JP6864188B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which, when a jackpot with a privilege is assigned in a jackpot winning / failing determination, the gaming state shifts from a normal state to a privileged state in which a jackpot is more likely to occur after the jackpot game.

Conventionally, it has been known that this type of gaming machine returns to the normal state when the number of times of execution of the pass / fail determination reaches a predetermined upper limit after shifting to the privilege state (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-50409 (paragraphs [0074] to [0077], FIG. 7)

However, in the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, excitement can be given to the player when shifting from the normal state to the privilege state, but after the privilege state is reached, the number of times of execution of the hit / fail judgment is set to a predetermined upper limit. When it reaches the normal state, there is a problem that the game becomes monotonous.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine having a new gaming property that is unexpected in changing the gaming state.

The gaming machine according to the invention of claim 1 made to achieve the above object is provided in the gaming area where the gaming ball flows down, and is provided in the first and second starting ports where the gaming ball can win a prize, and in the gaming area. Due to the large winning opening, which is provided and can be switched between the open state where the game ball can be won and the closed state where it is difficult to win, and which is normally held in the closed state, and the winning of the game ball to the first starting opening. The first hit / fail judgment is made using the first hit / fail judgment right generated as a result of the above and the second hit / fail judgment right generated due to the winning of the game ball to the second starting port. A determination effect means for executing a first determination notification effect for notifying the result of the hit / fail judgment of the right / wrong judgment right and a second judgment notification effect for notifying the result of the hit / fail judgment of the second right / wrong judgment right. After the hit judgment notification effect, the jackpot game execution means for executing the jackpot game that opens the jackpot is provided together with the inside of the jackpot, and the privilege that the game ball is selectively entered is confirmed. It is equipped with a mouth and a normal mouth, and as a hit of the jackpot hit / fail judgment by the first hit / fail judgment right, the game state after the big hit game is set to a time-saving state in which the second hit / miss judgment right is relatively likely to occur. While both a jackpot without a privilege that makes the second hit / fail judgment right relatively unlikely to occur in a non-time saving state are provided, at least a jackpot with a privilege is provided as a hit for a jackpot hit / fail judgment by the second hit / fail judgment right. When a game ball enters the privilege confirmation opening during a jackpot game with a privilege based on the first winning / failing judgment right and during a jackpot game with a privilege based on the second winning / failing judgment right, the time saving state is judged as a jackpot winning / failing. The hit probability is relatively high, and there is a probability change with virtually no limit on the number of times. On the other hand, if the game ball does not enter the privilege confirmation opening, the time reduction state has a relatively low probability of hit. It is set to be in a time-saving state, and the probability that the game state after the big hit game will be in the time-saving state with a probability change is the hit of the big hit hit / fail judgment by the second hit / miss judgment right than the hit of the big hit hit / fail judgment by the first hit / miss judgment right. it is rather high, and the upper portion implanted gaming balls of the game area includes a falling regulating portion to flow down is divided into the right and left of the game area, one of the left and right of the game area sorted by the falling restricting portion A state in which a game ball flowing down one side can enter and the game ball is launched toward the other side is easier to enter than a state in which the game ball is launched toward the other side. The first and second starting ports are arranged at the positions .

In the present invention, the "big winning opening" means a winning opening that is opened and closed in a big hit game regardless of whether or not the opening width is large.

In the gaming machine of claim 1, when the jackpot hit / fail judgment is made, the hit using the first hit / fail judgment right related to the winning of the first starting port and the second winning of the second starting port are made. There is a hit using the winning / failing judgment right, and after the first or second judgment notification effect for notifying each of these hits, a big hit game in which the big winning opening is opened is executed. Here, as a hit of the jackpot hit / fail judgment by the first hit / fail judgment right, it is easy to enter the bonus confirmation opening during the jackpot game. There are both big hits without special benefits. On the other hand, the contact of the jackpot spruce determination by the second spruce determination rights, only Privilege with jackpot is provided. Then, when a game ball enters the privilege confirmation opening during a jackpot game with a privilege, the game state becomes a probabilistic state in which the probability of winning the jackpot hit / fail judgment is relatively high, while the game ball enters the privilege confirmation opening. If not, the gaming state becomes a non-probability state with a relatively low probability of hitting.

Front view of a pachinko game according to an embodiment of the present invention Front view of the game board Enlarged view of the right flow area Enlarged view of the right flow area Enlarged view of the upper part of the right flow area Front view of the right flow area when the winning adjustment opening / closing member is unfavorably open Front view of the right flow area when the winning adjustment opening / closing member is in the advantageous closed state Timing chart of judgment notification effect Timing chart of judgment notification effect Timing chart of judgment notification effect Timing chart of judgment notification effect Timing chart of judgment notification effect Flow chart of main control circuit main program Flowchart of main interrupt processing Flowchart of start winning opening switch detection process Flowchart of gate passage processing Flowchart of normal operation processing Flowchart of special operation processing Special Figure 1 Flowchart of variable motion processing Special Figure 1 Flowchart of standby processing Special Figure 1 Flowchart of jackpot judgment processing Special Figure 1 Flowchart of selection process Special Figure 1 Flowchart of variation mode selection process Special Figure 1 Flowchart of random number shift processing Special Figure 1 Flowchart of fluctuation start setting process Special Figure 1 Flow chart of fluctuation processing Special Figure 1 Flowchart of out-of-order confirmation processing Special Figure 1 Flowchart of jackpot confirmation processing Special Figure 2 Flowchart of variable motion processing Special Figure 2 Flowchart of standby processing Special Figure 2 Flowchart of jackpot judgment processing Special Figure 2 Flowchart of variation mode selection process Special Figure 2 Flowchart of random number shift processing Special Figure 2 Flowchart of fluctuation start setting process Special Figure 2 Flow chart of fluctuation processing Special Figure 2 Flowchart of out-of-order confirmation processing Special figure 2 Flow chart of big hit confirmation process Special Figure 1 Flowchart of jackpot operation processing Special Figure 2 Flowchart of jackpot operation processing Flowchart of top prize winning mouth processing Flowchart of probabilistic region solenoid operation processing Flowchart of jackpot start processing Flowchart of round setting process Flowchart of big prize opening operation setting process Flowchart of large winning opening opening process Flowchart of big prize opening switch detection process Flowchart of top prize opening opening / closing setting process Flow chart of large winning opening closing 1 processing Flowchart of large winning opening closing 2 processing Flowchart of jackpot end processing Flowchart for processing the number of reserved balls Flow chart of power failure monitoring process Flowchart of sub-control circuit main program Flow chart of receive interrupt processing Flowchart of 2ms timer interrupt processing Flowchart of 10ms timer interrupt processing Flowchart of main command analysis process Special Figure 1 Flowchart of variable command processing Special Figure 1 Flowchart of hold command processing Flowchart of main control state command processing Flowchart of jackpot OP command processing Flow chart of jackpot ED command processing Flow chart of variable scenario processing Special Figure 1 Flowchart of variable time update processing Flow chart of main control timer update 1 process Special Figure 1 Flowchart of winning command storage process Flow chart of main control timer update 2 processing Flow chart of additional lottery process Flow chart of liquid crystal control processing Flowchart of time saving number subtraction judgment processing Flowchart of special effect judgment processing Front view of the drive device for the winning adjustment opening / closing member Time chart of remaining time notification production Time chart of remaining time notification production Time chart of remaining time notification production Time chart of remaining time notification production

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the pachinko gaming machine 10 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 71. In the following description, the "left and right" are the left and right when the pachinko gaming machine 10 is viewed from the front.

<About the outline structure of the front side of the pachinko machine 10>
The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a substantially circular gaming area R surrounded by guide rails 12 on the front surface of the gaming board 11 shown in FIG. 2, and the gaming area R is provided on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10 with a front window 10W. It can be visually recognized through (see FIG. 1).

As shown in FIG. 1, a ball tray 13 capable of storing game balls is provided in the lower part of the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10. A launch handle 14 is provided on the right side of the ball tray 13, and by rotating the launch handle 14, a game ball is launched from a launch device (not shown) toward the game area R. Further, the firing intensity of the game ball can be arbitrarily adjusted according to the amount of rotation of the firing handle 14.

As shown in FIG. 2, a deformed display window is formed through the center of the game area R of the game board 11, and the display decorative frame 20 is fitted into the display window from the front side. Then, the display 15 on the back side of the game board 11 faces forward through the display decorative frame 20. Further, the display decorative frame 20 projects from the front surface of the game board 11, and prohibits the game ball from flowing down in front of the display 15. Then, the game area R is divided into a left side flow area Ra and a right side flow area Rb in the left-right direction by the display decorative frame 20, and is divided into an upper connecting passage 23 and a lower flow area Rc in the vertical direction.

The upper surface of the lower side of the display decorative frame 20 is a stage 21 that is inclined downward from both ends in the left-right direction toward the center, and a game ball that flows down the left flow area Ra on the left side of the display decoration frame 20. A warp path (not shown) is formed to capture the inside of the display decorative frame 20. The game ball that has passed through the warp path is released from the left end of the stage 21 and rolls left and right on the stage 21. Further, the game ball that has finished rolling on the stage 21 flows down from the central portion of the stage 21 to the lower flow-down region Rc.

A ball launch port 16 for allowing a game ball launched from a launching device (not shown) to enter the game area R is provided above the left flow area Ra. Further, the upper end surface of the display decorative frame 20 is an inner guide surface 22 extending in an arc shape along the guide rail 12, and the upper connecting passage 23 is between the guide rail 12 and the inner guide surface 22. It is sandwiched in an arc shape and connects the upper part of the left flow area Ra and the upper part of the right flow area Rb.

The game ball launched with a relatively weak firing intensity collides with the display decorative frame 20 and the obstacle nail provided in the left flow area Ra, and flows down the left flow area Ra without entering the upper connecting passage 23. On the other hand, the game ball launched with a relatively strong firing intensity passes through the upper connecting passage 23 as it is from the ball launching outlet 16 along the guide rail 12, and flows down the right flow-down region Rb. Hereinafter, a game in which the firing intensity is adjusted so that the game ball flows down the left flow area Ra is referred to as a "left-handed game", and the firing intensity is adjusted so that the game ball flows down the right flow area Rb. The game to be played is called "right-handed game".

<About the left flow area Ra>
A plurality of obstacle nails are dispersedly arranged in the left flow area Ra, and a wind turbine 17 and a plurality of general winning portions 18 are provided in the lower part of the left flow area Ra. The general winning portion 18 has a pocket structure, and a general winning opening 18A that is always open is formed on the upper surface thereof, and one game ball can be won in each of the general winning openings 18A. Then, each time a prize is won in the general prize opening 18A, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out.

<About the lower flow area Rc>
In the lower flow area Rc, a center winning portion 31 is provided directly below the central portion of the stage 21. The center winning section 31 has a pocket structure similar to that of the general winning section 18, and has a constantly open center starting port 31A on the upper surface thereof, and game balls can be won one by one in the center starting port 31A. .. Then, each time a prize is won in the center starting port 31A, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. Further, in the lower flow area Rc, a plurality of obstacle nails are arranged in a row from the wind turbine 17 toward the center winning portion 31, and a part of the game ball that has flowed down the left flow area Ra due to the obstacle nail rows. Is configured to face the center starting port 31A. In the present embodiment, about 5 to 6% of the game balls that have flowed down the left flow area Ra (5 to 6 balls when the "left-handed game" is continued for 1 minute (100 balls)) are at the center start port 31A. It is configured to win a prize. Further, the flow direction of the game ball that has flowed down the right side flow area Rb is regulated by an obstacle nail, a display decorative frame 20, or the like so as not to win a prize in the center start port 31A.

A special starting port 33A is provided at a position on the right side of the center winning portion 31 in the lower flow area Rc. The special start opening 33A is open toward the front surface (game area R) of the game board 11, and can be opened and closed by the start opening door 33T. The start port door 33T is rotatable back and forth around the lower end of the special start port 33A, and is always held in an upright position to close the special start port 33A. Then, the start door 33T is tilted forward to open the special start door 33A, and the fallen start door 33T can be used as a guide to win one game ball at a time. In addition, each time a game ball wins a prize in the special starting port 33A, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out.

<About right flow area Rb>
A side winning portion 32 is provided at a position below the right flow area Rb. As shown in FIG. 3, the side winning portion 32 has a pocket structure similar to that of the general winning portion 18, has a side starting port 32A that is always open on the upper surface thereof, and one game ball is provided in the side starting port 32A. It is possible to win prizes one by one. Then, each time a prize is won in the side start opening 32A, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out.

A starting gate 30 is arranged on the downstream side of the right side flow region Rb from the side winning portion 32. The starting gates 30 are arranged diagonally downward to the right of the side winning portion 32 so that the game balls can pass through the inside one by one vertically downward.

A second attacker opening 35A is provided on the downstream side of the starting gate 30. The second attacker opening 35A is arranged at a position slightly to the left of the position directly below the starting gate 30 and slightly to the right of the position directly below the side winning portion 32, and a game ball that has passed through the starting gate 30 can win a prize. It has become. Like the special start port 33A, the second attacker door 35A is open toward the front surface (game area R) of the game board 11 and can be opened and closed by the attacker door 35T, and the attacker door 35T that has fallen to the front side. The game balls can be won one by one by using the guide (the attacker door 35T is closed by the attacker door 35T and the winning is impossible or difficult state, and the attacker door 35T is tilted to the front side to switch to the winning possible or easy state). The game ball that has won the second attacker opening 35A is once discharged into the large winning block 34 described below through the back side of the game board 11. In addition, a ball receiving wall 37 is provided to the right of the second attacker opening 35A, and the game ball received by the ball receiving wall 37 is delivered to the attacker door 35T that has fallen to the front side. There is.

<About the big prize block 34>
In the lower right portion of the game area R, a large winning block 34 having a guide upper surface 34B for receiving most of the game balls flowing down the right flow area Rb is provided. The guide upper surface 34B is inclined downward to the left, and guides the received game ball to the special starting port 33A. The flow direction of the game ball that has flowed down the left side flow area Ra is regulated by an obstacle nail, a display decorative frame 20, or the like so as not to win a prize in the special starting port 33A.

The first attacker opening 34A is formed in a portion of the guide upper surface 34B of the grand prize block 34 that is displaced from the second attacker opening 35A toward the special starting opening 33A over a range of 2 to 4 times the diameter of the game ball. And usually, it is closed by the shutter plate 34T. As a result, normally, the game ball rolls on the guide upper surface 34B from the right end to the left end and is guided to the special starting port 33A as described above. Then, when the shutter plate 34T is opened so as to retract rearward from the front surface of the game board 11 and the first attacker opening 34A is opened, the game ball that flows down the right flow-down region Rb and is received by the right end portion of the guide upper surface 34B. Most of them win the first attacker mouth 34A (switch between a non-winning or difficult state closed by the shutter plate 34T and a winning or easy state in which the shutter plate 34T is opened so as to retract backward).

As shown in FIG. 3, inside the large winning block 34, a normal port 36C, a V confirmation port 36A, and an internal discharge port 35H are provided. The normal opening 36C is arranged at a position closer to the lower left side in the grand prize block 34. Then, all the game balls that have entered the large winning block 34 through the first attacker mouth 34A are taken into the rear side of the game board 11 from the normal mouth 36C. In addition, each time a game ball is taken into the rear of the game board 11 from the first attacker opening 34A via the normal opening 36C, more prize balls are paid out than when winning the general winning openings 18A and the starting openings 31A, 32A, 33A. Is done.

The internal discharge port 35H is arranged diagonally upward to the right of the entry restricting member 36B. Then, the game ball that has won the second attacker opening 35A is discharged from the internal discharge port 35H into the large winning block 34. The V confirmation port 36A is arranged at a position closer to the lower right side in the large winning block 34, and above the V confirmation port 36A, a closed position for prohibiting the entry of a game ball into the V confirmation port 36A and a V confirmation port 36A. An entry restricting member 36B that moves back and forth with and from an open position that allows entry into the ball is provided. Then, most of the game balls that have entered the large winning block 34 through the second attacker opening 35A are taken into the rear side of the game board 11 from the V confirmation opening 36A if the entry restricting member 36B is open. Further, when the entry restricting member 36B is closed, the game ball that has entered the large winning block 34 through the second attacker opening 35A passes over the approach restricting member 36B and moves to the left in the large winning block 34. It is usually taken into the rear side of the game board 11 from the mouth 36C. Then, every time the game ball passes through either the normal opening 36C or the V confirmation opening 36A and is taken in behind the game board 11 after winning the second attacker opening 35A, the general winning opening 18A or the starting opening 31A, More prize balls will be paid out than when winning 32A and 33A.

An out passage 39 connecting the right side flow area Rb and the lower flow area Rc is formed on the outer edge portion of the grand prize block 34 along the guide rail 12, and the side start port 32A and the second attacker port are formed. The game ball that did not win the prize in 35A and did not fall on the guide upper surface 34B passes through the out passage 39 and is collected in the out port 19 provided at the lowermost part of the game area R.

<About the flow path of the right flow area Rb>
A common backbone path 50 through which all the game balls flowing down the right-side flow-down region Rb pass is provided above the right-side flow-down region Rb. The common trunk route 50 extends in the vertical direction with a width that allows only one game ball to pass through, and the first trunk flow path 51 and the second trunk flow path 52 are bifurcated at the lower end of the common trunk route 50. Have been contacted. The second trunk flow path 52 extends downward from the branching portion with the first trunk flow path 51 along the outer edge of the game area R, and the discharge port 52B at the lower end thereof extends to the left toward the start gate 30. It opens diagonally downward. Further, the second trunk flow path 52 guides the game ball so as not to win a prize in the side start port 32A, and guides the game ball to the start gate 30, the special start port 33A arranged on the downstream side thereof, the first and second attackers. Direct to mouths 34A and 35A.

Further, the second trunk flow path 52 is relatively small and meanders to the left and right, and a game ball that reaches the lower end while meandering in the second trunk flow path 52 as shown in FIG. 6 is placed at the lower end thereof. A bounce portion 58 is provided that bounces off and directs the outlet 52B toward the starting gate 30. The bounce portion 58 is made of a sheet metal or an elastic member that is a separate component from the wall member that constitutes the first trunk flow path 51 and the second trunk flow path 52, and is a wall member that constitutes the second trunk flow path 52. The formed side opening 52C is closed from the outside.

As shown in FIG. 3, a distribution member 53 is provided at a branch portion between the first trunk flow path 51 and the second trunk flow path 52. The distribution member 53 has a first guide position (state shown in FIG. 3) and a second guide position (state shown in FIG. 4) about a rotation axis J1 perpendicular to the front surface of the game board 11. It is possible to tilt between. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the distribution member 53 includes an upward regulating portion 54C extending upward (common trunk path 50) from the rotation shaft J1 and a first trunk flow path 51 side from the rotation shaft J1. The left regulating portion 54A extending to form the left receiving portion 53A with the upper regulating portion 54C, and the right receiving portion 54A extending from the rotation shaft J1 to the second trunk flow path 52 side and extending to the upper regulating portion 54C. It is provided with a right regulating portion 54B forming the portion 53B. Only one game ball can be received in each of the left receiving portion 53A and the right receiving portion 53B. Then, at the first guide position shown in FIG. 3, the upward regulating portion 54C is tilted toward the first trunk flow path 51, the right receiving portion 53B faces the common trunk path 50, and the game ball is placed on the right receiving portion 53B. At the second guide position shown in FIG. 4, the upper restricting portion 54C is tilted toward the second trunk flow path 52, the left receiving portion 53A faces the common trunk route 50, and the game is played on the left receiving portion 53A. The ball becomes acceptable.

Further, a chevron tilt regulation stopper 55 is provided directly below the distribution member 53, and the distribution member 53 is brought into contact with the tilt regulation stopper 55 by the left regulation portion 54A and the right regulation portion 54B. , It is positioned at the first guide position and the second guide position described above. Then, the distribution member 53 switches between the first guide position and the second guide position due to the weight of the game ball, and the game ball that has entered the common trunk path 50 is passed through the first trunk flow path 51 and the second trunk flow path 52. It is automatically sorted to and. In this way, the distribution member 53 accurately distributes the game ball that has passed through the common trunk path 50 into the first trunk flow path 51 and the second trunk flow path 52, so that the path through which the game ball travels is accurately adjusted. It becomes possible.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first trunk flow path 51 extends downward from the branch portion with the second trunk flow path 52 while meandering to the left and right larger than the second trunk flow path 52. The transit time through which the sphere passes is configured to be longer than that of the second main flow path 52. A side start port 32A, a special start port 33A, a start gate 30, and the like are provided on the downstream side of the first trunk flow path 51.

A ball idler member 57 is provided in the middle of the first trunk flow path 51. As shown in FIG. 5, the ball idler member 57 has a receiving wall 57A for receiving the game ball and a discharge hole 57B which penetrates the receiving wall 57A up and down and allows the game ball to pass through one by one. .. The ball idler member 57 can circulate the game ball around the discharge hole 57B and then fall into the discharge hole 57B, like a so-called “clune”, and allows the game ball to pass through the first trunk flow path 51. Change the time irregularly.

As shown in FIG. 6, at the lower end of the first trunk flow path 51, a first guide flow path 61 that guides the game ball to win the side start port 32A and a game ball wins the side start port 32A. (When the first guide flow path 61 is not flowed down), the start gate 30 and the second guide flow path 62 directed to the special start port 33A located on the downstream side thereof are contacted. Has been done. The side start port 32A is arranged so that the game ball that has passed through the first trunk flow path 51 arrives earlier than the special start port 33A, and the game ball that reaches the side start port 32A is the side start port. By winning 32A, it is configured so that it does not flow down to the downstream side.

At the lower end of the first trunk flow path 51, a rolling inclined surface 56 inclined downward to the right so that the game ball rolls is provided. At the rolling destination of the game ball on the rolling inclined surface 56, the entrance 61A to the first guide flow path 61 is opened upward. Further, a second guide flow path 62 extends downstream from the entrance 61A to the first guide flow path 61, and the lower end of the second guide flow path 62 and the lower end of the second trunk flow path 52. Are merging. Here, the discharge port 62B at the lower end of the second guide flow path 62 is arranged at a position closer to directly above the start gate 30 than the discharge port 52B of the second trunk flow path 52.

A slide plate 64 is provided at the entrance 61A to the first guide flow path 61. The slide plate 64 directly moves in the rolling direction on the rolling inclined surface 56, and is in an open state in which the entrance 61A is opened as shown in FIG. 6 and in a closed state in which the entrance 61A is closed as shown in FIG. It automatically alternates between states. Further, in order to prevent the game ball from being caught at the entrance 61A, the moving speed of the slide plate 64 when switching from the open state to the closed state is higher than the moving speed when switching from the closed state to the open state. Is faster, and the front edge of the slide plate 64 on the lower surface side is cut diagonally. Further, the opening / closing cycle of the slide plate 64 is set to be different from the continuous firing cycle of the game ball by the launching device (interval when continuous firing is continued), and the game is played in the closed state of the slide plate 64. The launch timing of the game ball cannot be intentionally adjusted so that the ball passes over the entrance 61A, and the fairness of the game can be maintained. The launching device of the present embodiment is designed to launch a game ball at a rate of one ball for 0.6 seconds, and the slide plate 64 is in a disadvantageous open state at a rate of once every 0.5 seconds. It is a specification that switches from to advantageous closed state.

As shown in FIG. 6, the side start port 32A is arranged directly below the entrance 61A to the first guide flow path 61, and most of the game balls that have fallen from the entrance 61A to the first guide flow path 61. The side starting port 32A is designed to win a prize.

Of the first guide flow path 61, the first winning deviation routes 63L and 63R are connected between the entrance 61A and the side start port 32A. The first winning deviation paths 63L and 63R are game balls or side starters that fall diagonally downward between the entrance 61A of the first guide flow path 61 and the side start port 32A and deviate from the first guide flow path 61. The game ball that bounces off at the opening edge of the mouth 32A is accepted and directed toward the special starting mouth 33A. Here, the first winning deviation path 63R formed on the right side of the side winning portion 32 is provided adjacent to the second guide flow path 62, and is provided between the second main flow path 52 and the second guide flow path 62. It is open to the confluence of the lower ends. That is, the starting gate 30 is arranged at a position where a game ball that has passed through any of the second trunk flow path 52, the second guide flow path 62, and the first winning deviation path 63R can win a prize. On the other hand, the first winning deviation path 63L formed on the left side of the side winning portion 32 is launched at the second attacker opening 35A or on the downstream side thereof without the game ball passing through the starting gate 30. It guides the flow down to the special starting port 33A, which is located farther than the side starting port 32A. Since the entrance 61A of the first guide flow path 61 is arranged directly above the side start port 32A, the game ball that has entered the first guide flow path 61 does not win a prize in the side start port 32A. There is almost no deviation from the 1st prize deviation route 63L, 63R, and it is an extremely rare case to deviate from the 1st prize deviation route 63L, 63R.

