JP6846447B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine.

Conventionally, pachinko game machines perform a big hit lottery triggered by entering a ball into the starting port, and when the big hit lottery is won, a big hit game that opens the big winning opening is given after the big hit display result is displayed in the variable game. (For example, Patent Document 1). Since the player can win a large number of prize balls in the jackpot game, the interest of the player is improved.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-261711

However, with conventional pachinko machines, the degree of advantage related to big hit games, such as the big hit probability, cannot be set for each game machine, and as a result of long-term games, there is a risk that the player's interest may be reduced due to boredom. , It is desired to improve the interest in playing games.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional technique, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine capable of improving the interest in a game.

A gaming machine that solves the above problems is a gaming machine that includes a support member and a door member that is openably and closably supported by the support member, and grants a jackpot game on condition that the jackpot lottery is won. A door opening detecting means for detecting the opening of a door member, a backup storage means for storing game information in a backup manner, an initialization control means for performing initialization control for initializing at least a part of the game information, and the above. and initialization relates configured to be capable initialization operation means the operation of the player information, and setting control means for setting the setting information that defines an advantageous degree regarding the jackpot lottery, set configured to allow an operation related to configuration information An operation means, a setting information display means capable of displaying the setting information, a state control means for controlling the state of the setting information set by the setting control means with the start of power supply, and information storage for storing the information. A means, an information display means for displaying information, and a notification means for performing a predetermined notification are provided, and the initialization operation means and the setting operation means can be operated when the door member is opened. The state controlled by the state control means includes a setting state in which the setting information is set by the setting control means and a setting confirmation state in which the setting information set by the setting control means can be confirmed. Yes, the state control means said, regardless of whether the initialization operation means and the setting operation means are detected as valid when the opening of the door member is not detected by the door opening detection means. When the initialization operation means and the setting operation means are detected as valid without controlling the setting state and the setting confirmation state, and the opening of the door member is detected by the door opening detection means. , The setting state is controlled, the initialization operation means is not detected as valid, the setting operation means is detected as valid, and the door opening detection means detects the opening of the door member. When there is, the information storage means controls the setting confirmation state, and the information storage means sets the setting history information that can identify the setting information set by the setting control means in the setting state, and the setting set in the setting confirmation state. At least one of the setting confirmation history information that can specify the information is accumulated and stored as the history information, and the information display means displays and backs up the history information accumulated and stored by the information storage means. The game information is not normal and When the door opening detection means does not detect the opening of the door member, the state control means controls the door opening detection means to a non-gaming state in which the game cannot be played, instead of the setting state and the setting confirmation state. The state control when the backed game information is normal and the door opening detection means does not detect the opening of the door member in the situation where the power is turned on after the power is turned off in the setting state. The means controls not the setting state and the setting confirmation state but the game impossible state in which the game cannot be performed, and the notification means can identify that the game is controlled to the game impossible state in the game impossible state. setting There line continues until the power-off notification, the setting information display means can display the configuration information in the setting state and the setting confirmation state, when opening the door member, which is displayed The information is provided so as to be visible, the backed game information is normal in the situation where the power is turned on after the power is turned off in the set state, and the door member is opened by the door opening detecting means. When is not detected, the setting information is not displayed, the backed game information is not normal, and the error information is different from the case where the door opening detecting means does not detect the opening of the door member. The gist is to display.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the interest in the game.

A perspective view of a pachinko machine. Front view of the game board. Front view of the main control unit. (A) to (c) are front views showing a main control board and a main control board case. The figure which shows the setting value. A block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a pachinko machine. The figure which shows the state which is controlled from power-on. A flowchart showing a power-on process. A flowchart showing a power-on process. A flowchart showing the setting process. A flowchart showing a setting confirmation process. The figure which shows the type of a notification content. (A) to (c) are diagrams showing the notification mode during the setting confirmation state. (A) and (b) are diagrams showing the notification mode during the setting confirmation state. A flowchart showing the setting value related processing. A flowchart showing processing at the time of power failure.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the pachinko gaming machine will be described. In the present specification, top, bottom, left, right, front (front), and back (back) shall indicate each direction when viewed from the player.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 10 as a gaming machine includes a frame body W. The frame body W constitutes the body of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The frame body W is an outer frame WS as a fixing frame (installation frame) for fixing the machine of the pachinko game machine 10 to island equipment (game machine installation equipment) such as a game hall, and various parts (composition members for games). ) Is provided as a mounting frame, a middle frame WN and a front frame WM. The middle frame WN is openly and detachably assembled on the front side of the opening of the outer frame WS. The front frame WM is removably assembled on the front side of the middle frame WN so that it can be opened and closed. The middle frame WN and the front frame WM are supported by the outer frame WS so as to be openable and closable. The number of frames constituting the mounting frame may be one or three or more. In the present embodiment, the outer frame WS corresponds to the support member, and at least one of the middle frame WN and the front frame WM corresponds to the door member. The front frame WM is supported by the middle frame WN so as to be openable and closable, and a window WMa that makes the game board YB visible is formed. The front frame WM includes a protective glass G that protects the game board YB mounted on the middle frame WN. In FIG. 1, the protective glass G is not shown except for a part, but actually covers the entire window WMa of the front frame WM. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a locking device SS. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the opening of the middle frame WN and the front frame WM is regulated by the locking device SS, and it is unlocked by operating the locking device SS using the frame key (key) managed by the manager of the game hall. It can be locked to open the middle frame WN and the front frame WM.

The front frame WM is provided with a speaker SP on the front surface. The speaker SP as a notification means is used not only when performing a sound effect that outputs sounds such as music and sound effects, but also when performing various sound notifications including error notification that outputs an error sound, for example. ..

Further, the front frame WM is provided with decorative lamps LA1 and LA2 on the front surface. The decorative lamps LA1 and LA2 as the notification means are used not only when performing a light emission effect by turning on, blinking, and extinguishing the built-in light emitter, and also when performing light emission notification such as error notification. The decorative lamps LA1 and LA2 may emit the same light or different light when producing and notifying.

The front frame WM is provided with a game ball launch handle HD at the lower part of the front surface. The front frame WM is provided with an upper plate Sa and a lower plate Sb as ball plates (storage plates) for storing game balls in the lower part of the front surface. The upper plate Sa is a game ball that is mainly launched toward the game area YBa of the game board YB by operating the launch handle HD, and is a storage plate that stores the game ball taken into the machine. The lower plate Sb is mainly a game ball paid out from the pachinko gaming machine 10, and is a storage plate for storing the game ball overflowing from the upper plate Sa.

Further, on the upper surface of the upper plate Sa, an effect button BT that can be operated by the player in the operation effect, which is one of the effects, and a cross button JBT that allows the player to perform various setting operations are provided. .. The effect button BT is an operation means different from that of the cross button JBT. These effect button BT and cross button JBT can be operated regardless of whether the middle frame WN and the front frame WM are opened or closed from the outer frame WS, and are operated by the player. It is possible, but it can also be operated by the staff of the amusement park. In the present embodiment, the effect button BT and the cross button JBT correspond to predetermined operation means.

As shown in FIG. 2, a game region YBa having a substantially circular shape when viewed from the front is defined on the board surface of the game board YB. An effect display device 11 having an image display unit GH is provided in the substantially center of the game area YBa. The effect display device 11 as the information display means and the notification means is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and is provided so that the information to be displayed can be visually recognized without opening the door member. The effect display device 11 displays various display effects using images, such as an effect symbol variation game (hereinafter referred to as an effect game) using an effect symbol (decorative symbol). The effect display device 11 is also used when performing various image notifications including, for example, an error notification for displaying an error image.

In the game area YBa of the game board YB, a plurality of winning openings (entry openings) through which game balls can enter are arranged. The winning openings include a first starting opening 12, a second starting opening 13, a large winning opening 14, and ordinary winning openings 15 and 16. The first starting port 12 is a winning opening for inserting a game ball when the starting condition of the special symbol variation game is satisfied. In the present embodiment, the first starting port 12 is located below the effect display device 11, and is always open so that a game ball can be inserted. A ball passage (not shown) for guiding the entered game ball to the rear side of the game board YB is continuously provided in the first starting port 12, and the game ball entered in the first starting port 12 is connected to the ball passage. The first start winning sensor SE1 (shown in FIG. 6) to be detected is arranged. Further, in the present embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a magnetic sensor SE8 that detects the generation of a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength in the vicinity of the first starting port 12 of the gaming board YB.

The second starting port 13 is a winning opening for inserting a game ball when the starting condition of the special symbol variation game is satisfied. In the present embodiment, the second starting port 13 is located to the right of the first starting port 12. The second starting port 13 is closed so that a game ball cannot or is difficult to enter when a predetermined condition (winning of a normal symbol) is not satisfied. Then, the second starting port 13 is opened so that the game ball can be entered or can be easily entered when a predetermined condition (winning of a normal symbol) is satisfied. The second starting port 13 receives power from the actuator and opens. In the present embodiment, the first solenoid SL1 shown in FIG. 6 is provided as an actuator for opening the second starting port 13. In addition, a ball passage (not shown) for guiding the entered game ball to the rear side of the game board YB is continuously provided in the second starting port 13, and the ball passage has a game ball entered in the second starting port 13. A second start winning sensor SE2 (shown in FIG. 6) for detecting the above is arranged. The second starting port 13 is a so-called "ordinary electric accessory".

The large prize opening 14 is a winning opening for inserting a game ball when the conditions for paying out the prize ball are satisfied. In the present embodiment, the large winning opening 14 is located at the lower right of the effect display device 11. The big winning opening 14 is closed so that the game ball cannot be entered when the big hit game is not given. Then, when the big hit lottery is won and the big hit game is given, the big winning opening 14 is opened so that the game ball can be put in or it is easy to put in the ball. The large winning opening 14 receives power from an actuator (solenoid, motor, etc.) and opens. In the present embodiment, the second solenoid SL2 shown in FIG. 6 is provided as an actuator for opening the large winning opening 14. In addition, a ball passage (not shown) that guides the entered game ball to the rear side of the game board YB is continuously provided in the large winning opening 14, and the ball passage that has entered the large winning opening 14 is detected. A special winning sensor SE3 (shown in FIG. 6) is provided.

The ordinary winning openings 15 and 16 are winning openings for inserting a game ball when the conditions for paying out the winning ball are satisfied. In the present embodiment, the ordinary winning openings 15 and 16 are located in the left area and the right area of the game area YBa, respectively. In addition, the normal winning openings 15 and 16 are always open so that a game ball can be inserted. The normal winning opening 15 on the left is mainly in a position where a game ball launched aiming at the first starting opening 12 can enter, and a game ball launched aiming at the large winning opening 14 cannot enter. It is in a good position. A plurality of ordinary winning openings 15 are provided in the left area. Each of the left ordinary winning openings 15 is connected with a ball passage (not shown) that guides the entered game ball to the rear side of the game board YB, and the ball passage is connected to each ordinary winning opening 15. The first ordinary winning sensor SE5 (shown in FIG. 6) for detecting the game ball is arranged. The ball passage connected to the ordinary winning opening 15 on the left is composed of a plurality of branch passages that receive the game balls that have entered each ordinary winning opening 15, and a collective passage that accepts the game balls guided through each branch passage. A single first ordinary winning sensor SE5 is arranged in the gathering passage. The normal winning opening 16 on the right is mainly in a position where a game ball launched aiming at the large winning opening 14 can enter, and a game ball launched aiming at the first starting opening 12 cannot enter. It is in a good position. That is, the normal winning opening 16 on the right side is arranged at a position where a game ball launched aiming at the large winning opening 14 can enter. In the right area, a single ordinary winning opening 16 is provided. A ball passage (not shown) that guides the entered game ball to the rear side of the game board YB is continuously provided in the normal winning opening 16 on the right side, and the game that has entered the normal winning opening 16 is connected to the ball passage. A second ordinary winning sensor SE6 (shown in FIG. 6) for detecting a sphere is arranged.

In the present embodiment, the first starting opening 12, the second starting opening 13, the large winning opening 14, and the ordinary winning openings 15 and 16 are all winning openings for which the conditions for paying out the winning balls are satisfied by the entry of the game balls. Is. The first starting opening 12, the second starting opening 13, and the ordinary winning openings 15 and 16 are a plurality of winning openings different from the large winning openings 14. In the present embodiment, the number of prize balls in the first starting port 12 is [4 balls], the number of prize balls in the second starting port 13 is [1 ball], and the number of prize balls in the large winning opening 14 is [15 balls]. In addition, the number of prize balls of the ordinary winning openings 15 and 16 is set to [5 balls]. The number of prize balls set for each winning opening may be changed as appropriate. The number of game balls determined as the number of prize balls is the number of game balls paid out from the pachinko gaming machine 10 for each ball entered.

Further, a gate 17 is arranged in the game area YBa. In the present embodiment, the gate 17 is a region on the right side of the game region YBa, and is located above the second starting opening 13 and the big winning opening 14. The gate 17 is always open with an open gate opening 17a so that a game ball can enter the gate 17. At the gate opening 17a, a gate sensor SE4 (shown in FIG. 6) that detects a game ball that enters and passes through is provided. The gate 17 is an entrance for entering a game ball when the starting condition of a normal symbol variation game (hereinafter referred to as a normal game) using a normal symbol is satisfied. The second starting port 13 wins a winning lottery of a normal symbol performed by entering a game ball into the gate 17, is derived in a normal game, and then operates from a closed state to an open state. It should be noted that the gate 17 is not a ball entry device that is subject to the prize ball payout when the game ball enters, and the prize ball payout condition is not satisfied even if the game ball enters.

