JP6885187B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

Some game machines such as pachinko machines include a game board in which a game area is formed, and a game ball launching means for launching a game ball into the game area based on a launch operation by the player. When the game ball launched from the game ball launching means enters the ball entry portion provided in the game area, a privilege such as paying out a predetermined number of game balls is given to the player (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).

JP-A-2002-78904

In the above-mentioned type of gaming machine, there is still room for improvement in its configuration in order to improve the degree of attention to the game.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-exemplified circumstances and the like, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably improving the degree of attention to gaming.

Hereinafter, means for solving the above problems will be described.

This onset Ming,
A pattern display means for displaying a pattern and
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, the display control means for controlling the symbol display means so as to stop and display the symbol combination corresponding to the fulfillment of the predetermined condition at a predetermined position is provided.
The pattern display means has a first display means having a plurality of first light emitting units and a second display means having a plurality of second light emitting units, and the pattern display is performed by the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit. The display surface of the means is formed,
Wherein at the direction intersecting the display surface, Bei give a relative position changing means for changing the relative position of the second display means and said first display means,
The first display means and the second display means differ in the number of the first light emitting units and the number of the second light emitting parts.
The position changing means includes a means for holding one of the first display means and the second display means, which has a smaller number of light emitting units, so as to be displaceable in a direction intersecting the display surface of the pattern display means. It is characterized by having a means for displacing the above in the intersecting direction.

It is possible to preferably improve the degree of attention to the game.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine in 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine from the front. It is a perspective view which shows the main configuration of a pachinko machine in an unfolded manner. It is a perspective view which shows the main configuration of a pachinko machine in an unfolded manner. It is a front view which shows the structure of the inner frame. It is a front view which shows the structure of the game board unit. It is a perspective view which looked at the game board unit from the back side. It is a rear view which shows the structure of the inner frame. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the back pack unit. (A) is a front view of the variable display unit, and (b) is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 11 (a). It is a partial cross-sectional view of a variable display unit. It is a schematic diagram which shows the symbol displayed by the variable display unit. It is a schematic diagram which shows various display forms of a symbol. (A), (b) Schematic diagram showing the change in the display form of the symbol based on the change in the relative position between the first display unit and the second display unit, (c) Schematic diagram showing the relationship between the common part and the non-common part. It is a figure. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure. It is a schematic diagram which shows various counters. It is the schematic which shows the structure which concerns on the symbol display. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interrupt processing executed by MPU of a main control unit. It is a flowchart which shows the winning process for a working opening. It is a flowchart which shows the information acquisition process. It is a flowchart which shows the normal process which is executed in MPU of a main control unit. It is a flowchart which shows the game time control process. It is a flowchart which shows the data setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation start processing. It is a flowchart which shows the setting process of a variation display time. It is a flowchart which shows the confirmation process for hold notice. It is a flowchart which shows the setting process of a hold command. It is a flowchart which shows the game time control process which is executed by MPU of a notification / effect control device. It is a flowchart which shows the process for a variable end. It is (a) a flowchart which shows the process for starting fluctuation, (b) is a schematic diagram which shows the relationship between the display form of a symbol and the degree of expectation of winning. It is a schematic diagram which shows the switching pattern of the display form of a symbol. It is a flowchart which shows the process for switching a display form. (A) A timing chart exemplifying the relationship between the variable display speed of the symbol and the switching timing of the display form, and (b) a timing chart exemplifying the switching timing of the display form after the scroll display of the symbol is completed. It is the schematic which exemplifies the change of the display form of a symbol with the progress of a game. It is the schematic which illustrated the reach display in 2nd Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the relationship between the light emission possible range and the light emission limit range. It is the schematic which shows the modification of the change of the display form of a symbol.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter, referred to as “pachinko machine”), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the front side, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views showing the main configurations of the pachinko machine 10. In FIG. 3, for convenience, the configuration in the gaming area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 is composed of an outer frame 11 forming an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and a game machine main portion 12 attached to the outer frame 11.

As shown in FIG. 2, the outer frame 11 is formed by connecting long frame members on four sides and is formed so as to form a rectangular frame as a whole. By attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island equipment, the pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall. The outer frame 11 is not an indispensable configuration in the pachinko machine 10, and the outer frame 11 may be provided in the island equipment of the game hall or the like.

The game machine main portion 12 is supported by an outer frame 11 in a state where it can be opened and closed. Specifically, the upper support metal fitting 17 is fixed to the connecting portion between the upper frame portion and the left frame portion in the outer frame 11, and further below to the connecting portion between the lower frame portion and the left frame portion in the outer frame 11. A side support metal fitting 18 is provided. A support mechanism is composed of the upper support metal fittings 17 and the lower support metal fittings 18, and the support mechanism causes the game machine main portion 12 to rotate on the left side of the pachinko machine 10 with respect to the outer frame 11. , The right side is the rotation tip side, and the pachinko machine 10 can be rotated forward (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the gaming machine main portion 12 is arranged behind the inner frame 13 as a base body, the front door frame 14 arranged in front of the inner frame 13, and the inner frame 13. It is equipped with a back pack unit 15. The inner frame 13 of the main portion 12 of the gaming machine is rotatably supported with respect to the outer frame 11. Specifically, the inner frame 13 can rotate forward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation tip side when viewed from the front of the gaming machine.

The front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13, and is rotatable forward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation tip side when viewed from the front of the gaming machine. Further, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13, and the left side is the rotation base end side and the right side is the rotation tip side when viewed from the front of the gaming machine so that the back pack unit 15 can rotate backward. There is.

(Front door frame 14)
Next, the front door frame 14 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the front door frame 14 is mainly composed of a synthetic resin frame body 20 having an outer shape substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11, and covers almost the entire front surface of the inner frame 13. There is. A substantially elliptical window portion 21 is formed in the central portion of the frame body 20 so that almost the entire area of the game area PE described later can be visually recognized from the front, and the window portion 21 is the same by the glass unit 22. It is closed from the back side of the front door frame 14.

The glass unit 22 includes a plurality of transparent glass panels 23 and a glass holder for holding the glass panels 23. The glass holder is formed with a partition portion for partitioning the holding region of the glass panel 23 back and forth, and both glass panels 23 face each other in the front and rear with the partition portion interposed therebetween. That is, by securing a predetermined gap between the two glass panels 23, the game area PE is doubly covered from the front side of the pachinko machine 10 by the glass panels 23 while avoiding interference between the glass panels 23. It is in a state.

It is not always necessary to unitize both glass panels 23 by using a glass holder, and each glass panel 23 may be individually attached to the frame body 20. Further, the number of glass panels is arbitrary, and may be one or three or more. However, from the viewpoint of improving safety and crime prevention, it is preferable to employ a plurality of glass panels and to face each of the glass panels in the front-rear direction with a predetermined gap in between. Incidentally, it is also possible to use a transparent synthetic resin panel member instead of the glass panel.

Light emitting means such as various lamps are provided around the glass unit 22 (specifically, the window portion 21). For example, an annular illumination portion 26 having a built-in light emitting means such as an LED is provided along the peripheral edge of the window portion 21. The annular illumination unit 26 is lit or blinked according to a change in the gaming state at the time of a big hit or a predetermined reach. In addition, an error indicator lamp 27 that lights up when a problem such as an error occurs is provided at the center of the annular illumination section 26 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10, and further to the left and right of the error indicator lamp section 27, during the payout of prize balls. A illuminating prize ball lamp unit 28 is provided. Further, a speaker unit 29 for outputting sound effects, BGM, etc. according to the game state is provided at a position close to the left and right prize ball lamp units 28 (see FIG. 3).

Below the window portion 21 in the front door frame 14 (frame body 20), an upper bulging portion 31 bulging toward the front side and a lower bulging portion 32 are vertically arranged side by side. An upper plate 33 that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 31, and a lower plate 34 that also opens upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 32 (see FIG. 2). The upper plate 33 has a function of temporarily storing the game balls paid out from the payout device described later and guiding them to the game ball launch mechanism described later while arranging them in a row. Further, the lower plate 34 has a function of storing the surplus game balls in the upper plate 33 and a game in which the game balls launched by the game ball launching mechanism do not reach the game area PE (see FIG. 3). When the ball is returned to the player, it has a function as a saucer for storing the discharged game ball.

A game ball launching handle 41 is provided on the right side of the lower bulging portion 32 so as to project toward the front side. By operating the game ball launching handle 41, the game ball is launched from the game ball launching mechanism described later. The rate of fire of the game ball increases as the operation amount (rotation amount) of the game ball launch handle 41 increases, and when this operation amount is adjusted by the player to reach a predetermined amount, the game ball is played. It will reach the region PE. In addition, by adjusting this amount of operation by the player, it is possible to separate the game ball into the right route and the left route, which will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 3, a passage forming unit 45 is attached to the back surface of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 45 is formed of synthetic resin and has a front door side upper plate passage leading to the upper plate 33 and a front door side lower plate passage leading to the lower plate 34. In the passage forming unit 45, a receiving portion that protrudes rearward and is opened upward is formed in the upper corner portion thereof, and the entrance portion of the upper plate passage on the front door side is formed by partitioning the receiving portion to the left and right by a partition wall. A section is formed between the portion and the entrance portion of the lower plate passage on the front door side. The upper plate passage on the front door side and the lower plate passage on the front door side lead to the game ball distribution section described later on the upstream side, and the game balls entering the upper plate passage on the front door side are guided to the upper plate 33 and lower on the front door side. The game ball that has entered the plate passage is guided to the lower plate 34.

On the rotation base end side on the back surface of the front door frame 14, protrusion shafts are provided at the upper end portion and the lower end portion thereof. These protrusion shafts form an assembly mechanism for the inner frame 13.

Next, the inner frame 13 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of the inner frame 13. In FIG. 5, as in FIG. 3, the configuration in the gaming area PE of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

(Inner frame 13)
The inner frame 13 is mainly composed of an inner frame base body 50 having a substantially rectangular outer shape like the outer frame 11. The height dimension of the inner frame base body 50 is set to be slightly smaller than the height dimension of the outer frame 11. Further, the inner frame base body 50 is arranged close to the upper frame portion of the outer frame 11, and a slight gap is formed between the lower frame portion of the outer frame 11 and the inner frame base body 50. A curtain plate is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to close this gap. The curtain plate is arranged below the inner frame base body 50 (specifically, the lower end thereof), and when the inner frame 13 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the inner frame base body 50 is placed on the curtain plate. It will be listed. A slight clearance may be provided between the curtain plate and the inner frame base body 50 for the purpose of preventing mutual interference.

Support brackets 71 and 72 are attached to the upper end and the lower end of the rotation base end side (left side in FIG. 5) on the front surface of the inner frame base body 50. Although not shown, the support metal fittings 71 and 72 have shaft portions, and by inserting the bearing portions provided in the front door frame 14 into these shaft portions, the front door frame with respect to the inner frame 13 is inserted. 14 is rotatably supported.

A locking device 75 for locking the inner frame 13 and the front door frame 14 is provided on the rotating tip side (right side in FIG. 5) of the inner frame base body 50. The locking device 75 extends vertically along the right end portion (vertical frame member described later) of the inner frame base body 50, and the hook members 76 for the front door are arranged scattered in the longitudinal direction (vertical direction) thereof. have. In the inner frame base body 50, slits for projecting the hook receiving member 49 (see FIG. 3) provided on the back surface of the front door frame 14 to the front side of the inner frame 13 correspond to each front door hook member 76. It is formed in this way. The front door hook member 76 protruding through the slits is locked to the front door hook member 76 provided in the front door frame 14 in a one-to-one correspondence with each front door hook member 76. The front door frame 14 is locked to the inner frame 13 so that it cannot be opened. Further, the locking device 75 has an inner frame hook member 77 extending to the rear side of the inner frame 13. The inner frame hook member 77 is hooked on the hook receiving member 19 fixed to the outer frame 11, so that the gaming machine main portion 12 is locked with respect to the outer frame 11.

A cylinder lock 78 for unlocking the locking device 75 is installed in the inner frame base body 50 (locking device 75). The cylinder lock 78 is provided separately from the locking unit (each hook member 76, 77, interlocking rod, etc.) that constitutes the main part of the locking device 75, and is arranged adjacent to the locking unit. When the key inserted in the keyhole of the cylinder lock 78 is turned to the right (clockwise), the front door frame 14 is unlocked from the inner frame 13, and the key inserted into the keyhole of the cylinder lock 78 is turned to the left (counterclockwise). And the lock of the inner frame 13 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released.

A storage recess 51 for accommodating the game board unit 80 is formed in the central portion of the inner frame base body 50. The accommodating recess 51 is recessed in the rear of the gaming machine according to the outer shape of the gaming board unit 80, and the gaming board unit 80 is fixed to the accommodating recess 51 by a manual lock mechanism in a state of being fitted from the front of the gaming machine. .. A substantially rectangular window hole 52 is formed at the bottom of the accommodating recess 51, and the rear surface configuration (rear block 80b described later) of the game board unit 80 projects rearward of the inner frame 13 through the window hole 52. .. Almost the entire window hole 52 is covered from the front of the gaming machine by the gaming board unit 80 mounted on the inner frame base body 50.

(Game board unit 80)
The game board unit 80 is provided on the back side of the game area forming body 80a formed mainly of a plate material made of a transparent synthetic resin material and the game area forming body 80a, and various game parts (variable display unit and the like) described later are provided. ) Is mounted on the base body 251 and is integrated with the back block 80b.

The above-mentioned game area PE on which the game ball flows down is formed on the front surface of the game area forming body 80a. As described above, the game area PE is covered by the glass unit 22 (specifically, the rear glass panel 23). In the glass unit 22, the gap between the rear glass panel 23 and the front surface of the game area forming body 80a is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, that is, the game ball flowing down the game area PE is the same game area PE. They are arranged so that they are not lined up in the front and back at the same place. As a result, ball clogging in the game area PE is suppressed. The game area forming body 80a is not limited to being made of synthetic resin, and may be made of wood.

Hereinafter, the game board unit 80 (particularly, various configurations arranged in the game area PE of the game area forming body 80a) will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board unit 80, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the game board unit 80 as viewed from the rear.

The game area forming body 80a is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in its own thickness direction (front-back direction). As shown in FIG. 6, a general winning opening 81, a variable winning device 82, an operating port unit 83 (operating ports 83a, 83b), a through gate 84, and the like are arranged in each opening. When a game ball enters the general winning opening 81, the variable winning device 82, and the operating ports 83a, 83b, the game ball is detected by a detection sensor (not shown) provided corresponding to each winning portion, and the detection result thereof. A predetermined number of prize balls (payment of game balls) and other benefits are given to the player based on the above. In addition, an out port 89 is provided at the lowermost portion of the game area forming body 80a, and a game ball that has not entered various entry portions or the like is discharged from the game area PE through the out port 89. In the following description, in order to clearly distinguish from the entry of the game ball into the out opening 89, the entry of the game ball into the general winning opening 81, the variable winning device 82, and the operating ports 83a and 83b is also referred to as "winning". Express.

Further, in the game area forming body 80a, various game parts such as a large number of game nails 93 and a windmill 94 are arranged in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the flow path of the game ball. The flow path of the game ball is differentiated by various configurations of the game nail 93, the windmill 94, and the like, and adjustments are made so that the above-mentioned general winning opening 81 and the like are won with an appropriate probability.

A central opening 85 is formed in the center of the game area forming body 80a, and a transparent opening cover 86 is attached so as to cover the central opening 85 from the back side of the game board unit 80. Behind the central opening 85, a variable display unit 300 or the like belonging to the back block 80b is located, and the variable display unit 300 or the like can be visually recognized from the front of the gaming machine through the central opening 85 (opening cover 86). There is. In FIG. 6, for convenience of explanation, the opening cover 86 is displayed by a two-dot chain line to show a state in which the variable display unit 300 can be visually recognized.

A working port unit 83, a through gate 84, and the like are arranged around the central opening 85. The actuating port unit 83 is provided with an upper actuating port 83a arranged below the variable display unit 300 and a lower actuating port 83b arranged below the upper actuating port 83a. Of these two operating ports 83a and 83b, the lower operating port 83b is provided with an opening / closing type ball entry assisting device (ball entry assisting means) or an electric accessory 91 as an opening / closing member (opening / closing means). The electric accessory 91 includes a movable piece and a solenoid-type drive unit that drives the movable piece, and has an open state (auxiliary state) in which the ball can enter the lower operating port 83b and the same ball entry state. It is possible to switch to the closed state (non-auxiliary state) where is not possible. Regarding the electric accessory 91, it is sufficient if there is a difference so that it is more difficult to enter the ball in the non-assisted state than in the assisted state, and it is not always necessary to prevent the ball from entering.

The through gate 84 is arranged on the upstream side of the lower operating port 83b (more specifically, the side of the variable display unit 300: the right route), and is won by a lottery triggered by the passage of the through gate 84 of the game ball. In the case of, the electric accessory 91 is switched from the closed state to the open state for a predetermined time.

When a ball enters the upper operating port 83a, three game balls are paid out, and when a ball enters the lower operating port 83b, four game balls are paid out. However, the number of game balls to be paid out is not limited to the above.

The variable winning device (special winning device or special winning means) 82 is formed with a large winning opening through which a game ball can pass, and is opened and closed as an opening / closing member (opening / closing means) for opening and closing the large winning opening. The body is provided. The opening / closing body can be switched between an open state (allowable state) in which the game ball can be entered or easily, and a closed state (blocked state) in which the game ball cannot or is difficult to enter. Further, the opening / closing body is connected to a variable winning drive unit (specifically, a solenoid or the like) provided on the back side of the game board unit 80, and the opening / closing door is normally kept closed and an internal lottery is performed. In, if you win the transition to the open / close execution mode (open / close execution state) (big hit: if you win the transition to the special gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state), you can switch to the open state. It has become.

Here, the open / close execution mode is a mode that shifts when a big hit is won. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 82 in the opening / closing execution mode, for example, the passage of a predetermined time (for example, 30 sec) or the winning of a predetermined number (for example, 10) is set as one round, and a plurality of rounds (for example, 16 rounds) are set as the upper limit. It is set so that the opening and closing doors are repeatedly opened.

Here, the variable display unit 300 will be supplementarily described. The variable display unit 300 includes a symbol display device that variably displays (variates) the symbol by using a prize in the operating ports 83a and 83b as a trigger, and the display content is controlled by a notification / effect control device described later. .. In the variable display unit 300, for example, symbols are displayed side by side on the left, middle, and right, and these symbols are scrolled in the vertical direction to be displayed in a variable manner. Then, when the jackpot is won, the symbols of the predetermined combination are stopped and displayed (confirmed display) on the preset effective line, and the mode shifts to the opening / closing execution mode (special game state or jackpot). ..

The game area forming body 80a is provided with a center frame 95 so as to surround the central opening 85. The center frame 95 is fixed to the game area forming body 80a from the front surface side thereof, and in such a fixed state, the center frame 95 stands up from the front surface of the game area forming body 80a. The gap between the glass unit 22 and the glass unit 22 is configured to be smaller than the diameter of the game ball. As a result, it is prevented that the game ball flowing down the game area PE collides with the variable display unit 300, and the flow path of the game ball flowing down the game area PE is on the right side of the variable display unit 300 (specifically, the center frame 95). It is roughly divided into the above right route that detours from the left side and the above left route that detours from the left side.

The variable winning device 82 and the through gate 84 described above are arranged on the right route, and the game ball flowing down the left route is prevented from winning the variable winning device 82 and the through gate. On the other hand, the game ball flowing down the right route is prevented from winning the upper operating port 83a. Therefore, when the electric accessory 91 of the lower operating port 83b is in the high-frequency support mode or the open / close execution mode, the game is advantageously advanced by firing the game ball to the right route. When the low frequency support mode is set, the game can be advanced advantageously by firing the game ball to the left route. That is, the player can advance the game advantageously by selecting the flow path of the game ball from the right route / the left route according to the game situation.

A stage portion 96 on which the game ball can roll left and right is formed on the upper surface of the frame portion forming the lower portion of the center frame 95. The game ball flowing in from the inflow port formed in the left frame portion of the center frame 95 is discharged onto the stage portion 96 through the warp passage 97 also formed in the center frame 95. Regarding the stage portion 96, specifically, the upper operating port is compared with the game ball that does not pass through the stage portion 96 so that the game ball that has reached the stage portion 96 can easily flow into the upper operating port 83a. It is configured so that it can easily flow into the 83a, and contributes to increasing the player's attention to the movement of the game ball on the stage portion 96.

Here, in the present embodiment, as described above, the central opening 85 is covered by the transparent opening cover 86, and the game ball that has reached the stage portion 96 does not move to the back block 80b (variable display unit 300) side. Is regulated.

Further, a first holding lamp portion 98a and a second holding lamp portion 98b are provided on the front surface of the frame portion forming the lower portion of the center frame 95. The first holding lamp unit 98a on the left side corresponds to the upper operating port 83a, and the number of times the game ball has passed through the upper operating port 83a is held up to four times, and the number of holdings is increased by lighting the first holding lamp unit 98a. It is supposed to be displayed. The second holding lamp unit 98b on the right side corresponds to the lower operating port 83b, and the number of times the game ball has passed through the lower operating port 83b is held up to four times, and the number of holdings is increased by lighting the second holding lamp unit 98b. Is displayed.

The operating ports 83a and 83b are arranged at positions closer to the central opening 85 (variable display unit 300). Since the winning of the operating ports 83a and 83b can be used as a trigger to shift to the special gaming state, the player pays attention to whether or not the operating ports 83a and 83b are won and grasps whether or not to shift to the special gaming state. Therefore, it is considered that attention should be paid to the variable display unit 300. The fact that the operating ports 83a and 83b are provided closer to the variable display unit 300 is a device for concentrating the points that the player wants to pay attention to around the variable display unit 300.

At the right end of the game area forming body 80a, a game area partition member 99 for partitioning the game area PE is arranged together with the guide rail 100 described later. The game area partition member 99 is provided with a stopper member and a main display unit 87 on which a game ball flying along the guide rail 100 collides. The stopper member is a cushioning member arranged near the tip of the guide rail 100, and the game ball that collides with the stopper member flows down the game area PE after its momentum is weakened. That is, the stopper member is provided with a de-energizing function that weakens the momentum of the colliding game ball.

