JP6753734B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine.

There is a pachinko machine as a type of gaming machine. In the pachinko machine, for example, a winning / losing lottery is performed based on the game ball launched in the game area entering the operating port. When a specific game state is won in the winning / failing lottery, for example, after the symbols that are variablely displayed on a predetermined display device are stopped and displayed in a predetermined specific combination, the variable ball entry device provided in the game area is opened and closed. Is executed. Then, the player is given a privilege that the game ball is paid out according to the number of balls entered into the variable ball entry device.

Whether or not a specific gaming state is generated is determined, for example, at the timing when the gaming ball enters the operating port. For example, a sensor for detecting that a game ball has entered the operating port is provided, and in a timer interrupt process (regular process) for controlling the game, a grasping process for grasping the detection result of the sensor is executed. In the grasping process, when it is determined that the detection result of the sensor corresponds to the entry of the game ball, the acquisition process of acquiring the numerical information of the counter which is periodically updated in a certain range is executed. To do. Then, it is determined whether or not the numerical information matches a predetermined winning value, and based on the determination result, it is determined whether or not a specific gaming state is generated (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-756

Here, in the gaming machines illustrated above , there is still room for improvement in acquiring numerical information.

The above circumstances are common to game machines that control the progress of a game by repeatedly executing periodic processing.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-exemplified circumstances and the like, and is a gaming machine capable of suitably acquiring numerical information in a gaming machine that controls the progress of a game by repeatedly executing periodic processing. The purpose is to provide.

The present invention is
In a game machine provided with a periodic processing execution means for controlling the progress of a game by repeatedly executing periodic processing at a predetermined cycle.
Numerical information updating means for updating numerical information each time a predetermined update timing is reached, and
A detection means for detecting the occurrence of a predetermined specific event,
When the detection means detects that the specific event has occurred, the acquisition means for acquiring the numerical information and the acquisition means.
With
The numerical information updating means can update the numerical information at intervals shorter than the periodic processing cycle.
The acquisition means can execute the acquisition process of the numerical information updated by the numerical information update means separately from the periodic process and asynchronously with the periodic process.
A first means for storing the numerical information acquired by the acquisition means in a predetermined storage area, and
Even when the occurrence of the specific event is detected by the detection means, if the numerical information is stored in the predetermined storage area, the numerical information corresponding to the detection is stored in the predetermined storage area. A second way to prevent it from being remembered,
Anomaly detection means that can detect a predetermined abnormality,
With
The periodic process includes a read process for reading out numerical information stored in the predetermined storage area based on the detection of the occurrence of the specific event by the detection means.
The abnormality detecting means considers the abnormality as the predetermined abnormality when a predetermined period longer than the periodic processing cycle elapses after the numerical information is stored in the predetermined storage area without being read by the reading process. Equipped with a means to detect
After the abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection means, characterized in that the numerical information stored in the predetermined storage area is configured to be able to be on purpose like erased.

According to the present invention, numerical information can be preferably acquired in a gaming machine that controls the progress of a game by repeatedly executing periodic processing.

The front view which shows the pachinko machine in 1st Embodiment. A perspective view showing the main configuration of a pachinko machine in an unfolded manner. A perspective view showing the main configuration of a pachinko machine in an unfolded manner. Front view of the game board. The rear view of the game board with the main control device removed. Vertical cross-sectional view of the recovery passage for the operation port. A block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a pachinko machine. A block diagram for explaining a hard random number circuit. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of various counters. A flowchart showing the main process. A flowchart showing timer interrupt processing. Flow chart showing the normal power control process. A flowchart showing the special electric power control process. A flowchart showing the acquisition process of the reserved information on the special figure side. A time chart for explaining the acquisition mode of the jackpot random number counter. The rear view of the game board in the state which the main control device was removed in 2nd Embodiment. A block diagram for explaining a hard random number circuit. A flowchart showing the acquisition process of the reserved information on the special figure side. A time chart for explaining the acquisition mode of the jackpot random number counter. The flowchart which shows the normal process in 3rd Embodiment. A flowchart showing timer interrupt processing.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter, referred to as a “pachinko machine”), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the main configurations of the pachinko machine 10. In FIG. 2, for convenience, the configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in the game area is omitted.

The pachinko machine 10 has an outer frame 11 that forms the outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a game machine main body 12 that is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 in the forward direction. The outer frame 11 is formed by connecting wooden plates on all four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island equipment.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the game machine main body 12 includes an inner frame 13, a front door frame 14 arranged in front of the inner frame 13, and a back pack unit 15 arranged behind the inner frame 13. And have. The inner frame 13 of the game machine main body 12 is rotatably supported with respect to the outer frame 11. Specifically, the inner frame 13 can rotate forward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation tip side in front view.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front door frame 14 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13, and can be rotated forward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation tip side in front view. It is said that. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13, and the left side is the rotation base end side and the right side is the rotation tip side when viewed from the front. It is supposed to be movable.

As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine main body 12 is provided with a locking device 16 at its rotating tip, and has a function of locking the gaming machine main body 12 so that it cannot be opened with respect to the outer frame 11. In addition, it has a function of locking the front door frame 14 to the inner frame 13 so that it cannot be opened. As shown in FIG. 1, each of these locked states is released by performing an unlocking operation using the unlock key on the cylinder lock 17 exposed and provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10. ..

Next, the configuration of the front side of the game machine main body 12 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, the inner frame 13 is mainly composed of a resin base 21 having an outer shape substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. A substantially elliptical window hole 23 is formed in the central portion of the resin base 21. A game board 24 is detachably attached to the resin base 21. The game board 24 is made of plywood, and the game area formed on the front surface of the game board 24 is exposed to the front side of the inner frame 13 through the window hole 23 of the resin base 21.

Here, the configuration of the game board 24 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of the game board 24.

The game board 24 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening has a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32, an upper operating port (first starting ball entry section) 33, a lower operating port (second starting ball entry section) 34, a through gate 35, a variable display unit 36, A main display unit 43, a display unit for accessories 44, and the like are provided, respectively.

The variable display unit 36 is arranged so as to include the central position of the game area, and the variable display unit 36, the upper operating port 33, the lower operating port 34, and the variable winning device 32 are arranged on the horizontal center line of the game area. They are arranged so that they are lined up in order downward. Further, one through gate 35 is provided on the left side of the variable display unit 36, and one through gate 35 is provided on the right side. Further, two general winning openings 31 are provided on the left side of the upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34 at the height positions of the upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34, and two on the right side. It is provided.

When a ball enters the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the upper operating port 33, and the lower operating port 34, it is detected by a winning detection sensor arranged on the back side of the game board 24, and the detection result is detected. A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out based on the above. In this case, when the ball enters the upper operating port 33 and when the ball enters the lower operating port 34, three prize balls are paid out, and the ball enters the general winning opening 31. When it occurs, 10 prize balls are paid out, and when a ball is entered into the variable winning device 32, 15 prize balls are paid out. However, the number of these prize balls is arbitrary, for example, the number of prize balls related to the lower operating port 34 is larger than the number of prize balls related to the upper operating port 33, and the number of prize balls of both operating ports 33 and 34 is large. It may be different. Further, the number of prize balls related to the variable winning device 32 is not limited to a configuration that is larger than the number of other prize balls. For example, the number of prize balls related to the general winning opening 31 may be smaller than the number of prize balls, and the general prize is won. The number of prize balls related to the mouth 31 may be the largest.

In addition, an out port 37 is provided at the lowermost portion of the game board 24, and game balls that do not enter various winning openings or the like are discharged from the game area through the out port 37. Further, on the game board 24, a large number of nails 38 are planted in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (accessories) such as a windmill are arranged.

Here, the entry ball means that the game ball passes through the predetermined opening, and not only the mode in which the game ball is discharged from the game area as it is when passing through the opening, but also the game area after passing through the opening. Also includes a mode in which the water flows down again. However, in the following description, in order to clearly distinguish the ball from entering the game ball into the out port 37, the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the upper operating port 33, the lower operating port 34, or the through gate 35 The entry of a game ball is also referred to as a prize.

The upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34 are unitized as an operating port device and installed on the game board 24. Both the upper actuating port 33 and the lower actuating port 34 are opened upward. Further, both operating ports 33 and 34 are arranged in the vertical direction so that the upper operating port 33 faces upward. The lower operating port 34 is provided with an electric accessory 34a as a guide piece (support piece) composed of a pair of left and right movable pieces.

The electric accessory 34a is connected to an electric accessory drive unit (not shown) mounted on the back side of the game board 24, and is driven by the electric accessory drive unit to be closed (unsupported state or non-guided state) and open. It is placed in one of the states (support state or guide state). When the electric accessory 34a is closed, the game ball cannot win the lower operating port 34, and when the electric accessory 34a is opened, the lower operating port 34 can be won. Specifically, when the electric accessory 34a is in the closed state, the distance between the tip of the electric accessory 34a and the wall portion forming the upper operating port 33 is smaller than the diameter of the game ball, and the electric accessory 34a is In the open state, the distance between the tip of the electric accessory 34a and the wall forming the upper operating port 33 is larger than the diameter of the game ball.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to this, and the state in which the winning of the game ball to the lower operating port 34 is likely to occur and the state in which the winning is possible and the winning is less likely to occur than in the above-mentioned state in which the winning is likely to occur. The accessory 34a may be switched. Further, the electric accessory 34a may be inadequate, and switching between a state in which winning is likely to occur and a state in which winning is less likely to occur may be performed by displacement of the lower operating port 34 itself.

The variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which the game ball cannot be won or is difficult to win, and the game ball wins when the transition to the open / close execution mode (special game state) such as a big hit is won. It can be switched to a predetermined open state that is easy to do. Specifically, as an opening mode of the variable winning device 32, a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings is set as one round, and a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) are set as the upper limit of the variable winning device. 32 is repeatedly opened.

In the main display unit 43, the variation display of the pattern (special figure) is performed by triggering the winning of the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34, and as a result of stopping the variation display, the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 The result of the internal lottery based on the winning of the prize is clearly shown by the display. That is, in the pachinko machine 10, the winning of the upper operating port 33 and the winning of the lower operating port 34 are not distinguished in the internal lottery, and the winning is based on the winning of the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34. The result of the internal lottery is clearly shown on the main display unit 43, which is a common display area. Then, when the result of the internal lottery based on the winning of the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 is the winning result corresponding to the transition to the opening / closing execution mode, the predetermined stop result is displayed on the main display unit 43. After being displayed and the variable display is stopped, the mode shifts to the open / close execution mode.

The main display unit 43 is composed of a segment display unit in which a plurality of segment light emitting units are arranged in a predetermined manner, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, and the like. It may be composed of other types of display devices such as a CRT or a dot matrix display. Further, as the pattern to be variablely displayed on the main display unit 43, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are variablely displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of symbols are variablely displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are variablely displayed, or a plurality of patterns It is conceivable that the seed colors are switched and displayed.

In the accessory display unit 44, the variation display of the pattern (general figure) is performed by triggering the winning of the through gate 35, and as a result of stopping the variation display, the inside performed based on the winning of the through gate 35. The result of the lottery is clearly indicated by the display. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning of the through gate 35 is the winning result corresponding to the transition to the electric service open state, the predetermined stop result is displayed on the accessory display unit 44 and the variable display is displayed. After being stopped, it shifts to the electric service open state. In the electric service open state, the electric accessory 34a provided in the lower operating port 34 is in the open state in a predetermined mode.

The variable display unit 36 is provided with a symbol display device 41 for variable display (or variable display or switching display) of a symbol which is a kind of symbol, and a center frame 42 is arranged so as to surround the symbol display device 41. Has been done. The symbol display device 41 is configured as a liquid crystal display device provided with a liquid crystal display, and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. The symbol display device 41 is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, and may be a plasma display device, an organic EL display device, or another display device having a display screen such as a CRT, and may be a dot matrix display. It may be a vessel.

In the symbol display device 41, the variable display of the symbol is started based on the winning of the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34. That is, when the main display unit 43 performs the variable display, the symbol display device 41 performs the variable display accordingly. For example, the symbols are displayed side by side in the upper, middle, and lower directions, and these symbols are scrolled in the left-right direction to be displayed in a variable manner. Then, when a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on the preset effective line, the open / close execution mode is generated.

It should be noted that, based on the winning of any of the operating ports 33 and 34, the variation display is started on the main display unit 43 and the symbol display device 41, a predetermined stop result is displayed, and the variation display is stopped. Corresponds to one game.

A first holding lamp unit 45 corresponding to the main display unit 43 and the symbol display device 41 is provided on the upper left portion on the front side of the center frame 42. The maximum number of game balls that have won a prize in the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 is reserved, and the reserved number is displayed by lighting the first holding lamp unit 45.

A second holding lamp portion 46 corresponding to the accessory display portion 44 is provided in the upper right portion of the center frame 42. The number of times the game ball has passed through the through gate 35 is held up to four times, and the number of times the game ball is held is displayed by lighting the second holding lamp unit 46. It should be noted that the functions of the holding lamp units 45 and 46 may be fulfilled by displaying in a part of the area of the symbol display device 41.

An inner rail portion 48 and an outer rail portion 49 are attached to the game board 24, and a guide rail is formed by the inner rail portion 48 and the outer rail portion 49, and the game is launched from the game ball launch mechanism 51. The ball is guided to the upper part of the game area. The inner rail portion 48 and the outer rail portion 49 also have a function of partitioning the game area.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game ball launch mechanism 51 is attached below the window hole 23 in the resin base 21, and is stored in the launch rail 52 extending toward the guide rail and the upper plate 61a described later. It includes a ball feeding device 53 that supplies a game ball onto the launch rail 52, and a solenoid 54 that is an electric actuator that launches the game ball supplied on the launch rail 52 toward the guide rail. By operating the launch operation device 55 provided on the front door frame 14, the ball feed device 53 is driven and controlled so that one game ball is arranged at the ball standby position on the launch rail 52 and the solenoid 54. Is driven and controlled, and a game ball arranged on the launch rail 52 is launched.

The front door frame 14 is provided so as to cover the entire front surface side of the inner frame 13. As shown in FIG. 1, the front door frame 14 is formed with a window portion 56 so that almost the entire area of the game area can be visually recognized from the front. The window portion 56 has a substantially elliptical shape, and the window panel 57 is fitted therein. The window panel 57 is formed colorless and transparent by glass, but is not limited to this, and may be formed colorless and transparent by synthetic resin, and the game area can be visually recognized through the window panel 57 from the front of the pachinko machine 10. If possible, it may be formed to be colored and transparent.

Light emitting means such as various lamps are provided around the window 56. An indicator lamp portion 58a is provided above the window portion 56 as a part of various lamp portions. Further, a pair of left and right error lamp portions 58b are provided on both the left and right sides of the indicator lamp portion 58a and at the upper corner portions of the front door frame 14. Further, a pair of left and right speaker units 59 for outputting sound effects and the like according to the game state are provided adjacent to the error lamp unit 58b.

Below the window portion 56 in the front door frame 14, an upper bulging portion 61 and a lower bulging portion 62 that bulge toward the front side are arranged vertically. An upper plate 61a that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 61, and a lower plate 62a that also opens upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 62.

The upper plate 61a has a function of temporarily storing the game balls paid out from the payout device 77 (see FIG. 3), which will be described later, and guiding the game balls to the game ball launching mechanism 51 side while arranging them in a row. In this case, the front door frame 14 is formed with a launch guidance passage (not shown) that is continuous from the outlet of the upper plate 61a and extends to the ball feeding device 53 of the inner frame 13, but the outlet portion of the launch guidance passage is formed. Is provided with a shutter 63, as shown in FIG. When the front door frame 14 is closed, the shutter 63 is pressed by a pressing portion (not shown) formed on the inner frame 13 and is arranged at an open position so that the game ball can flow into the ball feeding device 53. And. On the other hand, when the front door frame 14 is opened, the pressing by the pressing portion is released, so that the shutter 63 is arranged at the closed position and the outflow of the game ball from the upper plate 61a is prevented. The lower plate 62a has a function of storing excess game balls in the upper plate 61a.

Next, the configuration on the back side of the game machine main body 12 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the back surface of the inner frame 13 (specifically, the game board 24), a main control device 71 that controls the main control of the game, and a voice or lamp display and a display control device (not shown) are controlled. The voice emission control device 72, which controls the sound emission control device 72, is installed.

The substrate box 71a of the main control device 71 may be provided with a trace means for leaving a trace of its opening, or may be provided with a trace structure for leaving a trace of its opening. As the trace means, a plurality of case bodies constituting the substrate box 71a are inseparably bonded, and a bonding portion (caulking portion) that requires destruction of a predetermined portion at the time of separation is formed, and an adhesive layer is adhered at the time of peeling. It is conceivable that a sealing sticker that leaves a trace of being peeled off by remaining on the case is attached so as to straddle the boundary between a plurality of case bodies. Further, as the trace structure, a configuration in which an adhesive is applied to the boundary between a plurality of case bodies constituting the substrate box 71a can be considered.

The back pack unit 15 is installed so as to cover the back side of the inner frame 13 including the main control device 71 and the sound emission control device 72. As shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 73 formed of a transparent synthetic resin, and the payout mechanism unit 74 and the control device collecting unit 75 are attached to the back pack 73. It is attached.

