JP6757541B2 - Bullet game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a ball game machine having a game area in which a game ball is launched.

Conventionally, among various types of ball game machines, the so-called first-class pachinko game machine has a plurality of symbols changed in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided in the substantially center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as "design variation" or "variation display", etc.). This game machine shifts to a special game called a big hit, in which more prize balls can be obtained than in a normal game when the combination of symbols when the movement of symbols in a plurality of rows is stopped becomes a specific mode. Known as a thing. In the variable display of symbols in the display area, not only a plurality of symbols are variablely displayed, but also the variable display time is usually set in a state where one more symbol is aligned and a big hit is obtained, as in the so-called reach screen. The production is designed to raise the expectations of the player, such as making it longer than that. In addition, the player's expectation is raised by the effect of using characters in images such as patterns to give a story to the variable display and the advance notice effect that suggests the high degree of expectation for transition to special games. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-230714 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-196533 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-253457

"CR Pachinko AKB48", Pachinko Winning Book CLIMAX September 2012 Issue, Sogo Tosho Co., Ltd., September 1, 2012, p. 6-11

It is known that a plurality of game consoles of the same model in a game store simultaneously perform the same effect at a predetermined time (see, for example, Patent Documents 2 to 4 and Non-Patent Document 1). However, the effects displayed all at once are not necessarily intended or intended to bring any effect beyond the effects to the player by simply executing them uniformly regardless of the winning / failing state of each game console. However, it cannot be said that it will bring about more effects than the conventional notice production, and further utilization methods have been sought.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine that realizes an effect that brings a game benefit to a player.

In order to solve the above problems, the ball game machine of a certain aspect of the present invention is a hit / fail determination means for determining whether or not a special game that is advantageous to the player can be executed in a normal game, and a special game control for executing the special game. A means, an operation input means that can be operated by the player, an effect display device that displays the effective content, and a speaker that can output music are provided, and the speaker is based on the operation of the operation input means by the player. The music output from can be selected, and as the execution period of the special game, the first period in which the start demo is executed and the second period from the end of the execution of the start demo to the start of the execution of the end demo , Including the third period in which the end demo is executed, it is possible to select a musical piece based on the operation of the operation input means by the player during the execution of the special game, but at least in the third period, the player It is not possible to select a song based on the operation of the input means, and it is configured so that a predetermined effect corresponding to the output song can be displayed on the effect display device, and a specific effect is specified during the execution of the special game. If the effect can be executed and a specific effect is executed during the execution of the special game, the output of the music that was output before the execution of the specific effect during the execution of the special game is stopped or output is stopped. It is configured to output the reduced volume, and being configured to hide the predetermined effect corresponding to the music that was being output before execution of a specific effect at running special play When the playback of the music selected based on the operation of the operation input means by the player reaches the predetermined loop playback end point, the same music is looped by returning to the predetermined loop playback location and continuing the playback of the music. It is configured to be playable, has at least a first type of music and a second type of music as the types of music, and at least the first type of music is operated by a player to operate an input means. While the music can be selected and played and the loop can be played based on the above, the player operates the second type of music instead of the first type of music when the predetermined period is reached during the symbol change. It can be played without loop playback without being based on the operation of the input means, and while the second type of music is being played, among a plurality of types of advance notice effects suggesting the transition expectation of the special game. It is configured so that at least the execution frequency of the predetermined advance notice effect is reduced.
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In addition, although other aspects different from one aspect of the present invention are listed below, it is possible to carry out without any limitation.
The ball game machine of another aspect different from one aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board in which a game area is formed and a predetermined position of the game area, and a start winning opening where the entry of the game ball triggers a lottery. A winning / failing determination means for executing a winning / failing determination based on a lottery value for determining whether or not to shift from a normal game to a special game which is in a state advantageous to the player, triggered by entering the ball into the starting winning opening. And, the symbol display device that the symbol is changed and displayed when the ball enters the starting winning opening, and the symbol variation corresponding to the previous entry when there is a new entry in the starting winning opening are displayed. If so, either a hold control means that stores the lottery value corresponding to a new entry up to a predetermined number as a hold until the start of displaying the symbol variation, or a plurality of types of variation patterns in which the symbol variation display process is defined. A variable pattern determining means for selecting whether or not, an effect display device for displaying the effect content, an effect determining means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device, and an effect determined by the effect determining means. It is provided with an effect display control means for displaying various contents on an effect display device, a clock means for outputting information on the current time, an effect setting means for holding the effect setting, and an operation input means for receiving input by an operator. .. The effect determining means sets the clock-synchronized effect, which starts at a predetermined timing when the current time output by the clock means reaches a predetermined time, to the synchronized effect period, which is a period asynchronous with the fluctuation period of the symbol variation. In addition to making a decision to display on the production display device, in a situation where a predetermined profit is scheduled to be given, a part of the production content of a normal clock-synchronized production performed in a situation where a predetermined profit is not scheduled to be given. It is possible to make a decision to display a special clock synchronization effect that has a difference in appearance, and the clock synchronization effect is to execute at least a part of the effect at a timing according to the effect order set for each game console. This includes an inter-table movement effect that causes a predetermined effect object to appear to move the effect display devices of a plurality of game consoles according to the effect order. In the effect setting means, the effect order of the inter-table movement effect and the identification information for specifying the movement range can be set according to the input by the operator via the operation input means.

It should be noted that any combination of the above components and those in which the components and expressions of the present invention are mutually replaced between methods, devices, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, data structures, and the like are also used. , Is effective as an aspect of the present invention.

According to the ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to realize an effect that brings a game benefit to the player.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure on the back side of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a main board. It is a figure which shows typically the hit / fail judgment table. It is a figure which shows typically the prior hit / fail judgment table referred to in the advance hit / miss judgment. It is a figure which shows typically the symbol determination table. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table schematically. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a sub-board. It is a time chart which shows the asynchrony of a symbol variation effect and a clock synchronization effect. It is a figure which shows the screen example of the clock synchronization effect. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware composition of a main board and a sub board schematicly. It is a block diagram which shows schematic the hardware composition of the effect display control device. It is a flowchart which shows the control start processing of the main board in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S120 in FIG. 14 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of an interrupt process. It is a flowchart which shows the control start processing of the sub-board in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S518 in FIG. 17 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when the command is received from the main board. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when the timer interrupt for effect display control occurs. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when a sub CPU receives a command from a display CPU. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when the timer interrupt for various device control occurs. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the special symbol variation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the decorative pattern variation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special game. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a small hit game. It is a flowchart which shows the clock tuning effect processing in detail. It is a figure which shows the round indicator lamp which can be adopted in the 2nd basic configuration. It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of the opening and closing pattern of the big winning opening in the 3rd basic configuration. It is a figure explaining the modification of the opening / closing pattern of the 8R equivalent game. It is a figure explaining the modification of the opening / closing pattern of the 8R equivalent game. It is a figure explaining the display of the object in the 3rd basic configuration. It is a figure which shows the opening / closing pattern of the big winning opening and the timing of a start / end effect in a 15R normal special game. It is explanatory drawing explaining the opening and closing pattern of the big winning opening and the timing of a start / end effect in a normal special game, a special special game. It is a figure explaining the display image of the effect display device before the continuous effect EK is displayed during the execution of a special special game. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko gaming machine in the 5th basic configuration. It is a figure which shows the example of the music data stored in the music data storage means. It is a figure which shows the example of the music selection screen for the music reproduction means accepting the instruction of the music to be reproduced from a player. It is a figure which shows the example of the place which can be selected as the play start place of a music. It is a figure which shows the example of the reproduction start place selection screen for the music reproduction means accepting the instruction of the music reproduction start location from a player. It is a figure which shows the example of the loop reproduction start part and loop reproduction end part of the 1st type music and the 2nd type music. It is a flowchart which shows the operation process of the production using a music. It is a flowchart which shows the music-playing process of S1112 in FIG. 42 in detail. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure around the grand prize opening. It is a figure which shows the screen example of the big hit effect displayed in the 15R special game when the 15R big hit is made in the 2nd game. It is a time chart exemplifying the correspondence relationship between the opening / closing pattern of the big winning opening in the special game and the effect display displayed on the effect display device. It is a time chart exemplifying the correspondence relationship between the opening / closing pattern of the big winning opening in the special game and the effect display displayed on the effect display device. It is a figure which shows typically a plurality of game tables installed on the game island of a game store. It is a figure which shows typically the state which performs the individual development effect on a plurality of game tables installed on the game island of a game store. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the sub-board in this Example. It is a figure which shows the outline of the mobile cooperation system typically. It is a figure which shows typically the display example of the content guidance effect.

(1st basic configuration)
In the pachinko gaming machine having this basic configuration, a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional first-class pachinko gaming machines are mixed. The second game is preferentially executed so that the first game and the second game as the plurality of games are not executed at the same time. Further, in order to achieve both of these playability, a plurality of start winning openings, a plurality of special symbol display devices, and a plurality of hold lamps are provided. It is designed so that the number of big hits in the second game is generally larger than the number of big hits in the first game. For example, the second game is more likely to be a big hit with a probability change, and the second game has a larger number of units that make up a special game (a long opening unit with a long opening time of the big winning opening). A game and a short-open unit game with a short opening time are mixed in one special game, and even if the number of unit games is the same, the number of long-open unit games is larger in the second game than in the first game. The second game is designed so that the profit is relatively higher than that of the first game. On top of that, at first, aim for the first hit in the first game, and after the big hit in the first game gives a shorter time, aim for the second game repeatedly and get a lot of balls. Realize.

FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 100 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 100 includes an outer frame 101, a front frame 102, a transparent plate 103, a door 104, an upper ball plate 105, a lower ball plate 106, a launch handle 107, a speaker 108, an effect button 109, and a cross key 110. Includes decorative lamp 111. The outer frame 101 has an opening portion and is a frame body for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 100 at a position where it should be installed. The front frame 102 is a frame body that matches the opening portion of the outer frame 101, and is attached to the outer frame 101 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 102 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably accommodating a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting a game ball, and the like.

The transparent plate 103 is formed of glass or the like and is supported by the door 104. The door 104 is attached to the front frame 102 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball plate 105 has a mechanism for storing the game balls, sending the game balls to the launch rail, extracting the game balls to the lower ball plate 106, and the like. The lower ball plate 106 has a mechanism for storing and withdrawing game balls. Speakers 108 are provided on the left and right sides of the upper part of the door 104, and sound effects and music sounds according to the game state and the effect are output by means for controlling the effect. Most of the resin members constituting the appearance of the door 104 are translucent, and the decorative lamp 111 is provided inside the transparent member. The decorative lamp 111 is an LED that emits light in various colors according to the game state and the effect by means for controlling the effect, and plays a role of the effect by blinking or the like.

The game board 80 has a first starting port 11, a second starting port 12, a large winning opening 20, a first operating port 31, a second operating port 32, and a general winning port 33 on the game area 81 partitioned by the rail 82. , Out port 34, effect display device 60, center decoration 64. The center decoration 64 is a decorative resin member provided so as to form a screen frame of the effect display device 60 over substantially the central portion of the game area 81 and the upper portion and the right portion thereof, and is a flow path of the game ball and the effect display device. It has 60 functions such as protection and decoration. A stage 65 on which the inflowing game ball rolls is formed at the lower part of the center decoration 64, and the falling direction from the stage 65 is the direction of entering the first starting port 11 and the first starting port 11 depending on the rolling method. It is distributed to the side direction that does not enter the ball. At the upper part of the center decoration 64, a movable accessory 66 that is driven according to the content of the effect and performs an effect is provided. In the game area 81, a plurality of mechanisms such as game nails and windmills (not shown) for forming a flow path of the game ball are installed.

The first starting port 11 is provided as a starting winning opening corresponding to the first game, and the second starting opening 12 is provided as a starting winning opening corresponding to the second game. The first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 are configured so that it is possible to aim at entering one of the ball depending on the launch strength of the game ball according to the player's intention. The first starting port 11 is provided at a substantially central lower portion in the game area 81, and the second starting port 12 is provided directly below the first starting port 11. Left-handed, that is, when the ball is hit relatively weakly aiming to flow to the left passage of the center decoration 64, it is possible or easy to enter the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12, while right-handed. That is, when the ball is hit relatively strongly aiming to flow to the right passage of the center decoration 64, the ball can enter the second starting port 12 or is easy to enter, but cannot enter the first starting port 11. Alternatively, a flow path is formed by arranging the game nails so as to make it difficult to enter the ball. However, normally, the upper part of the opening of the second starting port 12 is covered with the first starting port 11 to prevent the inflow of game balls. Therefore, unless the opening mechanism of the second starting port 12 is opened, the second starting port 12 is opened. It is impossible or difficult to enter the ball at 12. The winning / failing lottery is a lottery for determining whether or not to shift from a normal game to a special game that is advantageous to the player, and is executed every time a ball enters the first starting port 11 or the second starting port 12. To travel.

The first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 may be provided at positions separated from each other to such an extent that it is possible to strike a target depending on the firing strength of the game ball. The first start port 11 and the second start port 12 may be installed separately on the left side and the right side of the game area 81, respectively, so that it is difficult for a game ball aiming at one to enter the other. For example, the first starting port 11 is provided at a position where it is possible or easy to enter the ball when it is left-handed, that is, when it is aimed to flow to the left passage of the center decoration 64 and fired relatively weakly. The second starting port 12 is provided at a position where the ball can be entered or is easily entered when the ball is hit right-handed, that is, when the ball is launched relatively strongly aiming at flowing to the right passage of the center decoration 64.

The first starting port 11 includes a first starting winning detection device 16. The first start winning prize detection device 16 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first start opening 11, and generates first start winning information indicating the entry at the time of entry. The second starting port 12 includes a second starting winning detection device 17, an ordinary electric accessory 90 (so-called electric tulip) which is an expansion mechanism, and an ordinary electric accessory solenoid 91 for opening and closing the ordinary electric accessory 90. .. The second start prize detection device 17 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second start opening 12, and generates second start prize information indicating the entry at the time of entry.

When the ordinary electric accessory 90 is expanded by the driving force of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 91, the ease of entering the ball into the second starting port 12 is enhanced. The one-time opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is a short time of about 0.1 seconds at the time of short opening, whereas the one opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is about 6 seconds at the time of long opening. It is set longer than that at the time of short opening, and it becomes easier for the game ball to enter the second starting port 12. The long opening of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is also called "opening extension". As a modification, when the ordinary electric accessory 90 expands, it may be notified in advance to that effect, or the hold of the ordinary symbol change may be pre-read and notified before the start of the change of the ordinary symbol. , Ordinary symbols may be notified during fluctuations.

As a modification of the opening mode when the ordinary electric accessory 90 of the second starting port 12 is opened for a long time, the total opening time is lengthened to about 6 seconds by repeating the opening for 2 seconds, which is longer than the short opening, three times. It may be an embodiment. In addition, a plurality of combinations of opening time and opening number may be prepared, and one of them may be selected. For example, when the 2-second opening is 3 times, the total opening time is the same as when the 6-second opening is 1 time, but the former is longer than the latter when the interval period is included. Therefore, especially in the configuration of the modified example in which the second starting port 12 is arranged in the right-handed direction, the former player enters the ball assuming that the player who notices the opening adjusts the hitting direction to the second starting port 12 from that point. It can be said that the chance is long. Further, it may be configured so that there are a plurality of hit types of ordinary symbols, and the opening mode of the expansion mechanism may be different depending on the hit types. For example, when the normal symbol is the first hit, the 0.1 second opening is set once in the normal state, the 1 second opening is set three times in the easy-to-enter state, and the second hit is the normal state. Then, the 6-second opening may be performed once, and the 2-second opening may be performed twice in the easy-to-enter state.

Each of the three general winning openings 33 includes a general winning detection device 38 for detecting the entry of a game ball. The general winning detection device 38 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 33, and generates general winning information indicating the entry at the time of entry.

The large winning opening 20 includes a large winning opening detection device 25 for detecting the entry of a game ball, and a large winning opening solenoid 92 for opening and closing the large winning opening 20. The grand prize detection device 25 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the grand prize opening 20, and generates the grand prize opening winning information indicating the entry at the time of entry. The big winning opening 20 is a horizontally rectangular winning opening that opens as a "big hit" when the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 stops in a predetermined mode. The big winning opening 20 is provided at a position on the upper right side of the out opening 34. As a modified example, another large winning opening may be provided in the lower center of the game area 81 or above or below the large winning opening 20, and a plurality of large winning openings may be provided.

A first special symbol display device 41 corresponding to the first game and a second special symbol display device 42 corresponding to the second game are arranged side by side at the lower left position on the outside of the game area 81 on the game board 80. The variation of the 1 special symbol 51 and the 2nd special symbol 52 is displayed. An effect display device 60 is provided at substantially the center of the game area 81 so that the screen is exposed from the screen frame formed by the center decoration 64, and the decorative symbol 61 linked to the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 is provided. Display the fluctuation of the production image including. Hereinafter, such a display is referred to as "design variation" or "variation display".

The first special symbol 51 is a symbol corresponding to the determination result of the first winning / failing lottery performed when the game ball enters the first starting port 11, and the variation display is stopped in a predetermined hit mode. At that time, a big hit as a special game occurs. The second special symbol 52 is a symbol corresponding to the determination result of the second winning / failing lottery performed when the game ball enters the second starting port 12, and the variation display is stopped in a predetermined hit mode. At that time, a big hit as a special game occurs. The first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol display device 42 are, for example, an 8-segment LED composed of 7 segments forming a "figure 8" and 8 segments of 1 segment representing a "dot". It is a display device of. With an 8-segment LED, a numerical value equivalent to 8 bits can be expressed by combining 8 segments. The first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 represented by the combination of segments do not necessarily form the body of letters or numbers, and may be generally meaningless symbols formed by the combination of each segment. .. By displaying these symbols on the first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol display device 42 one after another at high speed, the symbol variation display of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is realized. To. Further, the first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol display device 42 use LED dot arrays that are not 8-segment LEDs, and a plurality of types of first special symbol 51 and second are used depending on the combination of lighting patterns and lighting colors. The special symbol 52 may be expressed.

The effect display device 60 is a display device including a liquid crystal display that variablely displays the decorative symbol 61 in conjunction with the variable display of the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52. The decorative symbol 61 is a symbol for visually producing the determination result display of the lottery shown by the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52. As the decorative symbol 61, the effect display device 60 displays, for example, a moving image in which a plurality of rows of symbols imitating a game of a slot machine are varied in a central region of the screen. In this basic configuration, symbols composed of numbers "0" to "9" are displayed in three columns and varied, and a hit or miss is indicated by a combination of three symbols that are finally stopped and displayed. Each of the plurality of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 61 is composed of numbers, letters, or symbols decorated with colors and patterns, and these numbers, letters, and symbols are common to all symbols. It may be configured by adding a different pattern to each and integrating them. This pattern is a pattern on which a motif related to the theme of decoration or production set in the model of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is drawn, and may be, for example, a pattern on which a character of a person or an animal is drawn. The decorative design 61 is switched between the case where the design including the design is integrally displayed and the case where the design is separated and only the numbers, letters, and symbols are displayed in a variable manner according to the development of the effect. It may be configured to be. In the background of the variable display of the decorative symbol 61, a moving image having a directing effect related to the theme of the decoration or effect set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is displayed in conjunction with the variation of the symbol.

Since the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 do not necessarily have to have a directing role, in this basic configuration, the first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol at the lower left of the game area 81 are required. The display device 42 displays the image in an inconspicuous size. However, when a method of expressing the special symbol itself without using a decorative symbol by giving it a directing role is adopted, the special symbol may be displayed on the liquid crystal display instead of the 8-segment LED.

The first operating port 31 is provided at a position on the left side of the game area 81, and includes the first passage detection device 36. The first passage detection device 36 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the first operation port 31, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The second operating port 32 is provided at a position on the right side of the game area 81, and includes a second passage detection device 37. The second passage detection device 37 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the second operating port 32, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passage of the game ball through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32 triggers an open lottery to determine whether or not to expand the ordinary electric accessory 90. When the game ball passes through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32, the normal symbol, which is a symbol showing the determination result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 45. Therefore, the open lottery is also called "ordinary design lottery". The normal symbol display device 45 is provided on the lower right outside of the game area 81, and is composed of two lamps for convenience, and the display state of the normal symbol is expressed by which of the lamps is lit. For example, when the lighting of the first lamp indicates that the lamp is off and the second lamp indicates a hit, the variation display of the normal symbol is expressed by alternately turning on and off the lamp, and finally one of the lamps is turned on. By stopping in the state, the stop symbol of the normal symbol is expressed. After a predetermined time has passed from the start of the fluctuation, the fluctuation display of the normal symbol stops. When the normal symbol stops at the hit symbol, the normal electric accessory 90 is expanded.

There are two types of opening time for the ordinary electric accessory 90: a short opening for 0.1 seconds and a long opening for 6 seconds. In the open lottery in the normal state, the normal symbol wins and the long opening is executed with a probability of 1/50, and the normal symbol wins and the short opening is executed with a probability of 1/100. In this way, in the normal state, the probability of long opening is higher than the probability of short opening, but in the modified example, the probability of short opening may be higher than the probability of long opening, or both probabilities. May be the same specifications. In the open lottery in the easy-to-enter state, the probability of hitting a normal symbol is increased to 99/100, and the opening time is limited to a long opening. In this way, in the easy-to-enter state, the ease of entering the second starting port 12 is enhanced by the function of changing the hit probability of the normal symbol and the function of extending the opening time. In the easy-to-enter state in the modified example, the ease of entering the second starting port 12 may be enhanced by using three functions including a function of shortening the fluctuation time of the normal symbol. In that case, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is, for example, 10 seconds in the normal state and 2 seconds in the easy-to-enter state.

At the lower left position on the outside of the game area 81, a first special symbol holding lamp 71 corresponding to the first game is provided above the first special symbol display device 41, and a first special symbol display device 42 is provided above the second special symbol display device 42. A second special figure holding lamp 72 corresponding to the second game is provided. The first special figure hold lamp 71 is composed of two lamps, and displays the number of hold of the winning / failing lottery value in the first game according to the number of lights or the number of blinks. The number of winning / failing lottery values held in the first special symbol holding lamp 71 is the number of lottery values won in the first starting port 11 while the first special symbol 51 is changing or the special game is being executed, and the symbol fluctuation is still Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed. The second special figure hold lamp 72 is also composed of two lamps, and the number of hold of the winning / failing lottery value in the second game is displayed according to the number of lights or the number of blinks. The number of winning / failing lottery values held in the second special figure holding lamp 72 is the second.
It is the number of lottery values that have been won in the second starting port 12 during the change of the special symbol 52 or during the execution of the special game, and indicates the number of winning balls for which the symbol change has not yet been executed. The number of hold of the winning / failing lottery value is also displayed at the lower part of the screen of the effect display device 60 in a form represented by the number of lighting of the hold lamp image.

When the number of winning / failing lottery held is 3, the symbol fluctuation time in the case of a loss is shortened than usual in order to improve the game efficiency (hereinafter, also referred to as "shortening fluctuation"). Similarly, when the number of winning / failing lottery pending is 4, the symbol fluctuation time in the case of a loss is further shortened as compared with the case of the above 3 in order to further improve the game efficiency (hereinafter, also referred to as "super shortened fluctuation"). ).

At the lower right position on the outside of the game area 81, a normal symbol holding lamp 75 is provided on the right side of the normal symbol display device 45. The normal symbol hold lamp 75 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of hold of normal symbol fluctuations according to the number of lights or the number of blinks. The number of pending changes in the normal symbol is the number of game balls that have passed through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32 during the change in the normal symbol, and is the number of ordinary symbol lottery in which the change in the normal symbol has not yet been executed. Is shown.

The effect button 109 is an operation input means that the player presses to input a predetermined instruction to the game machine according to the effect content, and the effect content and the like are changed according to the pressing mode. The effect button 109 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball plate 105. The cross key 110 is an operation input means for the player to input a direction instruction to the game machine, and is provided on the outer wall surface on the left side of the upper ball plate 105.

The method of the game and the flow of control performed in the above configuration will be outlined. When the player rotates the launch handle 107 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball plate 105 are guided one by one to the rail 82 and launched to the game area 81 with the strength corresponding to the rotation angle. .. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 107 by hand, the firing of the game ball is repeated at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 81 falls in a direction corresponding to the hitting method while hitting a plurality of game nails or windmills. When the game ball falls into each of the general winning opening 33, the first starting opening 11, the second starting opening 12, and the large winning opening 20, the winning ball according to the type of the winning opening is the upper ball plate 105 or the lower. It is paid out to the ball plate 106. The game balls that fall into each winning opening such as the general winning opening 33 are treated as safe balls, and the game balls that fall into the out opening 34 are treated as out balls.

When the ball enters the first starting port 11 or the second starting port 12, the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the second special symbol 52 in the first special symbol display device 41, the second special symbol display device 42, and the effect display device 60. The decorative pattern 61 is displayed in a variable manner. The variable display of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is stopped after the variation display time determined prior to the display has elapsed. The first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are displayed in a variable manner according to a variable pattern in which the variation mode from the start to the stop of the variation is defined. The decorative symbol 61 is variablely displayed according to a variable effect pattern in which the variation mode from the start to the stop of the variation is defined. A plurality of types of fluctuation patterns and fluctuation production patterns are prepared, and each has various fluctuation times, long and short. While the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are variablely displayed according to the variation pattern, the decorative symbol 61 is variablely displayed according to the variation effect pattern having the same variation time. In the variation pattern, the variation display time is set for each pattern as the end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 occurs when the variation display time elapses. It will be stopped.

As the variation display of the decorative symbol 61, first, the symbols are varied in all three rows like the reel rotation of the slot machine at the start of the variation, and when the variation end timing is approached, the symbols are stopped one by one as the final stop mode. Display the symbol combination. When the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 at the time of stopping are in the stop mode showing a big hit, the game shifts to a special game which is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the game is large. The opening / closing operation of the winning opening 20 is started. The stop mode of the decorative symbol 61 showing the jackpot is, for example, a combination mode in which the types of the three symbols match.

The variable effect pattern includes a normal off effect pattern, a reach out effect pattern, and a reach jackpot effect pattern. The normal out-of-order effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying a normal out-of-order symbol combination. The out-of-reach effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying a combination of out-of-reach symbols through a reach state, which is a state in which one more symbol is aligned and a big hit is made. The reach jackpot effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying the symbol combination of the jackpot after the reach state. In particular, the pattern when going through the reach state includes a pattern having various fluctuation times, long and short, and a reach pattern with a relatively short fluctuation time is called "normal reach", and a reach pattern with a long fluctuation time is called "super reach". ". The normal out-of-reach effect pattern, the reach out-of-reach effect pattern, and the reach jackpot effect pattern are classified into a normal pattern displayed in a normal state and a time-saving pattern displayed in a time-saving state, respectively. However, even in the normal state, if the second symbol fluctuates corresponding to the entry into the second starting port 12, the probability that the jackpot will be accompanied by a probability change or the probability that the number of unit games of the special game will increase is the first. Since it can be said that the chance state is higher than the first fluctuation corresponding to the entry of the ball into the 1 starting port 11, a pattern for chance effect indicating that the chance is a relatively advantageous jackpot may be used. In this basic configuration, the time saving pattern is used in the time saving state, but since the time saving is accompanied in the probability changing state, the time saving pattern is also used in the probability changing state. However, in the modified example, the specification may be such that a pattern for probability variation different from that for time saving is used in the probability variation state. Alternatively, a specification that uses a common pattern for time saving and probability variation may be used, or a specification that uses a probability variation pattern in the probability variation state without using the time reduction pattern in particular may be used.

There are two types of special games, normal special games and shortened special games, and there is a big difference in the profits from the winning prize balls. Usually, the special game is started by displaying the production screen called the start demo time. After the screen display of the start demo time, the big winning opening 20 is opened, and the opening is continued for about 30 seconds, or is temporarily closed after 9 or more game balls have fallen. The process from opening to closing of the large winning opening 20 is basically called a unit game, but there may be cases where a plurality of short-time openings are repeated during one unit game. After the opening and closing of the large winning opening 20 or the unit game is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 4 or 16 times, the special game is usually ended by the display of the effect screen called the end demo time. In normal special games, you can expect enough balls to enter 9 or more balls per unit game, and you can get enough prize balls (also called "balls") by 16 unit games, which is a big profit. Is obtained. A special game in which 16 unit games are repeated is appropriately referred to as a "16R jackpot", and a special game in which four unit games are repeated is appropriately referred to as a "4R jackpot".

On the other hand, in the shortened special game, there is no start demo time and end demo time, and the large winning opening 20 is opened for 0.2 seconds in one unit game. This unit game is repeated twice to end the shortened special game. In the shortened special game, since the opening of the large winning opening 20 is only repeated twice for a very short time, it is almost impossible to enter the large winning opening 20 and the number of balls is substantially equal to zero. is there. A special game in which two unit games are repeated is also appropriately referred to as a "2R jackpot".

When the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 and the decorative symbol 61 at the time of stopping are in the predetermined small hit mode, the game shifts to the small hit game composed of one unit game, and the large winning opening 20 The opening and closing operation is executed. In one unit game constituting the small hit game, since the big winning opening 20 repeats opening for about 0.2 seconds twice, the operation mode is the same as the 2R big hit in appearance.

When a special game occurs and the hit stop symbol at that time is in a specific mode, the probability change, which is one of the specific games, is further started after the end of the special game. During the probability change, a winning / losing lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game may occur relatively early. It should be noted that the fact that the judgment result of the winning / failing lottery is a specific big hit, that is, a big hit accompanied by a probability change is not clearly shown from the appearance, and a latent probability change state may be set in which the decorative design or the production content is not explicitly notified. In that case, the effect display device 60 does not clearly indicate whether the change is probable or non-probable even during the probable change.

In the normal game after the special game is completed, the easy entry state, which is one of the specific game states, is started. In the easy-to-enter state, the winning probability of the open lottery is increased more than usual, and the opening extension is executed so that the opening time of the normal electric accessory 90 is extended. Since the number of hits of a normal symbol per fixed time can be increased and the ease of entering a ball into the second starting port 12 is also increased, it is highly possible that the number of balls entering the second starting port 12 will increase. Therefore, as a result of increasing the chances of obtaining a prize ball by entering the second starting port 12, it becomes possible to continue playing while hardly reducing the number of balls held or gradually increasing the number of balls held.

In the easy-to-enter state, as one of the specific game states, the so-called time reduction, in which the fluctuation time of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is shortened as compared with the normal state, is further executed. The fluctuation time of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is returned to the original fluctuation time after a predetermined number of fluctuations, for example, 100 fluctuations are displayed, but reaches the fluctuation number. If a big hit occurs before, the time saving will end once. Since the fluctuation time of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is shortened in the time saving, until a big hit occurs as compared with the case of the normal state where the symbol changes with the normal fluctuation time. Time can be shortened, and the ease of obtaining big hits can be relatively increased. In the modified example, the specification may be such that the special symbol is not shortened in the easy-to-enter state.

FIG. 2 shows the basic structure of the pachinko machine on the back side. The power switch 150 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100. The main board 200 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 100, and particularly processes the overall game operation such as a lottery when the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 are won. The sub-board 300 includes a liquid crystal unit 151, controls the display content of the effect display device 60, and changes the effect display content particularly according to the determination result of the main board 200. The back set mechanism 152 includes a prize ball tank 153, a flow path of the prize ball, a payout unit 154 for paying out the prize ball, and the like. The payout unit 154 pays out the game balls supplied from the prize ball tank 153 to the upper ball plate 105 according to the winning of each winning opening. The payout control board 155 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 154. The launching device 156 launches the stored balls of the upper ball plate 105 into the game area 81 one by one. The launch control board 157 controls the launch operation of the launch device 156. The power supply unit 158 supplies electric power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 100.

FIG. 3 shows a functional block of the pachinko gaming machine 100. The pachinko gaming machine 100 is divided into a main board 200 as a main control device for controlling the basic operation of the game and the progress of the game, and a sub board 300 as a sub-control device for controlling the directing operation and processing. It is composed of various forms. The main board 200 includes a first starting port 11, a second starting port 12, a large winning port 20, a general winning port 33, a first operating port 31, a second operating port 32, a first special symbol display device 41, and a second special. It is electrically connected to the symbol display device 42 and the ordinary symbol display device 45, and transmits and receives various control signals to and from each of them. The sub-board 300 is electrically connected to the effect display device 60, the effect button 109, the speaker 108, and the decorative lamp 111, and transmits and receives various control signals to and from each of them. Since data transmission / reception between the main board 200 and the sub board 300 is in one direction from the main board 200 to the sub board 300, each configuration is configured so that the entire operation is realized by data transmission / reception in such one direction. It is arranged on the main board 200 and the sub board 300. Since the unidirectionality of data transmission from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 is maintained, data cannot be transmitted from the configuration included in the sub board 300 to the configuration included in the main board 200, and data transmission is performed. I can't even request it. Therefore, the information generated by the main board 200 cannot be referred to from the sub board 300 unless the main board 200 unilaterally transmits the information to the sub board 300.

