JP6899532B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a ball game machine having a game area in which a game ball is launched.

Conventionally, among various types of ball game machines, the so-called first-class pachinko game machine has a plurality of symbols changed in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided in the substantially center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as "design variation" or "variation display", etc.). This gaming machine shifts to a special game called a big hit, in which more prize balls can be obtained than in a normal game when the combination of symbols when the movement of symbols in a plurality of rows is stopped becomes a specific mode. Known as a thing. In the variable display of symbols in the display area, not only a plurality of symbols are variablely displayed, but also the variable display time is usually set in a state where one more symbol is aligned and a big hit is obtained, as in a state called a so-called reach screen. The production is designed to raise the expectations of the player, such as making it longer than that. In addition, the player's expectation is raised by the effect of using characters in images such as patterns to give a story to the variable display and the advance notice effect that suggests the high degree of expectation for transition to special games. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

In recent years, the need to develop models that are not tied to any type has been recognized in order to further improve game playability. For example, pachinko gaming machines that mix multiple gaming machines of the same type or mix different types of gaming machines. Development is also underway. For example, when the first game and the second game are mixed, it is usually difficult to enter the ball after first playing a game aiming for a hit in the first game, becoming a big hit in that game, and finishing the special game. There has been proposed a gaming machine that makes it easier to enter a ball at the starting winning opening and makes it easier to enter a ball, and at the same time, plays a second game in which the fluctuation time of a symbol is shortened.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-230714

In a gaming machine that performs a second game in an easy-to-enter state, it becomes a big hit in the first game, shifts to an easy-to-enter state, and then repeatedly generates a big hit in the second game, which is a great profit. You can expect to get it. On the other hand, if a big hit does not occur by the end of the easy-to-enter state, the easy-to-enter state ends, and a big hit must be generated again in the first game to shift to the easy-to-enter state. , The game may be stopped when the easy-to-enter state ends, which may lead to a decrease in the operating rate of the game machine. Therefore, it is preferable to realize the playability that can keep the player's expectation even when the easy-to-enter state ends.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of increasing the expectation of a player even when the easy-to-enter state is completed.