The payout mechanism unit 74 includes a tank 76 in which game balls supplied from the island equipment of the game hall are sequentially replenished, and a payout device 77 for paying out the game balls stored in the tank 76. The game ball paid out from the payout device 77 is discharged to the upper plate 61a or the lower plate 62a through the payout passage provided on the downstream side of the payout device 77. The payout mechanism 74 is equipped with a back pack substrate having, for example, an AC 24 volt main power supply and a power switch for turning the power on and off.

The control device collective unit 75 generates and outputs predetermined electric power required by the payout control device 78 having a function of controlling the payout device 77 and various control devices, and is accompanied by the operation of the launch operation device 55 by the player. It includes a power supply and a launch control device 79 for controlling the launch of the game ball. The payout control device 78 and the power supply and launch control device 79 are arranged in front of and behind each other so that the payout control device 78 is behind the pachinko machine 10.

A discharge passage board 75b is formed in the mounting portion 75a on which the power supply and the launch control device 79 are mounted in the control device collective unit 75. The game ball collected in the collection passage 82 of the collecting plate 81 provided on the back surface of the game board 24 is led out to the discharge passage board 75b and guided to the discharge passage board 75b, and finally the game hall. It is discharged to the ball feeding mechanism of.

Here, the collecting plate 81 and the recovery passage 82 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the game board 24 and shows a state in which the main control device 71 is removed.

The collecting plate 81 is provided on the back surface of the game board 24 in the area where the main control device 71 is installed. The collecting plate 81 is provided below the variable display unit 36 on the back surface of the game board 24. The collection passage 82 is formed in the collecting plate 81, wins various winning openings such as the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, and the operating openings 33 and 34, and discharges the game ball guided to the back surface of the game board 24. Guide to the passage board 75b.

The collection passage 82 includes a variable winning collection passage 82a provided so as to communicate with the variable winning device 32, and an operating port collection passage 82b provided so as to communicate with each of the upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34. Of the four general winning openings 31, the first general winning collection passage 82c provided in communication with each of the two general winning openings 31 and the remaining two general winning openings 31 respectively. It is provided with a second general prize collection passage 82d, which is provided so as to communicate with each other. Each of these collection passages 82a to 82d is communicated with the aggregation region 82e provided in the lower part of the collecting plate 81, and is discharged from the aggregation region 82e to the discharge passage board 75b. The out port 37 is also connected to the discharge passage board 75b, and the game ball that has not won a prize in any of the winning ports is discharged to the discharge passage board 75b through the out port 37.

Each of the collection passages 82a to 82d is provided with a winning detection sensor 83a to 83d for detecting that a game ball has won a prize in the corresponding winning opening. Specifically, it is provided at an intermediate position of the variable winning collection passage 82a, and is provided at an intermediate position of the variable winning detection sensor 83a for detecting the winning of the variable winning device 32, and the operating port collection passage 82b, and operates upward. An operating port winning detection sensor 83b that detects a prize in the mouth 33 or the lower operating port 34, a first general winning detection sensor 83c provided in the first general winning collection passage 82c, and a second general winning collection passage 82d. A second general prize detection sensor 83d, which is provided at an intermediate position of the above, is provided.

Here, since the collection passages 82a to 82d and the winning detection sensors 83a to 83d basically have the same configuration, the collection passages 82b for the operating port and the operating port winning detection sensor 83b will be described with reference to FIG. However, the description of other things will be omitted. FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the operating port recovery passage 82b and the operating port winning detection sensor 83b for explaining the operating port collection passage 82b.

A passage region 91 through which a game ball can pass is formed in the operation port recovery passage 82b. The passage region 91 extends in the vertical direction, specifically, the vertical direction, and is formed so that the cross section in the direction orthogonal to the passage direction is a quadrangle, specifically, a square. The passage area 91 allows one game ball to pass through, but its passage width is set so that a plurality of game balls do not pass through the same position side by side.

The operation port winning detection sensor 83b is provided at an intermediate position of the passage area 91, and detects a game ball passing through the passage area 91. The operation port winning detection sensor 83b is composed of a magnetic detection type proximity sensor, and includes a detection unit 92 for detecting the passage of a game ball. The detection unit 92 is formed with a through hole 93 penetrating in the thickness direction of the operation port winning detection sensor 83b as a passage portion or a detection region. The through hole 93 is formed so that the cross section in the direction orthogonal to the through direction is circular. Further, the through hole 93 is formed so as to extend in the same direction throughout the through hole 93, and the diameter of the hole is the same or substantially the same throughout the entire hole. The diameter R of the hole is 11.5 mm, which is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, which is 11.0 mm. The operation port winning detection sensor 83b is installed so that the axis of the through hole 93 is on the same straight line with respect to the axis of the passage region 91. As a result, the game ball falling in the passage area 91 passes through the through hole 93.

The diameter of the through hole 93 is arbitrary as long as it does not cause ball clogging, and may be, for example, 11.0 mm, which is the same as the diameter of the game ball. Further, the cross section of the through hole 93 is not limited to a circular shape and may be a polygonal shape. In this case, the cross section may be a size including the entire cross section passing through the center of the game ball.

The operation port winning detection sensor 83b outputs a detection signal SG1 whose signal form changes when the game ball passes through the through hole 93. Specifically, the detection unit 92 has a built-in detection coil (not shown) along the outer peripheral side of the through hole 93, and the working port winning detection sensor 83b has an oscillation circuit having the detection coil as a part. , A sensor board (not shown) having a detection circuit, a comparator circuit and an output circuit is built in. As a result, when the game ball is present in the through hole 93, the magnetic flux penetrates the detection coil and the oscillation is stopped.

The operation port winning detection sensor 83b changes the signal form of the detection signal SG1 based on the stop of the oscillation. Specifically, the operation port winning detection sensor 83b outputs a LOW signal, which is a non-detection compatible signal, as a detection signal SG1 in a situation where the game ball does not exist in the through hole 93 (oscillation situation). Then, the operation port winning detection sensor 83b outputs a detection corresponding signal HI signal as the detection signal SG1 in the situation where the game ball exists in the through hole 93 (the situation where the oscillation is stopped). That is, when the game ball passes through the through hole 93, the detection signal SG1 rises. By grasping the rise, it becomes possible to detect the winning of the game ball.

When the game ball does not exist in the through hole 93, the HI signal which is a non-detection compatible signal is output, and when the game ball exists in the through hole 93, the LOW signal which is the detection compatible signal is output. It may be configured to output. Further, the winning of the game ball may be detected by grasping the falling edge of the detection signal SG1.

<Electrical configuration of pachinko machine 10>
The electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10.

The main control device 71 includes a main control board 101 that controls the main control of the game. A CPU 102, a ROM 103, and a RAM 104 are mounted on the main control board 101.

The ROM 103 stores various control programs and fixed value data executed by the CPU 102. The RAM 104 temporarily stores various data and the like when the control program stored in the ROM 103 is executed.

The main control board 101 is provided with a clock circuit 105 that outputs a clock signal having a predetermined period, and further, a frequency dividing circuit 106 is provided at an intermediate position of a signal path between the clock circuit 105 and the CPU 102.

The frequency dividing circuit 106 functions as a frequency changing means for changing the cycle of the clock signal from the clock circuit 105, and is configured to output a changed clock signal for specifying the start timing of the timer interrupt processing by the CPU 102. There is. Specifically, the frequency dividing circuit 106 outputs a change clock signal at intervals of 4 msec, which is a specific cycle, to the CPU 102. The CPU 102 executes a process for confirming the occurrence of a specific signal form such as rising or falling of the change clock signal, and activates periodic processing (timer interrupt processing) with the occurrence of the specific signal form as at least one condition. In this case, the execution cycle of the periodic process is the cycle of the change clock signal (4 msec).

The main control board 101 is provided with an input / output port 107, and the CPU 102 is connected to various control devices, various sensors, and the like via the input / output port 107. The CPU 102 grasps the detection results of various sensors by executing timer interrupt processing and the like, and controls various control devices based on the detection results.

Specifically, the CPU 102 is electrically connected to the operation port winning detection sensor 83b and other winning detection sensors 83a, 83c, 83d via the input / output port 107. Although not shown, the winning detection sensor provided for the through gate 35 is also electrically connected.

The CPU 102 receives signals from the winning detection sensors 83a to 83d, and makes a winning determination (ball winning determination) for each winning unit based on the reception result. In this case, when a prize is specified for the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the upper operating opening 33 or the lower operating opening 34, the game balls corresponding to each winning target are paid out. Execute the processing of. Further, when the winning of the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 is specified, the numerical information of various counters is acquired and stored as the holding information, and when the holding information is stored, the variable winning is obtained. Whether or not to shift to the open / close execution mode in which the device 32 is opened / closed a plurality of times (win / fail lottery) and a distribution determination for determining the game state after the open / close execution mode are performed. Then, the game is advanced based on the results of the hit / miss determination and the distribution determination.

In the CPU 102, a variable winning drive unit 32a for opening and closing the variable winning device 32 and an electric accessory driving unit 34b for opening and closing the electric accessory 34a of the lower operating port 34 are electrically connected via the input / output port 107. It is connected. Further, the main display unit 43 and the accessory display unit 44 are electrically connected to the CPU 102 via the input / output port 107. The CPU 102 executes drive control of various drive units 32a and 34b, and also executes display control of various display units 43 and 44.

Specifically, the CPU 102 executes the drive control of the variable winning drive unit 32a so that the variable winning device 32 is opened and closed in the opening / closing execution mode. Further, when the electric accessory 34a is won in the open state, the CPU 102 executes the drive control of the electric accessory drive unit 34b so that the electric accessory 34a is opened and closed. Further, at each game, the CPU 102 executes the display control of the main display unit 43. Further, when the lottery result as to whether or not to open the electric accessory 34a is clearly indicated, the display control of the accessory display unit 44 is executed by the CPU 102.

A power failure monitoring board (power failure monitoring board) 108 for monitoring the power supply provided in the main control device 71 is connected to the CPU 102. The power failure monitoring board 108 relays between the power supply and launch control device 79 having a function of supplying operating power and the CPU 102. The operating power of various electronic components of the main control board 101 including the CPU 102 is supplied via the power failure monitoring board 108. Then, the power failure monitoring board 108 monitors the DC stable 24 volt voltage, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply and the emission control device 79.

A voice emission control device 72 and a payout control device 78 are connected to the CPU 102 via an input / output port 107. The CPU 102 outputs a prize ball command to the payout control device 78, for example, based on the winning determination result. When the prize ball command is received, the payout control device 78 drives and controls the payout device 77 so that the payout is performed by the number of game balls set by the prize ball command.

The CPU 102 outputs various commands such as a variation command, a type command, a variation end command, an opening command, and an ending command to the voice emission control device 72. When the voice emission control device 72 receives the above-mentioned various commands, the voice emission control device 72 executes a process corresponding to the received commands.

The power supply and launch control device 79 are connected to, for example, a commercial power supply (external power supply) in a playground or the like. Then, based on the external power supplied from the commercial power source, the main control board 101, the payout control device 78, and the like are generated with the required operating power, and the generated operating power is supplied. Further, the power supply and the launch control device 79 are responsible for launch control of the game ball launch mechanism 51, and the game ball launch mechanism 51 is driven when a predetermined launch condition is satisfied.

The voice emission control device 72 drives and controls the display lamp unit 58a, the error lamp unit 58b, and the speaker unit 59 based on the command received from the CPU 102, and transmits the command to the display control device 110. The display control device 110 analyzes various commands received from the voice emission control device 72 or performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the received commands to control the display of the image on the symbol display device 41.

<Structure related to lottery using hard random numbers>
Here, the main control board 101 is provided with a hard random number circuit 131 that operates independently of the timer interrupt processing performed by the CPU 102. The hard random number circuit 131 is for updating and acquiring numerical information (random number information) used for a hit / fail determination executed by the CPU 102. The hard random number circuit 131 is connected to the operation port winning detection sensor 83b and the CPU 102. The hard random number circuit 131 updates the numerical information at a timing asynchronous with the timer interrupt processing of the CPU 102, and acquires the numerical information based on the detection of the winning of the game ball by the operation port winning detection sensor 83b. The acquired numerical information is transmitted in response to a request from the CPU 102.

The hard random number circuit 131 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a block diagram for explaining the hard random number circuit 131.

As shown in FIG. 8, the hard random number circuit 131 includes an update circuit 132 for updating the jackpot random number counter C1 used for winning / failing determination as a random number generating means. The update circuit 132 includes a clock circuit 133 that outputs a clock signal having a predetermined frequency (for example, 16 MHz), and an update buffer 134 in which the jackpot random number counter C1 is stored. The update buffer 134 has a storage area of 2 bytes, and the numerical range of the jackpot random number counter C1 is set to "0 to 65535". The update circuit 132 adds 1 to the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the update buffer 134 in synchronization with the rise or fall of the clock signal of the clock circuit 133. Then, after the jackpot random number counter C1 reaches the maximum value, it is reset to "0". As a result, the jackpot random number counter C1 is updated asynchronously with the timer interrupt processing of the CPU 102.

In this case, the update interval of the jackpot random number counter C1 is the period of the clock signal of the clock circuit 133, which is 62.5 nsec in detail. As described above, since the execution cycle of the timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 102 is 4 msec, the update interval of the jackpot random number counter C1 is sufficiently shorter than the execution cycle of the timer interrupt process.

The hard random number circuit 131 includes a jackpot random number register 135 for latching the jackpot random number counter C1 updated by the update circuit 132. The jackpot random number register 135 has the same storage area as the update buffer 134, and more specifically, has a 2-byte storage area. The jackpot random number register 135 is connected to the update buffer 134, and in detail, each storage area of the update buffer 134 and each storage area of the jackpot random number register 135 are connected one-to-one. The jackpot random number register 135 writes the data stored in each storage area of the update buffer 134 at that time to its own storage area in synchronization with the input of the latch signal. As a result, the jackpot random number counter C1 at the input timing of the latch signal is acquired.

The hard random number circuit 131 includes a control circuit 141 that controls a latch signal. The control circuit 141 is connected to the operation port winning detection sensor 83b, and the detection signal SG1 from the operation port winning detection sensor 83b is input to the control circuit 141. The control circuit 141 outputs a latch signal to the jackpot random number register 135 in synchronization with the rising edge of the detection signal SG1 (synchronizing with winning a prize in any of the operating ports 33 and 34). As a result, the jackpot random number register 135 stores the jackpot random number counter C1 at the winning detection timing (winning timings of the operating ports 33 and 34) when the winning is detected by the operating port winning detection sensor 83b.

Explaining the detailed configuration, the control circuit 141 is directly connected to the operating port winning detection sensor 83b, and is connected to the input terminal into which the detection signal SG1 of the operating port winning detection sensor 83b is input and the jackpot random number register 135. A control IC having a connected output terminal is provided. The control IC raises the signal from the output terminal from the LOW signal to the HI signal in synchronization with the detection signal SG1 input to the input terminal rising from the LOW signal to the HI signal. The jackpot random number register 135 latches the data in the update buffer 134 based on the signal from the control IC rising from the LOW signal to the HI signal.

The signal path connecting the operation port winning detection sensor 83b and the hard random number circuit 131 (hereinafter, also referred to as the first signal path) and the signal path connecting the operation port winning detection sensor 83b and the CPU 102 (hereinafter, the second signal path). It is formed by a separate system from the signal path). As a result, even if noise or the like is mixed in one side, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the influence extends to the other side.

The control circuit 141 and the jackpot random number register 135 are connected to the CPU 102. The control circuit 141 controls the jackpot random number register 135 so as to output the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the jackpot random number register 135 to the CPU 102 when a predetermined request signal is received from the CPU 102. As a result, the CPU 102 can acquire the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the jackpot random number register 135 by outputting the request signal.

Here, for example, when the game ball goes wild in the through hole 93, the HI / LOW of the detection signal SG1 output from the operation port winning detection sensor 83b is switched a plurality of times based on the winning of one game ball. , So-called chattering can occur. In this case, the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the jackpot random number register 135 is updated every time a rising edge is detected. Therefore, the jackpot random number counter C1 acquired at a timing different from the timing when the winning of the game ball is actually detected may be stored in the jackpot random number register 135.

On the other hand, the control circuit 141 includes a status flag storage area 142 in which the status flag is stored. The status flag is a flag for grasping the state of the jackpot random number register 135. The control circuit 141 sets the status flag in synchronization with the storage (latch) of the jackpot random number counter C1 in the jackpot random number register 135.

When the status flag is set, the control circuit 141 prohibits the latch of the jackpot random number counter C1 regardless of the signal form of the detection signal SG1. As a result, in the situation where the status flag is set, the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the jackpot random number register 135 is not updated. Therefore, even when chattering occurs, the first latched jackpot random number counter C1 is maintained.

Explaining the detailed configuration, the control circuit 141 includes a switching element connected in parallel to the output terminal of the control IC. The switching element is composed of, for example, an n-type MOSFET. The drain of the MOSFET is connected to the output terminal of the control IC, and the source is grounded. The gate of the MOSFET is connected to the status flag storage area 142.

According to such a configuration, when the status flag is not set, the LOW signal smaller than the threshold voltage is applied to the gate, so that the MOSFET is turned off. In this case, the output state of the control IC is maintained. On the other hand, when the status flag is set, a HI signal larger than the threshold voltage is applied to the gate of the MOSFET, and the MOSFET is turned on. In this case, the output from the OR circuit is forcibly turned into a LOW signal and does not rise.

