JP6877030B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine played by a player.

Recent gaming machines are equipped with a liquid crystal display device, a movable accessory, a lamp, an effect button, and the like, and use these to perform various effects to entertain the player. In addition, some gaming machines are provided with a light guide plate as a means for executing the effect. For example, Non-Patent Document 1 describes a gaming machine capable of executing an effect of causing a pattern provided on a light guide plate to emit light to display an image.

"Pachinko Winning Guide", Guide Works Co., Ltd., Luminous on August 16, 2015, August 16, 2015 issue, Page 11, CR Lupine III I'm a Super Hero "Illumination Impact Notice"

Pachinko machines are required not only to provide the enjoyment of acquiring game media (game machines, medals, etc.), but also to provide various values (for example, highly entertaining productions). For this reason, gaming machines are always required to attract the interest of players.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a main object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of performing an effect that attracts the interest of a player by using a light guide plate.

In order to achieve the above object, one aspect of the present invention has adopted the following configuration. Reference numerals, explanatory words, and the like in parentheses indicate the correspondence with the embodiments described later in order to help understanding one aspect of the present invention, and limit the scope of one aspect of the present invention. It's not something to do.

An effect execution means (4) capable of executing an effect by displaying an image on the effect display means (6).
00, 500) and
A light guide plate (62) arranged on the front side of the effect display means,
A light emitting effect executing means (55, 500, 600) for executing a light emitting effect in which light is incident on the light guide plate to emit a pattern provided on the light guide plate within a predetermined light emitting period is provided.
The effect executing means is
The image of the first aspect and the image of the second aspect brighter than the first aspect can be displayed on the effect display means (FIG. 37).
The image of the first aspect is switched to the image of the second aspect and displayed before the predetermined time when the predetermined light emission period starts, and the second aspect is displayed on the effect display means until the predetermined light emission period ends. and displaying the image (FIG. 41),
While displaying the image of the first aspect and displaying the image of the second aspect, it is possible to display a decorative symbol related to the game in a predetermined area of the effect display means.
A gaming machine that continuously displays the decorative symbol when switching from the image of the first aspect to the image of the second aspect.

An effect execution means that can execute an effect by displaying an image on the effect display means,
A light guide plate arranged on the front side of the effect display means,
A light emitting effect executing means for executing a light emitting effect in which light is incident on the light guide plate to emit light of a pattern provided on the light guide plate within a predetermined light emitting period is provided.
The effect executing means is
The image of the first aspect and the image of the second aspect brighter than the first aspect can be displayed on the effect display means (FIG. 37).
The image of the second aspect is displayed on the effect display means during the predetermined light emitting period and until a predetermined time elapses from the end of the predetermined light emitting period, and after the predetermined time from the end of the predetermined light emitting period. an image of the second aspect displayed by switching to the image of the first embodiment (FIG. 41),
While displaying the image of the first aspect and displaying the image of the second aspect, it is possible to display a decorative symbol related to the game in a predetermined area of the effect display means.
A gaming machine that continuously displays the decorative symbol when switching from the image of the second aspect to the image of the first aspect.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of performing an effect that attracts the interest of a player by using a light guide plate.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing an example of a gaming machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Sectional view along the II-II line shown in FIG. Enlarged view showing an example of the display 4 provided in the gaming machine 1. Partial plan view of game machine 1 A block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control device provided in the gaming machine 1. The figure for demonstrating an example of the big hit breakdown of the special symbol lottery which concerns on this embodiment. The figure for demonstrating an example of the jackpot game in the case of winning the jackpot A and jackpot C which concerns on this embodiment. The figure for demonstrating an example of the jackpot game when the jackpot B and the jackpot D according to this embodiment are won. The figure for demonstrating an example of the jackpot game when the jackpot E and the jackpot F according to this embodiment are won. Flowchart of main processing executed by main control unit 100 Flowchart of power cutoff monitoring process in step S911 of FIG. Flow chart of recovery process in step S909 of FIG. A flowchart showing an example of timer interrupt processing performed by the main control unit 100. An example of a flowchart of the start port switch process in step S2 of FIG. An example of a flowchart of special symbol processing in step S4 of FIG. Diagram for explaining an example of the fluctuation pattern determination table Diagram for explaining an example of the fluctuation pattern determination table Diagram for explaining an example of the fluctuation pattern determination table Diagram for explaining an example of the fluctuation pattern determination table A flowchart showing an example of the stopped processing in step S414 of FIG. An example of a flowchart of the large winning opening process in step S6 of FIG. An example of a flowchart of the large winning opening process in step S6 of FIG. An example of a flowchart of the large winning opening process in step S6 of FIG. A flowchart showing an example of timer interrupt processing performed by the effect control unit 400. An example of the flowchart of the command reception process in step S11 of FIG. 22 An example of the flowchart of the command reception process in step S11 of FIG. 22 A flowchart showing an example of the pre-reading notice effect setting process in step S112 of FIG. 23. A flowchart showing an example of the notification effect execution process in step S115 of FIG. 23. A flowchart showing an example of the opening effect processing in step S119 of FIG. 24. A flowchart showing an example of the light emission effect setting process in step S1126 of FIG. 25, step S1154 of FIG. 26, and step S1193 of FIG. 27. A flowchart showing an example of the notification effect execution process executed by the image / sound control unit 500. A flowchart showing an example of round effect line processing executed by the image / sound control unit 500. A flowchart showing an example of V region passage effect processing executed by the image / sound control unit 500. A flowchart showing an example of the luminance change process executed by the image / sound control unit 500. The figure which shows an example of the light emitting mode of a light guide plate The figure which shows an example of the light emitting mode of a light guide plate The figure which shows an example of the light emitting mode of a light guide plate The figure which shows an example of the light emitting mode of a light guide plate The figure which shows the example of the luminance control of an image display unit 6. A time chart showing the light emission period of the light guide plate and the brightness change pattern of the image display unit in association with each other. The figure which shows the display example of the image display part at the start of a light emitting period of a light guide plate. The figure which shows the display example of the image display part at the end of a light emitting period of a light guide plate. A time chart showing the light emission period of the light guide plate and the brightness change pattern of the image display unit in association with each other. The figure which shows the display example of the image display part at the start of a light emitting period of a light guide plate. The figure which shows the display example of the image display part at the end of a light emitting period of a light guide plate. A time chart showing the light emission period of the light guide plate and the brightness change pattern of the image display unit in association with each other. The figure which shows the display example of the image display part during the light emitting period of a light guide plate. The figure which shows the display example of the image display part during the light emitting period of a light guide plate. A time chart showing the light emission period of the light guide plate and the brightness change pattern of the image display unit in association with each other. The figure which shows the display example of the image display part during the light emitting period of a light guide plate. The figure which shows the display example of the image display part during the light emitting period of a light guide plate. A time chart showing the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the operating period of the movable accessory in association with each other. The figure explaining the production example using the 2nd movable accessory 66 The figure which shows the production example when the operation of the 2nd movable accessory 66 is started at the same time as the light emission of a light guide plate is started. The figure which shows the production example when the operation of the 2nd movable accessory 66 is started after the light emission of a light guide plate is started. The figure which shows the production example when the operation of the 2nd movable accessory 66 is started before the light emission of a light guide plate is started. The figure which shows the production example when the return operation of the 2nd movable accessory 66 is started at the same time as the light emission of a light guide plate is finished. The figure which shows the production example when the return operation of the 2nd movable accessory 66 is started after the end of light emission of a light guide plate. The figure which shows the production example when the return operation of the 2nd movable accessory 66 is started before the end of light emission of a light guide plate. The figure which shows the production example (look-ahead continuous notice production) using a light guide plate The figure which shows the production example (look-ahead continuous notice production) using a light guide plate The figure which shows the production example (pseudo continuous fluctuation production) using a light guide plate The figure which shows the production example (pseudo continuous fluctuation production) using a light guide plate The figure which shows the effect example (a modification example of a pseudo continuous variation effect) using a light guide plate. An production example in which the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is executed during the notification effect. An production example in which an image 206 similar to the pattern 203 of the light guide plate is displayed on the image display unit without the light emitting effect of the light guide plate. The figure which shows the example which performs the light emitting effect of a light guide plate and the effect of displaying an image similar to the pattern 203 of a light guide plate on an image display part in combination during a notification effect The figure which shows the example of the deciding effect which notifies the result of a special symbol lottery after operating the 1st movable accessory 65a and 65b triggered by the pressing operation of an effect button. The figure which shows the example of the deciding effect which notifies the result of a special symbol lottery after executing the light emitting effect of a light guide plate triggered by the pressing operation of an effect button. The figure which shows the example of the decision effect which notifies the result of a special symbol lottery after executing the operation of the 1st movable accessory 65a and 65b and the light emission effect of a light guide plate by the pressing operation of an effect button. The figure which shows the production example which can be performed using a light guide plate and a lamp The figure which shows the production example which can be performed using a light guide plate and a lamp The figure which shows the production example which both the V area passing effect and the round number promotion effect are executed during a jackpot game. The figure which shows the production example which both the V area passing effect and the round number promotion effect are executed during a jackpot game. The figure which shows the production example which the round number promotion production is executed during a big hit game A diagram showing an example of an effect of notifying the result of a special symbol lottery after performing a re-lottery effect after executing a determined effect.

Hereinafter, the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. In the following, the pachinko gaming machine 1 may be simply referred to as the gaming machine 1.

[Outline configuration of pachinko gaming machine 1]
Hereinafter, the schematic configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. Note that FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing an example of the gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II shown in FIG.

In FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 is, for example, a pachinko gaming machine configured to pay out a prize ball when a game ball launched by a player's operation wins a prize. The gaming machine 1 includes a gaming board 2 on which a gaming ball is launched, and a frame member 5 surrounding the gaming board 2. The frame member 5 is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the main portion of the gaming machine 1 centering on a hinge provided on the shaft support side. A lock portion 43 is provided at a predetermined position on the front surface side of the frame member 5 (for example, an end portion opposite to the shaft support side), and the frame member 5 is unlocked by unlocking the lock portion 43. Can be opened.

An opening 60 (an octagonal opening in the example of FIG. 1) is provided substantially in the center of the game board 2, and a game area for playing a game with a game ball is provided by the area around the opening 60. 20 is formed. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a frame portion 61 protruding toward the front surface side of the game board 2 is provided around the opening 60, and the frame portion 61 creates a gap between the game board 2 and the glass plate. By being closed or the size of the gap is limited to less than the diameter of the game ball, the game ball is prevented from entering the opening 60 from the game area 20. Further, in the game area 20, a rail in which a game ball launched from below (launching device 211; see FIG. 4) rises along the main surface of the game board 2 and forms a passage toward the upper position of the game area 20. A member (not shown) and a guide member (not shown) for guiding the raised game ball to the right side of the game area 20 are provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, on the back side (back side of the game board 2) of the opening 60 provided in the game board 2, the light guide member 62 and the sub image display unit are sequentially arranged from the game board 2 side. 63a and 63b, a panel 64, first movable accessories 65a and 65b, a second movable accessory 66, and an image display unit 6 for displaying images for various effects are arranged.

The light guide member 62 is composed of one or a plurality of light guide plates and a light source (not shown) arranged along each side surface of the light guide plate. The light guide plate is a flat plate-like member made of a transparent resin such as acrylic resin or polycarbonate resin, and a fine uneven structure composed of grooves, scratches, and dots is formed in a predetermined region of the main surface on the back surface side. ing. Since this uneven structure is extremely fine, it is visually recognized as a normal transparent flat plate when the light from the light source is not incident on the light guide plate. On the other hand, when light is incident on the side surface of the light guide plate from the light source, the incident light propagates in the light guide plate while repeating total reflection between the main surfaces (front surface and back surface) facing each other in the light guide plate. In the process of propagating in the light guide plate, if light is incident on the fine uneven structure formed on the main surface on the back side and the incident angle becomes smaller than the critical angle, the reflected light deviates from the total reflection condition, so that the reflected light of the light guide plate It is emitted from the main surface on the front side. As a result, the region where the fine concavo-convex structure is not formed remains transparent, but only the region where the fine concavo-convex structure is formed emits light to form an image. When a laminated body of a plurality of light guide plates is used as the light guide member 62, different patterns (regions in which fine uneven structures are formed) are provided for each of the light guide plates, and a light source corresponding to each of the light guide plates is provided. By providing the above, it is possible to switch and display a plurality of images or to display them in an overlapping manner. The details of the light emitting mode of the light guide plate will be described later.

The sub-image display units 63a and 63b are composed of a liquid crystal display device, an EL (electroluminescence) display device, and the like, and perform various effects by displaying an arbitrary image. Further, in the present embodiment, the sub-image display units 63a and 63b are supported by a movable member (not shown), and the game board 2 is supported by a driving force by a driving means such as a motor in the area inside the opening 60 of the game board 2. It is possible to move in the direction of the plane. Therefore, the sub-image display units 63a and 63b function as effect display means and at the same time also function as movable accessories. In the following description, when the sub-image display units 63a and 63b are viewed as movable accessories, they may be referred to as "third movable accessories". As shown in FIG. 1, accessory lamps 8a and 8b are provided in each of the sub-image display units 63a and 63b, respectively. The accessory lamps 8a and 8b can emit light independently of the display and operation of the sub-image display units 63a and 63b.

The panel 64 is a flat plate-shaped member having an opening having the same shape as the image display unit 6, for partitioning the display area of the image display unit 6 and concealing a movable accessory or the like arranged outside the display area. It is provided in. However, the panel 64 is not always necessary and may be omitted.

The first movable accessories 65a and 65b are a pair of shutter members that can be opened and closed by sliding in the left-right direction of the gaming machine 1, and are arranged on the side of the image display unit 6 without overlapping with the image display unit 6. It is movable between the first position (the position shown by the broken line in FIG. 1) and the second position where the gaming machine 1 is closed so as to be adjacent to each other in the left-right direction and completely covers the image display unit 6. is there. When the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are in the first position, they are housed on the back side of the game board 2 and cannot be visually recognized when they are not operating. An accessory lamp (an accessory lamp 204, which will be described later) (not shown) is provided on the front side of the first movable accessory.

The second movable accessory 66 includes a member that can slide and move in the vertical direction of the gaming machine 1, and is movable between a position on the back side of the panel 64 and a position overlapping the front side of the image display unit 6. is there. The second movable accessory 66 is housed on the back side of the panel 64 when it is not operating, and is invisible.

The image display unit 6 notifies the player of the result of the special symbol lottery (big hit lottery) by displaying a decorative symbol according to the progress of the game by the player, the appearance of a character, the appearance of an item, or the like. Display a notice effect by, or display a hold image showing the number of times the special symbol lottery is held. The image display unit 6 is composed of a liquid crystal display device, an EL display device, or the like, but any other display device may be used.

Further, a board lamp 7 used for various effects is provided on the front surface of the game board 2. In addition, the board lamp 7 emits light according to the progress of the game to perform various effects by light.

In the game area 20, a game nail, a windmill (both not shown), and the like that change the falling direction of the game ball are arranged. Further, in the game area 20, various accessories related to winning a prize or a lottery are arranged at predetermined positions. In addition, in FIG. 1, as an example of various accessories related to winning and lottery, the first starting port 21, the second starting port 22, the gate 25, the first big winning opening 23, the second big winning opening 51, and the V area 53 and the ordinary winning opening 24 are arranged on the game board 2. Further, the game area 20 is provided with an discharge port 26 for discharging a game ball that has not won a prize in any of the game balls launched in the game area 20 to the outside of the game area 20. ..

When a game ball enters the first starting port 21 and the second starting port 22, a prize is won and a special symbol lottery (big hit lottery) is started. The first starting port 21 is a predetermined special electric accessory (first special winning opening 23, second winning opening 51) and / or a predetermined special symbol display (first special symbol display described later). It is a winning opening related to winning a game ball that activates 4a). Further, the second starting port 22 is a prize for winning a game ball, which activates the special electric accessory and / or a predetermined special symbol display (second special symbol display 4b described later). The mouth. When the game ball passes through the gate 25, a normal symbol lottery (the following electric tulip 27 opening / closing lottery) starts. The lottery does not start even if the game ball wins in the normal winning opening 24.

The second starting port 22 is provided on the right side of the first starting port 21, and is provided with an electric tulip 27 near the entrance of the game ball as an example of an ordinary electric accessory. The electric tulip 27 has a pair of blades that imitate a tulip flower, and the pair of blades opens and closes to the left and right by driving an electric tulip opening / closing portion 112 (for example, an electric solenoid) described later. When the pair of blades of the electric tulip 27 is closed (see FIG. 1), the opening width guided to the entrance of the second starting port 22 is extremely narrow, so that the game ball does not enter the second starting port 22. It becomes a state. On the other hand, in the electric tulip 27, when the pair of blades opens to the left and right (not shown), the opening width guided to the entrance of the second starting port 22 expands, so that the game ball enters the second starting port 22. It becomes an easy open state. Then, when the game ball passes through the gate 25 and the electric tulip 27 wins the normal symbol lottery, the pair of blades opens for a specified time (for example, 0.10 seconds) and opens and closes a specified number of times (for example, once). To do.

The first big winning opening 23 is located below the second starting opening 22, and is opened according to the result of the special symbol lottery. The first large winning opening 23 is normally closed and no game ball can enter, but it is opened by protruding from the main surface of the game board 2 according to the result of the special symbol lottery. It becomes easy for the game ball to enter. For example, the first large winning opening 23 repeats a round that is opened until a predetermined condition (for example, 29.5 seconds have passed or 10 game balls have been won) is satisfied a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times).

The second big winning opening 51 is located above the second starting opening 22 in the right area of the game area 20, and is opened according to the result of the special symbol lottery. The second big winning opening 51 is normally closed as shown by the solid line of the splash-shaped opening / closing member (hereinafter referred to as the right splash) 50, and the game ball does not enter, but a special symbol lottery According to the result of the above, the right splash 50 is opened as shown by the dotted line and becomes an open state so that the game ball can easily enter. For example, the second large winning opening 51 performs a predetermined number of rounds (for example, once) until a predetermined condition (for example, 0.1 second elapsed or a condition for winning 10 game balls) is satisfied.

As shown in FIG. 1, an internal space through which the game ball that has entered the second prize-winning opening 51 flows down is provided so as to be visible to the player inside the second prize-winning opening 51. A flow path on the left side and a flow path on the right side are provided. A V region (region in which "V" in FIG. 1 is described) 53 is provided in the flow path on the right side, and a V region opening / closing member (hereinafter, V) is provided at a branch portion between the flow path on the left side and the flow path on the right side. 52) is provided. As shown by the solid line, the V-splash 52 is normally in a closed state in which the right flow path is blocked, and the game ball is in a state in which only the left flow path is flowed down. Then, the V-splash 52 is in an open state in which the right flow path is opened and the left flow path is blocked as shown by the dotted line after a predetermined time has elapsed since the second large winning opening 51 was opened, and then the predetermined time has elapsed. Later, it returns to the closed state described above. That is, when the V-splash 52 is in the closed state, the game ball that has entered the second large winning opening 51 flows down the flow path on the left side and does not pass through the V region 53, and when the V-splash 52 is in the open state, the second The game ball that has entered the grand prize opening 51 will flow down the flow path on the right side and pass through the V region 53. Then, the game ball that has entered the second special winning opening 51 is discharged to the outside of the game area 20 by entering the area 54 after taking the flow path on the left side or the flow path on the right side. Further, inside the second large winning opening 51, as shown in FIG. 1, a V lamp 56 is provided at a position of the V region 53 so as to be visible to the player. The V lamp 56, for example, blinks to indicate to the player that the game ball should be launched toward the V region 53. Further, the V lamp 56 is marked with the letter "V" indicating that it is in the V region 53. The second large winning opening switch (second large winning opening switch 117 shown in FIG. 4) is arranged at the entrance portion of the second large winning opening 51 (that is, the entrance portion opened and closed by the right splash 50: see FIG. 1). Then, when the game ball enters the second major winning opening 51, it is detected that the second major winning opening 51 has won a prize.

Further, at the lower right of the game board 2, a display 4 for displaying the result of the above-mentioned special symbol lottery or ordinary symbol lottery and the number of holdings is arranged. The details of the display 4 will be described later.

Here, the payout of prize balls will be described. When a game ball enters (wins) in the first starting port 21, the second starting port 22, the first large winning opening 23, the second large winning opening 51, and the ordinary winning opening 24, depending on the place where the game ball wins. Then, a specified number of prize balls are paid out for each game ball. For example, if one game ball wins in the first start opening 21 and the second start opening 22, three prize balls will be won, and if one game ball wins in the first big prize opening 23 or the second big prize opening 51, 13 prize balls will be won. If one game ball wins in the prize ball and the normal prize opening 24, 10 prize balls will be paid out respectively. Even if it is detected that the game ball has passed through the gate 25, the prize ball linked to the detection is not paid out.

The frame member 5 on the front surface of the gaming machine 1 is provided with a handle 31, a lever 32, a stop button 33, an eject button 34, a speaker 35, a frame lamp 36, an effect button 37, an effect key 38, a plate 39, and the like. There is.

When the player touches the handle 31 and rotates the lever 32 clockwise, the launching device 211 (for example, 100 pieces per minute) with a striking force according to the operation angle. (See FIG. 4) electrically launches the game ball. The plate 39 (see FIG. 4) is provided so as to project in front of the gaming machine 1, and temporarily stores the gaming balls supplied to the launching device 211. Further, the above-mentioned prize ball is paid out to the plate 39. Then, the game balls stored in the plate 39 are supplied to the launching device 211 one by one by a supply device (not shown) at a timing linked to the operation by the player's lever 32.

The stop button 33 is provided on the lower side surface of the handle 31, and even when the player touches the handle 31 to rotate the lever 32 clockwise, the stop button 33 is pressed by the player to launch the game ball. To temporarily stop. The eject button 34 is provided on the front surface near the position where the plate 39 is provided, and when pressed by the player, the game balls accumulated in the plate 39 are dropped onto the box (not shown).

The speaker 35 and the frame lamp 36 respectively notify the gaming state and situation of the gaming machine 1 and perform various effects. The speaker 35 performs various effects by music, voice, and sound effects. Further, the frame lamp 36 performs various effects by light depending on a pattern due to lighting / blinking, a difference in emission color, and the like.

Next, the display 4 provided in the gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing an example of the display 4 provided in the gaming machine 1. The display 4 shown in FIG. 3 includes a first special symbol display 4a, a second special symbol display 4b, a first special symbol hold display 4c, a second special symbol hold display 4d, a normal symbol display 4e, and a normal display. It is provided with a symbol hold indicator 4f and a game status indicator 4g.

In the first special symbol display 4a, the display symbol is fluctuated and displayed in response to the winning of the game ball in the first starting port 21. For example, the first special symbol display 4a is composed of a 7-segment display device, and when a game ball wins a prize in the first starting port 21, the special symbol is variablely displayed and then stopped and displayed to display the lottery result. Further, the second special symbol display 4b displays the display symbol in a fluctuating manner in response to a game ball winning a prize in the second starting port 22. For example, the second special symbol display 4b is also composed of a 7-segment display device, and when a game ball wins a prize at the second starting port 22, the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner and then stopped to be displayed to display the lottery result. To do. In the ordinary symbol display 4e, the displayed symbol is displayed in a fluctuating manner in response to the passage of the game ball through the gate 25. For example, the ordinary symbol display 4e is composed of an LED display device, and when the game ball passes through the gate 25, the ordinary symbol is displayed in a variable manner and then stopped to be displayed to display the lottery result.

The first special symbol hold indicator 4c displays the number of times that the special symbol lottery is held when the game ball wins in the first start opening 21. The second special symbol hold indicator 4d displays the number of times the special symbol lottery is held when the game ball wins in the second starting port 22. The normal symbol hold display 4f displays the number of times the normal symbol lottery is held. For example, the first special symbol hold display 4c, the second special symbol hold display 4d, and the normal symbol hold display 4f are each composed of LED display devices arranged in a row, and the number of holds is displayed according to the lighting mode. LED.

The gaming status display 4g displays the gaming status (time saving state, etc.) at the time when the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned on.

Next, the input device provided in the gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a partial plan view of the gaming machine 1. The gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 4 is provided with an effect button 37 and an effect key 38 as an example of an input device.

The effect button 37 and the effect key 38 are provided for the player to input the effect. The effect button 37 is provided on the side surface of the upper surface of the plate 39 protruding forward of the gaming machine 1. The effect key 38 has a center key and four direction keys arranged in a substantially cross shape, and is provided on the side surface of the upper surface of the plate 39 adjacent to the effect button 37. When the effect button 37 and the effect key 38 are pressed by the player, a predetermined effect is performed. For example, the player can enjoy a predetermined effect by pressing the effect button 37 at a predetermined timing. In addition, the player can select any of the plurality of images displayed on the image display unit 6 by operating the four direction keys of the effect key 38. In addition, the player can input the selected image as information by operating the center key of the effect key 38. Instead of the effect button 37, or in addition to the effect button 37, an operating means such as a lever capable of pulling down operation or pushing operation or a handle capable of rotating operation may be provided.

Further, on the back side of the game machine 1, a ball tank for storing the game balls for payout and a payout device (payout drive unit 311) for paying out the game balls to the plate 39 are provided, and various boards and the like are attached. ing. For example, a main board, a sub board, and the like are arranged on the rear surface of the game board 2. Specifically, the main board is provided with a main control board including a main control unit 100 (see FIG. 4) that performs internal lottery, determination of winning, and the like. The sub-board includes a launch control board 200 (see FIG. 4) that controls a launch device 211 that launches the game ball to the upper part of the game area 20, and a payout control unit 300 that controls the payout of the prize balls. A payout control board composed of, an effect control board composed of an effect control unit 400 that comprehensively controls the effect, an image control board composed of an image / sound control unit 500 that controls an image and sound effect, and various types. Lamps (frame lamp 36, board lamp 7, accessory lamps 8a, 8b, 204) and movable accessories (first movable accessory 65a and 65b, second movable accessory 66, third movable accessory 63a and 63b). A lamp control board or the like including a lamp control unit 600 for controlling the effect of the above is arranged. Further, on the rear surface of the game board 2, the power of the game machine 1 is switched on / off, and the 24 V (volt) AC power supplied to the game machine 1 is converted into DC power of various voltages, and each voltage is changed. A switching power supply that outputs the DC power of the above to the various substrates described above is provided.

[Configuration of control device for pachinko gaming machine 1]
Next, with reference to FIG. 5, a control device for performing operation control and signal processing in the gaming machine 1 will be described. Note that FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control device provided in the gaming machine 1.

In FIG. 5, the control device of the gaming machine 1 includes a main control unit 100, a launch control unit 200, a payout control unit 300, an effect control unit 400, an image / sound control unit 500, a lamp control unit 600, and the like.

The main control unit 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103. The CPU 101 performs arithmetic processing when performing various controls related to the number of payout prize balls such as an internal lottery and a winning determination. The ROM 102 stores programs executed by the CPU 101, various data, and the like. The RAM 103 is used as a working memory or the like of the CPU 101. Hereinafter, the main functions of the main control unit 100 will be described.

When the game ball wins in the first start port 21 or the second start port 22, the main control unit 100 performs a special symbol lottery (big hit lottery), and produces and controls determination result data indicating whether or not the special symbol lottery has been won. Send to department 400.

The main control unit 100 controls the opening time when the blade portion of the electric tulip 27 is opened, the number of times the blade portion is opened and closed, and the opening / closing time interval when the blade portion is opened and closed. Further, the main control unit 100 determines the number of times the special symbol lottery is held when the game ball wins the first starting port 21, and the number of times the special symbol lottery is held when the game ball wins the second starting port 22. It also manages the number of times the normal symbol lottery is held for execution when the game ball passes through the gate 25, and sends data related to the number of times of holding to the effect control unit 400.

The main control unit 100 controls the opening / closing operation of the first special winning opening 23 and the second special winning opening 51 according to the result of the special symbol lottery. For example, the main control unit 100 performs a predetermined number of rounds in which the first major winning opening 23 is projected and tilted to open until a predetermined condition (for example, 29.5 seconds have passed or 10 game balls have been won) is satisfied. Control to repeat. Further, for example, the main control unit 100 performs a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 0.1 second elapse or a condition for winning 10 game balls) until the second major winning opening 51 is opened. For example, once) is controlled. Further, the main control unit 100 controls an opening / closing time interval (interval time) in which the first special winning opening 23 and the second special winning opening 51 open / close.

The main control unit 100 controls the posture of the V-splash 52 provided inside the second special winning opening 51 to control the open state and the closed state of the V region 53 (see FIG. 1). Further, the main control unit 100 detects that the game ball has passed through the V region 53.

The main control unit 100 changes the game state according to the progress of the game, and according to the progress of the game, the winning probability of the special symbol lottery and the execution interval of the special symbol lottery (the special symbol is variablely displayed on the display 4). It can be said that the time is stopped and displayed), and the opening / closing operation of the electric tulip 27 is changed.

When the game ball wins in the first starting port 21, the second starting port 22, the first big winning opening 23, the second big winning opening 51, and the ordinary winning opening 24, the main control unit 100 moves to the place where the game ball wins. The payout control unit 300 is instructed to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls per game ball accordingly. Even if the main control unit 100 detects that the game ball has passed through the gate 25, the main control unit 100 does not instruct the payout control unit 300 to pay out the prize ball linked to the game ball. When the payout control unit 300 pays out the prize balls in response to the instruction of the main control unit 100, information regarding the number of prize balls paid out from the payout control unit 300 is sent to the main control unit 100. Then, the main control unit 100 manages the number of prize balls paid out based on the information acquired from the payout control unit 300.

In order to realize the above-mentioned functions, the main control unit 100 includes a first start port switch 111a, a second start port switch 111b, an electric tulip opening / closing part 112, a gate switch 113, a first prize opening switch 114, and a first. Large winning opening opening / closing part 115, 2nd big winning opening opening / closing part 117, 2nd big winning opening opening / closing part 118, V area switch 119, V area opening / closing part 120, normal winning opening opening switch 116, display 4 (1st special symbol display) Instrument 4a, 2nd special symbol display 4b, 1st special symbol hold indicator 4c, 2nd special symbol hold indicator 4d, normal symbol display 4e, normal symbol hold indicator 4f, and game status indicator 4g) It is connected.

The first start port switch 111a sends a signal corresponding to the winning of the game ball to the first start port 21 to the main control unit 100. The second start port switch 111b sends a signal corresponding to the winning of the game ball to the second start port 22 to the main control unit 100. The electric tulip opening / closing unit 112 opens / closes a pair of blades of the electric tulip 27 in response to a control signal sent from the main control unit 100. The gate switch 113 sends a signal corresponding to the passage of the game ball through the gate 25 to the main control unit 100. The first large winning opening switch 114 sends a signal corresponding to the winning of the game ball to the first large winning opening 23 to the main control unit 100. The first large winning opening opening / closing unit 115 opens / closes the first large winning opening 23 in response to a control signal sent from the main control unit 100. The second major winning opening switch 117 sends a signal corresponding to the winning of the game ball to the second major winning opening 51 to the main control unit 100. The second special winning opening opening / closing unit 118 opens / closes the second special winning opening 51 by changing the posture of the right splash 50 in response to the control signal sent from the main control unit 100. The V area switch 119 sends a signal corresponding to the passage of the game ball through the V area 53 to the main control unit 100. The V region opening / closing unit 120 changes the posture of the V splash 52 in response to the control signal sent from the main control unit 100 to open / close the flow path to the V region 53. The normal winning opening switch 116 sends a signal corresponding to the winning of the game ball to the normal winning opening 24 to the main control unit 100.

Further, the main control unit 100 transmits the result of the special symbol lottery (hereinafter, may be referred to as the first special symbol lottery) started by winning the game ball to the first starting port 21 to the first special symbol display 4a. indicate. The main control unit 100 displays the result of the special symbol lottery (hereinafter, may be referred to as the second special symbol lottery) started by winning the game ball into the second starting port 22 on the second special symbol display 4b. .. The main control unit 100 displays the number of times of holding the first special symbol lottery on the first special symbol holding indicator 4c. The main control unit 100 displays the number of times the second special symbol lottery is held on the second special symbol hold indicator 4d. The main control unit 100 displays the result of the normal symbol lottery started by the passage of the game ball through the gate 25 on the normal symbol display 4e. The main control unit 100 displays the number of times the normal symbol lottery is held on the normal symbol hold indicator 4f. Further, the main control unit 100 displays the gaming state at that time on the gaming state display 4g when the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned on.

The launch control unit 200 includes a CPU 201, a ROM 202, and a RAM 203. The CPU 201 performs arithmetic processing when performing various controls related to the launching device 211. The ROM 202 stores a program executed by the CPU 201, various data, and the like. The RAM 203 is used as a working memory or the like of the CPU 201.

When the lever 32 is in the neutral position, the lever 32 is in the firing stop state without outputting a signal. Then, when the lever 32 is rotated clockwise by the player, the lever 32 outputs a signal corresponding to the rotation angle to the launch control unit 200 as a hit ball launch command signal. The launch control unit 200 controls the launch operation of the launch device 211 based on the hit ball launch command signal. For example, the launch control unit 200 controls the operation of the launch device 211 so that the speed at which the game ball is launched increases as the rotation angle of the lever 32 increases. When the signal that the stop button 33 is pressed is output, the launch control unit 200 stops the operation of the launch device 211 to launch the game ball.

The payout control unit 300 includes a CPU 301, a ROM 302, and a RAM 303. The CPU 301 performs arithmetic processing when controlling the payout of payout balls. The ROM 302 stores a program executed by the CPU 301, various data, and the like. The RAM 303 is used as a working memory of the CPU 301 or the like.

The payout control unit 300 controls the payout of the payout ball based on the command sent from the main control unit 100. Specifically, the payout control unit 300 acquires a command from the main control unit 100 to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the place where the game ball has won a prize. Then, the payout drive unit 311 is controlled so as to pay out the number of prize balls specified in the command. Here, the payout drive unit 311 is composed of a drive motor or the like that sends out the game ball from the storage unit (ball tank) of the game ball.

The effect control unit 400 includes a CPU 401, a ROM 402, a RAM 403, and an RTC (real-time clock) 404. Further, the effect key 38 operated by the player is connected to the effect control unit 400, and the effect control unit 400 acquires the operation data output from the effect key 38 in response to the operation of the effect key 38 by the player. To do. Further, the effect control unit 400 acquires the operation data output from the effect button 37 via the lamp control unit 600. The CPU 401 performs arithmetic processing when controlling the effect. The ROM 402 stores programs executed by the CPU 401, various data, and the like. The RAM 403 is used as a working memory of the CPU 401 or the like. The RTC404 measures the current date and time.

The effect control unit 400 sets the effect content based on the data indicating the special symbol lottery result or the like sent from the main control unit 100. Further, when the effect button 37 or the effect key 38 is pressed by the player, the effect control unit 400 may set the effect content according to the operation input or the detection result.

The image / sound control unit 500 includes a CPU 501, a ROM 502, and a RAM 503. The CPU 501 performs arithmetic processing when controlling an image and sound expressing the effect content. The ROM 502 stores a program executed by the CPU 501, various data, and the like. The RAM 503 is used as a working memory of the CPU 501 or the like.

The image / sound control unit 500 controls the image displayed on the image display unit 6 and the sub-image display units 63a and 63b and the sound output from the speaker 35 based on the command sent from the effect control unit 400. Specifically, the ROM 502 of the image / sound control unit 500 contains a decorative symbol image for notifying the result of a special symbol lottery, an image of a character or item for displaying a notice effect or a look-ahead notice effect, and a special symbol lottery. Image data for displaying a hold image indicating that is held, various background images, and the like on the image display unit 6 and the sub-image display units 63a and 63b are stored. Further, the ROM 502 of the image / sound control unit 500 is a musical piece to be output from the speaker 35 in synchronization with the images displayed on the image display unit 6 and the sub-image display units 63a and 63b, or independently of the displayed images. And various acoustic data such as voice are stored. The CPU 501 of the image / sound control unit 500 selects and reads out the image data and the sound data stored in the ROM 502 that correspond to the command sent from the effect control unit 400. Then, the CPU 501 uses the read image data to perform image processing for background image display, decorative pattern image display, character / item display, and the like, and various types corresponding to commands sent from the effect control unit 400. Display the effect. Then, the CPU 501 displays the image on the image display unit 6 and the sub image display units 63a and 63b based on the image processed image data. Further, the CPU 501 performs voice processing using the read acoustic data, and outputs the sound from the speaker 35 based on the voice-processed acoustic data.