It should be noted that any of the functional blocks included in the main board 200 may be mounted on the sub-board 300 instead of the main board 200, and any of the functional blocks included in the sub-board 300 may be mounted on the sub-board 300. It may be mounted on the main board 200.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main board 200. The main board 200 includes a ball entry determination means 201, a first lottery means 211, a second lottery means 212, a general drawing lottery means 213, a hold control means 240, a main display control means 250, a special game control means 260, and a small hit game control. The means 265, the specific game control means 270, the open / close control means 275, and the special drawing adjusting means 276 are provided.

The ball entry determination means 201 determines the entry of a game ball into each winning opening. When the ball entry determination means 201 receives the first start winning information, it determines that the game ball has won the first start opening 11, and when it receives the second start winning information, the game ball has won the second start opening 12. to decide. When the winning ball determination means 201 receives the large winning opening winning information, it determines that the game ball has won the large winning opening 20, and when it receives the general winning information, it determines that the game ball has won the general winning opening 33. Upon receiving the passage information, the ball entry determination means 201 determines that the game ball has passed through the first operation port 31 or the second operation port 32.

The first lottery means 211 has a function of executing the first lottery related to the first game, such as a first lottery value acquisition means 216, a first hit / fail determination means 221 and a first symbol determination means 226, and a first variation pattern determination. The first winning / failing lottery is executed as a winning / failing lottery corresponding to the entry of the ball into the first starting port 11, including the means 231. The determination result of the first winning / failing lottery is shown in the form of the variable display of the first special symbol 51 in the first special symbol display device 41, and is shown in the form of the variable display of the decorative symbol 61 in the display area of the effect display device 60. .. The second lottery means 212 includes a second lottery value acquisition means 217, a second hit / fail determination means 222, a second symbol determination means 227, and a second variation pattern determination means 232, and corresponds to entry into the second starting port 12. The second winning / failing lottery is executed as a winning / failing lottery. The determination result of the second winning / failing lottery is shown in the form of the variable display of the second special symbol 52 in the second special symbol display device 42, and is shown in the form of the variable display of the decorative symbol 61 in the display area of the effect display device 60. .. When the first lottery means 211 and the second lottery means 212 start the symbol change, the first lottery means 211 and the second lottery means 212 transmit the lottery determination result corresponding to the symbol change to the effect determination means 303 together with the symbol change control command.

The first lottery means 211 and the second lottery means 212 determine which lottery value range in the winning / failing determination is applicable as a preliminary determination process even when the ball enters the first starting port 11 or the second starting port 12. The advance hit / fail judgment is executed, and the judgment result is transmitted to the effect determining means 303. After the result of the pre-determination process is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer, it is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 regardless of whether or not the symbol variation display corresponding to the lottery is started immediately, and is deleted from the transmission buffer or overwritten later. To. Therefore, for the sub-board 300 side, a process called "look-ahead" is realized, in which the result of winning or failing can be presumably recognized in advance before the order of starting the symbol variation comes around.

The first lottery value acquisition means 216 acquires a random number value as the first winning / failing lottery value for the first winning / failing lottery when the ball enters the first starting port 11. The second lottery value acquisition means 217 acquires a random number value as the second winning / failing lottery value for the second winning / failing lottery when the ball enters the second starting port 12. For example, the values acquired as the first winning / failing lottery value and the second winning / failing lottery value for the winning / failing lottery are acquired from the value range from "0" to "65535". The values acquired as the first winning / failing lottery value and the second winning / failing lottery value are temporarily held by the hold control means 240. However, the winning / failing lottery value is held within the range not exceeding the predetermined upper limit of holding.

The first winning / failing determination means 221 determines whether or not to shift to a special game or a small hit game based on the first winning / failing lottery value, and the first winning / failing lottery value falls within the lottery value range in the winning / failing determination. Execute a preliminary judgment of whether or not it is applicable. The second winning / failing determination means 222 sets the winning / failing determination for determining whether or not to shift to the special game or the small hit game based on the second winning / failing lottery value, and the second winning / failing lottery value in the lottery value range in the winning / failing determination. Execute a preliminary judgment of whether or not it is applicable. The first hit / fail determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 hold a hit / fail determination table and a preliminary hit / fail determination table referred to in the hit / fail determination. In addition, in order to distinguish the hit / fail judgment executed at the start of the symbol variation from the advance hit / miss judgment, it is also appropriately referred to as "hit / fail judgment as the main judgment".

The first hit / fail determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 hold a plurality of hit / fail determination tables referred to in the hit / fail determination. In the plurality of winning / failing determination tables, the winning / failing determination results and the winning / failing lottery values are associated with each other, and the winning / failing probability is determined according to the range setting of the associated jackpot. The first hit / fail determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 refer to the hit / fail table for hit / fail judgment based on the normal hit probability in the normal probability state, and the hit / miss probability is higher than the normal probability in the probability fluctuation state. Browse the table. The first winning / failing determination means 221 and the second winning / failing determination means 222 refer to any one of the plurality of winning / failing tables, and determine whether or not the winning / failing lottery value is a hit.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a hit / fail determination table. In the winning / failing judgment table of this figure, the judgment results of big hit, small hit, and miss are associated with the winning / losing lottery value, and the winning / failing probability of the big hit and the winning / failing probability of the small hit are associated with each associated range setting. Is decided. The first hit / fail determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 refer to the pass / fail determination table of the present figure in the hit / fail determination as the present determination. In both the first winning / failing lottery by the first winning / failing determination means 221 and the second winning / failing lottery by the second winning / failing determination means 222, a big hit is normally obtained only when the winning / failing lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 299. At the time of probability change, the range of big hits is expanded, and the big hits are obtained not only when the winning / failing lottery value corresponds to the range of 0 to 299 but also when it corresponds to the range of 300 to 2999. In this way, the range corresponding to the jackpot changes according to the gaming state. In this figure, a single hit / fail judgment table shows the jackpot range for both normal time and probability change, but the hit / fail judgment table may be prepared separately for normal time and probability change time. It may be prepared separately for one winning / failing lottery and for the second winning / failing lottery.

In this basic configuration, even if the winning / failing lottery value does not correspond to the big hit range, if it falls within the predetermined range, it becomes a small hit. In the example of this figure, when the winning / failing lottery value acquired by the first winning / failing determination means 221 corresponds to the range of 56500 to 65535, a small hit is obtained, and the winning / failing lottery value acquired by the second winning / failing determination means 222 is 64000 to 65535. If it falls within the range, it will be a small hit. That is, the range corresponding to the small hit is wider in the first win / loss lottery than in the second win / loss lottery, and the small hit is likely to occur. In this way, if it does not correspond to the big hit, it is originally all "off", but in the example of this figure, if it does not correspond to the big hit but it does not correspond to the small hit, the lottery value range Is particularly expressed as "off". In this figure, an example is shown in which the judgment table for big hits and the judgment table for small hits are realized in the form of a single hit / fail judgment table, but even if each is realized as a separate table. Good.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a preliminary hit / fail determination table referred to in the preliminary hit / fail determination. The first winning / failing determination means 221 refers to the table of FIG. 6A, and when the winning / failing lottery value is "0 to 299", the value of "1" indicating that fact is set in the winning / failing range as the determination result. When the winning / failing lottery value is "300 to 2999", the value of "2" indicating that fact is set in the winning / failing range as the judgment result. When the winning / failing lottery value is "3000 to 56499", the value of "3" indicating that is set in the winning / failing range as the judgment result, and when the winning / failing lottery value is "56500 to 65535", the value of "4" indicating that fact is set. Set the value of "" to the pass / fail range as the judgment result. Each time the winning / failing range is set as described above, the first winning / failing determination means 221 transmits the value to the effect determining means 303 together with the value indicating that the lottery is the first winning / failing lottery and the number of holds.

The second winning / failing determination means 222 refers to the table of FIG. 6B, and when the winning / failing lottery value is "0 to 299", the value of "1" indicating that fact is set in the winning / failing range as the determination result. When the winning / failing lottery value is "300 to 2999", the value of "2" indicating that fact is set in the winning / failing range as the judgment result. When the winning / failing lottery value is "3000 to 63999", the value of "3" indicating that is set in the winning / failing range as the judgment result, and when the winning / failing lottery value is "64,000 to 65535", the value of "4" indicating that fact is set. Set the value of "" to the pass / fail range as the judgment result. Each time the winning / failing range is set as described above, the second winning / failing determination means 222 transmits the value to the effect determining means 303 together with the value indicating that it is the second winning / failing lottery and the number of holds.

Returning to FIG. 4, the first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227 determine the stop symbol at the start of the fluctuation of the symbol based on the separately acquired symbol lottery value and the result of the winning / failing determination, and the symbol lottery. Performs a preliminary symbol determination as to which symbol range the value corresponds to. The first symbol determining means 226 and the second symbol determining means 227 hold a plurality of symbol determination tables and a preliminary symbol determination table to be referred to for determining the stop symbol of the special symbol. The first symbol determining means 226 and the second symbol determining means 227 refer to different symbol determination tables depending on the result of the hit / miss determination. In addition, in order to distinguish the symbol determination executed at the start of the symbol variation from the prior symbol determination, it is also appropriately referred to as "symbol determination as the main determination".

FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 7 (a) is a table to be referred to when the hit / fail judgment result is a big hit, FIG. 7 (b) is a table to be referred to when the hit / fail judgment result is wrong, and FIG. 7 (c) is. This is a table to be referred to when the hit / fail judgment result is a small hit. The first symbol determining means 226 and the second symbol determining means 227 refer to the symbol determination table of the present figure in the symbol determination as the present determination. In each symbol determination table, the correspondence between the numbers "0" to "10" indicating the type of the special symbol and the first symbol lottery value or the second symbol lottery value is defined. The types of special symbols are associated with the hit / miss judgment results of big hit, small hit, and miss, respectively. "0" to "4" correspond to the big hit, and "5" to "9" correspond to the small hit. "10" corresponds to the disconnection. Each type is assigned a plurality of special symbols, that is, a plurality of generally meaningless symbols formed by a combination of segments.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the types of special symbols "0" to "4" are associated with the jackpot. Among them, the type "0" indicates a 4R jackpot or a 16R jackpot with a probability change as a specific jackpot, is associated with "0 to 99" in the case of the first symbol lottery value, and is "0 to 99" in the case of the second symbol lottery value. 144 ”. The type "1" indicates a 2R jackpot with a probability change as a specific jackpot, and is associated with "100 to 149" in the case of the first symbol lottery value and "145-149" in the case of the second symbol lottery value. Be done. Types "2" to "4" indicate 4R jackpot or 16R jackpot without probability change as normal jackpots, and type "2" is associated with both the first symbol lottery value and the second symbol lottery value "150 to 189". The type "3" is associated with "190 to 229", and the type "4" is associated with "230 to 255". In this way, the selection probability for each jackpot type is determined by the size of the range of the symbol lottery value.

As shown in FIG. 7B, the type "10" is associated with the symbol lottery value in the entire range when the winning / failing determination result is wrong.

As shown in FIG. 7 (c), the types of special symbols "5" to "9" are associated with small hits. The type "5" is associated with the range "0 to 49" of the symbol lottery value, and the type "6" is associated with the range "50 to 99" of the symbol lottery value. The type "7" is associated with the range "100 to 149" of the symbol lottery value, the type "8" is associated with the range "150 to 199" of the symbol lottery value, and the type "9" is the range of the symbol lottery value. It is associated with "200 to 255".

In the preliminary symbol determination, the table of FIG. 7 is also referred to as the preliminary symbol determination table. The first symbol determining means 226 and the second symbol determining means 227 determine that the value of "0" to "10" indicating the type of the special symbol as a result of the preliminary symbol determination is the first winning / failing lottery or the second winning / failing lottery. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 together with the indicated value and the number of holds.

Returning to FIG. 4, the first variation pattern determining means 231 separately acquires the variation pattern in which the display process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the first special symbol display device 41 and the effect display device 60 is determined, and the first pattern lottery value. It is determined from a plurality of fluctuation patterns based on. The second variation pattern determining means 232 uses a plurality of variation patterns in which the symbol variation display process to be displayed on the second special symbol display device 42 and the effect display device 60 is determined, based on a second pattern lottery value separately acquired. Determine from the fluctuation pattern. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 respectively refer to the variation pattern table when starting the symbol variation to determine the variation pattern of the symbol variation. Further, the first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 execute a preliminary pattern determination as to which variation pattern range the pattern lottery value corresponds to. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 hold or share a variation pattern table and a pre-pattern determination table, which are referred to for determining the variation pattern, respectively. The fluctuation pattern defines the fluctuation time from the start to the stop of the fluctuation when the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner, and has various fluctuation times, long and short, depending on the type. That is, in each variation pattern, the variation display time is set for each pattern as the end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses. It should be noted that the fluctuation pattern determination performed at the start of the symbol variation is also appropriately referred to as "variation pattern determination as the main determination" in order to distinguish it from the prior pattern determination.

FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a variation pattern table. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 refer to the table of the present figure (a) in the normal state and refer to the table of the present figure (b) in the time saving state.

As shown in FIG. 8A, when the winning / failing judgment result is incorrect in the normal state, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 4, "Super 1", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "0", is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 5 to 9, "Super 2", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "1", is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 10 to 19, "normal 1" which is the normal reach of the pattern range number "2" is selected, and when the pattern lottery value is 20 to 29, the normal reach of the pattern range number "3" is "normal". 2 ”is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 30 to 255, the pattern range number "4" "out of reach" is selected. As "out of reach", different fluctuation patterns are selected according to the number of holds, a fluctuation pattern of 10 seconds when the number of holds is 0 to 2, a fluctuation pattern of 7 seconds when the number of holds is 3, and a number of holds. When is 4, a 4-second fluctuation pattern is selected.

In this figure, an example of mainly classifying into five types according to the fluctuation time will be described, but a plurality of fluctuation effect patterns are prepared for each of the fluctuation patterns in the sub-board 300, and dozens of types of variation effect patterns are prepared in total. Is equivalent to being associated with the lottery value range of each category.

The range of pattern lottery values assigned to "normal 1", "normal 2", and "out of reach" also differs depending on the number of reservations. When the number of holds is 0 or 1, it is as shown in this figure (a), but as the number of holds increases, the lottery value range of "normal 1" and "normal 2" becomes narrower, and the lottery value of "no reach" The range becomes wider. The smaller the number of holds, the wider the lottery value range of the fluctuation pattern with a relatively long fluctuation time, and the probability that the fluctuation pattern with a long fluctuation time will be selected increases. Therefore, the smaller the number of holds, the longer the average fluctuation time, and the larger the number of holds, the shorter the average fluctuation time. By using a fluctuation pattern table in which the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the fluctuation pattern is different for each number of holdings, it is possible to realize control that makes it easy to select a fluctuation pattern having a long fluctuation time when the number of holdings is small.

If the winning / failing judgment result is 4R jackpot or 16R jackpot in the normal state, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 123, "Super 1", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "5", is selected and the pattern lottery value is If it is 124 to 248, "Super 2", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "6", is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 249 to 252, the normal reach of the pattern range number "7" is selected "normal 1", and if the pattern lottery value is 253 to 255, the normal reach of the pattern range number "8" is "normal". 2 ”is selected.

If the winning / failing judgment result is 2R big hit or small hit in the normal state, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 122, "Super 3" which is the super reach of the pattern range number "9" is selected and the pattern lottery value is set. If it is 123 to 255, "normal 3", which is the normal reach of the pattern range number "10", is selected.

When the first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 transmit the pre-determination result to the effect determining means 303 as a so-called look-ahead result, the value (0 to 10) of the pattern range number is set to the first correctness. It is transmitted together with a value indicating whether it is a lottery or a second winning / failing lottery and the number of holds.

In the fluctuation pattern table of FIG. 8B referred to in the time saving state, the pattern lottery value is assigned to the fluctuation pattern for time saving. However, the correspondence between the range of the pattern lottery value and the fluctuation time is the same as that in FIG. 8A except for "no reach and shortening of deviation" selected for deviation. “Reachless loss shortening” is a fluctuation pattern with a relatively short fluctuation time associated with the same lottery value range and pattern range number as “reachless loss” in FIG. 8A. For "shortening without reach", different fluctuation patterns are selected according to the number of holds. When the number of holds is 0, 1, the change pattern is 10 seconds, and when the number of holds is 2-4, the change pattern is 1 second. Are selected respectively.

Returning to FIG. 4, the general drawing lottery means 213 executes the lottery by acquiring the lottery value when the game ball passes through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32. The determination result of the lottery by the ordinary symbol lottery means 213 is variablely displayed in the form of the ordinary symbol on the ordinary symbol display device 45. The ordinary symbol lottery means 213 holds a symbol determination table to be referred to in order to determine a stop symbol of the ordinary symbol to be displayed on the ordinary symbol display device 45. The symbol determination table defines the correspondence between the lottery value and the ordinary symbol, and the ordinary symbol lottery means 213 determines the stop symbol of the ordinary symbol with reference to the symbol determination table. When the determined stop symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol corresponds to a hit, and after the variation display of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol, the open / close control means 275 moves to the second starting port 12 The ordinary electric accessory 90 of the above is expanded. The expansion time is 0.1 seconds at the short opening and 6 seconds at the long opening. The lottery value of the ordinary symbol is temporarily held by the hold control means 240. However, the lottery value is held only when the predetermined upper limit number of holds held by the hold control means 240 is not exceeded.

The hold control means 240 includes a special figure hold means 241 and a normal figure hold means 242. When the first winning / failing lottery or the second winning / failing lottery is newly executed, the special figure holding means 241 displays a new first winning / failing lottery or a second winning / failing lottery when the symbol variation corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed. The start of the symbol change for the lottery is suspended, and the winning / failing lottery value is stored until the start of the variation display of the corresponding symbol. The winning / failing lottery value and the setting of the winning / failing range, the symbol range, and the pattern range as the preliminary judgment result are memorized for the first winning / failing lottery up to 4 pieces, and the winning / failing lottery value and the preliminary judgment result are stored up to 4 pieces for the second winning / failing lottery. The setting of the hit / fail range, the symbol range, and the pattern range is stored. Alternatively, the result of the preliminary determination may be stored in an area different from the winning / failing lottery value. The normal figure holding means 242 stores the normal figure lottery value acquired by the normal figure lottery means 213 as a holding ball. These holding numbers are represented by the number of lights or the number of blinks of the first special figure holding lamp 71, the second special figure holding lamp 72, and the normal figure holding lamp 75, respectively. The number of holds by the special figure holding means 241 is also displayed on the effect display device 60.

The lottery value of the second winning / failing lottery held by the special figure holding means 241 is preferentially digested over the lottery value of the first winning / failing lottery, and the symbol variation is displayed. Therefore, even if the jackpot lottery value is held as the first win / fail lottery, as long as the lottery value is held as the second win / fail lottery, the symbol variation corresponding to the jackpot lottery value of the first win / fail lottery is not displayed. Therefore, even if there is a big hit held as the first winning or losing lottery, there is a possibility that a plurality of consecutive big hits can be obtained by continuing to hit until the big hit is held as the second winning or losing lottery.

The main display control means 250 includes a first special figure control means 251, a second special figure control means 252, and a normal figure control means 254. The first special symbol control means 251 displays the variation of the first special symbol 51 on the first special symbol display device 41 according to the variation pattern determined according to the determination result of the first winning / failing lottery by the first lottery means 211. Let me. The first special symbol control means 251 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the variation display of the symbol corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery or the second winning / failing lottery performed before that is completed. The second special symbol control means 252 displays the variation of the second special symbol 52 on the second special symbol display device 42 according to the variation pattern determined according to the determination result of the second winning / failing lottery by the second lottery means 212. Let me. The second special symbol control means 252 also has a new symbol variation start condition that the variation display of the symbol corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery or the second winning / failing lottery performed before that has been completed.

When the winning / failing lottery value of the second winning / failing lottery is stored by the special drawing holding means 241, the first special figure controlling means 251 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery. On the other hand, the second special figure control means 252 starts the symbol variation display corresponding to the second winning / failing lottery regardless of whether or not the winning / failing lottery value of the first winning / failing lottery is stored by the special figure holding means 241. As a result, when the lottery value is held in both the first winning / failing lottery and the second winning / failing lottery, the lottery value held in the second winning / failing lottery is preferentially read and the symbol variation is displayed. In such a case, the lottery value held in the first winning / failing lottery is not read and the symbol change does not start until the number of holdings in the second winning / failing lottery becomes 0.

The first special figure control means 251 and the second special figure control means 252 issue a fluctuation start command and a fluctuation stop command at the timing of starting and stopping the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52. It is transmitted to the effect control means 304. When the fluctuation start command is transmitted, a value indicating each of the winning / failing judgment result, the stop symbol, and the fluctuation pattern determined or determined as the final judgment and a value indicating whether the first winning / failing lottery or the second winning / failing lottery is performed are set. It is transmitted to the effect control means 304 together with the fluctuation start command. When the fluctuation stop command is transmitted, the value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect control means 304 together with the fluctuation stop command. As a result, the variable display by the main display control means 250 and the effect control means 304 is synchronized, and the interlocking is maintained. The normal symbol control means 254 causes the normal symbol display device 45 to display the determination result of the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 213 as a variable display of the normal symbol.

The special symbol adjusting means 276 waits for the start of the variable display of the other while the variable display of one of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is displayed. The special figure adjusting means 276 has a second special symbol based on the entry of the game ball into the second starting port 12, regardless of the order in which the game ball has entered the first starting port 11 or the second starting port 12. The variation display of 52 is prioritized over the variation display of the first special symbol 51 based on the entry of the ball into the first starting port 11. For example, when both the first winning / failing lottery value and the second winning / failing lottery value are reserved, the second winning / failing lottery value is always preferentially digested, and the second special symbol 52 is continuously changed and displayed.

The special symbol adjusting means 276 in the modified example displays the variation of the first special symbol 51 and the variation of the second special symbol 52 according to the order of entering the balls into the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12. It may be selectively changed and displayed. For example, when the ball enters in the order of the first starting port 11, the first starting port 11, and the second starting port 12, the first special symbol 51, the first special symbol 51, and the second special symbol 52 are displayed in a variable order. Will be done. In this case, the special figure adjusting means 276 monitors the hold control means 240 and stores the hold order of the winning / losing lottery value. Since which special symbol should be changed is determined according to the entry order of the game balls, that is, the hold order of the winning / losing lottery value in the hold control means 240, the player can easily visually grasp the change order.

In another modification, the special symbol adjusting means 276 may display the variable display of the first special symbol 51 and the variable display of the second special symbol 52 in a predetermined digestion order regardless of the ball entry order. Good. For example, priority may be given to alternately displaying the variable display of the first special symbol 51 and the variable display of the second special symbol 52. For example, when both the first winning / failing lottery value and the second winning / failing lottery value are reserved, the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are alternately displayed in a variable manner. Since which special symbol should be changed simply alternates regardless of the order in which the game balls enter, the player can easily grasp the order of change.

The special symbol adjusting means 276 also waits for the start of the variation display of the other when one of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is stopped in the hitting mode. In this case, since the variable display of the special symbol is not started while the special game is executed, the player can concentrate on the special game.

The special game control means 260 operates the special game when the first special symbol 51 is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode when the first winning or losing lottery by the first lottery means 211 results in a shift to the special game. It is determined that the conditions are satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20. Similarly, when the special game control means 260 results in the second winning / failing lottery by the second lottery means 212 indicating a shift to the special game, when the second special symbol 52 is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode. It is determined that the special game operating condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20.

The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening 20 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is composed of a plurality of unit games in which one opening / closing is a unit. The special game includes a 16R jackpot that repeats a unit game 16 times, a 4R jackpot that repeats a unit game four times, and a 2R jackpot that repeats a unit game with a shorter opening time than the 16R jackpot and the 4R jackpot only twice. The 16R jackpot is the jackpot in the second win / loss lottery, and the 4R jackpot is the jackpot in the first win / loss lottery. In the 16R jackpot and the 4R jackpot, in principle, the jackpot 20 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. In the 2R jackpot, the jackpot 20 is opened for about 0.2 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 260 ends the special game when the set number of rounds of the unit game is exhausted. Even in the case of a 2R jackpot, if the predetermined conditions are satisfied, the jackpot 20 may be opened in the same opening mode as the 16R jackpot and the 4R jackpot.

The small hit game control means 265 operates the small hit game when the first special symbol 51 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode when the first lottery by the first lottery means 211 results in a small hit. It is determined that the condition is satisfied, and the small hit game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20 to the opening / closing control means 275. Similarly, the small hit game control means 265 is small when the second special symbol 52 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode when the second lottery by the second lottery means 212 results in a small hit. It is determined that the winning game operating condition is satisfied, and the small hit game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20 to the opening / closing control means 275.

In the small hit game, the unit game is executed once, and the large winning opening 20 is opened and closed twice in one unit game. The small hit game control means 265 opens the large winning opening 20 for about 0.2 seconds per opening and closing, opens the small hit game as a whole for about 0.4 seconds, and then closes the large winning opening 20. And end the small hit game.

The specific game control means 270 controls a normal game in a probability variation state, a time saving state, and a ball entry easy state. The specific game control means 270 shifts the game state to the probabilistic state, the time saving state, and the easy ball entry state after the end of the special game when the special symbol is the symbol of the specific jackpot accompanied by the transition to the probabilistic change. The probabilistic state, the time saving state, and the easy-to-enter state are continued until the next big hit occurs. In the time saving state, the first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 select the variation pattern having a short variation time so that the variation display time of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is substantially shortened. To do. However, in the normal state, the fluctuation pattern table according to the number of winning / failing lottery values held by the holding control means 240 is referred to, and as the number of holdings by the holding control means 240 decreases, a fluctuation pattern having a long fluctuation time tends to appear. In the easy-to-enter state, only the probability change of the normal symbol and the opening extension of the second starting port 12 or the opening extension of the second starting port 12 are carried out. That is, the specific game control means 270 causes the second starting port 12 to be in the open extension state when a specific big hit occurs, and further increases the winning probability of the open lottery only when the winning / failing lottery is the second winning / failing lottery. It shifts to a probability change state higher than the normal probability state. During the probability change state, the hit / fail determination result by the first hit / miss determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 is maintained at a high probability of being a big hit.

The opening / closing control means 275 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory 90 and the grand prize opening 20 of the second starting port 12. When the normal symbol is stopped in a specific mode, the open / close control means 275 sends an opening instruction to the normal electric role solenoid 91 to open the normal electric accessory 90 of the second starting port 12. In the normal state, the opening / closing control means 275 opens the second starting port 12 in the short opening or long opening opening time according to the result of the open lottery, and in the easy entry state, the long opening opening time 2 The starting port 12 is opened. This is intended to improve the ease of entering the ball at the second starting port 12 so that the player can continue the game without reducing the number of balls held. In the special game, the open / close control means 275 sends an opening instruction to the large winning opening solenoid 92 to open the large winning opening 20.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sub-board. The sub-board 300 includes a symbol mode determining means 301, a pattern storage means 302, an effect determining means 303, an effect controlling means 304, and a clock means 307.

The pattern storage means 302 holds a plurality of effect patterns in which the effect image contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 and the display process thereof are defined when the decorative symbol 61 fluctuates. The effect pattern includes a plurality of variation effect patterns in which the variation process from the start to the stop of the variation in the variation display of the decorative symbol 61 and the effect process are defined, and the variation display of the decorative symbol is displayed separately and the degree of expectation for a big hit. It includes a plurality of notice effect patterns that suggest the height of the variable display before the stop of the variable display.

The effect determining means 303 is displayed on the effect display device 60 by the effect control means 304 according to the determination result of the first winning / failing lottery received from the first lottery means 211 or the determination result of the second winning / failing lottery received from the second lottery means 212. Then, the content of the effect to be output to the speaker 108 is determined. The effect determining means 303 selects one of a plurality of variation effect patterns corresponding to the variation patterns of the special symbol determined by the first variation pattern determining means 231 or the second variation pattern determining means 232, and the pattern storage means. Read from 302. The effect determining means 303 sends the read information on the variable effect pattern to the effect control means 304. The effect determining means 303 holds a pattern table to be referred to in order to select a variable effect pattern.

In each variation effect pattern, a variation time is set for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 303 selects a variation effect pattern of the effect image having the same variation time according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

The symbol mode determining means 301 determines the combination of the stop symbols of the decorative symbol 61 and the arrangement thereof by the lottery determination result by the first lottery means 211 or the second lottery means 212, the stop symbol of the special symbol, the variation pattern of the special symbol, and the decoration. It is decided according to the variation effect pattern of the symbol. The symbol mode determining means 301 transmits information indicating the determined combination of the stopped symbols to the effect control means 304. The symbol mode determining means 301 holds a symbol range table to be referred to for determining a stop symbol of a decorative symbol.

The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 61 is formed as a combination of three symbols, for example, when the hit / fail determination result by the first hit / fail determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 indicates a shift to a special game of 4R jackpot or 16R jackpot. Is selected as a specific combination, for example, a combination in which three symbols such as "777" and "111" are aligned. When the hit / fail judgment result is a 2R big hit or a small hit, a specific combination, for example, a predetermined combination such as "357" is selected, but the specific combination is not necessarily a combination of three symbols. It does not have to be. If the hit / fail judgment result is neither a big hit nor a small hit, it is a combination in which the three symbols are not aligned, such as "312" and "946", and it is a specific combination selected for a 2R big hit or a small hit. The combination that does not apply is selected. If the hit / fail judgment result is not a 4R jackpot or a 16R jackpot, and a variation pattern indicating a loss with reach is selected, a combination such as "191" or "727" in which only one symbol is not aligned. Select.

The variation effect pattern of the decorative symbol defines the variation display mode of the decorative symbol, that is, the effect process from the start of the variation of the decorative symbol to the stop of the variation. The variable effect pattern includes a pattern for displaying a normal out-of-order symbol, a pattern for displaying an out-of-order symbol through a reach state that would be a big hit if one more symbol is aligned, and a big hit symbol after the reach state. The pattern when doing is included. In particular, the pattern when going through the reach state includes a pattern having various fluctuation times, long and short. In each variation effect pattern, a variation time is set for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 303 selects a variation effect pattern of the decorative symbol having the same variation time as the special symbol, according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

In the time saving state, when the variation pattern selected by the first variation pattern determining means 231 or the second variation pattern determining means 232 is a pattern for time saving, the effect determining means 303 is a variation in which the effect content for time saving is determined. Select a production pattern. The content of the effect for shortening the time is an effect of outputting a background image or sound that impresses the player in an advantageous state due to the shortened time or the probability change.

The notice effect pattern is an effect pattern that temporarily displays an image, animation, video, or the like of a specific character or motif on the screen, an effect pattern that operates an accessory, or an effect pattern that outputs a specific sound. The effect of the advance notice pattern is executed in parallel with the symbol change, and it is suggested in advance that the symbol change is highly expected to stop in the jackpot mode. For example, there is a normal advance notice effect in which only one image of a character is displayed on the screen, and a group advance notice effect in which a group of a large number of characters is displayed so as to pass from one end to the other end of the screen. Further, a step-up notice effect is further included in which the display process of the notice effect is divided into a plurality of stages, the number of stages to be displayed is variable, and the higher the number of stages, the higher the expectation for the big hit.

The notice effect pattern includes a pattern in which the effect is executed at a timing after the display mode of the decorative symbol 61 is in the reach state to announce the final stop mode of the symbol, and no decorative symbol 61 is stopped. There is a pattern that simultaneously announces that the production will be executed at the timing and the reach state will be reached.

The effect determining means 303 determines whether or not to display the advance notice effect on the effect display device 60 according to the determination result of the winning / failing lottery by a predetermined advance notice lottery, sets the advance effect, and determines the advance notice effect pattern to be displayed. decide. The effect determining means 303 holds a notice determination table to be referred to for determining whether or not to display the notice effect, and a notice type table to be referred to when selecting the type of the notice effect pattern. The notice decision table is set so that different columns are referred to according to the judgment result of the win / loss lottery, and if the win / fail lottery is a win, the notice effect is displayed with a higher probability than in the case of a loss. The correspondence between the judgment result of and whether or not to display the notice effect is determined. As a result, it is possible to suggest a high degree of expectation for a big hit by displaying the notice effect itself.

The effect control means 304 causes the effect display device 60 to variably display the effect image including the decorative symbol 61 according to the selected variable effect pattern data as a result of the winning / failing lottery by the first lottery means 211 or the second lottery means 212. .. The effect control means 304 has received a change start command for the decorative symbol 61, and has completed the variation display of the decorative symbol 61 corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery and the second winning / failing lottery prior to that. It is a starting condition for fluctuations. When it is determined by the effect determining means 303 that the advance notice effect is to be displayed, the effect control means 304 displays the advance notice effect according to the selected advance notice effect pattern on the effect display device 60 in a form of superimposing it on the effect of the symbol variation. Let me.

When the winning / failing lottery value of the second winning / failing lottery is stored, the effect control means 304 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery, and whether the winning / failing lottery value of the first winning / failing lottery is stored. Regardless of whether or not, the symbol variation display corresponding to the second winning / failing lottery is started. As a result, when the lottery value is reserved for both the first winning / failing lottery and the second winning / failing lottery, the lottery value held in the second winning / failing lottery is preferentially read and the variation of the decorative symbol is displayed. .. In such a case, the lottery value held in the first winning / failing lottery is not read and the change of the decorative symbol does not start until the number of holdings in the second winning / failing lottery becomes 0. In this way, the effect control means 304 causes the effect display device 60 to display the symbol variation effect including the variation display of the decorative symbol 61.