When the output of the jackpot random number counter C1 based on the request signal from the CPU 102 is completed, or when the initialization signal is received from the CPU 102, the control circuit 141 receives the jackpot random number stored in the status flag and the jackpot random number register 135. The counter C1 is erased. This makes it possible to latch the jackpot random number counter C1 based on the winning of the next game ball.

The CPU 102 uses various counter information including the jackpot random number counter C1 during the game to determine whether the game is correct, set the display of the main display unit 43, set the symbol display of the symbol display device 41, set the display of the accessory display unit 44, and the like. Is to be done. The configurations of various counters will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the configurations of various counters.

In the pachinko machine 10, as shown in FIG. 9, in the progress of the game, when the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 used for determining the jackpot type, and the symbol display device 41 are disengaged and fluctuate. The reach random number counter C3 used for the reach generation lottery and the variable type counter CS for determining the display duration in the main display unit 43 and the symbol display device 41 are used. Further, the electric service random number counter C4 used for the lottery as to whether or not the electric accessory 34a of the lower operating port 34 is set to the electric service open state is used. As described above, the jackpot random number counter C1 is stored in the jackpot random number register 135 of the hard random number circuit 131, and the other counters C2, C3, CS, and C4 are provided in the lottery counter buffer 104a of the RAM 104. Has been done.

Each of the counters C2, C3, CS, and C4 is a loop counter in which 1 is added to the previous value each time the counter is updated, and the counter returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The counters C2, C3, CS, and C4 are so-called software random numbers that are periodically updated by the timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 102, unlike the jackpot random number counter C1.

The information corresponding to the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, and the reach random number counter C3 is a holding ball provided in the RAM 104 as an acquisition information storage means when a prize is generated in the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34. It is stored in the storage area 104b.

The hold ball storage area 104b includes a hold area RE and an execution area AE. The holding area RE includes a first holding area RE1, a second holding area RE2, a third holding area RE3, and a fourth holding area RE4, according to the winning history of the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34. , The jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, and the reach random number counter C3 are stored as hold information in any of the hold areas RE1 to RE4.

In this case, in the first holding area RE1 to the fourth holding area RE4, when the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 is awarded a plurality of times in succession, the first holding area RE1 → the second holding area RE1 Each counter C1 to C3 is stored in the order of RE2 → third holding area RE3 → fourth holding area RE4 in chronological order. By providing the four holding areas RE1 to RE4 in this way, up to four winning histories of the game balls in the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 can be reserved and stored.

The number that can be stored on hold is not limited to 4, and may be any other number such as 2, 3, or 5 or more, or may be a single number.

The execution area AE is an area for moving each value stored in the first hold area RE1 of the hold area RE when starting the variable display of the main display unit 43, and at the start of one game round. A hit / fail determination or the like is performed based on the counters C1 to C3 stored in the execution area AE.

Each of the above counters will be described in detail.

As described above, the jackpot random number counter C1 has a configuration in which the hard random number circuit 131 adds 1 in order within the range of "0 to 65535", reaches the maximum value, and then returns to 0. The jackpot random number counter C1 is stored in the reserved ball storage area 104b based on the fact that the game ball wins in the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34.

The value of the random number that wins the jackpot is stored as a hit / miss table in the hit / miss table storage area 103a as the hit / miss information group storage means in the ROM 103 (see FIG. 7). As the win / fail table, a win / fail table for the low-probability mode in which the number of random numbers that win the jackpot is relatively small, and a win / fail table for the high-probability mode in which the number of random numbers that win the jackpot are relatively large are set. Has been done. That is, in the pachinko machine 10, a low probability mode and a high probability mode are set as the lottery modes in the winning / losing lottery means.

The jackpot type counter C2 is, for example, a loop counter in which 1 is added in order within the range of "0 to 29", and after reaching the maximum value, the counter returns to 0. The jackpot type counter C2 is periodically updated by the timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 102, and is stored in the reserved ball storage area 104b at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34.

In this pachinko machine 10, a plurality of jackpot results are set. Specifically, (1) the mode of opening / closing control of the variable winning device 32 in the opening / closing execution mode, (2) the lottery mode in the winning / failing lottery means after the opening / closing execution mode ends, and (3) the lower operating port after the opening / closing execution mode ends. By providing differences in the three conditions of the support mode in the electric accessory 34a of 34, a plurality of jackpot results are set.

The mode of opening / closing control of the variable winning device 32 in the opening / closing execution mode is high so that the frequency of winning the variable winning device 32 from the start to the end of the opening / closing execution mode is relatively high or low. Frequent winning mode and low frequency winning mode are set. Specifically, in either the high-frequency winning mode or the low-frequency winning mode, the game is executed up to a predetermined number of round games.

Here, the round game continues until either the predetermined upper limit duration time elapses or the predetermined upper limit number of game balls wins the variable winning device 32. It is a game to play. Further, the number of round games in the open / close execution mode triggered by the jackpot result is the same as the fixed number of rounds regardless of the type of jackpot result triggered by the transition. Specifically, the maximum number of round games is set to 15 rounds regardless of which jackpot result is obtained.

Further, in the pachinko machine 10, a plurality of types of the variable winning device 32 are set once, with different opening durations from the opening of the variable winning device 32 to the closing of the variable winning device 32. In detail, a long-time mode in which the opening duration is set to 29 sec, which is a long time, and a short-time mode in which the opening duration is set to 0.6 sec, which is shorter than the long time, are set. Has been done.

In the pachinko machine 10, when the launch operation device 55 is operated by the player, the game ball launch mechanism 51 is driven and controlled so that one game ball is launched toward the game area every 0.6 sec. To. In addition, the maximum number of end conditions for round games is set to nine. Then, in the long-time mode of the above-mentioned opening modes, the opening duration is set to be longer than the product of the firing cycle of the game ball and one round game. On the other hand, in the short-time mode, the opening duration is set to be shorter than the product of the firing cycle of the game ball and one round game, and more specifically, the opening duration is shorter than the firing cycle of the game ball. Therefore, when the variable winning device 32 is opened once in a long-time mode, it is expected that the variable winning device 32 will be awarded the maximum number of prizes in one round game. When the variable winning device 32 is opened once in a short time mode, it is expected that the variable winning device 32 will not be awarded or even if a winning is generated, the number will be about one.

In the high-frequency winning mode, the variable winning device 32 is opened once in each round game according to the long-time mode. On the other hand, in the low-frequency winning mode, the variable winning device 32 is opened once in each round game in a short-time mode.

The number of times the variable winning device 32 is opened and closed in the high-frequency winning mode and the low-frequency winning mode, the number of round games, the opening duration for one opening, and the upper limit number in one round game are those in the high-frequency winning mode. Is not limited to the above values and is arbitrary as long as the frequency of winning the variable winning device 32 from the start to the end of the opening / closing execution mode is higher than that of the low-frequency winning mode. Is.

As a support mode in the electric accessory 34a of the lower operating port 34, the electric accessory 34a of the lower operating port 34 is compared in a situation where the firing of the game ball is continued in the same manner with respect to the game area. High-frequency support mode (high-frequency support state or high-frequency guide state) and low-frequency support mode (low-frequency support state or low-frequency guide state) so that the frequency of opening states per unit time is relatively high or low. And are set.

Specifically, in the low-frequency support mode and the high-frequency support mode, the probability of winning the electric role open state in the electric accessory open lottery using the electric role random number counter C4 is the same (for example, both are 4/5). However, in the high-frequency support mode, the number of times the electric accessory 34a is opened when the electric accessory open state is won is set more than in the low-frequency support mode, and one opening time is set. Is set long. In this case, when the electric accessory open state is won in the high frequency support mode and the electric accessory 34a is opened multiple times, the electric accessory 34a is closed from the end of one open state to the start of the next open state. The time is set shorter than the one-time opening time. Furthermore, in the high-frequency support mode, the minimum secured time is secured for the next electric accessory opening lottery after one electric accessory opening lottery is performed, as compared with the low-frequency support mode. Fluctuation time) is set short.

As described above, in the high frequency support mode, the probability that the lower operating port 34 is won is higher than in the low frequency support mode. In other words, in the low frequency support mode, the probability that the upper operating port 33 will be won is higher than that in the lower operating port 34, but in the high frequency support mode, the lower operating port 34 is more likely than the upper operating port 33. The probability of winning a prize increases. Then, when a prize is won in the lower operating port 34, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Therefore, in the high frequency support mode, the player plays the game while not reducing the number of balls held so much. be able to.

The configuration for increasing the frequency of the high-frequency support mode to be in the electric service open state per unit time is not limited to the above, for example, the electric accessory open lottery. It may be configured to increase the probability of winning the electric service open state in.

In addition, the securing time secured for the next electric accessory opening lottery after one electric accessory opening lottery is performed (for example, on the accessory display unit 44 based on the winning of the through gate 35). In a configuration where multiple types of variable display times are prepared, the high-frequency support mode is set so that a shorter reservation time is easier to select or the average reservation time is shorter than the low-frequency support mode. It may have been done.

Furthermore, the number of times of opening is increased, the opening time is lengthened, and the securing time secured for the next electric accessory opening lottery after one electric accessory opening lottery is performed is shortened (that is,). , Shortening the one-time variable display time on the accessory display unit 44), shortening the average time of the securing time, and increasing the winning probability, any one condition or any combination of conditions is applied. This may increase the advantage of the high frequency support mode over the low frequency support mode.

The distribution destination of the game result with respect to the jackpot type counter C2 is stored as a distribution table in the distribution table storage area 103b as the distribution information group storage means in the ROM 103 (see FIG. 7). Then, as such distribution destinations, a low probability jackpot result, a low winning high probability jackpot result, and a most advantageous jackpot result are set.

The low-probability jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the open / close execution mode becomes the high-frequency winning mode, and after the open / close execution mode ends, the winning / losing lottery mode becomes the low-probability mode and the support mode becomes the high-frequency support mode. However, this high-frequency support mode shifts to the low-frequency support mode when the number of games reaches the end reference number (specifically, 100 times) after the transition.

The low winning high probability jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the open / close execution mode becomes the low frequency winning mode, and after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the winning / fail lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode. is there. These high-probability mode and high-frequency support mode continue until the lottery result in the winning / losing lottery becomes a big hit state and the state shifts to the big hit state.

The most advantageous jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the opening / closing execution mode becomes the high-frequency winning mode, and after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the winning / losing lottery mode becomes the high-probability mode and the support mode becomes the high-frequency support mode. These high-probability mode and high-frequency support mode continue until the lottery result in the winning / losing lottery becomes a big hit state and the state shifts to the big hit state.

In relation to each of the above game states, the normal game state is not an open / close execution mode, but a state in which the winning / failing lottery mode is a low probability mode and the support mode is a low frequency support mode. Further, as a game result, a low winning high probability jackpot result may not be set.

In the distribution table, among the values of the jackpot type counter C2 of "0 to 29", "0 to 9" corresponds to the low accuracy jackpot result, and "10 to 14" corresponds to the low winning high accuracy jackpot result. "15-29" corresponds to the most advantageous jackpot result.

As a kind of high-accuracy jackpot result, the open / close execution mode becomes the low-frequency winning mode, and after the open / close execution mode ends, the winning / losing lottery mode becomes the high-probability mode and the support mode is maintained in the previous mode. It may include an unspecified low-win, high-probability jackpot result. In this case, the jackpot results will be further diversified.

Furthermore, as a kind of the winning / failing result in the winning / failing lottery, a special losing result that shifts to the open / close execution mode of the low frequency winning mode and does not cause the transition to the winning / failing lottery mode and the support mode after the end may be included. .. In the configuration in which both the unspecified low winning high probability jackpot result and the special deviation result are set as described above, the open / close execution mode shifts to the low frequency winning mode, and the support mode is up to that point. While it is common to be maintained in the mode, due to the difference in the transition mode of the winning / losing lottery mode, for example, in the normal game state, either the unspecified low winning high probability jackpot result or the special loss result is When it occurs, it is possible to make the player predict which result it actually corresponds to.

The reach random number counter C3 is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of, for example, "0 to 238", reach a maximum value, and then return to 0. The reach random number counter C3 is periodically updated by a timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 102, and is stored in the reserved ball storage area 104b at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34.

Here, in the pachinko machine 10, reach display is set as a kind of display effect in the symbol display device 41. The reach display includes a symbol display device 41 capable of displaying variable symbols, and in a game in which the open / close execution mode of the variable winning device 32 is a high-frequency winning mode, the stop display result after the variable display is specially displayed. In the resulting game machine, the player is made to think that the special display result is likely to be the variable display state before the stop display result is derived and displayed after the variable display of the symbol on the symbol display device 41 is started. Display state for.

In the reach display, a combination of jackpot symbols corresponding to the occurrence of a high-frequency winning mode is performed by stopping and displaying some of the symbol rows among the plurality of symbol rows displayed on the display surface G of the symbol display device 41. Includes a display state in which a combination of reach symbols that may hold is displayed, and in that state, a variable display of symbols is performed in the remaining symbol sequence. In addition, in the state where the combination of reach symbols is displayed as described above, the remaining symbol rows are displayed in a variable manner, and a predetermined character or the like is displayed as a moving image in the background image to produce a reach effect. , A combination of reach symbols is reduced or hidden, and then a predetermined character or the like is displayed as a moving image on substantially the entire display surface G to perform a reach effect.

The reach display is executed regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3 in the game rounds that shift to the open / close execution mode, which is the high frequency winning mode. Further, in the game round that does not shift to the open / close execution mode, the reach random number counter C3 acquired at a predetermined timing corresponds to the occurrence of the reach display by referring to the reach table stored in the reach table storage area of the ROM 103. Executed if there is.

The variation type counter CS has a configuration in which, for example, 1 is added in order within the range of "0 to 198", and after reaching the maximum value, it returns to 0. The variation type counter CS is used in the CPU 102 to determine the variation display time on the main display unit 43 and the variation display time of the symbol on the symbol display device 41. The variation type counter CS is updated in each of the main process and the timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 102, and the variation pattern is determined at the start of the variation display on the main display unit 43 and at the start of the symbol variation by the symbol display device 41. At this time, the value of the variable type counter CS is acquired. When determining the variable display time, the variable display time table stored in advance in the variable display time table storage area of the ROM 103 is referred to.

The electric service random number counter C4 has a configuration in which, for example, 1 is added in order within the range of "0 to 250", and after reaching the maximum value, it returns to 0. The electric service random number counter C4 is periodically updated by the timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 102, and is stored in the electric service holding area 104c provided in the RAM 104 at the timing when the game ball wins the through gate 35. Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to control the electric accessory 34a to the open state according to the value of the stored electric role random number counter C4.

<About various processes executed by CPU 102>
Next, each process executed in order to advance the game in the CPU 102 will be described. The processing of the CPU 102 is roughly classified into a main processing that is started when the power is turned on and a timer interrupt processing that is started periodically.

<Main processing>
First, the main process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S101, the power-on wait process is executed. In the power-on wait process, for example, the process waits without proceeding to the next process until 1 sec elapses after the main process is started. In the following step S102, access to the RAM 104 is permitted, and in step S103, the internal function register of the CPU 102 is set.

After that, in step S104, it is determined whether or not the RAM erasing switch provided in the power supply and the firing control device 79 is manually operated, and in the following step S105, whether or not "1" is set in the power failure flag of the RAM 104. Is determined. Further, in step S106, a checksum calculation process for calculating a checksum is executed, and in the following step S107, whether or not the checksum matches the checksum saved when the power is turned off, that is, the validity of the stored data is determined. judge.

In the pachinko machine 10, when the RAM data is initialized when the power is turned on, for example, when the game hall is open for business, the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch. Therefore, if the RAM erase switch is pressed, the process proceeds to step S108. Further, when the power cutoff occurrence information is not set or when an abnormality of the data stored and held by the checksum is confirmed, the process proceeds to step S108 in the same manner. In step S108, the RAM 104 is cleared as the initialization of the RAM 104. After that, the process proceeds to step S109.

On the other hand, when the RAM erase switch is not pressed, step S109 is performed without executing the process of step S108, provided that the power failure flag is set to "1" and the checksum is normal. Proceed to. In step S109, the power-on setting process is executed. In the power-on setting process, a predetermined area of the RAM 104 such as initialization of the power failure flag is set as an initial value, and a command corresponding to the current gaming state is transmitted to the voice emission control device 72 in order to recognize the current gaming state. To do. In addition, a payout initialization command indicating that initialization of various data areas of the payout control device 78 should be executed is transmitted to the payout control device 78. Furthermore, interrupt enable is set to allow the occurrence of timer interrupt processing.

After that, the process proceeds to the residual processing of steps S110 to S112. That is, although the CPU 102 is configured to periodically execute the timer interrupt processing, the remaining time is generated between the timer interrupt processing of one and the next timer interrupt processing. This residual time varies depending on the processing completion time of each timer interrupt process, and the residual process of steps S110 to S112 is repeatedly executed by utilizing the irregular time. In this respect, it can be said that the residual processing in steps S110 to S112 is an irregular process that is executed irregularly.