Here, by providing the distribution member 53 and the slide plate 64 described above, about 2 to 3% of all the game balls that have flowed down the right flow area Rb (“right-handed game” for 1 minute (100 balls)). ) If it continues, 2 to 3 balls) are configured to win the side start opening 32A. That is, when comparing the side start port 32A and the center start port 31A, the game ball wins in the side start port 32A more than in the center start port 31A regardless of the game state (high probability state and low probability state). It has a difficult structure.

<Opening and closing of slide plate 64>
FIG. 72 shows the drive device 65 for the slide plate 64. The drive device 65 includes a driven arm 66 and a motor 67, which are connected by a cam mechanism. The upper end of the driven arm 66 is pivotally supported by a rotation axis J2 orthogonal to the game board 11, and a slide plate 64 is integrally provided at a position near the lower end of the driven arm 66. A coil spring 68 is connected to the lower end of the driven arm 66, and the coil spring 68 urges the driven arm 66 to the origin position (position shown in FIG. 72A) where the driven arm 66 is brought into contact with the stopper 69. There is. At the origin position, the slide plate 64 is in an advantageous closed state (state shown in FIG. 7).

A driven cam 66A is provided on the driven arm 66, and a driven cam 67A is gear-connected to the output rotating shaft 67J of the motor 67. The main cam 67A has a configuration in which a cam protrusion 67T protrudes from a cylindrical surface, and in the process in which the driven cam 66A gets over the cam protrusion 67T, the driven arm 66 moves to the origin position and a moving end away from the origin position. It is configured to reciprocate between the position (the position shown in FIG. 72B). When the driven arm 66 is in the moving end position, the slide plate 64 is in an unfavorably opened state (state shown in FIG. 6).

That is, as shown in the change from FIG. 72 (A) to FIG. 72 (B), the cam protrusion 67T of the main cam 67A presses the driven cam 66A to move the driven arm 66 from the origin position to the moving end position. By moving, the slide plate 64 changes from the advantageous closed state to the disadvantageous open state, and as shown in the change from FIG. 72 (B) to FIG. 72 (C), the driven cam 66A gets over the cam protrusion 67T. As a result, the pressure is released, and when the pressure is released, the driven arm 66 moves to the origin position due to the elastic force of the coil spring 68 increased by the movement to the moving end position, and the slide plate 64 is in an advantageous closed state. It is configured to return to.

<Right to judge whether it is right or wrong>
When a game ball wins a prize in the start gate 30, the center start port 31A, the side start port 32A, and the special start port 33A, a hit / fail judgment right is generated, and a hit / fail judgment is performed using the hit / fail judgment right. These pass / fail judgments will be described below.

<Regarding the right to judge whether or not a small hit is successful>
When the game ball passes through the start gate 30, a "small hit hit / fail judgment right" is generated, and whether or not to perform a "small hit game" in which the special start port 33A is opened by using the small hit hit / fail judgment right. "Small hit success / failure judgment" is performed. The determination result of the small hit hit / miss determination is notified by a small determination notification unit (not shown) provided in a part of the display decoration frame 20. The small-judgment notification unit notifies the determination result of the small-hit hit / miss determination after performing the small-hit notification effect over a predetermined "small-judgment effect period". In addition, when the game ball passes through the start gate 30 during the "small judgment effect period", the "small hit winning / failing judgment right" for that amount is reserved up to a predetermined upper limit number (for example, a maximum of 4). After that, the "small hit winning / failing judgment right" does not occur. Then, the reserved "small hit winning / failing judgment right" is used in the order of occurrence (oldest order).

<About the first right / wrong judgment right>
When a game ball wins a prize in each of the center start opening 31A and the side start opening 32A, a first hit / fail determination right is generated, and the jackpot win / fail determination is performed using the first hit / fail determination right. The result of the jackpot winning / failing determination performed by using the first winning / failing determination right is notified by the first determination notification unit 15G (see FIG. 2) provided in, for example, the upper left portion of the screen of the display 15. The first judgment notification unit 15G arranges, for example, three judgment symbols that change in the range of 0 to 9 side by side, and when notifying the result of the jackpot hit / fail judgment, the judgment symbols are changed in the vertical direction. A notification effect of displaying (for example, scrolling) and then stopping and displaying is performed. Then, when the big hit hit / fail judgment is a hit, the combination of the three judgment symbols displayed as stopped becomes the hit symbol combination (for example, the number of three digits of doublet) which means a hit, and in the case of a miss, the combination is a hit symbol combination. It is a combination of missed symbols that means doublet (for example, the number of 3 digits other than doublet). In addition, the center start port 31A and the side start are started while the judgment notification effect (variation display of the first judgment notification unit 15G) based on the first hit / fail judgment right is being performed, and while the jackpot game described later is being performed. When a game ball wins in the mouth 32A, the first hit / fail judgment right for that amount is reserved up to a predetermined upper limit, for example, up to four, and the first hit / fail judgment right is generated after that. do not. Then, the reserved first right / wrong judgment right is used in the order of occurrence (oldest order).

<About the second right / wrong judgment right>
When the game ball wins a prize in the special starting port 33A, a second hit / fail judgment right is generated, and the jackpot hit / fail judgment is performed using the second hit / fail judgment right. The result of the big hit winning / failing determination performed by using the second winning / failing determination right is notified by the second determination notification unit 25 integrally provided in the lower right portion of the display decoration frame 20. The second determination notification unit 25 displays the result of the jackpot winning / failing determination after performing the determination notification effect. The second determination notification unit 25 is a determination symbol composed of a plurality of LEDs, and the determination notification effect is performed by blinking the LEDs (variable display). Then, when the big hit hit / fail judgment is a hit, all the LEDs are turned on after the judgment notification effect, and when the jackpot is off, some or all the LEDs are turned off after the judgment notification effect. Become.

If a game ball wins a prize in the special starting port 33A while performing a judgment notification effect (blinking of the LED) based on the second hit / fail judgment right and while performing a big hit game described later, that is the case. The second pass / fail judgment right for the minute is reserved up to a predetermined upper limit, for example, up to four, and no second pass / fail judgment right is generated beyond that. Then, the reserved second right / wrong judgment right is used in the order of occurrence (oldest order). Further, as described above, between the first pass / fail judgment rights and between the second pass / fail judgment rights, the judgment notification effect is started using the pass / fail judgment rights in the order of occurrence, and either the first or the second The determination notification effect of the other right / wrong determination right is started regardless of whether or not the determination notification effect of the right / wrong determination right is being executed. Hereinafter, the judgment notification effect based on the first hit / fail judgment right is referred to as the "first judgment notification effect", and the judgment notification effect based on the second pass / fail judgment right is referred to as the "second judgment notification effect". "

<About the types of jackpots>
As shown in Table 1 below, there are two types of "big hit winning / failing judgment" using the first winning / failing judgment right, "big hit without privilege" and "big hit with privilege", and the second winning / failing judgment. There is only "big hit with benefits" in the "big hit hit / fail judgment" using the right. That is, the probability of becoming a "big hit with privilege" at the second hit of the hit / fail judgment right (that is, the big hit when winning the special starting port 33A) is 100%. On the other hand, the probability of becoming a "big hit with benefits" by hitting with the first hit / fail judgment right (that is, a big hit when winning the center start opening 31A or the side start opening 32A) is, for example, 1/5 (that is, 20). %), The probability of becoming a "big hit without benefits" is set to 4/5 (that is, 80%).

When any of the big hits shown in Table 1 is a big hit, a "big hit game" in which the first or second attacker openings 34A and 35A are opened is executed. The "big hit game" is composed of two rounds, in which only the first attacker mouth 34A is open in the first round and only the second attacker mouth 35A is open in the second round. Further, the opening of the first and second attacker ports 34A and 35A is limited to a predetermined opening period (for example, 15 seconds), and a predetermined number (for example, 10) is opened during the opening period. (Ball) game The ball closes as soon as it wins a prize. It should be noted that, due to the above arrangement, it is necessary to hit the game ball to the first or second attacker openings 34A and 35A in order to win a prize. Therefore, for a player who desires more prize balls, during the "big hit game", " "Right-handed game" is essential.

During the second round, the attacker door 35T operates in a preset manner to open the second attacker opening 35A. In the "big hit with benefits", if you hit right normally, the game ball enters the second attacker mouth 35A (for example, opening for 1 second is repeated multiple times), while in the "big hit without benefits", the right It is usually set so that the game ball does not enter the second attacker mouth 35A even if it is hit (for example, it is opened only once for 1 second). That is, it is set that the game ball does not substantially enter the V confirmation port 36A during the big hit game of "big hit without privilege". The movement of the entry control member 36B that opens and closes the V confirmation port 36A is constant regardless of whether it is a “big hit with a privilege” or a “big hit without a privilege”.

Depending on whether or not the ball has entered the V confirmation port 36A during the big hit game, one or both of the "big hit judgment probability" and the "small judgment effect period length" after the big hit game are changed as compared with the normal time. It has become like.

<About probability>
Regarding the "probability of winning or failing a big hit", there are two settings, a "high probability state" in which the probability of winning is higher than in the normal time, and a "low probability state" as usual. Here, switching from the "low probability state" to the "high probability state" is called "probability change", and the "high probability state" is called "probability change state". In the following description, the "low probability state" will be appropriately referred to as the "non-probability change state". In the present embodiment, the "judgment probability of a big hit" is set to 1/10 in the "high probability state" and 1/99 in the "low probability state". Further, the "judgment probability of a big hit" is the same for all of the center start port 31A, the side start port 32A, and the special start port 33A, but as described above, the hit of the second hit / fail judgment right, that is, the special start port The hit when winning 33A is a "big hit with benefits" with a 100% probability, while the hit of the first hit / fail judgment right, that is, the hit when winning the center start opening 31A or the side start opening 32A. Has a 1/5 chance of becoming a "big hit with benefits" and a 4/5 chance of becoming a "big hit without benefits", so the probability of drawing the "big hit with benefits" that the player wants most is a prize in the special starting port 33A. If you do, it will be 1/10 in the high probability state and 1/99 in the low probability state, while if you win the center start port 31A or the side start port 32A, it will be 1/50 in the high probability state and 1/50 in the low probability state. That is 1/495.

<About time saving>
In the present embodiment, there are two settings, a "time saving state" in which the frequency of "big hit winning / failing determination" is higher than usual, and a "non-time saving state" as usual. Specifically, in the "normal state", the execution times of the first and second determination notification effects are both set to, for example, 15 seconds to 180 seconds, whereas in the "time saving state", the execution time is set to, for example, 15 seconds to 180 seconds. For example, the execution time of the first determination notification effect is set to 30 seconds to 360 seconds, and the execution time of the second determination notification effect is set to 2 seconds, which is shorter than that in the "normal state". As a result, for example, the number of "big hit hit / fail judgments" performed in 30 seconds is up to 4 times in the "normal state" (2 times each in the big hit hit / miss judgment using the 1st and 2nd hit / fail judgment rights). On the other hand, in the "time saving state", the maximum number of times is 16 (1 time in the big hit winning / failing judgment using the first hit / fail judgment right, 15 times in the big hit winning / failing judgment using the second hit / fail judgment right), and the "time saving state". The frequency of "big hit winning / failing judgment" is higher than that of "non-time saving state".

Further, regarding the "small judgment effect period", there are a relatively short "small judgment effect period for shortening the time" (for example, 1 second) and a relatively long "small judgment effect period for normal use" (for example, 10 seconds). There are two settings. In the time-saving state, the execution frequency of the above-mentioned "small hit winning / failing determination" is higher than in the non-time-saving state, and the frequency of "small hit" is also higher. Further, when a small hit is made in the time saving state, the opening time of the special starting port 33A is set to be longer than when the small hit is made in the non-time saving state (for example, when a small hit is made in the time saving state). Repeat the opening for 2 seconds 3 times, and if you get a small hit in the non-time saving state, open for 1 second only once), even if you play the right-handed game in the non-time saving state, most of the special start port 33A There is no prize, but if a right-handed game is played in a short time, many game balls will win in the special starting port 33A. In the present embodiment, the "small hit probability" is set to be higher in the "small hit winning / failing determination" in the time saving state than in the non-time saving state.

<Regarding the presence or absence of a ball entering the V confirmation port 36A>
Whether or not the "big hit judgment probability", "length of the first and second judgment notification effect periods" and "length of the small judgment effect period (length of fluctuation time)" are changed after the big hit game , It is determined by whether or not the game ball has entered the V confirmation port 36A during the jackpot game. Specifically, as shown in Table 1 above, if a "big hit with benefits" is obtained regardless of whether the first right or wrong judgment right or the second right or wrong judgment right is made, during the big hit game. If a game ball enters the V confirmation port 36A, it will be in a "probability change state" and a "time reduction state" (hereinafter, this is appropriately referred to as a "probability change time reduction state") after the big hit game, and the game is played in the V confirmation port 36A. If the ball does not enter, it will be in a "time saving state" (hereinafter, this is appropriately referred to as a "time saving state without probability change") instead of a "probability change state". In addition, in the case of a "big hit without benefits", if a game ball enters the V confirmation opening 36A during the big hit game, it is not a "time saving state" but a "probability change state" (hereinafter, this) after the big hit game. Is appropriately referred to as "probability change state without time reduction"), and if the game ball does not enter the V confirmation opening 36A, it becomes "normal state" which is neither "probability change state" nor "time reduction state". These game states are determined regardless of whether the current state is the "normal state", the "time reduction state with probability change", the "time reduction state without probability change", or the "probability change state without time reduction". However, only the "time saving state without probability change" ends when the number of times the jackpot hit / fail judgment is missed before the hit is reached in the predetermined jackpot judgment upper limit, and ends in the "normal state". It falls to.

<About jackpot games>

As shown in Table 2 above, the display on the display 15 during the jackpot game indicates which game state the jackpot is in, and which of the first and second hit / fail judgment rights is used for the jackpot. In the case of a big hit by the second hit / miss judgment right, it depends on whether or not the first judgment notification unit 15G is changing. Specifically, in the big hit game in the "normal state", for example, the character "V" is displayed on the display 15, and in the big hit game in the "probability change state", the character "V" is not displayed. In addition, in the "probability change state", when the hit is made by the first hit / fail judgment right, if the hit is "big hit with privilege", for example, "probability change continuation" is displayed on the display 15 and "big hit without privilege". If so, for example, a "probability change notification effect" displayed as "probability change end" is performed.

Further, when a hit is made by the first hit / fail judgment right in the "normal state", the judgment symbol of the first judgment notification unit 15G is not displayed. Here, if a hit is made by the second hit / fail judgment right in the "normal state", the judgment symbol of the first judgment notification unit 15G is not changing (if it is a stop display) at the start of the big hit game. If the judgment symbol of the first judgment notification unit 15G is no longer displayed and the judgment symbol of the first judgment notification unit 15G is changing, the fluctuation display of the first judgment notification unit 15G is the same as in the jackpot game with the right / wrong judgment right of 1. Is continued. That is, when the jackpot game is started during the fluctuation of the first judgment notification unit 15G, the first judgment notification unit 15G continuously displays the fluctuation with the character "V" (timekeeping of the fluctuation time as described later). Is not performed, but the same variation mode as the actual variation display is displayed to make it appear to the player that the variation is displayed). It is possible to make the player recognize that there is, and it is possible to make it difficult for the player to feel a sense of discomfort that the big hit game suddenly starts in the middle of the fluctuation of the first determination notification unit 15G.

In the "probability change state", in the case of the big hit game by the first hit / fail judgment right and the big hit game by the second hit / miss judgment right started when the stop display of the first judgment notification unit 15G is displayed, the first judgment notification is given. The stop display of the unit 15G is continued, and in the case of a big hit game by the second hit / fail determination right started during the fluctuation of the first determination notification unit 15G, the fluctuation display of the first determination notification unit 15G is continued.

<How to choose left-handed game and right-handed game according to the game state>
As mentioned above, during the big hit game of "big hit with privilege", the game ball enters the V confirmed opening 36A if the player is hitting right normally, and in the "big hit without privilege", the game is played in the V confirmed opening 36A. Since the opening timing of the second attacker opening 35A and the opening timing of the V confirmation opening 36A are set so that the ball does not actually enter, the "big hit hit / fail judgment" is set to "big hit with privilege". In that case, except in extremely rare cases, it will be in a "time saving state with probability change", and if it becomes a "big hit without benefits" in the "big hit hit / fail judgment", it will be in a "normal state" that is neither "probability change" nor "time saving". .. Then, in the "normal state", as described above, even if the right-handed game is performed, the special starting port 33A hardly wins a prize, and the center starting port 31A is easier to win than the side starting port 32A. Therefore, in order to start the game in the "normal state" and make a "big hit hit / fail judgment" in order to obtain more prize balls, perform a left-handed game aiming at winning the center start port 31A. Is the preferred way of hitting. As a result, a big hit hit / fail determination is made and a hit is made, and when the big hit game is executed, it is preferable to perform a right-handed game in order to make the first attacker mouth 34A and the second attacker mouth 35A win a prize.

In addition, if the center start port 31A is won in the "normal state" and a hit is made, the "normal state" will be continued when the hit is a "big hit without benefits". On the other hand, in the case of "big hit with privilege", if the V confirmation opening 36A is won, the player will be promoted from "normal state" to "time saving state with probability change" after the big hit game. Then, in the "time saving state with probability change", it becomes easier to win a prize in the special starting port 33A, so it is preferable to continue the right-handed game. During the right-handed game in the "probability change time saving state", if the special start port 33A is won and a hit is made, the hit is always a "big hit with privilege", so if the V confirmation port 36A is won, the "probability change" The "time saving state" will be continued. However, if you win a prize at the side start port 32A and become a "big hit without benefits" with a probability of 4/5 of that, you will fall from the "time saving state with probability change" to the "normal state". .. In other words, when the side start port 32A is won in the "time saving state with probability change", there is no risk of falling to the "normal state" if it comes off, but the risk of "falling" increases if it hits. In other words, when a player wins the side start port 32A in the "time saving state with probability change" and wins, there is a 4/5 chance that a Russian roulette game will be executed that "falls" to the "normal state". become.

As a result, the psychology of the player who is playing the right-handed game in the "time saving state with probability change" can be made to wish that the special start opening 33A wins the prize but the side start opening 32A does not win the prize. .. Then, with the excitement of aiming at the special start port 33A and the start gate 30 for opening the special start port 33A, and the excitement of winning the side start port 32A on the upstream side of them, the game is played. Can enhance the taste of.

<About the execution time of the judgment notification effect>
The execution time of the judgment notification effect of whether or not the big hit hit / fail judgment is a hit is set as follows according to the game state. For example, the execution time of the first and second determination notification effects in the "normal state" is set to 15 seconds to 180 seconds as described above. The execution time of the first and second determination notification effects in the "time saving state" differs depending on whether it is the "time saving state without probability change" or the "time saving state with probability change". That is, in the "time reduction state with probability change", the execution time of the first determination notification effect is set to 30 seconds to 360 seconds, and the execution time of the second determination notification effect is shorter than in the "normal state". It is set to 2 seconds (in the above description of the "time saving state", the case of this "time saving state with probability change" is given as an example). On the other hand, in the "time saving state without probability change", the execution times of the first and second determination notification effects are both set to 4 seconds, which is shorter than in the "normal state". Further, as described above, between the first and second hit / miss determination rights, the other determination notification effect is started regardless of whether the first or second determination notification effect is being executed. , When the right-handed game is performed in the "time saving state with probability change", for example, the second judgment notification effect is performed a plurality of times during the execution time (30 seconds to 360 seconds) of one first determination notification effect. It often happens that it is carried out over (see FIG. 12 (B)).

<About the relationship between the jackpot game and the judgment notification effect>
While the jackpot game based on one of the first or second hit / fail judgment rights is being executed, the judgment notification effect (effect by the first judgment notification unit 15G or the second judgment notification unit 25) based on the other right / wrong judgment right is , Continued. That is, the first determination notification unit 15G or the second determination notification unit 25 continues to fluctuate. Then, after the end of the jackpot game, the variable display is extended by the execution time of the jackpot game, and then stopped. That is, the display of the hit / fail determination result (stop display of the determination symbol) is postponed. Details will be described below.

The execution time of the first determination notification effect is set to a predetermined first determination notification effect time (30 seconds to 360 seconds) from the beginning, and the variation display of the determination symbol is executed as the first determination notification effect. Then, the effect execution time is counted, and the effect execution time is reduced from the initial first determination notification effect time. Here, if the jackpot game is executed during the variation display of the determination symbol, the variation display of the determination symbol is continuously performed (the variation display that makes it appear that the variation display is continuously performed is performed). ) However, the counting of the production execution time is interrupted. In other words, regardless of whether or not the jackpot game is being executed, the first determination notification effect is executed (the variation display of the determination symbol is executed), the effect execution time is counted, and the first determination is made. If the jackpot game is executed during the notification effect, the total execution time of the jackpot game is added after the initial first determination notification effect time, and the first determination notification effect time is equal to the execution time of the jackpot game. Only substantially extended. As a result, the determination notification effect is extended from the initial effect time by the execution time of the jackpot game after the execution of the jackpot game. According to this configuration, the hit / fail judgment result is not displayed during the execution of the big hit game, and the player concentrates on the big hit game without worrying about the outcome of the other judgment notification effect. Can be done. 8 to 12 show a concept relating to the interruption of the effect execution time count. Note that, in FIGS. 8 to 11, for convenience of explanation, the ratio of the execution time of the second pass / fail judgment right determination notification effect to the execution time of the first pass / fail determination right determination notification effect is larger than the actual ratio. There is.

Further, the determination notification effect of the present embodiment is produced by continuing the determination notification effect based on the other right / wrong judgment right during the execution of the jackpot game based on either the first or second right / wrong judgment right. Although it is configured to interrupt only the execution time count, it is not always necessary to have the same configuration as the present embodiment. For example, when the effect execution time count is interrupted, the other determination notification effect is also interrupted at the same time, or Stop (turn off the displayed variable display mode, put it in a temporary stop state, etc.), restart the interrupted judgment notification effect at the same time as restarting the production execution time count, or execute a new judgment notification effect. It may be configured as.

Here, if the jackpot game based on the second hit / fail determination right is started while the first determination notification effect of the deviation is being performed, the first determination notification effect is extended by the execution time of the jackpot game. Therefore, it is possible to delay the digestion of the reserved first right / wrong judgment right by that amount. In particular, in the case of "time saving state with probability change" and "hit" is included in the reserved first hit / fail judgment right, the current "hit" will be performed after the big hit game is executed in the future. There is a possibility that the "time saving state with probability change" will "fall" to the "normal state". Therefore, it is possible to delay the arrival of a pinch that can fall into the "normal state" by assigning a hit with the second hit / fail judgment right in the "time saving state with probability change".

<About deduplication of hits>
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, during the execution time of the judgment notification effect (that is, the determination notification effect performed immediately before the big hit game) based on one of the winning / failing judgment rights for which the judgment result is a hit, the other winning / failing judgment right When the judgment notification effect based on the above is started, the judgment result of the judgment notification effect based on the other right / wrong judgment right is always controlled so as to be forcibly deviated (in this embodiment, the right / wrong judgment is not performed). It is configured to be out of the way). This prevents the occurrence of a situation in which the jackpot game of the other winning / failing determination right must be started during the execution of the jackpot game based on the one of the first or second winning / failing determination rights. Further, regardless of whether the first and second hit / fail judgment rights are used or suspended immediately after the occurrence, it is determined in advance whether or not the hit is immediately after the occurrence. Then, when the first hit / fail determination right, which is supposed to be a hit, is forcibly removed, the display 15 is notified of the cancellation of the hit.

Here, in the present embodiment, in the "time saving state with probability change", the execution time of the judgment notification effect related to the first hit / fail judgment right is larger than the execution time of the judgment notification effect related to the second hit / fail judgment right. Since it is set for a long time, the judgment notification effect of the second hit / fail judgment right is started during the execution time of the judgment notification effect that is the hit of the first hit / fail judgment right, and the second hit / fail judgment right is originally a hit. It is often the case that the right to judge the right or wrong is forcibly removed. On the other hand, during the execution time of the judgment notification effect that is the hit of the second hit / fail judgment right, the judgment notification effect of the first hit / fail judgment right is started, and the first hit / fail judgment right that was originally a hit. In rare cases, (when the random value for winning or failing acquired at the time of winning is a hit) is forcibly removed without making a winning or failing judgment. In this case, the above-mentioned Russian roulette game has been avoided, and the player has escaped from the danger of "falling" from the "probability change time saving state" to the "normal state". The player will feel lucky to avoid the danger with a close call. Examples of the mode of notifying the hit cancellation include displaying "danger avoidance" on the display 15 and brightening the screen of the display 15 from a dark state. In addition, the hit cancellation may be notified by voice or sound effect.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the jackpot game is started without interruption of the determination notification effect based on the other hit / miss determination right, and the first and second hit / fail determination rights are assigned during the execution of the jackpot game. When both holds are in place, the judgment notification effect is given in the order of the first hit / fail judgment right and the second hit / fail judgment right after the end of the jackpot game, regardless of which hold occurs first. It is controlled to start. At this time, if the jackpot hit / fail judgment of the first hit / fail judgment right is a hit, the jackpot game is performed based on that hit, and the judgment result of the judgment notification effect based on the second hit / miss judgment right is the actual hit / miss. Is forcibly removed regardless. As a result, the player can be given a feeling of excitement when the judgment notification effect of both the first and second hit / miss judgment rights can be started after the big hit game.

