JP6788058B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines, arrange ball machines, and slot machines.

Most gaming machines such as pachinko machines are provided with an image display means such as a liquid crystal display means in order to display various production images, broadcast images, and the like (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-96841

An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of easily and surely recognizing important notification contents while performing predetermined transformation processing on an image of an image display means .

The present invention includes an image display means 60 capable of displaying an image, and the image display means 60 includes a first effect symbol 114 composed of a number portion and a character portion, and a number smaller than the first effect symbol 114. It is possible to display the second effect symbol 255 composed of the parts, the error notification image 163 for notifying the error, and the volume setting image 117a showing the volume setting status, and according to the volume adjustment operation by the player. In a gaming machine that changes the volume display of the volume setting image 117a, the effect executing means 122 includes an effect executing means 122 that executes a specific effect of performing a predetermined deformation process on the image including a moving moving image, and the effect executing means 122 is provided. When the specific effect is executed while the error notification image 163 and the volume setting image 117a are displayed, the error notification image 163 and the error notification image 163 are configured to allow fluctuations in the moving image even during the predetermined deformation processing. The predetermined transformation process is performed on the specific image that does not include the volume setting image 117a, but the predetermined transformation process is performed on the non-specific image that includes the error notification image 163 and the volume setting image 117a. However, the predetermined transformation process is not performed on the second effect symbol 255, and the non-specific image is superimposed and displayed on the front side of the specific image during the predetermined transformation process .
Further, an image display means 60 capable of displaying an image is provided, and the image display means 60 includes a first effect symbol 114 composed of a number portion and a character portion, and a number portion smaller than the first effect symbol 114. The second effect symbol 255, the error notification image 163 for notifying the error, and the game ball aiming at either the left flow path 108a or the right flow path 108b in the game area 23 according to the game state. It is possible to display launch guidance images 162a and 162b indicating whether it is advantageous for the player to launch the launch guidance images 162a and 162b, and the launch guidance images 162a and 162b are one side of the left flow path 108a and the right flow path 108b. In a game machine including a figure pointing to, an effect executing means 122 for executing a specific effect of performing a predetermined transformation process on the image including a moving moving image is provided, and the effect executing means 122 is in the predetermined transformation process. Is also configured to allow fluctuations in the moving image, and when the specific effect is executed while the error notification image 163 and the launch guidance images 162a and 162b are displayed, the error notification image 163 and the launch guidance image The predetermined deformation processing is performed on the specific image that does not include 162a and 162b, but the predetermined deformation processing is performed on the non-specific image that includes the error notification image 163 and the launch guidance images 162a and 162b. However, the predetermined transformation process is not performed on the second effect symbol 255, and the non-specific image is superimposed and displayed on the front side of the specific image during the predetermined transformation process .

According to the present invention, it is possible for a player to easily and surely recognize an important notification content while performing a predetermined transformation process on an image of an image display means .

It is an overall front view of the pachinko machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine. It is a front view of the game board of the pachinko machine. It is a plan sectional view of the game board of the pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of the game board of the pachinko machine. It is an exploded perspective view of the front part of the game board of the pachinko machine. It is a front view of the rear part of the game board of the pachinko machine. It is an exploded perspective view of the rear part of the game board of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing of the image display area of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing of the image display area of the pachinko machine. It is a block diagram of the control system of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the hit probability and the fluctuation time of the normal symbol for each game state of the pachinko machine, and the opening / closing pattern of the 2nd special symbol starting means. It is a figure which shows an example of the correspondence relation of the jackpot determination random value, the jackpot symbol random value, the jackpot state and the special game state in the case of the jackpot determination and the miss determination about the 1st and 2nd special symbols of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the production design of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the hold pedestal image, hold display image, and the changing hold image of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the left-handed guidance image and right-handed guidance image of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the error notification image of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the volume adjustable notification image and the light amount adjustable notification image of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the volume setting image and the light amount setting image of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the customer waiting effect processing of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the menu management process of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the process at the time of pressing the effect button of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the process at the time of pressing the upper key (lower key) of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the menu displayable notification image of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the menu image and the menu operation notification image of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the lower menu image of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the display example at the time of selecting the selection item which does not exist in the lower menu of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the arrangement of the movable body in each mode of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the power saving mode notification image of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the image display example (a) in the customer waiting state of the pachinko machine, and the correspondence relationship (b) between each image and the area on a display screen. It is a figure which shows the image display example (a) at the time of menu display of the pachinko machine, and the correspondence relationship (b) between each image and the area on a display screen. It is a figure which shows the image display example (a) during normal fluctuation of the pachinko machine, and the correspondence relationship (b) between each image and the area on a display screen. It is a figure which shows the image display example (a) during the reach variation of the pachinko machine, and the correspondence relationship (b) between each image and the area on a display screen. It is a figure which shows the image display example (a) during the step-up notice production of the pachinko machine, and the correspondence relationship (b) between each image and the area on a display screen. It is a figure which shows the image display example (a) of the button conversation notice effect of the pachinko machine, and the correspondence relationship (b) between each image and the area on a display screen. It is a figure which shows the image display example (a) at the time of the effect button operation in the button conversation notice effect of the pachinko machine, and the correspondence relationship (b) between each image and the area on the display screen. It is a figure which shows the image display example (a) of the 1st stage in the mini character notice production of the pachinko machine, and the correspondence relation (b) of each image and the area on a display screen. It is a figure which shows the image display example (a) of the 2nd stage in the mini character notice production of the pachinko machine, and the correspondence relation (b) of each image and the area on a display screen. It is a front view of the game board of the pachinko machine which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a plan sectional view of the game board of the pachinko machine. It is a top view (a) and the front view (b) of the tilting movable effect means of the pachinko machine. It is a top view (a) and the front view (b) of the elevating movable effect means of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the operation pattern of the movable body of the pachinko machine. It is a block diagram of the control system of the pachinko machine. It is a conceptual block diagram of the image transformation processing of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the image rotation processing of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing of the image rotation processing of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the change of the movable body and the display image at the time of execution of the tilt notice effect of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the display priority and deformation information of each image at the time of execution of the tilt notice effect of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the change of the display image when a door opening error or a volume change operation is performed during execution of a tilting notice effect by the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the display priority and deformation information of each image at the time of execution of the tilt descent notice effect of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the display priority and deformation information of each image at the time of execution of the tilt descent notice effect of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the change of the movable body and the display image when the tilt notice effect is executed at the start of a symbol change by the same pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the display priority and deformation information of each image when the tilt notice effect is executed at the start of a symbol variation by the same pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation history of a movable body and each image at the time of executing a tilt notice effect at the start of a symbol variation by the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the change of the movable body and the display image when the tilt descent notice effect is executed at the start of a symbol variation by the same pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the display priority and deformation information of each image when the tilt descent notice effect is executed at the start of a symbol variation by the same pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation history of a movable body and each image at the time of executing a tilt descent notice effect at the start of a symbol variation by the pachinko machine. For the movable body and display image (a) when the slingshot effect is performed while waiting for customers with the pachinko machine, the display priority and deformation information (b) of each image displayed on the image display means, and the sub image display means. It is a figure which shows the display priority and transformation information (c) of each displayed image. Movable body and display image (a) when menu display operation is performed during execution of tilting effect on the same pachinko machine, display priority and deformation information (b) of each image displayed on the image display means, sub-image display It is a figure which shows the display priority and transformation information (c) of each image displayed on a means.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 38 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the game machine main body 1 includes an outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 arranged on the front side of the outer frame 2. The front frame 3 is pivotally attached to the outer frame 2 via a first hinge 4 in the vertical direction arranged on one end side in the left-right direction, for example, the left end side, and is pivotally attached to the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and detachable. The outer frame 2 can be locked in a closed state by the locking means 5 provided on the opposite side, for example, the right end side.

The front frame 3 includes a main body frame 6 and a glass door 7 arranged on the front side of the main body frame 6. The glass door 7 is pivotally attached to the main body frame 6 via a second hinge 8 in the vertical direction arranged on one end side in the left-right direction, for example, the left end side, and is pivotally attached to the main body frame 6 by the locking means 5. It can be locked in the closed state. The first hinge 4 and the second hinge 8 are arranged so as to have the same axis, for example.

As shown in FIG. 2, the outer frame 2 is formed in a rectangular shape by a pair of left and right vertical frame members 2a and 2b and a pair of upper and lower horizontal frame members 2c and 2d. For example, a front cover member 9 made of synthetic resin is attached to the lower front side of the outer frame 2 so as to connect the lower front side of the left and right vertical frame members 2a and 2b along the front edge of the lower horizontal frame member 2d. There is. The front cover member 9 projects forward from the left and right vertical frame members 2a and 2b, and the main body frame 6 is arranged on the upper side thereof. Further, in the outer frame 2, the outer frame upper hinge metal fittings 11 constituting the first hinge 4 are arranged, for example, in the upper left portion, and the outer frame lower hinge metal fittings 12 are arranged in the upper left side of the front cover member 9 in the lower left portion, respectively.

The main body frame 6 is made of synthetic resin, and has a rectangular frame portion 13 that can substantially contact the front edge side of the outer frame 2 on the upper side of the front cover member 9, and a game board provided on the upper side in the frame portion 13. The mounting portion 14 and the lower mounting portion 15 provided on the lower side in the frame portion 13 are integrally provided, for example. A game board 16 is detachably mounted on the game board mounting portion 14, for example, from the front side, and a launching means 17, a lower speaker 18, and the like are arranged on the lower mounting portion 15 on the front side thereof. Further, in the main body frame 6, the main body frame upper hinge metal fittings 19 constituting the first hinge 4 and the main body frame upper hinge metal fittings 20 forming the second hinge 8 are, for example, in the upper left portion, and the first, second hinges 4, 8 are provided. The hinge metal fittings 21 under the main body frame constituting the above are arranged, for example, in the lower left.

The glass door 7 includes a resin door base 22 formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to the front surface side of the main body frame 6. In the door base 22, window holes 24a of the glass window 24 are formed corresponding to the front side of the game area 23 formed in the game board 16, and a plurality of window holes 24a (here, four) are formed around the window holes 24a, for example. An effect means such as an upper speaker 25 and a blower effect device 26 is arranged, and an upper decorative cover 27 that substantially covers the upper speaker 25 and the like from the front side is attached.

Further, on the lower front side of the door base 22, the upper plate 30 for storing the game balls paid out from the payout means 28 arranged on the rear side of the main body frame 6 and supplying the game balls to the launching means 17, and the upper plate 30 are full. A lower plate 31 for storing surplus balls and the like at the time of the above, a firing handle 32 and the like for operating the launching means 17, and the like are arranged, and a lower decorative cover 33 for substantially covering the upper plate 30, the lower plate 31 and the like from the front side. It is installed. The lower decorative cover 33 is formed, for example, in a forward-facing bulge shape, and for example, on the upper side thereof, operating means such as an effect button 34 and a cross operating means 35 that can be pressed and operated by the player are provided. The cross operation means 35 includes four operation units, for example, an upper key 35a on the rear side, a lower key 35b on the front side, a left key 35c on the left side, and a right key 35d on the right side.

A glass unit 36 is detachably attached to the back side of the door base 22 so as to substantially close the window hole 24a from the rear side, and is arranged along the edges on the first, second hinges 4 and 8 sides. Vertical hinge end side reinforcing sheet metal 37, vertical opening / closing end side reinforcing sheet metal 38 arranged along the edge on the opening / closing end side, and left / right lower reinforcement arranged under the window hole 24a. The sheet metal 39 is detachably fixed by screwing or the like. Further, on the door base 22, the hinge metal fittings 40 on the glass door constituting the second hinge 8 are arranged, for example, in the upper left portion, and the hinge metal fittings 41 below the glass door are arranged in the lower left portion, for example.

Further, for example, a ball feed unit 42, a lower plate guide unit 43, and the like are mounted on the back side of the lower reinforcing sheet metal 39. The ball feeding unit 42 is for supplying the game balls in the upper plate 30 one by one to the launching means 17, and is arranged corresponding to the front side of the launching means 17. The lower plate guide unit 43 guides the surplus ball when the upper plate 30 is full and the foul ball that has returned without reaching the game area 23 to the lower plate 31 even though it was launched by the launching means 17. For example, it is arranged adjacent to the ball feed unit 42 on the first, second hinges, 4 and 8 sides thereof.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the game board 16 includes a base plate 45 made of a non-transmissive material such as a veneer plate, and a game launched from a launching means 17 on the front side of the base plate 45. A guide rail 46 for guiding the ball is mounted in a ring shape, and a unit such as a central display frame unit 47, a starting winning unit 48, a large winning unit 49, and a normal winning unit 50 is mounted in a game area 23 inside the guide rail 46. In addition to the parts, a large number of game rails (not shown) are arranged. Further, on the plurality of unit parts 47 to 50, in addition to various display means such as a normal symbol display means 51, a normal hold quantity display means 52, a first special symbol display means 53, and a second special symbol display means 54, a normal symbol A starting means 55, a first special symbol starting means 56, a second special symbol starting means 57, a large winning means 58, a plurality of ordinary winning means 59, and the like are provided. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5, 7, 8 and the like, an image display means 60 including, for example, a liquid crystal display means is mounted on the rear side of the base plate 45 via a back mounting base 61.

As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the base plate 45 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in front view, and is for mounting a central display frame unit 47, a starting winning unit 48, a large winning unit 49, a normal winning unit 50, and the like. A plurality, for example, three mounting holes 62 to 64, an out port 65, and the like are formed so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction. The mounting hole 62 is for mounting the central display frame unit 47, and is provided corresponding to a range excluding a part of the lower side or the like in the game area 23. Further, the mounting holes 63 and 64 are for mounting the starting winning unit 48 and the normal winning unit 50, respectively, and are provided in the lower center and the lower left of the game area 23, respectively, independently of the other mounting holes.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 7, 8, 8 and the like, the back mounting base 61 is formed substantially parallel to the base plate 45, and a back wall having, for example, a rectangular opening 66a formed substantially in the center thereof. The peripheral wall portion 67 extending forward from the outer edge portion of the back wall portion 66 to the back surface of the base plate 45, and the peripheral wall portion 67 projecting from the front edge portion of the peripheral wall portion 67 along the back surface of the base plate 45. Further, a fixing portion 68 fixed to the base plate 45 by a fixing screw or the like is provided integrally, and a vertically long image display means 60, for example, is housed in the storage case 69 on the back side of the back wall portion 66. It is detachably fixed with.

The storage case 69 is formed in a flat box shape with the front side open. The image display means 60 is fitted into the storage case 69 from the front side with the display screen 60a facing the front side, and is fixed by screwing or the like. The storage case 69 is integrally provided with, for example, a lower fixing portion 69a projecting downward from the front side of the lower end portion and an upper fixing portion 69b projecting upward from the front side of the upper end portion, for example, having a lower fixing portion 69a on the back. By screwing the upper fixing portion 69b to the back wall portion 66 in a state of being fitted into the recess (not shown) on the wall portion 66 side, for example, the front side of the outer peripheral portion of the image display means 60 is the back side of the back wall portion 66. It is detachably fixed to the back side of the back mounting base 61 in a state of being in contact with or close to the back mounting base 61.

In the present embodiment, the entire display screen 60a of the image display means 60 is a full screen area A capable of displaying an image (see FIG. 9A), and is a part of the back wall portion 66 of the back mounting base 61. (Hereinafter referred to as a window frame portion 74) corresponds to or is in close contact with the front side of the entire screen area A corresponding to a region having a substantially constant width on the outer peripheral side. Hereinafter, of the entire screen area A, the portion corresponding to the rear side of the window frame portion (game member) 74 is referred to as a first fixed concealment area B1 (see FIG. 9B). In the present embodiment, the window frame portion 74 is transparent, and among the images displayed in the full screen area A, the portion displayed in the first fixed concealment area B1 is also seen from the front side via the window frame portion 74. It is visible.

Here, the "concealment area" is defined as the front view, that is, the rear side of the display screen 60a of the image display means 60 when viewed from the front side of the game machine due to the presence of some member on the front side thereof. Areas that overlap. Therefore, if the front member is opaque, the image displayed in the concealed area cannot be visually recognized from the front. The first fixed concealment area B1 is a "concealment area", but since the window frame portion 74 on the front side is transparent, the displayed image can be visually recognized from the front unless another member is present on the front side. Further, even in the "concealed area", if there is a space between the member on the front side and the member on the front side, the displayed image may be visually recognizable by shifting (looking into) the viewpoint so as to avoid the member on the front side.

Further, for example, one or a plurality, for example, four movable effect means 75 to 78 are arranged on the front side of the back mounting base 61. As shown in FIGS. 4, 7, 8 and the like, the first movable effect means 75 includes a first movable body 75a and a first driving means 75b for driving the first movable body 75a, for example, in the vertical direction. ing. The first movable body 75a is arranged horizontally on the front side of the image display means 60, and the front side thereof is, for example, arbitrarily decorated (here, a three-dimensional decoration with an airplane motif), and the left and right ends thereof are , The pair of first driving means 75b, 75b arranged in front of the left and right sides of the image displaying means 60 support the image display means 60 in a state of being movable in the vertical direction via the first driving connecting bodies 79, 79, respectively. Has been done.

The first driving means 75b is supported by the back mounting base 61 via a vertically long mounting base 80, is arranged along the side edge of the image display means 60, for example, from the upper end side to the lower end side, and is the first drive. Other than, for example, an elongated cylindrical elevating guide 81 that guides the connecting body 79 in the vertical direction, a drive pulley 82a arranged in the vicinity of one end side of the elevating guide 81, for example, the lower end side, and the elevating guide 81. It is wound around a driven pulley 82b arranged in the vicinity of the end side, for example, the upper end side, a drive source 83 including a stepping motor for rotationally driving the drive pulley 82a, and the drive pulley 82a and the driven pulley 82b. Further, an endless gear belt 84 to which the first drive connecting body 79 is fixed is provided at a predetermined position on the circumference thereof, and the end portion of the first movable body 75a is attached to the first driving connecting body 79 by, for example, a pivot axis in the front-rear direction. It is rotatably connected. The first movable body 75a is moved by the pair of left and right first driving means 75b, 75b, for example, while maintaining a substantially horizontal state, the upper position on the upper front side of the image display means 60 (FIGS. 28 (a), 28 (c)). , (D)) and the lower position on the front side of the lower part (FIG. 28 (b)). Further, for example, the front end side of the first movable body 75a projects to the front side of the base plate 45 via the mounting hole 62a (FIG. 4). Of course, the first movable body 75a may move or stop in an oblique state.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 7, 8 and the like, the second movable effect means 76 includes a second movable body 76a and a second driving means 76b that drives the second movable body 76a, for example, in the vertical direction. ing. The second movable body 76a is arranged horizontally on the front side of the image display means 60, and the front side thereof is, for example, arbitrarily decorated (not shown), and the left and right end sides are the left and right sides of the image display means 60. The pair of second driving means 76b and 76b arranged in the above are supported in a state of being movable in the vertical direction via the second driving connecting bodies 85 and 85, respectively.

The second driving means 76b is arranged, for example, on the rear side of the first driving means 75b and on the front side of the back mounting base 61, and is arranged along the side edge of the image display means 60, for example, on the lower side thereof. An elevating guide 86 having an elongated columnar shape that guides the drive connecting body 85 in the vertical direction, a drive pulley 87a arranged in the vicinity of one end side of the elevating guide 86, for example, the upper end side, and an elevating guide 86. A driven pulley 87b arranged in the vicinity of the other end side, for example, the lower end side, a drive source 88 including a stepping motor for rotationally driving the drive pulley 87a, and the drive pulley 87a and the driven pulley 87b are wound around. The second drive connecting body 85 is provided with an endless gear belt 89 to which the second driving connecting body 85 is fixed at a predetermined position on the circumference thereof, and the end portion of the second movable body 76a is attached to the second driving connecting body 85, for example, a pivot axis in the front-rear direction. Is rotatably connected by. The second movable body 76a is placed at a lower position on the lower front side of the image display means 60 by the pair of left and right second drive means 76b, 76b, for example, while maintaining a substantially horizontal state (FIGS. 28 (a) and 28 (b)). ) And the upper position (FIGS. 28 (c) and (d)) on the front side of the middle portion in the vertical direction. Of course, the second movable body 76a may move or stop in an oblique state.