In order to solve the above problems, the ball game machine of a certain aspect of the present invention includes a game board in which a game area is formed, a start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and a ball entering the start port. In order to show the result of the winning / failing determination, the winning / failing determination means for executing the winning / failing determination based on the lottery value acquired in the wake of A symbol display device in which the symbol of the image is variablely displayed, an effect display device in which the effect content is displayed, an audio output device in which the effect sound is output, a decorative lamp that is lit in an effect, and the above-mentioned effect. The effect display device includes an effect determining means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the display device, an effect control means for controlling the display of the effect display device, the output of the audio output device, and the lighting of the decorative lamp. It has a plurality of effect selection criteria that are determined so that the selection tendency of the effect content to be displayed is different, and it is possible to switch to one of the effect selection criteria by the effect setting operation by the player. When the effect setting operation is performed to enable the reception of the setting operation and switch the effect selection criterion during the variable display of the symbol, the effect setting standard is switched after the symbol variation is stopped, and the effect setting standard is switched during the variable display of the symbol. At least the first background image or the second background image can be displayed on the effect display device, and the background image in the variable display of the symbol is displayed as the first background image when the number of fluctuations of the symbol becomes a predetermined number. Can be changed to the second background image, and the effect setting operation for switching the effect selection criterion is possible regardless of whether the first background image or the second background image is displayed during the variable display of the symbol. When the effect setting operation for switching the effect selection criterion is performed during the variation display of the symbol, the effect display device displayed on the effect display device during the symbol variation display before the effect setting operation is performed. The first background image or the second background image can be continuously displayed after the effect setting operation is performed while the symbol change is in progress, and even during the next symbol change after the symbol change is stopped. It can be continuously displayed, and even if an effect setting operation for switching the effect selection criterion is performed during the variable display of the symbol, it triggers a change from the first background image to the second background image. The count of the number of fluctuations of the symbol is continued without being reset, and the effect selection criteria include at least the first effect selection criterion and the second effect selection criterion. By performing the effect setting operation for switching the effect selection criteria, the effect selection criteria can be switched from the first effect selection criteria to the second effect selection criteria, while the power is turned on from the power off state. In this case, the effect selection criterion is configured to be able to start from the first effect selection criterion instead of the second effect selection criterion, and the effective sound output from the audio output device by the player's volume setting operation. The volume of the effect can be set, and even during the variable display of the symbol, it is not possible to accept the effect setting operation for switching the effect selection criterion during a predetermined period in the variable display of the symbol. Even during the predetermined period in the variable display of the symbol, it is configured so that the volume of the dramatic voice output from the audio output device can be set by the volume setting operation, and the variable display of the symbol is in progress. In the above, while the setting image relating to the volume setting of the effective sound output from the sound output device by the volume setting operation can be displayed on the effect display device, it suggests the holding state of the set image and the lottery value. It is configured so that it is not superimposed on the pending image to be displayed.
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In addition, although other aspects different from one aspect of this aspect are listed below, it is possible to carry out without any limitation.
In the ball game machine of another aspect different from one aspect of the present invention, the game board in which the game area is formed, the first start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and the first start port of the game area are The second start port, which is provided at different positions and has a ball entry fluctuation mechanism that can be operated to improve the ease of entry of the game ball, and the first lottery value or the first lottery value acquired when the ball enters the first start port. 2 A winning / failing determination means for executing a winning / failing determination for determining whether or not to shift from a normal game to a special game that is advantageous to the player based on the second lottery value acquired when the ball enters the starting port. Depending on the result of the hit / fail judgment, one of a symbol display device in which the symbol for showing the result of the hit / fail judgment is displayed in a variable manner and a plurality of types of fluctuation patterns in which the fluctuation time from the start of the fluctuation of the symbol to the stop of the fluctuation is defined is determined. The variable pattern determining means to be selected, the first lottery value newly acquired when the ball enters the first starting port, and the second lottery value newly acquired when the ball enters the second starting port. A hold control means that holds a predetermined number of symbols up to the start of fluctuation corresponding to the lottery, a special game control means that executes a special game when the result of the hit / fail judgment is a big hit, and a predetermined transition condition are satisfied. In the case, the ball is moved to the easy-to-enter state in which the ball-entry fluctuation mechanism is operated so that the ease of entering the second starting port is higher than the normal ball-entry state from the end of the special game until the predetermined end is reached. A variable means, an effect display device that displays the effect content according to the variation display of the symbol, an effect determination means that determines the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device according to any of a plurality of predetermined effect modes, and an effect determination means. The effect control means for controlling the display of the effect display device based on the determination of the effect determination means is provided. The multiple production modes are the first advantageous mode, which is set when the result of the hit / fail judgment related to the first lottery value becomes a big hit in the normal ball entry state and the ball enters the easy ball entry state, and the ball entry mode. The second advantageous mode set when the result of the hit / fail judgment related to the first lottery value or the second lottery value in the easy state becomes a big hit and the easy ball entry state is continued, and the easy ball entry state are completed. Includes a special mode in which one or more second lottery values that are held when shifting to the normal ball entry state are set until all of them are digested in the normal ball entry state. The end of the easy-to-enter state, which is transferred after the end of the game, is one of a plurality of types of the end, and the variation pattern determining means is the last end corresponding to the end of the easy-to-enter state in which the first advantageous mode is set. A variable pattern with a specific fluctuation time is fixedly selected as the fluctuation pattern related to the symbol fluctuation, and a special mode is set. As the fluctuation pattern related to the last symbol fluctuation, the fluctuation time can be different. When either one is selected and the special mode is set at the final change of the symbol, different effect contents are displayed on the effect display device according to the type of the variation pattern of the symbol.

It should be noted that any combination of the above components, and those in which the components and expressions of the present invention are mutually replaced between methods, devices, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, data structures, and the like are also used. , Is effective as an aspect of the present invention.