In addition, the game state does not fall from the "probability change time saving state" to the "normal state" in the second hit / fail judgment right, but the game state is "probability change" in the first hit / fail judgment right. Since there is a possibility of falling from the "time saving state with presence" to the "normal state", when it becomes possible to start the judgment notification effect of both the first and second hit / miss judgment rights in the "time saving state with probability change". In addition, the game state can be easily changed.

<About the production by notifying the basic remaining time>
During the "time reduction state with probability change", in order to further enhance the psychology of the player, the "liquid crystal display time" related to the remaining time of the "time reduction state with probability change" is, for example, at the left end of the display 15 as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the remaining time display unit 15H (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as "remaining time notification effect").

In order to display this "liquid crystal display time", during the "time saving state with probability change", if the reserved first hit / fail judgment right is only out of order, the scheduled execution time of the first judgment notification effect of those out of order. Is calculated as the "basic remaining time", and if there is a hit in the reserved first hit / miss judgment right, the scheduled execution time of the first judgment notification effect until the big hit game is started. The total is calculated as "basic remaining time". In other words, the "basic remaining time" when all the pending first hit / fail judgment rights are out of order is the minimum time required to execute all the pending first hit / fail judgment notification effects from the present time. Therefore, the "basic remaining time" when the first hit / fail judgment right on hold is hit is the shortest time from the present time until the jackpot game by the first hit / fail judgment right on hold is started. That is.

Then, after the basic remaining time becomes "0", the "big hit game" can be started. The remaining time display unit 15H counts down the "liquid crystal display time" based on the basic remaining time. Here, after the end of the "big hit game" of the first hit / fail judgment right, the current "time saving state with probability change" may fall to the "normal state", so that the "normal state" is displayed by the countdown display of the "liquid crystal display time". It is possible to give the player a sense of urgency that the arrival of a pinch that can fall into the "state" is approaching every moment.

In addition, regardless of whether the first and second hit / fail judgment rights are used or suspended immediately after the occurrence, whether or not they are hit immediately after the occurrence and the fluctuation time of the first judgment notification effect are pre-read and judged. It has become like. As a result, it is possible to know whether or not there is a hit in the reserved first hit / fail judgment right group, and the above-mentioned "basic remaining time" can be calculated. In this look-ahead judgment, regardless of the gaming state at the time of winning, the hit / fail judgment in the low probability state and the high probability state is performed at the same time, while the execution time of the judgment notification effect is It is judged by the game state at the time of winning. For example, regarding the hit / fail judgment right generated in the high probability state, even if the hit / fail judgment right becomes a low probability state before the digestion of the hit / fail judgment right, the execution of the judgment notification effect that can be executed in the high probability state Selected from time. When the "basic remaining time" is calculated based on the hold of the right / wrong judgment right generated in the low probability state, it is not the execution time of the judgment notification effect in the low probability state in which the pre-reading judgment is made, but the first one. "30 seconds", which is the shortest execution time of the determination notification effect, is calculated as the execution time of the determination notification effect.

If a big hit game based on the second hit / fail judgment right is executed during the countdown display of the "liquid crystal display time" on the remaining time display unit 15H, the display 15 displays the variation of the judgment symbol as the first judgment notification effect. In the process, a process similar to the process performed when the jackpot game based on the second hit / fail determination right is executed is performed. That is, as described above, the execution time of the first determination notification effect is set to a predetermined first determination notification effect time (30 seconds to 360 seconds) from the beginning, and the determination symbol is used as the first determination notification effect. When the variation display (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as "first determination symbol") is executed, the effect execution time is counted (hereinafter, the counted effect execution time is appropriately referred to as "special figure 1 variation time"). The effect execution time is reduced from the initial first determination notification effect time, but when the jackpot game based on the second hit / fail determination right is executed during the variable display of the first determination symbol. , Although the variation display of the first determination symbol is continuously performed, the process of interrupting the counting of the effect execution time is performed. In other words, regardless of whether or not the jackpot game is being executed, the first determination notification effect is executed (the variation display of the determination symbol is executed), the effect execution time is counted, and the first determination is made. If the jackpot game is executed during the notification effect, the total execution time of the jackpot game is added after the initial first determination notification effect time, and the first determination notification effect time is added to the execution time of the jackpot game. Only the process of substantially extending it is being carried out. Regarding the countdown display of the "liquid crystal display time" on the remaining time display unit 15H, in order to perform the same processing, the "basic remaining time" which is the source of the "liquid crystal display time" is the first determination notification effect time. It is calculated by incorporating the actual extension time of.

Specifically, the calculation of the "basic remaining time" is always performed, for example, at the timing when the first determination notification effect is started and the timing when the first right / wrong determination right is held. Then, when the jackpot game is executed during the first determination notification effect, the "basic remaining time" is not calculated when the total execution time of the jackpot game during the first determination notification effect is less than 15 seconds. When it is 15 seconds or more, the "basic remaining time" is calculated at the following timing in order to capture the substantially extension time of the first determination notification effect time of 15 seconds or more. That is, when the actual extension time of the first determination notification effect time is 15 seconds or more, the "basic remaining time" is set at the end timing of the initial first determination notification effect time excluding the extension time. Perform the calculation. At this time, the time obtained by combining the maximum common multiple of "15" among the numerical values within the extended time and the scheduled execution time related to the reserved first pass / fail judgment right is calculated as the "basic remaining time". .. As a result, when the jackpot game is executed during the first determination notification effect, the "basic remaining time" is substantially extended by a multiple of 15 seconds according to the total execution time of the jackpot game. .. Specifically, when the extension time is "10 seconds", the "basic remaining time" is not extended, and when the extension time is "20 seconds", the "basic remaining time" is extended by "15 seconds", and the extension time is extended. When is "35 seconds", the "basic remaining time" is extended by "30 seconds". Further, for this reason, when the substantially extension time of the first determination notification effect time is not divisible by 15 seconds (for example, 10 seconds), the first remaining time including the basic remaining time and the extension time are included. A fractional (for example, 10 seconds) calculation error occurs with the determination notification effect time of. The process of correcting this calculation error will be described in detail later.

The remaining time display unit 15H does not display the entire "basic remaining time" as the "liquid crystal display time" from the beginning, but counts down while adding the "basic remaining time" to the "liquid crystal display time" one by one. To do. Specifically, at the start of the first determination notification effect (when the first hit / fail determination right is exhausted), the determination notification effect time of the first determination notification effect to be started is set to a predetermined time (for example,). 15 seconds) Divide into blocks. Then, at the timing when the digestion of the block is started, a lottery for the "additional time" to be added to the "liquid crystal display time" is performed. That is, a part of the "basic remaining time" is added to the "liquid crystal display time" that is counted down every predetermined time (for example, 15 seconds). For example, when the "liquid crystal display time" is "20 seconds", the basic remaining time is "60 seconds", and the additional time determined by lottery is "25 seconds", the predetermined time from the first "20 seconds", for example, 15 When the "LCD display time" becomes "5 seconds" after a lapse of seconds, "25 seconds" is added and the "LCD display time" becomes "30 seconds" (basic remaining time at this point). Is 45 seconds). After that, the "additional time" drawn from the "basic remaining time" is added to the "liquid crystal display time" and displayed as a countdown every predetermined time (for example, 15 seconds) until the "basic remaining time" disappears. When the "basic remaining time" is exhausted, the "liquid crystal display time" is also "0". In this way, in the remaining time display unit 15H, as the countdown display progresses, the "additional time" drawn from the "basic remaining time" is added to the "liquid crystal display time", and the remaining time increases at once. Therefore, it will be as if the fall from the "probability change and time saving state" has been postponed, and the player's mood can be excited.

In addition, by performing a lottery for effects such as "additional time" not only at the start of the first and second judgment notification effects (at the start of fluctuation of the judgment symbol) but also at predetermined time intervals, it is long as in the present embodiment. Even when the effect time of the determination notification effect is set, the effect is periodically executed so that the player does not get bored.

Further, when the counting of the fluctuation time of the judgment notification effect based on the first hit / miss judgment right is interrupted by the execution of the big hit game based on the second hit / miss judgment right, the time of the interruption is the first judgment. Initial judgment of notification effect At the end of the notification effect time (when all blocks are digested), it is added to the initial basic remaining time. Specifically, when the total time of the interruption exceeds a certain length (for example, 15 seconds), the time of the interruption is divided into blocks for each predetermined time (for example, 15 seconds), and the basic balance is left in each block. It is added to the time, and if it is less than a certain length, it is truncated.

In the main display effect unit 15U, before the addition time is added and the countdown display is started, the "liquid crystal display time" after the addition is displayed for a predetermined time (hereinafter, this is referred to as "addition effect"). ) Is performed, and after the addition effect is completed, the countdown display is started from the "liquid crystal display time" displayed in the addition effect (see FIG. 2). The execution time of this "additional effect" is determined by lottery. Further, during the execution of the "additional effect", the lottery for the "additional effect" is not performed even at the timing when the above-mentioned block digestion is started. In the above-mentioned example, the flow of increase / decrease in the "liquid crystal display time" is described assuming that the execution time of the "additional effect" is 0 seconds. The flow of increase / decrease in the "liquid crystal display time" including the "additional effect" will be described below. When the countdown display from the first "20 seconds" becomes "5" after 15 seconds, "28" is displayed as the "liquid crystal display time" with "25 seconds" added after the additional effect of 2 seconds. After performing the additional effect for "2 seconds" (the countdown display changes from "5" to "3" during this period), the countdown display of "liquid crystal display time" on the remaining time display unit 15H is changed from "3" to "28". , And the countdown display is started from that "28".

Here, if the first hit / fail judgment right held in the "probability change time saving state" is hit, after the countdown display by the remaining time display unit 15H is completed (becomes "0"), The "big hit game" by hitting the first hit / fail judgment right is started. That is, until the countdown display of the remaining time display unit 15H is completed, the player does not fall from the current "time saving state with probability change" except in extremely rare cases, so that the player can at least display the remaining time display unit 15H. Recognizing that the "time saving state with probability change" is guaranteed, the time displayed in is the countdown display on the remaining time display unit 15H and the remaining time display unit 15H when the "additional time" is added. You can enjoy the game while watching the additional production in the main display production unit 15U.

Here, in the above-mentioned "extremely rare case", the jackpot game of the second hit / fail judgment right is performed in the "time saving state with probability change", and the ball is failed to enter the V confirmation opening 36A in the jackpot game. In this case, the time falls from the "time saving state with probability change" to the "time saving state without probability change" earlier than the time displayed on the remaining time display unit 15H. The remaining time notification effect and the additional effect in this case will be described in detail later.

<About the internal processing of "remaining time notification effect">
The outline of the internal processing of the "remaining time notification effect" will be described. As shown in FIG. 73, in the present embodiment, in order to control the “liquid crystal display time” in the “remaining time notification effect”, the “special figure 1 fluctuation time timer”, “variation scenario timer”, and “main control timer” are used. , "Direction timer", "LCD timer" are provided.

The "special figure 1 fluctuation time timer" is for counting the fluctuation time of the first judgment notification effect (special figure 1 fluctuation time), and the specified fluctuation time is set at the start of the first determination notification effect. , While the subtraction is always made according to the passage of time, the subtraction is interrupted during the execution of the jackpot game based on the second hit / fail determination right.

The "variable scenario timer" is a timer that starts counting at the start of the first determination notification effect and restarts counting every 15 seconds, and this 15-second period corresponds to the above-mentioned "block".

The "main control timer" manages the "basic remaining time" calculated as described above, and is the timing at which the first determination notification effect is started and the timing at which the first hit / fail determination right is held. , The calculated "basic calculation time" is set at three timings, that is, the timing at which the "special figure 1 fluctuation time timer" remains for 15 seconds or more at the end of the initial first determination notification effect time. Then, the "main control timer" is subtracted for 15 seconds at the timing when the digestion of the block is started (that is, it is subtracted in increments of 15 seconds). At the timing when the digestion of the first block is started (at the start of the production of the first determination notification effect), the subtraction of 15 seconds is not performed. That is, the count result of the "main control timer" is delayed in the range of 0 to 15 seconds with respect to the true "basic remaining time".

The "effect timer" manages the execution time of the additional effect, and at the time of the lottery of the additional effect performed at the timing when the digestion of the block is started, the execution time of the additional effect determined by the lottery is set. Then, 15 seconds are subtracted (that is, subtracted in 15 second increments) at the timing when the digestion of the next block is started (in principle, after 15 seconds). At this timing, if the subtracted "effect timer" is "0", the lottery for the additional effect is performed again, and if it is not "0", the lottery for the additional effect is not performed.

The "liquid crystal timer" matches the "liquid crystal display time" every 15 seconds, and the "addition time" determined in the lottery is added at the time of the lottery for the additional effect performed at the timing when the block digestion starts. Updated on time. Further, similarly to the "effect timer", 15 seconds are subtracted at the timing (in principle, 15 seconds later) when the digestion of the next block is started (that is, the subtraction is performed in 15 second increments). Then, when the lottery for the additional effect is performed at this timing, the "addition time" determined by the lottery is updated to the added time on the subtracted "liquid crystal timer".

Here, since the timing at which the "effect timer" and the "liquid crystal timer" are subtracted for 15 seconds is the timing at which the block digestion is started, all the blocks related to the first determination notification effect being executed are digested. The subtraction is not performed at the timing when the next first determination notification effect is not started. At this time, these timers are subtracted for 15 seconds 15 seconds after the above-mentioned timing or at the timing when the next first determination notification effect is started.

The flow of increasing / decreasing the main timer and the “liquid crystal display time” will be described with reference to FIG. 73. FIG. 73 shows a case where the first determination notification effect of the special figure 1 fluctuation time “60” is started at the timing of the liquid crystal display time and the liquid crystal timer “10”, and the first hit / fail determination right is not held. Time charts of various timers are shown. First, since the fluctuation time in Special Figure 1 is "60", it is divided into four blocks, and "60" is set in the "main control timer". Here, at the timing when the digestion of the first block is started (the timing when the first determination notification effect is started), the lottery for the additional effect is performed. At this time, the "addition time" is drawn so as to be within a value (for example, within 60-10 = 50) obtained by subtracting the value of the "liquid crystal timer" from the value of the "main control timer". For example, when the lottery additional time is "30 seconds" and the execution time of the additional effect is "10 seconds", "10" is set in the effect timer, and the liquid crystal timer is immediately added by 30 seconds from "10". It becomes "40". Then, "30", which is the liquid crystal display time after the additional effect, is displayed on the main display effect unit 15U for 10 seconds as the additional effect, and during this period, the liquid crystal display time of the remaining time display unit 15H is changed from "10" to "10". It counts down to "0". After that, "30 seconds" is added to the "0", the liquid crystal display time becomes "30", and the countdown is performed from "30".

At the timing when the digestion of the second block is started (15 seconds after the start of the first determination notification effect), the main control timer "60", the effect timer "10", and the liquid crystal timer "40" are subtracted by 15 seconds each. , "45", "0", and "25", respectively. Since the "effect timer" is "0", the lottery for the additional effect is performed again. At this time, the "liquid crystal display time" is 5 seconds after the previous addition effect, and is changed from "30" to "25". Then, the lottery is performed so that the "addition time" is within 20 seconds (45 (main control timer) -25 (liquid crystal timer)). For example, when the lottery addition time is "10 seconds" and the execution time of the addition effect is "10 seconds", the liquid crystal timer "25" is immediately added by 10 seconds to "35". Then, the liquid crystal display time of the remaining time display unit 15H is counted down from "25" to "15" for 10 seconds, then added by 10 seconds to become "25", and the countdown is performed from "25". After that, the additional effect is similarly performed every 15 seconds, and the "liquid crystal timer" and the "liquid crystal display time" are updated.

Further, as shown in * 1 of FIG. 74, when the execution time of the lottery additional effect is 15 seconds or more, the lottery of the additional effect is not performed at the timing when the digestion of the next block is started. For example, if the execution time of the lottery additional effect is 20 seconds, the "effect timer" is set at the timing when the additional effect is started (* 2, the timing when the digestion of the second block is started in FIG. 74). Is set to "20". Then, 15 seconds later (the timing at which the digestion of the third block is started), the effect timer "20" is subtracted by 15 to become "5" (* 3 in FIG. 74). At this time, since the "effect timer" is not "0", the lottery for the additional effect is not performed. According to this, it is possible to prevent the situation where the next additional effect is started during the additional effect.

Here, the "liquid crystal timer" and the "liquid crystal display time" are configured to match the time of the lottery for the additional effect (in the "liquid crystal timer", after subtraction of 15 seconds and before the addition). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 73, for example, the "liquid crystal timer" and the "liquid crystal display time" are both "25" (timing of * 1 in FIG. 73), and the additional time is "10 seconds". When the execution time of the additional effect is "10 seconds" and the additional effect is determined by lottery, the liquid crystal timer "25" is immediately added by "10 seconds" to become "35". At this point, there is a discrepancy between the "liquid crystal timer" and the "liquid crystal display time". On the other hand, the "liquid crystal display time" is 10 seconds later (timing of * 2 in FIG. 73), that is, after being counted down from "25" to "15", "10 seconds" is added to become "25". .. Even at this point, the liquid crystal timer "35" and the liquid crystal display time "25" are out of alignment. Then, 5 seconds later, the liquid crystal timer "35" is subtracted by 15 seconds to become "20", and the "liquid crystal display time" is also counted down from "25" for 5 seconds to become "20". The "liquid crystal display time" matches again. That is, the "liquid crystal timer" and the "liquid crystal display time" match only in 15-second increments.

The "liquid crystal timer" is actually subtracted only in increments of 15 seconds, but assuming that it is subtracted in increments of 1 second with the passage of time, the liquid crystal display time "25" after the additional effect and the liquid crystal timer "25 (35 (35)" -10) ”will be the same. That is, the "liquid crystal timer" is configured so that the additional time is added in advance at the time of the lottery for the additional effect and matches the "liquid crystal display time" after the additional effect, and the "liquid crystal timer" and the "liquid crystal display time" are combined. It is designed to match at the time of the lottery of the additional production. As a result, it is possible to prevent the "addition time" that cannot be added, such as the "liquid crystal display time" after the addition exceeding the "main control timer", being determined at the time of the lottery for the addition effect.

By the way, as shown in * 3 of FIG. 73, if the big hit game by the second hit / fail judgment right is executed in the middle, the subtraction is interrupted in the "special figure 1 fluctuation time timer" and the big hit game ends. Later, the subtraction will be resumed. On the other hand, the subtraction of other timers such as "liquid crystal display time", "main control timer", and "liquid crystal timer" is continued even during the big hit game.

For example, when the subtraction of the "special figure 1 fluctuation time timer" is interrupted for 10 seconds, the "liquid crystal display time" is the time when all the blocks are digested (* 4 in FIG. 73, the time when the initial fluctuation time has elapsed). ) Becomes "0". The "special figure 1 fluctuation time timer" becomes "0" 10 seconds later, and the first determination notification effect ends. Further, since the "liquid crystal timer" is not subtracted when all the blocks are digested, it remains, for example, "15", and 15 seconds later, it is subtracted for 15 seconds to become "0".

Further, as shown in FIG. 75, when the interruption time of the “special figure 1 fluctuation time timer” is 15 seconds or more, the time when all the blocks are digested (* 1 in FIG. 75, the initial fluctuation time has elapsed). At that point), the remaining "Special Figure 1 Fluctuation Time Timer" is divided into blocks of 15 seconds each again. For example, when the remaining "Special Figure 1 Fluctuation Time Timer" is 20 seconds, one block is created, and a lottery for the additional effect is further performed at the timing when the digestion of the block is started.

Here, when the first judgment notification effect is prolonged from the beginning due to the execution of the jackpot game by the second hit / fail determination right, when the next first determination notification effect is started, the "liquid crystal" is added at the time of the additional effect lottery. There may be a discrepancy between the "timer" and the "liquid crystal display time". Details will be described below.

In FIG. 76, the flow of various timers when the first determination notification effect for 60 seconds is performed twice and the “special figure 1 fluctuation time timer” is interrupted for 10 seconds in the first determination notification effect for the first time. It is shown. First, at the timing when the first first determination notification effect is started, the scheduled execution time of the first determination notification effect and the scheduled execution time of the next scheduled first determination notification effect are combined. "120 seconds" is set in the "main control timer". After that, until the middle, various timers increase and decrease in the same manner as the flow of various timers shown in FIG. 73, so they are omitted, and the timing when the main control timer changes from “90” to “75” (* 1 in FIG. 76). ) To explain. First, at the timing of "90" → "75" (digestion of the fourth block is started), both the "liquid crystal timer" and the "liquid crystal display time" are, for example, "12". Then, when the addition time is determined to be "28 seconds" and the execution time of the addition effect is determined to be "10 seconds" in the lottery for the addition effect, the liquid crystal timer "12" is immediately added by "28 seconds" to "40". On the other hand, the "liquid crystal display time" is counted down from "12" for 10 seconds to "2", and then added by 28 seconds to become "30". Five seconds later (* 2 in FIG. 76), the fourth block has been completely digested, and the initial fluctuation time has elapsed. Further, since the interruption time of the "special figure 1 fluctuation time timer" is "10 seconds", which is less than 15 seconds, no block is added. At this time, since all the blocks are digested and the digestion of the next block is not started, the "liquid crystal timer" is not subtracted and remains at "40". On the other hand, the "liquid crystal display time" is counted down from "30" for 5 seconds to "25".

Then, 10 seconds later, the "special figure 1 fluctuation time timer" becomes "0", the first first judgment notification effect is completed, and the second first determination notification effect is started (FIG. 76 * 3). The execution time "60 seconds" of the first determination notification effect is divided into four blocks, the digestion of the first block is started, and an additional lottery is performed. At this time, the liquid crystal timer "40" is subtracted by 15 seconds to become "25" with the start of digestion of the block, while the "liquid crystal display time" is counted down from "25" for 10 seconds to become "15". .. In other words, while the "liquid crystal display time" is subtracted according to the passage of time, the "liquid crystal timer" is actually subtracted only "15 seconds" even though "25 seconds" have passed, so the difference is the difference. A certain "10 seconds" deviation will occur between the two at the time of the additional production lottery.

Here, if the remaining time notification effect progresses while the "liquid crystal timer" and the "liquid crystal display time" are deviated in this way, for example, the main control timer is "15", the "liquid crystal timer" is "10", and " When the "liquid crystal display time" becomes "0", the additional time can be added within "15 seconds", but the additional time is drawn within "5 seconds". In this case, the fact that the "liquid crystal display time" becomes "0" even though the "main control timer" remains is larger than the state where there is no discrepancy between the "liquid crystal timer" and the "liquid crystal display time". It becomes easy to happen.

In order to prevent such a situation, in the present embodiment, the "liquid crystal display time" after the addition is not a value obtained by adding the "addition time" to the "liquid crystal display time" immediately before the addition, but the addition effect is performed from the "liquid crystal timer". The value is set by subtracting the execution time (effect timer) of and adding the "additional time". Specifically, when it is determined in the lottery for the additional effect at the timing when the deviation occurs (* 3 in FIG. 76) that the additional effect time is "15 seconds" and the execution time of the additional effect is "10 seconds", the liquid crystal timer " "25" is immediately added for 15 seconds to become "40". On the other hand, the "liquid crystal display time" may be counted down from "15" for 10 seconds to "5" (* 4 in FIG. 76), and then added to this "5" for 15 seconds to become "20". Instead, 10 seconds for the execution time of the additional effect is subtracted from the liquid crystal timer "25" at the time of the additional effect, and 15 seconds is added to obtain "30". As a result, at the timing when the additional effect is drawn 5 seconds later (* 5 in FIG. 76), the "liquid crystal display time" is subtracted by 15 seconds from "40" to become "25", and the "liquid crystal timer" becomes "25". Since it changes from "30" to "25", they match again. As described above, in the present embodiment, since the process of adjusting the "liquid crystal display time" to the "liquid crystal timer" is performed each time the additional effect is performed, even if there is a deviation between the two, the deviation is corrected by the additional effect. be able to. Further, since the correction of this deviation is performed at the timing of the additional production, it is possible to make it difficult for the player to feel a sense of discomfort.