The effect control means 304 further controls the lighting and extinguishing of the decorative lamp 111 and the operation of the movable accessory 66. The effect control means 304 has an effect display control means 305 and a voice control means 306. The effect display control means 305 controls the display on the effect display device 60, and the sound control means 306 controls the sound output from the speaker 108.

The clock means 307 is a timekeeping circuit that outputs information on the current time. The clock means 307 in this basic configuration is a timer circuit that measures the time from the time when the power is turned on and outputs it as information on the current time. However, a real-time clock circuit having a built-in battery and capable of continuously measuring the date and time by the battery even when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is turned off or a power failure may occur may be used. In the case of a real-time clock circuit, there is a possibility that the time of each game console may differ slightly due to individual differences or time lag, whereas in the case of a timer circuit, the time difference between multiple game consoles as long as the power is turned on at the same time. Is unlikely to occur.

The effect determining means 303 executes a clock synchronization effect that starts at a predetermined timing triggered by the current time output by the clock means 307 becoming a predetermined time. The clock synchronization effect is an effect of displaying on the effect display device 60 during the synchronization effect period, which is a period asynchronous with the fluctuation period of the symbol fluctuation and the game state. The synchronization effect period extends for several minutes, the length of which is longer than the symbol variation time for one time, and may include a plurality of symbol variation periods. In addition, the clock synchronization effect is executed regardless of whether the normal game or the special game is in progress. Here, "during a normal game" includes displaying a so-called standby demo screen. That is, in "normal game", (1) "normal game during variable display" in which the symbol is variablely displayed, and (2) "normal game during variable stop" in which neither the variable display of the symbol nor the standby demo screen is displayed. , (3) "Normal game while the standby demo screen is displayed", which is the display of the standby demo screen instead of the variable display of the symbol. The clock tuning effect can be executed during any of the periods (1) to (3), but in the cases of (2) and (3), the output mode for controlling the volume reduction and the brightness reduction in the clock synchronization effect is (2) and (3). It may be different from the case of 1). In addition, while the standby demo screen is displayed, the player can input information about the mobile cooperation system described later by operating the effect button 109 or the cross key 110, and when the operation input is received, the video and audio of the clock synchronization effect are output. Is suppressed, and screen display such as production customization by the mobile cooperation system is prioritized.

The clock synchronization effect is, for example, an effect of playing a moving image of playing a predetermined song at a predetermined time. The time that triggers the reproduction of the clock synchronization effect may be the time that arrives at a predetermined time interval from the time when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is turned on, or every hour or half hour based on the standard time. It may be the time. Alternatively, it may be a variable setting in which the time can be specified by the game clerk for each game store. However, it is set in advance so that the same clock synchronization effect is executed at least at the same time among a plurality of the same models installed in the same game store. For example, in the case of a specification triggered by a time when the power is turned on at intervals of a predetermined time, a game store turns on a plurality of units at the same time. As a result, the same clock synchronization effect is simultaneously executed on the plurality of game consoles when the predetermined time is reached. As a result, the effects are displayed at the same time as if they were synchronized by a plurality of units, and the same music is played at the same time, so that a synergistic effect with a sense of presence can be obtained as if a live performance is being performed on the spot.

FIG. 10 is a time chart showing the asynchrony between the symbol variation effect and the clock synchronization effect. On the first time axis 350, a plurality of symbol fluctuation periods 360 to 374 are shown. Here, for convenience, the case where the out-of-reach fluctuations without reach are continuous is shown. The second time axis 352 is a time axis indicating the period of the clock synchronization effect. The time measurement is started at the power-on timing of the pachinko gaming machine 100 (not shown), and the clock synchronization effect is executed for 5 minutes from the synchronization time set every hour from the power-on. In the 5-minute synchronization effect period, which is the period for executing the clock synchronization effect, the main effect is displayed after the preparation effect for a predetermined time from the synchronization time is first displayed. The preparatory effect is the output of video and audio that displays the countdown from the synchronization time (S400) to the start of the main effect, and shifts to the video output of the main effect at the end of the countdown (S402). This production ends when 5 minutes have passed from the synchronization time (S404).

As shown in the first time axis 350, the symbol variation display is executed asynchronously in parallel with the synchronization effect period. In the example of this figure, the synchronization time (S400) occurs during the symbol variation period 362, but if the symbol variation display is not interrupted in synchronization with the synchronization time timing, it is synchronized with the synchronization time timing. It does not mean that a new symbol variation display is started. However, the symbol variation effect that was displayed using the entire screen of the effect display device 60 until the synchronization time is moved to the right corner of the screen at the timing of the synchronization time and reduced, and during the synchronization effect period from S400 to S404. A small pattern variation display is displayed in the right corner of the screen. Alternatively, such a reduced symbol variation may be displayed by a sub-effect display device described later, which is auxiliary provided around the effect display device 60, which is the main display device. These reduced symbol fluctuations can be simplified by reducing the types of decorative symbols used for the variation display, whereby the player can be made to pay attention to the main effect display device (main effect display device described later).

The function of such a clock synchronization effect is also built into another game table of the same model, and the corner where the same game table is installed in the game store (also called "game island") is used by the game clerk every day. The power is turned on at the same time. Then, the plurality of game consoles that are turned on at the same time all reach the synchronization time almost at the same time, and the clock synchronization effect is executed all at once. In that case, not only the display of the image is synchronized with multiple units, but also the output of sound effects and background music are synchronized with multiple units, and the more units are synchronized, the synergistic effect of executing the production all at once. Increase.

Here, when it is soon found that a predetermined good result, for example, a big hit occurs in the clock tuning effect, a change that causes a difference in appearance from a part of the effect content is added to the normal clock tuning effect. Such a clock synchronization effect is hereinafter referred to as a "special clock synchronization effect". A "predetermined good result" is a result that may bring a predetermined benefit to the player, and may include not only the occurrence of a big hit but also the occurrence of a small hit, and the super hit regardless of whether it is a big hit or a miss. It may show the case where the fluctuation effect with high expectation such as reach is displayed.

In the special clock synchronization effect, for example, a part of the color or shape of the displayed image is changed to a different color or shape from the normal clock synchronization effect, or a part of the sound effect or background music to be output. To another sound effect or music phrase. Alternatively, the displayed character or the output music may be replaced with a completely different character or music, or the display contents on the screen may be erased in the middle of the normal clock synchronization production to suggest a good result such as "chance!". You may display the character string to be used. You may change the size of the characters and characters to be displayed. In this basic configuration, the first movie data including the video and audio for the normal clock synchronization effect and the second movie data including the video and audio for the special clock synchronization effect are held. Then, in the normal state, the first movie data is output, and when it is determined to switch to the special clock synchronization effect, the output is switched to the second movie data. However, even if the first movie data is switched to the second movie data, the contents are not necessarily completely different, and only a part of the video and audio is different, so that difference is provided. The player does not know which movie data is being played until the set time point is reached. As a modification, a first effect pattern and a second effect pattern in which a combination of movies and sounds are defined may be prepared, and switching to the special clock synchronization effect may be realized by switching these effect patterns. ..

Switching from the normal clock synchronization effect to the special clock synchronization effect is performed in the following cases. (1) When the judgment result of the winning / failing lottery corresponding to the symbol variation displayed when the clock synchronization effect is executed at the synchronization time is a good result. (2) When it is found by pre-reading that any of the preliminary determination results of the winning / failing lottery held by the holding control means 240 at the time of the synchronization time is a good result. (3) When it is found by pre-reading that any of the pre-judgment results of the winning / failing lottery corresponding to the game ball that has entered the starting port by the predetermined timing in the synchronization effect period is a good result. (1) corresponds to the case where the judgment result of the winning / failing lottery corresponding to the symbol variation in the symbol variation period 362 is a big hit in the example of this figure. In the example of this figure, (2) and (3) correspond to the case where any of the lottery values stored in the hold control means 240 by the limit timing S403 in which the effect can be switched shows a good result. That is, it is a case where any of the preliminary judgment results of the winning / failing lottery corresponding to the game ball entering the starting port by S403 is a good result, for example, in the entry at the timing of S406 in the symbol variation period 364. This is the case when the pre-judgment result of the corresponding winning / failing lottery corresponds to a big hit. The limit timing S403 in the example of this figure is the timing for switching the normal clock synchronization effect to the special clock synchronization effect, and it is possible to switch the normal clock synchronization effect to the special clock synchronization effect from the viewpoint of the consistency of the effect. It's the final timing. That is, the limit timing S403 is determined by the effect content of the clock synchronization effect and the timing of the switching portion where the difference from the special clock synchronization effect is provided. The limit timing may be provided at a plurality of time points in one clock synchronization effect, and any lottery value stored in the hold control means 240 by any of the plurality of limit timings shows a good result. By doing so, you can switch to a special clock synchronization effect.

FIG. 11 shows a screen example of the clock synchronization effect. This figure (a) is a screen example of a normal clock synchronization effect, and this figure (b) is a screen example of a special clock synchronization effect. In (a), an image in which five star-shaped objects from the first effect object 380 to the fifth effect object 384 flow at high speed from left to right is displayed between the images of playing the music, and is reduced to the lower right corner of the screen. It shows how the symbol variation 390 is displayed. Similarly, in (b), an image in which five star-shaped objects from the sixth effect object 385 to the tenth effect object 389 flow at high speed from left to right is displayed, and a reduced symbol variation 391 is displayed in the lower right corner of the screen. Show how it is displayed. Here, the four star-shaped objects from the first effect object 380 to the fourth effect object 383 and the four star-shaped objects from the sixth effect object 385 to the ninth effect object 388 are objects of the same color and shape. is there. On the other hand, the fifth effect object 384 and the tenth effect object 389 are objects having the same shape but different colors. In this way, although there are some differences in appearance between the video (a) and the video (b), since the star-shaped object crosses the screen at high speed, it is different unless the player pays close attention to the screen. Is getting harder to recognize.

As described above, in this basic configuration, the clock synchronization effect is used to suggest the pre-reading result of the pass / fail judgment, and the possibility of a big hit is suggested by a slight difference from the normal clock synchronization effect. This makes it possible to draw the player attention to a part of the production and provide the player with the enjoyment and expectation of discovering such a difference.

If a big hit occurs during the clock synchronization effect or if the clock synchronization effect is started during the special game, the big hit effect of the special game that progresses in parallel with the clock synchronization effect does not interfere with the clock synchronization effect. It takes a special form that displays the fact that it is a small big hit and the number of rounds in the corner of the screen. If the special game ends before the end of the clock synchronization effect, the reduced symbol variation is displayed in the lower right corner of the screen while the clock synchronization effect is being executed even after the special game ends.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the main board 200 and the sub board 300. The main board 200 includes electronic components such as a main CPU 290, a main RAM 291 and a main ROM 292. The main ROM 292 stores in advance a main control program and data for controlling the overall game operation. The main control program or data is read from the main ROM 292 into the main RAM 291 and the main control program is executed by the main CPU 290. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or data bus (not shown). The entry signal from each entry port, the payout signal from the payout control board 155, and the like are acquired by the main CPU 290 via various interfaces (not shown). The main CPU 290 drives and controls external devices such as the winning port solenoid, the first special symbol display device 41, and the second special symbol display device 42 by various drive circuits (not shown). Further, a command necessary for effect control is transmitted from the main CPU 290 to the sub-board 300 together with information such as a result of a winning / losing lottery, a result of determining a symbol, and a result of determining a variation pattern. A signal is transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 by one-way communication.

The instruction data transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub-board 300 has a 2-byte configuration consisting of a combination of 1-byte instruction type data, so-called MODE data, and 1-byte instruction content data, so-called EVENT data. The main board 200 can send one command by transmitting the command type data and the command content data to the sub board 300 in association with each other. The instruction type data is a bit string indicating the type of instruction, and a unique type code is assigned to each type of instruction in advance at the development stage. The instruction content data is a bit string indicating the content of the instruction. The most significant bit of the instruction type data and the instruction content data is an identification bit indicating whether the instruction type data or the instruction content data is used. When the most significant bit is 1, it indicates that the instruction type data is the most significant bit. When the bit is 0, it indicates that it is instruction content data.

Since the communication from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 is a specification in which 1 byte of data is transmitted for each data transmission, it is necessary to transmit 1 byte each twice in order to transmit 2 bytes of instruction data. .. In the first communication, the upper byte MODE data is transmitted, and in the second communication, the lower byte EVENT data is transmitted. Considering the possibility of communication failure due to the influence of noise or the like, the main board 200 continuously transmits the same data, and when the same data is read twice in succession by the sub board 300, the completion of transmission / reception of the data is confirmed. .. The main board 200 repeatedly transmits the same data until it is read two times in a row, and transmits the same data up to five times.

The sub-board 300 includes electronic components such as a sub CPU 310, a sub RAM 311, a sub ROM 312, an effect display control device 313, and a voice control device 314. The sub ROM 312 is one of the data storage means for holding the sub control program including the effect pattern data in which the effect process is defined and the display pattern data in which the effect display process is defined. A sub control program including the effect pattern data, the display pattern data, and the voice pattern data is read from the sub ROM 312 into the sub RAM 311, and the effect control by the sub control program is executed by the sub CPU 310. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or data bus (not shown). Signals from an external device such as the effect button 109 are acquired by the sub CPU 310 via various interfaces (not shown). The sub CPU 310 is an external device such as an effect display control device 313, a voice control device 314, an effect display device 60, a speaker 108, a decorative lamp 111, and a movable accessory 66 by various drive circuits and control circuits (not shown) according to the effect pattern data. Is driven to control display output, voice output, lamp lighting, and production by accessory operation. The sub CPU 310 transmits the display pattern data to the effect display control device 313, and transmits the voice pattern data to the voice control device 314. In this basic configuration, an example in which the sub-board 300 includes the effect display control device 313 and the voice control device 314 will be described, but the sub-board 300, the effect display control device 313, and the voice control device 314 are integrated as a board. It does not need to be, and may be formed as separate substrates that are separated and connected to each other.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the effect display control device 313. The effect display control device 313 includes a display CPU 320, a display RAM 322, a data ROM 324, and a display control circuit 326. The data ROM 324 is one of the data storage means for holding the material data such as the effect image data and the motion data used for the effect display in a data-compressed state. The effect image data is an image used for variable display or effect display as an effect object indicating the judgment result of the winning / failing lottery, for example, a sprite image of a decorative pattern used for decorative pattern variation, a sprite image used for a notice effect, and various effects. It is a material image such as a moving image to be used. The motion data is data in which the motion is defined when the motion is added to the images used for various effects at a predetermined timing.

Based on the display pattern data sent from the sub CPU 310, the effect image data and motion data specified in the display pattern data are displayed from the data ROM 324 in the display RAM.
It is read out to 322, and an effect display using the effect image data and motion data is executed by the display CPU 320. As a result, the display CPU 320 transmits commands, effect image data, and motion data related to the effect display to the display control circuit 326, and the display control circuit 326 controls the display.

The display control circuit 326 includes a decoder 332, a drawing memory 334, a drawing circuit 336, a frame buffer 338, and a display circuit 340, each of which is connected via the bus 330. For convenience, the bus 330 in this figure comprehensively shows buses such as a system bus, a data bus, and an address bus.

The effect image data and motion data sent from the display CPU 320 are stored in the drawing memory 334, and the compressed data among the data is decoded by the decoder 332. The drawing memory 334 is used as a work area when decoding the effect image data or motion data by the decoder 332, or as a work area when executing drawing processing or image processing by the drawing circuit 336. VRAM (VideoRAM) ).

The drawing circuit 336 uses the data stored in the drawing memory 334 to sequentially execute commands sent from the display CPU 320 to generate a display image, and the generated display image is used as a frame buffer for a moving image. Store in 338. The frame buffer 338 is a VRAM as a buffer memory for temporarily storing frames of moving images to be output to the effect display device 60.

The display circuit 340 outputs the display images stored in the frame buffer 338 to the effect display device 60 in the form of video signals in the order in which they are stored. The frame buffer 338 has, for example, a memory area for two frames, and while the display circuit 340 outputs a display image from the memory area for one frame, the drawing circuit 336 generates the next display image. Store in the memory area for another frame.

The data ROM 324 holds "detailed display pattern data" in which the display control process performed by the display control circuit 326 is defined. At this time, the display pattern data sent from the sub CPU 310 can be referred to as "summary display pattern data" in which the outline of the effect display process is defined. For example, the outline display pattern data defines a rough flow of a series of effect display processes such as fluctuation start and fluctuation stop timings of decorative symbols, playback order of a plurality of moving images, and playback start and stop timings. .. On the other hand, the detailed display pattern data includes detailed display control such as the display order of sprite images for realizing variable display of decorative patterns and the display processing order for each frame for displaying moving images based on motion data. The process is defined.

When the effect display control device 313 performs display control based on the "rough display pattern data" sent from the sub CPU 310, the effect display control device 313 reads the "detailed display pattern data" required for the processing from the data ROM 324, and reads both display pattern data. Use to perform display processing. Therefore, it can be said that the effect display control device 313 executes the display control process based on the display putter data including the "summary display pattern data" and the "detailed display pattern data". Therefore, in the present specification, unless explicitly mentioned, the "rough display pattern data" stored in the sub ROM 312 and the "detailed display pattern data" stored in the data ROM 324 are not distinguished, and simply "display pattern data". ". For example, when the effect control display means performs a specific process based on the display pattern data held in the data storage means, the display pattern data includes "summary display pattern data" and "detailed display pattern data". It shall be muted. In the modified example, the display pattern data is not divided into "summary display pattern data" and "detailed display pattern data", and even if the display pattern data that serves as both is held in the sub ROM 312 or the data ROM 324. Good.

In this basic configuration, the hardware configuration of the effect display control device 313 includes a display CPU 320, a display RAM 322, a data ROM 324, and a display control circuit 326. In the modification, the display CPU 320, the display RAM 322, the data ROM 324, and the display control circuit 326 may be integrated instead of being configured as separate electronic components. Further, the process that is supposed to be executed by the display control circuit 326 may be executed by the display CPU 320, the display RAM 322, or the data ROM 324. For example, the display CPU 320 included in the effect display control device 313 may execute a process that is executed by the decoder 332, the drawing circuit 336, and the display circuit 340 included in the display control circuit 326. Further, the display RAM 322 included in the effect display control device 313 may also serve as the functions of the drawing memory 334 and the frame buffer 338. In addition, the effect display control device 313 may have a hardware configuration that does not include the display control circuit 326. In this case, the process that is executed by the display control circuit 326 is performed by the display CPU 320, the display RAM 322, or the data ROM 324. It may be executed.

Further, in this basic configuration, the hardware configuration of the sub-board 300 includes a configuration in which the effect display control device 313 is included in addition to the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311 and the sub ROM 312. In the modification, the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311 and the ROM 312 and the effect display control device 313 may be integrated instead of being configured as separate electronic components. Further, the process that is supposed to be executed by the effect display control device 313 may be executed by the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311 or the sub ROM 312. For example, the sub CPU 310 may execute the processing of the display CPU 320, the sub RAM 311 may also have the function of the display RAM 322, and the sub ROM 312 may also have the function of the data ROM 324. In addition, the sub-board 300 may have a hardware configuration in which the effect display control device 313 is not included. In this case, the process to be executed by the effect display control device 313 is performed by the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311 or the sub ROM 312. It may be executed.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a control start process of the main board 200 in the pachinko gaming machine. When the power switch 150 is turned on, the main CPU 290 sets the stack pointer (S100), permits access to the main RAM 291 (S102), and executes initial hardware-related settings such as the setting of the internal registers of the main CPU 290. (S104).

Subsequently, the power off / return process or the initialization process of the main RAM 291 is executed according to the operation state of the RAM clear switch, the value of the power off information flag, and the state of the data stored in the main RAM 291. Specifically, if the RAM clear switch is not turned on and both the value of the power off information flag and the data stored in the main RAM 291 are normal, the process at the time of power off / recovery is executed. To do. In other cases, that is, even when the RAM clear switch is turned on or the RAM clear switch is not turned on, either the power failure information flag or the data stored in the main RAM 291 is normal. If not, the initialization process of the main RAM 291 is executed.

The main CPU 290 confirms the operating state of the RAM clear switch, and when the RAM clear switch is turned on (Y in S106), initializes the main RAM 291 (S116). When the RAM clear switch is not turned on (N in S106), the main CPU 290 confirms the value of the power off information flag (S108). If the value of the power off information flag does not match the power off normal data (N in S108), the main RAM 291 is initialized (S116). If the value of the power off information flag matches the power off normal data (Y in S108), the data stored in the main RAM 291 is inspected (S110). As will be described later, if the processing is normally completed when the power is turned off last time, the checksum of the data stored in the main RAM 291 is stored in the main RAM 291. Therefore, the main CPU 290 uses the checksum. Check the data in the main RAM 291. If the data stored in the main RAM 291 is not normal (N in S112), the data in the main RAM 291 is initialized (S116). If the data stored in the main RAM is normal (Y in S112), the process for returning to the state before the power is turned off is executed (S114).

In the power-off recovery process (S114), the power-on normal data indicating that the power-on was normally turned on is stored in the power-off information flag, and the initial setting of various errors and the initial setting of communication with the payout control board 155 are executed. To do. Next, the untransmitted command request before the power is turned off is cleared, and the command transmission of various information indicating the game state is requested. Subsequently, an effect command corresponding to the number of pending balls of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is requested. Subsequently, the open / closed state of the second starting port 12 and the large winning opening 20 is returned to the state before the power was cut off. Subsequently, a process for notifying the operating state of the probability fluctuation function of the special symbol is executed.

In the RAM initialization process (S116), the power-on normal data is stored in the power-off information flag, the entire area of the main RAM 291 is cleared by 0, the initial setting of the main RAM 291 and the initialization of the effect display are executed.

When the power cutoff / recovery process (S114) or the RAM initialization process (S116) is completed, a count value is set to activate the interrupt process described later, and the operation of the interrupt timer is started (S118). As a result, after that, a timer interrupt occurs every predetermined time (for example, 4 milliseconds), and the interrupt process described later is executed. Subsequently, the main CPU 290 executes the main process for managing the game machine (S120).

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing in detail the main process of S120 in FIG. The main CPU 290 temporarily prohibits timer interruption (S200), starts the operation of the watchdog timer (S202), and monitors the power failure (S204). When a drop in the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply unit 158 is detected in a power supply voltage monitoring circuit (not shown), the power supply disconnection storage is executed by inputting an unconditional interruption request signal from the power supply voltage monitoring circuit to the main CPU 290. In the process, the power off confirmation data is stored in the power off confirmation flag. Therefore, the main CPU 290 monitors the value of the power-off confirmation flag (S204), and if the value of the power-off confirmation flag matches the power-off confirmation data (Y in S206), executes the process for power-off. Therefore, proceed to S212. If the value of the power off confirmation flag does not match the power off confirmation data (N in S206), the initial value random number per normal symbol, the initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol are updated. The initial value random number update process is executed (S208), the timer interrupt is permitted (S210), and the process returns to S200. After that, S200 to S210 are repeated. When the timer interrupt occurs while the timer interrupt is prohibited (S202 to S208), the interrupt process described later is executed after the timer interrupt is permitted in S210.

When a power failure is detected in S206 (Y in S206), the main CPU 290 restarts the watchdog timer (S212) and confirms the content of the power failure information flag (S214). If the content of the power-off information flag does not match the power-on normal data (N in S214), it is determined that the power-on data has not been saved normally, and the power-off error data is stored in the power-off information flag. (S216), proceed to S222. If the content of the power-off information flag matches the power-on normal data (Y in S214), it is determined that the data at the time of power-on is normally saved, and the power-off normal data is stored in the power-off information flag. (S218). Subsequently, the checksum of the data stored in the main RAM 291 is calculated and stored in the main RAM 291 in order to inspect the backed up data in the main RAM 291 at the next power-on (S220). Subsequently, access to the main RAM 291 is prohibited (S222), and a loop is performed until the power is turned off.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the details of the interrupt process. When a timer interrupt occurs in the main process (S120), the main CPU 290 executes the interrupt process. First, the interrupt operation condition is set (S300), and the watchdog timer is restarted (S302). Next, in order to manage the game machine, input processing (S304), various random number update processing (S306), initial value update type random number update processing (S308), initial value random number update processing (S310), timer subtraction processing (S312). , 2nd start port valid period setting process (S314), prize monitoring process (S316), prize ball control process (S318), normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320), normal symbol control process (S322), normal symbol variation start Monitoring process (S324), start port monitoring control process (S326), special symbol control process (S328), special electric accessory control process (S330), large winning opening validity period setting process (S332), special symbol change start monitoring control Processing (S334), abnormality detection processing (S336), ball entry passage time abnormality detection processing (S338), game status display processing (S340), handle status signal inspection processing (S342), LED output processing (S344), firing control signal Output processing (S346), test signal output processing (S348), solenoid output processing (S350), effect control command transmission processing (S352), and external information output processing (S354) are executed in order, and the next timer interrupt is permitted. (S356) and return.

In the input process (S304), the input of the switch mounted on the game board surface, the disconnection short circuit power supply abnormality detection signal, the door / frame opening signal, the magnetic detection signal, the radio wave detection signal, and the touch state signal is monitored, and the input state is input. Is created and stored in the main RAM 291.

In the various random number update processes (S306), the normal symbol variation pattern random number and the variation pattern random number are updated. The normal symbol variation pattern random number is read from the main RAM 291 and stored by incrementing the value when the value is less than the predetermined maximum value, and 0 is stored when the value is equal to or more than the predetermined maximum value. Further, the fluctuation pattern random number is read from the main RAM 291 and the subtraction result is stored when the result of subtracting the predetermined value from the value is 0 or more, and the predetermined maximum value is stored when the result is less than 0. As a result, the normal symbol variation pattern random number and the variation pattern random number are updated every time the timer interrupt occurs.

In the initial value update type random number update process (S308), the random number per normal symbol, the symbol random number per special symbol, and the soft random number per special symbol are updated. The value, maximum value, and initial value of each random number are read from the main RAM 291 and the value of the random number is incremented. If the incremented result exceeds the maximum value, the value of the random number is set to 0. If the incremented result matches the initial value, the initial value random number is read from the main RAM 291 and the initial value is updated. As a result, the random number per normal symbol, the random number per special symbol, and the soft random number per special symbol are updated every time the timer interrupt occurs, and when the random number value returns to the initial value, that is, the range of random numbers is cycled. Then, the initial value is newly set and a random number is generated.

In the initial value random number update process (S310), the initial value random number per normal symbol, the symbol initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol are updated. The initial value random number is read from the initial value random number update table of the main RAM 291 and the value of the initial value random number is incremented. If the incremented result exceeds the upper limit, the value of the initial random number is set to 0. The same process is executed in the initial value random number update process (S208) in the main process (S120).

In the timer subtraction process (S312), the 2-byte timer is updated. The value of the timer is read from the main RAM 291 and if the value of the timer is other than 0, the value is decremented and stored. If the value of the timer is 0, the timer is not updated.

In the second starting port valid period setting process (S314), the valid period of the second starting port 12 is set. At the second starting port 12, the prize ball is paid out by entering the game ball and the lottery related to the second special symbol is executed, and the prize ball is paid out even if the game ball enters and the second special An invalid period is set in which the lottery related to the symbol is not executed. As will be described later, in the start port monitoring control process (S326), the monitoring process for winning the second start port is not executed during the invalid period of the second start port 12, so that the game ball enters the second start port 12. Even so, the prize ball will not be paid out and the lottery for the second special symbol will not be executed. The same applies to the case where the valid period and the invalid period are set in the first starting port 11, the large winning opening 20, the operating opening 30, the general winning opening 33, and the like. When the state of the normal symbol is "normal electric accessory is operating", the data indicating that the second start port 12 is in the valid period is stored in the second start port valid period flag. If the state of the normal symbol is not "normal electric accessory is operating" and the value of the second start port effective extension timer is not 0, the second start port 12 is the valid period in the second start port valid period flag. If the value of the second start port valid extension timer is 0, the data indicating that the second start port is in the invalid period is stored in the second start port valid period flag.

In the prize monitoring process (S316), the passage of the game ball through the switch is inspected, and when the game ball passes through the switch, the switch has no invalid period or is currently in the valid period, and the prize ball is paid out. If so, update the winning counter. It also requests the creation of a security output request to be output to the external terminal and the transmission of commands.

In the prize ball control process (S318), monitoring of data reception from the payout control board 155, command transmission request to the payout control board 155, command transmission to the payout control board 155, and inspection of the received data from the payout control board 155. Are executed in order.

In the normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320), when the passage of the game ball through the operation port 30 is monitored and it is determined that the game ball has passed through the operation port 30, the number of pending normal symbol fluctuations is less than 4, which is the upper limit. In the case of, the number of reserved symbols is updated, and the random numbers related to the ordinary symbols are stored in the main RAM 291.

In the normal symbol control process (S322), the state of the normal symbol is monitored, and when it is determined that the normal symbol is being controlled, the process related to the normal symbol display device 45 or the normal electric accessory 90 is executed. When the state of the normal symbol is "normal symbol changing", the normal symbol changing processing is executed, and when "normal symbol stop symbol is being displayed", the normal symbol stop symbol display processing is executed and "normal electric" is executed. If "the accessory is in operation", the normal electric accessory operation end demo is executed, and if "the ordinary electric accessory operation end demo is in progress", the normal electric accessory operation end demo process is executed. In the process of changing the normal symbol, after the normal symbol is changed, the fluctuation time is monitored, and if it is determined that the fluctuation time of the normal symbol has ended, the fluctuation stop setting of the normal symbol is set and the state of the normal symbol is changed to "normal". Set to "Stop symbol display". In the process of displaying the normal symbol stop symbol, the stop symbol display time of the normal symbol is monitored, and when it is determined that the stop symbol display time of the normal symbol has ended, the operation end setting of the normal symbol corresponding to the result of the hit determination is executed. In the case of a hit, the state of the normal symbol is set to "normal electric accessory is operating", the operating state of the normal electric accessory opening extension function at the start of operation of the normal electric accessory is saved, and the operation of the normal electric accessory is started. The operation setting of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 91 corresponding to the operating state of the ordinary electric accessory opening extension function at that time is executed. In the case of off, the state of the normal symbol is set to "waiting for normal symbol change". When the winning number of the winning opening related to the ordinary electric accessory 90 of the game ball is monitored in the processing during operation of the ordinary electric accessory 90, and it is determined that the number of winnings of the winning opening related to the ordinary electric accessory 90 has reached the maximum number of winnings. Executes the operation end setting of the ordinary electric accessory 90 and the setting of the effective extension time of the second start port. If it is determined that the number of winnings in the winning opening related to the ordinary electric accessory 90 has not reached the maximum number of winnings, the opening / closing time of the entrance of the winning opening related to the ordinary electric accessory 90 is monitored, and the ordinary electric accessory 90 is used. If it is determined that the opening / closing of the entrance of the winning opening related to the above is completed and the opening of the entrance of the normal electric accessory 90 is completed, the operation end setting of the ordinary electric accessory 90 and the second starting port are valid. Execute the extension time setting. If it is determined that the opening / closing time of the winning opening of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is not over, the opening / closing of the entrance of the winning opening of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is not set. In the process during the normal electric accessory operation end demonstration, when the operation end demo time of the normal electric accessory 90 is monitored and it is determined that the operation end demo time of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is over, the state of the normal symbol is changed to "normal symbol". Set to "Waiting for fluctuation".

In the normal symbol change start monitoring process (S324), when the state of the normal symbol is monitored and "waiting for normal symbol change" and the value of the number of balls on hold for normal symbol operation is other than 0, the change of the normal symbol To start. When it is determined to start the fluctuation of the normal symbol, the number of balls on hold for normal symbol operation is decremented, and the hit judgment, the determination of the stop symbol, the setting of the fluctuation pattern number of the normal symbol, and the setting of the fluctuation time of the normal symbol are executed. .. After that, the state of the normal symbol is set to "normal symbol changing", and the area of the main RAM 291 used for the state setting of the normal symbol, the hit determination, and the determination of the fluctuation pattern is cleared.