In the residual processing, first, in step S110, interrupt prohibition is set in order to prohibit the occurrence of timer interrupt processing. After that, in step S111, the update process of the variation type counter CS is executed. In the update process, the numerical information of the current variable type counter CS is read from the variable type counter buffer of the RAM 104, the read numerical information is added by 1, and then the overwritten process is executed. In this case, when the counter value reaches the maximum value, it is cleared to "0" respectively.

After that, in step S112, the interrupt enable setting for switching from the state in which the occurrence of the timer interrupt process is prohibited to the state in which the occurrence of the timer interrupt process is permitted is set. After executing the process of step S112, the process returns to step S110, and the process of steps S110 to S112 is repeated.

<Timer interrupt processing>
Next, timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the power failure information storage process is executed in step S201. In the power failure information storage process, it is monitored whether or not a power failure signal corresponding to the occurrence of power failure is received from the power failure monitoring board 108 through the input / output port 107 provided in the CPU 102, and when the occurrence of a power failure is identified. Executes power failure processing.

In the following step S202, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric service random number counter C4 are updated. Specifically, the current numerical information is sequentially read from the counter buffers corresponding to the counters C2 to C4, the read numerical information is added by 1, and then the overwriting process is executed. In this case, for the counter whose numerical information has reached the maximum value, the numerical information is cleared to the minimum value "0".

Here, the counters C2 to C4 are updated only in the step S202 in the timer interrupt process. That is, the counters C2 to C4 are updated once each time the timer interrupt process is executed. In other words, the update cycle of each counter C2 to C4 is 4 msec.

In step S203, the update process of the variation type counter CS is executed in the same manner as in step S111.

In the following step S204, the port output process is executed. In the port output process, when the output information is set in the previous timer interrupt process, the process for outputting the output corresponding to the output information to the various drive units 32a and 34b is executed. For example, when the information to switch the variable winning device 32 to the open state is set, the output of the drive signal to the variable winning drive unit 32a is started, and when the information to switch to the closed state is set. The output of the drive signal is stopped. Further, when the information for switching the electric accessory 34a of the lower operating port 34 to the open state is set, the output of the drive signal to the electric accessory drive unit 34b is started, and the information for switching to the closed state is set. If so, the output of the drive signal is stopped.

In the following step S205, the reading process is executed. In the reading process, signals other than the power failure signal and the winning signal are read, and the read information is stored for use in future processing.

In the following step S206, the winning detection process is executed. In the winning detection process, the signals received from the winning detection sensors 83a to 83d are read, and the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the upper operating port 33, the lower operating port 34, and the through gate 35 are awarded. Execute the process to specify the presence or absence. The prize detection process will be described in detail in the description of the hold information acquisition process (FIG. 14) on the special drawing side.

In the following step S207, a timer update process for collectively updating the numerical information of a plurality of types of timer counters provided in the RAM 104 is executed. In this case, the timer counters whose stored numerical information is subtracted and updated are aggregated and handled, but both the subtraction type timer counter update and the addition type timer counter update are aggregated. It may be configured.

In the following step S208, a launch control process for controlling the launch of the game ball is executed. In a situation where the firing operation is continued for the firing operation device 55, one game ball is launched every 0.6 sec, which is a predetermined firing cycle, as described above.

In the following step S209, the special figure special electric control process for performing the execution control of the game times and the execution control of the opening / closing execution mode is executed. The contents of the special figure special electric control process will be described later.

In the following step S210, the Fuzu Fuden control process is executed. The contents of the Fuzu Fuden control process will be described later.

In the following step S211, based on the processing results of the immediately preceding steps S209 and S210, the output information for reflecting the increase / decrease number of the hold information related to the main display unit 43 in the first hold lamp unit 45 is set, and the output information is set. Output information is set so that the increase / decrease number of the hold information related to the accessory display unit 44 is reflected in the second hold lamp unit 46. Further, in step S211, the output information for updating the display content of the main display unit 43 is set based on the processing results of the immediately preceding steps S209 and S210, and the display content of the accessory display unit 44 is set. Set the output information to be updated.

In the following step S212, a demo display process for making the display content of the symbol display device 41 for standby display is executed in a situation where neither the game times nor the open / close execution mode is executed, and in step S213, the demo display process is executed. , The contents of the command and the signal received from the payout control device 78 are confirmed, and the payout state reception process for performing the process corresponding to the check result is executed. Further, in step S214, a payout output process for setting the prize ball command as an output target is executed.

In the following step S215, an external information setting process for controlling the start and end of the output of the external signal according to the processing results of the various processes executed in the timer interrupt process this time is executed.

In step S216, the interrupt end declaration is set. In the CPU 102, once the timer interrupt process is started, it is defined that the interrupt end declaration is set as one of the conditions for starting the next timer interrupt process. In step S216, the next timer is set. Set the interrupt end declaration to enable execution of interrupt processing. Further, in step S217, interrupt permission is set. Once the timer interrupt process is started, the CPU 102 is set to the interrupt disabled state. Therefore, in step S217, the interrupt enable setting is set so that the next timer interrupt process can be executed. After that, the timer interrupt processing is terminated.

<Fuzu Fuden control processing>
For convenience of explanation, first, the normal drawing control processing executed in step S210 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the Fuzu Fuden control process, a process for acquiring the hold information on the Fuzu side is executed when a prize has been awarded to the through gate 35. Then, when the hold information on the normal drawing side is stored, the support occurrence determination is performed for the hold information, and the process for performing the effect for the normal drawing is executed with the support occurrence determination as an opportunity. Further, based on the result of the support generation determination, the process of opening and closing the electric accessory 34a of the lower operating port 34 is executed.

Specifically, first, in step S301, the process of acquiring the pending information on the normal drawing side is executed. In the acquisition process, the numerical information of the electric service random number counter C4 (that is, the hold information on the normal drawing side) is set on the condition that the through flag is set in the through flag storage area provided in the various flag storage areas 104d of the RAM 104. ) Is stored in the electric service holding area 104c. However, the acquisition of the hold information on the normal drawing side is performed within the range of the upper limit of the hold. By the way, the through flag is set when the winning of the through gate 35 is specified in the winning detection process of step S206 of the timer interrupt processing (FIG. 11), and the holding information on the normal drawing side is acquired for it. Will be cleared if

In the following step S302, a process of reading information from the general counters provided in the various counter areas 104e of the RAM 104 is executed. In the following step S303, a process of reading the Fuzu Fuden address table from the Fuzu Fuden address table storage area 103c of the ROM 103 is executed. Then, in step S304, the process of acquiring the start address corresponding to the information of the Fuzu Fuden counter is executed from the Fuzu Fuden address table.

Here, the processing contents of steps S302 to S304 will be described.

As described above, the Fuzu Fuden control process includes a process related to the production for the Fuzu and a process related to opening and closing of the electric accessory 34a. In this case, as the processing related to the effect for the normal map, the normal map fluctuation start process, the normal map change process, and the normal map finalization process are set. Further, as the processing related to the opening and closing of the electric accessory 34a, a processing during the opening of the electric power and a processing during the closing of the electric power are set.

In such a processing configuration, the Fuzu Fuden counter is a counter for the CPU 102 to grasp which of the above-mentioned plurality of types of processing should be executed. In the Fuzu Fuden address table, the start address in the program for executing the above-mentioned plurality of types of processing is set in correspondence with the numerical information of the Fuzu Fuden counter.

Numerical information from "0" to "4" can be set for the Fuzu Fuden counter, and the Fuzu Fuden address table starts with a one-to-one correspondence with each numerical information of the Fuzu Fuden counter. Address information (“NSA0” to “NSA4”) is set. In this case, the start address NSA0 is the start address of the program for executing the normal map variation start process, and the start address NSA1 is the start address of the program for executing the normal map variation start process, and the start address NSA2. Is the start address of the program for executing the process during confirmation of the normal figure, the start address NSA3 is the start address of the program for executing the process during the opening of the normal power, and the start address NSA4 is the closed state of the normal power. The start address of the program for executing the process.

The Fuzu Fuden counter is used in the next processing round when the processing corresponding to the currently stored numerical information is completed and the condition for updating the numerical information is satisfied. 1 addition, 1 subtraction, or "0" is cleared corresponding to the process executed in the electric control process. Therefore, in the Fuzu Fuden control process at each processing time, it is sufficient to execute the process according to the numerical information set in the Fuzu Fuden counter.

According to the above configuration, it is possible for the CPU 102 to grasp which process should be executed as the normal power control without checking the presence or absence of various flags. Therefore, the processing can be simplified.

After executing the process of step S304, the process proceeds to step S305. In step S305, a process of jumping (migrating) to the process indicated by the start address acquired in step S304 is executed. Specifically, when the acquired start address is NSA0, it jumps to the normal map fluctuation start process in step S306, and when the acquired start address is NSA1, it jumps to the normal map change process in step S307. If the acquired start address is NSA2, it jumps to the process during confirmation of the normal figure in step S308, and if the acquired start address is NSA3, it jumps to the process during opening of the normal power in step S309 and the acquired start. If the address is NSA4, the process jumps to the process during closing of the normal electric power in step S310. Then, after executing any of the processes of steps S306 to S310, the present power control process is terminated. Hereinafter, the processes of steps S306 to S310 will be described individually.

First, the normal map fluctuation start processing in step S306 will be described. In the normal map fluctuation start process, it is determined whether or not the hold information on the normal map side is stored in the electric service hold area 104c, and if the hold information on the normal map side is stored, a support lottery is executed. To do. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the electric service random number counter C4 stored in the electric service holding area 104c is a value corresponding to the support winning. Then, based on the lottery result of the support lottery, the normal map fluctuation time, which is the variation display time of the normal symbol on the accessory display unit 44, is determined. In this case, the high-frequency support mode is set to have a shorter normal map fluctuation time than the low-frequency support mode.

Then, the variable display of the normal figure is started by the display unit 44 for the accessory, the normal figure normal electric counter is updated from "0" to "1", and the present normal figure change start process is completed.

In the process of changing the normal map in step S307, a process for updating the display on the accessory display unit 44 is executed. In this case, the Fuzu Fuden counter is updated from "1" to "2" on condition that the passage of the Fuzu fluctuation time has been confirmed.

In the process of confirming the general drawing in step S308, it is determined whether or not the lottery result of the support lottery is the support winning. If the support is not won, after clearing the numerical information of the Fuzu Fuden counter to "0", the processing during the confirmation of this Fuzu is terminated. On the other hand, when the support is won, the electric accessory 34a is opened and closed in a predetermined manner. As a result, the game ball can be won in the lower operating port 34. The opening / closing operation is continued until either the number of winning game balls to the lower operating port 34 reaches a predetermined upper limit number or the opening time reaches a predetermined upper limit time.

In this case, the high frequency support mode is set to have a longer opening time of the electric accessory 34a than the low frequency support mode. Specifically, in the low-frequency support mode, the electric accessory 34a is executed once for a short time with a relatively short opening time, whereas in the high-frequency support mode, the electric accessory 34a is relatively open. The long-time opening with a long opening time is executed a plurality of times (three times).

Then, the Fuzu Fuden counter is updated from "2" to "3", and the Fuzu confirmation process is completed.

In the process during opening of the electric power in step S309, the open state of the electric accessory 34a is maintained until the closing timing or the support end condition is satisfied. If the number of winnings reaches the upper limit during the opening of the electric accessory 34a and the support end condition is satisfied, or if the closing timing (in the high frequency support mode, the closing timing related to the third opening) is reached. Initializes the Fuzu Fuden counter to "0" and ends the processing while this Fuden is open.

On the other hand, when the closing timing for the first or second opening in the high-frequency support mode is reached, the Fuzu Fuden counter is updated from "3" to "4" to perform the processing during the opening of this Fuden. finish.

In the process during closing of the electric accessory in step S310, the closed state of the electric accessory 34a is maintained, and when the closing time elapses, the process for reopening the electric accessory 34a is executed. Specifically, the Fuzu Fuden counter is updated from "4" to "3".

<Special figure special electric control processing>
Next, the special figure special electric control process executed in step S209 of the timer interrupt process (FIG. 11) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the special figure special electric control process, a process for acquiring hold information is executed when a prize is generated in the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34, and the hold information is held when the hold information is stored. A pass / fail judgment is made for the information, and a process for performing a game rounding effect is executed with the pass / fail judgment as an opportunity. In addition, based on the result of the winning / failing determination, the process of shifting to the open / close execution mode after the effect for the game round is executed, and the process during the open / close execution mode and at the end of the open / close execution mode is executed.

Specifically, first, in step S401, the pending information acquisition process is executed. This will be described later.

After executing the hold information acquisition process in step S401, the process proceeds to step S402. In step S402, a process of reading the information of the special figure special electric counter provided in the RAM 104 is executed. In the following step S403, a process of reading the special figure special electric address table stored in the special figure special electric address table storage area 103d provided in the ROM 103 is executed. Then, in step S404, the process of acquiring the start address corresponding to the information of the special figure special electric counter is executed from the special figure special electric address table.

Here, the processing contents of steps S402 to S404 will be described.

As described above, the special figure special electric control process includes a process related to the effect for playing the game and a process related to the open / close execution mode. In this case, as the processing related to the effect for the game round, the special figure variation start process (step S406), which is the process for starting the effect for the game round, and the process for advancing the effect for the game round. A certain special figure changing process (step S407) and a special figure finalizing process (step S408), which is a process for ending the effect for the game round, are set.

Further, as the processing related to the opening / closing execution mode, the special electric power start processing (step S409) which is the processing for controlling the opening of the opening / closing execution mode and the special electric power which is the processing for controlling the open state of the variable winning device 32. The opening process (step S410), the special electric closing process (step S411) which is a process for controlling the closed state of the variable winning device 32, the ending of the opening / closing execution mode, and the gaming state at the end of the opening / closing execution mode. The special electric power termination process (step S412), which is a process for controlling the transition of the above, is set.

In such a processing configuration, the special figure special electric counter is a counter for the CPU 102 to grasp which of the above-mentioned plurality of types of processing should be executed, and the special figure special electric address table has a special figure. The start address of the program for executing the above-mentioned plurality of types of processing is set corresponding to the numerical information of the special electric counter.

In this case, the start address SA0 is the start address of the program for executing the special figure change start process (step S406), and the start address SA1 is the start address of the program for executing the special figure change process (step S407). The start address SA2 is the start address of the program for executing the special figure determination process (step S408), and the start address SA3 is the start address of the program for executing the special electric start process (step S409). The start address is the start address, the start address SA4 is the start address of the program for executing the special electric power opening process (step S410), and the start address SA5 is the start address of the program for executing the special electric power closing process (step S411). It is a start address, and the start address SA6 is a start address of a program for executing the special electric power termination process (step S412).

The special figure special electric counter controls the special figure special electric power in the next processing time when the condition for updating the numerical information is satisfied when the processing corresponding to the numerical information currently stored is completed. 1 addition, 1 subtraction, or "0" is cleared (initialized) according to the process executed in the process. Therefore, in the special figure special electric control processing in each processing time, it is sufficient to execute the processing according to the numerical information set in the special figure special electric counter. The special figure special electric counter is set to "0" as an initial value.

According to the above configuration, it is possible for the CPU 102 to grasp which process should be executed as the special figure special electric control without checking the presence or absence of various flags. For example, the effect for game times is started when the effects for other game times are not executed and the open / close execution mode is not executed. However, if each state is to be judged by the presence or absence of the flag, the effect for game times is used. In the process related to the effect of, before starting the effect for the game round, it is confirmed whether or not the flag indicating that the effect for the game round is being executed is set, and the open / close execution mode is being executed. It becomes necessary to confirm whether or not the flag indicating that the flag is set. In addition, during the execution of the effect for the game round, it is confirmed whether or not the flag indicating that the effect for the game round is being executed is set, and the flag indicating that the confirmation display is being performed is set. It will be necessary to confirm whether or not it is.

Further, the open / close execution mode is started when the effect for the game round is finished and the other open / close execution modes are not executed. However, if each state is to be judged by the presence or absence of the flag, the open / close execution mode is involved. In the process, before starting the open / close execution mode, it is confirmed whether or not the flag indicating that the effect for the game round is completed is set, and the flag indicating that the open / close execution mode is being executed is set. It is necessary to confirm whether or not it has been set, and if it is being opened, it is necessary to confirm whether or not a flag indicating that it is being opened is set. In addition, after the opening, it is confirmed whether or not a flag indicating that the open / close execution mode is being executed is set, and whether or not a flag indicating that the variable winning device 32 is being opened is set. It will be necessary to confirm whether or not. Furthermore, when the ending is in progress, it is necessary to confirm whether or not the flag indicating that the ending is in progress is set.

On the other hand, if the special figure special electric counter is used, it is not necessary to prepare various flags, and information for confirming the execution timing of each process is also collected. Therefore, the processing can be simplified.

After executing the process of step S404, in step S405, a process of jumping to the process indicated by the start address acquired in step S404 is executed. Specifically, when the acquired start address is SA0, the process jumps to the special figure variation start process in step S406.

In the special figure fluctuation start process, on the condition that the hold information is held and stored, the hit / fail judgment process for determining whether or not the hold information corresponds to the jackpot winning, and the case where the hold information corresponds to the jackpot winning Executes a distribution determination process for determining which jackpot result the held information corresponds to. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the hold information exists, and if the hold information exists, a process of shifting the hold information is executed. Specifically, the hold information stored in the first hold area RE1 is shifted to the execution area AE, and the hold information stored in the nth hold area REn (n = 2 to 4) is changed to the (n-1) th (n-1). ) Shift to the hold area RE (n-1). Then, as a winning / failing determination process, it is determined whether or not the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE is numerical information corresponding to the jackpot winning. Further, as the distribution determination process, it is determined whether or not the jackpot type counter C2 corresponds to which jackpot result classification.

