state of the special symbol is maintained even after the stop display time has elapsed. Is done. On the other hand, if the special symbol stopped and displayed is the big hit symbol, after the stop display time elapses, the game shifts to a jackpot game opening period to be described later, and the first round of the big hit game starts after the opening period. . Incidentally, the stop display time of the special symbol is generally set to "0.5 seconds to 1.0 seconds", and is set to "0.6 seconds" in this embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the first special symbol display 41a is composed of eight LEDs indicated by "i to p" and displays a special symbol according to the result of the first special symbol pass / fail determination. In this embodiment, three types of big hits are provided as a result of the first special symbol hit / fail judgment, “16R first big hit”, “6R second big hit”, and “6R third big hit” (see FIG. 8). The LED of the first special symbol display 41a can adopt a display mode (specific mode, specific display result) corresponding to each of these three types of jackpots. Specifically, when the result of the first special symbol hit / fail judgment is the 16R first big hit, the three LEDs “ijn” are turned on and the remaining lights are turned off (16R first big hit symbol), and the 6R In case of two big hits, three LEDs of “ino” are turned on and the remaining lights are turned off (6R second big hit symbol), and in case of 6R third big hit, three LEDs of “inp” Is turned on and the rest is turned off (6R third big hit symbol). In the case of a disconnection, the two LEDs of “lo” are turned on and the rest are turned off (a disconnection symbol).

  The second special symbol display 41b is composed of eight LEDs indicated by "a" to "h", and displays a special symbol according to the result of the second special symbol hit / fail judgment. In this embodiment, two types of jackpots, “16R fourth jackpot” and “16R fifth jackpot” are provided as a result of the second special symbol hit determination (see FIG. 8), and the second special symbol indicator 41b is provided. LED can take a display mode (specific mode, specific display result) corresponding to each of these two types of jackpots. Specifically, when the result of the second special symbol hit / fail judgment is the 16R fourth big hit, the three LEDs “abd” are turned on and the remaining lights are turned off (16R fourth big hit symbol), and the 16R When five big hits are reached, the three LEDs “abg” are turned on and the remaining lights are turned off (16R fifth big hit symbol). Further, in the case of a disconnection, the two LEDs “eh” are turned on and the remaining LEDs are turned off (a release symbol).

  In addition, the stop display mode of the special symbol (stop symbol) and the type of the big hit (the type of the number of rounds, the number of the big hits, etc.) are not limited to these, and can be arbitrarily set. In addition, before the special symbol is stopped and displayed, the special symbol is fluctuated and displayed over a predetermined fluctuating time. For example, the mode of the fluctuating display is such that light repeatedly flows from left to right in a predetermined order. In this way, each LED can be turned on.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, when a game ball enters the first starting port 20 or the second starting port 21, various kinds of information such as a random number for determining whether or not a special symbol is accepted (“acquisition information”) based on the entering ball. ), And the acquired various information is temporarily stored in a special figure reservation storage unit (not shown) formed in the RAM of the main control unit. More specifically, if the ball enters the first starting port 20, it is stored as a first special figure reservation in a first special figure reservation storage unit (not shown), and if the ball enters the second starting port 21, The second special figure reservation is stored in a second special figure reservation storage unit (not shown). The number of special figure reservations (acquisition information) that can be stored in each special figure reservation storage unit is up to a predetermined number, and the upper limit in this embodiment is “4”. The first special-figure suspension storage unit and the second special-figure suspension storage unit are also referred to as “first acquisition information storage unit” and “second acquisition information storage unit”, respectively, and are also generally referred to as “acquisition information storage unit”.

  The special figure reservation stored in the special figure reservation storage unit is exhausted when the special symbol change display based on the special figure reservation becomes possible. Extinguishing the special figure suspension means determining a special symbol success / failure determination random number or the like corresponding to the special figure suspension and executing a special symbol variation display for indicating the determination result. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, when the special symbol fluctuation display based on the entry of the game ball into the first starting port 20 or the second starting port 21 cannot be immediately executed at the time of the ball entry, that is, the special symbol fluctuation Even when a display is being executed or a special game is being executed, it is possible to reserve the right to determine whether or not a special symbol is accepted for the entered ball, up to a predetermined number (4 in this embodiment). I have.

  The number of special figure reservations stored in the special figure reservation storage unit is displayed on the first special figure reservation display 43a and the second special figure reservation display 43b. Specifically, the first special map reservation display 43a is composed of two LEDs of “uv”, and by controlling the display of the LEDs according to the number of the first special map reservation, the first special map reservation display 43a is provided. The number of holds is displayed. For example, when the number of reservations is “0”, both LEDs are turned off such as “u □□□” (for example, □: turn off, ●: turn on red, ▲: turn on green). Is “1”, the LED of “u” is turned off and the LED of “v” is turned on in red, such as “u □ v ●”. When the number of holds is “2”, “u ● “v □”, the LED of “u” is turned on in red and the LED of “v” is turned off, and when the number of reservations is “3”, both LEDs are turned on as “u ● v ●”. When the number of reservations is "4 (upper limit number)", both LEDs are lit in green, such as "u v v", so that the display mode can be set to be a red display mode.

  Further, the second special figure reservation display 43b is composed of two LEDs “wx”, and by controlling the display of the LEDs according to the number of second special figure reservations, the number of second special figure reservations is reduced. Is displayed. For example, when the number of reservations is “0”, both LEDs are turned off such as “w □ x □” (for example, □: turn off, ●: turn on red, ▲: turn on green). "1" to "4" are also set in the same manner as the first special figure suspension display 43a.

  The normal symbol change display is performed when a game ball passes through the gate 28. In the ordinary symbol display 42, the ordinary symbol is fluctuated and displayed for a predetermined time, then is stopped and displayed, and the result of the ordinary symbol hit / fail judgment based on the passing of the game ball to the gate 28 is displayed by the stopped and displayed ordinary symbol (stop symbol). Notify. The ordinary symbol stopped and displayed is one ordinary symbol selected from a plurality of types of ordinary symbols by the ordinary symbol hit / fail judgment. When the stop-displayed ordinary symbol is a predetermined specific ordinary symbol (hit ordinary symbol), an auxiliary game for opening the second starting port 21 in an opening pattern according to the current game state is performed. The opening pattern of the second starting port 21 will be described later.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the normal symbol display 42 is composed of two LEDs of "st", and displays a normal symbol according to the result of the normal symbol pass / fail determination according to its lighting mode. It is. For example, when the determination result is a hit, the hit ordinary symbol in which both LEDs are turned on is stopped and displayed as "s @ t @" (for example, ■: turned on, □: turned off). If the determination result is out of order, an out-of-usual ordinary design in which only the LED of "t" is turned on, such as "s @ t @", is displayed. It should be noted that the off-normal pattern is not a specific normal pattern. Before the normal symbol is stopped and displayed, the variable display of the normal symbol is executed for a predetermined predetermined variation time. The variation display mode is, for example, a mode in which both LEDs are alternately turned on / off. is there.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, when a game ball passes through the gate 28, various kinds of information (also referred to as "acquisition information") such as a random number for determining whether or not the symbol is correct are usually acquired based on the passage, and the acquired various kinds of information are obtained. Is temporarily stored as a general drawing reservation in a general drawing storage unit (not shown) formed in the RAM of the main control unit. The number of general-purpose reservations that can be stored in the general-purpose reservation storage unit is up to a predetermined number, and the upper limit in this embodiment is “4”. The general figure hold stored in the general figure hold storage unit is exhausted when it becomes possible to change and display the normal symbol based on the general figure hold. The term “extension of the ordinary symbol holding” means that a random number for determining whether or not the ordinary symbol corresponds to the ordinary symbol holding is determined, and the variation display of the ordinary symbol for indicating the determination result is executed. Therefore, in the present pachinko gaming machine 1, when the fluctuation display of the ordinary symbol based on the passage of the game ball to the gate 28 cannot be immediately executed at the time of passing, that is, during the execution of the fluctuation display of the ordinary symbol and the execution of the auxiliary game. Even in this case, it is possible to reserve the right to determine whether or not the symbol passes or not with respect to passing through the predetermined number as an upper limit.

  The number of the general-purpose reservations stored in the general-purpose reservation storage unit is displayed on the general-purpose reservation display 44. Specifically, the general-purpose reservation display 44 includes two LEDs “qr”, and displays the number of general-purpose reservations by turning on the LEDs according to the number of general-purpose reservations. is there. For example, when the number of reservations is “0”, both LEDs are turned off such as “q □ r □” (for example, □: turn off, ●: turn on red, and ▲: turn on green). Is "1", a display mode in which the LED of "q" is turned off and the LED of "r" is turned on in red, such as "qr ●". In addition, the number of reservations “2” to “4” are determined in the same manner as the first special figure reservation display 43a.

  Next, an electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. The pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a main control board 80 (also referred to as a “main control unit”, which controls a game progress and a game profit, such as a special symbol hit / fail judgment, a normal symbol hit / fail judgment, and a transition of a game state. Unit), a sub-control board 90 (also referred to as a “sub-control unit”, also referred to as an “effect control unit”) that performs control relating to effects performed as the game progresses, and a payout control that controls the payout of game balls. An image control board for performing display control of the board 110 (also referred to as a “payout control unit”), the image display device 7, the effect display 102, the effect first special figure reservation display 103 a, the effect second special figure reservation display 103 b, and the like. 100 (image control unit) and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a main control board storage case for storing a main control board 80 is provided substantially at the center of the rear side (back side) of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and above the main control board case. Is provided with a storage case such as an image control board that stores the sound control board 106, the lamp control board 107, and the image control board 100, and a sub control board 90 that stores the sub control board 90 on the storage case such as the image control board. A case is provided. On the lower left side of the main control board case, a payout control board case for housing the payout control board is provided. On the right side, a power supply board case for housing the power supply board 109 is provided.

  On the main control board 80, a game control one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as "game control microcomputer") 81 for controlling the progress of the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a program is mounted. The game control microcomputer 81 includes a ROM storing a program for controlling the progress of the game and the like, a RAM used as a work memory, and a CPU executing the program stored in the ROM. The game control microcomputer 81 transmits / receives data (information) to / from another board or the like via an input / output circuit 87 (I / O port unit). The input / output circuit 87 may be built in the game control microcomputer 81. Further, the ROM may be provided externally. The RAM of the game control microcomputer 81 is provided with the above-described special figure reservation storage unit (first special figure reservation storage unit and second special figure reservation storage unit) and a general figure reservation storage unit. At a predetermined address of a RAM (main control RAM) of the main control board 80 (game control microcomputer 81), a storage area for use for various flags and various counters is secured.

  Various sensors and solenoids are connected to the main control board 80 via a relay board 88. Therefore, a signal is input to the main control board 80 from each sensor, and a signal is output from the main control board 80 to each solenoid. Specifically, a first start sensor 20a, a second start sensor 21a, a gate sensor 28a, a special winning opening sensor 30a, and a general winning opening sensor 27a are connected as sensors capable of detecting a game ball. These various sensors are also referred to as “ball detection sensors” or “game ball detection means”.

  The first starting port sensor 20a is provided in the first starting port 20 and detects a game ball that has entered the first starting port 20. The second starting port sensor 21a is provided in the second starting port 21 and detects a game ball that has entered the second starting port 21. The gate sensor 28a is provided in the gate 28 and detects a game ball passing through the gate 28. The special winning opening sensor 30a is provided in the special winning opening 30 and detects a game ball that has entered the special winning opening 30. The general winning opening sensor 27a is provided in each general winning opening 27 and detects a game ball that has entered the general winning opening 27.

  Further, as the solenoids, the second starting port solenoid 24 and the special winning opening solenoid 33 are connected. These various solenoids are also called “driving means”. The second starting port solenoid 24 is for driving the movable member 23 of the variable winning device 22. The special winning opening solenoid 33 is for driving the opening and closing member 32 of the special winning device 31.

  Further, the main control board 80 includes a first special symbol display 41a, a second special symbol display 41b, a normal symbol display 42, a first special figure reservation display 43a, a second special figure reservation display 43b, A drawing hold display 44, a round display 45, a game status display 46, a launch direction display 47, and a hit display 48 are connected. That is, display control of the main display 40 is performed by the game control microcomputer 81.

  The main control board 80 transmits various commands to the payout control board 110 and receives signals from the payout control board 110 for payout monitoring. The payout control board 110 is stored in a payout device 120 for paying out prize balls or rental balls, and a card unit 135 (a prepaid card (game value storage medium) installed adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1 and inserted). And a launching device 112 via a launch control board 111 (also referred to as a "launch control unit"). The firing device 112 includes a firing handle 60 (see FIG. 1).

  The payout control board 110 is mounted with a payout control one-chip microcomputer 116 (also referred to as a “payout control microcomputer”) that controls payout of game balls in accordance with a predetermined program. The payout control microcomputer 116 includes a ROM storing a program for controlling the payout of game balls, a RAM used as a work memory, and a CPU executing the program stored in the ROM. The payout control microcomputer 116 drives the payout motor 121 of the payout device 120 via the input / output circuit 117 based on a signal from the game control microcomputer 81 and a signal from the card unit 135 connected to the pachinko gaming machine 1. And pays out prize balls or pays out ball rentals. The payout game balls are detected by the payout sensors 122 and 123 for counting. When the player operates the firing handle 60 of the firing device 112 by the player, the touch switch 114 detects the contact of the player with the firing handle 60, and the firing volume 115 detects the rotation amount of the firing handle 60. Then, the driving of the firing motor 113 is controlled so that the game ball is fired with the strength corresponding to the magnitude of the detection signal of the firing volume 115. In this embodiment, the number of game balls that can be continuously fired by the firing device 112 by driving the firing motor 113 is about 100 per minute.

  Further, the main control board 80 transmits various commands to the sub-control board 90. The connection between the main control board 80 and the sub-control board 90 is a one-way communication connection that can only transmit signals from the main control board 80 to the sub-control board 90. That is, a non-illustrated unidirectional circuit (for example, a circuit using a diode) as a communication direction regulating unit is interposed between the main control board 80 and the sub control board 90.

  As shown in FIG. 5, an effect control one-chip microcomputer 91 (“effect control microcomputer”) that controls the effect of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in accordance with a predetermined program is mounted on the sub-control board 90. The effect control microcomputer 91 includes a ROM storing a program and the like for controlling the effect as the game progresses, a RAM used as a work memory, and a CPU executing the program stored in the ROM. . The effect control microcomputer 91 transmits and receives data to and from another substrate or the like via the input / output circuit 95. The input / output circuit 95 may be built in the effect control microcomputer 91, and the ROM may be externally provided. At a predetermined address of a RAM (effect control RAM) of the sub-control board 90 (effect control microcomputer 91), a storage area for use for various flags and various counters is secured.

  The image control board 100, the audio control board 106, and the lamp control board 107 are connected to the sub-control board 90. The sub-control board 90 (sub-control section), the image control board 100 (image control section), the audio control board 106 (audio control section), and the ramp control board 107 (lamp control section) are displayed according to the game situation. Various functions such as effects, sound effects, lamp effects (light effects), etc., function as effect executing means for causing corresponding devices or members for effects (effect means) to execute. Further, it also functions as a notice effect executing means for executing various notice effects such as an opportunity notice, a change notice on hold, a step-up notice, and the like.

  The effect control microcomputer 91 of the sub control board 90 displays an image on the CPU of the image control one-chip microcomputer 101 (“image control microcomputer”) of the image control board 100 based on the command received from the main control board 80. The display control of the device 7, the effect display 102, the effect first special figure suspension display 103a, and the effect second suspension display 103b is performed. The RAM of the image control board 100 is a memory for developing image data. In the ROM of the image control board 100, still image data and moving image data to be displayed on the image display device 7, specifically, characters, items, figures, characters, numbers, symbols, and the like (including effect designs, reserve designs, and the like) And image data such as a background image. The image control microcomputer 101 reads out image data from the ROM based on a command from the effect control microcomputer 91. Then, display control is executed based on the read image data.

  The effect indicator 102 is composed of two LEDs, performs a fluctuation display and a stop display in accordance with the fluctuation display and the stop display of the effect symbol 8, and turns on and off the two LEDs or a combination of colors to produce the effect symbol 8. Is stopped and displayed in a display mode showing the display result (the result of the special symbol hit / fail judgment). In addition, the effect first special figure hold display 103a and the effect second hold display 103b also include two LEDs. The effect first special figure reservation display 103a is displayed by the first special figure reservation display 43a and the number of reservations displayed in the first production reservation display area 9c by turning on / off the two LEDs or combining the colors. The display is controlled in a display mode showing the same number of held items as the number of held items. In addition, the effect second special figure reservation display 103b is displayed in a display mode indicating the number of reservations displayed in the second production reservation display area 9d and the number of reservations displayed on the second special figure reservation display 43b. Controlled. This means that the character design is displayed on substantially the entire display screen 7a (effect design display unit), or the movable design member 14 is operated to substantially operate the entire effect design display area 7b (effect design display unit) on the display screen 7a. By covering, some or all of the various images displayed on the display screen 7a, such as the effect design 8, the first effect suspension 9a, the second effect suspension 9b, etc., may be in a state where they cannot be visually recognized. Such an indicator is provided. It should be noted that a VDP (Video Display Processor) may be provided instead of or in addition to the image control one-chip microcomputer 101 of the image control board 100.

  The effect control microcomputer 91 outputs sound, music, sound effects, and the like from the speaker 67 via the sound control board 106 based on the command received from the main control board 80. The sound data such as the sound output from the speaker 67 is stored in the ROM of the sub-control board 90. Note that a CPU may be mounted on the audio control board 106, and in that case, the CPU may execute the audio control. Further, in this case, a ROM may be mounted on the audio control board 106, and sound data may be stored in the ROM. Further, the speaker 67 may be connected to the image control board 100 to cause the image control microcomputer 101 to execute voice control. In this case, the sound data may be stored in the ROM of the image control board 100.

  Further, the effect control microcomputer 91 is based on a command received from the main control board 80, and is configured to emit light pattern data (light / light off, light color, etc., for determining the light emission mode of the lamps such as the frame lamp 66 and the board lamp 5). , Lamp data) is determined from the data stored in the ROM, and lighting control of the lamps (LEDs) such as the frame lamp 66 and the panel lamp 5 is performed via the lamp control board 107.

  Further, the effect control microcomputer 91 operates the movable decorative member 14 connected to the lamp control board 107 via the relay board 108 based on the command received from the main control board 80. As described above, the movable decorative member 14 is a movable so-called gimmick provided behind the center decorative body 10. The effect control microcomputer 91 determines drive pattern data (also referred to as “drive data”) for operating the movable decorative member 14 in a predetermined mode from the data stored in the ROM of the sub-control board 90, and determines the drive pattern data. The operation of the movable decorative member 14 (the execution of the movable effect) is controlled based on the drive pattern data thus obtained. As a drive source for operating the movable decorative member 14, an electric drive source such as a stepping motor or a solenoid is used. Note that a CPU may be mounted on the lamp control board 107, and in that case, the CPU may control the lighting of the lamp and the operation of the movable decorative member 14. Further, in this case, a ROM may be mounted on the lamp control board 107, and the ROM may store data on the light emission pattern and the drive pattern.

  Also, on the sub-control board 90, a first effect button detection switch 63c for detecting that the first effect button 63a or the second effect button 63b (see FIG. 1) is operated (pushed, rotated, pulled, etc.) and The second effect button detection switch 63d is connected. Therefore, when the player performs a predetermined input operation on the first effect button 63a or the second effect button 63b, a signal from the corresponding effect button detection switch is input to the sub-control board 90. The first effect button detection switch 63c and the second effect button detection switch 63d are collectively referred to simply as “effect button detection switches”.

  Next, control (judgment means) for judging whether or not the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is applicable will be described. In the present embodiment, there are “big hit” and “miss” as a result of the special symbol hit / fail judgment. At the time of "big hit", "big hit symbol" is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display section 41, and at "miss", "missing symbol" is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display section 41. If it is determined that the special symbol is a big hit, a “special game” in which the special winning opening 30 is opened in an opening pattern according to the type of the special symbol stopped and displayed (big hit type) is executed. The special game executed as a big hit is called a big hit game.

  There are a plurality of types of jackpots in this embodiment. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, as the jackpots, “16R (round) first jackpot”, “6R second jackpot”, “6R third jackpot”, “16R fourth jackpot”, and “16R fifth jackpot” 5 types are provided. Among these jackpots, "16R 1st jackpot", "6R 2nd jackpot" and "6R 3rd jackpot" are jackpots related to the first special symbol, "16R 4th jackpot" and "16R 5th jackpot". Is a jackpot according to the second special symbol. On the special symbol display section 41, the big hit symbols corresponding to these big hit types are stopped and displayed.

  Specifically, “16R first big hit”, “16R fourth big hit”, and “16R fifth big hit” all have the number of rounds “16” and the number of times of opening the special winning opening 30 in one round “ The opening time of the special winning opening 30 in one time and one round is a big hit of "25 seconds". In both “6R second big hit” and “6R third big hit”, the number of rounds is “6”, the number of times the large winning opening 30 is opened in one round is “one time”, and the one big winning in one round The opening time of the mouth 30 is a big hit of “25 seconds”.

  Note that the round is simply referred to as “R”, and is also referred to as “round game”. The 6R second big hit and the 6R third big hit are also collectively referred to as “6R big hit”, and the 16R first big hit, 16R fourth big hit and 16R fifth big hit are also collectively referred to as “16R big hit”. Further, the jackpot game relating to the 6R jackpot (6R jackpot game) is also referred to as “first special game”, and the jackpot game relating to 16R jackpot (16R jackpot game) is also referred to as “second special game”.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the game state after the end of the big hit game is shifted to a high probability state, a time saving state, a high base state, and the like, which will be described later, according to the type of the generated (winned) big hit. In other words, if the result of the special symbol hit determination is a big hit and the type of the big hit is any of the 16R first big hit, the 6R second big hit, and the 16R fourth big hit, the game state after the big hit game is over. It is referred to as a “high probability state, a time saving state, and a high base state” described later. On the other hand, if the result of the special symbol hit determination is a big hit and the type of the big hit is any of the 6R third big hit and the 16R fifth big hit, the game state after the big hit game is ended will be described later. "Low probability state, time saving state and high base state". From this, the 16R first jackpot, the 6R second jackpot, and the 16R fourth jackpot can be regarded as “probable jackpot”, and the 6R third jackpot and 16R fifth jackpot are “non-probable variable jackpot” (“normal jackpot” or It is also referred to as a "time saving big hit".)

  In the case where the first special symbol (special figure 1) is determined to be a jackpot, the probability of distribution to each jackpot is 5% for the 16R first jackpot, 50% for the 6R second jackpot, and 50% for the 6R second jackpot. It is 45%. On the other hand, the distribution probability to each big hit in the case of a big hit in the determination of the success or failure of the second special symbol (special figure 2) is 55% for the 16R fourth big hit and 45% for the 16R fifth big hit. Has become. That is, in the case where the hit is determined by the hit / fail judgment based on the ball entering the second starting port 21 (special figure 2 hit / fail judgment), the appearance rate (distribution probability) of the 16R big hit is 100%. The appearance rate (distribution probability) of the 16R big hit is higher than that in the case of the big hit by the hit / fail judgment based on the ball entry into the 1 starting port 20 (special figure 1 hit / fail judgment). As described above, in the present pachinko gaming machine 1, the game ball is inserted into the second starting port 21 rather than the jackpot is determined in the hit / non-judgment judgment (special figure 1 hit / non-judgment judgment) performed when the game ball enters the first starting port 20. It is set such that the greater the hit in the hit / fail determination (the special figure 2 hit / fail determination) performed upon entering the ball, the more likely it is to be advantageous to the player. For this reason, the player plays the game in expectation of the ball entering the second starting port 21. This is particularly noticeable during the operation of the opening extension function (described later) in which the frequency of entering the second starting port 21 increases (during the occurrence of the high base state).

  Here, in the present pachinko gaming machine 1, the determination as to whether or not a big hit is made based on a "special symbol hit / fail judgment random number (also referred to as" hit / fail judgment information ")". Is determined based on "big hit type determining random numbers (also referred to as" symbol determining random numbers "and" symbol determining information ")." As shown in FIG. 7A, the random number for special symbol hit determination takes a value in a range of “0 to 629”, and the random number for jackpot type determination takes a value in a range of “0 to 99”. In addition, random numbers (acquisition information) obtained based on a ball entering the first starting port 20 or the second starting port 21 include a “variable pattern random number” in addition to the special symbol hit / fail determination random number and the jackpot type determination random number. (Also referred to as “variation pattern information”).

  The fluctuation pattern random number is a random number for determining a fluctuation pattern including a fluctuation time, and takes a value in a range from “0 to 198”. Further, the random numbers acquired based on the passage through the gate 28 include a random number for determining whether or not a symbol is correct as shown in FIG. The normal symbol hit / fail determination random number is a random number for determining whether or not to perform an auxiliary game for opening the second starting port 21 (normal symbol lottery), and takes a value in a range of “0 to 240”.

  Next, the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. The pachinko gaming machine 1 has a plurality of gaming states by a combination in which the probability variation function, the variation time reduction function, and the opening extension function for the special symbol and the ordinary symbol are activated or deactivated. The state in which the probability variation function is activated for special symbols (first special symbol and second special symbol) is referred to as “high probability state” or “probable change state”, and the state in which the probability variation function is not activated is referred to as “low probability state” or “low probability state”. Normal state ". In the high probability state, the probability of being determined to be a big hit in the special symbol hit determination is higher than in the normal state. That is, in the normal state, the hit determination is performed by using the big hit determination table for the normal state, but in the high probability state, the big hit determination table for the high probability state has a large number of special symbol hit determination random numbers determined to be a big hit. The result is used to determine the correctness (see FIG. 8A). That is, when the special symbol probability variation function is activated, the probability of the special symbol variation display being a big hit (stop symbol being a big hit symbol) is higher than when the special symbol is not activated. The activation / deactivation of the probability variation function is controlled by the main control board 80 (game control microcomputer 81). Accordingly, the main control board 80 (the game control microcomputer 81) serves as a probability setting means that can set the winning probability (big hit probability) of the special symbol winning / falling determination to a low probability (first probability) or a high probability (second probability). It works.