The movement paths of the first movable body 75a and the second movable body 76a partially overlap each other in front view, but the moving path of the first movable body 75a is relative to the moving path of the second movable body 76a. For example, since it is displaced to the front side, the first movable body 75a and the second movable body 76a can move without interfering with each other.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 7, 8 and the like, the third movable effect means 77 and the fourth movable effect means 78 are arranged symmetrically, for example, corresponding to the left side and the right side of the image display means 60. ing. The third and fourth movable effect means 77 and 78 are the third and fourth movable means 77a and 78a for driving the third and fourth movable bodies 77a and 78a and the third and fourth movable bodies 77a and 78a, for example, in the left-right direction. It includes 77b and 78b. The third and fourth movable bodies 77a and 78a are arranged vertically on the front side along the left and right edges of the image display means 60, respectively, and the front side is provided with, for example, any decoration (not shown). ).

The third and fourth drive means 77b and 78b are composed of, for example, an electromagnetic slide table in which the slide portion 92 can slide in the left-right direction with respect to the base portion 91, and the third and fourth drive means 77b and 78b are vertically and vertically corresponding to the side portions of the image display means 60. It is arranged substantially in the center of the direction, and the base portion 91 is fixed to, for example, the peripheral wall portion 67 of the back mounting base 61, and the third and fourth movable bodies 77a and 78a are fixed to the front side of the slide portion 92. The third and fourth movable bodies 77a and 78a are located at external positions (FIGS. 28 (a) to (c)) outside the image display means 60 in the left-right direction by the third and fourth drive means 77b and 78b, respectively. , It is possible to move between the internal position (FIG. 28 (d)) inside in the left-right direction.

Since the movement paths of the third movable body 77a and the fourth movable body 78a are separated from each other on the left and right, they do not interfere with each other. Further, since the movement paths of the third and fourth movable bodies 77a and 78a are, for example, behind the movement path of the first movable body 75a and in front of the movement path of the second movable body 76a, the third and fourth movable bodies are the third and fourth. The movable bodies 77a and 78a and the first and second movable bodies 75a and 76a can move without interfering with each other.

Further, in the entire screen area A, the portion corresponding to the rear side of the first to fourth movable bodies 75a to 78a is referred to as a movable concealment area C (FIG. 10 (c)). Of course, since the first to fourth movable bodies 75a to 78a can be moved between a plurality of stop positions, if the first to fourth movable bodies 75a to 78a move, the movable concealment area C also changes accordingly. To do. The movable concealment area C may not exist in some cases. Of the images displayed in the full screen area A, the portion displayed in the movable concealment area C is blocked by at least the first to fourth movable bodies 75a to 78a and cannot be visually recognized from the front, but the first to fourth parts are not visible. Since the movable bodies 75a to 78a are all separated from the image display means 60 to the front side, at least a part thereof can be visually recognized from the front side by shifting the viewpoint.

As described above, the first to fourth movable bodies 75a to 78a are arranged between the image display means 60 and the base plate 45, and only a part of the first movable body 75a on the front end side is the base via the mounting hole 62a. It protrudes to the front side of the plate 45.

Further, in the image display means 60, at least a part of the entire screen area A protrudes outside the mounting hole 62 of the base plate 45 in front view. Hereinafter, in the entire screen area A, the portion corresponding to the rear side of the base plate (game member) 45 (here, the portion corresponding to the rear side of the mounting hole other than the mounting hole 62) is the second fixed concealment area. It is called B2 (Fig. 9 (c)). Of the images displayed in the full screen area A, the portion displayed in the second fixed concealment area B2 cannot be visually recognized because it is blocked by at least the base plate 45 from the front, but the image display means 60 is the base plate. Since it is arranged on the rear side of 45, at least a part thereof can be visually recognized from the front side by shifting the viewpoint.

The guide rail 46 is arranged on the front side of the base plate 45 so as to surround the outer peripheral side of the game area 23, and as shown in FIGS. 3, 5, 5, 8 and the like, for example, three first to third rail members 101 to It is formed by 103. The first rail member 101 is made of, for example, synthetic resin, and is detachably attached to the front side of the base plate 45 along the left edge portion and the upper edge portion thereof, and is formed on the game area 23 side of the base plate 45. The substantially arcuate side surface is the first rail 46a that forms a part of the guide rail 46.

The second rail member 102 is made of metal, for example, and is arranged in a substantially arcuate shape in front view so as to be parallel to the inside of the first rail 46a from the upper left portion to the lower left portion of the game board 16, and is substantially constant on the front side of the base plate 45. It is erected with a width and forms a second rail 46b that forms a part of the guide rail 46. The portion sandwiched between the first rail 46a and the second rail 46b is a launch guide passage 104 that guides the game ball launched by the launch means 17 to the game area 23.

The third rail member 103 is made of, for example, synthetic resin, and is connected to the right edge portion of the base plate 45 so as to connect the upper right side end portion of the first rail member 101 and the left lower side end portion of the second rail member 102. It is detachably attached to the front surface side along the lower edge portion, and the side surface on the game area 23 side is a third rail 46c that forms a part of the guide rail 46. The first rail member 101 and the third rail member 103 may be divided into a plurality of parts along the rail longitudinal direction, for example.

The central display frame unit 47 constitutes the display frame of the image display means 60, and is detachably mounted from the front side of the base plate 45 along the inner circumference of the mounting hole 62a. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 and the like, the central display frame unit 47 is arranged outside the mounting hole 62a along the front surface of the base plate 45, and the front mounting plate 105 through which the game ball can pass passes. The decorative frame 106 arranged in the shape of a front view gate extending from the left and right sides to the upper side on the front side of the image display means 60 and projecting forward on the inner peripheral side of the front mounting plate 105, and the left and right decorative frames 106. It includes a stage 107 arranged between the lower ends. The game balls launched by the launching means 17 and entering the upper side of the game area 23 are distributed to the left and right at the top of the decorative frame 106, and the left flow path 108a on the left side and the right flow path 108b on the right side of the central display frame unit 47. Flow down either.

The central display frame unit 47 is provided with a warp inlet 109 through which a game ball can flow, on at least one side of the left flow path 108a side and the right flow path 108b side, for example, the left flow path 108a side. The game ball that has flowed into the warp entrance 109 rolls freely in the left-right direction on the stage 107, and then either the central drop portion 110 provided corresponding to the center in the left-right direction of the game area 23 or any other portion. It falls to the front side from the top.

Further, on the upper side of the stage 107, an entry prevention means 111 for preventing the game ball from entering the rear side due to rebound or the like is provided. The entry prevention means 111 is projected forward from the first entry prevention plate 111a, which is erected along the rear side of the stage 107, for example, in parallel with the base plate 45, and the upper edge of the first entry prevention plate 111a. A second entry prevention plate 111b is provided integrally with the second entry prevention plate 111b. The intrusion prevention means 111 is, for example, entirely transparent, and the rear side can be visually recognized from the front side via the intrusion prevention means 111.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the central display frame unit 47 is composed of a second unit 47a provided with a stage 107, a warp inlet 109, an intrusion prevention means 111, and the like, and another first unit 47b. Both units 47a and 47b are attached and fixed to the base plate 45 in a state of being connected in advance, for example. Of course, the first unit 47b and the second unit 47a may be individually mounted on the base plate 45.

Further, at least a part of the central display frame unit 47 is located on the front side of the full screen area A of the image display means 60. Hereinafter, of the full screen area A, the portion corresponding to the rear side of the first unit (game member) 47b is referred to as the third fixed concealment area B3 (FIG. 9 (d)), and the second unit (game member) 47a. The portion corresponding to the rear side is referred to as a fourth fixed concealment region B4 (FIG. 10 (a)). Further, in the fourth fixed concealment area B4, a portion corresponding to the rear side of the transparent portion (here, the entry prevention means 111) in the second unit 47a, that is, a portion corresponding to the rear side of the second unit 47a but via the transparent portion. The area visible from the front side is referred to as a transparent concealed area (first transparent display area) B4a.

Of the images displayed in the full screen area A, the portion displayed in the third fixed concealment area B3 and the fourth fixed concealment area B4 (excluding the transparent concealment area B4a) is at least the center display frame from the front. Although it is blocked by the unit 47 and cannot be visually recognized, since the central display frame unit 47 is separated from the image display means 60 to the front side, at least a part thereof can be visually recognized from the front side by shifting the viewpoint.

The start winning unit 48 is arranged below the central display frame unit 47, and is detachably mounted on the mounting hole 63 from the front side. The grand prize unit 49 is detachably attached to a predetermined position on the lower right side of the central display frame unit 47, for example, from the rear side. The ordinary winning unit 50 is arranged on the left side of the starting winning unit 48 under the central display frame unit 47, and is detachably mounted on the mounting hole 64 from the front side.

Further, at least a part of the grand prize unit 49 is located in front of the full screen area A of the image display means 60. Hereinafter, the portion of the entire screen area A corresponding to the rear side of the large winning unit (game member) 49 is referred to as a fifth fixed concealment area B5 (FIG. 10B). Of the images displayed in the full screen area A, the portion displayed in the fifth fixed concealment area B5 is blocked by at least the grand prize unit 49 and cannot be visually recognized from the front, but the grand prize unit 49 is an image. Since it is separated from the display means 60 to the front side, at least a part thereof can be visually recognized from the front side by shifting the viewpoint.

Further, in the full screen area A on the front side of the image display means 60, any of the window frame portion 74, the base plate 45, the central display frame unit 47, the grand prize unit 49, and the first to fourth movable bodies 75a to 78a in front view. A region that is not obstructed, that is, a region that does not belong to any of the first to fifth fixed concealment regions B1 to B5 and the movable concealment region C is defined as a non-concealment region D (FIG. 10D). It should be noted that there are portions that overlap each other between the first to fifth fixed concealment regions B1 to B5, and there are portions that overlap each other between the first to fifth fixed concealment regions B1 to B5 and the movable concealment region C. .. That is, there are also regions that belong to two or more of the first to fifth fixed concealment regions B1 to B5 and the movable concealment region C.

Here, the first to fifth fixed concealment areas B1 to B5 are examples of the first display area corresponding to the rear side of the game member in front view, and the movable concealment area C corresponds to the rear side of the movable body. It is an example of the second display area, and the non-hidden area D is an example of a third display area that is neither the first display area nor the second display area.

The normal symbol starting means 55 is for starting the variable display of the normal symbol by the normal symbol display means 51, and is composed of a passing gate or the like through which the game ball can pass, and is a passage detecting means (passing detecting means) for detecting the passage of the game ball. (Not shown). The ordinary symbol starting means 55 is provided, for example, on the front side of the front mounting plate 105 on the right side of the central display frame unit 47, and allows a game ball flowing down the right flow path 108b to pass through.

The ordinary symbol display means 51 is for displaying the ordinary symbol in a variable manner, and includes a plurality of light emitters (for example, LEDs) corresponding to a plurality of ordinary symbols (for example, two types of “○” and “×”). For example, it is arranged in the decorative frame 106 of the central display frame unit 47. The normal symbol display means 51 blinks so that a plurality of light emitters emit light in a predetermined order based on the normal symbol starting means 55 detecting the game ball, and is acquired when the normal symbol starting means 55 detects the game ball. When the hit judgment random number value included in the ordinary random number information matches the predetermined hit judgment value, for example, the illuminant on the "○" side corresponding to the hit mode (predetermined mode) is lit, and other than that. In the case, for example, the illuminant on the "x" side corresponding to the detached mode lights up and stops. When the stop symbol after the change of the ordinary symbol display means 51 becomes the winning mode, the ordinary profit state occurs.

Further, when the ordinary symbol starting means 55 detects a game ball during the ordinary holding period including the symbol change of the ordinary symbol display means 51 and the ordinary profit state, the ordinary random number information acquired by the detection is predetermined. The maximum number of reserved symbols, for example, 4 is reserved and stored, and each time the normal holding period ends, one is consumed and the normal symbol is changed. The stored number of ordinary random number information (ordinary hold number) is notified to the player by the ordinary hold number display means 52 or the like. The normally reserved quantity display means 52 is arranged, for example, in the decorative frame 106 of the central display frame unit 47.

The first special symbol starting means 56 is for starting the symbol variation by the first special symbol displaying means 53, is composed of a non-opening / closing winning means having no opening / closing means, and is a game ball for detecting a winning game ball. It is equipped with a detection means (not shown). The first special symbol starting means 56 is provided in, for example, the starting winning unit 48, is arranged in an upward opening shape corresponding to the central drop portion 110 of the stage 107, and is arranged in an upward opening shape, and is a warp on the left flow path 108a side. Due to the existence of a route that wins a prize from the entrance 109 through the stage 107, the game ball that has flowed down the left flow path 108a has a higher probability of winning than the game ball that has flowed down the right flow path 108b. There is.

The second special symbol starting means 57 is for starting the symbol variation by the second special symbol displaying means 54, and the game ball can win a prize by operating the opening / closing portion 112 and cannot win a prize (or from the open state). It is composed of an openable and closable winning means that can be changed to a closed state (which is also difficult to win), and is equipped with a game ball detecting means (not shown) for detecting a winning game ball, and the normal symbol display means 51 is stopped after a change. When the symbol becomes a hit mode (predetermined mode) and a normal profit state occurs, the opening / closing unit 112 changes from the closed state to the open state for a predetermined time.

The second special symbol starting means 57 is arranged, for example, on the front mounting plate 105 on the right side of the central display frame unit 47 and on the downstream side of the normal symbol starting means 55, and has flowed down the left flow path 108a. A game ball that has flowed down the right flow path 108b has a higher probability of winning than a ball. The opening / closing portion 112 can swing around a rotation axis in the left-right direction provided on the lower side, for example, and in the closed state, the opening / closing portion 112 is substantially flush with the front mounting plate 105 so that the game ball can pass through the front side. In the open state, the front side of the front mounting plate 105 has an inclined shape that descends backward so that the game ball can win a prize backward.

The first special symbol display means (symbol display means) 53 is composed of one or a plurality of, for example, a display means such as a 7-segment type capable of variablely displaying one first special symbol, and the first special symbol. The first special symbol is fluctuated for a predetermined time on condition that the starting means 56 detects the game ball, and the jackpot determination included in the first special random number information acquired when the first special symbol starting means 56 detects the game ball. When the random number value matches the predetermined jackpot determination value, it stops in the first jackpot mode, and in other cases, it stops in the first missed mode. When the stop symbol after the change of the first special symbol display means 53 becomes the first jackpot mode, the first extraordinary profit state occurs.

The second special symbol display means (symbol display means) 54 is composed of one or a plurality of, for example, a display means such as a 7-segment type capable of variablely displaying one second special symbol, and the second special symbol. The second special symbol is fluctuated for a predetermined time on condition that the starting means 57 detects the game ball, and the jackpot determination included in the second special random number information acquired when the second special symbol starting means 57 detects the game ball. When the random number value matches the predetermined jackpot determination value, it stops in the second jackpot mode, and in other cases, it stops in the second missed mode. When the stop symbol after the change of the second special symbol display means 54 becomes the second jackpot mode, the second extraordinary profit state occurs.

The first and second special symbol display means 53 and 54 are arranged, for example, in the decorative frame 106 of the central display frame unit 47. The first and second special symbols are not, for example, numerical symbols or the like, but are composed of a plurality of types of symbols consisting of combinations of lines and points having no special meaning in themselves, and one of those symbols or one of them. A plurality of modes are the first and second jackpot modes, and the other modes are the first and second missed modes.

In addition, the first and second special symbols are started during the special holding period including the symbol change of the first special symbol display means 53, the symbol change of the second special symbol display means 54, and the first and second special profit states. When the means 56 and 57 detect the game ball, the first and second special random number information acquired by the means 56 and 57 are stored in a predetermined maximum number of pending numbers, for example, four each. Then, when the hold memory on the second special symbol side is 1 or more at the end of the special hold period (when the symbol change start condition for the second special symbol is satisfied), the hold memory of the second special symbol is exhausted. When the second special symbol is changed and only the hold memory on the first special symbol side is 1 or more (when the symbol change start condition for the first special symbol is satisfied), the first special symbol is held. The memory is digested and the first special symbol is changed. As described above, in the present embodiment, when both the first special symbol and the second special symbol are not changing, and both the first special symbol side and the second special symbol side have reserved memory. Is designed to give priority to the change of the second special symbol. The number of stored first and second special random number information (number of first and second special reserved numbers) is notified to the player by the image display means 60 or the like.

The big winning means 58 is an opening / closing type winning means provided with an opening / closing plate 113 that can switch between an open state in which the game ball can win and a closed state in which the game ball cannot win. The big winning means 58 is provided in the big winning unit 49, for example, a central display frame. It is located at the lower right side of the unit 47 on the downstream side of the second special symbol starting means 57, and there is a higher probability that the game ball that has flowed down the right flow path 108b has a higher probability than the game ball that has flowed down the left flow path 108a. It is possible to win a prize. The big prize means 58 is the first and second specials that occur when the first and second special symbols of the first and second special symbol display means 53 and 54 stop in the first and second big hit modes after the change. During the profit state, the opening / closing plate 113 opens to the front side according to a predetermined opening pattern, and the game ball that has fallen on it is made to win a prize inside.

Further, in the image display means 60, for example, the effect symbol 114 (FIG. 16 and the like) is variablely displayed in parallel with the variable display of the first and second special symbols by the first and second special symbol display means 53 and 54. , 1st and 2nd hold display images X1 to X4, Y1 to Y4 (FIG. 15 and the like) showing the number of 1st and 2nd special hold, volume and light amount adjustable notification image (notification image) related to the volume / light amount adjustment function described later. ) 116a, 116b (FIG. 18 etc.) and volume, light amount setting images 117a, 117b (FIG. 19 etc.), menu displayable notification image (notification image) 118a (FIG. 24 etc.), menu image 118b and the menu display function described later. Various images such as a menu operation notification image 118c (FIG. 25, etc.), a left-handed guidance image 162a, a right-handed guidance image 162b (FIG. 16 etc.), and an error notification image 163 (FIG. 17 etc.) are displayed. ..

Here, as shown in FIG. 14, the effect symbol 114 is composed of, for example, a combination of a symbol image 114a composed of numbers 1 to 9 and a character or other decorative image 114b, for example, a plurality of columns in the left-right direction. For example, it is possible to fluctuate in each of the three columns. For example, at the same time as the start of the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols, the fluctuation by vertical scrolling or the like is started according to a predetermined fluctuation pattern, and the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols is stopped. It is designed to stop in a predetermined order such as left, right, and middle so that the final stop is performed substantially at the same time. In the effect symbol 114, for example, the case where all the same symbols are aligned is the jackpot effect mode, and the other cases are the off effect mode, and when the first and second special symbols are the first and second jackpot modes, The effect symbol 114 is in the jackpot effect mode, and when the first and second special symbols are in the first and second off modes, the effect symbol 114 is in the off effect mode.

Further, the variation pattern of the effect symbol 114 includes a plurality of types of reach jackpot variation patterns (for example, a normal reach jackpot variation pattern, a super reach jackpot variation pattern, etc.) that become a jackpot effect mode through the reach state, and a deviating effect mode after the reach state. There are a plurality of types of out-of-reach variation patterns (for example, a normal reach out-of-reach variation pattern, a super reach out-of-reach variation pattern, etc.) and one or a plurality of types of normal variation patterns that are out-of-reach effect modes without going through the reach state. ..

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of the control system of this pachinko machine. In FIG. 11, 121 is a main control board, 122 is an effect control board, and each of these control boards 121 and 122 includes a front frame 3 and the back side of a back cover covering an image display means 60 and the like mounted on the game board 16. They are housed in board cases that are detachably attached to appropriate positions on the back side of the game machine main body 1 including the game board 16.

The main control board 121 controls the game operation in an integrated manner, and is composed of a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., which includes a normal random number creation processing means 131, a normal start port check processing means 132, a normal random number storage means 133, and a normal symbol. Processing means 134, ordinary symbol display control means 135, ordinary profit state generating means 136, special random number creation processing means 137, special start port check processing means 138, special random number storage means 139, special symbol processing means 140, special symbol display control means It includes 141, a special profit state generating means 142, a special gaming state generating means 143, a control command transmitting means 144, and the like.