In the start port monitoring control process (S326), the first start port 11 prize and the second start port 12 prize of the game ball are monitored. If the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of balls on hold for operation of the first special symbol is less than 4, the built-in random number is acquired, and the value obtained by adding the value of the soft random number per special symbol to the acquired built-in random number is added. It is stored in the buffer as a random number per special symbol used in the jackpot judgment. In addition, as random numbers related to special symbols, symbol random numbers and variable pattern random numbers are acquired and stored. When the hold of the second special symbol is prioritized over the hold of the first special symbol, only the update of the hold related to the prize is executed, but when the hold order of the special symbol is the winning order, the hold is executed. In addition to updating the hold related to the winning, the total number of holdings is updated and the winning order is stored. Next, in order to request a notice effect command corresponding to the random number memorized at the start opening winning, if the state of the game machine is confirmed and it is judged that the command transmission period is reached, a hit notice effect request, a hit symbol notice effect request, a pattern notice Execute the production requests in order. Here, when (1) waiting for a hit and the random number related to the first special symbol is stored while the probability fluctuation function of the normal symbol is not operating, (2) waiting for a hit and the normal symbol When the random number related to the second special symbol is stored while the probability fluctuation function is not operating, or (3) when the random number related to the second special symbol is stored during the big hit or the small hit. , Judge that it is the command transmission period. Next, a production command corresponding to the number of balls on hold for operation of the special symbol is requested. As a result, the sub-board 300 is notified that the number of balls on hold for operation of the special symbol has been updated. As described above, in the look-ahead, the hit, the hit symbol, the fluctuation pattern, and the number of reserved balls are transmitted to the sub-board 300 as a set. Next, the value of the second start port validity period flag is inspected, and if the value of the second start port validity period flag is data indicating that the second start port 12 is in the validity period, the first start port prize is awarded. As in the case, the monitoring process of the second start opening winning is executed. When the value of the second start port valid period flag is data indicating that the second start port 12 is in the invalid period, the monitoring process of the second start port winning is not executed. If the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of reserved balls is 0, the number of reserved balls is once changed from 0 to 1, and then the control process related to the start of fluctuation described later is executed. ..

In the special symbol control process (S328), the hit waiting state is inspected, and when the special electric accessory is in operation, that is, during a big hit or a small hit, the special symbol control process is terminated. When the special electric accessory is not operating, the state of the special symbol is inspected, and if it is "waiting for special symbol change", the special symbol control general-purpose processing is terminated, and if it is "start of change", the special symbol change. The start process is executed, and if "special symbol is changing", the special symbol changing process is executed, and if "special symbol stop symbol is being displayed", the special symbol stop symbol displaying process is executed. In the special symbol variation start process, the selection number of the special symbol variation pattern is acquired based on the variation pattern random number, the variation time corresponding to the special symbol variation pattern number is determined, and the sub-board 300 is started to display the effect. Request commands for additional symbol information, variation pattern, and character information, set the state of the special symbol to "special symbol variation in progress", and clear the variation pattern determination area used to determine the special symbol variation pattern with 0. .. In the process during special symbol change, after the special symbol is changed, the fluctuation time is monitored, and if it is determined that the fluctuation time of the special symbol has ended, the change stop setting of the special symbol is set and the state of the special symbol is changed to "special". Set to "Stop symbol display". In the process of displaying the special symbol stop symbol, the stop symbol display time of the special symbol is monitored, and when it is determined that the stop symbol display time of the special symbol has ended, the operation end setting of the special symbol corresponding to the result of the hit determination is executed. In the case of a hit, in order to end the operation of the special symbol, the state of the special symbol is set to "waiting for change of the special symbol", the number of times the special electric accessory is continuously operated is set, and the probability of the special symbol is set. Demonstration function, special symbol fluctuation time shortening function, normal symbol probability fluctuation function, normal symbol fluctuation time shortening function, and normal electric accessory opening extension function are disabled, and the state of the game machine is prepared to open the winning opening. Set in, set the hit start demo display time, execute the command request for the hit start demo effect, and the command request for the launch position specification effect. When the result of the hit judgment is a small hit, the operation end judgment of the fluctuation time shortening function of the special symbol and the probability fluctuation function of the normal symbol is performed, the fluctuation pattern selection state is updated, the command request of the game state is performed, and the special symbol is performed. In order to end the operation of, set the state of the special symbol to "Waiting for special symbol change", set the state of the game machine during the small hit start demo, set the hit start demo display time, and set the hit start demo effect. Execute a command request and a command request for a firing position designation effect. If the result of the hit judgment is incorrect, the operation end judgment of the fluctuation time shortening function of the special symbol and the probability fluctuation function of the normal symbol is performed, the fluctuation pattern selection state is updated, the command request of the game state is performed, and the special symbol is displayed. In order to end the operation, the state of the special symbol is set to "waiting for special symbol change", and the command request for the firing position designation effect is executed.

In the special electric accessory control process (S330), in order to execute the process related to the special electric accessory, the operating state of the condition device and the special electric accessory is inspected, and the condition device is operating or the special electric accessory is operating. If it is determined, the processing related to the special electric accessory is executed. Depending on the operating state of the special electric accessory, the processing during preparation for opening the large winning opening, the processing during operation of the special electric accessory, the processing during closing of the large winning opening, the processing during the big hit end demonstration, the processing during the small hit start demonstration, the small hit special electric Execute processing during operation, processing during closing of the small hit big winning opening, and processing during demonstration of the end of small hit.

In the large winning opening validity period setting process (S332), the result of the validity period determination of the large winning opening 20 is saved. Therefore, if the value of the large winning opening valid time is 0, the large winning opening valid period flag is set to a large prize. The mouth invalid period data is stored, and if it is other than 0, the big prize opening validity period data is stored in the big winning opening validity period flag.

In the special symbol variation start monitoring control process (S334), the operating state of the special symbol is monitored, and it is determined whether or not the special symbol is in a state where the variation can be started. When the digestion order of the reserved balls of the special symbol is the priority digestion of the second special symbol, (1) it is not in the big hit or the small hit, (2) the first special symbol is waiting for fluctuation, (3) ) When the second special symbol is waiting for change and (4) the number of balls on hold for operation of the special symbol is other than 0, the special symbol can start changing. Is determined. When the digestion order of the reserved balls of the special symbol is the winning order, in addition to the above (1) to (3), (5) the total number of reserved balls of the special symbol is other than 0, (6) When all of the determinations, that is, the order of digestion, that is, the order of winning, are satisfied, it is determined that the special symbol can start to change.

When it is determined that the special symbol can start to fluctuate, the number of reserved balls for the special symbol is subtracted, and an effect command corresponding to the number of reserved balls for the first special symbol and the second special symbol is requested. As a result, the sub-board 300 is notified that the number of reserved balls of the special symbol has been updated.

Next, the hit determination of the special symbol is executed. In the hit determination, the random number per special symbol determines whether it is a big hit, a small hit, or a miss, and the determination result is stored in the special symbol determination flag. Next, the design is decided. In the determination of the symbol, if the hit judgment is a big hit, the big hit symbol is determined based on the special symbol hit symbol random number, if it is a small hit, the small hit symbol is determined, and if it is a miss, the missed symbol Is determined.

When the result of the hit determination is a big hit, the operation content of the probability fluctuation function of the special symbol is determined based on the value of the group determination number indicating the type of the hit symbol determined in the symbol determination process, and the special symbol Set the game state after the big hit, such as the operation content of the fluctuation time shortening function and the easy winning state of the normal symbol. Next, the settings during the big hit, such as the number of times the special electric accessory operates continuously and the contents of the opening time of the big winning opening, are executed. Subsequently, the content of the variation pattern selection state is set by selecting the variation pattern table to be referred to after the end of the big hit based on the result of the hit determination and the operating state of the probability variation function of the normal symbol. Next, the start demo time and the end demo time are set with reference to the table selected based on the value of the group determination number indicating the game state and the type of the winning symbol. Subsequently, the area of the main RAM 291 used for the hit determination and the symbol determination is cleared, and the state of the special symbol is set to "variation start".

If the result of the hit judgment is a small hit, the content of the fluctuation pattern selection state is set by selecting the fluctuation pattern table to be referred to after the small hit ends, the start demo time and the end demo time are set, and the hit The area of the main RAM 291 used for the determination and the symbol determination is cleared, and the state of the special symbol is set to "variation start". If the result of the hit determination is incorrect, the area of the main RAM 291 used for the hit determination and the symbol determination is cleared, and the state of the special symbol is set to "variation start".

In the abnormality detection process (S336), the magnetic detection signal, the short-circuit power supply abnormality detection signal, the radio wave detection signal, and the door / frame opening signal are inspected, and if there is a change in the error state, the error state is stored. The sub-board 300 is requested to display the error state effect of the game machine. If there is no change in the error state, the error state storage and the error state effect display request are not executed.

In the ball entry passage time abnormality detection process (S338), in order to detect the ball entry passage time abnormality, the continuous on time of each switch level is monitored, and as a result, if it is determined that there is a change from the previous time, the ball entry passage passes. Set the time error, send the command, and create the security output request to be output to the external terminal in order. If it is determined that the continuous on-time is not abnormal, the security output request is not created.

In the game state display process (S340), the number of times the special electric accessory is continuously operated, the error state, the number of balls on hold for normal symbols, and the number of balls on hold for special symbols are requested to be displayed. Create data.

In the steering wheel status signal inspection process (S342), in order to monitor the touch status of the steering wheel, the steering wheel status is inspected, and if it is determined that the steering wheel status has changed as a result of the inspection, the steering wheel status monitoring timer is subtracted and the steering wheel status is changed. Update, set the steering wheel status monitoring timer, and execute the command transmission request for steering wheel status production. If it is determined as a result of the inspection that there is no change in the steering wheel status, the steering wheel status monitoring timer is set. If the result of decrementing the value of the handle status monitoring timer is other than 0, it is determined that the timer is being subtracted, and the subsequent processing is not executed.

In the LED output process (S344), the display of the special symbol, the display of the normal symbol, the display of the number of balls on hold for operation of the special symbol, the display of the number of balls on hold for operation of the normal symbol, the display of the game state, and the special electric accessory are continuous. Initialization of display, acquisition of display data, and display of display of the number of times of operation, display of the operating state of the special electric accessory when the continuous operation device of the accessory is not operated, display of the division, and display of the error. Run the output in sequence.

In the launch control signal output process (S346), in order to output a signal for prohibiting / permitting the launch of the game ball, the setting of the prohibition / permit for launching corresponding to the communication status with the payout control board 155 and the disconnection short-circuit power supply abnormality, and After acquiring the firing prohibition / permission data, the firing prohibition / permission signal is output.

In the test signal output process (S348), a signal to be output to the test apparatus is created and output to the corresponding output port.

In the solenoid output processing (S350), in order to output the output data of the ordinary electric utility solenoid 91 and the large winning opening solenoid 92, the output data of the ordinary electric utility solenoid 91 is acquired, the output data of the large winning opening solenoid 92 is acquired, and Output the output data. The operation flag and operation timer of each solenoid are acquired, and the output data corresponding to the acquired solenoid operation flag and solenoid operation timer is acquired. Next, the solenoid operation timer is updated and the output data is output to the solenoid output port.

In the effect control command transmission process (S352), the presence or absence of a transmission request for the command to be transmitted to the sub-board 300 is inspected, and if it is determined that there is a transmission request, the requested command data is acquired and the command buffer used is set to 0. Clear, acquire MODE data corresponding to the acquired command data, output MODE data, retain MODE data, acquire EVENT data corresponding to the acquired command data, and output EVENT data in this order.

In the external information output process (S354), a signal to be output to the external terminal is created, and the created signal is output to the external information output port.

The random numbers used in the operation process of the main board 200 described above will be described in more detail. The random numbers used in the main board 200 mainly include a random number per normal symbol and a random number per normal symbol variation pattern as random numbers related to the normal symbol, and as random numbers related to the special symbol, a random number per special symbol and a random number per special symbol. There are soft random numbers, symbol random numbers per special symbol, and variable pattern random numbers. In addition, as random numbers for giving initial values of normal symbol per random number, special symbol per symbol random number, and special symbol per soft random number, which are initial update value type random numbers, normal symbol per initial value random number and special symbol per symbol initial value There are random numbers and soft initial value random numbers per special symbol.

The random number per normal symbol is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The random number per normal symbol is such that when it is determined in the normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320) of the interrupt process that the game ball has passed through the operation port 30, the number of pending normal symbol fluctuations is less than 4, which is the upper limit. In some cases, it is acquired from a predetermined position in the main RAM 291 and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol random number is used for hit determination and determination of the stop symbol when it is determined in the normal symbol fluctuation start monitoring process (S324) to start the fluctuation of the normal symbol.

The normal symbol variation pattern random number takes a value of 0 to 232, for example, is updated in various random number update processes (S306) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol fluctuation pattern random number is less than 4, which is the upper limit of the number of reserved normal symbol fluctuations when it is determined that the game ball has passed through the operating port 30 in the normal symbol operating gate monitoring process (S320) of the interrupt process. In the case of, it is acquired from a predetermined position of the main RAM 291 and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol fluctuation pattern random number is used to determine the fluctuation pattern of the normal symbol when it is determined in the normal symbol fluctuation start monitoring process (S324) to start the fluctuation of the normal symbol.

The random number per special symbol is obtained when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of pending balls of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326) of the interrupt process. , The values of the built-in random number and the soft random number per special symbol are acquired, and both are added to generate the value, which is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The random number per special symbol is used to execute the big hit determination and the small hit determination in the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S334) of the interrupt process.

The soft random number per special symbol is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process, and is stored at a predetermined position in the main RAM 291. The soft random number per special symbol is the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of operation-holding balls of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326). It is obtained from the predetermined position of, and is used to generate a random number per special symbol as described above.

The symbol random number per special symbol takes a value of 0 to 999, for example, is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The symbol random number per special symbol is the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of operation-holding balls of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326). Is acquired from a predetermined position of the above and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The symbol random number per special symbol is used to determine the jackpot symbol when the hit determination is a jackpot in the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S334) of the interrupt process.

The variation pattern random number takes a value of 0 to 49999, for example, is updated in various random number update processes (S306) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The variation pattern random number is determined by the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of operation-holding balls of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326). It is acquired from the position and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The variation pattern random number is used to determine the special symbol variation pattern in the special symbol control process (S328) of the interrupt process.

The initial value random number per ordinary symbol, the initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol are the same range as the random number per ordinary symbol, the symbol random number per special symbol, and the soft random number per special symbol, respectively. It is updated in the initial value random number update process (S208) of the main process (S120) and the initial value random number update process (S310) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The initial value random number per ordinary symbol, the initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol are the random number per ordinary symbol, the random number per special symbol, and the special random number per special symbol in the initial value update type random number update process (S308). It is used as the initial value of each random number when updating the soft random number per symbol.

Since the interrupt process is executed at regular intervals by timer interrupt, various random number update processes (S306) and initial value update type random number update processes (S308) included in the interrupt process are also executed at regular intervals. To. That is, the normal symbol per random number, the normal symbol variation pattern random number, the special symbol per random number, the special symbol per soft random number, the special symbol per symbol random number, and the variation pattern random number are updated at regular intervals. On the other hand, in the main process (S120), the time from the end of the interrupt process to the occurrence of the next timer interrupt, that is, the time required for the interrupt process from the fixed time measured by the timer. Repeated for the reduced time. Since the time required for the interrupt process differs depending on the game state and the like, the initial value random number update process (S208) in the main process (S120) includes various random number update processes (S306) and initial value update type random number update process (S308). ), It is not executed at regular intervals. As a result, the initial value random number acquired when the initial value is set in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) can be made random every time.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a control start process of the sub-board 300 in the pachinko gaming machine. When the control of the sub-board 300 is started, the sub CPU 310 sets a stack pointer (S500), prohibits all interrupts until various initial settings are completed (S502), and sets registers and initializes ports of the sub CPU 310. Perform the initial settings related to the hardware (S504). The control program is read from the sub ROM 312 and placed in the sub RAM 311. Of the various variables in the control program, the initial value is set for the variable having the initial value, and the zero clear data is set for the variable without the initial value. As a result, the sub RAM 311 is initialized (S506). The interrupt process on the sub-board 300 includes a process when the power is turned on and a reset process when various abnormalities occur when the watchdog function is enabled, as interrupt processes that are executed with the highest priority. Next, there is a command process received from the main board 200 as an interrupt process of priority level 7 having a high execution priority, and as an interrupt process of priority level 3 having the next highest priority, CPU runaway detection by a watchdog timer There is a time reset process. The next priority interrupt process for priority level 2 includes processing related to commands sent and received to and from the display CPU 320, and the lowest priority level 1 interrupt process is communication processing with the real-time clock. There are various device control processes such as lamps, solenoids, and motors. If interrupts related to the above various processes occur at the same time, the interrupts set in advance for each interrupt type are executed with priority. The processes shown in this figure include the highest priority level interrupt, the process at power startup, the reset process when various abnormalities occur, and the priority level 3 interrupt, the reset process when CPU runaway is detected. Including.

Interrupts (priority level 7) other than commands received from the main board 200 are prohibited (S510), and various error information used in the model is set from all the error information stored in advance for all models (S512). .. All the lamps such as the decorative lamp 111 are turned off (S514), the operation of the watchdog timer is started (S516), and the main process is executed (S518). Normally, the main process of S518 does not return to the main flow, but when it returns, it shifts to sleep (low power consumption mode) (S520).

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail the main process of S518 in FIG. In order to check in the main process of this figure whether the control program arranged in the sub RAM 311 is correctly arranged in S506 of FIG. 17, the start address for starting the check is acquired (S530), and in the subsequent processes. All interrupts are allowed (S532), and device initialization operations such as motors and solenoids are executed (S534).

If the setting is to use the watchdog timer, clear the watchdog timer (S536), update the decorative symbol counter so that the combination of the decorative symbols is a random combination (S540), and input the sub CPU 310. Is monitored (S542). Since S540 is a process in a method of determining the out-of-order symbol of the decorative symbol using a counter, in the case of a method of determining the out-of-order symbol of the decorative symbol using a lottery sheet incorporating all the symbol combinations that are the out-of-order symbols. Does not execute the processing of S540. The process of determining the out-of-order symbol of the decorative symbol using the lottery sheet is executed when a command indicating a stop symbol of the special symbol is received from the main board 200 as described later in S552. When the error state is monitored and various errors are detected, the error is notified (S544), processing according to the input state of the effect button 109 is executed (S546), and the advance notice lottery is executed (S548). In the notice lottery in S548, since the command of the notice effect to appear immediately after the start of the symbol change is transmitted to the effect display control device 313 as soon as possible, the lottery process is not processed in one loop but a plurality of times. The notice effect that appears immediately after the start of the symbol change is drawn in the previous loop. If there is an operation request for a device such as a real-time clock, lamp, motor, solenoid, etc., that operation is executed (S550), the command stored in the command buffer is analyzed (S552), and if immediately after the command analysis, the process proceeds to S536. Return (Y in S554), if not immediately after command analysis (N in S554), update the lottery software random number as a low priority process that can be performed in free time (S556), and return to the process in S536. In S552, when the command to be analyzed shows the variation pattern of the special symbol, the variation effect pattern of the decorative symbol is determined by the process of S552, and when the command to be analyzed indicates the stop symbol of the special symbol, the lottery sheet is displayed. If it is a method of determining the out-of-order symbol of the decorative symbol by using it, the stop symbol of the decorative symbol is determined by the process of S552.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a command is received from the main board 200. The main command received from the main board 200 is a priority level 7 interrupt command having the highest priority next to the reset interrupt and error interrupt. The data received from the main board 200 is read to the input port, and when the same data is read twice in a row, the data is confirmed as a new command (Y in S600), and the confirmed command is the first command. If it is (MODE data) (Y in S602), the first command is saved in the temporary storage area (S604). The hard random number is acquired for the subsequent processing (S606), and the original routine is returned. By acquiring the hard random number each time the main command is interrupted from the main board 200 in this way, the randomness of the value is enhanced without causing periodicity in the acquisition timing of the random number. If the data read in S600 does not match twice in a row (up to 5 times can be read), S602 is skipped and the original routine is returned (N in S600).

In S602, if the confirmed command is not the first command but the second command (N in S602), and if it can be confirmed that the first command has already been properly received (Y in S608), the command buffer (command data). The command write pointer which is the read position in the ring buffer) is acquired (S610), and the first command and the second command are saved in the command buffer (S612). The command data stored in the command buffer is analyzed in S552 of FIG. The command light pointer is updated (S614), the first command saved in the temporary storage area is cleared (S616), and the original routine is returned. If the first command has not been received in S608, skip S610 and later (N in S608) and return to the original routine.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for effect display control occurs. This timer interrupt is a priority level 2 interrupt for transmitting a command related to the effect display from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320, and is generated in a cycle of 500 μs. In this interrupt, the buffer is checked (S620), and if there is command data for transmission in the buffer (Y in S622), the command data is read (S624) and transmitted to the display CPU 320 (S626). The command data is transmitted to the display CPU 320 up to three times at predetermined time intervals until the sub CPU 310 receives a command indicating that the command data has been normally received on the display CPU 320 side from the display CPU 320. After transmission, the buffer read address setting is updated (S628), and the original routine is returned. If there is no data for transmission in the buffer (N in S622), S624 and subsequent steps are skipped and the original routine is returned.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when the sub CPU 310 receives a command from the display CPU 320. This interrupt is also a priority level 2 interrupt. The command received by the sub CPU 310 from the display CPU 320 is mainly a command indicating that the command transmitted from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320 has been normally received. When a command is received from the display CPU 320, the received command data is read (S630), the command is analyzed (S632), saved in the command buffer (S634), and the original routine is returned.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for controlling various devices occurs. This timer interrupt is for controlling a lamp such as a decorative lamp 111, controlling a solenoid or a motor for driving a movable accessory 66, and controlling various timers, and is generated at a cycle of 1 ms. Since the interrupt is the lowest priority level 1, the interrupt of the priority level 2 or higher is permitted (S640), and the signal indicating the input from the effect button 109, the signal indicating the error detection, and the signal indicating the power failure , Processes the input / output of ports that input / output drive signals to controlled devices such as motors and solenoids (S642). At this time, if a signal indicating a power failure is input, the backup process is immediately started. Update the data related to device control (S644), such as counting processing based on the control pattern of devices such as motors and solenoids, and on / off control of the buffer for writing data to the port in S642, and set a timer to measure the timing of the effect. Update (S646), update the timer for managing the input valid time of the effect button 109 (S648), and update the task control counter for lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111 and runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320. To create a 16 ms cycle (S650).

The minimum unit of lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111 is 16 ms. One frame of the image display control is 16 ms or 32 ms, and by setting an integral multiple thereof as the minimum unit of the lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111, it is possible to easily synchronize the lamp control and the image display control. Further, when counting a relatively long period such as an error notification for 30 seconds, if a count with a 10 interrupt (1 ms) cycle is used, the count value becomes longer than necessary, but 16 ms. The count value can be shortened by using the count value of the cycle.

The task control includes 16 types of tasks from processes 0 to 15, one of which is the lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111, and two tasks are the runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320. The lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111 is executed once every 16 interrupts according to the count value of the task control counter to realize switching in a cycle of 16 ms. The runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320 is assigned to, for example, processes 0 and 8, and when the count values of the task control counters are 0 and 8, that is, once every 80 interrupts, the toggle signal from the display CPU 320 is monitored (S652). By doing so, monitoring is realized in a cycle of 8 ms.

A toggle signal that is on / off inverted for each frame is output from the display CPU 320, and if this toggle signal does not change continuously at the same value for 1600 ms, it is determined that the display CPU 320 is out of control, and the sub CPU 310 Sends a reset signal to the display CPU 320, and the display CPU 320 that has received the reset signal executes a reset. Since the toggle signal is received from the display CPU 320 in a cycle of one frame (16 ms or 32 ms), it is monitored in a cycle of 8 ms shorter than that cycle. Finally, the timer that manages the relatively long error notification period such as the error notification for 30 seconds as described above is subtracted (S654), and the error notification ends at the time-out.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the process of displaying the special symbol variation. When the second winning / failing lottery value is held (Y in S700), the second winning / failing determination means 222 reads the second winning / failing lottery value and determines whether or not the second special symbol 52 is correct (S702), and the second winning / losing The determination means 222 determines the stop symbol of the second special symbol 52 (S704), the second variation pattern determining means 232 determines the variation pattern of the second special symbol 52 (S706), and issues a variation start command together with the determined result. It is transmitted to the sub-board 300 to start the symbol variation of the second special symbol 52 (S716).

When the second winning / failing lottery value is not held (N of S700) and the first winning / failing lottery value is held (Y of S708), the first winning / failing determination means 221 is the first winning / losing lottery. The value is read out and the hit / fail of the first special symbol 51 is determined again (S710), the first hit / miss determination means 221 determines the stop symbol of the first special symbol 51 (S712), and the first variation pattern determining means 231 is the first. 1 The variation pattern of the special symbol 51 is determined (S714), and the variation start command is transmitted to the sub-board 300 together with the determined result to start the symbol variation of the first special symbol 51 (S716). If the first winning / losing lottery value is not held, the processes from S710 to S722 are skipped (N in S708).

Processes the symbol variation display of the special symbol (S718), repeats S718 until the predetermined variation time elapses and reaches the symbol display stop timing (N of S720), and stops the symbol display after the predetermined variation time elapses. When the timing is reached (Y of S720), the fluctuation stop command is transmitted to the sub-board 300 to stop the symbol fluctuation being displayed at the predetermined stop symbol (S722), and the fluctuation display of the special symbol is finished. To do.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the process of displaying decorative symbol variation. The effect determining means 303 of the sub-board 300 receives a command indicating the variation start and the effect display content from the main board 200 (S750), and stops the decorative symbol according to the received special symbol stop symbol, variation pattern, and hit / fail determination result. The aspect is determined (S752), and the variation effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern is determined (S754). Here, when the precursor setting is turned on by the preliminary determination (Y in S756), the already determined variable effect pattern includes a specific effect content that should be avoided from being superimposed on the advance notice effect. If it is not (N of S758) and it is not a symbol change that is the trigger for turning on the precursor setting (N of S760), the setting to display the predetermined advance notice effect is executed (S764), and the precursor setting is set. If it is a symbol change that is an on-trigger (Y in S760), the precursor setting is turned off (S762). If the precursor setting is not on (N in S756), or if the variable effect pattern includes a specific effect content (Y in S758), the processes of S760 to S764 are skipped.

After that, the variation effect display of the decorative symbol is started (S766), the variation effect display process of the decorative symbol and (S768) are executed, the notice effect display process is executed (S770), and the variation stop command is received from the main board 200. When S768 and S770 are repeated (N in S772) and the fluctuation stop command is received (Y in S772), the symbol variation display is stopped by stopping and displaying the decorative symbol in the stop mode determined in S752 (S774). ), The variation effect of the decorative pattern is completed (S776).

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the process of the special game. First, the effect display control means 305 starts the effect process of the special game (S800), and the open / close control means 275 opens the grand prize opening 20 (S802). If the predetermined opening time has not passed (N of S804) and the number of balls entered into the large winning opening 20 has not reached 9 or more, the game returns to S804 (N of S806) and the predetermined opening time has passed (N of S806). Although the opening time has not passed (Y of S804) (N of S804), when the number of balls entered into the large winning opening 20 reaches 9 or more (Y of S806), the opening / closing control means 275 is the large winning opening. 20 is closed (S810).

If the unit game has not reached the final round (N in S810), 1 is added to the number of rounds to return to S802 (S812), and if the unit game has reached the final round (Y in S810), the effect display is displayed. The control means 305 ends the effect processing of the special game (S814), the special game control means 260 ends the special game (S816), and starts the execution of the specific game, that is, the probability change, the time saving, and the easy entry state (S818). ).

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the process of the small hit game. First, the large winning opening 20 is opened (S820), the opening is continued until the predetermined opening time elapses (N of S822), and when the opening time elapses (Y of S822), the large winning opening 20 is closed. (S824), if the opening / closing for the set number of times has not been completed (N in S826), 1 is added to the number of opening / closing times to return to S820 (S828), and if the opening / closing for the set number of times has been completed (S824). Y), the small hit game is completed.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the clock synchronization effect processing in detail. The flow of this figure is executed in any of the normal game, the special game, the small hit game, and the standby demo screen display. When the current time becomes the synchronization time (Y of S1000), if there is no big hit in the judgment result of the winning / failing lottery during the symbol variation display or the pending preliminary judgment result (N of S1002), the normal clock A synchronization effect is set (S1004), and if there is a big hit (Y in S1002), a special clock synchronization effect is set (S1006). Based on these settings, the clock synchronization effect is started (S1008), and the reduction symbol variation is switched to (S1010). If it is not the synchronization time, the processes from S1002 to S1010 are skipped (N in S1000).

When the current time reaches the end time of the clock synchronization effect (Y in S1012), the clock synchronization effect ends (S1014), and the normal symbol variation is switched to (S1016). If it is not the end time, the processing of S1014 and S1016 is skipped (N of S1012).

(Second basic configuration)
By the way, in the conventional game machine, when there are a plurality of types of continuation times (also referred to as round times) of a unit game, the number of rounds may be displayed in an inconspicuous form. For example, a small LED called a round indicator light may be arranged in a corner of the game board that does not interfere with the game. For example, in the case of a 15R jackpot, the LED with the number "15" is lit, and in the case of the 8R jackpot, the LED with the number "8" is lit. Although the round indicator lights are arranged inconspicuously in this way, a player who knows their existence may be able to easily recognize the number of rounds by checking the round indicator lights. .. As a result, even if a production that suggests the number of rounds is performed during the special game, it is difficult to increase the interest in the production, and it may be difficult for the player to reach the production effect during the special game intended by the designer.

Therefore, in the second basic configuration, while displaying the number of rounds, the effect of the effect of suggesting the number of rounds during the special game is not hindered by devising the display form.

FIG. 28A is an example of the round indicator lamp 500 that can be adopted in the second basic configuration. The round indicator light 500 is also arranged at a position that does not interfere with the game, for example, in the lower left corner of the game board 80, as in the conventional game machine. The round indicator light 500 is configured by arranging, for example, a plurality of small diameter LEDs 500a. In the case of FIG. 28A, 10 LEDs 500a (LEDs 500a-1 to 500a-10) are arranged in a triangular shape. Each LED 500a-1 to LED500a-10 can be turned on and off individually, and turned on and off according to the number of rounds of the special game. The lighting patterns of the round indicator lamp 500 may correspond one-to-one for each type of the number of rounds, but it is desirable that a plurality of types of lighting patterns correspond to the number of rounds. FIG. 28B is a table showing an example of a lighting pattern of the round indicator lamp 500 for each number of rounds. In the case of the second basic configuration, an example in which 20 types of lighting patterns are associated with the number of rounds is shown. For example, in the case of 2RP1 (meaning 2R jackpot pattern 1) among the 2R jackpots, the main display control means 250 has LEDs 500a-3, 4, 5, 7, and 9 turned on, and the other LEDs 500a turned off. .. Further, in the case of 2RP20 (meaning the 2R jackpot pattern 20), the LEDs 500a-5, 8, 9, and 10 are lit, and the other LEDs 500a are extinguished. Further, among the 8R jackpots, in the case of 8RP1 (meaning the 8R jackpot pattern 1), the LEDs 500a-2, 3, 8 and 9 are lit, and the other LEDs 500a are extinguished. Further, in the case of 8RP20 (meaning the 8R jackpot pattern 20), the LEDs 500a-2,4,5,6,7,8,9 are lit, and the other LEDs500a are extinguished. Similarly, among the 15R jackpots, in the case of 15RP1 (meaning the 15R jackpot pattern 1), the LEDs 500a-2,3,5,7,8,9,10 are lit, and the other LEDs500a are extinguished. Further, in the case of 15RP20 (meaning the 15R jackpot pattern 20), the LEDs 500a-1, 5 and 6 are turned on, and the other LEDs 500a are turned off. In this case, there are 60 types of lighting patterns for the three types of rounds. The lighting patterns include all lighting and all extinguishing, and there is no duplication of lighting patterns. When a certain lighting pattern is displayed, the number of rounds corresponding to the lighting pattern is indicated. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide an individual round indicator light for each number of rounds, the number of rounds can be suggested, and the configuration on the game board 80 can be simplified.

As described above, since a plurality of types of lighting patterns are prepared for one round number, it is not easy to recognize the number of rounds during the special game, and during the special game as shown in the second basic configuration. It becomes easier to draw attention to whether or not there is a switch to the second special game production pattern. As a result, it is possible to easily maintain interest during the special game by directing. On the contrary, the round indicator light 500 can be used to improve the interest during the special game. For example, it is possible to provide a new way of playing, such as predicting the individual meanings of a plurality of types of lighting patterns, that is, which number of rounds this special game is. For example, the branch effect is performed after the start of the special game and after the end of several rounds, but by that time, the number of rounds is predicted from the display of the round indicator light 500, and the second special game is actually performed by operating the effect button 109. It will also be possible to enjoy whether or not to switch to the production pattern. It is also possible to provide a play method in which the number of rounds is estimated by the round indicator lamp 500 and the branching at which timing the effect button 109 is operated is determined.

As described above, in the case of the round indicator lamp 500 having the second basic configuration, since there are a plurality of lighting patterns, it is difficult for the player to understand, and the meaning of the existence of the round indicator lamp 500 may be diminished. Therefore, in the second basic configuration, a list of lighting patterns as shown in FIG. 28B is displayed according to the request of the player. As a display method, it is conceivable to print on the game board 80, but in the case of the second basic configuration, there are many lighting patterns, and the display on the game board 80 is not easy in terms of space and is not realistic. .. Therefore, in the case of the second basic configuration, the list may be displayed on the effect display device 60 at a predetermined timing, when the player performs a predetermined operation, or both cases. For example, the list may be automatically displayed at any timing or all timings such as during the start demonstration of the special game, during the special game, and during the game standby. In addition, during the start demonstration of the special game, during the special game, during the game standby, etc., the player can display the list on the effect display device 60 by pressing and holding the effect button 109 or operating another input device. It may be. Further, the player may specify the number of rounds to display only the lighting pattern. For example, by giving an opportunity to see such a list only when it becomes a special game, it is possible to position the display of the list as one of the benefits of the special game, improving the playability. Can contribute. In addition, by displaying a list of lighting patterns, a user-friendly game machine can be created, and whether or not to display the list can be left to the player's choice, thus expanding the range of game selection. It can also contribute to that. As another example, the round indicator 500 itself may be used for display. For example, while waiting for a game or during a game other than a special game, the player is made to input the number of rounds of the lighting pattern that he / she wants to know, for example, "15". Then, the round indicator lamp 500 sequentially displays the lighting pattern corresponding to 15R. In this case, the LED 500a may be lit in a color different from the usual one in order to indicate that the list of lighting patterns is being displayed.