  The state in which the variation time reduction function is activated for special symbols (the first special symbol and the second special symbol) is called a "time reduction state" or a "shortened variation state", and the state in which the variable time reduction function is not activated is a "non-time reduction state". ”Or“ normal fluctuation state ”. In the time saving state, the average value of the fluctuation time of the special symbol (the time from the start of the fluctuation display to the time of the confirmation display) is shorter than the average value of the fluctuation time of the special symbol in the non-time reduction state. That is, in the time-saving state, the fluctuation pattern is determined using the fluctuation pattern table determined so that the fluctuation pattern with the shorter fluctuation time is selected more than in the non-time-saving state (see FIG. 9). . As a result, in the time-saving state, the pace of digestion of the special figure reservation becomes faster, and an effective ball entry (a ball that can be stored as the special figure reservation) into the starting port is likely to occur. Therefore, it is possible to aim for a big hit with a smooth progress of the game. The activation / deactivation of the variation time reduction function is controlled by the main control board 80 (game control microcomputer 81). Therefore, the main control board 80 (the game control microcomputer 81) functions as a shortened fluctuation state setting unit capable of setting a shortened fluctuation state in which the fluctuation time of the special symbol is shorter than usual.

  The probability variation function and the variation time reduction function for special symbols (first special symbol and second special symbol) may operate at the same time, or only one of them may operate. Then, the probability changing function and the changing time reducing function for the ordinary symbol are operated in synchronization with the changing time reducing function for the special symbol. That is, the probability variation function and the variation time reduction function of the ordinary symbol operate in the special symbol time reduction state and do not operate in the non-hour reduction state. For this reason, in the time reduction state, the hit probability in the normal symbol right / wrong determination is higher than in the non-time reduction state. Specifically, in the time saving state, the normal symbol hit determination table is used by using a normal symbol hit determination table in which the value of the normal symbol random number (hit random number) determined to be a hit is larger than the normal symbol hit determination table used in the non-time saving state. Ordinary symbol determination) is performed (see FIG. 8C).

  Further, in the time reduction state, the fluctuation time of the symbol is usually shorter than in the non-time reduction state. In this embodiment, the fluctuation time of the symbol is normally 30 seconds in the non-time reduction state, but is 1 second in the time reduction state (see FIG. 8D). Further, in the time saving state, the opening time extension function of the variable winning device 22 (second starting port 21) is activated, and the opening time of the second starting port 21 in the auxiliary game is longer than in the non-time saving state. In addition, in the time saving state, the opening number increasing function of the variable winning device 22 is activated, and the opening number of the second starting port 21 in the auxiliary game is larger than in the non-time saving state. Specifically, when the result of the ordinary symbol hit / fail judgment is a hit in the non-time saving state, the movable member 23 of the variable winning device 22 (the second starting port 21) performs the opening operation for 0.2 seconds once, and the time saving state When the result of the ordinary symbol hit / fail judgment is a hit, the movable member 23 of the variable winning device 22 (the second starting port 21) performs the opening operation for 2.0 seconds three times.

  Under the condition that the probability variation function and the variation time reduction function for the normal symbol, and the opening time extension function and the opening number increasing function of the variable winning device 22 are activated, the state is compared to the case where these functions are not activated. As a result, the second starting port 21 is frequently opened, and the frequency of game balls entering the second starting port 21 increases (also referred to as a “high frequency state”). As a result, the base, which is the ratio of the number of award balls to the number of launch balls, increases. Therefore, a state in which these functions are operating is referred to as a “high base state”, and a state in which these functions are not operating is referred to as a “low base state”. In the high base state, a big hit can be aimed at without greatly reducing the number of game balls (holding balls) on hand.

  The high base state (high frequency state) may not be the state in which all the functions described above operate. That is, the probability variation function and the variation time reduction function for the normal symbol, and the activation of at least one of the opening time extension function and the opening frequency increasing function of the variable winning device 22 are activated when the function is not activated. It is only necessary that the second starting port 21 is easily opened (the frequency of entering the ball is high). Further, the high base state may be controlled independently without accompanying the special symbol time reduction state. The function of generating such a high base state can also be referred to as a “high base generation function”.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as described above, the game after the big hit game (after the special game) when any of the 16R first big hit, the 6R second big hit and the 16R fourth big hit is achieved. The state is a special symbol high probability state, a special symbol time saving state, and a high base state (see FIG. 6). This game state is particularly referred to as a “highly accurate high base state”. The high-accuracy high base state ends when a predetermined number of special symbol fluctuation displays are executed or when a big hit is performed and a big hit game is executed. This high-probability high base state is a so-called “probable change state” for the player.

  In addition, the game state after the big hit game (after the special game) in the case of any of the 6R third big hit and the 16R fifth big hit becomes a normal state of the special symbol (low probability state) and a time reduction of the special symbol. State and the high base state (see FIG. 6). This game state is particularly referred to as a “low-probability high base state”. The low-probability high base state ends when a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times) of a special symbol is displayed or a big hit is won and the big hit game is executed.

  Note that the “low-probability-high-base state” is also referred to as a “first gaming state”, and the “high-probability-high-base state” is also referred to as a “second gaming state”. Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, three game states of “low-probability low-base state”, “low-probability-high-base state”, and “high-precision-high-base state” can be set as the game state. In addition, a special symbol high probability state and a special symbol non-saving time state and a low base state, that is, a “highly accurate low base state” may be settable.

  In the high base state such as the low certainty high base state (first game state) and the high certainty high base state (second game state), it is advantageous to make the game ball enter the right game area 3B by right-handing to advance the game. it can. In the high base state, the second starting port 21 is more easily opened than in the low base state, and it is easier to enter the second starting port 21 than to enter the first starting port 20. This is because (the second starting port has a higher possibility of entering a game ball than the first starting port). For this reason, a right strike is performed to allow the game ball to enter the second starting port 21 while allowing the game ball to pass through the gate 28, which is a trigger for determining whether or not the symbol is correct. As a result, a larger number of starting balls (opportunities for determining whether or not a special symbol is accepted) can be obtained as compared with the case where a left hit is performed. In this state, the lighting of the launch direction indicator 47 is controlled in a predetermined manner to notify that the game ball should be fired aiming at the right game area 3B (right strike instruction notification).

  On the other hand, in the low base state (for example, the low-probability low base state), it is possible to advance the game more advantageously when the game ball enters the left game area 3A by left-handing. In the low base state, the second starting port 21 is less likely to be opened than in the high base state, and entering the first starting port 20 is easier than entering the second starting port 21. This is because the first starting port has a higher possibility of entering a game ball than the second starting port. Therefore, a left hit is performed so that the game ball enters the first starting port 20. As a result, a larger number of starting balls (opportunities for determining whether or not a special symbol is accepted) can be obtained as compared with the case of right-handing. In this state, the firing direction indicator 47 is controlled to be turned on (display control) in a predetermined manner, and notifies that the game ball should be fired aiming at the left game area 3A (left hit instruction notification).

  Here, the launch direction indicator 47 is composed of two LEDs “yz”, and indicates the launch direction by turning on the LEDs according to the game state. For example, in the low base state, it is possible to notify that the LED should be fired to the left game area as a display mode in which both LEDs are turned off, such as “y □ z □” (for example, □: turned off, Δ: turned on). it can. Further, in the high base state, it is possible to inform that the right game area should be fired as a display mode in which both LEDs are turned on, such as “y ■ z ■” (for example, □: turned off, Δ: turned on). it can.

[Main control main processing]
Next, the operation of the game control microcomputer 81 (control processing by the main control unit 80) will be described based on FIGS. Note that counters, flags, statuses, buffers, and the like that appear in the description of the operation of the game control microcomputer 81 are provided in the RAM of the main control board 80. When the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on, the game control microcomputer 81 provided on the main control board 80 reads out and executes the main control main processing program shown in FIG. 10 from the ROM of the main control board 80. As shown in the figure, in the main control main process, first, an initial setting is performed (S101). In the initial setting, for example, setting of a stack, setting of a constant, setting of an interrupt time, setting of a CPU of the main control board 80, setting of SIO, PIO, CTC (controller for interrupt time), and setting of various flags, status and counters are performed. Perform reset, etc. The initial value of the flag is “0”, that is, “OFF”, the initial value of the status is “1”, and the initial value of the counter is “0”. The initial setting (S101) is executed only once after the power is turned on, and is not executed thereafter.

  Subsequent to the initial setting (S101), interrupts are prohibited (S102), and normal symbol / special symbol main random number update processing (S103) is executed. In the ordinary symbol / special symbol main random number updating process (S103), an update is performed by adding 1 to the values of the various random number counters shown in FIG. When the value of each random number counter reaches the upper limit value, it returns to “0” and is added again. Note that the initial value of each random number counter may be a value other than “0” or may be changed randomly. The updated random number counter value is sequentially stored in a predetermined update value storage area (not shown) of the RAM of the main control board 80.

  When the normal symbol / special symbol main random number updating process (S103) ends, an interrupt is permitted (S104). While the interruption is permitted, the execution of the interruption processing (S105) is enabled. This interrupt processing (S105) is executed based on an interrupt pulse repeatedly input to the CPU of the main control board 80 at a cycle of, for example, 4 ms. After the interruption process (S105) is completed, before the next interruption process (S105) is started, the updating process of the various counter values by the regular symbol / special symbol main random number updating process (S103) is repeated. Be executed. When an interrupt pulse is input to the CPU in the interrupt disabled state, the interrupt processing (S105) is not started immediately, but is started after the interrupt is enabled (S104).

[Interrupt processing]
Next, the interrupt processing (S105) will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, in the interrupt process (S105), first, an output process (S201) is executed. In the output process (S201), a command (control signal) set in an output buffer provided in the RAM of the main control board 80 in each process described below is output to the sub control board 90, the payout control board 110, and the like. I do. The command or the like output here includes information on the game state, the result of the special symbol hit / fail judgment, the symbol as the big hit type, the fluctuation pattern, and the like. The command is composed of, for example, 2 bytes of information. The upper one byte is information on the type of command, and the lower one byte is information on the content of the command.

  In the input process (S202) performed subsequent to the output process (S201), various sensors (first starting port sensor 20a, second starting port sensor 21a, special winning opening sensor 30a, etc.) mainly attached to the pachinko gaming machine 1 are used. , See FIG. 5), and stores it in the output buffer of the RAM as prize ball information. Also, a detection signal from a lower plate fullness detection sensor (not shown) for detecting the fullness of the lower plate 62 is taken in and stored in the output buffer of the RAM as lower plate full data.

  The normal symbol / special symbol main random number updating process (S203) performed next is the same as the normal symbol / special symbol main random number updating process (S103) performed in the main control main process of FIG. That is, the update processing of the various random number counter values (including the normal symbol random number counter value) shown in FIG. (The period until the next interrupt processing (S105) is started).

  Following the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S203), a starting port sensor detection process (S204), a starting ball entry process (S205), a normal symbol operation process (S206), and a special symbol operation process (S207), which will be described later. Then, the pending ball number process (S208) and the power-off monitoring process (S209) are executed. After that, other processing not deeply related to the present invention (S210) is executed, and the interruption processing (S105) is ended. Then, the processing of S102 to S104 of the main control main processing is repeatedly executed until an interrupt pulse is input to the CPU of the main control board 80 next (see FIG. 10), and when the interrupt pulse is input (about 4 ms) After that, the interrupt processing (S105) is executed again. In the output processing (S201) of the interrupt processing (S105) executed again, the command or the like set in the output buffer of the RAM in the previous interrupt processing (S105) is output.

[Start port sensor detection processing]
As shown in FIG. 12, in the starting port sensor detection process (S204), first, it is determined whether or not a game ball has passed through the gate 28, that is, whether or not a game ball has been detected by the gate sensor 28a (S301). ). If the game ball has not passed through the gate 28 (NO in S301), the process proceeds to S305, and if the game ball has passed through the gate 28 (YES in S301), the number of ordinary design holding balls (normal (Specifically, the value of a counter that counts the number of regular drawing reservations provided in the RAM) is less than 4 (S302).

  If the number of normally reserved balls is not less than 4 (NO in S302), the process proceeds to S305. On the other hand, if the number of ordinary symbol retaining balls is less than 4 (YES in S302), “1” is added to the number of ordinary symbol retaining balls (S303), and an ordinary symbol random number acquisition process (S304) is performed. In the normal symbol random number acquisition process (S304), the value of the random symbol counter for determining whether or not the symbol is correct, which is stored in the update value storage area (not shown) of the RAM (label-TRND-H, see FIG. 7B) Is obtained, and the obtained random number value (acquisition information) is stored in an address space according to the current number of ordinary symbol retaining balls in the general figure retaining storage unit provided in the RAM of the main control board 80.

  In S305, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the second starting port 21, that is, whether or not a game ball has been detected by the second starting port sensor 21a (S305). If a game ball has not entered the second starting port 21 (NO in S305), the process proceeds to S309, and if a game ball has entered the second starting port 21 (YES in S305). , The number of special figure 2 reserved balls (the number of second special figure pending, specifically, the value of a counter provided in the RAM of the main control unit 80 for counting the number of second special figure pending) is less than 4 (upper limit number). Is determined (S306). If the number of special figure 2 reserved balls is not less than 4 (NO in S306), the process proceeds to S309, and if the number of special figure 2 reserved balls is less than 4 (YES in S306), the special figure 2 is added to the number of reserved balls (S307).

  Subsequently, a special figure 2 related random number acquisition process (S308) is performed. In the special figure 2 related random number acquisition process (S308), the value of the special symbol success / failure determination random number counter (label-TRND-A) stored in the update value storage area (not shown) of the RAM, the big hit type determination random number The value of the counter (label-TRND-AS) and the value of the variation pattern random number counter (label-TRND-T1) are acquired (that is, the value of the random number shown in FIG. 7A is acquired), and the acquired random number value (acquisition ) Is stored in the address space corresponding to the current number of special figure 2 reserved balls in the second special figure reserved storage unit 85b.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the first starting port 20, that is, whether or not a game ball has been detected by the first starting port sensor 20a (S309). If the game ball has not entered the first starting port 20 (NO in S309), the process is terminated. However, if the game ball has entered the first starting port 20 (YES in S309), the special map is executed. Whether the number of 1 reserved balls (the number of first special figure reservations, specifically the value of the counter for counting the number of first special figure reservations provided in the RAM of the main control unit 80) is less than 4 (upper limit number) It is determined whether or not it is (S310). If the number of special figure 1 reserved balls is not less than 4 (NO in S310), the process is terminated, but if the number of special figure 1 reserved balls is less than 4 (YES in S310), special figure 1 reserved "1" is added to the number of balls (S311).

  Subsequently, a special figure 1 related random number acquisition process (S312) is performed. In the special figure 1 related random number acquisition processing (S312), similarly to the special figure 2 related random number acquisition processing (S308), the value of the special symbol hit / fail determination counter stored in the update value storage area (not shown) of the RAM. (Label-TRND-A), the value of the jackpot type determination random number counter (label-TRND-AS), and the value of the fluctuation pattern random number counter (label-TRND-T1) (that is, the random number shown in FIG. 7A). Numerical values are obtained), and the obtained random numbers are stored in the address space according to the current number of special figure 1 reserved balls in the first special figure reserved storage unit.

[Starting ball handling process]
As shown in FIG. 11, the game control microcomputer 81 performs a start ball entry process (S205) following the start opening sensor detection process (S204). As shown in FIG. 13, in the start ball entry process (S205), first, it is determined whether or not the special figure 2 reserved ball count has increased by "1" (S315). Then, when it is determined that the number of special figure 2 reserved balls has increased by “1” (YES in S315), the process proceeds to S316. This corresponds to the case where “1” is added to the number of reserved special figure 2 balls in S307 in the starting opening sensor detection processing (S204) based on the fact that a game ball has entered the second starting opening. On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of special figure 2 reserved balls has not increased (NO in S315), the process proceeds to S319.

  In S316, the latest acquired random number value (acquisition information) acquired in the special figure 2 related random number acquisition processing (S308) in the immediately preceding starting port sensor detection processing (S204) and stored in the second special figure holding storage unit is read (S316). S316). Next, the obtained random number value related to the read second special symbol is determined (S317). In S317, of the read random number values, the value of the special symbol hit / fail judgment random number counter (special symbol hit / fail judgment random number value) is a big hit according to the current gaming state (low probability state or high probability state). If the result of the determination is a big hit, the type of the big hit is further determined. The determination in S317 is a prior determination (S1303, S1304) in which the determination as to whether or not to hold the special figure 2 (determination as to whether or not a big hit has occurred) is performed prior to the determination as to whether or not the special figure 2 is to be determined (S1202). This corresponds to a so-called “suspended look-ahead”).

  It should be noted that the pre-judgment as to whether or not a big hit is made in a big hit determination table (see FIG. 8A), that is, in a high probability state, a big hit determination table for a high probability state, or in a normal state (low probability state). For example, it is possible to determine whether or not it matches the big hit determination value based on the big hit determination table for the normal state. Further, as another pre-determination mode, a variation pattern information determination table for a normal state (for a low probability state) and a variation pattern information determination table for a high probability state (for a high probability state) can be used to determine variation pattern information. And a fluctuation pattern information determination table. In the preliminary determination, predetermined variation pattern information is selected based on the obtained random number value (such as the value of a special symbol success / failure determination random number counter) and a variation pattern information determination table corresponding to a game state. It is possible to Then, based on the selected variation pattern information, it is possible to identify whether or not a big hit, a big hit type, a game effect with a high hit reliability is executed, and the like.

  Next, in S318, game information (advance judgment information) related to the result of the pre-judgment in S317, specifically, information (whether or not) indicating whether or not the random number value for special symbol hit determination matches the jackpot determination value, Command data including information indicating the value of the random number counter for determining the jackpot type (random number for determining the jackpot type), information indicating the value of the variable pattern random number counter (variable pattern random number value), etc. And the command is set in the output buffer of the RAM (S318). A part or all of the value of the special figure 2 acquisition random number read in S316 may be directly transmitted to the sub-control board as the special figure 2 start entering command, or the value of the special figure 2 acquisition random number may be transmitted. May not be transmitted as it is, but may transmit game information (for example, the above-described fluctuation pattern information or the like) acquired based on the value of the special figure 2 acquisition random number.

  Also, by analyzing the special figure 2 start ball entry command transmitted from the main control unit 80 by the sub control unit 90, it is information related to the big hit, what the big hit type is, and what the fluctuation pattern is And the like can be identified by the sub-control unit 90. In addition, in this embodiment, in addition to this, by analyzing the special figure 2 start entering ball command, whether the obtained special figure 2 acquisition random number is a big hit when determined in a high probability state, and a low probability It is possible to specify whether or not a big hit will occur if the state is determined. Accordingly, the sub-control unit 90 stores the received special figure 2 start ball entry command as a hold (effect hold information), pre-determines the effect hold information at a specific timing, and determines whether or not it is successful in a low probability state. It is possible to determine whether or not the effect hold information determined to be a big hit is stored.

  From the viewpoint of fraud prevention, the special symbol success / failure determination random number value among the acquired random number values read in S316 is not transmitted to the sub-control unit as it is, and the value of the other big hit type determination random number counter (big hit value) is not transmitted. Command data including information indicating the type determination random number value), information indicating the value of the variation pattern random number counter (variation pattern random number value), and information indicating the result of the preliminary determination is generated as a special figure 2 starting ball entry command. It is possible to set.

  Next, in S319, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved special figure 1 spheres has increased by "1", similarly to the processing relating to the special figure 2 described above (S319). If it is determined that the number of special figure 1 reserved balls has increased by “1” (YES in S319), the process proceeds to S320. This corresponds to a case where “1” is added to the number of reserved special figure 1 balls in S311 in the starting opening sensor detection processing (S204) based on the fact that a game ball has entered the first starting opening. On the other hand, if it is determined in S319 that the number of special figure 1 reserved balls has not increased (NO in S319), the process ends.

  In S320, it is determined whether or not the time reduction flag is ON (S320). If it is determined that the time reduction flag is ON, that is, it is in the high base state (YES in S320), the process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in S320 that the time reduction flag is OFF, that is, it is in the low base state (NO in S320), the process proceeds to S321 and subsequent processes relating to the preliminary determination. Here, when the time reduction flag is ON, that is, when the current gaming state is the high base state, the opening extension function for increasing the frequency of entering the second starting port 21 is activated, It is in a state where determination (see FIG. 8B) is likely to be made. Further, in the present embodiment, as described later, the special figure 2 suspension digestion (variable display of the second special symbol) is executed prior to the special figure 1 suspension digestion (variable display of the first special symbol). (A so-called special figure 2 priority variation machine). In such a configuration, for example, the preliminary determination of Toku-zu 1 is performed, and the result is notified to the player by an effect such as a notice. If the result of the preliminary determination is clearly a big hit, the player Using the priority of the special figure 2 reservation digestion, the special figure 2 reservation is intentionally eliminated at an arbitrary timing (set to “0”), and the big hit according to the special figure 1 in which the result of the preliminary determination is shown is shown. Technical intervention such as intentional generation is possible. It is not preferable from the viewpoint of fairness of the game that the player can adjust the timing of generating the big hit in this way. For this reason, when the current gaming state is not the low base state but the high base state (YES in S320), the processing related to the advance determination of the special figure 1 after S321 is not performed, and this processing is ended. .

  The processing of S321 to S323 is the same as the processing of S316 to S318 described above for the special figure 1. That is, the latest acquired random number value (acquisition information) acquired in the special figure 1 related random number acquisition processing (S312) in the starting port sensor detection processing (S204) and stored in the first special figure holding storage unit is read (S321). Preliminary determination is performed on the read acquired random number value (S322). Then, command data including the game information according to the preliminary determination is generated as a special figure 1 start ball entry command, and the command is set in the output buffer of the RAM (S323). Note that the preliminary determination (pre-read ahead) of S322 is performed prior to the hit / fail determination (S1603, S1604) in the special figure 1 hit / fail determination processing (S1207) described later.

[Public figure operation processing]
The game control microcomputer 81 performs a general-purpose operation process (S206) shown in FIG. 14 subsequent to the start ball entry process (S205). In the general-purpose operation process (S206), the process relating to the normal symbol display 42 and the variable winning device 22 is divided into four stages, and “normal-purpose operation status 1, 2, 3, 4” is assigned to each of these stages. . If the “usual figure operation status” is “1” (YES in S401), a normal symbol standby process (S402) is performed, and if the “usual figure operation status” is “2” (S401). NO, S403: YES), the normal symbol change processing (S404) is performed, and if the "general symbol operation status" is "3" (S401, S403: NO, S405: YES), the normal symbol is fixed. The process (S406) is performed, and when the “normal drawing operation status” is “4” (all of S401, S403, and S405 are NO), the normal electric accessory processing (S407) is performed. The normal operation status is "1" in the initial setting.

[Normal symbol standby processing]
As shown in FIG. 15, in the ordinary symbol standby process (S402), first, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls of the ordinary symbol is “0” (S501), and if it is “0” (YES in S501). ), End this process. On the other hand, if it is not "0" (NO in S501), a normal symbol hit / fail determination process described later is performed (S502), and then a normal symbol variation pattern selection process is performed (S503). In the normal symbol variation pattern selection process, if the gaming state is a time reduction state, a normal symbol variation pattern having a variation time of 1 second is selected with reference to the ordinary symbol variation pattern selection table shown in FIG. I do. On the other hand, if the gaming state is the non-time saving state, the normal symbol fluctuation pattern in which the normal symbol fluctuation time is 30 seconds is selected. After the normal symbol variation pattern selection process (S503) is completed, a later-described ordinary symbol random number shift process (S504) is performed, and then, a normal symbol variation start process (S505) is performed, and the process ends. In the ordinary symbol variation start process, the variation display of the ordinary symbol is started based on the ordinary symbol variation pattern selected in S503, and the ordinary operation status is set to “2”. In the normal symbol change start process, a normal symbol change start command is set to notify the sub-control board 90 of the start of the normal symbol change.

[Normal symbol hit / fail judgment processing]
As shown in FIG. 16, in the ordinary symbol hit / fail judgment process (S502), first, the value (label-TRND-H) of the normal symbol hit / non-check random number counter stored in the ordinary symbol holding storage unit is read (S601). . Next, it is determined whether or not the time reduction flag is ON (that is, whether or not the gaming state is the time reduction state) (S602). In S602, if it is determined that the time reduction flag is ON, that is, it is determined that the vehicle is in the time reduction state (YES in S602), the table for the time reduction state (the collision determination value is “ 0 ”to“ 239 ”), a determination is made as to whether or not a hit has occurred, based on the high-probability general-purpose approval / disapproval determination (S604), and the process proceeds to S605. That is, it is determined whether or not the read value (label-TRND-H) of the read random number counter for determining whether the symbol is correct matches any of the hit determination values. On the other hand, if it is determined in S602 that the time reduction flag is not ON, that is, it is in the non-time reduction state (NO in S602), the non-time reduction state table (hit) in the normal symbol hit determination table shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not a hit has been made based on the low-probability ordinary figure right / wrong determination based on the determination values “0” and “1” (S603), and the process proceeds to S605. Then, it is determined whether or not the result of the general figure hit / fail determination (S603, S604) is a hit (normal figure hit) (S605). (A pattern outside the normal figure) is determined (S606), and the process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined in S605 that the hit is a hit (normal symbol hit) (YES in S605), a hit normal symbol (symbol hit symbol) to be stopped and displayed is determined (S607), and the hit flag is turned ON (S608). ), Finish the process.