The lamp control unit 600 includes a CPU 601, a ROM 602, and a RAM 603. The CPU 601 controls the light emission of lamps such as the panel lamp 7, the accessory lamps 8a, 8b and 204, the frame lamp 36, the light guide plate lamp 55, and the V lamp 56, controls the operation of the first movable accessory 65a and 65b, and the second movable. It controls the operation of the accessory 66, controls the movement of the third movable accessory (sub-image display unit) 63a and 63b, and the like. The ROM 602 stores programs, various data, and the like executed by the CPU 601. The RAM 603 is used as a working memory of the CPU 601 or the like.

For example, the ROM 602 of the lamp control unit 600 stores light emission control data in which a light emission control method for each lamp to be controlled is defined in advance. This light emission control data defines, for example, a light emission method of each lamp by a combination of a light emission pattern such as a lamp lighting / extinguishing order, a lighting duration, and an extinguishing duration, and a lamp emission color. When the CPU 601 receives a command from the image / sound control unit 500 through the effect control unit 400, the CPU 601 selects the light emission control data specified by the received command from the light emission control data, and uses the selected light emission control data to execute the command. Controls the emission of the specified lamp. Further, the ROM 602 stores operation pattern data in which a plurality of operation methods of the first movable accessory 65a and 65b, the second movable accessory 66, and the third movable accessory (sub-image display unit) 63a and 63b are defined in advance. ing. This operation pattern data defines how to operate the movable accessory by combining the driving method, the driving speed, the driving time, and the like of each movable accessory. When the CPU 601 receives a command from the image / sound control unit 500 through the effect control unit 400, the CPU 601 selects an operation pattern specified by the received command from the operation pattern data, and is movable specified by the command in the selected operation pattern. Control the movement of the accessory.

Further, the effect button 37 operated by the player is connected to the lamp control unit 600, and the lamp control unit 600 acquires the operation data output from the effect button 37 in response to the operation of the effect button 37 by the player. Then, the operation data is transmitted to the effect control unit 400.

The effect control unit 400 has the effect button 37 and the effect button 37 and the effect control unit 500, based on the operation data of the effect button 37 transmitted from the lamp control unit 600 and the operation data output from the effect key 38. Notifies the operation status of the effect key 38. Here, the operation states of the effect button 37 and the effect key 38 are whether or not the operation is being performed and what kind of operation is being performed (for example, long pressing of the effect button 37 or left of the effect key 38). Information including pressing the direction key) and the like. Therefore, for example, when the effect button 37 is operated by the player, the operation state of the effect button 37 detected by the lamp control unit 600 is transmitted to the image / sound control unit 500 via the effect control unit 400. Therefore, the image / sound control unit 500 can also change the effect content based on the operation state of the effect button 37 transmitted from the effect control unit 400.

[Outline of game state in this embodiment]
Next, the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described. As the gaming state of the gaming machine 1, there are at least a high-accuracy state, a low-accuracy state, an electric support state, a non-electric support state, a time-saving state, a non-time-saving state, and a jackpot gaming state. The low probability state is a gaming state in which the winning probability of the special symbol lottery is set to a normal low probability (for example, 1/300), and the high probability state is a game state in which the winning probability of the special symbol lottery is higher than the low probability state. It is a gaming state set to a high probability (for example, 1/100). In the non-electric support state, the winning probability of the normal symbol lottery is a normal low probability (for example, 1/10), and even if the normal symbol lottery is won, the electric tulip 27 is used for a short time (for example, 0.10 seconds). It is a gaming state in which the opening is controlled only once). Therefore, the non-electric support state is a game state in which it is difficult for the game ball to enter the second starting port 22. In the electric support state, the winning probability of the normal symbol lottery is higher than that of the non-electric support state (for example, 10/10), and when the normal symbol lottery is won, the electric tulip 27 is used for a long time (for example, 2.00 seconds). 3 times) It is a gaming state controlled to be released. Therefore, the electric support state is a game state in which the electric tulip 27 is frequently opened for a long time and the game ball is likely to frequently enter (win) the second starting port 22. The non-time saving state is a gaming state in which the execution time of the special symbol lottery is a normal predetermined time, and the time saving state is a gaming state in which the execution time of the special symbol lottery is shortened as compared with the non-time saving state. The big hit game state is a game state in which a big hit game is executed in which a special symbol lottery is won (big hit) and the first big winning opening 23 and the like are opened. In the present embodiment, the electric support state and the time saving state are controlled at the same time, but in this game state, most of the game balls are easily won by the second starting port 22. It will be possible to execute a large number of special symbol lottery in a short time without reducing. Further, in the following, a gaming state controlled in a low accuracy state, a non-electric support state, and a non-time saving state is referred to as a normal gaming state, and a gaming state controlled in a high accuracy state, an electric support state, and a time saving state is a probability changing gaming state. The low-accuracy state, the electric support state, and the time-saving state are called the time-saving game state. In the present embodiment, the latent gaming state, which is a gaming state controlled in a highly accurate state, a non-electric support state, and a non-time saving state, is not provided, but the effect and control using the light guide plate, which will be described later, is a latent game. It can be applied not only to a gaming machine provided with a state, but also to any gaming machine, and is not limited by a possible gaming state, a gaming method, or the like.

[Outline of the jackpot game in this embodiment]
Next, the outline of the jackpot game of the special symbol lottery in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of the big hit breakdown of the special symbol lottery according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 (1) shows the breakdown of the big hit of the special symbol lottery by winning the game ball to the first starting port 21, and FIG. 6 (2) shows the big hit of the special symbol lottery by winning the game ball to the second starting port 22. The breakdown is shown. As shown in FIG. 6 (1), the jackpot breakdown of the special symbol lottery by winning the game ball to the first starting port 21 is that the jackpot A has a winning probability of 40% and the jackpot B has a winning probability of 15%. , The winning probability of the jackpot C is 40%, and the winning probability of the jackpot D is 5%. Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (2), the jackpot breakdown of the special symbol lottery by winning the game ball to the second starting port 22 is that the jackpot E winning probability is 70% and the jackpot F winning probability is 30%. Is. Hereinafter, the jackpot game when each jackpot A to F is won will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 (3) and 7A to 7C.

FIG. 7A is a diagram for explaining an example of a big hit game when the big hit A and the big hit C according to the present embodiment are won, and the first big winning opening 23 and the second big winning opening 51 during the big hit game The opening / closing operation pattern of the V region 53 (V splash 52) is shown.

First, the jackpot game when the jackpot A is won will be described with reference to FIG. 7A (1). When the jackpot game starts, after a predetermined opening time (15 seconds) has elapsed, the first major winning opening 23 is opened from the closed state for the first round (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as "R"). Round game is started. In the 1st round game, when 10 game balls are won in the 1st big winning opening 23 or the opening time elapses 29.5 seconds, the 1st big winning opening 23 is closed from the open state and the 1st round game is performed. The round game is finished. After that, after an interval period (normal 2 seconds) between rounds is provided, the second round game is started after the first big winning opening 23 is opened as in the first round, and the first round game is started. The big winning opening 23 is closed and the second round game is completed. Similarly, the 3R round game is executed by opening and closing the first large winning opening 23 with an interval period (2 seconds) in between. Then, after the end of the 3R round game, after an interval period (30 seconds longer than the normal 2 seconds) is provided, the 2nd big winning opening 51 is opened from the closed state and the 4R round game is played. Is started. In the 4th round game, the second big winning opening 51 is opened for 0.1 seconds, closed for 5.9 seconds, and then opened again (see FIG. 6A (1)). When the total time is 29.5 seconds or 10 game balls are won in the 2nd prize opening 51, the 2nd prize opening 51 is closed from the open state and the 4th round game is completed. .. Here, the V region 53 is opened for 1 second 3 seconds after the second big winning opening 51 is opened (after the 4th round game is started), and then closed for 2 seconds. It is opened again after being made. After that, the V region 53 is closed one second after the second large winning opening 51 is closed (that is, after the 4th round game is completed) (see FIG. 6 (1)). .. From this, in the 4th round game of the big hit game, one or more game balls that have entered the second big winning opening 51 can pass through the V region 53. Then, on condition that the game ball passes through the V region 53, the game state after the big hit game is controlled to a highly accurate state, and more specifically, from the end of the big hit game to the end of 115 rotations (that is,). , The special symbol lottery is executed 115 times, the special symbol is changed 115 times on the display 4 until it is stopped and displayed), and then the game state is controlled to the normal game state. If no game ball has passed through the V region 53 due to reasons such as not launching the game ball in the 4th round game, the game state after the big hit game is controlled to a low accuracy state. Will be done. However, in such a case, it is controlled to the time-saving game state from the end of the big hit game to the end of 100 rotations, and then to the normal game state. When the 4th round game is completed, the 5th round game is executed by opening and closing the 1st prize opening 23 with an interval period (normal 2 seconds) in between, and similarly, the 6th to 9th round games are executed thereafter. A round game is performed. After that, the 10th to 13th round games in which the first winning opening 23 is opened for 0.1 seconds (instantaneously) are executed with an interval period (2 seconds) in between. Then, when the predetermined ending time (15 seconds) elapses, the jackpot game ends, and then, as described above, the game ball passes through the V region 53 in the 4th round, so that the game is controlled to the probabilistic game state.

Next, the jackpot game when the jackpot C is won will be described with reference to FIG. 7A (2). When the jackpot game starts, the round games of the 1st to 3rd rounds are started after the lapse of a predetermined opening time, as in the jackpot game when the jackpot A is won. Then, after the end of the 3R round game, after an interval period (20 seconds longer than the normal 2 seconds) is provided, the 2nd big winning opening 51 is opened from the closed state and the 4R round game is played. Is started. However, in the 4th round game in the big hit game when the big hit B is won, the same opening / closing pattern as in the 4R round game in the big hit game of the big hit A is used, but the operation of the second big winning opening and the V area is performed. Since the control to end in the middle is performed, as a result, the opening / closing operation is different from the 4R round game in the big hit game of the big hit A. Specifically, in the 4th round game in the jackpot game when the jackpot C is won, as shown in FIG. 7A (2), the V region 53 is opened for 1 second and then closed. At the timing, the opening / closing control of the second winning opening 51 and the V area 53 is finished. As a result, in the 4th round game of the jackpot game when the jackpot B is won, the second jackpot 51 is only momentarily opened for 0.1 seconds, and then opened for a long time. Since there is no game ball, it is unlikely that the game ball will enter the second prize opening 51. Further, in the jackpot game when the jackpot C is won, the V region 53 is only opened for 1 second, and is not opened for a long time thereafter. Then, due to the structure of the second big winning opening 51, even if the game ball enters the second big winning opening 51 within the opening period of 0.1 seconds, the game ball is inside the second big winning opening 51. It is usually impossible for the game ball to stay for as long as 9 seconds, so that the game ball does not normally pass through the V region 53. As a result, since the game ball does not pass through the V region 53, the game state after the big hit game is controlled to a low accuracy state, and more specifically, the time is shortened from the end of the big hit game to the end of 100 rotations. It will be controlled to the gaming state, and then to the normal gaming state. When the 4th round game is completed, the 5th and subsequent round games are started after the normal interval period (2 seconds) has elapsed. Specifically, in the same manner as the big hit game when the big hit A is won, the 5th to 10th round games are executed by opening and closing the first big winning opening 23. After that, the 11th to 13th round games in which the first winning opening 23 is opened for 0.1 seconds (instantaneously) are executed with a normal interval period (2 seconds) in between. Then, when the predetermined ending time elapses, the big hit game ends, and after that, as described above, the game ball does not pass through the V region 53 in the 4th round, so that the game is controlled to the time-saving game state.

FIG. 7B is a diagram for explaining an example of the jackpot game when the jackpot B and the jackpot D according to the present embodiment are won, and the first jackpot 23 and the second jackpot 51 during the jackpot game The opening / closing operation pattern of the V region 53 (V splash 52) is shown.

FIG. 7B (1) is a diagram showing a jackpot game when the jackpot B is won. As shown in FIG. 7B (1), in the jackpot game when the jackpot B is won, the opening / closing pattern from the 1st to 4th rounds is the same as that of the jackpot A, but the total number of rounds is 9R and 5R. The point that the opening of the first big winning opening 23 of the eyes to the 9th R is 0.1 seconds is different from the case of the big hit A. When the jackpot B is won, in the 4th round game, the second jackpot 51 and the V region 53 are controlled to open and close so that the game ball can easily pass through the V region 53, and the same as in the case of the jackpot A. When the game ball passes through the V region 53 in the 4th round game, it is controlled to the probabilistic game state from the end of the big hit game to the end of 115 rotations, and then to the normal game state. However, if the jackpot B is won, the number of prize balls that can be obtained in the jackpot A is smaller than that of the jackpot A because it is practically four rounds that the game ball can be won in the jackpot.

FIG. 7B (2) is a diagram showing a jackpot game when the jackpot D is won. As shown in FIG. 7B (2), the jackpot game when the jackpot D is won has the same opening / closing pattern as the jackpot C from the 1st to 5th rounds, but the total number of rounds is 9R and 6R. The point that the opening of the first big winning opening 23 of the eyes to the 9th R is 0.1 seconds is different from the case of the big hit C. When the jackpot D is won, in the 4th round game, the second jackpot 51 and the V region 53 are controlled to open and close in a state where it is difficult for the game ball to pass through the V region 53. Since the game ball does not pass through the V region 53, the game is controlled in a time-saving game state up to 100 rotations after the big hit game. However, when the jackpot D is won, the number of prize balls that can be obtained in the jackpot C is smaller than that of the jackpot C because it is practically four rounds that the game ball can be won in the jackpot.

FIG. 7C is a diagram for explaining an example of a big hit game when the big hit E and the big hit F according to the present embodiment are won, and the first big winning opening 23, the second big winning opening 51, and the V area 53 ( The opening / closing operation pattern of the V-splash 52) is shown. First, the jackpot game when the jackpot E is won will be described with reference to FIG. 7C (1). As shown in FIG. 7C (1), the jackpot game when the jackpot E is won is the jackpot A from the 1st to 9th rounds, except that the interval period immediately after the 3rd round is the normal 2 seconds. It is the same as the round game when winning, and after that, the 10th to 15th round games are continued by opening and closing the first big winning opening 23 with an interval period (normal 2 seconds), and the predetermined ending time (normal ending time) After 15 seconds), the jackpot game ends. Further, as shown in FIG. 7C (2), in the jackpot game when the jackpot D is won, the jackpot game from the 1st round to the 4th round is a jackpot, except that the interval period immediately after the 3rd round is the normal 2 seconds. This is the same as the round game when A is won, and the big hit game ends when a predetermined ending time (15 seconds) elapses after the 4R round game ends. Therefore, even in the big hit game when the big hit C or the big hit E is won, the big hit is on the condition that the game ball passes through the V area 53 in the 4R round game as in the big hit game when the big hit A is won. From the end of the game to the end of 115 rotations, it is controlled to the probabilistic game state, and then it is controlled to the normal game state.

Further, as can be seen from FIG. 6, in the jackpot by winning the game ball to the second starting port 22, the ratio of the more advantageous probabilistic gaming state controlled after the jackpot game (100% in the case of this embodiment) is determined. It is higher than the case of a big hit (55%) by winning a game ball to the first starting port 21. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the second special symbol lottery is won, the profit for the player is higher than when the first special symbol lottery is won.

Next, the processing flow executed by the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described.

[Main processing by the main control unit 100]
First, the main process executed by the main control unit 100 will be described with reference to FIG. This main process is started when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on, and is continuously executed while the main control unit 100 is activated.

In step S901 of FIG. 8, first, the CPU 101 waits for, for example, 2000 ms, and the process proceeds to step S902. Although not shown, the CPU 401 of the effect control unit 400 is in a state where it can receive a signal from the main control unit 100 without performing standby processing when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on. .. That is, the CPU 401 of the effect control unit 400 is in a state where the processing can be started before the CPU 101 of the main control unit 100.

In step S902, the CPU 101 can access the RAM 103, and the process proceeds to step S903.

In step S903, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the RAM clear switch (not shown) is “ON”. If the determination in step S903 is YES, the process proceeds to step S904, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S907.

In step S904, the CPU 101 clears the RAM. Here, since the RAM clearing is a known technique, detailed description thereof will be omitted, but various information (for example, information indicating a gaming state) stored in the RAM 103 is set to a predetermined initial state. After that, the process proceeds to step S905.

In step S905, the CPU 101 sets the work area at the time of clearing the RAM, and the process moves to step S906.

In step S906, the CPU 101 makes initial settings for the peripheral portion. Here, the peripheral portion includes an effect control unit 400, a payout control unit 300, and the like. The initial setting of the peripheral part is performed by sending an initial setting command instructing the execution of the initial setting to each control unit. After that, the process proceeds to step S910.

In step S907, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the backup flag is "ON". The backup flag is a flag that is turned on when the generation of backup data is normally completed when the power is cut off, and is a flag that indicates that the backup data is valid in association with the generated backup data. If the determination in step S907 is YES, the process proceeds to step S908, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S904.

In step S908, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the checksum is normal. If the determination in step S908 is YES, the process proceeds to step S909, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S904.

In step S909, the CPU 101 executes a recovery process (see FIG. 10) described later, and the process proceeds to step S910.

In step S910, the CPU 101 sets the cycle (for example, 4 ms) of the built-in CTC (timer counter). The CPU 101 executes a timer interrupt process (see FIG. 11), which will be described later, using the cycle set here. After that, the process proceeds to step S911.

In step S911, the CPU 101 executes a power cutoff monitoring process (see FIG. 9), which will be described later, and the process proceeds to step S912.

In step S912, the CPU 101 sets to prohibit interrupts in the timer interrupt process, and the process proceeds to step S913.

In step S913, the CPU 101 updates (counts up) various initial value random numbers, and the process proceeds to step S914. Here, the initial value random number is for determining the start value of various random numbers (big hit random number, symbol random number, reach random number, fluctuation pattern random number) that are counted up and updated in the timer interrupt process (see FIG. 11) described later. It is a random number, and a plurality of initial value random numbers are prepared corresponding to various random numbers. The initial value random number is the timer interrupt processing (see FIG. 11) generated every predetermined CTC cycle (4 ms) and the remaining time (that is, the processing time required for the timer interrupt processing from the predetermined CTC cycle). The count-up is updated in both the main processes processed in the reduced time), and after reaching the set maximum value (for example, 299) of the random number, it returns to the minimum value (for example, 0) again. Further, since the remaining time differs depending on the processing status of the CPU 101, it is a random time, and the number of updates of the initial value random number updated in the remaining time is also random. On the other hand, although details will be described later, other various random numbers (big hit random numbers, symbol random numbers, reach random numbers, fluctuation pattern random numbers) are updated only by timer interrupt processing (see FIG. 11), so the initial value random numbers are random number update processing. Processing cycle is different. As described above, due to the difference in the processing cycle, for example, even if the random number range of the initial value random number and the jackpot random number is the same (for example, 0 to 299), the initial value random number acquired as the start value of the jackpot random number The value will be random each time. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult to predict the timing at which the jackpot random number value that generates the jackpot is acquired.

In step S914, the CPU 101 is set to allow an interrupt for the timer interrupt process, and the process is returned to step S911. That is, the CPU 101 repeatedly executes the processes of steps S911 to S914.

[Power cutoff monitoring process by the main control unit 100]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the power cutoff monitoring process in step S911 of FIG. In step S9111 of FIG. 9, the CPU 101 prohibits the interrupt process, and the process proceeds to step S91112.

In step S9111, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cut off based on whether or not a power supply cutoff signal is input from a power supply unit (not shown). If the determination in step S9112 is YES, the process proceeds to step S9114, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S9113.

In step S9113, the CPU 101 permits the interrupt process and ends the power cutoff monitoring process (the process shifts to step S912 in FIG. 8).

On the other hand, in step S9114, the CPU 101 clears the output port to which various information is input / output to the CPU 101, and the process proceeds to step S9115.

In step S9115, the CPU 101 creates backup data in the RAM 103 based on the current gaming state of the gaming machine 1, creates a checksum from the contents of the RAM 103, and stores the checksum in the RAM 103. In this process, the power supply voltage becomes "0" after detecting that the power supply voltage starts to decrease due to the power cutoff of the power supply supplied to the main control unit 100 (after it is determined as "YES" in step S9112). It will be done until it becomes. By this process, the game state information or the like immediately before the power is cut off is stored in the RAM 103. After that, the process proceeds to step S9116.

In step S9116, the CPU 101 sets the backup flag to "ON", and the process proceeds to step S9117.

In step S9117, the CPU 101 prohibits access to the RAM 103 and ends the power cutoff monitoring process (the process shifts to step S912 in FIG. 8).

[Recovery processing by main control unit 100]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the recovery process in step S909 of FIG. First, in step S9091 of FIG. 10, the CPU 101 sets the work area of the RAM 103 at the time of restoration, and the process moves to step S9092.

In step S9092, the CPU 101 refers to the information of the RAM 103, confirms the information regarding the game state when the power is cut off and the number of holdings of the special symbol lottery, and issues a recovery notification command including the information to the effect control unit 400. Send. In this way, the CPU 101 transmits a recovery notification command indicating a state when the power is cut off to the effect control unit 400 in order to notify that the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 has been restored. By the process of step S9092, the effect control unit 400 can confirm the game state and the like before the power is cut off.

In step S9093, the CPU 101 sets the peripheral portion, and the process proceeds to step S9094.

In step S9094, the CPU 101 sets the backup flag to "OFF" and ends the recovery process (the process moves to step S910 in FIG. 8).

[Timer interrupt processing of main control unit]
Next, the timer interrupt process executed by the main control unit 100 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of timer interrupt processing performed by the main control unit 100. The timer interrupt processing performed by the main control unit 100 will be described below with reference to FIG. The main control unit 100 repeatedly executes a series of processes shown in FIG. 11 at regular time intervals (for example, 4 milliseconds) during normal operation except for special cases such as when the power is turned on or when the power is turned off. The process performed by the main control unit 100 described based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 11 and 11 is executed based on the program stored in the ROM 102.

First, in step S1, the CPU 101 of the main control unit 100 becomes a start value when various random numbers such as a jackpot random number, a symbol random number, a reach random number, and a fluctuation pattern random number are updated, and each random number is counted up and updated. Execute a random number update process that updates each initial value random number. Here, the jackpot random number is a random number for determining the winning or losing of the special symbol lottery (that is, performing the special symbol lottery). The symbol random number is a random number for determining the type of jackpot when a special symbol lottery is won. The jackpot random number and the symbol random number are random numbers used in the process of step S407 of FIG. 13, which will be described later. The reach random number is a random number for determining whether or not to perform a reach effect when the special symbol lottery is lost. The fluctuation pattern random number is a random number for determining the fluctuation time (variation pattern) of the special symbol. Here, the fluctuation time of the special symbol is equal to the execution time of the notification effect (variation effect) executed in synchronization with the variation of the special symbol. The reach random number and the variation pattern random number are used in the process of step S408 of FIG. 13, which will be described later. In the random number update process of step S1, the jackpot random number, the symbol random number, the reach random number, the fluctuation pattern random number, and the like are each added and updated by one. That is, it is counted up. Then, each random number is acquired in the start port switch (SW) process in step S2 and the gate switch (SW) process in step S3, and is used in the special symbol process in step S4 and the normal symbol process in step S5, which will be described later. The counter that performs the processing in step S1 is typically a loop counter, and returns to 0 again after reaching the maximum value of the set random numbers (for example, 299 for the fluctuation pattern random number) (that is, circulation). To do). Further, in the random number update process in step S1, each of the counters such as the jackpot random number, the symbol random number, the reach random number, and the fluctuation pattern random number is the initial value corresponding to each random number at that time when the count of the loop counter is completed. A random number is acquired, and the count of the loop counter is newly started with the value of the initial value random number as the start value. The random number range such as jackpot random number, symbol random number, reach random number, and fluctuation pattern random number may be set arbitrarily, but by setting each to a different range, the counter value (count) is set between these random numbers. It is preferable to set the value) so that they are not synchronized.

Next, in step S2, the CPU 101 monitors the states of the first start port switch 111a and the second start port switch 111b, and when any of the switches is turned ON (first start port switch 111a or second start). When the game ball detection signal is output from the mouth switch 111b), the start port switch that performs processing related to the number of holdings U1 of the first special symbol lottery and the number of holdings U2 of the second special symbol lottery and processing to acquire various random numbers. Execute the process. Details of this start port switch process will be described later with reference to FIG.

Next, in step S3, the CPU 101 monitors the state of the gate switch 113, and when it is determined that the game ball has passed through the gate 25 based on the output signal from the gate switch 113, the number of pending normal symbol lottery Is less than the upper limit value (for example, 4), and if it is determined that the number of holds is less than the upper limit value, a gate switch process for acquiring a random number used for the normal symbol processing in step S5 described later is executed. ..

Next, in step S4, the CPU 101 executes the first special symbol lottery or the second special symbol lottery, causes the first special symbol display 4a or the second special symbol display 4b to display the special symbols in a variable manner, and then these A stop symbol display process indicating the lottery result of the above, and a special symbol process for transmitting various commands to the effect control unit 400 are executed. This special symbol processing will be described in detail later with reference to FIG.

Next, in step S5, the CPU 101 executes a normal symbol process for determining whether or not the random number acquired in the gate switch process in step S3 matches a predetermined hit random number. Then, the CPU 101 causes the normal symbol display 4e to display the normal symbol in a variable manner, and then stops and displays the normal symbol indicating the determination result. Specifically, the CPU 101 sets the normal symbol fluctuation time for displaying the normal symbol in a variable manner and then stopping and displaying it to 10 seconds in the non-time reduction state, and shortens it to 0.5 seconds in the time reduction state. Further, the CPU 101 sets the probability that the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display 4e becomes a predetermined winning symbol (that is, the winning probability of the ordinary symbol lottery) to a low probability (1/10) in the non-time saving state. , In the time saving state, it is raised with a high probability (10/10).

Next, in step S6, the CPU 101 controls the first large winning opening opening / closing unit 115 when it is determined that the special symbol lottery has been won in the special symbol processing of step S4 (when a big hit is made). The big winning opening 23 is made to perform a predetermined opening / closing operation, the second big winning opening opening / closing unit 118 is controlled to make the second big winning opening 51 perform a predetermined opening / closing operation, and various commands related to so-called big hit game production and the like are performed. Is executed to the effect control unit 400, etc. By this process, a big hit game (special game) is advanced, and the player can obtain a large number of prize balls. The processing of the large winning opening will be described in detail later with reference to FIGS. 19 to 21.

Next, in step S7, the CPU 101 is electrically driven when the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display 4e by the normal symbol processing in step S5 is a predetermined winning symbol (that is, when the ordinary symbol lottery is won). An electric tulip process that activates the tulip 27 is performed. At that time, the CPU 101 controls the opening of the electric tulip 27 for a very short period (1 time for 0.10 seconds) in the non-electric support state, and the electric tulip 27 for a long period (3 times for 2.00 seconds) in the electric support state. Open control. By controlling the electric tulip 27 to the open state, the game ball can win a prize in the second starting port 22, and when the game ball wins in the second starting port 22, the second special symbol lottery is performed. It will be done.

Next, in step S8, the CPU 101 executes a prize ball process for managing the number of prize balls won and controlling the payout of prize balls according to the winning.

Next, in step S9, the CPU 101 performs various commands and effects set in the RAM 103 in the start port switch process of step S2, the special symbol process of step S4, the big prize opening process of step S6, the prize ball process of step S8, and the like. The output process for outputting the information necessary for the production control unit 400 or the payout control unit 300 is executed. In addition, every time a game ball wins in the first start opening 21, the second start opening 22, the first big winning opening 23, the second big winning opening 51, and the ordinary winning opening 24, the CPU 101 plays a game in each winning opening. A winning command for notifying that the ball has won is set in the RAM 103, and the winning command is output to the effect control unit 400 or the payout control unit 300. In addition, the winning command includes information that can identify which winning opening is won.

[Starting port switch processing]
FIG. 12 is an example of a flowchart of the start port switch process in step S2 of FIG. The start port switch process in step S2 of FIG. 11 will be described below with reference to FIG.

First, in step S201, the CPU 101 of the main control unit 100 wins a game ball in the first start port 21 based on the output signal from the first start port switch 111a, and the first start port switch 111a is turned on. Determine if it is. If the determination in step S201 is YES, the process proceeds to step S202, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S207.

In step S202, the CPU 101 reads the upper limit value Umax1 (“4” in the present embodiment) of the number of holds for the first special symbol lottery from the ROM 102, and the upper limit is the number of holds U1 for the first special symbol lottery stored in the RAM 103. It is determined whether or not the value is less than Umax1. If the determination in step S202 is YES, the process proceeds to step S203, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S207.

In step S203, the CPU 101 updates the value of the number of holds U1 stored in the RAM 103 to a value obtained by adding one. Further, the CPU 101 sets a winning command in the RAM 103 for notifying the effect control unit 400 that the game ball has won a prize in the first starting port 21. This winning command is transmitted to the effect control unit 400 by the output process of step S9 in FIG. After that, the process proceeds to step S204.

In step S204, the CPU 101 acquires a set of random numbers (big hit random number, symbol random number, reach random number, and variable pattern random number) used for the first special symbol lottery and the like. After that, the process proceeds to step S205.

In step S205, the CPU 101 performs pre-determination and random number storage. Specifically, the CPU 101 uses a random number set such as a jackpot random number acquired in the process of step S204 (a random number set such as a jackpot random number for the first special symbol lottery), and these random numbers are stored in the ROM 102. Whether or not the result of the first special symbol lottery is a big hit, what kind of big hit is in the case of a big hit, whether or not to execute a reach effect, and a fluctuation pattern based on whether or not it matches a predetermined value. Is determined in advance. That is, the determination necessary for executing the pre-reading advance notice effect (pre-reading continuous advance notice effect) and the hold change advance notice effect is determined in advance prior to the processing of steps S407 and S408 of FIG. 13, which will be described later. After that, the CPU 101 stores the random number set used for the preliminary determination in the RAM 103 in chronological order. Each time the value of the reserved number U1 of the first special symbol lottery is subtracted by 1 by the process of step S409 of FIG. 13, which will be described later, the random number set stored in the RAM 103 is set in order from the earliest storage time. It is deleted one by one. From this, for example, when the value of the pending number U1 of the first special symbol lottery is "3", the latest three random number sets (for the first special symbol lottery) acquired by the processing of step S204 of the last three times. The random number set) is stored in the RAM 103 in chronological order. After that, the process proceeds to step S206.

In step S206, the CPU 101 sets in the RAM 103 a first hold number increase command for notifying that the hold number of the first special symbol lottery has increased by 1. Here, the first hold number increase command includes information indicating the result of the pre-determination performed in the process of step S205 (hereinafter, referred to as "pre-determination information"). By outputting the first hold number increase command including this prior determination information by the output process of step S9 in FIG. 11, the lottery result for the hold of the first special symbol lottery is the symbol in the first special symbol lottery. The main control unit 100 notifies the effect control unit 400 before the fluctuation is started. After that, the process proceeds to step S207.

In step S207, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the game ball has won a prize in the second start port 22 and the second start port switch 111b has been turned on, based on the output signal from the second start port switch 111b. If the determination in step S207 is YES, the process proceeds to step S208, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S3 (gate switch process) in FIG.

In step S208, the CPU 101 reads the upper limit value Umax2 (“4” in the present embodiment) of the number of holdings of the second special symbol lottery from the ROM 102, and the upper limit of the number of holdings U2 of the second special symbol lottery stored in the RAM 103 is It is determined whether or not the value is less than Umax2. If the determination in step S208 is YES, the process proceeds to step S209, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S3 (gate switch process) in FIG.

In step S209, the CPU 101 updates the value of the number of holds U2 stored in the RAM 103 to a value obtained by adding one. Further, the CPU 101 sets a winning command in the RAM 103 for notifying the effect control unit 400 that the game ball has won a prize in the second starting port 22. This winning command is transmitted to the effect control unit 400 by the output process of step S9 in FIG. After that, the process proceeds to step S210.

In step S210, the CPU 101 acquires a set of random numbers (big hit random number, symbol random number, reach random number, and variable pattern random number) used for the second special symbol lottery and the like. After that, the process proceeds to step S211.

In step S211 the CPU 101 performs pre-determination and random number storage. Specifically, the CPU 101 uses a random number set such as a jackpot random number acquired in the process of step S210 (a random number set such as a jackpot random number for the second special symbol lottery), and these random numbers are stored in the ROM 102. Based on whether or not it matches the predetermined value, whether or not the result of the second special symbol lottery is a big hit, which big hit is in the case of a big hit, whether or not to execute the reach effect, and the fluctuation pattern are determined. Judge in advance. That is, the determination necessary for executing the pre-reading advance notice effect (pre-reading continuous advance notice effect) and the hold change advance notice effect is determined in advance prior to the processing of steps S407 and S408 of FIG. 13, which will be described later. After that, the CPU 101 stores the random number set used for the preliminary determination in the RAM 103 in chronological order. Each time the value of the reserved number U2 of the second special symbol lottery is subtracted by 1 by the process of step S409 of FIG. 13, which will be described later, the random number set stored in the RAM 103 is set in order from the earliest storage time. It is deleted one by one. From this, for example, when the value of the pending number U2 of the second special symbol lottery is "3", the above random number set of the last three times (for the second special symbol lottery) acquired by the processing of the last three times step S210. The random number set) is stored in the RAM 103 in chronological order. After that, the process proceeds to step S212.

In step S212, the CPU 101 sets in the RAM 103 a second hold number increase command for notifying that the hold number of the second special symbol lottery has increased by 1. Here, the second hold number increase command includes information (pre-determination information) indicating the result of the pre-determination performed in the process of step S211. By outputting the second hold number increase command including this prior determination information by the output process of step S9 in FIG. 11, the lottery result for the hold of the second special symbol lottery is the symbol in the second special symbol lottery. The main control unit 100 notifies the effect control unit 400 before the fluctuation is started. After that, the process proceeds to step S3 (gate switch process) in FIG.

[Special design processing]
FIG. 13 is an example of a flowchart of the special symbol processing in step S4 of FIG. Hereinafter, the special symbol processing in step S4 of FIG. 11 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S401, the CPU 101 of the main control unit 100 changes the current state of the gaming machine 1 to the jackpot game (big hit gaming state) based on the information stored in the RAM 103 (information by the jackpot gaming flag described later). ) Is determined. That is, it is determined whether or not the jackpot game (special game) executed when the special symbol lottery is won is being executed. If the determination in step S401 is YES, the process proceeds to step S5 (normal symbol processing) in FIG. 11, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S402.

In step S402, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the special symbol is being displayed in a variable manner by the first special symbol display 4a or the second special symbol display 4b. Here, the term “during display of variation of special symbol” means that the special symbol is displayed for variation in a predetermined variation time (variation time determined by the variation pattern selected by the variation pattern selection process in step S408 described later), and then the symbol is stopped (special). It indicates that the determination symbol indicating the determination result of the symbol lottery is within the entire period during which the predetermined fixed time (for example, a predetermined 0.5 second) is stopped and displayed. Therefore, in other words, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the special symbol is in the fluctuating time or the determination symbol is in the definite time when it is stopped. If the determination in step S402 is YES, the process proceeds to step S411, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S403.

In step S403, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the number of holds U2 stored in the RAM 103 is 1 or more (that is, whether or not the second special symbol lottery is held). If the determination in step S403 is YES, the process proceeds to step S404, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S405.

In step S404, the CPU 101 reads out the random number set of the second special symbol lottery acquired and stored in step S211 of FIG. 12 stored in the RAM 103, which has the earliest storage time. After that, the process proceeds to step S407.

On the other hand, in step S405, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the number of holds U1 stored in the RAM 103 is 1 or more (that is, whether or not the first special symbol lottery is held). If the determination in step S405 is YES, the process proceeds to step S406, and if this determination is NO, it is considered that there is no special symbol lottery to be executed, and the process proceeds to step S415.