Further, the game board YB is provided with an information display device 19 capable of displaying predetermined information. For example, the information display device 19 is provided at a position on the game board YB so that the player can see it. The information display device 19 includes a first special symbol display unit 19a. The first special symbol display unit 19a can execute a first special symbol variation game (hereinafter, referred to as a first special game) in which a predetermined symbol is variablely displayed and finally the special symbol is fixedly stopped and displayed. The information display device 19 includes a second special symbol display unit 19b. The second special symbol display unit 19b can execute a second special symbol variation game (hereinafter referred to as a second special game) in which a predetermined symbol is variablely displayed and finally the special symbol is fixedly stopped and displayed. The special symbol is a symbol for notifying the result of the winning lottery of the special symbol. In the following description, the first special game and the second special game are collectively referred to as a "special game". In the present embodiment, the "variable display" means a state in which the type of the displayed symbol changes with the passage of time. In the present embodiment, the "fixed stop display" means a state in which the symbol is definitively stopped and displayed, and the type of the displayed symbol does not change. The special symbols include at least a jackpot symbol as a jackpot display result and a missed symbol as a missed display result. In the present embodiment, when a big hit is won in the winning lottery, the big hit symbol is fixedly stopped and displayed in the special game, and the big hit game as a special game is given after the end of the special game. As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, a special game is given on condition that at least the winning lottery is won. The information display device 19 includes a first special hold display unit 19c. The first special hold display unit 19c displays information that can specify the number of times of the first special game whose execution is held because the hold condition is satisfied but the execution condition is not yet satisfied. The information display device 19 includes a second special hold display unit 19d. The second special hold display unit 19d displays information that can specify the number of times of the second special game whose execution is held because the hold condition is satisfied but the execution condition is not yet satisfied.

The information display device 19 includes a normal symbol display unit 19e. The normal symbol display unit 19e can execute a normal game in which a predetermined symbol is variablely displayed and finally the normal symbol is fixedly stopped and displayed. The ordinary symbol is a symbol for notifying the result of the winning lottery of the ordinary symbol. There are at least a normal hit symbol and a normal miss symbol in the normal symbol. In the present embodiment, when the winning lottery of the ordinary symbol is won, the ordinary winning symbol is derived in the ordinary symbol changing game, and the ordinary winning game is given after the end of the ordinary symbol changing game. The information display device 19 includes a normal hold display unit 19f. The normal hold display unit 19f displays information that can specify the number of times the normal game whose execution is held is specified because the hold condition is satisfied but the execution condition is not yet satisfied. The display units 19a to 19f do not have to be provided in one display device, and may be provided in different parts.

Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a main control board 40, a sub control board 50, and a power supply unit 60 on the back side (rear side) of the game board YB. Since the main control board 40, the sub control board 50, and the power supply unit 60 are provided on the back side of the game board YB (or the game board unit including the game board YB) mounted on the middle frame WN, It can be visually recognized by unlocking the locking device SS using the frame key and opening the middle frame WN and the front frame WM. Here, the structure of the main control board 40 will be described in detail, and the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including the main control board 40, the sub control board 50, and the power supply unit 60 will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 3, a main control unit MU is mounted on the back side of the game board YB. The main control unit MU includes a main control board 40 and a main control board case 46 that houses the main control board 40. The main control board 40 is, for example, a printed circuit board, on which various electronic components are surface-mounted. The main control board 40 includes a microprocessor 41, an RWM clear switch 42, a setting device 43, and a display 45. That is, the microprocessor 41, the RWM clear switch 42, the setting device 43, and the display 45 are mounted on the same board. The microprocessor 41 includes a processing unit (hereinafter, referred to as a main control CPU 41a) and a storage unit (memory). The main control CPU 41a executes various processes by executing the main control program. The storage unit of the microprocessor 41 includes a ROM area in which information can be read and cannot be written (hereinafter referred to as a main control ROM 41b) and an RWM area in which information can be read and written (hereinafter referred to as a main control). RWM41c) and a random number circuit 41d that generates hardware random numbers.

Here, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is equipped with a backup function. The pachinko gaming machine 10 equipped with a backup function holds various information including information related to game control (hereinafter referred to as game information) even when the power supply from the external power supply is stopped, and various information when the power supply is started. It is possible to return based on. The game information includes information on special games, information on jackpot games, information on game status, and information on payout of prize balls. The information about the special game includes, for example, information that can identify the lottery result of the winning lottery of the special game, information that can specify the fluctuation pattern of the special game, information that can specify the special symbol derived in the special game, and the like. .. The information related to the jackpot game includes information that can identify the progress of the jackpot game. The information related to the game state includes information that can identify whether it is a probability fluctuation state or information that can specify whether it is a high base state (ball entry rate improvement state). The information regarding the payout of the prize ball is information that can identify the untransmitted prize ball signal.

After the power is turned off, power is supplied from the backup power supply (for example, an electric double layer capacitor) of the power supply unit 60, and the stored contents of the main control RWM41c at the time of power off are retained as backup information. The backup power supply is mounted on the power supply unit 60. The main control CPU 41a performs a backup process of storing backup information in the main control RWM41c when the power supply is stopped. The main control RWM41c may be a non-volatile memory capable of holding the stored contents even when the power is not supplied. The backup function internally retains (backs up) various information related to game control even when the power supply from the external power supply is stopped, and is based on the various information held when the power supply is started. This is a function to restore game control. The main control RWM41c in the present embodiment can store and retain game information, and realizes a function as a backup storage means that enables backup of the game information.

The RWM clear switch 42 is configured to enable an operation for instructing the initialization of various backed up information. The RWM clear switch 42 is an operation means different from the effect button BT and the cross button JBT. In the present embodiment, the RWM clear switch 42 corresponds to the initialization operation means configured to enable the operation related to the initialization of the backed up game information. The RWM clear switch 42 is configured to be in an on state (valid) when a push operation is performed, and is in an off state (invalid) when a push operation is not performed. The RWM clear switch 42 can be operated when the middle frame WN is opened, and the operation of the RWM clear switch 42 is, for example, a human operation by the manager of the amusement park. In the present embodiment, the time when the RWM clear switch 42 is in the ON state corresponds to the time when the initialization operation means is operated (detected) as effective. Further, in the present embodiment, the time when the RWM clear switch 42 is in the off state corresponds to the case where the initialization operation means is considered to be effective and is not operated (detected).

In the present embodiment, not only the main control RWM41c but also the sub control RWM50c is equipped with a backup function. After the power is turned off, power is supplied from the backup power supply (for example, an electric double layer capacitor) of the power supply unit 60, and the stored contents of the sub-control RWM50c at the time of power off are retained as backup information. The sub-control CPU 50a performs a backup process of storing backup information in the sub-control RWM50c when the power supply is stopped. The sub-control RWM50c may be a non-volatile memory capable of holding the stored contents even when the power is not supplied.

The pachinko gaming machine 10 is equipped with a setting changing function. The setting change function is a function for setting a set value as setting information in which the jackpot probability is set as the degree of advantage regarding the jackpot game. The setting device 43 is an operation means different from the RWM clear switch 42, the effect button BT, and the cross button JBT. The setting device 43 can selectively instruct permission or prohibition of shifting to a setting control state (setting state or setting confirmation state) that allows change or confirmation of setting information. The details of the setting control state will be described later. In the present embodiment, the setting device 43 corresponds to the setting operation means configured to enable the operation related to the setting information.

The setting device 43 includes a base end portion 43c fixed to the main control board 40, and a columnar cylinder 43b having a keyhole 43a into which a setting key (key) (not shown) is inserted. The keyhole 43a is open to the tip surface of the cylinder 43b. The setting device 43 is operated in either an on state in which the setting key is inserted into the keyhole 43a and rotated in a predetermined direction, or an off state in which the setting key is not rotated in the predetermined direction (instructed state). It is configured to enable the operation to switch to. The setting device 43 is configured to maintain the operating state (on state or off state) after switching using the setting key without returning to the state without human operation. As described above, the setting device 43 is effectively operated (detected) by being rotated from the first angle to the second angle with the setting key inserted in the keyhole 43a.

The setting device 43 is configured so that the setting key cannot be removed from the keyhole 43a unless the operation state is switched to the off state. That is, in the setting device 43, when the setting key is inserted into the keyhole 43a and the angle is other than the angle operated as the off state (including the angle operated as the on state), the setting key does not come out of the keyhole. However, the setting key is configured to come out of the keyhole 43a when the angle is the angle (first angle) operated in the off state. Further, the setting device 43 can be operated (change operation is possible) when the middle frame WN is opened, and the operation by the setting key is, for example, a human operation by the manager of the amusement park. In the present embodiment, the setting device 43 is in the ON state, which corresponds to the operation (detection) of the setting operation means as valid, and the setting device 43 is in the OFF state. Corresponds to when the operating means is valid and is not operated (detected).

When the display 45 satisfies the transition condition to either the setting state or the setting confirmation state when the power is turned on, the set value or change internally set in the setting state and the setting confirmation state. Display to notify the set value to be set.

Next, the main control board case 46 constituting the main control unit MU will be described.
The main control board case 46 is a case member for accommodating the main control board 40 so as to cover the main control board 40, and includes a first case member 47 as a base and a second case member 48 assembled so as to cover the first case member 47. , Is equipped. The case members 47 and 48 are all made of a transparent resin material. By assembling the two case members 47 and 48 to each other, a space for accommodating the main control board 40 is formed inside the main control board case 46. The case members 47 and 48 are assembled inseparably without leaving a trace, and are configured so that it can be easily determined that the case members 47 and 48 have been opened due to, for example, fraudulent acts.

In the second case member 48, when the main control board 40 is housed in the main control board case 46, the RWM clear switch 42, the setting device 43, and the display 45 provided on the main control board 40 are moved from the main control board case 46. It is provided with one or more watermark holes for keeping it exposed. Specifically, the RWM clear switch 42 is exposed through the watermark hole 48a in a state where the main control board 40 is housed in the main control board case 46. Therefore, the RWM clear switch 42 can be turned on through the watermark hole 48a. As described above, the main control board case 46 is provided with a watermark hole 48a in which the RWM clear switch 42 can be operated when the middle frame WN is opened.

The setting device 43 has a watermark hole 48b at a position facing the keyhole 43a of the setting device 43 in a state where the main control board 40 is housed in the main control board case 46, and is exposed through the watermark hole 48b. .. Therefore, the setting device 43 can be operated to turn on or off by inserting a setting key (not shown) into the keyhole 43a of the cylinder 43b through the watermark hole 48b. The tip surface of the cylinder 43b is flush with (or substantially flush with) the outer surface of the second case member 48. That is, in the setting device 43, only the tip surface (keyhole 43a) of the cylinder 43b is exposed from the main control board case 46, and the other parts are covered by the main control board case 46.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the main control board case 46 is provided with a disc-shaped lid member 49 capable of opening and closing the watermark hole 48b. The lid member 49 is pivotally attached so as to be rotatable above the watermark hole 48b of the main control board case 46. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the setting key is not inserted into the keyhole 43a, the lid member 49 is closed so as to cover the watermark hole 48b, and foreign matter from the outside may be mixed in. It can be suppressed. Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, the setting key SK can be inserted into the keyhole 43a by rotating the lid member 49, and when the setting key is inserted into the keyhole 43a, the lid member 49 is inserted into the setting key. It is maintained in contact with the lid. Further, as shown in FIG. 4C, even if the setting key is operated at an angle in the ON state while being inserted into the keyhole 43a, the lid member 49 is maintained in a state of being in contact with the setting key. As described above, the main control board case 46 is provided with a watermark hole 48b in which the setting device 43 can be operated when the middle frame WN is opened. In this embodiment, the watermark hole 48b corresponds to the opening.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the display 45 is exposed through the watermark holes 48c in a state where the main control board 40 is housed in the main control board case 46. Therefore, the display 45 can visually recognize the displayed contents through the watermark holes 48c. It can be said that the main control board case 46 is a member in which the display 45 can be visually recognized even when the main control board 40 is housed in the main control board case 46.

As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 10, the middle frame WN cannot be opened unless the locking device SS is operated by using the frame key managed by the manager of the game hall. That is, in principle, a player who cannot operate the locking device SS cannot open the middle frame WN. Therefore, it can be said that the main control board 40 provided on the back side of the game board YB mounted on the middle frame WN is arranged in a position that is not visible to the player in principle, and is mounted on the main control board 40. The display 45 is provided so that the set value to be displayed can be visually recognized when the middle frame WN is opened. Therefore, in principle, the player cannot operate the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 mounted on the main control board 40. Further, it can be said that the display 45 mounted on the main control board 40 is arranged at a position that is not visible to the player's eyes. In this way, the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 can be operated when the middle frame WN is opened.

Next, the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.
The pachinko gaming machine 10 has a low probability state and a high probability state as game states having different jackpot probabilities. The jackpot probability is the probability of being determined as a jackpot in the jackpot determination. The high probability state is a gaming state in which the jackpot probability is higher than that in the low probability state. In the high probability state, the probability of being determined as a big hit in the big hit determination is higher than in the low probability state, so that the gaming state is advantageous for the player. The high probability state is a so-called "probability fluctuation state (probability change state)".

Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 has a low base state and a high base state as game states in which the ratio of the number of prize balls to the number of fired game balls is different. The high base state in the present embodiment is a gaming state in which the probability that the game ball enters the second starting port 13 is higher than that in the low base state. The high base state in the present embodiment increases the probability that the game ball enters the second starting port 13, and facilitates the entry of the game ball at the second starting port 13, which is advantageous for the player. (Easy to enter the ball). That is, the high base state in the present embodiment is the so-called "electric support state", and the low base state is the so-called "non-electric support state".

For example, the high base state can be realized by performing one control arbitrarily selected from the three controls described below, or by performing a combination of a plurality of controls. The first control is a control for shortening the fluctuation time of the normal symbol, which makes the fluctuation time of the normal game shorter than that in the low base state. The second control is the probability fluctuation control of the ordinary symbol, which changes the probability of winning the winning lottery of the ordinary symbol (ordinary winning probability) with a higher probability than in the low base state. The third control is an opening time extension control that makes the total opening time of the second starting port 13 in one normal hit game longer than that in the low base state. The opening time extension control includes a control in which the number of times the second starting port 13 is opened in one normal hit game is larger than that in the low base state, and a control in which the second starting port 13 is opened once in the normal hit game. It is preferable to perform at least one of the controls for making the opening time of the above longer than that in the low base state. In this embodiment, the normal hit probability in the low base state is set to 0. Further, the high base state may be realized by combining the fourth control described below. The fourth control is a control for shortening the fluctuation time of the special symbol, which makes the fluctuation time of the special game (for example, the average fluctuation time) shorter than that in the low base state. When the fluctuation time reduction control of the special symbol is performed, the high base state becomes the so-called "variation time reduction state (time reduction state)" of the special symbol. On the other hand, the low base state is a so-called "non-variable time shortened state (non-time shortened state)" for the special symbol.