The ordinary random number creating processing means 131 is configured to repeatedly generate a hit determination random number or the like used for determining whether or not the changed ordinary symbol is the winning mode at predetermined time intervals. The normal start port check processing means 132 performs processing based on the detection of the game ball by the normal symbol starting means 55, and based on the normal symbol starting means 55 detecting the game ball, the normal random number creation processing means 131 It is configured to acquire the created ordinary random number information such as the hit determination random number value and store the ordinary random number information in the first-in first-out type ordinary random number storage means 133 up to a predetermined upper limit holding number (for example, 4). Has been done.

The ordinary symbol processing means 134 performs processing related to the variable display of the ordinary symbol, and the ordinary symbol display means 51 is in a state where the variable display is possible, and one or more hit determination random numbers are stored in the ordinary random number storage means 133. The hit judgment random number value is taken out from the beginning of the queue of the normal random number information stored in the normal random number storage means 133 on the condition that the number is (normally held number is 1 or more), and the hit judgment random number value is set in advance. A hit judgment function that judges hit / miss according to whether or not it matches the specified hit judgment value, and a stop after the normal symbol changes based on the hit / miss judgment result Normal stop It is equipped with a symbol selection function, a fluctuation time selection function for selecting the fluctuation time of a normal symbol, and the like.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the hit probability (for example, 1 / 1.3) in the special gaming state (in the time saving state and the probability variation state) described later is the hit probability in other normal gaming states. It is set higher than (for example, 1/10), and the fluctuation time in the special gaming state (for example, 2.7 seconds) is set to be shorter than the fluctuation time in the normal gaming state (for example, 27 seconds). ..

The ordinary symbol display control means 135 controls the display of the ordinary symbol display means 51 based on the ordinary symbol processing by the ordinary symbol processing means 134, and the ordinary symbol display means 51 is in a state where variable display is possible and the ordinary random number storage means. On the condition that one or more ordinary random number information is stored in 133 (the number of ordinary pending numbers is 1 or more), the ordinary symbol display means 51 starts the fluctuation of the ordinary symbol, and the ordinary symbol processing means 134 selects it. Based on the elapse of the changed fluctuation time, the fluctuation of the normal symbol is stopped by the stop symbol also selected by the normal symbol processing means 134.

The ordinary profit state generating means 136 is the second special symbol when the stop symbol after the change of the ordinary symbol display means 51 becomes a hit mode based on the result of the hit determination by the ordinary symbol processing means 134. The opening / closing portion 112 of the starting means 57 is adapted to generate a normal profit state that changes to an open state according to, for example, any of a plurality of types of opening / closing patterns. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, a normal opening / closing pattern (for example, 0.2 seconds × 1 opening) and an extended opening / closing pattern (for example) set so that the opening time is longer than the normal opening / closing pattern. Two types of opening / closing patterns (2 seconds x 3 times opening) are set, and the normal opening / closing pattern is selected during the normal game state and the extended opening / closing pattern is selected during the special game state.

The special random number creation processing means 137 includes a jackpot determination random number used for determining jackpot / miss, a symbol determination random number used for selecting a stop symbol after a change of a special symbol, a variation pattern random number used for selecting a variation pattern, and other predetermined random numbers. It is configured to perform a special random number creation process that repeatedly generates random numbers.

The special start port check processing means (start detection processing means) 138 performs processing based on the winning of the game ball to the first and second special symbol starting means (starting means) 56 and 57, and the first and second special symbols are processed. The first and second special random number information such as the jackpot determination random number value and the jackpot symbol random number value created by the special random number creation processing means 137 based on the winning of the game ball in any of the special symbol starting means 56 and 57. Is acquired, and the first and second special random number information is stored in the special random number storage means 139 up to a predetermined upper limit reserved number (for example, 4).

Further, the special start port check processing means 138 includes a look-ahead determination means 138a. The look-ahead determining means 138a refers to the first and second special random number information acquired when the game ball wins the first and second special symbol starting means 56 and 57, for example, at the time of acquisition of the first and second special random numbers. The pre-reading determination is performed as to whether or not the jackpot determination random number value included in the special random number information matches the first and second jackpot determination values. The look-ahead determination result is transmitted to the effect control board 122 or the like by a hold increase command transmitted based on the winning of the game ball to any of the first and second special symbol starting means 56 and 57, for example.

The special symbol processing means 140 performs processing related to the variable display of the first and second special symbols, and when the first and second special symbol display means 53 and 54 are in a state where the variable display is possible, the second special symbol processing means 140 is used. If the number of special reserved numbers is 1 or more, the second special random number information queue is used. If only the first special reserved number is 1 or more, the first jackpot judgment random number value is taken out from the first special random number information queue. The jackpot judgment function that judges jackpot / miss according to whether or not the jackpot judgment random number value matches a predetermined jackpot judgment value, and the first and second special random number information according to the result of the jackpot judgment A special stop symbol selection function that selects the stop symbol after the change of the first and second special symbols based on the included jackpot symbol random number value, etc., and the fluctuation pattern of the first and second special symbols according to the result of the jackpot judgment. It is equipped with a variable pattern selection function that selects from multiple types.

The special symbol display control means 141 controls the display of the first and second special symbol display means 53 and 54, and the first special symbol display means 53 or the first special symbol display means 53 or the first is based on the special symbol processing by the special symbol processing means 140. 2 The first and second special symbols are started to fluctuate by the special symbol display means 54, and the first and second stop symbols are selected based on the elapse of the fluctuation time corresponding to the selected fluctuation pattern. It is designed to stop the fluctuation of special symbols.

The extraordinary profit state generating means (profit state generating means) 142 is for generating the first and second extraordinary profit states which are advantageous to the player, and the result of the jackpot determination by the special symbol processing means 140 becomes a jackpot, and the first When the stop symbol after the change of the first and second special symbols becomes the first and second big hit mode (specific mode), the big winning means 58 is opened according to a predetermined opening pattern, and the first and second special profit states. It is configured to generate (profit status).

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, two types of opening patterns α and β are provided as the opening pattern of the big winning means 58, and the special profit state generating means 142 opens the opening pattern α according to, for example, the jackpot symbol random value. , Β is selected. The opening pattern α is set to perform an operation of opening the large winning means 58 for 0.2 seconds for two rounds. Since this opening pattern α has a short opening time of 0.2 seconds and a small number of rounds of 2 rounds, it is extremely unlikely that the game ball will win a prize during the opening.

On the other hand, the opening pattern β is an operation of closing the large winning means 58 on the condition that a predetermined time (for example, 28 seconds) elapses from the opening or a predetermined number (for example, 9) of game balls are won by that time. Is set to be performed for a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 15 rounds). In the case of this open pattern β, assuming that the number of prize balls for one prize to the large prize means 58 is 15, in most cases, 9 × 15 × 15 = 2025, the player only continues the firing operation normally. The ball can be expected to come out, and the direct profit that the player can obtain is much larger than that of the open pattern α. Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, the probability that the open pattern β is selected is that the first special symbol is selected when the second special symbol is in the second jackpot mode (second extraordinary profit state). Is set to a higher value than when is in the second jackpot mode (first extraordinary profit state).

The special gaming state generating means 143 is for generating a special gaming state that is advantageous to the player after the end of the first and second special profit states. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, the first and second special random numbers It is configured to generate, for example, a special gaming state of either a time saving state or a probability variation state according to the jackpot symbol random number value when the jackpot determination random number value included in the information matches the jackpot determination value.

During the time saving state, for example, the fluctuation time of the first and second special symbols is switched to a shortened fluctuation time shorter than the normal fluctuation time, and the probability that the normal symbol becomes a hit mode is higher than the normal probability (for example, 1/10). To the probability (for example, 1 / 1.3), the fluctuation time of the normal symbol from the normal fluctuation time (for example, 27 seconds) to the shortened fluctuation time (for example, 2.7 seconds), the opening / closing pattern of the second special symbol starting means 57 is usually. It is possible to switch from an opening / closing pattern (for example, 0.2 seconds x 1 opening) to an extended opening / closing pattern (for example, 2 seconds x 3 times opening). The time saving state starts after the end of the first and second special profit states, and when the next extraordinary profit state occurs or the first and second special symbols have changed a predetermined number of times (for example, 50 times) by that time. It ends with.

During the probabilistic state, the probability that the first and second special symbols will be in the first and second jackpot modes is switched to a higher probability (for example, 1/35) than the normal probability (for example, 1/350). There is. In addition, during the probabilistic state, in principle, the same switching as in the time saving state is also performed, but if an extraordinary profit state of the open pattern α occurs during the normal game state, the probable change state that occurs after the end of the extraordinary profit state is The same switching as in the time saving state is not performed (so-called latent probability change state). The probabilistic state starts after the end of the first and second extraordinary profit states and ends when the next extraordinary profit state occurs, but other end conditions such as the number of fluctuations of the first and second special profit states are used. It may be added.

The control command transmitting means 144 is for transmitting a predetermined control command to a sub-control board such as the effect control board 122 to give a control command, and is based on the special symbol processing by the special symbol processing means 140. At the start of the fluctuation of the second special symbol, the first and second hold reduction commands for specifying the reduction of the first and second special hold numbers, the first and second fluctuation pattern specification commands for designating the fluctuation pattern of the effect symbol 114, The first and second stop symbol mode designation commands for designating the stop symbol modes of the first and second special symbols are transmitted to the effect control board 122 side in this order, and the first at the end of the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols. , A function to send the first and second fluctuation stop designation commands instructing the fluctuation stop of the second effect symbol to the effect control board 122 side, the first and second special when the number of first and second special reservations increases A function to send the first and second hold increase commands that specify the increase in the number of holds to the effect control board 122 side, and the first and second special symbols fluctuate when both the first and second special hold numbers are 0. A function to send a customer waiting demo command when the first and second special symbols are in a variable standby state due to termination, etc., a special game state generation command when a special game state is generated and at the end by the special game state generating means 143. , A function to send a special game state end command, etc. to the production control board 122 side, an error when an error such as a door opening error, a magnetic detection error, a radio wave detection error, a payout error, a winning switch error, or an illegal winning error occurs. It is provided with a function of transmitting an error command corresponding to the type of the above, and an error release command corresponding to the type of the error to the effect control board 122 when the error is cleared.

The effect control board 122 controls the effect by various effect means, and is the effect means control means 150, the special reserved number display control means 151, the symbol variation effect control means 152, the launch guidance notification control means 153, and the error notification control means 154. , Volume adjusting means 155, light amount adjusting means 156, customer waiting control means 157, power saving mode setting means 158, and the like.

The effect means control means 150 controls each effect means, such as an image display control means 150a for controlling the image display by the image display means 60, a sound control means 150b for controlling the sound output from the speakers 18 and 25, an LED, and the like. The light emitting control means 150c for controlling the light emission of the illumination means 159, the movable body control means 150d for controlling the movable effect means 75 to 78 having the first to fourth movable bodies 75a to 78a, and the like are provided.

The special reserved number display control means 151 controls the display of the first and second special reserved numbers on the image display means 60, and as shown in FIG. 15 and the like, increases or decreases the first and second special reserved numbers. Correspondingly, the first hold display images X1 to X4 for the first special hold number (maximum 4) and the second hold display images Y1 to Y4 for the second special hold number (maximum 4) are changing. The changing hold image Z corresponding to the first and second special symbols of the above is configured to be superimposed on the image display means 60 via the image display control means 150a, for example, on the front side of the predetermined hold pedestal image 161. ing.

In the present embodiment, in order to preferentially digest the reserved storage of the second special symbol over the reserved storage of the first special symbol, for example, the second reserved display images Y1 to Y4 are placed in front of the first reserved display images X1 to X4. Some of them are overlapped and displayed. When the first and second hold increase commands are received from the main control board 121, one additional first and second hold display images X1 and Y1 are displayed at the end of the queue. When the first and second hold reduction commands are received from the main control board 121, the first and second hold display images X1 and Y1 are shifted one by one toward the front side of the queue. The extruded first and second hold display images X1 and Y1 are moved to, for example, a predetermined position to change to the changing hold image Z. Since the variation of the second special symbol is prioritized over the first special symbol, the number of the first reserved display images X1 may increase while the second reserved display images Y1 to are displayed. Will not decrease.

The symbol variation effect control means 152 controls the variation display of the effect symbol 114 and the advance notice effect associated therewith, and includes the effect symbol control means 152a, the advance notice effect control means 152b, and the like. The effect symbol control means 152a controls the display of the effect symbol 114 and the accompanying audio output, illumination emission, etc. via the effect means control means 150, and the first and second fluctuation patterns from the main control board 121. When the designated command is received, the fluctuation of the effect symbol 114 based on the designated fluctuation pattern, the accompanying audio output, and the illumination emission are started, and when the first and second fluctuation stop designation commands are received, The fluctuation of the effect symbol 114 is stopped by the stop symbol mode selected based on the first and second stop symbol mode designation commands and the first and second fluctuation pattern designation commands, and the accompanying audio output and illumination emission are output. It is designed to stop.

In the advance notice effect control means 152b, the first, first, whether or not the stop symbol after the change of the first and second special symbols becomes the first and second jackpot mode and the first and second special profit states occur, etc. It controls the advance notice effect regarding the fluctuation of the second special symbol and the effect symbol 114. The advance notice effect includes a "look-ahead advance notice effect" performed based on the look-ahead determination result by the look-ahead determination means 138a, a "normal advance notice effect" performed based on a jackpot determination result at the start of symbol variation by the special symbol processing means 140, and the like. ..

Further, in the "look-ahead notice effect", for example, the same mode of effect is executed in a plurality of symbol fluctuations up to the symbol change corresponding to the special random number information subject to the look-ahead determination based on the look-ahead determination result. In addition to the "continuous effect", there is a "look-ahead hold change effect" that displays the first and second hold display images X1 and Y1 in a predetermined display mode as shown in FIG. 15 based on the look-ahead determination result.

Further, the "normal notice production" includes "conversation notice production", "step-up notice production", "button notice production", "mini character notice production" and the like. In the "conversation notice effect", for example, the dialogue of the character is displayed on the image display means 60 while the first and second special symbols are changing, and the content of the dialogue is, for example, the first and second special symbols are the first and first. 2 The reliability of the jackpot mode (hereinafter referred to as the jackpot reliability) is suggested. In the "step-up notice effect", during the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols, a predetermined effect step including the display of the effect image on the image display means 60 is performed in a plurality of stages (for example, 5) according to the jackpot reliability. It is designed to be executed up to a predetermined stage among the stages). In this step-up notice effect, for example, the jackpot reliability is set to increase as the stage of the effect step progresses.

In the "button notice effect", when it is determined that the operation of the effect button 34 satisfies the predetermined operation condition (operation is established) during the operation valid period during the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols, for example, the jackpot reliability. A predetermined operation effect is executed according to the above. In the "mini character notice effect", one or a plurality of mini character images are displayed on the image display means 60, and for example, an operation suggesting a jackpot reliability is performed.

Regarding the look-ahead notice effect, the advance notice effect control means 152b performs a lottery to start execution when a predetermined condition such as receiving the first and second hold increase commands and not performing the look-ahead continuous effect is performed, and a plurality of types When at least one of the look-ahead notice effects (pre-reading continuous effect, look-ahead hold change effect, etc.) is won, the execution of the look-ahead notice effect is started, and the normal advance notice effect is, for example, the first and second special symbols. A lottery is performed at the start of fluctuation, that is, when the first and second hold reduction commands, the first and second fluctuation pattern designation commands, and the first and second stop symbol mode designation commands are received within a certain period of time, and a plurality of types are selected. When at least one of the normal notice effects (conversation notice effect, step-up notice effect, etc.) is won, the normal notice effect is executed during the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols.

The launch guidance notification control means 153 controls the launch guidance notification that the launch should be aimed at one of the left and right sides of the game area 23. For example, "← to the left" that the launch should be aimed at the left flow path 108a side. The left-handed guidance image 162a (FIG. 16 (a)) and the right-handed guidance image 162b (FIG. 16 (b)) such as "to the right" indicating that the image should be launched aiming at the right flow path 108b side. Any of the above is displayed on the image display means 60 via the image display control means 150a at a predetermined timing during the game.

In the present embodiment, the probability that the normal symbol display means 51 will be in the hit mode is low during the normal game state, and even if the normal symbol display means 51 is in the hit mode and a normal profit state occurs, the opening time of the second special symbol starting means 57 is short. Therefore, the probability of winning the second special symbol starting means 57 is extremely low (FIG. 12). Therefore, during the normal gaming state, rather than hitting right at the normal symbol starting means 55 and the second special symbol starting means 57 on the right flow path 108b side, hitting left and first special from the left flow path 108a side. Since it is advantageous for the player to aim for a prize in the symbol starting means 56, it is desirable to display the left-handed guidance image 162a at a predetermined timing such as at the end of the special gaming state.

On the other hand, since the big winning means 58 is open during the first and second special profit states, the player should aim at the big winning means 58 on the right flow path 108b side and hit right. Further, during the special game state, the probability that the normal symbol display means 51 will be in the hit mode is high, and the opening time of the second special symbol starting means 57 when the normal symbol display means 51 is in the hit mode and the normal profit state is generated becomes long. (FIG. 12), it is advantageous for the player to strike right at the normal symbol starting means 55 and the second special symbol starting means 57 on the right flow path 108b side. Therefore, for example, during the first and second special profit states and the special gaming state, it is desirable to display the right-handed guidance image 162b at a predetermined timing.

In the case of the present embodiment, in the case of the first and second special profit states of the opening pattern α, the opening time of the large winning means 58 is short, and the special gaming state generated after the end is the latent probability change. Since the opening extension of the second special symbol starting means 57 is not performed (FIG. 13), it is desirable not to display the right-handed guidance image 162b. Further, only one of the left-handed guidance image 162a and the right-handed guidance image 162b, for example, the right-handed guidance image 162b may be displayed.

The error notification control means 154 controls error notification. For example, from receiving an error command from the main control board 121 to receiving an error release command, the error notification control means 154 causes an error in the image display means 60 via the image display control means 150a. Error notification such as displaying the notification image 163 is executed. For example, in the case of a door opening error, an error notification image 163 such as "door opening" is displayed on the image display means 60 from the time when the door opening command is received from the main control board 121 until the door opening release command is received. (Fig. 17).

The volume adjusting means 155 controls the volume setting, and the volume adjusting notification image (notification) indicating that the operation for adjusting the volume is possible during the volume adjusting period in which the volume can be adjusted by the player's operation. Image) 116a (FIG. 18A) is displayed on the image display means 60 at a predetermined timing, and a volume setting image showing the volume setting status when a player operates the volume adjustment during the volume adjustable period. It is configured to display 117a (FIG. 19A) on the image display means 60. In the present embodiment, the left key 35c and the right key 35d of the cross operation means 35 are assigned for the volume adjustment operation, and if the left key 35c is pressed during the volume adjustment period, the volume is lowered and the right key 35d is pressed. If you do, the volume will increase.

As shown in FIG. 18A, the volume-adjustable notification image 116a is composed of an illustration showing, for example, the left key 35c and the right key 35d used for volume adjustment, and the characters “volume adjustment”. Further, as shown in FIG. 19A, the volume setting image 117a is composed of a plurality of (5) scale images corresponding to the volume of a predetermined stage (for example, 5 stages) and the characters of "volume". The number of scale images corresponding to the volume setting of is displayed in a mode (for example, display color) different from that of other scale images.

When the player operates either the left key 35c or the right key 35d during the volume adjustable period, for example, when the volume adjustable notification image 116a (FIG. 18A) is displayed, the volume is adjusted, for example. The possible notification image 116a is erased from the image display means 60. Further, the volume is changed according to the player's operation, and the volume setting image 117a (FIG. 19A) corresponding to the changed volume is displayed on the image display means 60 for a certain period of time, for example.