In step S406, the CPU 101 reads out the random number set of the first special symbol lottery acquired and stored in step S205 of FIG. 12 stored in the RAM 103, which has the earliest storage time. After that, the process proceeds to step S407.

By the above steps S403 to S406, the second special symbol lottery is executed with priority over the first special symbol lottery.

In step S407, the CPU 101 executes a jackpot determination process for determining whether the special symbol lottery is a jackpot or a loss. Specifically, when the process of step S407 is executed following the process of step S404, the CPU 101 matches the jackpot random number read from the RAM 103 in the process of step S404 with the jackpot winning value stored in the ROM 102. Based on whether or not to do so, it is determined whether the result of the second special symbol lottery is a big hit or a loss. On the other hand, when executing the process of step S407 following the process of step S406, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the jackpot random number read from the RAM 103 in the process of step S406 matches the jackpot winning value stored in the ROM 102. Based on the above, it is determined whether the result of the first special symbol lottery is a big hit or a loss. Then, when the result of the special symbol lottery is determined to be lost, the CPU 101 sets the lost symbol indicating the loss in the special symbol lottery in the RAM 103 as the stop symbol of the special symbol in the setting information. On the other hand, when the CPU 101 determines that the result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit, which of the predetermined values stored in the ROM 102 matches the symbol random number read from the RAM 103 together with the big hit random number used for this determination. Based on, the type of the jackpot this time is determined. Then, the CPU 101 sets the information of the big hit symbol indicating the big hit and the type of the big hit in the RAM 103 as the information of the stop symbol of the special symbol in the setting information. After that, the process proceeds to step S408.

[Variation pattern selection process]
In step S408, the CPU 101 executes the variation pattern selection process. Specifically, in step S408, when the CPU 101 is in the non-time saving state (normal game state), the fluctuation pattern determination tables HT1-1 and HT1-2 shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 are used, and the time saving state (probability variation game) is used. In the state (state or time-saving game state), the variation pattern determination tables HT2-1 and HT2-2 shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 are used to determine (select) the variation pattern for each special symbol lottery. Here, this fluctuation pattern is a special symbol fluctuation time, which is the time from when the special symbol is variablely displayed on the display 4 to when it is stopped and displayed, and this special symbol fluctuation time is synchronized with the execution time of the notification effect. It is the same time as the execution time of the notification effect. In the following, the fluctuation pattern determination tables HT1-1, HT1-2, HT2-1 and HT2-2 may be simply referred to as HT1-1, HT1-2, HT2-1 and HT2-2.

First, a case where a variation pattern is selected using HT1-1 and HT1-2 shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 in a non-time saving state (normal gaming state) will be described. FIG. 14 is a table used for determining the variation pattern when the first special symbol lottery is executed in the process of step S407 in the non-time saving state (normal game state). FIG. 15 is a table used for determining the variation pattern when the second special symbol lottery is executed in the process of step S407 in the non-time saving state (normal game state).

[Non-time saving state / Variable pattern selection process in the 1st special symbol lottery]
Hereinafter, the determination of the variation pattern when the first special symbol lottery is executed in the process of step S407 in the non-time saving state (normal game state) will be described with reference to FIG.

In step S408, when the CPU 101 determines in the jackpot determination process of step S407 that the result of the first special symbol lottery is a jackpot, the CPU 101 determines a variation pattern (special symbol variation time) based on the variation pattern random number. Specifically, in the CPU 101, the fluctuation pattern random number (any one of 0 to 299) read from the RAM 103 together with the jackpot random number used in the jackpot determination process in step S407 is the “big hit” of HT1-1. The fluctuation pattern (special symbol fluctuation time) is determined based on which of the random numbers assigned to each fluctuation pattern in the part of. For example, when the variation pattern random number read from the RAM 103 together with the jackpot random number used in the jackpot determination process in step S407 is "78", the CPU 101 has a variation pattern "90.03" in the "big hit" part of HT1-1. Since it matches the random number values "75 to 124" assigned to "seconds", "90.03 seconds" is determined as the fluctuation pattern. Here, as shown in HT1-1, the fluctuation patterns of the "big hit" portion are "15.01 seconds", "15.02 seconds", "40.01 seconds", "40.02 seconds", and "90. "01 seconds", "90.02 seconds", "90.03 seconds", "90.04 seconds" and "90.05 seconds" are the types of the effect pattern of the notification effect "per reach" and "pseudo 1", respectively. It corresponds to "hit", "pseudo 2 hit", "SP hit", "pseudo 3 hit", "4th SPSP hit", "3rd SPSP hit", "2nd SPSP hit" and "1st SPSP hit". In addition, "per reach" is a type that hits a big hit after the reach is established, "per SP" is a type that hits a big hit after finally developing into SP reach, and "per 1st SPSP" to "per 4th SPSP" It is a type that hits big after finally developing into various SPSP reach. In addition, "pseudo 1 hit", "pseudo 2 hit", and "pseudo 3 hit" are subjected to a pseudo-continuous effect in which the decorative symbol once temporarily stopped is displayed in a variable manner again after the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed. It is a big hit type. Further, the temporary stop display of the decorative symbol means that the decorative symbol is stopped in a manner in which the player can recognize that the fluctuation of the decorative symbol has stopped, and the decoration symbol is not completely stopped. For example, it slightly fluctuates up and down. It is displayed in the state of. This indicates that the special symbol is still changing. More specifically, "pseudo 1 hit" is a type that hits a big hit after undergoing a pseudo continuous effect that is re-variably displayed once, and "pseudo 2 hit" is a pseudo-continuous effect that is re-variably displayed twice. It is a type that makes a big hit after a while, and "pseudo 3 hit" is a type that makes a big hit after passing through a pseudo-continuous effect that is re-variably displayed three times. Further, in this pseudo-ream effect, it is suggested that the higher the number of re-variable displays (hereinafter, may be referred to as the number of pseudo-reams), the higher the reliability of the jackpot. The combination of decorative symbols to be temporarily stopped (decorative symbols to be temporarily stopped) in the pseudo-continuous production is not particularly limited, and any combination of decorative symbols may be used, and specific combinations such as "7", "7", and "6" may be used. A combination of decorative patterns may be used. In addition, a specific decorative symbol (for example, "7" symbol) is used as the decorative symbol to be temporarily stopped at the end, or the result of the special symbol lottery is not notified, and the decorative symbol is re-variated by the temporary stop. It may be suggested that the re-variation is performed by using a special decorative symbol (pseudo-continuous symbol) to be notified.

The reach (reach effect) means that, for example, when the decorative symbol that is stopped last among a plurality of decorative symbols is stopped and displayed at a specific symbol in the notification effect, it is specified together with other symbols that have already been stopped. It is a production that expects to be a big hit by matching the symbol pattern of, typically, the right and left decorative symbols are stopped at the same symbol (for example, 7), and the center where it is stopped last. This is an effect in which the decorative symbol is displayed in a variable manner with the expectation that it will stop at the same symbol (for example, 7) (that is, doublet 777). Further, the SP reach is generally called a super reach or a special reach, and is an effect that makes the player expect a bigger hit than the reach. For example, an effect of a moving image in which the main character plays a mini game. Further, the SPSP reach is generally called a super super reach or a special special reach, and is a production that makes the player expect a bigger hit than the SP reach production. For example, it is a production of a moving image in which the main character fights against an enemy character.

Further, in step S408, when the CPU 101 determines in the jackpot determination process of step S407 that the result of the first special symbol lottery is a loss, the number of pending first special symbol lottery (U1), the reach random number, and the variation. The fluctuation pattern (special symbol fluctuation time) is determined based on the pattern random number.

Specifically, when the number of pending first special symbol lottery is "1" or "2", the CPU 101 has a reach random number (0) read from the RAM 103 together with the jackpot random number used in the jackpot determination process in step S407. Is any one of ~ 99) included in the reach random number range "0 to 69" of the reserved number "1, 2" of "Loss" of HT1-1? Reach random number range "70 ~" It is determined whether or not it is included in "99".

Then, when the read reach random number is included in the reach random number value range "0 to 69", the CPU 101 reads a variation pattern random number (0) from the RAM 103 together with the jackpot random number used in the jackpot determination process in step S407. It is determined whether any one of ~ 299) is included in the fluctuation pattern random number value range "0 to 59" or the fluctuation pattern random number value range "60 to 299". Then, when the fluctuation pattern random number is included in the fluctuation pattern random number value range "0 to 59", the CPU 101 determines "8.00 seconds" as the fluctuation pattern, and the fluctuation pattern random number is the fluctuation pattern random number value range "0 to 59". When it is included in "60 to 299", "13.50 seconds" is determined as the fluctuation pattern. Here, as shown in HT1-1, the fluctuation patterns "8.00 seconds" and "13.50 seconds" both correspond to the type of effect pattern "immediate loss" of the notification effect. In addition, "immediate loss" is a type of production pattern that immediately loses without the establishment of reach.

On the other hand, when the read reach random number is included in the reach random number value range "70 to 99", the CPU 101 has a variation pattern random number (0) read from the RAM 103 together with the jackpot random number used in the jackpot determination process in step S407. ~ 299) is included in any of the fluctuation pattern random number value ranges assigned to each fluctuation pattern in the above-mentioned reach random number value range “70 to 99” of HT1-1. The fluctuation pattern (special symbol fluctuation time) is determined. For example, when the variation pattern random number read from the RAM 103 together with the jackpot random number used in the jackpot determination process in step S407 is "260", the CPU 101 allocates the variation pattern random number value assigned to the variation pattern "40.03 seconds". Since it is included in the range "256 to 271", "40.03 seconds" is determined as the fluctuation pattern. Here, as shown in HT1-1, the fluctuation patterns "15.03 seconds", "15.04 seconds", and "40.03 seconds" of the above-mentioned reach random value range "70 to 99" of HT1-1. , "40.04 seconds", "90.06 seconds", "90.07 seconds", "90.08 seconds", "90.09 seconds" and "90.10 seconds" are the notification effects, respectively. Production pattern types "Reach Loss", "Pseudo 1 Loss", "Pseudo 2 Loss", "SP Loss", "Pseudo 3 Loss", "4th SPSP Loss", "3rd SPSP Loss", "2nd SPSP Loss" and " Corresponds to "1st SPSP loss". In addition, "reach loss" is a type that loses after the reach is established, "SP loss" is a type that loses after finally developing into SP reach, and "1st SPSP loss" to "4th SPSP loss" are final. It is a type that loses after developing into various SPSP reach, and in "pseudo 1 loss", "pseudo 2 loss", and "pseudo 3 loss", the number of re-variation display (pseudo-repeated number) is 1 time, 2 respectively. It is a type that loses after undergoing pseudo-continuous production three times.

Further, in the CPU 101, when the number of hold of the first special symbol lottery is "3", the fluctuation pattern is basically the same as the case of the case where the number of hold of the first special symbol lottery is "1" or "2". To determine. However, when the number of reservations for the first special symbol lottery is "3", the CPU 101 has the case where the number of reservations for the first special symbol lottery described above is "1" or "2" as shown in HT1-1. On the other hand, the reach random value range "0 to 69" is replaced with "0 to 79", the reach random value range "70 to 99" is replaced with "80 to 99", and the fluctuation pattern "8.00 seconds". The fluctuation pattern random value range "0 to 59" assigned to "0 to 209" is replaced with "0 to 209", and the fluctuation pattern random value range "60 to 299" assigned to the fluctuation pattern "13.50 seconds" is replaced with "210 to 299". The fluctuation pattern is determined by the random value range replaced with ".

Further, in the CPU 101, when the number of hold of the first special symbol lottery is "4", the fluctuation pattern is basically the same as the case of the case where the number of hold of the first special symbol lottery is "1" or "2". To determine. However, when the number of reservations for the first special symbol lottery is "4", the CPU 101 has the case where the number of reservations for the first special symbol lottery described above is "1" or "2" as shown in HT1-1. On the other hand, the reach random value range "0 to 69" is replaced with "0 to 84", the reach random value range "70 to 99" is replaced with "85 to 99", and the fluctuation pattern "8.00 seconds". The fluctuation pattern random value range "0 to 59" assigned to is replaced with "210-269", and the fluctuation pattern random value range "60 to 299" assigned to the fluctuation pattern "13.50 seconds" is replaced with "270 to 299". , And further, according to the random value range of the content to which the fluctuation pattern "3.00 seconds" to which the fluctuation pattern random value range "0 to 209" is assigned corresponding to the effect pattern type "immediate loss" is added. Determine the variation pattern.

As described above using the variation pattern determination table HT1-1 shown in FIG. 14, when the first special symbol lottery is lost in the non-time saving state (normal game state), the number of pending first special symbol lottery The smaller the number, the easier it is to select a variation pattern with reach, and when the variation pattern without reach is selected, the smaller the number of pending first special symbol lottery, the easier it is to select a longer variation pattern.

[Big hit reliability]
Here, the jackpot reliability (big hit expectation) will be described. An effect with high jackpot reliability is an effect that is likely to be notified of a big hit when the effect is executed, and an effect with low jackpot reliability is an effect that is notified of a big hit when the effect is executed. It is a production that is unlikely to be done. Hereinafter, a specific description will be made with reference to HT1-1 shown in FIG. As can be seen from the "big hit" part of HT1-1, in the case of a big hit, "reach hit", "pseudo 1 hit", "pseudo 2 hit", "SP hit", "pseudo 3 hit", "No. The fluctuation pattern random value range increases in the order of "per 4SPSP", "per 3rd SPSP", "per 2nd SPSP", and "per 1st SPSP" (some are the same). On the other hand, as can be seen from the "loss" part of HT1-1, in the case of loss, "reach loss", "pseudo 1 loss", "pseudo 2 loss", "SP loss", "pseudo 3 loss", The fluctuation pattern random value range becomes smaller in the order of "4th SPSP loss", "3rd SPSP loss", "2nd SPSP loss", and "1st SPSP loss" (some are the same). As can be seen from the above, the effect that is easy to be executed in the case of a big hit and difficult to be executed in the case of a loss has a high jackpot reliability, while the effect that is difficult to be executed in the case of a big hit and easy to be executed in the case of a loss has a high hit reliability. Low. That is, "reach production", "pseudo-ream production with one pseudo-ream (pseudo 1 production)", "pseudo-ream production with two pseudo-ream (pseudo 2 production)", "SP reach production", "pseudo". The reliability of the jackpot is high in the order of "pseudo continuous production (pseudo 3 production)", "4th SPSP reach production", "3rd SPSP reach production", "2nd SPSP reach production", and "1st SPSP reach production". Become. Further, from the viewpoint of the length of the fluctuation time, it can be seen that the longer the fluctuation time, the higher the reliability of the jackpot is executed.

[Non-time saving state / Variable pattern selection process in the second special symbol lottery]
Hereinafter, the determination of the variation pattern when the second special symbol lottery is executed in the process of step S407 in the non-time saving state (normal game state) will be described with reference to FIG. In step S408, the CPU 101 determines the variation pattern by performing basically the same processing as the variation pattern determination process described with reference to FIG. However, while the CPU 101 used HT1-1 to perform the process for the first special symbol lottery in the variation pattern determination process described with reference to FIG. 14, in the variation pattern determination process, FIG. It differs in that processing is performed for the second special symbol lottery using HT1-2 shown in. Here, in HT1-2 shown in FIG. 15, "the number of holdings of the first special symbol lottery" is replaced with "the number of holdings of the second special symbol lottery" with respect to HT1-1 shown in FIG. Only different. That is, while the variable pattern determination process described with reference to FIG. 14 takes into account the number of pending first special symbol lottery, the process of determining the variable pattern takes into account the number of pending second special symbol lottery. To. In the non-time saving state, it is difficult for the game ball to win the second starting port 22, so that the second special symbol lottery is rarely executed. Therefore, when the second special symbol lottery is executed in the non-time saving state, a fluctuation pattern for a longer time than when the first special symbol lottery is executed in the non-time saving state is used to suggest this rare feeling. May be easily selected. Specifically, for example, in HT1-2, the reach random value range determined to have reach in each of the reserved numbers "1, 2", "3", and "4" of "loss" is HT1. By making it larger than the corresponding portion of -1, the reach may be more easily executed than that of HT1-1, and as a result, a long-term fluctuation pattern may be easily selected.

[Time saving state / Variable pattern selection process in the 1st special symbol lottery]
Hereinafter, the determination of the fluctuation pattern when the first special symbol lottery is executed in the process of step S407 in the time saving state (probability variation gaming state or time saving gaming state) will be described with reference to FIG. In step S408, the CPU 101 determines the variation pattern by performing basically the same processing as the variation pattern determination process described with reference to FIG. However, while the CPU 101 used HT1-1 to perform the process for the first special symbol lottery in the variation pattern determination process described with reference to FIG. 14, in the variation pattern determination process, FIG. The difference is that the first special symbol lottery is processed using the HT2-1 shown in the above. Here, the HT2-1 shown in FIG. 16 is related to the number of pending first special symbol lottery when no reach is selected by the reach random number in "Loss" with respect to the HT1-1 shown in FIG. The difference is that the fluctuation pattern "13.50 seconds" (corresponding to immediate loss) is uniformly selected.

[Time saving state / Fluctuation pattern selection process in the second special symbol lottery]
Hereinafter, the determination of the fluctuation pattern when the second special symbol lottery is executed in the process of step S407 in the time saving state (probability variation gaming state or time saving gaming state) will be described with reference to FIG. In step S408, the CPU 101 determines the variation pattern by performing basically the same processing as the variation pattern determination process described with reference to FIG. However, while the CPU 101 used HT1-1 to perform the process for the first special symbol lottery in the variation pattern determination process described with reference to FIG. 17, in the variation pattern determination process, FIG. 17 It differs in that processing is performed for the second special symbol lottery using HT2-2 shown in. Here, as shown in FIG. 17, in HT2-2, "the number of hold of the first special symbol lottery" is replaced with "the number of hold of the second special symbol lottery" with respect to HT1-1 shown in FIG. ing. That is, while the variable pattern determination process described with reference to FIG. 14 takes into account the number of pending first special symbol lottery, the process of determining the variable pattern takes into account the number of pending second special symbol lottery. To. Further, as shown in FIG. 17, in HT2-2, when no reach is selected by the reach random number in the case of the hold number “1” of the second special symbol lottery in “loss”, the fluctuation pattern “13” is uniformly applied. .50 seconds ”is determined. Further, as shown in FIG. 17, in HT2-2, when no reach is selected by the reach random number in the case of the hold number "2-4" of the second special symbol lottery in "loss", the fluctuation pattern random number value. The fluctuation pattern "2.00 seconds" is determined in the range "0 to 239", the fluctuation pattern "4.00 seconds" is determined in the fluctuation pattern random number value range "240 to 269", and the fluctuation pattern random number value range "270 to 269". In "299", the fluctuation pattern "10.00 seconds" is determined.

Here, as described in the processes in steps S403 to S406, in the present embodiment, the hold of the second special symbol lottery is preferentially digested over the hold of the first special symbol lottery. Further, in the time saving state (probability variation gaming state or time saving gaming state), as described in the processes in steps S5 and S7 of FIG. 11, the electric tulip 27 is frequently opened for a long period of time and the game ball is opened to the second starting port 22. Is frequently awarded, so that the second special symbol lottery is frequently and continuously executed. Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 6, the second special symbol lottery by winning the game ball to the second starting port 22 is more than the first special symbol lottery by winning the game ball to the first starting port 21. However, the degree of profit is large when the lottery is won (big hit). From this, conversely, if the first special symbol lottery is executed in a time-saving state, it can be said that there is a high possibility that the player will win a big hit with a small degree of profit. In the present embodiment, as described above using HT2-2 of FIG. 17, in the time saving state, when the number of pending second special symbol lottery is 2 to 4 and there is no reach, a short-time fluctuation pattern While making it easier to select (2.00 seconds, 4.00 seconds) and executing the game with a sense of speed so that the hold of the second special symbol lottery is digested at high speed, the second special symbol lottery When the number of holdings is 1 and there is no reach, a long-time fluctuation pattern (13.50 seconds) is always selected and the first special symbol lottery, which is relatively disadvantageous to the player, is hard to be executed and controlled. Further, in the present embodiment, as described above using HT2-1 of FIG. 16, even if the first special symbol lottery, which is relatively disadvantageous to the player, is executed in the time saving state, the first special In all cases where the number of pending symbol lottery is 1 to 4, if there is no reach, a long-time fluctuation pattern (13.50 seconds) is always selected, and a game ball wins a prize at the second starting port 22 and the player It is controlled to gain time for the second special symbol lottery to be executed, which is relatively advantageous to the player.

The variation pattern information determined in step S408 as described above (that is, the execution time of the notification effect: which can be said to be information on the type of the effect pattern of the notification effect) is set in the RAM 103 as setting information. After that, the process proceeds to step S409.

In step S409, the CPU 101 generates a notification effect start command including the setting information set by the jackpot determination process of step S407 and the setting information set by the variation pattern selection process of step S408, and sets the command in the RAM 103. Here, the notification effect start command is a command for instructing the effect control unit 400 to start the notification effect by the image display unit 6, the speaker 35, and the like. In addition, the setting information included in the notification effect start command includes information indicating which of the first special symbol lottery and the second special symbol lottery has been executed, and information on the jackpot symbol indicating the type of jackpot. Further, the CPU 101 sets a game state notification command indicating the current game state (for example, a probabilistic game state) in the RAM 103. The above-mentioned notification effect start command and game state notification command are transmitted to the effect control unit 400 by the output process in step S9 of FIG. Further, when the CPU 101 executes the process of step S409 following the process of step S404, the random number set of the second special symbol lottery read in the process of step S404 is deleted from the RAM 103 and stored in the RAM 103. The hold number U2 is updated to the value subtracted by 1. Further, when the CPU 101 executes the process of step S409 following the process of step S406, the random number set of the first special symbol lottery read in the process of step S406 is deleted from the RAM 103 and stored in the RAM 103. The hold number U1 is updated to the value subtracted by 1. After that, the process proceeds to step S410.

In step S410, the CPU 101 changes the special symbol by the first special symbol display 4a or the second special symbol display 4b based on the setting information included in the notification effect start command set in the process of step S409. Start displaying. After that, the process proceeds to step S411.

In step S411, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the special symbol variation time indicated by the variation pattern set in the variation pattern selection process of step S408 has elapsed from the start time of the variation display of the special symbol in step S410. If the determination in step S411 is YES, the process proceeds to step S412, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S5 (normal symbol processing) in FIG.

In step S412, the CPU 101 sets in the RAM 103 a notification effect stop command (symbol confirmation command) instructing the end of the notification effect by the image display unit 6 or the like. After that, the process proceeds to step S413. The notification effect stop command set in step S412 is transmitted to the effect control unit 400 by the output process of step S9 in FIG.

In step S413, the CPU 101 ends the variable display of the special symbol by the first special symbol display 4a or the second special symbol display 4b started in the process of step S410. When the variable display of the special symbol is completed by the process of step S413, the determination symbol representing the determination result of the special symbol lottery is stopped and displayed for a predetermined fixed time (for example, 0.5 seconds). After that, the process proceeds to step S414.

In step S414, the CPU 101 executes the stopped process. Here, the stopped processing will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of the stopped processing in step S414 of FIG.

First, in step S4141 of FIG. 18, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the jackpot determination process of step S407 of FIG. 13 has made a jackpot (that is, whether or not the RAM 103 stores information on the jackpot symbol indicating the type of jackpot). .. If the determination in step S4141 is YES, the process proceeds to step S4142, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S4144.

In step S4142, the CPU 101 instructs the effect control unit 400 to start the jackpot game effect, information indicating the type of the jackpot game to be started (which of the jackpots A to F is the jackpot game effect), and the like. The opening command including is set in the RAM 103. It should be noted that this opening command is executed in step S9 of FIG. 11 when the specified fixed time (0.5 seconds) elapses after the stopped processing of step S414 is started (after the processing of step S413 is completed). It is transmitted to the effect control unit 400 by the output process, and the big hit game effect is started by this. After that, the process proceeds to step S4143.

In step S4143, the CPU 101 sets the gaming state. Specifically, the CPU 101 sets the high-accuracy flag and the time-saving flag stored in the RAM 103 to "OFF", and sets the jackpot game in-game flag to "ON". Here, when the time saving flag is set to "OFF", the game state is controlled in the non-time saving state and the non-electric support state, and when set to "ON", the game state is in the time saving state and the electric support state. It is a flag to be controlled, and is set to "OFF" as an initial setting, and is set to "ON" by the processing of step S6253 and step S6254 of FIG. 21 which will be described later. The high-accuracy flag is a flag in which the gaming state is controlled in the low-accuracy state by being set to "OFF", and the gaming state is controlled in the high-accuracy state by being set to "ON". Is set to "OFF" and is set to "ON" by the process of step S6252 of FIG. 21 described later. When the big hit game flag is set to "ON", it indicates that the big hit game is in progress, and when it is set to "OFF" by the process of step S624 of FIG. 20, which will be described later, the end of the big hit game is indicated. Is done. In the process of step S4143, the specified fixed time (0.5 seconds) has elapsed for the above-mentioned various flags since the stopped process of step S414 was started (after the process of step S413 was completed). Then it is set. As a result, the gaming state is controlled in the jackpot gaming state when the jackpot game is started. After that, the process proceeds to step S4144.

In step S4144, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the high accuracy flag stored in the RAM 103 is "ON". If the determination in step S4144 is YES, the process proceeds to step S4145, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S4148.

In step S4145, the CPU 101 rewrites the value of S stored in the RAM 103 to a value obtained by subtracting one. Here, S is the remaining number of executions (remaining number of times) of the special symbol lottery in which the game is controlled in the high accuracy state, and the fact that the value of S is "0" means that the game is no longer controlled in the high accuracy state. Indicates that it is not (that is, the game is controlled in a low probability state). The value of S is set to a specified number of times (“115” in the present embodiment) when the high accuracy flag is set to “ON” by the process of step S6252 in FIG. 22, which will be described later. By the process of step S4145, it is shown that the special symbol lottery is executed once and the remaining number of times of the special symbol lottery in which the game is controlled in a highly accurate state is reduced by one. After that, the process proceeds to step S4146.

In step S4146, the CPU 101 controls whether or not the value of S stored in the RAM 103 (subtracted by the process of step S4145) is "0", that is, the special symbol lottery this time is controlled in a highly accurate state. It is determined whether or not it was the last special symbol lottery. If the determination in step S4146 is YES, the process proceeds to step S4147, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S4148.

In step S4147, the CPU 101 sets the gaming state. Specifically, the CPU 101 sets the high accuracy flag stored in the RAM 103 to "OFF". In the process of step S4147, the above-mentioned high-accuracy flag has a specified fixed time (0.5 seconds) after the stopped process of step S414 is started (after the process of step S413 is completed). After that, it is set to "OFF". As a result, the game state is controlled in a low probability state when the next special symbol lottery is started. After that, the process proceeds to step S4148.

In step S4148, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the time saving flag stored in the RAM 103 is "ON". If the determination in step S4148 is YES, the process proceeds to step S4149, and if this determination is NO, the stopped process ends and the process proceeds to step S5 (normal symbol processing) in FIG.

In step S4149, the CPU 101 rewrites the value of J stored in the RAM 103 to a value obtained by subtracting one. Here, J is the remaining number of executions (remaining number of times) of the special symbol lottery in which the game is controlled in the time saving state (electric support state), and the value of J being "0" is no longer the time saving state (the time saving state). It indicates that the game is not controlled in the electric support state (that is, the game is controlled in the non-time saving state (non-electric support state)). The value of J is set to a specified number of times (“115” or “100” in this embodiment) when the time saving flag is set to “ON” by the processing of steps S6253 and S6254 in FIG. 21, which will be described later. Set. By the process of step S4149, it is shown that the special symbol lottery is executed once and the remaining number of times of the special symbol lottery in which the game is controlled in the time saving state (electric support state) is reduced by one. After that, the process proceeds to step S4150.

In step S4150, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the value of J stored in the RAM 103 (subtracted by the process of step S4149) is "0", that is, the special symbol lottery this time is in a time saving state (electric support state). ) Is the last special symbol lottery to be controlled. If the determination in step S4150 is YES, the process proceeds to step S4151, and if this determination is NO, the stopped process ends and the process proceeds to step S5 (normal symbol processing) in FIG.

In step S4151, the CPU 101 sets the gaming state. Specifically, the CPU 101 sets the time saving flag stored in the RAM 103 to "OFF". In the process of step S4151, the above-mentioned time saving flag has elapsed a specified determination time (0.5 seconds) after the stopped process of step S414 was started (after the process of step S413 was completed). Then, it is set to "OFF". As a result, when the next special symbol lottery is started, the game state is controlled in the non-time saving state (non-electric support state), and the variable pattern table to be set is changed from the current table (HT2-1 or HT2-2). Switch to HT1-1 or HT1-2. Then, the stopped processing is completed, and the processing proceeds to step S5 (normal symbol processing) in FIG.

The explanation returns to FIG. 13, and in step S415, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the customer waiting command and the game state notification command indicating the current game state have already been transmitted in the process of step 416 (described later). .. Here, the customer waiting command is a time when a predetermined fixed time (0.5 seconds) has elapsed from the start of the process of step S414 (in other words, the variable display of the special symbol ends in the process of step S413. This command is sent when there is no hold for the special symbol lottery (when 0.5 seconds have passed since), and the notification effect for notifying the lottery result of the special symbol lottery has not been executed (hereinafter, waiting for customers). It is a command to notify that the status has been reached. If the determination in step S415 is YES, the process proceeds to step S5 (ordinary symbol processing) in FIG. 11, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S416.

In step S416, the CPU 101 sets the customer waiting command and the game status notification command in the RAM 103. The customer waiting command and the game status notification command are transmitted to the effect control unit 400 by the output process of step S9 in FIG. 11, and a predetermined stop effect (for example, an effect of displaying a decorative symbol stop display) is started based on the customer waiting command. Will be done. When a predetermined time (for example, 90 seconds) has elapsed from the start of the above-mentioned stop effect, the customer waiting effect is started. Here, the customer waiting effect is, for example, an effect of displaying a video related to the content (animation, story, etc.) that is the subject of the game machine 1 on the image display unit 6, or, for example, a predetermined effect (executed during the game). For example, it is an effect of displaying a part of the reach effect) on the image display unit 6. After that, the process proceeds to step S5 (normal symbol processing) of FIG.

[Large winning opening processing]
19 to 21 are examples of a flowchart of the large winning opening process in step S6 of FIG. The large winning opening process in step S6 of FIG. 11 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 19 to 21.

First, in step S601, the CPU 101 of the main control unit 100 determines whether or not the state of the gaming machine 1 is in the jackpot game based on the information (flag in the jackpot game) stored in the RAM 103. If the determination in step S601 is YES, the process proceeds to step S602, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S7 (electric tulip process) in FIG.

In step S602, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the state of the gaming machine 1 is in the opening effect of the jackpot game based on the information stored in the RAM 103. If the determination in step S602 is YES, the process proceeds to step S603, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S609.

In step S603, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the set opening time that defines the execution time of the opening effect has elapsed. If the determination in step S603 is YES, the process proceeds to step S604, and if this determination is NO, the opening effect is not completed, so the process proceeds to step S7 (electric tulip process) in FIG.

In step S604, the CPU 101 sets the operation patterns of the total number of rounds Rmax of the big hit game, the first big winning opening 23, the second big winning opening 51, and the V splash 52, and sets the setting information in the RAM 103. Specifically, the CPU 101 has the first big winning opening 23 and the second big winning opening in the big hit game to be executed this time among the big hit games based on the big hits A to F described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7A to 7C. The operation patterns of 51 and V splash 52 are set, and the setting information is set in the RAM 103. For example, when executing the jackpot game of jackpot A, the operations of the first jackpot 23, the second jackpot 51, and the V-splash 52 in the jackpot game of jackpot A described with reference to FIG. 7A (1). Set the pattern. By the process of step S604, the total number of rounds Rmax of the jackpot game, the interval time between the rounds during the jackpot game, the set ending time which is the time for performing the ending effect at the end of the jackpot game, and the like are set. After that, the process proceeds to step S605.

In step S605, the CPU 101 resets the number of winnings C of the game ball to the first winning opening 23 or the second winning opening 51 stored in the RAM 103 to "0". After that, the process proceeds to step S606.

In step S606, the CPU 101 updates the number of rounds R of the jackpot game stored in the RAM 103 to a value obtained by adding one. After that, the process proceeds to step S607.

In step S607, the CPU 101 controls the opening of the first special winning opening 23 or the second, based on the operation patterns of the first special winning opening 23, the second special winning opening 51, and the V-splash 52 set in step S604. Opening control of the big winning opening 51 and opening / closing control of the V-splash 52 are started. Specifically, when the value of R stored in the RAM 103 is not "4", the opening / closing unit 115 of the first winning opening is controlled to start the opening control of the first winning opening 23. On the other hand, when the value of R is "4" (see FIG. 7A, etc.), the second special winning opening opening / closing unit 118 is controlled to start the opening control of the second special winning opening 51, and the V region opening / closing unit 120 is opened. Controlled to start opening / closing control of the V-splash 52. By this process, a round (round game) of the big hit game is started, and the opening control of the first big winning opening 23, or the opening operation of the second big winning opening 51 and the opening / closing control of the V splash 52 are started. After that, the process proceeds to step S608.

In step S608, the CPU 101 sets the round start notification command in the RAM 103 to notify the start of the round (start of the round game). This round start notification command is transmitted to the effect control unit 400 by the output process of step S9 in FIG. 11, and the round effect is started. The round start notification command includes information indicating the total number of rounds Rmax set in step S604 and information indicating the current number of rounds R updated by the process of step S606. After that, the process proceeds to step S613.

In step S609, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the state of the gaming machine 1 is in the jackpot game interval based on the information stored in the RAM 103. If the determination in step S609 is YES, the process proceeds to step S610, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S611.

In step S610, the CPU 101 is in the big hit game set in the process of step S604 from the time when the first big winning opening 23 (or the second big winning opening 51) is closed at the end of the previous round during the big hit game. Determine whether the set interval time has elapsed. If the determination in step S610 is YES, the process proceeds to step S605 because it is the timing to start the next round during the jackpot game, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S613.

In step S611, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the state of the gaming machine 1 is executing the ending effect of the jackpot game based on the information stored in the RAM 103. If the determination in step S611 is YES, the process proceeds to step S623 in FIG. 20, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S613.

In step S613, has the CPU 101 won a game ball in the first large winning opening 23 or the second large winning opening 51 based on the output signal from the first large winning opening switch 114 or the second large winning opening switch 117? Judge whether or not. If the determination in step S613 is YES, the process proceeds to step S614, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S614-1.

In step S614, the CPU 101 determines that the winning of the game ball to the first special winning opening 23 or the second special winning opening 51 is detected, and adds 1 to the winning number C of the game ball stored in the RAM 103. Update to the value you set. The process of step S614 is executed every time a game ball wins in the first large winning opening 23 or the second large winning opening 51, so that the first large winning opening 23 or the second large winning opening 23 or the second large winning opening is executed in one round. The total number of game balls that have won 51 (the number of winnings C) is cumulatively stored in the RAM 103. Further, the CPU 101 sets in the RAM 103 a winning command for notifying the effect control unit 400 that the game ball has won a prize in the first large winning opening 23 or the second large winning opening 51. It should be noted that this winning command includes information that can identify that a prize has been won in either the first large winning opening 23 or the second large winning opening 51. When this winning command is transmitted to the effect control unit 400 by the output process of step S9 of FIG. 11, the effect control unit 400 executes the winning process of step S119 of FIG. 24. Further, by transmitting this winning command to the payout control unit 300 by the output process of step S9 in FIG. 11, the payout control unit 300 responds to the winning of the first prize opening 23 or the second prize opening 51. The number of prize balls will be paid out. Here, the winning of the game ball into the first large winning opening 23 or the second large winning opening 51 is regarded as valid (that is, normal winning) during the large winning opening winning valid period as described above. The above-mentioned winning command is set in the RAM 103 and transmitted to the effect control unit 400 or the like when the winning of the game ball is detected during the period considered to be valid. After that, the process proceeds to step S614-1.