Here, the main display unit 87 will be supplementarily described. The main display unit 87 is embedded in the game area partition member 99, and a part thereof is arranged so as to face the glass unit 22. A main display unit on which a predetermined pattern or the like is displayed is provided on the facing portions. The main display unit 87 is electrically connected to a main control device described later, and the display content of the main display unit is controlled by the main control device.

The main display unit is for the lower operating port display unit that displays the lottery result based on the winning of the upper operating port 83a, and for the right operating port that displays the lottery result performed based on the winning of the lower operating port 83b. It has a display unit. In the display unit for the lower operating port, the variation display of the pattern is performed triggered by the winning of the upper operating port 83a, and as a result of stopping the variation display, the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the upper operating port 83a is performed. The result is specified. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning of the upper operating port 83a is the winning result corresponding to the transition to the open / close execution mode, the variable display is stopped on the display unit for the lower operating port, and the stop result is predetermined. After the pattern of is displayed, the mode shifts to the above-mentioned open / close execution mode.

In the display unit for the lower operating port, the variation display of the pattern is performed triggered by the winning of the lower operating port 83b, and as a result of stopping the variation display, the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the lower operating port 83b is performed. The result is specified. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning of the lower operating port 83b is the winning result corresponding to the big hit, the variable display is stopped on the display unit for the right operating port, and a predetermined pattern is displayed as the stop result. After that, the mode shifts to the above-mentioned open / close execution mode according to the result.

Here, based on the winning of any of the operating ports 83a and 83b, the variation display is started on the corresponding operating port display unit, the predetermined stop result is displayed, and the game is played until the variation display is stopped. Corresponds to one time. However, one game round is not limited to the above contents, and for example, a single display area is provided, and even if any of the operating ports 83a and 83b is won a prize, the single display area is provided. In the configuration in which the variable display is performed in the display area, the variable display is started in the single display area, and the game is played once until the variable display is stopped while the predetermined stop result is displayed. It is also possible to.

In addition to both of the above display units, the main display unit 87 is provided with a through gate display unit that displays lottery results based on winning a prize in the through gate 84. In the through gate display unit, the variation display of the pattern is performed triggered by the winning of the through gate 84, and as the stop result of the variation display, the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the through gate 84 is clearly shown. Will be done. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning of the through gate 84 is the winning result corresponding to the transition to the electric service open state, the predetermined stop result is displayed on the through gate display unit and the variable display is displayed. After being stopped, it shifts to the electric service open state. In the electric service open state, the electric accessory 91 provided in the lower operating port 83b is opened in a predetermined manner.

Further, in the present embodiment, the number of times the game ball has passed through the through gate 84 is held up to 4 times, but the number of times held is displayed on the main display unit of the main display unit 87. A display unit for the number of holdings is provided.

The main display unit described in detail above can be visually recognized from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the glass unit 22 of the front door frame 14, and the game ball is prevented from moving in front of these various display units. Therefore, its visibility is guaranteed.

Explaining the configuration of the inner frame 13 again with reference to FIG. 5, a game ball is launched into the game area PE below the game board unit 80 in the inner frame base body 50 based on the operation of the game ball launch handle 41. A game ball launching mechanism 110 is provided.

(Game ball launch mechanism 110)
The game ball launch mechanism 110 includes a solenoid 111 that launches a game ball arranged at a predetermined launch standby position, a launch rail 112 that defines a launch direction of the game ball launched by the solenoid 111, and a game at the launch standby position. A ball feeding device 113 for supplying balls and a base plate 114 on which these various configurations 111 to 113 are mounted are provided as a main configuration, and the base plate 114 is fixed to the inner frame base body 50 to form the same. It is integrated with the inner frame base body 50.

The launch rail 112 is fixed to the base plate 114 in a state of being inclined obliquely so as to be inclined upward toward the game board unit 80 side. A groove portion having a substantially V-shaped cross section is formed on the launch rail 112, and the front-rear position of the game ball is defined by fitting the game ball into the groove-shaped portion.

At a position closer to the downstream end (that is, the lower end) of the launch rail 112, a ball stopper that holds the game ball supplied from the ball feeding device 113 to the launch standby position described above is arranged. The solenoid 111 is arranged at a position further downstream from the ball stopper.

The solenoid 111 is electrically connected to a power supply / emission control device described later. The output shaft of the solenoid 111 reciprocates in the expansion / contraction direction based on the output of the electric signal from the power supply / launch control device, so that the game ball placed in the launch standby position is on the game board unit 80 side, in detail. It is launched toward the guide rail 100 mounted on the game board unit 80.

The guide rail 100 is formed by partitioning the game area PE together with the game area partition member 99 fixed to the game board unit 80 (specifically, the front surface of the plate body) so that the outer shape of the game area PE is substantially circular. .. Further, the guide rail 100 is composed of an inner rail 101 and an outer rail 102 arranged so as to face each other with a gap larger than the diameter of the game ball, and the guide passage 103 is formed by the two rails 101 and 102. Has been done. The guidance passage 103 has an entrance portion 104 opened to the tip end side (obliquely downward) of the launch rail 112, and an exit portion 105 located above the game area PE. The game ball launched based on the operation of the solenoid 111 is guided to the game area PE by moving in the order of the launch rail 112 → the guidance rail 100 (entrance portion 104 → exit portion 105). In the game board unit 80, a reversion prevention member 106 for preventing the reversion of the game ball that has reached the game area PE into the guidance passage 103 is provided on the front side of the exit portion 105, specifically, near the tip of the inner rail 101. It is attached to prevent the game ball that has reached the game area PE first from hindering the launch of the subsequent game ball.

Each of the rails 101 and 102 constituting the guide rail 100 has an arc shape centered on a substantially central portion of the game area PE. Therefore, the game ball passing through the guide passage 103 is likely to move (slide or roll) along the outer rail 102, that is, while in contact with the outer rail 102, due to the centrifugal force generated by itself. That is, when the game ball is launched so as to deliver the game ball to the game area PE, the area along the outer rail 102 in the guidance passage 103 constitutes a passage area (passage path) through which the game ball substantially passes. However, the region along the inner rail 101 is substantially a region through which the game ball does not pass.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the guide rail 100 and the launch rail 112, the inlet portion 104 of the guide rail 100 and the tip portion of the launch rail 112 face each other diagonally with the lower end edge of the game board unit 80 in between. Have been placed. That is, both of the rails 100 and 112 are arranged so that the inlet portion 104 of the guide rail 100 and the tip portion of the launch rail 112 are displaced to the left and right near the lower end edge of the game board unit 80. As a result, both rails 100 and 112 are brought closer to the lower end edge of the game board unit 80, and a gap of a predetermined interval is formed between the inlet portion 104 of the guide rail 100 and the launch rail 112.

A foul ball passage is arranged below the gap formed in this way. The foul ball passage is integrally molded with the passage forming unit 45 of the front door frame 14. If the game ball launched from the game ball launch mechanism 110 does not reach the game area PE and returns in the guidance passage 103 as a foul ball, the foul ball enters the foul ball passage through the gap. Become. The foul ball passage leads to the lower plate passage on the front door side, and the game ball that has entered the foul ball passage is discharged to the lower plate 34 shown in FIG. As a result, the interference between the foul ball and the game ball to be launched next is suppressed.

A rail cover 107 is provided at the left end of the game area forming body 80a so as to cover the outer rail 102 from the side. The game board unit 80 is often handled as a single unit during manufacturing or maintenance work, and at this time, the outer rail 102 may collide with the game table or the like. The rail cover 107 is a member mounted in view of such circumstances, and is provided with a protective function for preventing the outer rail 102 from being deformed due to the above factors or the like.

In the inner frame base body 50, a through hole is formed on the left side of the launch rail 112 (specifically, the side supporting the front door frame 14) to penetrate the inner frame base body 50 in the front-rear direction. A passage forming member 121 is arranged in the door. The passage forming member 121 is screwed to the inner frame base body 50, and has a main body side upper plate passage 122 and a main body side lower plate passage 123. The upstream side of the main body side upper plate passage 122 and the main body side lower plate passage 123 leads to a game ball distribution section described later. Further, the receiving portion of the passage forming unit attached to the front door frame 14 is inserted below the passage forming member 121, and the front door side upper plate passage is arranged below the main body side upper plate passage 122. A front door side upper plate passage is arranged below the main body side lower plate passage 123.

In the inner frame base body 50, below the passage forming member 121, an opening / closing member 124 for opening and closing the main body side upper plate passage 122 and the main body side lower plate passage 123 is attached. The opening / closing member 124 is urged at a front position for closing the main body side upper plate passage 122 and the main body side lower plate passage 123, and when the front door frame 14 is opened, each opening / closing member 124 is urged by this urging force. By being in the closed state, the game balls are prevented from falling out from the passages 122 and 123. On the other hand, when the front door frame 14 is closed, the opening / closing member 124 is pushed open against the urging force by the receiving portion provided in the passage forming unit 45 of the front door frame 14. In this state, the main body side upper plate passage 122 and the front door side upper plate passage communicate with each other, and the main body side lower plate passage 123 and the front door side lower plate passage communicate with each other.

Next, the back configuration of the inner frame 13 (inner frame base body 50 and game board unit 80) will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 8 is a rear view of the inner frame 13.

As shown in FIG. 8, a bearing metal fitting 132 is attached to the rotation base end side (right side in FIG. 8) on the back surface of the inner frame base body 50. Bearing portions 133 are formed on the bearing fitting 132 so as to be separated from each other in the vertical direction, and the back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached to the inner frame 13 by these bearing portions 133. Further, on the back surface of the inner frame base body 50, a plurality of fixing levers 134 for fixing the back pack unit 15 to the inner frame base body 50 in a closed state are provided.

As described above, the bottom portion of the accommodating recess (game board accommodating portion) 51 in the inner frame base body 50 penetrates in the thickness direction of the inner frame base body 50 and is opened to the back side of the inner frame base body 50. A window hole 52 is formed, and the window hole 52 is covered from the front side of the inner frame 13 by a game board unit 80 housed in the storage recess 51. Various configurations such as a control device are mounted on the back surface of the game board unit 80 (rear block 80b), and these various configurations are exposed to the back side of the inner frame 13 through the window hole 52. Here, the configuration of the back surface of the game board unit 80 will be described.

As described above, the back block 80b is attached to the back surface of the game board unit 80. The back block 80b has a substantially box-shaped base body 251 open to the game area forming body 80a side, and the base body 251 is fixed to the back surface of the game board unit 80 to form a game area forming body. The 80a and the back block 80b are integrated.

The front side of the base body 251 is an arrangement area for a movable effect mechanism and the like, and the back side thereof is an arrangement area for a control device for controlling various configurations and the variable display unit 300.

More specifically, a part of the base body 251 protrudes to the back side of the inner frame base body 50, and the above-mentioned symbol display device 301 and the notification for driving the symbol display device 301 are notified to the protruding portion. -The effect control device 140 is attached. The symbol display device 301 and the notification / effect control device 140 are arranged so as to be stacked so that the symbol display device 301 is on the front side and the notification / effect control device 140 is on the rear side in the front-rear direction (thickness direction of the inner frame base body 50). Has been done.

The notification / effect control device 140 includes a notification / effect control board that controls voice output, lamp display, and control of the display control device according to instructions from the main control device described later, and the notification / effect control board is transparent. It is housed in a substrate box 141 made of a resin material or the like.

Below the notification / effect control device 140, a main control device unit 160 is provided so as to cover the base body 251 from the rear. The main control device unit 160 has a synthetic resin mounting base 161 fixed to the back surface of the game board unit 80 (specifically, the back block 80b) and a main control device 162 mounted on the mounting base 161. There is. The main control device 162 includes a main control board having a function of controlling the main control of the game (main control circuit) and a function of monitoring the power supply (power failure monitoring circuit), and the main control board is made of a transparent resin material. It is configured to be housed in a substrate box 163 made of the above.

The substrate box 163 includes a box base (front case body) having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and a box cover (back case body) that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are unopenably connected by a box sealing portion 164 as a sealing means, whereby the substrate box 163 is sealed. A plurality of box sealing portions 164 are provided on the short side portions of the substrate box 163, and at least one of them is used to perform the sealing process.

Any configuration can be applied to the box sealing portion 164 as long as the box base and the box cover are connected so as not to be opened. However, by inserting a locking pin into the locking hole portion constituting the box sealing portion 164, the box can be used. The base and the box cover are combined so that they cannot be opened. The sealing process by the box sealing unit 164 prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and makes it possible to detect such a situation early and easily even if the illegal opening is performed. Even after opening the package, it is possible to perform the sealing process again. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting the locking pin into at least one locking hole of the plurality of box sealing portions 164. When the board box 163 is opened when a defect occurs in the housed main control board or when the main control board is inspected, the connecting portion between the box sealing portion into which the locking pin is inserted and the main body of the board box 163 is formed. To disconnect. As a result, the box base of the board box 163 and the box cover are separated, and the main control board inside can be taken out. After that, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking pin is inserted into another locking hole. If the history of opening the board box 163 is left in the board box 163, it can be easily found by looking at the board box 163 that the illegal opening has been performed.

The board box 163 and the mounting base 161 are connected to each other by a pedestal sealing portion 165 so as not to be opened. Specifically, the pedestal sealing portion 165 has a locking hole portion and a locking pin as in the box sealing portion 164, and the locking pin is inserted into the locking hole portion to form a board box 163. It is designed so that it is inseparably connected to the mounting base 161. This makes it easier to grasp the fact when the board box 163 is illegally removed.

The portion of the front surface of the base body 251 facing the lower back surface of the game board unit 80 corresponds to the game board openings of the general winning opening 81, the variable winning device 82, and the operating ports 83a and 83b, and is on the downstream side. A collection passage (not shown) is formed so as to gather at one place. As a result, all the game balls that have won the general winning opening 81 or the like are gathered below the game board unit 80 via the collection passage. That is, the base body 251 is provided with a function of collecting the game balls that have won prizes in various winning openings.

A discharge passage, which will be described later, is arranged below the game board unit 80, and the game balls gathered below the game board unit 80 are led out into the discharge passage by the collection passage. The out port 89 is also connected to the discharge passage, and the game ball that has not won a prize in any of the winning ports is led out into the discharge passage through the out port 89.

Further, the base body 251 constituting the back block 80b has, as the detection sensors for each of the above-mentioned ball-entry portions, a general-winning opening detection sensor for detecting the game ball that has won the general winning opening 81 and the operating opening 83a. , 83b is equipped with a detection sensor for the operating port that detects the game ball, and these various detection sensors constitute a winning detection mechanism. These various detection sensors are electrically connected to the main control device 162, and detection information (detection signal) is output from each detection sensor to the main control device 162.

Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. FIG. 9 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 10 is a front view of the back pack unit 15.

As shown in FIG. 9, the inner frame 13 is covered from the rear by the back pack unit 15. The back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201 as a main body of the back pack unit 15, and a payout mechanism unit 202, a discharge passage board, and a control device collecting unit 204 are attached to the back pack 201. ..

The back pack 201 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin, and as shown in FIG. 9, the back pack 201 has a base portion 211 to which the payout mechanism portion 202 and the like are attached, and a protective cover portion that protrudes rearward of the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. It has 212 and. The protective cover portion 212 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is open, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 300 (see FIG. 10).

The base portion 211 is provided with an external terminal plate. Various output terminals are provided on the external terminal board, and various signals are output to the management control device (hall computer) on the game hall side through these output terminals. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the base portion 211 is provided with a pair of upper and lower hooking pins 214 at the right end portion when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and the hooking pins 214 are provided on the inner frame 13. The back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported with respect to the inner frame 13 by being inserted through the portion 133. The base portion 211 is formed with a plurality of insertion portions through which the fixing lever 134 provided in the inner frame 13 is inserted, and the fixed lever 134 is inserted into the insertion portion and hits the base portion 211 from behind. The back pack unit 15 is fixed to the inner frame 13 by being in contact with the inner frame 13.

The payout mechanism portion 202 is arranged on the base portion 211 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 212. The payout mechanism unit 202 is provided with a tank 221 arranged at the uppermost part of the back pack 201 and opened upward, and game balls supplied from the island equipment of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 221. To. A tank rail 222 that gently inclines toward the downstream side is connected to the side of the tank 221 and a case rail 223 that extends in the vertical direction is connected to the downstream side of the tank rail 222. A payout device 224 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 223. The game balls paid out from the payout device 224 are supplied to the game ball distribution section 225 provided on the base portion 211 of the back pack 201 through a payout passage (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the payout device 224.

The game ball distribution unit 225 has a function of distributing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to any of the upper plate 33, the lower plate 34, or the discharge passage described later, and the inner opening is the main body described above. Formed so that it leads to the upper plate 33 via the side upper plate passage 122 and the front door side upper plate passage, and the outer opening leads to the lower plate 34 via the main body side lower plate passage 123 and the front door side lower plate passage. Has been done.

A discharge passage board and a control device assembly unit 204 are attached to the lower end portion of the base portion 211 so as to sandwich the lower end portion back and forth. The discharge passage board is formed with a discharge passage that is open to the rear on a surface facing the control device assembly unit 204, and the open portion of the discharge passage is closed by the control device assembly unit 204. The discharge passage is formed so as to discharge the game ball to the island equipment of the game hall, etc., and the game ball led out from the above-mentioned collection passage or the like to the discharge passage passes through the discharge passage to the outside of the pachinko machine 10. It is discharged.

The control device assembly unit 204 has a horizontally long mounting base 241, and the payout control device 242 and the power supply / emission control device 243 are mounted on the mounting base 241. The payout control device 242 and the power supply / launch control device 243 are arranged so as to be stacked in the front-rear direction so that the payout control device 242 is behind the pachinko machine 10.

In the payout control device 242, a payout control board for controlling the payout device 224 is housed in the board box 244, and a state return switch 245 provided on the payout control board projects out of the board box 244. For example, when the state return switch 245 is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout device 224, the ball jam is cleared.

In the power supply / launch control device 243, the power supply / launch control board is housed in the board box 246. A predetermined power source required by various control devices and the like is generated and output by the power supply / launch control board, and the launch of the game ball is controlled by the player operating the game ball launch handle 41. Specifically, the drive control of the solenoid 111 constituting the game ball launch mechanism 110 and the drive control of the ball feeding device 113 are executed.

Further, the power supply / emission control device 243 is provided with a power supply switch 247. By operating the power switch 247, the power of the pachinko machine 10 can be switched between an on state (on state) and a cutoff state (off state).

Here, the pachinko machine 10 has a storage and retention function for various data, retains the state at the time of a power failure even in the unlikely event of a power failure, and returns to the state at the time of a power failure when recovering from the power failure. You can do it. For example, when the power is shut off in the normal procedure as in the case of the closing of the game hall, the state before the shutoff is stored in memory. On the other hand, when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erasing switch 166 provided in the main control device 162, the RAM data is initialized.

These various switches can be operated from the front side of the gaming machine by opening the main portion 12 (inner frame 13) of the gaming machine to expose the back portion of the inner frame 13. On the other hand, in a state where the opening of the gaming machine main portion 12 is restricted by the locking device 75, these various switches cannot be operated from the front side of the gaming machine. That is, the above-mentioned various switches are difficult to operate when the game machine main unit 12 is closed, and are operated from the front side of the game machine by a person who does not have a key for the locking device 75 (for example, a cheating person). Is difficult.

(Variable display unit 300)
As described above, the pachinko machine 10 has a configuration in which the result of the lottery based on the entry of the ball into the operating port unit 83 is notified by the variable display unit 300 mounted on the game board unit 80. Specifically, in the variable display unit 300, a plurality of symbols are displayed in a variable manner, and the symbol combination corresponding to the lottery result is stopped and displayed (confirmed display), so that the lottery result is notified. There is. In the present embodiment, the configuration related to the variable display unit 300 is characteristic. Therefore, the configuration of the variable display unit 300 will be supplementarily described below with reference to FIGS. 7, 11 and 12. 11 (a) is a front view of the variable display unit 300, and FIG. 11 (b) is an enlarged schematic view (partially enlarged view of FIG. 11 (a)) showing a part of the display surface of the variable display unit 300. 12 is a partial cross-sectional view of the variable display unit 300 (a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 11B).

As shown in FIG. 7, the variable display unit 300 includes a symbol display device 301, a notification / effect control device 140, and a housing 302 on which various configurations thereof are mounted, and the housing 302 is the base of the back block 80b. By being fixed to the body 251 (see FIG. 7), the display surface of the symbol display device 301 is integrated with the base body 251 in a state of facing the front side (front) of the gaming machine. Note that FIG. 7 is a view of the variable display unit 300 viewed from the front side, and the description of other configurations such as the base body 251 in the rear block 80b is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 12A, the symbol display device 301 has a light emitting substrate 305 on which a plurality of light emitting bodies 312 and 322 (specifically, LEDs) are mounted, and covers 313 and 323 that individually cover the light emitting bodies 312 and 322. And a holder 306 for holding the light emitting substrate 305 and the covers 313 and 323. The light emitting substrate 305 is held by the holder 306 so that the optical axis of the light emitting bodies 312 and 322 faces the front side of the gaming machine (the front side of the gaming machine), and the light from the light emitting bodies 312 and 322 passes through the covers 313 and 323. It is ejected in front of the gaming machine.

Specifically, the covers 313 and 314 have front portions 315 and 325 facing the illuminants 312 and 322 from the front side of the gaming machine, and tubular peripheral wall portions 316 and 316 extending from the front portions 315 and 325 to the illuminants 312 and 322. It has 326 and. Light transmission is imparted to the front portions 315 and 325, and the light from the light emitters 312 and 322 reaches the front portions 315 and 325 via the area surrounded by the peripheral wall portions 316 and 326, and the front surface portion 315 and 325 are provided with light transmission. It is ejected to the front of the gaming machine through the portions 315 and 325.

Light diffusing portions 317 and 327 composed of a large number of irregularities are formed on the front portions 315 and 325, and it seems that the front portions 315 and 325 emit light by diffusing light at the light diffusing portions 317 and 327. It has a structure that looks like.