In the present embodiment, the volume adjustable period is set not only during the customer waiting state described later but also during other gaming states, but a predetermined period such as after the power is turned on may be excluded from the volume adjustable period. .. Further, the volume-adjustable notification image 116a may be displayed at all times during the volume-adjustable period, or the volume-adjustable notification image 116a may be displayed only during a specific period such as while waiting for a customer. If either the left key 35c or the right key 35d is operated while the volume setting image 117a is not displayed, the volume setting image 117a is displayed in the first operation, but the volume is not changed and the volume is not changed. The volume may be changed by the second and subsequent operations after the setting image 117a is displayed.

The light amount adjusting means 156 controls the light amount adjustment of the lighting means 159, and the light amount adjustment to the effect that the operation for adjusting the light amount is possible during the light amount adjustable period in which the light amount can be adjusted by the player's operation. The possible notification image (notification image) 116b (FIG. 18B) is displayed on the image display means 60 at a predetermined timing, and when the player operates the light amount adjustment during the light amount adjustable period, the setting status of the light amount. It is configured to display the light amount setting image 117b (FIG. 19B) showing the above on the image display means 60. In the present embodiment, the upper key 35a and the lower key 35b of the cross operating means 35 are assigned for the light amount adjustment operation, and if the upper key 35a is pressed during the light amount adjustable period, the light amount is increased and the lower key 35b is pressed. If so, the amount of light will decrease.

As shown in FIG. 18B, the light amount adjustable notification image 116b is composed of, for example, an illustration showing an upper key 35a and a lower key 35b used for light amount adjustment, and the characters “light amount adjustment”. Further, as shown in FIG. 19B, the light amount setting image 117b is composed of a plurality of (5) scale images corresponding to the light amount of a predetermined stage (for example, 5 stages) and the characters of "light amount". The number of scale images corresponding to the light amount setting of is displayed in a mode (for example, display color) different from that of other scale images.

When the player operates either the up key 35a or the down key 35b during the light amount adjustable period, for example, when the light amount adjustable notification image 116b (FIG. 18B) is displayed, the light amount is adjusted, for example. The possible notification image 116b is erased from the image display means 60. Further, the light amount is changed according to the player's operation, and the light amount setting image 117b (FIG. 19B) corresponding to the changed light amount is displayed on the image display means 60 for a certain period of time, for example.

In the present embodiment, the light amount adjustable period and the volume adjustable period are set to the same period, but both periods may be different. Further, the light amount adjustable notification image 116b may be displayed at all times during the light amount adjustable period, or the light amount adjustable notification image 116b may be displayed only during a specific period such as during a customer waiting state. If either the up key 35a or the down key 35b is operated while the light amount setting image 117b is not displayed, the light amount setting image 117b is displayed in the first operation, but the light amount is not changed and the light amount is not changed. The light intensity may be changed by the second and subsequent operations after the setting image 117b is displayed.

The customer waiting control means 157 receives a customer waiting demo command from the main control board 121 until the first and second special symbol display means 53 and 54 start to change the first and second special symbols. It controls the effect during the waiting state (waiting period), and for example, the customer waiting effect process (FIG. 20) and the menu management process (FIG. 21) can be executed by a timer interrupt. In the present embodiment, the period (during the customer waiting state) from the reception of the customer waiting demo command from the main control board 121 to the start of the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols is, for example, a setting change by a menu selection operation. The menu image 118b (FIG. 25, etc.) is displayed by the player pressing the effect button 34 while waiting for the customer, and the menu image 118b (FIG. 25, etc.) is displayed. By pressing the upper key 35a, the lower key 35b, and the effect button 34 of the cross operation means 35 in the state, it is possible to select and execute any of the selection items displayed on the menu image 118b. In the present embodiment, since the cross operating means 35 is also used for adjusting the volume and the amount of light, for example, the period during which the menu image 118b is displayed (the period during which the cross operating means 35 can be used for the menu selection operation) is It is desirable to exclude it from the volume adjustable period and the light amount adjustable period so that the cross operating means 35 cannot be used for the volume and light amount adjusting operation.

Subsequently, the customer waiting effect processing shown in FIG. 20 will be described. In this customer waiting effect processing, first, the customer waiting state flag is determined (S1). This customer waiting state flag indicates whether or not the customer is waiting for a customer. For example, 1 is set if the customer is waiting, and 0 is set if the customer is not waiting. .. If the customer waiting flag is not 1 (S1: No), it is determined whether or not the customer waiting demo command has been received from the main control board 121 (S2), and the customer waiting demo command has not been received (S2). : No) ends the customer waiting effect processing here.

The customer waiting demo command can be used not only when the first and second special hold numbers are both 0 and the first and second special symbols are in the variable standby state, but also when the backup is restored from the customer waiting state, for example, the RAM. It is transmitted from the main control board 121 to the effect control board 122 at the time of clearing or the like.

When the customer waiting demo command is received while not in the customer waiting state (S1: No → S2: Yes), the customer waiting state flag is set to 1 (in the customer waiting state) (S3), for example, an image. The display of the menu displayable notification image 118a on the display means 60 is started (S4). Here, the menu displayable notification image (notification image) 118a is for notifying that an operation for displaying the menu image 118b is possible, and as shown in FIG. 24, for example, an effect used for menu display. It is composed of an illustration showing how the button 34 is pressed and the characters "menu display with".

Then, the customer waiting normal effect is started (S5), the initial value is set in the demo timer (S6), and the customer waiting effect process is completed. In the customer waiting normal effect, for example, the image display means 60 continues to display the image of the effect symbol 114 in a state of being stopped due to the previous symbol change, the illumination means 159 emits light in a predetermined light emission pattern, and the speakers 18 and 25 emit light. Outputs a predetermined BGM. The demo timer is for measuring the duration of the normal effect of waiting for customers, and a value corresponding to, for example, 180 s is set as an initial value.

The menu operation period starts when the customer waiting demo command is received, but the menu displayable notification image 118a is displayed on the image display means 60 for a predetermined time (for example, 30 s) after receiving the customer waiting command. ) It may be after the lapse. In addition to the predetermined time (for example, 30 s) after the start of the customer waiting state, the menu displayable notification image 118a is displayed during the predetermined period during the customer waiting state (for example, the company logo is being displayed during the customer waiting demo production described later). You may not do it.

If the customer waiting state flag is 1 (customer waiting state) in S1 (S1: Yes), whether or not the fluctuation start timing of the first and second special symbols has arrived, that is, the first and second It is determined whether or not a variation pattern designation command or the like has been received (S7). Then, when the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols has not started yet (S7: No), whether or not the customer waiting normal production is in progress, that is, the customer waiting normal production is in progress and the customer waiting demonstration production described later is in progress. (S8), if the customer waiting normal production is in progress (S8: Yes), the demo timer is subtracted by 1 (S9), and the value of the demo timer after the subtraction is 0. At (S10: Yes), the execution of the customer waiting demo production is started (S11).

In the customer waiting demonstration effect, for example, a model image image, a company logo image, a stop image of the effect symbol 114, etc. are repeatedly displayed on the image display means 60 in a predetermined pattern, and the illumination means 159 emits light in a predetermined light emission pattern, and the speaker. A predetermined BGM is output from 18 and 25. The audio output may be stopped in the customer waiting demo production.

After the start of the customer waiting demo effect (S8: No), for example, the customer waiting demo effect is repeatedly executed (S12) until the fluctuation start timing of the first and second special symbols arrives (S7: Yes). For example, the customer waiting demo effect and the customer waiting normal effect may be alternately and repeatedly executed.

Further, when it is determined in S7 that the fluctuation start timing of the first and second special symbols has arrived (S7: Yes), the customer waiting state flag is set to 0 (S13), and the customer waiting during execution is performed. The normal effect or the customer waiting demo effect is ended (S14), the display of the menu displayable notification image 118a is ended (S15), the menu non-operation timer is cleared to 0 (S16), and the customer waiting effect process is ended. The menu non-operation timer will be described later.

Subsequently, the menu management process shown in FIG. 21 will be described. In this menu management process, first, a subtraction process of the menu non-operation timer, that is, a process of subtracting 1 on the condition that the value is larger than 0 is performed (S21, S22). Here, the menu non-operation timer is for measuring the non-operation period during menu display, and the initial values are set in S48 (FIG. 22) and S66 (FIG. 23) described later.

Next, it is determined whether or not any of the effect button 34 and the up / down keys 35a and 35b of the cross operation means 35 is pressed, and when the effect button 34 is pressed (S23: Yes), when the effect button is pressed. The process (S24) is performed when the upper key 35a of the cross operating means 35 is pressed (S25: Yes), the process when the upper key is pressed (S26), and when the lower key 35b is pressed (S27: Yes). Executes the process (S28) when the down key is pressed, respectively. In the present embodiment, simultaneous pressing of each key of the effect button 34 and the cross operation means 35 is not allowed.

The effect button pressing process (S24) when the effect button 34 is pressed is performed, for example, by the procedure shown in FIG. 22. That is, first, it is determined whether or not the customer waiting state flag is 1, that is, whether or not the menu can be operated (S41), and when the customer waiting state flag is not 1 (S41: No). At this point, the process when the effect button is pressed ends.

If the customer waiting state flag is 1 (S41: Yes), it is determined whether or not the menu image flag is 1 (S42). Here, the menu image flag indicates whether or not the menu image is being displayed, and 1 is set while the menu image is being displayed. Further, as shown in FIG. 25, the menu image 118b has a plurality of (here, four) selection item images 164a to correspond to a plurality of selection items including, for example, "return" for returning to the previous display state. It is composed of 164d, and a cursor indicating a tentative selection state is positioned in any of the plurality of selection item images 164a to 164d. The menu image 118b of FIG. 25 is composed of four types of selection item images 164a to 164d of "history", "mode change", "guidance", and "back", and is indicated by a cursor (hatched in the drawing) in the initial state. ) Is located in the "back" selection item image 164d.

If the menu image flag is not 1 in S42 (S42: No), the display of the menu displayable notification image 118a is terminated (S43), and the menu image 118b and the menu operation notification image 118c are displayed on the image display means 60. The menu display sound is output from the speakers 18 and 25 at the same time as starting (S44 and S45) (S46). Here, the menu operation notification image 118c is for notifying an operation method related to the menu image 118b. For example, as shown in FIG. 25, an illustration showing up / down keys 35a and 35b of the cross operation means 35 used for moving the cursor. It is composed of the characters "selection", the illustration of the effect button 34 used for determining the selection item (selection confirmation operation), and the characters "determine".

Then, 1 (during menu image display) is set in the menu image flag (S47), an initial value (for example, a value corresponding to 10s) is set in the menu non-operation timer (S48), and the process when the effect button is pressed is completed. To do. In this way, when the effect button 34 is pressed while waiting for customers and the menu image 118b is not displayed, the menu image 118b is displayed on the image display means 60.

If the menu image flag is 1 (menu image is being displayed) in S42 (S42: Yes), the determination sound is output from the speakers 18 and 25 (S49), and the selection item image of the cursor position (temporary selection state) is output. (S50 to S54). That is, if the selection item image at the cursor position has a lower menu (S50: Yes), the lower menu is displayed (S51), and if the selection item image at the cursor position is "return" (S52: Yes). When returning to the previous state (S53), the lower menu does not exist in the selection item image of the cursor position (S50: No), and it is not "return" (S52: No), the selection item of the cursor position The process corresponding to the image is executed (S54). Then, an initial value (for example, a value corresponding to 10s) is set in the menu non-operation timer (S48), and the process when the effect button is pressed is terminated. As described above, the act of pressing the effect button 34 while the selection item image is displayed is an example of the selection confirmation operation for selecting the selection item image at the cursor position (temporary selection state).

In the example of the menu image 118b shown in FIG. 25, the selection item image in which the lower menu exists is, for example, "mode change". This "mode change" is for changing the mode setting, and when this "mode change" is selected, the lower menu image 119 as shown in FIG. 26 is displayed. The lower menu image 119 is composed of a plurality of selection item images 164a to 164e (lower selection items) including, for example, a "menu screen" for returning to the first menu screen, and the initial position of the cursor is, for example, the "menu screen". Selection items other than the above are set to any of the images 164a to 164d.

In the present embodiment, the arrangement of the first to fourth movable bodies 75a to 78a in the customer waiting state is different for each of the plurality of types, for example, the four types of the first to fourth modes, and the four types of modes can be switched. Can be performed by this "mode change" menu operation. Since the arrangement of the movable bodies 75a to 78a is different for each mode, the movable concealed area C and the non-concealed area D are also different for each mode.

In the first mode, as shown in FIG. 28A, the first movable body 75a is in the first upper position, the second movable body 76a is in the second lower position, and the third movable body 77a is in the third external position. The fourth movable body 78a is in a state of being stopped at the fourth external position, respectively. Further, in the second mode, as shown in FIG. 28B, only the stop position of the first movable body 75a is changed from the first upper position to the first lower position with respect to the first mode, and the first mode is set. On the other hand, the lower side of the non-concealed area D is narrowed and the upper side is widened. Further, in the third mode, as shown in FIG. 28 (c), the second movable body 76a is changed from the second lower position to the second upper position with respect to the first mode, and is a non-concealed region as compared with the first mode. The lower side of D is narrow. Further, in the fourth mode, as shown in FIG. 28 (d), the third and fourth movable bodies 77a and 78a change from the third and fourth external positions to the third and fourth internal positions, respectively, with respect to the third mode. The width of the non-concealed region D is narrower than that of the third mode. In the initial state, it is assumed that the first mode is set.

When the lower menu image 119 corresponding to this "mode change" is displayed, the initial position of the cursor is set to the selection item image corresponding to the mode at that time (corresponding to the first mode in the initial state) as shown in FIG. It is desirable to set the selection item image 164a) to be selected, but regardless of the mode at that time, for example, the selection item image 164e corresponding to the "menu screen" for returning to the first menu screen is set at the initial position of the cursor. You may.

A lower menu may be further provided in any of the selection item images of the lower menu image 119. That is, the number of layers of the menu is arbitrary. Further, the initial position of the cursor when moving to a specific menu image may be different depending on whether the cursor is moved from a higher menu image or a lower menu image, for example, a lower menu image. It is desirable to set the initial position of the cursor when returning from the menu image to a selection item image such as "menu screen" or "back" for moving to a higher level.

Further, in the example of the menu image shown in FIG. 25, the selection item image having no lower menu is, for example, "history", and when the selection of this "history" is decided, for example, a jackpot as shown in FIG. 27. History information is displayed. Even when the selection of the selection item image that does not have such a lower menu is determined, as shown in FIG. 27, the image display means 60 has a "menu screen" or the like for returning to the upper menu such as the menu screen. The selection item image of the above and the menu operation notification image 118c for notifying the determination operation of the selection item are displayed.

Further, the processing when the upper key 35a of the cross operating means 35 is pressed (S26 in FIG. 21) and the processing when the lower key 35b is pressed (S28 in FIG. 21) are the same. For example, the procedure shown in FIG. 23 is performed. Note that FIG. 23 shows a flowchart of the processing when the upper key is pressed, and shows only the difference between the processing when the upper key is pressed and the processing when the lower key is pressed in parentheses. Here, the processing when the upper key is pressed will be described, and the processing when the lower key is pressed will also be mentioned therein.

In the process when the upper key (lower key) is pressed as shown in FIG. 23, it is first determined whether or not the menu image flag is 1, that is, whether or not the menu image or the like is being displayed (S61), and the menu image flag is set. If it is not 1, that is, if the menu image or the like is not being displayed (S61: No), the processing when the up key (down key) is pressed ends here.

If the menu image flag is 1, that is, if the menu image or the like is being displayed (S61: Yes), it is determined whether or not the cursor position is the highest position (the lowest position in the case of processing when the down key is pressed). (S62), if it is not the highest position (the lowest position in the case of processing when the down key is pressed) (S62: No), move the cursor up one (in the case of processing when the down key is pressed, down one). (S64) If it is the highest position (the lowest position in the case of processing when the lower key is pressed) (S62: Yes), the cursor is moved to the lowest position (the highest position in the case of processing when the lower key is pressed) (S63). ). Then, the cursor movement sound is output from the speakers 18 and 25 (S65), the initial value (for example, the value corresponding to 10s) is set in the menu non-operation timer (S66), and the processing when the up key (down key) is pressed is performed. finish.

In this way, the up / down keys 35a and 35b of the cross-shaped operating means 35 are effective for menu selection operations while the menu image 118b is displayed, the upper key 35a points the cursor upward, and the lower key 35b points the cursor downward. By moving them and continuously operating them, the cursor circulates through multiple selection item images.

The explanation will be continued by returning to FIG. Following the processing of S23 to S28 as described above, it is determined whether or not the value of the menu non-operation timer is 0 (S29), and the value of the menu non-operation timer is not 0, that is, the effect button 34. If any of the up / down keys 35a and 35b of the cross operating means 35 has not yet passed a predetermined time (for example, 10s) since the last operation, the menu management process ends here.

If the value of the menu non-operation timer is 0 in S29, that is, when a predetermined time (for example, 10 s) has elapsed since any of the effect button 34 and the up / down keys 35a and 35b of the cross operation means 35 was last operated. (S29: Yes), on condition that the menu image flag is 1 (displaying the menu image, etc.) (S30: Yes), the display of the menu image 118b and the menu operation notification image 118c is terminated (S31, S32). ), The display of the menu displayable notification image 118a is started (S33), 0 is set in the menu image flag (S34), and the menu management process is terminated. In this way, when the non-operation period during the menu display reaches a predetermined time (for example, 10 s), the display of the menu image 118b or the like ends, and the state of waiting for the operation is entered.

The power saving mode setting means 158 sets the power saving mode. When the power saving mode that consumes less power than the normal mode is selected, the power saving mode is set to the power saving mode while waiting for a customer, and the power saving mode is in progress. The power saving mode notification image 120 (FIG. 29, etc.) indicating that the image is displayed is displayed on the image display means 60. During the power saving mode, for example, the energization of the illumination means 159 is stopped. It should be noted that a switching operation means for selecting either the normal mode or the power saving mode may be provided on, for example, the back side of the front frame 3 so that the person in charge of the game hall or the like can operate it. Further, for example, when the volume is set in a predetermined range (for example, the first stage of the first to fifth stages), the power saving mode is set, and in other cases, the normal mode is set. The normal mode and the power saving mode may be automatically switched according to the setting status of the setting item (for example, volume) of.

Subsequently, the relationship between the various images displayed on the image display means 60 and the areas A, B1 to B5, C, and D on the display screen 60a of the image display means 60 will be described for each of the various scenes.

FIG. 30A shows a display image of the image display means 60 in a scene while waiting for a customer. In the example of FIG. 30A, it is assumed that the first mode (FIG. 28A) and the power saving mode are set, and the customer waiting normal production is in progress. Further, FIG. 30B shows the correspondence between each image of FIG. 30A and the area on the display screen 60a. In FIG. 30 (b), the lower the image in the table, the higher the display priority (the same applies to FIGS. 31 (b) to 38 (b)).

As shown in FIGS. 30A and 30B, a background image 160 (shown in gray in FIG. 30A) is displayed on the display screen 60a for the entire screen area A, and the immediately preceding symbol is displayed. An image of the effect symbol 114 in a state of being stopped due to fluctuation is displayed, for example, straddling the non-concealed area D and the movable concealed area C. Of the effect symbols 114, the entire symbol image 114a is displayed in the non-concealed region D, and a part of the decorative image 114b is displayed in the movable concealed region C, for example, behind the first movable body 75a. As a result, the limited non-concealed area D can be effectively used while clearly notifying the result of the immediately preceding symbol change.

Of the three effect symbols 114 on the left, right, and middle, the left and right effect symbols 114 are displayed straddling at least one of the non-concealed area D and the first to third fixed concealed areas B1 to B3. May be good. As a result, it is possible to secure a wide interval between the three effect symbols 114, and it is possible to effectively utilize the limited non-concealed region D to more clearly notify the result of the symbol variation. In this case, it is desirable that the portion displayed in the first to third fixed concealment areas B1 to B3 is the decorative image 114b, but a part of the symbol image 114a is displayed in the first to third fixed concealment areas B1 to B3. You may.