Next, the characteristic setting change function of this embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the jackpot probability can be set as a plurality of types of set values. Specifically, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment can set the jackpot probability in all six stages from the first set value to the sixth set value as a plurality of types of set values. In the following description, "the nth setting value is set" may be simply indicated as [setting n] (however, n = 1 to 6).

The jackpot probability of setting 1 is K1, the jackpot probability of setting 2 is K2, the jackpot probability of setting 3 is K3, the jackpot probability of setting 4 is K4, and the jackpot probability of setting 5 is K5. The jackpot probability of setting 6 is K6. The jackpot probabilities K1 to K6 have higher probabilities in the order of jackpot probabilities K1 <K2 <K3 <K4 <K5 <K6, and it is easy to win the jackpot. The jackpot probabilities K1 to K6 are a set of the jackpot probability in the low probability state and the jackpot probability in the high probability state. As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the jackpot probability changes according to the set value. The set value does not have to be 6 steps, and may be any of 2 steps to 5 steps, and 7 steps or more. Such set values are included in the game information and are backed up in the main control RWM41c. In the present embodiment, the plurality of types of setting values are a plurality of setting information that defines the degree of advantage regarding the special game.

In the set state, the set value set internally is notified. In the setting state, the setting value set internally is [Setting 1] → [Setting 2] →… → [Setting 5] → [Setting 6] → [Setting 1] →… for each operation of the setting switch. And so on, you can change it to loop. The set value to be changed can be confirmed by changing the display of the set value of the display 45. The display 45 is mounted on the main control board 40, and when the middle frame WN is closed, the notification content cannot be specified from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 10, but when the middle frame WN is open, the notification content cannot be specified. The content of the notification can be specified. The setting state ends when the setting device 43 is operated to the off state by using the setting key. In this way, the setting state can be said to be the state in which the setting information is set.

In the setting confirmation state, the internally set value is displayed on the display 45. In the setting confirmation state, the change of the set value by operating the setting switch is restricted. The internally set value is displayed until the setting confirmation status is completed. The setting confirmation state ends when the setting device 43 is operated to the off state by using the setting key. In this way, it can be said that the setting confirmation state is a state in which the set setting information can be confirmed.

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, the main control board 40 of the present embodiment performs a predetermined process and outputs a control signal such as a control command according to the result of the process. The main control board 40 as the first control board and the sub control board 50 as the second control board are connected so as to be able to output a control signal from the main control board 40 to the sub control board 50 in one direction. ing. The sub-control board 50 executes a predetermined process such as control of the effect display device 11 based on the control signal input from the main control board 40.

First, the main control board 40 will be described.
The main control CPU 41a can execute the control operation in a predetermined procedure, and controls the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 10. For example, the main control CPU 41a can control the holding of the special game, the execution control of the special game, the granting of the jackpot game, and the control of the game state.

The main control ROM 41b stores determination values, tables, and the like used for various determinations and lottery. Further, the main control ROM 41b stores a plurality of types of fluctuation patterns. The fluctuation pattern is information that can specify the fluctuation time from the start to the end of the special game. The fluctuation pattern is information that can specify the production content (variation mode) of the production game or the like performed during the execution of the special game. The fluctuation pattern of the present embodiment includes a jackpot fluctuation pattern and a missed fluctuation pattern. The jackpot fluctuation pattern includes a fluctuation pattern in which a reach effect is performed in the production game and finally a jackpot symbol combination is derived. As the out-of-range variation pattern, there is an out-of-range variation pattern of "with reach" in which a reach effect can be performed in the effect game and finally a combination of out-of-order symbols can be derived. As the out-of-reach variation pattern, there is an out-of-reach variation pattern of "no reach" in which the reach effect is not performed in the production game and the combination of the out-of-order symbols is finally derived.

The main control RWM41c stores various information that is rewritten according to the processing result of the main control CPU 41a. For example, the information stored in the main control RWM41c is a flag, a counter, a timer, and the like. Further, the microprocessor 41 includes a random number circuit 41d that generates a hardware random number. The microprocessor 41 may be capable of generating software random numbers by a random number generation process by the main control CPU 41a. The main control CPU 41a, the main control ROM 41b, the main control RWM 41c, and the random number circuit 41d do not have to be configured as a microprocessor 41 on one chip, and may be separate bodies.

The first starting winning sensor SE1, the second starting winning sensor SE2, the special winning sensor SE3, the gate sensor SE4, the first ordinary winning sensor SE5, and the second ordinary winning sensor SE6 are connected to the main control board 40. Then, the main control CPU 41a can receive the detection signals from the sensors SE1 to SE6. Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an opening detection sensor SE7 as a door opening detecting means for detecting the opening of the middle frame WN. The main control CPU 41a can receive the detection signal from the open detection sensor SE7. Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a magnetic sensor SE8 that detects the generation of a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength. The main control CPU 41a can receive the detection signal from the magnetic sensor SE8.

Further, the main control CPU 41a controls the display contents of the information display device 19 and controls the operations of the solenoids SL1 and SL2. Further, the main control CPU 41a is connected to the RWM clear switch 42. The main control CPU 41a can receive an operation signal to be transmitted when the RWM clear switch 42 is operated (pushed operation) in the ON state. The main control CPU 41a is connected to the setting device 43. The main control CPU 41a can receive an operation signal to be transmitted when the setting device 43 is operated in the ON state. The main control CPU 41a is connected to the display 45. The main control CPU 41a controls the display content of the display 45.

Next, the sub-control board 50 will be described.
The sub-control board 50 includes a sub-control CPU 50a, a sub-control ROM 50b, and a sub-control RWM 50c. By executing the sub-control program, the sub-control CPU 50a performs a process related to the effect as a predetermined process. The sub-control ROM 50b stores a sub-control program, a determination value used for a predetermined lottery, and the like. The sub-control ROM 50b stores display effect data used for display effect, light emission effect data used for light emission effect, sound effect data used for voice effect, movable body effect data used for movable body effect for operating a movable body (not shown), and the like. are doing. The sub-control RWM50c stores various information that is rewritten during the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10. For example, the information stored in the sub-control RWM50c is a flag, a counter, a timer, and the like. Further, the sub-control board 50 may be configured to be capable of generating software random numbers by a random number generation process by the sub-control CPU 50a. The sub-control board 50 may include a random number generation circuit and may be able to generate hardware random numbers.

The sub-control CPU 50a is connected to the effect display device 11. The sub-control CPU 50a is configured to be able to control the display content of the effect display device 11. The sub-control CPU 50a is connected to the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2. The sub-control CPU 50a is configured to be able to control the light emitting mode of the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2. In the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2, different notifications can be made between the decorative lamp LA1 and the decorative lamp LA2 by controlling the sub-control CPU 50a. Therefore, it is possible to perform notification by combining the decorative lamp LA1 and the decorative lamp LA2, and various notifications are possible. For example, it is possible to notify the occurrence of an error by blinking one in red and to notify the type of error according to the light emission mode of the other. The sub-control CPU 50a is connected to the speaker SP. The sub-control CPU 50a is configured to be able to control the output mode of the speaker SP. The sub-control CPU 50a is connected to the effect button BT and the cross-shaped button JBT. The sub-control CPU 50a can receive an operation signal to be transmitted when the effect button BT and the cross-shaped button JBT are operated.

Next, the power supply unit 60 will be described.
The power supply unit 60 should convert the power supply voltage supplied from an external power source such as a game hall into a predetermined power supply voltage (V1), and supply the converted power supply voltage (V1) to the control boards 40 and 50. Further convert to power supply voltage (V2). The power supply unit 60 is connected to the control boards 40 and 50 via a plurality of power supply lines, and each board operates by receiving power supply through the power supply lines. The power supply unit 60 includes a power supply switch (contact device) 60a. The power switch 60a can be operated to switch between the on state and the off state, and is configured to maintain the operation state after the switching. In the present embodiment, when the power switch 60a is operated from the off state to the on state while the power is being supplied from the external power source to the pachinko gaming machine 10, the power is supplied to the control boards 40 and 50, and the power switch is further turned off. When the operation is performed, the power supply to the control boards 40 and 50 is cut off.

Next, a state controlled from power-on will be described.
The state controlled from the power-on (the state controlled after the power supply is started) includes a game-enabled state, a setting confirmation state, a setting state, and a game-unable state. The state controlled after the power supply is started is different from the gaming state. The playable state is a state in which a game can be played. The setting confirmation state is a state in which the set setting value can be confirmed. The setting state is a state in which the set value can be changed. The incapacitated state is a state in which it is impossible to play a game. For example, when it is in the game-enabled state, the setting confirmation state, or the set state, the game ball can be launched by operating the launch handle HD, while when it is controlled to be in the non-game state, the launch handle HD. The game ball is not fired even if you operate. For example, when the game is controlled to be playable, the execution of the special game may be suspended when the game ball enters the starting ports 12 and 13, while the setting confirmation state, the setting state, and the non-game state are controlled. At this time, even if the game ball enters the starting ports 12 and 13, the execution of the special game is not suspended. For example, when the game is controlled to the playable state, the execution of the special game can be started when the game ball enters the starting ports 12 and 13, while the setting confirmation state, the setting state, and the non-game state are controlled. At this time, even if the game ball enters the starting ports 12 and 13, the execution of the special game is not started. In this way, when the game is controlled to be playable, the execution of the special game may be started or suspended when the game ball enters the starting ports 12 and 13, while the setting confirmation state, the setting state, and the game impossible. When the state is controlled, even if the game balls enter the starting ports 12 and 13, the execution of the special game is not suspended unless the execution of the special game is started.

Further, as will be described in detail later, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is configured to perform backup normality determination for determining whether various backed up information is normal when the power is turned on. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, when the power is turned on, the state when the power is turned off, the result of the backup normal determination when the power is turned on, whether the RWM clear switch 42 is operated when the power is turned on, and when the power is turned on. It is controlled according to whether the setting device 43 is operated and whether the opening detection sensor SE7 detects the opening of the door member when the power is turned on. That is, in the present embodiment, when the power supply is started after the power supply is cut off, the state is controlled according to various conditions. For these various conditions, the state when the power supply was cut off, the result of the storage content normality judgment performed with the start of the power supply, and the initialization operation means were operated with the start of the power supply. It includes whether the setting operation means is operated with the start of the power supply and whether the door opening detecting means detects the opening of the door member with the start of the power supply.

Here, the control contents controlled according to whether or not various conditions are satisfied will be described with reference to FIG. 7. Various conditions include the result of the backup normal judgment performed when the power is turned on, the state when the power is turned off, whether the RWM clear switch 42 is operated as valid when the power is turned on, and when the power is turned on. Whether the setting device 43 is operated as valid or whether the opening detection sensor SE7 detects the opening of the door member when the power is turned on.

First, a case will be described in which the power is turned off while the game is being controlled to the playable state or the setting confirmation state, and then the various information backed up by the backup normal determination when the power is turned on is determined to be normal.

In the pachinko gaming machine 10, when the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 are effectively operated with the power turned on, and when the opening detection sensor SE7 detects the opening of the door member. , After the boot process and the like are executed, the setting state is controlled, and then the initialization control process is executed and the game is controlled to the playable state.

In the pachinko gaming machine 10, when the RWM clear switch 42 is effectively operated and the setting device 43 is not effectively operated when the power is turned on, or when the open detection sensor SE7 is a door member. When the release is not detected, the initialization control process is executed after the boot process or the like is executed, and the game is controlled to be in a game-enabled state.

In the pachinko gaming machine 10, when the RWM clear switch 42 is not operated as valid when the power is turned on, the setting device 43 is operated as valid, and the open detection sensor SE7 opens the door member. Is detected, after the boot process or the like is executed, it is controlled to the setting confirmation state, and then the return control process is executed to be controlled to the game-enabled state.

In the pachinko gaming machine 10, when the RWM clear switch 42 is not operated as valid and the setting device 43 is not being operated as valid, or when the open detection sensor SE7 is a door member, when the power is turned on. When the release is not detected, the return control process is executed after the boot process or the like is executed, and the game is controlled to the playable state.

Next, a case will be described in which various information backed up is determined to be normal in the backup normal determination when the power is turned on after the power is turned off while the control is in the set state.

In the pachinko gaming machine 10, when the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 are effectively operated with the power turned on, and when the opening detection sensor SE7 detects the opening of the door member. , After the boot process and the like are executed, the setting state is controlled, and then the initialization control process is executed and the game is controlled to the playable state.

In the pachinko gaming machine 10, when the RWM clear switch 42 is not operated as valid or the setting device 43 is not being operated as valid when the power is turned on, or when the open detection sensor SE7 opens the door member Is not detected, and after the boot process or the like is executed, the game is controlled to the incapable state (second incapable state).

Finally, a case where various information backed up is determined to be abnormal in the backup normal determination when the power is turned on will be described regardless of the state when the power is turned off.
In the pachinko gaming machine 10, when the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 are effectively operated with the power turned on, and when the opening detection sensor SE7 detects the opening of the door member. , Boot processing, etc. are executed. Then, after the set value is initialized, the set value is controlled to the set state, and then the initialization control process is executed to control the gameable state.

In the pachinko gaming machine 10, when the RWM clear switch 42 is not operated as valid, or when the setting device 43 is not being operated as valid, or when the open detection sensor SE7 opens the door member when the power is turned on. Is not detected, and after the boot process or the like is executed, the game is controlled to the non-gaming state (first non-gaming state).