The front surface portions 315 and 325 have light transmission, whereas the peripheral wall portions 316 and 326 do not have light transmission. This is a device for suppressing light leakage from parts other than the front portions 315 and 325 to limit the light emitting portion of the covers 313 and 323. Incidentally, when the peripheral wall portions 316 and 326 are irradiated with light from other illuminants 312 and 322, those lights are diffused / reflected by the peripheral wall portions 316 and 326. As a result, the peripheral wall portions 316 and 326 are lit up.

The display unit for displaying the above-mentioned symbol in the symbol display device 301 includes a first display unit 310 composed of a plurality of first light emitting blocks 311 and a second display unit 320 composed of a plurality of second light emitting blocks 321. It is roughly divided into. Specifically, the first light emitting block 311 is formed by the first light emitting body 312 and the first cover 313, and the first display unit 310 is formed by the plurality of first light emitting blocks 311. The second light emitting block 321 is formed by the second cover 323, and the second display unit 320 is formed by the plurality of second light emitting blocks 321. Then, the display surface D of the symbol display device 301 is formed by combining the front surface portion 315 of the plurality of first light emitting blocks 311 and the front surface portions 325 of the plurality of second light emitting blocks 321 (see FIG. 11A). .. In the following description, for convenience, the unit display portion (light emitting portion on the front surface portion 315 of the first cover 313) forming the display surface D on the first display unit 310 is referred to as “first light emitting portion S1”, and the second display unit. The unit display portion (light emitting portion on the front surface portion 325 of the second cover 323) forming the display surface D at 320 is referred to as “second light emitting portion S2”.

As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 11B, the light emitting pattern is different between the first light emitting portion S1 and the second light emitting portion S2. Specifically, the first light emitting portion S1 is a regular quadrangle, while the second light emitting portion S2 is a hexagon extending in a predetermined direction (there is a lateral direction and a longitudinal direction). .. When the first light emitting body 312 emits light, the light emitting pattern of the first light emitting portion S1 becomes substantially dotted. On the other hand, when the second light emitting body 322 emits light, the light emitting pattern of the second light emitting portion S2 becomes substantially linear (substantially band-shaped).

The second light emitting part S2 is arranged at a position facing each side of the first light emitting part S1 when the display surface D is viewed from the front, and the second light emitting part S2 is each of the first light emitting parts S1. It extends along the sides. That is, the first light emitting part S1 is surrounded from all sides by a plurality of (four) second light emitting parts S2 extending vertically and horizontally.

Although the area of the second light emitting part S2 is smaller than the area of the first light emitting part S1, the total area of the plurality of (specifically four) second light emitting parts S2 surrounding the first light emitting part S1 is the first. It is configured to be smaller than the area of one light emitting portion S1.

Further, the first light emitting body 312 which is the light source of the first light emitting portion S1 is larger than the second light emitting body 322 which is the light source of the second light emitting part S2, and the first light emitting body 312 is the second light emitting body 322. It is configured to have more light than the light source. As a result, the light from the first light emitting portion S1 is differentiated so as to be more noticeable than the light from the second light emitting portion S2.

Although the second light emitting portion S2 is inferior to the first light emitting portion S1 in terms of area and light intensity (light emitting level), the expressive power when displaying a pattern or the like is high due to the subdivision of the light emitting range. In this way, by using the display units 310 and 320 (light emitting parts S1 and S2) having different specifications in combination, various displays are possible.

As shown in FIG. 11A, on the display surface D, the first light emitting portion S1 and the second light emitting portion S2 are arranged vertically and horizontally in a predetermined order. Specifically, in the lateral direction, a row in which the first light emitting portion S1 and the second light emitting portion S2 are alternately arranged and a row in which only the second light emitting portion S2 is arranged side by side are provided. These rows are arranged so as to alternate in the vertical direction. Also in the vertical direction, a row in which the first light emitting portion S1 and the second light emitting portion S2 are alternately arranged and a row in which only the second light emitting portion S2 is arranged vertically are provided. These rows are arranged so as to alternate in the horizontal direction. As a result, the first light emitting portion S1 and the second light emitting portion S2 are mixed on the display surface D.

In the present embodiment, by turning on / off the first light emitting portion S1 and the second light emitting portion S2, the display surface D of the symbol display device 301, specifically, the left fluctuation display area MEL, the middle fluctuation display area MEM, and the right Nine symbols "1" to "9" are displayed in the variable display area MER, respectively (see the schematic diagram of FIG. 13). For these nine types of symbols, a plurality of display forms having different appearances are set.

As the display form of each of the symbols "1" to "9", the first display form in which the outer edge portion of the symbol is displayed by a frame line by lighting only the second light emitting portion S2 in which the light emitting pattern is substantially linear (1) (See FIG. 14A), the first light emitting portion S1 in which the light emitting pattern has a substantially dot shape, and is located in the region surrounded by the frame line when the frame line is displayed in the first display form. 2 The second display form (see FIG. 14B) in which the inside of the symbol is displayed as an area by lighting the light emitting portion S2, and the symbol by lighting both the first light emitting portion S1 and the second light emitting portion S2. A third display form (see FIG. 14 (c)) in which both the outer edge portion and the inside of the above are displayed, and a fourth display form (FIG. 14 (FIG. 14)) in which the flat pattern displayed in the third display form is shown three-dimensionally. d) See) and is set.

Although there are differences in appearance between the first display form and the fourth display form, the numbers shown are the same, and the difference is suppressed to the extent that the player recognizes that the symbols are of the same type. This is a device to suppress the monotonousness of the game by diversifying the display form, and to prevent it from becoming a factor that confuses the player.

In the first display form to the third display form, the difference in display form is obtained by turning on / off the first display unit 310 (first light emitting part S1) and the second display unit 320 (second light emitting part S2), respectively. In contrast to the configuration that occurs, in the fourth display mode, the relative positions of the first light emitting portion S1 and the second light emitting portion S2 are changed in the direction (front-back direction) intersecting with the display surface D. It has a structure that gives depth to the design (realizes a three-dimensional display). Here, the configuration for realizing the three-dimensional display of the symbol in the fourth display mode will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 (b) and 15. 15 (a) and 15 (b) show changes in the display form of the symbol based on changes in the relative positions of the first display unit 310 (first light emitting block 311) and the second display unit 320 (second light emitting block 321). FIG. 15 (c) is a schematic diagram showing a relationship between a common portion and a non-common portion.

As described above, the first display unit 310 is composed of a plurality of first light emitting blocks 311. The plurality of first light emitting blocks 311 include a fixed type and a movable type. As shown in FIG. 12B, the movable first light emitting block 311 (hereinafter, also referred to as the movable block 311A) can be slidably moved in the direction (front-back direction) intersecting the display surface D by the housing 302. Is held so.

A spring member is arranged in the housing 302 as an urging means for urging the movable block 311A forward, and the movable block 311A stays in the standby position by the urging force of the spring member. As shown in FIG. 15A, when the movable block 311A is arranged in the standby position, the first light emitting portion S1 of the movable block 311A is the first light emitting portion of another light emitting portion (fixed type first light emitting block 311). It is located on the same plane as the light emitting portion S1 and the second light emitting portion S2) of the second light emitting block 321. By emitting light from the first light emitting portion S1 and the second light emitting portion S2 in this state, the symbol can be displayed in the third display form (see FIG. 14C).

The housing 302 is equipped with a drive unit 307 (for example, a solenoid) that moves the movable block 311A back and forth (see FIG. 12B). The drive unit 307 is connected to the notification / effect control device 140, and operates based on the drive signal from the notification / effect control device 140. That is, the notification / effect control device 140 functions as a position control means for controlling the position of the movable block 311A.

By driving the drive unit 307, the movable block 311A retracts. A stopper 308 formed on the holder 306 is located at this moving destination, and the movable block 311A hits the stopper 308 to prevent further retreat. In the following description, the position of the movable block 311A defined by the stopper 308 is referred to as a retracted position.

As shown in FIGS. 15A → 15B, the movable block 311A moves from the standby position to the retracted position, so that the display surface D of the symbol display device 301 has irregularities. As shown in FIG. 14 and the like, when the display form of the symbol is set to the third display form by using the first light emitting portion S1 and the second light emitting portion S2, the display range of the symbol is the first light emitting portion S1 to the second. It straddles the light emitting portion S2. Therefore, the unevenness generated on the display surface D due to the retreat of the movable block 311A causes unevenness in the design. More specifically, the inside of the design is shifted to the back side with respect to the outer edge portion of the design, and unevenness occurs in which the outer edge portion is on the front side and the inside is on the back side.

That is, in the third display mode, even if both the first light emitting part S1 and the second light emitting part S2 are made to emit light, the pattern displayed by the light is flat, whereas the movable block 311A When both the first light emitting portion S1 and the second light emitting portion S2 are made to emit light while the is placed in the retracted position, a difference in depth occurs between the outer edge portion and the inner portion of the pattern, for example, the appearance of the pattern. Can be changed from a flat one to a three-dimensional one.

Further, in the state where the movable block 311A is arranged in the retracted position in this way, a part of the light from the movable block 311A is irradiated to the peripheral wall portion 326 of the adjacent second light emitting block 321. As a result, the peripheral wall portion 326, which has not emitted light until then, emits light, and the depth of the pattern is emphasized.

As described in detail above, the configuration in which some of the light emitting blocks are movable and the relative position of the light emitting blocks is changed in the same direction as the direction of the display surface D realizes diversification of the display form of the symbol. Preferred above. However, it is feared that the arrangement of the movable block on the entire display surface D not only complicates the configuration related to the operation but also causes deformation such as distortion due to the decrease in strength of the symbol display device 301. To. One of the features of the present embodiment is that, in consideration of such circumstances, a device is made to reduce the number of movable blocks while ensuring the three-dimensional display function of the above-mentioned symbol. Hereinafter, the configuration according to the device will be supplementarily described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 15 (c).

As shown in FIGS. 13 (a) to 13 (i), when a symbol is displayed by turning on the first light emitting block 311, at least a part of the first light emitting block 311 is a light emitting target with a plurality of symbols. It is set to be. That is, the same light emitting block is used in a plurality of symbols. Of the first light emitting blocks 311 that are common between the symbols (intersection CE) is the movable block 311A described above, and the others are fixed. In other words, the display position of each symbol is defined so as to include the common portion CE. By narrowing down the target of the movable block 311A in this way, the occurrence of the above-mentioned various inconveniences can be suppressed.

In the present embodiment, the movable block 311A is arranged at two positions, a standby position and a retracted position, but for example, the movable block may be stopped between the standby position and the retracted position. .. As a result, further improvement in appearance can be expected when performing stereoscopic display.

(Electrical configuration of pachinko machine 10)
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

The MPU 602 is mounted on the main control board 601 provided in the main control device 162. The MPU 602 is a memory for temporarily storing various data and the like when executing a ROM 603 that stores various control programs and fixed value data executed by the MPU 602 and a control program stored in the ROM 603. It is an element having a built-in RAM 604, an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit, various counter circuits as a random number generator, and the like. It should be noted that a configuration may be configured in which a part of the functions of the MPU 602, for example, the function of the ROM 603 and the function of the RAM 604, are provided as another element.

The MPU 602 is provided with an input port and an output port, respectively. On the input side of the MPU 602, a power failure monitoring board 605 provided in the main control device 162, a payout control device 242, various detection sensors 611a to 611e, and the like are connected. In this case, the power supply / emission control device 243 is connected to the power failure monitoring board 605, and power is supplied to the MPU 602 via the power failure monitoring board 605. Further, as a part of various detection sensors 611a to 611e, various winning balls corresponding to various winnings such as a general winning opening 81, a variable winning device 82, an operating port unit 83 (upper operating port 83a, a lower operating port 83b) and a through gate 84. The detection sensors provided in the (payout compatible ball entry section) are connected to each other, and based on the detection information (detection signal) from these detection sensors, the MPU 602 of the main control device 162 determines the winning of each ball entry section ( Ball entry judgment) is performed. Further, in the MPU 602, the jackpot generation lottery is executed based on the winning of the upper operating port 83a and the lower operating port 83b, and the support generating lottery is executed based on the winning of the through gate 84.

A power failure monitoring board 605, a payout control device 242, and a notification / effect control device 140 are connected to the output side of the MPU 602. A prize ball command is output to the payout control device 242, for example, based on the result of winning determination to the prize-winning ball-winning units such as the above-mentioned operating ports 83a and 83b. In this case, the command information storage area 625 of the ROM 603 is referred to when the prize ball command is output. Then, when the winning to the general winning opening 81 is specified, the prize ball command corresponding to the payout of 10 game balls is output, and when the winning to the variable winning device 82 is specified, 15 game balls are output. The prize ball command corresponding to the payout of 3 game balls is output, and when the winning to the upper operating port 83a is specified, the prize ball command corresponding to the payout of 3 game balls is output, and the winning to the lower operating port 83b is output. If specified, a prize ball command corresponding to the payout of four game balls is output.

Various commands such as a change command, a type command, a change end command, an opening command, and an ending command are output from the main control device 162 to the notification / effect control device 140. When outputting these various commands, the command information storage area 625 of the ROM 603 is referred to. Details of these various commands will be described later. Each of the above commands is configured as information on a predetermined number of bytes, and includes various information as information on the predetermined number of bytes.

Further, on the output side of the MPU 602, a variable winning drive unit 82c that opens and closes the opening / closing door of the variable winning device 82, an electric accessory driving unit 91c that opens and closes the electric accessory 91 of the lower operating port 83b, and a main display unit. 87 is connected. Various driver circuits are provided on the main control board 601, and the MPU 602 executes drive control of various drive units through the driver circuits.

That is, the drive control of the variable winning drive unit 82c is executed in the MPU 602 so that the large winning opening is opened and closed in the opening / closing execution mode. Further, when the support lottery for the electric accessory 91 is won, the drive control of the electric accessory drive unit 91c is executed in the MPU 602 so that the electric accessory 91 is opened and closed. Further, the display control of the main display unit 87 is executed by the MPU 602.

Further, an external output terminal plate 213 is connected to the output side of the MPU 602, and through this external output terminal plate 213, the management control device (hall computer HC) on the game hall side is informed of the entry into various ball entry sections. Information about lottery results such as jackpots and jackpots is output. This makes it possible for the hall computer HC to grasp the state of the pachinko machine 10 and the like.

The power failure monitoring board 605 relays the main control board 601 and the power supply / emission control device 243, and the power failure monitoring board 605 has a DC stable 24 volt voltage which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply / emission control device 243. The function to monitor is given. The payout control device 242 controls the payout of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 224 based on the prize ball command input from the main control device 162.

The power supply / launch control device 243 is connected to, for example, a commercial power supply (external power supply) in a playground or the like. Then, the operating power required for each of the main control board 601 and the payout control device 242 is generated based on the external power supplied from the commercial power source, and the generated operating power is supplied through a predetermined power path. To do. Further, the power supply / launch control device 243 is responsible for launch control of the game ball launch mechanism 110, and the game ball launch mechanism 110 is driven when a predetermined launch condition is satisfied.

The notification / effect control device 140 is a variable display provided on the display lamp units 26 to 28 provided on the front door frame 14, the speaker unit 29, and the game board unit 80 based on various commands input from the main control device 162. It controls the unit 300. In particular, in the notification / effect control device 140, an outline of the effect mode in each game round, for example, the variation display mode of the symbol in the variable display unit 300 (for example, the presence / absence of reach occurrence and the presence / absence of reach) in the notification / effect control device 140 The content of the reach effect, etc.) and the stop display mode of the symbol (the type of combination of symbols to be finally stopped and displayed (confirmed display) when the variable display ends) are determined, and the variable display unit 300 is set based on these decisions. Control.

(About various counters)
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described.

The MPU 602 uses various counter information during the game to perform a big hit generation lottery, a display setting of the main display unit 87, a symbol display setting of the variable display unit 300, and the like. As shown in, the jackpot random number counter C1 used for the lottery for the occurrence of jackpots, the jackpot type counter C2 used for determining the jackpot type such as the probability variation jackpot result and the normal jackpot result, and the variable display unit 300 deviate from each other. The reach random number counter C3 used for the reach lottery when is performed, the random number initial value counter CINI used for setting the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1, and the variable display time in the main display unit 87 and the variable display unit 300 are determined. The variable type counter CS is used. Further, the electric accessory opening counter C4 used for the lottery as to whether or not the electric accessory 91 of the lower operating port 83b is set to the electric service open state is used.

Each of the counters C1 to C3, CINI, CS, and C4 is a loop counter in which 1 is added to the previous value each time the counter is updated, and the counter returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Each counter is updated at short intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in the lottery counter buffer 631 set in a predetermined area of the RAM 604. In the lottery counter buffer 631, the information corresponding to the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, and the reach random number counter C3 is used as an acquisition information storage means when a prize is generated in the upper operating port 83a or the lower operating port 83b. It is stored in the reserved ball storage area 632.

The holding ball storage area 632 includes a holding area RE including a holding area Ra for the upper working port and a holding area Rb for the lower working port, and an execution area AE. The holding areas Ra and Rb include a first area Ra1, Rb1, a second area Ra2, Rb2, a third area Ra3, Rb3, and a fourth area Ra4, Rb4, and are provided with an upper operating port 83a or a lower operating port 83b. Each numerical information of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, and the reach random number counter C3 stored in the lottery counter buffer 631 according to the winning history is held information in any of the areas Ra1 to Ra4, Rb1 to Rb4. Stored in. The reserved information corresponds to special information.

In this case, in the first area Ra1, Rb1 to the fourth areas Ra4, Rb4, when the upper operating port 83a or the lower operating port 83b is awarded a plurality of times in succession, the first area Ra1, Rb1 → the first Numerical information is stored in the order of 2 areas Ra2, Rb2 → 3rd area Ra3, Rb3 → 4th area Ra4, Rb4 in chronological order. By providing each of the four areas Ra1 to Ra4 and Rb1 to Rb4 in this way, up to four winning histories of the game balls in the upper operating port 83a or the lower operating port 83b can be reserved and stored. It has become. Further, a total reserved number storage area is provided in the reserved ball storage area 632, and the number of winning histories stored in the upper operating port 83a or the lower operating port 83b is specified in the total reserved number storage area. Information to do is stored.

The execution area AE is an area for moving each value stored in the first areas Ra1 and Rb1 of the hold area RE when starting the variable display of the main display unit 87, and at the start of one game round. Win / fail determination is performed based on various numerical information stored in the execution area AE.

More specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1 is configured to add 1 in order within the range of 0 to 299, reach the maximum value (that is, 299), and then return to 0. In particular, when the jackpot random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the jackpot random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 599). The jackpot random number counter C1 is periodically updated, and is stored in the reserved ball storage area 632 of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operating port 83a or the lower operating port 83b.

The value of the random number that wins the jackpot is stored as a hit / miss table (hit / miss information group) in the hit / miss table storage area 621 as the hit / miss information group storage means in the ROM 603. Here, the contents of the pass / fail table will be described.

In the pass / fail table, the address information consisting of binary information and the jackpot numerical information also consisting of binary information are set in a one-to-one correspondence. Specifically, the address information is represented by a decimal number and 10 types of "1" to "10" are set, and the jackpot numerical information is represented by a decimal number "7", "36", "67". , "100", "131", "164", "195", "223", "241", "272" are set, and these address information and jackpot numerical information are one-to-one. It is associated. The numerical value of each jackpot numerical information is included in "0" to "299", which is a numerical range of random number information that can be updated by the jackpot random number counter C1.

Here, in the pachinko machine 10, a low probability mode (low probability state) and a high probability mode (high probability state) are set as the lottery modes in the winning / losing lottery means. The number of jackpot numerical information referenced in the low-probability mode is different from the number of jackpot numerical information referenced in the high-probability mode, and the former is smaller than the latter. Specifically, in the low-probability mode, only the jackpot numerical information whose address information is "1" is referred to in the winning / losing lottery, and in the high-probability mode, the jackpot numerical information corresponding to all the address information is referred to in the winning / losing lottery. Referenced. That is, in the low-probability mode, there is one numerical information that wins the jackpot, and in the high-probability mode, there are ten more than in the low-probability mode. As a result, the probability of winning a big hit in the low probability mode is 1/300, whereas the probability of winning a big hit in the high probability mode is 1/30, and the high probability mode is a big hit than the low probability mode. The probability of winning is high. If the winning probability in the high probability mode is higher than that in the low probability mode, the number and value of the random numbers to be won are arbitrary.

The jackpot type counter C2 is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 29, reach the maximum value, and then return to 0. The jackpot type counter C2 is periodically updated, and is stored in the reserved ball storage area 632 of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operating port 83a or the lower operating port 83b.

Here, in the pachinko machine 10, (1) a winning / failing lottery mode in the winning / failing lottery means after the opening / closing execution mode ends, and (2) a support mode in the electric accessory 91 of the lower operating port 83b after the opening / closing execution mode ends. By setting a difference between the two conditions, multiple types of jackpot results are set. As the winning / failing lottery mode, a low probability mode and a high probability mode are set as described above.

As a support mode, the frequency with which the electric accessory 91 of the lower operating port 83b is opened per unit time is compared in a situation where the game ball is continuously launched to the game area PE in the same manner. The low frequency support mode (low frequency support state or low frequency guide state) and the high frequency support mode (high frequency support state or high frequency guide state) are set so that

Specifically, in the low-frequency support mode and the high-frequency support mode, the probability of winning the electric role open state in the electric accessory open lottery using the electric accessory release counter C4 is the same (for example, both are 4/5). However, in the high-frequency support mode, the number of times the electric accessory 91 is in the open state when the electric accessory open state is won is set more than in the low-frequency support mode, and one more opening. The time is set long. In this case, in the high frequency support mode, when the electric accessory 91 is won in the open state and the electric accessory 91 is opened a plurality of times, it is closed from the end of one open state to the start of the next open state. The time is set shorter than one opening time. Furthermore, in the high-frequency support mode, a shorter time is selected as the securing time to be secured for the next electric accessory opening lottery after one electric accessory opening lottery is performed, as compared with the low-frequency support mode. It is set to be done.