In this way, by providing the round indicator light 500, it is possible to expand the opportunity for determining the number of rounds to discrimination by production, discrimination by the round indicator lamp 500, and discrimination using both, and the range of the game can be expanded. Can be done. Further, even when the display of the number of rounds of the special game is indispensable as a game machine, the number of rounds is displayed by the lighting pattern of the round indicator lamp 500, although it is not easy to identify. As a result, the condition of displaying the number of rounds can be satisfied without impairing the effect of the effect displayed during the special game.

In the example of FIG. 28A, 10 LEDs 500a are arranged in a triangular shape, but the number of LEDs 500a and the form of the arrangement can be changed as appropriate. For example, it may be arranged in a star shape or a flower shape. If the number of LEDs 500a increases, the number of lighting patterns can be easily increased. Further, the shape of the LED 500a itself can be changed as appropriate, such as a star shape, a flower shape, or a mixture thereof, in addition to the circular shape. For example, a lighting pattern can be expressed by combining turning on and off of LEDs 500a having a plurality of types of shapes. Further, the lighting color of each LED 500a may be changed, or the blinking pattern may be changed. For example, even if the lighting pattern is the same, if the lighting colors are different, the number of rounds may be different. Similarly, even if the lighting pattern is the same, if the blinking state is different, the number of rounds may be different. Further, in the case of FIG. 28A, an example in which the round indicator lamp 500 is configured by using 10 LEDs 500a as one block is shown, but a plurality of these blocks are provided and the lighting patterns of the LEDs 500a in each block are combined. The number of rounds may be expressed. In either case, the lighting pattern and the number of rounds need to correspond.

Further, in the second basic configuration, the case where the number of rounds of the special game is 2R, 8R, 15R is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, 2R, 6R, 8R, 9R, 12R, depending on the specifications of the game machine. 15R and the like may be set, and a plurality of types of lighting patterns may be associated with each. In this case, the lighting pattern increases and the fun of identifying the number of rounds increases. In addition, the lighting patterns are also diversified, and the lighting patterns themselves can be enjoyed.

In the above example, an example of displaying a list of lighting patterns corresponding to the number of rounds on the effect display device 60 is shown. As another example, for example, during the game standby, the player may be made to specify the on / off of the LED 500a by using the effect button 109 or another input device, and the number of rounds of the lighting pattern may be presented. .. For example, consider the case where there is a lighting pattern that frequently appears when there are many types of rounds. In such a case, by designating the lighting pattern, it becomes possible to indicate the number of rounds, which can increase the player's interest in the round indicator light 500 and improve the understanding of the game. Can also contribute. If the same lighting pattern is frequently displayed, the meaning of adopting the round indicator lamp 500 using a plurality of LEDs 500a may be diminished, and the interest in the lighting pattern may be diminished. Therefore, by storing the display history of the lighting pattern so that the same lighting pattern does not continue, and referring to the display history, the previous display or the display of the past predetermined number of times, for example, the past five lighting patterns are the same pattern. The lighting pattern may be determined so as not to become. Further, the possibility that the same lighting pattern is displayed may be suppressed by adjusting or changing the selection probability of the display pattern in the previous display or the display of the past predetermined number of times and the selection probability of the current display pattern.

(Third basic configuration)
In each of the above-mentioned basic configurations, the unit game with a ball output in the special game is closed once after the opening of the large winning opening continues for about 30 seconds or after 10 or more game balls have fallen. Indicated. In this case, the profit that the player can obtain differs depending on the number of rounds. When a plurality of types of rounds of the special game are set, such as 8R and 15R, the profit of the player depends on the number of rounds, so it may be preferable to display the number of rounds as described above. Therefore, a round indicator lamp for each number of rounds may be provided, or a round indicator lamp 500 as shown in the second basic configuration may be provided. As shown in the second basic configuration, by using the round indicator lamp 500, it is possible to display the number of rounds without reducing the interest in the production. On the other hand, the inventors thought that if the player's profits could be shown by other methods regardless of the number of rounds, the playability would change and the decrease in interest in the production could be suppressed. I arrived.

Therefore, in the third basic configuration, the opening / closing pattern of the large winning opening at the time of the special game is changed. That is, the number of rounds is basically unified to one type, and the profit of the player is different as in the case where the number of rounds is set to 8R or 15R. Specifically, the number of times a unit game is executed at the time of a big hit, that is, the number of times the big winning opening is opened is unified to 15 times. Then, as a unit game, a long opening unit game having a relatively long opening period and a long opening unit game, which is more difficult to enter than this long opening unit game, are longer open so that the ball can be easily entered during the opening period of the large winning opening. A short-open unit game with a relatively shorter opening period than the unit game is provided. For example, in the long opening unit game, the opening period can be set to 30 seconds. On the other hand, in the short opening unit game, the opening period can be set to 0.5 seconds. For example, in the case of a 15R jackpot, it is executed by repeating a long open unit game 15 times (this may be called a 15R equivalent game). On the other hand, in the case of an 8R jackpot, it is executed by repeating the long opening unit game 8 times and the short opening unit game 7 times (this may be called an 8R equivalent game). In the case of a short-open unit game, since it is practically impossible to expect a ball to enter, the profit that the player can substantially obtain is 8R.

FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an opening / closing pattern of the large winning opening in the third basic configuration. The opening / closing pattern shown below is a conceptual diagram for explaining the execution state of the long opening unit game L and the short opening unit game S, and is a closing period of the long opening unit game L, the short opening unit game S, and the large winning opening. The ratio of each time width does not correspond to the ratio of the actual time width.

The definition of the long opening unit game L is that the large winning opening can be closed after opening for, for example, 30 seconds, or closed with 10 or more balls even in less than 30 seconds. Similarly, the definition of the short opening unit game S can be such that the large winning opening is closed after opening for 0.5 seconds, or closed with 10 or more balls even if it is less than 0.5 seconds (ball entry of a game ball). Is difficult in reality). In the long opening unit game L and the short opening unit game S, if the total opening period of the large winning opening is the same in one unit game, the opening and closing can be performed a plurality of times. For example, in one unit game, the big winning opening is opened three times. In the case of the long opening unit game L, even if the individual opening for 10 seconds is completed 3 times (the closing period is, for example, 1 second) or the individual opening is less than 3 times or the individual opening is less than 10 seconds, a total of 10 or more balls are entered. It can end with a ball. Similarly, in the case of the short opening unit game S, the individual opening of 0.16 seconds is completed 3 times (the closing period is, for example, 0.1 seconds) or the individual opening is less than 3 times or the individual opening is 0.16 seconds. Even if it is less than, it is possible to finish with a total of 10 or more balls (it is practically difficult to enter a game ball).

FIG. 29A shows an opening / closing pattern of a large winning opening of a 15R-equivalent game in which the long-open unit game L is executed 15 times. In this case, a predetermined number (for example, 10 balls) of balls can be inserted in any of the long-open unit games L, and basically, the player can obtain the profit of the unit game for 15R. FIG. 29B shows an opening / closing pattern of a large winning opening of a game equivalent to 8R in which the long opening unit game L is executed 8 times and the short opening unit game S is executed 7 times. In this case, a substantially predetermined number (for example, 10 balls) of balls can be inserted in any of the long open unit games L. On the other hand, in any of the short-open unit games S, it is basically not possible to expect the ball to enter, and basically the player gets the profit of the unit game of 8 minutes. FIG. 29 (c) shows an opening / closing pattern of a large winning opening of a ball-free game in which the short-open unit game S is repeated 15 times. In this case, it is basically impossible to expect a ball to enter in any of the short open unit games S. In the example shown in FIG. 29 (c), for example, the opening / closing pattern of the big winning opening at the time of the 2R big hit in the above-mentioned overall description can be taken. In the case of a small hit, the unit game is basically one time. Therefore, if a plurality of short openings, for example, 15 short openings are performed in one unit game, it is possible to obtain an opening pattern similar to the opening / closing pattern of the big winning opening at the time of a 2R big hit. In this way, it is difficult to distinguish between the two, so that the playability can be improved.

As shown in FIGS. 29 (a) to 29 (c), the number of opening operations of the big winning opening is unified, and the 15R equivalent game, the 8R equivalent game, and the 2R equivalent game (2R big hit in the third basic configuration). , The number of times the large winning opening is opened is 15 for both the small hit (meaning the game of only the short opening unit game S) and the small hit (meaning the game of only the short opening unit game S). As a result, it is not necessary to make a distinction based on the number of rounds. Therefore, it is not necessary to display the number of rounds, it is not necessary to provide a round indicator for each number of rounds or a round indicator 500 as shown in the second basic configuration, and the profit that the player can actually obtain is obtained. , Even if the number of rounds is the same, they can be different.

30 (a) and 30 (b) are modified examples of the opening / closing pattern of the 8R equivalent game. In the case of FIG. 30A, the short-open unit game S is first played 7 times in a row, and then the long-open unit game L is played 8 times in a row. In this case, after making it appear as if a 2R equivalent game or a small hit game without a ball is executed as shown in FIG. 29 (c) to reduce the expectation for the ball, the long open unit game L is used. It can be a production that provides the opportunity for a ball and provides the excitement of a resurrection. Further, in FIG. 30B, first, the long opening unit game L is continuously performed twice, and then the short opening unit game S is continuously performed seven times. After that, the long open unit game L is repeated 6 times in a row. For example, suppose that there is a 2R jackpot with a ball as a type of special game. That is, it is assumed that the long opening unit game L is performed only twice, and then the short opening unit game S is executed. In the case of such a big hit form, when an 8R big hit that is not a 2R big hit is hit, the short opening unit game L is first made to be continuous twice, and then the short opening unit game S is made continuous, so that the short opening is made. While the unit game S is continuous, it can be made to think that the player has hit a 2R jackpot with few balls. After that, by providing the opportunity for the long-opening unit game L to take out the ball again, it is possible to produce a production that provides the excitement of the big hit revival. In addition, the combination of the long opening unit game L and the short opening unit game S can be changed as appropriate to create various opening and closing patterns. By simply changing the combination in this way, it is possible to easily increase the variation of the fake effect.

FIG. 31A is a modified example of the opening / closing pattern of the large winning opening in the game equivalent to 15R.
In the case of the opening / closing pattern of FIG. 31 (a), the long opening unit game L is repeatedly executed eight times (8R), and after the end of the 8th long opening unit game L, the short opening unit game S is set at the beginning of 9R. A similar short opening A is repeated 7 times. This short opening A can be opened for 0.5 seconds, as in the case of the short opening unit game S, for example. At this point, it seems that the game is equivalent to 8R (same as FIG. 29 (b)) in which the long-open unit game L is executed eight times and then the short-open unit game S is executed seven times as shown in FIG. 31 (b). Looks like. Therefore, the player is likely to be disappointed if he can only get 8R worth of balls. However, in the case of FIG. 31 (a), the long opening B is executed after the completion of the short opening A seven times. The opening period of the long opening B is the period obtained by subtracting the total opening period of 3.5 seconds (0.5 × 7) of the short opening A from 30 seconds when the opening period of the long opening unit game L is 30 seconds. , 26.5 seconds. The long opening B is closed by entering 10 or more balls even in less than 26.5 seconds. That is, the short opening A × 7 + the long opening B becomes the 9th long opening unit game L. Therefore, it is possible to make the player recognize that the long open unit game L is continuing. After that, the long open unit game L from the 10th R to the 15th R is executed. That is, a game equivalent to 15R is substantially executed. As a result, it is possible to produce a production that provides a feeling of excitement for the resurrection. In this case, the opening / closing pattern of FIG. 31 (a) and the opening / closing pattern of FIG. 31 (b) are present. The short opening A or the short opening unit game S after the end of the 8th round serves as a fanning effect of whether or not the long opening B is implemented. Therefore, it is possible to make the player watch the repeated short opening motion while giving a feeling of expectation after the end of the 8th round.

Even when each special game is executed in such an open pattern, it is possible to notify the profit that the player can receive by switching the special game effect pattern accompanied by the branch effect. When applying the opening / closing pattern of the large winning opening as shown in the third basic configuration, the effect control means 304 is included in the opening / closing pattern in the special game to be executed this time when the operation input of the effect button 109 is received in the predetermined period. The special game effect pattern is switched on condition that the long open unit game L is equal to or more than a predetermined number of times.

Specifically, when the winning / failing lottery by the first winning / failing determination means 221 or the second winning / failing determining means 222 results in the result indicating the transition to the special game, the special game control means 260 has the special symbol 50 in a predetermined jackpot mode. When it is stopped, it is determined that the special game operating condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the large winning opening. That is, the special game control means 260 defines at least one of a long opening unit game L in which the opening period of the large winning opening is relatively long and a short opening unit game S in which the opening period is relatively shorter than the long opening unit game L. The special game is executed according to one of a plurality of types of opening / closing patterns to be executed up to the number of times. Then, the effect control means 304 receives the operation input by the effect button 109 during a predetermined period while the special game is started and the image is displayed according to the first special game effect pattern. Then, on the condition that the long opening unit game L included in the opening / closing pattern in the special game to be executed this time is equal to or more than a predetermined number of times, the display of the image according to the production story of the first special game production pattern is displayed. Switch to the display of the image according to the production story of the special game production pattern of 2. For example, as shown in FIG. 29 (a), when a special game is executed in which the number of times the long open unit game L is executed is a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times, the first special game effect pattern Switch from the playback display of the image according to the production story of the second special game production pattern to the reproduction display of the image according to the production story of the second special game production pattern. The number of times the long open unit game L, which is a switching condition, can be set can be changed as appropriate, and in addition to 15 times in which the player can obtain the maximum profit, for example, a profit greater than the profit obtained in the 8R equivalent game can be obtained. Is expected, for example, 10 times or 12 times.

For example, if it is introduced in the specification table of the game machine that there is a difference in the number of balls (profit) that can be actually obtained even if the number of rounds of the special game is the same as the specification of the game machine, the player It is easy to be interested in how many balls you can get when a special game is executed. Therefore, in the third basic configuration, during the production indicating that the special game is being executed during the special game, the magnitude of the profit obtained by switching the production to a story different from the previous story is notified. Along with the execution, the production is surprising. In addition, by allowing the player to perform an operation that triggers the switching of the story, not only the game in which the special game enters the large winning opening, but also other operations are required during the special game. It is possible to configure a player participation type game machine that encourages the player to participate in the game. In the case of this basic configuration, there is a 2R jackpot as a type of jackpot, but in the case of a 2R jackpot, the short opening unit game S is repeated, and the opening time of the big winning opening in one short opening unit game S is about 0. Since it is .5 seconds, the effect of switching from the first special game effect pattern to the second special game effect pattern is not performed. However, if the game time of the special game by the 2R jackpot is sufficient to switch from the first special game production pattern to the production of the second special game production pattern and execute the production, the same as the above-mentioned basic configuration You may perform a switching effect.

When the number of times of the long opening unit game L is less than the set number of times (for example, 15 times), the effect control means 304 sets the effect story of the first special game effect pattern based on the operation input of the effect button 109 in a predetermined period. An object that decorates the image is displayed on top of the displayed image.

FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating the display of objects in the third basic configuration. In the case of a special game effect pattern in which the long opening unit game L is less than the set number of times (a special game effect pattern of a game equivalent to 8R), the first validity period is set at, for example, times t1 to t2 at which 2R can be regarded as being executed. There is. Further, the effect period is, for example, 8R at a time t4 to t5 in which the second valid period can be considered to be executing, for example, 4R, and a time t7 to t8 in which the third valid period can be considered to be executing, for example, 6R. It is provided at times t10 to t11 that can be regarded as being executed. On the other hand, the first switching point at time t3 and the second switching point at time t6 provided in the special game effect pattern (special game effect pattern of the game equivalent to 15R) in which the long opening unit game L is a predetermined number of times or more (15 times). A switching point and a third switching point at time t9 are not provided. That is, during each valid period, the player seems to be able to accept the operation input of the effect button 109, but in reality, the operation input does not switch the special game effect pattern to another special game effect pattern. Validity period. As a result, it is possible to give the player the expectation that the second special game effect pattern may be switched to, at least until the operation input of the effect button 109 is performed. In this case, when the operation input of the effect button 109 is made during each valid period and effect period, the object that decorates the image is displayed on top of the display of the image according to the effect story of the first special game effect pattern. It may be. In this case, it is not certain that the object that decorates the image continues the long opening unit game L up to a predetermined number of times (15 times), but the content may indicate that the long opening unit game L continues a predetermined number of times. .. For example, the sub-character may be displayed as a "white" object that suggests that the long open unit game L will continue until the next time. In addition, even if a "blue" sub-character suggesting that the long-open unit game L will continue three more times or a "red" sub-character suggesting that the long-open unit game L will continue five more times is displayed. Good. Further, a "golden" sub-character suggesting that there is a possibility of switching to the second special game effect pattern may be displayed. By superimposing the object that decorates such an image on the production, it becomes easy to give the player a feeling of expectation that the long opening unit game L may still continue, and it becomes possible to produce the production during the special game. On the other hand, it is possible to prevent the player's interest from diminishing.

As shown in the third basic configuration, while the opening patterns of the large winning openings in the special game are divided into a plurality of types, the round indicator lights are substantially made by substantially unifying the opening times of the large winning openings. It becomes unnecessary. However, also in the third basic configuration, an indicator lamp similar to the round indicator lamp 500 in the second basic configuration may be provided. The indicator light in this case is a long-open unit game indicator light that displays the number of executions of the long-open unit game L, not the number of rounds. Then, if the long-open unit game indicator lamp also has a plurality of LED lighting patterns indicating the number of times one long-open unit game L is executed, for example, 15 times, the game performance based on the lighting pattern similar to the second basic configuration is provided. Can be obtained.

(4th basic configuration)
In the third basic configuration, when the set number of times of the long opening unit game L of the special game is equal to or more than the predetermined set number, the effect story by the first special game effect pattern is changed to the second special game effect pattern after the branch effect. By switching to the production story, the player was informed that a large profit could be obtained from the long-open unit game L. That is, it can be said that the branch effect is also an effect that suggests the possibility that the unit game or the long open unit game L will continue, and is an effect that suggests the possibility that the unit game or the long open unit game L will not continue. In addition, it can be said that the branching effect is an effect that fuels the expectation of whether or not to continue. In any case, it can be said that such an effect is a continuous effect that suggests whether or not the unit game is further executed after the end of the unit game. Further, it can be said that this continuous effect is an effect indicating that the unit game or the long open unit game L is one break of the game regardless of whether the unit game is continued or ended. That is, the continuous production indicates that it is one break of the special game. More specifically, it can be said that the display of the continuous effect makes it appear as if a series of special games have ended there, regardless of whether or not the unit game is further executed after the display of the continuous effect. In other words, it relates to a predetermined specific set number of times set in the special special game regardless of whether or not the unit game reached or ended at the time of displaying the continuous effect was the final unit game in the special special game described later. It is possible to produce a break in the special game by setting the effect to indicate that the unit game has been reached or that the unit game related to the specific set number of times has been completed. As will be described in detail later, when a plurality of types of specific set times are set for the selected special special game, the unit game related to the specific set number other than the last of the specific set times is reached and the continuous production is performed. Is displayed, that is, when the continuous effect is displayed in the middle of the special special game, the unit game is continued until the unit game related to the last specific set number of times is completed. Hereinafter, in the fourth basic configuration, a continuous effect, which is a modification of the branch effect, will be described in detail.

For example, consider a case where a plurality of types (6 times, 9 times, 12 times, 15 times) are set for a unit game of a special game. When the special game of 15 times of the unit game is selected, the branching effect and the corresponding continuous effect are displayed, for example, after the end of the sixth unit game. Then, after the end of the continuous production, it is possible to switch from the production story based on the first special game production pattern that has been displayed until then to the production story based on the second special game production pattern. Similarly, after the 9th and 12th unit games are completed, the continuous effect is displayed, and the effect story based on the special game effect pattern up to that point can be switched to the effect story based on another special game effect pattern. That is, it is possible to entertain the special game while giving a feeling of expectation as to whether or not the special effect is displayed and whether or not the unit game is further continued according to the content of the effect. When the continuous effect is displayed a plurality of times, the continuous effect may have the same content each time, but it is desirable that the content is different for each. For example, the content may be related to the content of the production story by the special game production pattern that is switched and displayed after the continuous production.

The fourth basic configuration includes a normal special game without the display of the continuous effect and a special special game with the display of the continuous effect as the types of the special game determined according to the result of the winning / failing lottery. In the special special game, in order to provide the player with an expectation of whether or not the unit game will continue due to the continuous effect, the special game appears to be temporarily interrupted, and the continuous effect is displayed during the interruption. I am doing it. Therefore, the opening and closing patterns of the big prize opening are different between the special special game and the normal special game. Specifically, the special game control means 260 executes one of the special games having a different unit game set number of times according to the type of winning / failing lottery by the first winning / failing determination means 221 or the second winning / failing determining means 222. To do. As a special game, there is a normal special game in which the opening operation of the large winning opening is repeated with a first closing period in between until a predetermined number of unit game settings are reached. As another special game, the unit game is repeated up to one of a plurality of predetermined specific set times equal to or less than the upper limit of the unit game set number of times, and the unit game corresponding to each specific set number of times and the subsequent unit game are followed. When the large winning opening is closed with the unit game to be executed, the special special is that the closing period of the large winning opening after the closing operation is executed in the second closing period longer than the first closing period. There is a game. In this special special game, the closing operation of the large winning opening is executed in the first closing period between the unit games other than the closing operation being executed in the second closing period. Then, the continuous production is displayed while the grand prize opening is closed in the second closing period.

The pattern storage means 302 stores a plurality of special game effect patterns in which a process of displaying an image indicating that the special game is being executed according to a predetermined effect story is defined. In addition, the pattern storage means 302 is a unit corresponding to a specific set number of times (for example, 6 times, 9 times, 12 times, etc.) other than the upper limit number of times (for example, 15 times) among the unit game set times as a special game effect pattern. Each time the game ends, a continuous effect pattern including a continuous effect suggesting whether or not the unit game is further executed after the end of the unit game is included.

The continuous effect may be executed after the end of the unit game in which the unit game may be further executed when the special special game is selected. For example, when the minimum special special game with the minimum specific set number of special special games is executed, in the fourth basic configuration, for example, when the specific set number is 6, after the unit game corresponding to the specific set number is completed. Display the continuous effect. Further, when the maximum special special game having the maximum specific set number of times is executed among the special special games, in the fourth basic configuration, for example, when the specific set number is 15 times which is the upper limit number, the unit corresponding to this upper limit number of times is executed. After the game is over, the continuous production is hidden. However, after the end of the unit game corresponding to the other specific set number of times, for example, the continuous effect is performed every time the closing operation is executed in the second closing period after the end of the 6th, 9th, and 12th unit games. indicate. In addition, when a special special game other than the minimum special special game and the maximum special special game is executed, for example, when the specific set number of times is 9 or 12, the last unit game among the unit games corresponding to the specific set number of times. The continuous effect is displayed for each closing operation executed in the second closing period after the end of the unit game and after the end of the unit game corresponding to the specific set number of times other than the last unit game. The display of the continuous effect is controlled by the effect control means 304.

33 and 34 show the opening and closing patterns of the big winning openings in the normal special game (15R big hit without continuous production, 9R big hit) and the special special game (6R big hit, 9R big hit, 12R big hit, 15R big hit with continuous production). It is explanatory drawing explaining the timing of the start / end effect. Further, in FIG. 34, the existence of the continuous effect and the display timing of the continuous effect will be described together.

FIG. 33A shows the opening / closing pattern of the large winning opening and the timing of the start / end effect in the 15 times normal special game (15R normal special game) in which the unit game setting number of times is the upper limit. When the 15R normal special game is selected as a result of the winning / failing lottery by the first winning / failing determination means 221 or the second winning / failing determination means 222, the effect control means 304 starts the special game after the special symbol 50 and the decorative symbol 61 are completely stopped. The start effect ES indicating that the process is performed is displayed on the effect display device 60. In this case, in each unit game, the large winning opening is closed, for example, 30 seconds after opening, or when 10 balls are entered. The closing period is, for example, 0.5 seconds, which corresponds to the first closing period P. In the 15R normal special game, the closing operation executed in the first closing period P is sandwiched between each unit game, and the opening operation is repeated 15 times. Then, when the large winning opening finishes the 15th opening operation, the effect control means 304 displays the end effect EE for notifying the player that the special game has ended on the effect display device 60. In addition to the start effect ES and the end effect EE, the effect control means 304 displays on the effect display device 60 an effect based on the special game effect pattern indicating that the special game is being executed.

FIG. 33B shows the opening / closing pattern of the large winning opening and the timing of the start / end effect in, for example, nine normal special games (9R normal special games) in which the number of unit game settings is equal to or less than the upper limit. When the 9R normal special game is selected as a result of the winning / losing lottery by the first winning / failing determination means 221 or the second winning / failing determination means 222, the effect control means 304 has the special symbol 50 and the decorative symbol 61 as in the case of the 15R ordinary special game. The start effect ES indicating that the special game is started after the complete stop of the above is displayed on the effect display device 60. In the 9R normal special game, the closing operation executed in the first closing period P is sandwiched between each unit game, and the opening operation is repeated 9 times. Then, when the large winning opening finishes the ninth opening operation, the effect control means 304 displays the end effect EE for notifying the player that the special game has ended on the effect display device 60. Also in this case, the effect control means 304 displays the effect display device 60 on the effect based on the special game effect pattern indicating that the special game is being executed, separately from the start effect ES and the end effect EE. The 15R normal special game and the 9R normal special game may have different contents of the start effect ES, the end effect EE, and the effect based on the special game effect pattern.

FIG. 34 shows the opening / closing pattern and start / opening / closing pattern of the large winning opening in the special special game in which the unit game is repeated up to one of a plurality of predetermined specific set times of the maximum number of times (15 times) or less in the unit game set number of times. Indicates the timing of continuation / end production.

FIG. 34A shows a case where the minimum special special game in which the specific set number of times is the minimum among the special special games is executed. In the fourth basic configuration, the minimum special special game shows an example in which the unit game is repeated 6 times as a 6R special special game. As described above, in the case of the minimum special special game, the continuous effect is displayed after the unit game corresponding to the specific set number of times (6 times) is completed. When the 6R special special game is selected as a result of the winning / failing lottery by the first winning / failing determination means 221 or the second winning / failing determination means 222, the effect control means 304 starts the special game after the special symbol 50 and the decorative symbol 61 are completely stopped. The start effect ES indicating that the process is to be performed is displayed on the effect display device 60. In this case, in each unit game, the large winning opening is closed, for example, 30 seconds after opening, or when 10 balls are entered. The closing period is, for example, 0.5 seconds, which corresponds to the first closing period P. In the 6R special special game, the closing operation executed in the first closing period P is sandwiched between each unit game, and the opening operation is repeated 6 times. Then, when the large winning opening finishes the sixth opening operation, the effect control means 304 further displays a continuous effect EK suggesting whether or not the unit game is executed on the effect display device 60. In the case of 6R special special game, it is internally decided that the unit game will be completed after 6 times, but it will be difficult to distinguish it from other special special games with a specific set number of times, and the player will have a sense of expectation. The continuous production EK is displayed so as to embrace (fan). However, since the closing operation of the large winning opening is continued with the end of the sixth unit game, that is, the end of the special game, the continuous production EK is the first period of the closing operation of the large winning opening after the end of the special game. Will be displayed using.

The continuous production EK is a success production that indicates that the unit game will be continued or a failure production that indicates that the unit game will not be continued after the production that gives the player a sense of expectation (inspiring). indicate. In the case of a successful production, as with the branch production, the production suggests that the production story based on the first special game production pattern that has been displayed so far is switched to the production story based on the second special game production pattern. Can be done. On the contrary, in the case of the failure production, the production suggesting that the production story based on the first special game production pattern that has been displayed so far is not switched to the production story based on the second special game production pattern can be used. Further, the failure effect may include the same content as the end effect EE in the final portion so that the failure effect of the continuation effect EK becomes a substantial end effect EE. Therefore, in the case of the 6R special special game, the continuous production EK becomes a failure production, and finally, the production ends with the same production content as the end production EE.

FIG. 34B shows a 9R special special game having a specific set number of 9 times, for example, other than the minimum special special game and the maximum special special game among the special special games. The effect control means 304 displays on the effect display device 60 a start effect ES indicating that the special game is started after the special symbol 50 and the decorative symbol 61 are completely stopped. Then, first, the unit game is repeated 6 times. The closing operation of the large winning opening between each unit game up to the sixth time is executed in the first closing period P. As described above, since there is a 6R special special game as a special special game, the player is interested in whether or not the unit game continues at the end of the sixth unit game. Therefore, in the case of the 9R special special game, first, the continuous effect EK is displayed after the end of the sixth unit game. In this case, it is internally decided to continue the unit game, and the special game is being continued. However, in order to make it easier for the player to have a sense of expectation and anxiety about whether or not the unit game will be continued. Close the winning opening longer than usual. That is, the closing operation between the sixth and seventh unit games is executed in the second closing period Q, which is longer than the first closing period P. The second closing period Q can be, for example, 10 seconds. Then, the continuous effect EK is displayed during the second closing period Q. In this case, since it is internally determined that the unit game will continue, in the continuous production EK, after the successful production is displayed following the production that gives the player a sense of expectation (flaming), The unit game will be restarted again. The closing operation between the 7th to 9th unit games is executed in the first closing period P. In the case of the 9R special special game, it is internally decided that the unit game will end after 9 times, but it will be difficult to distinguish it from other special special games with a specific set number of times the unit game continues. The continuous production EK is displayed even after the end of the ninth unit game so as to give the player a sense of expectation. However, since the closing operation of the large winning opening is continued with the end of the ninth unit game, that is, the end of the special game, the continuous production EK is the first period of the closing operation of the large winning opening after the end of the special game. Will be displayed using. Therefore, in this case, the continuous effect EK becomes a failure effect, and finally, the effect ends with the same effect content as the end effect EE. Also in this case, the effect control means 304 displays the effect display device 60 based on the special game effect pattern indicating that the special game is being executed during the unit game, separately from the start effect ES and the end effect EE.

In the above-mentioned basic configuration, an example in which a success effect (continuation confirmed effect) is displayed at the end (late stage) of the period during which the continuation effect is being executed, the continuation effect is terminated, and then the large winning opening is reopened. Indicated. In another example, the success effect may be performed at the same time as or after the reopening of the grand prize opening. For example, the grand prize opening may be reopened during the success effect at the same time as the display of the success effect that is a part of the continuous effect (fanning effect) or immediately after the display starts. In addition, the success effect may be displayed after the reopening of the large winning opening is started. By associating the display timing of the success effect with the reopening of the large winning opening in this way, it is possible to improve the effect of the fan effect in the continuous effect. For example, it is possible to fuel the player's expectation by continuous production until the next time the big prize opening is opened, or until the end or the end of the unit game is confirmed.

FIG. 34 (c) shows a 12R special special game having a specific set number of 12 times, for example, other than the minimum special special game and the maximum special special game among the special special games. In the case of the 12R special special game, as in the case of the 9R special special game, the effect control means 304 displays a start effect ES indicating that the special game is started after the special symbol 50 and the decorative symbol 61 are completely stopped. Display at 60. Then, the closing operation between the first to sixth unit games is executed in the first closing period P. Then, in order to make it difficult to distinguish from other special special games, the closing operation of the large winning opening after the end of the sixth unit game is executed in the second closing period Q and the continuous effect EK is displayed. This continuous effect EK becomes a success effect, and the 7th to 9th unit games are executed with the closing operation of the first closing period P in between. In order to make it difficult to distinguish from other special special games again, the closing operation of the large winning opening after the end of the ninth unit game is executed in the second closing period Q and the continuous effect EK is displayed. This continuous production EK is also a successful production, and the 10th to 12th unit games are executed with the closing operation of the first closing period P in between. In the case of the 12R special special game, it is internally decided that the unit game will end after 12 times, but it will be difficult to distinguish it from other special special games with a specific set number of times the unit game continues. The continuous production EK is displayed even after the end of the 12th unit game so as to give the player a sense of expectation. However, since the closing operation of the large winning opening is continued with the end of the 12th unit game, that is, the end of the special game, the continuous production EK is the first period of the closing operation of the large winning opening after the end of the special game. Will be displayed using. Therefore, in this case, the continuous effect EK becomes a failure effect, and finally, the effect ends with the same effect content as the end effect EE.