In step S614-1, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the game ball has passed through the V area 53 in response to the detection signal from the V area switch 119. If the determination in step S614-1 is YES, the process proceeds to step S614-2, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S615.

In step S614-2, the CPU 101 determines that the game ball has passed through the V area 53, and issues a V area passage command to the RAM 103 to notify the effect control unit 400 that the game ball has passed through the V area 53. set. After that, the process proceeds to step S615. The V region passage command set in step S615 is transmitted to the effect control unit 400 by the output process of step S9 in FIG.

In step S615, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the state of the gaming machine 1 is executing the round game of the jackpot game based on the information stored in the RAM 103. If the determination in step S615 is YES, the process proceeds to step S616, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S7 (electric tulip process) in FIG.

In step S616, the CPU 101 determines whether or not a predetermined opening control time has elapsed from the time when the opening control of the first special winning opening 23 or the second special winning opening 51 is started in the process of step S607. If the determination in step S616 is YES, the process proceeds to step S618, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S617.

In step S617, the CPU 101 determines the maximum number of game balls Cmax (in the present embodiment) in which the number of winnings C of the game balls in this round defines the timing at which the first large winning opening 23 or the second large winning opening 51 is closed. It is determined whether or not the result is "10"). If the determination in step S617 is YES, the process proceeds to step S618, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S7 (electric tulip process) in FIG.

In step S618, when the first large winning opening 23 is open-controlled, the CPU 101 controls the opening / closing unit 115 of the first large winning opening 23 to control the opening of the first large winning opening 23 started in step S607. On the other hand, when the second large winning opening 51 is open-controlled, the second large winning opening opening / closing unit 118 and the V area opening / closing unit 120 are controlled to start the second large winning prize in step S607. The opening control of the mouth 51 and the opening / closing control of the V-splash 52 are terminated. After that, the process proceeds to step S619.

In step S619, the CPU 101 sets the round end notification command in the RAM 103 to notify the end of the round (end of the round game). This round end notification command is transmitted to the effect control unit 400 by the output process of step S9 in FIG. 11, and is notified that the current round has ended. After that, the process proceeds to step S620.

In step S620, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the current number of rounds R stored in the RAM 103 has reached the maximum number of rounds Rmax of the jackpot game set in the process of step S604. If the determination in step S620 is YES, the process proceeds to step S621 in FIG. 20, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S7 (electric tulip process) in FIG.

In step S621 of FIG. 20, the CPU 101 resets the number of rounds R stored in the RAM 103 to “0”. After that, the process proceeds to step S622.

In step S622, the CPU 101 sets in the RAM 103 an ending command instructing the effect control unit 400 to execute the ending effect of the jackpot game. The ending command set in this process is transmitted to the effect control unit 400 in step S9 (output process) of FIG. After that, the process proceeds to step S623.

In step S623, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the set ending time set in the process of step S604 of FIG. 19 has elapsed from the time when the ending command is set in the RAM 103 in step S622. If the determination in step S623 is YES, the process proceeds to step S624, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S613 in FIG.

In step S624, the CPU 101 ends the jackpot game that was being executed. Specifically, the CPU 101 sets the big hit game flag stored in the RAM 103 to OFF, and ends the big hit game. After that, the process proceeds to step S625.

In step S625, the CPU 101 executes the game state setting process. Here, the game state setting process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of the game state setting process of step S625 of FIG.

First, in step S6251 of FIG. 21, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the V region passage command has already been set and transmitted to the effect control unit 400 in step S614-2 of FIG. 19 in this jackpot game. If the determination in step S6251 is YES, the process proceeds to step S6252, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S6254.

In step S6252, the CPU 101 sets the high accuracy flag stored in the RAM 103 to “ON” and sets the value of S stored in the RAM 103 to “115”. As described above, S indicates the remaining number of special symbol lottery in which the game is controlled in a highly accurate state. After that, the process proceeds to step S6253.

In step S6253, the CPU 101 sets the time saving flag stored in the RAM 103 to “ON” and sets the value of J stored in the RAM 103 to “115”. As described above, J indicates the remaining number of times of the special symbol lottery in which the game is controlled in the time saving state (electric support state). Then, the game state setting process is completed, and the process proceeds to step S7 (electric tulip process) in FIG.

In step S6254, the CPU 101 sets the time saving flag stored in the RAM 103 to “ON” and sets the value of J stored in the RAM 103 to “100”. Then, the game state setting process is completed, and the process proceeds to step S7 (electric tulip process) in FIG.

As described above, when the game ball passes through the V region 53 (YES in step S6251), the game state after the big hit game is set to the probability change game state up to the 115th rotation (until the special symbol lottery is executed 115 times). (Steps S6252, S6253). On the other hand, when the game ball does not pass through the V region 53 (NO in step S6251), the game state after the big hit game is controlled in the time-saving game state up to the 100th rotation (step S6254). In the present embodiment, in the case of jackpots A, C and D, when the game ball does not pass through the V region 53 (V winning), the time saving game state is the same as that of the jackpot B (100 times). Although it is supposed to be controlled, if V is not won in the case of jackpots A, C and D, even if the number of times controlled to the time-saving gaming state is larger than in the case of jackpot B (for example, 150 times). Good.

[Timer interrupt processing by the effect control unit]
FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing an example of timer interrupt processing performed by the effect control unit 400. The effect control unit 400 repeatedly executes a series of processes shown in FIG. 22 at regular time intervals (for example, 4 milliseconds) during normal operation except for special cases such as when the power is turned on or when the power is turned off. The process performed by the effect control unit 400 is executed based on the program stored in the ROM 402.

First, in step S11 of FIG. 22, the CPU 401 receives various commands output from the main control unit 100 in the output process of step S9 of FIG. 11, and sets and sets the effect contents according to the received commands. A command reception process is executed in which various commands for instructing the image / sound control unit 500 and the lamp control unit 600 to execute the effect of the effect content are set in the RAM 403. The command reception process will be described in detail later with reference to FIGS. 23 and 24.

Next, in step S12, the CPU 401 executes an output process of outputting various commands set in the RAM 403 in the process of step S11 to the image / sound control unit 500. By this process, various effects determined to be executed in the process of step S11 are executed by the image display unit 6 and the like under the execution control of the image and sound control unit 500 and the like.

Each time the timer interrupt process described above is executed, the CPU 401 performs a random number update process for updating various effect random numbers used for the effect. Also in this random number update process, similarly to the random number update process in step S1 of FIG. 11, a loop counter is typically used, and the count value (updated random number value) is set to the maximum value (for example, 99). After reaching it, it returns to 0 (that is, it circulates). Further, in this random number update process, the counter of each effect random number randomly updates the initial value (value that becomes the starting point of the circulation) when the counter is circulated once. As a result, it is possible to prevent the counter values (count values) from being synchronized between these effect random numbers.

[Command reception processing]
23 and 24 are examples of a flowchart of the command reception process in step S11 of FIG. 22. The command reception process in step S11 of FIG. 22 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 23 and 24.

First, in step S111 of FIG. 23, the CPU 401 of the effect control unit 400 receives a command to increase the number of holds from the main control unit 100 (a first command to increase the number of holds or a second command to increase the number of holds; see steps S206 and S212 of FIG. 12). Is received or not. If the determination in step S111 is YES, the process proceeds to step S112, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S114.

In step S112, the CPU 401 performs a look-ahead notice effect setting process. Specifically, when the number of holds (number of hold data) of the special symbol lottery stored in the RAM 403 is 2 or more including the hold added in step S111, the CPU 401 is immediately stored in the RAM 403. Based on the prior determination information (that is, included in the latest reserved data), a process of determining whether or not the pre-reading notice effect is executed and the content of the pre-reading notice effect to be executed is determined by lottery or the like. The details of step S112 will be described later. After that, the process proceeds to step S113.

In step S113, the CPU 401 instructs the image / sound control unit 500 in response to the hold increase command received in the process of step S111, and causes the image display unit 6 to perform additional display processing of the hold image indicating that the special symbol lottery is held. Do. The displayed reserved images are sequentially deleted when the notification effect is started based on the process of step S115 described later. Further, the instruction to the image / sound control unit 500 is given by setting a command in the RAM 403. Further, when the CPU 401 receives the first hold number increase command, the RAM 403 cumulatively stores one data (hold data) indicating the hold of the first special symbol lottery in chronological order, while the second hold number. When the increase command is received, the RAM 403 cumulatively stores one data (holding data) indicating the holding of the second special symbol lottery in chronological order. At that time, the CPU 401 extracts the pre-determination information included in the hold increase command, includes it in each of the above-mentioned hold data, and stores it in the RAM 403. After that, the process proceeds to step S114.

In step S114, the CPU 401 determines whether or not the notification effect start command and the game state notification command set in step S409 of FIG. 13 have been received. If the determination in step S114 is YES, the process proceeds to step S115, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S116.

In step S115, the CPU 401 sets the effect content of the notification effect by the image display unit 6 or the like according to the notification effect start command received in the process of step S114, and executes the notification effect of the set content by the image / sound control unit. The notification effect execution process of instructing 500 to start is performed. Here, the notification effect (variable effect) is an effect that is executed by the image display unit 6 or the like in response to the variable display of the special symbol to suggest the result of the special symbol lottery. This is an effect in which the result of the special symbol lottery is notified by stopping and displaying the variable display of the decorative symbol. The instruction to the image / sound control unit 500 is given by setting the effect start command in the RAM 403. The details of this notification effect execution process will be described later. After that, the process proceeds to step S116.

In step S116, the CPU 401 determines whether or not the notification effect stop command set in the process of step S412 of FIG. 13 has been received. If the determination in step S116 is YES, the process proceeds to step S117, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S118 in FIG. 24.

In step S117, the CPU 401 instructs the image / sound control unit 500 to end the notification effect started to be executed in the process of step S115, and finally stops all the decorative symbols displayed in a variable manner (fixed stop). (Display) The result of the special symbol lottery will be notified in a dramatic manner. The instruction to the image / sound control unit 500 is given by setting the effect end command in the RAM 403. After that, the process proceeds to step S118 of FIG.

In step S118 of FIG. 24, the CPU 401 determines whether or not the opening command set in the stopped processing of step S414 of FIG. 13 has been received. If the determination in step S118 is YES, the process proceeds to step S119, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S120.

In step S119, the CPU 401 performs the opening effect processing. Specifically, the CPU 401 instructs the image / sound control unit 500 to start the opening effect of the jackpot game effect. Here, the opening effect is an effect of notifying the start of the big hit game, and is typically an image effect of urging the player to shoot the game ball toward the big winning opening 23. The instruction to the image / sound control unit 500 is given by setting a command in the RAM 403. After that, the process proceeds to step S120.

In step S120, the CPU 401 determines whether or not the round start notification command set in the process of step S608 of FIG. 19 has been received. If the determination in step S120 is YES, the process proceeds to step S121, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S122.

In step S121, the CPU 401 performs a round effect process. Specifically, the CPU 401 instructs the image / sound control unit 500 to start the round effect processing of the jackpot game effect. Here, the round effect is an effect executed during the round game of the jackpot game, and is, for example, an effect using an image in which the main character is fighting with an enemy character. The instruction to the image / sound control unit 500 is given by setting a command in the RAM 403. After that, the process proceeds to step S122.

In step S122, the CPU 401 is set by the process of step S613 of FIG. 19, and determines whether or not the winning command output by the output process of step S9 of FIG. 11 has been received. If the determination in step S122 is YES, the process proceeds to step S123, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S124.

In step S123, the CPU 401 performs a winning process. Specifically, the CPU 401 instructs the image / sound control unit 500 to start the winning process. Here, the CPU 501 of the image / sound control unit 500, which has been instructed by the effect control unit 400 to start the winning process, has each winning port (first starting port) based on the winning command received via the effect control unit 400. 21, the number of winning game balls to the second starting opening 22, the large winning opening 23, and the normal winning opening 24) is counted and stored in the RAM 503. Further, when the CPU 501 receives a winning command based on the game ball winning to the large winning opening 23 (that is, when one game ball wins to the large winning opening 23), the number of prize balls corresponding to the large winning opening 23 is "13". Is added to the total number of prize balls stored in the RAM 503 and updated, and the updated total number of prize balls is displayed on the image display unit 6. The instruction to the image / sound control unit 500 is given by setting a command in the RAM 403. After that, the process proceeds to step S124.

In step S124, the CPU 401 determines whether or not the V region passage command set in the process of step S614-2 of FIG. 19 has been received. If the determination in step S124 is YES, the process proceeds to step S125, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S126.

In step S125, the CPU 401 instructs the image / sound control unit 500 to execute the V region passage effect processing. Specifically, the CPU 401 causes the image / sound control unit 500 to display a message or an image indicating that the game ball has passed through the V region. The details of the V region passage effect processing will be described later. After that, the process proceeds to step S126.

In step S126, the CPU 401 determines whether or not the round end notification command set in the process of step S617 of FIG. 19 has been received. If the determination in step S126 is YES, the process proceeds to step S127, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S128.

In step S127, the CPU 401 instructs the image / sound control unit 500 to end the round effect of the jackpot game effect. The instruction to the image / sound control unit 500 is given by setting a command in the RAM 403. After that, the process proceeds to step S128.

In step S128, the CPU 401 determines whether or not the ending command set in the process of step S622 of FIG. 20 has been received. If the determination in step S128 is YES, the process proceeds to step S129, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S130.

In step S129, the CPU 401 gives an ending effect instruction. Specifically, the CPU 401 instructs the image / sound control unit 500 to start the ending effect of the jackpot game effect. Here, the ending effect is an effect of notifying the end of the jackpot game, and is typically an effect of displaying the mark of the manufacturer of the gaming machine 1. The instruction to the image / sound control unit 500 is given by setting a command in the RAM 403. After that, the process moves to S130.

In step S130, the CPU 401 determines whether or not the customer waiting command and the game status notification command set in the process of step S416 of FIG. 13 have been received. If the determination in step S130 is YES, the process proceeds to step S131, and if this determination is NO, the command reception process ends and the process proceeds to step S12 in FIG. 22.

In step S131, the CPU 401 instructs the image / sound control unit 500 to start the stop state process based on the customer waiting command and the game state notification command received in step S130. Then, the command reception process is completed, and the process proceeds to step S12 of FIG. Here, the stop state process is a process that is started when the so-called customer waiting state is reached, and the CPU 501 of the image / sound control unit 500 instructed to start the stop state process is determined according to the game state. A stop effect (for example, an effect in which all the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed) is displayed on the image display unit 6. When a predetermined time (for example, 90 seconds) has elapsed from the start of the above-mentioned stop effect, the CPU 501 starts the customer waiting effect if it does not receive an instruction from the CPU 401 for another effect. The customer waiting effect is, for example, an effect of displaying a video related to the content (animation, story, etc.) that is the subject of the game machine 1 on the image display unit 6, or a predetermined effect (for example, reach effect) executed during the game. ) Is displayed on the image display unit 6. The instruction to the image / sound control unit 500 is given by setting a command in the RAM 403. However, when the CPU 501 is notified of the information indicating that the game ball has passed through the gate 25 or the information indicating that the game ball has won the normal winning opening, the CPU 501 continues without ending the stop state processing. ..

[Look-ahead notice effect setting process]
FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing an example of the pre-reading advance notice effect setting process in step S112 of FIG. 23.

First, in step S1121 of FIG. 25, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved data in the CPU 4013 of the effect control unit 400 is 2 or more. The hold number here is the total number of the hold data increased by the hold increase command received in step S111 of FIG. 23 and the hold data stored before the increased hold data. If the determination in step S1121 is YES (when the number of pending items is 2 or more), the process proceeds to step S1122, and when this determination is NO (when the number of pending items is less than 2), the process proceeds to step S113 in FIG. ..

When the number of pending data is 2 or more, in step S1122, the CPU 401 determines whether or not the look-ahead advance notice effect flag is OFF. Whether the look-ahead notice effect flag is added before the hold data added by the hold increase command received in step S111 of FIG. 23, and is it determined that the look-ahead notice effect is executed for the hold data stored at this point? It is a flag used to determine whether or not. The ON state of the look-ahead notice effect flag indicates that the look-ahead notice effect has already been executed, or that the look-ahead notice effect has already been set and is waiting to be executed. The OFF state of the flag indicates that it has not been determined that the pre-reading advance notice effect is executed. In the present embodiment, the content of the pre-reading notice effect that is already being executed is not changed later until the special symbol change related to the reserved data determined to execute the pre-reading notice effect is completed. Restrict the execution of the look-ahead notice effect based on the reserved data added. Therefore, the look-ahead notice effect flag is used to determine whether or not the special symbol variation related to the reserved data determined to execute the look-ahead notice effect is completed and the look-ahead notice effect can be newly executed. If the determination in step S1122 is YES (when the look-ahead advance notice effect flag is OFF), the process proceeds to step S1123, and if this determination is NO (when the look-ahead advance notice effect flag is not OFF), the process proceeds to step S123. Move to S113.

When the look-ahead notice effect flag is OFF, in step S1123, the CPU 401 determines whether or not to execute the look-ahead notice effect and the look-ahead notice effect to be executed by lottery or the like. Examples of the look-ahead notice effect include a hold image change notice effect, a look-ahead continuous notice effect, a zone effect, and the like. The hold image change notice effect changes the display mode (color, type, etc.) of the hold image to a specific mode that suggests the high expectation of big hits and the content of the effect after development, based on the preliminary judgment result of the hold data. It is a production that makes you let. The look-ahead continuous notice effect is a look-ahead notice by giving a plurality of notices over a plurality of special symbol changes before the special symbol change related to the reserved data determined to execute the look-ahead notice effect is performed. It is an effect that suggests that the result of the special symbol lottery related to the reserved data determined to execute the effect may be a big hit, or that it develops into a specific effect. In addition, the zone effect is an effect that suggests that there is a high possibility of a special pattern lottery by using a special background image or a special decorative pattern that is different from the normal notification effect, and is a pre-reading notice effect. Multiple special symbol changes from the special symbol lottery that is executed when the pre-determined hold data is added to the special symbol change related to the hold data that is determined to execute the look-ahead notice effect. It is a production that can be performed across. For example, the CPU 401 generates an effect random number within a certain range (for example, 0 to 299), and based on which random number range the generated effect random number is included in, whether or not to execute the pre-reading advance notice effect and the pre-reading to be executed It is possible to determine the type of advance notice production. Further, it is preferable that an effect suggesting that the expectation of a big hit is relatively high, such as a zone effect, can be selected when a specific fluctuation pattern is selected. After the determination in step S1123, the process proceeds to step S1124.

In step S1124, the CPU 401 determines whether or not it is determined in S1123 to execute the look-ahead advance notice effect. If the determination in step S1124 is YES (when it is determined that the look-ahead advance notice effect is to be executed), the process proceeds to step S1125, and when this determination is NO (when it is determined that the look-ahead advance notice effect is not executed), the process is FIG. 23. Step S113.

When it is determined that the pre-reading notice effect is to be executed, in step S1125, the CPU 401 determines whether or not the pre-reading notice effect to be executed is accompanied by the light emitting effect of the light guide plate. This determination can be made by referring to a table or the like that associates the executable pre-reading notice effect and the light emission effect. If the determination in step S1125 is YES (when the light guide plate is accompanied by light emission), the process proceeds to step S1126, and when this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S1127. Here, it is assumed that whether or not the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is accompanied for each type of the look-ahead notice effect is assumed in advance, but the look-ahead notice effect is not determined in advance whether or not the light emission effect is executed. If it is determined that the above is to be performed, it may be determined whether or not to perform the light emitting effect of the light guide plate by lottery or the like.

When the pre-reading advance notice effect to be executed is accompanied by the light emission effect of the light guide plate, the CPU 401 performs the light emission effect setting process in step S1126. This light emission effect setting process is for setting the light emission period and light emission pattern of the light guide plate, the brightness of the image display unit 6, and the like at the time of executing the look-ahead notice effect. The details of the light emission effect setting process in step S1126 will be described later. After that, the process proceeds to step S1127.

In step S1127, the CPU 401 turns on the look-ahead notice effect flag. After that, the process proceeds to step S1128.

In step S1128, the CPU 401 sets the number counter ct to 0 as an initial value. The number counter cnt is a variable used to count the number of notification effects started after it is determined that the pre-reading advance notice effect is to be executed, and is counted up by 1 each time the notification effect is started. Specifically, the number-of-times counter cnt is referred to at the start of the notification effect, and whether or not the advance advance notice effect should be executed, that is, the notification effect related to the reserved data determined to execute the look-ahead advance notice effect. It is used to determine whether or not the notification effect is earlier than that. After that, the process proceeds to step S1129.

In step S1129, the CPU 401 sets the continuation number N to (holding number -1). The continuation number N is a variable representing the number of continuations of the pre-reading advance notice effect (the number of times of the notification effect that executes the pre-reading advance notice effect) to be executed based on the preliminary determination result of the pending data, and is a look-ahead advance notice in the control process of FIG. It is used to measure the timing to turn off the flag. The number of hold data used in step S1129 is the total number of the hold data increased by the hold increase command and the hold data stored before the increased hold data, as in step S1121. After that, the process proceeds to step S113 in FIG.

[Notification effect execution processing]
FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing an example of the notification effect execution process in step S115 of FIG. 23.

First, in step S1151, the CPU 401 of the effect control unit 400 executes the hold image update process. Specifically, the CPU 401 indicates which of the first special symbol lottery and the second special symbol lottery included in the setting information of the notification effect start command received in the process of step S114 of FIG. 23 has been executed. However, when it indicates that the first special symbol lottery has been executed, the reserved data of the first special symbol lottery stored in the RAM 403 earliest is deleted. On the other hand, when the setting information of the notification effect start command indicates that the second special symbol lottery has been executed, the CPU 401 deletes the hold data of the second special symbol lottery stored in the RAM 403 earliest. Then, when the reserved data of the first special symbol lottery is deleted from the RAM 403, the CPU 401 instructs the image / sound control unit 500 to delete one reserved image corresponding to the deleted reserved data, and the other reserved images are displayed. If it is displayed, the display positions of the remaining reserved images are sequentially moved up and displayed. At this time, the image corresponding to the deleted reserved image may be moved up to a predetermined display position and displayed as a variable right image indicating that the notification effect is being executed. By changing the display mode of this variable right image, it is suggested that the big hit expectation of the notification effect during execution may be suggested, or that the notification effect during execution may be developed into an effect with higher expectation of big hit. can do. The instruction to the image / sound control unit 500 is given by setting a command in the RAM 403. After that, the process proceeds to step S1152.

In step S1152, the CPU 401 determines the content of the effect to be executed by lottery or the like based on the setting information included in the notification effect start command received in step S114. More specifically, the CPU 401 selects one effect pattern by referring to an effect pattern table (not shown) that stores the variation pattern and the effect pattern in association with each other, and executes the effect pattern in combination with the selected effect pattern. One or more other productions will be decided by lottery or the like. The effect pattern defines a combination of effects and an execution order, and includes, for example, whether or not a pseudo continuous variation effect is executed, the number of executions, the type of reach effect to be executed, and the like. A plurality of effect patterns belonging to the same type may be associated with one variation pattern. Other effects combined with the effect pattern include, for example, a step-up notice effect and a cut-in notice effect. The CPU 401 determines the execution order and execution schedule of the effects based on the selected effect pattern and other effects. After that, the process proceeds to step S1153. In the present embodiment, it is predetermined in advance whether or not the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is accompanied when each of the effect defined by the effect pattern and the effect combined with the effect pattern is executed, and the light emission effect is performed. Information indicating whether or not it is specified in the effect pattern table and the effect definition table to be combined with the effect pattern. However, the presence or absence of execution of the light emission effect may not be determined in advance for each effect defined by the effect pattern and each effect combined with the effect pattern, and whether or not the light emission effect is executed may be determined by lottery or the like.

In step S1153, the CPU 401 determines whether or not the effect determined to be executed in step S1152 is accompanied by the light emitting effect of the light guide plate. If the determination in step S1153 is YES, the process proceeds to step S1154, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S1155 in FIG.

When the effect determined to be executed is accompanied by the light emission effect of the light guide plate, the CPU 401 performs the light emission effect setting process in step S1154. This light emission effect setting process is the same as that described in step S1126 of FIG. 25, and is for setting the light emission period and light emission pattern of the light guide plate, the brightness of the image display unit 6, etc. at the time of executing the notification effect. is there. The details of the light emission effect setting process in step S1154 will be described later. After that, the process proceeds to step S1155.

In step S1155, the CPU 401 determines whether or not the effect defined by the effect pattern determined to be executed in step S1152 involves the operation of the movable accessory. In the present embodiment, whether or not to operate the movable accessory is determined in advance for each effect pattern, but whether or not to operate the movable accessory may be determined by lottery or the like. If the determination in step S1155 is YES, the process proceeds to step S1156, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S1157.

When the effect determined to be executed involves the operation of the movable accessory, in step S1156, the CPU 401 performs the operation setting process of the movable accessory. The operation setting process of the movable accessory sets the type, operation period, and operation pattern of the movable accessory to be operated when the notification effect is executed. The operation pattern of the movable accessory is data in which a driving method of a driving mechanism for moving or rotating the movable accessory is defined in advance. After that, the process proceeds to step S1157.

In step S1157, the CPU 401 determines whether or not the look-ahead advance notice effect execution flag is ON. If the determination in step S1157 is YES, the process proceeds to step S1158, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S1162.

When it is determined that the look-ahead notice effect execution flag is ON, in step S1158, the CPU 401 determines the look-ahead notice effect to be executed based on the number of continuations N and the number counter ct. For example, when the number of continuations N is 3, the look-ahead notice effect to be executed before 1 change, 2 fluctuations, and 3 changes of the special symbol change related to the reserved data determined to execute the look-ahead notice effect is predetermined. When the number counter ct is 0, the pre-reading advance notice effect executed before 3 fluctuations is selected, and when the number counter cnt is 1, the pre-reading advance notice effect executed before 2 fluctuations is selected, and the number counter When ct is 2, the look-ahead advance notice effect to be executed before one change is selected. After that, the process proceeds to step S1159.

In step S1159, the CPU 401 increments the value of the number counter ct by 1. After that, the process proceeds to step S1160.

In step S1160, the CPU 401 determines whether or not the value of the number counter ct is equal to the number of continuations N. This process is for determining whether or not the upper limit of the number of times of executing the look-ahead notice effect has been reached. If the determination in step S1160 is YES, the process proceeds to step S1161, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S1162.

When it is determined that the value of the number counter cnt is equal to the number of continuations N, in step S1161, the CPU 401 sets the look-ahead advance notice effect execution flag to OFF. After that, the process proceeds to step S1162.

In step S1162, the CPU 401 creates an effect start command. This effect start command is information for specifying the effect pattern determined in step S1152 and the effect to be executed in combination with the effect pattern, information for specifying the light emission effect setting set in step S1155, and the operation setting of the movable accessory set in step S1157. Includes information that identifies the pre-reading notice effect set in step S1158. After that, the process proceeds to step S1163.

In step S1163, the CPU 401 starts executing the notification effect. More specifically, the CPU 401 causes the image / sound control unit 500 to start the notification effect by setting the effect start command created in step S1162 in the RAM 401. After that, the process proceeds to step S116 of FIG.

[Opening production process]
FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing an example of the opening effect processing in step S119 of FIG. 24. Note that FIG. 27 illustrates the control process when the round number promotion effect can be executed when the result of the special symbol lottery is any of the jackpots A to D, but other jackpot types ( For example, in the case of the jackpot E or F), the round number promotion effect may be executed by the same control process as that shown in FIG. 27.

First, in step S1191, the CPU 401 of the effect control unit 400 indicates whether or not the jackpot type is any of jackpots A to D, that is, whether or not the symbol random number indicates any of jackpots A to D. To judge. If the determination in step S1191 is YES, the process proceeds to step S1192, and if the determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S1193.

When the jackpot type is any of jackpots A to D, in step S1192, the CPU 401 determines by lottery or the like whether or not to execute the round number promotion effect. At the start of the jackpot production, the number of rounds promotion effect is not the number of rounds of the jackpot type actually won (for example, 9R), but a relatively small number of rounds (for example, 4R), and as the round production progresses. It is a production that informs the number of big hit rounds actually won. In this way, by presenting a relatively small number of rounds at the start of the jackpot production and notifying the actual number of rounds as the jackpot production progresses, there is a sense of expectation that the number of rounds may increase. It can be given to the player and can attract the player's interest in the jackpot production. In addition, in the case of a specific jackpot type, by determining whether or not to execute the round number promotion effect by lottery or the like, the actual number of rounds is notified at the start of the jackpot effect, and the jackpot effect is accompanied by the round number promotion effect. Since it is possible to perform an effect in which the actual number of rounds is notified as the game progresses, it is possible to perform various big hit effects. After that, the process proceeds to step S1193.

In step S1193, the CPU 401 performs a light emission effect setting process. The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment can execute the light emitting effect of the light guide plate at the time of executing the V region passing effect and the time of executing the round number promotion effect, which will be described later, during the big hit game. Therefore, in step S1193, the light emission effect setting of the light emission effect performed when the V region passing effect is executed and the light emission performed when the round number promotion effect is executed (however, when it is determined in step S1192 that the round number promotion effect is executed). Set the light emission of the effect. In this light emission effect setting process, the light emission period and light emission mode of the light guide plate, the brightness of the image display unit 6, and the like are set in the same manner as in step S1126 of FIG. The details of the light emission effect setting process in step S1193 will be described later. After that, the process proceeds to step S1194.

In step S1194, the CPU 401 determines whether or not it is determined to execute the round number promotion effect. If the determination in step S1194 is YES, the process proceeds to step S1195, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S1196.

When it is determined to execute the round number promotion effect, in step 1195, the CPU 401 instructs the image / sound control unit 500 to execute the opening effect and the round number promotion effect. The opening effect instructing execution here is an opening effect for executing the round number promotion effect, that is, an effect in which the actual number of rounds is not notified at the time of opening. After that, the process proceeds to step S120 of FIG. 24.

When it is determined not to execute the round number promotion effect, in step 1196, the CPU 401 instructs the image / sound control unit 500 to execute the opening effect in which the actual number of rounds is notified according to the jackpot type. After that, the process proceeds to step S120 of FIG. 24.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing an example of the light emission effect setting process in step S1126 of FIG. 25, step S1154 of FIG. 26, and step S1193 of FIG. 27.

First, in step S2801, the CPU 401 of the effect control unit 400 sets the pattern of the light guide plate to emit light in the light emission effect of the light guide plate. If there is only one type of light guide plate pattern, this step may be omitted. When a plurality of patterns of the light guide plate are prepared, one or more predetermined patterns are set for the effect accompanied by the light emission effect of the light guide plate. After that, the process proceeds to step S2802.

In step S2802, the CPU 401 sets the emission color of the light guide plate. If the light source that causes the light guide plate to emit light is a single color, this step can be omitted. The method of setting the emission color of the light guide plate is not particularly limited, and if the color of the light source that causes the light guide plate to emit light is predetermined for each effect that accompanies the light guide plate emission effect, the predetermined color is emitted. Just set it to the color. Further, when the color of the light source for emitting the light guide plate is not determined in advance for each effect accompanied by the light guide plate light emitting effect, the light emitting color may be selected from a plurality of colors by lottery or the like. Further, the emission color of the light guide plate may indicate the degree of expectation of a big hit. In this case, refer to the emission color determination table in which the selection probability is set so that the emission color suggesting high reliability is relatively easy to be selected in the case of a big hit, and the preliminary judgment result of the special symbol lottery or special The emission color may be selected by lottery or the like based on the determination result of the symbol lottery. After that, the process proceeds to step S2803.

In step S2803, the CPU 401 sets the light emitting period of the light guide plate. The light emitting period of the light guide plate can be defined by the light emitting start timing of the light guide plate and the light emitting end timing of the light guide plate. Specifically, the light emission start timing and the light emission stop timing of the light guide plate can be defined by the elapsed time from the start time of the notification effect (when the notification effect start command is received). The light emitting period of the light guide plate is preferably set in advance for each effect accompanied by the light emitting effect of the light guide plate, but the light emitting period may be randomly set by lottery or the like. After that, the process proceeds to step S2804.

In step S2804, the CPU 401 sets the light emission pattern of the light guide plate. The light emitting pattern of the light guide plate is a light emitting state and its change within the light emitting period of the light guide plate defined by a combination of turning on and off the light source. The light emitting pattern of the light guide plate may be predetermined for each effect accompanied by the light emitting effect of the light guide plate, or may be selected by lottery from a plurality of predetermined patterns. The light emitting pattern of the light guide plate may be common to each effect accompanied by the light emitting effect of the light guide plate, or may be different for each effect or for each type or category of the effect. When the light emission pattern of the light guide plate suggests a jackpot expectation, for example, a light emission pattern determination table in which a selection probability is set so that a light emission pattern suggesting high reliability in the case of a big hit is relatively easy to be selected. The light emission pattern may be selected by lottery or the like based on the preliminary determination result of the special symbol lottery or the determination result of the special symbol lottery. The light emitting mode of the light guide plate is determined by the combination of the light guide plate pattern, the light emitting color, the light emitting period, and the light emitting pattern determined by the process of FIG. 28. After that, the process proceeds to step S2805.

In step S2805, the CPU 401 sets the brightness of the image display unit 6. In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, in order to emphasize the effect of the light emitting effect using the light guide plate, the brightness of the image display unit 6 during the light emitting period of the light guide plate is made darker than the brightness outside the light emitting period of the light guide plate. Or control to brighten can be performed. Therefore, in this step, the CPU 401 sets the timing for changing the brightness of the image display unit 6 and the brightness after the change in relation to the light emitting period of the light guide plate. The timing for changing the brightness of the image display unit 6 can be defined by the elapsed time from the time when the effect control unit 400 instructs the image / sound control unit 500 to start the effect. The brightness after the change can be specified by the information indicating that the brightness is decreased or the brightness is increased or the information indicating the brightness value. It should be noted that how to change the brightness of the image display unit 6 according to the light emitting effect may be predetermined for each effect accompanied by the light emitting effect, or when the execution of the effect accompanied by the light emitting effect is decided. In addition, the brightness changing method of the image display unit 6 may be determined each time.

Here, as the brightness control method of the image display unit 6, the method of relatively darkening the brightness during the light emitting period of the light guide plate, the method of relatively brightening the brightness during the light emitting period of the light guide plate, and the induction method are mainly used. There is a method of changing the brightness during the light emitting period of the light plate. For example, when an image is displayed on the image display unit 6 with a brightness equal to or higher than the first brightness outside the light emitting period of the light guide plate, the brightness of the image display unit 6 during the light emitting period of the light guide plate is a second brightness darker than the first brightness. That is, by displaying a relatively dark image behind the light guide plate, the light emission pattern of the light guide plate can be easily visually recognized, and the light emission effect of the light guide plate can be made conspicuous. On the contrary, it is derived by setting the brightness of the image display unit 6 during the light emitting period of the light guide plate to a third brightness brighter than the first brightness, that is, by displaying a relatively bright image behind the light guide plate. Since the apparent brightness can be improved by both the light emitting pattern of the light plate and the display image of the image display unit 6, it is possible to strongly impress the player with the effect performed by the game machine 1. Alternatively, the brightness of the image display unit 6 may be changed between the first brightness, the second brightness, and the third brightness during the light emitting period of the light guide plate. By changing the brightness of the image display unit 6 during the light emitting period of the light guide plate, it is possible to make it easier to visually recognize the light emitting pattern of the light guide plate during the period when a relatively dark image is displayed behind the light guide plate. In addition, during the period when a relatively bright image is displayed behind the light guide plate, the impression of the effect can be strengthened by improving the brightness as a whole. In addition to this, the change in the brightness of the image display unit 6 can give the player a surprising feeling. In addition, when switching between a state in which a relatively bright image is displayed and a state in which a relatively dark image is displayed, the appearance impression changes significantly when switching between the two states. It is possible to make a strong impression of each state before and after switching. Further details of the brightness control of the image display unit will be described later. After that, the light emission effect setting process is completed, and the process returns to any one of step S1127 of FIG. 25, step S1156 of FIG. 26, and step S1194 of FIG. 27.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing an example of the notification effect execution process executed by the image / sound control unit 500. The process shown in FIG. 29 is a process started when the image / sound control unit 500 receives an effect start command from the effect control unit 400 (step S1162 in FIG. 26), and receives an effect end command from the effect control unit 400. This is a process that is repeatedly executed at predetermined intervals until it is executed.