In this way, even when the initialization control is performed in the same manner, it depends on whether the initialization control is performed after being controlled to the set state or the initialization control is performed without being controlled by the set state. The time from the start of power-on (supply) to the execution of initialization control is different, and the time until the game is controlled to be playable is also different. Further, even when the return control is performed in the same manner, the power is turned on depending on whether the return control is performed after being controlled to the setting confirmation state or the return control is performed without being controlled to the setting confirmation state. The time from the start of power supply) to the execution of the return control is different, and the time until the game is controlled to be playable is also different.

Hereinafter, the power-on process executed by the main control CPU 41a will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. In the power-on process, the transition to each state is controlled.
When the power of the main control CPU 41a is turned on and the supply voltage to the main control board 40 reaches the voltage required for the operation of the main control CPU 41a, the main control CPU 41a executes a boot process (boot process) and shifts to a state in which various processes can be executed. To do. In this case, the main control CPU 41a enables reading of the detection result by the RWM clear switch 42, the setting device 43, the open detection sensor SE7, and the magnetic sensor SE8, while reading the detection result by each of the sensors SE1 to SE6. Not valid. Then, after the start processing is completed, the main control CPU 41a executes the power-on processing described below.

As shown in FIG. 8, in the power-on process, the main control CPU 41a performs a backup normality determination for determining whether the backed up game information (various information) is normal (step S101). In step S101, the main control CPU 41a determines whether or not there is an abnormality in the stored contents of the RWM area. As described above, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is configured to determine whether the backed up gaming information is normal with the start of power supply. The determination in step S101 may be configured to determine whether the backed up game information is abnormal.

Further, when the backed up game information is not normal (step S101: NO), that is, when the backed up game information is abnormal, the main control CPU 41a has the door member opened and the RWM clear switch 42. And, it is determined whether the setting device 43 is operated as valid (step S102). The main control CPU 41a determines whether the door member is open based on whether the detection signal from the open detection sensor SE7 is received. The main control CPU 41a determines whether or not the setting device 43 is valid and operated (detected) based on whether or not the operation signal is received from the setting device 43. The main control CPU 41a determines whether the RWM clear switch 42 is operated (detected) as valid based on whether the operation signal is received from the RWM clear switch 42. When the door member is open and the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 are operated as valid (step S102: YES), the main control CPU 41a is an area for storing the set value assigned to the RWM area. A predetermined initial value ([setting 1] in this embodiment) is set in the above, and the set value is initialized (step S104). Then, the main control CPU 41a performs a setting process (step S106) and controls the setting state. The setting process will be described later. Then, when the setting state is released and the setting process is completed, the main control CPU 41a executes the initialization control process for initializing the game information (step S107) to bring the game into a game-enabled state. In this initialization control process, the game information to be initialized is the game information when the power is turned off, and specifically, a special game such as information on the game state and information on the special game whose execution has been suspended. Information about and information about ordinary games is included, but setting values are not included. That is, in the initialization control process, the main control CPU 41a initializes a part of the game information.

On the other hand, if the door member is not opened in step S102, or if any of the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 is not operated as valid (step S102: NO), the main control CPU 41a cannot play the first game. The process is performed (step S104), and the game is disabled.

In the first game impossible processing, the main control CPU 41a controls the display 45 so as to display a notification (in the present embodiment, a character string of [−−E1]) notified by a setting error (information abnormality error). Then, the main control CPU 41a transmits a setting error command to the sub control CPU 50a, and ends the first game impossible process. In the present embodiment, the game disabled state (error state) is set due to the first game disabled process, but the game disabled state cannot be canceled unless the power is turned off.

Further, when the backed up game information is normal (step S101: YES), in the main control CPU 41a, the door member is opened and the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 are set as in the process of step S102. It is determined whether the operation is valid (step S105). When the door member is open and the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 are operated as valid (step S105: YES), the main control CPU 41a changes the set value assigned to the RWM area. The setting process is performed (step S106), and the setting state is controlled. Then, when the setting state is released and the setting process is completed, the main control CPU 41a executes the initialization control process for initializing the game information to bring the game into a game-enabled state.

On the other hand, when the door member is not opened in step S105, or when any of the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 is not operated as valid (step S105: NO), the main control CPU 41a is in step 9 of FIG. Move to S108.

As shown in FIG. 9, in step S108, the main control CPU 41a reads out the backed up game information that can identify the state when the power is turned off, and whether the state when the power is turned off is the set state, that is, Determines if the power supply was cut off when controlled to the set state. Then, when the power off time is in the set state (step S108: YES), the main control CPU 41a performs the second game incapacity processing (step S109) to put the game inoperable state.

In the second game impossibility process, the main control CPU 41a controls the display 45 so as to display a notification (in the present embodiment, a character string of [−−E2]) notified by a setting error (setting change operation error). Then, the main control CPU 41a transmits a setting error command to the sub control CPU 50a, and ends the second game impossible process. In the present embodiment, the game disabled state (error state) is set due to the second game disabled process, but the game disabled state cannot be canceled unless the power is turned off.

On the other hand, when the power is not turned off (step S108: NO), the door member of the main control CPU 41a is open, the setting device 43 is valid, and the RWM clear switch 42 is operated. It is determined whether or not the operation is valid (step S110). When the door member is open, the setting device 43 is operated as valid, and the RWM clear switch 42 is not operated as valid (step S110: YES), the main control CPU 41a performs the setting confirmation process. (Step S111) to control the setting confirmation state. The setting confirmation process will be described later. Then, when the setting confirmation state is released and the setting confirmation process is completed, the main control CPU 41a performs a return control process based on the backed up game information (step S112) to bring the game into a game-enabled state.

On the other hand, in step S110, when the door member is not opened or either the RWM clear switch 42 or the setting device 43 is not operated as valid (step S110: NO), the main control CPU 41a is the RWM clear switch. It is determined whether or not 42 is operated as valid (step S113). In step S113, when the RWM clear switch 42 is operated as valid (step S113: YES), the initialization control process is executed in the same manner as in step S107 (step S112) without controlling the set state, and the game is played. Make it possible. On the other hand, in step S113, when the RWM clear switch 42 is not operated as valid (step S113: NO), the main control CPU 41a does not control the setting confirmation state, but returns control based on the backed up game information. The process is performed (step S112), and the game is ready for play. In the present embodiment, the main control CPU 41a that controls the state of the set value with the start of power supply, such as the setting state and the setting confirmation state, corresponds to the state control means. Further, in the present embodiment, the main control CPU 41a that performs initialization control corresponds to the initialization control means, and the main control CPU 41a that performs return control corresponds to the return control means.

Here, the setting process will be described with reference to FIG.
In the setting process, the main control CPU 41a transmits a setting state start command to the sub control CPU 50a of the sub control board 50, reads out the current set value stored in the RWM area, and sends the set value command to the sub control board 50. It is transmitted to the control CPU 50a (step S201). The setting state start command is a control command that can specify that the control of the setting state is started. The setting value command is a control command that can specify the currently set setting value.

When the process of step S201 is completed, the main control CPU 41a displays the set value (step S202). In the process of step S202, the main control CPU 41a reads the current set value stored in the RWM area, and controls the display 45 so as to perform a display notifying the read set value. The setting value displayed here is a setting value that was set when the power was turned off most recently, and is a setting value that is stored and held by the backup function. That is, the display 45 first displays the information that can identify the set value set at that time among the plurality of set values, triggered by the transition to the set state. Further, the display 45 is configured to be able to display information that can identify a setting value different from the initial value among a plurality of setting values without the need to operate the setting switch when the setting state is entered. Has been done.

Next, the main control CPU 41a determines whether or not the setting switch has been operated based on whether or not the operation signal has been received from the setting switch (RWM clear switch 42) (step S203). When the setting switch is operated (step S203: YES), the main control CPU 41a changes the currently set setting value (step S204). Here, the main control CPU 41a says "...-> [setting 1]-> [setting 2]-> ...-> [setting 5]-> [setting 6]-> [setting 1]-> ... every time the setting switch is operated. To switch the set value to loop. When switching the set value, the main control CPU 41a sets the information stored in a predetermined area of the RWM area and the information that can specify the set value set at that time after the switch. Rewrite the value with identifiable information. As described above, since the main control RWM41c is equipped with the backup function, the main control CPU 41a stores the set value so that it can be backed up.

When the process of step S204 is completed or the setting switch is not operated (step S203: NO), the main control CPU 41a is a setting device based on whether or not an operation signal is received from the setting device 43. It is determined whether 43 is in the off state (step S205). If the setter 43 is not in the off state (step S205: NO), the main control CPU 41a returns to the process of step S202. In the process of step S202 when returning from step S205, the main control CPU 41a controls the display 45 so as to display the changed set value set at that time. When the setting device 43 is in the off state in step S205 (step S205: YES), the main control CPU 41a transmits a setting state end command to the sub control CPU 50a of the sub control board 50, and is currently stored in the RWM area. Reads the set value of, and transmits the set value command to the sub-control CPU 50a of the sub-control board 50 (step S206). The setting state end command is a control command that can specify that the control of the setting state ends. When the setting state is controlled in this way, the setting value command is output together with the setting state end command when the control of the setting state is completed. Then, the main control CPU 41a ends the setting process, returns to the power-on process, executes the initialization control process, and makes the game available. In the present embodiment, the main control CPU 41a that sets the set value corresponds to the setting control means.

Next, the setting confirmation process will be described with reference to FIG.
In the setting confirmation process, the main control CPU 41a transmits a setting confirmation state start command to the sub control CPU 50a of the sub control board 50, reads out the current setting value stored in the RWM area, and sends the setting value command to the sub control board 50. (Step S301). The setting confirmation status start command is a control command that can specify that the control of the setting confirmation status is started.

When the process of step S301 is completed, the main control CPU 41a displays the set value (step S302). In the process of step S302, the main control CPU 41a reads the current set value stored in the RWM area, and controls the display 45 so as to display to notify the read set value. The setting value displayed here is the setting value that was set when the power was turned off most recently, and the setting value that was stored and retained by the backup function, as in the case of shifting to the setting state. is there. Subsequently, the main control CPU 41a determines whether the setting device 43 is in the off state based on whether or not the operation signal is received from the setting device 43 (step S303). If the setter 43 is not in the off state (step S303: NO), the main control CPU 41a returns to the process of step S302. That is, the main control CPU 41a controls the display 45 so as to continue the display notifying the currently set setting value until the setting device 43 is operated in the off state. Even if the setting switch (RWM clear switch 42) is operated here, the main control CPU 41a does not switch the currently set setting value. That is, the main control CPU 41a does not allow the change of the setting information triggered by the operation of the setting switch. When the setting device 43 is in the off state in step S303 (step S303: YES), the main control CPU 41a transmits a setting confirmation state end command to the sub control CPU 50a of the sub control board 50 and stores it in the RWM area. The current set value is read out, and the set value command is transmitted to the sub-control CPU 50a of the sub-control board 50 (step S304). The setting confirmation status end command is a control command that can specify that the control of the setting confirmation status ends. In this way, when the setting confirmation state is controlled, the setting value command is output together with the setting confirmation state end command when the control of the setting state is completed. Then, the main control CPU 41a ends the setting confirmation process, returns to the power-on process, performs the return control process based on the game information, and puts the game into a game-enabled state.

As described above, the end condition of the setting confirmation state is a condition that is satisfied when the setting device 43 is operated (detected) from valid to invalid, and the door member is opened from the state where the opening of the door member is detected. It can be said that the condition is not satisfied even if it is not detected, and it is not satisfied even if the effect button BT or the cross button JBT is operated.

In the present embodiment, in the setting state and the setting confirmation state, the main control CPU 41a displays a special symbol so as to display by a setting notification pattern (for example, a display pattern that lights all of a plurality of light emitters) that is not displayed in the game-enabled state. Controls the display units 19a and 19b. As a result, the display of the special symbol display units 19a and 19b notifies that the setting state or the setting confirmation state is in effect.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the initialization control process is executed without being controlled by the set state, the main control CPU 41a is currently stored in the RWM area when the execution of the initialization control process starts. The set value is read, and the set value command is transmitted to the sub-control CPU 50a of the sub-control board 50. When the return control process is executed without being controlled by the setting confirmation state, the main control CPU 41a reads the current set value stored in the RWM area when the execution of the return control process starts, and sets value command. Is transmitted to the sub-control CPU 50a of the sub-control board 50. Note that the set value command is not output when the game is disabled.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the game is enabled after the initialization control process is performed in the power-on process, the main control CPU 41a transmits a power-on initial time designation command to the sub-control CPU 50a. On the other hand, when the return control process is performed based on the backed up game information without performing the initialization control process in the power-on process and then the game is enabled, the main control CPU 41a subordinates the power-on / power-on recovery designation command. It is transmitted to the control CPU 50a.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main control CPU 41a starts reading the detection results by the sensors SE1 to SE6 after the initialization control process and the return control process are executed. That is, each of the sensors SE1 to SE6, which has been invalid since the power was turned on, becomes valid. The sensors SE1 to SE6 are invalid even during execution of the initialization control process and the return control process.

Further, the main control CPU 41a executes the start-up process, enables the reading of the detection result by the magnetic sensor SE8, and then executes the magnetic force detection process separately from the power-on process. In the magnetic force detection process, the main control CPU 41a determines whether or not a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength is detected based on the detection result by the magnetic sensor SE8. When it is determined that the magnetic force exceeding the predetermined strength is not detected, the main control CPU 41a ends the magnetic force detection process. On the other hand, when it is determined that a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength is detected, the main control CPU 41a detects a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength and transmits a magnetic force generation command capable of identifying a magnetic error to the sub-control CPU 50a. , Ends the magnetic force detection process.