FIG. 34 (d) shows a case where the maximum special special game having the maximum specific set number of times is executed among the special special games. In the fourth basic configuration, the maximum special special game shows an example of a 15R special special game in which a unit game is repeated 15 times. As described above, in the case of the maximum special special game, the continuous effect is hidden after the unit game corresponding to the maximum number of times (15 times) is completed. On the other hand, after the end of the unit game corresponding to the other specific set number of times, in the case of the 4th basic configuration, after the end of the 6th, 9th, and 12th unit games, the big winning opening is set in the second closing period Q. The closing operation is performed, and the continuous effect is displayed each time. The start effect, the closing operation between the first to twelfth unit games, and the continuous effect are the same as in the case of FIG. 34 (c). In the case of the 15R special special game, since the execution of the 13th to 15th unit games is internally confirmed, the big winning opening after the end of the 12th unit game is executed in the second closing period Q. Will be done. In the meantime, the success effect of the continuous effect EK is displayed. After that, the 13th to 15th unit games are executed with the closing operation in the first closing period P of the large winning opening. Then, when the 15th unit game is completed, since the unit game is not continued any more, the end effect EE is displayed in the first period of the closing operation of the large winning opening accompanying the end of the special game. In addition, the end effect EE in the case of the 15R special special game is an end effect following the failure effect of the continuation effect EK in the case of other special special games as an effect indicating the end of the special special game that has obtained the maximum profit. Is different. It is desirable to have an end effect that means the achievement of the purpose.

In this way, in a special special game in which there are a plurality of types of specific set times, whether or not a unit game is further executed after the end of the unit game each time the unit game corresponding to the specific set number other than the maximum number of times is completed. Perform a continuous production that suggests. As a result, it is possible to entertain the special game, which tends to be monotonous just by entering the ball into the large winning opening, while being excited about how many times the unit game continues. In addition, each time a success effect is displayed in the continuous effect EK, the story is sequentially switched to the effect story based on the special game effect pattern, which is different from the effect story based on the special game effect pattern. As a result, it is possible to produce an interesting production with various production stories, as compared with the case where a continuous story is produced from the beginning to the end. Then, a special game that tends to be a monotonous game can be made interesting by directing.

In addition, usually, the special game often shifts when the decorative symbols 61 are aligned with the same symbols, for example, "333" and "777". Similarly, the fourth basic configuration may shift to the special game when the same decorative symbols 61 are prepared. For example, if the numbers are even-numbered, the game shifts to the normal special game, and if the numbers are odd-numbered, the game shifts to the special special game. In another example, when the decorative symbols 61 are doublet, the game shifts to the normal special game, and a specific symbol combination other than the doublet, for example, "123" or "3A3" (A is other than the number). It may be like the almighty pattern of. In this case, it is possible to make it appear that the number of combinations of decorative symbols 61 that the player can benefit from is larger than in the past, and it is easy to give the player the impression that the game machine is easy to get a ball.

Further, the large winning openings opened in the normal special game and the special special game may be the same, or the large winning openings for the normal special game and the large winning openings for the special special game may be provided separately. By providing the large winning openings at different positions, it is possible to change the launch target position of the game ball between the normal special game and the special special game. As a result, special games that tend to be monotonous can be made interesting with enhanced technical intervention. Further, the number of prize balls for one entry may be the same or different between the normal special game and the special special game. For example, the prize balls for the special special game may be smaller than those for the normal special game. In this way, by changing the number of prize balls for one entry in addition to the difference in the number of rounds, it becomes easy to make a difference in the profit for the special game, and the variation of the special game can be easily increased. Further, by appropriately combining the difference in the number of rounds and the difference in the prize balls for one entry, the adjustment range of the number of balls to be ejected can be expanded, and the specification variation of the game machine can be easily increased.

In the fourth basic configuration described above, when the special special game is executed, whether or not the unit game is further continued is notified by displaying the continuous effect EK. In this case, the production story according to the special game production pattern is displayed until the continuous production EK is displayed. Therefore, the idea is that if a production that expects the continuation of the unit game can be made while the production story according to the special game production pattern is displayed, the interest of the player during the special game can be further attracted to the production. The inventors have arrived. That is, in the fourth basic configuration, the effect control means 304 is executing the previous unit game before displaying the continuous effect EK with an object suggesting that the unit game may be further executed in the continuous effect EK. It is displayed in.

For example, when a special special game is executed, in the unit game before the continuous effect EK is displayed, there is a possibility that the continuous effect EK will be a successful effect when the continuous effect EK is displayed on the effect display device 60. Perform a suggestion effect. FIG. 35 is a diagram illustrating a display image of the effect display device 60 before the continuous effect EK is displayed during the execution of the special special game.

As shown in FIG. 35 (a), the effect control means 304 is a background of the effect image displayed by the effect display device 60 during the execution of the special special game and the execution of the unit game before displaying the continuous effect EK. The color is gradually changed from the left and right of the effect display device 60. For example, the red background color range R (the range of the first effect) is gradually expanded from the left corner of the effect display device 60 to the right. On the other hand, the green background color range G (the range of the second effect) is gradually expanded from the right corner of the effect display device 60 to the left. In this case, it is suggested that the width of the background color range R may be a failure effect in the continuous effect EK, and that the width of the background color range G may be a successful effect in the continuous effect EK. Suggest. The speed at which the background color range R and the background color range G spread is non-uniform. For example, when it is suggested that the continuous effect EK is likely to be a successful effect, as shown in FIG. 35 (b), the background before the unit game before the continuous effect EK is displayed is completed. The range of the background color range G is made wider than the color range R. On the contrary, when it is suggested that the continuous effect EK is likely to be a failure effect, as shown in FIG. 35 (c), by the time the unit game before the continuous effect EK is displayed is completed, The range of the background color range G is set to be wider than the background color range R. As a result, the player can entertain the special game with a sense of expectation that the unit game will be continued after the number of special settings is reached from the stage before the continuous production EK is displayed in the special special game. Can be done.

Further, the background color range R and the background color range G may be expanded in either range according to the entry of balls during the unit game. FIG. 35A shows a state in which the display area of the effect display device 60 is divided into 20 areas in order to explain how the background color range R or the background color range G expands according to the incoming ball. There is. For example, in the case of the 12R special special game of FIG. 33 (c), when the fifth unit game is started, the background color range R or the background color range of FIG. 35 (a) is formed every time a ball is entered in the large winning opening. The color of G is colored one by one. In the case of the 12R special special game, since the execution of the 7th to 9th unit games is internally confirmed, the effect control means 304 is the result of entering the ball in the 5th and 6th unit games. The display suggests that the continuous production EK will be a successful production. That is, the area of the background color range G is displayed so as to be larger than the background color range R as shown in FIG. 35 (b). In addition, although 10 or more balls, which is a condition for closing the large winning opening, are generally achieved, a total of 20 balls may not be entered in the 5th and 6th unit games. As a result, even in the case of a successful effect, the sixth unit game may end with the area of the background color range R larger than the background color range G. On the contrary, even in the case of a failure effect, the sixth unit game may end in a state where the area of the background color range G is larger than the background color range R. However, since the final suggestion as to whether or not the unit game is continued is given by the result of the continuous effect EK, the suggestion effect in the previous stage does not necessarily have to show an accurate result, so that there is no particular problem. Further, if necessary, the display states of the background color range R and the background color range G may be modified at the end of the sixth unit game. The display states of the background color range R and the background color range G are reset when the sixth unit game ends. That is, the suggestion effect is an effect that suggests only the result of the next continuous effect EK.

After the display of the success effect of the continuous effect EK, the 7th to 9th unit games are executed. Then, when the eighth unit game is started, the effect of expanding the areas of the background color range R and the background color range G is performed as in the case of the fifth and sixth unit games. In the case of the 12R special special game, since the execution of the next 10th to 12th unit games is internally determined, the area of the background color range G is larger than the background color range R as shown in FIG. 35 (b). Display so that it becomes larger.

Then, before the continuous effect EK is displayed, the display states of the background color range R and the background color range G are reset, and after the display of the successful effect of the continuous effect EK, the 10th to 12th unit games are executed. To. During the execution of the 11th and 12th unit games, the effect of expanding the areas of the background color range R and the background color range G is performed as in the previous time. However, in the case of the 12R special special game, since it is internally determined that the unit game will not be executed after the 13th time, the background color range R is more than the background color range G as shown in FIG. 35 (c). Display so that the area of is large. And. In the continuous production EK, a production that leads to a failure production and a final production EE is executed.

In this way, by associating the suggestion effect with the ball entry state, it is possible to entertain while associating the ball entry state with the change in the background color range even during a special game that tends to be a monotonous game.

In the above example, the suggestion effect is performed in two times of the unit game, but all the unit games before the continuous effect EK is displayed may be targeted. That is, before the first continuous effect EK, the background color range R and the background color range G may be changed in 60 regions that can be entered in the unit game for 6 times. Similarly, before the second and subsequent continuous effect EKs, the background color range R and the background color range G may be changed in 30 regions that can be entered in the unit game for three times. On the contrary, the background color range R and the background color range G may be changed by 10 pieces that can be entered in each unit game. Further, in each time, the number of unit games to be suggested may be determined and changed by lottery or the like. In this case, the case where the suggestion effect is not produced may be included. As a result, it is possible to entertain when the suggestion effect is displayed and when it is displayed, which can contribute to the improvement of playability.

The display of the suggestion effect can be changed as appropriate in addition to the example of FIG. 35, and an indicator may be used, or two types of characters may be prepared and the number of characters displayed may be increased for each ball entered.

Further, as another suggestion effect, for example, the background of the effect displayed by the effect display device 60 may be changed for each unit game. For example, when the suggestion effect is performed for three unit games, and the continuous effect suggests a failure effect, the background color of the first unit game is set to "red" and the background color of the second unit game is set to "yellow". The background color for the third time is "blue". This change is defined as a legitimate change. On the other hand, if the continuous production suggests a successful production, the background color of the first unit game is set to "red", the background color of the second time is "yellow", and the background color of the third time is "gold" instead of "blue". And. This change is not a proper change but a production that fuels a sense of expectation. Further, when the background color of the third time is other than the normal color "blue", for example, "silver", "gold", or "rainbow color" may be used. In this case, the degree of expectation may be changed according to the background color. In this way, by increasing the variation of the suggestion effect, it is possible to further entertain the player with the effect during the special game.

In the case of a special special game, each time a successful production is achieved in the continuous production EK, the production story is changed to a production story that follows a special game production pattern that is different from the production story that follows the special game production pattern so far. By the way, during a normal game, there is a reach effect in order to raise the expectation of whether or not the decorative symbols 61 are aligned. Then, there are cases where a plurality of special reach in which the degree of expectation is set is set for each reach production. The player spends more time playing the normal game than the special game, often sees the special reach indicating the degree of expectation, and may understand the ranking of the degree of expectation for each production content. Therefore, by developing a production story that follows the special game production pattern in the special special game in the same order as the expected degree of the production content in this special reach, the production content can be easily understood. For example, consider a case where the expected degree of special reach is set so as not to increase in the order of character A, character B, character C, and character D. Then, for example, consider the case of a 15R special game production. In this case, the production story according to the special game production pattern during the first to sixth unit games is defined as the story related to the character A. Next, the production story that follows the special game production pattern during the 7th to 9th unit games is the story about character B, and the production story that follows the special game production pattern during the 10th to 12th unit games is the story about character C. And. Then, the production story according to the special game production pattern during the 13th to 15th unit games is defined as the story related to the character D. By associating the ranking of the degree of expectation during the normal game with the display regarding the continuation of the unit game during the special game production in this way, it becomes possible to play the special game while expecting the next production content. Can contribute to improvement. If it is possible to permeate the fact that there is a display order in this way, it gives the player the impression that some unexpected result may occur by displaying in a different display order during the special special game. It becomes easier and the variation of the production can be expanded.

In the fourth basic configuration, the operation of the effect button 109 is not required during the continuous effect, but the operation of the effect button 109 may be requested. For example, the content of the effect after the continuous effect may be changed depending on whether or not the effect button 109 is operated. In this case, it is possible to make it appear that the subsequent production contents are changing depending on the player's selection, and it is possible to enhance the player's participation.

Further, in the fourth basic configuration, the round indicator 500 described in the second basic configuration may be used in combination. In this case, it becomes possible to enjoy the notification prediction by the display change of the round indicator light 500 together with the notification by the production whether or not the unit game is continued in the special special game, and the fun during the special game increases. , It can be easier to maintain interest during special games.

Further, the short-open unit game and the long-open unit game described in the third basic configuration may be applied to the fourth basic configuration. In this case, both the effects of the third basic configuration and the fourth basic configuration can be obtained, and the playability can be further improved.

(Fifth basic configuration)
A game machine that executes a production using music will be described. The gaming machine may be a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine, but in the embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine will be described. First, as the fifth basic configuration, a pachinko gaming machine in which a plurality of games equivalent to the conventional first-class pachinko gaming machines are mixed will be described, and then, as the sixth basic configuration, two large winning openings are vertically adjacent to each other. This section describes a pachinko machine that is prepared as a double attacker.

FIG. 36 shows the functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 100 in the fifth basic configuration. The voice control means 306 includes a music reproduction means 502 and a music data storage means 504. The effect display control means 305 includes the effect image data storage means 506. The music reproduction means 502 reproduces music and outputs sound to the speaker 108. The music data storage means 504 stores data of a plurality of music pieces. The effect display control means 305 displays the effect image on the effect display device 60 during the reproduction of the music. The effect image data storage means 506 stores the effect image data displayed on the effect display device 60. In this basic configuration, the production image is a moving image associated with the music, and is a video created according to the atmosphere of the music, a video in which a singer or a performer is singing or playing the music, or a music. Including the lyrics of. In another example, the effect image may be a still image or a moving image such as a background moving image prepared independently of the music.

In this basic configuration, the music reproduction means 502 reproduces the music in which the data is stored in the music data storage means 504 as an effect while the special game is being executed by the special game control means 260. In another example, the music playing means 502 may play the music only during the special game triggered by a specific type of jackpot, or the specific game control means 270 probabilistically changes, shortens the time, and makes the ordinary electric accessory 90. The music may be played only while the normal game in the specific game state in which the open extension or any combination thereof is performed is being executed, or only during the normal game in the normal state. The music may be played, or the music may be played in any combination of those games. In addition, a special game is executed by allocating a big hit during the specific game, and the specific game is executed again after the end of the special game, that is, the specific game state in the so-called consecutive villa or the special game state in the consecutive villa, or Music may be played between them. Hereinafter, the combination of these gaming states in which the music is set to be playable is referred to as a "music playback period". Since the duration from the start to the end of the special game is short in the special game triggered by the 2R jackpot, it is not necessary to play the music.

The music reproduction means 502 determines the music to be reproduced according to a predetermined condition when the timing for reproducing the music arrives, and reproduces the determined music. The effect display control means 305 displays the effect image corresponding to the music determined by the music reproduction means 502 on the effect display device 60. The effect display control means 305 receives an instruction from the player as to whether or not to display a specific content such as lyrics included in the effect image via the effect button 109 or the like, and even if the display is switched on and off according to the instruction. Good. As described above, when the music is reproduced during the execution of the special game and the execution of the normal game in the probabilistic state, the music reproduction means 502 reproduces the music when the special game is started by the special game control means 260. To start. When a 2R jackpot accompanied by a probability change occurs, the music playing means 502 does not play the music during the special game, and reproduces the music when the normal game in the probability change state executed after the end of the special game is started. You may start. When the so-called latent probability change is executed without notifying the player that the state is changed to the probability change state, the music playing means 502 does not play the music during the latent probability change and is in the probability change state. Playback of the music may be started after the effect of notifying the player of this is executed.

The music playing means 502 reproduces according to the number of consecutive specific games in which probability variation, time reduction, open extension, or any combination thereof is performed, or the number of consecutive villas in which a jackpot accompanied by the specific game is repeatedly generated. You may decide which music to use. Renso generally refers to the case of shifting to a special game by allocating a big hit again before the end of the specific game to be performed after the end of the special game, but in the specific game, probability change, shortening of time, extension of opening, etc. If more than one of them are implemented, even if some of them are finished, if the jackpot is reassigned while the remaining part is continuing, it is considered to be a consecutive villa. You may. Further, even if the big hit cannot be assigned during the specific game, if the big hit is assigned again within a predetermined period after the specific game is completed, it may be regarded as a consecutive villa. The music playing means 502 stores the number of consecutive times of the specific game or the consecutive villa in RAM or the like, and when the player first draws a big hit and the special game is started, the number of consecutive times of the specific game or the consecutive villa becomes 0. A song to be played is selected and played according to a predetermined condition or randomly from the songs that can be selected in the case of times. If the jackpot that triggered the start of the special game is a jackpot accompanied by a specific game, and the specific game is started after the end of the special game, the music playing means 502 may use the specific game or the specific game stored in the RAM. The number of consecutive villas is incremented to 1, and a song to be played is selected and played from the songs that can be selected when the specific game or the number of consecutive villas is one. When the player draws a big hit again during the specific game and the special game is started, the music playing means 502 may continuously play the music that was being played during the specific game, or the specific game or A new song to be played may be selected and played from the songs that can be selected when the number of consecutive villas is one. If the jackpot that triggered the start of the second special game is a jackpot accompanied by a specific game, and the specific game is started after the end of the special game, the music playing means 502 stores it in the RAM. The number of consecutive times of the specific game or the consecutive villa is incremented to 2, and the music to be played is selected and played from the music that can be selected when the number of consecutive times of the specific game or the consecutive villa is 2. In the above example, when the specific game is started, the number of consecutive times of the specific game or the consecutive villa is incremented, but in another example, when the special game triggered by the big hit accompanied by the specific game is started. In addition, the number of consecutive games or consecutive villas may be incremented. In this case as well, when the specific game is started after the end of the special game, the music playing means 502 may continuously play the music that was being played during the special game, or the specific game or the consecutive villa. A new song to be played may be selected and played from the songs that can be selected when the number of consecutive times is a predetermined number. The selectable music may be increased according to the number of specific games or consecutive villas. According to such a technique, a specific music is played only when a specific game or a series of villas occurs continuously. Therefore, in order for the player to watch the specific music, a jackpot accompanied by the specific game is continuously performed. It can be made to want to be assigned, and the player can be motivated to continue the game. Similarly, the music playing means 502 determines the music to be played according to the number of jackpots of a specific type from the start of the game, the number of special games from the start of the game, the number of times the music is played from the start of the game, and the like. You may. Further, the music reproduction means 502 may determine the music to be reproduced according to the type of big hit or small hit. Further, the music reproduction means 502 may randomly determine a music to be reproduced from the reproducible music stored in the music data storage means 504. Further, as will be described later, the music reproduction means 502 may receive a music selection instruction from the player and determine the instructed music as the music to be reproduced. Even in that case, the number of songs that the player can select may be increased according to a predetermined condition such as the number of specific games or consecutive villas.

The music reproduction means 502 stops the reproduction of the music when the gaming state is changed during the reproduction of the music, if the changed gaming state is not the music reproduction period. Further, when the music is played during the specific game such as the probability change and the specific game is ended after a predetermined number of symbol fluctuations, the music playing means 502 becomes the normal game in the normal state after the specific game is completed. When transitioning, stop playing the music. At this time, the music reproduction means 502 may continue to reproduce the music until the music that has been reproduced up to that point is reproduced at a predetermined position, for example, the end of the music or the end of the loop reproduction described later.

When the game state is changed during the playback of the music, the music playing means 502 may continuously play the music being played if the changed gaming state is also a period during which the music should be played. , When the game state is changed, the reproduction of the music may be temporarily interrupted, and the reproduction of the same music as the music that has been played up to that time, or the music determined according to a predetermined condition may be started. The music reproduction means 502 may start the reproduction of the music from the beginning of the music or the loop reproduction start position described later after the game state is changed. For example, when the special game ends and the normal game in the specific game state is started, the music playing means 502 is playing the music during the special game or during the end demo production of the special game even after the end of the special game. May be continuously reproduced, or the reproduction may be restarted by returning to the beginning of the music or the loop reproduction start point. Further, when a big hit occurs during the normal game in the specific game state and the special game is started, the music playing means 502 may continuously play the music played during the normal game in the specific game state. Alternatively, the reproduction may be restarted by returning to the beginning of the music or the loop reproduction start point.

When a specific effect occurs during the reproduction of the music, the music reproduction means 502 may continuously reproduce the music being reproduced, may end the reproduction, or temporarily stop the reproduction. It may be restarted after the end of the production, the output volume may be lowered during the production, or the display of specific contents such as lyrics may be temporarily turned off during the production. When the reproduction is once stopped, the music reproduction means 502 may resume the reproduction from the stopped portion after the end of the specific effect, or may return to the beginning of the music or the loop reproduction start portion and resume the reproduction. Good. The specific effect may be, for example, an effect during the special game that suggests or notifies whether or not to shift to a specific game state such as a probability change or a time reduction after the end of the special game.

The music reproduction means 502 can receive an instruction of a music to be reproduced from a player during the reproduction of the music or during the music reproduction period, and when the instruction of the music to be reproduced is received, the data of the instructed music. Is read from the music data storage means 504 and reproduced. When the music reproduction means 502 receives the instruction of the music to be reproduced, the effect display control means 305 reads the production image data corresponding to the instructed music from the production image data storage means 506 and displays it on the effect display device 60. .. The music playing means 502 may be able to receive instructions from the player of the music to be played between the specific gaming state in the consecutive villa, the special gaming state in the consecutive villa, or both of them.

When the music reproduction means 502 receives an instruction of the music to be reproduced from the player, and thereafter, when the reproduction of the music is started, the instructed music may be determined as the music to be reproduced. In this case, when the music playing means 502 receives an instruction of the music to be played from the player, the type of the instructed music is stored in a RAM or the like, and when the music is started to be played during the music playing period, It is confirmed whether the type of the music previously instructed by the player is stored in the RAM, and if it is stored, the music is determined as the music to be played. In another example, when the music playing means 502 starts playing the music during the music playing period, the music should be automatically determined and played according to the above-mentioned conditions, and then played by the player. When the instruction of the music is accepted, the instructed music may be played. In yet another example, when the player does not accept the instruction of the music to be played, as described above, the music playing means 502 plays the music during the special game or the specific game for each consecutive villa. If the player has instructed the music to be played, the music will not be changed until the prescribed conditions are met, and the player will instruct the music. The music may be played continuously. The predetermined condition may be that the instruction of the music to be played is received again from the player, or that the consecutive villa is terminated.

In this basic configuration, the music reproduction means 502 can further receive instructions from the player of the music reproduction start location in addition to the music to be reproduced. When the music reproduction means 502 receives the instruction of the music reproduction start location, the music reproduction means 502 reads the data after the instruction playback start location of the music to be reproduced from the music data storage means 504, and reproduces from the instructed reproduction start location. Start. The effect display control means 305 reads the moving image data corresponding to the music to be reproduced from the effect image data storage means 506, and starts the display from the designated reproduction start position. As a result, even when the music is played for a short time, such as when the number of unit games in the special game or the duration of the unit game is short, the part that the player wants to watch can be played. It is possible to improve the convenience of the person and to provide a more effective production. In another example, the music reproduction means 502 may start the reproduction from the beginning of the music, or may start the reproduction from the place where the reproduction ended when the music was last reproduced, and the reproduction may be started under a predetermined condition. Playback may be started from the playback start position automatically determined according to the above. The predetermined condition may be, for example, that the reproduction of the music ends at a predetermined position at the time when the music is scheduled to be reproduced. When the music is played during the special game, the time scheduled to play the music may be the scheduled duration time of the special game. The scheduled duration of the special game may be the product of the maximum duration of the unit game and the number of unit games.

FIG. 37 shows an example of music data stored in the music data storage means 504. The format of the music stored in the music data storage means 504 can be various, but in general, the music is composed of a plurality of parts (phrases). For example, as shown in Fig. 37, the refrain-style songs that are often found in Japanese popular songs are "Introduction", "No. 1 verse", "No. 1 B melody", "No. 1 chorus", and "No. 1". Includes "Interlude", "No. 2 verse", "No. 2 B melody", "No. 2 chorus", "No. 2 interlude", "Large chorus", "Ending part" and so on. The music data storage means 504 divides the music data storage means 504 into a plurality of these parts and stores the music data. As described above, in this basic configuration, since a moving image prepared according to the music is used as the effect image, the effect image data storage means 506 also divides the effect image data storage means 506 into a plurality of these parts and stores the effect image data. To do. In another example, the music data storage means 504 and the effect image data storage means 506 may store the music data and the effect image data as one data file for each music.

FIG. 38 shows an example of a music selection screen for the music reproduction means 502 to receive an instruction of a music to be reproduced from a player. When the music reproduction means 502 receives an instruction input for displaying the music selection screen from the player during the music reproduction period via the effect button 109 or the like, the music selection screen 510 is displayed on the effect display device 60, and the game is played. It is possible to receive an instruction to select a song to be played from a person. In another example, the music reproduction means 502 displays the music selection screen 510 on the production display device 60 at a predetermined timing, for example, when a predetermined effect is executed, and the music to be reproduced by the player. It may be possible to accept the selection instruction of. On the music selection screen 510, a list of music whose data is stored in the music data storage means 504 is displayed. On the music selection screen 510, the music of the first type is displayed in the first area 512, and the music of the second type is displayed in the second area 514. The first type of music and the second type of music will be described in detail later. In this basic configuration, as will be described later, not all the songs whose data is stored in the music data storage means 504 can be selected by the player from the beginning, and the songs satisfy the predetermined conditions. Only the music that should be played can be selected. On the music selection screen 510, the music that cannot be selected is grayed out and displayed. When the music player receives an instruction input for switching the selection candidate music via the effect button 109 or the like, the music reproduction means 502 switches the selection candidate music. On the music selection screen 510, the music currently as a selection candidate is displayed surrounded by a thick frame. When the music reproduction means 502 receives an instruction input from the player to determine the selection candidate music as the music to be reproduced via the effect button 109 or the like, the music reproduction means 502 accepts the selection candidate music as the music to be reproduced and gives an instruction. Play the music that was played.

The music playing means 502 was playing until the music selection screen 510 was displayed during the period in which the music selection screen 510 was displayed on the effect display device 60 and the player could accept the selection instruction of the music to be played. The music may be continuously played, or the music may be interrupted. When the player selects the same music as the music that has been played by the time the music selection screen 510 is displayed, the music playback means 502 may start playback from the beginning of the selected music, or the playback location. The music being played may be continuously played without changing. Further, as will be described later, when a loop playback start position is set for the music being played, the music playback means 502 may start playback from the loop playback start position of the selected music.

The music playing means 502 does not display the music selection screen 510 even if the production button 109 is pressed during the start demo production or the end demo production of the special game, and does not have to accept the music selection instruction from the player. .. At this time, the music reproduction means 502 may interrupt the reproduction of the music, or may continue to reproduce the music previously being reproduced.

The music playing means 502 displays the music selection screen 510 in response to the input of the instruction from the player and can accept the instruction of the music to be played only during the execution of a specific round during the special game. During the execution of the round, the instruction of the music to be played may not be accepted, and the music determined by the music reproduction means 502 or the music instructed by the player may be continuously reproduced. For example, the music playing means 502 may accept the music selection instruction by the player from the start of the special game to the predetermined round, and may not accept the music selection instruction in the subsequent rounds. Further, the music playing means 502 may switch whether to accept or not accept the instruction of the music to be played from the player during the special game, depending on the type of jackpot. For example, when a special game in which the unit game is less than a predetermined number of times is executed, the instruction of the music to be played is not accepted from the player during the special game, and the special game in which the unit game is more than the predetermined number of times is executed. In this case, it may be possible to accept instructions for music to be played from the player during the special game. Further, as the large winning opening opening pattern in the unit game, in the case of a gaming machine having a first opening pattern in which the large winning opening opens for a predetermined time or more and a second opening pattern in which the opening time is relatively shorter than that, the first opening pattern is provided. When a special game in which the number of unit games in one open pattern is less than a predetermined number of times is executed, the player does not accept the instruction of the music to be played during the special game, and the number of unit games in which the first open pattern is set. When the special game is executed more than the predetermined number of times, it may be possible to accept the instruction of the music to be played from the player during the special game. As a result, the period from the selection of the music to the end of the special game can be prevented from becoming too short, and the time for playing the selected music can be secured, so that an effective production can be performed. be able to.

The music playing means 502 displays the music selection screen 510 even if the effect button 109 is pressed during the so-called latent probability change, in which the normal game in the probability change state is executed without notifying the player that the music playback means is in the probability change state. It is not necessary to accept the music selection instruction from the player. At this time, the music reproduction means 502 may interrupt the reproduction of the music, may continuously reproduce the music that has been reproduced until then, or may automatically determine the music according to a predetermined condition. You may play it. If the music playing means 502 executes an effect of notifying the player that it is in the probabilistic state during the latent probabilistic change, the music playing means may play the music and accept the music selection instruction from the player. Good.

FIG. 39 shows an example of a portion that can be selected as a music reproduction start location. The music reproduction means 502 sets the beginning of all or a part of the portion divided into a plurality of parts in the music shown in FIG. 37 to a portion that can be selected as the reproduction start portion. The music reproduction means 502 may be able to select the beginning of all the portions divided into a plurality of parts as the reproduction start portion, but in the example shown in FIG. 39, the player who intends to start the reproduction from the beginning of the end portion Since it is considered that there are almost none, the beginning of the ending portion is not selectable as the playback start location. When storing the data of the music and the effect image as one data file, the music reproduction means 502 may be able to select any part of the music as the reproduction start location.

FIG. 40 shows an example of a playback start location selection screen for the music reproduction means 502 to receive an instruction of a music reproduction start location from the player. The music reproduction means 502 receives an instruction input from the player for displaying the reproduction start location selection screen 520 via the effect button 109 or the like during the music reproduction period, or the music selection screen shown in FIG. 38. When an instruction of a musical piece to be played is received from the player at 510, the playback start location selection screen 520 is displayed on the effect display device 60. On the playback start location selection screen 520, the music determined as the music to be reproduced by the music reproduction means 502 or the music instructed by the player as the music to be reproduced on the music selection screen 510 is selected as the reproduction start location. A list of possible places is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 39, a portion that can be selected as a reproduction start location of the music shown in FIG. 39 is displayed. The music reproduction means 502 displays the effect image of the portion and the lyrics of the music after that portion on the reproduction start location selection screen 520 so that the player can identify the portion that can be selected as the reproduction start location. When the music player receives an instruction input for switching the selection candidate location via the effect button 109 or the like, the music reproduction means 502 switches the selection candidate location. On the playback start location selection screen 520, the effect image of the portion currently selected as a selection candidate is displayed surrounded by a thick frame. When the music reproduction means 502 receives an instruction input from the player for determining the selection candidate portion as the reproduction start location via the effect button 109 or the like, the music reproduction means 502 accepts the selection candidate portion as the reproduction start location and gives an instruction. Playback of the music starts from the playback start point.

Music to be played by the player when the music playing means 502 automatically determines the music to be played, or when a period during which instructions from the player are not accepted is provided during a specific round during a special game. Even when the instruction of the above is not accepted, the music reproduction means 502 may accept the instruction of the music reproduction start location from the player and start the reproduction of the music from the instructed reproduction start location.

In the present basic configuration, when the music reproduction reaches a predetermined loop reproduction end point, the music reproduction means 502 returns to the predetermined loop reproduction start position and continues the reproduction of the music, thereby repeatedly reproducing the same music. It is possible. In another example, the music reproduction means 502 may start the reproduction of another music when the music is reproduced to the end of the music. Further, the music reproduction means 502 is provided with a loop reproduction mode in which the same music or a plurality of music belonging to the same group is repeatedly reproduced, and a normal reproduction mode in which loop reproduction is not performed, and automatically according to a predetermined condition. Alternatively, either one may be selected according to the instructions of the player.

In this basic configuration, a plurality of songs of the first type are configured to be playable so that the loop playback end point and the loop playback start point of the song are continuous when the same song is repeatedly played. It includes a musical piece and a second type of musical piece configured such that the loop reproduction end portion and the loop reproduction start portion do not have continuity.

FIG. 41 shows an example of a loop reproduction start portion and a loop reproduction end portion of the first type music and the second type music. In the example shown in FIG. 41, in the first type of music, the loop playback start position is between the introduction part and the first verse, and the loop playback end point is between the interlude after the second and the large chorus. However, each is set. When the music reproduction means 502 and the effect display control means 305 reproduce the first type of music in a loop, the music reproduction and the display of the effect image are started from the beginning or the reproduction start position of the music, and the loop reproduction end location is reached. When it reaches, it returns to the loop playback start position and continues playback and display. The introduction unit of the first type of music is played only for the first time immediately after the playback when the playback is started from the beginning of the music, and is not played during the loop playback. The large chorus and the ending part of the first type of music are played in the normal playback mode, but not in the loop playback mode. That is, in the first type of music, the loop playback start point to the loop playback end point is a loop playback period in which the loop playback mode is repeatedly played, and the other introduction part, large chorus, and end part are This is a non-loop playback period in which playback is not repeated. In the second type of music, the loop playback start portion coincides with the beginning of the music, and the loop playback end portion coincides with the end of the music. When the second type of music is loop-played, the music reproduction means 502 and the effect display control means 305 start playing the music and displaying the effect image from the beginning or the reproduction start position of the music, and reach the end of the music. Then, it returns to the beginning of the music and continues playing and displaying. As described above, in the loop reproduction mode, the music reproduction means 502 and the effect display control means 305 return to the loop reproduction start position at the loop reproduction end position before reaching the end of the music for the first type of music. As a result, loop playback is performed so as to have continuity, and for the second type of music, loop playback is performed so as not to have continuity by returning to the beginning of the music after reaching the end of the music. A part of the music of the first type is not reproduced in the loop reproduction mode, but the music of the second type is reproduced from the beginning to the end of the music even in the loop reproduction mode.