According to the ball game machine of the present invention, the player's expectation can be increased even when the easy entry state ends.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure on the back side of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a main board. It is a figure which shows typically the hit / fail judgment table. It is a figure which shows typically the advance hit / fail judgment table referred to in the advance hit / miss judgment. It is a figure which shows typically the symbol determination table. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table schematically. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a sub-board. It is a figure which shows the outline of the mobile cooperation system typically. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware composition of a main board and a sub board schematicly. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware composition of the effect display control device schematicly. It is a flowchart which shows the control start processing of the main board in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S120 in FIG. 13 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of an interrupt process. It is a flowchart which shows the control start processing of the sub-board in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S518 in FIG. 16 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when the command is received from the main board. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when the timer interrupt for effect display control occurs. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when a sub CPU receives a command from a display CPU. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when the timer interrupt for various device control occurs. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the special symbol variation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the decorative pattern variation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special game. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a small hit game. It is a figure which shows the schematic structure of the whole effect which concerns on Example. It is a figure which shows the basic structure on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows typically the right / wrong judgment table which concerns on Example. It is a figure which shows typically the advance hit / fail judgment table referred to in the advance hit / miss judgment. It is a figure which shows typically the execution process of the 1st special game and the 2nd special game. It is a figure which shows typically the symbol determination table of the 1st special symbol. It is a figure which shows typically the symbol determination table of the 1st special symbol. It is a figure which shows typically the symbol determination table of the 1st special symbol. It is a figure which shows typically the symbol determination table of the 2nd special symbol. It is a figure which shows typically the symbol determination table of the 2nd special symbol. It is a figure which shows typically a plurality of kinds of production types which can be selected by the operation input of a player. It is a figure which shows typically the timing when the setting operation of a voice and a light amount becomes possible. It is a figure which shows typically the effect transition in a normal mode. It is a figure which shows typically the game process in the case of a big hit in a normal ball entering state. It is a figure which shows the production example in the SP reach variation production. It is a figure which shows the production example in the first half part of the pseudo SP production. It is a figure which shows the production example in the latter half part of the pseudo SP production. It is a figure which shows the effect example in the first half part of the pseudo SP effect which concerns on a modification. It is a figure which shows the effect example in the latter half part of the pseudo SP effect which concerns on a modification. It is a figure which shows typically the effect process of the first symbol variation period of the 1st advantageous mode. It is a figure which shows the screen example of the first symbol change period of the 1st advantageous mode. It is a figure which shows the screen example of the first symbol change period of the 1st advantageous mode. It is a figure which shows the screen example of the first symbol change period of the 1st advantageous mode. It is a figure which shows typically the pattern table used for determining the display order of a change suggestion object. It is a figure which shows typically the type of hold display designation that can be used in each game state. It is a figure which shows typically the screen example of the advance notice effect in the 2nd advantageous mode. It is a figure which shows typically the screen example of the special notification effect in the 2nd advantageous mode. It is a figure which shows typically another screen example of the special notification effect in the 2nd advantageous mode. It is a figure which shows typically the notice effect pattern table. It is a figure which shows still another screen example of the special notification effect in the 2nd advantageous mode schematically. It is a figure which shows typically the display pattern for the parting guidance display. It is a figure which shows typically the display pattern for the parting guidance display.

(Prerequisite technology)
In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine are mixed. The second game is preferentially executed so that the first game and the second game as the plurality of games are not executed at the same time. Further, in order to achieve both of these playability, a plurality of start winning openings, a plurality of special symbol display devices, and a plurality of hold lamps are provided. It is designed so that the number of big hits in the second game is generally larger than the number of big hits in the first game. For example, the second game is more likely to be a big hit with a probability change, and the second game has a larger number of units that make up a special game (a long opening unit with a long opening time of the big winning opening). A game and a short-open unit game with a short opening time are mixed in one special game, and even if the number of unit games is the same, the number of long-open unit games in the second game is larger than that in the first game. The second game is designed to have a relatively higher profit than the first game. On top of that, at first, aim for the first hit in the first game, and after the big hit in the first game gives a shorter time, aim for the second game repeatedly and get a lot of balls. Realize.

FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 100 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 100 includes an outer frame 101, a front frame 102, a transparent plate 103, a door 104, an upper ball plate 105, a lower ball plate 106, a launch handle 107, a speaker 108, an effect button 109, and a cross key 110. Includes decorative lamp 111. The outer frame 101 has an opening portion and is a frame body for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 100 at a position where it should be installed. The front frame 102 is a frame body that matches the opening portion of the outer frame 101, and is attached to the outer frame 101 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 102 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably accommodating the game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

The transparent plate 103 is formed of glass or the like and is supported by the door 104. The door 104 is attached to the front frame 102 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball plate 105 has a mechanism for storing the game balls, sending the game balls to the launch rail, extracting the game balls from the lower ball plate 106, and the like. The lower ball plate 106 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. Speakers 108 are provided on the left and right sides of the upper part of the door 104, and sound effects and music sounds according to the game state and the effect are output by means for controlling the effect. Most of the resin members constituting the appearance of the door 104 are translucent, and the decorative lamp 111 is provided inside the transparent member. The decorative lamp 111 is an LED that emits light in various colors according to the game state, the effect, etc. by means for controlling the effect, and plays a role of the effect by blinking or the like.

The game board 80 has a first starting port 11, a second starting port 12, a large winning opening 20, a first operating port 31, a second operating port 32, and a general winning port 33 on the game area 81 partitioned by the rail 82. , Out port 34, effect display device 60, center decoration 64. The center decoration 64 is a decorative resin member provided so as to form a screen frame of the effect display device 60 over the substantially central portion of the game area 81 and the upper portion and the right portion thereof, and is a flow path of the game ball and the effect display device. It has 60 functions such as protection and decoration. A stage 65 on which the inflowing game ball rolls is formed at the lower part of the center decoration 64, and the falling direction from the stage 65 is the direction of entering the first starting port 11 and the first starting port 11 depending on the rolling method. It is distributed to the side direction that does not enter the ball. At the upper part of the center decoration 64, a movable accessory 66 that is driven according to the content of the effect and performs an effect is provided. In the game area 81, a plurality of mechanisms such as game nails and windmills (not shown) for forming a flow path of the game ball are installed. In this specification, "winning ball", "winning prize", and "falling in" may be synonymous with each other. In addition, each winning opening and each entry opening may be composed of a "passing opening" (also called a "gate" or "through chucker") of a type through which a game ball passes, and the "entry ball" may be formed. "Prize,""fall," and "pass" may also be synonymous with each other.

The first starting port 11 is provided as a starting winning opening corresponding to the first game, and the second starting opening 12 is provided as a starting winning opening corresponding to the second game. The first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 are configured so that the ball can be aimed at one side depending on the launch strength of the game ball according to the player's intention. The first starting port 11 is provided at a substantially central lower portion in the game area 81, and the second starting port 12 is provided directly below the first starting port 11. Left-handed, that is, when the ball is hit relatively weakly aiming to flow to the left passage of the center decoration 64, it is possible or easy to enter the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12, while right-handed. That is, when the ball is hit relatively strongly aiming to flow to the right passage of the center decoration 64, the ball can enter the second starting port 12 or is easy to enter, but cannot enter the first starting port 11. Alternatively, a flow path is formed by arranging the game nails so as to make it difficult to enter the ball. However, normally, the upper part of the opening of the second starting port 12 is covered with the first starting port 11 to prevent the inflow of the game ball. Therefore, unless the expanding mechanism of the second starting port 12 is opened, the second starting port 12 is opened. It is impossible or difficult to enter the ball at 12. The winning / failing lottery is a lottery for determining whether or not to shift from a normal game to a special game that is advantageous to the player, and is executed every time a ball is entered into the first starting port 11 or the second starting port 12. To.

The first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 may be provided at positions separated from each other to such an extent that it is possible to strike a target depending on the firing strength of the game ball. The first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 may be installed separately on the left side and the right side of the game area 81, respectively, so that it is difficult for a game ball aiming at one of them to enter the other. For example, the first starting port 11 is provided at a position where it is possible or easy to enter the ball when it is left-handed, that is, when it is aimed to flow to the left passage of the center decoration 64 and fired relatively weakly. The second starting port 12 is provided at a position where it is possible to enter the ball or it is easy to enter the ball when the ball is hit right-handed, that is, when the ball is launched relatively strongly aiming at flowing into the right passage of the center decoration 64.