Next, various notification contents performed in the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
As illustrated in FIG. 12, the notification contents performed by the pachinko gaming machine 10 include a setting instruction, a setting state notification, a setting confirmation state notification, an initialization notification, a return notification, a door opening notification, a magnetic generation notification, and the like. In addition, although not illustrated in FIG. 12, the notifications in the pachinko gaming machine 10 include an induced magnetic field generation notification, a vibration notification, a special electric accessory illegal winning notification, an ordinary electric accessory illegal winning notification, a full notification, and the like. .. These notification contents are an example, and the pachinko gaming machine 10 is equipped with a function of detecting various errors according to specifications.

The setting instruction is a notification content that can identify that a setting error has occurred. The setting error includes an information error error and a setting change operation error. The information error error occurs on condition that the backed up game information is not normal. The setting change operation error occurs on condition that the power is turned off when the power is controlled to the setting state and then the setting state is not reached when the power is turned on.

The setting status notification is a notification content that is notified on condition that the setting status is controlled. Since the opening of the door member is controlled to the set state as a condition, it can be said that the setting state notification is the notification content in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition. The setting confirmation status notification is a notification content that is notified on condition that the setting confirmation status is controlled. Since the opening of the door member is controlled to the setting confirmation state as a condition, it can be said that the setting confirmation state notification is the notification content in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition.

The initialization notification is a notification content that is notified on condition that the RWM region is initialized and controlled to be in a game-enabled state after the power is turned on. That is, the initialization notification is a notification content that can identify that the initialization control has been performed. The return notification is a notification content that is notified on condition that the game is ready for play without performing initialization control of the RWM area after the power is turned on. That is, the return notification is a notification content that can identify that the return control has been performed.

The door opening notification is a notification content that is notified on condition that the door members (front frame WM, middle frame WN) are open. It can be said that the door opening notification is the notification content in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition, as in the setting status notification and the setting confirmation status notification. The magnetism generation notification is generated on condition that the magnetic sensor SE8 detects magnetism having a predetermined strength or more.

The induced magnetic field generation notification is a notification content that is notified on condition that a radio wave in a specific frequency band is detected by a radio wave sensor arranged in the pachinko gaming machine 10. The vibration generation notification is a notification content that is notified on condition that vibration is detected by a vibration sensor provided in the pachinko gaming machine 10. The special electric accessory illegal winning notification is notified on condition that a ball has been detected in the large winning opening 14 when the big hit game has not occurred (when the special electric accessory device is not operating). The content. The normal electric accessory illegal winning notification is a notification content that is notified on condition that a ball entering the second starting port 13 is detected when the ordinary electric accessory device is not operating. The full notification is a notification content that is notified on condition that the fullness of the storage plate (lower plate Sb) is detected by the full sensor.

Various notifications are performed when the above conditions are satisfied, and are performed to be recognized by the player or the manager of the game hall. Various notifications are performed by displaying a notification image by the effect display device 11, outputting a notification sound from the speaker SP, and emitting light from the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2, or a combination thereof. The various notifications may be configured by combining one or two or more of the display effect, the light emission effect, and the sound effect. In the present embodiment, the effect display device 11, the speaker SP, and the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2 that perform various notifications correspond to the notification means (plurality of notification means).

Specifically, in the setting instruction, for example, in the effect display device 11, a setting instruction image indicating a character string such as "Please change the setting" is continuously displayed until the power is turned off. In the speaker SP, a dedicated sound is continuously output until the power is turned off as information that can identify the setting error. The dedicated sound that constitutes the setting instruction is configured by, for example, the voice that reads out the character string "Please change the setting" is set as one unit notification, and the unit notification is repeated (looped). For example, in the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2, dedicated light is continuously emitted until the power is turned off, as information that can identify the setting error. The dedicated light emission constituting the setting instruction is configured by, for example, light emission by a dedicated light emission pattern (specifically, blinking red or the like) is set as one unit notification, and the unit notification is repeated (looped).

As shown in FIG. 13A, in the setting state notification, for example, in the effect display device 11, a setting state image showing a character string such as “setting” is continuously displayed until the setting state is completed. In the speaker SP, the setting state voice that can be identified to be controlled in the setting state is continuously output until a specified time after being controlled in the setting state or until the setting state is completed. Further, in the present embodiment, the set state voice is started when the set state is controlled, and even if the opening of the door member is not detected after the output is started, the set state sound is output for a specified time if it is in the set state. Is continued. The dedicated sound that constitutes the setting state notification is configured by, for example, the voice that reads out the character string "setting" is set as one unit notification, and the unit notification is repeated (looped). For example, in the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2, dedicated light is continuously emitted until the set state is completed, as information that can identify the set state. The dedicated light emission constituting the setting state notification is configured by, for example, light emission by a dedicated light emission pattern (specifically, blinking green or the like) is set as one unit notification, and the unit notification is repeated (looped).

As shown in FIG. 13B, the setting confirmation status notification is a notification content that is notified on condition that the setting confirmation status is controlled. In the setting confirmation status notification, for example, in the effect display device 11, a confirmation status image indicating a character string such as "setting confirmation in progress" is continuously displayed until the setting confirmation status is completed. In the speaker SP, the confirmation state voice that can be identified as being controlled in the setting confirmation state is continuously output until the specified time elapses after being controlled in the setting confirmation state or until the setting confirmation state is completed. Will be done. Further, in the present embodiment, the confirmation state voice is started when the setting confirmation state is controlled, and even if the opening of the door member is not detected after the output is started, if the setting confirmation state is obtained, the specified time is extended. The output is continued. In other words, when the opening of the door member is detected in the setting confirmation state, it is possible to output a confirmation state voice that can identify the setting confirmation state. In the present embodiment, the confirmation state voice corresponds to the state notification sound. The dedicated sound that constitutes the setting confirmation status notification is configured by, for example, the voice that reads out the character string "setting confirmation" is set as one unit notification, and the unit notification is repeated (looped). For example, in the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2, as information that can identify the setting confirmation state, dedicated light emission is continuously performed until the setting confirmation state is completed. The dedicated light emission constituting the setting confirmation status notification is configured by, for example, light emission by a dedicated light emission pattern (specifically, blinking blue or the like) is set as one unit notification, and the unit notification is repeated (looped).

In the initialization notification, for example, in the effect display device 11, an initialization image indicating a character string such as "initialization has been performed" is continuously displayed for a specified time after the initialization control is performed. Will be done. In the speaker SP, the initialization voice that can identify that the initialization control has been performed is continuously output for a predetermined time after the initialization control is performed. The dedicated sound constituting the initialization notification is configured by, for example, the voice obtained by reading out the character string "initialization has been performed" is set as one unit notification, and the unit notification is repeated (looped). For example, in the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2, light emission is continuously performed for a specified time as information that can identify that the initialization control has been performed. The light emission constituting the initialization notification is composed of, for example, light emission according to a light emission pattern (specifically, full lighting or the like).

In the return notification, for example, on the effect display device 11, a return image indicating a character string such as "return by backup has been performed" is continuously displayed for a specified time after the return control is performed. .. In the speaker SP, the return voice that can identify that the return control has been performed is continuously output for a predetermined time after the return control is performed. The dedicated sound constituting the return notification is configured by, for example, a voice reading out the character string "recovery by backup has been performed" is set as one unit notification, and the unit notification is repeated (looped). For example, in the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2, light emission is continuously performed for a specified time as information that can identify that the return control has been performed. The light emission constituting the return notification is composed of, for example, light emission according to a light emission pattern (specifically, full lighting or the like).

In the door opening notification, for example, in the effect display device 11, the door opening image showing a character string such as "the door is open" is released after the door member opening is detected. Is displayed continuously until. The door open image is displayed by a small window which is a part of the display area of the image display unit GH of the effect display device 11. In the present embodiment, the door opening image corresponds to a predetermined error notification image. In the speaker SP, the door opening voice that can identify that the opening of the door member is detected is heard until a specified time elapses after the opening of the door member is detected or until the opening of the door member is released. It is continuously output. That is, in the present embodiment, the door opening voice is started when the opening of the door member is detected in the game playable state, and the door member is opened by the lapse of the specified time after the output is started. When it is detected, the output ends. The dedicated sound that constitutes the door opening notification is configured by, for example, the voice that reads out the character string "door is open" is set as one unit notification, and the unit notification is repeated (looped). In the present embodiment, the door opening sound corresponds to a predetermined error notification sound. For example, in the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2, as information that can identify that the opening of the door member has been detected, dedicated light emission is continuously performed until the opening of the door member is released. The dedicated light emission constituting the door opening notification is configured by, for example, light emission by a dedicated light emission pattern (specifically, blinking white or the like) is set as one unit notification, and the unit notification is repeated (looped). The door opening notification is not executed when the opening of the door member is detected in either the setting state or the setting confirmation state, and is executed when the opening of the door member is detected in the game-enabled state. Will be done.

In the magnetism generation notification, for example, in the effect display device 11, a magnetism generation image indicating a character string such as "magnetism has occurred" is continuously displayed until the power is turned off. The magnetically generated image is displayed on the full screen, which is the entire display area of the image display unit GH of the effect display device 11. In the present embodiment, the magnetically generated image corresponds to a predetermined error notification image. In the speaker SP, the magnetically generated voice that can identify that the generation of magnetism has been detected is continuously output until the power is turned off. The dedicated sound that constitutes the magnetic generation notification is configured by, for example, the voice that reads out the character string "magnetism has occurred" is set as one unit notification, and the unit notification is repeated (looped). For example, in the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2, dedicated light is continuously emitted until the power is turned off, as information that can identify that the generation of magnetism has been detected. The dedicated light emission constituting the magnetic generation notification is configured by, for example, light emission by a dedicated light emission pattern (specifically, blinking yellow or the like) is set as one unit notification, and the unit notification is repeated (looped). The magnetic generation notification is executed in the playable state, but is not executed in the setting state and the setting confirmation state.

In addition, various notifications are performed according to a predetermined priority (priority). In the present embodiment, in the activation period (indicated as "activation" in the figure) until the game becomes playable, the setting status notification, the setting confirmation status notification, the initialization notification, and the return notification have a higher priority than the setting instruction. It is low and has a higher priority than magnetic generation notification. In addition, the door opening notification is not performed during the activation period. In the present embodiment, the setting instruction is the content of the notification given when the game becomes incapable of playing. Further, the setting status notification is the notification content performed when the setting status is controlled, and the setting confirmation status notification is the notification content performed when the setting confirmation status is controlled. Further, the initialization notification is the notification content performed when the initialization control is performed, and the return notification is the notification content performed when the reset control is performed.

In the present embodiment, in the game-enabled state (indicated as "game" in the figure), the magnetic generation notification has a higher priority than the door opening notification. Setting instruction, setting status notification, setting confirmation status notification, initialization notification, and return notification are not performed.

As described above, the setting status notification, the setting confirmation status notification, and the door opening notification are the notification contents in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition in the same manner, but the setting status notification and the setting confirmation status are included in the activation period. While the notification is feasible, the door opening notification is not feasible. Then, in the game-enabled state, the door opening notification can be executed, but the setting state notification and the setting confirmation status notification cannot be executed. As described above, the notification that the opening of the door member is included in the start condition includes when the opening of the door member is detected in either the setting state or the setting confirmation state, and when the door member is in the playable state and the door member is open. The mode is different from when the opening of the door is detected, and in particular, the content of the notification, the start condition for starting the execution, and the end condition for ending the execution are different. Specifically, the notification in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition is executed for a specified time even if the opening of the door member is not detected after the execution is started in either the setting state or the setting confirmation state. On the other hand, in the game-enabled state, it can be said that the execution ends when the opening of the door member is not detected after the execution is started.

Further, in the start-up period, the setting state notification and the setting confirmation state notification, in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition, have a higher priority than the magnetic generation notification, while in the playable state, the opening of the door member is the start condition. The door opening notification included in the above has a lower priority than the magnetic generation notification. As described above, the priority relationship with the magnetic generation notification is different as the notification content in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition. In this way, if a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength is generated when the opening of the door member is detected in either the setting state or the setting confirmation state, the magnetic force generation notification is prioritized and the door member The notification that the opening is included in the start condition is executed, and the magnetic generation notification is not executed. On the other hand, if a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength is generated while the door member is in the playable state and the opening of the door member is detected, the magnetic force generation notification is prioritized and the notification that the opening of the door member is included in the start condition is notified. It is not executed, and the magnetic force generation notification is executed.

In the present embodiment, the opening of the door member is detected in the playable state, and the magnetic error that detects the magnetic force exceeding the predetermined strength corresponds to the predetermined error. A magnetic error different from the detection of opening of the door member corresponds to a specific event, and a magnetic generation notification corresponds to a specific event notification.

Hereinafter, the power-on process executed by the sub-control CPU 50a will be described. In the power-on process, the transition to each state is controlled.
When the power of the sub-control CPU 50a is turned on and the supply voltage to the sub-control board 50 reaches the voltage required for the operation of the sub-control CPU 50a, the sub-control CPU 50a executes a boot process (boot process) and shifts to a state in which various processes can be executed. To do. When the sub-control CPU 50a determines that the backed up information is normal after the startup process is completed, the sub-control CPU 50a performs recovery control based on the backed up information and waits for input of a control command from the main control board 40. To do. The various information to be backed up includes history information related to set values and history information related to power failure. On the other hand, when it is determined that the various backed up information is not normal after the start processing is completed, the sub-control CPU 50a performs initialization control and waits for the input of the control command from the main control board 40.

Next, the set value related processing will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 15, the sub-control CPU 50a determines whether or not a specific control command regarding the set value has been input (step S401). Specific control commands include a combination of a setting state start command and a setting value command, a setting state end command and a setting value command, a setting confirmation state start command and a setting value command, and a setting confirmation state end command and a setting value command. It is included. When there is no input of a specific control command regarding the set value (step S401: NO), the sub-control CPU 50a ends the set value-related process. In the present embodiment, the set value command that can specify the set setting information corresponds to the specific control information.