First, in step S2901, the CPU 501 of the image / sound control unit 500 analyzes the effect start command received from the effect control unit 400 and schedules the effect to be executed. More specifically, the CPU 501 refers to the effect start command, information that specifies the effect pattern and one or more effects executed in combination therewith, information that specifies the light emission start timing and the light emission stop timing of the light guide plate, By acquiring information for specifying the brightness change of the image display unit 6 and its timing, information for specifying the drive start timing and drive stop timing of the movable accessory, and arranging the execution of the specified effect in chronological order, the effect is produced. Create an execution schedule. After that, the process proceeds to step S2902.

In step S2902, the CPU 501 executes the effect scheduled in step S2901. By the processing of this step, the effect image is displayed on the image display unit 6, and the sound is output from the speaker 35. In addition, light emission control of lamps such as the panel lamp 7 is performed. After that, the process proceeds to step S2903.

In step S2903, the CPU 501 determines whether or not the light emission start timing of the light guide plate has arrived. If the determination in step S2903 is YES, the process proceeds to step S2904, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S2905.

In step S2904, the CPU 501 instructs the lamp control unit 600 to drive the light guide plate lamp via the control unit 400. In this instruction, the information for specifying the pattern of the light guide plate set by the light emission effect setting process, the information for specifying the light emission color of the light guide plate, and the light emission pattern of the light guide plate (driving method of the light guide plate lamp) are specified. Information and at least are included. After that, the process proceeds to step S2905.

In step S2905, the CPU 501 determines whether or not the light emission stop timing of the light guide plate has arrived. If the determination in step S2905 is YES, the process proceeds to step S2906, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S2907.

In step S2906, the CPU 501 instructs the lamp control unit 600 to stop driving the light guide plate lamp via the control unit 400. After that, the process proceeds to step S2907.

In step S2907, the CPU 501 determines whether or not the operation start timing of the movable accessory has arrived. If the determination in step S2907 is YES, the process proceeds to step S2908, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S2909.

In step S2908, the CPU 501 instructs the lamp control unit 600 to drive the movable accessory via the control unit 400. This instruction includes at least the information for specifying the movable accessory to be operated and the information for specifying the operation pattern of the movable accessory, which are set in the operation setting process of the movable accessory. After that, the process proceeds to step S2909.

In step S2909, the CPU 501 determines whether or not the operation stop timing of the movable accessory has arrived. If the determination in step S2909 is YES, the process proceeds to step S2910, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S2911.

In step S2910, the CPU 501 instructs the lamp control unit 600 to stop driving the movable accessory via the control unit 400. After that, the process proceeds to step S2911.

In step S2911, the CPU 501 determines whether or not the start timing of the operation trigger effect has arrived. The operation trigger effect means that after displaying an image or a message prompting the operation of the operation input means on the image display unit 6, a predetermined operation input of the operation input means is performed within the valid period of the operation of the operation input means. It is a production that is executed with that as an opportunity. In this operation trigger effect, for example, a message prompting the image display unit 6 to press the effect button is displayed, and when the effect button press is detected within the valid period of the effect button operation, the image display unit 6 It corresponds to an effect of displaying a specific image, emitting a specific pattern of a light guide plate, or operating a movable accessory. In addition, although the effect using the effect button is illustrated here, in a gaming machine equipped with an operation input means such as a lever or a handle in place of the effect button or in addition to the effect button, a lever is used instead of the effect button. An operation trigger effect may be performed when a specific operation is performed on an operation input means such as a slingshot or a handle. If the determination in step S2911 is YES, the process proceeds to step S2912, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S2913.

In step S2911, the CPU 501 starts executing the operation trigger effect. For example, the CPU 501 displays an image prompting the operation of the effect button on the image display unit 6, and starts the timer for the valid period timing to start the operation valid period. At this time, the image display unit 6 may display an effective period display such as a gauge indicating the remaining time during which the input operation of the operating means is effective. After that, the process proceeds to step S2913.

In step S2913, the CPU 501 determines whether or not a predetermined operation of the operation input means has been detected, or whether or not the time counting of the predetermined time by the timer has been completed and the operation valid period of the operation input means has elapsed. In this step, even if the predetermined input operation of the operation input means is not detected and the operation valid period has elapsed, it is determined as YES, and the predetermined effect is executed in the next step. Only when a predetermined operation of the operation input means is actually detected, YES may be determined in this determination. If the determination in step S2913 is YES, the process proceeds to step S2914, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S2915.

In step S2914, the CPU 501 executes a predetermined effect in response to a predetermined operation of the operation input means. After that, the process proceeds to step S2915.

In step S2915, the CPU 501 determines whether or not the effect end command has been received from the effect control unit 400. This effect end command is a command set by the CPU 401 of the effect control unit 400 in step S117 of FIG. 23. If the determination in step S2915 is YES, the process ends, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S2916.

In step S2916, the CPU 501 waits for an integrated time. After that, the process proceeds to step S2902.

After that, by repeatedly executing the control processes of steps S2902 to S2916, it is possible to sequentially execute a plurality of effects set by the effect control unit 400.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing an example of a round effect line process executed by the image / sound control unit 500. The process shown in FIG. 30 is a process started when the image / sound control unit 500 receives a round effect execution start instruction (step S121 in FIG. 24) from the effect control unit 400, and the effect control unit 400 produces the round effect. This is a process that is executed until the end instruction (step S127 in FIG. 24) is received. Further, in the present embodiment, the operation trigger effect is executed after the start of the round number promotion effect in a specific round, and the presence or absence of the round number promotion (the winning jackpot type) is triggered by the predetermined operation of the operation input means. An example of executing an effect of notifying the number of rounds) will be described.

First, in step S3001, the CPU 501 of the image / sound control unit 500 starts the round effect. After that, the process proceeds to step S3002.

In step S3002, the CPU 501 determines whether or not the current round is a specific round in which the round number promotion effect can be started. If the determination in step S3002 is YES, the process proceeds to step S3003, and if the determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S3010.

In step S3003, the CPU 501 determines whether or not it is determined in step S1192 of FIG. 27 to execute the round number promotion effect. If the determination in step S3003 is YES, the process proceeds to step S3004, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S3013.

In step S3004, the CPU 501 starts executing the round number promotion effect. The content of the round number promotion effect is not particularly limited, but for example, the image display unit 6 displays an image of the character performing a game, battle, etc., and executes an effect of notifying the round number promotion effect when the game, battle, etc. is won. it can. After that, the process proceeds to step S3005.

In step S3005, the CPU 501 determines whether or not the start timing of the operation trigger effect has arrived. If the determination in step S3005 is YES, the process proceeds to step S3006, and if this determination is NO, the determination in step S3005 is performed again after the elapse of a predetermined interval time.

In step S3006, the CPU 501 starts executing the operation trigger effect. For example, the CPU 501 displays an image prompting the operation of the effect button on the image display unit 6, and starts a timer for timing the validity period to start the validity period. At this time, the image display unit 6 may display an effective period display such as a gauge indicating the remaining time during which the input operation of the operating means is effective. After that, the process proceeds to step S3007.

In step S3007, the CPU 501 determines whether a predetermined operation of the operation input means has been detected, or whether the valid period of the operation input means has elapsed. If the determination in step S3007 is YES, the process proceeds to step S3008, and if this determination is NO, the determination in step S3007 is performed again after the elapse of a predetermined interval time.

In step S3008, the CPU 501 determines whether or not the jackpot type is jackpot A or C. If the determination in step S3008 is YES, the process proceeds to step S3009, and if the determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S3012.

In step S3009, the CPU 501 executes an effect of notifying the actual number of rounds of the jackpot (for example, substantially 9R), and instructs the lamp control unit 600 to drive the light guide plate lamp via the effect control unit 400. At this time, as a success effect indicating that the promotion to the number of rounds has been successful, an effect using an image indicating that the character has won the game, battle, or the like may be executed. After that, the process proceeds to step S3011.

In step S3010, the CPU 501 determines whether or not the light emission stop timing of the light guide plate has arrived. If the determination in step S3010 is YES, the process proceeds to step S3011, and if this determination is NO, the process in step S3011 is executed again after the elapse of a predetermined interval time.

In step S3011, the CPU 501 instructs the lamp control unit 600 to stop driving the light guide plate via the effect control unit 400. After that, the process proceeds to step S3013.

In step S3012, the CPU 501 executes an effect of notifying the number of rounds of the jackpot actually won (for example, substantially 4R). At this time, as a failure effect indicating that the promotion to the number of rounds has failed, an effect using an image indicating that the character has been defeated in a game, battle, or the like may be executed. After that, the process proceeds to step S3013.

In step S3013, the CPU 501 determines whether or not a round effect end instruction has been received from the effect control unit 400. The instruction to end the round effect is an instruction given by the command set in step S127 of FIG. 24. If the determination in step S3013 is YES, the process is terminated, and the determination in step S3013 is performed again after the elapse of the predetermined interval time.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing an example of the V region passage effect processing executed by the image / sound control unit 500. The process shown in FIG. 31 is a process started when the image / sound control unit 500 receives an execution start instruction (step S125 in FIG. 24) of the V region passing effect from the effect control unit 400, and is during a specific round effect (step S125 in FIG. 24). For example, it is a process executed in the fourth round).

First, in step S3101, the CPU 501 of the image / sound control unit 500 starts the V region passing effect. The V-region passing effect is, for example, displaying an image indicating that the V-region has passed on the image display unit 6, operating a movable accessory, or causing the frame lamp 36 and the board lamp 7 to emit light in a specific mode. It is a production to do. After that, the process proceeds to step S3102.

In step S3102, the CPU 501 instructs the lamp control unit 600 to start driving the light guide plate lamp via the effect control unit 400. After that, the process proceeds to step S3103.

In step S3103, the CPU 501 determines whether or not the light emission stop timing of the light guide plate has arrived. If the determination in step S3103 is YES, the process proceeds to step S3104, and if this determination is NO, the process in step S3103 is executed again after the elapse of a predetermined interval time.

In step S3104, the CPU 501 instructs the lamp control unit 600 to stop driving the light guide plate lamp via the effect control unit 400. After that, the process ends.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing an example of the luminance change process executed by the image / sound control unit 500. The process shown in FIG. 32 is a process executed by the image / sound control unit 500 in parallel with the effect execution process described with reference to FIGS. 29 to 31, and is an image display unit 6 based on a command received from the effect control unit. It is a process to control the brightness of.

First, in step S3201, the CPU 501 of the image / sound control unit 500 determines whether or not the brightness change timing specified by the command received from the effect control unit 400 has arrived. The brightness change timing can be defined, for example, by the elapsed time from the time when the command is received from the effect control unit 400, and the CPU 501 is based on the time counting by the timer started when the command is received from the effect control unit 400. It is determined whether or not the brightness change timing has been reached. If the determination in step S3201 is YES, the process proceeds to step S3202, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S3204.

In step S3202, the CPU 501 determines whether or not the information for specifying the changed luminance included in the command received from the effect control unit 400 indicates an increase in the luminance. If the determination in step S3203 is YES, the process proceeds to step S3203, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S3204.

In step S3203, the CPU 501 increases the brightness of the image display unit 6. Examples of the method of increasing the brightness of the image display unit 6 include a method of controlling the image display unit 6 itself to increase the output brightness and a method of superimposing a high-brightness image on the effect image to display the image display unit 6. There is a way to increase the brightness of the image. After that, the process proceeds to step S3205.

In step S3204, the CPU 501 reduces the brightness of the image display unit 6. As a method of reducing the brightness of the image display unit 6, for example, a method of controlling the image display unit 6 itself to reduce the output brightness, or a method of superimposing a low-brightness image on the effect image to display the image display unit 6. There is a way to reduce the brightness of the image. After that, the process proceeds to step S3205.

In step S3205, the CPU 501 determines whether or not the end instruction of the luminance change process has been received. This end instruction is given when the power of the gaming machine is turned off, the mode is shifted to the power saving mode, or the like. If the process in step S3205 is YES, the luminance change process is terminated, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S3206.

In step S3206, the CPU 501 waits for a certain period of time, and then proceeds to step S3201.

After that, by repeating the processes of steps S3201 to S3205 at regular interval times, the brightness of the image display unit 6 can be changed at each of the plurality of timings designated by the effect control unit 400.

Hereinafter, a specific example of the production using the light guide plate will be described.

[Specific example of light emitting pattern and light emitting mode of light guide plate]
First, a light emitting mode of the light guide plate included in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 33 to 36. The pattern of the light guide plate shown in FIGS. 33 to 36 is an example, and the region shape, dimensions (size with respect to the image display unit 6), type, and the like of the pattern are not particularly limited.

FIG. 33 is a diagram showing an example of a light emitting mode of the light guide plate, and is a diagram showing an example of emitting the same light emitting pattern with different colors.

33 (a) to 33 (d) show an example in which the same pattern 200 provided on the same light guide plate is made to emit light. In FIGS. 33 (a) to 33 (d), a pattern 200 imitating a blast is shown as an example, but the pattern provided on the light guide plate is not particularly limited, and any combination of pictures, characters, and the like may be used.

33 (a), (b), and (c) show an example in which the pattern 200 is made to emit light in blue, green, and red, respectively. The emission color of the pattern 200 can be changed by the emission color of a light source provided on the side surface of the light guide plate. Further, FIG. 33 (d) shows an example in which the pattern 200 is made to emit light in three colors of red, yellow, and purple from the left. The emission color of FIG. 33 (d) is obtained by dividing a light source provided on the side surface of the light guide plate (upper end surface or lower end surface in the example of FIG. 33 (d)) into a plurality of light sources in the length direction and emitting color for each divided portion. Can be achieved by making them different. More specifically, in the example of FIG. 33 (d), the central portion of the light source provided along the upper end surface or the lower end surface of the light guide plate is colored yellow, the left side portion from the center is colored red, and the center. The part on the right side of the part may be colored purple. By changing the number of divisions of the light source, it is also possible to make the pattern 200 of the light guide plate emit light in two or more arbitrary colors.

In this way, when the pattern of the light guide plate is made to emit light in a plurality of colors, various suggestions can be made depending on the emitted color. For example, the difference in the emission color of the light guide plate may suggest that the result of the special symbol lottery is likely to be a big hit. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 33 (a) to 33 (d), when the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is made to emit light in a mixture of blue, green, red, and three colors (red, yellow, and purple), blue, green, It may be suggested that the possibility of a big hit (big hit expectation) increases in the order of red and three-color mixture. In this case, the emission color is determined based on the result of the special symbol lottery, and when the result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit, each emission color is easily selected so that the emission color having a relatively high expectation of big hit is easily selected. The selection probability of is set. When the emission color of the pattern 200 suggests that the special symbol lottery may be a big hit, the pattern 200 may be made to emit light during the notification effect of notifying the result of the special symbol lottery, or the special symbol may be suggested. The pattern 200 may be made to emit light to make a suggestion during the notification effect before notifying the result of the lottery, that is, as a pre-reading advance notice effect based on the preliminary determination of the reserved data. Further, a special symbol lottery is made so that a specific emission color (for example, a mixture of three colors) is selected only when the result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit, and the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is made to emit light with a specific emission color. It may be confirmed that the result of is a big hit.

Further, the jackpot type may be suggested by the difference in the emission color of the light guide plate. Specifically, when the result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit, the profit obtained by the player by emitting the pattern 200 with the first light emitting color (for example, blue) is relatively small (for example, the big hit). By suggesting that a big hit with a relatively small number of round games or a big hit that does not change after the big hit is won, and the pattern 200 is made to emit light in the second emission color (for example, a mixture of three colors), the game is played. It may be suggested that the player has won a jackpot with a relatively large amount of profit (for example, a jackpot with a relatively large number of round games, or a jackpot that is in a probable state after the jackpot).

Further, it may be suggested that the content of the notification effect is highly likely to be developed by the difference in the emission color of the light guide plate. Specifically, when the pattern 200 is made to emit light in the first emission color (for example, green), it is suggested that a predetermined effect (for example, reach effect) is performed, and the second emission color (for example, red) is used. ), It may be suggested that an effect (for example, SP reach effect) suggesting that a big hit is more likely to occur than when the predetermined effect is performed.

Further, the difference in the emission color of the light guide plate may suggest the effect to be executed. Specifically, when the pattern 200 is made to emit light in the first emission color (for example, green), it is suggested that a predetermined effect (for example, the first SPSP effect) is performed, and the second emission color (for example, green) is used. When the light is emitted in red), it may be suggested that an effect different from the predetermined effect (for example, a second SPSP effect) is performed.

When the pattern 200 of one light guide plate is made to emit light, there are a first light emitting mode in which the light source is continuously turned on and a second light emitting mode in which the light source is turned on and off. In the first light emitting mode, the pattern 200 is continuously turned on without providing a light emitting period during the light emitting period of the light guide plate. In the first light emitting mode, the light emitting color may be changed during the light emitting period of the light guide plate. On the other hand, in the second light emitting mode, a visible extinguishing period is provided at least once during the light emitting period of the light guide plate, and the pattern 200 is continuously lit during the period sandwiching the extinguishing period. In the second light emitting mode, the length, the number of times, and the order of the lighting period and the extinguishing period provided during the light emitting period of the light guide plate are arbitrary, and various light emitting modes in which lighting and extinguishing are combined are possible. For example, the pattern 200 can be made to blink by alternately turning on and off the light guide plate lamp. Further, the pattern 200 is continuously lit during a part of the light emitting period of the light guide plate (for example, the first half of the light emitting period), and is alternately turned on and off during other periods (for example, the latter half of the light emitting period). The pattern 200 may be blinked by repeating the process. In both the first and second light emitting modes, the pattern 200 may be made to emit light in a single color, or may be made to emit light while changing the color over time. When the color is changed with time in the second light emitting mode, the light emitting mode is such that the color changes in order while blinking.

FIG. 34 is a diagram showing an example of a light emitting mode of the light guide plate, and is a diagram showing an example in which light emitting patterns provided on different light guide plates are made to emit light.

FIG. 34 (a) shows an example in which the pattern 201 provided on the light guide plate is made to emit light, and FIG. 34 (b) shows a pattern 202 provided on a light guide plate different from the light guide plate provided with the pattern 201. An example of emitting light is shown. In FIGS. 34A and 34B, as an example, a pattern 201 imitating a blast wave and a pattern 202 similarly imitating a blast wave and having a shape surrounding the periphery of the pattern 201 are shown. The pattern provided on the light guide plate is not particularly limited, and any combination of pictures, characters, and the like may be used.

As the light emitting modes of the patterns 201 and 202 shown in FIGS. 34 (a) and 34 (b), either the first light emitting mode (continuous lighting) or the second light emitting mode (combination of lighting and extinguishing) described with reference to FIG. 33 is used. Can be applied. Specifically, when only the pattern 201 is made to emit light, the pattern 201 may be continuously lit over the entire light emitting period according to the first light emitting mode, or a plurality of patterns 201 may be continuously lit with one or more extinguishing periods depending on the second light emitting mode. A lighting period may be provided. Similarly, when only the pattern 202 is to emit light, the pattern 202 may be continuously lit over the entire light emitting period according to the first light emitting mode, or may be continuously lit a plurality of times with one or more extinguishing periods depending on the second light emitting mode. A lighting period may be provided.

Further, when both the two patterns 201 and 202 are made to emit light during one light emitting period, various displays are possible depending on the combination of the light emitting modes of the patterns 201 and 202. The patterns 201 and 202 may be lit so that the lighting period of the pattern 201 and the lighting period of the pattern 202 overlap within one light emission period, or the lighting period of the pattern 201 and the lighting period of the pattern 202 overlap. Patterns 201 and 202 may be lit so as not to be.

For example, when the patterns 201 and 202 are turned on at the same time, the two patterns 201 and 202 can be displayed in an overlapping manner as shown in FIG. 34 (c). In this case, the patterns 201 and 202 may be turned on in order. For example, when the pattern 202 is turned on while the pattern 201 is turned on, the patterns 201 and 202 can be made to emit light so that the blast wave spreads from the center with the passage of time. On the contrary, when the pattern 201 is turned on with the pattern 202 turned on, the effect of focusing on the center of the blast with the passage of time can be realized.

Alternatively, one of the patterns 201 and 202 may be continuously lit and the other may be blinked. By blinking other patterns while continuously lighting a part of a plurality of patterns, it is possible to realize an effect with a sense of movement.

When the patterns 201 and 202 are turned on so that the light emitting periods of the patterns 201 and 202 do not overlap, the patterns 201 and 202 may be blinked so that the patterns 201 and 202 emit light alternately. By alternately lighting the patterns 201 and 202, it is possible to realize an effect with glitter and a feeling of movement.

Although an example using two light guide plates has been described here, three or more light guide plates may be used. When three or more light guide plates are used, the pattern provided on each light guide plate may be made to emit light according to the first or second light emission mode described above. When three or more patterns are made to emit light, each pattern may be lit so that the lighting periods of the two or more patterns overlap, or each pattern may be lit so that the lighting periods of the two patterns do not overlap. ..

Further, when two patterns are emitted, each pattern may be emitted with the same emission color, or each pattern may be emitted with different emission colors. Further, one or both of the two patterns may be made to emit light in a plurality of colors, or may be made to emit light so that the colors change with time.

Further, the pattern of the light guide plate may be made to emit light in an arbitrary combination of the light emitting modes described with reference to FIGS. 33 and 34. In other words, the light emitting mode may be switched once or more during one light emitting period. For example, continuous lighting may be switched to blinking, emission color may be switched, or emission color may be switched at the same time as lighting / blinking.

FIG. 35 is a diagram showing an example of a light emitting mode of the light guide plate, and is a diagram showing an example in which a pattern of the light guide plate is superimposed on an image similar to the pattern.

FIG. 35A shows a state in which the pattern 203 provided on the light guide plate is made to emit light. The pattern 203 is composed of, for example, a combination of the character string “CHANGE” and a plurality of diamond-shaped figures arranged around the character string. FIG. 35B is an example of an image that can be displayed on the image display unit 6. The image 206 shown in FIG. 35 (b) is an image similar to the pattern 203 provided on the light guide plate, and is a combination of the character string "CHANGE" and a plurality of diamond-shaped figures arranged around the character string. It consists of a combination. The image 206 shown in FIG. 35 (b) is different from the pattern 203 shown in FIG. 35 (a) at least in the typeface of the character string "CHANGE" and the position of the rhombus, and is not the same as the pattern 203. , It is a similar image. An image similar to the pattern 203 of the light guide plate includes an image of a character string having the same character string as that included in the pattern 203 but a different character style as illustrated in FIG. 35 (b), and an image having the same pattern as the pattern 203. However, an image displayed at a position deviated from the position of the pattern 203, an image of a pattern with the same motif as the pattern included in the pattern 203, and a character string or a pattern containing the same character string or pattern as that included in the pattern 203. Images and the like having different sizes, colors, etc. are included. When the pattern 203 shown in FIG. 35 (a) is made to emit light while the image 206 shown in FIG. 35 (b) is displayed on the image display unit 6, the pattern 203 is displayed superimposed on the image 206 of the image display unit 6. As a result, as shown in FIG. 35 (c), the pattern 203 of the light guide plate can be visually recognized three-dimensionally as if it were raised. Although FIG. 35B has described an example of displaying an image similar to the pattern 203, the same image as the pattern 203 (an image having the same shape and contour) may be displayed.

When the pattern 203 and the image 206 of the image display unit 6 described with reference to FIG. 35 (a) are used, the pattern 203 of the light guide plate is made to emit light, but the image 206 is not displayed on the image display unit 6 (FIG. 35 (a)). The image 206 is displayed on the image display unit 6, but the pattern 203 of the light guide plate is not emitted (FIG. 35 (b)), and the pattern 203 of the light guide plate is caused to emit light, and the image 206 is displayed on the image display unit 6. Can be executed with the effect of displaying (FIG. 35 (c)). If different suggestion contents are suggested for each of these three patterns of effect, it is possible to execute an unexpected notification effect using the light guide plate pattern 203 and an image 206 similar thereto. For example, when an effect of superimposing and displaying both the light guide plate pattern 203 and an image 206 similar thereto (FIG. 35 (c)) is executed, either the light guide plate pattern 203 or the image 206 similar thereto is executed. It may be suggested that the jackpot expectation is higher than when the effect of displaying only one of them (FIGS. 35A or 35B) is executed. In this case, it is further suggested that the effect of displaying the image 206 (FIG. 35 (b)) has a higher expectation of a big hit than the effect of displaying the pattern 203 of the light guide plate (FIG. 35 (a)). You may. Further, the effect of superimposing and displaying both the pattern 203 of the light guide plate and the image 206 similar thereto (FIG. 35 (c)) may be executed only when the result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit. In this case, the effect of superimposing and displaying both the light guide plate pattern 203 and the image 206 similar thereto (FIG. 35 (c)) is a big hit (for example, a substantial round) in which the player's profit is relatively high. It may be possible to execute only in the case of a big hit with a relatively large number or a big hit controlled to a probabilistic gaming state after the big hit).

In addition to the jackpot expectation level, the effects shown in FIGS. 35 (a) to 35 (c) may indicate the development destination (the content of the effect after the development) of the notification effect. For example, by executing the effect of displaying the pattern 203 of the light guide plate (FIG. 35 (a)) or the effect of displaying the image 206 (FIG. 35 (b)), the first development effect (for example, (SP reach effect) It is suggested that an effect suggesting a higher jackpot expectation is executed, and an effect (FIG. 35 (c)) in which both the light guide plate pattern 203 and an image 206 similar thereto are superimposed and displayed is executed. By doing so, it may be suggested that an effect suggesting a jackpot expectation level equal to or higher than the second development effect (for example, SPSPSP reach effect) is executed.

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing an example of a light emitting mode of the light guide plate, and is a diagram showing an example in which a pattern of the light guide plate similar to the design of the movable accessory is superimposed on the front surface of the movable accessory.

FIG. 36A shows a state in which the first movable accessories 65a and 65b constituting the openable / closable shutter are closed on the front side of the image display unit 6. The first movable accessory 65a and 65b are provided with a plurality of accessory lamps 204 whose light emission is controlled by the lamp control unit 600. The first movable accessories 65a and 65b are controlled by the lamp control unit 600 based on the instruction from the image / sound control unit 500, and are produced by opening and closing between the open state and the closed state and emitting light from the lamp 204. To execute. In the example of FIG. 36, a shark pattern is drawn on the front surface of the first movable accessory 65a and 65b, and the shark pattern appears when the first movable accessory 65a and 65b are closed.

FIG. 36B shows a state in which the pattern 205 provided on the light guide plate is made to emit light. The pattern 205 is composed of a combination of a shark pattern similar to the design provided on the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and a plurality of star-shaped patterns provided around the shark pattern. A pattern similar to the design provided on the movable accessory is a pattern that is partially common to the design provided on the movable accessory, even if it is not completely the same as the design provided on the movable accessory. Designs with different sizes and colors, designs with common motifs, etc. are included.

FIG. 36C shows a state in which the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are closed and the pattern 205 of the light guide plate is made to emit light. Since the light guide plate pattern 205 is on the front side of the first movable accessory 65a and 65b, when the light guide plate pattern 205 is superimposed on the design of the first movable accessory 65a and 65b, the first movable accessory 65a and Compared with the case where only 65b is closed (FIG. 36 (a)) and the case where only the light guide plate pattern 205 is made to emit light (FIG. 36 (b)), the shark pattern can be made more conspicuous and the shark's pattern can be made more conspicuous. It is possible to give a three-dimensional effect to the pattern. Further, since the light guide plate is provided with a pattern 205 similar to the pattern drawn on the first movable accessories 65a and 65b, even if both are superimposed, the design of each is not destroyed and there is a sense of unity. The production can be realized.

When the first movable accessory 65a and 65b and the light guide plate pattern 205 described in FIG. 36 (a) are used, the first movable accessory 65a and 65b are operated, but the light guide plate pattern 205 is not emitted. In FIG. 36 (a)), the light guide plate pattern 205 is made to emit light, but the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are not operated (FIG. 36 (b)), and the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are operated. In addition, the effect of causing the pattern 205 of the light guide plate to emit light (FIG. 36 (c)) can be executed.

If different suggestions are suggested for each of these three patterns of production, the first movable accessory 65a and 65b and the pattern 205 similar to the design provided on the first movable accessory 65a and 65b can be obtained. It is possible to perform an unexpected notification effect by using it. For example, when the effect of performing the operation of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and the light emission of the light guide plate pattern 205 (FIG. 36 (c)) is executed, the operation and guidance of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are executed. It may be suggested that the jackpot expectation is higher than the case where the effect (FIG. 36 (a) or (b)) of performing either one of the light emission of the pattern 205 of the light plate is executed. In this case, further, by executing the effect of operating the first movable accessories 65a and 65b (FIG. 36 (a)), the light emitting effect of the light guide plate pattern 205 (FIG. 36 (b)) was executed. It may be suggested that the jackpot expectation is higher than the case. Further, the effect of operating the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and emitting light of the light guide plate pattern 205 (FIG. 36 (c)) may be executed only when the result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit. In this case, the effect of operating the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and emitting light of the light guide plate pattern 205 (FIG. 36 (c)) is a big hit (for example, substantially) in which the player's profit is relatively large. It may be possible to execute only in the case of a big hit with a relatively large number of rounds or a big hit controlled to a probabilistic gaming state after the big hit.

In addition to the jackpot expectation degree, the effect shown in FIGS. 36 (a) to 36 (c) may indicate the development destination (the content of the effect after the development) of the notification effect. For example, when the effect of operating the first movable accessories 65a and 65b (FIG. 36 (a)) or the effect of causing the pattern 205 of the light guide plate to emit light (FIG. 36 (b)) is executed, the first development occurs. It is suggested that an effect suggesting a jackpot expectation level higher than the effect (for example, SP reach effect) is executed, and the operation of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and the light emission of the light guide plate pattern 205 are performed (FIG. When 36 (c)) is executed, it may be suggested that an effect suggesting a jackpot expectation level equal to or higher than the second development effect (for example, SPSPSP reach effect) is executed.

[Brightness control of the image display unit 6 during the light emitting period of the light guide plate]
Next, the brightness control of the image display unit 6 that can be executed during the light emitting period of the light guide plate will be described with reference to FIGS. 37 to 49.

FIG. 37 is a diagram showing an example of brightness control of the image display unit 6. In FIGS. 37 to 49, in order to clarify the difference in brightness of the image display unit 6 on the drawing, the brightness of the image display unit is expressed by the presence or absence of hatching attached to the image display unit 6 and the type of hatching. .. In FIGS. 37 to 49, the presence / absence and type of hatching indicate only the difference in brightness, and do not represent the difference in color of the background, decorative pattern, reserved image, and the like.

FIG. 37A shows a state in which the image is displayed on the image display unit 6 with normal brightness (hereinafter referred to as “first brightness”) outside the light emitting period of the light guide plate.

FIG. 37B shows a state in which the image display unit 6 is displayed at a second luminance darker than the first luminance. As shown in FIG. 37B, the method of making the brightness of the image display unit 6 darker than the normal first brightness is not particularly limited, but as described above, the brightness of the image display unit 6 is controlled by the image / sound control unit 500. A method of lowering itself, or a method of superimposing a dark image (an image having low brightness) on a normal effect image (video) in which the brightness is not intentionally lowered by the image / sound control unit 500 and displaying the image on the image display unit 6. Can be used. With these methods, it is not necessary to prepare in advance an effect image (video) whose brightness is reduced according to the light emitting period of the light guide plate, so that the capacity of the ROM 502 of the image / sound control unit 500 can be saved. it can. Further, the display at the second luminance may be realized by simply displaying an image darker than the first luminance.

FIG. 37C shows a state in which the image display unit 6 is displayed at a third brightness brighter than the first brightness. As shown in FIG. 37 (c), the method of making the brightness of the image display unit 6 brighter than the normal first brightness is not particularly limited, but as described above, the brightness of the image display unit 6 is controlled by the image / sound control unit 500. A method of increasing the brightness itself, or a method of superimposing a bright image (image with high brightness) on a normal effect image (video) whose brightness is not intentionally increased by the image / sound control unit 500 and displaying it on the image display unit 6. Can be used. With these methods, it is not necessary to prepare in advance an effect image (video) whose brightness is increased according to the light emitting period of the light guide plate, so that the capacity of the ROM 502 of the image / sound control unit 500 can be saved. .. Further, the display at the third luminance may be realized by simply displaying an image brighter than the first luminance.

The image acoustic control unit 500 can darken the brightness of the image display unit 6 from the first brightness to the second brightness, or brighten the brightness from the second brightness to the first brightness. Further, the image / sound control unit 500 can brighten the brightness of the image display unit 6 from the first brightness to the third brightness, or darken the brightness from the third brightness to the first brightness. Further, the image / sound control unit 500 can brighten the second brightness to the third brightness or darken the third brightness to the second brightness. When the brightness is changed between the second brightness darker than usual and the third brightness brighter than usual, the difference in brightness before and after the change becomes large, so that the change in the effect content can be presented to the player in an easy-to-understand manner.

FIG. 38 is a time chart showing the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the brightness change pattern of the image display unit in association with each other.

In the brightness change patterns shown in FIGS. 38 (a) to 38 (d), the brightness of the image display unit 6 becomes a second brightness darker than the normal first brightness at the light emission start time t1 and the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate. There is.

More specifically, in the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 38 (a), the brightness of the light guide plate decreases from the first brightness to the second brightness at the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate, and the light emission end time of the light guide plate. At t2, the brightness increases from the second brightness to the first brightness. However, the timing at which the brightness of the image display unit 6 changes does not have to be the same as the light emission start timing or the light emission stop timing of the light guide plate, and the image display unit has the brightness change pattern shown in FIGS. 38 (b) to 38 (d). The brightness of 6 may change. In the luminance change pattern shown in FIG. 38 (b), the luminance of the image display unit 6 is lowered from the first luminance to the second luminance before the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate, and the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate is changed. The brightness increases from the second brightness to the first brightness. In the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 38 (c), the brightness of the image display unit 6 decreases from the first brightness to the second brightness before the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate, and after the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate. The brightness increases from the second brightness to the first brightness. In the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 38 (d), the brightness of the image display unit 6 decreases from the first brightness to the second brightness at the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate, and the second brightness is after the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate. The brightness increases from the brightness to the first brightness. That is, in the display example of the image display unit 6 shown in FIG. 38, an image in a relatively bright mode (display image in the first brightness) and an image in a relatively dark mode (display image in the second brightness) Is displayable, and at least at the start of the light emission period (time t1) and at the end of the light emission period (time t2), an image in a relatively dark mode is displayed.

FIG. 39 is a diagram showing a display example of the image display unit at the start of the light emitting period of the light guide plate.

FIG. 39 (a) is a display example of the image display unit 6 in which the brightness of the image display unit 6 is reduced to the second brightness at the light emission start time t1, and the brightness change shown in FIGS. 38 (a) and 38 (d). A display example at the start of the light emission period in the pattern is shown. On the other hand, FIG. 39 (b) is a display example of the image display unit 6 in which the brightness of the image display unit 6 is reduced to the second brightness before the light emission start time t1, and FIGS. 38 (b) and 38 (c) show. A display example at the start of the light emission period in the indicated luminance change pattern is shown. In any of the display examples of FIGS. 39 (a) and 39 (b), the pattern 200 of the light guide plate emits light when a relatively dark image is displayed on the image display unit 6, so that the emitted pattern 200 is displayed. It is in a state where it is easy to see.

FIG. 40 is a diagram showing a display example of the image display unit at the end of the light emitting period of the light guide plate.