As described above, in the high frequency support mode, the probability that the lower operating port 83b will be won is higher than in the low frequency support mode. In other words, in the low frequency support mode, the probability of winning the upper operating port 83a is higher than that of the lower operating port 83b, but in the high frequency support mode, the lower operating port 83b is more likely than the upper operating port 83a. The probability of winning a prize increases. Then, when a prize is won in the lower operating port 83b, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Therefore, in the high frequency support mode, the player plays the game while not reducing the number of balls held so much. be able to.

The configuration for increasing the frequency of the electric service opening state per unit time in the high frequency support mode is not limited to the above, for example, the electric accessory opening lottery. It may be configured to increase the probability of winning the electric service open state in. In addition, the secured time secured for the next electric accessory opening lottery after one electric accessory opening lottery is performed (for example, on the accessory result display unit based on the winning of the through gate 84). In a configuration in which multiple types of variable display times are prepared, the high-frequency support mode is set so that a shorter reservation time is easier to select or the average reservation time is shorter than the low-frequency support mode. It may have been done. Furthermore, the number of times of opening is increased, the opening time is lengthened, and the securing time secured for the next electric accessory opening lottery after one electric accessory opening lottery is performed is shortened (that is,). , Shorten the one-time variable display time in the accessory result display unit), shorten the average time of the secured time, and increase the winning probability, and apply any one condition or any combination of conditions. This may increase the advantage of the high frequency support mode over the low frequency support mode.

The distribution destination of the game result for the jackpot type counter C2 is stored as a distribution table (distribution information group) in the distribution table storage area as the distribution information group storage means in the ROM 603. Then, as the distribution destination, a normal jackpot result (low probability corresponding special game result) and a probability variation jackpot result (high probability corresponding special game result) are set.

As for the normal jackpot result, after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the winning / failing lottery mode becomes a low probability mode, and after the support mode shifts, high frequency support is provided until the number of games reaches the end reference number (specifically, 100 times). It is a big hit result that becomes a mode. After the end reference number of times has elapsed, the mode shifts to the low frequency support mode.

The probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the winning / failing lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode after the opening / closing execution mode ends. The high-frequency support mode continues until the lottery result in the winning / losing lottery becomes a big hit state winning and the mode shifts to the opening / closing execution mode.

In the distribution table, "0 to 19" corresponds to the normal jackpot result, and "20 to 29" corresponds to the probability variation jackpot result, but the distribution of this numerical value is arbitrary. Further, the distribution destination of the jackpot result is not limited to the above two types. For example, in the open / close execution mode, a plurality of modes are set so that the expected value of the game ball is high or low, and the open / close execution is executed. By providing a difference in the mode to which the mode is transferred, the types of jackpot results may be increased from the above two types.

The reach random number counter C3 is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 238, and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 238). The reach random number counter C3 is periodically updated, and is stored in the reserved ball storage area 632 of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operating port 83a or the lower operating port 83b. More specifically, it is stored in the holding area RE of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball wins in the upper operating port 83a or the lower operating port 83b. Then, it is decided whether or not to generate the reach based on the reach table stored in the reach table storage area of the ROM 603. However, in the game round that shifts to the open / close execution mode, the MPU 602 determines the reach generation regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3. The number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of the reach display is the same in each game state, but may be set individually according to the game state. For example, when the support mode is the high-frequency support mode, the number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of the reach display may be set to be larger than that in the low-frequency support mode.

Here, the reach display (reach state) is provided with a variable display unit 300 capable of performing variable display (or variable display) of a symbol (picture), and is stopped after the variable display in the game times in which the opening / closing execution mode is set. In a gaming machine whose display result is a special display result, the special display result is before the stop display result is derived and displayed after the variable display (or variable display) of the symbol (picture) in the variable display unit 300 is started. It is a display state that makes the player think that it is a variable display state that tends to be.

In other words, by stopping and displaying some of the symbols among the plurality of symbol rows displayed on the variable display unit 300, there is a possibility that a combination of jackpot symbols corresponding to the occurrence of the open / close execution mode will be established. It is a display state in which a combination of reach symbols is displayed, and in that state, the symbols are variablely displayed in the remaining symbol rows.

More specifically, as a pre-stage for ending the variable display of symbols, a combination of reach symbols that may form a combination of jackpot symbols corresponding to the occurrence of the open / close execution mode is placed on a preset effective line. A reach line is formed by displaying a stop, and in a situation where the reach line is formed, a variable display of symbols is performed by the final stop symbol sequence.

Here, with reference to FIG. 18, the configuration related to the variation display of the symbol of each game and the outline of the variation display will be described. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an outline of display in the variable display unit 300.

The variable display unit 300 is set with three symbol rows of left, middle, and right, and a left variable display area MER, a medium variable display area MEM, and a right variable display area MER are provided corresponding to each of these symbol rows. Has been done. In the variable display unit 300, the symbols in each symbol sequence are variably displayed so as to scroll in a predetermined direction (specifically, from top to bottom) with periodicity. In each variable display area MEL, MEM, and MER, one symbol is stopped and displayed for each symbol row, and as a result, a total of three symbols of 1 × 3 are stopped and displayed. ing. Further, the stop display area of the symbol in the left variation display area MEL, the stop display area of the symbol in the medium variation display area MEM, and the stop display area of the symbol in the right variation display area MER are configured to be arranged side by side, and these stop displays are displayed. The effective line SL is formed by the region. Then, the variable display is stopped in the order of the left symbol row → the middle symbol row → the right symbol row, and all the combinations of the predetermined symbols (for example, the combination of the symbols with the same number) are formed on the effective line SL. When the variable display of the symbol sequence is completed, the jackpot moving image is displayed as the occurrence of the normal jackpot result or the probability variation jackpot result.

In view of the fact that the variable display of each symbol row is stopped as described above, the left symbol row is the first symbol row (or the first symbol row), and the middle symbol row is the second symbol row (or the second symbol row). The row) and the right symbol row can be referred to as a third symbol row (or a third symbol row). Incidentally, the rotation direction of the symbol array is arbitrary, and for example, it is possible to rotate in the directions of bottom to top, right to left, left to right, and the like.

When the above-mentioned reach display is performed, the same as the effective line SL in the state where the variation display of the symbol is first terminated in the left variation display area MEL and then the variation display of the symbol is terminated in the right variation display area MER. A reach line is formed by stopping and displaying the symbol with the number, and the reach is displayed by performing the variation display of the symbol in the medium fluctuation display area MEM under the situation where the reach line is formed. .. Then, when the open / close execution mode occurs, the symbol that is the same as the symbol forming the reach line is stopped and displayed on the reach line, and the variation display of the symbol in the middle symbol row is ended.

Further, in the reach display, in the state where the combination of the reach symbols is displayed as described above, the remaining symbol rows are displayed in a variable manner, and a predetermined character or the like is displayed as a moving image on the background screen to reach the reach. Includes those that perform an effect, and those that perform a reach effect by displaying a predetermined character or the like as a moving image on substantially the entire display screen after reducing or hiding the combination of reach symbols. In addition, when the reach display is performed or before the reach display, it is determined whether or not to perform the notice display using a predetermined image such as a predetermined character by using the reach random number counter C3 or other counters. You may.

The variation type counter CS is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 198, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 198). The variation type counter CS is used in the MPU 602 to determine the variation display time in the main display unit 87 and the variation display time of the symbol in the variable display unit 300. The variation type counter CS is updated once every time the normal processing described later is executed once, and is repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the normal processing. Then, the buffer value of the variation type counter CS is acquired when the variation pattern is determined at the start of the variation of the symbol by the variable display unit 300.

The electric accessory release counter C4 is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 249, reach the maximum value (that is, 249), and then return to 0. The electric accessory opening counter C4 is periodically updated, and is stored in the electric service holding area 633 of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball wins the through gate 84. Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to control the electric accessory 91 to the open state according to the value of the stored electric accessory opening counter C4. For example, if C4 = 0 to 199, the electric accessory 91 is controlled to the open state, and if C4 = 200 to 249, the electric accessory 91 is not controlled to the open state.

As described above, in the MPU 602, the variable display time in the variable display unit 300 is determined by using at least the buffer value of the variable type counter CS, and the variable display time table storage area 623 of the ROM 603 is used in the determination. Be done. Further, in the MPU 602, the stop result in the main display unit 87 is determined by using the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 and the value of the jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE. The stop result table stored in the result table storage area 624 is referenced.

Here, each symbol sequence displayed on the display surface D of the variable display unit 300 (symbol display device 301) will be supplementarily described. In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of displayed symbol rows (specifically, the first symbol row to the third symbol row) are provided, and the symbol rows used are switched according to the situation of the game. It has a structure of The first symbol string is a symbol string set so that the display form of the symbol becomes the first display form by lighting the first light emitting portion S1 on the first display unit 310 constituting the display surface D. The second symbol sequence is a symbol sequence set so that the display form in which the figure is sub is changed to the second display form by lighting the second light emitting portion S2 on the second display unit 320 constituting the display surface D. is there. In the third symbol sequence, the display form of the symbol is changed by lighting the first light emitting portion S1 on the first display unit 310 constituting the display surface D and lighting the second light emitting portion S2 on the second display unit 320. It is a symbol string set to be the third display form. Details will be described later, but in the present embodiment, a difference is set in the degree of expectation of a jackpot result for each display form, and the first symbol string to the third symbol string (first display form to third display). The configuration is such that the advantage is suggested by the form).

(About various processes executed by the main controller 162)
Next, the timer interrupt processing and the normal processing executed in order to advance the game in each game time by the MPU 602 in the main control device 162 will be described. In the MPU 602, in addition to the timer interrupt processing and the normal processing, the main processing activated when the power is turned on and the NMI interrupt processing activated by inputting a power failure signal to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal) are executed. , The description of these various processes will be omitted.

(Timer interrupt processing)
First, the timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process is a process that is periodically started by the MPU 602 (for example, at a cycle of 2 msec).

In step S101, the reading process of various winning detection sensors is executed. That is, the state of various winning detection sensors connected to the main control device 162 is read, the state of the winning detection sensor is determined, and the detection information (winning detection information) is saved.

After that, in step S102, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1, and when the counter value reaches the maximum value, it is cleared to 0. Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 604.

In the following step S103, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory release counter C4 are updated. Specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory release counter C4 are each incremented by 1, and when the counter values reach the maximum values, they are cleared to 0, respectively. Then, the updated values of the counters C1 to C4 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 604.

In the following step S104, a winning process for through winning is executed in association with winning the through gate 84. In the through winning process, it is determined whether or not the through gate winning detection flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604, and if the flag is stored, it is stored in the electric service holding area. The value of the electric accessory release counter C4 updated in step S103 is stored in the electric service holding area 633 on condition that the number of stored accessories is less than 4. Further, the notification / effect control device 140 is subjected to a process for lighting the hold lamp units 98a and 98b of the variable display unit 300 corresponding to the number of hold storages. Then, when the winning detection flag for the through gate is stored in the various flag storage areas 635, the winning detection flag for the through gate is deleted and the winning process for the through gate is completed.

After executing the winning process for the through gate in step S104, the process proceeds to step S105, and in the step S105, the winning process for the operating port accompanying the winning of the operating ports 83a and 83b is executed, and the timer interrupt process ends. To do.

<Prize processing for operating port>
Here, the winning process for the operating port will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 20 and 21.

In step S201, it is determined whether or not the game ball has entered (winned) the upper operating port 83a. When it is determined that the game ball has entered the upper operating port 83a, the process proceeds to step S202, and a prize ball command for paying out three game balls is set in the payout control device 242.

In the following step S203, an external signal setting process is performed so as to output information indicating that the game ball has entered the upper operating port 83a to the hall computer HC on the game hall side. As a result, the hall computer HC grasps that the ball has entered the upper operating port 83a. After that, in step S204, information acquisition processing for storing each value of the jackpot random number counter C1 and the jackpot type counter C2 is performed, and the main winning process is completed.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S201 that the game ball has not won the upper operating port 83a, the process proceeds to step S205. In step S205, it is determined whether or not the game ball has entered (winned) the lower operating port 83b. When it is determined that the game ball has entered the lower operating port 83b, the process proceeds to step S205, and a prize ball command for paying out four game balls is set in the payout control device 242. The prize ball command set in steps S202 and S205 is transmitted to the payout control device 242 in the external output process S401 of the normal process described later.

In the following step S207, an external signal setting process is performed so as to output a signal indicating that the game ball has entered the lower operating port 83b to the hall computer HC on the game hall side. As a result, the hall computer HC grasps that the ball has entered the lower operating port 83b. After that, the information acquisition process is performed in step S204, and the main winning process is completed.

If a negative determination is made in both the processes of steps S201 and S205, that is, if there is no ball in any of the upper operating port 83a and the lower operating port 83b, the main winning process is terminated as it is.

Here, the information acquisition process in step S204 will be described with reference to FIG.

(Information acquisition process)
In the information acquisition process, first, in step S301, the number of start-holding balls N stored in the hold number storage area FE of the hold ball storage area 632, specifically, the information acquisition process of the upper operation port 83a and the lower operation port 83b. It is determined whether or not the number N of balls on hold for starting related to the ball entry portion that triggered the ball is less than the upper limit value (“4” in the present embodiment). If the start hold storage number N is the upper limit value, the information acquisition process is terminated as it is, and if it is less than the upper limit value, the start hold storage number N of the corresponding ball entry portion is incremented by 1 in step S302. At the same time, the total number of holds stored in the hold number storage area FE (hereinafter referred to as the common hold number CRN) is incremented by 1 in step S303.

In the following step S304, the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the variable type counter CS updated in step S103 are set to the first of the free storage area areas of the operation port hold area RE. Is stored in the storage area of, that is, the storage area corresponding to the common hold number CRN incremented by 1 in step S302.

In the following steps S305 and S306, in order to make the notification / effect control device 140, which is the control device on the sub side (sub side), recognize that the operation ports 83a and 83b have won a prize, and to execute the hold notice described later. The confirmation process for the hold notice and the setting process of the hold command, which are the processes of, are executed, and this information acquisition process is terminated. It should be noted that the hold command includes information on which of the upper operating port 83a and the lower operating port 83b is based on the winning of the ball entry portion.

The hold command set in the hold command setting process in step S306 is transmitted to the notification / effect control device 140 in the external output process (step S401) of the normal process described later. By receiving the hold command, the notification / effect control device 140 executes a process for changing the display of the hold lamp units 98a and 98b described above in accordance with the increase in the number of holds.

A detailed description of each process of steps S305 and S306 will be described later.

(Normal processing)
Next, the flow of normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The normal process is a process that is started after the main process that is started when the power is turned on is executed, and in the normal process, the main process of the game is executed. As an outline, the processes of steps S401 to S406 are executed as periodic processes having a cycle of 4 msec, and the counter update processes of steps S408 and S409 are executed in the remaining time.

In the normal processing, first, the external signal output processing is executed in step S401. In the external signal output process of step S401, output data such as a command set in the timer interrupt process or the previous normal process is transmitted to each control device on the sub side. Specifically, the presence or absence of the prize ball command is determined, and if the prize ball command is set, it is transmitted to the payout control device 242. In addition, if various commands such as a change command, a type command, a change end command, and other effects commands, a hold command, and a shift command, which will be described later, are set, they are transmitted to the notification / effect control device 140. To do.

Next, in step S402, the variation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the fluctuation type counter CS is incremented by 1, and when the counter value reaches the maximum value, the counter value is cleared to 0. Then, the update value of the variation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 604.

In the following step S403, a game time control process for controlling the game in each game time is executed. In this game time control process, jackpot determination, setting of symbol variation display by the symbol display device 301, display control of the operation port display unit of the main display unit 87, and the like are performed.

After executing the game times control process in step S403, the process proceeds to step S404 to execute the game state transition process. The details will be described later, but by this game state transition process, the game state shifts to the open / close execution mode, the high probability mode, the high frequency support mode, and the like.

In the following step S405, an electric service support process for driving and controlling the electric accessory 91 attached to the lower operating port 83b is executed. In this electric service support process, the electric service is released depending on whether or not the electric service 91 is opened by using the numerical information acquired from the electric service release counter C4 stored in the electric service holding area 633 of the RAM 604. A lottery is performed, and when the electric accessory is won in the open state, the electric accessory 91 is opened and closed. Further, the display control of the through display unit of the main display unit 87 is performed so as to teach the lottery result of the electric service opening lottery.

As described above, the low-frequency support mode and the high-frequency support mode are set as the support modes by the electric accessory 91, and the game state transition process shifts to either support mode. Through this process, when the high-frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604, the high-frequency support mode is set, and when the flag is not set, the low-frequency support mode is set.

In the electric service support process, it is determined whether or not the high frequency support mode is set by determining whether or not the high frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604. Then, in the case of the high-frequency support mode, the number of times the electric accessory 91 is in the open state is set more than in the case of the low-frequency support mode, and once the electric accessory 91 is in the open state. Set a long opening time. Further, in the high frequency support mode, when the electric accessory open state is won and the electric accessory 91 is opened a plurality of times, the next open state is started after one open state is completed. The closing time is set to be shorter than the one-time opening time.

By the way, when the mode shifts to the open / close execution mode, the support mode is forcibly set to the low frequency support mode even if the high frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604.

After that, in step S406, the game ball launch control process is executed. In the game ball launch control process, the solenoid of the game ball launch mechanism 110 is excited once in a predetermined period (for example, 0.6 sec) on condition that the launch permission signal is input from the power supply / launch control device 243. .. As a result, the game ball is launched toward the game area PE.

In the following step S407, it is determined whether or not the execution timing of the next normal process has been reached, that is, whether or not a predetermined time (4 msec in the present embodiment) has elapsed from the start of the previous normal process. Then, the random number initial value counter CINI and the variation type counter CS are repeatedly updated within the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process is reached.

That is, in step S408, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is added by 1, and when the counter value reaches the maximum value, it is cleared to 0. Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding area of the RAM 604. Further, in step S409, the variation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the fluctuation type counter CS is added by 1, and when those counter values reach the maximum value, the counter values are cleared to 0. Then, the update value of the variation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding area of the RAM 604.

Here, since the execution time of each process of steps S401 to S406 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process is not constant and fluctuates. Therefore, by repeatedly updating the random number initial value counter CINI using the remaining time, the random number initial value counter CINI (that is, the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1) can be updated at random, and similarly. The variable type counter CS can also be updated at random.

(Game times control process)
Next, the game rotation control process in step S403 will be described with reference to the flowcharts and the like of FIGS. 23 to 26.

In the game time control process, first, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 23, it is determined in step S501 whether or not the opening / closing execution mode is in progress. When the opening / closing execution mode is in progress, the main game rotation is performed without executing any of the processes after step S502, that is, the game rotation start processing of steps S503 to S505 and the game rotation progress processing of steps S506 to S509. End the control process.

If it is not in the open / close execution mode, in step S502, it is determined whether or not the game is being rotated (that is, the variable display or the final display is being performed on the operation port display unit of the main display unit 87). judge. If the operation port display unit is not displaying the fluctuation, the process proceeds to the game round start process of steps S503 to S505. In the game round start process, first, in step S503, it is determined whether or not the total number of start hold balls (common hold number CRN) is "0". When the common hold number CRN is "0", it means that the hold information is not stored in the hold ball storage area 632. Therefore, the main game times control process is terminated as it is.

On the other hand, when the common hold number CRN is not "0", the data setting process for setting the data stored in the hold area RE of the hold ball storage area 632 for the variable display is executed in step S504. Further, in step S505, after executing the fluctuation start processing for starting the fluctuation display in the operation port display unit of the main display unit 87 and the fluctuation display in the symbol display device 301, the game round control process is terminated.

Here, the data setting process in step S504 and the fluctuation start process in step S505 will be described in detail. First, the data setting process in step S504 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 24.

(Data setting process)
In the data setting process, first, in step S601, among the start hold ball numbers N stored in the hold number storage area FE, the one that is the target of the current setting process and the common hold number CRN are decremented by one. In the following step S602, the data stored in the first area Ra1 of the hold area RE is moved to the execution area AE.

After that, in step S603, a process of shifting the data (that is, the hold information) stored in each area Ra1 to Ra8 of the hold area RE is executed. This data shift process is a process of shifting the data stored in the first area Ra1 to the eighth area Ra8 in order to the lower area side, clearing the data of the first area Ra1 and the second area Ra2 → 1st area Ra1, 3rd area Ra3 → 2nd area Ra2, 4th area Ra4 → 3rd area Ra3, 5th area Ra5 → 4th area Ra4, 6th area Ra6 → 5th area Ra5, 7th area Ra7 → The data in each area is shifted such as 6th area Ra6, 8th area Ra8 → 7th area Ra7.

In the following step S604, a shift command is set, which is information for causing the notification / effect control device 140 to recognize that the data in the holding area has been shifted. After that, this data setting process is terminated. The shift command set in step S604 is transmitted to the notification / effect control device 140 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 22). By receiving the shift command, the notification / effect control device 140 executes a process for changing the display on the hold lamp units 98a and 98b in accordance with the decrease in the number of hold lamps.

(Fluctuation start processing)
Next, the fluctuation start processing in step S505 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the fluctuation start process, first, in step S701, a win / fail determination process for determining whether or not the hold information referred to in the current variation start process corresponds to the jackpot winning is executed. Specifically, among the information stored in the execution area AE, the information for determining the jackpot, that is, the information acquired from the information updated by the jackpot random number counter C1 is grasped. Then, when the winning / failing lottery mode is the low-probability mode, the winning / failing table for the low-probability mode stored in the winning / failing table storage area 621 of the ROM 603 is referred to, and the above-recognized information becomes the information corresponding to the jackpot winning. If the winning / failing lottery mode is the high-probability mode, the winning / failing table for the high-probability mode stored in the winning / failing table storage area 621 of the ROM 603 is referred to, and the above-mentioned grasped information is a big hit. Identify whether it is included in the information corresponding to the winning.

In the following step S702, it is determined whether or not the result of the winning / failing determination process in step S701 is the result corresponding to the jackpot winning. If the result corresponds to the jackpot winning, the type determination process is executed in step S703.