In addition to the hit / fail judgment process and the distribution judgment process, if the jackpot random number counter C1 does not correspond to the jackpot winning, the reach judgment process for determining whether or not to generate reach is executed, and the fluctuation at that time is executed. The duration selection process for selecting the duration of the game round is executed by using the numerical information of the type counter CS. In the reach determination process, it is determined whether or not the reach random number counter C3 stored in the execution area AE corresponds to the reach generation.

When the duration information is selected, the variation command including the duration information and the type command including the game result information are transmitted to the voice emission control device 72, and the pattern variation on the main display unit 43 is transmitted. Start the display. As a result, one game round is started, and the effect for the game round is started on the main display unit 43 and the symbol display device 41.

By the way, when the production for the game round is started in this way, the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter is added by 1 to correspond to the special figure fluctuation start processing. Update to the one corresponding to the processing during special figure change.

If the acquired start address is SA1, the process jumps to the special figure changing process in step S407. In the special figure changing process, a process of determining whether or not the timing is before the finalized display is executed during the duration of the game round, and if it is before the finalized display, the display mode of the pattern on the main display unit 43 is executed. Is executed to change regularly.

By the way, instead of waiting in the special figure changing process until the final display timing is reached, if it is not the final display timing, after executing the above-mentioned regular change processing, the special figure is changing. End the process. Therefore, after the effect for the game round is started, the special figure changing process is started every time the special figure special electric control process is started until it is time to confirm the display. In addition, when it is time to confirm the display, by adding 1 to the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter, the numerical information of the counter can be changed from the one corresponding to the special figure changing process to the special figure fixing process. Update to what you did.

If the acquired start address is SA2, the process jumps to the process of determining the special figure in step S408. In the process of confirming the special figure, the final stop command is transmitted to the voice emission control device 72 and the symbol is displayed on the main display unit 43 in order for the symbol display device 41 to display the stop result of the current game round as the final stop. The mode is a display mode corresponding to the lottery result of this game. In addition, in the process of confirming the special figure, it is determined whether or not the period during which the confirmation is being displayed has elapsed, and if the period has elapsed, it is determined whether or not the transition to the open / close execution mode occurs. , When a shift to the open / close execution mode occurs, the process for shifting to the open / close execution mode is executed.

By the way, instead of waiting in the special figure finalizing process until the period during the confirmation display elapses, if the period has not passed, the special figure finalizing process is terminated. Therefore, after the confirmation display is started, the special figure confirmation processing is started every time the special figure special electric control process is started until the period during the confirmation display elapses. In addition, when the period during the confirmation display has elapsed, the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter is initialized (that is, "0" is cleared) in the situation where the transition to the open / close execution mode does not occur, and the transition to the open / close execution mode is performed. By adding 1 to the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter, the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter is updated from the one corresponding to the special figure finalizing process to the one corresponding to the special electric start process.

If the acquired start address is SA3, the process jumps to the special electric start processing in step S409. In the special electric power start processing, an opening command indicating that the open / close execution mode is started is transmitted to the voice emission control device 72. Further, in the special electric power start processing, it is determined whether or not the opening period of the open / close execution mode has elapsed. If the opening period has not passed, the special train start process is terminated instead of waiting in the special train start process. Therefore, after the opening effect of the opening / closing execution mode is started, the special electric power start process is started every time the special figure special electric power control process is started until the opening period elapses. In addition, when the opening period has passed, by adding 1 to the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter, the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter is changed from the one corresponding to the special electric start processing to the one corresponding to the special electric opening processing. Update to.

If the acquired start address is SA4, the process jumps to the process during opening of the special electric power in step S410. In the processing during the opening of the special electric power, one round game is started, and it is determined whether or not the end condition of the round game is satisfied. If the end condition is not satisfied, the process for monitoring the establishment of the above end condition is executed instead of waiting in the process during the opening of the special electric power, and then the process during the opening of the special electric power is terminated. When the above end condition is satisfied, by adding 1 to the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter, the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter can be changed from the one corresponding to the special electric open processing to the special electric closed processing. Update to what you did.

If the acquired start address is SA5, the process jumps to the process during closing of the special electric train in step S411. In the process of closing the special electric train, a process of ending one round game is executed. Further, in the interval period between round games, it is determined whether or not the interval period has elapsed. If the interval period has not passed, the processing during the closing of the special electric train is terminated instead of waiting in the processing during the closing of the special electric train. Therefore, when the interval period is started, the special electric power closing process is started every time the special electric power control process is started until the period elapses. In addition, when the interval period has elapsed, the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter is subtracted by 1, so that the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter is changed from the one corresponding to the special electric closing process to the special electric opening processing. Update to one.

On the other hand, in the process of closing the special electric power for the last round game, after executing the process of ending one round game, the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter is added by 1 to close the special electric power. Update from the one corresponding to the intermediate processing to the one corresponding to the special train termination processing.

If the acquired start address is SA6, the process jumps to the special electric end processing in step S412. In the special electric power termination process, an ending command indicating that the opening / closing execution mode is terminated is transmitted to the voice emission control device 72. Further, in the special electric power termination process, it is determined whether or not the ending period of the open / close execution mode has elapsed. If the ending period has not passed, the special train end process is terminated instead of waiting in the special train end process. Therefore, after the ending effect of the opening / closing execution mode is started, the special electric power end processing is started every time the special electric power control process is started until the ending period elapses. In addition, when the ending period has elapsed, after executing the process for setting the game state (lottery mode and support mode) after the open / close execution mode, the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter is initialized. The numerical information of the special figure special electric counter is updated from the one corresponding to the special electric end processing to the one corresponding to the special figure fluctuation start processing.

<About the acquisition process of reserved information on the special figure side>
The process of acquiring the hold information in step S401 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S501, it is determined whether or not a prize has been generated in either the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the special figure flag is set in the special figure flag storage area provided in the various flag storage areas 104d of the RAM 104. The special figure flag is set when a prize is specified for any of the operating ports 33 and 34 in the prize detection process in step S206 of the timer interrupt process (FIG. 11), and the hold information is acquired for that. Cleared if done.

Here, in the winning detection process, the winnings to the respective operating ports 33 and 34 are specified based on the detection signal SG1 from the operating port winning detection sensor 83b input via the input / output port 107. There is. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the detection signal SG1 is an HI signal. When it is determined that it is a HI signal, it is determined whether or not the detection signal SG1 in the winning detection process of the previous timer interrupt process is a LOW signal. Then, when it is determined that the detection signal SG1 in the previous winning detection process is a LOW signal, it is specified that a winning of the game ball has occurred in each of the operating ports 33 and 34, and the special figure flag is set. That is, in the prize detection process of the timer interrupt process, the detection result (detection signal SG1) of the operation port prize detection sensor 83b is grasped each time, and based on the grasp result in the previous prize detection process and the grasp result in the current prize detection process. Then, the switching from the LOW signal to the HI signal is grasped.

Further, the operation port winning detection sensor 83b is configured to output a detection-corresponding signal HI signal for a time longer than at least the execution cycle (4 msec) of the timer interrupt processing when the winning of the game ball is detected. Has been done. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the period required for the game ball to pass through the through hole 93 is set to be longer than the execution cycle of the timer interrupt process so as to correspond to the diameter R of the game ball. The length dimension L1 of the through hole 93 in the axial direction (thickness dimension L1 of the operation port winning detection sensor 83b) is set. As a result, the detection omission of the game ball does not occur.

If the special figure flag is not set, this process ends as it is. On the other hand, when the special figure flag is set, the process proceeds to step S502, the number of holds stored in the hold number storage area NA is read, and the number of holds is less than the upper limit value (“4” in this embodiment). Judge whether or not. If the number of holdings is less than the upper limit, the process proceeds to step S503, and the number of holdings is added by 1.

In the following step S504, the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the jackpot random number register 135 is acquired. Specifically, the request signal is output to the control circuit 141 of the hard random number circuit 131. As a result, the hard random number circuit 131 outputs the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the jackpot random number register 135. Then, the output jackpot random number counter C1 is stored in the area for the jackpot random number counter C1 in the first holding area of the empty holding areas RE1 to RE4 of the holding area RE.

In this case, the jackpot random number counter C1 output from the hard random number circuit 131 is based on the winning of the game ball that triggered the acquisition of the hold information this time. Further, the hard random number circuit 131 erases the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the jackpot random number register 135 and erases the status flag based on the completion of the output of the jackpot random number counter C1.

After that, in step S506, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 stored in the lottery counter buffer 104a of the RAM 104 are acquired and stored in the corresponding area in the holding area where the jackpot random number counter C1 is stored. Let me. Then, in step S507, the special figure flag is erased and this process ends.

On the other hand, if the number of holds is not less than the upper limit value (step S502: NO), the process proceeds to step S508, and the process related to the initialization of the hard random number circuit 131 is executed. Specifically, the initialization signal is output to the hard random number circuit 131. As a result, the jackpot random number register 135 is initialized and the status flag is cleared. Then, the process of step S507 is executed, and this process is terminated.

<Acquisition mode of jackpot random number counter C1>
Next, the acquisition mode of the jackpot random number counter C1 will be described with reference to the time chart of FIG. It is assumed that the numerical information of the reserved number storage area NA is less than the upper limit value. Further, FIG. 15A shows the execution timing and cycle of the timer interrupt process.

At the timing of t1, the acquisition process of the reserved information on the special figure side is executed (see FIG. 15B). In this case, as shown in FIG. 15C, no game ball has won a prize in any of the operating ports 33 and 34, and the detection signal SG1 from the operating port winning detection sensor 83b is a LOW signal. Therefore, the pending information is not acquired.

After that, when the game ball wins a prize in any of the operating ports 33 and 34 at the timing of t2, as shown in FIG. 15C, the detection signal SG1 of the operating port winning detection sensor 83b changes from the LOW signal to the HI signal. Stand up to. A latch signal is input to the jackpot random number register 135 in synchronization with the rising edge, and the jackpot random number counter C1 is latched in the jackpot random number register 135 (see FIGS. 15 (d) and 15 (e)). Then, the status flag is set in the status flag storage area 142 of the control circuit 141 (see FIG. 15 (f)).

After that, chattering occurs, the detection signal SG1 temporarily falls at the timing of t3, and the detection signal SG1 rises again at the timing of t4. In this case, since the status flag is set, the update of the jackpot random number counter C1 based on the rising edge is prohibited.

After that, the acquisition process of the reserved information on the special figure side is executed at the timing of t5. In this case, since it is a LOW signal in the previous prize detection process and a HI signal in the current prize detection process, it is specified that a prize has been generated in any of the operating ports 33 and 34, and the hold information is acquired. Is executed. Specifically, a request signal is output from the CPU 102 in order to acquire the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the jackpot random number register 135. Based on the output of this request signal, the jackpot random number counter C1 is acquired and stored in the reserved ball storage area 104b. The stored jackpot random number counter C1 is latched at the timing of t2.

Here, the winning of the game ball to each of the operating ports 33 and 34 (rising of the detection signal SG1) can occur at any timing regardless of the execution timing of the timer interrupt processing of the CPU 102. Therefore, the period Tx is between the timing when the game ball is actually detected by the operation port winning detection sensor 83b (timing of t2) and the execution timing of the acquisition process of the reserved information on the special drawing side (timing of t5). Time lag can occur. In this case, if the jackpot random number counter C1 is updated during the above period Tx, the jackpot random number counter C1 is acquired at a timing different from the timing when the game ball actually wins, which is not preferable.

Specifically, if the jackpot random number counter C1 is acquired at the execution timing of the acquisition process of the reserved information on the special figure side in the timer interrupt process, the acquired jackpot random number counter C1 is the reserved information on the special figure side. It depends on the execution timing of the acquisition process of. In this case, due to the periodic execution of the timer interrupt processing, the acquired jackpot random number counter C1 may be biased (tendency), and the randomness may decrease.

In addition, the following fraudulent acts may be committed in the above configuration. That is, first, the time from the start timing of the timer interrupt processing to the acquisition processing of the hold information on the special figure side is specified. Then, the jackpot random number counter C1 at the start timing of the timer interrupt process is back-calculated with reference to the above time so that the jackpot random number counter C1 corresponds to the jackpot winning at the execution timing of the hold information acquisition process on the special figure side. To do. Then, in synchronization with the start timing of the timer interrupt processing, the jackpot random number counter C1 is rewritten to the result of the above back calculation. This makes it possible to generate a big hit illegally.

On the other hand, a hard random number circuit 131 that independently updates the jackpot random number counter C1 is provided separately from the timer interrupt processing of the CPU 102. Then, the jackpot random number counter C1 is acquired by taking the event of the rise of the detection signal SG1 that can occur independently of the timer interrupt processing of the CPU 102 as an opportunity. As a result, the jackpot random number counter C1 that does not depend on the timer interrupt processing is acquired. Therefore, the randomness of the jackpot random number counter C1 can be improved, and the above-mentioned fraudulent activity can be suppressed.

Further, based on the completion of the output of the jackpot random number counter C1 by the hard random number circuit 131, the jackpot random number register 135 is initialized and the status flag is cleared (see FIGS. 15 (e) and 15 (f)).

After that, at the timing of t6, the detection signal SG1 drops from the HI signal to the LOW signal. After that, at the timing of t7, the acquisition process of the reserved information on the special figure side is executed. In this case, since the detection signal SG1 is a LOW signal, the hold information is not acquired.

Here, when the game balls continuously win a prize, the timer interrupt process is executed at least once between the time when one game ball passes through the through hole 93 and the time when the next game ball passes through the through hole 93. As described above, the detectable range of the operation port winning detection sensor 83b and the voltage level of the oscillation signal that triggers the output of the HI signal are set. As a result, even when the game balls are continuously won, the winning of the game balls can be distinguished and determined by the timer interrupt processing.

In this case, the minimum rising interval of the detection signal SG1 (the period from the timing of t2 to the timing of t8) when the game balls are continuously won is set to about 20 msec, which is more than twice the execution cycle of the timer interrupt process. ing. As a result, the timer interrupt process is executed at least twice after one game ball wins a prize. Therefore, in the first timer interrupt process after winning the game ball in 1 above, the hold information is acquired and the hard random number circuit 131 is put into a latchable state, and the detection signal SG1 is lowered in the subsequent timer interrupt process. Can be identified.

Further, at the timing of t8, the latch of the jackpot random number counter C1 and the status flag are set in synchronization with the rising edge of the detection signal SG1.

After that, at the timing of t9, the acquisition process of the reserved information on the special figure side is executed, and the request signal is output from the CPU 102. As a result, the jackpot random number counter C1 latched at the timing of t8 is acquired and stored in the reserved ball storage area 104b. Then, the jackpot random number register 135 is initialized and the status flag is cleared.

According to the present embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

Separately from the timer interrupt processing of the CPU 102, a hard random number circuit 131 having an update circuit 132 for updating the jackpot random number counter C1 is provided. Then, the jackpot random number counter C1 is updated in a cycle shorter than the timer interrupt processing. As a result, it becomes possible to handle the jackpot random number counter C1 having a large numerical range without imposing a processing load on the CPU 102, and it is possible to increase the randomness of the jackpot random number counter C1.

In such a configuration, a prize is generated in any of the operating ports 33 and 34, and more specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1 at that time is latched in the jackpot random number register 135 in synchronization with the rise of the detection signal SG1. And said. Then, in the process of acquiring the hold information on the special figure side in the timer interrupt process, the jackpot random number counter C1 latched by the jackpot random number register 135 is stored in the hold ball storage area 104b. As a result, it is possible to perform a winning / failing determination using the jackpot random number counter C1 at the timing of actually winning. Therefore, since it is possible to acquire the jackpot random number counter C1 that does not depend on the execution timing of the pending information acquisition process on the special figure side, the randomness of the jackpot random number counter C1 can be further improved and the timer interrupt process can be performed. It is possible to suppress fraudulent activities that utilize periodicity.

That is, assuming that the jackpot random number counter C1 is acquired in the hold information acquisition process (timer interrupt process) on the special figure side, the acquired jackpot random number counter C1 executes the hold information acquisition process on the special figure side. It will depend on the timing. In this case, since the timer interrupt processing has periodicity, the acquired jackpot random number counter C1 may be biased in numerical value due to the periodicity. When a bias occurs, the lottery probability of formal winning / failing determination does not change, but the actual winning probability changes, which makes it difficult to manage the game. It is also assumed that fraudulent acts will be carried out in an attempt to fraudulently increase the actual winning probability by utilizing the above bias.

Further, as a fraudulent act, the period from the start timing of the timer interrupt process to the execution timing of the hold information acquisition process on the special figure side is grasped, and the number of updates in that period is grasped. Then, based on the number of updates, the jackpot stored in the update buffer 134 is synchronized with the start timing of the timer interrupt process so that the winning value is obtained at the execution timing of the hold information acquisition process on the special figure side. It is assumed that the random number counter C1 will be rewritten.