In the present embodiment, the time of the first determination notification effect in the probability change state is configured to be a multiple of 15, and the above-described description is made only when the special figure 1 fluctuation time timer is interrupted due to the big hit game. Although there is a discrepancy between the "liquid crystal display time" and the "liquid crystal timer", the time of the first judgment notification effect includes a time other than a multiple of 15, and there is a discrepancy between the two. Even if there is, it is possible to prevent the displaced state from continuing for a long time by the above-mentioned processing.

Even if the "liquid crystal timer" and the "liquid crystal display time" are out of alignment during the lottery for the additional effect, the "liquid crystal display time" will not be larger than the "liquid crystal timer", so the "liquid crystal display time" after the addition "Additional time" that cannot be added, such as "" exceeds the "main control timer", will not be drawn.

<About the display of the main display production section>
During the time saving state with probability change, the main display effect unit 15U displays the "image for time saving state with probability change" at a time other than the time when the "additional effect" is performed. The "image for shortening the time with probability change" is, for example, an image in which a specific character is running. Then, once the "additional effect" is started, the "image for the time saving state with probability change" is not displayed once, and is displayed again after the "additional effect" is completed. By displaying this "image for the time saving state with probability change", it is possible to make the player recognize that the time saving state with probability change is present.

<About the fall during the additional production>
As mentioned above, it is an extremely rare case, but in the "time saving state with probability change", the big hit game of the second hit / fail judgment right is performed, and in the big hit game, the ball cannot be entered into the V confirmation port 36A. It may fall from "time saving state with probability change" to "time saving state without probability change". Further, as described above, the "time saving state without probability change" ends when the number of times the big hit hit / fail judgment is missed before the big hit hit / miss judgment reaches the upper limit number of big hit judgments, and ends in the "normal state". It falls to. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12A, depending on the setting of the upper limit number of jackpot determinations, the game state is "no probability change" while the "image for time saving state with probability change" is displayed on the main display effect unit 15U. When the player "falls" from "time saving state" to "normal state", the game ball hardly wins at the special start port 33A, so the player notices a sudden change in the game state and feels uncomfortable with the difference between the production content and the game state. A situation can occur in which you remember.

On the other hand, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the upper limit number of jackpot determinations is set so that the "time saving state without probability change" is continued longer than the maximum execution time of the first determination notification effect. Specifically, the maximum execution time of the first determination notification effect is "360 seconds" that can be executed in the "time reduction state with probability change", and the maximum execution time of the second determination notification effect in the "time reduction state without probability change". Since the execution time is "4 seconds", the upper limit of the number of jackpot determinations is set to a value of 90 times (= 360/4) or more. As a result, as shown in FIG. 12B, while the game state is the “time saving state without probability change”, the effect display for the “time saving state with probability change” in the main display effect unit 15U ends. Then, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, after the effect display for the “probability change time saving state” (“display for the probability change time saving state” and the display of the first determination notification effect) is completed, the main display 15 is displayed. After the display effect unit 15U is displayed with an effect for "time saving state without probability change" (for example, "Danger"), the gaming state further falls from "time saving state without probability change" to "normal state", and at the same time, the display is displayed. The display of the main display effect unit 15U of 15 also shifts to the effect display for the “normal state”. As a result, the above-mentioned discomfort is not given to the player, and the game can be enjoyed.

Further, it is a fall from the above-mentioned "time saving state with probability change" to "time saving state without probability change", and in particular, immediately before or during the execution of the jackpot game of the second hit / fail judgment right, the main display effect unit 15U. If the "additional effect" (display of the "liquid crystal display time" after the addition) is started and the "additional effect" is continuously executed even after the end of the jackpot game, "additional effect" is performed after the end of the jackpot game. While the "additional effect" is performed (the "liquid crystal display time" after the addition is displayed), the game state falls from the "time reduction state with probability change" to the "time reduction state without probability change".

Here, if the countdown display (remaining time notification effect) of the remaining time display unit 15H is immediately terminated in response to the game state falling to the "time saving state without probability change", the execution is in progress after the jackpot game is completed. The production becomes inconsistent with the "additional production". That is, the main display effect unit 15U performs the "addition effect" meaning the next addition, while the remaining time display unit 15H ends the countdown display of the "liquid crystal display time".

On the other hand, according to the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, during the execution of the "additional effect", the player falls from the "time saving state with probability change" to the "time saving state without probability change" due to the hit of the second hit / fail judgment right. If this is the case, the "additional effect" is completed, and the block time (block time after the addition) is displayed on the remaining time display unit 15H according to the display content of the "additional effect", and then the block time is counted down. It is configured to accelerate the end of the display (residual notification effect). Specifically, for example, as an additional effect, with the main display effect unit 15U displaying "18 seconds", the jackpot game ends and the "time reduction state with probability change" is changed to "time reduction state without probability change". In the case of a fall, "18" is temporarily displayed on the remaining time display unit 15H after the addition effect is completed. After that, the countdown speed of the remaining time display unit 15H is increased, and the "liquid crystal display time" displayed on the remaining time display unit 15H in a time shorter than the displayed "liquid crystal display time" (for example, within 3 seconds). Is set to "0" (this is appropriately referred to as "time saving effect"). As a result, the effect can be made consistent between the "additional effect" and the "remaining time notification effect", and the game state and the effect can be quickly matched. The "time saving effect" need only be able to set the "liquid crystal display time" to "0 seconds" within the effect time of the "time saving effect". For example, the "18 seconds" displayed on the main display effect unit 15U is counted down. You may suddenly set it to "0 seconds" without doing anything. The "time saving effect" is executed in place of the "additional effect" at the timing when the additional effect is drawn. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the time saving effect is executed during the additional effect.

The center start port 31A and the side start port 32A described above correspond to the "first start port" of the present invention, and the special start port 33A corresponds to the "second start port" of the present invention, and the first attacker. The mouth 34A and the second attacker mouth 35A correspond to the "large winning mouth" of the present invention, and the V confirmation mouth 36A corresponds to the "privilege confirmation mouth" of the present invention. Further, the first determination notification unit 15G and the second determination notification unit 25 correspond to the "determination effect means" of the present invention, and the shutter plate 34T and the attacker door 35T correspond to the "big hit game execution means" of the present invention. 1 The determination notification unit 15G and the main display effect unit 15U correspond to the "effect selection execution means" of the present invention.

<About the action / effect of the present invention in the pachinko gaming machine 10>
The above is a description other than the control flow of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment. Next, the action / effect of the present invention in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described, and then the control flow will be described in detail.

As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the first hit / fail judgment right generated by winning a prize in the center start port 31A and the side start port 32A (first start port), and the special start port 33A ( The second winning / failing judgment right generated by winning the second starting port) can be changed at the same time (lottery can be performed separately), and one of the winning / failing judgment rights is a game in which there is a probability change and the time is shortened. The state becomes a non-time saving state or a time saving state without probability change (the time saving state without probability change in this embodiment becomes a non-time saving state (normal state) when the number of fluctuations reaches the upper limit number) depending on the hit of one or the other right / wrong judgment right. A situation will occur in which the player falls into a structure in which the game state changes). In the time saving state with probability change, the display 15 becomes the image for the time saving state with probability change (background effect mode), and the variation display of the judgment symbol based on the winning of the center start port 31A and the side start port 32A (time reduction state with probability change). It is configured to perform a production). Further, the determination result based on the special start port 33A (second start port) is configured to be notified by the second determination notification unit 25 separate from the display 15.

Therefore, as described above, when the hit / fail judgment by the second hit / miss judgment right is a hit in the middle of the production for the time saving state with probability change based on the first hit / miss judgment right, and during the big hit, the V confirmation opening When the game ball does not enter the 36A, the game state after the big hit shifts from the time saving state with the probability change before the big hit to the time saving state without the probability change. At that time, since what is displayed on the display 15 after the big hit is the same effect for shortening the time with probability change as before the big hit (variation based on winning the center start port 31A and the side start port 32A (first start port)). Since it is not possible to move to the next fluctuation until the time has passed (the image for the time saving state with probability change (background effect mode) is also continued unless the fluctuation time elapses)), after the big hit, it is for the time saving state with probability change Although the effect (or the image for the time saving state with probability change) is displayed, the gaming state inside the gaming machine is in the time saving state without probability change. Therefore, depending on the number of fluctuation seconds in the time-saving state without probability change and the number of fluctuation upper limits (the number of fluctuation seconds is short, the number of fluctuation upper limits is small, etc.), it changes during the production for the time-saving state with probability change (or the image display for the time-saving state with probability change). There is a possibility that the game state will change from the non-probability time-saving state to the non-time-saving state (normal state) when the upper limit is reached, and if that situation occurs, the effect for the time-saving state with probability change (or the image for the time-saving state with probability change) The effect after the end of the display) suddenly becomes the effect for the non-time saving state (normal state), which may give the player a sense of discomfort (FIG. 12 (A)).

Therefore, as described above, in the present embodiment, when the gaming state becomes the time-saving state without probability change during the production for the time-saving state with probability change (or the image display for the time-saving state with probability change) based on the first hit / fail judgment right. , The maximum execution time (example: 360 seconds) of the effect for the time saving state with probability change and the second judgment notification so that the time saving state without probability change does not end during the effect for the time saving state with probability change (or the image display for the time saving state with probability change). The execution time of the effect (example: 4 seconds) and the upper limit number of jackpot determinations (example: 90 times) are set. That is, the execution time of the second judgment notification effect is set to a predetermined time or longer (including fixed time), and "execution time of the second judgment notification effect (minimum execution time)" x "maximum number of jackpot judgments" ≥ "time reduction with probability change" By configuring so that the "maximum execution time of the state effect" is established, the game state changes from the time-saving state with the probability change to the time-saving state without the probability change while the effect for the time-saving state with the probability change of the maximum execution time is being executed. Even if it does, the time saving state without probability change will not end during the production for the time saving state with probability change. Then, by providing an effect for the time saving state without probability change (for example, display of "Danger"), even if the same image as the image for the time saving state with probability change (background effect mode) is used in the time saving state without probability change, the time saving state is used. It becomes possible to recognize that may end, and when changing from the time-saving state without probability change to the non-time-saving state (normal state), the effect for the time-saving state without probability change is changed to the effect for the time-saving state without probability change. It is possible to switch to the production for the non-time saving state (normal state) through this, and the production for the non-time saving state (normal state) is suddenly stopped from the production for the non-time saving state (normal state) with probability change, giving the player a sense of discomfort. Can be suppressed (FIG. 12 (B)).

Furthermore, after the end of the effect for the time saving state with probability change and before switching from the time saving state without probability change to the non-time saving state, the effect for the time saving state without probability change is performed, which means that the gaming state is switched to a state disadvantageous to the player. It is possible to alleviate the difference between the above-mentioned production content and the game state, and it is possible to suppress the above-mentioned discomfort.

Moreover, as described above, in the present embodiment, the length of the second determination notification effect is longer in the time saving state without probability change (example: 4 seconds) than in the time saving state with probability change (example: 2 seconds). Since the non-time saving state without probability change (example: 30 seconds) is set to be longer than the time saving state without probability change (example: 4 seconds), the time corresponding to the change in the gaming state is also set by this. It becomes possible. Further, by configuring the first judgment notification effect in the time saving state with probability change longer than the second judgment notification effect, the second hit / fail judgment right is performed multiple times during the first judgment notification effect in the time saving state with probability change. Can be executed. That is, in the present embodiment, if a big hit is made with the first hit / fail judgment right in the time saving state with probability change, there is a possibility of becoming a time saving state with probability change, but there is a possibility of becoming a non-time saving state (normal state). If you make a big hit with the right or wrong judgment right of 2, there is no possibility of becoming a non-time saving state (normal state), it is configured to be a time saving state with probability change or a time saving state without probability change, and in most cases it will be in a time saving state with probability change. It is configured to be. Therefore, if the first determination notification effect is longer than the second determination notification effect, it is possible to reduce the possibility of a non-time saving state (normal state).

Further, by configuring the first judgment notification effect in the time saving state without probability change to the same length as the second judgment notification effect, the non-time saving state (normal state) is set when the number of fluctuations reaches the upper limit. It is possible to reduce the difference in the start timing of the right / wrong judgment right of the first right / wrong judgment right and the second right / wrong judgment right after that. In other words, the lengths of the first and second judgment notification effects were different in the time-saving state with probability change, but that was because there was a possibility that the non-time-saving state (normal state) could be reached only by the first hit / fail judgment right. The time-saving state without probability change changes to the non-time-saving state (normal state) when the number of times the first hit / fail judgment right and the second hit / fail judgment right are executed (the number of hits / misses / fluctuations) reaches the upper limit. In the time saving state without probability change, if the production for the time saving state with probability change is completed, the production based on the first hit / fail judgment right becomes the production for the time saving state without probability change, and then the first hit / fail judgment right and the second hit / fail judgment right. Judgment notification effect time based on is the time in the time saving state without probability change, and if there is a difference in the judgment notification effect time, it becomes the non-time saving state (normal state) while one (long) judgment notification effect is being performed. However, if the same production time is set, even if the difference is large, it can be suppressed within one production time. In addition, the shorter the production time in the time-saving state without probability change, the more the difference can be suppressed.

<About the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10>
Next, the electrical configuration of the gaming machine 10 will be described. On the rear surface of the gaming machine 10, each control circuit such as a main control circuit, a sub control circuit, and a liquid crystal control circuit (not shown), and a power supply board are provided. Each control circuit operates by receiving power supply from the power supply board.

The main control circuit includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and a microcomputer equipped with a plurality of counters as a main part, and performs main control related to the game. The CPU of the main control circuit is provided with a hit / fail judgment unit, a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, etc., and performs arithmetic control, and also generates and controls random numbers related to the hit / fail judgment of big hits and small hits. The signal can be output (transmitted) to other control circuits and relay circuits. The RAM of the main control circuit includes a storage area for the number of special symbol hold balls and a normal symbol hold ball, a storage area for various random value values generated by the CPU, a storage area and flag for temporarily storing various data, and a CPU. Provide a work area. In the ROM of the main control circuit, the main control circuit main program PG1 (see FIG. 13), which will be described later, control data, symbol fluctuation data related to fluctuation display on a normal symbol display device, etc. are written, as well as "big hit" and "big hit". The judgment value of "small hit" is written.

The sub-control circuit mainly includes a CPU, a RAM, and a microcomputer equipped with a ROM. The CPU of the sub control circuit includes a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, and the like. The RAM of the sub-control circuit has a storage area for various data and a work area by the CPU. The ROM of the sub-control circuit stores a sub-control circuit main program PG2 (see FIG. 53), a constant, an effect to be displayed on the display 15, and the like, which will be described later. Then, the sub control circuit outputs a signal to the liquid crystal control circuit, the voice control circuit, and the like based on the control signal (received command) from the main control circuit.

The liquid crystal control circuit mainly includes a microcomputer equipped with a CPU, RAM, and ROM. The RAM of the liquid crystal control circuit has a storage area for various data and a work area by the CPU. The ROM of the liquid crystal control circuit stores the liquid crystal control program PG3 (see FIG. 57), constants, and the like, which will be described later. Then, the liquid crystal control circuit displays a determination symbol, an effect image, and the like on the display 15 based on the information (liquid crystal reception information) from the sub control circuit.

<Terms used in the explanation of internal processing>
Next, the internal processing of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 13 to 71. In the following description, the "small determination notification unit" in the above configuration is referred to as a "normal symbol", and the "first determination notification unit 15G" in the above configuration is referred to as "special diagram 1 (special symbol 1)". , The "second determination notification unit 25" in the above configuration is referred to as "special figure 2 (special symbol 2)". Then, the "judgment notification effect" in each symbol is called "fluctuation". In addition, "big hit without benefits" and "big hit with benefits" are collectively called "big hits".

<About the main control circuit main program>
When the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is turned on, the main control circuit provided in the pachinko gaming machine 10 executes the main control circuit main program PG1. As shown in FIG. 13, the main control circuit main program PG1 first performs initial settings of the CPU and the like (S1). The initial setting (S1) is executed only when the main control circuit main program PG1 is run for the first time after the power is turned on, and is not executed thereafter.

After the initial setting (S1), each process of the following steps S2 to S4 is looped for the remaining time until the interrupt process (S5) described later is executed. First, interrupts are disabled (S2), and even if a timer interrupt comes in, interrupt processing is not performed until the interrupt is enabled. Subsequently, the normal symbol / special symbol random number update process (S3) is executed. In this process (S3), the random number counters shown in Table 3 below are added by 1 and updated. The updated counter value is stored in the updated value storage area of the RAM one by one. When the normal symbol / special symbol random number update process (S3) is completed, the interrupt is enabled (S4) and the interrupt process (S5) can be executed.

The random number counters include label-TRND-A, label-TRND-AZ, label-TRND-RC, label-TRND-T, label-TRND-B1, label-TRND-B2, and label-TRND-shown in Table 3. Counters such as B3 and label-TRND-H are provided.

These random number counters start from 0 when the pachinko gaming machine 10 is turned on, add 1 when random number update processing (S3, S11) is performed, and are set to 0 when the maximum value of the "numerical range" is reached. The addition is repeated again.

Then, when the game ball passes through the start gate 30, among the random number counters shown in Table 3 above, the counter value of the label-TRND-H is acquired and stored in the RAM. Further, when a game ball wins a prize in the center start port 31A, the side start port 32A, and the special start port 33A, among the random number counters shown in Table 3 above, other than the label-TRND-H (label-TRND-A, label-). Each counter value of (TRND-AZ, etc.) is acquired and stored in the RAM. Hereinafter, a plurality of counter values (label-TRND-A, label-TRND-AZ, etc.) acquired at the time of winning the above three starting ports 31A, 32A, 33A are collectively referred to as "special symbol-related counter values" as appropriate. That is.

Here, in the random number storage area of the RAM, the special symbol-related counter value acquired at the time of winning and the counter value of the label-TRND-H can be stored up to "4", which is the upper limit of the hold. Then, each counter value (random number value) stored in the random number storage area is used for the game in order from the oldest one.

The interrupt processing (S5) is executed according to, for example, an interrupt pulse input in a cycle of 4 msec. Then, during the residual processing period from the end of the interrupt process (S5) to the start of the next interrupt process (S5), various counter values (see Table 3) by the normal symbol / special symbol random number update process (S3). ) Is repeatedly executed over and over again. If an interrupt pulse is input while the interrupt is disabled, the interrupt processing (S5) is not started immediately, but is started after the interrupt is enabled (S4).

The main interrupt processing (S5) will be described. As shown in FIG. 14, in the main interrupt processing (S5), first, command processing (S10) is performed. In the command process (S10), various commands set in the output buffer of the RAM are output to the corresponding sub control device (for example, display control device, lamp control device, etc.).

The next normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S11) is the same as the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S3) performed in the loop process of the main control circuit main program PG1 described above. is there. That is, the update processing of various counter values shown in Table 3 above is performed within the execution period of the main interrupt processing (S5) and after the end of the residual processing period (main interrupt processing (S5)), the next main interrupt processing (S5). ) Is done in both cases).

<Processing at the time of winning>
Following the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S11), the start winning opening switch detection process (S12) is executed. The start winning opening switch detection process (S12) is shown in FIG. 15, and the corresponding holding ball corresponds to the passing or winning of each of the starting gate 30, the center starting opening 31A, the side starting opening 32A, and the special starting opening 33A. Add numbers and get random numbers for winning / failing. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the game ball has passed through the start gate 30 (S100). If the game ball has passed through the start gate 30 (Yes in S100), the gate passage process (S101) is executed.

As shown in FIG. 16, in the gate passing process (S101), it is determined whether or not the number of normal symbol holding balls (the number of holdings of the fluctuation display of the normal symbol) is 4 or more (whether the holding upper limit has been reached) or not (whether the holding upper limit has been reached). S110) If it is not 4 or more (No in S110), the number of normal symbol reserved balls is added by 1 (S111), and the normal symbol random number acquisition process (S112) is executed. That is, the normal symbol hit / miss determination counter value "label-TRND-H" is acquired as a random number from the update value storage area of the RAM and stored in the random number storage area of the RAM. On the other hand, when the number of normally symbol reserved balls is 4 or more (Yes in S110), this process (S101) is exited.

Next, as shown in FIG. 15, after the determination in step S100 is No (when the vehicle has not passed through the start gate 30) and after the gate passage process (S101) has been performed, the center start port 31A or the side start is started. It is determined whether or not the game ball has won a prize in the mouth 32A (indicated as “special figure 1 start winning mouth” in the flowchart) (S102). Then, if the game ball has not won a prize in the center start port 31A or the side start port 32A (No in S102), the game ball wins in the special start port 33A (indicated as "special figure 2 start winning opening" in the flowchart). It is determined whether or not this has been done (S106). If a game ball has won a prize in the center start opening 31A or the side start opening 32A (Yes in S102), it is determined whether the current number of reserved balls in Special Figure 1 is 4 or more (holding upper limit) (S103). If the number of reserved balls in Special Figure 1 is 4 or more (Yes in S103), this process (S12) is exited as it is, while if the number of reserved balls in Special Figure 1 is not 4 or more (No in S103), the special figure 1 is reserved. 1 The number of reserved balls is added by 1 (S104), and the special figure-related random number acquisition process (S105) is executed. Specifically, special symbol-related counter values (label-TRND-A, label-TRND-AZ, etc.) are acquired from the updated value storage area of the RAM, and these are stored in the random number storage area of the RAM. Then, the winning / failing determination result and the fluctuation time are acquired based on the acquired counter value, the contents are set in the winning command, and the winning command is set in the output buffer of the RAM. At this time, regarding the hit / fail judgment result, regardless of the current gaming state, the hit / miss judgment result in each of the high probability state and the low probability state is acquired, and both are set. As for the fluctuation time, the one corresponding to the current gaming state is acquired and set. After that, the process (S12) is exited.

If the game ball has not won in the center start port 31A or the side start port 32A (No in S102) and the game ball has won in the special start port 33A (Yes in S106), the current special figure 2 holding ball It is determined whether the number is 4 or more (holding upper limit) (S107). If the number of reserved balls in Special Figure 2 is 4 or more (Yes in S107), this process (S12) is exited as it is, while if the number of reserved balls in Special Figure 2 is not 4 or more (No in S107), the special figure 2 is reserved. 2 The number of reserved balls is added by 1 (S108), and the special figure-related random number acquisition process (S109) is executed. This special figure-related random number acquisition process (S109) is the same as the special figure-related random number acquisition process (S105) executed after the above-mentioned special figure 1 holding ball number addition process (S104). After that, the process (S12) is exited.

<Regarding winning / failing judgment based on ordinary symbols and opening / closing control of winning openings>
As shown in FIG. 14, the start winning opening switch detection process (S12) is followed by the normal operation process (S13). In this process (S13), the "small hit game" is performed based on the random number value (label-TRND-H) for determining whether the normal symbol is correct or not, which is acquired (stored in the random number storage area of the RAM) on the condition that the start gate 30 is passed. A "small hit determination" is performed to determine whether or not, and if the determination result is a "small hit", the start port door 33T provided in the special start port 33A is opened and closed.

In detail, as shown in FIG. 17, first, whether or not the "small hit game" in which the starting door 33T (denoted as "opening / closing member" in the flowchart) is tilted forward and the special starting door 33A is opened is being executed. (S120). When the "small hit game" is in progress (Yes in S120), it is determined whether or not the predetermined small hit game period has passed (S121). If the small hit game period has not passed (No in S121), this process (S13) is exited, while if the small hit game period has passed (Yes in S121), opening and closing is performed as the end process of the small hit game. After performing the member closing process (S122), the process (S13) is exited.

When the small hit game is not being executed (No in S120), it is determined whether or not the number of normal symbol reserved balls related to the starting gate 30 is 0 (S123). When the number of normal symbol reserved balls is "0" (Yes in S123), this process (S13) is exited, while when it is not "0" (No in S123), the normal symbol stored in the RAM is exited. The hit / fail determination random value (label-TRND-H) is loaded (S134).

Next, it is determined whether or not the current small hit determination is performed with a "high probability" (S125), and if it is performed with a high probability (Yes in S125), the hit / fail determination value for high probability is used. , The small hit determination is performed by collating with the loaded normal symbol hit / miss determination random value (label-TRND-H) (S126). Here, in the small hit determination, it is determined that the small hit determination is performed with a "high probability" when the game state is in the "time saving state" regardless of the presence or absence of the probability change. If the determination result is "small hit" (Yes in S126), the small hit game is executed (S127). The small hit game when winning with a high probability has the content of, for example, "repeating the opening for 2 seconds three times each time".

In addition, when the current small hit judgment is not performed with a high probability (it is performed with a low probability) (No in S125), the hit / fail judgment value for the low probability and the loaded normal symbol hit / fail judgment random A small hit determination is made by collating with a numerical value (label-TRND-H) (S128). If the determination result is "small hit" (Yes in S128), the small hit game is executed (S129). The small hit game when winning with a low probability has the content of, for example, "opening for 1 second only once".