In the type determination process, among the information stored in the execution area AE, the information for type determination, that is, the information acquired from the information updated by the jackpot type counter C2 is grasped. Further, with reference to the distribution table stored in the distribution table storage area 622 of the ROM 603, it is specified whether or not the above-identified information for type determination is included in the information corresponding to the probability variation jackpot result. For details, if the hold information corresponds to the entry into the upper operation port 83a, the distribution table for the upper operation port 83a is referred to, and the hold information corresponds to the entry into the lower operation port 83b. If so, the type is determined by referring to the distribution table for the lower operating port 83b.

In the following step S704, it is determined whether or not the type of the current jackpot winning is the probability variation jackpot result based on the information specified in the type determination process in step S703. If it is a probability variation jackpot result, the stop result setting process for the probability variation jackpot is executed in step S705, and if it is not the probability variation jackpot result, the stop result setting process for the normal jackpot is executed in step S706. Further, if it is determined in step S702 that the jackpot is not won, the stop result setting process for the case of a loss is executed in step S707.

In each stop result setting process of steps S705 to S707, information on the mode of the pattern to be finally stopped and displayed on the operation port display unit of the main display unit 87 is stored in the stop result table storage area of the ROM 603. It is specified by referring to the result table, and the specified information is stored in the RAM 604. Further, in step S705 and step S706, information for specifying in the MPU 602 that the hit / fail determination result of the current game round is a probability variation jackpot result or a normal jackpot result is stored in various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604. Specifically, in step S705, the probability variation jackpot flag is stored, and in step S706, the normal jackpot flag is stored.

After executing any of the processes of steps S705 to S707, the variable display time setting process is executed in step S708.

(Variable display time setting process)
In the variable display time setting process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 26, first, in step S801, it is determined whether or not the winning or losing lottery has been won. Specifically, it is determined whether or not either the probability variation jackpot flag or the normal jackpot flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604.

If a negative determination is made in step S801, that is, if the result of the winning / failing lottery is a wrong result, the process proceeds to step S802. In step S802, it is determined whether or not the reach display is generated by the symbol display device 301 in this game round. Specifically, when the value of the reach random number counter C3 stored in the execution area AE is a value corresponding to the occurrence of reach, an affirmative determination is made in step S802 as the occurrence of reach display. When specifying the presence / absence of reach occurrence using the value of the reach random number counter C3, the reach determination table stored in the reach determination table storage area of the ROM 603 is referred to.

If an affirmative judgment is made in either step S801 or step S802, the process proceeds to step S803, and the variation display time table for reach generation stored in the variation display time table storage area 623 of the ROM 603 is referred to this time. The fluctuation display time information corresponding to the value of the fluctuation type counter CS is acquired, and in the following step S804, the fluctuation display time information is collected in the fluctuation display time counter area (variation display time measuring means) provided in various counter areas 634 of the RAM 604. ). After that, this setting process ends.

That is, in the present embodiment, the reach display is executed when the result of the winning / failing lottery is the jackpot winning result or when the result of the winning / failing lottery is out of order and the lottery for generating reach is won. ing.

Here, the reach display is provided with a normal reach display and a super reach display in which the variable display modes are different from each other. In the variation display time table for reach generation, variation display time information corresponding to each of the normal reach display and the super reach display is set, and by referring to the table, the variation display time information corresponding to each reach display can be obtained. To be acquired. Regarding the determination of the reach display type, a table corresponding to the reach display type and the value of the variable type counter CS is provided, and by referring to the table, the value of the variable type counter CS this time can be used. The corresponding reach display is determined.

More specifically, the variation display time table for reach generation corresponds to the type of jackpot. Specifically, the variable display time is set so that the combination of specific symbols can be stopped and displayed in the case of the probability variation jackpot result, and the combination of non-specific symbols can be stopped and displayed in the case of the normal jackpot result. The variable display time is set to.

On the other hand, when a negative determination is made in step S802, the value of the current variation type counter CS is referred to in the variation display time table storage area 623 for non-reach, which is stored in the variation display time table storage area 623 in step S805. The fluctuation display time corresponding to the above is acquired, and the fluctuation display time information is set in the fluctuation display time counter area in step S806. After that, this setting process ends.

The variable display time information when the reach does not occur is set so that the larger the number of common hold number CRNs, the shorter the variable display time. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a configuration that does not depend on the number of common hold number CRNs may be used, and the variable display time may be set to be shorter as the number of common hold number CRNs is smaller. .. Also, in the situation where the support mode is the high frequency support mode, the reach is not selected so that the shorter variable display time is selected as compared with the case where the number of pending information is the same as in the situation where the support mode is the low frequency support mode. A variable display time table for generation is set, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the selected variable display time may be the same, or the above relationship may be reversed. Furthermore, the above configuration may be applied to the variable display time when reach occurs, and the variable display time that is easy to be selected and the variable display time that is difficult to be selected are different between when the jackpot is won and when the reach is lost. It may be configured. Further, the variable display time table for the probabilistic jackpot, the variable display time table for the normal jackpot, the variable display time table for the missed reach, and the variable display time table for the complete miss may be set individually.

As described above, the fluctuation display time of each game is determined by using the presence / absence of reach occurrence, the type of reach display, the number of reserved information, the value of the fluctuation type counter, and the like as parameters. However, the variable display time of each game is set with the contents of other reserved information, specifically, the information for jackpot determination, the information for type determination, and the information for reach determination included in the other reserved information as parameters. Determined without doing.

Returning to the description of the variation start process (FIG. 25), after executing the variation display time setting process in step S708, the variation command and the type command are set in step S709. The fluctuation command includes information on whether or not reach has occurred and information on the fluctuation display time. In addition, the type command includes information on the game result. That is, the type command includes information on the probability variation jackpot result, information on the normal jackpot result, information on the loss result, and the like as information on the game result.

The variation command and the type command set in step S709 are transmitted to the notification / effect control device 140 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 22). The notification / effect control device 140 determines the light emission pattern of the annular illumination unit (lamp unit) 26 and the sound output pattern from the speaker unit 29 in the game round based on the received fluctuation command and type command. The annular illumination unit (lamp unit) 26 and the speaker unit 29 are controlled so that the determined content of the effect is executed. Further, the notification / effect control device 140 determines the variation display pattern in the symbol display device 301 in the game round based on the received variation command and type command, and executes the determined variation display pattern. The symbol display device 301 is displayed and controlled. After that, in step S710, the variation display of the pattern is started on the display unit for the operation port of the main display unit 87, and then the variation start process is terminated.

Returning to the explanation of the game turn control process (FIG. 23), when the game turn (display unit for the operation port of the main display unit 87) is in the variable display, the game turn progress process of steps S506 to S509 is performed. Execute. In the game round progress process, first, in step S506, it is determined whether or not the variation display time of the current game round has elapsed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the value of the fluctuation display time information stored in the fluctuation display time counter area of the RAM 604 is "0". As described above, the value of the variable display time information is set in the variable display time setting process (FIG. 26). Further, the value of the set fluctuation display time information is decremented (subtracted) by 1 each time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 9) is activated.

If the variation display time has not elapsed, the variation display process is executed in step S507. In the variable display process, the display mode in the main display unit 87 is changed. After that, the game times control process is terminated.

If the variation display time has elapsed, the variation end process is executed in step S508. In the variable end processing, the information stored in the RAM 604 is specified in any of the processes of steps S705 to S707, and the main display unit is stopped and displayed so that the pattern corresponding to the information is stopped and displayed on the main display unit 87. Control 87.

In the following step S509, a variable end command is set. After that, the game times control process is terminated. The variation end command set in step S509 is transmitted to the notification / effect control device 140 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 22). By receiving the variation end command, the notification / effect control device 140 displays the combination of the final stop symbols in the game round (final stop display).

Next, the process related to the hold notice executed by the MPU 602 of the main control device 162 will be described. As the process related to the hold notice, the confirmation process for the hold notice (step S305 in FIG. 21) and the setting process of the hold command (step S306 in FIG. 21) are set, and each of these processes is a timer interrupt process (step S306 in FIG. 21). It is configured to be executed as a part of the winning process for the operating port (FIG. 20) set as a part of the process of FIG. 19), specifically, the information acquisition process of step S204. That is, the confirmation process for the hold notice and the hold command setting process are executed based on the winning of the operating ports 83a and 83b.

Hereinafter, the confirmation process for the hold notice will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 27.

(Confirmation process for hold notice)
In the confirmation process for the hold notice, in step S901, the start hold storage number N and the common hold number CRN stored in the hold number storage area FE of the hold ball storage area 632 are read, and the information on the hold number is obtained from the MPU 602. Store in the register. After that, in steps S902 to S906, it is confirmed whether or not the pending information acquired by this winning is included in the information of the jackpot winning.

Specifically, first, in step S902, among the pending information acquired in step S304 based on the current winning of the operating ports 83a and 83b, the information for jackpot determination, that is, the value of the acquired jackpot random number counter C1 is used. Grasp.

In the following step S903, it is determined whether or not the mode is in the low probability mode. Specifically, by determining whether or not the high-probability mode flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604, it is determined whether or not the current winning / losing lottery mode is the low-probability mode. In the case of the low probability mode, the process proceeds to step S904, and the information for jackpot determination (value of the jackpot random number counter C1) grasped in step S902 with reference to the hit / fail table for the low probability mode corresponds to the jackpot winning. Identify if they are included in the group. Further, in the case of the high probability mode, the process proceeds to step S905, the hit / fail table for the high probability mode is referred to, and the jackpot determination information (value of the jackpot random number counter C1) grasped in step S302 is regarded as the jackpot winning. Identify whether it is included in the set information.

After step S904 or step S905, the process proceeds to step S906, and it is determined whether or not the jackpot determination information (value of the jackpot random number counter C1) grasped in step S902 corresponds to the jackpot winning. If the jackpot winning is supported, the jackpot information is stored in the register of the MPU 602 in step S907, and the confirmation process for this hold notice is terminated as it is.

In the process of step S907, the information for determining the jackpot type among the pending information acquired in step S304 based on the current prize, that is, the value of the acquired jackpot type counter C2 is grasped, and the distribution table is referred to. To determine the type of jackpot. The information stored in the register of the MPU 602 in step S907 includes the information related to the type of jackpot.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S906, the process proceeds to step S908. In step S908, out of the reserved information acquired in step S304 based on the current winning of the operating ports 83a and 83b, the information for determining the out-of-reach, that is, the value of the acquired reach random number counter C3 is grasped.

In the following step S909, the reach determined in step S908 is grasped by referring to the reach determination table (reach determination information group) stored in the reach determination table storage area (reach determination information group storage means) of the ROM 603. It is specified whether the information for determination (value of the reach random number counter C3) is included in the information set as the reach winning.

After executing the process of step S909, the process proceeds to step S910, and it is determined whether or not the reach determination information (value of the reach random number counter C3) grasped in step S908 corresponds to the reach generation. When the reach generation is supported, in step S911, the reach generation information is stored in the register of the MPU 602, and then the confirmation process is terminated. On the other hand, if it does not correspond to the reach occurrence, the main confirmation process is terminated as it is.

(Hold command setting process)
Next, the setting process of the hold command will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 28.

In the hold command setting process, first, in step S1001, it is determined whether or not the jackpot information is stored in the register of the MPU 602. Determine if the information is identified as corresponding to a jackpot win. If the jackpot information is stored, the process proceeds to step S1002, and the jackpot correspondence hold command is set. It should be noted that the setting of the above command and the setting of various commands described later are performed by storing the command information in the command setting area provided in the RAM 604. The jackpot support hold command includes information on the type of jackpot.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1001, that is, if it is determined that the jackpot information is not stored in the register of MPU602, the process proceeds to step S1003 and whether or not the reach generation information is stored in the register of MPU602. By determining, it is determined whether or not the information for reach determination is specified to correspond to the occurrence of reach in the confirmation process (FIG. 27) for the immediately preceding hold notice. If the reach occurrence information is stored, the off-reach correspondence hold command is set in step S1004, and if the reach occurrence information is not stored, the complete off-off correspondence hold command is set in step S1005.

When setting the hold command in steps S1002, S1004, and S1005, the change display time is determined with reference to the value of the change type counter CS, and the information related to the change display time is stored in the hold command. .. When determining the variable display time, the variable display time table is referred to in the same manner as in the variable display time setting process shown in step S708. The hold command set in this way is transmitted to the notification / effect control device 140, and the notification / effect control device 140 can grasp the variation display mode of the symbol based on the hold command. As described above, in the case of complete deviation, the variable display time may change according to the number of reserved information stored at the start of the game round related to the reserved information. Therefore, when setting the hold command for complete disconnection, the fluctuation display time is temporarily set.

After executing the command setting process of any one of step S1002, step S1004, and step S1005, in step S1006, a process of setting information on the number of pending commands for the pending command is executed. Specifically, the information of the hold command set above is configured as a plurality of bytes of information, and for some of the bits, information indicating that the hold command itself is a hold command or a hold command Information on the number of types to be held is included, and information on the number of pending items can be set.

In step S1006, first, the information on the number of holds stored in the register of the MPU 602 is read in step S901 in the confirmation process (FIG. 27) for the immediately preceding hold notice, and then the number of holds in the already set hold command is read. The information on the number of pending numbers read out for the information bits is stored by arithmetic processing such as logical sum. As a result, information for identifying the number of the hold information corresponding to the hold command for the hold command set in any of the processes of step S1002, step S1004, and step S1005. Will be included. After executing the process of step S1006 described in detail above, the hold command setting process ends.

The hold command including the information on the number of holds in step S1006 is transmitted to the notification / effect control device 140 by the external output process in step S401 in the next normal process (FIG. 22). By receiving such a hold command, the notification / effect control device 140 identifies that the hold information has increased. In addition, the notification / effect control device 140 executes a hold display, hold notice process, and the like based on the received hold command.

In addition, how to set the hold command depends on the hold command in the notification / effect control device 140, such as whether or not a big hit is won, the big hit type at that time when the big hit is won, and whether or not reach is generated when the big hit is not won. In other words, it is arbitrary as long as it is possible to specify the variable display mode of the symbol. For example, a combination of a jackpot support hold command, a miss reach support hold command, and a complete loss support hold command is individually set corresponding to each hold quantity, and in the hold command setting process, a confirmation process for hold notice (hold notice processing) It is also possible to select one hold command according to the confirmation result in FIG. 27).

Next, the process related to the hold notice executed by the MPU 652 of the notification / effect control device 140 will be described. The processes related to the hold notice are roughly classified into a command correspondence process for determining a command from the main control device 162 and a hold notice effect setting process for determining the mode of the hold notice.

(Processing for pending commands)
In the hold command correspondence process, when the hold command transmitted by the main control unit 162 is received, the process corresponding to the information included in the received hold command is executed. The hold command correspondence process is executed as a part of the periodic process that is repeatedly started in a predetermined cycle (for example, a 2 msec cycle).

In the hold command correspondence process, first, it is determined whether or not the hold command is received. The command received by the MPU 652 of the notification / effect control device 140 is temporarily stored in the command storage area of the RAM 654. The command storage area is configured as a ring buffer that can store a plurality of commands individually and can be read from the previously stored command, and even if a plurality of commands are received at the same time, each of them is used. The processing corresponding to the command can be executed well. When determining whether or not a corresponding hold command has been received, it is determined whether or not a jackpot corresponding hold command has been received in the area to be read this time in the command storage area. The configuration for reading such a command is the same for reading other commands such as the fluctuation start command.

When a hold command is received, various information included in the hold command is stored in the hold information storage area. The hold information storage area has the first area to the eighth area, and is configured to be able to store one hold information for each area. The hold information stored in each area is sequentially shifted to the lower area side by receiving a shift time command from the main control device 162, that is, when the game round is started. Specifically, while clearing the data of the first area, the second area → the first area, the third area → the second area, the fourth area → the third area ... The eighth area → the seventh area, etc. The data in each area is shifted to. In the hold information storage area of the notification / effect control device 140, the hold information is collectively stored in chronological order regardless of the entry destination, as in the hold ball storage area 632 (specifically, the hold area RE) of the main control device 162. It is configured to be. Specifically, the information on the number of holds included in the command received this time is specified, and the above-mentioned various information is stored in the area corresponding to the information on the number of holds specified in the first area to the eighth area.

When the above-mentioned hold command is received, the hold command reception flag is set in the various flag storage areas of the RAM 654, and when the shift command is received, the shift command reception flag is set in the various flag storage areas. .. Each of these flags triggers the setting process for the hold notice effect (setting process for the hold notice effect) described below, and is deleted when the setting process for the hold notice effect is completed.

In the MPU 652 of the notification / effect control device 140, the setting process for the hold notice effect is performed based on the information stored in the hold information storage area. The hold notice effect setting process is a process executed as a part of a periodic process that is repeatedly started in a predetermined cycle (for example, a 2 msec cycle), and is conditional on receiving the above-mentioned hold command or shift command. It is a process executed as. That is, in the present embodiment, the trigger for executing the hold notice effect is when the hold information is acquired with the winning of the operating ports 83a and 83b, or when the hold information is digested with the progress of the game. There is.

(Game times control process)
Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 29, the game time control process executed by the MPU 652 of the notification / effect control device 140 will be described. The game time control process is a process executed as a part of a periodic process that is repeatedly started in a predetermined cycle (for example, a 2 msec cycle), similarly to the above-mentioned hold notice effect setting process.

In the game turn control process, first, in step S1101, it is determined whether or not the open / close execution mode (special game state) is in progress. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1101, the game times control process is terminated as it is. If a negative determination is made in step S1101, the process proceeds to step S1102. In step S1102, it is determined whether or not the game is being played (during variable display or confirmed display). If a negative determination is made in step S1102, the process proceeds to step S1103.

In step S1103, it is determined whether or not a fluctuation start command has been received from the main control device 162. If a negative determination is made in step S1103, the game round control process is terminated as it is. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1103, the variation start process is executed in step S1104, and then the game turn control process is terminated. Details of the fluctuation start processing will be described later.

Returning to the description of step S1102, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1102, that is, if it is determined that the game is in progress, the process proceeds to step S1105. In step S1105, it is determined whether or not a fluctuation end command has been received from the main control device 162. If a negative determination is made in step S1105, the process proceeds to step S1106. In step S1106, the variable display process is executed. The variation display process is a process for executing the variation display (including switching of the display form) of the symbol on the display surface D of the symbol display device 301.

If an affirmative determination is made in step S1105, the variable end processing is executed in step S1107, and then the game round control process is terminated. Here, the variable end processing in step S1107 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

(Processing for variable termination)
In the variation end process, first, the final display process of the symbol combination is executed in step S1201. As a result, the symbol combination corresponding to the game result in the current game times is stopped and displayed on the above-mentioned effective line.

After executing the confirmation display process in step S1201, the process proceeds to step S1202. In step S1202, it is determined whether or not the subsequent pending information is stored. If a negative determination is made in step S1202, the variable end processing is terminated as it is. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1202, the process proceeds to step S1203.

In step S1203, it is determined whether or not the next game round corresponds to the reach display based on the stored hold information. If a negative determination is made in step S1203, the variable end processing is terminated as it is. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1203, the process proceeds to step S1204. In step S1204, it is determined whether or not the display form of the stopped-displayed symbol is the second display form or the third display form.

If a negative determination is made in step S1204, the variable end processing is terminated as it is. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1204, the process proceeds to step S1205. In step S1205, it is determined by lottery whether or not to continue the display form specified in step S1204 to the next game round. After executing the continuous lottery process of the display form in step S1204, the process proceeds to step S1206, and if the continuous lottery of the display form is not won, a negative judgment is made in step S1206, and the end of this fluctuation is used as it is. End the process. If the continuous lottery of the display form is won, an affirmative determination is made in step S1206, and the process proceeds to step S1207. In step S1207, the display form continuation flag is set in the various flag storage areas of the RAM 654, and the variable end processing is terminated. The display form continuation flag is a flag that is stored in various flag storage areas of the RAM 654 when the display form of the symbol should be maintained across the game times, and is erased when a series of changes in the display form are completed. Is.

In the present embodiment, when the display form of the symbol is changed in the previous game round, the basic flow is to return to the original display form (first display form) by the start of the later game round. However, the display form changed in the previous game may be carried over to the later game on condition that the reach display is executed in the later game. This makes it possible to have some kind of connection between the previously executed game times and the subsequent game times, and suppresses the monotonousness of the game progress. If the display form changed in the previous display form is maintained in the later game times, the expectation that the display form may change to a more promising display form will increase.

In the present embodiment, the display mode switching pattern is determined at the start of fluctuation. Hereinafter, the fluctuation start processing in step S1104 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 31 (a).

In the variation start process, first, the final stop symbol combination is determined in step S1301, and the variation display pattern is determined in step S1302. Next, in step S1303, the display form of the symbol and the switching pattern of the display form of the symbol are determined.

As shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 31 (b), a difference is set in the degree of expectation of a jackpot result for the display form of the symbol. Specifically, it is set so that the degree of expectation of a jackpot result increases in the order of the first display form <second display form <third display form. Further, the fourth display form has a configuration that can be selected only when the result is a big hit, and it is suggested that the big hit is confirmed when the fourth display form is reached.

For example, in the game times corresponding to the completely out-of-order result, there is a high possibility that the second display form <the first display form is selected, and the third display form and the fourth display form are excluded from the selection candidates. There is. On the other hand, in the game times corresponding to the deviation result via the reach display, there is a high possibility that the third display form <second display form <first display form is selected in this order, and the fourth display. The form is out of the selection candidates. That is, in the case of the third display form, the reach display is fixed.

In addition, in the game times corresponding to the normal jackpot result, there is a high possibility that the first display form <second display form <third display form is selected in this order, and in the game times corresponding to the probabilistic jackpot result. , 1st display form <2nd display form <3rd display form <4th display form are more likely to be selected in this order.

In the present embodiment, the odd-numbered symbols basically correspond to the probabilistic jackpot results and the even-numbered symbols correspond to the normal jackpot results, but in some cases where the probabilistic jackpot results are obtained, the normal jackpot results are supported. After the combination of even-numbered symbols is stopped and displayed, the combination of odd-numbered symbols may be stopped and displayed to clearly indicate that it is a probability variation jackpot result. As a precursory effect when such a symbol combination is replaced, a switch to the fourth display form may occur. That is, it is suggested that the result is a probability variation jackpot result by switching to the fourth display form.