Even when the music data and the production image data of the music of the first type are divided into a plurality of parts and stored in the music data storage means 504 and the production image data storage means 506, the second type The music data and the production image data of the music may be stored as one data file. Even if the loop playback period of the second song, that is, the playback time from the beginning to the end of the song is longer than the loop playback period of the first song, that is, the playback time from the loop playback start point to the loop playback end point. Good.

The first type of music has the same or similar contents, melody, tune, key, chord progression, tempo, rhythm, etc. in the predetermined period immediately before the loop playback end point and the predetermined period immediately before the loop playback start point. It may be configured to have. Further, the predetermined period immediately before the end of the loop reproduction and the predetermined period immediately after the start of the loop reproduction may be configured to have the same or similar tune, key, chord progression, tempo, rhythm, and the like. .. As a result, the loop playback end portion and the loop playback start portion can be reproduced so as to have continuity, and even if the duration of the production is longer than the reproduction time of the music, the music can be played smoothly and without discomfort. The reproduction and the display of the effect image can be continued.

The music reproduction means 502 may be selectable by the player or the music reproduction means 502 as the music to be reproduced for all the music whose data is stored in the music data storage means 504, or only the music satisfying a predetermined condition. It may be selectable. In the latter case, the music playing means 502 holds conditions related to the date and time, the duration of the game, the number of appearances or continuations of the special game, the number of appearances or the number of continuations of the specific game, and the like. When the music selection screen is displayed on the effect display device 60, the music reproduction means 502 determines whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied, and makes it possible to reproduce the music determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied. Hereinafter, when the music is "selectable" or "playable", it means that the music playing means 502 can automatically select and play the music when determining the music to be played. A case, a case where the music playing means 502 means that the player can select and play the music when receiving an instruction of the music to be played from the player, and a case where both are meant. There are, but these are not particularly distinguished. Therefore, "selectable" or "renewable" may include any of the above cases.

The second type of music may be music played using a real-time clock system. In this case, the pachinko gaming machine 100 includes a clock means that is a timekeeping circuit that outputs information on the current time. The clock means may be a timer circuit that measures the time from the time when the power is turned on and outputs it as the information of the current time, or the date and time by the battery even when the power of the pachinko game machine 10 is turned off or a power failure is caused by incorporating a battery. It may be a real-time clock circuit that can continue to measure. The effect determining means 303 executes a clock synchronization effect that starts when the current time output by the clock means reaches a predetermined time. The clock synchronization effect is an effect of displaying on the effect display device 60 during the synchronization effect period, which is a period asynchronous with the fluctuation period of the symbol fluctuation and the game state. The synchronization effect period extends for several minutes, the length of which is longer than the symbol variation time for one time, and may include a plurality of symbol variation periods. In addition, the clock synchronization effect is executed regardless of whether the normal game or the special game is in progress. The clock synchronization effect is, for example, an effect of playing a moving image of playing a predetermined song at a predetermined time. The time that triggers the reproduction of the clock synchronization effect may be the time that arrives at a predetermined time interval from the time when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is turned on, or may be every hour based on the standard time. .. Alternatively, it may be a variable setting in which the time can be specified by the game clerk for each game store. However, it is set in advance so that the same clock synchronization effect is executed at least at the same time among a plurality of the same models installed in the same game store. For example, in the case of a specification triggered by a time when the power is turned on at intervals of a predetermined time, a game store turns on a plurality of units at the same time. As a result, the same clock synchronization effect is executed all at once when the predetermined time is reached, the effect is displayed at the same time as if multiple units are synchronized, and the same song is played at the same time to perform live on the spot. A synergistic production effect with a sense of realism can be obtained as if it were done. If a big hit occurs during the clock synchronization effect or if the clock synchronization effect is started during the special game, the big hit effect of the special game that progresses in parallel with the clock synchronization effect does not interfere with the clock synchronization effect. A special form may be taken in which a small big hit or the number of rounds is displayed in the corner of the screen. If the special game ends before the end of the clock synchronization effect, the reduced symbol variation may be displayed in the lower right corner of the screen while the clock synchronization effect is being executed even after the special game ends.

For example, the effect determining means 303 can be used as a clock-tuned effect every hour on the hour, regardless of the gaming state, and regardless of whether or not the music is reproduced and displayed by the music playing means 502 and the effect display control means 305. The music reproduction means 502 may play a music automatically determined according to a predetermined condition among the music of the second type, and the production display control means 305 may display the production image corresponding to the music. In this case, the same music may be played all at once on all the game machines of the same model installed in the game hall. When the second type of music is automatically played by the clock synchronization effect, the automatically determined music may be played only once from the beginning to the end regardless of the player's selection instruction. That is, in the automatic reproduction of the music by the clock synchronization effect, the music does not have to be reproduced in a loop. After the automatic reproduction of the music by the clock-tuned effect is completed, the music reproduction means 502 and the effect display control means 305 may continue or reproduce the music that was being reproduced before the automatic reproduction was started. The music may be resumed by returning to the beginning of the music or the loop playback start position, or the music automatically determined according to a predetermined condition may be played.

Specific conditions are set for the second type of music to be playable, the second type of music can be played only when the specific conditions are met, and the first type of music is specified. It may be reproducible regardless of whether the conditions are met. For example, as a specific condition, the music data storage means 504 or the effect image data storage means 506 further stores the date and time when each of the plurality of second types of music becomes playable, and the effect determination means 303 stores the music data. Each of the second types of music stored in the means 504 may be unplayable until a predetermined date and time arrives. That is, in the second type of music, the date and time when the music can be played is set as a specific condition for each music, and the music whose playable date and time has arrived can be played by the music playing means 502, while the first type. It is not necessary to set specific conditions regarding the date and time for the music of the type. As a specific condition, a period calculated from a predetermined time point may be set. In this case, the effect determining means 303 makes it possible to play the second type of music when the set period has elapsed from a predetermined time point. The predetermined time point may be, for example, a predetermined date and time, when the power is turned on, when the RAM clear switch is pressed, when a predetermined game result is generated, when a predetermined effect is generated, or the like. The second type of music may be unpublished music. As a result, it is possible to add value to the game machine that unpublished music can be viewed, which can be an opportunity to acquire a large number of players. In addition, when different dates and times are set as playable dates and times for a plurality of unpublished songs, it is possible to attract the interest of the player for a longer period of time. In a game machine capable of reproducing a musical piece based on a specific condition by using such a clock-tuned effect, the music reproduction means 502 is provided on the condition that the musical piece can be reproduced in the clock-synchronized effect, that is, The player may be able to receive an instruction to select a second type of music on condition that the playable date and time set for each music has arrived. The music automatically played by the clock synchronization effect may be changed as appropriate, and even if it is changed, the music automatically played before the change is instructed by the player to be selected as the music to be played. You may accept it.

When unpublished songs are stored as the second type of music and only the songs that have been released in sequence can be played during the special game, as described above, the first type of music is the end of the music. Loop playback is performed so that the loop playback end point different from that of the song returns to the loop playback start point different from the beginning of the song, and the second type of song is loop-played so as to return to the beginning of the song when played to the end of the song. By doing so, the first type of music that has already been published can cut the introductory part and the ending part of the music so that the music can be continuously played smoothly and continuously without any discomfort, but it is unpublished. The second type of music that has existed can be played from the beginning to the end without cutting a part of the music, so that the player can fully enjoy watching the music.

Special conditions may be set for the first type of music so that it can be played or selected by the player. For example, some of the songs of the first type can be played or selected regardless of whether specific conditions and special conditions are satisfied, and some of the other parts satisfy the specific conditions. It does not depend on whether or not, but it may be reproducible or selectable only when special conditions are satisfied. The former is a song that is a selectable candidate that can be selected by the player even in the initial state where the special state is not satisfied, and the latter is a song that is a selectable candidate when the special condition is satisfied. For example, as a special condition, the music data storage means 504 or the effect image data storage means 506 may enter each winning opening or operating opening, win / fail lottery result, execute a special game or a special game, execute a consecutive villa, or the like. Further storing special conditions relating to the results of the games or the history of the results of those games, the music playing means 502 increases the number of selectable candidates for the first type of music when the special conditions are satisfied. You may let me. In addition, the player's points or level is calculated based on the result of the game, the history of the result of the game, the execution history of the effect, etc., and when the special conditions related to the calculated points or level are satisfied, the first You may increase the number of selectable candidates for the type of music. In this case, the sub-board 300 is provided with a history storage means for storing the history of the game result, the player's point or level, etc., and the game result is stored in the history storage means during the execution of the game, and the player Calculate and update the points or levels of. When the music selection screen is displayed on the effect display device 60, the music reproduction means 502 determines a selectable candidate for the first type of music based on special conditions with reference to the history storage means. When the special condition is satisfied and the selectable candidates of the first type of music are increased, the music playing means 502 newly performs the first type of music which was not the selectable candidate in a predetermined order. It may be a selectable candidate, or a player may accept the designation of a song to be a selectable candidate from the first type of music that has not been a selectable candidate until then. In addition, special conditions may be set for each of the first type of music to be a selectable candidate. As a result, the player can continuously execute the game and accumulate the history of the result of the game, so that more songs can be viewed, which attracts the interest of the player and takes a longer time. The player can be motivated to continue the game.

The music reproduction means 502 reduces the selectable candidates of the first type of music increased based on the special conditions from the player by the effect button 109 or the like, or only the selectable candidates that can be selected in the initial state. When the instruction for returning is received, the selectable candidates of the first type of music may be reduced or returned to the initial state. For example, as described above, when the number of selectable candidates for the first type of music increases as the level of the player calculated according to the history of the result of the game increases, the operation with the effect button 109 or the like is performed. When it is accepted, the contents of the history storage means may be cleared, the player's level may be returned to an initial value, for example, zero, and the selectable candidates of the first type of music may be returned to the initial state. Even in this case, the selectable candidates of the second type of music may be maintained as they are, and may not be reduced or returned to the initial state. The special condition for increasing the selectable candidates for the second type of music is not based on the result or history of the game as in the selectable candidates for the first type of music, but is timed by the clock means. If it is based on time or period, even if the contents of the history storage means are cleared, the selectable candidates for the second type of music do not change. Further, when a server for storing data related to the game is provided for each player, the music playing means 502 performs an operation for setting the data stored in the server in the game machine. , Data such as the player's level stored in the server may be stored in the history storage means, and selectable candidates for the first type of music may be determined based on the data stored in the server. When the player does not perform an operation for setting the data stored in the server in the game machine or an operation for reducing or initializing the selectable candidates of the first type of music, the music reproduction means 502 has a history. The contents of the storage means may be taken over as it is without being cleared. That is, the selectable candidates up to that point may be inherited as they are. The music reproduction means 502 may clear the contents of the history storage means and return the selectable candidates of the first type of music to the initial state when the power is turned on or the RAM clear switch is pressed.

The music reproduction means 502 loop-reproduces the music of the first type so as to have continuity by differentiating the reproduction method regardless of the difference in the composition of the music of the first type and the music of the second type. However, the second type of music may be played in a loop so as not to have continuity. For example, when the music reproduction means 502 reproduces the first type of music, the music reproduction means starts the reproduction from the loop reproduction start portion in a predetermined period immediately before the loop reproduction end portion so as to superimpose on the reproduction, and the former The volume of the latter may be gradually decreased and the volume of the latter may be gradually increased. When the music playing means 502 plays the second type of music, it does not use the fade-in / fade-out technique as in the case of playing the first type of music, and when the music is played to the end, the music is played. You may go back to the beginning and continue playback.

The music playing means 502 may calculate the time during which the music is scheduled to continue playing, and determine the playable music according to the calculated time. When the music is played during the special game, the time scheduled to continue playing the music may be the scheduled duration time of the special game. The scheduled duration of the special game may be the product of the maximum duration of the unit game and the number of unit games. The music reproduction means 502 can reproduce the music on condition that the reproduction from the beginning of the music or the reproduction start position instructed by the player to the predetermined position of the music ends at the scheduled time for continuing the reproduction of the music. It may be determined whether or not. When the music reproduction means 502 automatically determines the music to be reproduced, the music reproduction means 502 may determine the music according to a predetermined condition from the music determined to be playable. When the music reproduction means 502 displays the music selection screen on the effect display device 60 and receives the music selection instruction from the player, the music reproduction means 502 may accept the selection instruction of only the music determined to be playable.

The music reproduction means 502 may determine a portion that can be selected as the reproduction start location according to the scheduled time for continuing the reproduction of the music. The music reproduction means 502 may determine whether or not the music can be selected as the reproduction start location on the condition that the reproduction from the reproduction start portion to the predetermined portion of the music ends at the scheduled time for continuing the reproduction of the music. Good. When the music reproduction start location is automatically determined, the music reproduction means 502 may determine the reproduction start location according to a predetermined condition from the reproduction start locations determined to be selectable. When the music reproduction means 502 displays the reproduction start location selection screen on the effect display device 60 and receives the reproduction start location selection instruction from the player, the music reproduction means 502 may accept the selection instruction of only the reproduction start location determined to be selectable. Good.

The music reproduction means 502 may dynamically set the loop reproduction start portion or the loop reproduction end portion according to the scheduled time for continuing the reproduction of the music. The music reproduction means 502 prepares a plurality of locations that can be set as a loop reproduction start location or a loop reproduction end location, and can reproduce the loop reproduction period a predetermined number of times or more at the scheduled time for continuing the reproduction of the music. The loop reproduction start location or the loop reproduction end location may be set from among a plurality of configurable locations.

The music reproduction means 502 may dynamically set the loop reproduction period according to the scheduled time for continuing the reproduction of the music. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 37, the music reproduction means 502 includes (1) "No. 1 verse" to "No. 2 interlude" and (2) "No. 1 verse" to "No. 1 interlude". , (3) "No. 1 verse," "No. 1 chorus," "No. 1 interlude," etc., prepare multiple loop playback periods with different playback times, and plan to continue playing the music. The loop reproduction period may be set from a plurality of settable loop reproduction periods on condition that the loop reproduction period can be reproduced a predetermined number of times or more. In this basic configuration, as shown in FIG. 37, the music data and the production image data are divided into a plurality of parts and stored. Therefore, as described in (3) above, "No. 1 A" is used. Even in the case of loop playback by omitting "No. 1 B melody" between "Mello" and "No. 1 chorus", the data of the music and the production image corresponding to such a loop playback period can be obtained. Since it is not necessary to store it separately, the amount of required data can be reduced.

When a server for storing data related to the game is provided for each player, the music reproduction means 502 may record the music to be reproduced or the setting instructed as the reproduction start location on the server. In this case, the data management means (not shown) stores the acquired data in RAM or the like when the player acquires the data stored in the server from the server. When the music reproduction means 502 starts the reproduction of the music during the music reproduction period, the music reproduction means 502 confirms whether or not the type or the reproduction start location of the music previously instructed by the player is stored in the RAM, and is stored. Follows that setting.

FIG. 42 is a flowchart showing the operation process of the production using the music. The operation process shown in this figure is executed on the sub-board 300 in parallel with the basic operation process. When the timing to start playing the music arrives (Y of S1100), such as when the music playing period starts, the music playing means 502 determines the music to be played (S1102), and starts playing the determined music. (S1104). If it is not the timing to start playing the music (N of S1100), S1102 and S1104 are skipped. When the music playing means 502 is playing the music (Y in S1110), the music playing process is executed (S1112). Details of the processing during music reproduction will be described later with reference to FIG. 43. If the music is not being played (N in S1110), S1112 is skipped. The music reproduction means 502 stops the reproduction of the music (S1122) when the timing to end the reproduction of the music arrives, such as when the music reproduction period ends (Y of S1120). If it is not the timing to end the playback of the music (N in S1120), S1122 is skipped.

FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing in detail the processing during music reproduction of S1112 in FIG. 42. When the music reproduction means 502 receives an instruction from the player to select a music to be reproduced (Y in S1150), the music reproduction means 502 switches the music to be reproduced to the instructed music (S1152). When the instruction to select the music to be played is not accepted (N of S1150), S1152 is skipped. When the music reproduction means 502 receives an instruction from the player to select a reproduction start location of the music to be reproduced (Y in S1154), the music reproduction means 502 moves the reproduction portion to the instructed location (S1156). If the instruction to select the playback start location is not accepted (N in S1154), S1156 is skipped. Subsequently, when the music being played is the first type of music (Y in S1160), when the music playback means 502 reaches the loop playback end point (Y in S1162), the music playback portion is set to the loop playback start position. Return (S1164). If the loop playback end point has not been reached (N in S1162), S1164 is skipped. When the music being played is a second type of music (N in S1160), the music reproduction means 502 returns the reproduced portion to the beginning of the music when it reaches the end of the music (Y in S1166) (S1168). If the end of the song has not been reached (N in S1166), S1168 is skipped. The music reproduction means 502 reads the music data from the music data storage means 504 and reproduces it, and outputs the sound of the music to the speaker 108 (S1170).

(6th basic configuration)
The pachinko machine with this basic configuration has two major winning openings as double attackers that are adjacent to each other on the top and bottom, and the fifth basic configuration is that the opening efficiency of the large winning openings during special games is improved. Different from. Since other configurations and game methods are basically the same as the fifth basic configuration, the differences will be mainly explained, and the common points will be omitted.

In this basic configuration, the first prize opening and the second prize opening are provided so as to be vertically adjacent to the lower right area in the game area. The first large winning opening is provided at a position slightly to the left of the second starting winning opening, and the second large winning opening is provided at a position slightly to the left of the first large winning opening. Therefore, the two major winning openings are arranged so that when the game ball is launched relatively strongly aiming at the right side of the game area, so-called right-handed hitting is easy to enter.

The first prize opening and the second prize opening are provided as large prize openings corresponding to both the first game and the second game. That is, in the first game and the second game, both the first big winning opening and the second big winning opening are opened. As will be described later, the two large winning openings are alternately and continuously opened to improve the payout efficiency (that is, the payout speed) of the prize balls. The details will be described later. In another example, in the first game, only the first prize opening may be opened, and in the second game, both the first prize opening and the second prize opening may be opened. In this case, the first large winning opening is provided as a large winning opening corresponding to both the first game and the second game, and the second large winning opening is provided as a large winning opening corresponding to the second game. Be done.

FIG. 44 is a schematic view showing the configuration around the large winning opening. As shown in FIG. 44 (a), on the back side of the game area, an individual passage 533a connected to the first special winning opening 530 and a second large winning opening 5
Individual passages 533b connected to 31 are provided in parallel. The individual passage 533a and the individual passage 533b are connected to the common passage 533c so as to merge on the downstream side. A prize detection device 538 is provided on the upstream side of the individual passage 533a, and an emission detection device 534a is provided on the downstream side. The discharge detection device 534a is a sensor that detects the discharge of the game ball from the first prize opening 530, and generates the first game ball discharge information indicating that when the game ball passes. Further, a winning detection device 539 is provided on the upstream side of the individual passage 533b, and an emission detection device 534b is provided on the downstream side. The discharge detection device 534b is a sensor that detects the discharge of the game ball from the second prize opening 531 and generates the second game ball discharge information indicating that when the game ball passes.

When the entry determination means 201 receives the first game ball discharge information, it determines that the discharge of the game ball from the first large winning opening 530 is completed, and when it receives the second game ball discharge information, the second large winning opening 531 It is judged that the discharge of the game ball from is completed. This is for determining an error due to ball clogging, fraudulent activity, etc. when the time from entering the ball to the large winning opening to completing the discharge is not appropriate. In this basic configuration, in order to make such a determination, the discharge waiting time Δt after the big winning opening is closed is set, and even though the ball is detected, the discharge is within the discharge waiting time Δt. If it is not detected, it is judged as an error.

In the modified example, a common emission detection device may be provided in the first special winning opening 530 and the second special winning opening 531. That is, as shown in FIG. 44 (b), the discharge detection device may not be provided in each individual passage, but the common discharge detection device 534 may be provided in the common passage 533c. The discharge detection device 534 is a sensor that detects the discharge of the game ball from the first prize opening 530 or the second prize opening 531 and generates game ball discharge information indicating that when the game ball passes. Upon receiving the game ball discharge information, the ball entry determination means 201 determines that the discharge of the game ball has been completed from any of the large winning openings. By sharing the emission detection device 534 in this way, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

However, in this configuration, since the positional relationship between each winning detection device and the discharge detection device 534 is different, it is not preferable to set the same value as the discharge waiting time Δt. Further, it is necessary to determine whether the game ball detected by the discharge detection device 534 has entered the first special winning opening 530 or the second special winning opening 531. Therefore, the discharge waiting time for each large winning opening is set based on the positional relationship between each prize detection device and the discharge detection device 534. That is, since the winning detection device 538 is located at a position farther from the discharge passage 533 than the winning detection device 539, the discharge waiting time Δt1 for the first special winning opening 530 is the discharge waiting time for the second special winning opening 531. It is set to be larger than Δt2 (Δt1> Δt2).

In addition, the game balls entered immediately before the closing of the first prize opening 530 are not erroneously determined to have entered the second prize opening 531. Therefore, the major winning openings, the winning detection devices, and the emission detection devices 534 The positional relationship and the opening / closing speed of each winning opening are set. Specifically, if it is assumed that there was a ball just before the closing of the first prize opening 530 and immediately after the opening of the second big winning opening 531, the ball entered the first big winning opening 530. The design is such that the game ball that has entered the second major winning opening 531 is detected by the winning detection device 539 after the ball has been detected by the discharge detection device 534.

On the other hand, in this basic configuration, when the big hits are continuously made in the so-called consecutive villa state in the second game, the effect display control is performed so that the big hit effect displayed during the special game can be completed in a short time as a whole. FIG. 45 shows an example of a screen of a big hit effect displayed during the 15R special game when a 15R big hit is obtained in the second game.

That is, when the second game becomes a 15R jackpot and the game shifts to the 15R special game, this figure (
As shown in a), the start demo effect is displayed in the first round. In the illustrated example, the character string "BATTLE CHANGE" indicates that the battle effect is started. Then, from the second round onward, the battle effect is developed as shown in FIGS. (B) to (d). In the 14th round, which is one before the final round, the result of victory or defeat, that is, whether or not the player has transitioned to the probabilistic state is notified. Then, the end demo effect is displayed in the 15th round, which is the final round. In the illustrated example, since the transition to the probabilistic state has been determined, the character string "CHANGE TIME" indicates that the transition to the probabilistic state will be performed from now on. By performing the start demo production in the first round and the end demo production in the final round in this way, the jackpot production can be shortened. That is, it is possible to suppress the consumption of time that is not directly related to the payout (prize ball) for the jackpot production. In other words, the game can be continued without causing discomfort to the player who recognizes such time as wasted. As the jackpot effect, an effect of suggesting or notifying whether or not to shift to a specific gaming state such as a shortened time or an extension of opening other than the probability change may be performed.

FIGS. 46 and 47 are time charts illustrating the correspondence between the opening / closing pattern of the large winning opening in the special game and the effect display displayed on the effect display device. FIG. 46 shows a case where the game is shifted to the 15R special game when only one big prize opening is provided, and FIG. 47 shows a case where the game is transferred to the 15R special game when two big prize openings are provided. Is shown. In each figure, from the top, the variable state of the special symbol (1st special symbol 51 or 2nd special symbol 52), the state of the continuous operation setting of the accessory, the big winning opening (1st big winning opening 530 or the 2nd big winning opening 531) ) Is shown in the open / closed state. The horizontal axis of each figure shows the passage of time. The continuous operation setting of the accessory is a flag setting that is turned on when the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening by the special game is permitted, and turned off when the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening by the special game is prohibited. ..

As shown in FIG. 46, when a 15R jackpot is reached when only one big winning opening is provided, the start demo production is displayed first, then the round production is started together with the first round, and after the final round is completed. End Demo production starts. In the illustrated example, the symbol variation is started at time t1, and the 15R special game is started after the symbol indicating that the 15R jackpot is stopped and displayed at time t2. In the 15R special game, the start demo effect is displayed first, the first unit game (1st round: 1R) is started from the time t3 after the end, the opening of the big winning opening and the round effect are started. There is. In the 15R special game, the unit game is repeatedly executed until the maximum number of times (15 times) is reached. However, the above-mentioned discharge waiting time Δt (2 seconds in this basic configuration) is set as the interval period from the closing of the large winning opening in the previous unit game to the opening of the large winning opening in the next unit game. Then, the closed state of the large winning opening is maintained until the discharge waiting time Δt elapses. Therefore, the execution time of the special game is the sum of the production time of the start demo production, the total time of the unit game, the total time of the interval period (discharge waiting time Δt × 14), and the production time of the end demo production.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 47, when two large winning openings are provided and a 15R jackpot is reached, the start demo effect is displayed using the first round, and then each round effect is displayed, and the final The end demo production is displayed using the round. In the illustrated example, the symbol variation is started at time t21, and the 15R special game is started after the symbol indicating that the 15R jackpot is stopped and displayed at time t22. In this 15R special game, as shown in the figure, the first big winning opening 530 is closed at the same time as the end of the first round, and at the same time, the second big winning opening 531 is opened and the second round is started. At the same time that the big winning opening of the previous round is closed, the big winning opening of the next round is opened, and the first big winning opening 530 and the second big winning opening 531 are alternately and continuously opened. As for the jackpot effect, the start demo effect is displayed using the first round, and the corresponding round effect is sequentially displayed in each unit game from the second round to the 14th round. In order to make the display time of the start demo effect from time t22 to t23 shown in FIG. 47 shorter than the display time of the start demo effect from time t2 to t3 shown in FIG. 46, a part of the start demo effect is first. It is displayed in a round. In addition, the final demo effect is displayed using the final round (15th round). In order to make the display time of the end demo effect from time t30 to t31 shown in FIG. 47 shorter than the display time of the end demo effect from time t10 to t11 shown in FIG. 46, a part of the end demo effect is partially finalized. It is displayed in. That is, since the start demo effect is incorporated in the first round, the end demo effect is incorporated in the final round, and the interval period is substantially not provided, the execution time of the special game is the total time of the unit game. It is considerably shorter than the case shown in 46. In the example shown in FIG. 47, the end timing of the start demo effect coincides with the end timing of the first round, but the start demo effect may be ended in the middle of the first round. Further, the start demo production may be started at the same time as the first round. On the other hand, in the illustrated example, the start timing of the end demo effect coincides with the start timing of the 15th round, but the end demo effect may be started from the middle of the 15th round. Further, the end demo effect may be ended in the middle of the 15th round, or may be ended at the same time as the 15th round.

That is, if a 15R jackpot occurs when two large winning openings are provided, the interval period of the 15R special game disappears, so that the special game ends promptly. On the other hand, since the opening time of the big winning opening in the unit game is secured, there is no effect on the payout (prize ball). In other words, it is possible to realize a high ball ejection speed in a special game and give the player a feeling of exhilaration. In particular, in the second game, the big hits tend to be in a continuous villa state, so the effect becomes remarkable. That is, after the special game, the time is shortened and the ball can be easily entered, so that the ease of entering the ball at the second start winning opening 12 is remarkably improved. By aiming at the second start winning opening 12 which makes it easier to enter the ball, there is a high possibility that a big hit can be obtained at an early stage. In particular, if it is in a probabilistic state, the winning probability is high, so it is easy to be in a continuous villa state in which a 15R probable change jackpot is repeatedly generated. In such a continuous villa state, a large number of balls can be obtained, but in this basic configuration, the player can promptly end the special game itself while securing the balls during each special game. You can further enhance the exhilaration of. Although the interval period disappears, the discharge waiting time Δt for the entry of the first prize opening 530 and the second prize opening 531 is, as shown in the figure, in the period of the round production or the end demonstration production of the next round. It will be secured. That is, the process of detecting the residual amount of the game ball entering and discharging the game ball into the large winning opening closed at the end of the previous unit game, and the entry of the game ball into the large winning opening opened to the later unit game and Discharge processing is performed in parallel. Therefore, there is no problem in the process of entering the ball into the large winning opening. In the modified example, a minute interval period may be provided between the unit games of the special game. This interval period may be shorter than Δt.

Although the sixth basic configuration has been described above, the specific configuration can be replaced with various modifications. For example, in this basic configuration, when the second game shifts to the 15R special game, as shown in FIG. 47, a plurality of large winning openings are alternately opened to improve the total opening efficiency. An example is shown. In the modified example, control may be performed to improve the opening efficiency of the large winning opening according to the game state. Specifically, when at least one of the probability change state and the time saving state is shifted to the 15R special game, control may be performed to improve the opening efficiency of the big winning opening as shown in FIG. 47. Alternatively, at least the probabilistic state may be a condition for executing the control of FIG. 47, and when the time saving state is not the probabilistic state, the normal control shown in FIG. 46 may be executed. With this configuration, it is possible to give the player the impression that "the probabilistic jackpot villa is exhilarating", and it is possible to differentiate from other game machines.

Alternatively, the control of FIG. 47 may be executed regardless of whether the first game or the second game is shifted to the 15R special game, or from which game state the 15R special game is shifted. Further, in this basic configuration, an example of executing the control of FIG. 47 is shown for the case of shifting to the 15R special game, but the same control may be executed regardless of the number of rounds of the special game. Good. With such a configuration, it is possible to give the player the impression that "the ball ejection speed is high and refreshing" as a whole, and it is possible to differentiate from other game machines.

Further, in this basic configuration, the first big winning opening 530 and the second big winning opening 531 are arranged vertically in the lower right of the game area, and the first big winning opening 530 is used for the first game and the second game. The large winning openings corresponding to both were used, and the second large winning opening 531 was designated as the large winning opening corresponding to the second game. That is, in the second game, both the first prize opening 530 and the second prize opening 531 are opened alternately. In the modified example, both the first large winning opening 530 and the second large winning opening 531 are used as the large winning opening corresponding to the second game, and the large winning opening corresponding to the first game is separately provided. May be good. The large winning opening corresponding to this first game may be arranged below the center of the game area. Then, only for the second game, in the 15R special game, the upper and lower two large winning openings may be opened alternately and continuously. In that case, the winning detection device may also be shared by the upper and lower large winning openings. Specifically, in the configuration shown in FIG. 44 (b), the winning detection device 538 may be omitted, the winning detection device 539 may be provided on the upstream side of the discharge detection device 534 in the shared passage 533c, and the winning detection device 539 may be shared. Good. Since the ease of entering the second starting winning opening 12 is improved in the specific game state, it is assumed that a right-handed hit is made toward the two large winning openings above and below. In other words, since it is assumed that the second game will be a game aimed at the consecutive villas, the opening efficiency of the large winning openings in the consecutive villas will be improved by making the large winning openings corresponding to the second game a double attacker. It will be in line with the purpose of letting you.

Further, in this basic configuration, a multifunction device in which two games corresponding to the first-class pachinko gaming machine are mixed has been described, but the gaming machine provided with only one game corresponding to the first-class pachinko gaming machine. Two large winning openings may be provided, and the large winning openings may be alternately and continuously opened in a special game. On the contrary, a game machine in which three or more games corresponding to the first-class pachinko game machine are mixed is provided with a plurality of (for example, three or more) large winning openings, and the plurality of large winning openings are sequentially and continuously in a special game. It may be opened.

Further, although not particularly described in this basic configuration, a battle effect or the like that encourages the presence or absence of a shift to a specific game may be displayed only as a big hit effect during a special game. That is, during a general game such as a normal game or a small hit game, it takes a relatively long time to secure the minimum time required for the symbol change to show the result of the winning / losing lottery and to arouse the expectation of the player. The production may be displayed together with the round digestion of the special game. Specifically, even if the reach fluctuation pattern is selected during the specific game, only the fluctuation pattern of the normal reach with a very short fluctuation time may be targeted. Alternatively, a simple symbol variation effect may be set that only informs the player whether or not the symbols are aligned during the specific game, such as selecting only the variation pattern without reach. By doing so, it is possible to realize a higher ball ejection speed by reducing the pattern fluctuation period in the consecutive villa state, and it is possible to give the player a higher feeling of exhilaration.

As explained above, in this basic configuration, the ball ejection speed is increased by opening the two big winning openings alternately and continuously, or the big hit effect displayed during the special game is shortened as a whole. As a result of the effect display control being performed so that the music can be ended, the duration of the special game may be relatively short and the playback time of the music may be short. However, as explained in the fifth basic configuration, the player plays the music. Since it is possible to select the start location, if the playback time of the music to be played is longer than the duration of the special game and the playback is started from the beginning of the music, the part that is not played during the special game is played. Even if the person wants to watch the music, the part can be played during the special game. As a result, the convenience of the player can be improved, and the effect of the production can be further enhanced.