On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, it depends on the winning timing to each of the operating ports 33 and 34 (the winning detection timing of the operating port winning detection sensor 83b) that can occur regardless of the execution mode of the timer interrupt processing. , The lottery can be performed using the jackpot random number counter C1 that does not depend on the execution mode of the timer interrupt processing. As a result, it is possible to suitably suppress the occurrence of bias of the jackpot random number counter C1 due to the periodicity of the timer interrupt processing and the above-mentioned fraudulent activity.

Further, when the jackpot random number counter C1 is latched by the jackpot random number register 135 in synchronization with the rise of the detection signal SG1, the jackpot random number counter C1 based on the output of the request signal in the process of acquiring the hold information on the special figure side The configuration is such that subsequent latching is prohibited until output is performed. As a result, even if chattering occurs when the game ball passes through the through hole 93, the jackpot random number counter C1 acquired based on the winning detection timing (the rising timing of the first detection signal SG1) is used. It will be possible to draw lots.

In particular, when the configuration in which the jackpot random number counter C1 is stored in the jackpot random number register 135 is adopted in order to suppress the fraudulent act of rewriting the jackpot random number counter C1 of the update buffer 134 described above, the jackpot random number counter of the jackpot random number register 135 is adopted. It is assumed that a fraudulent act of rewriting C1 into numerical information corresponding to winning is performed. On the other hand, by setting the status flag, the subsequent update of the jackpot random number register 135 is prohibited, so that fraudulent acts of rewriting the jackpot random number register 135 can be suppressed.

When the storage of the jackpot random number counter C1 in the hold ball storage area 104b is completed by the CPU 102, or when the number of holds reaches the upper limit value, the jackpot random number register 135 is initialized and the status flag is cleared. Latch based on the next winning detection is possible. As a result, it is possible to acquire the jackpot random number counter C1 based on the next prize while suppressing the update of the jackpot random number counter C1 due to the chattering.

In this case, the status flag is set when the jackpot random number counter C1 is latched in the jackpot random number register 135, and is cleared when the jackpot random number register 135 is initialized. The status flag is a jackpot. It can be said that this flag is set when the jackpot random number counter C1 is stored in the random number register 135. Then, the hard random number circuit 131 determines whether or not the jackpot random number counter C1 is stored in the jackpot random number register 135, and if the jackpot random number counter C1 is not stored in the jackpot random number register 135, the detection signal SG1 It can be said that it latches in synchronization with the rise of.

The update interval of the jackpot random number counter C1 was set shorter than the execution cycle (4 msec) of the timer interrupt process. Specifically, the update interval of the jackpot random number counter C1 was set to 62.5 nsec, which is different in order from the execution cycle of the timer interrupt process. This makes it possible to increase the randomness of the jackpot random number counter C1. On the other hand, as the update interval of the jackpot random number counter C1 becomes shorter, the number of updates performed between the winning detection timing and the execution timing of the holding information acquisition process on the special figure side increases. Therefore, the deviation between the jackpot random number counters C1 acquired at each timing becomes large.

On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the jackpot random number counter C1 at the winning detection timing is stored in the reserved ball storage area 104b regardless of the update interval of the jackpot random number counter C1. As a result, it is possible to shorten the update interval of the jackpot random number counter C1 while realizing the winning / failing determination using the jackpot random number counter C1 at the winning detection timing.

The minimum rising interval of the detection signal SG1 when the game balls enter continuously is set to 20 msec, which is longer than the execution cycle (4 msec) of the timer interrupt process. As a result, the holding information on the special drawing side is acquired at least once from the prohibition of the latch based on the winning of one game ball (setting of the status flag) to the occurrence of the winning of the next game ball. The process is executed. As a result, by the time the next winning of the game ball occurs, the hold information based on the winning of the game ball of 1 above is acquired, and the prohibition of the latch is released (the status flag is cleared). Therefore, even when the winnings to the operating ports 33 and 34 occur consecutively, it is possible to determine the winning or not by using the jackpot random number counter C1 at each winning detection timing.

Further, a second signal path for connecting the operation port winning detection sensor 83b and the hard random number circuit 131 is provided in a system separate from the first signal path connecting the operation port winning detection sensor 83b and the CPU 102. Then, the jackpot random number counter C1 is latched based on the detection signal SG1 from the second signal path, and in the timer interrupt processing, the operating ports 33 and 34 are awarded based on the detection signal SG1 from the first signal path. It was configured to specify. As a result, even if noise or the like is mixed in one of the signal paths, the normal hold information is not acquired.

That is, if noise is mixed in the first signal path and the winning of each operating port 33, 34 is specified by the timer interrupt processing, the jackpot random number counter C1 is not acquired in the jackpot random number register 135. , The jackpot random number counter C1 in the initial state is output to the CPU 102. As a result, the hit / fail judgment is not substantially performed, so that the hit / fail judgment due to noise can be suppressed.

Further, even if noise is mixed in the second signal path and the jackpot random number counter C1 is latched, the timer interrupt process does not specify the winning of each operating port 33, 34, so that the hold information The process to get is not executed.

<Second Embodiment>
In the first embodiment, the winning of the upper operating port 33 and the winning of the lower operating port 34 are not distinguished, but in the present embodiment, the above two winnings are distinguished.

The collecting plate 201 of the present embodiment and the recovery passage 202 provided in the collecting plate 201 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a rear view of the game board 24 for explaining the recovery passage 202 in the second embodiment. It should be noted that, for the sake of drawing, a state in which the main control device 71 is removed is shown.

The recovery passage 202 of the present embodiment includes a recovery passage 202a for the upper working port provided so as to communicate with the upper working port 33, and a collecting passage 202b for the lower working port provided so as to communicate with the lower working port 34. ing. Then, at an intermediate position of the collection passage 202a for the upper operating port, an upper operating port winning detection sensor 203a for detecting a game ball that has won a prize in the upper operating port 33 is provided. At an intermediate position of the collection passage 202b for the lower operating port, a lower operating port winning detection sensor 203b for detecting a game ball that has won a prize in the lower operating port 34 is provided. As a result, the winning prizes of the operating ports 33 and 34 can be individually grasped.

The acquisition mode of the jackpot random number counter C1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a block diagram for explaining the electrical configuration in the present embodiment.

The operating port winning detection sensors 203a and 203b are connected to the CPU 102 via the input / output port 107, and the detection signals SG1 of the operating port winning detection sensors 203a and 203b are input to the CPU 102.

Further, the main control board 101 is provided with a hard random number circuit 211. The hard random number circuit 211 is connected to the operating port winning detection sensors 203a and 203b. The hard random number circuit 211 provides a jackpot random number counter C1 updated by the update circuit 132 in the lottery counter buffer 212 of the RAM 104 based on the rise of the detection signals SG1 of the respective operation port winning detection sensors 203a and 203b. Latch to a given storage buffer. In order to distinguish the detection signals SG1 of the operating port winning detection sensors 203a and 203b, in the following description, the detection signal SG1 of the upper operating port winning detection sensor 203a is referred to as the first detection signal SG11 and the lower operating port winning detection sensor. Let the detection signal SG1 of 203b be the second detection signal SG12.

Specifically, the hard random number circuit 211 has a first latch circuit 221 that latches based on the winning detection of the upper operating port winning detection sensor 203a, and a second latch circuit 221 that latches based on the winning detection of the lower operating port winning detection sensor 203b. It includes a latch circuit 222. Each latch circuit 221,222 is connected to an update circuit 132. The first latch circuit 221 is connected to the upper operation port winning detection sensor 203a and is also connected to the first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a provided in the lottery counter buffer 212. The first latch circuit 221 latches the jackpot random number counter C1 at that time directly into the first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a in synchronization with the rising edge of the first detection signal SG11. As a result, the jackpot random number counter C1 at the timing of winning the upper operating port 33 is stored in the first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a.

Further, the first latch circuit 221 sets the first status flag in the first status flag storage area 221a provided in the first latch circuit 221 in accordance with the latch. This prohibits subsequent latches.

The second latch circuit 222 is connected to the lower actuating opening winning detection sensor 203b and is also connected to the second jackpot random number counter buffer 212b provided in the lottery counter buffer 212. The second latch circuit 222 latches the jackpot random number counter C1 at that time directly into the second jackpot random number counter buffer 212b in synchronization with the rising edge of the second detection signal SG12. As a result, the jackpot random number counter C1 at the timing of winning the lower operating port 34 is stored in the second jackpot random number counter buffer 212b.

Further, the second latch circuit 222 sets the second status flag in the second status flag storage area 222a provided in the second latch circuit 222 in accordance with the latch. This prohibits subsequent latches.

The CPU 102 stores the jackpot random number counters C1 stored in the jackpot random number counter buffers 212a and 212b in the reserved ball storage area 230. Specifically, the reserved ball storage area 230 is provided with an upper operating port holding area 230a and a lower operating port holding area 230b in which holding information such as the jackpot random number counter C1 is stored. Each of the holding areas 230a and 230b has the same configuration as the holding area RE of the first embodiment, and it is possible to hold and store four holding information respectively. The CPU 102 holds the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a in the upper operating port holding area 230a and the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the second jackpot random number counter buffer 212b in the lower operating port holding area 230a. It is stored in the use area 230b, and the pass / fail judgment is performed using it.

Further, when the jackpot random number counter C1 is stored in the holding ball storage area 230 in the timer interrupt process, the CPU 102 executes a process of erasing the status flag corresponding to the stored jackpot random number counter C1. For example, when the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a is stored in the hold ball storage area 230, the first status flag is deleted. This makes it possible to latch the jackpot random number counter C1 based on the next prize.

Next, the process of acquiring the reserved information on the special drawing side of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this process, after executing the process related to the acquisition of the hold information based on the winning of the upper operating port 33 in steps S601 to S606, based on the winning of the lower operating port 34 in steps S607 to S613. Executes the process related to the acquisition of pending information.

First, in step S601, it is determined whether or not a prize has been generated in the upper operating port 33. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the upper special figure flag is set. The upper special figure flag is set when it is determined in the winning detection process in step S206 that the first detection signal SG11 has been switched from the LOW signal to the HI signal.

If the upper special figure flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S607, while if the upper special figure flag is set, the process proceeds to step S602, and the numerical information of the first reserved number storage area NA1 is less than "4". Judge whether or not. In the first hold number storage area NA1, numerical information indicating the number of holds stored in the upper operation port hold area 230a is stored.

If the numerical information of the first reserved number storage area NA1 is less than "4", the process proceeds to step S603 to execute a process of adding 1 to the numerical information of the first reserved number storage area NA1. After that, in step S604, the jackpot random number counter C1 is acquired from the first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a and stored in the upper operation port holding area 230a. Then, in step S605, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 are acquired, and these are stored in the upper operation port holding area 230a.

Here, in the present embodiment, the jackpot random number counter C1 at that time is directly latched in the first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a of the RAM 104 in synchronization with the rising edge of the first detection signal SG11. As a result, a request signal is output from the CPU 102, the hard random number circuit 131 waits for the jackpot random number counter C1 to be output, and the jackpot random number counter C1 is stored in the hold ball storage area 104b. The processing period of the processing related to the acquisition of the random number counter C1 can be shortened. Therefore, the overflow of timer interrupt processing can be suppressed.

The acquisition process of the jackpot random number counter C1 in step S604 is executed after the rising timing of the first detection signal SG11. Therefore, the latch processing to the first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a by the first latch circuit 221 and the processing in step S604 are not performed at the same time. Therefore, it is avoided that the wrong jackpot random number counter C1 is acquired because both processes are executed at the same time.

After the execution of step S605, or when a negative determination is made in step S602, a process of initializing the first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a and a process of clearing the first status flag are executed in step S606. If the upper special figure flag is set, the upper special figure flag is deleted. As a result, it becomes possible to acquire the jackpot random number counter C1 based on the next winning of the upper operating port 33.

After the process of step S606 is executed, or when the negative determination of step S601 is performed, the process of acquiring the pending information based on the winning of the lower operating port 34 is executed.

First, in step S607, it is determined whether or not a prize has been generated in the lower operating port 34. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the lower special figure flag is set. The lower special figure flag is set when it is determined in the winning detection process of step S206 that the second detection signal SG12 has been switched from the LOW signal to the HI signal.

If the lower special figure flag is not set, this process is terminated as it is, while if the lower special figure flag is set, the process proceeds to step S608 and whether or not the electric accessory 34a is being opened. Is determined. In detail, it is determined whether or not the value of the Fuzu Fuden counter is "3".

Here, the winning of the lower operating port 34 occurs only while the electric accessory 34a is open. Therefore, the process of determining whether or not the electric accessory 34a is being opened is the process of determining whether or not the lower operating port 34 is won at a normal timing.

When the electric accessory 34a is open, the process proceeds to step S609, and it is determined whether or not the numerical information of the second reserved number storage area NA2 is less than "4". In the second hold number storage area NA2, numerical information indicating the hold number stored in the lower operation port hold area 230b is stored.

If the numerical information of the second reserved number storage area NA2 is “4” or more, the process proceeds to step S613. On the other hand, if the numerical information of the second reserved number storage area NA2 is less than "4", the process proceeds to step S610 to execute a process of adding 1 to the numerical information of the second reserved number storage area NA2. After that, in step S611, the jackpot random number counter C1 is acquired from the second jackpot random number counter buffer 212b and stored in the lower operation port holding area 230b. Then, in step S612, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 are acquired, and these are stored in the lower operation port holding area 230b.

In the following step S613, a process of initializing the second jackpot random number counter buffer 212b and a process of clearing the second status flag are executed. If the lower special figure flag is set, the lower special figure flag is deleted. Then, this process ends.

When the electric accessory 34a is not open, that is, when the electric accessory 34a is closed, step S608 is negatively determined, and the process for acquiring the hold information in steps S610 to S612 is not executed. , The process of step S613 is executed to end this process. That is, the winning of the lower operating port 34 in the situation where the electric accessory 34a is not open is regarded as a malfunction or an illegal one, and the acquisition of the hold information based on the winning is prohibited.

In this case, since the second jackpot random number counter buffer 212b is initialized in step S613, it is possible to suppress that the jackpot random number counter C1 acquired at an abnormal timing is stored in the reserved ball storage area 230. it can. Further, since the second status flag is erased, the jackpot random number counter C1 can be latched based on the next prize.

<Acquisition mode of jackpot random number counter C1>
The acquisition mode of the jackpot random number counter C1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the time chart of FIG. It is assumed that the numerical information of the first reserved number storage area NA1 and the second reserved number storage area NA2 is less than the upper limit value. Further, FIG. 19A shows the execution timing and cycle of the timer interrupt process.

At the timing of t11, the first detection signal SG11 rises (see FIG. 19D). As a result, the jackpot random number counter C1 at that time is latched in the first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a, and the first status flag is set.

After that, at the timing of t12, the second detection signal SG12 rises (see FIG. 19E). As a result, as shown in FIGS. 19 (f) and 19 (g), the jackpot random number counter C1 at that time is latched in the second jackpot random number counter buffer 212b, and the second status flag is set.

After that, at the timing of t13, the acquisition process of the reserved information on the special figure side is executed (see FIG. 19B). In this case, the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a is stored in the upper operating port holding area 230a. Further, as shown in FIG. 19C, since the electric accessory 34a is open at the timing of t13, the hold information is used as a normal prize in the process of acquiring the hold information based on the prize in the lower operating port 34. The process for acquiring is executed. Specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the second jackpot random number counter buffer 212b is stored in the lower operating port holding area 230b. As a result, the hold information is acquired in the hold ball storage area 230 (see FIG. 19 (h)). Then, the jackpot random number counter buffers 212a and 212b are initialized, and the status flags are cleared.

Here, as shown in FIG. 19, when the winnings to the operating ports 33 and 34 are individually grasped, the winnings of the operating ports 33 and 34 may be detected during the timer interrupt processing of 1. In this case, the jackpot random number counters C1 acquired at the respective winning detection timings (timing of t11 and timing of t12) are stored in the jackpot random number counter buffers 212a and 212b. As a result, even if a prize is generated for each of the operating ports 33 and 34 during the timer interrupt processing of 1, a different jackpot random number counter C1 is acquired. Therefore, the randomness of the jackpot random number counter C1 can be improved.

After that, at the timing of t14, the second detection signal SG12 rises in an abnormal situation (a situation in which the electric accessory 34a is closed). Synchronized with the rising edge, as shown in FIGS. 19 (f) and 19 (g), the jackpot random number counter C1 is latched in the second jackpot random number counter buffer 212b, and the second status flag is set.

Then, at the timing of t15, the acquisition process of the reserved information on the special figure side is executed. In this case, the process for acquiring the hold information (steps S610 to S612) is not executed, assuming that the lower operating port 34 is won under an abnormal situation. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 19 (f) to 19 (h), the second jackpot random number counter buffer 212b is initialized and the second status flag is cleared without acquiring the hold information. This regulates the acquisition of hold information based on a prize under abnormal circumstances, and makes it possible to obtain hold information based on the next prize.

According to the present embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

In a configuration in which the winning of the upper operating port 33 and the winning of the lower operating port 34 are separately grasped, the first jackpot random number counter C1 is latched in the first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a based on the winning of the upper operating port 33. A latch circuit 221 and a second latch circuit 222 that latches the jackpot random number counter C1 in the second jackpot random number counter buffer 212b based on the winning of the lower operating port 34 are provided. As a result, it is possible to acquire the jackpot random number counter C1 at each winning timing even when winning each of the operating ports 33 and 34 occurs in the timer interrupt processing of 1.