On the other hand, when a specific control command regarding the set value is input (step S401: YES), the sub-control CPU 50a acquires time information from the real-time clock built in the sub-control CPU 50a (step S402). Then, the sub-control CPU 50a accumulates and stores the history information based on the input specific control command and the acquired time information in the sub-control RWM50c (step S403), and ends the set value-related processing.

Specifically, when the setting state start command and the setting value command are input as specific control commands, the sub-control CPU 50a stores the current setting value in the sub-control RWM50c, and the acquired time information and the setting state are started. The setting history information that can identify the thing and the setting value at that time is accumulated and stored in the sub-control RWM50c as the history information. When the setting state end command and the setting value command are input as specific control commands, the sub-control CPU 50a stores the current setting value in the sub-control RWM50c, and the acquired time information and the setting state are completed at that time. The setting history information that can identify the set value of is accumulated and stored in the sub-control RWM50c as the history information.

When the setting confirmation state start command and the setting value command are input as specific control commands, the sub-control CPU 50a can specify the acquired time information, the start of the setting confirmation state, and the setting value at that time. The information is accumulated and stored in the sub-control RWM50c as history information. When the setting confirmation state end command and the setting value command are input as specific control commands, the sub-control CPU 50a can specify the acquired time information, the end of the setting confirmation state, and the setting value at that time. The information is accumulated and stored in the sub-control RWM50c as history information.

In this way, the sub-control CPU 50a can specify the setting history information that can specify the set setting value and the setting value that has been set in the setting confirmation state based on the control command such as the setting value command. The setting confirmation history information is accumulated and stored in the sub-control RWM50c as history information. In particular, the sub-control CPU 50a accumulates and stores the setting history information regardless of whether the setting value at the end of the setting state is the same as the setting value set (backed up) at the time of power failure. Will be done. Further, the sub-control RWM50c is also equipped with a backup function, and the sub-control CPU 50a accumulates and stores the history information so that it can be backed up. In the present embodiment, the sub-control CPU 50a that stores history information in a predetermined storage area corresponds to the information storage means.

When the sub-control CPU 50a receives the setting state start command, it notifies information that can identify that the setting state is in progress (hereinafter referred to as setting state notification), and when it receives the setting state end command, it ends the setting state notification. To do.

When the sub-control CPU 50a receives the setting confirmation status start command, it notifies the information that can identify that the setting confirmation status is in progress (hereinafter referred to as the setting confirmation status notification), and when it receives the setting confirmation status end command, the sub-control CPU 50a sets. End the confirmation status notification.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13B, the image display unit GH of the effect display device 11 is provided with a character string such as "setting confirmation" as information that can identify that the setting is being confirmed. The image shown is displayed. In this way, the screen on which an image showing a character string such as "setting is being confirmed" is displayed is defined as the initial screen. For example, in the speaker SP, a dedicated sound is output as information that can identify that the setting confirmation state is in progress. The dedicated sound that constitutes the setting confirmation status notification is configured by, for example, the voice that reads out the character string "setting confirmation" is set as one unit notification, and the unit notification is repeated (looped).

Further, the sub-control CPU 50a can identify that the setting confirmation state is in progress when the effect button BT is pressed and held for a predetermined time (1s in the present embodiment) while the initial screen is displayed. In addition to notifying the information, history information satisfying the display conditions is read from various history information stored in the sub-control RWM50c and displayed on the effect display device 11.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13C, the image display unit GH of the effect display device 11 is provided with a character string such as "setting confirmation" as information that can identify that the setting is being confirmed. The image shown is displayed. Further, a plurality of (10 in this embodiment) history information is displayed on the image display unit GH of the effect display device 11. Each of the plurality of history information is associated with the history number of the history information, the occurrence date and time of the history information, the classification of the history information, the set value, and the remarks information. The history information includes setting history information, setting confirmation history information, and power failure history information. The setting history information is history information that can identify the start or end of the setting state and the setting value set at that time. The setting confirmation history information is history information capable of specifying the start or end of the setting confirmation state and the setting value set at that time. The power failure history information is history information that can identify that a power failure has occurred. In this way, the screen on which the image showing the history information is displayed is referred to as the history screen.

Further, when the up / down button of the cross-shaped button JBT is operated while the sub-control CPU 50a is displaying the history screen, the page of the history information is switched, and the left and right of the cross-shaped button JBT is displayed when the history screen is displayed. When the button is operated, the history information is classified and displayed. The history information classification display includes all classification display (indicated as "all classifications" in the figure), setting history information display (indicated as "setting status" in the figure), and setting confirmation history information display (indicated as "setting" in the figure). (Indicated as "confirmation status") and power failure history information display (indicated as "power failure" in the figure). Further, when the effect button BT is long-pressed for a predetermined time (1s in the present embodiment) while the history screen is displayed, the sub-control CPU 50a causes the effect display device 11 to display the initial screen.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14A, when the lower button of the cross button JBT is operated while the history screen is displayed on the image display unit GH of the effect display device 11, page 1/5. The page is switched from to 2/5 page. Further, as shown in FIG. 14B, when the right button of the cross button JBT is operated while the history screen of all classification display is displayed on the image display unit GH of the effect display device 11, the setting history The information display history screen is displayed. Further, when the lower button of the cross button JBT is operated while the history screen of the setting history information display is displayed on the image display unit GH of the effect display device 11, the page is switched in the setting history information display. ..

When displaying the history screen, the sub-control CPU 50a searches various history information for history information satisfying the display conditions. In the present embodiment, the display conditions include the date and time when the history information is generated, the classification of the history information, and the like. Specifically, on the first page of the history screen of all classification display, a plurality of (10 in this embodiment) history information are searched in the order of newest occurrence date and time of the history information in all the classifications of the history information. , A plurality of history information satisfying the display condition will be displayed.

In this way, the effect display device 11 displays the accumulated and stored history information in the setting confirmation state, and ends the display of the history information when the end condition is satisfied while the history information is displayed. Further, the effect display device 11 can change the display mode of the history information according to the operation of the effect button BT and the cross button JBT when the history information is displayed. In the present embodiment, the effect display device 11 corresponds to the information display means.

When the sub-control CPU 50a receives the power-on initial designation command, the sub-control CPU 50a gives an initialization notification. In the initialization notification, the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2 are made to emit light in a predetermined light emission pattern, and a sound dedicated to initialization is output from the speaker SP. The initialization notification is executed for a specified time (for example, 30 seconds), and ends when the specified time elapses. Further, when the sub-control CPU 50a receives the power-on initial designation command, the image display unit GH causes the image display unit GH to display an initial combination (initial symbol) of a plurality of rows of effect symbols and an initial screen such as a predetermined background image. The initial combination of the production symbols is a combination that depends on the series of the pachinko gaming machines 10. Further, when the sub-control CPU 50a receives the command specified at the initial time of turning on the power, the sub-control CPU 50a controls the effect game so that it can be executed. The pachinko game machine 10 is configured to execute the demo effect when the execution conditions of the demo effect are satisfied, such as when the special game is not started even after the specified period has elapsed after the initial screen is displayed. You may be. Further, when the power-on initial initial command is received while the information that can be specified to be in the set state is being notified, the sub-control CPU 50a notifies the information that can be specified to be in the set state. finish. That is, the setting state notification ends in the effect display device 11, the speaker SP, and the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2.

Further, even when the initialization notification is performed in the same manner, the power is turned on depending on whether the initialization control is performed after being controlled to the set state or the initialization control is performed without being controlled by the set state. The timing of receiving the power-on initial specification command is different after (power supply) is started. That is, even when the RWM clear switch 42 is similarly operated (detected) as valid, the initialization notification starts power-on depending on whether or not the condition controlled by the set state is satisfied. It can be said that the notification is executed at different timings because the time from the execution to the execution is different. The condition controlled to the set state is satisfied when the setting device 43 is operated (detected) as valid and the opening of the door member is detected, and such a condition becomes a specific control condition. Equivalent to.

When the sub-control CPU 50a receives the power-on / power recovery designation command, the sub-control CPU 50a gives a return notification. In the return notification, the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2 are made to emit light in a predetermined light emitting pattern, and the speaker SP is made to output a sound dedicated to power recovery. The return notification is executed for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds), and ends when the predetermined time elapses. In the present embodiment, the predetermined light emitting patterns of the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2 included in the return notification are the same as the predetermined light emitting patterns of the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2 included in the RWM clear notification. Further, when the sub-control CPU 50a receives the power-on / power recovery designation command, the sub-control CPU 50a causes the image display unit GH to display a power recovery combination (power recovery symbol) of a plurality of rows of effect symbols and a power recovery image such as a predetermined background image. .. It can be said that the display contents of the image display unit GH when the RWM clear is passed and when the power is restored are the same in that the combination of the effect symbols is displayed and the background image is displayed. The power recovery combination of the production symbols is a combination that depends on the series of pachinko gaming machines 10. Further, when the sub-control CPU 50a receives the power-on / power-on / power-recovery designation command, the sub-control CPU 50a controls the effect game so that it can be executed. The pachinko game machine 10 is configured to execute the demo effect when the execution conditions of the demo effect are satisfied, such as when the special game is not started even after a predetermined period has elapsed after displaying the power recovery screen. It may have been done. Further, when the power-on initial initial command is received while the information that can identify that the setting is being confirmed is being notified, the sub-control CPU 50a is the information that can be identified that the setting is being confirmed. End the notification. That is, in the effect display device 11, the speaker SP, and the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2, the setting confirmation status notification ends.

Further, even when the return notification is performed in the same manner, the power is turned on depending on whether the return control is performed after being controlled to the setting confirmation state or the return control is performed without being controlled to the setting confirmation state. The timing of receiving the power-on / power-recovery designation command after the power supply) is started is different. That is, even when the RWM clear switch 42 is not operated (detected) as being valid in the same manner, the power-on of the return notification is started depending on whether or not the condition controlled to the setting confirmation state is satisfied. It can be said that the notification is executed at different timings because the time from the execution to the execution is different. The condition controlled to the setting confirmation state is satisfied when the setting device 43 is operated (detected) as valid and the opening of the door member is detected.

Next, the processing at the time of power failure will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 16, the sub-control CPU 50a determines whether the power is cut off depending on whether the supplied power supply voltage is less than the specified voltage (step S411). If it is not at the time of power interruption (step S411: NO), the sub-control CPU 50a ends the processing at the time of power interruption.

On the other hand, when the power is cut off (step S411: YES), the sub-control CPU 50a acquires time information from the real-time clock built in the sub-control CPU 50a (step S412). Then, the sub-control CPU 50a accumulates and stores the history information based on the acquired time information in the sub-control RWM50c (step S413), and ends the power failure processing. Specifically, the sub-control CPU 50a accumulates and stores the acquired time information and the power failure history information that can identify the occurrence of the power failure in the sub control RWM 50c as history information.

When the sub-control CPU 50a receives the setting error command, the sub-control CPU 50a notifies (setting instruction) of information that can identify the setting error. Such a setting instruction is given priority over other notification contents during the activation period.

When the sub-control CPU 50a receives the magnetic error command, the sub-control CPU 50a notifies information (magnetic generation notification) that can identify the magnetic error. During the activation period, such magnetic generation notification has a lower priority than the setting status notification and the setting confirmation status notification in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition, and the setting status notification and the setting confirmation status notification have priority. Will be done. On the other hand, in the game-enabled state, the magnetic generation notification has a higher priority than the door opening notification in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition, and the magnetic generation notification is given priority. In the present embodiment, when the opening of the door member is detected, the notification that the opening of the door member is included in the start condition can be executed, and the notification that the opening of the door member is included in the start condition is the specific notification. Corresponds to.

Hereinafter, the effects of this embodiment will be described.
(1) Since the set value that defines the jackpot probability is set, the game can be changed for each game machine, and the interest in the game can be improved.

(2) If the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 are configured to be controllable even if they are operated as valid, for example, the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 are illegally configured without opening the door member. It is possible that the setting device 43 is operated as valid and the set value is set. Therefore, even when the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 are operated as valid, the door can be set so as to be in the set state only when the opening of the door member is detected. It is possible to prevent the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 from being operated as effective and entering the set state without opening the member. As a result, for example, it is possible to suppress a change in the set value due to fraud.

(3) In the situation where the opening of the door member is not detected, when the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 are operated as valid, the setting state is not reached and the game is possible. In this way, in the situation where the opening of the door member is not detected, even if the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 are operated as valid, the game becomes playable, and the game is not limited to fraudulent acts, for example. Even when something is caught in the door member and the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 are operated as valid, the game can be performed. Then, it is possible to suppress a situation in which the game cannot be played even though the game is not cheated, and further, it is possible to prevent the game machine from being misunderstood as having failed due to such a situation.

(4) When the power is turned on, when only the setting device 43 of the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 is operated as valid, the setting value being set can be confirmed in the setting confirmation state. .. As a result, when the setting confirmation state is reached, it is possible to confirm the setting value being set.

(5) Further, if only the setting device 43 of the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 is operated as valid, the set value being set can be confirmed, for example, the door member is opened. It is possible that the setting device 43 is operated illegally and the set value being set is confirmed without causing the setting. Therefore, even if only the setting device 43 is operated when the power is turned on after the power is turned off when the game is in the playable state, only when the opening of the door member is detected. By configuring the setting so as to be in the setting confirmation state, it is possible to prevent the setting device 43 from being operated as valid without opening the door member and being in the setting confirmation state. As a result, for example, it is possible to prevent the set value being set from being confirmed due to fraud.

(6) In addition, the setting history information that can specify the setting value set in the setting state and the setting confirmation history information that can specify the setting value that was set when the setting confirmation state ends are accumulated as history information. The history information that is stored and accumulated is displayed. Therefore, by displaying the setting history information and the setting confirmation history information, not only the currently set setting value but also the previously set setting value can be specified by the game hall administrator or the like. It is possible to provide a situation in which it is easy to grasp the setting information.