The display form of the symbol may be switched a plurality of times during the game. Here, the flow of switching the display form will be described with reference to the schematic view of FIG. 32.

The switching pattern A is a switching pattern in which the display form is maintained in the first display form from beginning to end during the game. In the present embodiment, the base of the symbol display form is set to be the first display form, and this switching pattern A is selected in most of the game times.

The switching pattern B is a switching pattern in which the display mode is switched from the first display mode to the second display mode during the game round, and the game round ends while maintaining the second display mode. The timing of switching to the second display mode is set before the transition to the reach display and after the transition to the reach display.

The switching pattern C is a switching pattern that switches from the first display form to the third display form without going through the second display form. The third display form corresponds to the reach display (specifically, the super reach display), and the switch to the third display form suggests the development to the super reach display. As the switching timing to the third display mode, before the transition to the reach display and after the transition to the reach display are set according to the switching timing to the second display mode. Although the details will be described later, it is possible to encourage the player to expect the third display form by leaving the possibility of switching from the first display form to the second display form and the third display form.

The switching pattern D is a switching pattern that finally switches from the first display form to the fourth display form, and is large depending on whether or not it passes through at least one of the second display form and the third display form. Be separated. The timing of switching to the fourth display mode is the timing after each of the left, middle, and right symbols is stopped on the effective line and before switching to the confirmed display, and either left, middle, or right on the effective line. The timing at which the symbol is stopped and the variable display continues for the other symbols is set.

The switching pattern E is a switching pattern in which the second display form is taken over by the game times when the display form becomes the second display form in the previous game times, and the display form is the first during the game times. 2 The display form remains.

The switching pattern F is a switching pattern in which the second display form is taken over by the game times when the display form becomes the second display form in the previous game times, and the third display form during the game times. It is a switching pattern that switches to.

The switching pattern G is basically the same as the switching pattern F, but is a switching pattern in which the display form of the symbol is switched to the fourth display form by the final display.

The switching pattern H is a switching pattern when the display form is changed to the third display form in the previous game times and the third display form is taken over by the game times. The development to super reach display in the game times is confirmed.

The switching pattern I is basically the same as the switching pattern H, but is a switching pattern in which the display form of the symbol is switched to the fourth display form by the final display.

As a whole, it is configured so that the expectation of a big hit result increases by switching to a higher display form.

Such switching of the display form is executed in the variable display process of step S1106 in the game turn control process. Here, the display form switching process included in the variable display process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 33.

(Process for switching display form)
In the display form switching process, first, in step S1401, it is determined whether or not the symbol is undergoing high-speed fluctuation. In the present embodiment, the symbols are scrolled and displayed in the vertical direction in each variable display area, and low speed and high speed are set as the scroll speed. Specifically, the variation display of the symbol is started at the game rotation start timing, and at this time, the variation display speed of the symbol accelerates at once from 0 → low speed → high speed (schematic diagram of FIG. 34 (a)). reference). In the case of high speed, it becomes difficult to identify the symbol (the symbol passing on the effective line) in the variable display as compared with the case of low speed. That is, it becomes difficult to identify a symbol, which was easy until immediately after the start of the variable display, after a certain period of time has passed after the start of the variable display. Focusing on these differences, "high speed" is "low discrimination speed", "high speed movement" fluctuation (high speed fluctuation) is "low discrimination fluctuation", and "low speed" is "high discrimination speed", " Fluctuations at "low speed" (low speed fluctuation) can also be referred to as "high discriminant fluctuation".

After the transition to high-speed fluctuation, that state is maintained for a predetermined period of time. Then, deceleration is started before the symbol is stopped on the effective line. By decelerating, the fluctuation speed of the symbol shifts from high speed to low speed, so that the player can visually follow the symbol displayed on the effective line. That is, it is possible to identify a symbol that passes on the effective line or is stopped and displayed on the effective line.

If an affirmative determination is made in step S1401, the process proceeds to step S1402. In step S1402, it is determined whether or not the game times this time correspond to the display switching of the symbol during high-speed fluctuation. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1402, the process proceeds to step S1403, and the first switching process of the display mode is executed.

For example, when the display form is switched from the first display form to the second display form in the preceding game times, the second display form may be taken over or taken over according to the variation display mode in the subsequent game times. It is divided into cases where there is no such thing. If the second display mode is not taken over, an affirmative determination is made in step S1402, and the mode returns to the first display mode during high-speed fluctuation. Specifically, the display mode is switched to the first display mode by turning off the second display unit 320 (second light emitting portion S2).

After executing the process of step S1404, the process proceeds to step S1404, and it is determined whether or not there is a symbol whose scroll display (variable display) has been partially completed. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1404, the process proceeds to step S1405. In step S1405, it is determined whether or not a switching pattern for switching the display form is set for the symbol whose variation has been completed. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1405, the process proceeds to step S1406. In step S1406, the second switching process of the display mode is executed. As a result, the display form of the symbol is changed according to the switching pattern set at the start of the fluctuation. For example, when the game times correspond to the switching pattern B, a process of switching the display form from the first display form to the second display form is performed.

After executing the process of step S1406, or when a negative determination is made in step S1405, the process proceeds to step S1407. In step S1407, it is determined whether or not the variation display is completed for all the symbols. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1407, the process proceeds to step S1408. In step S1408, it is determined whether or not the display form switching pattern in this game round corresponds to the switching of the display form of all the stopped symbols. That is, it is determined whether or not the set display form corresponds to any of the switching patterns D, G, and I. In these switching patterns D, G, and I, the symbol combination that has been temporarily stopped (stopped or standby) through the scroll display changes again, and is changed to another symbol combination. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1408, the process proceeds to step S1409 to execute the third switching process of the display mode. In the third switching process, a drive signal is output to the drive unit 307 of the variable display unit 300 to retract the movable block 311A. As a result, the display surface D of the symbol display device 301 has irregularities.

In the present embodiment, as a variation display mode of the symbols, the symbol combinations (even symbol combinations) corresponding to the normal jackpot results are temporarily stopped before the symbol combinations (odd symbol combinations) corresponding to the probabilistic jackpot results are stopped and displayed. The special variation mode displayed is included. When the display mode switching patterns D, G, I, etc. are used in combination with this variable display mode, as shown in FIG. 34 (b), the switching timing to the fourth display mode is temporarily stopped and re-variable display. Is set between. That is, in the special variation mode, the symbol may be switched from the third display form to the fourth display form before the re-variation. As a result, the switching of the display form of the symbol can function as a precursor effect of the above effect (so-called re-variation effect).

Next, with reference to FIG. 35, the variation display of the symbol and the switching of the display form in the game round will be illustrated. FIG. 35 is a schematic view showing a display change when super reach is executed in the display mode switching pattern D.

When the game round starts, all the symbol strings start scrolling as shown in FIG. 35 (a). If the display form of the symbol is not inherited from the previous game, the display form returns to the first display form at the timing when the symbol shifts to the high-speed fluctuation.

After all the symbols change at high speed, the left symbol is first stopped and displayed on the effective line as shown in FIG. 35 (a) → FIG. 35 (e), and then the right symbol is stopped. In this case, when the left symbol and the right symbol stopped on the effective line match, the display shifts to the reach display.

Here, the display form of the symbol may be upgraded from the first display form to the second display form as a part of the effect of increasing the expectation of shifting to the reach display. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 35 (b), the second display unit 320 blinks from the state in which the symbol is displayed in the first display mode, and the first display unit 310 and the second display are temporarily displayed. Both parts 320 are in a blinking state.

After that, as shown in FIG. 35 (c) → FIG. 35 (d), the first display unit 310 is turned off and the second display unit 320 is turned on, so that the display form is changed from the first display form (dot display). It switches to the second display form (segment display). When the display form of the left symbol is set to the second display form, the middle symbol row and the right symbol row continue to fluctuate at high speed, and at this point, the display mode of the right symbol row is changed from the first display form to the second display form. It will be switched to the form.

After switching the display form of the right symbol to the second display form, the variation display of the left symbol column is terminated by stopping the same symbol as the left symbol displayed on the effective line on the effective line. As a result, the same symbol is stopped and displayed on the effective line in the left and right symbol rows, and the display shifts to the reach display (see FIG. 35 (e)).

After the transition to the reach display, the same symbols as the left and right symbols forming the reach line are stopped and displayed in the stop display area of the medium fluctuation display area MEM, so that it is clearly indicated that the jackpot result has been achieved. It becomes. In this way, the display form of the symbol may be upgraded from the second display form to the third display form as a part of the effect of increasing the expectation that the big hit result is obtained. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 35 (f), the first display unit 310 blinks from the state in which the symbol is displayed in the second display mode, and the first display unit 310 and the second display are temporarily displayed. Both parts 320 are in a blinking state.

After that, as shown in FIG. 35 (f) → FIG. 35 (g), the display form is switched to the third display form (dot and segment display) by turning on the first display unit 310 and the second display unit 320. .. When the display form of the left and right symbols is set to the third display form, the middle symbol row continues to fluctuate at high speed, and at this point, the display mode of the left symbol row is switched from the second display form to the third display form. Will be done.

In the present embodiment, the third display form corresponds to the above-mentioned super reach, and the shift to the super reach becomes rich by becoming the third display form. In the example of FIG. 35, the scroll direction of the middle symbol is reversed from top to bottom to bottom to top due to the shift to super reach (see FIG. 35 (h)).

In the example shown in FIG. 35, the game times correspond to the probability variation jackpot results, and the final stop symbol combinations are "7" symbol, "7" symbol, and "7" symbol. In other words, when the symbol combination is stopped and displayed, it is clearly stated that it is a probability variation jackpot result. Therefore, it is emphasized that the display form of the symbol is switched from the third display form (planar display) to the fourth display form (three-dimensional display) at the timing before the confirmation display starts, and that the probability variation jackpot result is obtained. Become.

According to the first embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

The light emitting pattern is different between the first light emitting block 311 (first light emitting part S1) constituting the first display unit 310 and the second light emitting block 321 (second light emitting part S2) forming the second display unit 320. , The display form when the symbol is displayed by the first light emitting block 311 (first display form, dot display) and the display form when the symbol is displayed by the second light emitting block 321 (second display form, segment display). Then, the appearance of the displayed pattern is different. With such a configuration, it is possible to improve the expressive power of the symbol on the display surface D of the symbol display device 301 and contribute to the improvement of the degree of attention to the game.

Since the first light emitting block 311 and the second light emitting block 321 are mixed on the display surface D, it is possible to suppress a large shift in the display position of the symbol due to the switching of the display form of the symbol. Suppressing the deviation of the display position in this way is advantageous in making it difficult for the player to misunderstand that the design is changed to another design by switching the display form. For the above reasons, according to the configuration shown in the present embodiment, the switching of the display form of the symbol and the replacement with another symbol are clearly differentiated, and the effect of improving the degree of attention by diversifying the display form is preferably achieved. It can be demonstrated.

Regarding the light emitting block (light emitting portion) which is the smallest unit constituting the display surface D, the following effects can be expected by forming a blank between the light emitting block portions. That is, it is possible to suppress confusion with adjacent light emitting blocks (light emitting parts) at the time of light emission and enhance the independence of each light emitting block. However, when a blank is simply formed between the light emitting blocks, not only the appearance may be deteriorated because the displayed pattern becomes rough, but also the occupied area of the blank is increased, which makes it difficult to improve the expressive power. In this regard, according to the configuration shown in the present embodiment, one of the first light emitting block 311 (first light emitting part S1) and the second light emitting block 321 (second light emitting part S2) can be used as a blank for the other. That is, the blank functions as a light emitting region that realizes another display form. By avoiding the existence of the blank as a wasted space in this way, the expressive power on the display surface D can be suitably improved.

By shifting from the first display form by the first light emitting block 311 (first light emitting part S1) to the second display form by the second light emitting block 321 (second light emitting part S2), the resolution of the displayed symbol is changed. be able to. At this time, since the second light emitting block 321 is arranged so as to surround the first light emitting block 311, it is difficult to give a misunderstanding that the symbol is replaced (changed) with another symbol due to the change in the display form. Can be done.

A small light-emitting part is advantageous for detailed display, and a seamless display is advantageous for a large-scale light-emitting part for high-impact display. Therefore, by making the sizes of the first light emitting portion S1 and the second light emitting portion S2 different, the difference in the display form can be emphasized. In order to provide such a difference in size, as shown in the present embodiment, the large first light emitting portion S1 is surrounded by the small second light emitting portion S2, so that the second light emitting portion S2 is provided. It is possible to preferably suppress the formation of a dead space between the light emitting portion S1 and the first light emitting portion S1.

When the design is displayed using the small second light emitting part S2, not all the second light emitting parts S2 surrounding the first light emitting part S1 are the light emitting targets, but a part of them is the light emitting target. Therefore, in order to exert the two contradictory functions described above by combining the plurality of second light emitting parts S2 and the first light emitting part S1 of 1, as shown in the present embodiment, the first light emitting part S1 is surrounded. It is preferable that the sum of the areas of the second light emitting portion S2 is larger than the area of the first light emitting portion S1. As a result, even when the design is displayed using a part of the second light emitting portion S2, it is possible to prevent the appearance from being extremely deteriorated.

When both the first light emitting part S1 and the second light emitting part S2 are made to emit light to form the third display form, both the first light emitting part S1 and the second light emitting part S2 are integrated into the minimum unit. Can be configured. In this case, the minimum unit can be made one size larger than the case where only the first light emitting portion S1 is made to emit light, which can contribute to the diversification of the display form.

The first light emitting portion S1 has a polygonal shape (square shape), and the second light emitting portion S2 extends along each side portion of the first light emitting portion S1. When the second light emitting part S2 is arranged so as to surround the first light emitting part S1, the second light emitting part S2 is configured to extend along each side of the first light emitting part S1, so that the light emitting pattern is different. In coexistence of the two types of light emitting portions S1 and S2, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a dead space on the display surface D.

Setting a plurality of display forms for a symbol is advantageous in suppressing monotonous display and improving the degree of attention to the game. However, when the change in the display form becomes excessive, even if the same symbol is displayed in each display form, it is easy to misunderstand that they indicate different symbols. This is not preferable because it hinders the exertion of the various effects described above. In this regard, as shown in the present embodiment, in the second display mode, the outer edge portion of the symbol is displayed, and in the first display mode, the inside of the symbol surrounded by the outer edge portion is displayed. It is possible to prevent it from becoming difficult to understand that both display forms correspond to the same symbol while greatly changing the appearance of the symbol.

When switching from the first display form to the second display form and from the second display form to the third display form, both the first light emitting portion S1 and the second light emitting portion S2 are temporarily blinked. As a result, it is possible to preferably suppress the display of the symbol from being interrupted when the display mode is switched. In order to enhance this effect, it is possible to use a configuration in which both light emitting parts S1 and S2 are lit instead of a configuration in which both light emitting parts S1 and S2 are blinked. .. However, in such a configuration, it is preferable to use a configuration that avoids confusion with the third display form (for example, changing the light emission level).

By changing the relative positions of the first light emitting block 311 and the second light emitting block 321, the appearance of the displayed symbol changes. Specifically, it is possible to make the design appear to have irregularities in the depth direction of the display surface D. In this way, if the appearance of the displayed symbol is changed, it is possible to suppress the monotonousness of the symbol display and contribute to the improvement of the degree of attention to the game.

In order to cause unevenness in the design, it is preferable that the design is displayed so as to straddle both light emitting blocks 311, 321. As a result, it is possible to prevent the difference between the concave portion and the convex portion in the design from becoming difficult to understand.

When unevenness is generated in the design, it is not preferable that it is overlooked in order to improve the degree of attention to the game. Such inconvenience becomes remarkable when the unevenness becomes finer, and the configuration in which the relative position is changed by making the unevenness finer can be large-scale. In this regard, as shown in the present embodiment, the design is roughly divided into an outer edge portion and an inner portion thereof, and the display positions thereof are displaced in the depth direction, so that the configuration becomes excessively complicated. It is possible to preferably exert the above-mentioned effect of improving the degree of attention while suppressing this.

When the appearance of the symbol before the stop display (for example, during scroll display) is changed by changing the relative position, the scroll speed or the like is remarkably increased when the player is successfully notified of the change in the depth of the symbol. Be restricted. This not only hinders the smooth progress of the game, but also causes a deterioration in the appearance of the design. Therefore, as shown in the present embodiment, if the appearance of the symbol is changed by changing the relative position under the situation where the symbol is stopped and displayed (stop display or standby display) at a predetermined position, the above-mentioned various types are provided. The occurrence of inconvenience can be suitably suppressed.

When the appearance of the design is changed by changing the relative positions of the display units 310 and 320 as described above, the smaller side of the attached light emitting block is held displaceably as shown in the present embodiment. It is possible to contribute to the improvement of responsiveness when changing the appearance.

If the first display unit 310 and the second display unit 320 are movable, the above-mentioned technical idea relating to the three-dimensional display can be suitably embodied. However, when the display surface D in the symbol display device 301 is formed by the first display unit 310 and the second display unit 320, the strength of the symbol display device 301 increases due to the increase in the number of movable targets. And it becomes difficult to improve durability. This is not preferable because it causes a factor of lowering the operational stability of the symbol display device 301. It is feared that such inconvenience will become noticeable by adding the above-mentioned special display function to a plurality of types of symbols. That is, the above-mentioned problem becomes remarkable in aiming to improve the degree of attention by giving a function of changing the appearance of a plurality of types of symbols. In this respect, as shown in the present embodiment, by making the overlapping part of the plurality of symbols that can be stopped and displayed movable, the function of changing the appearance of each of the plurality of symbols is ensured, and the result is caused by this. Therefore, it is possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of the above-mentioned various inconveniences.

When the display surface D is uneven, the light from the movable block 311A located on the back side is irradiated to the peripheral wall portion 326 of the second light emitting block 321 located on the front side. The light emitted by the peripheral wall portion 326 is diffused / reflected, so that the peripheral wall portion 326 appears to emit light. This makes it possible to emphasize the depth of the design. When the display surface D is flat, the movable block 311A does not irradiate the peripheral wall portion 326 of the second light emitting block 321 with light. Thereby, the difference between the two-dimensional display (third display form) and the three-dimensional display (fourth display form) can be clarified.

The confrontational relationship between the peripheral wall portion 316 of the movable block 311A and the peripheral wall portion 326 of the second light emitting block 321 is maintained over the entire operating range of the movable block 311A. Therefore, even when the front and rear positions of the movable block 311A and the second light emitting block 321 are displaced in the fourth display mode, it is possible to avoid a gap in the design when performing the three-dimensional display. .. Thereby, the deterioration of the appearance due to the diversification of the display form can be suitably suppressed.

<Second Embodiment>
In the first embodiment described above, the symbols on the effective line are replaced with the next symbol by scrolling the symbols in the vertical direction, but in the present embodiment, the configuration related to the replacement of the symbols is It is different from the first embodiment. Specifically, when the variation display is completed for the left and right symbols and the reach line is formed, and only the middle symbol continues the variation display, the flow of replacement of the middle symbol is the first embodiment. It is different. Hereinafter, the flow of changing the symbol in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 36. FIG. 36 is a schematic view showing the flow of changing the design.

In FIG. 36 (a), the “2” symbol is displayed as a stop (stop display or standby display) in the left fluctuation display area MEL (left stop display area), and “2” is displayed in the right fluctuation display area MER (right stop display area). The symbol is stopped display (stop display or standby display), and the reach display in which the reach line is formed on the effective line SL (see FIG. 18) is executed. The example shown in FIG. 36 (a) corresponds to the game times corresponding to the jackpot result, and in the situation of FIG. 36 (a), the fluctuation display of the symbol is continued in the medium fluctuation display area MEM, and the final It is clearly indicated that the big hit result was obtained by stopping and displaying the "2" symbol as the middle symbol.

Regarding the "2" symbol displayed in each variable display area, both the first display unit 310 and the second display unit 320 emit light to form the third display form. In the present embodiment, the portion displayed by the first light emitting portion S1 (first display unit 310, first light emitting block 311) in each symbol corresponds to the "first symbol constituent portion", and the second light emitting portion. The portion displayed by S2 (second display unit 320, light emitting block 321) corresponds to the "second pattern constituent unit".

When the middle symbol is replaced from the "1" symbol to the "2" symbol, as shown in FIG. 36 (a) → FIG. 36 (b), the first light emitting portion S1 (dodd) is first changed by the second light emitting portion S2. Move from a partitioned area to an unpartitioned area. As a result, the "1" symbol shifts from the completed state to the unfinished state.

After the movement of the first light emitting portion S1 is completed, as shown in FIG. 36 (b) → FIG. 36 (c), the frame line (second light emitting portion S2) constituting the middle symbol is hidden (turned off). ). As a result, the first light emitting portion S1 is scattered in the medium fluctuation display region MEM.

Next, as shown in FIG. 36 (c) → FIG. 36 (d), a frame line (second light emitting portion S2) constituting the “2” symbol is displayed in the medium fluctuation display area MEM. This suggests that the symbol displayed next can be the "2" symbol.

After the border corresponding to the "2" symbol is displayed in the medium fluctuation display area MEM, the dots scattered around the border are bordered as shown in FIGS. 36 (d) → 36 (e). Start moving to the area partitioned by. By filling (complementing) the inside of the frame with dots, the "2" symbol is completed (see FIG. 36 (f)). By stopping and displaying the "2" symbol in the medium fluctuation display area MEM, it is clearly indicated that the jackpot result has been achieved.

If the game times do not correspond to the jackpot result, the symbols other than the "2" symbol are stopped and displayed in the medium fluctuation display area MEM (medium stop display area), which means that the result is off. Will be specified. In this case, for example, the movement of the dots is completed before the dots constituting the "2" symbol fill the frame, and the dot returns to the "1" symbol, or the dots leak out from the frame after the "2" symbol is completed. By doing so, you can proceed to the "3" symbol. Such movements should be made faster than the movements of updating the display of dots and borders up to that point.