If the loaded normal symbol hit / miss judgment random value (label-TRND-H) does not match the hit / fail judgment value (No in S126 or S128), this process (S13) without executing the small hit game. Exit.

<Control of hit / fail judgment by special symbol>
As shown in FIG. 14, a special operation process (S14) is performed after the normal operation process (S13). This process (S14) is shown in FIG. 18, and determines the special figure 1 operation status representing the operation state according to the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 operation status representing the operation state according to the special figure 2, and is a big hit. When in operation (when the special figure 1 operation status or the special figure 2 operation status is "4" to "8". Hereinafter referred to as "big hit operation"), the special figure 1 big hit operation process or the special figure 2 big hit operation Execute the process. When the jackpot operation is not in progress, the fluctuation processing and the jackpot determination processing of the special figure 1 are performed in order, and the fluctuation processing and the jackpot determination processing of the special figure 2 are performed in order.

Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the jackpot operation is in progress (S130). In the case of the jackpot operation (Yes in S130), if the jackpot operation according to the special figure 1 (the operation status of the special figure 1 is "4" to "8"), the special figure 1 big hit operation process (S131A) is performed. If it is executed and the jackpot operation according to the special figure 2 is in progress (the operation status of the special figure 2 is "4" to "8"), the special figure 2 jackpot operation process (S131B) is executed, and this process (S14) is executed. Exit. It should be noted that the big hit operation according to the special figure 1 and the big hit operation according to the special figure 2 do not occur at the same time (the special figure 1 operation status and the special figure 2 operation status become "4" to "8" at the same time). When the jackpot operation is not in progress (No in S130), it is determined whether or not the special figure 2 is "big hit confirmed" (whether or not the special figure 2 operation status is "3") (S132). When the special figure 2 is not "big hit confirmed" (No in S132), it is determined whether or not the special figure 1 is changing (whether or not the special figure 1 operation timer is "0") (S133). When the special figure 1 is changing (No in S133), the special figure 1 operation timer (variation time of the special figure 1) is subtracted (4 [ms] subtraction in this embodiment) (S134). Next, after the determination in step S133 is Yes (when the special figure 1 is not changing) and after the subtraction process (S134) of the special figure 1 operation timer is performed, the special figure 1 variable operation process (S135) is performed. Execute. The operation status of Special Figure 1 at this time is any of "0" to "3". Next, it is determined whether or not the jackpot operation is in progress (S136), and if the jackpot operation is in progress (Yes in S136), this process (S14) is exited.

After the determination in step S132 is Yes (when the special figure 2 is "big hit confirmed"), and when the big hit operation is not in progress after the special figure 1 variable operation process (S135) (No in S136), It is determined whether or not the special figure 1 is "big hit confirmed" (whether or not the special figure 1 operation status is "3") (S137), and when the special figure 1 is "big hit confirmed" (in S137). Yes) exits this process (S14). When the special figure 1 is not "big hit confirmed" (No in S137), it is determined whether or not the special figure 2 is changing (whether or not the special figure 2 operation timer is "0") (S138). When the special figure 2 is changing (No in S138), the special figure 2 operation timer is subtracted by 4 [ms] (S139). Next, after the determination in step S138 is Yes (when the special figure 2 is not changing) and after the subtraction process (S139) of the special figure 2 operation timer is performed, the special figure 2 variable operation process (S140) is performed. Execute. The operation status of Special Figure 2 at this time is any of "0" to "3". After that, the process (S14) is exited.

With such a processing configuration, while the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 are changed at the same time, when a big hit occurs in one special figure, the other is from the confirmation of the big hit to the end of the big hit operation. Since the fluctuation of the special figure of is extended (it is configured so that the fluctuation does not end by not measuring the fluctuation time, and the next pass / fail judgment is not performed because the fluctuation does not end), both It is possible to prevent a big hit from occurring in the special figure of. Further, it becomes possible to preferentially process the jackpot determination of the special figure 1 over the jackpot determination of the special figure 2.

<Regarding the judgment of success or failure by special symbol 1>
In the special figure 1 variable operation process (S135) shown in FIG. 19, the special figure 1 operation status is determined (S150), and the process is branched. When the special figure 1 operation status is "0"("0" in S150), the special figure 1 standby process (S151) is performed, and when the special figure 1 operation status is "1"("1" in S150). ) Is subjected to the special figure 1 fluctuation process (S152), and when the special figure 1 operation status is “2” (“2” in S150), the special figure 1 deviation confirmation process (S153) is performed and the special figure 1 is performed. When the operation status is "3"("3" in S150), the special figure 1 jackpot confirmation process (S154) is performed. Hereinafter, each of these processes (S151, S152, S153, S154) will be described in order.

In the special figure 1 standby process (S151) shown in FIG. 20, when the special figure 1 hold exists, the oldest special figure 1 hold information is used to determine the jackpot according to the special figure 1 and the special figure 1. Set the information required for the variable display of FIG. 1, and set the standby screen when the hold of special figure 1 does not exist. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not there is a hold of the special figure 1 (whether or not the number of balls held in the special figure 1 is not "0") (S200). When there is no hold of the special figure 1 (No in S200), it is checked whether or not the display 15 is on the standby screen (for example, the standby flag is ON) (S201). Then, in the case of the standby screen (Yes in S201), this process (S151) is immediately exited, while in the case of not the standby screen (No in S201), the standby screen setting process (S202. For example, the waiting flag is set. After performing ON), the process (S151) is exited.

When there is a hold of the special figure 1 (Yes in S200), whether or not the special figure 2 is in the process of being changed (hereinafter referred to as the big hit changing) in which the hit / fail judgment result is a hit (the special figure 2 big hit flag is ON). (S203). When the special figure 2 is in the big hit fluctuation (Yes in S203), the special figure 1 big hit flag is turned off (S204). That is, all the special figure 1 reserved balls digested during the jackpot fluctuation of special figure 2 are forcibly removed. When the special figure 2 is not in the big hit fluctuation (No in S203), the special figure 1 big hit determination process (S205) is performed.

As shown in FIG. 21, in the special figure 1 jackpot determination process (S205), first, the special symbol hit / fail determination random that was acquired (stored in the random number storage area of the RAM) at the time of winning the center start port 31A or the side start port 32A. Load the numerical value (label-TRND-A) (S300). Next, it is checked whether or not the current state is in the high probability state (S301), and if it is not in the high probability state (No in S301), the random value for determining whether the special symbol is correct or not (label-TRND-A) is in the low probability state. It is checked whether or not it is a "big hit" that matches the determination value (S302). If the random value for determining whether the special symbol is correct or not (label-TRND-A) does not match any of the determination values, that is, if it is "off" (No in S302), the special figure 1 jackpot flag is turned off. (S303), exiting this process (S205). Further, in the case of a high probability state (Yes in S301), whether or not the random value for determining whether the special symbol is correct or not (label-TRND-A) is a "big hit" that matches any of the determination values in the high probability state. Is checked (S304). If the random value for determining whether the special symbol is correct or not (label-TRND-A) does not match any of the determination values, that is, if it is "off" (No in S304), the special figure 1 jackpot flag is turned off. (S305) and exit this process (S205). As described above, the probability of winning a "big hit" from winning the center start port 31A and the side start port 32A is 1/10 in the high probability state and 1/99 in the low probability state.

On the other hand, in each step S302 and S304, when the random value for determining whether the special symbol is correct or not (label-TRND-A) matches the preset determination value, that is, when the "big hit" is won (Yes or S304 in S302). In Yes), the special figure 1 jackpot flag is turned ON (S306), and whether or not the type of the "big hit" is a "big hit with privilege" that allows the game ball to pass through the V confirmation port 36A. Judgment is made and a hit command is set (S307). Specifically, for example, when the jackpot symbol random value (label-TRAND-AZ) is a predetermined value, it is determined to be a "big hit with a privilege", and when it is other than that value, a "big hit with a privilege" is determined. Judge that it is not. In the case of "big hit with privilege", the second big hit flag is turned on, and in the case of not "big hit with privilege" ("big hit without privilege"), the second big hit flag is turned off. After that, the process (S205) is exited. In the present embodiment, in step S307, it is set so that it is determined as "big hit with privilege" with a probability of 20%.

<Determination of fluctuation contents of special symbol 1>
In the special figure 1 symbol selection process (S206) (see FIG. 20) performed after the step S204 and the special figure 1 jackpot determination process (S205), the determination symbol to be stopped and displayed by the first determination notification unit 15G is determined.

As shown in FIG. 22, in the special figure 1 symbol selection process (S206), first, it is determined whether or not the special figure 1 is a big hit (whether or not the special figure 1 big hit flag is ON) (S320). If it is a big hit (Yes in S320), the big hit symbol random value (label-TRND-AZ) acquired (stored in the RAM) at the time of winning the center start port 31A or the side start port 32A is set in the output buffer of the RAM. (S321), exiting this process (S206). That is, all three determination symbols are set so as to have the same symbol (doublet) as the jackpot symbol random value (label-TRND-AZ).

On the other hand, if the special figure 1 is not a big hit (No in S320), the random value for determining the left symbol (label-TRND-B1), the random value for determining the middle symbol (label-TRND-B2), and the right symbol are determined from the RAM. The value of the random number value (label-TRND-B3) is loaded (S322). Then, it is determined whether or not these three random value values match (S323), and if they match (Yes in S323), the presence or absence of reach acquired at the time of winning the center start port 31A or the side start port 32A is determined. It is determined whether or not the random number value for use (label-TRND-RC, hereinafter referred to as “reach random number value”) matches the preset reach determination value (S324). If it does not match the reach judgment value (No in S324), the right symbol determination random value (label-TRND-B3) is added to the left symbol determination random value (label-TRND-B1) by 1. , These three symbol determination random values are set in the output buffer of the RAM (S326). That is, the left and middle judgment symbols are set to be the same symbol, and only the right judgment symbol is set so as to be a combination of "out of reach". If it matches the reach determination value (Yes in S324), the middle symbol determination random value (label-TRND-B2) is added to the left symbol determination random value (label-TRND-B1) by 1. Then, these three symbol determination random values are set in the output buffer of the RAM (S325). That is, the left and right judgment symbols are set to be the same symbol, and only the inside judgment symbols are set so as to be a combination of "out of reach".

In step S323, if the left, middle, and right random numbers do not match (No in S323), then it is determined whether or not the left and right random values match (S327). Then, if the left and right random numbers match (Yes in S327), it is determined whether or not the reach random number value (label-TRND-RC) matches the reach determination value (S328). If it does not match the reach determination value (No in S328), the process proceeds to step S326, and the combination is set so as to be a combination of “out of reach”. On the other hand, if the reach random number value (label-TRND-RC) matches the reach determination value (Yes in S328), the three symbol determination random value values (label-TRAND-B1, B2, B3) loaded in step S322 are used. ) Is set in the output buffer of the RAM as it is (S329). In other words, set it so that it is a combination of "out of reach".

In step S327, if both the left and right random numbers do not match (No in S327), it is determined whether or not the reach random number value (label-TRND-RC) matches the reach determination value (S330). If they do not match (No in S330), the process proceeds to step S329, and the combination of "out of reach" is set. On the other hand, if it matches the reach determination value (Yes in S330), the right symbol determination random value (label-TRND-B3) is set to the same value as the left symbol determination random value (label-TRND-B1). The symbol determination random value (label-TRND-B2) is added to the left symbol determination random value (label-TRND-B1) by 1 and set in the RAM output buffer (S331). In other words, it is forcibly set so that it becomes a combination of "out of reach". When the stop display symbol of the determination symbol is determined by the above processing, another processing (S332) is performed to exit this processing (S206).

As shown in FIG. 20, the special figure 1 symbol selection process (S206) is followed by the special figure 1 variation mode selection process (S207). In this process (S207), data relating to the variable display mode until the determination symbol is stopped and displayed is selected based on the result of the jackpot winning / failing determination, the presence / absence of reach, and the like.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 23, in the special figure 1 variation mode selection process (S207), first, it is checked whether or not the current state is in a high probability state (S340). In the case of the high probability state (Yes in S340), it is then determined whether or not the special figure 1 jackpot flag is ON (S341), and in the case of ON (Yes in S341), the variation mode for "probability variation jackpot". From the table, one variation mode data is selected based on the variation mode determination random value (label-TRND-T) (S342).

On the other hand, in step S341, when the special figure 1 jackpot flag is not ON (No in S341), it is determined whether or not the reach random number value (label-TRND-RC) matches the reach determination value (S343).

In the case of reach establishment (Yes in S343), one variation mode data is selected from the variation mode table for "probability variation reach loss" based on the variation mode determination random value (label-TRND-T) (label-TRND-T). S344). On the other hand, in the case where the reach is not established (No in S343), one variation mode data is obtained from the variation mode table for "probability variation no reach loss" based on the variation mode determination random value (label-TRND-T). Select (S345).

If it is not in the high probability state (No in S340), then it is determined whether or not the special figure 1 jackpot flag is ON (S346), and if it is ON (Yes in S346), the variation for "normal jackpot". From the aspect table, one variation mode data is selected based on the variation mode determination random value (label-TRND-T) (S347).

On the other hand, in step S346, when the special figure 1 jackpot flag is not ON (No in S346), it is determined whether or not the reach random number value (label-TRND-RC) matches the reach determination value (S348).

In the case of reach establishment (Yes in S348), one variation mode data is selected from the variation mode table for "normal reach loss" based on the variation mode determination random value (label-TRND-T) (label-TRND-T). S349). On the other hand, in the case where the reach is not established (No in S348), one variation mode data is obtained from the variation mode table for "normal reach-less deviation" based on the variation mode determination random value (label-TRND-T). Select (S350).

Here, the fluctuation time of the "probability variation jackpot" set in step S342 is 30 seconds, and the fluctuation time of the "probability variation reach loss" and "probability variation no reach loss" set in steps S344 and S345 is 30 to 360 seconds, step. The fluctuation time of "normal jackpot", "normal reach loss", and "normal reach no loss" set in S347, S349, and S350 is set to be 15 to 180 seconds.

After that, a command corresponding to the selected variation mode is set in the output buffer of the RAM (S351), other processing (S352) is performed, and this processing (S207) is exited. At this time, in the other process (S352), the process of setting the fluctuation time in the operation timer of the special figure 1 is also performed.

<About holding advance of special symbol 1>
As shown in FIG. 24, the special figure 1 random number shift process (S208) is performed following the special figure 1 variation mode selection process (S207). In this process (S208), after processing the oldest hold information of the special figure 1, the remaining hold information of the special figure 1 is moved up. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 24, the number of balls reserved in FIG. 1 is subtracted by 1 (S360), and various random numbers stored in the random number storage area corresponding to the stored memory in FIG. 1 of the RAM are added one by one. The random number storage area on the lower side is shifted (S361), and the highest (fourth) random number storage area is cleared (S362).

<Control of fluctuation of special symbol 1>
As shown in FIG. 20, the special figure 1 random number shift process (S208) is followed by the special figure 1 fluctuation start process (S209). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 25, the variation time of the variation mode selected in the special figure 1 variation mode selection process (S207) is set in the special figure 1 variation start command (S370), and the special figure 1 variation start command is set. Is set in the output buffer of the RAM (S371).

As shown in FIG. 20, following the special figure 1 fluctuation start process (S209), a process (S210) for setting the special figure 1 operation status to "1 (variation)" is performed, and a subtraction determination process (S211) for the number of time reductions is performed. )I do. In the time saving number subtraction determination process (S211), the time saving counter is set in the low probability state and the time saving state, and the time saving number is subtracted. When the time saving counter becomes "0", the time saving state is reached. To finish. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 70, it is determined whether or not the time reduction counter is "0" (S1200), and if it is "0" (Yes in S1200), this process (S211) is exited. When the time saving counter remains (No in S1200), the time saving counter is subtracted by 1 (S1201), and then it is determined whether or not the time saving counter is "0" (S1202). Then, when the time reduction counter remains (No in S1202), this process (S211) is exited. When the time reduction counter is "0" (Yes in S1202), the time reduction flag is turned off (S1203), the time reduction end command is set in the RAM output buffer (S1204), and the time reduction count subtraction determination process (S211). Exit. After that, the process exits the special figure 1 standby process (S151). The above is the description of the special figure 1 standby process (S151).

Next, the special figure 1 variation process (S152) in the special figure 1 variation operation process (S135) (see FIG. 19) will be described with reference to FIG. 26. In this process (S152), after the variation display of the special figure 1 is finished, if the result of the hit / fail judgment of the special figure 1 is wrong, the operation status of the special figure 1 is set to "determined to be wrong", and in the case of a big hit. Sets the operation status of Special Figure 1 to "Big hit confirmed". Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the special figure 1 is changing (whether or not the special figure 1 operation timer is "0") (S380), and when it is changing (No in S380), it is determined. , This process (S152) is exited. When the special figure 1 is not changing (Yes in S380), the basic setting of the confirmation process (for example, the setting of the special figure 1 operation timer) is performed, and "2 (disengagement confirmation)" is set in the special figure 1 operation status. (S381). Next, it is determined whether or not the special figure 1 jackpot flag is ON (S382), and if the special figure 1 jackpot flag is not ON (No in S382), this process (S152) is exited. When the special figure 1 big hit flag is ON (Yes in S382), "3 (big hit confirmed)" is set in the special figure 1 operation status (S383), and this process (S152) is exited.

Next, the special figure 1 deviation determination process (S153) in the special figure 1 variable operation process (S135) (see FIG. 19) will be described with reference to FIG. 27. In this process (S153), a process of returning the operation status of the special figure 1 to "standby" is performed after the deviation fluctuation is confirmed. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed (whether or not the operation timer in Special Figure 1 is "0") (S390), and if it has not elapsed (No in S390), it is determined. , Exit this process (S153). When the predetermined time has elapsed (Yes in S390), the basic setting of the standby process is performed, "0 (standby)" is set in the operation status of the special figure 1 (S391), and this process (S153) is exited.

Next, the special figure 1 jackpot determination process (S154) in the special figure 1 variable operation process (S135) (see FIG. 19) will be described with reference to FIG. 28. In this process (S154), after the fluctuation of the big hit is confirmed, the operation status of the special figure 1 is set to "big hit start". Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed (whether or not the operation timer in Special Figure 1 is "0") (S400), and if it has not elapsed (No in S400), it is determined. , Exit this process (S154). When the predetermined time has passed (Yes in S400), the jackpot operation is set by setting the jackpot opening command (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as "big hit OP command") in the output buffer of the RAM, and the special figure 1 jackpot is set. The flag is turned off, "4 (big hit start)" is set in the special figure 1 operation status (S401), and this process (S154) is exited.

<Regarding the judgment of success or failure by special symbol 2>
Next, the variable motion processing of the special figure 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 29 to 37. The variation operation processing of the special figure 2 is different from the case of the special figure 1 except that the parameters to be referred to and set are related to the special figure 2 and the selection process (S506, S507) of the special symbol and the variation mode is different from the case of the special figure 1. For example, it is the same as the variable motion processing of the special figure 1 shown in FIGS. 19 to 28.

In the special figure 2 variable operation process (S140) shown in FIG. 29, the special figure 2 operation status is determined (S160), and the process is branched. When the special figure 2 operation status is "0" ("0" in S160), the special figure 2 standby process (S161) is performed, and when the special figure 2 operation status is "1" ("1" in S160). ) Is subjected to the special figure 2 fluctuation process (S162), and when the special figure 2 operation status is “2” (“2” in S160), the special figure 2 deviation confirmation process (S163) is performed and the special figure 2 is performed. When the operation status is "3" ("3" in S160), the special figure 2 jackpot confirmation process (S164) is performed. Hereinafter, each of these processes (S161, S162, S163, S164) will be described in order.

In the special figure 2 standby process (S161) shown in FIG. 30, when the special figure 2 hold exists, the oldest special figure 2 hold information is used to determine the jackpot according to the special figure 2 and the special figure 2. Set the information required for the variable display of FIG. 2, and set the standby screen when the hold of special figure 2 does not exist. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not there is a hold of the special figure 2 (whether or not the number of balls held in the special figure 2 is not "0") (S500). When there is no hold of the special figure 2 (No in S500), it is checked whether or not the display 15 is on the standby screen (for example, the standby flag is ON) (S501). Then, in the case of the standby screen (Yes in S501), this process (S161) is immediately exited, while in the case of not the standby screen (No in S501), the standby screen setting process (S502. For example, the waiting flag is set. After performing ON), the process (S161) is exited.

When there is a hold of the special figure 1 (Yes in S500), it is determined whether or not the special figure 1 is undergoing a jackpot fluctuation (whether or not the special figure 1 jackpot flag is ON) (S503). When the special figure 1 is in the big hit fluctuation (Yes in S503), the special figure 2 big hit flag is turned off (S504). That is, all the special figure 2 reserved balls digested during the jackpot fluctuation of special figure 1 are forcibly removed. When the special figure 1 big hit flag is not ON (No in S503), the special figure 2 big hit determination process (S505) is performed.

As shown in FIG. 31, in the special figure 2 jackpot determination process (S505), first, a random number value (label-TRND) for determining whether the special symbol is correct or not, which is acquired (stored in the random number storage area of the RAM) at the time of winning the special start port 33A, is obtained. -A) is loaded (S600). Next, it is checked whether or not the current state is in the high probability state (S601), and if it is not in the high probability state (No in S601), the random value for determining whether the special symbol is correct or not (label-TRND-A) is in the low probability state. It is checked whether or not it is a "big hit" that matches the determination value (S602). If the random value for determining whether the special symbol is correct or not (label-TRND-A) does not match any of the determination values, that is, if it is "off" (No in S602), the special figure 2 jackpot flag is turned off. (S603), the process (S605) is exited. Further, in the case of a high probability state (Yes in S601), whether or not the random value for determining whether the special symbol is correct or not (label-TRND-A) is a "big hit" that matches any of the determination values in the high probability state. Is checked (S604). If the random value for determining whether the special symbol is correct or not (label-TRND-A) does not match any of the determination values, that is, if it is "off" (No in S604), the special figure 2 jackpot flag is turned off. (S605), the process (S505) is exited. As described above, the probability of winning a "big hit" from winning the special starting port 33A is 1/10 in the high probability state and 1/99 in the low probability state.

On the other hand, in each step S602 and S604, when the random value for determining whether the special symbol is correct or not (label-TRND-A) matches the preset determination value, that is, when the "big hit" is won (Yes or S604 in S602). In Yes), the special figure 2 jackpot flag is turned ON (S606), and whether or not the type of the "big hit" is a "big hit with privilege" that allows the game ball to pass through the V confirmation port 36A. Judgment is made and a hit command is set (S607). Specifically, for example, when the jackpot symbol random value (label-TRAND-AZ) is a predetermined value, it is determined to be a "big hit with a privilege", and when it is other than that value, a "big hit with a privilege" is determined. Judge that it is not. In the case of "big hit with privilege", the second big hit flag is turned on, and in the case of not "big hit with privilege" ("big hit without privilege"), the second big hit flag is turned off. After that, the process (S505) is exited. In the present embodiment, in step S607, the probability of being determined as "big hit with privilege" is set to 100%. That is, all the big hits generated from winning the special starting port 33A are "big hits with benefits".

<Determination of changes in special symbol 2>
As shown in FIG. 30, the special figure 2 big hit determination process (S505) is followed by the special figure 2 symbol selection process (S506). In this process (S506), the display content of the special figure 2 is determined based on the result of the jackpot winning / failing determination, the presence / absence of reach, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 30, the special figure 2 symbol selection process (S506) is followed by the special figure 2 variation mode selection process (S507). In this process (S507), data relating to the variation display mode of the special figure 2 is selected based on the result of the jackpot hit / fail determination, the presence / absence of reach, and the like.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 32, in the special figure 2 variation mode selection process (S507), first, it is checked whether or not the current state is in a high probability state (S640). In the case of a high probability state (Yes in S640), it is then determined whether or not the special figure 2 jackpot flag is ON (S641), and in the case of ON (Yes in S641), the variation mode for "probability variation jackpot". From the table, one variation mode data is selected based on the variation mode determination random value (label-TRND-T) (S642).

On the other hand, in step S641, when the special figure 2 jackpot flag is not ON (No in S641), it is determined whether or not the reach random number value (label-TRND-RC) matches the reach determination value (S643).

In the case of reach establishment (Yes in S643), one variation mode data is selected from the variation mode table for "probability variation reach loss" based on the variation mode determination random value (label-TRND-T) (label-TRND-T). S644). On the other hand, in the case where the reach is not established (No in S643), one variation mode data is obtained from the variation mode table for "probability variation no reach loss" based on the variation mode determination random value (label-TRND-T). Select (S645).

If it is not in the high probability state (No in S640), then it is determined whether or not the special figure 2 jackpot flag is ON (S646), and if it is ON (Yes in S646), the variation for "normal jackpot". From the aspect table, one variation mode data is selected based on the variation mode determination random value (label-TRND-T) (S647).