(7) The set value is stored so that it can be backed up, and the setting history information is accumulated and stored regardless of whether the set value set when the setting state ends is the same as the set value that was backed up. Will be done. Therefore, when the set value is controlled to the set state in which the set value can be changed according to the operation, the setting history information is accumulated and stored regardless of whether the set value is the same. Therefore, regardless of whether the set values are the same, it is possible for the manager of the game hall to identify the control to the set state and the set value set in the set state, and it is easy to grasp the set value. Can be provided.

(8) The power failure history information that can identify the power failure is accumulated and stored as the history information, and the power failure history information is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to identify that the power was cut off by the manager of the amusement park or the like, and it is possible to identify that the initialization control or the return control has been executed even if the setting state and the setting confirmation state are not controlled. ..

(9) Further, when the end condition is satisfied while the setting history information and the setting confirmation history information are displayed as the history information, the display of the history information ends, and the end condition is operated from valid to invalid by the setting device 43. It is a condition that is satisfied when it is done. Therefore, the display of the history information ends when the setting device 43 that can be operated when the door member is opened is operated from valid to invalid, and the door member that makes the setting device 43 inoperable becomes inoperable. It is possible to control so that the display of the history information does not end in the closed state.

(10) The end condition is a condition that does not hold even if the opening of the door member is not detected from the state in which the opening of the door member is detected when the history information is displayed. Therefore, even if the door member is unintentionally closed while the history information is displayed, it is possible to control so that the display of the history information does not end.

(11) The effect button BT and the cross button JBT that can be operated even when the door member is closed are provided, and the end condition corresponds to the operation of the effect button BT and the cross button JBT when the history information is displayed. It is a condition that does not hold. Therefore, it is possible to control the display of the history information so as not to end in response to the operation of the effect button BT and the cross button JBT that can be operated even when the door member is closed.

(12) When the history information is displayed, the display mode of the history information is changed according to the operation of the effect button BT and the cross button JBT. Therefore, the display mode of the history information can be changed according to the operation of the effect button BT and the cross button JBT. Then, even if the effect button BT and the cross button JBT are intentionally operated, even if the effect button BT and the cross button JBT are unintentionally operated, the operation is performed even when the door member is closed. It is possible to control so that the display of the history information does not end according to the operation of the effect button BT and the cross button JBT that can be performed.

(13) Further, even if the main control board 40 having the setting device 43 is covered with the main control board case 46, the main control board case 46 is provided with the watermark hole 48b, and the setting device is provided from the watermark hole 48b. The operation of the 43 is possible, and the operation related to the set value can be performed without performing the complicated work of removing the main control board case 46 itself.

(14) A lid member 49 capable of opening and closing the watermark hole 48b of the main control board case 46 is provided, and the watermark hole 48b of the main control board case 46 can be closed by the lid member 49, causing an event such as contamination of foreign matter. Can be suppressed.

(15) History information is accumulated and stored so that it can be backed up. Therefore, even when the power is cut off, the history information itself can be backed up on the sub control board 50 without managing the history information on the main control board 40 in which the set value is set.

(16) The main control board 40 has a display 45 capable of displaying a set value in a setting state and a setting confirmation state, and in the main control board case 46, the main control board 40 is covered with the main control board case 46. The display 45 can be visually recognized even in the state, and the display 45 is provided so that the set value to be displayed can be visually recognized when the door member is opened. On the other hand, the effect display device 11 is provided so that the information to be displayed can be visually recognized without opening the door member. Therefore, if the door member is opened, the setting information displayed on the setting information display means can be visually recognized without performing complicated work even when the main control board 40 is covered with the main control board case 46. Is.

(17) Further, the setting device 43 is detected as valid by being rotated at a predetermined angle with the setting key inserted in the keyhole 43a, and the setting key is inserted in the keyhole. , The setting key cannot be removed when the angle is detected as valid, but the setting key can be removed when the angle is detected as invalid. Therefore, in order to control the setting state and the setting confirmation state, the setting key is required, the security related to the setting value can be enhanced, and the setting key is dropped while the setting device 43 is detected as valid. And loss can be suppressed.

(18) In particular, when the setting key cannot be removed from the keyhole 43a without ending the display of the history information and the history information is displayed in the setting confirmation state, the setting key is suppressed from being dropped or lost. be able to.

(19) The setting device 43 is configured so that the setting key does not come out of the keyhole 43a even when the setting key is inserted into the keyhole 43a and the angle is other than the angle detected as valid. Therefore, the setting key can be removed from the keyhole only when the setting device 43 is not detected as valid.

(20) Further, the notification in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition differs depending on whether it is in the setting state or the setting confirmation state and when the game is possible. Therefore, even when the opening of the door member is detected in the same manner, the game is either in the setting state or the setting confirmation state controlled when the opening of the door member is detected. The mode of the specific notification can be changed depending on the possible state.

(21) The notification content in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition differs depending on whether the setting state or the setting confirmation state is used or the game is possible. Therefore, even when the opening of the door member is detected in the same manner, the game is either in the setting state or the setting confirmation state controlled when the opening of the door member is detected. The notification content of the specific notification can be different depending on the possible state.

(22) The notification in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition differs depending on whether the notification is in the set state or the setting confirmation state and when the game is possible. Therefore, even when the opening of the door member is detected in the same manner, the game is either in the setting state or the setting confirmation state controlled when the opening of the door member is detected. It is possible to make the end condition of the specific notification different depending on the possible state.

(23) The notification that the opening of the door member is included in the start condition is the notification that the opening of the door member is detected and the execution is started when the opening of the door member is controlled to either the setting state or the setting confirmation state, and then the door member is started. Execution continues for a specified time even if the release of the door is no longer detected. On the other hand, the notification in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition starts the execution when the opening of the door member is detected in the playable state, and then ends when the opening of the door member is no longer detected. .. Therefore, similarly, even if the opening of the door member is not detected after the execution is started when the opening of the door member is detected, the setting state is controlled when the opening of the door member is detected. It is possible to make different whether the notification included in the start condition for opening the door member is continued or terminated depending on whether it is in the setting confirmation state or in the game-enabled state.

(24) The notification that the opening of the door member is included in the start condition is that when the opening of the door member is not included in the start condition and a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength is generated in either the setting state or the setting confirmation state. , Priority is given to the magnetic force generation notification that can identify the magnetic force generation. On the other hand, if a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength is generated while the door member is in the playable state and the opening of the door member is detected, the notification in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition is not prioritized over the magnetic generation notification. Therefore, the opening of the door member is detected in the same manner, and even when the opening of the door member is not included in the start condition and a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength is generated, the opening of the door member is detected. It is possible to make different which notification is prioritized depending on whether it is in the setting state or the setting confirmation state that is controlled while the player is in the game state or in the game-enabled state.

(25) The door opening notification is not executed even if the opening of the door member is detected in either the setting state or the setting confirmation state, and the opening of the door member is detected when the game is possible. Will be executed if there is. Therefore, even when the opening of the door member is detected in the same manner, it is set when it is in either the setting state or the setting confirmation state which is controlled when the opening of the door member is detected. Whether or not the door opening notification is executed can be different depending on the state and the game-enabled state that is not the setting confirmation state.

(26) In the set state, the setting status notification in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition can be executed, and when the setting confirmation state is in the setting confirmation state, the setting confirmation status notification in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition can be executed. Can be executed. Therefore, even when the opening of the door member is detected in the same manner, the setting state is in either the setting state or the setting confirmation state controlled when the opening of the door member is detected. Notification and setting confirmation status notification can be executed, and it becomes easy to identify whether the setting status notification or the setting confirmation status notification is controlled.

(27) Further, the door opening image and the magnetism generation image can be displayed when the game is possible, while the door opening image and the magnetism generation image are displayed when the history information is displayed in the setting confirmation state. do not do. Therefore, when the history information is displayed in the setting confirmation state, unlike the game-enabled state, the door opening image and the magnetized generation image are not displayed, and it is possible to concentrate on the display of the history information. Appropriate notification can be performed according to the above.

(28) The speaker SP can output the door opening sound when the door member is detected to be open in the game playable state, while the history information is displayed in the setting confirmation state, and the door member is displayed. When the opening of the door is detected, the door opening sound is not output. Therefore, when the history information is displayed in the setting confirmation state, unlike the game-enabled state, the door opening voice is not output and the history information can be concentrated on the display, which is appropriate depending on the situation. Error notification can be performed.

(29) The output of the door opening voice is started when the door member is detected to be open in the game playable state, and is terminated when the door member is not detected to be opened after the output is started. Therefore, in the game-enabled state, the door opening sound can be output only when the opening of the door member is detected, and appropriate notification can be performed according to the situation.

(30) The magnetic generation notification is a notification performed when a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength different from the detection of opening of the door member is generated. The speaker SP can identify that a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength is generated when a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength is generated when the opening of the door member is detected in the game playable state. Outputs magnetically generated voice. On the other hand, if the history information is displayed in the setting confirmation state and a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength is generated when the opening of the door member is detected, the magnetic force generation sound is not output. Therefore, if a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength is generated when the opening of the door member is detected, a magnetic force exceeding a predetermined strength is generated by the output of the magnetic force generation sound in the game-enabled state. When the history information is displayed, the magnetic force generation sound is not output, and the display of the history information can be concentrated. Therefore, appropriate notification can be performed according to the situation.

(31) Further, the initialization notification that can identify that the initialization control has been performed has a different timing depending on whether or not a specific control condition is satisfied when the RWM clear switch 42 is detected as valid. The specific control condition is satisfied when the setting device 43 is detected as valid and the opening of the door member is detected. Therefore, the initialization notification is executed at different timings when the power supply is controlled to the set state and when it is not controlled to the set state after the power supply is started, and at a timing according to whether or not the set state is controlled. It becomes possible to identify that the initialization control has been performed.

(32) When the RWM clear switch 42 is detected as valid, the time from the start of power supply to the control to the playable state differs depending on whether or not a specific control condition is satisfied. Therefore, it is possible to make the time from the start of the power supply to the control to the playable state different between when the power supply is controlled to the set state and when the power supply is not controlled to the set state. , It is possible to control the gameable state at the timing according to whether or not it is controlled to the set state.

The above embodiment can be modified and implemented as follows. The above embodiment and the following modified examples can be implemented in combination with each other within a technically consistent range.
-In the above embodiment, the history information can be displayed in the setting confirmation state, but the history information is not limited to this, for example, the history information may be displayed in the setting state, for example, the history information can be displayed in the game playable state. It may be displayable. Moreover, these combinations may be used.

-In the above embodiment, setting history information, setting confirmation history information, and power failure history information are accumulated and stored as history information, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to specify, for example, that initialization control has been performed. Initialization history information and return history information that can identify that the return control has been performed may be accumulated and stored. That is, when the initialization control is performed, the sub-control CPU 50a may accumulate and store the initialization history information that can identify that the initialization control has been performed as the history information, and the return control is performed. In this case, the return history information that can identify that the return control has been performed may be accumulated and stored as the history information. Further, for example, the history information may be any of the above or a combination.

-In the above embodiment, the game information includes the set value, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the game information may not include the set value.
-In the above embodiment, for example, all of the game information may be initialized by executing the initialization control.

-In the above embodiment, when initializing the set value, a predetermined [setting 1] is set, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, any one of [setting 2] to [setting 6] may be used. Good.
-In the above embodiment, for example, the set value is divided into 6 stages, but the setting value is not limited to this, and the set value may be divided into a plurality of stages such as 3 stages and 8 stages, for example, setting. The value may be in one step.

-In the above embodiment, the main control CPU 41a sets the changed setting value when the set value is changed in the set state, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, is the set value changed in the set state? Regardless of whether or not, the set value may be set when the setting state ends. That is, the main control CPU 41a may set the setting information when the setting state ends.

-In the above embodiment, the set value command is output to the sub-control board 50 triggered by the start and end of the set state and the set confirmed state, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the start and end of the set state and the set confirmed state. The set value command may be output to the sub-control board 50 triggered by any of the above. Further, for example, the set value command may be output to the sub-control board 50 when the set value is changed in the set state, and the set value command is sent to the sub-control board 50 when the set value is not changed in the set state. It does not have to be output to. Further, for example, the set value command may not be output to the sub-control board 50 in the setting confirmation state.

-In the above embodiment, for example, as specific control commands as an opportunity for the history information to be accumulated and stored, a setting state start command and a setting value command, a setting state end command and a setting value command, and a setting confirmation state start. It suffices that at least one of the command and the setting value command, the setting confirmation state end command, and the setting value command is included. That is, the sub-control CPU 50a may accumulate and store the setting history information that can specify the set value when the setting state starts, as the history information, and the setting that can specify the setting value when the setting state ends. The history information may be accumulated and stored as the history information. Further, the sub-control CPU 50a may accumulate and store the setting confirmation history information that can specify the setting value when the setting confirmation state starts as the history information, and specify the setting value when the setting confirmation state ends. Possible setting confirmation history information may be accumulated and stored as history information.

-In the above embodiment, the generation of magnetism is adopted as the occurrence of a specific event. For example, the generation of an induced magnetic field, the generation of vibration, the occurrence of an illegal prize for a special electric accessory, the occurrence of an illegal prize for an ordinary electric accessory, and the fullness It may be the occurrence of, any of these, or a combination thereof. Further, the specific event notification due to the occurrence of a specific event may be an induced magnetic field notification, a vibration notification, a special electric accessory illegal winning notification, an ordinary electric accessory illegal winning notification, or a full notification, and any of these may be used. However, it may be a combination of these.

In the above embodiment, for example, after the boot process is executed, the detection result of the magnetic sensor SE8 does not have to be controlled as valid, and the detection result of the magnetic sensor SE8 is performed when the initialization control and the return control are performed. May be controlled as valid.

-In the above embodiment, door opening (door opening error) and magnetic error are adopted as predetermined errors, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, an error due to the occurrence of a specific event as described above may be used. Any of these may be used, or a combination of these may be used. Further, a door opening image and a magnetically generated image are adopted as the predetermined error notification image, and a door opening voice and a magnetically generated voice are adopted as the predetermined error notification sound, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the above-mentioned specific specification is adopted. It may be an image or sound about an error due to the occurrence of an event, it may be any of these, or it may be a combination thereof. Further, for example, the setting status notification and the setting confirmation status notification may or may not be included as predetermined errors.