In the present embodiment, the destination of the dots when the previous symbol is replaced with the next symbol is set to be a range outside the area surrounded by the frame line corresponding to the next symbol. There is. Hereinafter, a specific example thereof will be described with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. 37. FIG. 37 illustrates a case where the “1” symbol is replaced with the “2” symbol.

When the "1" symbol is replaced with the "2" symbol, the dots (first light emitting portion S1) constituting the "1" symbol are represented by the frame line (second light emitting portion S2) constituting the "1" symbol. Move from the partitioned area AE to the unpartitioned area. At this time, the destination of the dot is limited to the area SE outside the area defined by the frame line when the "2" symbol is displayed. That is, the destination of the dot is an area outside the area defined by the frame line constituting the "1" symbol and an area outside the area defined by the frame line constituting the "2" symbol. It is set.

By setting the destination to move the dot out of the range surrounded by the border of the next pattern in this way, a part of the inside is already partly formed by the dot when the frame line is displayed for the next pattern. It avoids the occurrence of events such as being buried. This is a device that suppresses the monotonousness of symbol replacement by showing the player how a plurality of dots move within the frame line.

When moving a dot, it is also possible to specify that at least a part of the moving destination is a range surrounded by a frame line of the next pattern. The design is completed by finally filling the entire area partitioned by the border with dots, and in the configuration where the design is not completed if the dots are not completely filled, some dots are made to wait in the border in advance. This may suggest the completion of the design. In this case, for example, if the configuration is such that the degree of expectation of completion of the symbol is suggested by the presence or absence and the number of waiting dots, it is possible to contribute to further improvement of the player's attention to the replacement of the symbol.

<Other embodiments>
The content is not limited to the description of each of the above-described embodiments, and may be implemented as follows, for example. Incidentally, each of the following configurations may be individually applied to each of the above-described embodiments, or a part or all of them may be combined and applied to each of the above-described embodiments. Further, it is also possible to arbitrarily combine all or a part of the various configurations shown in each of the above embodiments. In this case, it is preferable that the technical significance (effect to be exerted) of each configuration to be combined is guaranteed. Each of the following configurations may be applied individually to a new configuration consisting of a combination of embodiments, or may be partially or wholly applied in combination.

(1) In each of the above embodiments, the first light emitting portion S1 and the second light emitting portion S2 constituting the display surface D of the symbol display device 301 are alternately arranged so as to be adjacent to each other, but the present invention is limited to this. is not it. For example, it is sufficient if the arrangement region of the first light emitting portion S1 and the arrangement region of the second light emitting portion S2 are configured to alternate with each other, and the first light emitting portion arranged in the arrangement region is sufficient. The number of S1s and the number of second light emitting parts S2 are arbitrary, and it is also possible to have a configuration in which a plurality of light emitting parts are arranged on one of the arrangement regions. For example, it may be arranged so as to be the first light emitting part S1 to the second light emitting part S2 to the second light emitting part S2 to the first light emitting part S1. However, in order to improve the expressive power on the display surface D by using two types of light emitting parts having different sizes together, it is relatively larger than the number of relatively large light emitting parts (for example, the first light emitting part S1). It is preferable to increase the number of small light emitting parts (for example, the second light emitting part S2). In consideration of such circumstances, it is preferable to dispose a plurality of relatively small light emitting parts between the relatively large light emitting parts.

(2) In each of the above embodiments, the area of the first light emitting portion S1 and the area of the second light emitting portion S2 in the front view of the display surface D are different from each other, but at least the light emitting pattern of the first light emitting portion S1. It is sufficient if the light emitting pattern of the second light emitting portion S2 is different from that of the second light emitting portion S2, and it is not always necessary to make the area different.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the second light emitting part S2 is arranged so as to surround the first light emitting part S1, but the same symbol is displayed at a predetermined place (stop display position on the effective line) in the variable display area. It suffices if the first light emitting part S1 and the second light emitting part S2 are mixed so as to be able to perform the above, and the positional relationship between the first light emitting part S1 and the second light emitting part S2 is arbitrary. For example, the first light emitting portion S1 may be arranged so as to surround the second light emitting portion S2.

(3) In each of the above embodiments, the second light emitting part S2 is arranged along each side of the first light emitting part S1, but the second light emitting part S2 is arranged around the first light emitting part S1. If it is provided, it is sufficient, and it is not always necessary to dispose the second light emitting portion along each side portion of the first light emitting portion S1. However, in order to secure a blank between the first light emitting parts S1 and enhance the independence of each first light emitting part S1, by filling this blank with the second light emitting part S2, the blank is expressed as being excessive. It has the technical significance of being able to suppress the decrease in force.

(4) In each of the above embodiments, the first light emitting portion S1 is a square, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the first light emitting portion S1 can be a regular n-sided polygon (n = 3, 5, 6 ...) Or a circular shape.

The second light emitting portion S2 does not necessarily have to be hexagonal. It suffices if it is configured to have a light emitting pattern (specifically, a linear pattern) different from that of the first light emitting part S1, and the second light emitting part S2 can be made long, linear, or the like. Is.

(5) In each of the above embodiments, a plurality of types of light emitting portions S1 and S2 are used to change the display form of the symbol, but the present invention is not limited to this. When a plurality of symbols are provided as shown in the above embodiment, the first symbol (for example, an odd number symbol) is displayed by the first light emitting portion S1, and the second symbol different from that is displayed by the second light emitting portion S2. (For example, even-numbered symbols) may be displayed.

(6) In each of the above embodiments, the symbols are variablely displayed (scrolled for details) in the process of confirming and displaying the symbol combination corresponding to the lottery result on the display surface D, and the symbol is identified on the variable display. A difficult high-speed fluctuation display and a low-speed fluctuation display that makes it easy to identify the symbol are set. Switching the display form of the symbol during the variable display is premised on the high-speed variable display, but this may be changed to switch the display form of the symbol during the low-speed variable display where the symbol can be easily identified.

(7) In each of the above embodiments, when the reach display is executed in the subsequent game times, the display form in the preceding game times is inherited by the subsequent game times, but the present invention is limited to this. It's not a thing. The specific configuration for realizing the technical idea of passing on the changed display form to later game times is arbitrary. For example, it is also possible to use the display form switching function as a part of the look-ahead effect. In this case, the display form is switched in the process of approaching the corresponding game time that triggered the look-ahead effect (for example, when the game time is digested), and the switched display form is carried over to the next game time or the next game time. It is also possible to have a configuration in which the display form is switched to a higher display form depending on the game times.

(8) In each of the above embodiments, a part of the first light emitting block 311 constituting the first display unit 310 is movable, and the second light emitting block 321 constituting the second display unit 320 is fixed. , Not limited to this. Specific configuration if the relative position between the first display unit 310 (first light emitting block 311) and the second display unit 320 (second light emitting block 321) can be changed in the direction intersecting the display surface D. Is optional. For example, the second light emitting block 321 constituting the second display unit 320 may be movable, or both the first light emitting block 311 and the second light emitting block 321 may be movable.

(9) In each of the above embodiments, the movable first light emitting block 311 (movable block 311A) retracts, so that the light from the movable block 311A is adjacent to the other second light emitting block 321. Although it is configured to be irradiated to, it is also possible to reverse this relationship. That is, when the movable first light emitting block (movable block 311A) moves forward, the light from the other second light emitting block 321 adjacent to the movable block 311A is irradiated to the peripheral wall portion 316 of the movable block 311A. It may be configured as follows.

(10) In each of the above embodiments, the first light emitting block 311 is retracted under the condition that both the first light emitting block 311 and the second light emitting block 321 are lit. The first light emitting block 311 is retracted under the condition that both the first light emitting block 311 and the second light emitting block 321 are turned off or when one of the first light emitting block 311 and the second light emitting block 321 is turned off. It may be configured to be made to.

(11) In each of the above embodiments, the light from the first light emitting body 312 is diffused when passing through the front surface portion 315 of the first cover 313, so that the front surface portion 315 (specifically, the first light emitting portion S1) is diffused. ) Is emitted. In such a configuration, it is not always necessary to make the entire first light emitting block 311 movable in order to shift the position of the first light emitting portion S1 back and forth, and for example, it is sufficient to make the first cover 313 movable back and forth. However, when the distance from the first light emitting body 312 to the first cover 313 changes, the degree to which the light spreads before reaching the front surface portion 315 also changes. As a result, there may be a difference in the light emitting mode of the first light emitting portion S1. In order to suppress such a change, it is technically significant that the light emitting block 311 is formed by the first light emitting body 312 and the first cover 313 and the light emitting block 311 is movable.

(12) It is optional whether or not the target to be movable in the first light emitting block 311 is limited. However, it is technically significant that distortion or the like can be suppressed on the display surface D in order to suppress the decrease in strength by making only the first light emitting block 311 shared by a plurality of symbols movable.

(13) In each of the above embodiments, the specifications (size and amount of light) of the first light emitting body 312 constituting the first light emitting block 311 and the second light emitting body 322 constituting the second light emitting block 321 are different. However, it is also possible to unify these illuminants. Further, the number of light emitting bodies included in each light emitting block is arbitrary, and a plurality of light emitting bodies may be covered with one cover.

(14) In the first embodiment, the display form of the symbol is changed by using the first display unit 310 (first light emitting part S1) and the second display unit 320 (second light emitting part S2) together. However, it is also possible to change this to change the outer shape of the design.

The outer edge portion is displayed by the second display unit 320 (second light emitting portion S2), and the first display unit 310 (first light emitting portion S1) located in the range surrounded by the second display unit 320 emits light. In order to improve the appearance of the design, as shown in the schematic view of FIG. 38, it is possible to change the appearance of the design by deforming the outer edge portion. In this case, by configuring the configuration so that the number of the first light emitting portions S1 located in the enclosed range is not changed, it is possible to diversify the display form and thereby make it difficult for the player to identify the symbol. Can be suitably suppressed.

(15) As shown in each of the above embodiments, when high-speed fluctuation and low-speed fluctuation are set as the fluctuation display mode of the symbol, it becomes difficult to identify the symbol in the high-speed fluctuation. Therefore, when the variable display of the symbol is performed in the third display mode, it is preferable that both the first light emitting body 312 and the second light emitting body 322 are not made to emit light, but the light emitting target is limited to one side. As a result, it is possible to preferably suppress a large increase in the control load during the variable display.

In the above embodiment, the fourth display mode is limited to the situation where the variable display of the symbol is completed, but the fourth display mode is changed even during the variable display of the symbol. When this is done, it is preferable that either the first light emitting body 312 or the second light emitting body 322 is maintained in the extinguished state at least during high-speed fluctuation.

(16) In each of the above-described embodiments, a plurality of display modes are set for all of the "1" symbols to "9" symbols, but the present invention is not limited to this. A design in which a plurality of display forms are set may be limited to a part of the symbols.

(17) Other types of pachinko machines different from the above embodiments, for example, pachinko machines in which the electric accessory opens a predetermined number of times when a game ball enters a specific area of the special device, or a game in a specific area of the special device. The present invention can also be applied to pachinko machines that generate a right when a ball enters and become a big hit, pachinko machines equipped with other accessories, arrange ball machines, and game machines such as sparrow balls.

In addition, a non-ballistic gaming machine, for example, a plurality of reels having a plurality of types of symbols attached in the circumferential direction is provided, the reels are started to rotate by inserting medals and operating the start lever, and the stop switch is operated. The present invention also applies to a slot machine that gives a player a privilege such as paying out a medal when a specific symbol or a combination of specific symbols is established on an effective line that can be visually recognized from a display window after the reel is stopped. Can be applied.

Further, the gaming machine body supported to be opened and closed by the outer frame is provided with a storage unit and a take-in device, and the start lever is operated after a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage unit are taken in by the take-in device. The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused to start rotation of a reel.

<About the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment>
Hereinafter, the characteristics of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiments will be described while showing the effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for the sake of easy understanding, the corresponding configurations in the above-described embodiment are appropriately shown in parentheses or the like, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configurations shown in the parentheses or the like.

<Characteristic A group>
The following feature A group is "Some game machines such as pachinko machines are equipped with a picture display device that variably displays a picture. In this type of game machine, for example, an operating port provided in a game area is provided. When the game ball passes, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to generate a specific game state that is advantageous to the player, such as a hit state, and a variable display of the pattern is started. When the lottery is won. Regarding the background technology that a specific pattern combination or the like is finally stopped and displayed and the gaming state shifts to the specific gaming state (for example, Patent Document 1), "In recent years, various measures have been taken to increase the degree of attention to the game." However, there is still room for improvement in the configuration of the gaming machine in order to improve the degree of attention to the game.
This invention was made with the problem to be solved.

Features A1. A pattern display means (variable display unit 300) for displaying a pattern, and
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a display control means (notification / effect control device) that controls the symbol display means so as to stop and display the symbol combination corresponding to the fulfillment of the predetermined condition at a predetermined position (effective line SL). With 140)
As the pattern, a predetermined pattern in which a first display form and a second display form different from the first display form are set is provided.
The pattern display means is composed of a plurality of first light emitting units (first light emitting blocks 311), and the first light emitting unit emits light to display the predetermined pattern in the first display form (first display means). The first display unit 310) and a plurality of second light emitting units (second light emitting blocks 321) having different light emitting patterns from the first light emitting unit are formed, and the second light emitting unit emits light to generate the predetermined pattern. It has a second display means (second display unit) for displaying in the second display form, and has.
The display control means changes the display mode of the predetermined pattern by controlling the light emission of the first display means and the second display means (a function of switching the display form in the MPU of the notification / effect control device 140). )
The display surface (display surface D) of the pattern display means is formed by the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit, and the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit coexist on the display surface. A gaming machine characterized by being.

According to the feature A1, the light emitting pattern is different between the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit, and the display form when the pattern is displayed by the first light emitting unit and the pattern when the pattern is displayed by the second light emitting unit. There is a difference in appearance from the display form. With such a configuration, it is possible to improve the expressive power of the pattern on the display surface and contribute to the improvement of the degree of attention to the game. Since the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit are mixed, it is possible to prevent the display position of the pattern from being significantly deviated due to the switching of the display form of the pattern. Suppressing the deviation of the display position in this way is advantageous in making it difficult for the player to misunderstand that the pattern has been changed to another pattern due to the change in the display form. For the above reasons, according to the configuration shown in this feature, the effect of improving the degree of attention by diversifying the display form can be suitably exhibited.

Feature A2. The gaming machine according to feature A1, wherein the first display means and the second display means are provided so as to alternate between the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit.

Regarding the light emitting unit, which is the smallest unit constituting the display surface, the following effects can be expected by forming a blank between the light emitting units. That is, it is possible to suppress confusion with adjacent light emitting parts at the time of light emission and enhance the independence of each light emitting part. However, when a blank is simply formed between the light emitting portions, not only the appearance may be deteriorated because the displayed pattern becomes rough, but also the occupied area of the blank is increased, which makes it difficult to improve the expressive power. In this regard, according to the configuration shown in this feature, one of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit can be used as a blank for the other. That is, the blank functions as a light emitting region that realizes another display form. By avoiding the existence of the blank as a wasted space in this way, the expressive power on the display surface can be suitably improved.

Feature A3. The game according to feature A1 or feature A2, wherein the first display means and the second display means are provided so as to surround one of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit so that the other surrounds the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit. Machine.

By shifting from the first display form by the first light emitting unit to the second display form by the second light emitting unit, the resolution of the displayed pattern can be changed. At this time, since the second light emitting unit is arranged so as to surround the first light emitting unit, it is possible to make it difficult to give a misunderstanding as if the pattern was changed to another pattern due to a change in the display form.

Feature A4. The first light emitting unit is larger than the second light emitting unit.
The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A3, wherein the second light emitting unit is arranged so as to surround the first light emitting unit.

A small light emitting unit is advantageous for detailed display, and a large light emitting unit is advantageous for seamless display for high impact display. Therefore, by making the sizes of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit different, the difference in the display form can be emphasized. In order to provide such a difference in size, as shown in this feature, the large first light emitting unit is surrounded by the small second light emitting unit, so that the second light emitting unit and the first light emitting unit can be separated from each other. It is possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of a dead space between the two.

Further, when the third display mode is realized by, for example, causing both the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit to emit light, both the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit are integrated and minimized. Units can be constructed. In this case, the minimum unit can be made one size larger than the case where only the first light emitting unit is made to emit light, which can contribute to the diversification of the display form.

In this feature, "larger than the second light emitting part" means the display area of the first light emitting part when the first light emitting part and the second light emitting part are compared in front view of the display surface. Includes that is larger than the display area of the second light emitting unit.

Feature A5. The first light emitting portion has a polygonal shape (for example, a square shape).
The gaming machine according to feature A3 or feature A4, wherein the second light emitting unit surrounds the first light emitting unit and extends along each side portion of the first light emitting unit.

When the second light emitting part is arranged so as to surround the first light emitting part, the second light emitting part is configured to extend along each side of the first light emitting part, so that two types of light emitting with different light emitting patterns are emitted. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of a dead space on the display surface when the portions coexist. Thereby, the above-mentioned various harmful effects due to the diversification of the display form can be suitably eliminated.

Feature A6. The first light emitting unit is larger than the second light emitting unit.
The sum of the areas of the portions of the second light emitting unit surrounding the first light emitting unit that constitute the display surface is larger than the area of the portion of the first light emitting unit that constitutes the display surface. The gaming machine according to any one of the feature A3 to the feature A5, which is characterized by being configured in.

A small light emitting unit is advantageous for detailed display, and a large light emitting unit is advantageous for seamless display for high impact display. However, when the pattern is displayed using the small second light emitting unit, not all the second light emitting units surrounding the first light emitting unit are the light emitting targets, but a part of them may be the light emitting targets. Therefore, in order to exert the two contradictory functions described above by combining the plurality of second light emitting units and the first light emitting unit of 1, as shown in this feature, the second light emitting unit surrounding the first light emitting unit It is preferable that the sum of the areas is larger than the area of the first light emitting portion. As a result, even when a pattern is displayed using a part of the second light emitting unit, it is possible to prevent the appearance from being extremely deteriorated.

Further, when a part of the plurality of second light emitting parts is made to emit light, the light emitting range is smaller than that when the first light emitting part of 1 is made to emit light, and all of the plurality of second light emitting parts are made to emit light. When it is made to emit light, the light emitting range becomes larger as compared with the case where the first light emitting unit of 1 is made to emit light. That is, when the minimum unit is composed of a plurality of second light emitting units, the light emitting range can be made larger than that of the first light emitting unit, which can contribute to the diversification of display forms.

Feature A7. Any of the features A2 to A6, wherein the second light emitting unit extends in a direction intersecting the parallel direction of the two first light emitting units arranged so as to sandwich the second light emitting unit. The gaming machine described in one.

As described above, in a configuration in which two types of light emitting units are used in combination and the second light emitting unit functions as a blank for the first light emitting unit, the blank becomes excessively large, which makes the display effect of the first light emitting unit look good. It becomes a factor to reduce. Therefore, as shown in this feature, if the second light emitting unit is configured to extend in the direction intersecting the parallel direction of the first light emitting unit, the second light emitting unit is secured to some extent while the size of the second light emitting unit is secured to some extent. It is possible to prevent the existence of the above-mentioned inconvenience from becoming a cause of the above-mentioned inconvenience.

Feature A8. The pattern when the first light emitting unit emits light has a dot shape, and the pattern when the second light emitting unit emits light has a linear shape. Described gaming machine.

If the light emitting pattern of the first light emitting unit is dotted and the light emitting pattern of the second light emitting unit is linear, the pattern displayed in the first display form and the pattern displayed in the second display form are clarified. Can be differentiated into. That is, the light emitting pattern of the first light emitting unit has no directionality, and the light emitting pattern of the second light emitting unit has directionality. For example, the region can be displayed by using the first light emitting unit, and the outer edge of the region can be displayed by using the second light emitting unit.

Feature A9. The second display means displays the predetermined pattern in a form corresponding to the outer edge portion of the predetermined pattern as the second display form by causing the second light emitting unit to emit light, and the first display means. Is characterized in that, by causing the first light emitting unit to emit light, the predetermined pattern is displayed as the first display form in a form corresponding to the portion surrounded by the outer edge portion in the predetermined pattern. Features The gaming machine according to A8.

Setting a plurality of display forms for a pattern is advantageous in suppressing monotonous display and improving the degree of attention to the game. However, when the display form is excessively changed, even if the same pattern is displayed in each display form, it is easy to misunderstand that they represent different patterns. This is not preferable because it hinders the effect shown in the feature A1. In this regard, as shown in this feature, if the outer edge portion of the pattern is displayed in the second display form and the inside of the pattern surrounded by the outer edge portion is displayed in the first display form, the pattern is displayed. It is possible to prevent it from becoming difficult to understand that both display forms correspond to the same pattern while greatly changing the appearance.

Feature A10. When the display control means emits light from the second light emitting unit by displaying a frame for dividing a predetermined range associated with the predetermined pattern, the first light emitting unit located within the predetermined range is emitted. The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A9, which comprises means for lighting a unit.

Setting a plurality of display forms for a symbol is advantageous in suppressing monotonous display and improving the degree of attention to the game. However, when the change in the display form becomes excessive, even if the same symbol is displayed in each display form, it is easy to misunderstand that they indicate different symbols. This is not preferable because it hinders the effect shown in the feature A1. In this regard, as shown in this feature, if the outer edge portion of the pattern is displayed in the second display form and the inside of the pattern surrounded by the outer edge portion is displayed in the first display form, the pattern is displayed. It is possible to prevent it from becoming difficult to understand that both display forms correspond to the same pattern while greatly changing the appearance.

Feature A11. When switching from one of the first display form and the second display form to the other, the display control means lights both the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit that display the predetermined pattern. The gaming machine according to any one of the feature A1 to the feature A10, which has a means for passing through the state of being made to pass through.

According to the configuration shown in the feature A11, when the display mode is switched, both the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit are temporarily turned on. As a result, it is possible to preferably suppress the display of the pattern from being interrupted when the display form is switched.