On the other hand, in step S646, when the special figure 2 jackpot flag is not ON (No in S646), it is determined whether or not the reach random number value (label-TRND-RC) matches the reach determination value (S648).

In the case of reach establishment (Yes in S648), one variation mode data is selected from the variation mode table for "normal reach loss" based on the variation mode determination random value (label-TRND-T) (label-TRND-T). S649). On the other hand, in the case where the reach is not established (No in S648), one variation mode data is obtained from the variation mode table for "normal reach-less deviation" based on the variation mode determination random value (label-TRND-T). Select (S650).

Here, the fluctuation time of "probability variation jackpot", "probability variation reach loss", and "probability variation no reach loss" set in steps S642, S644, and S645 is 2 seconds, and "normal jackpot" set in steps S647, S649, and S650. , "Normal reach loss", and "Normal reach no loss" variation time is set to be 15 to 180 seconds.

After that, a command corresponding to the selected variation mode is set in the output buffer of the RAM (S651), other processing (S652) is performed, and this processing (S507) is exited. At this time, in the other processing (S652), the processing of setting the fluctuation time in the special figure 2 operation timer is also performed.

<About holding advance of special symbol 2>
As shown in FIG. 30, a special figure 2 random number shift process (S508) is performed following the special figure 2 variation mode selection process (S507). In this process (S508), after processing the oldest hold information of the special figure 2, the remaining hold information of the special figure 2 is moved up. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 33, the number of reserved balls in special figure 2 is subtracted by 1 (S660), and various random numbers stored in the random number storage area corresponding to the special figure 2 reserved storage of the RAM are added one by one. The random number storage area on the lower side is shifted (S661), and the highest (fourth) random number storage area is cleared (S662).

<Control of fluctuation of special symbol 2>
As shown in FIG. 30, the special figure 2 random number shift process (S508) is followed by the special figure 2 fluctuation start process (S509). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 34, the variation time of the variation mode selected in the special figure 2 variation mode selection process (S507) is set in the special figure 2 variation start command (S670), and the special figure 2 variation start command is set. Is set in the output buffer of the RAM (S671).

As shown in FIG. 30, following the special figure 2 fluctuation start process (S509), the special figure 2 operation status is set to "1 (variation)" (S510), the time reduction number of subtraction determination processes (S511), and the like. After performing the processing necessary for starting the fluctuation of the special figure 2, the special figure 2 standby process (S161) is exited. The subtraction determination process (S511) for the number of time reductions is the same as the subtraction determination process (S211) for the number of time reductions executed in the special figure 1 fluctuation start process (S209). The above is the description of the special figure 2 standby process (S161).

Next, the special figure 2 variation process (S162) in the special figure 2 variation operation process (S140) (see FIG. 29) will be described with reference to FIG. 35. In this process (S162), after the variation display of the special figure 2 is finished, if the result of the hit / fail judgment of the special figure 2 is "off", the operation status of the special figure 2 is set to "fixed off", and in the case of a big hit. Set the operation status of Special Figure 2 to "Big hit confirmed". Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the special figure 2 is changing (whether or not the special figure 2 operation timer is "0") (S680), and when it is changing (No in S680), it is determined. , Exit this process (S162). When the special figure 1 is not changing (Yes in S680), the basic setting of the confirmation process (for example, the setting of the special figure 2 operation timer) is performed, and the special figure 2 operation status is set to "2 (confirmed to be out of alignment)". (S681). Next, it is determined whether or not the special figure 2 big hit flag is ON (S682), and if the special figure 2 big hit flag is not ON (No in S682), this process (S162) is exited. When the special figure 2 big hit flag is ON (Yes in S682), "3 (big hit confirmed)" is set in the special figure 2 operation status (S683), and this process (S162) is exited.

Next, the special figure 2 deviation determination process (S163) in the special figure 2 variable operation process (S140) (see FIG. 29) will be described with reference to FIG. 36. In this process (S163), a process of returning the operation status of the special figure 2 to "standby" is performed after the deviation fluctuation is confirmed. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed (whether or not the operation timer in Special Figure 2 is "0") (S690), and if it has not elapsed (No in S690), it is determined. , Exit this process (S163). When the predetermined time has elapsed (Yes in S690), the basic setting of the standby process is performed, "0 (standby)" is set in the operation status of the special figure 2 (S691), and this process (S163) is exited.

Next, the special figure 2 jackpot determination process (S164) in the special figure 2 variable operation process (S140) (see FIG. 29) will be described with reference to FIG. 37. In this process (S164), after the fluctuation of the hit is confirmed, the operation status of the special figure 2 is set to "big hit start". Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed (whether or not the operation timer in Special Figure 2 is "0") (S700), and if it has not elapsed (No in S700), it is determined. , Exit this process (S164). When the predetermined time has elapsed (Yes in S700), the jackpot operation is set, the special figure 2 jackpot flag is turned off, and "4 (big hit start)" is set in the special figure 2 operation status (S701). ), Exit this process (S164).

<Overview of control of jackpot operation>
The special figure 1 jackpot operation process (S131A) shown in FIG. 18 will be described with reference to FIG. 38. As shown in the figure, in this process (S131A), first, the special figure 1 upper prize winning mouth process (S170) is executed, then the special figure 1 operation status is determined (S171), and the process is branched. When the special figure 1 operation status is "4"("4" in S171), the special figure 1 jackpot start process (S172) is performed, and when the special figure 1 operation status is "5"("5" in S171). ”), The special figure 1 large winning opening opening process (S173) is performed, and when the special drawing 1 operation status is“ 6 ”(“ 6 ”in S171), the special drawing 1 large winning opening closing 1 process (S174) is performed. ), And when the special figure 1 operation status is "7"("7" in S171), the special figure 1 large winning opening closing 2 process (S175) is performed, and the special figure 1 operation status is "8". In a certain case (“8” in S171), the special figure 1 jackpot end process (S176) is performed.

The special figure 2 jackpot operation process (S131B) will be described with reference to FIG. 39. As shown in the figure, in this process (S131B), first, the special figure 2 upper prize winning mouth process (S180) is executed, then the special figure 2 operation status is determined (S181), and the process is branched. When the special figure 2 operation status is "4" ("4" in S181), the special figure 2 jackpot start process (S182) is performed, and when the special figure 2 operation status is "5" ("5" in S181). ”), The special figure 2 large winning opening opening process (S183) is performed, and when the special drawing 2 operation status is“ 6 ”(“ 6 ”in S181), the special drawing 2 large winning opening closing 1 process (S184) is performed. ), And when the special figure 2 operation status is "7" ("7" in S181), the special figure 2 major winning opening closing 2 process (S185) is performed, and the special figure 2 operation status is "8". In a certain case (“8” in S181), the special figure 2 big hit end process (S186) is performed.

Hereinafter, each of these processes (S170, S180, S172, S173, S174, S175, S176, S182, S183, S184, S185, S186) will be described in order. In the subsequent processing, the big hit according to the special figure 1 and the big hit according to the special figure 2 are the same processing, so that the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 such as "special figure 1 upper prize winning mouth processing" and "special figure 1 operation status" are performed. The wording related to is abbreviated as "special figure 1" and "special figure 2" such as "upper prize winning oral processing" and "operation status".

<About setting the jackpot operation and controlling the upper prize opening>
In the upper prize opening mouth processing (S170, S180) shown in FIG. 40, after the game ball wins the second attacker opening 35A (denoted as “upper big winning opening” in the flowchart), the V confirmation opening 36A (in the flowchart). It is determined whether or not the passage has passed (expressed as "probability variation region"). Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the second attacker opening 35A can be won (whether or not the jackpot operation is in progress and the round counter is "2") (S710), and when the second attacker opening 35A cannot be won. (No in S710) exits this process (S170, S180). When the second attacker opening 35A can win a prize (Yes in S710), the probability variation region solenoid operation process (S711) is executed.

In the probabilistic region solenoid operation process (S711) shown in FIG. 41, the opening / closing operation of the entry restricting member 36B (referred to as “probability variable region solenoid” in the flowchart) and the setting of whether to detect the passage of the V confirmation port 36A I do. After the start of the big hit game, the entry restricting member 36B performs an opening / closing operation with the passage of time, which is not linked to the opening / closing state of the attacker door 35T. In addition, whether or not to detect the passage of the V confirmation port 36A is also switched over time. Table 4 summarizes the opening / closing operation and the detection determination. The open / closed state and the validity / invalidity of the detection determination are determined by the probability variation region operation counter, and the probability variation region operation counter is counted up as the probability variation region execution time elapses.

The probabilistic region solenoid operation process (S711) shown in FIG. 41 will be described in detail. In the probabilistic region solenoid operation processing (S711), first, the probabilistic region operation counter is loaded from the RAM (S720), and whether or not the operation of the entry restricting member 36B is completed (whether or not the probabilistic region operation counter is "10" or more). (S721), and when the operation of the entry restricting member 36B is completed (Yes in S721), this process (S711) is exited. When the entry restricting member 36B is in operation (No in S721), it is determined whether or not there is a remaining time for the current operation (whether or not the probability variation region execution time is not "0") (S722), and the rest. If there is time (Yes in S721), this process (S711) is exited. When there is no remaining time for the current operation (No in S722), the probability variation area operation counter is added by 1 (S723), and the probability variation area operation counter after the addition is loaded from the RAM (S724). Next, it is determined whether or not the V confirmation port 36A detects the passage of the game ball (whether or not the passage determination corresponding to the probability variation region operation counter is valid) (S725), and if it is not detected (No in S725). , Exit this process (S711). When the V confirmation port 36A detects the passage of the game ball (Yes in S725), the probability variation region valid flag is turned ON (S726), and this process (S711) is exited.

Returning to FIG. 40, in the upper prize winning opening processing (S170, S180), whether or not the game ball has passed through the V confirmation opening 36A (whether or not the probability changing area switch is detected) following the probability variation region solenoid operation processing (S711). Is determined (S712). If it has not passed through the V confirmation port 36A (No in S712), this process (S170, S180) is exited. When the game ball passes through the V confirmation port 36A (Yes in S712), it is determined whether or not the V confirmation port 36A detects the passage of the game ball (whether or not the probability variation region valid flag is ON) (S713). ), If the passage of the game ball is not detected (No in S713), this process (S170, S180) is exited. When the V confirmation port 36A detects the passage of the game ball (Yes in S713), the probability variation region passage flag is turned ON (S714), and this process (S170, S180) is exited. That is, the passage of the game ball through the V confirmation port 36A is effective only when the game ball has passed through the V confirmation port 36A and the V confirmation port 36A is in a state of detecting the passage of the game ball.

Next, the special figure 1 big hit start process (S172) in the special figure 1 big hit operation process (S131A) (see FIG. 38) and the special figure 2 big hit start process in the special figure 2 big hit operation process (S131B) (see FIG. 39). (S182) will be described with reference to FIG. 42. In this process (S172, S182), the round setting of the big hit game and the setting of the big winning opening corresponding to the round are performed. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the opening time has ended (whether or not a predetermined time set in the jackpot opening command has elapsed since the jackpot opening was started) (S730). If the opening time has not ended (No in S730), this process (S172, S182) is exited. When the opening time is completed (Yes in S730), the round setting process (S731) is performed.

As shown in FIG. 43, in the round setting process (S731), first, it is determined whether or not there are remaining rounds (whether or not the number of valid rounds is 1 or more) (S740), and when there are no rounds remaining (S740). In No), this process (S731) is exited. When there are remaining rounds (Yes in S740), the number of rounds is added by 1 (S741), the number of valid rounds is subtracted by 1 (S742), and this process (S731) is exited. In the present embodiment, the initial value of the number of rounds is set to "0", and the initial value of the number of valid rounds is set to "2".

As shown in FIG. 42, the round setting process (S731) is followed by the large winning opening operation setting process (S732). In this process (S732), as shown in FIG. 44, first, the large winning opening to be opened is set according to the number of rounds (S750). Specifically, when the number of rounds is "1", the lower prize opening (first attacker opening 34A, shutter plate 34T) is set, and when the number of rounds is "2", the upper prize opening (upper prize opening (1st attacker opening 34A, shutter plate 34T)) is set. The second attacker opening 35A, attacker door 35T) is set. Next, the big winning opening round corresponding to the type of big hit is set (S751). Specifically, when the second jackpot flag is ON (big hit with benefits) and the number of rounds is "2" (upper jackpot), a long jackpot is set in the RAM (see Table 5), and the second jackpot is set. When the flag is OFF (big hit without privilege) and the number of rounds is "2" (upper big winning opening), the short big hit is set in the RAM (see Table 6). When the number of rounds is "1" (lower prize opening), the RAM is set for the lower prize opening.

As shown in Tables 5 and 6, at the time of a big hit with a privilege, the attacker door 35T repeats the operation of opening for 1 second and then closing for 0.1 seconds 22 times. On the other hand, at the time of big hit without privilege, the attacker door 35T opens only once for 1 second. Further, as shown in Table 4, the entry control member 36B that regulates the entry to the V confirmation port 36A is opened for about 0.1 seconds from 0.1 seconds after the start of the big hit, and then closed for about 3 seconds. , Opened for about 26 seconds. As a result, the game ball that has entered the second attacker opening 35A at the time of a big hit with a privilege can pass through the V confirmed opening 36A with a high probability. On the other hand, at the time of a big hit without privilege, the entry restricting member 36B is closed at most of the timings when the game ball can enter the second attacker opening 35A, and the game ball does not pass through the V confirmation opening 36A (difficult). Is configured to be).

Next to the setting of the large winning opening round (S751), it is determined whether or not the large winning opening set in the setting of the large winning opening round is the upper winning opening (whether or not the number of rounds is "2") (S752). If the upper prize opening is not set (No in S752), this process (S732) is exited. When the upper prize opening is set in the setting of the large winning opening round (Yes in S752), the probability variation area operation counter value is loaded from the RAM (S753), and the operation time of the entry restricting member 36B (Table 4). The execution time corresponding to the probability variation area operation counter) is set in the RAM (S754). At this time, the probability variation region operation counter has an initial value of “0”. After that, the process (S732) is exited.

Returning to FIG. 42, following the big winning opening operation setting process (S732), the operation status is set to "5 (opening the big winning opening)" (S733), and the big hit start process (S172, S182) is exited. The above is the description of the jackpot start processing (S172, S182).

Next, in the special figure 1 big hit operation process (S131A) (see FIG. 38), the special figure 1 big winning opening opening process (S173) and in the special figure 2 big hit operation process (S131B) (see FIG. 39), the special figure 2 big The winning opening opening process (S183) will be described with reference to FIG. 45. In this process (S173, S183), the end of the round is determined and the opening / closing operation of the attacker door 35T is set. Specifically, first, the large winning opening switch detection process (S760) is performed. In the large winning opening switch detection process (S760), as shown in FIG. 46, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won the large winning opening (S770), and when the game ball has not won the large winning opening (S770). No) in S770 exits this process (S760). When the game ball wins the large winning opening (Yes in S770), the number of winning large winning openings is added by 1 (S771), and this process (S760) is exited.

<About the end of the jackpot operation>
As shown in FIG. 45, following the large winning opening switch detection process (S760), it is determined whether or not the number of large winning opening winnings has reached the specified number (whether or not 10 or more) (S761), and the specified number is determined. If it does not reach (No in S761), it is determined whether or not the round time has elapsed (S762).

If the number of prizes in the large prize opening has not reached the specified number and the round time has not passed (No in S761 and No in S762), that is, if the round is ongoing, the second attacker opening 35A is set. It is determined whether or not (whether or not the number of rounds is "2") is determined (S763), and when the second attacker opening 35A is set (Yes in S763), the second attacker opening 35A It is determined whether the operating time has elapsed (S764). When the operation time of the second attacker opening 35A has elapsed (Yes in S764), the upper prize winning opening operation counter is subtracted by 1 (S765), and whether or not the jackpot game at the upper winning opening is completed. (Whether or not the upper prize winning opening operation counter is "0") is determined (S766). When the big hit game at the upper prize opening is continued (No in S766), the upper prize opening opening / closing setting process (S767) is performed. In the upper prize opening opening / closing setting process (S767), as shown in FIG. 47, the upper prize opening operation counter is loaded (S780), and the upper prize opening operation counter and the second attacker opening 35A corresponding to the type of jackpot are used. Set the operation time of (S781), and exit the upper prize opening opening / closing setting process (S767).

As shown in FIG. 45, when the second attacker opening 35A is not set, the operation time of the second attacker opening 35A has not elapsed, or the upper prize winning opening operation counter is "0" (in S763). No, or No in S764, or Yes in S766), exits the large winning opening opening process (S173, S183). In addition, when the number of prizes in the large prize opening reaches the specified number or the round time has elapsed (Yes in S761 or Yes in S762), it is considered that the round has ended, and the data of the large prize opening 1 (for example, large). The winning opening is closed for 1 hour (S768), the operation status is set to "6 (large winning opening closed 1)" (S769), and this process (S173, S183) is exited. The above is the description of the large winning opening opening process (S173, S183).

Next, the special figure 1 big hit operation process (S131A) (see FIG. 38), the special figure 1 big winning opening closing 1 process (S174), and the special figure 2 big hit operation process (S131B) (see FIG. 39), the special figure 2 The large winning opening closing 1 process (S184) will be described with reference to FIG. 48. In this process (S174, S184), a predetermined time wait is performed. Specifically, in this process (S174, S184), first, whether or not one hour of closing the large winning opening is completed (one hour of closing the large winning opening is set, and then the data of closing the large winning opening 1 is set. Whether or not the predetermined time has elapsed) is determined (S790). If one hour of closing the large winning opening has not been completed (No in S790), this process (S174, S184) is exited. When 1 hour of closing the big winning opening is completed (Yes in S790), the data of closing 2 of the big winning opening (for example, 2 hours of closing the big winning opening) is set (S791), and the operation status is "7 (great winning). Mouth closure 2) ”is set (S792), and this process (S174, S184) is exited.

Next, in the special figure 1 big hit operation process (S131A) (see FIG. 38), the special figure 1 big winning opening closing 2 process (S175) and in the special figure 2 big hit operation process (S131B) (see FIG. 39), the special figure 2 The large winning opening closing 2 process (S185) will be described with reference to FIG. 49. In this process (S175, S185), if there is a remaining round, the next round is set, and if there is no remaining round, the setting necessary for the jackpot ending is performed. Specifically, first, whether or not the two hours for closing the large winning opening have ended (whether or not the predetermined time set in the data for closing the large winning opening 2 has passed after setting the two hours for closing the large winning opening). Is determined (S800). If the two hours for closing the large winning opening have not been completed (No in S800), this process (S175, S185) is exited.

When 2 hours of closing the big winning opening is completed (Yes in S800), it is determined whether or not there are remaining rounds (whether or not the number of valid rounds is "0") (S801), and when there are remaining rounds. In (No in S801), as the setting of the next round, the round setting process (S802) is performed, the large winning opening operation setting process (S803) is performed, and the operation status is set to "5 (large winning opening open)". (S804), the process (S175, S185) is exited. The round setting process (S802) and the big winning opening operation setting process (S803) are the same as the round setting process (S731) and the big winning opening operation setting process (S732) in the above-mentioned big hit start process (S172, S182). ..

If there are no rounds left (Yes in S801), set the data in the jackpot ending command (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as "big hit ED command") (S805), and set the operation status to "8 (big hit end)". (S806), the jackpot ED command is set in the output buffer of the RAM (S807), and this process (S175, S185) is exited. The above is the explanation of the large winning opening closing 2 processing (S175, S185).

Next, the special figure 1 big hit operation process (S131A) (see FIG. 38), the special figure 2 big hit operation process (S131B) (see FIG. 39), the special figure 1 big hit end process (S176), and the special figure 2 big hit end. The process (S186) will be described with reference to FIG. In this process (S176, S186), after the end of the jackpot ending, the game state after the jackpot game is set, and the flags and counters used in the jackpot operation are initialized. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the jackpot ending has ended (whether or not a predetermined time set in the jackpot ED command has elapsed since the jackpot ending was started) (S810). If the jackpot ending is not completed (No in S810), this process (S176, S186) is exited.

<Determining the game state after the big hit game>
When the big hit ending is finished (Yes in S810), it is determined whether or not the big hit is "big hit with privilege" (whether or not the second big hit flag is ON) (S811), and "big hit with privilege". If (Yes in S811), it is determined whether or not the game ball has entered the V confirmation opening 36A (whether or not the probability variation region passage flag is ON) (S812). When the game ball enters the V confirmation port 36A (Yes in S812), the data with high probability time reduction is set (S813), and when the ball is not entered (No in S812), the low probability time reduction is performed. Set the existence data (S814). If it is not a "big hit with privilege" (No in S811), it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the V confirmation port 36A (whether or not the probability variation area passage flag is ON) (S815), and V. When the game ball enters the confirmation port 36A (Yes in S815), the data is set with no high probability time reduction (S816), and when the ball is not entered (No in S815), there is no low probability time reduction. Data is set (S817). In this embodiment, only when there is a low probability time reduction (a game ball does not enter the V confirmation port 36A due to a big hit with a privilege) (S814), the setting related to the number of time reductions is made (for example, the time reduction flag is turned ON). Then, set the time reduction counter to 90 times).

After setting the game state after the big hit game (S83, S814, S816, S817), the flags and counters used for the big hit operation are initialized (S818), and the main control state command is set in the RAM output buffer. Then (S819), the operation status is set to "0 (standby)" (S820), and this process (S176, S186) is exited. The above is the description of the special operation processing (S14) in the interrupt processing (S5).

<Notification of the number of reserved balls to the sub-control circuit, power failure monitoring process, etc.>
Returning to FIG. 14 and continuing the description, the reserved ball number processing (S15) is performed after the special operation processing (S14) described above. This process (S15) is shown in FIG. 51, and shows the number of balls held in special figure 1 (the number of times the variable display of the special symbol 1 is held) and the number of balls held in the special figure 2 (the number of times the variable display of the special symbol 2 is held). , And the number of reserved balls of the normal symbol (the number of times of holding the variable display of the normal symbol) is loaded from the RAM (S825), and the data of the number of reserved balls is set in the output buffer of the RAM as a hold command (S826).

The power-off monitoring process (S16) performed after the hold ball number processing (S15) is shown in FIG. 52, and whether or not a power-off signal is input (in this embodiment, the power-off state continues for 12 ms) (S830). Then, if the power off signal is input (Yes in S830), the current data is backed up to the RAM (S831), and the power off flag is turned on (S832).

As shown in FIG. 14, in the interrupt process (S5), after the power failure monitoring process (S16), another process (S17) not deeply related to the present invention is executed to exit the interrupt process (S5). Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the processes of steps S2 to S4 are repeatedly executed until the next interrupt pulse is input, and the interrupt process (S5) is performed again due to the input of the interrupt pulse (after about 4 msec). Execute. Then, as described above, various commands set in the output buffer of the RAM in the previous interrupt processing (S5) are output in the command processing (S10) of the interrupt processing (S5) executed next. The above is the description of the internal processing of the main control circuit.

<About the sub control circuit main program>
The processing of the sub-control circuit main program PG2 executed by the sub-control circuit will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 53 to 68 and 71. In the sub-control circuit main program PG2, the CPU initialization process (S30) is first performed. In this process, interrupt processing, which will be described later, is set. Further, when the power is turned on to the power supply board, the power supply cutoff signal is transmitted from the power supply board to the sub control circuit. When this power off signal is transmitted, it is determined whether the power off signal is ON and the contents of the RAM are normal (S31). If it is normal (yes in S31), the process proceeds to the next step, and if it is not normal (no in S31), the RAM 52 is initialized and various flags and counter values are reset (S32). Note that these steps S30 to S32 are executed only when the sub-control circuit main program PG2 is run for the first time after the power is turned on, and are not executed thereafter.

When the initial setting is completed by S30 to S32, the interrupt is prohibited (S33) and the random number seed update process (S34) is executed. Next, a command transmission process (S35) for transmitting various commands to the display control circuit, the lamp control circuit, and the voice control circuit is executed, and interrupt permission (S36) is performed. Then, these processes (S33 to 36) are repeated in an infinite loop.

Sub-control circuit Receive interrupt processing (S37), 2ms timer interrupt processing (S38), and 10ms timer interrupt processing (S39) are interrupted and executed for the infinite loop of the main program PG2. When the sub control circuit receives the strobe signal from the main control circuit, the receive interrupt process (S37) is executed in preference to the other interrupt processes (S38, S39). Further, the 2 ms timer interrupt process (S38) is executed with priority over the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S39), and the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S39) is executed by interrupting the remaining time between the 2 ms timer interrupt processes (S38). To.

As shown in FIG. 54, in the reception interrupt process (S37), the strobe signal is first checked (S900), and if the strobe signal is not ON (No in S900), this process (S37) is exited as it is. If the strobe signal is ON (Yes in S900), the command and control signal (data related to the variation mode and the determination of whether or not the special symbol is correct) received from the main control circuit are stored in the RAM (S901).