(Example)
In principle, this embodiment includes each of the above basic configurations, and the features different from these basic configurations will be mainly described below. The clock synchronization effect in the present embodiment can be executed during both the normal game and the special game, and is particularly suggested by the clock synchronization effect executed during the normal game and the clock synchronization effect executed during the special game. The benefits can be different. In addition, there are various types of clock synchronization effects, and the types and contents of clock synchronization effects that are executed differ depending on the execution trigger.

FIG. 48 is a diagram schematically showing a plurality of game consoles installed on a game island of a game store. In this figure, as a plurality of gaming machines, a first pachinko gaming machine 100a, a second pachinko gaming machine 100b, a third pachinko gaming machine 100c, and a fourth pachinko gaming machine 100d are installed from right to left. The state of being is shown. Here, the effect display device 60 is configured to include the main effect display device 60a and the sub effect display device 60b in each unit. The main effect display device 60a is an effect display device also called a "main liquid crystal", and the sub effect display device 60b is an effect display device also called a "sub liquid crystal". In recent years, not only the main effect display device 60a is provided substantially in the center of the game machine, but also the sub effect display device 60b may be provided as an auxiliary in order to enhance the effect. By displaying the effect content related to the display of the main effect display device 60a on the sub effect display device 60b, an effect display in which both the main liquid crystal and the sub liquid crystal are combined is realized. In the example of this figure, the display screen of the sub-effect display device 60b is configured to have a smaller display area than the display screen of the main effect display device 60a, but as a modification, it is a display area having the same or larger size. You may. Further, the sub-effect display device 60b is movably configured, and in this figure, a configuration in which a part of the sub-effect display device 60b is moved from below the main effect display device 60a to the lower part of the main effect display device 60a is illustrated. However, as a modification, the sub-effect display device 60b may be configured to move from the right or left side of the main effect display device 60a to a position superimposing on the main effect display device 60a. Alternatively, the sub-effect display device 60b may be fixedly installed on either the top, bottom, left, or right of the main effect display device 60a.

The clock synchronization effect of this embodiment includes a plurality of unit synchronization effect and an individual development effect, which are executed at different moments. In this figure, the synchronous production of a plurality of units will be described, and the individual development production will be described in the next figure.

[Synchronous production of multiple units]
The multiple-unit synchronous effect is an effect performed in parallel on a plurality of game consoles installed adjacent to the same game island or game islands on both sides of a passage in a game store. That is, it is an effect in which a common effect process is displayed for each game table while displaying the first effect of the same type among the plurality of types of first effects in parallel on the plurality of game consoles. For example, it includes an effect of simultaneously displaying the same video on a plurality of units and an effect of simultaneously playing the same music in parallel. The multi-unit synchronous effect is composed of a preparatory effect displayed as the introduction part thereof and a main effect displayed as the main part after the preparatory effect. That is, the preparatory production of the multiple unit synchronous production is started at a predetermined timing triggered by the current time becoming the predetermined first time, and the main production of the multiple unit synchronous production is performed following the end of the preparatory production. Start. Therefore, the preparatory production and the main production in the synchronous production of a plurality of units do not overlap each other in the production execution period. However, as a modification, the end of the preparatory effect and the beginning of the main effect may be configured to partially overlap. The first time may be, for example, every hour on the hour, or may be a time that goes back from every hour on the required time of the preparation effect.

In this figure (a), the preparatory effect in the synchronous effect of a plurality of units is schematically shown. This preparatory effect is, for example, an effect of simultaneously displaying the same countdown image toward the start of the main effect on a plurality of game consoles installed adjacent to each other. As shown in the figure, the first pachinko gaming machine 10
From 0a to the fourth pachinko gaming machine 100d, all the main effect display devices 60a are displayed in parallel with the character string "until the start" indicating that the start of this effect is near. Further, the sub-effect display device 60b simultaneously displays the character string of "36 seconds" as the remaining time until the start of the main effect. At this time, the execution timing of the synchronous effect of the plurality of units and the variation display timing of the decorative symbol 61 are not synchronized, and the decorative symbol 61 is in a variable stop state with the game table in which the decorative symbol 61 is variablely displayed according to the individual game situation of each game table. Game table is mixed. The variable display of the decorative symbol 61 is reduced and displayed on the sub-effect display device 60b in the same manner as during the reach variable effect, but as a modification, the reduced variable display of the decorative symbol 61 may be displayed on the main effect display device 60a. Good. As another modification, the preparatory effect for the synchronous effect of a plurality of units may be displayed only on the main effect display device 60a and the decorative symbol 61 may be displayed on the sub effect display device 60b, or the preparatory effect for the synchronous effect of a plurality of units may be displayed. It may be configured to display only on the sub-effect display device 60b and display the decorative symbol 61 on the main effect display device 60a.

In this figure (b), the present effect in the synchronous effect of a plurality of units is schematically shown. This production is a production in which the same video, music, or sound is simultaneously output by a plurality of units in parallel, and is displayed on the main production display device 60a, which is an audio production that expresses the production content only by the sound output from the speaker 108. Includes a main effect to be displayed and a sub effect to be displayed on the sub effect display device 60b. This production is configured as a series of productions executed in the order of audio production, main production, and sub production.

The audio production is composed of, for example, a content expressed only by an announcement voice explaining the subsequent production content, and a content expressed only by music reproduction without displaying an image on the main production display device 60a and the sub production display device 60b. To. When the voice effect is executed, the sound as the sound effect is output from the speaker 108 in preference to the sound accompanying the effect displayed by the main effect display device 60a and the sub effect display device 60b. As a method of giving priority to the audio effect, the audio effect is made easier to hear by controlling the sound of the other effect, for example, reducing the volume of the sound output in the normal advance notice effect. The main effect is executed after the end of the sound effect, and is composed of, for example, a video of a music performance scene or a singing scene displayed on the main effect display device 60a, and a sound of a music output by the speaker 108. FIG. 3B schematically shows the main effect, and while the main effect is displayed on the main effect display device 60a, the sub effect display device 60b has a decorative pattern according to the individual game situation of each game table. A game table in which 61 is in a variable display and a game table in which the variable is stopped are mixed. In the main effect, the sound as the main effect is output from the speaker 108 in preference to the sound accompanying the effect displayed on the sub-effect display device 60b. The sub-effect is, for example, a content to be displayed on the sub-effect display device 60b as a closing after the end of the main effect, and is a content explaining the end of the main effect and the content of the multiple-unit synchronous effect to be executed at the next opportunity. Is. During the sub-effect, the variable display of the decorative symbol 61 has already been returned from the display on the sub-effect display device 60b to the display on the main effect display device 60a. Also in the sub-effect, the sound associated with the effect displayed on the main effect display device 60a is output from the speaker 108 in preference to the sound associated with the sub-effect, but as a modification, the sound as the sub-effect is preferentially spoken. It may be output from 108.

A plurality of types of candidates for the video to be displayed as the main effect and the music to be output are prepared, and the target of the candidates that can be selected by the effect determining means 303 may be limited to some types. In that case, in order to periodically expand the selectable targets, for example, a period such as "1 week" may be set as a ban condition, and one type may be added to the selectable targets each time the elapsed period expires. .. Alternatively, only the first song can be selected until the elapsed period as the first lifting condition has passed, and only the second song different from the first song is selected when the elapsed period as the first lifting condition has passed. You may switch so that you can. Further, when the elapsed period as the second lifting condition has passed, it may be switched so that both the first music and the second music can be selected. However, this ban condition may be applied only to the main production, and the audio production and the sub production may be switched to different productions on a daily basis.

[Individual development production]
FIG. 49 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which individual development effects are executed on a plurality of game consoles installed on a game island of a game store. The individual development effect is an effect in which the same type of effect content among a plurality of types of effect content can be displayed in parallel on a plurality of game consoles, and a different effect process can be displayed for each game console. In addition, while displaying a plurality of types of second effects having different production contents from any of the plurality of types of first effects prepared as multiple units synchronous effects in parallel on a plurality of game consoles, different production processes are displayed for each game table. It is a production that can be done. For example, a plurality of types of mini-games are prepared as the second effect, and the same type of mini-game effect is executed during the period of the individual development effect on a plurality of game consoles installed adjacent to each other. On the other hand, the result of the effect display (for example, victory or defeat or score) obtained by the mini game differs depending on the game console. Examples of mini-games include productions that imitate competitions such as sports and races, and productions that imitate games such as lottery, quizzes, and card play. The types of individual development effects may include production types that involve button operations by the player, such as pressing the production buttons 109 and the cross key 110, and production types that do not involve button operations. There may be a plurality of production types having different operation frequencies. When executing an individual development effect that involves button operation, as a notice effect that can be selected in parallel during that time, either avoid selecting the advance notice effect that involves button operation, or individually determine the appearance rate of the advance notice effect that does not involve button operation. It is preferable to raise it as compared with the non-execution of the development effect. In addition, in the case of an individual development effect that does not involve button operation, instead of the player's operation not being involved in determining the size of the score to be given, as a specification for determining the score to be given based on the game table identification information described later. May be good. In addition, the content of the individual development effect may be determined according to the content of the effect customization described later.

The individual development effect is composed of a preparatory effect displayed as the introductory part and a main effect displayed as the main part after the preparatory effect. The preparatory production of the individual development production is started at a predetermined timing triggered by the current time becoming the predetermined second time, and the main production of the individual development production is started following the end of the preparatory production. Therefore, the preparatory effect and the main effect in the individual development effect do not overlap each other in the effect execution period, and the multiple unit synchronous effect and the individual development effect also do not overlap each other in the effect execution period. For example, one of a plurality of types of mini-games is executed as an individual development effect, but each time the mini-game is executed, a different type of mini-game from the previous one is executed. As a modified example, the end of the preparatory effect in the individual development effect and the beginning of the main effect may be configured to partially overlap. The second time may be, for example, every hour and a half (30 minutes after every hour), or may be a time that goes back to the time required for the preparation effect from every hour and a half, and is at least the first time described above. It is a time different from the time.

FIG. 6A schematically shows a preparatory effect in the individual development effect. This preparatory effect is displayed as an inter-table movement effect. In the inter-table movement effect, at least a part of the effect is executed at a timing according to the effect order set for each game table, so that the predetermined move effect object displays the effect display devices 60 of the plurality of game tables in the effect order. It is a production that makes it appear to move according to. The moving effect object 540 is an effect object having a size that spans the screens of the effect display devices 60 of a plurality of adjacent game consoles, and may be displayed on the screens of two or more effect display devices 60 at the same time. It is displayed so that it flows from right to left or from left to right in the direction. In the example of this figure (a), as the movement effect object 540, the character string of "battle start" is changed from the first pachinko gaming machine 100a, which is the right gaming table, to the fourth pachinko gaming machine 100d, which is the left gaming table. Move horizontally toward. The movement effect object 540 may be one object or a set of a plurality of objects composed of a pattern in which a specific character such as a person or an animal or a specific figure is imitated, or the movement effect object. The 540 does not have to be large enough to span a plurality of game consoles.

FIG. 3B schematically shows this effect in the individual development effect. This production is a mini-game production that gives the player a profit in the production according to the result displayed through the production process for each game console. The production benefit here is different from the game benefit that leads to the ball output that the player can obtain as a result of the game, such as the prize ball, big hit, probability change, and time reduction that are given according to the prize in the winning opening. It is a benefit that the right to change the content and type of the production and the right to make it easier for a specific type of production to appear are granted. For example, in order to give a score of a game to a player as a result of a mini-game, coded information indicating the score and the game history, for example, a two-dimensional code is displayed on the screen. When the player reads the two-dimensional code with the camera of his / her mobile terminal and decodes it, the score and game history information obtained by the decoding are stored in the player's mobile terminal. The cooperation system between the game machine and the player's mobile terminal via the two-dimensional code will be described later. The score here is necessary to expand the range of effect customization described later, and the score reaches a predetermined cumulative value (for example, reaching 1000 points, every 100 points, etc.). It is a specification that the items that can be customized increase with the opportunity.

[Setting of inter-table movement effect]
FIG. 50 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the sub-board 300 in this embodiment. The sub-board 300 includes the effect setting means 508. The effect setting means 508 holds identification information for specifying the effect order of the game table and the movement range thereof in the inter-table movement effect. When a game clerk performs a specific operation using an operation input means such as the effect button 109 or the cross key 110 when the power is turned on, the effect setting means 508 causes the effect display device 60 to display the setting screen of the inter-vehicle movement effect. , Accepts the input of identification information by the game clerk. The setting screen accepts input of game console identification information indicating the order of the game consoles in the inter-tablet movement effect. The game console identification information is used as so-called position information indicating the position of the game console on the game island. For example, when the game table is installed third from the end in a row on one side of the game island, the game clerk can input the game table identification information indicating the number "3". In this way, by inputting the game console identification information in order from the end for each game console, such as numbers "1", "2", and "3", the movement effect object 540 is in the order of the numbers shown in the game console identification information. Is displayed. As a modification of the operation input means, a DIP switch provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 100 may be used to set the effect order, the movement range, and the like.

The setting screen further accepts input of movement range identification information indicating the movement range of the movement effect object 540 in the inter-table movement effect, that is, the range of the effect order or the number of game consoles within the range of the game table on which the effect is executed. For example, it may be the number of a plurality of game consoles installed in one row, or the number of a plurality of game consoles installed in two rows facing each other across a passage. The movement range identification information is set in each game table as a common value for all the game machines in the movement range. When a plurality of game consoles installed in two facing rows are set as a movement range, the movement effect object 540 may be moved so as to orbit the movement range, and the movement range may be rotated over a plurality of laps. May be good. For example, assume that the game console identification information is set to "1", "2", "3", and "4" in order from the right end for four game consoles installed in one row. In this case, by setting "4" as the movement range identification information common to these game consoles, after executing the inter-table movement effect for four vehicles from right to left, the game console identification information "1" is used again. It is possible to realize movement such as restarting the movement effect between tables from the game table. In the modified example, an upper limit value indicating the moving range may be set in advance as a specification that does not require the setting of the moving range. In this way, the game console identification information and the movement range identification information determine the total production time of the inter-table movement production and the upper limit value of the production order as the final stage of the production. Further, on the setting screen, the input of the number of the game table which is the start point or the end point of the inter-table movement effect may be accepted, or the input of the value indicating the movement direction of the movement effect object 540 may be accepted. The start point and end point of the inter-vehicle movement effect may be set to be changed according to the date and time. Further, input of the number of laps of the movement effect object 540 in the inter-table movement effect and the presence / absence of reversal of the movement direction may be accepted.

The effect determining means 303 specifies the effect order and the movement range of the inter-table movement effect based on the settings of the game console identification information and the movement range identification information registered in advance, and the timing according to the specified effect order. Make a decision to execute at least a part of the inter-table movement effect. That is, when the effect of moving the movement effect object 540 is executed in order on a plurality of adjacent game consoles, the execution timing is different for each game console. Therefore, the movement scenes of the movement effect object 540, which constitutes a part of the inter-table movement effect, are displayed for each game table at a timing determined based on each effect order. For example, it is assumed that the movement effect object 540 crosses at a predetermined constant speed so as to straddle a plurality of game consoles. On top of that, if it takes a second for the movement effect object 540 to start moving from the right edge of the screen on a certain game console and reach the right edge of the screen of the adjacent game console, the movement display start timing of the movement effect object 540 for each game console Is the time obtained by adding a second × (effect sequence-1) to the time b at which the inter-table movement effect is started. If it is determined in advance that any of the lottery values held during the execution of the inter-table movement effect corresponds to a big hit, the special timing described later will be determined according to the execution status of the inter-table movement effect. You may switch to the clock-tuned production. On the contrary, the inter-table movement effect is executed in a situation where it is known in advance that either the displayed or the reserved lottery value corresponding to the lottery value corresponding to the big hit corresponds to the big hit. When it becomes an opportunity, the special clock synchronization effect described later is executed at the partial effect execution timing of the inter-table movement effect on the game table.

[Special clock synchronization production]
The effect determining means 303 is partially different from the effect content of the normal clock-synchronized effect performed in the situation where the game profit is not planned to be given in the situation where the predetermined game profit is planned. It is possible to decide to display a special clock synchronization effect having a difference in appearance as a clock synchronization effect. The special clock synchronization effect in this embodiment is almost the same as the special clock synchronization effect described in the first basic configuration, but in this embodiment, a game benefit such as a big hit being held during a normal game is planned. It is executed not only in the situation where it is done, but also in the situation where the profit is planned to be given in the game during the special game. That is, the clock synchronization effect can be executed regardless of the game state, and the profit type suggested to the player when the special clock synchronization effect is executed during the normal game and the player when the special clock synchronization effect is executed during the special game. It is configured so that the profit type suggested in can be different. For example, during a special game, one of the reserved lottery values corresponds to a big hit and the so-called consecutive chan is confirmed, and the number of unit games of the current special game is ex post facto as in the 2nd to 4th basic configurations. There are situations where it is decided to execute notifications that appear to have increased, and situations where it is decided to execute notifications that the gaming state after a special game will be promoted to a probabilistic state after the fact. Here, the special clock synchronization effect is executed during the normal game when the lottery value related to the symbol change being displayed indicates a big hit, or the lottery value currently pending includes a lottery value indicating a big hit. If you are. Therefore, these special clock synchronization effects have a role of suggesting or notifying that a big hit is planned to shift to a special game. The special clock synchronization effect performed during the special game plays the following roles (1) to (4) depending on the model of the game machine. (1) In the case of a model equipped with a probability change function that does not give a definite notification of the presence or absence of a probability change before shifting to a special game, the special clock synchronization effect executed during the special game has a probability change from no probability change. Probability change that produces as if promoted to. Like the promotion effect, it has the role of deterministically notifying that the jackpot is accompanied by a probability change. (2) In the case of a model equipped with a time saving function that does not give a definite notification of the presence or absence of a time saving before shifting to a special game, a time saving effect is definitely notified that the jackpot is accompanied by a time saving. Have a role. (3) In the case of a model equipped with the continuous effect (also called a so-called Roundup bonus) function referred to in the 4th basic configuration, the special clock synchronization effect executed during the unit game of a predetermined round is the continuous effect after that. It has the role of definitively notifying success. (4) The lottery value indicating a big hit is included in the reserved lottery value (the lottery value held at the start of the special game and the lottery value held during the special game) scheduled to change the symbol after the end of the special game being executed. In the case where the jackpot is confirmed again, the special clock synchronization effect executed during the special game has a role of definitively notifying the occurrence of the jackpot again. In this case, it can be said that it is deterministically notified that at least two special games including the specific game being executed will be executed. It should be noted that the clock synchronization effect in the "normal special game without the display of the continuous effect" referred to in the fourth basic configuration may be reduced and displayed in the screen corner of the effect display device 60 or displayed on the sub effect display device 60b. Instead, it is preferentially displayed on the main effect display device 60a. On the other hand, in the clock synchronization effect in the "special special game with the display of the continuous effect" referred to in the fourth basic configuration, on the contrary, the effect is reduced in the corner of the screen instead of the priority effect on the main effect display device 60a. It is a low-priority effect that is displayed on the effect display device 60b or that the display itself is omitted. This is because it is preferable to enhance the effectiveness of the continuous production and the production that arouses a sense of expectation in the production that suggests success in the continuous production.

When the effect determining means 303 decides to display the special clock synchronization effect, the effect benefit normally given as the special clock synchronization effect in the mini game which is an individual development effect is given. Make a decision to display the effect with changes beyond the range of. For example, in the result of a mini game as a normal clock synchronization effect, points are given only in the two-digit range of 0 to 99 points, but in the result of a mini game as a special clock synchronization effect, a high three-digit range of 100 points or more is given. By changing so as to give a score, there is a partial difference in appearance in the production content.

As another partial difference in appearance, for example, when a countdown is displayed as a clock synchronization effect, a special clock synchronization effect that causes an appearance difference by stopping the countdown in the middle may be used. Further, for example, when the inter-table movement effect is executed as the clock synchronization effect, the movement effect object may be stopped and displayed on the screen of the game table to create a special clock synchronization effect that makes a difference in appearance.

[Mobile cooperation system]
FIG. 51 is a diagram schematically showing an outline of a mobile phone cooperation system. As a premise of the mobile cooperation system, the player registers the user by setting an account and a password in the game history server 558 provided with a dedicated site in advance on the mobile terminal 554. When the effect button 109 is pressed by the player at the start of the game, the effect display control means 305 displays the two-dimensional code 550 encoded with the address of the dedicated site of the game history server 558 on the screen of the effect display device 60. The player is made to read it with the camera of the mobile terminal and access the dedicated site of the game history server 558. Character information (also called "password information") that encodes the player's identification information and the production score history is transmitted from the dedicated site to the mobile terminal and displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal. The effect display control means 305 displays the password information input screen on the effect display device 60, and causes the player to input the password information through a button operation such as a cross key 110. By decoding the input password information by the effect setting means 508 and registering it as the player's identification information and the effect score history, the player's previous game content and effect score state can be inherited. The input of the password information serves as an instruction to start recording the history of the player's game and the effect and an instruction to start the effect customization to select various effect elements. After that, in the pachinko gaming machine 100, as the game or the production progresses, the points given by the production setting means 508 to the player as a profit in the production are added as needed and accumulated as the production score history, and the player Can customize the effect at any time and select and set a favorite element as various effect elements. The score for the production is basically added for each symbol change, and the higher the production type with the higher expectation for transition to the special game, the higher the score is given, and the higher the score is given even when the transition to the special game is performed. In addition, when the game shifts to the special game while the clock synchronization effect is being executed, a higher score is given than when the game shifts to the special game when the clock synchronization effect is not being executed. The score of the mini-game is also recorded as a production privilege or a production score history.

As a production customization, the player uses a part of the accumulated points, and according to the number of points used, the color, background, shape, character, and the color, background, shape, character, which constitute the production content displayed on the production display device 60. You can change the production elements such as music to your favorite type. The effect setting means 508 receives an instruction to change the effect element via a button operation by the player, and changes various effect elements according to the instruction. As for the effect elements that can be customized, a plurality of types of items are prepared for each element, and different values are set as the number of points required for each item. Therefore, when the accumulated score reaches a predetermined value, the number of customizable items increases, or a chance to increase the number of customizable items is given. When the player operates a button as an instruction to end the game or the effect customization, the effect setting means 508 generates a two-dimensional code 550 that encodes information such as the effect on the effect and the effect score history, and controls the effect display. The means 305 displays on the effect display device 60. The player can read the two-dimensional code 550 with the camera of his / her own mobile terminal and decode the read two-dimensional code 552 to acquire information and store it in the mobile terminal 554. Further, the information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 554 to the game history server 558 having a dedicated site via the network 556, and is managed in association with its own account information. In this way, information such as production benefits and production score history is transmitted to the mobile terminal 554 via a transmission means of displaying and reading the two-dimensional code 550, and is managed by the game history server 558. The contents of the game and the production can be taken over in the next game. In addition, by continuing the game for a long time, not only the number of symbol fluctuations and the number of effects can be increased, but also the chances of executing the mini-game, which is an individual development effect, can be increased by repeatedly visiting the time when the clock synchronization effect should be executed. , You can get points by that amount. In addition, if there are situations in which game profits are planned during the clock synchronization effect, there is a possibility that a high score can be obtained by the mini game as the special clock synchronization effect.

[History notification production]
The addition of the privilege or the game history to the mobile terminal 554 of the player by displaying the two-dimensional code 550 is also carried out in the production other than the mini game. For example, the effect determining means 303 is a two-dimensional code that encodes history information indicating that when a predetermined type of effect such as super reach, which has a high expectation of a big hit, is executed in a state where the clock synchronization effect is not performed. It is possible to decide to execute the history notification effect for displaying 550. The history notification effect is an effect of displaying the two-dimensional code 550 as shown in FIG. 51 on the screen of the main effect display device 60a or the sub effect display device 60b during or immediately after the execution of a specific effect such as super reach. However, the execution of the history notification effect is not always indispensable for super reach, and even if the clock synchronization effect is displayed on the main effect display device 60a and the history notification effect is displayed on the sub effect display device 60b, the sub effect display device 60b It interferes with the variable display of the decorative symbol 61. Further, since the importance of the effect is relatively low, in this embodiment, the history notification effect is subject to the effect frequency adjustment described later, particularly while the clock synchronization effect is executed.

[Content guidance production]
FIG. 52 is a diagram schematically showing a display example of the content guidance effect. The effect determining means 303 displays a guide indicating the type and expectation of the effect when a decision is made to execute a predetermined type of effect such as super reach with a high expectation of a big hit in a mode corresponding to the type and expectation. It is possible to decide whether or not to execute the content guidance effect. In recent years, since there are a wide variety of effects, some players may not be able to grasp how much the type of effect being performed in front of them suggests the degree of expectation of a big hit. In the content guidance effect, the main effect display device is a guide display 560 showing the effect type and its jackpot expectation in order to guide the effect type and its jackpot expectation in a form that is easy for the player to understand before, during, or after the effect. This is an effect method of displaying at a predetermined position on the screen of 60a. In the example of the guidance display 560 in this figure, the effect name is displayed by a character string surrounded by a character frame in the shape of a balloon, and then the rank of the jackpot expectation is indicated by characters, marks, colors, and the like. For example, along with the character string "Roulette reach" that indicates the production name, the high degree of expectation for a big hit is indicated by the number of star marks. If the effect explained using the content guidance effect is an effect with a relatively high degree of expectation, the guidance display 560 is displayed and erased, and then the guidance display 560 is reduced to the guidance display mark. The 560a remains at the lower right of the screen of the main effect display device 60a. Every time the guidance display 560 related to the effect having a relatively high expectation is displayed, the guidance display mark 560a is accumulated in the lower right corner of the screen of the main effect display device 60a. The accumulated guidance display mark 560a is erased when a big hit occurs or after a predetermined time has elapsed. On the other hand, in the case of an effect having a relatively low degree of expectation, the guidance display mark 560a is not left when the guidance display 560 is displayed and erased. In addition, the display time of the guidance display 560 for the production having a relatively high expectation is longer than that of the guidance display 560 for the production having a relatively low expectation. It should be noted that the execution of the content guidance effect is not always indispensable for the production such as super reach, and the importance in the production is relatively low. Therefore, in this embodiment, the content guidance effect is particularly performed while the clock synchronization effect is executed. It is the target of the production frequency adjustment described later.

[Adjustment of production frequency]
During the execution of the clock synchronization effect, the effect determining means 303 switches the execution probability of the history notification effect and the content guidance effect suggesting the degree of expectation of transition to the special game to a lower probability than the case other than the case where the clock synchronization effect is being executed. The effect determining means 303 determines whether or not the history notification effect and the content guidance effect are executed by referring to a normal table at normal times, and during the execution of the clock synchronization effect, whether or not to execute is determined by the execution probability from the normal table. Determined by referring to a predetermined table. However, as a modified example, while determining by referring to the same table regardless of whether or not the clock synchronization effect is executed, even if the execution of the history notification effect and the content guidance effect is decided when the clock synchronization effect is executed, this is canceled. It may be that. In the modified example, the execution probability of the content guidance effect is kept low by narrowing down the number of effect candidates for which the content guidance effect is executed to a specific effect having a particularly high expectation of big hit during the execution of the clock synchronization effect. May be good.

In this embodiment, the history notification effect and the content guidance effect are illustrated as the targets of the effect frequency adjustment, but the effect other than these effects may be suppressed at the time of executing the clock synchronization effect. Alternatively, instead of adjusting the effect execution frequency itself, the effect execution frequency is suppressed by suppressing the execution of so-called look-ahead, in which the held lottery value is preliminarily determined before the start of the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery value. You may.

The present invention has been described above based on examples. It is understood by those skilled in the art that this embodiment is merely an example, and that various modifications are possible for each of these components and combinations of each processing process, and that such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. is there. Hereinafter, modification examples will be given.

In the above embodiment, the display of the clock synchronization effect is prioritized during the execution of the clock synchronization effect, and the symbol variation is moved to the lower right corner of the screen of the main effect display device 60a or the sub effect display device 60b, and another effect appears. Is suppressed. In addition, the effect frequency is adjusted during the clock synchronization effect. Therefore, the chance of giving a score to the player by the two-dimensional code is reduced, and the score can be less likely to be accumulated as compared with the normal time. As a result, it is conceivable that the player may stop launching because he dislikes the fact that the point acquisition is hindered during the clock synchronization production. Therefore, in the modified example, when a big hit or a special clock synchronization effect occurs during the clock synchronization effect, a larger number of points may be given than when a specific effect pattern appears in the normal time. As a result, it is possible to reduce the player from launching and stopping during the clock synchronization effect and promote the game.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the winning / failing determination results of both the first lottery and the second lottery are transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub-board 300 as the preliminary judgment results has been described. As a modification, only the winning / failing determination result of either the first lottery or the second lottery may be transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub-board 300 as a preliminary judgment result.

In the present specification or claims, "winning ball", "winning prize", and "falling in" may be synonymous with each other. In addition, each winning opening and each entry opening may be composed of a "passing opening" (also called a "gate" or "through chucker") of the type through which the game ball passes, and the "entry ball" may be formed. "Prize," "fall," and "pass" may also be synonymous with each other.

The "random number" referred to in the present specification or the scope of the patent claim does not have to be a physical random number generated by a random number generation circuit or a true random number in a mathematical sense, and is a hardware random number or random number generation using a 16-bit counter. It may be a pseudo-random number such as a software random number using an algorithm. Alternatively, a combination of a hardware random number and a software random number, for example, a plus random number method in which the initial value is changed each time the counter makes one round may be used.

In the present specification or claims, when the term "table" or "selection criterion" is used, the correspondence between the first parameter such as a lottery value and the second parameter such as a value indicating an option is strictly a table structure. In addition to pointing to the data defined in (1), it is also broadly included to be realized by a program structure for deriving the second parameter from the first parameter as such a correspondence relationship. Including them, the concept is substantially synonymous with "table" and is appropriately referred to as "selection criteria". Further, when a table structure is used, the selection criteria that are substantially one type may be composed of a combination of a plurality of structurally subdivided tables, but the term "multiple types of selection criteria" is subdivided. Shows the actual number of types of tables, not the number of converted tables.

The effect display device is composed of a liquid crystal display which is a high-definition dot matrix type display device, and the width of the display area may be about half the width of the game area, or a large size exceeding half. You may. In the case of a large size, the game ball passage on the right side of the effect display device is formed with a passage width that allows one game ball to pass through, and if the player launches with the maximum strength as a so-called "right-handed", the right-hand passage will almost certainly occur. The game ball can be passed through, and it can be distinguished from the so-called "left-handed".

The effect display device may be composed of a combination of a plurality of display devices as well as a case of being composed of a single display device. In the case of a plurality of displays, displays of different sizes such as a combination of a main liquid crystal and a sub liquid crystal may be combined, the sub liquid crystal may be arranged at a position adjacent to the main liquid crystal, or a position other than the game board, for example, a firing handle. It may be installed in the vicinity of. When installed in the vicinity of the launch handle, it may be configured in the form of a touch panel that can be operated and input by the player.

The effect display device is not limited to a liquid crystal display, and may be composed of a display device such as an organic EL display, a mechanical display means such as a drum rotation type, or a display means such as an LED matrix type. Since the special symbol does not necessarily have a directing role, it is displayed in an inconspicuous size by the 7-segment LED on the game board. However, when a method of expressing the special symbol itself without using a decorative symbol by giving it a directing role is adopted, the special symbol may be displayed on the liquid crystal display instead of the 7-segment LED.

60 production display device, 80 game board, 81 game area, 220 winning / failing judgment means,
230 Fluctuation pattern determination means, 240 Hold control means, 303 Production determination means,
305 effect display control means, 307 clock means, 508 effect setting means, 540
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Claims (1)

A means of determining whether or not to execute a special game that is advantageous to the player in a normal game,
Special game control means to execute special games,
Operation input means that can be operated by the player,
A production display device that displays the production content and
Equipped with a speaker that can output music
The music output from the speaker can be selected based on the operation of the operation input means by the player.
The execution period of the special game is the first period when the start demo is executed, the second period from the end of the start demo execution to the start of the end demo execution, and the third period when the end demo is executed. Including
While the special game is being executed, it is possible to select a musical piece based on the operation of the operation input means by the player, but at least in the third period, the selection of the musical piece based on the operation of the operation input means by the player is possible. Impossible,
It is configured so that a predetermined effect corresponding to the output music can be displayed on the effect display device.
If a specific effect can be executed during the execution of the special game and a specific effect is executed during the execution of the special game, the music that was output before the execution of the specific effect during the execution of the special game , The output is stopped or the volume is reduced to output, and the predetermined effect corresponding to the music that was output before the execution of the specific effect during the execution of the special game is not performed. It is configured to be displayed
When the playback of the music selected based on the operation of the operation input means by the player reaches the predetermined loop playback end point, the same music is loop-played by returning to the predetermined loop playback location and continuing the music playback. It is configured to be possible and
It has at least a first type of music and a second type of music as the types of music, and at least the first type of music can be selected and played based on the operation of the operation input means by the player and can be played in a loop. On the other hand, when a predetermined period is reached during the symbol change, the second type of music is played in a loop without being based on the operation of the operation input means by the player, instead of the first type of music. While the second type of music is being played, the execution frequency of at least a predetermined advance notice effect among a plurality of types of advance notice effects suggesting the transition expectation of the special game is reduced. A bullet game machine that is configured to play.

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