[Regular pattern random number shift processing]
As shown in FIG. 17, in the normal symbol random number shifting process (S504), first, the number of ordinary symbol retaining balls is decremented by 1 (S701). Next, the storage location of each of the general-purpose reservations in the general-purpose reservation storage unit is shifted by one to the side read from the current position (S702). Then, the address space, which is the storage location of the highest-order pending storage in the general-purpose reserve storage unit, is emptied (“0”), that is, the RAM area corresponding to the fourth general-purpose reserve storage is cleared to 0 (S703). ), Finish the process. In this way, the general drawing reservation is digested in the reservation order.

[Processing during normal symbol fluctuation]
As shown in FIG. 18, in the normal symbol change processing (S404), first, it is determined whether or not the change time of the normal symbol has elapsed (S801). If not (NO in S801), the process ends. . On the other hand, if the time has elapsed (YES in S801), a normal symbol change stop command is set (S802), and the ordinary symbol operation status is set to "3" (S803). Then, other processing is performed, such as stopping the fluctuation display of the ordinary symbol with a display result (hit ordinary symbol or out-of-range ordinary symbol) according to the determination result of the random number for the ordinary symbol hit determination (S804). Finish.

[Normal symbol confirmation processing]
As shown in FIG. 19, in the ordinary symbol determination process (S406), first, it is determined whether or not the ordinary symbol hit flag is ON (S901). If the ordinary figure flag is not ON (NO in S901), the ordinary figure operation status is set to "1" (S905), and this processing is ended. On the other hand, if the ordinary figure hit flag is ON (YES in S901), it is subsequently determined whether the time reduction flag is ON, that is, whether the vehicle is in the time reduction state (S902). If it is during the time reduction state (YES in S902), the release pattern in the time reduction state is set as the release pattern of the variable winning device 22 (second starting port 21) (S903). As described above, the opening pattern during the time saving state is an opening pattern in which the opening for 2.0 seconds is repeated three times. Therefore, "3" is set to the second starting port opening counter for counting the number of times the second starting port 21 is opened.

  On the other hand, if it is in the non-time saving state (NO in S902), the opening pattern in the non-time saving state is set as the opening pattern of the variable winning device 22 (second starting port 21) (S906). The release pattern in the non-time saving state is, as described above, an release pattern in which release for 0.2 seconds is performed once. Therefore, "1" is set to the second starting port opening counter. Then, following the setting of the release pattern (S903, S906), the general-purpose operation status is set to "4" (S904), and this processing ends.

[Normal electric accessory processing]
As shown in FIG. 20, in the ordinary electric accessory processing (S407), first, it is determined whether or not the end-of-normal-draw flag is ON (S1001). The ordinary figure hit end flag is a flag indicating that the opening of the second starting port 21 has ended in the auxiliary game executed as a hit.

  If the normal flag end flag is not ON (NO in S1001), it is determined whether or not the second starting port 21 is being opened (S1002). If it is not being opened (NO in S1002), it is determined whether or not it is time to open the second starting port 21 (timing) (S1003). If not (NO in S1003), the process is terminated. If there is (YES in S1003), the second starting port 21 is opened (S1004), and the process ends. On the other hand, if the second starting port 21 is being opened (YES in S1002), it is determined whether or not it is time to close the second starting port 21 (ie, whether the second starting port 21 has been opened or not). Is determined (S1005), and if it has not reached (NO in S1005), the process is terminated. If it has reached (YES in S1005), the second starting port 21 is closed (closed). ) (S1006).

  Then, following the closing process of the second opening 21 (S1006), the value of the second opening counter is decremented by 1 (S1007), and whether or not the value of the second opening counter is "0". A determination is made (S1008). If it is not “0” (NO in S1008), the processing is terminated as it is in order to open the second starting port 21 again. On the other hand, if it is "0" (YES in S1008), a per-figure per end process for terminating the auxiliary game is performed (S1009), and a per-figure per end flag is set (S1010), thus ending the processing. Note that the second starting port opening counter becomes “0” when the opening of the second starting port 21 (opening operation of the movable member 23) is performed three times during the time reduction state, and during the non-time saving state. When the opening of the second starting port 21 is performed once, it becomes “0”.

  On the other hand, if the end flag per ordinary drawing is ON in S1001 (YES in S1001), the opening operation of the second starting port 21 set in S903 or S906 has been completed. The hit end flag is turned off (S1011), the normal hit flag is turned off (S1012), the normal operation status is set to "1" (S1013), and the process ends. As a result, in the next interruption process, the ordinary symbol standby process (S402) is executed again as the ordinary symbol operation process (FIG. 13).

[Special figure operation processing]
As shown in FIG. 11, the game control microcomputer 81 performs a special figure operation process (S207) following the ordinary diagram operation process (S206). In the special figure operation process (S207), as shown in FIG. 21, the processing relating to the special symbol display 41 and the special winning device 31 is divided into four stages, and each of these stages is referred to as "special figure operation status 1, 2, 3". , 4 ". When the "special figure operation status" is "1" (YES in S1101), a special symbol standby process (S1102) is performed, and when the "special figure operation status" is "2" (S1101). NO, S1103: YES), special symbol variation processing (S1104) is performed, and if the "special figure operation status" is "3" (S1101, NO in S1103, YES in S1105), the special symbol is determined. The process (S1106) is performed, and when the "special figure operation status" is "4" (S1101, S1103, and S1105 are all NO), the special electric auditors product process (S1107) as a big hit game is performed. The special figure operation status is “1” in the initial setting.

[Special symbol standby processing]
As shown in FIG. 22, in the special symbol standby processing (S1102), first, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls of the second starting port 21 (that is, the number of reserved special figure 2 balls) is “0” (S1201). ). If the number of reserved balls in special figure 2 is “0” (YES in S1201), that is, if there is no storage of the random number counter value acquired due to the entry into the second starting port 21, the first starting It is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls in the mouth 20 (that is, the number of reserved balls in the special figure 1) is “0” (S1206). When the number of reserved balls in special figure 1 is also “0” (YES in S1206), that is, when there is no storage of the random number counter value acquired due to entering the first starting port 20, the image It is determined whether or not the process of setting the display screen 7a of the display device 7 as the standby screen is in progress (during the demonstration screen for waiting for a customer) (S1211), and if the process is set as the standby screen (YES in S1211). If the process is completed and the standby screen is not being processed (NO in S1211), a standby screen setting process is executed to display the standby screen (S1212).

  In the case where the number of reserved special figure 2 balls is not “0” in S1201 (NO in S1201), that is, when there is one or more storage of the random number counter value acquired due to the ball entering the second starting port 21, The special figure 2 hit / fail judgment processing (S1202), the special figure 2 variation pattern selection processing (S1203), the special figure 2 random number shift processing (S1204), and the special figure 2 variation start processing (S1205) are performed in this order. If the number of reserved balls in the special figure 2 is "0" but the number of reserved balls in the special figure 1 is not "0" (YES in S1201, NO in S1206), that is, the random number counter value of the second starting port 21 Although there is no storage, if there is at least one storage of the random number counter value acquired due to the ball entering the first starting port 20, the special figure 1 hit / fail determination processing (S1207) described later, the special figure 1 change The pattern selection processing (S1208), the special figure 1 random number shift processing (S1209), and the special figure 1 change start processing (S1210) are performed in this order. As described above, in the present embodiment, the change display of the first special symbol based on the first special figure reservation is performed only when the second special figure reservation is “0” (YES in S1201). That is, the digestion of the second special figure reservation (variable display of the second special symbol) is executed prior to the digestion of the first special figure reservation (variable display of the first special symbol). Then, in the present embodiment, it is easier for the player to determine whether the winning or rejecting is based on the second special map reservation than the winning or rejecting determination based on the first special map reservation (FIG. 8B). See).

[Special figure 2 hit / fail judgment processing]
As shown in FIG. 23, in the special figure 2 win / fail determination processing (S1202), first, as the determination value, the lowest area of the second special figure hold storage unit 85b of the RAM (that is, the first area of the second special figure hold) The value (label-TRND-A) of the random number counter for special symbol hit / fail judgment stored in the (oldest memory) stored in the (RAM area corresponding to) is read (S1301). Next, it is determined whether or not the probable change flag is ON, that is, whether or not it is in the high probability state (S1302). If the state is not the high probability state (NO in S1302), that is, if the state is the normal state, the big hit determination table for the normal state in the big hit determination table shown in FIG. 8A (the big hit determination values are "3" and "3"). 397 ”) based on the result (S1303). On the other hand, if the state is in the high probability state (YES in S1302), the hit determination is made based on the large hit determination table for the high probability state in the big hit determination table (S1304). In the jackpot determination table for the high probability state, the jackpot determination values are “3”, “53”, “113”, “173”, “227”, “281”, “337”, “397”, “449”. , "503".

  When the result of the jackpot determination (S1303, S1304) is determined to be "big hit" (YES in S1305), the value (label-TRND-AS) of the jackpot type determination random number counter is read out, and FIG. The big hit type is determined based on the big hit type determination table shown (S1307), the big hit symbol is determined based on the value of the big hit type determination random number (S1308), the big hit flag is turned ON (S1309), and the process is terminated. . On the other hand, when it is determined that the result of the big hit determination (S1303, S1304) is not "big hit" (NO in S1305), a lost symbol is determined (S1306), and the process is terminated. In addition, in the case of the hit determination of the first special symbol, the jackpot type is determined using the jackpot type determination table for the first special symbol, and in the case of the hit determination of the second special symbol, the hit determination is performed for the second special symbol. The big hit type is determined using the big hit type determination table. Here, the jackpot determination (special symbol hit / fail determination) and the jackpot type determination determination may be referred to as “judgment”, respectively, or may be referred to as “judgment” including the jackpot determination and the type of the jackpot symbol. Good. These results may also be referred to as “determination results”.

  Here, the round display 45 is composed of two LEDs, a 6R lamp and a 16R lamp (see FIG. 4). Then, for example, when a 6R big hit occurs, the 6R lamp is lit and displayed at a timing when the corresponding big hit symbol is definitely displayed. Specifically, a display mode such as “6 ▲ 16R △” is obtained. When the big hit is reached, the 16R lamp is lit at the timing when the corresponding big hit symbol is definitely displayed. Specifically, a display mode such as “6 △ 16R ▲” is obtained.

[Special figure 2 fluctuation pattern selection processing]
In the special symbol standby process (FIG. 22), the special figure 2 variation pattern selection process is performed (S1203) following the special figure 2 hit / fail determination process (S1202). As shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, in the special figure 2 variation pattern selection process (S1203), first, it is determined whether or not the gaming state is a time saving state (whether or not a time saving flag is ON) (S1401). ). If it is determined in S1401 that the vehicle is not in the time saving state (NO in S1401), that is, if the vehicle is in the non-time saving state, then it is determined whether the big hit flag is ON (S1402). In S1402, when it is determined that the big hit flag is ON (YES in S1402), referring to the non-time saving state big hit table (the portion corresponding to the non-time saving state and big hit in the fluctuation pattern table shown in FIG. 9), A variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value (label-TRND-T1) (S1403). In this embodiment, any one of the fluctuation patterns P1 to P3 is selected. In this embodiment, if the fluctuation pattern is determined, the fluctuation time is also determined. Next, the process proceeds to S1404.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S1402 that the big hit flag is not ON (NO in S1402), then it is determined whether the number of reserved second special symbols is “1” or “2” (S1405). The number of reservations here is the number of storages including information for determining the fluctuation pattern by the present process, and thus the number of storages to be reserved is any one of “1” to “4”. Then, if it is determined in S1405 that the number of holds is “1” or “2” (YES in S1405), the first hold number departure table (the non-time-saving state and deviate from the fluctuation pattern table shown in FIG. 9) The variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value (label-TRND-T1) with reference to the number of reserved balls “1, 2” (S1406). In this embodiment, any one of the fluctuation patterns P4 to P7 is selected. On the other hand, if it is determined in S1405 that the hold number is not “1” or “2”, that is, “3” or “4” (NO in S1405), the second hold number out-of-order table (variation shown in FIG. 9) The variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value (label-TRND-T1) with reference to the non-time saving state, the departure and the number of retained balls “3, 4” in the pattern table (S1407). ). In this embodiment, any one of the fluctuation patterns P8 to P11 is selected. Further, the possibility of selecting a variation pattern of a relatively long variation time is set to be higher in the first reserved number deviation table than in the second reserved number deviation table. In addition, the shortest change time (12000 ms) that can be selected is also longer than that of the second hold count deviation table (4000 ms).

  If it is determined in S1401 that the vehicle is in the time saving state (YES in S1401), it is determined whether the big hit flag is ON (S1408). If it is determined in S1408 that the big hit flag is ON (YES in S1408), the fluctuation pattern is referred to the time saving state big hit table (the portion corresponding to the time saving state and the big hit in the fluctuation pattern table shown in FIG. 9). A variation pattern is selected based on the random number counter value (label-TRND-T1) (S1409). In this embodiment, any one of the fluctuation patterns P12 to P14 is selected.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S1408 that the big hit flag is not ON (NO in S1408), then it is determined whether the number of holds is “1” (S1410). The number of reservations here is the same as described above, and the number of reservations is any one of “1” to “4”. In S1410, when it is determined that the number of holds is “1” (YES in S1410), the third hold number departure table (in the variation pattern table shown in FIG. With reference to the corresponding part), a variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value (label-TRND-T1) (S1411). In this embodiment, any one of the fluctuation patterns P15 to P18 is selected. Also, in S1410, when it is determined that the number of holds is not “1”, that is, the number of holds is any of “2” to “4” (NO in S1410), the fourth hold number out of table (FIG. 9). The variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value (label-TRND-T1) with reference to the variation pattern table shown in FIG. (S1411). In this embodiment, any one of the fluctuation patterns P19 to P22 is selected. Here, the variation pattern that is selected in the case of the time saving state and when it is off is more likely to be selected as compared with the variation pattern that is selected in the case of the non-time saving state and when it is out. I have. The reason for this is to increase the speed of digesting the suspension of the special figure (promptly advance the game during the time reduction) by selecting more fluctuation patterns with a shorter fluctuation time in the time reduction state.

  After the selection of the variation pattern as described above, the other processing shown in FIG. 24 is performed (S1404), and the processing ends. In the other processing (S1404), processing such as setting a fluctuation pattern designation command according to the selected fluctuation pattern in the output buffer of the RAM is performed. Further, the fluctuation pattern designation command set in this processing is included in a fluctuation start command described later, and transmitted to the sub-control unit 90 by the output processing (S201).

[Special figure 2 random number shift processing]
As shown in FIG. 26, in the special figure 2 random number shift processing (S1204), first, the special figure 2 reserved sphere number is decremented by 1 (S1501). Next, the storage location of the various counter values in the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b is set to one lower position (for example, when the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b is formed of an address space corresponding to the addresses “0000” to “0003”). , Address “0000” side) (S1502). Then, "0" is set in the highest address space of the second special figure hold storage unit 85b, that is, (if the upper limit number is stored), the RAM corresponding to the fourth special figure hold fourth The area is cleared to 0 (S1503), and this processing ends.

  After executing the special figure 2 random number shift processing (S1204), the special figure 2 change start processing (S1205) shown in FIG. 22 is executed. In the special figure 2 change start process (S1205), the special figure operation status is set to “2”, the change start command is set in the output buffer of the RAM, and the change display of the second special symbol is started.

  In the special symbol standby process (S1102) of FIG. 22, when the special figure 2 reserved ball number is “0” and the special figure 1 reserved ball number is not “0” (YES in S1201, NO in S1206) The special figure 1 hit / fail determination processing (S1207), the special figure 1 variation pattern selection processing (S1208), the special figure 1 random number shift processing (S1209), and the special figure 1 variation start processing (S1210) are performed in this order.

[Special figure 1 hit / fail judgment processing]
As shown in FIG. 27, in the special figure 1 hit / fail determination processing (S1207), processing (S1601 to S1609) is performed in the same flow as the special figure 2 hit / fail determination processing (S1202) shown in FIG. Therefore, a detailed description of this process is omitted. However, since this process is a process related to special figure 1, in S1601, the lowest area of the first special figure reservation storage unit 85a of the RAM (that is, the RAM area corresponding to the first special figure reservation first) is stored. The stored random number counter value (label-TRND-A) for reading a special symbol is read and processed.

[Special figure 1 fluctuation pattern selection processing]
As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, in the special figure 1 variation pattern selection processing (S1208), processing (S1701 to S1712) is performed in the same flow as the special figure 2 variation pattern selection processing (S1403) shown in FIGS. )I do. Therefore, a detailed description of this process is omitted.

[Special figure 1 random number shift processing]
As shown in FIG. 30, in the special figure 1 random number shift processing (S1209), first, the special figure 1 reserved sphere number is decremented by 1 (S1801). Next, the storage locations of the various counter values in the first special figure reservation storage unit are shifted down by one (S2002). Then, “0” is set in the highest address space of the first special figure reservation storage unit, that is, the RAM area corresponding to the fourth special figure reservation (when the upper limit number is stored) Is cleared to 0 (S1803), and this process ends.

  After executing the special figure 1 random number shift processing (S1209), the special figure 1 change start processing (S1210) shown in FIG. 22 is executed. In the special figure 1 change start process (S1210), the special figure operation status is set to “2”, the change start command is set in the output buffer of the RAM, and the change display of the first special symbol is started.

[Special symbol change processing]
As shown in FIG. 31, in the special symbol variation processing (S1104), first, the variation time of the special symbol, that is, the variation time determined according to the variation pattern selected in S1203 or S1208 described above (see FIG. 9). It is determined whether or not has elapsed (S1901). If it is determined that the fluctuation time has not elapsed (NO in S1901), the process ends. Thus, the variable display of the special symbol is continued.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the fluctuation time has elapsed (YES in S1901), a fluctuation stop command is set (S1902). Then, it is determined whether or not the probable variable flag is ON (S1903). If it is ON (YES in S1903), the probable variable counter is decremented by 1 (S1904), and whether or not the value of the probable variable counter is "0". Is determined (S1905). If it is determined in step S1905 that the probability change counter is “0”, the probability change flag is turned off, and the process proceeds to step S1907. On the other hand, if it is determined that the probable change flag is not ON (NO in S1903), and if it is determined that the probable change counter is not “0” (NO in S1905), the process proceeds to S1907.

  Then, in S1907, it is determined whether or not the time saving flag is ON (S1907). If it is determined that the time saving flag is ON (YES in S1907), the number of times the special symbol is changed and displayed during the time saving state is counted. The value of the time-saving counter is decremented by 1 (S1908), and it is determined whether the value of the time-saving counter is "0" (S1909). If it is "0" (YES in S1909), the time-saving flag is turned off (S1910). ), And the process proceeds to S1911. If it is determined that the time reduction flag is not ON (NO in S1907), and if it is determined that the value of the time reduction counter is not “0” (NO in S1909), the process proceeds to S1911.

  In S1911, the special figure operation status is set to "3" (S1911). Then, other processing such as stopping the display of the change of the special symbol with a result according to the determination result of the special symbol success / failure determination random number and the big hit type determination random number is performed (S1912), and this processing is ended.

[Special design confirmation process]
As shown in FIG. 32, in the special symbol determination process (S1106), first, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is ON (S2001). If the big hit flag is ON (YES in S2001), then it is determined whether the determined big hit type is a 16R big hit, and if it is determined to be a 16R big hit (YES in S2002), the process is executed during the big hit game. The value of the round counter that counts the number of rounds to be performed is set to “16” (S2003), and the process proceeds to S2009. On the other hand, if it is determined in S2002 that the type of big hit is not 16R big hit (NO in S2002), the determined big hit type is 6R big hit, so the value of the round counter is set to "6" (S2004), and S2009 Move to the processing of.

  In S2009, a special winning opening pattern is set according to the type (type) of the determined jackpot (S2009), and the process proceeds to S2010. Here, as described above, since the opening pattern of the special winning opening is determined according to the type of the big hit, the special winning opening pattern corresponding to the big hit determined this time is set (see FIG. 6). Then, in each big hit game, the opening operation of the special winning opening 30 based on the special winning opening opening pattern set in S2009 is executed.

  In S2010, a big hit opening command is set to start a big hit game (S2010). In the present embodiment, as opening commands, a first opening command corresponding to 16R first big hit, a second opening command corresponding to 6R second big hit, a third opening command corresponding to 6R third big hit, and 16R fourth big hit. A total of five types of the corresponding fourth opening command and the fifth opening command corresponding to the 16R fifth big hit are provided. In S2010, an opening command is set according to the type of the jackpot determined this time (starting jackpot). Then, the main control unit 80 (game control microcomputer 81) transmits the set opening command to the sub-control unit 90 at a predetermined timing by the output process (S201), and receives the opening command. The unit 90 performs a predetermined game effect execution process based on the opening command.

  After setting the opening command, the opening period of the jackpot game is started (S2011), and the special figure operation status is set to "4" (S2012). If it is determined in S2001 that the big hit flag is not ON (NO in S2001), the special map operation status is set to "1" (S2013), and the process is terminated. Note that the opening period is a period set before the first opening operation of the special winning opening in the big hit game is started, and is set after disabling the display of the change of the special symbol (effect symbol). Also called. The effect performed in the “start period” is also referred to as a “start effect (opening effect)”. In this embodiment, the opening period (opening time) is determined by the type of the determined jackpot and the gaming state when the jackpot is determined (that is, when the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed). The opening period can be specified by the above-mentioned opening command. Therefore, the sub-control unit 90 that has received the opening command can perform an opening effect based on the jackpot type and the opening period specified by the opening command.

[Special electric accessory processing (big hit game)]
As shown in FIG. 33, in the special electric accessory processing (S1107), first, it is determined whether or not the probable change flag is ON (S2101). If it is determined that the probable change flag is ON (YES in S2101), The probable change flag is turned off (S2102), and it is determined whether the time saving flag is on (S2103). If it is determined in S2103 that the time saving flag is ON (YES in S2103), the time saving flag is turned OFF (S2104), and the process shifts to S2105. If it is determined in S2101 that the probable change flag is not ON (NO in S2101), the process proceeds to S2103 without performing the process of S2102, and if it is determined that the time reduction flag is not ON in S2103 (NO in S2103), The process proceeds to S2105 without performing the process of S2104. That is, during the execution of the big hit game, the state is controlled to the low probability state and the non-time saving state. In this embodiment, since the low base state is always set during the non-time saving state, the low base state is also controlled during the execution of the big hit game.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the big hit end flag is ON (S2105). The big hit end flag is a flag indicating that all the operation processing of the big winning device 31 (opening of the big winning port 30) in the big hit game has been completed (the big hit game has ended). If the big hit end flag is not ON (NO in S2105), then it is determined whether it is time to start a round (S2106). This is determined on the basis of the special winning opening opening pattern set for each big hit type described above. For example, before the start of the first round, the determination is made based on whether or not it is time to finish the opening period and execute the first opening process of the first round. If the first round has already been started, the determination is made based on whether or not the previous round has ended and a predetermined interval period has ended.

  If it is determined in S2106 that it is the round start time (YES in S2106), a round start command of the corresponding round is set (S2107), and a special winning opening opening process is performed (S2108). As a result, the special winning opening 30 is opened, and a predetermined round is started. In S2107, a round start command that can specify the round to be started is set, such as "1R start command" for the start of the first round and "2R start command" for the start of the second round. . The set round start command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 90 by the output processing of S201. In the special winning opening opening process of S2108, the special winning opening 30 is opened based on the special winning opening opening pattern determined according to the type of the jackpot to be executed, that is, the special winning opening opening pattern set in the above-described S2009. To this end, the opening / closing member 32 is operated (opening operation).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S2106 that it is not the round start time (NO in S2106), the process shifts to S2112. Here, when it is determined that it is not the round start time, for example, during an opening period before the start of one round, during a round game, during an interval period after the end of the round game (during a special winning opening closing process) and the like. .

  In S2112, it is determined whether or not the special winning opening operation is being performed, that is, whether or not the special winning opening opened in the process of S2108 is still being opened (round game) (S2112). As a result, when it is determined that the special winning opening operation is not being performed (round game) (NO in S2112), the process proceeds to S2116, and the special winning opening operation is being performed (round game). When it is determined (YES in S2112), it is determined whether or not the end condition (round end condition) of the round game being executed is satisfied (S2113).

  Here, as the round end conditions of the present embodiment, (1) the opening time (for example, 25 s) of the special winning opening determined in the round game being executed, that is, the execution time of the round game has elapsed, (2) In the round game being executed, two conditions of a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls having entered a special winning opening are set. When one of the conditions is satisfied, the round end condition is satisfied based on the previously satisfied condition. If it is determined in S2113 that the round end condition is not satisfied (NO in S2113), the process ends.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S2113 that the round end condition has been satisfied (YES in S2113), a round end command of the corresponding round is set (S2114), and the process shifts to S2115. In S2114, a round end command that can specify the round to be ended is set, such as "1R end command" for the first round and "2R end command" for the second round. The set round end command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 90 by the output processing of S201.