The 2 ms timer interrupt process (S38) is executed every time an interrupt pulse having a 2 msec cycle is input to the sub control circuit. As shown in FIG. 55, in this process (S38), an input process (S910), a lamp data output process (S911), a drive process (S912), and a special figure 1 fluctuation time update process (S913) are performed.

In the input process (S910), edge data and level data (switch data) of the effect operation switch (not shown) provided in the gaming machine 10 are created. In the lamp data output process (S911), the lamp data created by the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S39) described later is output. In the drive process (S912), drive data for driving an electric accessory (not shown) is created and output. In the special figure 1 fluctuation time update process (S913), the remaining fluctuation time of the special figure 1 (hereinafter referred to as the special figure 1 fluctuation time) stored in the RAM of the sub control circuit is set in the game state other than the big hit game. Reduce. In detail, as shown in FIG. 64, first, it is determined whether or not the jackpot game is in progress (whether or not the jackpot flag is ON) (S1070), and in the case of the jackpot game (Yes in S1070), the special figure is as it is. 1 Exit the variable time update process (S913). When the jackpot game is not in progress (No in S1070), it is determined whether or not the special figure 1 is changing (whether or not the special figure 1 fluctuation time is not "0") (S1071), and when it is not changing (S1071). In No), this process (S913) is exited. When the special figure 1 is changing (Yes in S1071), the special figure 1 change time is subtracted by 2 [ms] (S1072), and the special figure 1 change time update process (S913) is exited.

The 10 ms timer interrupt process (S39) is repeatedly interrupted at a cycle of 10 msec. As shown in FIG. 56, in the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S39), the main command analysis process (S920) and the variable scenario process (S921) are executed in order.

<About main command analysis processing>
The details of the main command analysis process (S920) are shown in FIG. 45. In this process (S920), first, it is determined whether or not the sub control circuit receives a command from the main control circuit (S930). Then, when a command has been received (Yes in S930), the type of the received command (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as "received command") is determined, and the process is executed based on the content thereof. The types of received commands are determined in the order of special figure 1 variable command, special figure 1 winning command, special figure 1 hold command, main control state command, jackpot OP command, jackpot ED command, and the type of received command After the based processing is executed, or when there is no processing to be executed based on the receiving command (No in S930 or No in S941), after the reception command is determined, other processing (S943) corresponding to the receiving command is executed. To. In the other processing (S943), for example, when the special figure 2 variation command is received, the special figure 2 variation command process is executed. Special Figure 2 The fluctuation command processing is not shown, but the fluctuation time of Special Figure 2 is set.

Specifically, when the received command is the special figure 1 variable command (Yes in S931), the special figure 1 variable command process (S932) is executed, and when the received command is the special figure 1 winning command (Yes in S933), the special figure 1 variable command processing is executed. FIG. 1 Executes the winning command process (S934), executes the special figure 1 hold command process (S936) in the case of the special figure 1 hold command (Yes in S935), and executes the special figure 1 hold command process (S936), and executes the special figure 1 hold command process (Yes in S937). Executes the main control state command processing (S938), executes the jackpot OP command processing (S940) in the case of the jackpot OP command (Yes in S939), and executes the jackpot OP command processing (S940) in the case of the jackpot ED command (Yes in S941). ED command processing (S942) is executed. Each process will be described below.

<Special figure 1 Variable command processing>
First, the special figure 1 variable command process (S932) to be executed when the received command is the special figure 1 variable command (Yes in S931 of FIG. 57) will be described with reference to FIG. 58. In this process (S932), the basic setting of the additional effect, the effect of the special symbol 1, and the execution of the variation are performed. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the current game state is "probability change time saving state" (whether or not the main control state flag is "probability change") (S950), and the current game state is "probability change time reduction state". If it is not (No in S950), the process proceeds to another process (S958) corresponding to the received command. When the current game state is the "time saving state with probability change" (Yes in S950), the quotient obtained by dividing the fluctuation time of the special figure 1 fluctuation command by 15,000 [ms] (for example, when the fluctuation time is 30 seconds). Sets "2") to the effect block (S951), sets the variation time of the special figure 1 variation command to the special figure 1 variation time (S952), and sets "0" to the variation scenario timer.

<About the main control timer>
Next, the main control timer update 1 process (S954) is executed. In the main control timer update 1 process (S954), if there is a "big hit" in the hit / fail judgment result of the special figure 1 held in the "probability change time saving state", the special figure until the big hit game is started. 1 Set the entire fluctuation time in the main control timer. If the result of the hit / fail judgment of the special figure 1 held in the "time saving state with probability change" is only "off", the entire variation time of the special figure 1 of those deviations is set in the main control timer. Here, the main control timer is the above-mentioned "basic remaining time" stored in the RAM of the sub control circuit. It should be noted that, as the pending hit / fail judgment result of the special figure 1, both the high-probability state and the low-probability state corresponding to the gaming states are set, but thereafter, unless otherwise specified, the hit / fail judgment is made. It is assumed that the winning / failing judgment result according to the game state when referring to the result is referred to.

In the main control timer update 1 process (S954), as shown in FIG. 65, a value obtained by multiplying the effect block by 15,000 [ms] is set in the main control timer (S1080), and the current fluctuation is the jackpot fluctuation. Whether or not (whether or not the jackpot flag is ON) is determined (S1081), and if the current fluctuation is a jackpot fluctuation (Yes in S1081), this process (S954) is exited. When the current fluctuation is not a jackpot fluctuation (No in S1081), after setting "0" in the loop variable (S1082), it is determined whether or not the loop variable is smaller than the number held in Special Figure 1 (S1083). While the loop variable is smaller than the special figure 1 hold number (Yes in S1083), the special figure 1 hold fluctuation time [loop variable] is added to the main control timer (S1084), and the special figure 1 hold jackpot information [loop variable] is released. Whether or not it is determined (S1085), and in the case of deviation (Yes in S1085), the process of adding 1 to the loop variable (S1086) is repeated. Here, [loop variable] indicates the "loop variable + 1" th element of the array. (For example, when the loop variable is 0, the special figure 1 hold fluctuation time [loop variable] indicates the first element, that is, the first element of the special figure 1 hold fluctuation time.) The loop variable is no longer smaller than the special figure 1 hold number. If (No in S1083) or the special figure 1 reserved jackpot information [loop variable] is not disengaged (No in S1085), this process (S954) is exited. Although not shown, the hold information acquired when the current main control state flag is "probability change" and the game state is "normal" in the hold information of special figure 1 in the addition process of the main control timer in step S1084. If exists, the "minimum value of the selected fluctuation time" is set based on the information on whether the value is correct or not. In this embodiment, the minimum fluctuation time of "hit" and "hit" is set to 30 seconds.

As shown in FIG. 58, following the main control timer update 1 process (S954), the fluctuation scenario flag is turned ON (S955) and the fluctuation end flag is turned OFF (S956).

<Notification of hit cancellation>
After setting the fluctuation end flag (S956), the special effect determination process (S957) is executed. In the special effect determination process (S957), whether to execute an effect (“notification of hit cancellation” described above, hereinafter referred to as a special effect) for notifying that the hit in the special figure 1 which is disadvantageous to the player has turned to a miss. Judge whether or not, and execute a special effect.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 71, first, it is determined whether or not the result of the received special figure 1 variation command is "missing" (S1210), and if it is "missing" (Yes in S1210), Next, it is determined whether or not the hit / fail determination result of the oldest hold of the special figure 1 (special 1 winning command [0]; the command at the time of winning the received special figure 1 variable command) is “big hit” (S1211). If the special figure 1 variation command is not "off" or the oldest hold of special figure 1 is not "big hit" (No in S1210 or No in S1211), this process (S957) is exited. When the hit / fail judgment result of the special figure 1 variation command is "missing" and the hit / fail judgment result of the oldest hold of special figure 1 is "big hit" (Yes in S1210 and Yes in S1211), a special effect is executed (Yes in S1210 and Yes in S1211). S1212), exiting this process (S957). In this way, in the special effect determination process (S957), the hold that the hit / fail judgment result at the time of winning the center start port 31A and the side start port 32A was "big hit" is changed to "off" when the variation of Special Figure 1 is displayed. If it has changed, a special effect is executed (S1212). The content of the special effect may be any notification as long as it notifies that the player has continued to be in an advantageous state and has avoided the crisis. For example, the above-mentioned additional effect also serves as a special effect. You may.

Returning to FIG. 58, after the special effect determination process (S957), or when the current game state is not "probability change time saving state" (when the main control state flag is not "probability change", No in S950), the reception command is received. The other process corresponding to (S958) is executed (S958), and this process (S932) is exited. The above is the description of the special figure 1 variable command processing (S932).

<Special figure 1 Winning command processing>
Next, the special figure 1 winning command processing (S934) to be executed when the receiving command is the special drawing 1 winning command (Yes in S933 of FIG. 57) will be described with reference to FIG. 66. In this process (S934), the winning information of the special figure 1 is stored in the RAM as the hold information of the special figure 1.

Specifically, when it is determined whether or not there is a vacancy in the hold of special figure 1 (whether or not the number of hold of special figure 1 is smaller than 4) (S1090), the hold of special figure 1 has reached the upper limit ( In S1090, No) exits this process (S934). When there is a vacancy in the hold of the special figure 1 (Yes in S1090), the change time of the special figure 1 winning command is set in the special figure 1 hold variable time [special figure 1 hold number] (S1091), and the special figure 1 is set. The winning / failing judgment result of the special figure 1 winning command is set in the hold jackpot information [special figure 1 hold number] (S1092), and this process (S934) is exited. As described above, since both the high-probability state and the low-probability state hit / fail judgment results are set in the special figure 1 winning command, both hit / fail judgment results are also set in the special figure 1 hold jackpot information. .. Further, although not shown, in the special figure 1 winning command processing (S934), the gaming state of the special drawing 1 winning command is also set in the RAM.

<Update of pending information>
Next, the special 1 hold command process (S936) to be executed when the receive command is the special 1 hold command (Yes in S935 of FIG. 57) will be described with reference to FIG. 59. In the special 1 hold command process (S936), the hold information is changed according to the increase or decrease in the number of hold balls (the number of hold of the variable display of the special symbol 1) of the center start port 31A and the side start port 32A. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the hold has increased (whether or not the value obtained by adding 1 to the special 1 hold ball number is equal to the hold ball number of the received command) (S960), and when the hold increases. In (Yes in S960), the main control timer update 1 process (S961) is executed. This main control timer update 1 process (S961) is the same as the main control timer update 1 process (S954) executed in the special figure 1 variable command process (S932) described above. After that, the process (S936) is exited.

If the hold has not increased (No in S960), it is determined whether the hold has decreased (whether the value obtained by subtracting 1 from the special 1 hold ball number is equal to the hold ball number of the received command). (S962), if the hold is reduced (Yes in S962), the subsequent processing is performed, and if it is not reduced (No in S962), this processing (S936) is exited as it is. When the number of holds is reduced (Yes in S962), a shift process is performed in which the hold information is moved up one by one. Specifically, first, "0" is set in the loop variable (S963). Then, it is determined whether or not the loop variable is smaller than 3 (S964), and while the loop variable is smaller than 3 (Yes in S964), the special figure 1 hold fluctuation time [loop variable] is set to the special figure 1 hold fluctuation time [loop]. Set the value of [Variable +1] (S965), set the value of the special figure 1 hold jackpot information [loop variable +1] to the special figure 1 hold jackpot information [loop variable] (S966), and add 1 to the loop variable (S967). ) Repeat the process. When the loop variable is no longer smaller than 3 (No in S964), set "0" in the special figure 1 hold fluctuation time [3] (the end of the special figure 1 hold fluctuation time) (S968), and set the special figure 1 hold jackpot information. [3] (the end of the special figure 1 hold jackpot) is set to "off" (S969), and this process (S936) is exited. As described above, both the hit / fail judgment results of the high-probability state and the low-probability state are set in the special figure 1 hold jackpot information. Further, although not shown, in the special 1 hold command process (S936), the information about the game state of the special figure 1 hold is also shifted. The above is the description of the special 1 hold command processing (S936).

<About updating the game status>
Next, the main control state command processing (S938) to be executed when the received command is the main control state command (Yes in S937 of FIG. 57) will be described with reference to FIG. 60. In this process (S938), the game state is set. Since the main control state command is always sent after the jackpot game ends, the jackpot game end setting is also performed in this process (S938). Specifically, the game state after the big hit game is set (the main control state flag of the received main control state command is set to the main control state flag of the RAM, S980), and the big hit flag is turned off (S981). Next, it is determined whether or not the game state is not the "time reduction state without probability change" (whether or not the main control state flag is not "time reduction") (S982), and when the game state is not "time reduction state without probability change" (S982). In Yes), the time saving effect flag is set to "None" (S983), and this process (S938) is exited. When the game state is "time saving state without probability change" (No in S982), "not executed" is set in the time saving effect flag (S984), and this process (S938) is exited.

<About jackpot OP command processing>
Next, the jackpot OP command process (S940) to be executed when the received command is the jackpot OP command (Yes in S939 in FIG. 57) will be described with reference to FIG. 61. In this process (S940), when the jackpot is according to the special figure 1, the normal jackpot effect is executed in the low probability state and the probability variation jackpot effect is executed in the high probability state according to the game state. In addition, when the jackpot is based on the special figure 2 and the gaming state is in a low probability state, the same normal jackpot effect as the jackpot in the special figure 1 is executed unless the special figure 1 is changing, and the special figure 1 is executed. If FIG. 1 is fluctuating, a special jackpot effect is executed. In the present embodiment, the normal jackpot effect is such that the character "V" is displayed on the display 15, and the special jackpot effect is such that the character "V" is displayed on the display 15 and the special figure 1 shows. The fluctuation is displayed.

Specifically, first, the jackpot flag is turned ON (S990), and it is determined whether or not the jackpot OP command is due to the jackpot in the special figure 1 (S991). If it is due to the big hit in the special figure 1 (Yes in S991), the setting initialization of the variable effect of the special figure 1 is performed, and the big hit effect is transmitted to the liquid crystal (S1001). At this time, if the gaming state is a low probability state, a normal jackpot effect is transmitted, and if the gaming state is a high probability state, a probability variation jackpot effect is transmitted. After that, the process (S940) is exited. As for the specific contents of the setting initialization of the variation effect of the special figure 1, "0" is set in the effect block (S992), "0" is set in the main control timer (S993), and the variation time of the special figure 1 is set. Set "0" (S994), set "0" for the variable scenario timer (S995), turn off the variable scenario flag (S996), set "0" for the liquid crystal timer (S997), and set the effect timer to "0". (S998), "0" is set for the additional time (S999), and "0" is set for the additional time (S1000).

When the jackpot OP command is not due to the jackpot in Special Figure 1 (No in S991), it is determined whether the game state is the normal state (whether the main control state flag is "normal") (S1002). ), If it is not in the normal state (No in S1002), this process (S940) is exited. When the gaming state is the normal state (Yes in S1002), it is determined whether or not the special figure 1 is changing (whether or not the special figure 1 change time is "0") (S1003), and when the special figure 1 is not changing. In (Yes in S1003), a normal jackpot effect is transmitted to the liquid crystal (S1004), and this process (S940) is exited. The normal jackpot effect transmitted in this transmission process (S1004) is the same as the normal jackpot effect transmitted in the low probability state in the transmission process (S1001) of the jackpot effect by the jackpot in the above-mentioned special figure 1. is there. When the special figure 1 is fluctuating, a special jackpot effect is transmitted to the liquid crystal (S1005), and this process (S940) is exited. The above is the explanation of the jackpot OP command processing (S940).

<About jackpot ED command processing>
Next, the jackpot ED command process (S942) to be executed when the received command is the jackpot ED command (Yes in S941 of FIG. 57) will be described with reference to FIG. 62. In this process (S942), the information on the completed jackpot is displayed on the display 15, and if there is an abnormality, it is inspected, and if there is an abnormality, the abnormality notification lamp is set. The abnormality referred to here is a case where the passage of the V confirmation port 36A of the game ball is detected in the “big hit without privilege”. In the present embodiment, as the information of the completed jackpot, whether the jackpot is based on the special figure 1 or the special figure 2 (in the case of the special figure 1, the blue display area for the special figure 1 is used, and in the case of the special figure 2, the special figure 2 is special. (Red display area for FIG. 2), did not pass through V confirmation port 36A in "big hit with privilege"("L" is displayed in the display area), passed through V confirmation port 36A in "big hit without privilege" Display what you have done ("S" is displayed in the display area).

Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the jackpot ED command is based on the special figure 1 (S1010), and if it is based on the special figure 1 (Yes in S1010), the jackpot information special figure 2 is grayed out. It is set (S1011), and it is determined whether or not the jackpot is "big hit with privilege" (indicated as "long open" in the flowchart) (whether or not the second jackpot flag of the jackpot ED command is ON) (S1012). If the jackpot is a "big hit with benefits" (Yes in S1012), then it is determined whether or not the game ball has passed the V confirmation opening 36A during the jackpot game (whether or not the probability variation area passage flag is ON). (S1013). When the game ball passes through the V confirmation port 36A (Yes in S1013), a “blue square” is set in the jackpot information special figure 1 (S1014). When the game ball does not pass through the V confirmation port 36A during the jackpot game (No in S1013), "blue square + L" is set in the jackpot information special figure 1 (S1015). If the jackpot is not a "big hit with benefits" (No in S1012), then whether or not the game ball did not pass through the V confirmation port 36A during the jackpot game (whether or not the probability variation area passage flag is OFF) is determined. Judgment (S1016). When the game ball does not pass through the V confirmation port 36A (Yes in S1016), a “blue square” is set in the jackpot information special figure 1 (S1017). When the game ball passes through the V confirmation port 36A during the big hit (No in S1016), "blue square + S" is set in the big hit information special figure 1 (S1018), and the abnormality notification lamp is set (S1019). ..

If the jackpot ED command is not based on special figure 1 (No in S1010), the jackpot information special figure 1 is set to gray out (S1020), and whether or not the jackpot is a "big hit with benefits" (big hit ED command). Whether or not the second jackpot flag of the above is ON) is determined (S1021). If the jackpot is a "big hit with benefits" (Yes in S1021), then it is determined whether or not the game ball has passed the V confirmation port 36A during the jackpot game (whether or not the probability variation area passage flag is ON). (S1022). When the game ball passes through the V confirmation port 36A (Yes in S1022), a “red square” is set in the jackpot information special figure 2 (S1023). When the game ball does not pass through the V confirmation port 36A during the jackpot game (No in S1022), "red square + L" is set in the jackpot information special figure 2 (S1024). If the jackpot is not a "big hit with benefits" (No in S1021), then whether or not the game ball has not passed through the V confirmation port 36A during the jackpot game (whether or not the probability variation area passage flag is OFF) is determined. Judgment (S1025). When the game ball does not pass through the V confirmation port 36A (Yes in S1025), a “red square” is set in the jackpot information special figure 2 (S1026). When the game ball passes through the V confirmation port 36A during the big hit game (No in S1025), "red square + S" is set in the big hit information special figure 2 (S1027), and the abnormality notification lamp is set (S1028). ). The abnormality notification lamp setting process (S1028) is the same as the abnormality notification lamp setting process (S1019) executed at the time of the jackpot without privilege according to the special figure 1 described above.

Then, after the setting process of the big hit information special figure 1 or the big hit information special figure 2 (S1014, S1015, S1017, S1018, S1023, S102, S1026, S1027) and the setting process of the abnormality notification lamp (S1019, S1028), the big hit The information special figure 1 is transmitted to the liquid crystal (S1029), the jackpot information special figure 2 is transmitted to the liquid crystal (S1030), and the process (S942) is exited. The above is the description of the jackpot ED command processing (S942).

<About variable scenario processing (execution judgment of additional production)>
Returning to FIG. 56, the variation scenario processing (S921) performed after the main command analysis processing (S920) will be described. In this process (S921), when the variable scenario effect is executed (in the “time saving state with probability change”), whether or not to execute the additional effect every 15 seconds, the additional time, and the content of the additional effect are determined. For the additional time and the additional effect, a length that does not exceed the basic remaining time when added to the "liquid crystal display time" is selected.

Here, the variables used in the variable scenario processing (S921) and the additional lottery processing (S1053) described later will be described. In these processes (S921, S1053), in addition to the above-mentioned main control timer representing the basic remaining time and the special figure 1 fluctuation time which is the remaining time of the fluctuation of the special figure 1, these processes (S921, S1053) are performed. A variable scenario timer that manages the timing (every 15 seconds) to be performed, a production block that divides the scheduled fluctuation time of special figure 1 at regular time intervals (15 seconds), and represents the number of remaining additional lottery in the fluctuation of special figure 1. A liquid crystal timer that manages the "liquid crystal display time" and an effect timer that manages the length of the additional effect are used.

Next, the basic flow of processing performed using these variables will be described. When the sub-control circuit receives the special figure 1 fluctuation command indicating the start of the fluctuation of the special figure 1 in the "time saving state with probability change", the special figure 1 fluctuation command processing (S932) determines the result and the fluctuation time. The main control timer, the special figure 1 fluctuation time, and the effect block are set accordingly. Then, in the fluctuation scenario processing (S921), the additional lottery processing is executed every 15 seconds while the initial fluctuation time of the special figure 1 elapses. The elapse of time and the elapse of 15 seconds are determined by using the effect block and the variable scenario timer. In the additional lottery process, the additional time and the additional effect are drawn based on the main control timer and the liquid crystal timer, the liquid crystal timer and the effect timer are set based on the result, and the additional effect is executed. The main control timer, the effect block, the liquid crystal timer, and the effect timer are each subtracted every 15 seconds before the additional lottery process. On the other hand, the special figure 1 fluctuation time is subtracted every 2 milliseconds (except during the big hit game), and the fluctuation scenario timer is subtracted every 10 milliseconds.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 63, first, it is determined whether or not the current fluctuation is the target of the fluctuation scenario processing (whether or not the fluctuation scenario flag is ON) (S1040), and the case is not the target of the fluctuation scenario processing (S1040). No) in S1040 exits this process (S921). When the current fluctuation is the target of the fluctuation scenario processing (Yes in S1040), it is determined whether or not the determination timing is every 15 seconds (whether or not the fluctuation scenario timer is "0") (S1041). If it is not the determination timing (No in S1041), the fluctuation scenario timer is subtracted by 10 [ms] (S1042), and this process (S921) is exited. When the determination timing is every 15 seconds (Yes in S1041), "15,000 [ms] (= 15 seconds)" is set in the fluctuation scenario timer (S1043), and the initial fluctuation time in Special Figure 1 is set. It is determined whether or not the elapse has passed (whether or not the effect block is not "0") (S1044). When the initial fluctuation time of the special figure 1 has elapsed (No in S1044), the fluctuation time of the special figure 1 when the effect block is "0" (extension time of the fluctuation of the special figure 1 due to the big hit in the special figure 2). ) Is 15 seconds or more (whether or not the special figure 1 fluctuation time is 15,000 [ms] or more) (S1049), and when the special figure 1 fluctuation time is 15 seconds or more (Yes in S1049). Executes the main control timer update 2 process (S1050).

In the main control timer update 2 process (S1050) shown in FIG. 67, the quotient obtained by dividing the remaining fluctuation time of the special figure 1 fluctuation during execution by 15,000 [ms] is set in the effect block (S1110), and the main control timer is set. The control timer update 1 process (S1111) is executed, and this process (S1050) is exited. This main control timer update 1 process (S1111) is executed by the main control timer update 1 process (S954) and the special 1 hold command process (S936) executed in the special figure 1 variable command process (S932) described above. This is the same as the main control timer update 1 process (S961).

It is determined whether or not the liquid crystal timer is not "0" when the fluctuation time of the special figure 1 has not elapsed (Yes in S1044) and after the main control timer update 2 process (S1050) has been performed (S1045). If the liquid crystal timer is not "0" (Yes in S1045), the liquid crystal timer is subtracted by 15,000 [ms] (S1046). Next, it is determined whether or not the effect timer is not "0" (S1047), and if the effect timer is not "0" (Yes in S1047), the effect timer is subtracted by 15,000 [ms] (S1048).

Next, the effect block is subtracted by 1 (S1051). At this time, if it is not immediately after updating the main control timer (reception of the variable command in the "time saving state with probability change", reception of the hold command of the hold increase, recalculation of the main control timer after the initial fluctuation time of FIG. 1 has elapsed). When the effect block is subtracted twice or more after performing any of the processes), the main control timer may be configured to be subtracted for 15 seconds. Next, it is determined whether or not the additional effect is being performed (whether or not the effect timer is not "0") (S1052), and if the additional effect is being performed (No in S1052), this process (S1050) is exited. If the additional production is not in progress (Yes in S1052), the additional lottery process (S1053) is executed.