The first starting port 11 includes a first starting winning detection device 16. The first start winning detection device 16 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first starting opening 11, and generates first starting winning information indicating the entry at the time of entry. The second starting port 12 includes a second starting winning detection device 17, an ordinary electric accessory 90 (so-called electric tulip) which is an expansion mechanism, and an ordinary electric accessory solenoid 91 for opening and closing the ordinary electric accessory 90. .. The second start winning detection device 17 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second starting opening 12, and generates second starting winning information indicating the entry at the time of entry.

When the ordinary electric accessory 90 is expanded by the driving force of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 91, the ease of entering the ball into the second starting port 12 is enhanced. The one-time opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is as short as about 0.1 seconds at the time of short opening, while the one-time opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is about 6 seconds at the time of long opening. It is set longer than that at the time of short opening, and it becomes easier for the game ball to enter the second starting port 12. The long opening of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is also called "opening extension". As a modification, when the ordinary electric accessory 90 expands, it may be notified in advance to that effect, or the hold of the ordinary symbol change may be pre-read and notified before the start of the change of the ordinary symbol. , Ordinary symbols may be notified during fluctuations.

As a modification of the opening mode when the ordinary electric accessory 90 of the second starting port 12 is opened for a long time, the total opening time is increased to about 6 seconds by repeating the opening for 2 seconds, which is longer than the short opening, three times. It may be an embodiment. Further, a plurality of combinations of the opening time and the number of opening times may be prepared, and one of them may be selected. For example, when the 2-second opening is performed 3 times, the total opening time is the same as when the 6-second opening is performed once, but the former is longer than the latter when the interval period is included. Therefore, especially in the configuration of the modified example in which the second starting port 12 is arranged in the right-handed direction, the former player enters the ball assuming that the player who notices the opening adjusts the hitting direction to the second starting port 12 from that point. It can be said that the chance is long. Further, it may be configured so that there are a plurality of hit types of ordinary symbols, and the opening mode of the expansion mechanism may be different depending on the hit types. For example, when the normal symbol is the first hit, the 0.1 second opening is set once in the normal state, the 1 second opening is set three times in the easy-to-enter state, and the second hit is the normal state. Then, the 6-second opening may be performed once, and the 2-second opening may be performed twice in the easy-to-enter state.

Each of the three general winning openings 33 includes a general winning detection device 38 for detecting the entry of a game ball. The general winning detection device 38 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 33, and generates general winning information indicating the entry at the time of entry.

The large winning opening 20 includes a large winning opening detection device 25 for detecting the entry of a game ball, and a large winning opening solenoid 92 for opening and closing the large winning opening 20. The grand prize detection device 25 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the grand prize opening 20, and generates the grand prize opening winning information indicating the entry at the time of entry. The big winning opening 20 is a horizontally rectangular winning opening that opens as a "big hit" when the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 stops in a predetermined mode. The big winning opening 20 is provided at a position on the upper right side of the out opening 34. As a modified example, another large winning opening may be provided at the lower center of the game area 81 or above or below the large winning opening 20, and a plurality of large winning openings may be provided.

The first special symbol display device 41 corresponding to the first game and the second special symbol display device 42 corresponding to the second game are arranged side by side on the left and right at the lower left position on the outside of the game area 81 on the game board 80. The variation of the 1 special symbol 51 and the 2nd special symbol 52 is displayed. At the substantially center of the game area 81, an effect display device 60 is provided so that the screen is exposed from the screen frame formed by the center decoration 64, and the decorative symbol 61 linked to the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 is provided. Display the fluctuation of the production image including. Hereinafter, such a display is referred to as "design variation" or "variation display" or the like.