Further, the error notification image 163, the menu displayable notification image 118a, the volume adjustable notification image 116a, and the light amount adjustable notification image 116b are all displayed in the non-concealed region D. Since these images have a higher display priority than the effect symbol 114, they are displayed on the front side when they overlap a part of the effect symbol 114, but in that case, the symbol image 114a is avoided and overlaps with the decorative image 114b. It is desirable to display as. The volume setting image 117a displayed when the player operates the left and right keys 35c and 35d while the volume adjustable notification image 116a is displayed, and the player moves up and down keys 35a while displaying the light amount adjustable notification image 116b. As for the light amount setting image 117b displayed when the 35b is operated, all of them are displayed in the non-concealed region D as shown in FIG. 30 (b) (not shown in FIG. 30 (a)).

Further, the holding pedestal image 161 is located on the lower side of the display screen 60a, for example, at least a part of the non-concealed area D, the first to fifth fixed concealed areas B1 to B5, and the movable concealed area C (here, the first to fifth fixed). It is displayed so as to straddle the concealed areas B1 to B5). Since the first and second special hold numbers are both 0 during the customer waiting state, the hold pedestal image 161 is of low importance. Therefore, at least a part of the hold pedestal image 161 is displayed in an area other than the non-concealment area D to be non-concealed. The area D can be used more effectively. The entire holding pedestal image 161 may be displayed in an area other than the non-concealed area D, or the holding pedestal image 161 may not be displayed.

Further, the power saving mode notification image 120 is, for example, on the lower side of the display screen 60a and on the upper side of the holding pedestal image 161 at least a part of the non-concealed area D and the first to fifth fixed concealed areas B1 to B5 (here, the first). It is displayed straddling the fourth fixed concealment area B1 to B4). Since the power saving mode notification is less important than the error notification, the non-concealed area D can be used more effectively by displaying at least a part of the power saving mode notification image 120 in an area other than the non-hidden area D. it can.

Regarding the error notification image 163, when a plurality of errors are notified, all of the error notification images 163 corresponding to the plurality of errors may be displayed in the non-hidden area D. Further, when notifying a plurality of errors, up to a predetermined number (about 1 to 4) of the error notification images 163 are displayed in the non-hidden area D, and when notifying an error exceeding a predetermined number, a predetermined number is displayed. The excess amount is displayed, for example, straddling at least one of the non-concealed area D and the first to fifth fixed concealed areas B1 to B5, or displayed in the first to fifth fixed concealed areas B1 to B5. It may be.

Further, the display area may be set according to the content of the error, and the error notification image 163 regarding the lower plate full error that may occur in the normal game is displayed in the non-hidden area D, and in the normal game such as opening the door. At least a part of the error notification image 163 regarding an error that cannot occur may be displayed in the first to fifth fixed concealment areas B1 to B5. For example, in the case of a lower plate full error, it is desirable to display the error notification image 163 in the non-concealed area D that is most visible to the player because the lower plate opening operation by the player is required to clear the error.

In addition, regarding errors that may occur when a goto action is performed, such as a magnetic detection error, it is necessary to warn the player that the goto action may have been performed and notify the hall employees. Therefore, it is desirable to display the error notification image 163 in the non-concealed area D that is most easily visible to the player or the hall employee.

FIG. 31A shows a state in which the menu image 118b is displayed on the display screen 60a. The menu image 118b is displayed when the player operates the effect button 34 during the menu operation operable period (customer waiting state). Further, FIG. 31 (b) shows the correspondence between each image of FIG. 31 (a) and the area on the display screen 60a.

As shown in FIGS. 31 (a) and 31 (b), a background image 160 (shown in gray in FIG. 31 (a)) is displayed on the display screen 60a for the entire screen area A, and a menu image 118b is displayed. For example, four selection item images 164a to 164d and a menu operation notification image 118c are displayed. When this menu image 118b is displayed, the cursor (shown by hatching in FIG. 31A) is located at the selection item image 164d corresponding to, for example, "return".

The entire selection item image (initial temporary selection item image) 164d corresponding to at least the initial cursor position is displayed in the non-concealed area D, while the other selection item images 164a to 164c are displayed. At least one of them (here, the selection item image 164a corresponding to the "history") protrudes outside the non-concealed region D, for example, the non-concealed region D and the movable concealed region C (for example, the rear side of the first movable body 75a). The other (here, the selection item images 164b and 164c) are displayed straddling the non-concealed area D as a whole. Further, for example, the entire menu operation notification image 118c is displayed in the non-concealed area D.

In this way, by displaying the entire selection item image (initial temporary selection item image) corresponding to at least the initial cursor position in the non-hidden area D, the player can be surely recognized the initial cursor position. It is possible to smoothly shift to the subsequent cursor movement operation and selection confirmation operation. Further, the non-hidden area D is more effective by displaying at least one of the selected item images other than the initial cursor position across the non-hidden area D and the area outside the non-hidden area D (for example, the movable concealed area C). Can be used for. Of course, all of, for example, four selection item images 164a to 164d constituting the menu image 118b may be displayed in the non-concealed area D.

When initializing the movable body at the time of turning on the power, clearing the RAM, or at any other predetermined timing, at least the selection item image (initial provisional selection item image) corresponding to the initial cursor position is viewed from the front when initializing. It is desirable to display it at a position that does not overlap with the movement path of the movable body. As a result, even if the menu display operation is performed during the initialization of the movable body, the player can be surely recognized the initial cursor position. In the selection item image corresponding to the initial cursor position, the part other than the part indicating the selection item name (for example, the character part of "return") is located at a position that overlaps with the movement path of the movable body at the time of initialization in front view. It may be displayed. Further, it is desirable that the menu operation notification image 118c is also displayed at a position that does not overlap with the operation path of the movable body at the time of initialization in the front view.

32 (a) and 33 (a) are examples of fluctuations of the effect symbol 114 due to the reach fluctuation pattern. FIG. 32 (a) shows the normal fluctuation before the reach is established, and FIG. 33 (a) shows the reach is established. It shows each of the later reach fluctuations. As is clear from FIGS. 32 (a) and 33 (a), the arrangement (stop position) of the movable body is different between the normal fluctuation shown in FIG. 32 (a) and the reach fluctuation shown in FIG. 33 (a). , The size of the non-concealed area D is different accordingly. That is, during the normal fluctuation shown in FIG. 32 (a), the first movable body 75a is in the upper position, the second movable body 76a is in the upper position, and the third is in the same manner as in the fourth mode shown in FIG. 28 (d). , The fourth movable body 77a and 78a are stopped at the internal positions, respectively, but the second movable body 76a is the lower lower portion as shown in FIG. 33A at a predetermined timing, for example, just before the end of the normal fluctuation. As the third and fourth movable bodies 77a and 78a move to the outer external positions, the non-concealed area D is expanded to the lower side and both the left and right sides, respectively. The timing of changing the stop position of the movable body in the symbol variation due to the reach variation pattern may be the start of the reach effect, the execution of the look-ahead effect, the execution of the movable body effect, the end of the reach effect, or the like.

Further, in response to the change (enlargement) of the non-concealed area D, the display mode of the image displayed on the display screen 60a is also changed. That is, during the normal fluctuation shown in FIG. 32, the holding pedestal image 161 is, for example, on the lower side of the display screen 60a, at least a part of the non-concealed area D and the first to fifth fixed concealed areas B1 to B5 (here, the first). -The fourth fixed concealment area B1 to B4) is displayed, and the hold display images X1 to Y1 and the changing hold image Z are, for example, in front of the hold pedestal image 161 and in the non-hiding area D. It is displayed in. It should be noted that all or part of the hold display images X1 to Y1 and the changing hold image Z may be arranged in at least one of the movable concealment area C and the first to fifth fixed concealment areas B1 to B5. In that case, it is desirable that the player can see all of them if he looks into them.

On the other hand, during the reach fluctuation shown in FIG. 33, the holding pedestal image 161 and the holding display images X1 to Y1 are erased while leaving the changing holding image Z, and the changing holding image Z expands the non-hidden area D. It is moved to the side (here, the lower side) and is displayed so as to straddle, for example, the non-concealed area D and the area outside the non-concealed area D (for example, the fourth fixed concealed area B4). Although a part of the pending image Z during the reach fluctuation is hidden behind the central display frame unit 47 in the front view, the whole can be visually recognized by the player, for example, when looking from above. It has become.

As a result, the wider display area can be used for the reach effect in combination with the expansion of the non-concealed area D. It is desirable that the reach effect image 171 in this case is displayed in the full screen area A as shown in FIG. 33 (b).

The hold pedestal image 161 and the hold display images X1 to Y1 and the changing hold image Z are moved downward, for example, in accordance with the movement of the second movable body 76a, and the hold pedestal image 161 and the hold display image X1 are moved. ~, Y1 ~ may be displayed so as to disappear outside the display screen 60a, or may be displayed in an enlarged area without being erased. Alternatively, the hold pedestal image 161 may be erased to leave the hold display images X1 to Y1 and the changing hold image Z in, for example, an enlarged area.

Further, regarding the effect symbol 114, for example, during the normal fluctuation shown in FIG. 32, a part of the decorative image 114b is displayed in an area outside the non-concealed area D (for example, a movable concealed area C), and the other part is displayed in the non-concealed area D. During the reach fluctuation shown in FIG. 33, the decorative image 114b is erased and only the symbol image 114a is displayed in, for example, the non-concealed region D.

Further, regarding the volume setting image 117a displayed when the player performs the volume adjustment operation, both during the normal fluctuation shown in FIG. 32 and during the reach fluctuation shown in FIG. 33 are, for example, the entire non-concealed region D. However, during the reach fluctuation, the display position may be moved to the enlarged side (for example, the lower side) of the non-concealed region D as compared with the normal fluctuation. In this case, it is desirable that the display position of the volume setting image 117a is moved after the movement of the second movable body 76a or the like is completed. This is to prevent the player from being informed that the movement of the display position of the volume setting image 117a causes the subsequent shift to the reach variation. The handling of the light amount setting image 117b (not shown in FIGS. 32A and 33A) displayed when the player performs the light amount adjustment operation is the same as that of the volume setting image 117a.

It should be noted that the volume setting image 117a, the light amount setting image 117b, etc. are displayed in the non-concealed area D both during normal fluctuation (before changing the non-concealed area D) and during reach fluctuation (after changing the non-concealed area D). By displaying the image in the area belonging to the non-concealed area D both before and after the enlargement, the display position may not be moved when the reach fluctuates. Further, as in the examples of FIGS. 32 and 33, when the position and / or the width of the non-concealed area D can be changed by switching the stop position of the movable body during the symbol change, whether or not to change the position and / or the width. Etc. may be arbitrarily selected by the player. Further, during the reach fluctuation, the medium effect symbol or the like during the scroll fluctuation may be displayed larger than the other left effect symbol, the right effect symbol or the like. As a result, it is possible to shorten the time for one effect symbol to pass on the display screen 60a by scrolling.

FIG. 34A shows a display area of the step-up notice images SU1 to SU5 displayed at each stage in the step-up notice effect which is an example of the normal notice effect. In this step-up notice production, for example, the jackpot reliability is suggested by the number of stages of the five stages from the first stage to the fifth stage, and the step-up notice image SU1 is used to indicate the step-up notice. The display area gradually changes (enlarged here) up to the image SU5. In the examples of FIGS. 34 (a) and 34 (b), the entire step-up notice image SU1 and the step-up notice image SU2 are displayed in the non-concealed area D, but a part of the step-up notice image SU3 is not displayed. It is displayed in the movable concealment area C beyond the concealment area D, and in the step-up notice image SU4, not only the movable concealment area C but also, for example, the second to fifth fixed concealment areas B2 to B5 are expanded, and finally the step-up notice is given. In the image SU5 (not shown in FIG. 34A), the image SU5 is displayed in the full screen area A (FIG. 34B). Even if a part of the step-up notice images SU1 to SU5 is displayed outside the non-concealed area D, the part of each of these images that suggests the jackpot reliability, etc. (the character part indicating the character's dialogue, etc.) Is desirable to display the whole in the non-hidden area D.

Further, the introduction effect may be performed when the step-up notice images SU1 to SU5 are displayed at a predetermined display position. Here, the introduction effect means, for example, moving the step-up notice images SU1 to SU5 toward a predetermined display position, or displaying the introduction effect image immediately before displaying the step-up notice images SU1 to SU5 at a predetermined display position. This is for notifying the player of the occurrence of the step-up notice images SU1 to SU5. This introduction effect may be displayed so as to straddle all or at least one of the first to fifth fixed concealment areas B1 to B5 and the non-concealment area D.

Further, the volume setting image 117a displayed when the player performs the volume adjustment operation is displayed in the non-concealed area D as a whole, for example, but is a part (indicating a character's dialogue) suggesting jackpot reliability and the like. It is desirable to avoid the character part etc.). The same applies to the light amount setting image 117b (not shown) displayed when the player performs the light amount adjusting operation (not shown in FIG. 34A). The volume setting image 117a, the light amount setting image 117b, and the like may be displayed in an overlapping manner with a part other than the part that suggests the jackpot reliability in the step-up notice image or the introduction effect. By doing so, even if the step-up notice image is displayed using most of the non-concealed area D, the volume setting image 117a and the amount of light are not impaired without impairing the visibility of the step-up notice image. The set image 117b can be displayed in the non-concealed area D.

35 (a) and 36 (a) show display images of the image display means 60 in the button conversation notice effect, which is an example of the normal notice effect. It should be noted that this button conversation notice effect is a fusion of the button notice effect and the conversation notice effect. For example, when the player operates the effect button 34 during the operation valid period, for example, the character utters a dialogue. The effect image 165 at the time of operation is displayed, and the content of the dialogue suggests the reliability of the jackpot. During the operation valid period, the operation guidance image 166 indicating that the effect button (operation means) 34 should be operated is displayed.

FIG. 35A shows a state in which the operation guidance image 166 is displayed during the operation valid period. The operation guidance image 166 is composed of an illustration showing how the effect button 34 is pressed and the characters “PUSH!”, And the whole thereof is displayed in the non-concealed area D. Further, around the operation guidance image 166, a radial or other effect image 167 is displayed, for example, straddling the non-concealed region D and the region outside the non-concealed region D (here, the movable concealed region C and the third fixed concealed region B3). Has been done.

A gauge image showing the progress of the operation valid period may be displayed. In this case, it is desirable to display the gauge image in the non-concealed area D. The operation guidance image 166 may be displayed so that a part thereof (for example, a portion showing the effect button 34) straddles at least one of the concealed areas B1 to B5 and C, but even in that case, the gauge portion is not. It is desirable to display in the concealed area D. When a plurality of operation means are provided and a notice effect (button notice effect) corresponding to each of the plurality of operation means can be executed, it is desirable to configure each of the notice effects as described above. Further, when there is a difference in jackpot reliability or the like between a plurality of advance notice effects corresponding to a plurality of operation means, the above may be configured only for the advance notice effects having high reliability.

Further, FIG. 36 (a) shows a state in which the player operates the effect button 34 in the state shown in FIG. 35 (a) and the effect image 165 at the time of operation is displayed. The operation-time effect image 165 is composed of a first display unit 165a composed of characters representing a dialogue suggesting jackpot reliability, and a second display unit 165b composed of other characters such as characters and balloons. The entire display unit 165a is displayed in the non-concealed area D, and the second display unit 165b is, for example, the non-concealed area D and the area outside the non-concealed area D (here, the transparent concealed area B4a of the fourth fixed concealed area B4). However, of course, it is displayed straddling the other concealed areas B1 to B3, B5, and C). Since the transparent concealment area B4a is an area corresponding to the rear side of the transparent entry prevention means 111, the second display unit 165b on the rear side of the entry prevention means 111 can be visually recognized even from the front.

Further, in both of FIGS. 35 (a) and 36 (a), the fluctuating effect symbol 114 is displayed in the non-concealed region D as a whole, for example, only the symbol image 114a, and the player makes a volume. For example, the entire volume setting image 117a displayed when the adjustment operation is performed is also displayed in the non-concealed area D. The same applies to the light amount setting image 117b (not shown) displayed when the player performs the light amount adjusting operation (not shown in FIGS. 35A and 36A).

37 (a) and 38 (a) show the display image of the image display means 60 in the mini character notice effect which is an example of the normal advance notice effect. In this mini character notice effect, as shown in FIG. 37 (a), first, a plurality of mini character images, for example, a first mini character image (first effect image) 168 and a second mini character image (second effect image) 169 are displayed. To appear. At this time, both the first mini character image 168 and the second mini character image 169 are displayed so as to straddle, for example, the non-concealed region D and the region outside the non-concealed region D (here, the movable concealed region C).

Then, as shown in FIG. 38 (a), the ratio of the first mini character image 168 displayed in the non-hidden area D becomes smaller, and the ratio of the second mini character image 169 displayed in the non-hidden area D becomes smaller. The display positions of the mini character images 168 and 169 are changed so as to be large, and the reliability display image 170 is displayed in, for example, the non-concealed area D corresponding to the second mini character image 169. The reliability display image 170 displays, for example, the dialogue of the second mini character image 169, and is composed of a first display unit 170a composed of characters representing the dialogue suggesting jackpot reliability, and a second display unit 170a composed of other characters such as a balloon. It is composed of a display unit 170b. The entire first display unit 170a may be displayed in the non-concealed area D, and at least a part of the second display unit 170b may be displayed outside the non-concealed area D (for example, the movable concealed area C). Good.

Further, the fluctuating effect symbol 114 is displayed in the non-concealed area D as a whole in the state of only the symbol image 114a, and the volume setting image 117a displayed when the player performs the volume adjustment operation is also, for example. The whole is displayed in the non-hidden area D. The same applies to the light amount setting image 117b (not shown) displayed when the player performs the light amount adjusting operation (not shown in FIGS. 37A and 38A). Since the volume setting image 117a and the light amount setting image 117b are set to have a higher priority than the reliability display image 170, the volume setting image 117a and the like are displayed on the front side when they overlap with the reliability display image 170. However, it is desirable that the volume setting image 117a and the light amount setting image 117b are displayed so as not to overlap at least the first display unit 170a of the reliability display images 170.

Further, the holding pedestal image 161 is displayed on the lower side of the display screen 60a, for example, straddling the non-concealed area D and the outer areas (here, the first to fourth fixed concealed areas B1 to B4). , Hold display images X1 and Y1, and changing hold image Z are displayed, for example, on the front side of the hold pedestal image 161 and in the non-concealed area D. Here, the hold pedestal image 161 is set to have a higher priority than the mini character images 168 and 169. For example, a part of the second mini character image 169 overlaps with the hold pedestal image 161 and is hidden behind the hold pedestal image 161. (Fig. 37 (a)). Then, when the second mini character image 169 is moved so that the proportion displayed in the non-concealed area D becomes large (FIG. 37 (a) → FIG. 38 (a)), the portion of the portion not hidden in the hold pedestal image 161 is formed. The proportion is also increasing. The mini character images 168 and 169 may be set to have a higher priority than the hold pedestal image 161.

As described above, the pachinko machine of the present embodiment displays the image display means 60 capable of displaying an image on the display screen 60a and the game members 45, 47, 49, 74 arranged in front of the display screen 60a. The display screen 60a includes movable bodies 75a to 78a that are configured to be operable on the front side of the screen 60a and can be stopped at a predetermined stop position, and operating means 34 and 35 that can be operated by the player. Fixed concealment areas (first display area) B1 to B5 corresponding to the rear side of the members 45, 47, 49, 74 and movable concealment area (second display area) corresponding to the rear side of the stop positions of the movable bodies 75a to 78a. ) C and a non-concealed area (third display area) D that is neither a fixed concealed area B1 to B5 nor a movable concealed area C, and is set regarding the game based on the operation of the operating means 34 and 35 by the player. It is possible to display the notification images 116a, 116b, 118a for notifying that the operation means 34, 35 can be operated, and the notification images 116a, 116b, 118a can be moved to the fixed concealment areas B1 to B5. It is configured not to be displayed in the concealed area C but to be displayed in the non-concealed area D.

Further, the menu image 118b having a plurality of selection items can be displayed, and the notification image includes the menu displayable notification image 118a to the effect that the operation for displaying the menu image 118b is possible.