Feature A12. The pattern display means is for variably displaying a pattern and then stopping and displaying a combination of patterns corresponding to the satisfaction of the predetermined condition.
The display control means according to any one of features A1 to A11, which comprises a first switching means for switching between the first display form and the second display form during the variable display. Pachinko machine.

In the configuration in which the display form of the pattern is changed by controlling the light emission of the light emitting unit, by switching the display form during the variable display, it is possible to make it inconspicuous even if the switching of the display form is not smooth.

Feature A13. As the variable display mode, a first variable display mode and a second variable display mode in which it is more difficult to identify a pattern than the first variable display mode are set.
The first switching means is described in feature A12, wherein the first switching means is configured to switch the display mode in a situation where the variable display mode of the pattern is the second variable display mode. Pachinko machine.

According to the feature A13, when there is a difference in discriminating power between the variable display modes, the display mode is switched under the condition that the second variable display mode is relatively difficult to discriminate. The effect shown in A12 can be more preferably exhibited.

Feature A14. One of the features A1 to A13, wherein the display control means has a second switching means for switching the display form of the picture in a situation where the picture is stopped and displayed at the predetermined position. The gaming machine described in one.

When switching the display form of the pattern, it is possible to improve the attention of the player by showing the change as a part of the production. In view of such circumstances, as shown in this feature, the display form can be switched by switching the display form in a situation where the pattern is stopped and displayed (stop display or standby display) at a predetermined position. It can draw the player's attention to itself. In particular, when the difference between the display forms is small, the change in the display form may be overlooked, but the configuration in which the display form of the pattern is switched during the stop display is to prevent such oversight. Is preferable.

<Characteristic B group>
The following feature B group is "Some game machines such as pachinko machines are equipped with a picture display device that variably displays a picture. In this type of game machine, for example, an operating port provided in a game area is provided. When the game ball passes, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to generate a specific game state that is advantageous to the player, such as a hit state, and a variable display of the pattern is started. When the lottery is won. Regarding the background technology that a specific pattern combination or the like is finally stopped and displayed and the gaming state shifts to the specific gaming state (for example, Patent Document 1), "In recent years, various measures have been taken to increase the degree of attention to the game." However, there is still room for improvement in the configuration of the gaming machine in order to improve the degree of attention to the game. "

Feature B1. A pattern display means (variable display unit 300) for displaying a pattern, and
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a display control means (notification / effect control device) that controls the symbol display means so as to stop and display the symbol combination corresponding to the fulfillment of the predetermined condition at a predetermined position (effective line SL). With 140)
The pattern display means is a second display means (second display unit 320) that constitutes a display surface (display surface D) in the pattern display means together with the first display means (first display unit 310) and the first display means. And have
A gaming machine characterized in that a relative position changing means (drive unit 307) for changing the relative position between the first display means and the second display means in a direction intersecting the display surface is provided.

According to the feature B1, the appearance of the displayed pattern changes by changing the relative position between the first display means and the second display means. For example, it is possible to make the pattern appear to have irregularities in the depth direction of the display surface. In this way, if the appearance of the displayed pattern is changed, it is possible to suppress the monotonousness of the pattern display and contribute to the improvement of the degree of attention to the game.

Feature B2. A pattern display means (variable display unit 300) for displaying a pattern, and
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a display control means (notification / effect control device) that controls the symbol display means so as to stop and display the symbol combination corresponding to the fulfillment of the predetermined condition at a predetermined position (effective line SL). With 140)
The pattern display means has a first display means (first display unit 310) having a plurality of first light emitting units (first light emitting block 311) and a second light emitting unit having a plurality of second light emitting units (second light emitting block 321). It has a display means (second display unit 320), and the display surface (display surface D) of the pattern display means is formed by the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit.
A gaming machine characterized in that a relative position changing means (drive unit 307) for changing the relative position between the first display means and the second display means in a direction intersecting the display surface is provided.

According to the feature B2, the appearance of the displayed pattern changes by changing the relative position between the first display means (first light emitting unit) and the second display means (second light emitting unit). For example, it is possible to make the pattern appear to have irregularities in the depth direction of the display surface. In this way, if the appearance of the displayed pattern is changed, it is possible to suppress the monotonousness of the pattern display and contribute to the improvement of the degree of attention to the game.

Feature B3. The gaming machine according to feature B1 or feature B2, wherein the display control means has means for displaying the pattern so as to straddle the first display means and the second display means.

In order to cause unevenness in the pattern as shown in the feature B1 and the like, it is preferable to display the pattern so as to straddle both display means as shown in the present feature. As a result, it is possible to prevent the difference between the concave portion and the convex portion in the pattern from becoming difficult to understand.

Feature B4. The display control means has a means for causing the first display means to display the outer edge portion of the pattern and for causing the second display means to display the inside surrounded by the outer edge portion by the pattern. The gaming machine according to the featured means B3.

When unevenness is generated in the pattern as shown in the feature B1 or the like, it is not preferable that the pattern is overlooked in order to improve the degree of attention to the game. Such inconvenience becomes remarkable when the unevenness becomes finer, and the configuration in which the relative position is changed by making the unevenness finer can be large-scale. In this regard, as shown in this feature, the design is roughly divided into an outer edge portion and an inner portion thereof, and the display position thereof is shifted in the depth direction, so that the configuration becomes excessively complicated. While suppressing the effect, the effect of improving the degree of attention can be suitably exerted.

Feature B5. The relative position changing means has a means for changing the relative position between the first display means and the second display means in a situation where the pattern is stopped and displayed at the predetermined position. The gaming machine according to any one of the feature B1 to the feature B4.

If you try to change the appearance of the pattern before the stop display (for example, during scroll display) by changing the relative position, the scroll speed etc. will be remarkable if you try to convey the change in the depth of the pattern to the player well. Be restricted. This not only hinders the smooth progress of the game, but also causes a deterioration in the appearance of the pattern. Therefore, as shown in this feature, if the appearance of the pattern is changed by changing the relative position under the situation where the pattern is stopped and displayed (stop display or standby display) at a predetermined position, the above-mentioned various inconveniences are caused. Occurrence can be suppressed suitably.

Feature B6. The first display means and the second display means differ in the number of the first light emitting units and the number of the second light emitting parts.
The position changing means includes a means for holding one of the first display means and the second display means, which has a smaller number of light emitting units, so as to be displaceable in a direction intersecting the display surface of the pattern display means. The gaming machine according to any one of the feature B1 to the feature B5, which has a means for displacing the slingshot in the intersecting direction.

When the appearance of the pattern is changed by changing the relative position of the display means as shown in the feature B1, as shown in this feature, the one with the smaller number of attached light emitting parts is held displaceably. By doing so, it is possible to contribute to the improvement of responsiveness when changing the appearance.

Feature B7. The pattern has a first pattern and a second pattern.
The display control means has a display area of the first symbol when the first symbol is stopped and displayed at the predetermined position, and a second symbol when the second symbol is stopped and displayed at the predetermined position. It has a structure that partially overlaps with the display area.
In either the first display means or the second display means, at least a portion constituting a portion where the display areas overlap is held so as to be displaceable in a direction intersecting the display surface. The gaming machine according to any one of the feature B1 to the feature B6.

If the first display means and the second display means are movable, the technical idea shown in the feature B1 or the like can be suitably embodied. However, when the display surface in the pattern display means is formed by the first display means and the second display means, the strength and durability of the pattern display means are improved by increasing the number of movable parts. Becomes difficult. This is not preferable because it causes a factor of lowering the operational stability of the pattern display means. It is feared that such inconvenience will become noticeable by adding the above-mentioned special display function to a plurality of types of patterns. That is, the above problem becomes remarkable in aiming to improve the degree of attention by giving a function of changing the appearance of a plurality of types of patterns. In this regard, as shown in this feature, by making the overlapping part of a plurality of patterns that can be stopped and displayed movable, the function of changing the appearance of each of the plurality of patterns is ensured, and as a result, the above-mentioned various patterns are obtained. It is possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of inconvenience.

Feature B8. By changing the relative position between the first display means and the second display means, the position changing means makes the display surface of the pattern display means flat and uneven. The gaming machine according to any one of feature B1 to feature B7, which is characterized by switching to a state.

By configuring the display surface to switch between flat and uneven, the displayed pattern can be changed between a flat one and a three-dimensional one.

Feature B9. The first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit each have a light emitting body (light emitting body 312, 322) and a cover part (covers 313, 323) covering each light emitting body.
The cover portion has a front surface portion (front surface portions 315, 325) that constitutes the display surface and transmits light from the light emitter, and side surface portions (peripheral wall portions 316, 326) that extend rearward from the front surface portion. ,
By changing the relative positions of the first display means and the second display means by the relative position changing means, one of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit is on the front side and the other is on the back side. The gaming machine according to feature B8, wherein the front-rear position is changed so as to be in the second state, and in the second state, light from the other side is irradiated to the side surface portion of the one side.

In the second state in which the display surface is uneven, the light from the light emitting portion located on the back side is irradiated to the side surface portion of the light emitting portion located on the front side. The light emitted from the side surface is diffused / reflected, so that the side surface appears to be emitting light. This makes it possible to emphasize the depth of the pattern.

Feature B10. The gaming machine according to feature B9, wherein in the first state, it is avoided that light is radiated from one of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit to the other side surface portion. ..

As shown in this feature, the difference between the first state (planar display) and the second state (three-dimensional display) can be clarified by avoiding the irradiation of the side surface portion with light in the first state.

Feature B11. The relative position changing means is configured to change the relative position within a range in which the side surface portion of the first light emitting portion and the side surface portion of the second light emitting portion are maintained to face each other. The gaming machine according to feature B9 or feature B10.

According to the feature B11, since the confrontational relationship between the side surfaces is maintained, even if the front-rear position shifts in the second state, a gap is generated in the pattern in performing the three-dimensional display. Can be avoided. Thereby, the deterioration of the appearance due to the diversification of the display form can be suitably suppressed.

The technical ideas shown in features A1 to A14 may be applied to features B1 to B11.

<Characteristic C group>
The following feature C group is "Some game machines such as pachinko machines are equipped with a picture display device that variably displays a picture. In this type of game machine, for example, an operating port provided in a game area is provided. When the game ball passes, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to generate a specific game state that is advantageous to the player, such as a hit state, and a variable display of the pattern is started. When the lottery is won. Regarding the background technology that a specific pattern combination or the like is finally stopped and displayed and the gaming state shifts to the specific gaming state (for example, Patent Document 1), "In recent years, various measures have been taken to increase the degree of attention to the game." However, there is still room for improvement in the configuration of the gaming machine in order to improve the degree of attention to the game. "

Feature C1. A pattern display means (variable display unit 300) for displaying a pattern, and
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a display control means (notification / effect control device) that controls the symbol display means so as to stop and display the symbol combination corresponding to the fulfillment of the predetermined condition at a predetermined position (effective line SL). With 140)
The pattern is composed of a first pattern component and a second pattern component.
The display control means
A variable display means for variablely displaying the first pattern component and
A standby display means for displaying the first pattern component on standby at the predetermined position after the variation display by the variation display means.
A gaming machine characterized in that it has a pattern forming means for forming the pattern by displaying the second pattern component in a situation where the first pattern component is displayed on standby.

According to the feature C1, the pattern is formed by displaying the second pattern component in a state where the first pattern component is variable display → standby display (stationary display) at a predetermined position. By repeating such movements, the pattern displayed at a predetermined position can be switched. By using the first pattern component that displays variable and the second pattern component that complements the pattern during standby display, it is possible to prevent the movement of the pattern from becoming monotonous and improve the degree of attention to the game. Can contribute.

Feature C2. A pattern display means (variable display unit 300) for displaying a pattern, and
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a display control means (notification / effect control device) that controls the symbol display means so as to stop and display the symbol combination corresponding to the fulfillment of the predetermined condition at a predetermined position (effective line SL). With 140)
The pattern is composed of a first pattern component and a second pattern component.
The pattern display means
A first display means (first display unit 310) that has a plurality of first light emitting units (first light emitting blocks 311) and displays the first pattern constituent unit by lighting the first light emitting units.
It has a plurality of second light emitting units (second light emitting blocks 321), and is provided with a second display means (second display unit 320) for displaying the second pattern constituent unit by lighting the second light emitting unit. ,
The display control means displays the second pattern component at the predetermined position by the light emission control of the second display means, and causes the first pattern component to be displayed by the light emission control of the first display means. A gaming machine characterized by having a pattern forming means for forming the pattern by displaying it at a position.

According to the feature C2, the pattern is formed by displaying the second pattern component in a state where the first pattern component is displayed at a predetermined position. By repeating such movements, the pattern displayed at a predetermined position can be switched. By using the first pattern component that is first displayed in standby at a predetermined position (stop display) and the second pattern component that complements the pattern during standby display, it is possible to prevent the movement of the pattern from becoming monotonous. However, it can contribute to increasing the degree of attention to the game.

Feature C3. The second display means displays the outer edge portion of the pattern as the second pattern component.
The gaming machine according to feature C1 or feature C2, wherein the first display means displays a portion of the pattern surrounded by the outer edge portion as the first pattern component.

According to the feature C3, the next symbol can be suggested to the player by first displaying the outer edge portion. After that, the first pattern component is displayed so that the inside is filled, so that the player can be given room to guess the next pattern.

Feature C4. The gaming machine according to feature C2 or feature C3, wherein the light emitting pattern when the first light emitting unit is turned on and the light emitting pattern when the second light emitting unit is turned on are different.

When the pattern is composed of the first pattern component and the second pattern component, the expressive power of the pattern can be suitably enhanced by combining the light emitting parts having different light emitting patterns.

Feature C5. The gaming machine according to feature C4, wherein the light emitting pattern of the second light emitting unit has a linear shape, and the light emitting pattern of the first light emitting unit has a dot shape.

If a linear light emitting pattern and a dot-shaped light emitting pattern are used in combination, for example, when displaying a contour line, a linear second light emitting portion is used to reduce blanks and the like generated in the line. By filling the inside with a point-shaped first light emitting portion, the followability to the contour line can be suitably improved.

Feature C6. When the pattern is formed by the first pattern component and the second pattern component, the display control means surrounds the light emitting target in the first light emitting unit with the second pattern component. The gaming machine according to any one of feature C2 to feature C5, which has a switching means for switching from a machine located in a specified area to a machine located outside the area.

According to the feature C6, when a pattern is formed by a combination of luminescent patterns forming dots or lines, the pattern displayed at a predetermined position is suddenly switched, so that the player enjoys the switching of the pattern. I can't afford it. In this regard, according to the configuration shown in the present feature, when switching the pattern, the first pattern component first moves out of the outline of the pattern. Such a movement becomes a sign of the change of the pattern, and it becomes possible to follow the change of the pattern with the eyes.

Feature C7. After switching the light emitting target by the switching means, the display control means waits at the predetermined position for the second pattern component corresponding to a pattern different from the pattern previously displayed on standby at the predetermined position. It is configured to be displayed
The feature C6 is characterized in that the switching destination of the light emitting target by the switching means is set to be a range excluding the range surrounded by the second pattern component corresponding to the different pattern on the display surface. The described gaming machine.

According to the feature C7, the destination for moving the first pattern component is excluded from the range surrounded by the outline of the next pattern, so that the first pattern component is formed for the next pattern. 1 It is possible to suppress a decrease in the movement opportunity of the pattern constituent part.

Feature C8. After switching the light emitting target by the switching means, the display control means waits at the predetermined position for the second pattern component corresponding to a pattern different from the pattern previously displayed on standby at the predetermined position. It is configured to be displayed
The switching destination of the light emitting target by the switching means is set so that at least a part thereof is in a range surrounded by the second pattern component corresponding to the different pattern on the display surface. Feature The gaming machine according to C6.

As shown in feature C8, by setting the inside of the outline of the next pattern as a part of the movement destination of the first pattern component that formed the previous pattern, it is possible to contribute to the smooth switching of the patterns. ..

The technical ideas shown in the features A1 to A14 and the features B1 to B11 may be applied to the features C1 to C8.

<Feature D group>
The following feature D group is "Some game machines such as pachinko machines are equipped with a picture display device that variably displays a picture. In this type of game machine, for example, an operating port provided in a game area is provided. When the game ball passes, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to generate a specific game state that is advantageous to the player, such as a hit state, and a variable display of the pattern is started. When the lottery is won. Regarding the background technology that a specific pattern combination or the like is finally stopped and displayed and the gaming state shifts to the specific gaming state (for example, Patent Document 1), "In recent years, various measures have been taken to increase the degree of attention to the game." However, there is still room for improvement in the configuration of the gaming machine in order to improve the degree of attention to the game. "

Feature D1. A pattern display means (variable display unit 300) for displaying a pattern, and
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a display control means (notification / effect control device) that controls the symbol display means so as to stop and display the symbol combination corresponding to the fulfillment of the predetermined condition at a predetermined position (effective line SL). With 140)
The pattern display means has a display surface (display surface D) formed by combining a plurality of light emitting units.
The display control means includes a pre-display means for displaying a frame portion corresponding to an outer edge portion of a pattern by emitting light from the light emitting portion so as to partition a predetermined range on the display surface, and the pre-display means for the frame. It has a post-display means for displaying a portion corresponding to the inside of the frame portion in the pattern by causing a light emitting portion located in the predetermined range to emit light in a situation where the portion is displayed. A featured gaming machine.

According to the feature C1, the pattern is replaced by displaying the inside of the frame after the frame is displayed. With such a configuration, it is possible to suppress the sudden change of the pattern and preferably improve the player's attention to the movement of the pattern.

Feature D2. A pattern display means (variable display unit 300) for displaying a pattern, and
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a display control means (notification / effect control device) that controls the symbol display means so as to stop and display the symbol combination corresponding to the fulfillment of the predetermined condition at a predetermined position (effective line SL). With 140)
The pattern display means has a display surface (display surface D) formed by combining a plurality of light emitting units.
The display control means includes a frame display means for displaying a frame portion corresponding to an outer edge portion of a pattern by emitting light of the light emitting portion so as to partition a predetermined range on the display surface, and light emission located in the predetermined range. The shape of the frame portion so that the internal display means for displaying the portion corresponding to the inside of the frame portion in the pattern by causing the portion to emit light and the number of the light emitting portions surrounded by the frame portion are maintained. A gaming machine characterized by having a changing means for changing.

According to the feature C2, the display form of the pattern can be changed by deforming the frame portion constituting the pattern. At this time, since the number of light emitting portions surrounded by the frame portion is maintained, it is possible to make it difficult for the player to misunderstand that the pattern has been switched to another pattern due to the change in the display form.

The technical ideas shown in the features A1 to A14, the features B1 to B11, and the features C1 to C8 may be applied to the features D1 to D2.

The basic configuration of a gaming machine to which each of the above features can be applied is shown below.

Pachinko game machine: An operating means operated by a player (game ball launching handle 41), a game ball launching means for launching a game ball based on the operation of the operating means (game ball launching mechanism 110), and the launching thereof. It is provided with a ball passage (guidance rail 100) that guides a game ball to a predetermined game area, and each game part (game nail, etc.) arranged in the game area, and a predetermined passing portion (general prize) among the game parts. A gaming machine that gives a privilege to a player when a gaming ball passes through a mouth 81, etc.).

Revolving gaming machine such as a slot machine: Equipped with a variable display means that displays a variable display of a symbol sequence consisting of a plurality of symbols and then displays the final stop display of the symbol sequence, and the symbol changes start due to the operation of the starting operation means. A special game that is advantageous to the player on the condition that the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped due to the operation of the stopping operation means or the predetermined time elapses, and the final stop symbol at the time of the stop is a specific symbol. A gaming machine that generates a state (bonus game, etc.).

Ball-using pachinko / pachislot machine: Equipped with a variable display means that displays the symbol sequence consisting of a plurality of symbols in a variable manner and then displays the symbol sequence in the final stop, and the symbol variation is started due to the operation of the starting operation means. A special gaming state that is advantageous to the player on the condition that the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped due to the operation of the stop operating means or the predetermined time elapses, and the final stop symbol at the time of the stop is a specific symbol. (Bonus game, etc.) is generated, and further, a throwing device that provides a ball saucer and performs a throwing process of taking in the game ball from the ball saucer and a payout device for paying out the game ball to the ball saucer are provided and thrown. A gaming machine configured so that the operation of the starting operating means becomes effective when the gaming ball is thrown in by the device.

10 ... Pachinko machine as a game machine, 14 ... Front door frame, 80 ... Game board unit, 162 ... Main control device, 140 ... Notification / effect control device as display control means, 300 ... Variable display unit as picture display means , 301 ... Design display device, 302 ... Housing, 305 ... Light emitting board, 307 ... Drive unit, 310 ... First display unit as first display means, 311 ... First light emitting block as first light emitting unit, 312 ... 1 light emitter, 313 ... first cover, 315 ... front part, 316 ... peripheral wall part, 317 ... light diffusion part, 320 ... second display part as second display means, 321 ... second light emission as second light emitting part Block, 322 ... 2nd illuminant, 323 ... 2nd cover, 325 ... Front part, 326 ... Peripheral wall part, 327 ... Light diffuser, MEL ... Left fluctuation display area, MEM ... Medium fluctuation display area, MER ... Right fluctuation display Area, S1 ... 1st display part, S2 ... 2nd display part, SL ... Effective line.

Claims (2)

A pattern display means for displaying a pattern and
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, the display control means for controlling the symbol display means so as to stop and display the symbol combination corresponding to the fulfillment of the predetermined condition at a predetermined position is provided.
The pattern display means has a first display means having a plurality of first light emitting units and a second display means having a plurality of second light emitting units, and the pattern display is performed by the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit. The display surface of the means is formed,
Wherein at the direction intersecting the display surface, Bei give a relative position changing means for changing the relative position of the second display means and said first display means,
The first display means and the second display means differ in the number of the first light emitting units and the number of the second light emitting parts.
The position changing means includes a means for holding one of the first display means and the second display means, which has a smaller number of light emitting units, so as to be displaceable in a direction intersecting the display surface of the pattern display means. A gaming machine characterized by having a means for displacing the above-mentioned in the intersecting direction. The gaming machine according to claim 1 Ru pachinko machines der.

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