-In the above embodiment, when the RWM clear switch 42 and the setting device 43 are operated without opening the door member and the game becomes playable, the setting control state is set because the door member is not opened. You may give a notice that can identify that it did not happen.

-In the above embodiment, for example, the execution time of the initialization control and the execution time of the return control may be the same or different. Further, for example, the execution time of the boot process may be the same or different depending on whether the RWM clear switch 42 is operated as valid, and the RWM clear is performed when the RWM clear switch 42 is operated as valid. The execution time of the boot process may be longer or shorter than when the switch 42 is not operated as enabled.

-In the above embodiment, the initialization control is performed after the end of the set state, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the initialization control may be performed before the start of the set state, for example, before the start of the set state. Initialization control may be performed both after the end and after the end.

-In the above embodiment, the return control is performed after the end of the setting confirmation state, but the return control may be performed before the start of the setting confirmation state, for example, the start of the setting confirmation state. Return control may be performed both before and after the end.

-In the above embodiment, the initialization notification is performed with the input of the power-on initial designation command as an opportunity, but the initialization notification is not limited to this, and for example, after the power-on initial designation command is input, the game is controlled to be playable. Initialization notification may be performed at the same timing.

-In the above embodiment, the return notification is performed when the power-on / power-recovery designation command is input, but the return notification is not limited to this. The return notification may be performed at the timing of the return notification.

-In the above embodiment, the watermark hole 48a in which the RWM clear switch 42 can be operated is formed in the main control board case 46, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a lid member capable of opening and closing the watermark hole 48a is provided. May be good. Further, for example, if the RWM clear switch 42 can be operated, the RWM clear switch 42 may not be covered with the main control board case 46, and the watermark hole 48a may not be formed. As described above, it is preferable that the RWM clear switch 42 can be operated without removing the main control board case 46 from the main control board 40.

-In the above embodiment, the watermark hole 48b in which the setting device 43 can be operated is formed in the main control board case 46, and the lid member 49 capable of opening and closing the watermark hole 48b is provided, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example. The lid member 49 may not be provided. Further, for example, if the setting device 43 can be operated, the setting device 43 may not be covered with the main control board case 46, and the watermark hole 48b may not be formed. As described above, it is preferable that the setting device 43 can be operated without removing the main control board case 46 from the main control board 40. Further, for example, when the lid member 49 is provided, the lid member 49 may be linearly displaceable even if it is not rotatable.

-In the above embodiment, the display 45 is configured so as not to be covered by the main control board case 46 so that the display 45 can be visually recognized. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the display 45 can be visually recognized. In addition, the display 45 may be configured to be covered by the main control board case 46 by the transparent main control board case 46. Further, for example, it is preferable that the display 45 can be visually recognized without removing the main control board case 46 from the main control board 40.

-In the above embodiment, the main control board case 46 is attached so as to cover a part of the main control board 40, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the main control board case 46 covers the entire main control board 40. It may be attached to.

In the above embodiment, the entire main control board case 46 is formed of a transparent member, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a part of the main control board case 46 is formed of a transparent member. The main control board case 46 may not be entirely formed of a transparent member.

-In the above embodiment, the setting key is configured to be removed only at an angle at which the setting device 43 is invalidated, but the setting key is not limited to this, for example, the setting key is removed at an angle at which the setting device 43 is operated as invalid. Instead, the setting key may be removed at an angle that is not detected regardless of whether the setting device 43 is valid or invalid. Further, for example, the setting key may be configured so that the setting key can be pulled out at an angle at which the setting device 43 is effectively operated.

-In the above embodiment, for example, the display 45 may be displayed together with information different from the set value, such as information on the base value.
-In the above embodiment, the setting switch may be a dedicated operating means without being shared with other switches such as the RWM clear switch 42. Further, the operation of the setting switch is not limited to the push button type, and may be arbitrarily changed to a lever type, a dial type, or the like.

-In the above embodiment, the operation of changing the set value is performed for each operation of the setting switch, but an operation means capable of setting a specific set value may be provided. Specifically, by pressing the switch indicated by "1", it can be set to "setting 1", by pressing the switch indicated by "2", it can be set to "setting 2", and so on. You may control it.

-In the above embodiment, the configuration related to the setting control may be provided on a board different from the main control board 40. Specifically, it may be provided on a board for setting control, or may be provided on a payout control board capable of transmitting information to the main control board 40.

-The frame key for unlocking the locking device SS and the setting key for operating the setting device 43 may be the same. Specifically, in order to operate the setting device 43, it is necessary to remove the key that unlocks the locking device SS, and in order to lock the locking device SS, it is necessary to remove the key that operates the setting device 43. It may be configured to be.

-In the above embodiment, as the pachinko game machine 10 equipped with the probability fluctuation function, a specification that gives a probabilistic state until the next hit is won, and a specification that gives a probable change state until the fall lottery is won (so-called fall machine). ), Or it may be a specification (so-called ST machine) in which a probability variation state is given until the symbol variation game for a predetermined number of times is completed. Further, for example, as a pachinko game machine equipped with a probability fluctuation function, a specification (so-called V probability change machine) may be used in which a probability change state is given when the game ball passes through a specific area. Further, for example, it may be a game machine (so-called type 1 type 2 type mixer) that gives a big hit game when the game ball passes through a specific area. Further, for example, it may be a combination of these.

-It may be configured to be controlled to the big hit standby state which waits for the start of granting the big hit game after winning the big hit in the hit lottery. Then, in the jackpot standby state, the jackpot standby state may be terminated and the jackpot game may be started when the ball enters a predetermined entry port (for example, the gate 17). Even in the case of such a configuration, at least winning the winning lottery is a condition for granting the big hit game.

-The gaming machine of the embodiment may be embodied as a pachinko gaming machine that performs a small hit lottery (winning lottery) in addition to the big hit lottery (winning lottery). Generally, when a small hit is won in a winning lottery, a small hit game (win game) is given after the end of the special game. The gaming machine of the embodiment has, for example, the number of times (frequency) of winning a small hit per unit time, or a small number of times per unit time, as compared with a normal gaming state (for example, a low probability state and a low base state). It may be embodied in a pachinko gaming machine that can be controlled to a state in which the number of times (frequency) in which the winning game is given is improved (so-called small hit RUSH).

-The embodiment may be embodied as a pachinko gaming machine, which is classified into a second type, which is also called a "wing thing" or a "hikoki type". In this type of pachinko gaming machine, the opening / closing blade (opening / closing member) of the ball entry device (large winning opening) opens when the game ball enters the starting port, and the game ball that enters the ball entry device wins a special prize. A big hit game is generated by entering the ball into the mouth.

A one-chip microprocessor may be used as a means for controlling the progress of the game mounted on the main control board 40.
-The pachinko gaming machine 10 of the embodiment may be embodied as a pachinko gaming machine using only a special symbol. Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the embodiment has a pachinko gaming machine having a plurality of large winning openings, a pachinko gaming machine having a single starting port and using a single special symbol, or a plurality of starting ports. However, it may be embodied in a pachinko gaming machine that uses a single special symbol. That is, the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10, particularly the specific configuration of the gaming board YB, may be arbitrarily changed.

-The second special game may be configured to be executed with priority over the first special game, or the order in which the execution is suspended regardless of the type of the special game of the first special game and the second special game. It may be configured to be executed in. Further, the first special game may be configured to be executed with priority over the second special game. Further, the first special game and the second special game may be configured to be executable at the same time.

-The sub control board 50 is used as the sub control board, and the display control board that specially controls the effect display device 11 separately from the sub control board 50, the light emission control board that specially controls the decorative lamps LA1 and LA2, and the speaker SP are specialized. A sound control board may be provided to control the sound. A sub-board may include such a sub-controlled control board and a board that controls other effects. Further, in the embodiment, the main control CPU 41a of the main control board 40 and the sub control CPU 50a of the sub control board 50 may be mounted on a single board. Further, the display control board, the light emission control board, and the sound control board may be arbitrarily combined to form a single or a plurality of boards.

Next, the technical idea that can be grasped from the above-described embodiment and modified example will be described.
(1) A notification means for performing a predetermined notification is provided, and when the door opening detection means detects the opening of the door member, the notification means sends a specific notification in which the opening of the door member is included in the start condition. It is characterized by being able to execute.

(2) The door member can be operated even when the door member is closed, and is provided with a predetermined operation means different from the initialization operation means and the setting operation means, and the information display means is in the setting confirmation state. When the history information is displayed, the display mode of the history information is changed according to the operation of the predetermined operation means.

(3) In the initialization control means, when the initialization operation means is detected as effective and the specific control condition is satisfied, after being controlled to the set state, the control of the set state is performed. When the process is completed, the initialization control is performed, while the initialization operation means is detected as effective, and when the specific control condition is not satisfied, the initialization is performed without being controlled by the setting state. It is characterized by performing control.

(4) In the specific notification, the door opening detecting means detects the opening of the door member in at least one of the plurality of notification means when either the setting state or the setting confirmation state. It is characterized in that it is not sometimes executed, but is executed when the opening of the door member is detected by the door opening detecting means when the game is in the playable state.

(5) At least one of the plurality of notification means sets the door member open as a start condition when the door open detection means detects the opening of the door member in the set state. The included setting state notification can be executed, and when the door opening detecting means detects the opening of the door member even in the setting confirmation state, the opening of the door member is included in the start condition. The feature is that the setting confirmation status notification can be executed.

(6) The door opening detecting means is provided with a speaker, and the predetermined error is an error in which a specific event different from the detection of the opening of the door member by the door opening detecting means has occurred. If the specific event occurs when the door opening detecting means detects the opening of the door member in the game-enabled state, the opening of the door member has priority over the notification image included in the start condition. Then, a predetermined error notification image capable of identifying that the specific event has occurred is displayed as the predetermined error, and the speaker is in the game-enabled state and the door opening detecting means opens the door member. If the specific event occurs when is detected, it is possible to identify that the specific event has occurred as the predetermined error rather than the notification sound including the opening of the door member as the start condition. While outputting a predetermined error notification sound, the history information is displayed in the setting confirmation state, and the specific event occurs when the opening of the door member is detected by the door opening detecting means. It is characterized in that it is possible to output a state notification sound that can identify either the setting state or the setting confirmation state without outputting the predetermined error notification sound.

BT ... effect button (predetermined operation means), JBT ... cross button (predetermined operation means), LA1, LA2 ... decorative lamp (notification means), SE7 ... open detection sensor (door open detection means), SP ... speaker (notification means) , WM ... front frame (door member), WN ... middle frame (door member), WS ... outer frame (support member), 10 ... pachinko gaming machine, 11 ... effect display device (information display means, notification means), 14 ... Grand prize opening, 40 ... main control board (first control board), 41a ... main control CPU (initialization control means), 41b ... main control ROM, 41c ... main control RWM (backup storage means), 42 ... RWM clear switch (State control means, setting control means, initialization operation means), 43 ... setting device (setting operation means), 45 ... display (setting information display means), 48b ... open hole (opening), 49 ... lid member, 50 ... Sub-control board (second control board), 50a ... Sub-control CPU 50a, 50b ... Sub-control ROM 50b, 50c ... Sub-control RWM50c (information storage means).

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine provided with a support member and a door member that is openably and closably supported by the support member, and a jackpot game is given on condition that the jackpot lottery is won.
A door opening detecting means for detecting the opening of the door member and
A backup storage means for storing game information in a backup manner,
An initialization control means that performs initialization control that initializes at least a part of the game information, and
An initialization operation means configured to enable operations related to the initialization of game information, and
Setting control means for setting setting information that defines the degree of advantage regarding the jackpot lottery, and
A setting operation means configured to be capable of operations related to configuration information,
Setting information display means that can display setting information,
A state control means for controlling the state of the setting information set by the setting control means with the start of power supply, and a state control means.
Information storage means for storing information and
And information display means for displaying the information,
Provided with a notification means for performing a predetermined notification ,
The initialization operation means and the setting operation means can be operated when the door member is opened.
The state controlled by the state control means includes a setting state in which setting information is set by the setting control means and a setting confirmation state in which setting information set by the setting control means can be confirmed.
The state control means
When the opening of the door member is not detected by the door opening detecting means, the setting state and the setting confirmation state are set regardless of whether the initialization operating means and the setting operating means are detected as valid. Without control,
When the initialization operation means and the setting operation means are detected as valid and the door opening detection means detects the opening of the door member, the setting state is controlled.
When the initialization operating means is not detected as valid, the setting operating means is detected as valid, and the opening of the door member is detected by the door opening detecting means, the setting confirmation state is set. Control and
The information storage means includes setting history information that can specify the setting information set by the setting control means in the setting state and setting confirmation history information that can specify the setting information set in the setting confirmation state. At least one of them is accumulated and stored as history information,
The information display means displays historical information accumulated and stored by the information storage means.
When the backed up game information is not normal and the door member opening is not detected by the door opening detecting means, the state control means plays a game instead of the setting state and the setting confirmation state. Control the incapacitated state, which is impossible
The state control when the backed up game information is normal and the door opening detection means does not detect the opening of the door member in the situation where the power is turned on after the power is turned off in the setting state. The means controls the game in an incapable state in which the game cannot be performed, instead of the setting state and the setting confirmation state.
The notification means, have rows continuously identifiable notification until power-off to be in the game impossible state is controlled to the game impossible state,
The setting information display means is
The setting information can be displayed in the setting state and the setting confirmation state.
It is provided so that the displayed setting information can be visually recognized when the door member is opened.
Display the setting information when the backed up game information is normal and the opening of the door member is not detected by the door opening detecting means in the situation where the power is turned on after the power is turned off in the setting state. A game machine that displays error information in a manner different from that when the backed up game information is not normal and the door member is not detected by the door opening detecting means .

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