Further, the volume setting image 117a showing the volume setting status is not displayed in the fixed concealment areas B1 to B5 and the movable concealment area C, but can be displayed in the non-concealment area D. Further, the light amount setting image 117b showing the setting status of the light amount can be displayed in the non-concealed area D without being displayed in the fixed concealed areas B1 to B5 and the movable concealed area C. Further, the error notification image 163 for notifying an error can be displayed in the non-concealed area D without being displayed in the fixed concealed areas B1 to B5 and the movable concealed area C. Further, it is possible to switch to the power saving mode in which the power consumption is lower than usual, and the power saving mode notification image 120 indicating that the power saving mode is in progress straddles the non-concealed area D and the fixed concealed areas B1 to B5. It can be displayed.

Further, every time the starting means 56 and 57 detect a game ball, the starting detection processing means 138 that acquires a random number value and stores the random number value in the random number storage means 139 up to a predetermined upper limit number, and the symbol variation start. When the condition is satisfied, the symbol display means 53, 54 that fluctuates and displays the symbol based on the random number value stored in the random number storage means 139, and the stop symbol after the fluctuation by the symbol display means 53, 54 are specific modes. It is stored in the random number storage means 139 by providing the profit state generating means 142 for generating the profit state in the case of the case, and displaying the hold display images X1 to Y1 on the hold pedestal image 161 and displaying them on the image display means 60. It is possible to notify the number of pending numbers, which is the number of random numbers that have not yet been subjected to symbol variation by the symbol display means 53 and 54, and the reserved pedestal image 161 straddles the non-concealed area D and the fixed concealed areas B1 to B5. Can be displayed.

Further, the effect symbol 114 composed of the symbol image 114a and the decorative image 114b can be variablely displayed by the image display means 60, and the immediately preceding symbol changes during the waiting period during which the variable display of the effect symbol 114 is not performed. It is possible to display the effect symbol 114 when stopped at, and among the effect symbols 114 during the standby period, the symbol image 114a straddles the non-concealed area D and the decorative image 114b straddles the non-concealed area D and the movable concealed area C. It is possible to display each of them. Further, in this case, the stop positions of the movable bodies 75a to 78a can be changed in a plurality of ways, and in any of the plurality of stop positions, the symbol image 114a is set as the non-concealed area D and the decorative image 114b is set as the non-hidden area D. And the movable concealment area C may be displayed respectively.

Generally, a plurality of types of effect symbols 114 (for example, 9 types corresponding to numbers 1 to 9) are prepared, but since the decorative image 114b is also designed differently for each type, the size and shape are also different. It may be different for each type. Even in such a case, it is desirable to adopt the above-described configuration for all types of effect symbols 114. In addition, the above configuration may be adopted only for either an odd number symbol, which is often advantageous to the player when the jackpot mode (specific mode) is configured, or an even number symbol other than the odd number symbol. For example, for the effect symbol 114 constituting the even-numbered symbol, the symbol image 114a is displayed in the non-concealed region D, and the decorative image 114b is displayed straddling the non-concealed region D and the movable concealed region C, respectively, to form an odd-numbered symbol. The entire effect symbol 114 may be configured to be displayed in the non-concealed area D.

Further, the stop positions of the movable bodies 75a to 78a can be changed in a plurality of ways, and the broadcast images 116a, 116b, 118a may be displayed in the non-concealment area D in any of the plurality of stop positions.

Further, the notice effect image 165 relating to the reliability of the occurrence of the profit state can be displayed on the display screen 60a, and the notice effect image 165 is displayed by the first display unit 165a suggesting the reliability and the other second display unit 165b. The first display unit 165a is displayed in the non-concealed area D, and the second display unit 165b is displayed straddling at least one of the fixed concealed areas B1 to B5 and the movable concealed area C and the non-concealed area D, respectively. It is possible.

Further, the game members 45, 47, 49, 74 include a transparent portion 111, and the fixed concealment regions B1 to B5 include a transparent concealment region (first transparent display region) B4a corresponding to the rear side of the transparent portion 111, and the second The display unit 165b can be displayed so as to straddle the transparent concealed area B4a and the non-concealed area D. In this case, the entry prevention means 111 for preventing the game ball from entering the rear side may be provided on the lower front side of the image display means 60, and at least a part of the entry prevention means 111 may be a transparent portion. Further, the volume setting image 117a showing the volume setting status can be displayed on the image display means 60 with a higher priority than the advance notice effect image 165, so that the volume setting image 117a does not overlap at least the first display unit 165a. It can be displayed in the non-hidden area D. The transparent concealed area is a region similar to the non-concealed area D, and at least a part of the image to be displayed in the non-concealed area D in the above description may be displayed in the transparent concealed area.

Further, as a notice effect regarding the reliability of the occurrence of the profit state, the step-up notice images SU1 to SU5 in a plurality of stages can be displayed on the display screen 60a, and the display area of the step-up notice images SU1 to SU5 changes according to the stage. The step-up notice images SU1 to SU5 are arranged in the non-concealed area D up to the first predetermined stage, and the fixed concealed areas B1 to B5 and the movable concealed area C after the first predetermined stage. Each can be displayed across at least one and the non-concealed area D.

Further, in the step-up notice images SU1 to SU5, the portion suggesting the reliability can be displayed in the non-concealed area D in all of the plurality of stages. Further, the volume setting image 117a showing the volume setting status can be displayed on the image display means 60 with a higher priority than the advance notice effect images SU1 to SU5, and the volume setting image 117a is placed on at least a portion suggesting reliability. It can be displayed in the non-concealed area D so as not to become.

Further, a menu image 118b having a plurality of selection item images 164a to 164e can be displayed on the display screen 60a, and when any of the plurality of selection item images 164a to 164e is selected by the selection operation, the selection item image Is configured to execute the process corresponding to, and the selection item image is selected when the selection confirmation operation is performed while any of the plurality of selection item images 164a to 164e is in the tentative selection state. Of the plurality of selection item images 164a to 164e, the initial temporary selection item image initially set to the temporary selection state can be displayed in the non-hidden area D.

Further, among the plurality of selection item images 164a to 164e, at least a part of the selection item images other than the initial provisional selection item image can be displayed across the non-concealment area D and the movable concealment area C. Further, the selection item image corresponding to the process of returning to the upper screen may be used as the initial provisional selection item image. Of course, the selected item image may be displayed across at least one of the non-concealed area D and the first to fourth fixed concealed areas B1 to B4.

Further, when the operation means 34 is operated during the operation valid period, the operation-time effect image 165 can be displayed on the display screen 60a, and the operation guidance image 166 indicating that the operation means 34 should be operated during the operation valid period. The effect image 167 corresponding to the operation guidance image 166 is configured to be displayed on the display screen 60a, and the entire operation guidance image 166 is movable as the non-concealed area D and the effect image 167 is movable as the fixed concealment areas B1 to B5. It is possible to display at least one of the concealed area C and the non-concealed area D, respectively.

Further, the operation-time effect image 165 is composed of the first display unit 165a that suggests the reliability of the profit state generation and the other second display unit 165b, and the entire first display unit 165a is set as the non-concealed region D. The second display unit 165b can be displayed across at least one of the fixed concealment areas B1 to B5 and the movable concealment area C and the non-concealment area D, respectively.

Further, it is possible to reduce the movable concealed area C and expand the non-concealed area D by moving the movable bodies 75a to 78a at a predetermined timing during the variable display of the symbol. The predetermined timing can be set to the time when the reach state is established in the variable display of the symbol or its vicinity. Further, the display position of the predetermined image displayed on the display screen 60a can be changed in response to the expansion of the non-concealed area D. In this case, the display position of the predetermined image can be changed after the movement of the movable bodies 75a to 78a is completed and the non-concealed area D is expanded. Further, the display position of the predetermined image can be moved in the enlargement direction of the non-concealed area D. Before and after the expansion of the non-concealed area D, the entire predetermined image can be displayed in the non-concealed area D. The predetermined image includes at least one of a volume setting image 117a showing a volume setting status and a light amount setting image 117b showing a light amount setting status. It is also possible to erase a part of the predetermined image when changing the display position of the predetermined image. Further, the predetermined image includes the hold display images X1 to Y1 to the changing hold image Z. It is also possible to change the display position of the pending image Z during fluctuation and delete the reserved display images X1 to Y1 to 1. It is also possible to change the display position of the holding image Z during fluctuation and delete the holding pedestal image 161.

Further, in the advance notice effect regarding the reliability of the occurrence of the profit state, the second effect body image 169 is displayed in the non-concealed area D so that the ratio of the first effect body image 168 displayed in the non-concealed area D becomes small. The display positions of the first effect body image 168 and the second effect body image 169 are changed so that the ratio is increased, and the reliability display image 170 regarding the reliability of the profit state generation is changed to the second effect body image 169. Correspondingly, it can be displayed in the non-hidden area D.

39 to 60 illustrate the second embodiment. The structural difference between the pachinko machine of the present embodiment and the pachinko machine of the first embodiment is only the configuration of the movable effect means. Therefore, the same reference numerals are used for the configurations common to both embodiments, and the description thereof will be omitted if not particularly necessary.

In the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 39 to 42, a plurality of movable effect means, for example, tiltable movable effect means 201 and elevating movable effect means 202, are arranged on the front side of the back mounting base 61. .. As shown in FIG. 41 and the like, the tilting movable effect means 201 includes a tilting movable means 203 and a tilting driving means 204 for driving the tilting movable means 203. The tilting movable means 203 includes a plurality of, for example, three display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c on the left, right, and bottom, and for example, two interlocking portions 203d and 203e for interlocking the three display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c. The display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c are supported from the rear side by, for example, mounting bases 205a to 205c fixed to the back mounting base 61, respectively.

The left display frame movable body 203a is arranged on the front side corresponding to the left side portion of the image display means 60, and is, for example, a vertically long vertical frame portion and an upper left portion projecting substantially right from the upper end side of the vertical frame portion. It is formed in a substantially L shape in front view together with the frame portion. The left display frame movable body 203a is provided with, for example, a slide shaft 206 in the front-rear direction on the upper end side thereof, and the slide shaft 206 slides on, for example, a guide hole 207 in the vertical direction provided on the mounting base 205a. By being movably mounted, the left display frame movable body 203a can slide in the vertical direction and rotate around the slide shaft 206.

The right display frame movable body 203b is arranged on the front side corresponding to the right side portion of the image display means 60, and is, for example, a vertically long vertical frame portion and an upper right portion projecting substantially leftward at a right angle from the upper end side of the vertical frame portion. It is formed in a substantially L shape in front view together with the frame portion. The right display frame movable body 203b is pivotally supported by the mounting base 205b by, for example, a pivot axis 208 in the front-rear direction provided on the lower end side thereof, and the rearwardly projecting slide portion 209 provided on the upper end side is provided on the mounting base 205b. By slidably inserting it into the arc-shaped guide hole 210 provided in the shaft, it is possible to swing around the pivot 208 within a predetermined angle range.

The lower display frame movable body 203c is arranged in a horizontally long shape on the front side thereof corresponding to the lower side of the image display means 60, and is pivotally supported on the mounting base 205c via the pivot axis 211 in the front-rear direction on the right end side, for example. ing. A slide portion 212 is provided on the left end side of the lower display frame movable body 203c so as to project backward, and the slide portion 212 is slidably inserted into the arc-shaped guide hole 213 formed in the mounting base 205c. As a result, the lower display frame movable body 203c can swing around the pivot 211 between a substantially horizontal normal posture and a downwardly downward tilted posture.

The left interlocking portion 203d interlocks the left display frame movable body 203a and the lower display frame movable body 203c. For example, the left interlocking portion 203d is formed in a plate shape having a substantially triangular shape in front view, for example, the upper corner portion is in the front-rear direction. A slide shaft in the front-rear direction is connected to the lower end side of the left display frame movable body 203a via a pivot 214, and a lower corner portion is provided in a substantially left-right guide hole 216 provided on the left end side of the lower display frame movable body 203c. It is slidably connected via 215, and the remaining, for example, left corner is pivotally supported, for example, on a mounting base 205a via a longitudinal pivot 217. As a result, when the lower display frame movable body 203c shifts from the normal posture to the inclined posture, the left interlocking portion 203d rotates clockwise around the pivot 217, and the pivot 214 moves, for example, downward to the right, so that the left display frame is movable. The body 203a swings counterclockwise while moving downward, and shifts from a normal posture in which the vertical frame portion is substantially vertical, for example, to an inclined posture in which the vertical frame portion is inclined downward to the right (FIG. 43). (A) → (b)).

The right interlocking portion 203e interlocks the right display frame movable body 203b and the lower display frame movable body 203c. For example, the right display frame movable body 203e is formed in an elongated shape, and one end side of the right display frame movable body via the pivot axis 218 in the front-rear direction. The lower corners of the 203b are connected to the right end of the lower display frame movable body 203c via a pivot axis 219 in the front-rear direction. The Axis 218 is arranged on the right display frame movable body 203b at a position separated to the right side with respect to the Axis 208, and the Axis 219 is arranged at a position separated to the right side with respect to the Axis 211 on the lower display frame movable body 203c. Have been placed. As a result, when the lower display frame movable body 203c shifts from the normal posture to the inclined posture, the pivot 218 is pushed up via the right interlocking portion 203e, so that the right display frame movable body 203b swings counterclockwise around the pivot 208. By moving, for example, the normal posture in which the vertical frame portion is substantially vertical shifts to the tilted posture in which the vertical frame portion is inclined downward to the right (FIGS. 43 (a) → (b)).

From the above, when the lower display frame movable body 203c swings between the normal posture and the tilted posture, the left display frame movable body 203a and the right display frame movable body 203b also move between the normal posture and the tilted posture in conjunction with the swing. Change. That is, the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c substantially surround a part of the display screen 60a of the image display means 60 in a rectangular shape in a front view (FIGS. 43 (a) and 43 (c)), and left from the normal posture. It can be deformed from the tilted posture (FIGS. 43 (b) and (d)) tilted at a predetermined angle. The display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c are urged toward the inclined posture side by their own weight.

As shown in FIG. 41, the inclined driving means 204 is provided on the same mounting base 205c as the lower display frame movable body 203c, and the driving source 221 made of a stepping motor or the like and the driving force of the driving source 221 are used, for example. The lower display frame is provided with a drive transmission member 222 that transmits the movable body 203c. The drive transmission member 222 is composed of spur gears mounted on the mounting base 205c in a state of being rotatable around the shaft 222a in the front-rear direction. For example, the drive gear 221a mounted on the drive shaft of the drive source 221 meshes with the drive transmission member 222. ing. The drive transmission member 222 is provided with, for example, a protrusion-shaped first engaging portion 223 on the side surface side corresponding to a part of the circumferential direction thereof, and the lower display frame movable body 203c is provided with the first engaging portion 203c. A second engaging portion 224 corresponding to the portion 223 is provided.

The first engaging portion 223 is the second engaging portion 203c side of the lower display frame movable body 203c at the first angle position when the drive transmission member 222 is rotated in a predetermined direction (for example, clockwise) by the drive of the drive source 221. After contacting the portion 224 from below, the second engaging portion 224 is pushed upward as the rotation progresses, and when the drive transmission member 222 reaches the second angle position, the lower display frame is movable. The body 203c is arranged so as to be in a normal posture. Therefore, from that state, when the drive transmission member 222 is rotated in the opposite direction (for example, counterclockwise) by driving the drive source 221, the support position of the second engaging portion 224 by the first engaging portion 223 is gradually lowered. When the drive transmission member 222 reaches the first angle position, the lower display frame movable body 203c is in an inclined posture. In this way, by operating the drive source 221 in both directions within a predetermined step range, the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c are placed in the normal postures (FIGS. 43 (a) and (c)) and the tilted postures (FIG. 43 (b)). , (D)) can be transformed.

As shown in FIG. 42 and the like, the elevating movable effect means 202 includes a sub-screen movable body 231 and an elevating driving means 232 for driving the sub-screen movable body 231 in the vertical direction, for example. It is located on the front side. The sub-screen movable body 231 is arranged in a horizontally long shape on the front side of the image display means 60, and on the front side thereof, for example, a sub-image display means 233 composed of a liquid crystal display means smaller than the image display means 60 together with an arbitrary decoration is The left and right ends are supported by a pair of elevating drive means 232 and 232 arranged on the left and right sides of the image display means 60 so as to be movable in the vertical direction via the drive connecting bodies 234 and 234, respectively. ing.

The elevating drive means 232 is supported by the back mounting base 61 via a vertically long mounting base 235, and is arranged along the side edge of the image display means 60, for example, from the upper end side to the lower end side thereof, and the drive connecting body 234. For example, an elongated columnar elevating guide 236, a drive pulley 237a arranged in the vicinity of one end side of the elevating guide 236, for example, the lower end side, and the other end side of the elevating guide 236. For example, a driven pulley 237b arranged in the vicinity corresponding to the upper end side, a drive source 238 composed of a stepping motor or the like that rotationally drives the drive pulley 237a, and the drive pulley 237a and the driven pulley 237b are wound around and around the drive source 238. An endless gear belt 239 to which the drive connecting body 234 is fixed is provided at the upper predetermined position, and the end portion of the sub screen movable body 231 is rotatably connected to the drive connecting body 234 by, for example, a pivot axis 240 in the front-rear direction. There is.

Further, one of the left and right pivots 240 and 240 is slidably connected to a long hole 241 in the left-right direction provided on the sub-screen movable body 231 side or the drive connecting body 234 side, and is vertically moved up and down. Even when the driving means 232 and 232 perform an asymmetrical driving operation, if the driving means is within a predetermined range, the sub-screen movable body 231 can be tilted to follow. The sub-screen movable body 231 of the present embodiment has an upper normal posture (FIG. 43 (a)) when both the left and right elevating driving means 232 and 232 are stopped at the upper position, and the upper normal posture, for example, on the left side. The upper tilted posture (FIG. 43 (b)) when the elevating drive means 232 descends by a predetermined step, and the lower normal posture (FIG. 43 (c)) when both the left and right elevating drive means 232 and 232 are stopped at the lower position. ) And the lower tilted posture (FIG. 43 (d)) when, for example, the right elevating drive means 232 is raised by a predetermined step with respect to the lower normal posture, the posture can be changed between four types.

The sub-screen movable body 231 is substantially horizontal in the upper and lower normal postures (FIGS. 43 (a) and (c)), and is, for example, in the upper and lower inclined postures (FIGS. 43 (b) and (d)). The display frame has a downwardly inclined shape corresponding to the inclined postures of the movable bodies 203a to 203c. Since the sub-image display means 233 operates integrally with the sub-screen movable body 231, the sub-screen movable body 231 is substantially horizontal when it is in the normal posture, and is tilted downward to the left when it is in the tilted posture.

FIG. 44 is a block diagram of the control system of this pachinko machine. The control system of the present embodiment is different from the control system of the first embodiment (FIG. 11) in that the control targets of the image display control means 150a are the image display means 60 and the sub image display means 233. The control target of the movable body control means 150d is the tilting movable effect means 201 and the elevating movable effect means 202. Further, in the present embodiment, at least one (here, both) of the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c of the tiltable movable effect means 201 and the sub-screen movable body 231 of the elevating movable effect means 202 is shifted from the normal posture to the tilted posture. At least a part of the image of the image display means 60 can be tilted and deformed to be displayed in accordance with this, and the symbol variation effect control means 152, the image display control means 150a, and the like execute the tilt effect. It is also different from the control system of the first embodiment (FIG. 11) in that it has a configuration for the purpose.

Here, the tilt deformation is a rotation process (predetermined deformation process) of rotating a predetermined image by a predetermined angle of less than 90 degrees around a predetermined center, and the rotation angle is the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c, sub. It substantially matches the tilt angle of the screen movable body 231 in the tilt posture.

Hereinafter, a configuration for executing the tilt effect will be described. First, the image displayed on the image display means 60 and the sub-image display means 233 is divided into a plurality of layers in which a predetermined priority is set for each of the display means 60 and 233. .. For example, in the example of FIG. 49 (a), the background image, the effect symbol (design image), the character image, the hold pedestal image, the hold display image, the changing hold image, the volume setting image, and the error notification displayed on the image display means 60. Images and sub-effect symbols are drawn in a plurality of layers so that the display priority is higher in that order. Further, as shown in FIG. 49B, the background image and the bubble effect image displayed on the sub-image display means 233 are similarly drawn by dividing them into a plurality of layers so that the display priority is higher in that order. It has become so.