  In S2115, a special winning opening closing process is performed (S2115), and the opening / closing member 32 of the special winning opening 30 is operated (closed) to bring the special winning opening 30 into a closed state. In the special winning opening closing process, a closing time for keeping the special winning opening 30 in a closed state, that is, an interval time is set. Next, in S2116, it is determined whether or not the interval time has elapsed (S2116), and when it is determined that the interval time has not elapsed (during the interval period) (NO in S2116), the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in S2116 that the interval time has elapsed (YES in S2116), the value of the round counter is decremented by 1 (S2117), and it is determined whether the value of the round counter is “0” (S2118). ). If it is determined in S2118 that the value of the round counter is not “0” (NO in S2118), the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the value of the round counter is “0” (YES in S2118), a jackpot ending command is set as a jackpot ending process for ending the jackpot game (S2119), and the jackpot ending period is started. Then (S2120), the big hit end flag is turned ON (S2121), and the process ends. Note that the value of the round counter becomes “0” when all round games in the jackpot game to be executed are completed.

  In S2119, an ending command corresponding to the game state at the time of the current big hit, the type of the big hit, the game state after the big hit game, and the like is selected from a plurality of predetermined ending commands, and the selected ending command is selected. Command is set. The ending period (ending time) to be executed (set) is determined by the type of the ending command set in this way. The ending period is a period that is set after all the opening operations of the special winning opening 30 in the big hit game are completed and before the variable display of the special symbol (effect symbol) can be executed, and the “ending period”. Also called. In the ending period (end period), the special winning opening 30 is in a closed state. The effect performed during this “end period” is also referred to as “end effect (ending effect)”.

  Then, the main control unit 80 (game control microcomputer 81) transmits the ending command set in S2119 to the sub-control unit 90 at a predetermined timing by output processing (S201), and receives the ending command. The sub-control unit 90 performs a predetermined ending effect execution process based on the ending command.

  Also, in S2105, when it is determined that the big hit end flag is ON (YES in S2105), since the last round in the big hit game has ended, it is determined whether or not the ending time of the big hit has elapsed, that is, the aforementioned S2120 It is determined whether or not it is the end timing of the ending period started in the process (S2122). If it is determined that the ending time has not elapsed (NO in S2122), the process ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that the ending time has elapsed (YES in S2122), the big hit end flag is turned off (S2123), and a game state setting process (S2124) described later is performed. Next, the big hit flag is turned off (S2125), the special figure operation status is set to "1" (S2126), and the process is terminated. As a result, in the next interruption processing, the special symbol standby processing (S1102) is executed again as the special figure operation processing (FIG. 21). The game control microcomputer 81 that executes the special electric auditors product process (S1107) functions as “special game execution means”.

[Game state setting process]
As shown in FIG. 34, in the game state setting process (S2124), first, it is determined whether or not the big hit game ended this time is related to the probability change big hit (S2201). In the present embodiment, as described above, the three types of the 16R first big hit, the 6R second big hit, and the 16th fourth big hit are set as the variable probability big hits. Determine whether or not. Then, if it is determined that the end of this time is the probability change big hit (YES in S2201), the probability change flag is turned ON (S2202), and the probability change counter is set to "10,000" (S2203). Is set to ON (S2204), "10,000" is set in the time reduction counter (S2205), and the process ends.

  Here, the value set in the probability change counter is the number of times that the special symbol hit / fail judgment can be executed with a high probability. The value of “10,000” (10,000 times) set in the present embodiment is the jackpot probability in the high probability state, the business hours of the amusement store per day, and the special figure validity determination that can be executed during the business hours. Considering the number of times, it is substantially the same as guaranteeing a high probability state until the next big hit occurs or until the business hours are over. Therefore, when the gaming state is set to the high probability state, it can be said that the high probability state is guaranteed until the next big hit occurs (substantially synonymous). When the probable change flag is ON, "10,000" is set in the time saving counter in the same manner, so that while this high probability state is set, the time saving state (open extended state) is also set. You can say. In other words, when the big hit game related to the probability change big hit ends, the game state becomes the “highly accurate high base state” (the second game state). Incidentally, as in the present embodiment, the value of "10,000" may be set in the probability change counter and the time saving counter, and the high precision height base state may be set substantially until the next big hit, or the probability change flag may be set. When the time reduction flag is ON, control may be adopted such that the high-precision high-base state is set until the next big hit occurs without setting a value to the counter.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S2201 that it is not a probability change big hit (NO in S2201), that is, if the game that has ended this time is a big hit game related to a non-probability change big hit (normal big hit), the time saving The flag is turned on (S2206), and the time reduction counter is set to "100" (S2207), and the process ends. In the present embodiment, as described above, two types of the 6R third big hit and the 16R fifth big hit are non-probable variable hits (normal big hits). The game state becomes the “low-probability high-base state” (first game state). This low-probability-high base state ends when one of the following conditions is satisfied: the fluctuation display of the special symbol is performed 100 times (special symbol success / failure determination is performed 100 times) and the next big hit occurs. I do. The time-saving counter and the probable change counter are for counting the number of times that the number of times of change display of the first special symbol and the number of times of change display of the second special symbol are added. The game control microcomputer 81 that executes the above-described game state setting process (S2124) functions as “game state setting means”.

[Reserved ball count processing]
As shown in FIG. 11, the game control microcomputer 81 performs a reserved ball count process (S208) following the special figure operation process (S207). As shown in FIG. 35, in the reserved ball count process (S208), first, the special figure 1 reserved ball count, the special figure 2 reserved ball count, and the normal symbol reserved ball count stored in the RAM of the main control board 80 are read. (S2501). Next, the data of the number of reserved balls (a reserved ball number command for transmitting the reserved ball number information to the sub-control board 90) is set in the output buffer of the RAM (S2502). The data relating to the number of retained balls (reserved ball number command) is output by the output process (S201) in the next interruption process (S105), and the data relating to the retained ball number (reserved ball number command) is output for each interruption process. (S2502) and output processing (S201) are sequentially performed. When the sub-control unit 90 that has received the reserved ball count command determines that the number of special figure reserved balls has increased or decreased based on the received reserved ball count command, the sub screen 90 a of the image display device 7 accordingly. The display contents of the effect hold display areas (first effect hold display area 9c and second effect hold display area 9d) are updated. Specifically, for example, when the number of special figure 1 reserved balls increases by one from “3” to “4”, the first effect reservation 9a corresponding to the increased number of special figure 1 reserved balls “4” is added. It is additionally displayed in the first effect suspension display area 9c. Also, when the number of special figure 1 reserved balls decreases by 1 from “2” to “1” (that is, when the first special figure reserved is exhausted), the left end of the first effect reserved display area 9c (special figure 1 reserved) The first effect suspension 9a displayed at the position corresponding to the number of balls "1" (see FIG. 3) is moved to the fluctuation suspension display area 9e (see FIG. 3), and accordingly, the first effect suspension is performed. The first effect reservation 9a displayed in the display area 9c is moved (shifted) to the left by one.

  It should be noted that the data of the number of special figure reserved balls when the number of special figure reserved balls is added, that is, the data of the number of special figure reserved balls accompanying the occurrence of a starting ball (starting winning), is included in the above described starting ball input command. Alternatively, the command may be set in the output buffer together with the start ball-input command, including a reserved ball number command indicating the number of special figure reserved balls after the addition (after the start ball-input). In addition, the data of the number of reserved balls when the number of reserved special figure balls is subtracted, that is, the data of the number of reserved special ball balls accompanying the start of the change of the special symbol (exhaustion of the reserved special figure), is included in the above-described change start command. It is also possible to include a reserved ball count command indicating the number of special figure reserved balls after the subtraction (after the special figure reserved digestion) after the subtraction (after the special figure reserved digestion) in the output buffer together with the change start command.

[Power-off monitoring process]
As shown in FIG. 11, the game control microcomputer 81 performs a power-off monitoring process (S209) after the suspended ball count process (S208). As shown in FIG. 36, in the power-off monitoring process (S209), first, it is determined whether or not a power-off signal has been input (S2601). If there is no input (NO in S2601), the process ends. On the other hand, if there is a power-off signal input (YES in S2601), the current state of the gaming machine (whether or not a certain change, whether or not a hit game is in progress, the number of pending balls, the number of remaining changes in the certain change and (S2602), the power-off flag is turned on (S2603), and then the loop processing is performed without returning to the interrupt processing (FIG. 11).

[Sub-control main processing]
Next, an operation of the effect control microcomputer 91 (control processing by the sub-control unit 90) will be described based on FIGS. Note that counters, flags, statuses, buffers, timers, and the like that appear in the description of the operation of the effect control microcomputer 91 are provided in the RAM of the sub-control board 90 (sub-control unit). When the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on, the effect control microcomputer 91 provided on the sub-control board 90 reads out and executes the sub-control main processing program shown in FIG. 37 from the ROM of the sub-control board 90. As shown in the figure, in the sub-control main process, first, a CPU initialization process is performed (S4001). In the CPU initialization processing (S4001), stack setting, constant setting, CPU 92 setting, setting of SIO, PIO, CTC (controller for interrupt time) and the like, resetting of various flags, statuses, and counters are performed.

  Subsequently, in S4002, it is determined whether the power-off signal is ON and the contents of the RAM of the sub-control board 90 are normal (S4002). If the determination result is NO (NO in S4002), the RAM of the sub-control board 90 is initialized (S4003), and the process proceeds to S4004. On the other hand, if the determination result is YES (YES in S4002), the process proceeds to S4004 without initializing the RAM of the sub-control board 90. That is, if the power-off signal is not ON, or if the contents of the RAM are not normal even if the power-off signal is ON (NO in S4002), the RAM of the sub-control board 90 is initialized. If the power-off signal is turned on but the contents of the RAM are normally maintained (YES in S4002), the RAM is not initialized. When the RAM is initialized, various flags, statuses, and counter values are reset. Note that S4001 to S4003 are executed only once (when the power is turned on) after the power is turned on, and are not executed thereafter. In this embodiment, the effect control microcomputer 91 performs the same process as the power-off monitoring process (S209) by the game control microcomputer 81 shown in FIG. Then, the data relating to the effect control at that time is stored in the RAM of the sub-control board 90. In other words, the data relating to the effect control at the time of power failure such as a power failure is backed up. For this reason, at the time of power-on (when power is restored) after returning from a power failure such as a power failure, the production control by the production control microcomputer 91 is performed unless the RAM of the sub-control board 90 is initialized (S4003). Returns to the state before the power failure occurred.

  In S4004, interrupt is prohibited. Next, a random number seed update process is executed (S4005). In the random number seed update processing (S4005), the values of various effect determination random number counters are updated. The updated random number counter value is sequentially stored in a predetermined update value storage area (not shown) of the RAM of the sub-control board 90. The random number for effect determination includes a random number for variable effect determination that determines the mode (variable effect pattern) of the effect symbol game effect to be executed, a random number for announcement effect determination that determines the announcement effect, and an effect symbol determination for determining the effect symbol. There are random numbers. The method of updating the random numbers can be the same as the method of updating the random numbers performed by the main control board 80 described above. When updating the random numbers, the random number values may be added by two instead of by one. The effect determination random number is acquired at a predetermined timing. As the timing, for example, when a control signal (starting ball input command) notifying that there is a starting ball is transmitted from the main control board 80, or when a control signal (notifying the start of fluctuation from the main control board 80) (A change start command) is transmitted, or a change effect pattern described later is determined. The storage location of the obtained effect determination random number is a predetermined random number counter value storage area (not shown) of the RAM of the sub-control board 90.

  When the random number seed update process (S4005) ends, a command transmission process is executed (S4006). In the command transmission processing, various commands (control signals) stored in an output buffer (also referred to as “sub output buffer”) in the RAM of the sub control board 90 are transmitted to the image control board 100, the sound control board 106, and the lamp control board. The command is transmitted to a control board that is a corresponding command transmission destination among the boards 107. Each control board (each control unit) that has received the command uses various effect devices (image display device 7, speaker 67, panel lamp 5, frame lamp 66, movable decorative member 14, etc.) in accordance with the received command. An effect (effect design game effect, special game effect related to a big hit game, etc.) is executed. The effect control microcomputer 91 subsequently permits an interrupt (S4007). Thereafter, S4004 to S4007 are looped. While interrupts are enabled, reception interrupt processing (S4008), 2 ms timer interrupt processing (S4009), and 10 ms timer interrupt processing (S4010) can be executed. By executing these control processes, display control of effect symbols and the like executed on the display screen 7a (effect symbol display area 7b) of the image display device 7, lighting control of various lamps, and operation of the movable decorative member are performed. It is possible to perform control, audio output control from a speaker, and the like.

[Reception interrupt processing]
In the reception interrupt processing (S4008), as shown in FIG. 38, whether the strobe signal (STB signal) is ON, that is, the strobe signal sent from the main control board 80 is input to the external INT input section of the effect control microcomputer 91. It is determined whether or not an input has been made (S4101). If it is determined in S4101 that the strobe signal is not ON (NO in S4101), the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in S4101 that the strobe signal is ON (YES in S4101), various commands transmitted from the main control board 80 are stored in the RAM of the sub-control board 90 (S4102), and the process ends. . This reception interruption processing (S4008) is processing executed prior to other interruption processing (S4009, S4010).

[2ms timer interrupt processing]
The 2 ms timer interrupt process (S4009) is a process executed each time an interrupt pulse having a cycle of 2 msec is input to the sub-control board 90. As shown in FIG. 39, in the 2 ms timer interrupt processing (S4009), first, input processing for creating switch data (edge data and level data) based on the detection signals from the effect button detection switches 63c and 63d is performed (S4201). ). The switch data indicates whether or not each of the first effect button 63a and the second effect button 63b has been operated (ON, OFF), and is used for executing an operation corresponding effect based on the operation of the effect button 63. is there. Next, a lamp data output process (S4202) for outputting lamp data for causing the lamps such as the frame lamp 66 and the panel lamp 5 to emit light, and driving data for driving the movable decorative member 14 (electric drive source) are output. Drive data output processing (S4203). Note that the ramp data and the driving data are created by a 10 ms timer interrupt process described later. Then, a watchdog timer process for resetting the watchdog timer is performed (S4204).

[10ms timer interrupt processing]
The 10 ms timer interrupt process (S4010) is a process executed each time an interrupt pulse having a period of 10 msec is input to the sub-control board 90. As shown in FIG. 40, in the 10 ms timer interrupt processing (S4010), first, a reception command analysis processing (S4302) described later is performed. Next, a switch status acquisition process is performed to store the switch data created in the 2 ms timer interrupt process in the RAM of the sub-control board 90 as switch data for the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S4303), and the switch stored in the switch status acquisition process is executed. Based on the data, a switch process for setting the display of the display screen 7a, the operation of the movable decorative member 14, the emission of decorative lamps (the board lamp 5, the frame lamp 66, and the like) and the like (that is, the execution of an operation corresponding effect) is performed. Perform (S4304). After that, other processing such as updating the effect determination random number is executed (S4305).

[Receive command analysis processing]
As shown in FIG. 41, in the received command analysis process (S4302), first, it is determined whether or not a start entry ball command has been received from the main control board 80 (S4395). When it is determined (NO in S4395), the process proceeds to S4401, and when it is determined that the start entry command is received (YES in S4395), the effect hold information storage process (S4400) is performed, and the process proceeds to S4401. I do. The effect hold information storage process (S4400) is a process for storing various information (preliminary judgment result, random hit determination) included in the start ball entry command (special figure 1 start ball input command or special figure 2 start ball input command) received in S4395. The game information such as a numerical value, a fluctuation pattern random number value, etc.) is determined according to the type of the special symbol (the first special symbol, the second special symbol) and the number of special figure reserved balls at the time of transmitting / receiving the start entering command (command generation). Are stored in a predetermined effect suspension information storage area of the RAM of the sub-control board 90 in a shift memory format. For example, if the received start ball entry command is a special figure 1 start ball entry command corresponding to the reserved ball number “4” of the special figure 1, the pre-judgment result or hit type included in the special figure 1 start ball entry command Is stored as special figure 1 effect suspension information in an area corresponding to the number of reservations 4 in the special figure 1 effect suspension information storage area. The effect holding information thus stored is used for executing various effects such as a variable effect, a notice effect, and an effect mode, which will be described later. The storage contents (effect hold information) of the effect hold information storage area in the sub-control board 90 are stored in the special figure hold storage section (first special figure hold storage section, second special figure) in the main control board (main control section) 80 described above. This is the same as the storage content (acquisition information) of the hold storage unit). From this, the effect suspension information storage area of the sub-control board 90 can also be said to be “acquired information storage means”.

  Next, in S4401, it is determined whether or not a fluctuation start command has been received from the main control board 80 (S4401). S4402) is performed, and the process proceeds to S4403. If it is determined that the variation start command has not been received (NO in S4401), the process proceeds to S4406 without performing the variation effect start process. In S4403, it is determined whether or not a fluctuation stop command has been received from the main control board 80 (S4403). If it is determined that the fluctuation stop command has been received (YES in S4403), the effect design is stopped and displayed to perform the fluctuation effect. The variable effect ending process to be ended is performed (S4404). In the variable effect end processing (S4404), a variable effect end command for stopping and displaying the effect design 8 and ending the variable effect is set in the sub output buffer. When the set variable effect end command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 displays the effect symbol 8 that has been changed and displayed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7. Stop display is performed, and the variable effect (effect symbol game effect) is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in S4403 that the fluctuation stop command has not been received (NO in S4403), the flow shifts to the processing of S4405 without performing the fluctuation effect ending processing. In addition, the variable effect refers to various effects performed in accordance with the variable display of the special symbol, such as the variable display of the effect symbol 8 and the reach effect.

  Subsequently, in S4405, it is determined whether or not a jackpot game-related command has been received from the main control board 80 (S4405). Here, the jackpot game-related command is a command transmitted from the main control board 80 when executing the jackpot game, and specifically, an opening command (at the start of the jackpot game (the occurrence of a jackpot)). S2010), a round start command transmitted at the start of the round (see S2107), a round end command transmitted at the end of the round (see S2114), and an ending command transmitted at the end of the big hit game (S2119). See)). In S4405, it is determined whether or not any of these jackpot game-related commands has been received. If it has not been received (NO in S4405), the process proceeds to S4407, and if it has been received (YES in S4405). Then, processing related to execution of an effect (big hit game-related effect) according to the type of the received command is performed (S4406). For example, if the received command is an opening command, an opening effect command that specifies an opening effect according to the type of jackpot specified based on the command is set in the sub output buffer. A round effect command specifying a round effect according to the round specified based on the command is set in the sub output buffer, and if the ending command, an ending effect specifying an ending effect according to the type of jackpot specified based on the command Set the production command in the sub output buffer. When the various effect commands related to the set jackpot are transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 adjusts the opening effect and the round effect according to the progress of the jackpot game. An effect related to the big hit game, such as, is executed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7.

  Finally, the process of S4407 is performed, and this process ends. In S4407, as another process, a process based on another received command (for example, a normal symbol variation start command or a normal symbol variation stop command) other than the above-described various commands is performed (S4407).

[Variation effect start processing]
Next, the variable effect start process (S4402) executed in the received command analysis process (S4302) will be described. As shown in FIG. 42, in the variable effect start processing (S4402), first, an effect determining random number process for acquiring various effect determining random numbers such as a variable effect determining random number, a preview effect determining random number, and an effect design determining random number. (S4501) is performed. In the present embodiment, the process of S4501 is performed at the timing when the change start command is received from the main control unit 80, and a predetermined value (acquisition information) is obtained from each random number. Based on the obtained value (acquired information), the effect design to be executed, the mode of the game effect (variable effect), the mode of the notice effect, the effect symbol to be stopped and displayed, and the like are determined.

  Next, in S4502, the received fluctuation start command is analyzed (S4502). The variation start command includes a variation pattern designation command (information for designating a variation pattern) for designating the variation pattern selected in the variation pattern selection processing of the first special symbol or the second special symbol. The information for designating the variation pattern includes the variation pattern information (P1 to P22) shown in FIG. 9, the game state information for designating the current game state, the first special symbol hit / fail determination, and the second special symbol hit / fail determination. As a result, symbol information for designating the jackpot type is included (see FIG. 8). In addition, since the variation pattern specification command includes a command corresponding to the first special symbol and a command corresponding to the second special symbol, by analyzing the variation pattern specification command, the effect design game effect to be started this time. It is possible to determine whether the (display of the variation of the effect symbol) is related to the special figure 1 or the special figure 2. Note that the fluctuation pattern information, the game state information, the symbol information, and the like can also be used in processes other than the fluctuation effect start process executed thereafter.

  Next, in S4503, the effect control microcomputer 91 refers to the current mode status (S4503). The mode status is for determining the effect mode to be executed. The mode status is one of values from “1” to “5”, and each value is assigned to the effect modes A to E. Specifically, the mode status “1” corresponds to the effect mode A, the mode status “2” corresponds to the effect mode B, the mode status “3” corresponds to the effect mode C, and the mode status “4”. The mode status corresponds to the effect mode D, and the mode status “5” corresponds to the effect mode E. The current production mode can be specified by referring to the current mode status.

  Here, the effect mode is an effect mode of the image display device 7. If the effect mode is different, a part or all of the effect mode of the game effect such as a notice effect or a reach effect is different. Specifically, an effect image displayed on the image display device 7 is produced, such as a different display mode of the effect design 8 (for example, a design design, a number design, or the like), a different character, an item, or a different background image. It depends on the mode. In addition, the production design game production and the big hit game production can also be executed in a mode according to the production mode. When a plurality of game productions (notification production, reach production, round production, etc.) are provided, the production mode , Different game effects can be executed.

  In the present embodiment, the effect mode A and the effect mode B are effect modes that can be executed when the game state is the low-probability low base state, and the effect mode C can be executed when the game state is the low-accuracy high base state. Effect mode, the effect mode D is an effect mode that can be executed when the gaming state is the high-accuracy high base state, and the effect mode E is either the low-accuracy high-base state or the high-accuracy high-base state. The effect mode is also executable. Therefore, when the effect mode is any one of “A to D”, the player confirms the effect mode to determine whether the current game state is the low-probability low-base state or the high-probability high-base state (probable change game state). ) Can be grasped. On the other hand, when the effect mode is “E”, even if the player confirms the effect mode, whether the current game state is the low-accuracy high-base state (time saving state) or the high-accuracy high-base state (probable changing game state) It is difficult (impossible) to know (determine) whether or not this is the case. In that sense, effect mode E can be said to be "probability non-notification mode".

  Next, in S4504, a variable effect pattern determination table (not shown) for determining a variable effect pattern (variable effect pattern) performed using the image display device 7, the panel lamp 5, the movable decorative member 14, and the like is set (S4504). Specifically, a variable effect pattern determination table to be used is set based on the mode status (current effect mode) referred to in S4503 and the variable pattern designation command received from the main controller 80. For example, when the fluctuation pattern information specified by the received fluctuation pattern specification command is “P1 (fluctuation pattern P1)” (see FIG. 9), a fluctuation effect pattern determination table may be used as a fluctuation effect pattern determination table when a big hit corresponding to the current effect mode is performed. A fluctuation effect pattern determination table is set. The variable effect pattern determination table is mainly for determining the execution mode of the effect symbol game effect (the change mode of the effect symbol, etc.), and includes a plurality of variable effect pattern determination tables (mode statuses) corresponding to the effect modes (mode status). (Not shown) is stored in the ROM of the sub-control board 90 in advance. In S4504, a table corresponding to the mode status (current effect mode) referred to in S4503 is selected and set from among these variable effect pattern determination tables.

  Next, in S4505, based on the random number for fluctuation effect determination acquired in S4501 and the fluctuation effect pattern determination table set in S4504, a fluctuation effect pattern suitable for the specified fluctuation pattern is selected and set (S4505). . As the fluctuating effect pattern, a fluctuating mode of the effect symbol 8 displayed in the effect symbol display area 7b (a mode of executing the effect symbol game effect) is set. Thereby, in the effect design game effect (fluctuating effect), when performing a reach effect (reach effect effect game effect) or when performing a character effect using a specific character (character effect design game effect), A case where a reach effect or a character effect is not executed (reach no effect symbol game effect) is determined. Note that the reach effect is, for example, as a display mode of the effect symbol 8 when the result of the special symbol hit determination indicates a big hit, all three effect symbols 8L, 8C, 8R are the same (Zoro eyes). In the case where a certain mode (big hit mode, specific mode) is provided, two of the three effect symbols 8L, 8C, 8R are stopped and displayed (temporarily stopped) with the symbols constituting the big hit mode, and the remaining one Is an effect that indicates whether or not the remaining one effect symbol is stopped and displayed with a symbol that completes the big hit mode in a state where the variable display is continued.

  In S4505, the effect symbol 8 (also referred to as “stop effect symbol”) to be stopped and displayed is determined based on the effect symbol determination random number acquired in S4501 and a stop symbol determination table (not shown), and set. The effect symbol 8 which is stopped and displayed as a result of the effect symbol game effect is a result of the special symbol right / wrong judgment, which is out of the range, and in the case of the presence or absence of the reach, three effect symbols 8L, 8C, 8R such as "787". One of the effect symbols is different from the other effect symbols, and at least one of the three effect symbols 8L, 8C, 8R such as "635" is in the absence of the reach when the effect symbol is out of reach. It is said that the staging pattern is different. On the other hand, the result of the special symbol hit / fail judgment in the low-probability / low-base state is a big hit, and in the case of the 16R first big hit or the 16R fourth big hit, it is determined to be "777" and the other big hits are "777". 777 ". In addition, when the result of the special symbol right / wrong judgment in the low-probability high base state or the high-probability high base state is a big hit, in principle, it is a slot pattern of a numeral pattern other than "777", and only in the case of the 16R fourth big hit. In rare cases, it may be regarded as a "777" slot. The “777” zoro in the high base state is a roll determined to be a 16R probability change big hit, and is a premium roll having an extremely low appearance rate (selection rate). The reason why the stop effect design in the case of the big hit in the high base state is a slot other than the principle of “777” is in consideration of the playability of the battle effect described later. Note that the above-described stop display mode of the effect symbol 8 is an example, and what is stopped and displayed as the stop effect symbol when a big hit occurs can be appropriately changed.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, reach A, reach B, reach C, super reach (also referred to as “SP reach”) A, super reach B, super A reach C, a character effect, a variable battle effect, and the like are set. In S4505, based on the variable effect pattern determination table, any of these effects is performed or these effects are not performed (this is referred to as “normal”). Fluctuations). Then, when the reach effect symbol game effect is executed, one of the reach effects is set based on the fluctuation pattern designation command and the fluctuation effect pattern determination table. Here, when the super reach effect is executed as the effect symbol game effect, the possibility of a big hit is set to be higher than when the normal reach effect is executed. In other words, it can be said that the super-reach effect is a game effect having a higher jackpot reliability (a possibility of a big hit) than the reach (normal reach) effect. The reach effect can be set (executed) mainly when a fluctuation pattern designation command that designates a fluctuation pattern (see FIG. 9) whose fluctuation time is 30,000 ms or more is received.