FIG. 40A is a display example of the image display unit 6 in which the brightness of the image display unit 6 returns to the first brightness at the light emission end time t2, and the brightness change shown in FIGS. 38 (a) and 38 (b). A display example at the end of the light emission period in the pattern is shown. On the other hand, FIG. 40B is a display example of the image display unit 6 in which the brightness of the image display unit 6 returns to the first brightness after the light emission end time t2, and is shown in FIGS. 38 (c) and 38 (d). A display example at the end of the light emission period in the brightness change pattern is shown. In any of the display examples of FIGS. 40 (a) and 40 (b), the display of a relatively dark image is maintained during the light emitting period of the light guide plate, and the image is displayed after the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is turned off. Since a relatively bright image is displayed in the unit 6, the pattern 200 during light emission is easily visible.

In this way, when the brightness of the image display unit 6 is changed by the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 38 to reduce the brightness of the light emitting plate during the light emitting period (time t1 to t2) from the first brightness to the second brightness, Since a darker image is displayed on the image display unit 6 on the back side of the light guide plate as compared with the case where the light guide plate does not emit light, the visibility of the light emitting light guide plate pattern 200 can be improved. Therefore, as compared with the case where the brightness of the image display unit 6 is not changed, the player can pay attention to the light emitting effect of the light guide plate, and the effect of the light emitting effect is improved.

FIG. 41 is a time chart showing the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the brightness change pattern of the image display unit in association with each other.

In the luminance change patterns shown in FIGS. 41 (a) to 41 (d), at the light emission start time t1 and the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate, the brightness of the image display unit 6 becomes a third brightness brighter than the normal first brightness. There is.

More specifically, in the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 41 (a), the brightness of the light guide plate increases from the first brightness to the third brightness at the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate, and the light emission end time of the light guide plate. At t2, the brightness decreases from the third brightness to the first brightness. However, the timing at which the brightness of the image display unit 6 changes does not have to be the same as the light emission start timing or the light emission stop timing of the light guide plate, and the image display unit has the brightness change pattern shown in FIGS. 41 (b) to 41 (d). The brightness of 6 may change. In the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 41 (b), the brightness of the image display unit 6 increases from the first brightness to the third brightness before the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate, and the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate becomes the third. The brightness decreases from the third brightness to the first brightness. In the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 41 (c), the brightness of the image display unit 6 increases from the first brightness to the third brightness before the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate, and after the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate. The brightness decreases from the third brightness to the first brightness. In the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 41 (d), the brightness of the image display unit 6 increases from the first brightness to the third brightness at the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate, and the third brightness is after the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate. The brightness decreases from the brightness to the first brightness. That is, in the display example of the image display unit 6 shown in FIG. 41, an image in a relatively dark mode (display image in the first brightness) and an image in a relatively bright mode (display image in the third brightness) Is displayable, and at least at the start of the light emission period (time t1) and at the end of the light emission period (time t2), an image having a relatively bright aspect is displayed.

FIG. 42 is a diagram showing a display example of the image display unit at the start of the light emitting period of the light guide plate.

FIG. 42 (a) is a display example of the image display unit 6 in which the brightness of the image display unit 6 increases to the third brightness at the light emission start time t1, and the brightness change shown in FIGS. 41 (a) and 41 (d). A display example at the start of the light emission period in the pattern is shown. On the other hand, FIG. 42B is a display example of the image display unit 6 in which the brightness of the image display unit 6 increases to the third brightness before the light emission start time t1, and FIGS. 41 (b) and 41 (c) show. A display example at the start of the light emission period in the indicated luminance change pattern is shown. In any of the display examples of FIGS. 42 (a) and 42 (b), the pattern 200 of the light guide plate emits light when a relatively bright image is displayed on the image display unit 6, so that the image display unit 6 emits light. The combination of the displayed image and the emitted pattern 200 makes the entire effect bright and conspicuous.

FIG. 43 is a diagram showing a display example of the image display unit at the end of the light emitting period of the light guide plate.

FIG. 43A is a display example of the image display unit 6 in which the brightness of the image display unit 6 returns to the first brightness at the light emission end time t2, and the brightness change shown in FIGS. 41 (a) and 41 (b). A display example at the end of the light emission period in the pattern is shown. On the other hand, FIG. 43B is a display example of the image display unit 6 in which the brightness of the image display unit 6 returns to the first brightness after the light emission end time t2, and is shown in FIGS. 41 (c) and 41 (d). A display example at the end of the light emission period in the brightness change pattern is shown. In any of the display examples of FIGS. 43 (a) and 43 (b), the display of a relatively bright image is maintained during the light emitting period of the light guide plate, and the image is displayed after the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is turned off. In order to return to the normal brightness in the unit 6, the entire effect is bright and conspicuous due to the combination of the display image of the image display unit 6 and the emitted pattern 200.

In this way, when the brightness of the image display unit 6 is changed by the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 41 to increase the brightness of the light emitting plate during the light emitting period (time t1 to t2) from the first brightness to the third brightness, Since a brighter image is displayed on the image display unit 6 on the back side of the light guide plate as compared with the case where the light guide plate does not emit light, the entire effect can be made conspicuous. Therefore, as compared with the case where the brightness of the image display unit 6 is not changed, the entire effect during the light emitting period of the light guide plate is executed in an extremely conspicuous manner to attract the player's attention or the effect brighter than usual is executed. By doing so, it is possible to give a feeling of expectation or unexpected feeling that some kind of development production will be performed.

FIG. 44 is a time chart showing the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the brightness change pattern of the image display unit in association with each other.

In the luminance change patterns shown in FIGS. 44 (a) to 44 (g), the luminance of the image display unit 6 is reduced at the time t3 between the light emission start time t1 and the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate.

More specifically, in the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 44A, the brightness of the light guide plate increases from the normal first brightness to the third brightness at the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate, and the brightness increases at time t3. The brightness decreases from the third brightness to the first brightness. However, the timing at which the brightness of the image display unit 6 changes from the first brightness to the third brightness does not have to be the same as the light emission start timing of the light guide plate, as in the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 44 (b). The brightness of the image display unit 6 may increase from the first brightness to the third brightness before the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate, or as in the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 44 (c), the light guide plate The brightness of the image display unit 6 may increase from the first brightness to the third brightness after the light emission start time t1 of the above.

In the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 44 (d), the light emitting period of the light guide plate starts with the brightness of the image display unit 6 being the normal brightness, and the brightness of the image display unit 6 is changed from the normal first brightness to the third brightness at time t3. The brightness decreases to 2 brightness, and the brightness of the image display unit 6 returns from the second brightness to the first brightness at the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate. However, the timing at which the brightness of the image display unit 6 returns from the second brightness to the first brightness does not have to be the same as the light emission end timing of the light guide plate, as in the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 44 (e). The brightness of the image display unit 6 may increase from the second brightness to the first brightness before the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate, or as in the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 44 (f), the light guide plate The brightness of the image display unit 6 may increase from the second brightness to the first brightness after the light emission end time t2 of.

Further, in the luminance change pattern shown in FIG. 44 (g), the luminance of the image display unit 6 increases from the normal first luminance to the third luminance at the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate, and the image display unit 6 at time t3. The brightness of the image display unit 6 decreases from the third brightness to the second brightness, and the brightness of the image display unit 6 returns from the second brightness to the first brightness at the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate. Although a repetitive description is omitted, the timing at which the brightness of the image display unit 6 increases from the first brightness to the third brightness does not have to be at the same time as the light emission start timing of the light guide plate, and even before the light emission start time t1. You can do it later. Similarly, the timing at which the brightness of the image display unit 6 returns from the second brightness to the first brightness does not have to be at the same time as the light emission end timing of the light guide plate, and may be before or after the light emission end time t2.

That is, in the display example of the image display unit 6 shown in FIG. 44, it is possible to display an image in a relatively bright mode and an image in a relatively dark mode, and in the light emitting period (time t3), it is relatively possible to display an image. The display of the image in the bright mode is changed to the display of the image in the relatively dark mode (change from the image display of the third brightness to the image display of the first brightness or the second brightness).

45 and 46 are views showing a display example of the image display unit during the light emitting period of the light guide plate.

FIG. 45A is a display example of the image display unit 6 in which the brightness of the image display unit 6 decreases from the third brightness to the first brightness at time t3, and is shown in FIGS. 44 (a) to 44 (c). A display example during the light emission period in the brightness change pattern is shown. On the other hand, FIG. 45B is a display example of the image display unit 6 in which the brightness of the image display unit 6 decreases from the first brightness to the second brightness at time t3, and FIGS. 44 (d) to 44 (f) show. A display example during the light emission period in the indicated luminance change pattern is shown. In the display example of FIG. 45 (a), as in the case of the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 41, when the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is emitting light, the image display unit 6 has a relatively bright third brightness. Since there is a period during which the image is displayed, the entire effect can be made bright and conspicuous. In the display example of FIG. 45 (b), as in the case of the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 38, when the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is emitting light, the image display unit 6 has a relatively dark second brightness. Since there is a period during which the image is displayed, the visibility of the pattern 200 of the light emitting light guide plate can be improved. Further, in any of the display examples of FIGS. 45 (a) and 45 (b), the appearance changes due to the decrease in the brightness of the image display unit 6 during the light emitting period of the light guide plate, which gives the player an unexpected feeling. It is possible to have a sense of expectation that some kind of development production may be performed.

FIG. 46 is a display example of the image display unit 6 in which the brightness of the image display unit 6 decreases from the third brightness to the second brightness at time t3, and is during the light emission period in the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 44 (g). A display example of is shown. In the display example of FIG. 46, when the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is emitting light, the period during which the image is displayed on the image display unit 6 with the relatively bright third brightness and the relatively dark second brightness There is a period during which the image is displayed on the image display unit 6. Therefore, it is possible to obtain both the effects of making the entire effect bright and conspicuous and improving the visibility of the pattern 200 of the light emitting light guide plate. Further, as in the display example of FIG. 46, when the brightness is lowered from the third brightness brighter than the normal first brightness to the second brightness darker than the normal first brightness, the entire effect is derived from a bright and conspicuous state. Since the appearance of the pattern 200, which emits dark light behind the light plate, changes significantly so that it is easy to see, it is possible to give the player a surprising feeling, and there is a strong expectation that some kind of development effect may be performed. Can be ridden.

FIG. 47 is a time chart showing the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the brightness change pattern of the image display unit in association with each other.

In the luminance change patterns shown in FIGS. 47 (a) to 47 (g), the luminance of the image display unit 6 is increased at the time t3 between the light emission start time t1 and the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate.

More specifically, in the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 47 (a), the brightness of the light guide plate decreases from the normal first brightness to the second brightness at the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate, and the brightness becomes lower at time t3. The brightness increases from the second brightness to the first brightness. However, the timing at which the brightness of the image display unit 6 changes from the first brightness to the second brightness does not have to be the same as the light emission start timing of the light guide plate, as in the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 47 (b). The brightness of the image display unit 6 may be lowered from the first brightness to the second brightness before the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate, or as in the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 47 (c), the light guide plate The brightness of the image display unit 6 may be lowered from the first brightness to the second brightness after the light emission start time t1 of the above.

In the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 47 (d), the light emitting period of the light guide plate starts while the brightness of the image display unit 6 remains the normal brightness, and the brightness of the image display unit 6 changes from the normal first brightness to the first brightness at time t3. The brightness increases to 3 brightness, and the brightness of the image display unit 6 returns from the third brightness to the first brightness at the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate. However, the timing at which the brightness of the image display unit 6 returns from the third brightness to the first brightness does not have to be at the same time as the light emission end timing of the light guide plate, as in the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 47 (e). The brightness of the image display unit 6 may be lowered from the third brightness to the first brightness before the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate, or as in the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 47 (f), the light guide plate The brightness of the image display unit 6 may be lowered from the third brightness to the first brightness after the light emission end time t2 of.

Further, in the luminance change pattern shown in FIG. 47 (g), the luminance of the image display unit 6 is lowered from the normal first luminance to the second luminance at the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate, and the image display unit 6 is at time t3. The brightness of the image display unit 6 increases from the second brightness to the third brightness, and the brightness of the image display unit 6 returns from the third brightness to the first brightness at the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate. Although a repetitive description is omitted, the timing at which the brightness of the image display unit 6 decreases from the first brightness to the second brightness does not have to be at the same time as the light emission start timing of the light guide plate, and even before the light emission start time t1. You can do it later. Similarly, the timing at which the brightness of the image display unit 6 returns from the third brightness to the first brightness does not have to be at the same time as the light emission end timing of the light guide plate, and may be before or after the light emission end time t2.

That is, in the display example of the image display unit 6 shown in FIG. 47, an image in a relatively dark mode and an image in a relatively bright mode can be displayed, and in the light emitting period (time t3), relatively. The display of the image in the dark mode is changed to the display of the image in the relatively bright mode (change from the image display of the first brightness or the second brightness to the image display of the third brightness).

48 and 49 are views showing a display example of the image display unit during the light emitting period of the light guide plate.

FIG. 48A is a display example of the image display unit 6 in which the brightness of the image display unit 6 increases from the second brightness to the first brightness at time t3, and is shown in FIGS. 47 (a) to 47 (c). A display example during the light emission period in the brightness change pattern is shown. On the other hand, FIG. 48B is a display example of the image display unit 6 in which the brightness of the image display unit 6 increases from the first brightness to the third brightness at time t3, and FIGS. 47 (d) to 47 (f) show. A display example during the light emission period in the indicated luminance change pattern is shown. In the display example of FIG. 48 (a), as in the case of the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 38, when the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is emitting light, the image display unit 6 has a relatively dark second brightness. Since there is a period during which the image is displayed, the visibility of the pattern 200 of the light emitting light guide plate can be improved. In the display example of FIG. 48 (b), as in the case of the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 41, when the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is emitting light, the image display unit 6 has a relatively bright third brightness. Since there is a period during which the image is displayed, the entire effect can be made bright and conspicuous. Further, in any of the display examples of FIGS. 48A and 48B, the appearance changes due to the increase in the brightness of the image display unit 6 during the light emitting period of the light guide plate, which gives the player an unexpected feeling. It is possible to have a sense of expectation that some kind of development production may be performed.

FIG. 49 is a display example of the image display unit 6 in which the brightness of the image display unit 6 increases from the second brightness to the third brightness at time t3, and is during the light emission period in the brightness change pattern shown in FIG. 47 (g). A display example of is shown. In the display example of FIG. 49, when the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is emitting light, the period during which the image is displayed on the image display unit 6 with the relatively dark second brightness and the relatively bright third brightness. There is a period during which the image is displayed on the image display unit 6. Therefore, it is possible to obtain both the effects of improving the visibility of the light emitting light guide plate pattern 200 and making the entire effect bright and conspicuous. Further, as in the display example of FIG. 49, when the brightness is increased from the second brightness darker than the normal first brightness to the third brightness brighter than the normal first brightness, the pattern 200 in which the back of the light guide plate emits dark light is emitted. Since the appearance changes greatly from a state where it is easy to see, to a state where the entire production is bright and conspicuous, it is possible to give a surprising feeling to the player, and there is a strong expectation that some kind of development production etc. may be performed. Can be squeezed.

In the above description, the effect image (video) whose brightness is not intentionally changed is used, and the image / sound control unit 500 changes the brightness of the image display unit 6 itself, or a low-luminance or high-luminance image is displayed. An example in which the brightness is changed by superimposing the images has been described, but the brightness (luminance) is changed in advance according to the brightness change pattern of the image display unit shown in FIGS. 38, 41, 44, and 47. When an effect image (video) is prepared and accompanied by a light emission effect of the light guide plate, the brightness of the image displayed on the image display unit 6 according to the light emission period is used by using the effect image in which the brightness is changed in advance. May be changed. Alternatively, by switching and displaying images having different brightness (luminance) according to the brightness change pattern of the image display unit shown in FIGS. 38, 41, 44, and 47, the image is displayed according to the light emission period. The brightness of the image displayed in unit 6 may be changed.

Further, the brightness control of the image display unit 6 may be performed based on a pattern in which the brightness change patterns shown in FIGS. 38, 41, 44, and 47 are arbitrarily combined. For example, the image display units shown in FIGS. 44 and 47 are performed one or more times within one light emission period, respectively, and the brightness is changed from relatively bright brightness to relatively dark brightness within one light emission period. After the change, the brightness may be changed from a relatively dark brightness to a relatively bright brightness. Alternatively, the brightness may be changed from a relatively dark brightness to a relatively bright brightness within one light emission period, and then the brightness may be changed from a relatively bright brightness to a relatively dark brightness. ..

Further, when it is possible to execute a plurality of light emission effects during one notification effect or one big hit game effect, it is shown in FIGS. 38, 41, 44, and 47 in each light emission effect. The brightness of the image display unit 6 may be changed based on any of the brightness change patterns, and the brightness change patterns shown in FIGS. 38, 41, 44, and 47 may be arbitrarily combined in each light emission effect. The brightness of the image display unit 6 may be changed based on the pattern.

Further, in FIGS. 37 to 49, an example in which the brightness of the main image display unit 6 is changed when the light emission effect is executed has been described, but the sub image display unit 63a and the sub image display unit 63a and the sub image display unit 63a and together with the main image display unit 6 or alone The brightness of 63b may be changed. When the brightness of the sub-image display units 63a and 63b is changed, any of the brightness change patterns shown in FIGS. 38, 41, 44 and 47, or shown in FIGS. 38, 41, 44 and 47. The brightness of the image display unit 6 may be changed based on a pattern in which any of the brightness change patterns is arbitrarily combined. By changing the brightness of the sub-image display units 63a and 63b when the light emission effect is executed, the same effect as in the case of changing the brightness of the main image display unit 6 can be obtained.

[Light emitting period of light guide plate and operating period of movable accessory]
Hereinafter, the operating period of the movable accessory that can be set with respect to the light emitting period of the light guide plate will be described with reference to FIGS. 50 to 57.

FIG. 50 is a time chart showing the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the operating period of the movable accessory in association with each other.

In the example of FIG. 50A, the movable accessory starts operating at the light emitting start time t1 of the light guide plate, and the movable accessory stops operating at the light emitting end time t2 of the light guide plate, and the light emitting period of the light guide plate. And the operating period of the movable accessory are almost the same. Since the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the operating period of the movable accessory are substantially the same, when the light emitting effect of the light guide plate and the effect using the movable accessory are simultaneously performed as illustrated in FIG. 36, the effect is produced. It can make the whole stand out and attract the attention of the player. However, the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the operating period of the movable accessory do not have to be the same. For example, as shown in FIGS. 50 (b) or 50 (c), the operation of the movable accessory starts before or after the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate, and the movable accessory operates at the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate. You may stop. As shown in FIGS. 50 (b) and 50 (c), when the timing of the start of the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the start of the operation of the movable accessory are staggered, either the light emission of the light guide plate or the operation of the movable accessory is performed. After that, both the light emission of the light guide plate and the operation of the movable accessory are executed. That is, since the effect content develops from an effect in which either the light emission of the light guide plate or the operation of the movable accessory is executed to an effect in which both the light emission of the light guide plate and the operation of the movable accessory are executed, the game It can give a person a surprising feeling. Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 50 (d) or 50 (e), the movable accessory starts operating at the light emitting start time t1 of the light guide plate, and the movable accessory operates before or after the light emitting end time t2 of the light guide plate. You may stop. As shown in FIGS. 50 (d) and 50 (e), when the timing between the end of the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the end of the operation of the movable accessory is shifted, both the light emission of the light guide plate and the operation of the movable accessory are executed. After that, either the light emission of the light guide plate or the operation of the movable accessory is continuously executed, so that the effect (the light emission of the light guide plate or the effect using the movable accessory) that is continuously executed is played. Can impress people.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 50 (f) to 50 (i), both the start and end of the operation of the movable accessory may be shifted from the light emission start time t1 and the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate. Similar to the cases of FIGS. 50 (b) and 50 (c) described above, when the timing of the start of the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the start of the operation of the movable accessory are staggered, the light emission of the light guide plate and the operation of the movable accessory are performed. After either one is executed, both the light emission of the light guide plate and the operation of the movable accessory are executed, and the development of this effect content can give the player a surprising feeling. Further, as in the cases of FIGS. 50 (d) and 50 (e), when the timing of the end of the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the end of the operation of the movable accessory are shifted, the light emission of the light guide plate and the operation of the movable accessory are performed. After both are executed, either the light emission of the light guide plate or the operation of the movable accessory is continuously executed, so that either the light emission effect of the light guide plate or the effect using the movable accessory is given to the player. You can impress. In particular, as shown in FIG. 50 (g), when the light emitting period of the light guide plate is included in the operating period of the movable accessory, the movable accessory operates over the light emitting period of the light guide plate and before and after the light emitting period. The difference between the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the operating period of the movable accessory can strongly impress the player with the operation of the movable accessory. On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 50 (i), when the operating period of the movable accessory is included in the light emitting period of the light guide plate, the light guide plate emits light during the operating period of the movable accessory and before and after the operating period. Therefore, the difference between the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the operating period of the movable accessory can strongly impress the player with the light emitting effect of the light guide plate.

Further, depending on the operation mode of the movable accessory, it may take a certain amount of time from the start of the operation of the movable accessory to the completion of the predetermined movement or operation of the movable accessory. For example, in the case of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b described above, it takes a certain amount of time to slide the first movable accessories 6a and 65b to a position covering the image display unit 6 after starting the operation. The time from the start of the movement of the movable accessory to the completion of the operation increases as the movement of the movable accessory becomes complicated. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 50 (b), (f) and (g), the operation of the movable accessory is started only by the time required from the start of the operation of the movable accessory to the completion of the operation from the light emission start time t1 of the light guide plate. By doing this before, the operation completion timing of the movable accessory (in other words, the timing when the movable accessory is completed) and the light emission timing of the light guide plate are matched, and a rhythmic and neat appearance is executed. can do. Similarly, as shown in FIGS. 50 (d), (f) and (h), the time required from the start of operation of the movable accessory to the completion of the operation of the movable accessory is longer than the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate. By doing this just before, the operation completion timing of the movable accessory (in other words, the timing when the movable accessory is in the non-operating state) and the light emission end timing of the light guide plate are matched, and the rhythm is good and the appearance is neat. The production can be executed.

The combination pattern of the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the operating period of the movable accessory shown in FIG. 50 may be predetermined for each effect pattern of the notification effect to be executed, or may be determined each time by lottery or the like. Is also good. When the operating period of the movable accessory with respect to the light emitting period of the light guide plate is selected by lottery or the like, even if the notification effect of the same effect pattern is performed, the operating period of the movable accessory changes, so that the variation of the notification effect increases. , It is possible to give a surprising feeling without making the player bored.

Here, the relationship between the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the operating period of the second movable accessory 66 described with reference to FIG. 50 will be described by taking an effect using the second movable accessory 66 as an example. The operation of the second movable accessory 66 will be described.

FIG. 51 is a diagram illustrating an example of effect using the second movable accessory 66. FIG. 51 describes an effect example in which the second movable accessory 66 is operated during the SP reach effect, but the second movable accessory 66 is operated not only during the SP reach effect but also during other effects. Is also good.

First, FIG. 51 (1) shows a state in which the SP reach effect has started and before the second movable accessory 66 operates. When the operation period of the second movable accessory 66 starts, as shown in FIG. 51 (2), the second movable accessory 66 starts moving downward from the initial position above the image display unit 6. The second movable accessory 66 moves to the front side substantially in the center of the image display unit 6, and stops for a predetermined time in the state shown in FIG. 51 (3). When the operation period of the second movable accessory 66 ends, the second movable accessory 66 starts moving upward from the stop position (the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line) as shown in FIG. 51 (4). Then, it returns to the initial position shown in FIG. 51 (5). In this way, the effect of lowering the second movable accessory 66 toward the front side of the image display unit 6 may lead to a specific effect such as SPSP reach, and there is a high possibility that it will be a big hit. Can be suggested.

The effect of lowering the second movable accessory 66 can be performed with the effect of emitting light from the light guide plate. By accompanying the light emitting effect of the light guide plate, it is possible not only to make the notification effect stand out and attract the player's attention, but also to develop a specific effect as compared with the effect of lowering the second movable accessory 66 alone. It can be suggested that it is higher and that it is more likely to be a big hit. When the second movable accessory is operated with the light emitting effect of the light guide plate, the operation start timing or operation end timing of the second movable accessory is set with respect to the light emitting period of the light guide plate as shown in FIGS. 52 to 57 below. By changing it, it is possible to increase the variation of the production and improve the interest.

First, with reference to FIGS. 52 to 54, variations of the operation start timing of the second movable accessory 66 with respect to the light emission start timing of the light guide plate will be described.

FIG. 52 is a diagram showing an example of an effect when the operation of the second movable accessory 66 is started at the same time as the light emission of the light guide plate is started, and is a diagram showing the light guide plate in FIGS. 50 (a), (d), and (e). An example of the production around the light emission start time t1 of the above is shown.

FIG. 52 (1) shows a state in which the SP reach effect has started, before the start of light emission of the light guide plate and before the start of operation of the second movable accessory 66. When the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the operating period of the second movable accessory start at time t1, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate emits light and the second movable accessory 66 is in the initial position as shown in FIG. 52 (2). Start moving downward from. After that, as shown in FIG. 52 (3), when the lowering operation of the second movable accessory 66 is completed, the second movable accessory 66 stops on the front side of the image display unit 6, and the light guide plate is further on the front side thereof. Patterns 200 overlap and emit light.

FIG. 53 is a diagram showing an example of an effect when the operation of the second movable accessory 66 is started after the light emission of the light guide plate is started, and is a diagram showing the light guide plate in FIGS. 50 (c), (h), and (i). An example of the effect of around the light emission start time t1 is shown.

FIG. 53 (1) shows a state in which the SP reach effect has started, before the start of light emission of the light guide plate and before the start of operation of the second movable accessory 66. When the light emitting start period of the light guide plate starts at time t1, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate emits light as shown in FIG. 53 (2). Subsequently, when the operation start period of the second movable accessory 66 starts, the second movable accessory 66 starts moving downward from the initial position as shown in FIG. 53 (3). After that, as shown in FIG. 53 (4), when the lowering operation of the second movable accessory 66 is completed, the second movable accessory 66 stops on the front side of the image display unit 6, and the light guide plate is further on the front side thereof. Patterns 200 overlap and emit light.

In the effect example of FIG. 53, after the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is performed without the operation of the second movable accessory 66, the operation of the second movable accessory 66 is started with a predetermined time delay from the light emission of the light guide plate. To do. When the operation of the second movable accessory is controlled in this way, the game gives the impression that the content of the effect has evolved from the light emitting effect of the light guide plate to the effect of emitting light from the light guide plate and operating the second movable accessory 66. It can be given to the person and the expectation of the player can be raised. Further, in the production example of FIG. 53, since the player's attention can be attracted in advance by the light emitting effect of the light guide plate, the player can be made to pay attention to the production itself using the second movable accessory 66. 2 It is possible to improve the effect of the effect of using the movable accessory 66.

In the production example of FIG. 53, the time from the start of light emission of the light guide plate to the start of operation of the second movable accessory 66 is set to a certain length (for example, about several seconds), and the second movement is performed by executing the light emission effect of the light guide plate. It may be suggested that the production using the accessory 66 is performed. Alternatively, the light emitting color and the light emitting pattern of the light guide plate may suggest the possibility that the effect using the second movable accessory 66 is performed after the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is executed.

FIG. 54 is a diagram showing an example of an effect when the operation of the second movable accessory 66 is started before the start of light emission of the light guide plate, and is a diagram showing the guides in FIGS. 50 (b), (f) and (g). An example of the production around the light emission start time t1 of the light plate is shown.

FIG. 54 (1) shows a state in which the SP reach effect has started, before the start of light emission of the light guide plate and before the start of operation of the second movable accessory 66. When the operation start period of the second movable accessory 66 starts, as shown in FIG. 54 (2), the second movable accessory 66 starts moving downward from the initial position. When the lowering operation of the second movable accessory 66 is completed, as shown in FIG. 54 (3), the second movable accessory 66 stops on the front side substantially in the center of the image display unit 6. After that, when the light emitting start period of the light guide plate starts at time t1, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate emits light as shown in FIG. 54 (4). After that, as shown in FIG. 54 (4), the pattern 200 of the light guide plate overlaps and emits light on the front side of the second movable accessory 66 stopped on the front side of the image display unit 6.

In the effect example of FIG. 54, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate emits light after the lowering operation of the second movable accessory 66 is completed without the light emitting effect of the light guide plate. When the operation of the second movable accessory 66 is controlled in this way, the player is given the impression that the effect using the second movable accessory 66 is accompanied by the light emitting effect of the light guide plate, so that the player is given the impression that the content of the effect has been developed. It is possible to raise the expectation of the person. In the production example of FIG. 54, the light guide plate pattern 200 is made to emit light after the lowering operation of the second movable accessory 66 is completed, but the light guide plate pattern 200 is emitted before the lowering operation of the second movable accessory 66 is completed. The operation start timing of the second movable accessory 66 may be set so as to emit light.

Further, in the effect example of FIG. 54, the reliability of the notification effect may be suggested by the presence or absence of the light emitting effect of the light guide plate executed after the operation of the second movable accessory 66 is completed. That is, by executing the light emitting effect of the light guide plate after the operation of the second movable accessory 66 is completed, the effect content is developed as compared with the case where the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is not executed after the operation of the second movable accessory 66 is completed. It may be suggested that there is a high possibility that the result of the special symbol lottery will be a big hit.

It takes a certain amount of time from the start of the second movable accessory 66 to the completion of the lowering operation. Therefore, in the production example of FIG. 54, if the operation start time of the second movable accessory 66 is set before the operation time of the second movable accessory 66 before the light emission start time of the light guide plate, the second movable accessory 66 It is possible to coincide with the completion of the lowering operation of the object 6 and the start of light emission of the light guide plate, and the effect of using the second movable accessory 66 and the light emission effect of the light guide plate can be performed at the right time.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 55 to 57, variations of the operation end timing of the second movable accessory 66 with respect to the light emission end timing of the light guide plate will be described.

FIG. 55 is a diagram showing an example of an effect in which the return operation of the second movable accessory 66 is started at the same time as the light emission of the light guide plate is completed, and the guides in FIGS. 50 (a), (b) and (c) are shown. An example of the production around the light emission end time t2 of the light plate is shown.

FIG. 55 (1) shows a state in which the second movable accessory 66 is stopped at the descending position and the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is emitting light while the SP reach effect is being executed. When the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the operation period of the second movable accessory end at time t2, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is turned off and the second movable accessory 66 is in the lowered position as shown in FIG. 55 (2). Start moving upward from (the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line). After that, as shown in FIG. 55 (3), the return operation of the second movable accessory 66 is completed.

FIG. 56 is a diagram showing an example of an effect when the return operation of the second movable accessory 66 is started after the end of light emission of the light guide plate, and is a diagram showing the guides in FIGS. 50 (e), (g), and (i). An example of the production around the light emission end time t2 of the light plate is shown.

FIG. 56 (1) shows a state in which the second movable accessory 66 is stopped at the descending position and the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is emitting light while the SP reach effect is being executed. When the light emitting period of the light guide plate ends at time t2, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is turned off as shown in FIG. 56 (2). Subsequently, when the operation period of the second movable accessory 66 ends, as shown in FIG. 56 (3), the second movable accessory 66 moves upward from the descending position (the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line). After that, as shown in FIG. 56 (4), the return operation of the second movable accessory 66 is completed.

In the effect example of FIG. 56, when the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is completed, the second movable accessory 66 is stopped at the descending position on the front side of the image display unit 6, so that the light guide plate is turned off. 2 The movable accessory 66 starts the return operation from the descending position to the initial position. Therefore, after the end of the light emitting period of the light guide plate, the player can be made to pay attention to the second movable accessory 66, and the effect using the second movable accessory 66 can be strongly impressed on the player.

FIG. 57 is a diagram showing an example of an effect when the return operation of the second movable accessory 66 is started before the end of light emission of the light guide plate, and is a diagram in FIGS. 50 (d), (f) and (h). An example of the production around the light emission end time t2 of the light guide plate is shown.

FIG. 57 (1) shows a state in which the second movable accessory 66 is stopped at the descending position and the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is emitting light while the SP reach effect is being executed. When the operation period of the second movable accessory 66 ends, as shown in FIG. 57 (2), the second movable accessory 66 starts moving upward from the descending position (the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line). After that, as shown in FIG. 57 (3), the return operation of the second movable accessory 66 is completed. Subsequently, when the light emitting period of the light guide plate ends at time t2, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is turned off as shown in FIG. 57 (4).

In the production example of FIG. 57, when the second movable accessory 66 returns to the initial position, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate emits light. It is possible to draw the player's attention to the production that is being played. Further, since the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is performed at the end of the operation of the second movable accessory 66, the light emitting effect of the light guide plate can be strongly impressed on the player.

It takes a certain amount of time from the start of the second movable accessory 66 to the completion of the return operation. Therefore, in the production example of FIG. 57, if the operation end time of the second movable accessory 66 is set before the operation time of the second movable accessory 66 before the light emission end time of the light guide plate, the second movable accessory 66 It is possible to coincide with the completion of the return operation of the object 6 and the end of light emission of the light guide plate, and it is possible to perform the effect using the second movable accessory 66 and the light emission effect of the light guide plate at the right time.

In addition, in the production example of FIGS. 52 to 57, an example in which the pattern 200 provided on the light guide plate is continuously lit in a single color has been described, but the type of the pattern to be emitted, the emission color, and the emission mode are not particularly limited. One or more arbitrary patterns provided on the light guide plate can be made to emit light by any of the light emitting modes described with reference to FIGS. 33 to 36. In this case, the emission color may be changed or the emission pattern may be changed within the emission period of the light guide plate.

Further, in the time chart shown in FIG. 50, the operating period of the movable accessory with respect to the light emitting period of the light guide plate has been described. And may be applied to the light emitting period of other lamps such as 8b. That is, the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the light emitting period of the other lamp may be substantially the same, and either the light emitting start or the light emitting end of the other lamp may be shifted to either before or after the light emitting period of the light guide plate. You may be. By appropriately controlling the light emitting period of the other lamps with respect to the light emitting period of the light guide plate, the pattern of the light guide plate can be easily visually recognized, and the entire effect can be seen by both the light emitting of the light guide plate and the light emitting of the other lamps. It is possible to stand up or to obtain a visual effect with a sense of unity by combining the light emission of the light guide plate and the light emission of other lamps.

Further, in the time chart shown in FIG. 50, the operation period of the movable accessory with respect to the light emitting period of the light guide plate has been described, but the operation period of the movable accessory shown in the figure is applied to the output period of the sound output from the speaker 35. You may. That is, when a predetermined sound (music, sound effect, character's voice, etc.) is output during the light emitting period of the light guide plate, the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the output period of the predetermined sound may be substantially the same, or may be predetermined. Either the output start or the output end of the sound may be shifted before or after the light emitting period of the light guide plate. Depending on the presence or absence of a predetermined sound output during the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the length of the output period, it is suggested that a specific effect is likely to be executed, or that a big hit is likely to occur. In this case, if the predetermined sound output period with respect to the light emitting period of the light guide plate is controlled in the same manner as in the example of FIG. 50, the light guide plate emits light during the period in which the light guide plate emits light without outputting the predetermined sound. Since it is possible to combine the period during which a predetermined sound is output and the period during which the light emitting of the light guide plate and the predetermined sound are output, it is possible to realize an unexpected effect.

In FIGS. 52 to 57, the jackpot expectation is higher and the jackpot expectation is higher by executing the effect of combining the second movable accessory 66 and the light emitting effect of the light guide plate during the SP reach effect. An example suggesting that there is a high possibility of developing into a production such as a high SPSP reach production has been explained. However, the effect of combining the second movable accessory 66 and the light emitting effect of the light guide plate shown in FIGS. 52 to 57 may be performed in combination with other effects. For example, the effect of combining the second movable accessory 66 and the light emitting effect of the light guide plate may be executed with the temporary stop and / or re-variation of the decorative symbol in the pseudo continuous variation effect, or may be executed a plurality of notification effects. It may be executed as a look-ahead continuous advance notice effect in which multiple notices are given across the above, or it may be executed when the reach is established, the SP reach is started, or the SPSP reach is started, or the player operates the operation means. It may be executed as an operation trigger effect that is executed with the input as a trigger, may be executed as a decision effect before notifying the result of the special symbol lottery, or in a manner of notifying that the special symbol lottery has been won. After the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped, the decorative symbol may be re-variated and executed as an effect of stopping the decorative symbol (so-called re-lottery effect) in a manner of notifying the winning jackpot type (design). In addition, the effect of combining the second movable accessory 66 and the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is the type of big hit (number of round games (number of rounds)) at the start of the big hit game (special game) and the game state controlled after the big hit. Etc.), and the effect of notifying the jackpot type as the round game progresses (so-called promotion effect), and the V area passage effect that is executed when the game ball passes through the V area. May be executed as.