Further, deformation information regarding whether or not to perform a predetermined deformation (here, tilt deformation) is added to each image displayed on the image display means 60 and the sub image display means 233. For example, the image to be deformed On the other hand, 1 is set, and 0 is set for the image that is not deformed. In the example of FIG. 49 (a), 0 (no deformation) is used for the deformation information of the right-handed guidance image, the volume setting image, the error notification image, and the sub-effect symbol, but the deformation information of the other background image, the effect symbol, etc. 1 (with deformation) is set respectively, and in the example of FIG. 49 (b), 0 (without deformation) is set in the deformation information of all the images displayed on the sub-image display means 233.

In the present embodiment, when the sub-screen movable body 231 is in the tilted posture, the sub-image display means 233 on the sub-screen movable body 231 is also tilted to the left, so that the image displayed on the sub-screen movable body 233 is tilted to the left. Is not tilted with respect to the sub-image display means 233, but is tilted with respect to the image display means 60 and the like. That is, in the present embodiment, the image to be displayed on the sub-image display means 233 is not an image process called tilt deformation, but is displayed on the image display means 60 or the like by tilting the sub-image display means 233 via the sub-screen movable body 231. On the other hand, it is designed to be tilted.

Subsequently, the drawing process on the image display means 60 by the image display control means 150a will be described. In the present embodiment, among the plurality of types of images displayed on the image display means 60, those with tilt deformation and those without tilt deformation are mixed. Therefore, instead of uniformly drawing all the images in the frame buffer for the image display means 60, as shown in FIG. 45, the frame buffer is an image that undergoes tilt deformation (an image having deformation information of 1). In addition to drawing to the frame buffer via another primary buffer, deformation processing is performed when drawing from the primary buffer to the frame buffer, and images that are not tilted and deformed (images with 0 deformation information) go through the primary buffer. It is designed to draw directly to the framebuffer without doing anything.

Further, the tilt deformation process (rotation process) performed when drawing from the primary buffer to the frame buffer is performed by the procedure shown in FIGS. 46 and 47, for example. That is, first, the image data in the primary buffer is read (S101). Further, the coordinate axes (x, y), radius (r), and rotation angle (a) are specified respectively (S102 to S104), and the coordinates of the four vertices 0 to 3 are calculated (S105). Then, the UV coordinates of the read image data (upper left, upper right, lower left, lower right) are specified (S106), and the UV coordinates of the image data are fixed to the coordinates of vertices 0 to 3 and drawn in the frame buffer (S107). .. As a result, the image of the primary buffer can be rotated by a predetermined angle around a predetermined center and drawn in the frame buffer (FIG. 47).

Subsequently, a specific example of the tilting effect will be described with reference to display examples of various images displayed on the image display means 60 and the sub-image display means 233, and display priorities of the various images and setting contents of deformation information. To do.

FIG. 48 shows the operations of the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c and the sub-screen movable body 231 and the accompanying changes in the display image when the tilt notice effect is executed. Here, the tilt notice effect (tilt effect) is an example of the "normal notice effect", and the movable body and the image are tilted based on, for example, the jackpot reliability during the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols. It has become. In the tilt notice effect of FIG. 48, the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c change from the normal posture to the tilted posture, and the sub-screen movable body 231 changes from the upper normal posture to the upper tilted posture.

Further, in the example of FIG. 48, the image display means 60 has a background image 160, an effect symbol (design image) 114a, a character image 251 and a hold pedestal image 161 and hold display images X1 to Y1 to change in ascending order of priority. The hold image Z, the right-handed guidance image 162b, the volume setting image 117a, the error notification image 163, and the sub-effect symbol 252 are displayed, and the background image 160a and the bubble effect image 253 are displayed in the sub-image display means 233 in ascending order of priority. In the displayed state, the tilt advance notice effect is executed as shown in FIGS. 48 (a) → (b). The sub-effect symbol 252 is a so-called fourth symbol displayed separately from the effect symbol 114, and corresponds to the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols, and is always changed during the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols. It is designed to be variablely displayed on the image display means 60.

Here, as shown in FIG. 49, the deformation information of each of these images includes a right-handed guidance image 162b, a volume setting image 117a, an error notification image 163, and a sub-effect symbol 252 displayed on the image display means 60, and a sub-image. All the images displayed on the display means 233 are set to 0 (no deformation), and the other images are set to 1 (with deformation). Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 48 (a) to 48 (b), when the tilt advance notice effect is executed, the background image 160, the effect symbol (design image) 114a, the character image 251 and the hold pedestal image 161 are held on the image display means 60. The display images X1 to Y1 and the pending image Z tilting to the left together with the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c due to tilt deformation, but have a higher priority than those images, the right-handed guidance image 162b and the volume setting image. The 117a, the error notification image 163, and the sub-effect symbol 252 are not tilted and are maintained in an upright state.

Since each image displayed on the sub-image display means 233 is not tilted (FIG. 49 (b)), it stands upright without tilting with respect to the sub-image display means 233 even when the tilt notice effect is executed. Although the state is maintained as it is, as shown in FIG. 48 (b), the sub-image display means 233 itself is tilted due to the tilt notice effect, so that the background image 160 on the image display means 60 side is tilted with respect to the image display means 60 and the like. It is in a tilted state in the same manner as the effect symbol (symbol image) 114a.

As described above, with respect to the right-handed guidance image 162b, the volume setting image 117a, the error notification image 163, and the sub-effect symbol 252 displayed on the image display means 60, a tilt warning effect is generated during their display, and the background image. Even when the tilt deformation is performed on 160 or the like, the tilt deformation is not performed. As a result, the player can easily and surely recognize various important notification contents while performing the tilting notice effect on the image display means 60.

FIG. 50 shows a change in the displayed image when a door opening error occurs during execution of the tilt advance notice effect or when the player performs a volume adjustment operation. The priority and fluctuation information of each image related to the tilt notice effect is the same as in FIG. 49.

As shown in FIG. 50 (a), when the tilt notice effect is executed during the fluctuation of the second special symbol, the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c and the sub screen movable body 231 are tilted to the left. .. Then, among the images displayed on the image display means 60, the background image 160, the effect symbol (symbol image) 114a, the character image 251, the hold pedestal image 161 and the hold display images X1 to Y1 to hold during change. Since the deformation information of the image Z is 1 (with deformation), the tilt deformation is performed, and the image Z is tilted to the left together with the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c, but the deformation information of the sub-effect symbol 252 is 0 (no deformation). Therefore, the tilt deformation is not performed and the image is maintained in an upright state. Since the deformation information of each image displayed on the sub-image display means 233 is 0, tilt deformation is not performed, but the tilt of the sub-image display means 233 itself causes the image to be tilted to the left with respect to the image display means 60 and the like. It will be in a state of being.

Then, for example, when a door opening error occurs in that state, the error notification image 163 is displayed on the image display means 60 as shown in FIG. 50 (b), but the deformation information of this error notification image 163 is 0 (no deformation). ) (FIG. 49 (a)), the image is displayed in an upright state without tilt deformation. Similarly, when the player performs the volume adjustment operation during the execution of the tilt advance notice effect, the volume setting image 117a is displayed on the image display means 60 as shown in FIG. 50 (c). Since the deformation information of the image 117a is 0 (no deformation) (FIG. 49 (a)), the image 117a is displayed in an upright state without being tilted and deformed. Although not shown, the deformation information of the right-handed guidance image 162b is 0 (no deformation) even when the right-handed guidance image 162b is displayed on the image display means 60 during the execution of the tilt advance notice effect. Therefore (FIG. 49 (a)), it is displayed in an upright state without tilt deformation.

FIG. 51 shows the operations of the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c and the sub-screen movable body 231 and the accompanying changes in the display image when the tilt descent notice effect is executed. Here, the tilt descent notice effect is an example of the "normal notice effect" like the tilt notice effect shown in FIG. 48 and the like, and is movable based on, for example, the jackpot reliability during the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols. The body and the image are tilted, but unlike the tilt notice effect, the sub-screen movable body 231 is not only tilted, but also changes from the upper normal posture to the lower tilted posture with descent. (Fig. 43 (a) → (d)).

In the example of FIG. 51, the image display means 60 has a background image 160, an effect symbol (symbol image) 114a, a character image 251 and a hold pedestal image 161, hold display images X1 to Y1 to hold in ascending order of priority. The image Z and the sub-effect symbol 252 are displayed, and the background image and the bubble effect image 253 are displayed in the sub-image display means 233 in ascending order of priority, as shown in FIGS. 51 (a) → (b). Tilt descent notice production is being executed.

Then, when the sub-screen movable body 231 descends while tilting from the upper side of the image display means 60 to substantially the center due to the tilt descent notice effect, as shown in FIG. 51 (b), for example, the character image 250 on the image display means 60 Is changed to a position and mode related to the movement operation of the sub-screen movable body 231 and the posture after the movement, for example, the state in which the sub-screen movable body 231 is pushed diagonally downward from its upper side, and the sub-screen movable body 231 is moved diagonally downward. The movable body effect image 254 corresponding to the body 231 is displayed. As described above, for the character image 250 and the movable body effect image 254 displayed in relation to the operation of the sub-screen movable body 231, the deformation information is 1 (with deformation) as shown in FIG. 52 (a). Therefore, it is displayed tilted according to the tilt of the sub-screen movable body 231 due to the tilt deformation.

Further, when the sub-screen movable body 231 descends while tilting due to the tilt descent notice effect (FIG. 51 (b)), the effect symbol 114 changes to a smaller evacuation symbol 255 while avoiding the sub-screen movable body 231, for example, an image display means. Although it moves to the corner of 60, since the deformation information of this retracted symbol 255 is 0 (no deformation) as shown in FIG. 52 (a), tilt deformation is not performed and it is displayed in an upright state. The other background image 160, the hold pedestal image 161, the hold display images X1 to Y1, the changing hold image Z, and the sub-effect symbol 252 displayed on the image display means 60 are also shown in FIG. 52 (a). Since the deformation information is 0 (no deformation), the tilt deformation is not performed and the image is maintained in an upright state. Since the deformation information of each image displayed on the sub-image display means 233 is 0, tilt deformation is not performed, but the tilt of the sub-image display means 233 itself causes the image to be tilted to the left with respect to the image display means 60 and the like. It will be in a state of being.

In this way, the image displayed in relation to the movable body may be tilted and deformed according to the movement of the movable body, and the other images may not be tilted and deformed.

FIG. 53 shows the operations of the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c and the sub-screen movable body 231 and the accompanying changes in the display image when the tilt notice effect is executed at the start of the symbol variation (immediately after the start). As shown in FIG. 53A, at the start of symbol change, the image display means 60 is changing the background image 160, the effect symbol 114a, the hold pedestal image 161 and the hold display images X1 to Y1 to the image display means 60 in ascending order of priority. The hold image Z, the volume setting image 117a, and the sub-effect symbol 252 are displayed, and the background image 160a and the bubble effect image 253 are displayed in the sub-image display means 233 in ascending order of priority. For example, immediately after the symbol variation starts. The notice effect is executed.

As shown in FIG. 53B, the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c are shown in the normal posture to the tilted posture, and the sub-screen movable body 231 is shown in the upper normal posture to the upper tilted posture, respectively, as shown in FIG. Transition according to the time chart. Further, among the images displayed on the image display means 60, the background image 160, the effect symbol 114, the hold pedestal image 161 and the hold display image in which the deformation information shown in FIG. 54 (a) is 1 (with deformation). As shown in FIG. 55, the X1 to X1, Y1 to, and the pending image Z being changed are tilted and deformed in synchronization with the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c, and are gradually tilted to the left. Further, substantially at the same time when the tilting operation of the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c is completed, for example, the effect image 256 (deformation information: 1) showing cracks is tilted according to the effect symbol 114 or the like on the image display means 60. Is displayed.

On the other hand, for the other images displayed on the image display means 60, that is, the volume setting image 117a and the sub-effect symbol 252, the deformation information is 0 (no deformation) as shown in FIG. 54 (a). , Tilt deformation is not performed and it is maintained in an upright state. Since the deformation information of each image displayed on the sub-image display means 233 is 0, tilt deformation is not performed, but the tilt of the sub-image display means 233 itself causes the image to be tilted to the left with respect to the image display means 60 and the like. It will be in a state of being.

After that, the tilt notice effect ends at a predetermined timing, and the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c change from the tilted posture to the normal posture, and the sub-screen movable body 231 changes to the upper tilted posture as shown in FIGS. 53 (b) to (a). Return to the upper normal posture respectively. As shown in FIG. 55, the return operation at the end of the tilt advance notice effect is performed at a lower speed than, for example, the tilt operation at the start of the tilt advance notice effect.

Further, among the images displayed on the image display means 60 in the tilted deformation state, the background image 160, the effect symbol 114, the hold pedestal image 161, the hold display images X1 to Y1, and the changing hold image Z are reversed. The orientation is tilted and deformed, and as shown in FIG. 55, the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c and the like are gradually returned to the upright state in synchronization with the return operation. On the other hand, regarding the effect image 256 showing the crack displayed when the tilting operation of the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c is completed, for example, from the image display means 60 substantially at the same time as the start of the return operation of the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c and the like. It will be erased.

FIG. 56 shows the operations of the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c and the sub-screen movable body 231 and the accompanying changes in the display image when the tilt descent notice effect is executed at the start of the symbol variation (substantially at the same time as the start). ing. As shown in FIG. 56A, at the start of the symbol variation, the image display means 60 has the background image 160, the hold pedestal image 161 and the hold display images X1 to Y1 to the image display means 60 in ascending order of priority. The save symbol 255, the volume setting image 117a, and the sub-effect symbol 252 are displayed, and the background image 160a and the bubble effect image 253 are displayed in the sub-image display means 233 in ascending order of priority. For example, when the symbol variation starts. Almost at the same time, the tilt descent notice effect is executed.

Due to this tilt descent notice effect, as shown in FIG. 56B, the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c are changed from the normal posture to the tilted posture, and the sub screen movable body 231 is changed from the upper normal posture to the lower tilted posture, respectively. Transition according to the time chart shown. Further, the background image 160, the hold pedestal image 161 and the hold display images X1 to Y1 to the image display means 60, the changing hold image Z, the save symbol 255, the volume setting image 117a, and the sub-effect symbol 252 are As shown in FIG. 57A, since all the deformation information is 0 (no deformation), the tilt deformation is not performed and the upright state is maintained. Since the deformation information of each image displayed on the sub-image display means 233 is 0, tilt deformation is not performed, but the tilt of the sub-image display means 233 itself causes the image to be tilted to the left with respect to the image display means 60 and the like. It will be in a state of being.

Further, when the sub-screen movable body 231 descends while tilting from the upper side of the image display means 60 to substantially the center due to the tilt descent notice effect, as shown in FIG. 56B, it is movable with, for example, the character image 253 substantially at the same time as the operation is completed. The body effect image 254 and the body effect image 254 are displayed on the image display means 60. As shown in FIG. 57A, the character image 253 and the movable body effect image 254 are tilted because the deformation information is set to 1 (with deformation), and after the sub-screen movable body 231 is moved. The position and mode related to the posture, for example, the character image 253 is pushing the sub-screen movable body 231 diagonally downward from above, and the movable body effect image 254 is along the periphery of the sub-screen movable body 231 and the character image 253. Are displayed respectively.

After that, the tilt descent notice effect ends at a predetermined timing, and as shown in FIGS. 56 (b) to (a), the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c change from the tilted posture to the normal posture, and the sub screen movable body 231 lowers. It returns from the tilted posture to the upper normal posture. As shown in FIG. 58, the return operation at the end of the tilt descent notice effect is performed at a lower speed than, for example, the tilt operation at the start of the tilt descent notice effect.

At that time, the character image 253 and the movable body effect image 254 displayed on the image display means 60 in the tilted deformation state are erased substantially at the same time as the start of the return operation of, for example, the sub-screen movable body 231 or the like. The image display means 60 includes a background image 160, a hold pedestal image 161 that is maintained in an upright state without being tilted and deformed even during the tilt descent notice effect, hold display images X1 and Y1, and a changing hold image. Z, the retracted symbol 255, etc. are left, and the remaining symbol changes are continued.

FIG. 59 (a) shows a display image when the tilt effect is executed during the customer waiting normal effect, for example, and FIG. 60 (a) shows the game during the execution of the tilt effect shown in FIG. 59 (a). The display image when the person operates the effect button 34 and the menu image 118b is displayed is shown respectively. Further, FIGS. 59 (b) and 59 (c) show display priority and deformation information of each image displayed on the image display means 60 and the sub image display means 233, respectively, corresponding to FIG. 59 (a). There is. Similarly, FIGS. 60 (b) and 60 (c) show display priority and deformation information of each image displayed on the image display means 60 and the sub-image display means 233, respectively, corresponding to FIG. 60 (a). ing. The tilting effect may be executed, for example, after a predetermined time (for example, 30 s) has elapsed from the start of the customer waiting state (reception of the customer waiting demo command).

In the example of FIG. 59 (a), the image display means 60 has a background image 160, an effect symbol 114, a holding pedestal image 161 and a menu displayable notification image 118a, a volume adjustable notification image 116a, and a light amount adjustment in ascending order of display priority. The possible notification image 116b, the power saving mode notification image 120, and the error notification image 163 are displayed, and the sub-image display means 233 is tilted while the background image 160a and the bubble effect image 253 are displayed in ascending order of display priority. The production is being executed.

As shown in FIG. 59 (b), among the images displayed on the image display means 60 in FIG. 59 (a), the background image 160, the effect symbol 114, the hold pedestal image 161 and the menu displayable notification image 118a, Since the deformation information is set to 1 for the volume adjustable notification image 116a, the light amount adjustable notification image 116b, and the power saving mode notification image 120, the tilt deformation is performed and the image is tilted to the left. Since the deformation information is set to 0, the image is maintained in an upright state even after the tilting effect is executed. Each image displayed on the sub-image display means 233 is not tilted because the deformation information is 0, but the sub-image display means 233 itself is tilted to the left with respect to the image display means 60 and the like. It becomes.

The menu displayable notification image 118a, the volume adjustable notification image 116a, and the light amount adjustable notification image 116b are displayed after a predetermined time (for example, 30s) has elapsed after the customer waiting state is started by receiving the customer waiting demo command. May be started. Further, the menu displayable notification image 118a, the volume adjustable notification image 116a, and the light amount adjustable notification image 116b may be displayed when the tilting effect is executed during the customer waiting state.

Further, for example, when the player performs the volume adjustment operation and the light amount adjustment operation in the state of FIG. 59 (a), the volume adjustable notification image 116a and the light amount adjustable notification image 116b are deleted, and the volume setting image 117a and the light amount setting are performed. Although the image 117b is displayed, as shown in FIG. 59B, since the deformation information is set to 0 for the volume setting image 117a and the light amount setting image 117b, the volume setting image 117a and the light amount setting image 117b are displayed. Is displayed in an upright state without tilt deformation (not shown). The deformation information of the menu displayable notification image 118a, the volume adjustable notification image 116a, and the light amount adjustable notification image 116b may be set to 0 to maintain the upright state even after the tilting effect is executed.

Further, when the player operates the effect button 34 in the state shown in FIG. 59 (a) (during the execution of the tilt effect), the image display means 60 newly has a menu image 118b as shown in FIG. 60 (a). And the menu operation notification image 118c are displayed, but as shown in FIG. 60B, since the deformation information of the menu image 118b and the menu operation notification image 118c is set to 0, tilt deformation is not performed. Displayed in an upright position.

As described above, the pachinko machine of the present embodiment includes an image display means 60 capable of displaying an image, and the image display means 60 can display a volume setting image 117a indicating a volume setting status and display an image. When the effect control means 122 for controlling the specific effect of performing a predetermined transformation process on the image displayed on the means 60 is provided and the specific effect is executed while the volume setting image 117a is being displayed, the specific image does not include the volume setting image 117a. A predetermined deformation process (here, an inclination deformation process) is performed on the volume setting image 117a, but the predetermined deformation process is not performed on the volume setting image 117a. Further, when performing a predetermined deformation process on a specific image, the movable bodies 203a to 203c, 231 are operated in response to the predetermined deformation process. Further, the effect symbol 114 can be variablely displayed by the image display means 60, and the specific image includes the effect symbol.