  Next, in S4506, processing related to the setting of the notice effect (notice effect setting processing) is performed (S4506). In the present embodiment, various effects such as a notice effect (pre-read notice) based on the effect hold information (preliminary determination result) stored in S4400 and a notice effect (the change notice) relating to the current special figure change display (change effect) are provided. In S4506, it is determined whether or not to execute each announcement effect (whether or not to execute), and an execution pattern (announcement effect pattern) of the announcement effect to be executed is set in S4506. Or Specifically, based on the preview effect determination random number acquired in S4501 and the preview effect determination table stored in the ROM of the sub-control board 90, the presence / absence of the preview effect and the preview effect pattern are determined. A notice effect pattern is set based on the result.

  It should be noted that the storage contents of the production suspension information stored in S4400 (the storage contents of the production suspension information storage area) and the result of the special symbol hit / fail judgment specified by the analysis result of the fluctuation start command in S4502 (this special figure fluctuation The announcement effect pattern set in S4506 based on the fluctuation pattern information of the special symbol (the fluctuation pattern and the stop symbol according to the current special figure fluctuation display) also specified by the analysis result of the fluctuation start command). That is, the type (announcement type) and mode of the announcement effect to be executed, the presence / absence of the announcement effect, and the like are different. In addition, when performing an announcement effect, one announcement effect (one type of announcement effect) may be performed among a plurality of announcement effects, or two or more announcement effects (a plurality of announcement effects) may be combined. In other words, a plurality of advance notice effects may be performed at each execution timing during one variable display (during a variable effect).

  Next, in S4507, the variable effect start command for starting the effect symbol game effect (variable effect display, notice effect, etc.) based on the variable effect pattern set in S4505 and the notice effect pattern set in S4506 is stored in the sub output buffer. It is set (S4507), and the fluctuation effect start processing ends. When the variable effect start command set in S4507 is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 changes the variable effect pattern specified based on the variable effect start command, that is, S4505. Predetermined fluctuation effect image data (image data indicating the fluctuation start, fluctuation, stop of fluctuation, etc. of the effect symbol 8) corresponding to the fluctuation effect pattern set in the above, and a notice effect pattern specified based on the fluctuation effect start command That is, the predetermined notice effect image data corresponding to the notice effect pattern set in S4506 is read from the ROM of the image control board 100, and the fluctuation effect, the notice effect, and the like based on the read image data are displayed on the image display device 7. It is executed on the screen 7a. Further, a fluctuation display (blinking display) using two LEDs on the effect display 102 is also executed.

  Here, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the game state at the beginning of the game is, in principle, a low-probability low-base state. For this reason, the player first proceeds leftward to advance the game. In a left-hit game, mainly, a game ball is put into the first starting port 20, so that the first special symbol is fluctuated. Since there are three types of big hits related to the first special symbol, "16R first big hit", "6R second big hit" and "6R third big hit", in the low-probability low base state, the first special symbol hit / fail judgment. As a result (the result of the fluctuation display of the first special symbol), if a big hit is won, a big hit game relating to any of the three types of the big hit can be executed. In addition, if the jackpot that has been won (occurred) in the low-probability low-base state (so-called “initial hit”) is “16R first jackpot” or “6R second jackpot”, the jackpot is a “probable variable jackpot”. Therefore, the game state after the big hit game related to the big hit ends is a high-precision high base state (probable changing game state) in which the next big hit can occur in a short period of time.

  In the high-accuracy high-base state, the player makes a right-handed game to progress the game, but in a right-handed game, the game ball passes through the gate 28, and a normal symbol change display is performed. Since the symbols are stopped and displayed with a high probability (high frequency), the second starting port 21 is frequently opened. Therefore, in the game by right-handed, since the game ball is mainly put into the second starting port 21, the fluctuation display of the second special symbol is performed. Since two types of jackpots related to the second special symbol, “16R fourth jackpot” and “16R fifth jackpot” are provided, in the high-accuracy high base state, the result of the second special symbol hit / fail judgment (the second special symbol) When the jackpot is won, the jackpot game related to one of the two types can be executed. Also, if the jackpot that has been won (occurred) in the high-probability-high base state is “16R fourth jackpot”, the jackpot is a probable variable jackpot, and the gaming state after the end of the jackpot game relating to the jackpot is: Again, the high-accuracy high-base state is established. In other words, the high-accuracy high base state is continued with the big hit game in between. On the other hand, when the jackpot that has been won (occurred) is “16R fifth jackpot”, the jackpot is a normal jackpot (hour-saving jackpot), and the gaming state after the end of the jackpot game related to the jackpot is a low-probability game. It becomes a base state (time saving state). That is, the high-accuracy high-base state (high-probability state) ends.

  Therefore, when a "probable big hit" occurs as a first hit, it becomes possible to play a game in a high-precision high base state through a big hit game, and a "probable change big hit" occurs again in a game in a high-precision high base state Thus, the game in the highly accurate and high base state can be performed again after the big hit game. In this way, the more the game in the high-accuracy high base state continues, the more advantageous the game development for the player, and therefore, the player pulls the certain variable big hit at the first hit, and then enters the high accuracy high base state. It is usual to play games with the expectation that a probability change big hit will occur continuously (repeated chan). In the present embodiment, for the purpose of effectively inducing such a player's expectation, during the fluctuation display of the special symbol when the game state is set to the high-accuracy high-base state, that is, in the effect mode D During the variation display of the effect symbol 8 (during execution of the effect symbol game effect), a confrontation between an ally character (hereinafter, also referred to as an "ally character") and an enemy character (hereinafter, also referred to as an "enemy character") is expressed. “Battle effect” may be started on the display screen 7 a of the image display device 7. Also, when a battle effect is started during a big hit change (during a specific change), the battle effect may be executed over a big hit game after the big hit change ends. Hereinafter, the battle effect of the present embodiment will be described in detail.

[Battle production]
In the battle effect, when the effect pattern related to the battle effect is set (selected) as the variable effect pattern by the processing of S4504 and S4505 in the variable effect start process (S4402) described based on FIG. It is started (executed) by the fluctuation display of the effect symbol 8 based on the symbol. The battle effects of the present embodiment can be roughly classified into “variable battles” performed during the variable display of the effect symbols 8 (during display of the special symbols) and “continuous rounds” performed during the big hit game. A "round battle" is performed first, and the "variable battle" is performed first, and depending on the effect mode of the fluctuating battle, the "round battle" may or may not be performed thereafter. Note that the variable battle, which is a battle effect performed during the variable display of the effect symbol 8, is a type of SP reach effect.

  In the present embodiment, it is possible to select the effect pattern of “variable battle” as the variable effect pattern related to the jackpot fluctuation in the high-precision and high-base state. For this reason, the battle effect is an effect that can be started during the execution of the jackpot fluctuation in the high-accuracy and high-basis state. For the player, the battle effect (variation) is displayed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7. If the battle) is started, the big hit is confirmed at that time (big hit confirmed effect). In the battle effect of the present embodiment, information on the game after the change of the big hit, which is the start (execution) of the battle effect, is notified. As typical examples of the "game after the big hit change", a big hit game, a game state after the big hit game, an effect mode, and the like can be exemplified. In the present embodiment, the game mode is mainly set after the big hit game is finished. In other words, the information about the game mode (that is, the current big hit type) that is set after the big hit game is over is issued. For this reason, through the battle effect, raising the interest of the player as to whether or not the game state after the end of the big hit game becomes the high-probability high base state (producing mode D) (whether the high-probability high base state continues). Becomes possible. In the battle effect according to the present embodiment, when notifying the game state (effect mode) set after the big hit game is completed, the battle state (effect mode) is not clearly specified, but the progress of the battle effect ( The effect is indicated by the effect style and the result (victory, failure, defeat, etc. described later).

  The control process related to the execution of the battle effect is generally performed as follows. That is, the effect control microcomputer 91 of the sub-control board 90 analyzes the fluctuation start command received in S4401 (see FIG. 41) in S4502 (see FIG. 42). As a result of the analysis, The fluctuation pattern designation command included in the fluctuation start command specifies the jackpot fluctuation pattern P12 (fluctuation time of 75000 ms) or P13 (fluctuation time of 45000 ms) in the time-saving state (reduced fluctuation state) (see FIG. 9). If the mode status referred to in S4503 (see FIG. 42) is “4” (effect mode D), it is determined whether or not to start (execute) a battle effect (variable battle) with the change of the big hit. Judge by random number lottery (Battle effect judgment). This random number lottery (battle effect determination) is performed using the effect determination random number (for example, the fluctuation effect determination random number) acquired in S4501 (see FIG. 42). Then, when the determination result indicating that the battle effect is started is obtained, in S4504 (see FIG. 42), the variable battle effect pattern determination table shown in FIG. 43 is set as the variable effect pattern determination table, In S4505 described above (see FIG. 42), the effect pattern of the variable battle is selected using the variable battle effect pattern determination table, and the effect pattern is set.

  It should be noted that among the big hit change patterns P12 to P14, the big hit change patterns that can start (execute) the change battle are set as the change patterns P12 and P13, and the change pattern P14 is excluded because the change time of the change pattern P14 changes. This is because “30000 ms” is shorter than the patterns P12 and P13 (see FIG. 9), and is not sufficient as the effect time of the variable battle according to the present embodiment. However, the variation pattern P14 may be a variation pattern in which a battle effect (variable battle) can be started (executable).

  As shown in FIG. 43, the variable battle effect pattern determination table of the present embodiment includes a plurality of types of variable battle effect patterns (variation) in the random number range of the variable value for the variable battle effect determination that takes a value of “0” to “99”. Each of the battle effect modes is assigned, and the correspondence between the variable value for the variable battle effect determination and the variable battle effect pattern is determined for each big hit type. The fluctuation battle effect determination random number is a type of the effect determination random number acquired in S4501. The jackpot types provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment include five types of “16R first big hit”, “6R second big hit”, “6R third big hit”, “16R fourth big hit” and “16R fifth big hit”. Because of the type, in the variable battle effect pattern determination table, a corresponding variable battle effect pattern is assigned to each of the five types of big hits.

  Among the variable battle effect pattern determination tables shown in FIG. 43, “16R first big hit” and “16R fourth big hit” are both common round tables because the same number of rounds is the same. I have. In addition, as described above, in the high-accuracy high-base state, the fluctuation display of the second special symbol based on the ball entering the second starting port 21 by “right-handing” is mainly performed. The jackpot to be obtained is, in principle, “16R fourth jackpot” or “16R fifth jackpot” according to the second special symbol. However, although rare, even in the high-accuracy high base state, the fluctuation display of the first special symbol (the determination of whether or not the first special symbol is accepted) is performed, and the "16R first large hit" which is the big hit related to the first special symbol is performed. , "6R second big hit" and "6R third big hit" may occur. For this reason, in the present embodiment, a variable battle effect pattern is also provided for the big hits related to the first special symbols.

  Here, the situation in which the fluctuation display of the first special symbol is performed in the high-accuracy high base state is, for example, when the number of special figure 1 reserved balls when the big hit game related to the first hit ends is “1” or more. There is a case where the special figure 2 reserved ball count is “0”. In this case, the change display of the first special symbol performed immediately after the big hit game ends and the state shifts to the high-accuracy high base state is the change display of the first special symbol accompanying the consumption of the first special figure. is there. In the low-probability low-base state, the player hits the left, so in principle, the second special figure reservation is not stored. Also, during the big hit game, the player hits the right but controls to the low base state. There is a low possibility that a game ball enters the second starting port 21. Therefore, immediately after the big hit game related to the first hit ends and the game shifts to the high base state, the change display of the first special symbol accompanying the consumption of the first special figure holding can be executed. Also, in the course of the game progress in the high-accuracy high base state, even if the entering of the game ball into the second starting port 21 is interrupted and the special figure 2 reserved ball count becomes “0”, the first A change display of the first special symbol accompanying the consumption of the special figure reservation can be executed.

  There are five types of variable battle effect patterns in this embodiment. Specifically, in the fluctuating battle, a scene in which the ally character and the enemy character confront each other (a confrontation effect) is displayed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7. "Pattern A1", "Pattern A2" in which an ally character attacks first but fails to attack, and "Pattern in which an enemy character strikes first and damages an ally character, but the ally character wins (reversal victory) due to the reversal of the situation. "A3", "Pattern A4" where the enemy character attacks first but the ally character evades (avoids) the attack, and "Pattern A5" where the enemy character strikes first and the ally character loses (enemy character wins) And five types. Note that the type (number) of the variable battle effect patterns is not limited to this, and it is possible to provide more patterns or less patterns than in the present embodiment.

  In this embodiment, of the variable battle effect patterns A1 to A5, the patterns A1 to A4 are patterns in which the battle effect is completed (completed) by proceeding to the round battle after the variable battle and ending the round battle. 43 (indicated as “NEXT” in FIG. 43), and a pattern A5 is a pattern (non-continuation pattern) in which the battle effect is completed (completed) by the end of the variable battle without proceeding to the round battle. (Indicated as “END” in FIG. 43).

  Also, focusing on the result of the fluctuation battle viewed from the ally character, the pattern A1 and the pattern A3 are “winning patterns” in which the ally character wins, and the pattern A2 is “failure” in which the attack of the ally character ends in failure. The pattern A4 is an “avoidance pattern” that evades (avoids) an enemy character's attack, and the pattern A5 is a “defeat pattern” in which an ally character is defeated. In other words, there are four types of “victory”, “failure”, “evasion”, and “defeat” as a result of the fluctuation battle viewed from the ally character.

  Further, patterns A1, A2, and A4 are patterns that can be selected regardless of whether the jackpot type is “probable jackpot” or “normal jackpot”. The pattern A5 is a pattern that can be selected when the jackpot type is “normal jackpot”. Therefore, the fluctuating battle based on the pattern A5 is an effect of “time saving fixed”, and the fluctuating battle based on the patterns A1 to A4 is an effect (non-fixed effect) that is neither “fixed time saving” nor “determinable change”. . For this reason, when the fluctuating battle is started on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7, a scene in which the ally character is defeated by the enemy character's first strike is displayed, and the fluctuating battle ends (completion of the battle effect). At this point, the player recognizes that the gaming state after the end of the big hit game will be a time saving state (low-probability high base state: effect mode C) (that is, the end of the probable change). On the other hand, when another variable battle (a variable battle based on any of the patterns A1 to A4) that is not a defeat of the ally character is developed on the display screen 7a, the player makes a round in the subsequent jackpot game. It is possible to enjoy the battle production continuously, with expectation for the development of the battle (production mode).

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 43, regarding the selection of the variable battle effect pattern, in the case of the jackpot change relating to the probable big hit, the enemy character first strikes the selection rate of the effect pattern in which the ally character strikes first. The selectivity of the effect pattern is made higher than the selectivity of the effect pattern. On the other hand, in the case of the jackpot fluctuation related to the normal jackpot (hours-and-hours jackpot), the selectivity of the effect pattern that the ally character strikes first and the selectivity of the effect pattern that the enemy character strikes first are changed. It is lower than that. In addition, in the case of the jackpot fluctuation relating to the probability change jackpot, the selectivity of the effect pattern in which the ally character wins is made higher than the selectivity of other effect patterns such as failure, avoidance, and defeat, while, on the other hand, in the normal jackpot (time-saving jackpot) In the case of such a jackpot change, the selectivity of the effect pattern in which the ally character wins is set lower than the selectivity of other effect patterns such as failure, avoidance, and defeat (see the column of the random value for determining a variable battle effect). . For this reason, if the preemptive attack in the variable battle is a friendly character, the possibility of a high-precision high base state after the end of the big hit game (the probability of a large variable hit) is high, and if the preemptive attack in the variable battle is an enemy character, It is possible to give the player an impression (recognition) with a low possibility. However, even if the first strike in a variable battle is an enemy character, there is a possibility of a probability change big hit, and conversely, even if the first strike in a variable battle is a friendly character, there is a possibility of a normal big hit, so a variable battle After that, the player goes to the round battle (in the case of a fluctuating battle based on the patterns A1 to A4), whereby it is possible to make the player pay attention to the development of the round battle (producing mode).

  The effect control microcomputer 91 selects a fluctuating battle effect pattern based on the fluctuating battle effect pattern determination table and the fluctuating battle effect determining random number that define the selection conditions for the fluctuating battle effect patterns (patterns A1 to A5). Then, the selected pattern is set (S4505). Further, when the set (selected) variable battle effect pattern is a continuous pattern (any of patterns A1 to A4), the set pattern is “win” or “failure” among the four results of the above-mentioned variable battle. , "Avoidance" is set (ON) to indicate a "variable battle result flag". The variable battle result flag (not shown) is referred to when selecting a round battle effect pattern described later, and is provided in a predetermined storage area of the RAM of the sub-control board 90. Specifically, three flags are provided as a variable battle result flag: a flag (victory flag) corresponding to “victory”, a flag (failure flag) for “failure”, and a flag (avoidance flag) corresponding to “avoidance”. If the variable battle effect pattern set in S4505 is the pattern A1 or the pattern A3, the victory flag is turned on, if the pattern A2 is the failure flag is turned on, and if the pattern A4 is the avoidance flag is turned on. The change battle result flag is cleared (initialized) at the timing when the big hit change ends and the big hit game starts. The reason why the flag corresponding to “losing” is not provided as the variable battle result flag is that the defeat pattern (pattern A5) is a non-continuation pattern that does not proceed to the round battle after the variable battle.

  Next, the effect control microcomputer 91 sets a variable effect start command for starting a variable effect based on the variable battle effect pattern set in S4505 in the sub output buffer. The image control microcomputer 101 receives the fluctuation effect start command, reads image data corresponding to the fluctuation battle specified based on the command from the ROM of the image control board 100, and displays the fluctuation effect based on the read image data as an image. It is executed on the display screen 7a of the display device 7.

  In this embodiment, since the fluctuation battle is executable in the case of the fluctuation pattern P12 or the fluctuation pattern P13, each of the fluctuation battle effect patterns A1 to A5 corresponds to the fluctuation pattern P12 (the fluctuation time of 75000 ms). An effect image for a fluctuating battle and an effect image for a fluctuating battle corresponding to the fluctuating pattern P13 (fluctuating time of 45000 ms) are provided.

  Here, an outline of the battle effect according to the present embodiment will be described based on FIGS. The fluctuation display of the special symbol (here, in principle, the second special symbol) based on the fluctuation pattern P12 or the fluctuation pattern P13 is started in the special symbol display section 41, and accordingly, any of the fluctuation battle effect patterns (A1 to A5) Is started on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7, and then the left and right effect symbols 8L, 8R of the three effect symbols 8L, 8C, 8R. Stop (temporary stop) at the same numerical symbol and reach is established, and at this timing, a variable battle is started. At this time, on the display screen 7a, as shown in FIG. 45 (a), the effect design 8 indicating the reach state while the medium effect design 8C is displayed in a variable manner is displayed small (reduced display) on the upper left of the screen, and the ally character is displayed. And the enemy character image T indicating the enemy character are displayed in such a manner that they occupy substantially half of the display screen 7a (display area) and face each other. The start of the effect in which the ally character image M and the enemy character image T face each other (appearance of the battle character) informs the player of the start of the battle effect (here, the fluctuating battle). Note that the reduced display of the effect symbol 8 indicating the reach state is performed until the variable battle ends, and at the timing when the three effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R are stopped and displayed after the variable battle, the effect symbol 8 has the original size. Is displayed with.

  When the fluctuating battle is started, on the display screen 7a, as shown in FIGS. 45 (b1) and (b2), an effect (pressing effect) expressing a state in which the ally character image M and the enemy character image T press each other is displayed. Done. The push-to-play effect is configured to proceed based on a “continuous hitting operation” (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “continuous hitting”) in which the first effect button 63a is continuously pressed (pressed repeatedly) a plurality of times. Therefore, it can be said that the push-to-play effect is an “operation-response effect”. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to execute several operations corresponding effects, including the pressing effect and the movable effect by the operation of the movable decorative member 14 described above. The operation corresponding effect of this embodiment will be described later.

  In the push-to-action effect, the ratio of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T in the left-right direction of the screen is moved and displayed, so that the ratio of the ally character image M occupying the display screen 7a (display area) (hereinafter referred to as “display ratio”). The enemy character image T becomes larger than that of the enemy character image T (see FIG. 45 (b1)), or the ally character image M and the enemy character image T move rightward on the screen, and the enemy character image T is displayed on the display screen 7a (display). The effect display in which the ratio occupying the (area) becomes larger than that of the friend character image M (see FIG. 45 (b2)) is performed for a predetermined period (predetermined time). In the mode shown in FIG. 45 (b1), the ally character image M and the enemy character image T move to the left as compared to the beginning of the fluctuating battle shown in FIG. In the aspect shown in FIG. 45 (b2), the ally character image M and the enemy character image T move rightward as compared to the beginning of the fluctuation battle, and the inferiority of the ally character ( This is a mode showing the superiority of the enemy character).

  After such a pushing effect (moving display of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T), as shown in FIGS. 45 (c1) and (c2), the ally character image M and the enemy character image T are displayed on the display screen 7a. Is displayed as a result of a pressing effect in which one of them is displayed larger than the other. The result display indicates which of the ally character and the enemy character performs the first strike in the current fluctuation battle. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 45 (c1), a mode in which the enemy character image T is not displayed and the ally character image M is displayed on substantially the entire display screen 7a is a mode in which the ally character performs a first strike. As shown in FIG. 45 (c2), the mode in which the ally character image M is not displayed and the enemy character image T is displayed on substantially the entire display screen 7a is a mode in which the enemy character performs a first strike. is there. Therefore, if the fluctuation effect pattern related to the current fluctuation battle is based on the pattern A1 or the pattern A2, the result display of the pressing effect is in a form shown in FIG. 45 (c1), and is based on any of the patterns A3 to A5. If it is one, the result display of the pressing effect is in the mode shown in FIG. 45 (c2). The effect from the start of the fluctuating battle shown in FIG. 45 (a) (appearance of a battle character) to the end of the push-fighting effect shown in FIG. 45 (c1) or (c2) (display of the result) is a battle effect (fluctuating battle). ).

  In the present embodiment, it takes about 9 seconds from the start to the end (display of the result) of the pressing effect. That is, the execution time of the movement display of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T to the left and right after the start of the pushing effect until the result display (ie, the execution time of the pushing effect) is set to about 10 seconds. When the player operates (presses) the first effect button 63a during the execution time of the movement display (about 9 seconds), the movement of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T to the left or right is changed to the first movement. It is executed once for each detection (ON) by the effect button detection switch 63c. The time required for this one movement is about 0.2 seconds. If the player keeps hitting the first effect button 63a continuously within the execution time of the movement display (about 9 seconds), the movement can be executed up to four times.

  Specifically, in the present embodiment, each time the ally character image M and the enemy character image T move to the left or right, the state after the movement is maintained for about 2 seconds, during which time the ratio is higher than that before the movement. Then, an effect display (also referred to as “character image blinking display”) in which one of the character images whose display ratio has been increased blinks (changes in brightness) is performed. In this way, the situation after the movement (the progress of the pressing effect) is shown to the player in an easily understandable manner. Therefore, up to four movement displays can be performed within the execution time of the movement display (about 9 seconds). After the execution time of the movement display of about 9 seconds, the result display of the push effect (see FIGS. 45 (c1) and (c2)) is performed for about 2 seconds. The display control of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T in the pushing effect will be described later.

  After the appearance of the battle character accompanying the start of the battle effect (see FIG. 45 (a)), when the player does not perform the operation of the first effect button 63a (here, the continuous hit) when executing the push-in effect, On the display screen 7a, the state at the time of appearance of the battle character (the display mode shown in FIG. 45 (a)) is maintained, and the progress of the pushing effect is stopped. Then, when the execution time of the pushing effect has elapsed, the movement display (pushing effect) of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T in the left and right directions shown in FIGS. 45 (b1) and (b2) is not performed. The result display shown in (c1) and (c2) is performed.

  After displaying the result of the push-in effect, the display screen 7a starts (executes) a confrontation scene that displays a confrontation scene in a mode according to the result display, that is, a confrontation scene in which a friendly character or an enemy character attacks first. See FIG. 46 (a)). The confrontation scene and the confrontation result (variable battle result) in this confrontation effect are based on any of the patterns A1 to A5 described above. Then, as shown in FIGS. 46 (b) to (e), in the mode corresponding to any one of the four results of the above-mentioned fluctuation battle, ie, “win”, “failure”, “evasion”, and “defeat”. , The result of the confrontation effect (the result of the variable battle) is displayed. Specifically, if the fluctuation effect pattern related to the current fluctuation battle is based on the pattern A1 or the pattern A3, the result display of the confrontation effect (display of the result of the fluctuation battle) will be as shown in FIG. Mode), the result display of the confrontation effect (display of the result of the fluctuation battle) is based on the pattern A4 (the avoidance mode) as shown in FIG. 46 (c). The result display of the effect (display of the result of the variable battle) is as shown in FIG. 46D (failure mode). If the result is based on the pattern A5, the result display of the confrontation effect (the result display of the variable battle) is shown in FIG. The mode (defeat mode) shown in FIG. In addition to the result display of the confrontation effect, the stop display of the effect symbol 8 is also performed. In this embodiment, since the fluctuation battle can be started (executable) by the big hit fluctuation, the display pattern of the effect symbol 8 which is stopped and displayed together with the result of the confrontation effect becomes the big hit mode.