[Characteristic production example]
Hereinafter, a specific example of the effect that the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment can execute will be described with reference to FIGS. 58 to 73. Further, in the following drawings, the downward arrow shown in the image display unit 6 indicates that the decorative design is changing. Further, the circle mark shown at the lower left of the image display unit 6 is a hold image indicating that the hold data exists, and the hold image with hatching is displayed in a mode different from the usual one, and is normally held. It suggests that it is more likely to be a big hit than the pending data represented by the image. Further, in the following drawings, the description of the change in the brightness of the image display unit during the light emitting period of the light guide plate is omitted for the sake of simplification of the illustration.

<Production example A: Look-ahead continuous notice production>
58 and 59 are diagrams showing an example of an effect using a light guide plate, and is a diagram showing an example of a look-ahead continuous advance notice effect executed based on a preliminary determination result of pending data. In the description of FIGS. 58 and 59, it is determined that the look-ahead continuous advance notice effect is executed based on the hold data added during the special symbol change of the Nth variation, and the look-ahead continuous advance notice effect is performed by the (N + 1) variation and the (N + 2) variation. As an example, an effect of causing the pattern 200 of the light guide plate to emit light is executed, and in the (N + 3) fluctuation, the hold data determined to execute the look-ahead continuous advance notice effect is digested and the notification effect is executed. In FIGS. 58 and 59, for convenience of explanation, an example in which further reserved data is not added after the reserved data is added during the N fluctuation is shown, but in reality, it is determined each time the game ball passes through the starting port. Hold data is added up to the maximum number of.

First, FIG. 58 (1) shows that the variation display of the special symbol of the Nth variation is being executed. In this state, when the game ball passes through the start port and the hold data is added, in this example, it is determined that the look-ahead continuous advance notice effect is executed based on the advance judgment (look-ahead) of the hold data. Further, as shown in FIG. 58 (2), the hold image corresponding to the added hold data is additionally displayed on the image display unit 6. In the example of FIG. 58 (2), the hold image corresponding to the added hold data is displayed in an unusual display mode (for example, red), and there is a relatively high possibility that the special symbol lottery result will be a big hit. It suggests that. When it is determined to execute the look-ahead continuous notice effect, it is not always necessary to execute the hold image change notice effect that changes the display mode of the hold image, and it is independent of the look-ahead continuous notice effect using the light guide plate. Whether or not to execute the hold image change notice effect may be determined by lottery or the like, or when the look-ahead continuous notice effect using the light guide plate is executed, the hold image change notice effect may not be executed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 58 (3), when the variation display of the special symbol of the Nth variation ends and the decorative symbol stops, one of the oldest reserved data is read out, and FIG. 58 (4) shows. As shown, the variable display of the special symbol starts based on the read pending data. As shown in FIG. 58 (4), one reserved image corresponding to the read reserved data is deleted from the image display unit 6, and the remaining reserved image is displayed by moving it up to the left side of the image display unit 6. To.

Next, as shown in FIG. 58 (5), a light emitting effect of causing the pattern 200 of the light guide plate to emit light for a predetermined time is executed. More specifically, the image is displayed for a predetermined time (for example, after 1 second) from the start of the variation display of the special symbol of the (N + 1) variation eye, and for a light emitting period (for example, 1 second) of the predetermined light guide plate. When the lamp control unit 600 lights the light guide plate lamp 55 based on the instruction of the acoustic control unit 500, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate emits light to form an image. As the emission color or emission pattern of the light guide plate pattern 200, any one described with reference to FIGS. 33 and 34 can be applied.

Next, as shown in FIG. 58 (6), when the variation display of the special symbol of the Nth variation ends and the decorative symbol stops, one of the oldest reserved data is read out, and FIG. 58 (7) shows. As shown, the variation display of the special symbol of the variation (N + 2) starts based on the read pending data. As shown in FIG. 58 (7), one reserved image corresponding to the read reserved data is deleted from the image display unit 6, and the remaining reserved image is displayed by moving it up to the left side of the image display unit 6. To.

Next, as shown in FIG. 58 (8), a light emitting effect of causing the pattern 200 of the light guide plate to emit light for a predetermined time is executed. More specifically, the image is displayed for a predetermined time (for example, after 1 second) from the start of the variation display of the special symbol of the (N + 2) variation, and during the light emitting period (for example, 1 second) of the predetermined light guide plate. When the lamp control unit 600 lights the light guide plate lamp 55 based on the instruction of the acoustic control unit 500, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate emits light to form an image. In the example of FIG. 58 (8), the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is made to emit light in the same light emitting mode in the (N + 1) variable eye and the (N + 2) variable eye, but the light emitting mode is changed for each execution number of the look-ahead continuous advance notice effect. You may change it. For example, each time the pre-reading continuous advance notice effect is executed over a plurality of notification effects, the emission color of the light guide plate pattern 200 may be changed in the order of, for example, blue, green, or red, or the light guide plate pattern 200 may be changed. The light emission pattern of the above may be changed, for example, the first time is continuous lighting, the second time is short-cycle blinking, and the third time is long-period blinking. In this way, by changing the light emitting mode of the light guide plate for each execution of the look-ahead continuous advance notice effect, there is a high possibility that the result of the special symbol lottery will be a big hit, and a specific effect with a relatively high expectation of a big hit. It can be suggested that there is a high possibility of developing (for example, SPSP production).

Next, as shown in FIG. 59 (1), when the variation display of the special symbol of the Nth variation ends and the decorative symbol stops, it is determined that the oldest reserved data (in this example, the look-ahead continuous advance notice effect is executed). One of the reserved data) is read, and as shown in FIG. 59 (2), the variation display of the special symbol of the (N + 3) variation is started based on the read pending data. At the start of the variable display of the special symbol, one reserved image corresponding to the read pending data is deleted from the image display unit 6, and the remaining reserved images are displayed in advance. FIG. 59 (2) As shown in the above, when there is no hold data other than the read hold data, the hold image is deleted from the hold image display area of the image display unit 6.

Next, as shown in FIG. 59 (3), the reach is established during the variation display of the special symbol of the (N + 3) variation eye, and the reach effect is started. After that, subsequent effects such as SP reach effect and SPSP reach effect are executed according to the selected variation pattern.

In the present embodiment, it is determined that the look-ahead continuous advance notice effect is executed based on the preliminary determination (look-ahead) of the third reserved data added during the N change, and the (N + 1) change item and the (N + 2) change item are executed. An example of executing the look-ahead continuous advance notice effect in the notification effect and executing the (N + 3) variable eye notification effect related to the pending data determined to execute the look-ahead continuous advance notice effect has been described. Also, the light emitting effect of the light guide plate may be executed in succession to the pre-reading continuous advance notice effect. In this case, it is preferable that the display mode of the hold image corresponding to the hold data determined to execute the look-ahead continuous advance notice effect is not changed. As in the example shown in FIGS. 58 and 59, when the light emitting effect is not executed in the notification effect related to the hold data determined to execute the look-ahead continuous advance notice effect, the notification effect accompanied by the light emitting effect is executed once or more. Later, since the notification effect without the light emission effect is executed, it becomes easy to determine whether or not the notification effect being executed is the notification effect related to the reserved data determined to execute the look-ahead continuous advance notice effect. On the other hand, if the same light emission effect as the look-ahead continuous notice effect is performed in the notification effect related to the reserved data determined to execute the look-ahead continuous notice effect, it is determined that the look-ahead continuous notice effect is executed depending on the presence or absence of the light emission effect. Since it is not possible to determine whether or not the notification effect is related to the reserved data, it is possible to maintain the player's expectation that the notification effect may be developed by executing the light emission effect. In the notification effect of the (N + 3) variable eye, when the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is executed continuously to the look-ahead continuous advance notice effect, the guidance is performed for each of the (N + 1) variable eye, the (N + 2) variable eye, and the (N + 3) variable eye. The pattern 200 of the light plate may be made to emit light in the same light emitting mode, or the light emitting mode may be changed. For example, the emission color of the light guide plate pattern 200 may be changed in the order of blue, green, and red, or the emission pattern of the light guide plate pattern 200 may be continuously lit for the first time, for example, blinking in a short cycle for the second time. The third time may be changed like a long-period blinking.

<Production example B: Pseudo continuous fluctuation production>
60 and 61 are diagrams showing an example of an effect using a light guide plate, and is a pseudo-continuous variation effect in which a temporary stop and re-variation of a decorative symbol are repeatedly executed a plurality of times during one change display of a special symbol. It is a figure which shows an example. In the description of FIGS. 60 and 61, an example will be described when an effect pattern for executing three pseudo continuous fluctuations is selected.

First, FIG. 60 (1) shows a state in which the notification effect is started and the decorative symbol is displayed in a variable manner.

Next, as shown in FIG. 60 (2), after the decorative symbols "5" are aligned in the left and right decorative symbol display areas and temporarily stopped to establish reach, the center is as shown in FIG. 60 (3). Pseudo-continuous symbols with the characters "NEXT" in the decorative symbol display area are temporarily stopped. This pseudo-continuous symbol is a special symbol that does not notify the result of the special symbol lottery by temporarily stopping, but notifies that the decorative symbol will be re-variated.

Next, when a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds) elapses after the pseudo-continuous symbol is temporarily stopped in the central decorative symbol display area, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate becomes blue as shown in FIG. 60 (4). It emits light at, and notifies that a pseudo-ream is established, that is, that the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped and then re-variated. After that, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is turned off, and as shown in FIG. 60 (5), the decorative pattern is re-variated.

Next, as shown in FIG. 60 (6), after the decorative symbols "4" are aligned in the left and right decorative symbol display areas and temporarily stopped to establish reach, the center is as shown in FIG. 60 (7). Pseudo-continuous symbols temporarily stop in the decorative symbol display area. When a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds) has elapsed from the temporary stop of the pseudo-continuous symbol in the decorative symbol display area in the center, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate emits light in green as shown in FIG. 60 (8). Then, it is notified that the pseudo-ream has been established. After that, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is turned off, and as shown in FIG. 61 (1), the decorative pattern is re-variated.

Next, as shown in FIG. 61 (2), after the decorative symbols "6" are aligned in the left and right decorative symbol display areas and temporarily stopped to establish reach, the center is as shown in FIG. 61 (3). Pseudo-continuous symbols temporarily stop in the decorative symbol display area. When a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds) has elapsed from the temporary stop of the pseudo-continuous symbol in the decorative symbol display area in the center, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate emits light in red as shown in FIG. 61 (4). Then, it is notified that the pseudo-ream has been established. After that, the pattern 200 of the light guide plate is turned off, and as shown in FIG. 61 (5), the decorative pattern is re-variated.

Next, as shown in FIG. 60 (6), after the decorative symbols "4" are aligned in the left and right decorative symbol display areas and temporarily stopped to establish reach, SP reach is established according to the selected variation pattern. Subsequent productions such as production and SPSP reach production are executed.

In the examples of FIGS. 60 and 61, the emission color of the light guide plate pattern 200 is changed in the order of blue, green, and red each time the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped, and the emission color results in a big hit in the special symbol lottery. It suggests that it is likely. By changing the emission color of the pattern 200 of the light guide plate in this way, it is possible to make it easier for the player to understand the jackpot expectation degree suggested by the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect, and it is possible to improve the expectation of the player. it can.

Further, in the examples of FIGS. 60 and 61, instead of changing the light emitting color of the light guide plate pattern 200 each time the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped, the light emitting pattern of the light guide plate pattern 200 is changed, and the light guide plate pattern 200 is changed. It may be suggested that the result of the special symbol lottery is likely to be a big hit depending on the light emission pattern of. For example, at the time of the first temporary stop of the decorative symbol (at the time of the pseudo temporary stop), the pattern 200 is continuously lit, and at the time of the second temporary stop of the decorative symbol, the pattern 200 is blinked in a short cycle and the third decoration. When the symbol is temporarily stopped, the pattern 200 may be blinked in a long cycle, and when the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped for the fourth time, the pattern 200 may be made to emit light so as to alternately repeat continuous lighting and blinking.

Further, as in the examples of FIGS. 60 and 61, instead of changing the emission color of the light guide plate pattern 200, the light emission plate pattern itself may be switched. For example, at the time of the first temporary stop of the decorative symbol (at the time of the pseudo temporary stop), the pattern 201 shown in FIG. 34 (a) is made to emit light, and at the time of the second temporary stop of the decorative symbol, it is shown in FIG. 34 (b). The pattern 202 is made to emit light, the patterns 201 and 202 shown in FIG. 34 (c) are simultaneously emitted at the time of the third temporary stop of the decorative symbol, and the pattern shown in FIG. 34 (c) is made to emit light at the time of the fourth temporary stop of the decorative symbol. 201 and 202 may be made to emit light alternately.

Further, in the pseudo continuous variation effect, the emission color and emission pattern of the pattern 200 to emit light each time the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped may be the same as the emission pattern itself. In the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect, the number of pseudo continuous fluctuations is determined according to the result of the special symbol lottery so that the jackpot expectation increases as the number of pseudo continuous fluctuations increases. Therefore, the pattern 200 of the decorative symbol emits light. Even if the color, the light emission pattern, and the light emission pattern are not changed, the jackpot expectation can be suggested by the number of pseudo continuous fluctuations.

FIG. 62 is a diagram showing an effect example using the light guide plate, and is a diagram showing a modified example of the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect.

In the examples of FIGS. 60 and 61, the light guide plate pattern is made to emit light after a lapse of a predetermined time from the temporary stop of the pseudo-continuous symbol, but the light emission timing of the light guide plate pattern is different from the temporary stop timing of the pseudo-continuous symbol. It may be back and forth.

For example, as shown in FIG. 62 (a), after the decorative symbols start to fluctuate, the decorative symbols "3" are aligned in the left and right decorative symbol display areas and temporarily stopped to establish reach, then the pattern of the light guide plate is established. After the 200 is made to emit blue light, the pseudo-continuous symbol may be temporarily stopped in the central decorative symbol display area. In the example of FIG. 62A, it can be suggested that the pseudo-continuous symbol is temporarily stopped by the light emission of the pattern 200 of the light guide plate, and the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect is executed.

In addition, in the pseudo-continuous fluctuation effect, a pseudo-continuous pattern (or a specific decorative pattern) is slowed down near the stop position to make it appear as if it is temporarily stopped (so-called pseudo-continuous fanning effect). May be executed. In this case, a pattern of an effect that executes a pseudo continuous fluctuation effect (temporary stop to pseudo-revariation) without performing a pseudo-continuous fanning effect, a pattern of an effect that does not perform any of the pseudo-continuous fanning effect and the pseudo-continuous variation effect, and a pseudo-ream. It is possible to execute a pattern of an effect in which a pseudo continuous variation effect is executed after performing a fanning effect, and a pattern of an effect in which a pseudo continuous variation effect is performed and then a pseudo continuous variation effect is not executed. When executing a light emitting effect in which the pattern 200 of the light guide plate emits light before the temporary stop of the pseudo continuous pattern (or the specific decorative symbol) as in the effect example shown in FIG. 62, the light emitting effect is combined with the pseudo continuous fanning effect. You may do it. In this case, the pseudo continuous fanning effect and the light emission effect may be performed at the same time, or the pseudo continuous fanning effect accompanied by the light emission effect is executed rather than the pseudo continuous fanning effect without the light emission effect. It may be suggested that there is a high possibility that the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect is executed, or it may be confirmed that the pseudo continuous variation effect is executed by the execution of the light emission effect when the pseudo continuous fanning effect is performed. Alternatively, the light emission effect itself may be executed as a pseudo-continuous fanning effect.

Further, as shown in FIG. 62, when the light emitting effect of causing the light guide plate pattern 200 to emit light before the temporary stop of the pseudo-continuous pattern (or the specific decorative symbol) is executed, the light emitting color or the light emitting pattern of the light guide plate pattern 200 is used. It may suggest that there is a high possibility that a pseudo continuous fluctuation effect is performed. Further, when the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is executed, it is not always necessary to execute the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect. More specifically, it may be possible to execute an effect of executing the pseudo continuous variation effect after executing the light emission effect of the light guide plate and an effect of not executing the pseudo continuous variation effect after executing the light emission effect of the light guide plate. ..

Further, as shown in FIG. 62 (b), after the decorative symbols start to fluctuate, the decorative symbols "3" are aligned in the left and right decorative symbol display areas and temporarily stopped to establish reach, then the pattern of the light guide plate is established. At the same time that the 200 is made to emit blue light, the pseudo-continuous symbol may be temporarily stopped in the central decorative symbol display area. In the production example of FIG. 62B, the light emission of the pattern 200 of the light guide plate can strongly impress the player on the establishment of the pseudo continuous fluctuation, and raises the player's expectation for the notification effect performed after the pseudo revariation. be able to. In addition, as shown in FIG. 62B, when the temporary stop of the pseudo-continuous symbol and the light emission of the light guide plate pattern 200 are performed at the same time, a special symbol lottery is performed according to the light emission color and the light emission pattern of the light guide plate pattern 200. It is possible to suggest that the result has a high possibility of becoming a big hit, or that it develops into a production having a relatively high possibility of becoming a big hit such as SP reach or SPSP reach.

In FIGS. 60 to 62, the execution of the pseudo-ream effect is notified by temporarily stopping the pseudo-ream effect in the central decorative symbol display area during the establishment of the reach, but the other decorative symbols are temporarily stopped. Pseudo-continuous variation effect may be executed depending on the mode. For example, the execution of the pseudo-ream effect may be notified by temporarily stopping a specific decorative symbol instead of the pseudo-ream symbol, or the pseudo-ream symbol may be temporarily stopped by temporarily stopping the pseudo-ream when the reach is not established. The execution of the effect may be notified, or a pseudo continuous effect is produced by temporarily stopping a specific combination of decorative symbols (for example, "7", "5", "3", "7", "7", "6", etc.). May be notified of the execution of.

Further, a display indicating the number of pseudo fluctuations may be displayed during the execution of the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect. For example, when the variation display of the decorative symbol starts, the first temporary stop of the decorative symbol is performed, and then the decorative symbol re-variates, it indicates that the second variation starts (pseudo-variation start). A display such as "2" may be displayed on the image display unit 6. Similarly, at the start of the third pseudo-variation and the start of the fourth pseudo-variation, displays such as "x3" and "x4" may be displayed on the image display unit 6, respectively. The display of the number of pseudo fluctuations may be performed during the light emitting period of the light guide plate, or may be performed before or after the light emitting period of the light guide plate. When the display of the number of pseudo fluctuations is performed so as not to overlap with the light emitting period of the light guide plate, the display of the number of pseudo fluctuations can be easily visually recognized.

Further, the pseudo-continuous variation effect illustrated in FIGS. 60 to 62 may be combined with an effect suggesting a pseudo-continuous variation effect. For example, the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is performed at the start of fluctuation or the start of re-variation of the decorative pattern, and it is suggested that the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect and the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect may be executed depending on the light emission color and the light emission pattern of the light guide plate. Is also good. For example, when the light guide plate is made to emit light in the first light emitting color (for example, white), it is suggested that a pseudo-continuous fanning effect may be executed, and the light guide plate is made to emit light in the second light emitting color (for example, blue). ), It suggests that at least the pseudo-continuous fanning effect is executed (at least one of the pseudo-continuous fanning effect or the pseudo-continuous fluctuation effect is executed), and the light guide plate is set to the third light emitting color. When the light is emitted, it may be suggested that the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect is executed. It should be noted that instead of the emission color, the emission pattern of the light guide plate (lighting, short-period blinking, long-period blinking light) may be used to suggest the possibility that the pseudo-continuous fanning effect and the pseudo-continuous variation effect are executed. ..

<Production example C: Production using the display image of the light guide plate and / or the image display unit>
63 to 65 are views showing an example of an effect using a light guide plate, and are views showing details of the effect described with reference to FIG. 35.

FIG. 63 is a diagram showing an effect example in which the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is executed during the notification effect.

First, FIG. 63 (1) shows a state in which the decorative symbol “6” is temporarily stopped in the left and right decorative symbol display areas and the reach is established. Next, the production content of the notification effect develops, and as shown in FIG. 63 (2), the SP reach effect starts. Next, as shown in FIG. 63 (3), the pattern 203 of the light guide plate emits light during the SP reach effect, which suggests that there is a higher possibility of a big hit than the running SP reach effect. It is suggested that it may develop. During the production of FIG. 63, an image similar to the pattern 203 (see FIG. 35B) is not displayed on the image display unit 6 during the light emitting period of the pattern 203 of the light guide plate. After that, as shown in FIG. 63 (4), the SP reach effect develops into the SPSP reach effect 1.

FIG. 64 is a diagram showing an effect example in which an image 206 similar to the pattern 203 of the light guide plate is displayed on the image display unit without the light emitting effect of the light guide plate.

First, FIG. 64 (1) shows a state in which the decorative symbol "6" is temporarily stopped in the left and right decorative symbol display areas and the reach is established. Next, the production content of the notification effect develops, and as shown in FIG. 64 (2), the SP reach effect starts. Next, as shown in FIG. 64 (3), the image 206 is displayed on the image display unit 6, which suggests that there is a higher possibility of a big hit than the SP reach effect being executed (here, SPSP reach). It is suggested that there is a possibility of developing into production 2). As described with reference to FIG. 35, this image 206 is similar to the pattern 203 of the light guide plate, which includes the same character string of “CHANGE” as the pattern 203 of the light guide plate and a plurality of diamond-shaped images provided around the character string. It is an image. Further, during the production of FIG. 64, the pattern 203 of the light guide plate does not emit light during the display period of the image 206. After that, as shown in FIG. 64 (4), the SP reach effect develops into the SPSP reach effect 2. This SPSP reach effect 2 is an effect that suggests a jackpot expectation level different from that of the SPSP reach effect 1 shown in FIG. 63.

FIG. 65 is a diagram showing an example in which a light emitting effect of the light guide plate and an effect of displaying an image similar to the pattern 203 of the light guide plate on the image display unit are performed during the notification effect.

First, FIG. 65 (1) shows a state in which the decorative symbol “6” is temporarily stopped in the left and right decorative symbol display areas and the reach is established. Next, the production content of the notification effect develops, and as shown in FIG. 65 (2), the SP reach effect starts. Next, as shown in FIG. 65 (3), the pattern 203 of the light guide plate emits light, and the image 206 similar to the pattern 203 is displayed on the image display unit 6 behind the light guide plate. By superimposing the pattern 203 of the light guide plate on the image 206 and displaying it, it is possible to develop an effect (here, SPSP reach effect 3) that suggests that there is a higher possibility of a big hit than the SP reach effect being executed. It is suggested that there is sex. After that, as shown in FIG. 65 (4), the SP reach effect develops into the SPSP reach effect 3. This SPSP reach effect 3 is an effect that suggests a jackpot expectation level different from that of both the SPSP reach effect 1 shown in FIG. 63 and the SPSP reach effect 3 shown in FIG. 64.

In the production example of FIGS. 63 to 65, an effect (FIG. 63) in which an image 206 similar to the pattern 203 is displayed on the image display unit 6 without emitting light from the light guide plate, and an image in which the pattern 203 of the light guide plate is emitted to emit light. An effect of not displaying an image 206 similar to the pattern 203 on the display unit 6 (FIG. 64) and an effect of displaying an image 206 similar to the pattern 203 on the image display unit 6 behind the light emitting the pattern 203 of the light guide plate (FIG. 64). It is possible to execute the three patterns of production with FIG. 65), and it is possible to suggest different contents in each of these three patterns of production. Therefore, by combining the light emitting effect of the light guide plate and the display of the image 206, it is possible to increase the variation of the notification effect and execute an unexpected effect without getting the player bored. In particular, when the pattern 203 of the light guide plate and the image 206 similar to the pattern 203 of the light guide plate are superimposed and displayed as shown in FIG. 65, the display contents (characters of "CHANGE" and a diamond-shaped figure) are emphasized, so that the entire effect is displayed. It can be made to stand out and attract the interest of the player.

In the above production examples, it is suggested that different development effects (SPSP reach effects 1 to 3) are executed by executing the effects of FIGS. 63 to 65. In this case, the jackpot expectation of the development effect suggested by the effect of displaying the image 206 similar to the pattern 203 on the image display unit 6 with the light emission effect of the light guide plate (the light emission effect or the image of the light guide plate). It is preferable that the jackpot expectation of the development effect suggested by the effect of displaying 206 on the image display unit 6 (FIG. 63 or 64) is higher than the expected degree of jackpot. In this way, when the light emitting effect of the light guide plate and the effect of displaying the image 206 similar to the pattern 203 are performed at the same time, the notification effect is executed in a more conspicuous manner than when each of them is performed alone. It is easy for the player to understand that the notification effect with a high expectation of a big hit is being executed, and the expectation that the player has is also increased.

The jackpot expectation of the development effect suggested by the effect (FIG. 64) of displaying an image 206 similar to the pattern 203 on the image display unit 6 without emitting light from the light guide plate causes the pattern 203 of the light guide plate to emit light. It may be higher, the same, or lower than the jackpot expectation of the development production suggested by the production (Fig. 63). However, if the jackpot expectation of the development effect suggested by the light emission effect (FIG. 63) and the jackpot expectation of the development effect suggested by the effect of displaying the image 206 (FIG. 64) are different, the development effect It is preferable because it can suggest the degree of expectation of a big hit in stages.

When the effect described with reference to FIG. 65 is executed, the timing of displaying the image 206 on the image display unit 6 may be shifted not at the same time as the light emission start time of the light guide plate but before and after the light emission start time of the light guide plate. When the light guide plate is made to emit light after a lapse of a predetermined time after displaying the image 206 on the image display unit 6, the effect of displaying the chance image without the light emission of the light guide plate (FIG. 64) is executed, and then the guidance is performed. Since the effect (FIG. 65) in which the pattern 203 of the light plate is superimposed on the chance image is executed, it is initially shown as if it is an effect suggesting the development to the SPSP reach effect 2, and then the SPSP reach effect. Since it develops into a production that suggests the development to 3, it is possible to give a surprising feeling to the player. Similarly, when the image 206 is displayed after a lapse of a predetermined time after the pattern 203 of the light guide plate is made to emit light, an effect (FIG. 63) in which the pattern 203 of the light guide plate emits light is executed without displaying the image 206, and then the effect (FIG. 63) is executed. Since the effect (FIG. 65) in which the image 206 is superimposed and displayed behind the pattern 203 of the light guide plate is executed, it is initially shown as if it is an effect suggesting the development to the SPSP reach effect 1. , Since it develops into a production suggesting the development to SPSP reach production 3, it is possible to give a surprising feeling to the player.

Further, in the effect examples of FIGS. 63 to 65, development effects having different jackpot expectations are executed according to the combination of the light emitting effect of the light guide plate pattern 203 and the effect of displaying the image 206 similar to the pattern 203. However, instead of suggesting a different development effect, the jackpot expectation may be directly suggested depending on which of the effects shown in FIGS. 63 to 65 is performed, and there is a possibility that some kind of development effect will be performed. You may suggest the height of.

In FIGS. 63 to 65, the type of SPSP reach effect executed as the development effect is determined by executing the effect of combining the light emission effect of the pattern 203 of the light guide plate and the display of the image 206 during the SP reach effect. The suggested example was explained. However, the effect of combining the light emission of the light guide plate and the display image of the image display unit 6 shown in FIGS. 63 to 65 may be performed in combination with other effects. For example, the effect of combining the light emission of the light guide plate and the display image of the image display unit 6 as shown in FIGS. 63 to 65 is executed with the temporary stop and / or re-variation of the decorative symbol in the pseudo continuous variation effect. It may be executed as a look-ahead continuous advance notice effect in which multiple notices are given over a plurality of notification effects, or it may be executed when the reach is established, the SP reach is started, or the SPSP reach is started. It may be executed as an operation trigger effect executed by the player's operation input of the operation means, may be executed as a decision effect before notifying the result of the special symbol lottery, or may be executed as a special symbol. After temporarily stopping the decorative symbol in a manner of notifying that the lottery has been won, the decorative symbol is re-variated and the decorative symbol is stopped in a manner of notifying the winning jackpot type (design) (so-called re-lottery). It may be executed as a production). Further, the effect of combining the light emission of the light guide plate and the display image of the image display unit 6 as shown in FIGS. 63 to 65 is the jackpot type (number of round games (number of rounds)) at the start of the jackpot game (special game). ), The game state controlled after the big hit, etc.), but the effect of notifying the type of the big hit as the round game progresses (so-called promotion effect), and the fact that the game ball has passed through the V region. It may be executed as a V area passing effect which is executed with the above as an opportunity. When combined with these effects, when both the light emitting effect of the light guide plate pattern 203 and the effect of displaying the image 206 are executed, either the light emitting effect of the light guide plate pattern 203 or the effect of displaying the image 206 is executed. It is preferable to suggest a more favorable result for the player as compared to the case where it is performed alone.

<Production example D: Production using a light guide plate and / or a movable accessory>
66 to 68 are views showing an example of an effect using a light guide plate, and are views showing details of the effect described with reference to FIG. 36. In particular, in FIGS. 66 to 68, after performing one or both of the effect of operating the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and the effect of causing the pattern 205 of the light guide plate to emit light, triggered by the pressing operation of the effect button, special An example of an effect of notifying the result of the symbol lottery (so-called “decision effect”) will be described.

FIG. 66 is a diagram showing an example of a determined effect of notifying the result of a special symbol lottery after operating the first movable accessories 65a and 65b triggered by the pressing operation of the effect button.

First, FIG. 66 (1) shows a state in which the operation of the effect button is valid during the SPSP reach effect. The image display unit 6 displays a display prompting the operation of the effect button and a gauge indicating the operation validity period of the effect button. When the effect button is pressed or the operation validity period expires in this state, as shown in FIG. 66 (2), the first movable accessories 65a and 65b slide from both sides of the image display unit 6 to the center side. After moving, as shown in FIG. 66 (3), the first movable accessories 65a and 65b move to a position covering substantially the entire surface of the image display unit 6 and become a closed state, and the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are closed. Is completed. By emitting the accessory lamp 204 in this state, the effect using the first movable accessory 65a and 65b is performed. Here, even if a predetermined operation (pressing operation) of the effect button is not detected, an example in which the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are operated to the closed state when the operation valid period has expired has been described. If the operation of the effect button is not detected, the result of the special symbol lottery may be notified without operating the first movable accessories 65a and 65b after the expiration of the operation valid period of the effect button. However, as in the example of FIG. 66, when the operation trigger effect is performed as a decision effect for notifying the result of the special symbol lottery, the first movable combination is performed when the operation valid period expires so that the decision effect is always executed. It is preferable to operate the objects 65a and 65b.

When the operating period of the first movable accessory 65a and 65b ends, as shown in FIG. 66 (4), the first movable accessory 65a and 65b begin to return from the closed state to the open state. At this time, the image display unit 6 displays an image in which the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped in a manner of notifying the result of the special symbol lottery. After that, when the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are returned to the open state, as shown in FIG. 66 (5), the image display unit 6 is displayed in a state where three decorative symbols are aligned and temporarily stopped, and the special symbol is displayed. You will be notified that you have won the lottery. After that, as shown in FIG. 66 (6), the decorative symbol is completely stopped, and the jackpot at "2" of the decorative symbol is confirmed.

FIG. 67 is a diagram showing an example of a determined effect of notifying the result of the special symbol lottery after executing the light emitting effect of the light guide plate triggered by the pressing operation of the effect button.

First, FIG. 67 (1) shows a state in which the operation of the effect button is valid during the SPSP reach effect. The image display unit 6 displays a display prompting the operation of the effect button and a gauge indicating the operation validity period of the effect button. When the effect button is pressed or the operation validity period expires in this state, a light emission effect for emitting the pattern 205 of the light guide plate is executed as shown in FIG. 67 (2). Here, even if a predetermined operation (pressing operation) of the effect button is not detected, an example in which the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is performed when the operation valid period has expired has been described, but the operation of the effect button is detected. If not, the result of the special symbol lottery may be notified without performing the light emitting effect of the light guide plate after the expiration of the operation valid period of the effect button. However, as in the example of FIG. 67, when the operation trigger effect is performed as a decision effect for notifying the result of the special symbol lottery, the light guide plate emits light when the operation valid period expires so that the decision effect is always executed. It is preferable to perform the production.

When the light emitting period of the light guide plate is completed, the light guide plate is turned off, and as shown in FIG. 67 (3), the decorative symbols are unevenly displayed on the image display unit 6 in a temporarily stopped state, and then completely stopped. For example, it is confirmed and notified that the result of the special symbol lottery is lost.

FIG. 68 is a diagram showing an example of a determined effect of notifying the result of a special symbol lottery after the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are operated and the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is executed by pressing the effect button. is there.

First, FIG. 68 (1) shows a state in which the operation of the effect button is valid during the SPSP reach effect. The image display unit 6 displays a display prompting the operation of the effect button and a gauge indicating the operation validity period of the effect button. When the effect button is pressed or the operation validity period expires in this state, as shown in FIG. 68 (2), the first movable accessories 65a and 65b slide and move from both sides of the image display unit 6 to the center side. To start. After that, as shown in FIG. 68 (3), the first movable accessories 65a and 65b move to a position covering substantially the entire surface of the image display unit 6 and are in a closed state, and the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are closed. Complete. By emitting the accessory lamp 204 in this state, the effect using the first movable accessory 65a and 65b is performed. Further, on the front side of the first movable accessory 65a and 65b in the closed state, a light emitting effect is performed in which the pattern 205 of the light guide plate is made to emit light. In this way, by causing the pattern 205 of the light guide plate to emit light together with the operation of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b, the effect of operating the first movable accessories 65a and 65b is performed without the light emission effect of the light guide plate. There is a high possibility that the result of the special symbol lottery will be a big hit as compared with the case (FIG. 66) or the case where the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is performed without the movement of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b (FIG. 67). It can be suggested that. Further, in the example of FIG. 68, as the pattern 205 of the light guide plate, the pattern 205 having a pattern similar to the design provided on the first movable accessories 65a and 65b is used, so that the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are used. Even if the light guide plate pattern 205 is superimposed on the front side of the light guide plate to emit light, there is no sense of incongruity because there is a sense of unity, and both the design of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and the light guide plate pattern 205 can be made to stand out. ..

When the operating period of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and the light emitting period of the light guide plate are completed, as shown in FIG. 68 (4), the first movable accessories 65a and 65b begin to return from the closed state to the open state. .. At this time, the image display unit 6 displays an image in which the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped in a manner of notifying the result of the special symbol lottery. After that, when the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are returned to the open state, as shown in FIG. 68 (5), the image display unit 6 is displayed in a state where three decorative symbols are aligned and temporarily stopped. As shown in FIG. 68 (6), it is confirmed that the decorative symbol has stopped and the special symbol lottery has been won.

In the production example of FIGS. 66 to 68, the effect of operating the first movable accessories 65a and 65b without the light emitting effect of the light guide plate and the effect of operating the first movable accessories 65a and 65b without the operation of the light guide plate are performed. It is possible to execute three patterns of effects, one is to make the pattern 205 emit light and the other is to make the pattern 205 of the light guide plate emit light on the front side where the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are closed. It is possible to suggest different contents in each of the productions. Therefore, by combining the movements of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b with the light emitting effect of the light guide plate, the variation of the notification effect is increased, and the unexpected effect can be executed without boring the player.

Here, an example has been described in which the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are operated to the closed state and the light guide plate is light-emitting when the predetermined operation (pressing operation) of the effect button is detected. If the operation of the effect button is not detected, the special symbol is not executed without both the operation of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and the light emission effect of the light guide plate after the expiration of the operation validity period of the effect button. The result of the lottery may be notified.