Further, every time the starting means 56 and 57 detect a game ball, the starting detection processing means 138 that acquires a random number value and stores the random number value in the random number storage means 139 up to a predetermined upper limit number, and the symbol variation start. When the condition is satisfied, the symbol display means 53, 54 that fluctuates and displays the symbol based on the random number value stored in the random number storage means 139, and the stop symbol after the fluctuation by the symbol display means 53, 54 are specific modes. The symbol display means 53, which is stored in the random number storage means 139 by displaying the hold display images X1 to Y1 to the image display means 60, is provided with the profit state generation means 142 to generate the profit state in the case of It is possible to notify the number of pending numbers, which is the number of random numbers that have not been subjected to the symbol variation due to 54, and the specific image includes the reserved display images X1 to Y1 to 1. In addition, the specific image includes an effect image.

In addition, it is configured to determine whether or not to perform the predetermined deformation processing based on the deformation information given in advance for each image, and the deformation information to the effect that the predetermined deformation processing is performed is provided to the specific image in the volume setting image 117a. Is given transformation information to the effect that the predetermined transformation processing is not performed.

Further, when a new image is displayed during the execution of the specific effect, if the image is a specific image that does not include the volume setting image 117a, a predetermined transformation process is performed on the specific image, but at least the volume setting image 117a is performed. If this is the case, the volume setting image 117a is configured not to undergo a predetermined transformation process.

Further, when the specific effect is executed while the error notification image 163 is being displayed, the specific image that does not include the error notification image 163 is subjected to the predetermined transformation processing, but at least the error notification image 163 is subjected to the predetermined transformation processing. It is configured not to do. When a new image is displayed during the execution of the specific effect, if the image is a specific image that does not include the error notification image 163, the predetermined transformation processing is performed, but if the image is the error notification image 163, the predetermined transformation processing is not performed. It is configured as follows.

Further, the image display means 60 can display launch guidance images 162a and 162b indicating that the game area 23 should be launched aiming at one of the left and right sides, and a specific effect is executed while the launch guidance images 162a and 162b are displayed. In this case, the specific images that do not include the launch guidance images 162a and 162b are subjected to the predetermined transformation processing, but the launch guidance images 162a and 162b are not subjected to the predetermined transformation processing.

Further, the effect symbol 114 can be switched between the normal symbol and the retracted symbol 255 smaller than the normal symbol, and when the specific effect is executed while the retracted symbol 255 is displayed, the specific image that does not include the retracted symbol 255 is not included. It is configured so that the predetermined transformation process is performed, but the predetermined transformation process is not performed on the evacuation symbol 255.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the first embodiment, the mode may be changed by a player operation other than the selection operation from the menu screen. Further, the mode may be changed by the player's operation even when the symbol is changing, for example, other than the waiting state for customers. In this case, it is desirable to be able to change the mode on the condition that the operation of the movable body is not reserved in the notice relating to the symbol change.

In the notice shown in FIGS. 37 and 38, the first effect body image 168, the second effect body image 169, and the like are not limited to the characters, and any effect body image can be used. Further, the first effect body image 168 may not be provided. For example, a lightning effect image is used as the effect image, and at least a part of the lightning effect image is displayed in the first to fifth fixed concealment areas and the movable concealment area C, and then the lightning bolt is displayed in a large proportion in the non-concealment area D. By changing the effect image, it is possible to create an effect like lightning running on the screen.

As in the notice shown in FIGS. 37 and 38, from the first state in which at least a part of the effect image such as the mini character image is displayed in any of the first to fifth fixed concealment areas and the movable concealment area C. When the ratio displayed in the non-concealed area D is changed to the second state larger than the first state, the display mode (color, size, etc.) of at least a part (for example, an item possessed by the mini character) of the effect body image is changed. The shape, etc.) may be configured to suggest the jackpot reliability, etc. In this case, if the ratio of the portion suggesting the reliability displayed in the non-concealed area D is also larger in the second state than in the first state, the player can win the jackpot reliability etc. as the notice progresses. It becomes easier to recognize, and it is possible to enhance the interest of the notice production.

In the look-ahead hold change effect, when the display mode of the hold display images X1 to Y1 is changed based on the look-ahead determination result, the entire hold display image before the change is displayed in the non-hidden area D, and the hold display image after the change is held. Even if the display image is displayed so as to extend from the non-hidden area D, for example, an enlarged part or an added effect part, the display image may be displayed so as to straddle the non-hidden area D and the area outside the non-hidden area D. Good.

If the first to fifth fixed concealment areas B1 to B5 and the movable concealment area C are widened, the non-concealment area D becomes narrower, but the non-concealment area D is the other first to fifth fixed concealment areas B1 to B5. It is desirable to make it wider than the movable concealment area C. Further, any still image or moving image can be used for the background image 160.

In the first embodiment, the stationary movable bodies 75a to 78a are set as the movable concealment area C on the rear side, but of course, the movable body may operate at the time of the advance notice effect or the mode change. Therefore, of the full screen area A, the area corresponding to the rear side of all the movable areas of the movable body (all areas where the movable body may move) may be set as the movable concealment area C. In this case, the non-concealed area D is narrower than that of the movable concealed area C that targets the stopped movable body, but the image displayed in the non-concealed area D shows the state of the movable body. However, it is always visible from the front, and higher visibility can be ensured for images of high importance. Further, even when the movable concealment area C for the stopped movable body is adopted, the error notification image 163 relating to the abnormality of the movable body (movable body error) is after all the movable areas of the movable body. It is desirable to avoid the side.

When the movable concealment area C for a stationary movable body is adopted as in the first embodiment, images of high importance (volume setting image 117a, light amount setting image 117b, error notification image 163, etc.) are used. If the movable body effect is executed during the display, the movable body may move to the front side of those images and the visibility may be temporarily impaired. Therefore, when the movable body temporarily stops at an effect position other than the origin position during the effect of the movable body, the image of high importance should be displayed avoiding the area behind the movable body at the effect position. Is desirable. As a result, even if the visibility may be temporarily hindered by the passage of the movable body, it is possible to prevent the invisible state from being invisible for a long time. However, when executing a movable body effect in which a plurality of movable bodies operate at the same time (for example, a movable body effect during a symbol change due to a jackpot fluctuation pattern, a movable body effect executed when developing from SP reach to SPSP reach, etc.), It is unavoidable that the visibility of highly important images is hindered for a long time. This is because if high visibility is required even in such a case, there is a high possibility that the degree of freedom of the movable body will be deprived and the effect of the effect will be reduced as a result. Further, since such a movable body effect is often executed in a scene advantageous to the player, it is considered that a decrease in visibility is tolerated to some extent even for an image having a high degree of importance.

In the embodiment, as an example of the launch notification regarding the launch operation, the launch guidance notification that the launch should be aimed at one of the left and right sides of the game area is illustrated, but the game ball is launched in the direction opposite to the target direction. The firing warning notification may be configured to be feasible. It is desirable that the launch notification images (launch guidance image, launch warning image) related to the launch notification such as the launch guidance notification and the launch warning notification are displayed so as not to overlap with the volume and light amount setting images 117a and 117b. In this case, the launch notification image such as the launch guidance image may be displayed large so that a part of the launch notification image protrudes into the concealed areas B1 to B3, B5, and C, but an important message portion such as "to the right!" Is desirable to be displayed in the non-concealed area D.

In the step-up notice effect, the display area may be gradually changed (enlarged) from the first stage to the final stage, or the display area may not be changed over a plurality of continuous stages. For example, the display area may not be changed until a predetermined stage (for example, the fourth stage), and the display area may be changed (enlarged) at the next stage (for example, the fifth stage).

Further, as a method of executing the step-up notice effect, it may be divided into a fanning part in which the step-up notice effect is undecided and an execution part in which the stage of the step-up notice effect is confirmed. For example, in the fanned part, the step-up notice effect is gradually created, and in the execution part, the step-up notice effect is executed at a predetermined stage. In this case, the step-up notice effect that has been created is not always executed in the subsequent execution part in the fanned part. For example, even if the step-up notice effect is raised from the first stage to the fourth stage, the step-up notice is then announced. The display of the effect may be finished, and as a result, the step-up notice effect may not be executed. This is the so-called Gase production (Gase step-up notice production). By doing so, it is possible to increase the appearance rate of the step-up notice effect and give a feeling of expectation that a higher-level step-up notice effect that is rarely seen may be executed. Then, in the case of such a step-up notice effect, the display area is not changed when the fanning stage is started, and when the step-up notice effect is executed in the execution portion, it is displayed according to the stage of the step-up notice effect. The area may be changed. Even in such a case, the display area is gradually changed (enlarged) from the first stage to the final stage, and the display area is not changed until a predetermined stage (for example, the fourth stage), and the next stage (for example, for example) is not changed. The display area may not be changed over a plurality of consecutive steps, such as changing (enlarging) the display area in the fifth step).

In the second embodiment, it is desirable that the entire image that is not deformed is displayed in the non-concealed region, but a part of the image may be displayed so as to extend beyond the non-concealed region. Although the non-concealed area and the like are not mentioned in the second embodiment, the areas displayed in gray in FIG. 43 are the window frame portion 74, the base plate 45, the central display frame unit 47, and the grand prize unit in the front view. 49, a non-concealed region that is not blocked by any of the display frame movable bodies 203a to 203c and the sub-screen movable body 231 is shown.

The transformation effect such as the tilt advance notice effect may be executed as a "look-ahead advance notice effect" performed based on the look-ahead determination result by the look-ahead determination means 138a, or may be used as a jackpot determination result at the start of symbol variation by the special symbol processing means 140. It may be executed as a "normal notice production" performed based on the above. Further, it may be executed in the promotion effect (round promotion or probabilistic promotion) in the case of a big hit, or may be executed during the reach fluctuation.

In the second embodiment, the launch guidance image is configured not to be deformed (not tilted) even when the specific effect accompanied by the deformation process is executed, but the specific effect is not executed (not selected) while the launch guidance image is displayed. It may be configured as follows. That is, the launch guidance notification has a launch direction that is advantageous to the player, for example, when the game state shifts from the normal game state to the special game state (time saving state, probability change state), or when the special game state shifts to the normal game state. When it is changed, for example, until a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, until a predetermined time (3 seconds, etc.) elapses, a predetermined number of symbol fluctuations are completed, a second special symbol fluctuates a predetermined number, etc.) However, during that time, it may be configured not to execute (select) a specific effect accompanied by transformation processing such as a tilt advance notice effect. The launch warning image in the launch warning notification can be handled in the same manner as the launch guidance image.

It may be announced by a countdown or the like that a transformation effect such as a tilt notice effect will be executed. In this case, a countdown notification effect may be performed as a part of the tilt notice effect, or a countdown notification effect may be performed separately from the tilt notice effect before the tilt notice effect.

Regarding the menu displayable notification image 118a, the volume adjustable notification image 116a, the light amount adjustable notification image 116b, etc., either when the transformation effect is performed during the display or when they are displayed after the transformation effect is executed. Also, the tilt deformation may not be performed.

While waiting for customers, it is desirable not to perform the deformation effect when the player is performing the volume adjustment operation, the light amount adjustment operation, etc., but even when the deformation effect is performed, the volume setting image 117a and the light amount setting image It is desirable not to perform tilt deformation for 117b.

The menu may be displayed during a symbol change other than the waiting state for customers. In this case, a sub-window may be displayed on a part of the display screen 60a to display the menu image 118b or the like. For example, when the menu image 118b or the like is displayed during the symbol variation, it is desirable that the menu image 118b is not tilted and deformed together with the sub-window even if the deformation effect such as the tilt notice effect is executed.

The effect using the RTC (real-time clock) may be executable. This RTC is a dedicated timekeeping chip, and even when the power is off, the date and time are counted by supplying power from the built-in battery. For example, the RTC effect may be executed when a predetermined time has elapsed based on the RTC (for example, when a predetermined date and time has passed since the power was turned on). Since this RTC effect is executed as an effect that is commonly set for the same game machine, when a plurality of the same game machines are installed side by side in the game hall, the timing such as after a predetermined time has elapsed from the power-on. The common RTC effect is executed all at once.

Further, since such an RTC effect is executed regardless of the progress of the game, the execution timing may be reached during the execution of another effect such as the reach effect. In this case, the reach effect is prioritized. The RTC effect may be executed in a sub-window displayed on a part of the display screen 60a. Further, at this time, when a deformation effect such as a tilt advance notice effect is executed, it is desirable not to perform the tilt deformation for the RTC effect executed in the sub window. Further, when the deformation effect is performed on the RTC effect side of the sub-window, it is desirable that the RTC effect performs the tilt deformation, while the reach effect side does not perform the tilt deformation.

Whether or not to perform tilt deformation on a predetermined image may be different depending on the content of the notice and the like. For example, the hold pedestal image 161 may be tilted in the first notice effect and not tilted in the second notice effect. The same applies to the background image 160, the effect symbol 114, the hold display images X1 to Y1, the changing hold image Z, and the like. However, for images such as the error notification image 163, the volume setting image 117a, and the light amount setting image 117b, which do not depend on the effect content, it is desirable to set the images without deformation regardless of the notice content and the like.

When the effect symbol 114 composed of the symbol image 114a such as numbers and the decorative image 114b such as characters is subjected to the deformation effect, the decorative image 114b may be configured to be tilted and deformed. Since the number part is a part that directly indicates the lottery result according to the display content, it is desirable to exclude it from the target of tilt deformation and maintain a display mode that is easy for the player to recognize.

In the embodiment, an example of tilting deformation of an image is shown as an example of predetermined deformation processing, but in addition to rotation processing of rotating a predetermined angle around a predetermined center, enlargement processing, reduction processing, translation processing, or a combination thereof, etc. Any image processing can be adopted. For example, regarding the enlargement / reduction process, the enlargement / reduction ratio may be uniform, or the enlargement / reduction ratio may be different in a plurality of directions.

In the second embodiment, it is configured to determine whether or not to perform the predetermined deformation processing based on the deformation information given in advance for each image, but the first method in which a plurality of layers are the targets of the predetermined deformation processing. Even if the layer and the second layer that is not the target are classified in advance, the image of the first layer is subjected to the predetermined transformation processing, and the image of the second layer is not subjected to the predetermined transformation processing. Good.

In the second embodiment, with respect to the image to be displayed on the sub-image display means 233, the image display means 60 and the like are obtained by tilting the sub-image display means 233 via the sub-screen movable body 231 instead of the image processing of tilt deformation. However, a predetermined deformation process such as tilt deformation may be performed on the image displayed on the sub-image display means 233. In this case, if the predetermined deformation process is a rotation process such as tilt deformation, the rotation process for the image displayed on the sub-image display means 233 may be in the same direction as the rotation of the sub-image display means 233, or in the opposite direction. May be good. If the image displayed on the sub-image display means 233 is rotated in the opposite direction to the rotation of the sub-image display means 233 and at substantially the same angle, the image displayed on the sub-image display means 233 can be displayed to the player. It will be in an upright position. The sub-image display means 233 may not be operated, and the image to be displayed on the sub-image display means 233 may be subjected to a predetermined transformation process.

In the second embodiment, the predetermined deformation process for the image displayed on the image display means 60 or the like is configured to be performed according to the deformation operation of the movable bodies 203a to 203c, 231 but has nothing to do with the deformation operation of the movable body. In addition (for example, without deforming the movable body), a predetermined deformation process may be performed on the image.

The sub-effect symbol 252 shown in the embodiment assumes a so-called fourth symbol that resides on the liquid crystal and displays blinking or the like in response to fluctuations in the first and second special symbols. Even when the symbol is provided separately from the image display means 60 by, for example, an LED, the image display means 60 may display a so-called mini symbol as a sub-effect symbol 252. This mini symbol is a simple and small representation of the changing effect symbol 114 using numbers and symbols. For example, the mini symbol is always displayed on the image display means 60 during the fluctuation of the first and second special symbols. It has become. It is desirable that this mini-design is not subjected to deformation processing such as tilt deformation. Further, it is desirable to display this mini symbol in the non-concealed area D.

For convenience of explanation, the configuration of the movable effect means is different between the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and the relationship between the image display area and the displayed image is different in the first embodiment and in the second embodiment. Although the transformation processing of the display image has been mainly described, both embodiments may be combined in any way. For example, the second embodiment may be applied to the first embodiment to enable execution of a deformation effect such as a tilting notice effect, or the image display area and the display image in the first embodiment may be applied to the second embodiment. The relationship with may be applied.

Further, the present invention is not limited to pachinko machines, but can be similarly implemented in other game machines such as arrange ball machines and sparrow ball game machines.

34 Production button (operation means)
35 Cross operating means (operating means)
45 Base plate (game member)
47 Central display frame unit (game member)
49 Grand Prize Unit (Game Parts)
53 First special symbol display means (symbol display means)
54 Second special symbol display means (symbol display means)
56 First special symbol starting means (starting means)
57 Second special symbol starting means (starting means)
60 Image display means 60a Display screen 74 Window frame (game member)
75a 1st movable body (movable body)
76a Second movable body (movable body)
77a Third movable body (movable body)
78a 4th movable body (movable body)
114 Directed design 114a Design image 114b Decorative image 116a Volume adjustable notification image (notification image)
116b Light intensity adjustable notification image (notification image)
117a Volume setting image 117b Light intensity setting image 118a Menu display possible Notification image (notification image)
118b Menu image 120 Power saving mode notification image 138 Special start port check processing means (start detection processing means)
139 Special random number storage means (random number storage means)
142 Extraordinary Profit State Generating Means (Profit State Generating Means)
161 Hold pedestal image 163 Error notification image B1 First fixed concealment area (first display area)
B2 2nd fixed concealment area (1st display area)
B3 3rd fixed concealment area (1st display area)
B4 4th fixed concealment area (1st display area)
B5 5th fixed concealment area (1st display area)
C Movable concealment area (second display area)
D Non-concealed area (third display area)
X1 to 1st hold display image Y1 to 2nd hold display image

Claims (2)

Equipped with an image display means that can display images
The image display means includes a first effect symbol composed of a number part and a character part, a second effect symbol composed of a number part smaller than the first effect symbol, and an error notification for notifying an error. It is possible to display an image and a volume setting image showing the volume setting status,
In a game machine that changes the volume display of the volume setting image according to the volume adjustment operation by the player.
It is provided with an effect executing means for executing a specific effect that performs a predetermined deformation process on the image including a moving moving image that is changing .
The effect executing means is configured to allow fluctuations in the moving image even during the predetermined deformation process.
When the specific effect is executed while the error notification image and the volume setting image are displayed, the predetermined transformation process is performed on the specific image that does not include the error notification image and the volume setting image. The predetermined transformation process is not performed on the non-specific image including the error notification image and the volume setting image .
The second effect symbol is also not subjected to the predetermined deformation processing, and the predetermined deformation process is not performed.
A gaming machine characterized in that the non-specific image is superimposed and displayed on the front side of the specific image during the predetermined deformation process . Equipped with an image display means that can display images
The image display means includes a first effect symbol composed of a number part and a character part, a second effect symbol composed of a number part smaller than the first effect symbol, and an error notification for notifying an error. It is possible to display an image and a launch guidance image showing whether it is advantageous for the player to launch the game ball aiming at the left flow path or the right flow path in the game area according to the game state.
In the game machine, the launch guidance image includes a figure pointing to one side of the left flow path and the right flow path.
It is provided with an effect executing means for executing a specific effect that performs a predetermined deformation process on the image including a moving moving image that is changing .
The effect executing means is configured to allow fluctuations in the moving image even during the predetermined deformation process.
When the specific effect is executed while the error notification image and the launch guidance image are displayed, the predetermined transformation process is performed on the specific image that does not include the error notification image and the launch guidance image. The predetermined transformation process is not performed on the non-specific image including the error notification image and the launch guidance image .
The second effect symbol is also not subjected to the predetermined deformation processing, and the predetermined deformation process is not performed.
A gaming machine characterized in that the non-specific image is superimposed and displayed on the front side of the specific image during the predetermined deformation process .