  46 (a) and FIGS. 46 (b) to 46 (e), for the sake of convenience of explanation, the display contents relating to the confrontation effect of the variable battle and the result display of the confrontation effect (the result display of the variable battle) are referred to as “confrontation scenes”. Or "victory", but in reality, it is an effect image according to each situation such as "confrontation scene" or "victory", and the content of the confrontation scene and the result display is An effect image (moving image, still image, or the like) in a recognizable manner is displayed on the display screen 7a. Of course, characters (character images) as shown in FIG. 46 may be displayed together with such effect images. The same applies to the battle continuation effect shown in FIG. 46 (f), the opening effect shown in FIG. 46 (g), and the round effect (round battle) shown in FIG.

  The above is the flow from the start to the end of the fluctuating battle in the battle effect, and the result of the fluctuating battle indicates whether or not the battle has developed into a round battle (whether or not to continue the battle) and does not develop into a round battle (does not progress). In this case, it indicates time saving (determination of production mode C), and when it develops (progresses) into a round battle, it indicates the possibility of a high-probability and high-base state (probability of change).

  Here, when the fluctuation effect pattern related to the current fluctuation battle is “pattern A5”, since the pattern is a discontinuous pattern as described above, the pattern does not advance to the round battle after the fluctuation battle, and does not advance to the round battle. At the end, the battle effect ends, and thereafter, the game shifts to the jackpot game (special game state). At this time, an opening command is transmitted from the main control board 80 to the sub control board 90 (S4406 described above), and based on this, an opening effect command is transmitted from the sub control board 90 to the image control board 100, As a result, an opening effect for displaying a predetermined opening effect image is performed on the display screen 7a (see FIG. 46 (g)).

  On the other hand, when the fluctuation effect pattern related to the current fluctuation battle is any one of “patterns A1 to A4”, since the pattern is a continuation pattern as described above, the game proceeds to the round battle after the fluctuation battle, and the battle effect is performed. Will continue. In this case, when the fluctuation battle ends, the fluctuation display of the special symbol (and the effect symbol 8) ends, and the game shifts to the jackpot game (special game state), the opening command from the main control board 80 to the sub-control board 90 is issued. Is transmitted, and on the basis of this, an opening effect command is transmitted from the sub-control board 90 to the image control board 100 (S4406 described above). A continuous battle effect is performed (see FIG. 46 (g)). The battle continuation effect is, for example, an alternative to the normal opening effect indicating the start of the jackpot game performed after the end of the jackpot change without the battle effect, and after the end of the jackpot change, the first round of the jackpot game is started. It is done during the previous opening period. In addition, the battle continuation effect may be any effect that suggests that a round battle is executed (started) following the variable battle, and the player may give an impression that the variable battle and the round battle are a series of battle effects connected to each other. Is not particularly limited.

  The control process related to the execution of the round battle is generally performed as follows. That is, at the start of the jackpot game, an opening command is transmitted from the main control board 80 to the sub-control board 90. The effect control microcomputer 91 determines the opening command in S4406 (see FIG. 41). Select the round battle effect according to the jackpot type specified based on the. At this time, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines that the variable effect pattern related to the previously executed variable battle is any of “patterns A1 to A4”, that is, the result of the variable battle is “win” or “avoid”. If the result is any of “failure” and “failure”, a round battle effect pattern determination table shown in FIG. 44 is set, and a round battle effect pattern is selected using the table, and the effect pattern is set. At this time, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines which of the “victory flag”, the “failure flag”, and the “avoidance flag” is ON, or It is possible to specify the result of the fluctuation battle by determining whether or not it is OFF.

  As shown in FIG. 44, the round battle effect pattern determination table of the present embodiment includes a plurality of types of round battle effect patterns (round Battle effect styles) are assigned, and the correspondence between the round battle effect determination random value and the round battle effect pattern is determined according to the type of big hit and the result of the variable battle.

  Here, in the table shown in FIG. 44, the random number for determining a variable battle effect is one type of the random number for determining a big hit game effect acquired in the big hit game-related effect process of S4406. In the table shown in FIG. 44, the variable battle result is based on the three flags “victory flag”, “failure flag”, and “avoidance flag” provided as the above-mentioned variable battle result flag. Depending on the result of the variable battle, the type of round battle effect pattern to be selected (which can be selected) and the selection rate are different. Further, in the table shown in FIG. 44, the big hit types “16R first big hit” and “16R fourth big hit” are common tables because both have the same round number (16R certain variable big hit) with the same number of rounds. . In addition, in the table shown in FIG. 44, “failure” and “avoidance” of the fluctuation battle result related to the 16R big hit are common tables. In the round battle effect pattern determination table, “6R third big hit” is not included because the variable battle effect pattern related to the big hit only exists in “defeat” of “pattern A5” (see FIG. 43). This is because it is not a round battle execution target (non-continuation pattern).

  There are six types of round battle effect patterns in the present embodiment. Specifically, also in the round battle, a scene in which an ally character and an enemy character confront each other (a confrontation effect) is displayed. "Pattern B2" in which the enemy character preemptively strikes but fails to attack, "Pattern B3" in which the enemy character preemptively attacks and damages the ally character, but the ally character wins (reverse victory) due to the reversal of the enemy character, and the enemy character preempts "Pattern B4" in which allied characters are defeated (enemy character wins) by attacking, "Pattern B5" in which allied characters are attacked first and the enemy character is damaged but ends in a draw without being decided, and "enemy character" "Battery B6", which ends in a draw without losing a victory despite ally characters being damaged by first strike It is equipped with a. The type (number) of the round battle effect patterns is not limited to this, and it is possible to provide more patterns or less patterns than in the present embodiment.

  Focusing on the result of the round battle viewed from the ally character, the pattern B1 and the pattern B3 are “victory patterns” in which the ally character wins, and the pattern B2 is a “failure pattern” in which the attack of the ally character ends in failure. The pattern B4 is a “defeat pattern” in which the friendly character is defeated, and the patterns B5 and B6 are a “draw pattern”. In other words, there are four “victory”, “failure”, “defeat”, and “draw” as a result of the round battle viewed from the friend character.

  In the present embodiment, the result of the round battle based on these patterns B1 to B6 indicates (informs) a game state after the end of the big hit game. As described above, in the present embodiment, under the situation where the symbol variation display can be executed, the effect mode (mode status) according to the game state at that time is set, so the effect set after the end of the big hit game. The mode suggests the game state after the end of the big hit game. In the present pachinko gaming machine 1, since the gaming state to be shifted after the end of the big hit game is one of the “highly accurate high base state” and the “lowly accurate high base state”, the effect mode after the big hit game ends is “ Effect modes C to E ”. Among these, the effect mode C is an effect mode set in the case of the low-accuracy high base state (time saving state), and an effect in which the player can recognize that the low-accuracy high base state (time saving state) is present. In this mode, after the variable battle is performed in the defeat pattern (pattern A5) and the battle effect is completed by the end of the variable battle, the mode is set through a big hit game. Therefore, when the round battle is performed, the effect mode C is not set, and the result of the round battle indicates that the game state after the end of the big hit game is a low-probability high-base state (effect mode C). I will not. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the game state after the end of the big hit game is changed to the high-accuracy high-base state (production mode D) or the high-accuracy high-base state and the low-precision high-base state are determined according to the result of the round battle. This indicates that it is difficult (impossible) to be grasped (determined) (effect mode E).

  As shown in the table of FIG. 44, among the round battle effect patterns B1 to B6, the winning patterns “pattern B1” and “pattern B3” have a jackpot type of “16R probable big hit” (16R first big hit, 16R 4 big hits), and is a pattern that can be selected only when the result of the previous variable battle is “win”. When a round battle based on the pattern is performed, it is determined that the gaming state after the end of the big hit game is a high-precision high base state, and the effect mode after the end of the big hit game is set to “D”. In other words, when the player wins in both the variable battle and the round battle, the battle performance is a performance in which the number of jackpot rounds is “16” and the “probable change is confirmed (production mode D)”. Become.

  The “pattern B2” that is a failure pattern and the “pattern B4” that is a defeat pattern have a jackpot type of 16R certain variable jackpot (16R first jackpot, 16R fourth jackpot) and a 16R normal jackpot (16R fifth jackpot). The pattern is selectable in the case of a big hit. If a round battle based on the pattern is performed, the gaming state after the end of the big hit game will be a high-accuracy high base state or a low-accuracy high base state depending on the big hit type, and indicates which state will be set. Is not performed (probability non-notification), and the effect mode after the end of the big hit game is set to “E”. In other words, from the player's point of view, if at least one of the variable battle and the round battle does not win in the round battle (failure or defeat), the battle effect will be the number of rounds of the big hit Is “16”, which indicates “probable change or shortening of time (production mode E)” (probable change non-determination effect).

  Furthermore, the draw patterns "pattern B5" and "pattern B6" are patterns that can be selected only when the jackpot type is "6R probability variable jackpot" (6R second jackpot). When a round battle based on the pattern is performed, it is determined that the gaming state after the end of the big hit game is a high-precision high base state, and the effect mode after the end of the big hit game is set to “D”. That is, from the player's point of view, if at least one of the variable battle and the round battle has a “draw” in the round battle, the battle performance is a performance in which the number of jackpot rounds is “6” and the “probable change” is determined. . As described above, the big hit that occurs in the high-precision high base state is, in principle, “16R fourth big hit” or “16R fifth big hit” according to the second special symbol, and “6R according to the first special symbol”. It is rare that the "second big hit" occurs in the high-probability high base state. That is, the number of rounds of the jackpot generated in the high-accuracy high-basis state is “16R” in principle, and “6R” is rare. Only when a rare big hit (the number of rounds) occurs in such a high-accuracy high base state, the round battle is performed in a “drawing pattern”. From this, the effect of the round battle indicates the number of rounds related to the running big hit game in addition to the game state (production mode) after the end of the big hit game.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 44, regarding the selection of the round battle effect pattern, in the case of a big hit change related to the 16R probability variable big hit, the result of the change battle is “win” or “failure or avoidance”. If the selectivity of the effect pattern in which the ally character preempts the first strike is higher than the selectivity of the effect pattern in which the enemy character preempts the first strike, on the other hand, in the case of the big hit fluctuation relating to the 16R normal big hit (hour time big hit), the result of the fluctuation battle However, for both “victory” and “failure or avoidance”, the selectivity of the effect pattern in which the ally character strikes first is lower than the selectivity of the effect pattern in which the enemy character strikes first. Also, in the case of the jackpot fluctuation relating to the 16R probability variable jackpot, if the result of the fluctuation battle is “win”, the selectivity of the effect pattern in which the ally character wins is changed to the selectivity of another effect pattern such as failure or defeat. Higher (see the section on random numbers for round battle effect determination).

  For this reason, if the result of the fluctuation battle is “win” and the first strike in the round battle is a friendly character, it is possible to enter the effect mode D after the end of the big hit game and determine the high-precision high base state (probable change). It is possible to give the player an impression (recognition) with a high possibility of confirmation. If the result of the fluctuation battle is “failure” or “evasion”, and the first strike in the round battle is a friendly character, the state becomes the production mode E after the end of the big hit game, and the probability state (high probability state or low probability state). Although not shown, it is possible to give an impression (recognition) to the player with a high possibility of the high-accuracy high base state. On the other hand, if the preemptive attack in the round battle is an enemy character, the effect mode becomes E after the big hit game, and the probability state (high-probability state or low-probability state) is not shown, but the possibility of the high probability and high base state is low. It is possible to give an impression (recognition) to the player. However, even if the first strike in the round battle is an enemy character, there is a possibility of a probability change big hit, and conversely, even if the first strike in the round battle is a friendly character, there is usually a possibility of a big hit, so the big hit game Can be given to the player even after the game is over.

  Further, even if the result of the round battle is “failure” or “defeat” and the effect mode is changed to the effect mode E after the end of the big hit game, the variable battle performed before the round battle is based on the “pattern A3” (reverse rotation). Win), there is a high probability internally. This is because the variable battle effect pattern A3 (reversal victory) can be selected only for the 16R probability variable jackpot (see FIG. 43). Therefore, from the viewpoint of the player, even if it becomes the effect mode E after the end of the big hit game and it becomes difficult (impossible) to determine the current probability state (the high probability state or the low probability state), this production is performed. By looking back on the contents (elapsed) of the battle effect up to the setting of mode E, it is possible to infer whether or not the game is in a high probability state (probable change). In the case of the production mode E through the process, the internal stochastic change "can be known.

  The effect control microcomputer 91 selects a round battle effect pattern based on the round battle effect pattern determination table and the round battle effect determination random number that set the selection conditions for the round battle effect patterns (patterns B1 to B6), The selected pattern is set (S4406). Then, upon receiving the round start command (1R start command) indicating the start of the first round from the main control board 80, the round effect (based on the previously set round battle effect pattern) based on the round battle effect pattern (based on the reception of the opening command). Start a round battle). That is, a round effect command (round battle command) for starting (executing) a round effect involving a round battle is transmitted to the image control board 100, and the image control microcomputer 101 transmits the round specified based on the round effect command. The image data corresponding to the battle is read from the ROM of the image control board 100, and a round battle effect based on the read image data is executed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7. Thus, a round battle starts on the display screen 7a from the first round of the big hit game.

  The round battle according to the present embodiment is performed until a predetermined execution time elapses, regardless of the types of the patterns B1 to B6. Specifically, the execution time is set to "35 seconds". In the present embodiment, the opening time per round of the special winning opening 30 is “25 seconds”. Is designed to be about "7 seconds" to "9 seconds". Thus, the round battle ends in the middle of the fourth round unless any abnormalities such as a delay in launching the game ball during the big hit game occur. Therefore, in the case of a jackpot game involving a round battle, a series of effect displays relating to the round battle are normally performed on the display screen 7a in 1R to 4R as shown in FIG. A predetermined round effect according to the result of the above is started, and thereafter, a series of effect displays related to the round effect are performed up to 16R.

  The effect display related to the confrontation effect (confrontation scene) and the battle result in the round battle is performed based on the round battle effect pattern to be executed (any one of the patterns B1 to B6). And the display of the result of the contest. However, in the round battle, the push-in effect (see FIG. 45) indicating which of the ally character or the enemy character performs the first strike is omitted, and the round battle effect pattern is started from the beginning of the round battle (the first round). Accordingly, a scene in which either the ally character or the enemy character makes a first strike is displayed on the display screen 7a. In the case of the 6R second big hit, an effect display related to the round battle is performed in 1R to 4R, and a predetermined round effect according to the result of the battle effect is performed in 5R to 6R.

  After the start of the round battle, the effect control microcomputer 91 receives a round start command for the second to fourth rounds from the main control board 80 and transmits a round effect command corresponding to the command to the image control board 100. However, the display control based on the command is an update of the round number display on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 (see FIG. 47). Similarly, with respect to the round effect after the end of the round battle, the effect images (series of effect images) related to the round effect are displayed continuously (continuously) until the final round (here, 16R), so that the fifth round to the fifth round are performed. Display control by transmitting and receiving a command (round command) relating to each round of the 16th round is an update of the round number display on the display screen 7a (see FIG. 47).

  The above is the flow from the start to the end of the round battle in the battle effect. If the round battle is performed following the variable battle, the game state (after the end of the big hit game) is set according to the result of the round battle. Production mode).

  Here, "battle production" is also called "special production", and "variable battle" is also called "1st battle", "1st battle production" or "1st special production", and "round battle" This is also referred to as “2nd battle”, “second battle effect” or “second special effect”, and “battle continuation effect” is also referred to as “joining effect”. In addition, an effect that suggests a game state (effect mode) after the end of the big hit game, as a “result of a variable battle based on a defeat pattern (pattern A5)” or a “result of a round battle” (that is, a result of a battle effect) (FIG. 46 (e), see FIG. 47R) is also referred to as “result notification effect”.

  Furthermore, the effect performed before the result notification effect, that is, the “pressing effect (see FIG. 45) and the confrontation effect (see FIG. 46 (a)) in a variable battle based on the defeat pattern (pattern A5)” That is, "pulling effect (see FIG. 45) and confrontation effect in a variable battle based on the variable battle effect patterns (patterns A1 to A4) other than the defeat pattern (including the display of the variable battle result. FIGS. 46 (a) to 46 (d)) )) "And the subsequent" confrontation scene performed before the display of the result of the round battle "(refer to the 1R to 3R eyes in FIG. 47) are also referred to as" production before notification of the result ".

  Further, among the fluctuating battle effect patterns of the patterns A1 to A5 (see FIG. 43), the “fluctuating battle effect pattern of the pattern A5 (defeat pattern, discontinued pattern)” is referred to as a “first effect mode” or “predetermined effect”. The "variable battle effect pattern of patterns A1 to A4 (winning pattern, failure pattern, avoidance pattern, continuation pattern)" is also referred to as "second effect mode" or "effect mode other than the predetermined effect mode". . Further, among the round battle effect patterns of the patterns B1 to B6 (see FIG. 44), the “round battle effect pattern of the pattern B2 and the pattern B4 (failure pattern, defeat pattern)” is also referred to as “first effect mode”. , The “round battle effect pattern of pattern B1 and pattern B3 (victory pattern)” is also referred to as “second effect mode”, and the “round battle effect pattern of pattern B5 and pattern B6 (drawing pattern)” Also referred to as "three production modes".

[Direction for operation]
As described above, the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment has an operation corresponding effect that can be executed based on the operation of the effect button 63 (the first effect button 63a, the second effect button 63b). In the operation corresponding effect, the effect pattern set when performing various effects such as effect design game effect (variable effect) and big hit game effect includes an operation of the effect button 63 (also referred to as “operation effect pattern”). In the case of, the process is performed by operating the effect button 63 (the first effect button 63a or the second effect button 63b) at a predetermined time (a predetermined period) during the execution of the effect based on the operation effect pattern. In the operation effect pattern, a predetermined time (a predetermined period) from the start to the end of the effect based on the pattern is set to an operation time at which the player operates the effect button 63 (the first effect button 63a or the second effect button 63b). (Operation period), and when the effect button 63 is operated during the operation time (operation period), an effect (operation-response effect) corresponding to the operation is executed. For example, when the variation effect pattern set in S4505 (see FIG. 42) described above corresponds to the operation effect pattern, at a predetermined time (predetermined period) during the variation effect based on the variation effect pattern (operation effect pattern). An operation time (operation period) is determined, and when the player operates the effect button 63 at the arrival of the operation time (operation period), an operation corresponding effect is executed.

  Here, in the present embodiment, an operation promotion effect that prompts the player to operate the effect button 63 is executed in accordance with the arrival of the operation time (operation period). By executing the operation promotion effect, the player can recognize that it is the operation time (operation period). In other words, the operation promotion effect is also an effect for notifying the operation timing (operation period). As the mode of the operation promoting effect, for example, an image imitating the effect button (the first effect button 63a or the second effect button 63b) to be operated, a message prompting the operation of the effect button, or the like is displayed on the display screen 7a, For example, outputting a voice of a message prompting the operation of the effect button may be mentioned.

  In the present embodiment, the operation mode of the effect button 63 in executing the operation corresponding effect is provided for each of the first effect button 63a and the second effect button 63b. Specifically, as the operation mode of the first effect button 63a, the button is pressed once at a predetermined operation timing (operation timing), and the button is pressed for a predetermined time at a predetermined operation timing (operation timing). There is a “long press” that is kept pressed (for example, for 5 seconds) and a “continuous tap” that repeatedly presses the button within a predetermined operation period. On the other hand, as the operation mode of the second effect button 63b, at a predetermined operation timing (operation timing), the button is pushed once to the back side, and at a predetermined operation timing (operation timing), the button is pushed forward. There is a “pull” that is pulled once, and a “rotation” that rotates the button in a left or right direction at a predetermined operation timing (operation timing). The type of the effect button to be operated in executing the operation corresponding effect and the operation mode thereof are determined by the operation effect pattern set in S4505 and the like. The above-described operation promotion effect is executed in a mode in which the player can recognize the type and operation mode of the effect button to be operated.

  The operation corresponding effect based on the operation of the effect button 63 (the first effect button 63a, the second effect button 63b) can be executed by various effect means provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1. That is, as described above, in the present embodiment, the display effect means (image display device 7), movable effect means (movable decorative member 14), sound effect means (speaker 67), and light effect means (panel lamp 5) are used as effect means. , A frame lamp 66, and a decorative member 13), and it is possible to execute various operation corresponding effects by using these effect means. That is, each of these effect means can function as the “specific effect means operable based on the input by the input means” of the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, among the operation-response effects, as the operation-response effect based on continuous tapping of the first effect button 63a (also referred to as “continuous-stroke effect”), the above-described push-in effect and the movable effect in which the movable decorative member 14 operates are described. It is possible to execute. Hereinafter, the pressing effect and the movable effect as the continuous hit effect will be described together with the control processing performed by the sub-control unit 90 (the effect control microcomputer 91).

[Complete production as a continuous hit production]
The push-to-play effect is performed with the start of the fluctuating battle (battle effect) as described above, and moves and displays the friend character image M and the enemy character image T on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 in the left-right direction. This is an effect display (moving display) expressing a state in which both characters press each other (see FIG. 45). The moving display of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T constituting the pushing effect is configured to be performed in response to successive hits of the first effect button 63a. In the present embodiment, the moving display is performed in accordance with the moving display. The frame lamp 66 provided on the front frame 51 emits light in a predetermined light emission pattern. Here, at least the left and right sides of the front frame 51 form a transparent lens body, and a plurality of LEDs (light sources) are arranged as the frame lamp 66 inside (back side) of the lens body (FIG. 1). , FIG. 48). The plurality of LEDs constituting the frame lamp 66 emit light (in accordance with the movement display of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T) based on continuous tapping of the first effect button 63a during the pressing effect.

  Specifically, as the push-in effect progresses with the continuous hit of the first effect button 63a, the ally character image M and the enemy character image T move to the left, and the display screen 7a of the ally character image M (display area) ) Is larger than that of the enemy character image T (see FIG. 45 (b1)), a plurality of LEDs (frames) arranged on the front frame 51 as shown in FIG. The lamp 66) is lit in a chain so as to flow from the right end to the left end of the front frame 51 (first light emission pattern). On the other hand, when the ally character image M and the enemy character image T move rightward and the ratio of the enemy character image T occupying the display screen 7a (display area) becomes larger than that of the ally character image M (FIG. 45 (b2)), and as shown in FIG. 48 (b), a plurality of LEDs (frame lamps 66) arranged on the front frame 51 are cascaded so as to flow from the left end to the right end of the front frame 51. (Second light emission pattern). In the first light emitting pattern (right to left), the LED emits red light, and in the second light emitting pattern (left to right), the LED emits blue light. For this reason, the red chain lighting (first light emitting pattern) from the right end to the left end of the front frame 51 indicates the superiority of the ally character (the inferiority of the enemy character), and the blue chain from the left end to the right end of the front frame 51. The typical lighting (second light emitting pattern) indicates the inferiority of the ally character (the superiority of the enemy character). Such sequential lighting of a plurality of LEDs (frame lamps 66) provided on the front frame 51 is also referred to as “sequential lighting”.

  In the present embodiment, in the sequential lighting of the first light emission pattern, the time (the execution time of one sequential lighting) until the light of the LED reaches the left end from the right end of the front frame 51 is set to one second. Similarly, in the sequential lighting of the second light emitting pattern, the time (the execution time of one sequential lighting) until the light of the LED reaches the right end from the left end of the front frame 51 is set to 1 second. This one-second sequential lighting is executed once per one detection (ON) by the first effect button detection switch 63c. The emission color of the sequentially lit LED is not limited to red or blue, but may be another color. Further, the execution time of one sequential lighting (also referred to as “sequential lighting time”) is not limited to one second, and can be set as appropriate according to the number and arrangement of the LEDs.

  The “moving display of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T on the image display device 7 (display screen 7a)” and “the plurality of LEDs (frame lamps 66)” accompanying the continuous hitting of the first effect button 63a in such a pushing effect. The display control of the image display device 7 (first specific production means) and the lighting control of the frame lamp 66 (second specific production means) for realizing "sequential lighting" are performed by the switch processing of the above-described 10 ms timer interrupt processing (S4010). (S4304). Hereinafter, the switch process for executing the pressing effect will be described as “pressing effect switch process (S5000)”. The pressing effect switch process (S5000) includes a display control (also referred to as a "pressing display control") for moving and displaying the ally character image M and the enemy character image T, and sequential lighting of a plurality of LEDs (frame lamps 66). The processing corresponds to each of the lighting control (also referred to as “pressing lighting control”) according to the above.

  As shown in FIG. 49, in the pressing effect switch process (S5000), first, it is determined whether or not the first effect button 63a is being operated (S5001). As described above, when the variable effect pattern set in S4505 (see FIG. 42) corresponds to the operation effect pattern, the operation timing of the effect button 63 during the variable effect based on the variable effect pattern (operation effect pattern) ( An operation period is determined, and when the player operates the effect button 63 at the arrival of the operation time (operation period), an operation corresponding effect is executed. The fluctuating battle effect pattern corresponds to an operation effect pattern because it includes a pressing effect that proceeds by repeatedly hitting the first effect button 63a, and executes the pressing effect (moving display of the friend character image M and the enemy character image T). The time is an operation period (continuous hit period) of the first effect button 63a. Therefore, in S5001, it is determined whether or not the operation period is based on the fluctuating battle effect pattern (operation effect pattern) (that is, within the execution time of the pressing effect). As a result, if it is during the operation period (YES in S5001), the process proceeds to S5002, and if it is not during the operation period (NO in S5001), this process ends without performing the processes after S5002. Before the start of the operation period based on the fluctuating battle effect pattern (operation effect pattern), the above-described operation promoting effect (for example, the display of the character "hit repeatedly!") Is executed on the display screen 7a.