Further, as a modification, when it is determined that both the operations of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and the light emitting effect of the light guide plate are executed, a predetermined operation of the effect button is detected within the operation valid period of the effect button. If not, when the operation validity period of the effect button expires, the first movable accessory 65a and 65b are operated without the light emitting effect of the light guide plate (FIG. 66), or the first movable accessory. The effect of causing the pattern 205 of the light guide plate to emit light (FIG. 67) may be performed without the operation of 65a and 65b. In this way, even when it is determined that both the operations of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and the light emitting effect of the light guide plate are actually performed, the predetermined operation of the effect button is not detected within the operation valid period. By executing only one of the effects, it is possible to make a suggestion with a smaller amount of information (that is, in a mode in which the result is not confirmed and notified) as compared with the case where the effect button is operated. In this case, even though the effect with a relatively low expectation of a big hit is performed, the big hit may be confirmed and notified, which is a surprising effect for the player who does not operate the effect button. .. On the other hand, when it is determined that both the operations of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and the light emitting effect of the light guide plate are actually performed, when the effect button operation is performed, both effects are executed and the actual big hit. Since the degree of expectation is suggested, there is an advantage for the player who operates the effect button in that the actual lottery result can be known quickly. In this modified example, only when the result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit, both the operation of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and the light emitting effect of the light guide plate may be executed. In this case, since it is possible to know in advance that only the player who has operated the effect button has confirmed the big hit before the confirmation notification, it is possible to improve the motivation of the player to operate the effect button. On the other hand, for a player who wants to know the result of the special symbol lottery by the final final notification effect without knowing the result of the special symbol lottery by the operation opportunity effect, the result of the big hit or the loss can be grasped without seeing the operation opportunity effect. Therefore, the annoyance is reduced for such an oriented player.

Further, when the effect shown in FIG. 68 is executed, the operating period of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b with respect to the light emitting period of the light guide plate can be performed at any of the timings described in FIG. In particular, if the operation start of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b is shifted before and after the light emission start time of the light guide plate, a more unexpected effect can be realized. Specifically, when the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are started to operate and the light guide plate is made to emit light after a lapse of a predetermined time, the first movable accessories 65a and 65b operate without the light emitting effect of the light guide plate. After the production starts, it seems that the production has evolved into an production in which both the movements of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and the light emitting effect of the light guide plate are performed, so that the player can be given a surprising feeling. Similarly, when the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are started to operate after a lapse of a predetermined time after the light guide plate is made to emit light, the light guide plate emits light without the operation of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b. After that, it seems that the light emitting effect of the light guide plate and the operation of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are both performed, so that the player can be surprised. Similarly, the light emitting period of the accessory lamp 204 may be performed at any of the timings described in FIG.

In addition, in FIG. 66, an example of executing the effect of operating the first movable accessories 65a and 65b without the light emitting effect of the light guide plate when it is notified that the jackpot has been won has been described, but a special symbol has been described. It may be executed when notifying that the result of the lottery is a loss. In this case, the effect of operating the first movable accessories 65a and 65b without the light emitting effect of the light guide plate was won as a big hit as compared with the case of notifying that the result of the special symbol lottery was lost. It may be easy to execute when notified.

Further, in the example of FIG. 67, an example in which the effect of causing the pattern 205 of the light guide plate to emit light without the operation of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b is executed when the loss is notified has been described. It may be executed when it is notified that the winner has been won. In this case, even if the effect of causing the pattern 205 of the light guide plate to emit light without the movement of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b is more likely to be executed when the loss is notified than when the big hit is notified. good.

Further, in the example of FIG. 68, the effect of causing the pattern 205 of the light guide plate to emit light on the front side in which the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are closed is executed when the probability variation jackpot is finally notified. Although an example has been described, it may be executed when it is notified that a normal jackpot that is not probable has been won and / or when a loss is notified.

Further, as described with reference to FIGS. 66 to 68, the effect of operating the first movable accessories 65a and 65b without the light emitting effect of the light guide plate and the effect of operating the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are not accompanied. When the effect of causing the pattern 205 of the light guide plate to emit light and the effect of causing the pattern 205 of the light guide plate to emit light on the front side in which the first movable accessory 65a and 65b are closed can be executed, the first movable accessory The effect of using both the 65a and 65b and the light guide plate may be enabled only when the jackpot is notified. In this configuration, the operation of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and the light emitting effect of the light guide plate are performed at the same time, so that it is possible to notify that the jackpot has been confirmed. Since it is possible to attract the interest of the player, it is possible to make the player pay close attention to the subsequent production of notifying the jackpot type.

In FIGS. 66 to 68, an effect that combines the light emission of the pattern 205 of the light guide plate and the operation of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b is determined during the SPSP reach effect (immediately before the result of the special symbol lottery is notified). I explained an example that suggests the degree of expectation of a big hit by executing it as a production). However, the effect of combining the light emission of the pattern 205 of the light guide plate and the operation of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b shown in FIGS. 66 to 68 may be performed in combination with other effects. For example, the effect of combining the light emission of the light guide plate pattern 205 and the operation of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b as shown in FIGS. 66 to 68 is a temporary stop and / or re-stop of the decorative symbol in the pseudo continuous variation effect. It may be executed according to the fluctuation, or it may be executed as a look-ahead continuous advance notice effect in which multiple notices are given over a plurality of notification effects, or for reach establishment, SP reach start, and SPSP reach start. It may be executed at the same time, it may be executed as an operation trigger effect executed by the player's operation input of the operation means, or it may be executed as a decision effect before notifying the result of the special symbol lottery. Alternatively, after temporarily stopping the decorative symbol in a manner of notifying that the special symbol lottery has been won, the decorative symbol is re-variated and the decorative symbol is stopped in a manner of notifying the winning jackpot type (symbol). It may be executed as a production (so-called re-lottery production). Further, the effect of combining the light emission of the light guide plate pattern 205 and the movements of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b as shown in FIGS. 66 to 68 is a jackpot type (round game) at the start of the jackpot game (special game). The number of times (the number of rounds), the game state controlled after the big hit, etc.) is not notified, and the big hit type is notified in a dramatic manner as the round game progresses (so-called promotion effect), and the game ball is V. It may be executed as a V area passing effect which is executed when the area is passed. When combined with these effects, when both the light emission of the light guide plate pattern 205 and the operations of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are executed, the light emission effect of the light guide plate pattern 205 and the first movable accessory 65a It is preferable to suggest a more favorable result for the player as compared with the case where any of the operations of and 65b is performed alone.

<Production example E: Production that combines the light emission of the light guide plate and the light emission of the lamp>
69 and 70 are diagrams showing an example of an effect that can be performed by using the light guide plate and the lamp. More specifically, in FIGS. 69 and 70, after performing the effect of operating the third movable accessory (sub-image display unit) 63a and 63b triggered by the pressing operation of the effect button, the accessory lamps 8a and 8b An effect of notifying that the result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit (so-called “decision effect”) will be described by causing the light guide plate to emit light.

First, FIG. 69 (1) shows a state in which a display prompting the operation of the effect button and a gauge indicating the operation validity period of the effect button are displayed during the SPSP reach effect. When the effect button is pressed in this state, as shown in FIG. 69 (2), the sub-image display units 63a and 63b slide vertically from the upper and lower positions of the image display unit 6 to the center side. To start. After that, as shown in FIG. 69 (3), the sub-image display units 63a and 63b move to a position covering the central portion of the image display unit 6 to be in a closed state, and the closing operation of the sub-image display units 63a and 63b is completed. .. When the sub-image display units 63a and 63b are closed, as shown in FIG. 69 (3), the accessory lamps 8a and 8b are arranged at adjacent positions to form one pattern imitating the explosive center. The sub-image display units 63a and 63b may be moved while the image is displayed, or may be moved while the image is not displayed. When the sub-image display units 63a and 63b are moved while the image is displayed, a moving effect can be executed, and when the sub-image display units 63a and 63b are moved while the image is not displayed, the sub-image display units 63a and 63b can be executed. It is possible to make it difficult to visually recognize the moving state of the sub-image display units 63a and 63b. In order to make it more difficult to visually recognize the moving state of the sub-image display units 63a and 63b, the image may not be displayed on the image display unit 6 while the sub-image display units 63a and 63b are moving. ..

Next, as shown in FIG. 69 (4), the accessory lamps 8a and 8b and the light guide plate patterns 201 and 202 are started to emit light. At this time, the accessory lamps 8a and 8b and the light guide plate patterns 201 and 202 may be continuously lit at the same time, or the light guide plate patterns 201 and 202 may be simultaneously lit or while the accessory lamps 8a and 8b are continuously lit. It may blink alternately. Alternatively, the accessory lamps 8a and 8b, the light guide plate pattern 201, and the light guide plate pattern 202 may be turned on in this order or vice versa. The pattern that combines the accessory lamps 8a and 8b and the patterns 201 and 202 of the light guide plate are both patterns that imitate a blast, and when these are combined, the pattern that combines the accessory lamps 8a and 8b becomes the center of the explosion. On the outside thereof, a pattern (picture) with a sense of unity is formed in which the magnitude of the blast represented by the patterns 201 and 202 seems to change.

Next, when the light emitting period of the accessory lamps 8a and 8b and the light guide plate patterns 201 and 202 ends, as shown in FIG. 69 (5), the accessory lamps 8a and 8b and the light guide plate patterns 201 and 202 are formed. Turns off.

After that, as shown in FIG. 70 (1), the sub-image display units 63a and 63b start moving in the upward and downward directions of the image display unit 6 from the positions on the front side of the image display unit 6, respectively. When the sub-image display units 63a and 63b move to the upper side and the lower side of the image display unit 6, respectively, an image indicating that the three decorative symbols "3" are aligned and a big hit is displayed on the image display unit 6 is displayed. By displaying an image indicating that the jackpot has been won on the sub-image display units 63a and 63b, it is notified that the result of the special symbol lottery is a jackpot.

In the production example shown in FIGS. 69 and 70, one pattern (in the example of FIG. 69, the blast wave spreads from the blast center) by the combination of the accessory lamps 8a and 8b and the light guide plate patterns 201 and 202. It is suggested that the result of the special design lottery is a big hit by the combined design. Further, the accessory lamps 8a and 8b are usually arranged at distant positions (FIG. 98 (1)), but the sub-image display units 63a and 63b performed when the player presses the effect button. A pattern with a sense of unity is constructed as it moves. By combining the accessory lamps 8a and 8b and the light guide plate patterns 201 and 202 to emit light in this way, it is possible to perform a novel effect that can give the player a surprising feeling.

In FIGS. 69 and 70, the result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit by executing the effect of combining the light emission of the light guide plate patterns 201 and 202 and the light emission of the accessory lamps 8a and 8b during the SPSP reach effect. An example suggesting that is explained. However, the effect of combining the light emission of the light guide plate patterns 201 and 202 and the light emission of the accessory lamps 8a and 8b as shown in FIGS. 69 and 70 may be performed in combination with other effects. For example, the effect of combining the light emission of the light guide plate patterns 201 and 202 and the light emission of the accessory lamps 8a and 8b as shown in FIGS. 69 and 70 is a temporary stop and / or re-stop of the decorative symbol in the pseudo continuous variation effect. It may be executed according to the fluctuation, or it may be executed as a look-ahead continuous advance notice effect in which multiple notices are given over a plurality of notification effects, or for reach establishment, SP reach start, and SPSP reach start. It may be executed at the same time, it may be executed as an operation trigger effect executed by the player's operation input of the operation means, or it may be executed as a decision effect before notifying the result of the special symbol lottery. Alternatively, after temporarily stopping the decorative symbol in a manner of notifying that the special symbol lottery has been won, the decorative symbol is re-variated and the decorative symbol is stopped in a manner of notifying the winning jackpot type (symbol). It may be executed as a production (so-called re-lottery production). Further, the effect of combining the light emission of the light guide plate patterns 201 and 202 and the light emission of the accessory lamps 8a and 8b as shown in FIGS. 69 and 70 is a big hit type (round) at the start of the big hit game (special game). The number of games (number of rounds), the game state controlled after the big hit, etc. are not notified, but the big hit type is notified in a dramatic manner as the round game progresses (so-called promotion effect), and the game ball It may be executed as a V region passing effect which is executed when the passage through the V region is triggered. When combined with these effects, when both the effects of combining the light emission of the light guide plate patterns 201 and 202 and the light emission of the accessory lamps 8a and 8b are executed, the light emission and the combination of the light guide plate patterns 201 and 202 are executed. It is preferable to suggest a more favorable result for the player as compared with the case where any of the light emission of the object lamps 8a and 8b is performed alone.

<Production example F: V area passage production and round number promotion production during big hit game>
Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 71 to 73, an effect that can be executed during the jackpot game using the light guide plate will be described.

71 and 72 are diagrams showing an example of an effect in which both the V region passing effect and the round number promotion effect are executed during the jackpot game. The effect example shown in FIGS. 71 and 72 is an example of an effect that can be executed when the jackpot A shown in FIG. 6 is won and when it is determined that the round number promotion effect is to be executed. Further, in the examples of FIGS. 71 and 72, the round number promotion effect can be executed in the 1R and 2R round effects, and the V area passing effect can be executed in the 4R round effect in which the V area is opened. ..

First, FIG. 71 (1) shows a state immediately after the opening effect is started. If the jackpot A (see FIG. 6) is won and it is decided to execute the round number promotion effect (see steps S1191 to S1195 in FIG. 27), the rounds are not notified of the actual number of rounds in the opening effect. The production starts.

When the round effect is started, as shown in FIGS. 71 (2) and 71 (3), the round number promotion effect is executed from the 1R round effect to the middle of the 2R round effect. In the present embodiment, as the round number promotion effect, a predetermined story progresses from the 1R round effect to the middle of the 2R round effect, and the player presses the effect button in the latter half of the 2R round effect. With this as an opportunity, an effect of notifying whether or not the number of rounds has been promoted will be executed. However, the content of the round number promotion effect is not particularly limited, and for example, an effect of notifying the presence or absence of the round number promotion depending on whether or not the main character fights against the enemy character and wins, or a predetermined operation of the effect button (for example, The level of the meter displayed on the image display unit 6 may be raised in response to the repeated hits), and an effect of notifying the presence or absence of promotion of the number of rounds may be performed depending on whether or not the level of the meter exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

Next, in the latter half of the second round effect, as shown in FIG. 71 (4), a display prompting the image display unit 6 to press the effect button is performed. When it is detected that the effect button is pressed by the player, as shown in FIG. 71 (5), the effect of causing the pattern 202 of the light guide plate to emit light is executed, and the image display unit 6 is substantially 9R. By displaying that the round effect is executed, it is notified that the number of rounds has been promoted (the number of rounds in which a prize ball can be substantially obtained is 9R instead of the minimum 4R). In the production example of FIG. 71 (5), the characters "BIG BONUS 9R GET" indicating that the 9R round production has been obtained are displayed in the center of the image display unit 6, and the blast wave is imitated so as to surround this display. The pattern 202 is emitting light. In this way, by displaying the display contents such as messages and characters in the pattern 202 provided on the light guide plate, the display contents can be made conspicuous, and the player can make the display contents surrounded by the pattern 202 stand out. Can be watched.

Next, when the 3R round production starts, the game ball passes through the V area by displaying a message such as "Get V!" In preparation for the opening of the V area performed on the 4th R. Encourage the player to do so.

Next, when it is detected that the game ball has passed through the V region during the 4th round effect, as shown in FIG. 71 (7), the pattern 202 of the light guide plate is made to emit light, and the image display unit 6 is displayed. By displaying the letter "V", it is notified that the game ball has passed through the V region. In the production example of FIG. 71 (7), the character "V" is displayed substantially in the center of the image display unit 6, and is surrounded by the pattern 202 by emitting a pattern 202 imitating a blast so as to surround this display. The letter "V" can be made to stand out, and the player can be made to pay attention to the display contents surrounded by the pattern 202.

When the 4th round effect is completed, the 5th to 9th round effects are sequentially executed as shown in FIG. 71 (8), and then the 10th to 13th rounds are executed as shown in FIG. 72 (1). The production is executed in sequence. However, as explained in FIG. 7A (1), in the rounds of the 10th to 13th rounds, the big winning opening is opened only for 0.1 seconds, so these rounds are rounds in which the prize ball is practically not obtained. is there. When the 13th round effect is completed, the ending effect is executed as shown in FIG. 72 (2). With the end of the ending production, the jackpot game production will be completed.

FIG. 73 is a diagram showing an example of an effect in which the round number promotion effect is executed during the jackpot game. The effect example shown in FIG. 73 is an example of an effect that can be executed when the jackpot D shown in FIG. 6 is won and when it is determined that the round number promotion effect is to be executed. Further, in the example of FIG. 73, the round number promotion effect is executed in the first round effect and the second round effect.

First, FIG. 73 (1) shows a state immediately after the opening effect is started. If the jackpot D (see FIG. 6) is won and it is decided to execute the round number promotion effect (see steps S1191 to S1195 in FIG. 27), the rounds are not notified of the actual number of rounds in the opening effect. The production starts.

When the round effect is started, as shown in FIGS. 73 (2) and 73 (3), the round number promotion effect is executed from the 1R round effect to the middle of the 2R round effect.

Next, in the latter half of the second round effect, as shown in FIG. 73 (4), a display prompting the image display unit 6 to press the effect button is performed. However, since the effect example of FIG. 73 is executed when the jackpot D (substantially 4R) is won, when it is detected that the effect button is pressed by the player, FIG. 73 (5) shows. As shown, by displaying on the image display unit 6 that the round effect of 9R is executed, it is notified that the number of rounds has not been promoted. At this time, the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is not executed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 73 (6), the 3rd to 5th round round effects are performed. As described in FIG. 7B (2), in the case of the big hit D, the opening control of the big winning opening and the V blade is performed so that the game ball cannot substantially pass through the V region in the 4R round game, so that the 4R Is a round in which the V region passing effect is not substantially executed and a prize ball is not obtained, and the prize ball is substantially obtained in 4 rounds of 1 to 3 and 5R. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 73 (7), the 6th to 9th round round effects are sequentially executed. However, as explained in FIG. 7B (2), in the 6th to 9th rounds, the big winning opening is opened only for 0.1 seconds, so these rounds are the rounds in which the prize ball is practically not obtained. is there. When the 9th round effect is completed, the ending effect is executed as shown in FIG. 73 (8). With the end of the ending production, the jackpot game production will be completed.

In the effect example described with reference to FIG. 71, there is a case of notifying that the number of rounds has been promoted in the round number promotion effect (FIG. 71 (5)) and a case of notifying that the game ball has passed through the V region (FIG. 71 (FIG. 71). In 7)), a light emitting effect is performed in which the pattern 202 of the light guide plate is made to emit light. By accompanying the light emitting effect of the light guide plate, it is possible to notify the player that the number of rounds has been promoted and that the game ball has passed through the V region in a manner that is easy for the player to understand.

In the production example shown in FIG. 71, the number of rounds was promoted by the combination of the light emission of the pattern 202 of the light guide plate and the display content displayed on the image display unit 6, or the game ball passed through the V region. Although this is notified, these notifications may be performed only by the light emission effect using one or more patterns of the light guide plate.

In the above-mentioned production examples A to F, the light emitting mode of the light guide plate pattern is arbitrary, and any light emitting mode of the light guide plate pattern described with reference to FIGS. 33 and 34 may be used. May be the same, or the light emitting mode may be different for each effect. When the light emitting mode is different depending on the effect, the light emitting mode may be different for each category of the effect. For example, the light emitting effect of the light guide plate in the pre-reading continuous advance notice effect, the pseudo continuous change effect, the reach advance notice effect, the development effect to SP reach and SPSP reach, and the chance up advance notice effect that does not directly notify the result of the special symbol lottery. In the case of performing the above, a decision effect of emitting light in the light emitting mode 1 (for example, continuous lighting of a single color) and notifying the result of the special symbol lottery at the final stage of the notification effect, a round number promotion effect, a V area passing effect, and later When the light guide plate is light-emitting in a production that directly informs the player's profits such as the result of a special symbol lottery, the number of rounds, and the game state after a big hit game, such as the re-lottery effect. The light may be emitted in the second aspect (for example, blinking of a plurality of colors). Further, the light emitting mode when the light guide plate is made to emit light in the effect may be different depending on the execution trigger of the effect. For example, when the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is performed during the look-ahead effect based on the preliminary determination of the reserved data, the light emitting mode 1 (for example, blinking in a short cycle) is emitted, and the light guide plate is emitted based on the result of the special symbol lottery. In the case of performing the light emitting effect of, the light may be emitted in the light emitting mode 2 (for example, continuous lighting).

As described above, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured so that the light emitting effect of the pattern of the light guide plate can be executed in combination with the effect executed by the image display unit 6 and the effect using a movable accessory. ing. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a gaming machine capable of performing a notification effect that has abundant variations in the effect and can give a player a surprising feeling or attract the attention and interest of the player.

Further, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as described with reference to FIGS. 33 to 36, one or a plurality of light guide plate patterns are appropriately selected or used in combination, and the emission color and the emission pattern are set for each pattern. This makes it possible to increase the variation of the light emitting effect of the light guide plate. Depending on the emission color and emission pattern of the light guide plate pattern, it suggests various contents such as the degree of expectation of a big hit of the notification effect during execution, the high possibility that the effect content will develop, and the possibility that a specific effect will be executed. can do. The light emitting method of the light guide plate described with reference to FIGS. 33 to 36 can be applied to all the notification effects accompanied by the light emitting effect shown in FIGS. 52 and 52 onward.

Further, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as described with reference to FIGS. 37 to 49, it is possible to change the brightness of the image display unit 6 arranged behind the light guide plate in accordance with the light emission of the light guide plate. Is. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to make the light emitting effect itself of the light guide plate stand out, or to make the entire notification effect including the light emitting effect of the light guide plate and the effect being executed by the image display unit 6 stand out. It is possible to further improve the effect of the light emission effect and further attract the interest of the player. As described with reference to FIG. 32, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention, the luminance control of the image display unit 6 is executed by the image / sound control unit 500 in parallel with the notification effect execution process (FIGS. 29 to 31). It is configured to be possible. Therefore, in all the notification effects accompanied by the light emission effect shown in FIGS. 52 and 52 onward, the brightness change of the image display unit 6 is executed based on any of the control patterns shown in FIGS. 38, 41, 44 and 47. can do.

Further, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as described with reference to FIGS. 50 to 57, the operating period of the movable accessory can be variously changed with respect to the light emitting period of the light guide plate, so that the light emitting of the light guide plate The effect and the movement of the movable accessory are performed with a time lag to give the player a surprising feeling, and the difference between the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the operation period of the movable accessory causes the light emission effect of the light guide plate or the operation of the movable accessory. Any of these can be strongly impressed on the player. As described above, the operating period of the movable accessory described with reference to FIGS. 50 to 57 (the operating period with respect to the light emitting period of the light guide plate) includes the light emitting period of other lamps such as the frame lamp, the panel lamp, and the accessory lamp, and the light emitting period. It can also be applied to the output period of the sound output from the speaker.

<Other variants>
It should be noted that the effect examples shown in FIGS. 52 and 52 above can be executed in any combination, and the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is executed a plurality of times during one notification effect or one big hit game effect. Is also good. Further, in the waiting state for customers, the light emitting effect of the light guide plate may be performed. When displaying a demo image on the image display unit 6 in the customer waiting state, the brightness of the image display unit 6 is determined based on the brightness change patterns shown in FIGS. 38, 41, 44 and 47 when the light emission effect is executed. It may be changed.

Further, when the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is performed in accordance with the temporary stop or re-variation of the decorative symbol in the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect, sound such as a sound effect may be output together with the light emitting effect of the light guide plate. In this case, a series of audio data may be divided into a plurality of parts in a time series, and the divided audio data may be reproduced in order along with the execution of the light emission effect as the pseudo continuous fluctuation is performed. Specifically, a series of voice data (sound effects, music, etc.) called "tan, tatan, tattater" is divided into three parts, "tan", "tatan", and "tattater", and the first pseudo continuous fluctuation. Occasionally, the audio data of "tan" may be reproduced, the audio data of "tatan" may be reproduced at the time of the second pseudo continuous fluctuation, and the audio data of "tattata" may be reproduced at the time of the third pseudo continuous fluctuation. If the divided audio data is reproduced in order from the beginning for each pseudo continuous variation, the entire continuous audio data is reproduced when the pseudo continuous variation is established three times. With this configuration, the player can not only visually grasp the execution of the pseudo continuous fluctuation by the light emission effect as the notification effect progresses, but also grasp the execution of the pseudo continuous variation by the reproduction of the voice data at the apex angle. can do. Therefore, the player has an expectation that the audio data may be continuously reproduced each time the audio data is reproduced, so that the player can pay attention to the content of the notification effect.

In addition, in the production in which a plurality of light emission effects are executed as a set, such as the look-ahead notice effect and the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect described in the above embodiment, the jackpot expectation and the effect are determined by the light emission color and the light emission pattern of each light emission effect. When suggesting a high possibility that the content will develop, the jackpot expectation suggested by the light emission effect and the possibility that the production content will develop should not decrease as the number of times of the light emission effect progresses. , It is preferable to set the emission color and emission pattern in each emission effect. Specifically, when it is suggested that the jackpot expectation suggested by the light emitting color of the light guide plate is higher in the order of blue, green, and red, the light emitting color of the light guide plate is set to "blue, green, red" or "green". , Green, green "is preferable, and demoting the emission color of the light guide plate to" blue, green, blue "or" red, red, blue "disappoints the player. , It is not preferable because it may reduce the expectation for the big hit.

Further, in the above embodiment, a gaming machine in which the gaming state after the big hit game is controlled with a high probability is described as an example on the condition that the gaming ball passes through the V region. The example can be similarly applied to a type of gaming machine in which the gaming state (low probability or high probability) after the big hit game is determined by the symbol random number acquired by the special symbol lottery. In a gaming machine in which the gaming state after a big hit game is determined by a symbol random number acquired in a special symbol lottery, the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped in a manner indicating that the special symbol lottery has been won, and then the decorative symbol is re-variated. By stopping the decorative symbol in a manner of notifying the winning jackpot type, an effect (so-called re-lottery effect) that makes it appear as if the jackpot lottery has been performed again may be executed. The light emitting effect of the light guide plate according to the present invention may be executed in association with this re-lottery effect. Here, with reference to FIG. 74, an effect example in which the re-lottery effect is combined with the light emission effect will be described.

FIG. 74 shows the result of the special symbol lottery after performing the re-lottery effect after the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are determined to operate and the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is executed as the effect triggered by the pressing operation of the effect button. It is a figure which shows the example of the effect of notifying. FIG. 74 describes an example in which the same determination effect as that described with reference to FIG. 68 is executed, but whether or not the determination effect is executed and the effect content of the determination effect are arbitrary. Further, in the gaming machine shown in the example of FIG. 74, the game state after the big hit game is determined by the symbol random number of the special symbol lottery, and the big hit of the three sets of decorative symbols "2" is controlled with a low probability after the big hit game. It is a normal jackpot, and a jackpot with three sets of decorative symbols "7" is a probabilistic jackpot that is controlled with a high probability after the jackpot game.

First, FIG. 74 (1) shows a state in which the operation of the effect button is valid during the SPSP reach effect. The image display unit 6 displays a display prompting the operation of the effect button and a gauge indicating the operation validity period of the effect button. When the effect button is pressed or the operation validity period expires in this state, the first movable accessories 65a and 65b slide from both sides of the image display unit 6 to the center side as shown in FIG. 74 (2). To start. After that, as shown in FIG. 74 (3), the first movable accessories 65a and 65b move to a position covering substantially the entire surface of the image display unit 6 and are in a closed state, and the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are closed. Complete. By emitting the accessory lamp 204 in this state, the effect using the first movable accessory 65a and 65b is performed. Further, on the front side of the first movable accessory 65a and 65b in the closed state, a light emitting effect is performed in which the pattern 205 of the light guide plate is made to emit light. In this way, it is suggested that there is a high possibility that the result of the special symbol lottery will be a big hit by causing the pattern 205 of the light guide plate to emit light together with the movement of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b.

When the operating period of the first movable accessories 65a and 65b and the light emitting period of the light guide plate are completed, as shown in FIG. 74 (4), the first movable accessories 65a and 65b begin to return from the closed state to the open state. .. At this time, the image display unit 6 displays an image in which the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped in a manner of notifying the result of the special symbol lottery. After that, when the first movable accessories 65a and 65b are returned to the open state, as shown in FIG. 74 (5), the image display unit 6 is displayed in a state where three decorative symbols are aligned and temporarily stopped, which is special. You will be notified that you have won the symbol lottery.

After that, as shown in FIG. 74 (6), the decorative symbol starts to change again, and a display prompting the pressing operation of the effect button and a gauge indicating the operation validity period of the effect button are displayed. When the effect button is pressed in this state, as shown in FIG. 74 (7), the pattern 203 of the light guide plate emits light, and an image 206 similar to the pattern 203 is displayed on the image display unit 6. In the example of FIG. 74, the image 206 is displayed on the image display unit 6 together with the light emitting effect of the pattern 203 of the light guide plate, which suggests that the result of the special symbol lottery is a probabilistic jackpot. After that, when the light emitting period of the light guide plate and the display period of the image 206 are completed, as shown in FIG. 74 (8), all three decorative symbols "7" are stopped, and it is confirmed that the probability variation jackpot has been won. Will be done.

In the example of FIG. 74, an example in which the light emitting effect of the light guide plate and the display of the image 206 are performed when a predetermined operation (pressing operation) of the effect button is detected during the re-variation of the decorative pattern has been described. If the operation of the effect button is not detected, the result of the special symbol lottery may be confirmed and notified without executing both the light emission effect of the light guide plate and the display of the image 206. Further, without requesting the player to operate the operation means such as the effect button, the light emitting effect of the light guide plate and the display of the image 206 are performed after a lapse of a predetermined time from the start of the re-variation of the decorative symbol, and the probability variation jackpot is performed. You may notify that you have won.

Further, in the example of FIG. 74, an effect example in which the light emitting effect of the light guide plate and the display of the image 206 are performed during the re-variation of the decorative pattern has been described, but the light emitting effect of the light guide plate is performed without displaying the image 206. Depending on the presence or absence, it may be notified whether or not the probabilistic jackpot has been won.

Further, in the example of FIG. 74, after once notifying that a normal jackpot that is not probable has been won, a re-lottery effect is performed to confirm that the probabilistic jackpot has been won. (For example, after the reach is established with the decorative symbol "7"), it may be confirmed that the winning probability change jackpot has been won without going through the re-lottery effect. Further, the re-lottery effect may be performed not only when the probabilistic jackpot is won, but also when the normal jackpot is won. If the normal jackpot is won, after the re-lottery effect is executed, it is confirmed and notified that the normal jackpot has been won.

Further, in the above embodiment, it is assumed that the first big winning opening 23 is controlled to open and close in the rounds other than the V round, and the second big winning opening 51 including the V region 53 is controlled to open and close in the V round, so-called double attacker. Although the configuration of the above has been described as an example, the configuration is not limited to this, and for example, a configuration of a single attacker having only the second large winning opening 51 may be used. In this case, the opening and closing of the second large winning opening 51 is controlled even in rounds other than the V round, but the V region 53 is not opened and the V region 53 is opened only in the V round. It should be possible.

Further, the processing sharing between the effect control unit 400 and the image / sound control unit 500 and the like is not limited to the processing sharing illustrated in the above-described embodiment, and is appropriately shared according to the processing characteristics, processing capacity, and the like. Good.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention has been described by taking a pachinko gaming machine as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to pachinko gaming machines, and may be applied to slot machines (rotary-type gaming machines, pachislot machines), for example, to the extent applicable. In this case, when the lever is turned on while the medal is inserted in the slot machine, the game information (random number; judgment information) for determining the hit is acquired (that is, the game information is acquired). The conditions for being done will be met). Further, in this case, the "notification effect" in each of the above-described embodiments corresponds to the effect from the reel fluctuating to the stop due to the on operation of the lever in the slot machine.

Moreover, although the features of the present embodiment and the features of the modified examples thereof have been described above, it goes without saying that these features may be appropriately combined.

Further, the shape, number, installation position, etc. of each component provided in the above-mentioned pachinko gaming machine 1 are merely examples, and even if they have other shapes, numbers, and installation positions, the scope of the present invention. Needless to say, the present invention can be realized without deviating from. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be realized even if the numerical values and the like used in the above-mentioned processing are merely examples and other numerical values.

Although the present invention has been described in detail using the above embodiments, the above description is merely an example of the present invention in all respects, and the scope thereof is not intended to be limited. Needless to say, various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It should also be understood that the terms used herein are used in the meaning commonly used in the art unless otherwise noted. Thus, unless otherwise defined, all terminology and technical terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. In case of conflict, this specification (including definitions) takes precedence.

1 ... Game machine 2 ... Game board 4 ... Display 5 ... Frame member 6 ... Image display 7 ... Board lamps 8a, 8b ... Character lamps 20 ... Game area 21 ... First start port 22 ... Second start port 23 ... 1st big prize opening 24 ... Normal winning opening 25 ... Gate 26 ... Discharge port 27 ... Electric tulip 31 ... Handle 32 ... Lever 33 ... Stop button 34 ... Ejection button 35 ... Speaker 36 ... Frame lamp 37 ... Production button 38 ... Production key 39 ... Dish 43 ... Lock 50 ... Right splash 51 ... Second prize opening 52 ... V splash 53 ... V area 55 ... Light guide plate lamp 62 ... Light guide member (light guide plate)
63a, 63b ... Sub-image display unit (third movable accessory)
65a, 65b ... 1st movable accessory 66 ... 2nd movable accessory 100 ... Main control unit 101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601 ... CPU
102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602 ... ROM
103, 203, 303, 403, 503, 603 ... RAM
111a ... 1st start port switch 111b ... 2nd start port switch 112 ... Electric tulip opening / closing part 113 ... Gate switch 114 ... 1st big winning opening switch 115 ... 1st big winning opening opening / closing part 116 ... Normal winning opening switch 117 ... No. 2 big winning opening switch 118 ... 2nd big winning opening opening / closing part 119 ... V area switch 120 ... V area opening / closing part 200 ... launch control unit 204 ... accessory lamp 211 ... launching device 300 ... payout control unit 311 ... payout drive unit 400 … Production control unit 404… RTC
500 ... Image sound control unit 600 ... Lamp control unit

Claims (2)

An effect execution means that can execute an effect by displaying an image on the effect display means,
A light guide plate arranged on the front side of the effect display means,
A light emitting effect executing means for executing a light emitting effect in which light is incident on the light guide plate to emit light of a pattern provided on the light guide plate within a predetermined light emitting period is provided.
The effect executing means is
The image of the first aspect and the image of the second aspect brighter than the first aspect can be displayed on the effect display means.
The image of the first aspect is switched to the image of the second aspect and displayed before the predetermined time when the predetermined light emission period starts, and the second aspect is displayed on the effect display means until the predetermined light emission period ends. and to display the image,
While displaying the image of the first aspect and displaying the image of the second aspect, it is possible to display a decorative symbol related to the game in a predetermined area of the effect display means.
A gaming machine that continuously displays the decorative symbol when switching from the image of the first aspect to the image of the second aspect. An effect execution means that can execute an effect by displaying an image on the effect display means,
A light guide plate arranged on the front side of the effect display means,
A light emitting effect executing means for executing a light emitting effect in which light is incident on the light guide plate to emit light of a pattern provided on the light guide plate within a predetermined light emitting period is provided.
The effect executing means is
The image of the first aspect and the image of the second aspect brighter than the first aspect can be displayed on the effect display means.
The image of the second aspect is displayed on the effect display means during the predetermined light emitting period and until a predetermined time elapses from the end of the predetermined light emitting period, and after the predetermined time from the end of the predetermined light emitting period. The image of the second aspect is switched to the image of the first aspect and displayed .
While displaying the image of the first aspect and displaying the image of the second aspect, it is possible to display a decorative symbol related to the game in a predetermined area of the effect display means.
A gaming machine that continuously displays the decorative symbol when switching from the image of the second aspect to the image of the first aspect.

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