In particular, in a configuration in which the next latch is prohibited until the storage process in the hold ball storage area 230 is performed once the latch is performed, if two prizes are generated during one timer interrupt, the same is applied to each prize. The jackpot random number counter C1 will be acquired. Therefore, if two prizes are generated during one timer interrupt, only one lottery is actually performed even though the lottery should be performed twice.

On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, even if two prizes are generated during one timer interrupt, a lottery based on each prize can be performed.

The winning of the lower operating port 34 in the situation where the electric accessory 34a is closed is regarded as an abnormal winning, and the acquisition of the pending information based on the winning is prohibited. As a result, it is possible to avoid a lottery using the pending information acquired based on the abnormal winning.

In this case, the latched jackpot random number counter C1 and the status flag set based on the latch are deleted. As a result, the jackpot random number counter C1 acquired based on the abnormal winning is prevented from being stored in the reserved ball storage area 230, and the jackpot random number counter C1 based on the next winning can be acquired.

Further, the lottery counter buffer 212 is provided with the jackpot random number counter buffers 212a and 212b, and the latch circuits 221, and 222 are configured to be directly latched by the jackpot random number counter buffers 212a and 212b. As a result, it is not necessary to access the hard random number circuit 211 when acquiring the hold information, and the counters C1 to C3 can be acquired collectively. Therefore, the acquisition of the pending information can be simplified.

In the present embodiment, the acquisition of the hold information based on the winning of the lower operating port 34 at a timing other than the opening of the electric accessory 34a is prohibited, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, if a prize is generated in the lower operating port 34 within a predetermined period after the electric accessory 34a is closed, the acquisition of the pending information based on the prize may be permitted. As a result, even if a time lag occurs from the timing when the game ball wins the lower operating port 34 to the rising timing of the second detection signal SG12, the hold information can be suitably acquired.

In the present embodiment, when each status flag is set, latching is prohibited, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a flag storage area for specifying whether or not the jackpot random number counter C1 is set is provided in the first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a. Then, when the flag is not set in the flag storage area, that is, when the first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a is initialized, the latch is performed, but when the flag is already set, the latch is prohibited. Good. As a result, the CPU 102 does not need to access the hard random number circuit 211, so that the configuration can be simplified.

In the present embodiment, when a prize is generated in the lower operating port 34 at a timing other than the opening of the electric accessory 34a, the jackpot random number counter C1 latched based on the prize is deleted. Not limited to this, for example, it may be configured to be stored in another storage buffer for abnormalities. In this case, whether or not fraudulent activity has been performed by grasping the numerical information of the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the storage buffer for abnormality and the number of times the storage process in the storage buffer for abnormality has been executed. You may judge whether or not.

Further, if it is determined that the information is erroneously stored in the storage buffer for abnormality, the information may be stored in the holding ball storage area 230. Thereby, the disadvantage of the player due to the malfunction can be compensated.

Further, the situation where the electric accessory 34a is closed is set as the situation where the acquisition of the hold information is prohibited even though the detection signals SG11 and SG12 have risen, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the game board 24 may be provided with a magnetic detection sensor or a vibration detection sensor, and the acquisition of hold information may be prohibited in a situation where magnetism or vibration is detected by these detection sensors. As a result, even if a fraudulent act of bringing a magnet closer or a fraudulent act of intentionally vibrating is performed for the purpose of illegally guiding the game ball, acquisition of pending information based on that act is prohibited. Each cheating can be suppressed.

In the present embodiment, a configuration may be applied in which the hold information relating to the winning of the lower operating port 34 is preferentially digested, and conversely, the holding information relating to the winning of the upper operating port 33 has priority. And digested configurations may be applied.

Further, in the above configuration, the plurality of operating ports are not arranged vertically, but the first operating port corresponding to the upper operating port 33 and the second operating port corresponding to the lower operating port 34 are left and right. The configuration may be arranged side by side, or both of these operating ports may be arranged side by side at an angle. Furthermore, depending on the operation mode of the launch operating device 55, both operating ports may be arranged apart from each other so that only the winning of the first operating port or the winning of the second operating port can be aimed at. In this case, the nail 38 may be arranged so that the second operating port is not won while the electric accessory 34a is closed.

Further, in the above configuration, the main display unit 43 has a first display area for displaying the result of the determination of whether or not the hold information has been acquired based on the winning of the upper operating port 33, and the acquisition based on the winning of the lower operating port 34. A second display area may be provided to display the result of the hit / fail determination of the held information. In this case, the pattern changes in the first display area prior to the holding information acquired based on the winning of the upper operating port 33, or based on the fact that the winning / failing judgment is made. At the same time as the display is started, the stop result corresponding to the hit / fail judgment is displayed, and the variation display of one game is finished. In addition, the pattern is variablely displayed in the second display area prior to the hold information acquired based on the winning of the lower operating port 34, or based on the fact that the hold information is subject to the hit / fail judgment. Is started, and the stop result corresponding to the hit / fail judgment is displayed, and the variation display of one game round is ended.

Further, there are cases where the hold information related to the winning of the upper operating port 33 is the target of the winning / failing judgment and the holding information related to the winning of the lower operating port 34 is the target of the winning / failing judgment. The profits obtained may be different. For example, in a configuration in which the hold information related to the winning of the lower operating port 34 is preferentially digested, the case where the holding information related to the winning of the lower operating port 34 is subject to the winning / failing judgment is the upper operating port. The configuration may be more advantageous to the player than the case where the hold information relating to the winning of the 33 is the target of the winning / failing determination.

As an advantageous configuration, a configuration in which the lottery probability of the winning / failing determination is high, a configuration in which an advantageous jackpot result is likely to be obtained in the distribution determination, and the like can be considered.

In the present embodiment, the objects to be latched by the latch circuits 221 and 222 are common to the update circuit 132, but the present invention is not limited to this, and an update circuit may be provided for each. In this case, the numerical range of the numerical information updated by each update circuit may be different. As a result, different lottery probabilities can be set using the same winning / failing table, so that the storage capacity stored in the ROM 103 can be reduced.

<Third Embodiment>
In the present embodiment, the processing system executed by the pachinko machine 10 is different from the first embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the processes required to advance the game are distributed and set for each of the normal process in which the process is periodically executed and the timer interrupt process in which the process is also executed periodically. There is. The execution cycle of the timer interrupt process is set to 2 msec, which is shorter than that of the first embodiment.

Specifically, the normal process is executed instead of the process of steps S110 to S112 after the process of step S109 in the main process (FIG. 10) is executed.

In the normal process, as shown in FIG. 20, the processes of steps S701 to S711 are executed. These processes are basically the same as the corresponding processes described in the first embodiment. However, in the special figure special electric control process of step S705, the acquisition process of the reserved information on the special figure side is omitted, and in the normal figure general electric control process of step S706, the acquisition process of the reserved information on the normal figure side is performed. It has been omitted.

After executing the process of step S711, it is determined in step S712 whether or not the power failure flag is set. The power failure flag is set in the power failure flag storage area provided in the various flag storage areas 104d when the occurrence of a power failure is specified in the power failure information storage process in step S802 in the timer interrupt process (FIG. 21). To.

If the power failure flag is not set, whether or not it is the execution timing of the next normal processing in step S713, that is, whether or not a predetermined time (specifically, 4 msec) has elapsed from the start of the previous normal processing. Is determined. Then, the residual processing of steps S714 to S716 is repeatedly executed until the start timing of the normal processing is reached. The processing contents of steps S714 to S716 are the same as those of steps S110 to S112.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S712 that the power failure flag is set, the power failure processing after step S717 is executed. That is, in step S717, the occurrence of timer interrupt processing is prohibited, then the RAM determination value is calculated and saved in step S718, access to the RAM 104 is prohibited in step S719, and then the power supply is completely shut off for processing. Continues an infinite loop until it can no longer be executed.

The timer interrupt processing in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S801, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric service random number counter C4 are updated.

After that, the processes of steps S802 to S805 are executed. Since these processes are the same as the corresponding processes in the timer interrupt process of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

Then, in step S806, the acquisition process of the reserved information on the special drawing side is executed, and in step S807, the acquisition process of the reserved information on the normal drawing side is executed to end this process. Since these processes are the same as the processes of steps S401 and 301 in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

According to the present embodiment described in detail above, the jackpot random number counter C1 at the winning detection timing is set in a configuration in which the processing for controlling the progress of the game is distributed and set for each of the normal processing and the timer interrupt processing. It is possible to execute the pass / fail judgment used.

Here, the processing process of the timer interrupt processing is reduced by setting the processing for controlling the progress of the game in a distributed manner for each of the normal processing and the timer interrupt processing. As a result, overflow does not occur even when the execution cycle of timer interrupt processing is set as short as 2 msec.

Further, by adopting the above configuration, it is possible to reduce the time lag between the winning detection timing and the execution timing of the reserved information acquisition process on the special figure side. However, since the update interval of the jackpot random number counter C1 is sufficiently shorter than the execution cycle of the timer interrupt process, the problem caused by the time lag cannot be solved even in the above configuration.

On the other hand, by adopting a configuration in which the jackpot random number counter C1 is acquired in synchronization with the rise of the detection signal SG1, the excellent effect described in the first embodiment can be obtained.

<Other embodiments>
It should be noted that the description is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, it may be changed as follows. By the way, the following configurations of another embodiment may be applied individually or in combination to the configurations of the above-described embodiment.

(1) In each of the above embodiments, the update target in the hard random number circuits 131 and 211 is the jackpot random number counter C1, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any of the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric service random number counter C4. But it may be. However, considering that it is used in determining whether or not to shift to the open / close execution mode that is directly linked to the profit of the player, it is preferable that the update target of the hard random number circuits 131 and 211 is the jackpot random number counter C1.

(2) In each of the above embodiments, the hard random number circuits 131 and 211 are provided, and the jackpot random number counter C1 is latched in the jackpot random number register 135 in synchronization with the rise of the detection signal SG1 and the like, but the configuration is limited to this. Absent. For example, the jackpot random number counter C1 may be latched by the NMI interrupt processing of the CPU 102. However, considering the complexity of the processing configuration of the CPU 102 and the increase in the processing load, the configuration of latching on the hard random number circuits 131 and 211 is preferable.

(3) In the first embodiment, each operating port 33, 34 is based on the fact that the detection signal SG1 of the previous winning detection process is the LOW signal and the detection signal SG1 of the current winning detection process is the HI signal. We have identified the occurrence of a prize, but it is not limited to this. For example, based on the fact that the detection signal SG1 of the previous prize detection process is a LOW signal and the detection signal SG1 of the current prize detection process and the next prize detection process is a HI signal (LOW → HI → HI). It may be configured to specify the winning of the operating ports 33 and 34. As a result, it is possible to suppress false detection that a prize has been won due to noise or the like. In this case, the period from the rising timing of the detection signal SG1 to the acquisition timing of the hold information becomes long. However, by storing the jackpot random number counter C1 in the jackpot random number register 135 based on the rising edge of the detection signal SG1, the winning detection timing A lottery can be performed using the jackpot random number counter C1. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

(4) In the first embodiment, the main control board 101 is provided with a determination circuit for determining whether or not the rise timing of the detection signal SG1 and the latch timing of the hard random number circuit 131 are simultaneous. The configuration may be such that it is determined whether or not to acquire the pending information based on the determination result. As a result, it is possible to avoid making a hit / fail determination using the jackpot random number counter C1 that is erroneously latched due to the influence of noise or the like.

As a specific configuration, the determination circuit includes, for example, a detection circuit in which the detection signal SG1 and the latch signal are input, and detects the time difference between the rise of the detection signal SG1 and the rise of the latch signal. .. Then, the determination circuit may determine whether or not the time difference is within a predetermined allowable time, and output a signal according to the determination result to the CPU 102. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

(5) Further, in the first embodiment, the detection signal SG1 of the first signal path and the detection signal SG1 of the second signal path are compared, and whether or not both rise at the same time (predetermined allowable range). A determination circuit for determining (whether or not it is within the time) is provided, and when the hard random number circuit 131 and the CPU 102 determine that both rise at the same time by the above determination circuit, processing based on winning (latch, hold) is provided. It may be configured to execute a process for acquiring information). As a result, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the hard random number circuit 131 is erroneously latched due to the influence of noise or the like. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

(6) Further, the hard random number circuit 131 is provided with a timer circuit that counts the time from the timing latched on the jackpot random number register 135, and the hard random number circuit 131 is provided with a jackpot random number when a request signal is input from the CPU 102. The jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the register 135 and the time information counted by the timer circuit at that time may be output. Then, in the process of acquiring the hold information on the special figure side, by referring to the time information, the time from the winning detection timing to the execution timing of the process of acquiring the hold information on the special figure side is grasped, and that time is interrupted by the timer. Determine if it is shorter than the processing cycle. Then, when it is determined that it is short, the process for acquiring the hold information is executed, while when it is determined that it is long, the process of deleting the jackpot random number counter C1 and the status flag stored in the jackpot random number register 135 is performed. Good to do. As a result, even if the hard random number circuit 131 is erroneously latched due to the influence of noise or the like, the erroneously latched jackpot random number counter C1 is not stored in the reserved ball storage area 104b. Therefore, it is possible to avoid performing a hit / fail determination using the jackpot random number counter C1 acquired based on the malfunction of the hard random number circuit 131.

(7) In the first embodiment, when it is specified that no prize has been generated for each of the operating ports 33 and 34 in the process of acquiring the reserved information on the special drawing side, this process is terminated as it is. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the process related to the initialization of the hard random number circuit 131 in step S508 may be executed. As a result, even if noise is mixed in the second signal path and the jackpot random number counter C1 is latched, the winning of each operating port 33 or 34 is not specified by the timer interrupt processing. Under the condition of, the jackpot random number counter C1 acquired based on the noise is erased, and the jackpot random number counter C1 can be latched. As a result, it is possible to avoid making a hit / fail determination using the jackpot random number counter C1 acquired based on noise.

Similarly, in the second embodiment, when the process of step S601 is negatively determined, or when the process of step S607 is negatively determined, the corresponding buffer and status flag may be deleted.

(8) In each of the above embodiments, a 16-bit counter is used for the jackpot random number counter C1 and the numerical range is set to "0 to 65535", but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the numerical range may be set to "0 to 299". In this case, in the process of acquiring the reserved information on the special figure side, it is determined whether or not the received (or stored in the first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a) jackpot random number counter C1 is within the above numerical range. Then, if it is within the above numerical range, the hold information may be acquired, and if it is outside the above numerical range, the hold information may not be acquired. As a result, even if an erroneous jackpot random number counter C1 is latched due to a latch mistake or the like, it is possible to avoid a situation in which a lottery is performed based on the jackpot random number counter C1.

The numerical range of the jackpot random number counter C1 may be set by the processing related to various initial settings of the main processing.

(9) In the first embodiment, when the storage of the jackpot random number counter C1 in the reserved ball storage area 104b is completed, the jackpot random number register 135 is initialized and the status flag is erased. Not limited. For example, the status flag may be erased and the jackpot random number register 135 may not be initialized. As a result, the processing load related to initialization can be reduced. However, next, paying attention to the fact that the jackpot random number counter C1 based on the winning can be accurately latched, the configuration in which the jackpot random number register 135 is initialized is preferable. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

(10) In each of the above embodiments, the hold information is acquired based on the winning of the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is executed by the CPU 102 in the progress of the game. The periodic processing to be performed is arbitrary as long as it can occur asynchronously.

Further, for example, a random number counter may be acquired based on winning a prize in the variable winning device 32 during a certain round game, and a lottery may be performed using the random number counter to decide whether or not to continue the round game. In short, the specific content of the lottery is arbitrary.

(11) In the first embodiment, the hard random number circuit 131 and the CPU 102 are configured to output the detection signal SG1 in separate systems, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the detection signal SG1 may be output in one system. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

In short, a detection means that can detect the occurrence of a specific event that can occur asynchronously with the timer interrupt processing is provided so that the detection result by the detection means and the detection timing when the specific event is detected can be grasped. It suffices if the signal is transmitted between the means and the hard random number circuits 131 and 211.

(12) In each of the above embodiments, the update interval of the jackpot random number counter C1 is 62.5 nsec, but the update interval is not limited to this, and can be arbitrarily set within a range shorter than the execution cycle of the timer interrupt process.

(13) In each of the above embodiments, the clock circuit 105 that defines the execution cycle of the timer interrupt process of the CPU 102 and the clock circuit 133 that defines the update interval of the jackpot random number counter C1 are separately provided, but the present invention is not limited to this. The clock circuit 133 of 1 may be used. In this case, the frequency dividing circuit 106 may be configured to convert the clock signal corresponding to the update interval of the jackpot random number counter C1 into the clock signal corresponding to the execution cycle of the timer interrupt processing.

(14) In each of the above embodiments, the jackpot random number counter C1 is a loop counter that returns to "0" after reaching the maximum value, but is not limited to this, and is, for example, the same numerical value as the numerical range of the jackpot random number counter C1. A random number initial value counter having a range may be provided, and when the jackpot random number counter C1 reaches the maximum value, the value of the random number initial value counter at that time may be set as the initial value. In this case, the random number initial value counter may be a hard random number by providing a dedicated circuit in the hard random number circuits 131 and 211, or may be a software random number updated by the CPU 102. When it is used as a software random number, it may be configured to be updated together with the process of step S111 of the main process of the first embodiment, and it may be updated together with the process of step S715 in the normal process of the third embodiment. Good. As a result, the randomness of the random number initial value counter can be improved.