  Next, in S5002, it is determined whether or not the first effect button 63a has been pressed (S5002). This determination can be made based on the detection signal (switch data) of the first effect button detection switch 63c. As a result, when the detection signal of the first effect button detection switch 63c is ON, that is, when it is determined that the first effect button 63a is pressed (YES in S5002), the process proceeds to S5003, and the first effect button detection is performed. If the detection signal of the switch 63c is OFF, that is, if it is determined that the first effect button 63a has not been pressed (NO in S5002), the processing ends without performing the processing of S5003 and thereafter.

  Next, in S5003, it is determined whether or not the movement start invalid flag is OFF (S5003). The movement start invalid flag is set in the process of S5006 described later, and the current situation is during the invalid period for not starting the moving display of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T (“the moving start invalid period”). Is a flag indicating whether or not the value is “medium”. When the movement start invalid flag is ON, it means that the moving start is invalid, and when OFF, it means that the moving start is not invalid. Here, the invalid period is a period in which even if the effect button 63 (the first effect button 63a or the second effect button 63b) is operated during the operation period, the operation is invalidated. The operation is not reflected on the operation of the effect means (specific effect means) operable based on the operation, and the operation of the specific effect means (new operation start) based on the operation of the effect button 63 during the invalid period is invalidated. Will be done. In the present embodiment, as an invalid period related to the pressing effect, an invalid period related to the pressing display control (also referred to as an “invalid period of movement start”) and an invalid period related to the pressing lighting control (also referred to as an “invalid period of lighting start”). ), And are set by the processing of S5005 and S5009 described later, respectively.

  If it is determined in S5003 that the movement start invalid flag is not OFF (during the invalid period of the movement start) (NO in S5003), the process proceeds to S5007 described below without performing the processes of S5004 to S5006. On the other hand, if it is determined in S5003 that the movement start invalid flag is OFF (the moving start is not in the invalid period) (YES in S5003), the movement for designating the execution of the movement display of the friend character image M and the enemy character image T is performed. The display designation command is set in the sub output buffer (S5004). When the movement display designation command set in S5004 is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission processing (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 changes the display mode determined by the variable battle effect pattern set in S4505. Therefore, the moving display of the friend character image M and the enemy character image T is executed (started) on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7.

  Subsequent to the processing of S5004, the effect control microcomputer 91 sets a predetermined movement start invalid time in a timer (first invalidation timer) (S5005) and turns on a movement start invalid flag (S5006). The processing of S5005 and S5006 corresponds to the invalidation processing of the operation of the image display device 7 (specific production means, first specific production means) based on the next press of the first production button 63a (the next input by the input means). I do. The measurement of the movement start invalid time (operation of the first invalidation timer) set in S5005 is based on the start of the movement display of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T by transmitting the movement display designation command to the image control board 100. Be started. Further, the movement start invalid flag that has been turned ON in S5006 is turned OFF after the elapse of the movement start invalid time.

  Here, as described above, in the present embodiment, each time the friend character image M and the enemy character image T move and display to the left or right, the state after the movement is maintained for about 2 seconds, and In addition, a character image blinking display (brightness / darkness change) of a character image having a larger display ratio than before the movement is performed. That is, for about 2.2 seconds from the start of the movement display based on the pressing of the first effect button 63a, the movement display (0.2 seconds) and the blinking display of the character image accompanying the movement display (2 seconds) are executed. Time (operating time of the specific effect means). The execution time of the movement display and the character image blinking display (also referred to as “character movement blinking time”) is determined by the execution of the movement display based on the operation (pressing) of the first effect button 63a and the execution time after the movement display. This is a time for clearly showing the situation (the progress of the compelling production) to the player. On the other hand, in the continuous tapping of the first effect button 63a, the button is generally pressed about 5 to 10 times per second. For this reason, for example, immediately after the movement display of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T is started based on one press constituting a continuous hit of the first effect button 63a performed during the push-in effect, the next press is immediately performed. When detected by the first effect button detection switch 63c and the next movement display based on this is started, the movement display based on the previous depression and the blinking display of the character image accompanying this are forced before the execution time elapses. Therefore, there is a possibility that the movement display based on the previous pressing becomes difficult to be transmitted to the player. Therefore, in the present embodiment, for a certain period of time after the movement display of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T is started, the start of a new movement display based on the pressing of the first effect button 63a (that is, the first effect) In order to invalidate (press the button 63a), a movement start invalid time is set (S5005).

  In this embodiment, the movement start invalid time set in S5005 is set to 1.7 seconds, which is shorter than the character movement blinking time (2.2 seconds). The reason why the movement start invalid time is shorter than the character movement blinking time is that the movement start invalidation time is longer than the character movement blinking time. May give the player an impression (impression of poor response to continuous button tapping) that is difficult to be reflected in the execution (start) of the movement display of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T. If the time is set to be extremely short (for example, 0.1 second), the moving display based on the previous press may not be easily transmitted to the player as described above. Considering the relationship between the character movement blinking time and the movement start invalid time, the movement start invalid time is set to 1.7 seconds. Thereby, it is possible to obtain a good balance between the continuous hitting of the first effect button 63a and the moving display of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T. Note that the movement start invalid time does not need to be 1.7 seconds, and can be appropriately determined in consideration of the contents and characteristics of the effect performed in response to successive hits of the effect button 63. However, as described above, it is not preferable to make the movement start invalid time too short as compared with the character movement blinking time (2 seconds in this example). Therefore, for example, the time is shorter than the character movement blinking time, and It is desirable to set the time to be at least half (1/2) of the character movement blinking time. Also, the movement start invalid time can be set to the same time as the character movement blinking time.

  Next, in S5007, it is determined whether or not the lighting start invalid flag is OFF (S5007). The lighting start invalid flag is set in the process of S5010 described later, and the current state is determined during the invalid period for preventing the sequential lighting of the plurality of LEDs (frame lamps 66) from starting (“During the invalid period of lighting start”). .). When the lighting start invalid flag is ON, it means that the lighting start is in an invalid period, and when it is OFF, it means that the lighting start is not in an invalid period. The invalid period is as described above.

  If it is determined in S5007 that the lighting start invalid flag is not OFF (during the invalid period of lighting start) (NO in S5007), this processing ends without performing the processing of S5008 to S5010. On the other hand, when it is determined in S5007 that the lighting start invalid flag is OFF (the lighting start is not in an invalid period) (YES in S5007), the sequential lighting of the plurality of LEDs (frame lamps 66) is performed (started). Is created and set (S5008). In S5008, according to the progress status of the current push-to-play effect (the latest display status of the ally character image M and the enemy character image T) executed based on the variable battle effect pattern set in S4505, The lamp data of the light emission pattern or the second light emission pattern is set as the lamp data for the pressing effect. When the push-motion effect lamp data set in S5008 is output by the lamp data output process (S4202), a plurality of LEDs (frame lamps) of the front frame 51 are generated in accordance with the lamp data (first light emission pattern or second light emission pattern). 66) executes (starts) sequential lighting.

  After the processing of S5008, the effect control microcomputer 91 sets a predetermined lighting start invalid time in a timer (second invalidation timer) (S5009) and turns on a lighting start invalid flag (S5010). The processing of S5009 and S5010 corresponds to the invalidation processing of the operation of the frame lamp 66 (specific production means, second specific production means) based on the next press of the first production button 63a (the next input by the input means). . The measurement of the lighting start invalid time set in S5009 (the operation of the second invalidation timer) is started based on the start of sequential lighting of the plurality of LEDs (frame lamps 66) by the output of the pressing effect lamp data. The lighting start invalid flag that has been turned ON in S5010 is turned OFF after the lighting start invalid time has elapsed.

  Here, as described above, in the present embodiment, for each of the sequential lighting of the first light emitting pattern and the sequential lighting of the second light emitting pattern, the LED (frame lamp 66 ) Is set to 1 second until the light arrives (sequential lighting time). On the other hand, as described above, in the continuous tapping of the first effect button 63a, the button is generally pressed about 5 to 10 times per second. For this reason, for example, after the sequential lighting is started based on one press constituting a continuous hit of the first effect button 63a performed during the push-in effect, the next press is immediately detected by the first effect button detection switch 63c. When the next sequential lighting based on this is started, the sequential lighting based on the previous press is forcibly terminated before the execution time elapses, and the sequential lighting is hardly transmitted to the player accordingly. There is a possibility that the effect of the sequential lighting may not be obtained. Therefore, in the present embodiment, for a certain period of time after the sequential lighting of the plurality of LEDs (frame lamps 66) provided on the front frame 51 is started, a new sequential lighting is started based on the pressing of the first effect button 63a. In order to invalidate (that is, press the first effect button 63a), the lighting start invalid time is set (S5010).

  In this embodiment, the lighting start invalid time set in S5010 is set to 0.8 seconds, which is shorter than the sequential lighting time (1 second). The reason why the lighting start invalid time is shorter than the sequential lighting time is that the lighting start invalid time is longer than the sequential lighting time. There is a risk that the player will give an impression (an impression that the response of the continuous button hit is poor) that is difficult to be reflected in the execution (start) of the sequential lighting, and conversely, an extremely short time (for example, 0.1 second) compared to the sequential lighting time This is because the sequential lighting may not be easily transmitted to the player as described above. In consideration of the balance between the sequential lighting time and the lighting start invalid time, the lighting start invalid time is set to 0.8 seconds. This makes it possible to obtain a good balance between the continuous hitting of the first effect button 63a and the sequential lighting of the frame lamp 66.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the lighting start invalid time (0.8 seconds) is shorter than the movement start invalid time (1.7 seconds), the first effect button 63a of the first effect button 63a during the push-motion effect operation period is set. Even if the continuous hit is performed during the invalid period of the movement start (YES in S5003), the sequential lighting of the frame lamp 66 is started unless the execution timing of the continuous hit is during the invalid period of the lighting start (NO in S5007). The Rukoto. This makes it possible for the player to recognize that the continuous hitting of the first effect button 63a is effective. Note that the lighting start invalid time does not need to be 0.8 seconds, and can be appropriately determined in consideration of the contents, characteristics, and the like of the effect performed in response to successive hits of the effect button 63. However, as described above, it is not preferable to make the lighting start invalid time too short as compared with the sequential lighting time (1 second in this example), and therefore, for example, it is shorter than the sequential lighting time, and It is desirable that the time be at least half (1/2) of the lighting time. It is also possible to set the lighting start invalid time to be the same as the sequential lighting time.

[Movable production as continuous hit production]
As described above, the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is usually located at the upper left of the center decoration 10, and moves between the upper left of the center decoration 10 and the center of the display screen 7a. The movable decorative member 14 is provided (see FIGS. 3 and 50). The movable effect in which the movable decorative member 14 operates can be executed based on the continuous hitting of the first effect button 63a. In the present embodiment, after the effect display relating to SP reach is started on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 (also referred to as “SP reach effect”) (see FIG. 50A), the SP reach effect At a predetermined time in the middle (for example, at the end of the SP reach effect), a movable effect as a continuous hit effect can be executed.

  In the movable effect as a continuous hit effect, the movable decorative member 14 moves to an intermediate position before reaching the center of the display screen 7a (before the movement is completed), and from there the upper left of the center decorative body 10 (initial position). (See FIG. 50 (b)), and finally move (reach) to the center of the screen (first movable pattern, see FIG. 50 (c)). , After returning to the center (see FIG. 50 (b)), return to the upper left corner of the center decorative body 10 without moving (reaching) to the center of the screen to end the operation (second movable pattern). Be executed. The flirting effect in the movable effect in such an aspect is configured to be performed in response to successive hits of the first effect button 63a. Then, when the movable decorative member 14 reaches the central portion (moving position) of the display screen 7a via the panning effect (see FIG. 50 (c)), the reached state is maintained for about 5 seconds, and then the movable decorative member 14 is moved. The decorative member 14 returns to the upper left (initial position) of the center decorative body 10. As shown in FIG. 50C, when the movable decorative member 14 is located at the center of the display screen 7a, light is emitted radially outward from the movable decorative member 14 located at the center of the screen. An effect image 140b depicting the situation is displayed on the display screen 7a. The first movable pattern is set so that the possibility of a big hit (big hit reliability) is higher than that of the second movable pattern.

  In the present embodiment, the fanning effect is performed for about 5 seconds, and then the movable decorative member 14 reaches the center of the display screen 7a (first movable pattern) or the center without reaching the center of the screen. It returns to the upper left of the decorative body 10. When the player operates (presses) the first effect button 63a within the execution time (about 5 seconds) of the flaring effect, the reciprocating motion between the initial position and the intermediate position of the movable decorative member 14 is caused by the first effect button. It is executed once for each detection (ON) by the detection switch 63c. The time required for this one reciprocating motion (also referred to as “reciprocating motion execution time”) is approximately 0.6 seconds (600 ms), and the time required for the movement from the initial position to the intermediate position and the time required for the intermediate position. The time required to move to the initial position is about 0.3 seconds (300 ms). For this reason, when the player keeps hitting the first effect button 63a continuously within the execution time (about 5 seconds) of the fanning effect, the reciprocating motion can be executed about 6 to 8 times.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 50B, the effect image 140a is displayed on the display screen 7a in accordance with the stir-up effect (movable effect). The effect image 140a is constituted by an effect image depicting a number of shooting stars extending from the upper left portion of the screen of the display screen 7a to the center portion of the screen, and is displayed in conjunction with the successive hits of the first effect button 63a during the fanning effect. That is, when the first effect button 63a is repeatedly struck, it is displayed when the first effect button detection switch 63c is turned on, and is erased from the screen when it is turned off. In addition, when the player does not operate the first effect button 63a (here, continuous hit) during the execution period of the fanning effect, the movable decorative member 14 does not operate, and the effect images 140a and 140b are displayed on the display screen 7a. Is not displayed.

  An image for realizing “display of effect image 140a on image display device 7 (display screen 7a)” and “reciprocating motion of movable decorative member 14” with successive hits of first effect button 63a in such a flirting effect. The display control of the display device 7 (first specific effect means) and the drive control of the movable decorative member 14 (second specific effect means) are executed by the switch process (S4304) of the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S4010) described above. Hereinafter, the switch process for executing the fanning effect will be described as “fanning effect switch process (S6000)”. Note that the flirting effect switch processing (S6000) includes display control (also referred to as “fluttering display control”) related to the display of the effect image and driving related to reciprocation between the initial position and the middle position of the movable decorative member 14. Control (also referred to as “floating drive control”).

  As shown in FIG. 51, in the stir-up effect switch process (S6000), first, it is determined whether or not the first effect button 63a is being operated (S5001). As described above, when the variation effect pattern set in S4505 (see FIG. 42) corresponds to the operation effect pattern, the operation timing (operation period) of the effect button 63 determined in the variation effect pattern (operation effect pattern) ), When the player operates the effect button 63, an operation corresponding effect is executed. In the present embodiment, as a variation effect pattern corresponding to a variation pattern in which the variation time of the special symbol is 45000 ms or more (see FIG. 9), the movable effect (continuous impact) in which the movable decorative member 14 is activated based on the continuous impact of the first effect button 63a. A pattern (operation effect pattern) including a movable effect as an effect is provided. In the variable effect based on the variable effect pattern (operation effect pattern) including the movable effect, the first effect button is pressed at a predetermined time during the SP reach effect (for example, at the end of the SP reach effect, at the end of the reach effect after the variable battle, etc.). The operation timing (operation period) of 63a is determined. Therefore, in S6001, it is determined whether or not the operation period is based on the fluctuating effect pattern (operation effect pattern) including the movable effect (that is, within the execution time of the fanning effect). As a result, if it is during the operation period (YES in S6001), the process proceeds to S6002, and if it is not during the operation period (NO in S6001), the process ends without performing the processes after S6002. Before the start of the operation period based on the variable effect pattern including the movable effect, the above-described operation promoting effect (for example, the display of the characters “hit repeatedly!”) Is executed on the display screen 7a.

  Next, in S6002, it is determined whether or not the first effect button 63a has been pressed (S6002). This determination can be made based on the detection signal (switch data) of the first effect button detection switch 63c. As a result, when the detection signal of the first effect button detection switch 63c is ON, that is, when it is determined that the first effect button 63a is pressed (YES in S6002), the process proceeds to S6003, and the first effect button detection is performed. When the detection signal of the switch 63c is OFF, that is, when it is determined that the first effect button 63a has not been pressed (NO in S6002), the processing ends without performing the processing of S6003 and thereafter.

  Next, in S6003, an effect image display designation command for designating the display of the effect image 140a (see FIG. 50B) is set in the sub output buffer (S6003). When the effect image display designation command set in S6003 is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission processing (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 reads out the image data of the effect image 140a from the ROM of the image control board 100 and reads out the image data. The effect image 140a is displayed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 using the read image data. Here, as described above, the effect image 140a is displayed on the display screen 7a by turning on the first effect button detection switch 63c in conjunction with the continuous hit of the first effect button 63a, and the first effect button 140a is displayed. When the detection switch 63c is turned off, the display screen 7a is erased. For this reason, with respect to the display of the effect image 140a based on the continuous tapping of the first effect button 63a, an invalid period such as the “invalid period of the movement start” or the “invalid period of the lighting start” is not set. With such a configuration, during the execution time of the stir-up effect, the effect image 140a (many) is displayed from the upper left portion of the display screen 7a to the center portion of the display screen 7a in response to the continuous tapping of the first effect button 63a (repetition of ON / OFF). Image of a shooting star) blinks. Thereby, the periphery of the movable decorative member 14 which reciprocates during the flirting effect is brilliantly rendered, and the visual effect can be enhanced.

  Next, in S6004, it is determined whether the reciprocation start invalid flag is OFF (S6004). The reciprocating motion start invalid flag is set in the process of S6007 described later, and the current state is determined during the invalid period for preventing the reciprocating motion of the movable decorative member 14 from starting (also referred to as “the reciprocating motion invalid period”). This is a flag indicating whether or not this is the case. When the reciprocating motion start invalid flag is ON, it means that the reciprocating motion is invalid, and when it is OFF, it means that the reciprocating motion is not invalid. The invalid period is as described above. Further, the invalid period of the reciprocation start is set by the processing of S6006 described later.

  If it is determined in S6004 that the reciprocating motion start invalid flag is not OFF (during the invalid period of reciprocating motion start) (NO in S6004), the process ends without performing the processes of S6005 to S6007. On the other hand, when it is determined in S6004 that the reciprocation start invalid flag is OFF (not during the invalid period of reciprocation start) (YES in S6004), the drive for executing (starting) the reciprocation of the movable decorative member 14 is performed. Data (also referred to as “drive data for fanning production”) is created and set (S6005). In S6005, the movable decorative member 14 is moved by “300 ms” from the initial position, which is the upper left portion of the center decorative body 10, to a position before reaching the center of the display screen 7a. The drive pattern data of the reciprocating motion of “600 ms” which is moved up to “300 ms” is set as the drive data for the fanning effect. When the drive data for fluttering effect set in S6005 is output by the drive data output process (S4203), the reciprocating motion of the movable decorative member 14 is executed (started) according to the drive data.

  After the processing of S6005, the effect control microcomputer 91 sets a predetermined reciprocation start invalid time in a timer (third invalidation timer) (S6006) and turns on a reciprocation start invalid flag (S6007). The processing of S6006 and S6007 corresponds to the invalidation processing of the operation of the movable decorative member 14 (specific effect means, second specific effect means) based on the next press of the first effect button 63a (the next input by the input means). I do. The measurement of the reciprocation start invalid time set in S6006 (the operation of the third invalidation timer) is started based on the start of the reciprocation of the movable decorative member 14 by the output of the drive data for fanning effect. Further, the reciprocation start invalid flag that has been turned ON in S6007 is turned OFF when the reciprocation start invalid time has elapsed.

  Here, as described above, in the present embodiment, the movement of the movable decorative member 14 from the initial position to the intermediate position and the movement from the intermediate position to the initial position are performed in 300 ms, respectively. Is performed in 600 ms. On the other hand, in the continuous tapping of the first effect button 63a, as described above, it is common that the button is pressed approximately 5 to 10 times in one second (for 1000 ms). The pressing that constitutes the continuous tapping of 63a is repeatedly performed at intervals (cycle) of 100 ms to 200 ms in theory. For this reason, when the continuous hitting speed of the first effect button 63a is fast and the next operation (pressing) is detected by the first effect button detection switch 63c immediately after the reciprocation of the movable decorative member 14 is started, the next operation based on this is performed. Since the (new) reciprocation is started while the movable decorative member 14 is still moving from the initial position to the middle position, the player cannot recognize the start of the reciprocation. As a result, it is easy for the player to give an impression that the continuous tapping of the first effect button 63a is not sufficiently reflected on the operation of the movable decorative member 14. Therefore, in the present embodiment, for a certain period of time after the reciprocating motion of the movable decorative member 14 (movement from the initial position to the middle position) is started, a new reciprocating motion based on the depression of the first effect button 63a (that is, the reciprocating motion) In order to invalidate the first effect button 63a), the reciprocation start invalid time is set (S6006).

  In the present embodiment, the reciprocation start invalid time set in S6006 is set to 500 ms, which is shorter than the reciprocation execution time (600 ms) of the movable decorative member 14. The reason why the reciprocation start invalid time is shorter than the reciprocation execution time is that the reciprocation start invalidation time is longer than the reciprocation execution time. There is a risk that the player will give an impression that the continuous hit is lately reflected in the execution (start) of the reciprocating motion of the movable decorative member 14, and conversely, the time is extremely short (for example, 100 ms) as compared with the reciprocating motion execution time. This is because, as described above, the repeated tapping of the first effect button 63a may give the player an impression that is not reflected in the operation of the movable decorative member 14. Considering the relationship between the reciprocating motion execution time and the reciprocating motion start invalid time, the reciprocating motion invalid time is set to 500 ms. Thereby, it is possible to obtain a good balance between the continuous hit of the first effect button 63a and the reciprocation of the movable decorative member 14.

  In particular, after the movable decorative member 14 has moved from the initial position to the middle position (after 300 ms), the movement from the middle position to the initial position (return operation) is performed 2/3 (until 200 ms has passed). A new reciprocating motion based on the next press (input) of the one effect button 63a is not started, and after 2/3 (200 ms), a new reciprocating motion can be started. The start of such a new reciprocating movement of the movable decorative member 14 is that the movable decorative member 14 newly starts moving in the direction opposite to the return direction during the return from the intermediate position to the initial position. Therefore, it is easy for the player to visually recognize the new start.

  In addition, for example, when the remaining time of the reciprocating motion of the movable decorative member 14 based on one pressing (first pressing) of the first effect button 63a that is repeatedly hit becomes 100 ms or less, a new reciprocating motion based on the next pressing is performed. Is started, the time required to move from there to the middle position is 200 ms, so in S6005, the reciprocating motion of 200 ms to the middle position and 300 ms from the middle position to the initial position is executed for a total of 500 ms. Drive data (reciprocating motion execution time: 500 ms) is set for the movement. In other words, the drive data for fluttering effect (reciprocating motion execution time) set in S6005 is calculated based on the position of the movable decorative member 14 when the first pressing of the first effect button 63a is performed next. In addition, the reciprocation start invalid time of 500 ms is set accordingly (S6006). In this case, since the reciprocating motion execution time and the reciprocating motion start invalid time are equal, the subsequent depression of the first effect button 63a becomes effective when the movable decorative member 14 returns to the initial position. Thereby, the reciprocating motion of the movable decorative member 14 is in a normal state, and the reciprocating motion of the movable decorative member 14 is optimized.

  Note that the reciprocating motion start invalid time does not need to be 500 ms, and the content and characteristics of the movable effect performed in response to the continuous hit of the effect button 63 (operating distance and speed of the movable decorative member 14, specifications of the electric drive source, and the like). ) Can be determined as appropriate. However, as described above, it is not preferable that the reciprocation start invalid time is too short as compared with the reciprocation execution time (600 ms in this example). The time exceeds half (1/2) of the reciprocating movement execution time, that is, the time within the execution period of the movement to the initial position (return operation) of the reciprocating movement (for example, 400 ms to 550 ms in this example). It is desirable. Further, the reciprocation start invalid time can be set to the same time as the reciprocation execution time.

  Further, as described above, when the remaining time of the reciprocating motion of the movable decorative member 14 based on the previous pressing of the first effect button 63a becomes 100 ms or less, a new reciprocating motion based on the next pressing is started. If the reciprocating motion execution time for the new reciprocating motion is set to 500 ms starting from the position of the remaining 100 ms, the reciprocating motion start invalid time associated with the start of the new reciprocating motion is set to 500 ms (for the new reciprocating motion). It is also possible to set a shorter time (for example, 400 ms) than the reciprocating motion execution time). That is, the reciprocation start invalid time set in S6006 can be set to a variable time according to the drive data for retraction movement (reciprocation execution time) set in S6005. In this case, it is desirable that the reciprocation start invalid time also be a time (for example, 300 ms to 450 ms, etc.) within the execution period of the movement (return operation) to the initial position in the reciprocation.