<Additional lottery process>
In the additional lottery process (S1053) shown in FIG. 68, the time to be added in the additional effect and the lottery of the effect to be executed are performed, the setting for the effect is updated, and the additional effect is executed. However, if the game state is "time saving state without probability change", the additional effect is not executed, the setting initialization of the variation effect shown in Special Figure 1 is performed, and the "liquid crystal display time" is set to 0 seconds. Perform the production.

In detail, first, it is determined whether or not to execute the time saving effect (whether or not the time saving effect flag is "None") (S1120), and when the time saving effect is not executed (Yes in S1120), a lottery for the additional effect is performed. Is performed, and the information of the additional effect is transmitted to the liquid crystal control. Specifically, "a value obtained by subtracting the liquid crystal timer (" liquid crystal display time ") from the main control timer (remaining time until the jackpot game of special figure 1 is started)" is set as the addable time (S1121). , An additional time having a length equal to or less than the possible additional time is set by lottery (S1122), an additional effect having a length equal to or less than the liquid crystal timer is drawn, and the effect time is set to the effect timer (S1123). Next, "a value obtained by adding an additional time to the liquid crystal timer and subtracting the effect timer" is set as the "liquid crystal display time" (S1124) and transmitted to the liquid crystal control (S1125). Next, the effect timer and the addition effect are transmitted to the liquid crystal control (S1126, S1127), and the addition time set in step S1122 is added to the liquid crystal timer (S1128). After that, the process (S1053) is exited.

When the time saving effect is executed (No in S1120), it is determined whether or not the time saving effect has been executed (whether or not the time saving effect flag is "not executed") (S1129), and when it has been executed (No in S1129). ) Exits this process (S1053). If the time saving effect has not been implemented (Yes in S1129), the setting of the variable effect shown in Special Figure 1 is initialized, the time saving effect is transmitted to the liquid crystal control (S1139), and the time saving effect flag is set to "None". (S1140) and exit this process (S1053). The specific contents of this setting initialization are that "0" is set in the effect block (S1130), "0" is set in the main control timer (S1131), and "0" is set in the special figure 1 fluctuation time (S1132). , Set "0" to the variable scenario timer (S1133), turn off the variable scenario flag (S1134), set "0" to the liquid crystal timer (S1135), set "0" to the effect timer (S1136), and add “0” is set for the time (S1137), and “0” is set for the additional time (S1138). The content of this setting initialization is the same as the content (S992-S1000) set when the jackpot is the jackpot of special figure 1 in the jackpot OP command processing (S940 in FIG. 61).

Returning to FIG. 63 and continuing the explanation, the initial fluctuation time of the special figure 1 has passed (No in S1044), and the special figure 1 fluctuation time when the production block is “0” (due to the big hit in the special figure 2). When the (extension time of the fluctuation of the special figure 1) is less than 15 seconds (No in S1049), the additional effect is not performed, and the liquid crystal timer and the effect timer are subtracted after the fluctuation of the special figure 1 is completed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation end flag is OFF (S1054), and when the fluctuation end flag is OFF (Yes in S1054), the fluctuation end flag is turned ON (S1055), and this process (S921). Exit. When the fluctuation end flag is not OFF (No in S1054), it is determined whether or not the liquid crystal timer is "0" (S1056), and when the liquid crystal timer is not "0" (Yes in S1056), the liquid crystal timer is set. Subtract 15,000 [ms] (S1057). Next, it is determined whether or not the effect timer is not "0" (S1058), and if the effect timer is not "0" (Yes in S1058), the effect timer is subtracted by 15,000 [ms] (S1059). The process (S921) is exited. The above is the description of the variable scenario processing (S921).

<Adjustment of "LCD display time">
By the way, the subtraction of the special figure 1 fluctuation time is stopped during the big hit game according to the special figure 2, and reflects the extension of the fluctuation of the special figure 1 due to the big hit game according to the special figure 2, whereas the "liquid crystal display time". Is always counted down regardless of the playing state. Therefore, when the fluctuation of the special figure 1 is extended, the fluctuation of the special figure 1 continues even if the "liquid crystal display time" becomes 0, which may give the player a sense of discomfort. In the present embodiment, when the fluctuation of the special figure 1 is extended for a certain period of time (15 seconds) or more, the extended time is reflected in the main control timer at the timing when the initial fluctuation of the special figure 1 ends. Since the minute time can be added to the "liquid crystal display time", it is possible to prevent the fluctuation of Special Figure 1 from continuing for a long time after the "liquid crystal display time" becomes 0, giving the player a sense of discomfort. Is possible.

Further, the liquid crystal timer that manages the "liquid crystal display time" is basically subtracted by 15 seconds every 15 seconds, but the fluctuation of special figure 1 is extended with the holding of special figure 1 and the fluctuation thereof. If the extension time is not divisible by 15 seconds, the liquid crystal timer will be 15 seconds even though the actual 15 seconds + the indivisible time has elapsed at the start of the next fluctuation in FIG. Is only subtracted. Therefore, there is a time lag between the "liquid crystal display time" and the liquid crystal timer that cannot be divided. In the present embodiment, the addition time is drawn based on the main control timer and the liquid crystal timer at the time of the addition effect, and the "liquid crystal display time" is reset based on the result. As a result, when the additional effect is executed, the gap between the "liquid crystal display time" and the liquid crystal timer is eliminated. At this time, since what is displayed in the additional effect is the "liquid crystal display time" after the deviation is eliminated, it is possible to eliminate the deviation between the "liquid crystal display time" and the liquid crystal timer without giving the player a sense of discomfort. It is possible.

<About liquid crystal control processing>
This concludes the description of the internal processing of the sub-control circuit. Next, the processing of the liquid crystal control program PG3 executed by the liquid crystal control circuit in an infinite loop will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the liquid crystal control program PG3, first, it is determined whether or not the liquid crystal control circuit receives a command from the sub control circuit (S50). Then, when a command is received (Yes in S50), the type of information included in the received command (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as "liquid crystal reception information") is determined, and display or processing is performed based on the content. I do. The type of liquid crystal reception information is determined in the order of jackpot OP information, jackpot symbol information, and effect information.

Specifically, it is determined whether or not the liquid crystal reception information is the jackpot OP information (S51), and in the case of the jackpot OP information (Yes in S51), the jackpot OP is displayed on the liquid crystal (S52). When the liquid crystal reception information is not the jackpot OP information (No in S51), it is determined whether or not the liquid crystal reception information is the jackpot symbol information (S53), and in the case of the jackpot symbol information (Yes in S53), the liquid crystal receives the jackpot symbol. Is displayed (S54). When the liquid crystal reception information is not the jackpot symbol information (No in S53), it is determined whether or not the liquid crystal reception information is the effect information (S55), and in the case of the effect information (Yes in S55), the effect is displayed on the liquid crystal. (S56). When the liquid crystal reception information is not the effect information (No in S55), other processing (S57) corresponding to the liquid crystal reception information is executed. The above is the description of the liquid crystal control program PG3.

The first judgment notification unit 15G, the second judgment notification unit 25, the main control circuit when executing the special operation processing (S14), and the sub control circuit when executing the main command analysis processing (S920). Corresponds to the "determination effect control means" of the present invention, and the shutter plate 34T, the attacker door 35T, and the main control circuit for executing the special figure 1 big hit operation process (S131A) and the special figure 2 big hit operation process (S131B). Corresponds to the "big hit game execution means" of the present invention. Further, the first determination notification unit 15G, the main display effect unit 15U, the main control circuit when executing the special figure 1 symbol selection process (S206) and the special figure 1 variation mode selection process (S207), and the variation command processing ( The sub-control circuit when executing S932) corresponds to the "effect selection execution means" of the present invention.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and other than the above, various modifications can be made without departing from the gist. For example, in the above-described embodiment, all the hits based on the second hit / fail judgment right are configured as a jackpot with a privilege, but a configuration may be made in which a jackpot with a privilege is more likely to occur than the first hit / fail judgment right.

[Summary of the configuration of the above embodiment and the above other embodiments]
The above-described embodiment and the above-mentioned other embodiments include the following configurations [1] to [10].

[1]
The first and second starting ports provided in the game area where the game ball flows down and where the game ball can win a prize, and
A large winning opening provided in the game area, which can switch between an open state in which the game ball can win and a closed state in which it is difficult to win, and which is normally held in the closed state,
A first hit / fail judgment right generated by winning a game ball to the first starting port and a second hit / fail judgment right generated by winning a game ball to the second starting port. Each of the above is used to perform a jackpot hit / fail judgment, and the first judgment notification effect for notifying the hit / fail judgment result of the first hit / miss judgment right and the hit / fail judgment result of the second hit / miss judgment right are notified. Judgment effect means for executing the second determination notification effect for
After the determination notification effect of the hit, the jackpot game executing means for executing the jackpot game in which the jackpot is opened.
Both are provided inside the large winning opening, and are provided with a privilege confirmation opening and a normal opening in which a game ball can be selectively entered.
As a hit of the big hit hit / fail judgment by the first hit / miss judgment right, the game state after the big hit game is a relatively long non-big hit with a privilege that the execution time of the second judgment notification effect is relatively short. While both a jackpot without a privilege to shorten the time are provided, at least the jackpot with a privilege is provided as a hit of the jackpot winning / failing determination by the second winning / failing determination right, and the jackpot with a privilege is provided during the jackpot game. When a game ball enters the privilege confirmation opening, the time saving state is set to a time saving state with a probability change in which the probability of hitting the jackpot hit / fail judgment is relatively high, while the game ball does not enter the privilege confirmation opening. A gaming machine characterized in that the time saving state is set to a time saving state without probability change having a relatively low probability of hitting.

[2]
During the time saving state with probability change, an arbitrary production time for time saving state with probability change is selected from a plurality of production time for time saving state with probability change, and the production time for time saving state with probability change is produced for time saving state with probability change. Equipped with a production selection execution means to execute
In the time saving state without probability change, when the number of continuous executions of the first determination notification effect and the second determination notification effect, which are out of order, reaches a predetermined upper limit, the time saving state without probability change is changed to non-probability change. It is configured to switch to the time saving state,
If a big hit game is executed by hitting the second hit / fail judgment right in the middle of the effect for the time saving state with probability change based on the first hit / fail judgment right, the effect for the time saving state with probability change being executed is being executed. It is configured to interrupt the measurement of the production time of the above and restart the measurement after the big hit game.
When the game shifts to the time-saving state without probability change after the big hit game, the timing of switching from the time-saving state without probability change to the non-time-saving state is set to after the lapse of the effect time of the effect for the time-saving state with probability change that has been restarted. In addition, the length of the second judgment notification effect and the upper limit number of times of the jackpot hit / fail judgment using the second hit / fail judgment right are set for the longest time of the effect time for the shortened time state with probability change. The gaming machine according to [1].

[3]
The first and second starting ports, which are provided in the game area where the game ball flows down and where the game ball can win a prize,
A large winning opening provided in the game area, which can switch between an open state in which the game ball can win and a closed state in which it is difficult to win, and which is normally held in the closed state,
A first hit / fail judgment right generated by winning a game ball to the first starting port and a second hit / fail judgment right generated by winning a game ball to the second starting port. Each of the above is used to perform a jackpot hit / fail judgment, and the first judgment notification effect for notifying the hit / fail judgment result of the first hit / miss judgment right and the hit / fail judgment result of the second hit / miss judgment right are notified. Judgment effect means for executing the second determination notification effect for
After the determination notification effect of the hit, the jackpot game executing means for executing the jackpot game in which the jackpot is opened.
It is a gaming machine that is provided together inside the large winning opening and has a privilege confirmation opening and a normal opening in which a game ball can be selectively entered.
As a hit of the big hit hit / fail judgment by the first hit / miss judgment right, the game state after the big hit game is a relatively long non-big hit with a privilege that the execution time of the second judgment notification effect is relatively short. While both a jackpot without a privilege to shorten the time are provided, at least the jackpot with a privilege is provided as a hit of the jackpot winning / failing determination by the second winning / failing determination right, and the jackpot with a privilege is provided during the jackpot game. When a game ball enters the privilege confirmation opening, the time saving state is set to a time saving state with a probability change in which the probability of hitting the jackpot hit / fail judgment is relatively high, while the game ball does not enter the privilege confirmation opening. The time saving state is set to the time saving state without probability change, which has a relatively low probability of hitting.
During the time saving state with probability change, an arbitrary production time for time saving state with probability change is selected from a plurality of production time for time saving state with probability change, and the production time for time saving state with probability change is produced for time saving state with probability change. Is equipped with a production selection execution means to execute
In the time saving state without probability change, when the number of continuous executions of the first determination notification effect and the second determination notification effect, which are out of order, reaches a predetermined upper limit, the time saving state without probability change is changed to non-probability change. It is configured to switch to the time saving state,
If a big hit game is executed by hitting the second hit / fail judgment right in the middle of the effect for the time saving state with probability change based on the first hit / fail judgment right, the effect for the time saving state with probability change being executed is being executed. It is configured to interrupt the measurement of the production time of the above and restart the measurement after the big hit game.
When the game shifts to the time-saving state without probability change after the big hit game, the timing of switching from the time-saving state without probability change to the non-time-saving state is set to after the lapse of the effect time of the effect for the time-saving state with probability change that has been restarted. In addition, the length of the second judgment notification effect and the upper limit number of times of the jackpot hit / fail judgment using the second hit / fail judgment right are set for the longest time of the effect time for the shortened time state with probability change. A game machine to play.

[4]
The determination effect means does not mean that the gaming state is switched to a disadvantageous state for the player after the end of the effect for the time saving state with probability change and before switching from the time saving state without probability change to the non-time saving state. The gaming machine according to [2] or [3], which is configured to produce a time-saving effect.

[5]
The second determination notification effect is set so that the time saving state without probability change is longer than the time saving state with probability change, and the time saving state without probability change is longer than the time saving state without probability change. The gaming machine according to any one of [1] to [4].

[6]
The first determination notification effect in the time saving state with probability change is set to be longer than the second determination notification effect, according to any one of [1] to [5]. Gaming machine.

[7]
Any one of [1] to [6], wherein the first determination notification effect in the time saving state without probability change is set to have the same length as the second determination notification effect. The gaming machine described in.

[8]
The first and second starting ports provided in the game area where the game ball flows down and where the game ball can win a prize, and
A large winning opening provided in the game area, which can switch between an open state in which the game ball can win and a closed state in which it is difficult to win, and which is normally held in the closed state,
A first hit / fail judgment right generated by winning a game ball to the first starting port and a second hit / fail judgment right generated by winning a game ball to the second starting port. Each of the above is used to perform a jackpot hit / fail judgment, and the first judgment notification effect for notifying the hit / fail judgment result of the first hit / miss judgment right and the hit / fail judgment result of the second hit / miss judgment right are notified. Judgment effect means for executing the second determination notification effect for
After the determination notification effect of the hit, the jackpot game executing means for executing the jackpot game in which the jackpot is opened.
Both are provided inside the large winning opening, and are provided with a privilege confirmation opening and a normal opening in which a game ball can be selectively entered.
As a hit of the big hit hit / fail judgment by the first hit / miss judgment right, the game state after the big hit game is a relatively long non-big hit with a privilege that the execution time of the second judgment notification effect is relatively short. While both a jackpot without a privilege for shortening the time and a jackpot without a privilege are provided, at least the jackpot with a privilege is provided as a hit for the jackpot winning / failing determination by the second winning / failing determination right.
When a game ball enters the privilege confirmation opening during the jackpot game with a privilege based on the first winning / failing determination right and during the jackpot game with a privilege based on the second winning / failing determination right. The time saving state is defined as the time saving state with a probability change in which the hit probability of the jackpot winning / failing determination is relatively high, while the time saving state is defined as the time saving state with a relatively low probability of hitting when the game ball does not enter the privilege confirmation opening. Set to shorten the time,
It is provided with an effect executing means for executing an effect for a time-saving state with a probability change of a predetermined effect time during the time-saving state with a probability change.
If the big hit game is executed by hitting the second hit / fail judgment right in the middle of the effect for the time saving state with probability change based on the first hit / fail judgment right, the time saving state with probability change being executed is used. A gaming machine characterized in that the measurement of the production time of the production is interrupted and the measurement is restarted after the jackpot game.

[9]
In the time saving state without probability change, when the number of continuous executions of the first determination notification effect and the second determination notification effect, which are out of order, reaches a predetermined upper limit, the time saving state without probability change is changed to non-probability change. It is configured to switch to the time saving state,
When the game shifts to the time saving state without probability change after the big hit game by hitting the second winning / failing judgment right executed in the middle of the effect for the time saving state with probability change based on the first hit / fail judgment right, the above. The production time of the production for the time-saving state with probability change and the second production time so that the timing when switching from the time-saving state without probability change to the non-time-saving state is after the lapse of the production time for the production for the time-saving state with probability change. The gaming machine according to [8], wherein the length of the determination notification effect and the upper limit number of times of jackpot winning / failing determination using the second winning / failing determination right are set.

[10]
The gaming machine according to [8] or [9], wherein only the jackpot with a privilege is provided as the hit of the jackpot hit / fail determination by the second hit / fail determination right.

In the gaming machines [1] and [3], when the jackpot hit / fail judgment is made, the hit using the first hit / fail judgment right related to the winning of the first starting port and the winning of the second starting port are made. There is a hit using the second hit / fail judgment right, and after the first or second judgment notification effect for notifying each of these hits, a big hit game in which the big winning opening is opened is executed. Here, as a hit of the jackpot hit / fail judgment by the first hit / fail judgment right, a jackpot with a privilege and a relatively long non-time reduction in which the execution time of the second judgment notification effect is set to a relatively short time reduction state after the jackpot game. Both a jackpot with no benefits to be in a state are provided. On the other hand, at least a jackpot with a privilege is provided for the jackpot hit / fail judgment by the second hit / fail judgment right. Then, when a game ball enters the privilege confirmation opening during a jackpot game with a privilege, the game state becomes a time-saving state with a probability change in which the probability of winning the jackpot hit / fail judgment is relatively high, while the game ball is in the privilege confirmation opening. If the ball is not entered, the game state becomes a time saving state with no probability change, which has a relatively low probability of hitting. Therefore, in the jackpot with a privilege, if the game ball is put into the privilege confirmation opening, the time saving state with the probability change can be set, and even if the game ball cannot be put into the privilege confirmation opening, the time reduction state without the probability change can be set. Therefore, it becomes a state that is more advantageous to the player than the state without shortening the time, and it becomes possible to provide a new playability.

Then, as in the game machines of [2] and [3], when the machine shifts to the time saving state without probability change after the big hit game, the timing when switching from the time saving state without probability change to the non-time saving state is restarted. The maximum number of jackpot hit / fail judgments using the length of the second judgment notification effect and the second hit / fail judgment right for the longest time of the state effect with probability change so that the effect time of the state effect has elapsed. By setting, even if the game state changes from the probabilistic time-saving state to the non-probability time-saving state while executing the production for the time-saving state with probability change for the longest time, the production time of the time-saving state with probability change It is possible to prevent the time saving state without probability change from ending during the lapse of time, and to prevent the effect for the non-time saving state (normal state) from being suddenly executed after the production for the time saving state with probability change is completed.

In the gaming machine of [4], there is no probability change, which means that the gaming state is switched to a disadvantageous state for the player after the end of the effect for the time saving state with probability change and before switching from the time saving state without probability change to the non-time saving state. Since the effect for the state is performed, it is possible to make the player recognize that the game state may have changed from the time-saving state with the probability change.

Further, as in the gaming machine of [5], the second judgment notification effect is longer in the time-saving state without probability change than in the time-saving state with probability change, and further longer in the non-time-saving state without probability change than in the time-saving state without probability change. It is possible to shorten the production time as the gaming state is more advantageous to the player.

By setting the first judgment notification effect in the time saving state with probability change to be longer than the second judgment notification effect as in the gaming machine of [6], the first judgment notification effect in the time saving state with probability change It is possible to execute the second hit / fail judgment right multiple times during the period.

By setting the first judgment notification effect in the time saving state without probability change to be the same length as the second judgment notification effect as in the gaming machine of [7], there is no probability change in the time saving state without probability change. It is possible to suppress the difference between the effect time due to the first hit / fail determination right and the effect time due to the second pass / fail determination right for the time saving state.

In the gaming machine of [8], when the jackpot hit / fail judgment is made, the hit using the first hit / fail judgment right related to the winning of the first starting port and the second hit related to the winning of the second starting port are made. There is a hit using the winning / failing judgment right, and after the first or second judgment notification effect for notifying each of these hits, a big hit game in which the big winning opening is opened is executed. Here, as a hit of the jackpot hit / fail judgment by the first hit / fail judgment right, a jackpot with a privilege and a relatively long non-time reduction in which the execution time of the second judgment notification effect is set to a relatively short time reduction state after the jackpot game. Both a jackpot with no benefits to be in a state are provided. On the other hand, at least a jackpot with a privilege is provided for the jackpot hit / fail judgment by the second hit / fail judgment right. Then, when a game ball enters the privilege confirmation opening during a jackpot game with a privilege, the game state becomes a time-saving state with a probability change in which the probability of winning the jackpot hit / fail judgment is relatively high, while the game ball is in the privilege confirmation opening. If the ball is not entered, the game state becomes a time saving state with no probability change, which has a relatively low probability of hitting. Therefore, in the jackpot with a privilege, if the game ball is put into the privilege confirmation opening, the time saving state with the probability change can be set, and even if the game ball cannot be put into the privilege confirmation opening, the time reduction state without the probability change can be set. Therefore, it becomes a state that is more advantageous to the player than the state without shortening the time, and it becomes possible to provide a new playability.

Then, like the gaming machine of [9], after the big hit game by hitting the second hit / fail judgment right executed in the middle of the production for the time saving state with probability change based on the first hit / fail judgment right, the time saving state without probability change is reached. In the case of transitioning to, the timing when switching from the time-saving state without probability change to the non-time-saving state is the production time for the time-saving state with probability change and the second By setting the length of the judgment notification effect and the maximum number of times of the jackpot hit / fail judgment using the second hit / fail judgment right, the game state has a probability change and the time reduction while the effect for the maximum time probability change / time reduction state is being executed. Even if the state changes to the time-saving state without probability change, the time-saving state without probability change will not end during the production time of the production for the time-saving state with probability change, and the non-time-saving state will suddenly end after the production for the time-saving state with probability change. It is possible to prevent the effect for (normal state) from being executed.

10 Pachinko game machine (game machine)
15 Display 15G 1st judgment notification unit (judgment effect means)
15U Main display production unit (effect execution means)
25 Second judgment notification unit (judgment effect means)
31A Center start port (first start port)
32A side start port (first start port)
33A special start port (second start port)
34A, 35A attacker mouth (large winning mouth)
36AV confirmed opening (privilege confirmed opening)
36C Normal port PG1 Main control circuit Main program PG2 Sub control circuit Main program

Claims (1)

The first and second starting ports provided in the game area where the game ball flows down and where the game ball can win a prize, and
A large winning opening provided in the game area, which can switch between an open state in which the game ball can win and a closed state in which it is difficult to win, and which is normally held in the closed state,
A first hit / fail judgment right generated by winning a game ball to the first starting port and a second hit / fail judgment right generated by winning a game ball to the second starting port. Each of the above is used to perform a jackpot hit / fail judgment, and the first judgment notification effect for notifying the hit / fail judgment result of the first hit / miss judgment right and the hit / fail judgment result of the second hit / miss judgment right are notified. Judgment effect means for executing the second determination notification effect for
After the determination notification effect of the hit, the jackpot game executing means for executing the jackpot game in which the jackpot is opened.
Both are provided inside the large winning opening, and are provided with a privilege confirmation opening and a normal opening in which a game ball can be selectively entered.
As a hit of the jackpot hit / fail determination by the first hit / fail determination right, a jackpot with a privilege that makes it easy to enter the privilege confirmation opening during the jackpot game and a ball entering the privilege confirmation opening during the jackpot game. While both a jackpot without a privilege, which is difficult to do, and a jackpot without a privilege are provided, only a jackpot with a privilege is provided as a hit for the jackpot winning / failing determination by the second winning / failing determination right.
When a game ball enters the privilege confirmation opening during the big hit game, the game state after the big hit game is a probabilistic state in which the hit probability of the big hit hit / fail judgment is relatively high and the number of times is substantially unlimited. On the other hand, when the game ball does not enter the privilege confirmation opening, the game state after the big hit game is set to a non-probability change state in which the hit probability is relatively low.
The probability that the jackpot gaming state after the game is the probability variation state, the first spruce determination rights by the jackpot spruce said by the second spruce determination rights than hit determination jackpot spruce towards the hit determination is rather high ,
It is provided with a flow control unit that allows the game ball driven into the upper part of the game area to flow down by dividing it into the left and right sides of the game area.
A state in which a game ball flowing down one of the left and right sides of the game area distributed by the flow control unit can enter and the game ball is launched toward the one is to the other. A gaming machine in which the first and second starting ports are arranged at positions where it is easier to enter the ball than when the gaming ball is being launched toward the ball.

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