(15) Other types of pachinko machines different from the above embodiments, for example, pachinko machines in which the electric accessory opens a predetermined number of times when the game ball enters a specific area of the special device, or a game ball in a specific area of the special device. The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine, a pachinko machine equipped with other accessories, an arrange ball machine, a game machine such as a sparrow ball, etc.

In addition, a non-bullet type gaming machine, for example, a plurality of reels having a plurality of types of symbols attached in the circumferential direction is provided, the reels are started to rotate by inserting medals and operating the start lever, and the stop switch is operated. Alternatively, after the reels have stopped after a predetermined period of time, if a specific symbol or a combination of specific symbols is established on the effective line that can be seen from the display window, a privilege such as a medal payout is given to the player. The present invention can also be applied to slot machines.

In this case, a random number counter may be acquired based on the operation of the start lever, and the lottery may be performed using the random number counter, and the present invention may be applied to the acquisition and lottery of the random number counter.

In addition, a pachinko machine and a slot machine that are equipped with a take-in device and start rotating the reel by operating the start lever after a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage unit are taken in by the take-in device. The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine in which the above are fused.

<Regarding Invention Groups Extracted from the Above Embodiments>
Hereinafter, the characteristics of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiments will be described while showing the effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for the sake of easy understanding, the corresponding configurations in the above embodiments are appropriately shown in parentheses or the like, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configurations shown in the parentheses or the like. In addition, the following feature is " There is a pachinko machine as a kind of game machine. In the pachinko machine, for example, a winning or losing lottery is performed based on a game ball launched in the game area entering the operating port. When a specific gaming state is won in the lottery, for example, after the symbols that are variablely displayed on a predetermined display device are stopped and displayed in a predetermined specific combination, the variable ball entry device provided in the game area is opened and closed. Then, the player is given a privilege that the game ball is paid out according to the number of balls entered into the variable ball entry device. Whether or not a specific gaming state is generated is determined by, for example, the game ball entering the operating port. It is determined at the timing of the ball. For example, in the timer interrupt process (regular process) in which a sensor for detecting that the game ball has entered the operating port is provided and the game is controlled, the detection result of the sensor is grasped. The process is executed. When it is determined that the detection result of the sensor corresponds to the entry of the game ball in the grasping process, the numerical information of the counter that is periodically updated within a certain range is acquired. Then, it is determined whether or not the numerical information matches a predetermined winning value, and based on the determination result, it is determined whether or not a specific gaming state is generated (for example, a patent). Regarding the background technology of " Refer to Document 1) ", " Here, in the configuration in which the sensor detection result grasping process and the numerical information acquisition process are executed in the timer interrupt process, the game ball actually enters the operating port. A predetermined time lag occurs between the ball entry timing and the execution timing of the acquisition process. If the counter is updated during the time lag, the numerical information of the ball entry timing counter and the execution timing of the acquisition process The numerical information of the counter will be different. That is, the acquired numerical information will depend on the execution timing of the acquisition process. Therefore, the acquired numerical value is due to the periodicity of the timer interrupt process. There may be a bias in the information, or fraudulent acts may be performed to obtain numerical information corresponding to the winning value by using the regularity. The above situation is that the periodic processing is repeatedly executed. This is a situation common to gaming machines that control the progress of a game. ”It is suitable for solving the problem.

Features 1. In a gaming machine provided with a periodic processing execution means (CPU102) that controls the progress of a game by repeatedly executing periodic processing (timer interrupt processing) at a predetermined cycle.
Numerical information updating means (hard random number circuit 131, 211) that updates numerical information (big hit random number counter C1) every time a predetermined update timing is reached, and
Detection means for detecting the occurrence of a predetermined specific event (winning of each operating port 33, 34) (operating port winning detection sensor 83b in the first embodiment, each operating port winning detection sensor 203a in the second embodiment, 203b) and
When the detection means detects that the specific event has occurred, the acquisition means for acquiring the numerical information (control circuit 141 and jackpot random number register 135 in the first embodiment, each latch circuit 221 in the second embodiment). , 222),
A lottery process executing means (a function of executing a pass / fail determination process in the CPU 102) that executes a lottery process that performs a lottery using the numerical information acquired by the acquisition means, which is included in the periodic process.
With
The acquisition means is executed asynchronously with the periodic processing, and when the detection means detects that the specific event has occurred, the detection means detects the occurrence of the specific event. A gaming machine characterized in that it acquires the numerical information at the detection timing.

According to the feature 1, the numerical information is acquired by the acquisition means executed separately from the periodic processing, and the lottery is performed using the numerical information. As a result, the randomness of the acquired numerical information is as much as the acquired numerical information does not depend on the execution timing of the above-mentioned acquired process, as compared with the configuration in which the periodic process includes the process of acquiring the numerical information. Can be increased.

In addition, in a configuration in which the periodic processing includes a processing for acquiring numerical information, the following fraudulent acts may be performed so as to obtain an advantageous lottery result. That is, the period from the start timing of the periodic processing to the execution timing of the processing for acquiring the numerical information is grasped, and the number of updates in that period is grasped. Then, based on the number of updates, a fraudulent act of rewriting the numerical information in synchronization with the start timing of the periodic processing may be performed so that the desired numerical information is obtained at the execution timing of the process for acquiring the numerical information.

On the other hand, according to this feature, the acquisition timing of the numerical information is determined by acquiring the numerical information at the detection timing when the occurrence of the specific event is detected by the detection means and performing the lottery process using the numerical information. It is possible to synchronize with the occurrence timing of a specific event. As a result, the acquisition timing of the numerical information can be set to a timing irrelevant to the execution mode of the periodic processing. Therefore, the above fraudulent activity can be suppressed.

From the above, the lottery using the numerical information can be preferably performed.

Feature 2. The gaming machine according to feature 1, wherein the numerical information updating means updates the numerical information at intervals shorter than the periodic processing cycle.

According to the feature 2, it is possible to increase the randomness of the numerical information by updating the numerical information at intervals shorter than the periodic processing.

In this case, the numerical information is likely to be updated between the detection timing and the execution timing of the lottery process. Therefore, a situation in which the numerical information at each timing is different is likely to occur. In this regard, according to the configuration of feature 1, even when the above situation occurs, the lottery can be performed using the numerical information of the detection timing.

As a more specific configuration of this feature, for example, "the periodic processing is repeatedly executed in a cycle of msec units, and the numerical information updating means outputs the numerical information in a cycle of μsec units or nsec units. The configuration that "is to be updated" is conceivable.

Feature 3. The detection means includes means for outputting a predetermined detection signal (HI signal of detection signals SG1, SG11, SG12) based on the detection of the occurrence of the specific event.
The acquisition means acquires the numerical information of the timing at which the detection signal is input as the detection timing, and stores the acquired numerical information in predetermined storage means (big hit random number counter 135, second in the first embodiment). It is stored in each jackpot random number counter buffer 212a, 212b) in the embodiment.
In the periodic process, a read process (acquisition process of reserved information on the special figure side) for reading the numerical information stored in the storage means is executed, and then the read numerical information is used in the lottery process. The gaming machine according to feature 1 or feature 2, wherein the lottery is performed.

According to the feature 3, the numerical information at the input timing of the detection signal is acquired, and the acquired numerical information is stored in the storage means. Then, in the periodic processing, the numerical information stored in the storage means is read out, and the lottery is performed using the numerical information. As a result, it is possible to perform a lottery using the acquired numerical information in the periodic processing while synchronizing the acquisition timing of the numerical information with the occurrence timing of the specific event.

It should be noted that "the detection means includes means for outputting a detection signal that shifts to a predetermined specific form based on the detection of the occurrence of the specific event, and the acquisition means specifies the detection signal. When the mode is changed, the numerical information of the changed timing is acquired as the detection timing, and the acquired numerical information is stored in a predetermined storage means. ” Even in this case, the same effect can be achieved.

Further, as a specific configuration of this feature, for example, "the detection means rises or falls from one of the HI signal and the LOW signal to the other based on the detection of the occurrence of the specific event. , The acquisition means acquires the numerical information of the rise or fall timing in synchronization with the rise or fall. ”

Feature 4. The gaming machine according to feature 3, wherein the numerical information stored in the storage means is maintained at least until reading is performed by the reading process.

According to the feature 4, the numerical information of the detection timing (the input timing of the detection signal) is maintained until the reading is performed by the reading process. As a result, even if it is erroneously detected that a specific event has occurred even though the specific event has not occurred due to a malfunction of the detection means after the occurrence of the specific event, the numerical value stored in the storage means. The information is not updated. Therefore, even when the above false detection occurs, it is possible to perform a lottery using the numerical information of the detection timing.

Further, in the configuration in which the numerical information used in the lottery is stored in the storage means, a fraudulent act of updating the numerical information stored in the storage means before the reading by the reading process is executed so as to obtain an advantageous lottery result. May be done. On the other hand, according to this feature, since the update of the numerical information is prohibited, the fraudulent activity can be suppressed. Thereby, fraudulent acts that may occur by storing numerical information in the storage means can be suitably suppressed.

Feature 5. Prohibition means (hard random number circuits 131, 211) that prohibit the update of the numerical information stored in the storage means from the time when the numerical information is stored in the storage means until the reading by the reading process is executed. Function that does not latch when various status flags are set in, and function that sets various status flags)
When the read by the read process is executed, the release means (function to erase various status flags) for canceling the prohibition by the prohibit means and
The gaming machine according to feature 4, wherein the gaming machine is provided with.

According to the feature 5, when the reading by the reading process is executed, the numerical information stored in the storage means can be updated. This makes it possible to acquire numerical information based on the occurrence of the next specific event, and solves the inconvenience that may occur by providing prohibition means, that is, the inability to acquire numerical information based on the occurrence of each specific event. it can.

Feature 6. The gaming machine according to feature 5, wherein the specific event can occur continuously, and the shortest interval thereof is longer than the periodic processing cycle.

According to the feature 6, the periodic processing can be executed at least once between the occurrence timing of one specific event and the occurrence timing of the next specific event, and the numerical information can be read out. As a result, even when specific events occur continuously, numerical information based on each specific event can be acquired and stored in the storage means. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the inconvenience caused by the prohibition means, specifically, the occurrence of a specific event during the prohibition and the invalidation of the acquisition of numerical information based on the specific event.

Feature 7. A game board in which a game area in which a game ball flows down is formed,
A ball passing portion (each operating port 33, 34) provided in the game area and through which a game ball can pass,
With
The detection means detects that the game ball passes through the ball passing portion.
The periodic processing cycle is set shorter than the shortest interval from the detection of the passage of one game ball by the detection means to the detection of the passage of the next game ball. The game machine described in.

According to the feature 7, the numerical information is acquired when the game ball passes through the ball passing portion. As a result, it is possible to attract the player's attention to whether or not the game ball passes through the ball passing portion, and it is possible to increase the degree of attention to the game.

In such a configuration, the periodic processing cycle is set shorter than the shortest interval from the detection of the passage of one game ball to the detection of the passage of the next game ball. As a result, even when the game balls pass continuously, the periodic processing is read at least once from the detection of the passage of one game ball to the detection of the passage of the next game ball. Is executed. Therefore, the prohibition by the prohibiting means based on the passage of one game ball can be released by the time when the passage of the next game ball is detected.

Features 8. When the occurrence of the specific event is detected by the detection means under a predetermined specific situation (while the electric accessory 34a is closed), the execution of the reading process is prohibited so as not to read the numerical information. The gaming machine according to any one of features 5 to 7, wherein the gaming machine is provided with anomalous response means (a function of executing processing such as step S608 in the CPU 102) for releasing the prohibition by the prohibition means.

According to Feature 8, when a specific event occurs under a specific situation, the execution of the reading process is prohibited and the prohibition by the prohibiting means is lifted, so that the lottery is performed using the numerical information acquired under the specific situation. Is avoided, and numerical information can be obtained based on the occurrence of the next specific event. As a result, it is possible to draw the numerical information based on the occurrence of the next specific event while invalidating the numerical information acquired under the specific situation.

In this case, the numerical information acquired under a specific situation may be deleted, or the numerical information may be used to determine whether or not a fraudulent act has been performed.

Features 9. A game board in which a game area in which a game ball flows down is formed,
A variable ball-entry means (lower operation provided with an electric accessory 34a) provided in the game area and capable of switching between a first state in which the game ball is easy to enter and a second state in which the game ball is difficult to win. Mouth 34) and
With
The detection means detects that a game ball enters the variable ball entry means.
The abnormality handling means is a case where the detection means detects the entry of a game ball into the variable entry means under the specific situation where the variable entry means is in the second state. The gaming machine according to feature 8, wherein the execution of the reading process is prohibited so as not to execute the reading of the numerical information, and the prohibition is released by the prohibiting means.

According to Feature 9, when it is detected that a game ball has entered the variable ball entry means in the second state where it is difficult to enter the variable ball entry means, the detection is based on a malfunction or fraud. There is a high probability that it is. In this case, acquisition of numerical information based on the entry of the ball is prohibited. As a result, it is possible to avoid drawing lots based on malfunctions and the like.

It is configured so that the first specific event and the second specific event can occur as the specific event during the execution of the periodic processing of the feature 10.1.
The detection means is configured to be able to detect the first specific event and the second specific event individually.
The acquisition means
When the occurrence of the first specific event is detected, the first acquisition means (first latch) that acquires the numerical information at the detection timing and stores it in the first storage means (first jackpot random number counter buffer 212a). Circuit 221) and
When the occurrence of the second specific event is detected, the numerical information at the detection timing is acquired and stored in a second storage means (second jackpot random number counter buffer 212b) different from the first storage means. With the second acquisition means (second latch circuit 222),
The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 9, wherein the gaming machine is provided with.

According to the feature 10, even in a scene where the first specific event and the second specific event can occur in the periodic processing of 1, it is possible to acquire and store different numerical information. As a result, when each specific event occurs during 1 periodic processing, the same numerical information is acquired, and even though each specific event occurs during 1 periodic processing, only one lottery is practically performed. The inconvenience of not being done can be avoided.

Further, by using the numerical information updating means in common, it is possible to simplify the configuration as compared with the configuration in which a plurality of numerical information updating means are provided.

Features 11. The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 10, wherein the lottery process is a lottery for whether or not to shift the gaming state to an advantageous state advantageous to the player by using the numerical information.

According to the feature 11, whether or not to shift to the advantageous state is determined based on the lottery result of the lottery using the numerical information. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the randomness of the numerical information in order to avoid giving the player an unexpected disadvantage. In addition, the regularity of periodic processing may be used to perform fraudulent acts that cause an unfair advantage.

On the other hand, by applying the configuration of feature 1, it is possible to enhance the randomness of the numerical information and suppress fraudulent acts using the periodicity of periodic processing. As a result, it becomes possible to preferably perform a lottery for the presence or absence of a transition to an advantageous state.

10 ... Pachinko machine, 24 ... Game board, 33 ... Upper operating port, 34 ... Lower operating port, 71 ... Main control device, 82b ... Collecting passage for operating port, 83b ... Operating port winning detection sensor, 102 ... CPU, 131 ... Hard random number circuit, 132 ... update circuit, 133 ... clock circuit, 134 ... update buffer, 135 ... jackpot random number register, 141 ... control circuit, 142 ... status flag storage area, 202 ... recovery passage in the second embodiment, 202a ... Upper operating port collection passage, 202b ... Lower operating port collection passage, 203a ... Upper operating port winning detection sensor, 203b ... Lower operating port winning detection sensor, 211 ... Hard random number circuit, 221 ... First latch circuit, 222 ... 2 latch circuit.

Claims (2)

In a game machine provided with a periodic processing execution means for controlling the progress of a game by repeatedly executing periodic processing at a predetermined cycle.
Numerical information updating means for updating numerical information each time a predetermined update timing is reached, and
A detection means for detecting the occurrence of a predetermined specific event,
When the detection means detects that the specific event has occurred, the acquisition means for acquiring the numerical information and the acquisition means.
With
The numerical information updating means can update the numerical information at intervals shorter than the periodic processing cycle.
The acquisition means can execute the acquisition process of the numerical information updated by the numerical information update means separately from the periodic process and asynchronously with the periodic process.
A first means for storing the numerical information acquired by the acquisition means in a predetermined storage area, and
Even when the occurrence of the specific event is detected by the detection means, if the numerical information is stored in the predetermined storage area, the numerical information corresponding to the detection is stored in the predetermined storage area. A second way to prevent it from being remembered,
Anomaly detection means that can detect a predetermined abnormality,
With
The periodic process includes a read process for reading out numerical information stored in the predetermined storage area based on the detection of the occurrence of the specific event by the detection means.
The abnormality detecting means treats the abnormality as the predetermined abnormality when a predetermined period longer than the periodic processing cycle elapses after the numerical information is stored in the predetermined storage area without being read by the reading process. Equipped with a means to detect
The abnormality after the abnormality is detected by the detecting means, a game machine, characterized in that the numerical information stored in the predetermined storage area is configured to be able to be on purpose like erased .. The game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a payout means for paying out the game medium.

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