[Operation and Effect of First Embodiment]
In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment described above, the image display device 7 (first specific effect means) and the frame lamp are generated based on continuous hitting of the first effect button 63a in a pressing effect in a variable battle (battle effect). By operating both of the 66 (second specific effect means), the display of the friend character image M and the enemy character image T (moving display + character image blinking display) and the sequential lighting of the frame lamp 66 (plural LEDs) are executed. In this case, for each of the moving display and the sequential lighting, the start of the moving display based on the next press of the first effect button 63a (the operation of the image display device 7) and the sequential lighting until the invalid time (invalid period) elapses. The start (operation of the frame lamp 66) is invalidated. For this reason, when the first effect button 63a is repeatedly hit (repeatedly pressed), a certain execution time (first press) for displaying the character image based on the previous press (moving display + character image blinking display) and sequential lighting is performed. (The operation of the image display device 7 and the operation of the frame lamp 66) based on the above. As a result, it is possible to prevent the effect of the pressing effect as a continuous hit effect (the effect produced by the operation of both the image display device 7 and the frame lamp 66) from being reduced.

  Further, in the movable effect during the SP reach effect, both the image display device 7 (first specific effect means) and the movable decorative member 14 (second specific effect means) are operated based on the continuous hitting of the first effect button 63a. When the display of the effect image 140a and the reciprocating motion of the movable decorative member 14 (star-shaped accessory) are executed, the reciprocating motion is not executed until the invalid time (invalid period) elapses, after the first effect button 63a. The start of the reciprocation based on the depression (operation of the movable decorative member 14) is invalidated. Therefore, when the first effect button 63a is repeatedly hit (repeatedly pressed), the reciprocating motion of the movable decorative member 14 based on the previous press is performed for a fixed execution time (the operation of the movable decorative member 14 based on the previous press). Can be secured. In addition, in the movable effect during the SP reach effect, the display / non-display of the effect image 140a is switched in conjunction with the continuous hit of the first effect button 63a. For this reason, even while the start of the reciprocating motion based on the next press of the first effect button 63a (the operation of the movable decorative member 14) is invalidated, it is possible to obtain a certain visual effect by repeated hits. Thus, it is possible to prevent the effect of the movable effect as the continuous hit effect (the effect of the operation of both the image display device 7 and the movable decorative member 14) from being reduced.

  In addition, the start of movement display (the operation of the image display device 7) and the sequential lighting based on the next press of the first effect button 63a that is repeatedly hit in the pressing effect (pressing effect as a continuous hitting effect) in the variable battle (battle effect). Is invalidated (the activation of the frame lamp 66) is shorter than the character movement blinking time and the sequential lighting time, respectively. Therefore, the operation of the image display device 7 and the frame lamp 66 after the invalid time has elapsed while ensuring the operation of the image display device 7 and the frame lamp 66 based on the first depression of the first effect button 63a that is repeatedly hit. If the next press is performed before the time (the character movement blinking time or the sequential lighting time) elapses, the moving display (the operation of the image display device 7) based on the next press or the sequential lighting (the frame lamp 66 is turned on) is performed. Operation) can be started. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the effect of the pressing effect as a continuous hit effect (the effect by the operation of the image display device 7 and the frame lamp 66 when the first effect button 63a is repeatedly hit) from being reduced.

  In addition, the start of the reciprocating movement of the movable decorative member 14 (the operation of the movable decorative member 14) based on the next press of the first effect button 63a that is continuously hit in the movable effect during the SP reach effect (movable effect as a continuous hit effect). The invalidation time to be invalidated is shorter than the reciprocating motion execution time. Therefore, while ensuring the operation of the movable decoration member 14 based on the first press of the first effect button 63a, after the elapse of the invalid time and before the elapse of the operation time of the movable decoration member 14 (the reciprocating motion execution time). When the next press is performed, a reciprocating motion (operation of the movable decorative member 14) based on the next press can be started. Thus, it is possible to prevent the effect of the movable effect as a continuous hit effect (the effect by the operation of the movable decorative member 14 when the first effect button 63a is repeatedly hit) from being reduced.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following, description will be made focusing on portions different from the first embodiment, and description of portions common to the first embodiment will be omitted. In the above-described first embodiment, the operation promotion effect that prompts the operation of the effect button 63 in accordance with the arrival of the operation time (operation period) of the effect button 63 (the first effect button 63a or the second effect button 63b) is executed. When the player operates the effect button to be operated during the operation time (during the operation period) in response to the execution of the operation promotion effect, the operation corresponding effect (moving display and blinking display of the character image, sequential display, etc.) according to the operation is performed. Lighting, reciprocal movement of the movable decorative member, display of an effect image, and the like). That is, the operation time (operation period) of the effect button 63 (the first effect button 63a or the second effect button 63b) is predetermined in the variable effect pattern corresponding to the operation effect pattern, and the operation time (during the operation period) It has been described that the operation corresponding to the operation is performed by operating the effect button of the operation target in ().

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment (embodiment 2), at a time (a time other than the operation time (operation time)) different from the operation time (operation time) defined in the variable effect pattern corresponding to the operation effect pattern. Even when the player operates the effect button 63 (the first effect button 63a or the second effect button 63b), it is possible to execute a predetermined operation corresponding effect in accordance with the operation. The operation-response effect in this case is a type of a lively lively effect (also referred to as a lively lively effect) that does not affect the content of the variable effect (display result of the variable display, etc.). In addition, the operation-response effect as a lively effect is also referred to as a lively operation effect. In addition, in performing the lively operation effect, the operation promotion effect is not executed. This is because the operation timing of the effect button related to the execution of the lively operation effect is arbitrary for the player.

  In the present embodiment, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in a standby state (demo state), or during execution of a variable effect based on a variable effect pattern that does not correspond to the operation effect pattern (a variable effect without operation of the effect button). When the player operates the effect button 63 (the first effect button 63a or the second effect button 63b) at an arbitrary timing, the decoration member 13 is configured to operate based on the operation. Specifically, when the first effect button 63a is pressed, the LED (light decoration member) incorporated in the decoration member 13 emits light. That is, based on the operation of the first effect button 63a, the decorative member 13 as the light effect means operates (light emission).

  The light emission of the decorative member 13 as a lively operation effect is performed in conjunction with ON / OFF of the first effect button 63a (first effect button detection switch 63c), and the first effect button 63a (first effect button detection switch 63c). ) Is turned on when turned on, and turned off when turned off. For this reason, for example, when the player repeatedly hits the first effect button 63a in a variable effect based on the variable effect pattern that does not correspond to the operation effect pattern, the decorative member 13 repeatedly turns on and off with the continuous hit, as if it were blinking. Looks like

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment in which the light emission of the decorative member 13 as the lively operation effect is executable, the above-described “pressing effect as a continuous hit effect” and “movable effect as a continuous hit effect” are executed. In other words, when a variable effect based on the variable effect pattern corresponding to the operation effect pattern is executed, the first period from the start to the end of the operation period defined in the variable effect pattern (operation effect pattern) The light emission (operation) of the decorative member 13 based on the operation of the effect button 63a is invalidated.

  The decorative member 13 (the first member) for executing the light emission of the decorative member 13 as such a lively operation effect based on the operation of the first effect button 63a, or disabling the light emission of the decorative member 13 as the lively operation effect. The control according to (2 specific effect means) is executed by the switch process (S4304) of the above-described 10 ms timer interrupt process (S4010). Hereinafter, the switch processing related to the buzzing operation production effect of the present embodiment will be described as “buzzing operation production switch processing (S7000)”.

  As shown in FIG. 52, in the buzzing operation effect switch process (S7000), first, it is determined whether or not the buzzing operation effect invalid flag is OFF (S7001). The buzzing operation effect flag is turned on in the process of S7003 described later, and is turned off in the process of S7007 described below, and the current situation indicates that the light emission of the decorative member 13 as the buzzing operation effect cannot be performed. This is a flag indicating whether or not during the invalid period for performing the operation (also referred to as “in the invalid period of the lively operation effect”). If the buzzing operation effect flag is ON, it means that the buzzing operation effect is in an invalid period, and if it is OFF, it means that the buzzing operation effect is not in an invalid period.

  In S7001, when it is determined that the energizing operation effect invalid flag is OFF (not during the period of the energizing operation effect) (YES in S7001), the effect button 63 (the first effect button 63a or the second effect button 63b) is turned off. It is determined whether it is the start timing of the operation period (S7002). In S7002, for example, the start timing of the operation period of the first effect button 63a (the execution time of the pressing effect) in the “pressing effect as a continuous hit effect” of the first embodiment and the “movable effect as a continuous hit effect” It is determined whether or not the start timing of the operation period of the first effect button 63a (running effect execution time) has been reached. As described above, since the operation timing (operation period) of the effect button 63 is determined in the variable effect pattern corresponding to the operation effect pattern, during the execution of the variable effect based on the variable effect pattern (operation effect pattern) If so, the determination in S7002 can be made based on the pattern.

  If it is determined in S7002 that it is the start timing of the operation period (YES in S7002), the energizing operation effect invalid flag is turned ON (S7003), and this processing ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not the start timing of the operation period (NO in S7002), that is, if it is in a situation where the decorative member 13 can emit light as a lively operation effect, the first effect button 63a is pressed. It is determined whether or not it has been performed (S7004). If it is determined that the first effect button 63a has been pressed (YES in S7004), the process proceeds to S7005, and if it is determined that the first effect button 63a has not been pressed (NO in S7004), the process of S7005 is performed. This processing is completed without any processing.

  In S7005, lamp data (also referred to as “buzzing operation effect lamp data”) for executing the light emission of the decorative member 13 as a lively operation effect is created and set (S7005). As described above, the light emission of the decorative member 13 as the lively operation effect is performed in conjunction with ON / OFF of the first effect button 63a (the first effect button detection switch 63c), and the first effect button 63a. It emits light when the (first effect button detection switch 63c) is turned on, and turns off when it is turned off. For this reason, in S7005, the ON time of the detection signal (switch data) of the first effect button detection switch 63c when the first effect button 63a is pressed is obtained, and the lamp data corresponding to this is created. Is set. When the energizing operation effect lamp data set in S7005 is output by the lamp data output process (S4202), the decorative member 13 (LED) emits light according to the lamp data.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S7001 that the lively operation effect invalid flag is not OFF (during the lively operation effect invalid period) (NO in S7001), the effect button 63 (the first effect button 63a or the second effect button 63b) It is determined whether it is the end timing of the operation period of () (S7006). In S7006, for example, the end timing of the operation period of the first effect button 63a (the execution time of the pressing effect) in the “pressing effect as a continuous hit effect” of the first embodiment, and the “movable effect as a continuous hit effect” It is determined whether or not the end timing of the operation period of the first effect button 63a (running effect execution time) has been reached. Since the operation timing (operation period) of the effect button 63 is determined in the variable effect pattern corresponding to the operation effect pattern, if the variable effect based on the variable effect pattern (operation effect pattern) is being performed, The determination in S7006 can be made based on the pattern.

  If it is determined in S7006 that the operation period has come to an end timing (YES in S7006), the buzzing operation effect invalid flag is turned off (S7007), and the process ends. As a result, the decoration member 13 can emit light as a lively operation effect. On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not the end timing of the operation period (during the operation period) (NO in S7006), the process ends without performing the process of S7007.

[Operation and Effect of Second Embodiment]
In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment described above, the image display device 7 (display effect means), the movable decorative member 14 (movable effect means), the frame lamp 66 (light effect means), and the decorative member 13 (light effect means) ) Can be operated based on the operation of the effect button 63. Among these effect means (specific effect means), the image display device 7, the movable decorative member 14, and the frame lamp 66 are the first effects in the "pressing effect as a continuous hit effect" and the "movable effect as a continuous hit effect". During the period of continuous tapping of the button 63a (during the operation period), the button 63a can be operated based on the continuous tapping. For the decorative member 13, the "pressing effect as a continuous tapping effect", the "movable effect as a continuous tapping effect", etc. Is enabled based on the operation of the first effect button 63a at the time when the operation corresponding effect is not performed (time other than the operation period). Then, when the “movable effect as a continuous-stroke effect” is executed or the “movable effect as a continuous-stroke effect” is executed, during the operation period of the first-stroke continuous effect button 63a, the first effect button 63a is The light emission (operation) of the decorative member 13 based on the operation is invalidated, and the image display device 7 and the frame lamp 66 in the “pressing effect as a continuous hit effect” or the image display device 7 in the “movable effect as a continuous hit effect” are displayed. The movable decorative member 14 operates based on the continuous hit of the first effect button 63a. The control relating to the operation of the effect means (first specific effect means) based on the continuous tapping is executed based on the above-described push-action effect switch process (S5000) and the fanning effect switch process (S6000).

  For this reason, during the operation period of the first effect button 63a in the “movable effect as a continuous hit effect” or the “movable effect as a continuous impact effect” (during the continuous hitting period), the operation is performed based on the operation (pressing) of the first effect button 63a. The image display device 7, the movable decorative member 14, and the frame lamp 66 (the first specific effect unit) can be operated without operating the decorative member 13 (the second specific effect unit). When the first effect button 63a is repeatedly struck, it is possible to ensure the operation of the image display device 7, the movable decorative member 14, and the frame lamp 66 based on the pressing of the first effect button 63a that is continuously struck. Become. Thereby, a staging effect as a continuous striking effect (a staging effect by operating the image display device 7 and the frame lamp 66 based on the continuous striking of the first staging button 63a) and a moving staging effect as a continuous striking effect (first effect) It is possible to prevent the effect of the image display device 7 and the movable decorative member 14 based on the continuous hitting of the effect button 63a from deteriorating.

  As described above, the embodiments 1 and 2 have been described as the embodiments of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and is limited to the language described in each claim unless departing from the scope described in each claim. However, it is possible for those skilled in the art to easily replace them, and to appropriately add improvements based on the knowledge usually possessed by those skilled in the art.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, a configuration in which the two effect means (specific effect means) of the image display device 7 and the frame lamp 66 are operated based on one operation (input) of the first effect button 63a (as a continuous hit effect). A configuration in which two effect means (specific effect means) of the image display device 7 and the movable decorative member 14 are operated based on one operation (input) of the first effect button 63a (moving effect as a continuous hit effect). However, the type (combination) and the number of the effecting means (specific effecting means) operated based on one operation (input) of the first effecting button 63a may be other than those in the embodiment. For example, based on one operation (input) of the first effect button 63a, the movable decorative member 14 and the speaker 67 are activated, the movable decorative member 14 and the panel lamp 5 are activated, or the image display device 7 and the panel lamp are activated. For example, two or more of the effect means provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 may be operated such as the operation of the frame lamp 66 and the operation of the frame lamp 66.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, in the push-in effect in which the image display device 7 and the frame lamp 66 are operated by operating the first effect button 63a (continuous tapping), both the image display device 7 and the frame lamp 66 are invalidated ( In the movable effect in which the image display device 7 and the movable decoration member 14 are operated by operating the first effect button 63a (continuous tapping), the invalidation processing (setting of the invalid time) is performed only on the movable decoration member 14. ), But which of two (in this example, two) production means (specific production means) operated by the operation of the production button (continuous tapping) determines which of the production means to execute the invalidation processing. It can be appropriately determined according to the content of the continuous striking effect, the type of the effecting means (specific effecting means) to be operated, the operation mode, the operation time and the like.

  For example, in the above-mentioned “pressing effect as a continuous hit effect”, the invalidation process is performed on both the image display device 7 and the frame lamp 66 (see FIG. 49), but the continuous hitting of the first effect button 63a is performed. In a case where the frame lamp 66 is not sequentially lit but simply blinks to be turned on and off in conjunction with ON / OFF of the first effect button 63a (first effect button detection switch 63c), the frame lamp 66 is invalidated. May not be executed. Alternatively, of the display of the character image on the image display device 7 and the lighting of the frame lamp 66 in the “pressing effect as a continuous hitting effect”, the lighting of the frame lamp 66 is sequential lighting similar to the embodiment, and the display of the character image is In the case where the execution and stop of the moving display of the character image are simply repeated in conjunction with the ON / OFF of the first effect button 63a (the first effect button detection switch 63c), the frame lamp 66 is as in the embodiment. , The image display device 7 may not execute the invalidation process. As described above, when two effect means (specific effect means) are operated based on the operation of the effect button (continuous tapping), depending on the type, operation mode, operation time, and the like of the effect means (specific effect means) to be operated. In addition, the execution target of the invalidation process can be both or one of the two effect means (specific effect means). The same applies to a case where three or more effect means (specific effect means) operate based on an operation of an effect button (for example, continuous hitting).

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, in the “pressing effect as a continuous hit effect”, a character image is displayed on the image display device 7 (moving display + character image blinking display) based on a continuous hit of the first effect button 63a. Although the sequential lighting of the frame lamp 66 is executed, one of the display of the character image and the sequential lighting is executed based on the continuous hitting of the first effect button 63a. The (image display device 7 or the frame lamp 66) may be configured to invalidate the operation based on the next press of the first effect button 63a that is repeatedly hit until a predetermined invalid time elapses. For example, in the case of performing “moving display and blinking display of a character image on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 based on continuous hitting of the first effect button 63a” as “pressing effect as a continuous hit effect”, the pressing shown in FIG. Processing for setting the movement start invalid time and turning on the movement start invalid flag for display of the character image (operation of the image display device 7) without performing the processing of S5007 to S5010 in the effect switch processing (S5000) (S5005) , S5006: invalidation processing). Even in such a configuration, even if the input by the input means is repeated many times in a short period of time, the display of the character image (moving display + character) based on the first press of the first effect button 63a that is repeatedly hit is performed. (Flashing image display) can be secured, and thereby, it is possible to prevent the effect of the pressing effect (operation of the image display device 7) as a continuous hit effect from being reduced. This means that in the “movable production as a continuous production”, based on the continuous production of the first production button 63a, the effect image 140b is not displayed and only the reciprocating motion of the movable decorative member 14 is performed. The same applies to.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, as a main example of the operation corresponding effect, an effect based on the operation of the first effect button 63a (a push effect as a continuous hit effect, a movable effect as a continuous hit effect, a lively operation effect) is given. However, the mode (contents) of the operation-response effect is not limited to the embodiment, and various modes can be adopted. In addition, the present invention can be applied to an operation corresponding effect based on an operation of the second effect button 63b. Furthermore, although the light emission of the decoration member 13 has been exemplified as the lively operation effect, the movable decorative member 14 is operated as the lively operation effect, or a predetermined image display or background color change is performed on the image display device 7 (display screen 7a). It is also possible to execute a lively operation effect by using effect means other than the decorative member 13 such as causing the speaker 67 to output a predetermined sound effect.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, an operation mode setting means is provided which can set the operation mode of the effect button 63 (the first effect button 63a, the second effect button 63b) to either the "manual mode" or the "auto mode". It may be configured. Here, the "manual mode" refers to a mode in which the operation-related effect is not executed unless the player actually operates the effect button during the operation time (operation period) of the effect button, and the "auto mode" This refers to a mode in which an operation corresponding effect is automatically executed even when the player does not actually operate the effect button during the operation time (operation period) of the effect button. When such an operation mode setting means is provided, the processing of S5003 and the processing of S5005, S5006, S5009 and S5010 (invalidation processing) in the push-to-play effect switch processing (S5000), and the processing of S6003 in the push-up effect switch processing (S6000) The processing (invalidation processing) of S6006 and S6007 is executed when the operation mode is set to "manual mode", and is not executed when set to "auto mode". Good. In the “automatic mode”, for example, in the aforementioned “pressing production as a continuous production” or “movable production as a continuous production”, it is considered that the first production button 63a is repeatedly produced, and the image display device 7 and the frame lamp are displayed. 66 and the movable decorative member 14 may be operated based on the fluctuating effect pattern (operation effect pattern) to automatically execute the operation-response effect, and based on the invalidation time set as invalidation processing in the manual mode, This is because, by patterning in advance the mode of continuous hitting of the first effect button 63a in the automatic mode (continuous hitting speed and the like), the processing related to invalidation becomes unnecessary. As described above, the present invention can be applied to a gaming machine including the operation mode setting unit.

[Others]
Hereinafter, inventions related to the embodiments (examples) disclosed in the present specification will be disclosed as reference inventions.

(Reference invention 1-1)
A gaming machine capable of playing a game using a predetermined game medium,
Input means that can be input by a player;
Production means that can produce production according to the situation of the game,
Control means capable of controlling the execution of the effect,
The effect means includes a specific effect means operable based on the input by the input means,
The control means, when operating the specific effect means based on the input by the input means, until the predetermined time elapses from the start of the operation of the specific effect means based on the input, the next input by the input means A gaming machine capable of executing an invalidation process for invalidating an operation of the specific effect means based on the information processing device.

  According to such a gaming machine, when the specific effect means is operated based on the input by the input means, until the predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the operation, the specific effect means based on the next input by the input means is activated. Operation is disabled. For this reason, even if the input by the input means is repeated many times in a short period of time, the operation of the specific effect means based on the previous input can be ensured. Thus, it is possible to prevent the effect of the effect by the operation of the specific effect means from being reduced.

(Reference invention 1-2)
In the gaming machine according to Reference Invention 1-1 described above,
As the specific effect means, at least a first specific effect means and a second specific effect means,
When the control means activates both the first specific effect means and the second specific effect means based on an input from the input means, at least one of the first specific effect means and the second specific effect means A gaming machine that executes the invalidation process.

  According to such a gaming machine, the specific effect means has at least the first specific effect means and the second specific effect means, and the first specific effect means and the second specific effect means based on the input by the input means. Are activated, the operation of at least one of the first specific effect means and the second specific effect means based on the next input by the input means is invalidated until a predetermined time elapses from the start of the operation. You. Therefore, even if the input by the input means is repeated many times in a short period of time, at least one of the operations of both the first specific effect means and the second specific effect means based on the previous input is performed. It is possible to secure. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the effect of the production by the operation of both the first specific production means and the second specific production means from being reduced.

(Reference invention 1-3)
In the gaming machine according to Reference Invention 1-1 described above,
As the specific effect means, at least a first specific effect means and a second specific effect means,
The control means, when operating the first specific effect means based on an input from the input means, invalidates an operation of the second specific effect means based on an input from the input means, and controls the first specific effect. A gaming machine characterized by executing the invalidation processing for a means.

  According to such a gaming machine, as the specific effect means, at least the first specific effect means and the second specific effect means are provided, and when the first specific effect means is operated based on the input by the input means, the input is performed. The operation of the second specific effect means based on the input by the means is invalidated, and the operation of the first specific effect means based on the next input by the input means is invalid until a predetermined time elapses from the start of the operation. Be transformed into For this reason, based on the input by the input means, it is possible to operate the first specific effect means without operating the second specific effect means, and in this case, the input by the input means is repeated many times in a short period of time. Even if it is repeatedly performed, the operation of the first specific effect means based on the previous input can be ensured. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the effect of the effect by the operation of the first specific effect means from being reduced.

(Reference Invention 1-4)
In the gaming machine according to any one of the above-described reference inventions 1-1 to 1-3,
For the operation of the specific effect means, a predetermined operation time is predetermined,
In the invalidation process, a predetermined invalid time is set at the start of the operation of the specific effect means based on the input by the input means, and the specific effect means based on the next input by the input means is set until the invalid time elapses. Disable the operation,
The gaming machine, wherein the invalid time is shorter than the operation time.

  According to such a gaming machine, when the specific effect means operates based on an input from the input means, the operation is performed according to a predetermined operation time. The operation of the specific effect means based on the next input by the input means is invalidated during a period from the start of the operation of the specific effect means to the lapse of a predetermined invalid time. It is shorter than the time. For this reason, while ensuring the operation of the specific effect means based on the previous input, if the next input is performed after the elapse of the invalid time and before the elapse of the operation time, the next input is performed based on the next input. It is possible to start the operation of the specific effect means. Thus, it is possible to prevent the effect of the effect of the specific effecting means from being reduced when the input by the input means is repeated many times in a short period of time.

  According to the above-described reference invention, it is possible to prevent the effect of the effect of activating the effect means based on the input from the input means such as the effect button from being reduced.

  1 Pachinko machine, 2 game board, 3 game area, 4 rail members, 5 board ramp, 6 ball return prevention piece, 7 image display device, 7a display screen, 8 staging pattern, 9a first staging, 9b second staging Reservation, 9c First production suspension display area (first production suspension display area), 9d Second production suspension display area (second production suspension display area), 10 center decorative body, 13 decorative member, 14 movable decorative member, 20th 1 starting opening, 21 second starting opening, 28 gates, 30 special winning opening, 41a first special symbol display (first special symbol display), 41b second special symbol display (second special symbol display), 63 effect button, 63a first effect button, 63b second effect button, 63c first effect button detection switch, 63d second effect button detection switch, 66 frame lamp, 67 speaker, 80 main Your board (main control unit), 81 a game control microcomputer, 90 sub-control board (sub-controller), 91 effect control microcomputer, 100 image control board (image control unit), 101 an image control microcomputer.

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A gaming machine capable of playing a game using a predetermined game medium,
An effect button that can be operated by the player,
Production means that can produce production according to the situation of the game,
Control means capable of controlling the execution of the effect,
The effect means includes a movable effect means operable based on the operation of the effect button ,
The movable effect means is capable of executing a reciprocating movement from a predetermined first position to a second position and returning to the first position therefrom once per operation of the effect button. ,
Wherein if you perform a reciprocating movement of the movable representation section based on the operation of the performance button, between the start of the reciprocating based on the operation until a predetermined disable time has elapsed, the performance button executable der invalidation processing for disabling the start of the reciprocating based on the following operation is,
The gaming machine , wherein the invalid time is shorter than the execution time of one reciprocating motion and longer than the time required for the reciprocating motion to move from the first position to the second position. . Before SL control means may control, when the next operation you start a new said reciprocating rather based, the execution time of the reciprocating based on the position of the movable directing means when the operation of said next is made The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the reciprocating motion is calculated according to the calculated execution time .

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