The first special symbol 51 is a symbol corresponding to the determination result of the first winning / failing lottery performed when the game ball enters the first starting port 11, and the variation display is stopped in a predetermined hit mode. At that time, a big hit as a special game occurs. The second special symbol 52 is a symbol corresponding to the determination result of the second winning / failing lottery performed when the game ball enters the second starting port 12, and the variation display is stopped in a predetermined hit mode. At that time, a big hit as a special game occurs. The first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol display device 42 are, for example, an eight-segment LED composed of eight segments of seven segments forming a "figure 8" and one segment representing a "dot". It is a display device of. With an 8-segment LED, a numerical value equivalent to 8 bits can be expressed by combining 8 segments. The first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 represented by the combination of segments do not necessarily form the body of letters or numbers, and may be generally meaningless symbols formed by the combination of each segment. .. By displaying these symbols on the first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol display device 42 one after another at high speed, the symbol variation display of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is realized. To. Further, the first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol display device 42 use LED dot arrays that are not 8-segment LEDs, and a plurality of types of first special symbol 51 and second are used depending on the combination of lighting patterns and lighting colors. The special symbol 52 may be expressed.

The effect display device 60 is a display device including a liquid crystal display that variablely displays the decorative symbol 61 in conjunction with the variable display of the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52. The decorative symbol 61 is a symbol for visually producing the determination result display of the lottery shown by the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52. As the decorative symbol 61, the effect display device 60 displays, for example, a moving image in which a plurality of rows of symbols imitating a game of a slot machine are varied in a central region of the screen. In this embodiment, the symbols composed of the numbers "0" to "9" are displayed in three columns and varied, and the hit or miss is indicated by the combination of the three symbols that are finally stopped and displayed. Each of the plurality of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 61 is composed of numbers, letters, or symbols decorated with colors and patterns, and these numbers, letters, and symbols are common to all symbols. It may be configured by adding a different pattern to each and integrating them. This pattern is a pattern on which a motif related to the theme of decoration or production set in the model of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is drawn, and may be, for example, a pattern on which a character of a person or an animal is drawn. The decorative design 61 is switched between the case where the design including the design is integrally displayed and the case where the design is separated and only the numbers, letters, and symbols are displayed in a variable manner according to the development of the effect. It may be configured to be. In the background of the variable display of the decorative symbol 61, a moving image having a directing effect related to the theme of the decoration or effect set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is displayed in conjunction with the variation of the symbol.

Since the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 do not necessarily have to have a directing role, in the present embodiment, the first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol at the lower left of the game area 81 are required. The display device 42 displays the image in an inconspicuous size. However, when a method of expressing the special symbol itself without using a decorative symbol by giving it a directing role is adopted, the special symbol may be displayed on the liquid crystal display instead of the 8-segment LED.

The effect display device 60 is composed of a liquid crystal display which is a high-definition dot matrix type display device, but the width of the display area may be about half the width of the game area, or a large size exceeding half. There may be. In the case of a large size, the game ball passage on the right side of the effect display device is formed with a passage width sufficient for one game ball to pass through, and if the player launches the so-called "right-handed" with the maximum strength, the right-hand passage will almost certainly occur. The game ball can be passed through, and it can be distinguished from the so-called "left-handed". The effect display device 60 is not limited to the case where it is composed of a single display device, but may be composed of a combination of a plurality of display devices. In the case of a plurality of displays, displays of different sizes such as a combination of a main liquid crystal and a sub liquid crystal may be combined, the sub liquid crystal may be arranged at a position adjacent to the main liquid crystal, or a position other than the game board, for example, a firing handle. It may be installed in the vicinity of. When installed in the vicinity of the launch handle, it may be configured in the form of a touch panel that can be operated and input by the player. The effect display device 60 is not limited to a liquid crystal display, and may be configured by a display device such as an organic EL display, a mechanical display means such as a drum rotation type, or a display means such as an LED matrix type. ..

The first operating port 31 is provided at a position on the left side of the game area 81 and includes the first passage detection device 36. The first passage detection device 36 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the first operation port 31, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The second operating port 32 is provided at a position on the right side of the game area 81 and includes the second passage detection device 37. The second passage detection device 37 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the second operating port 32, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passage of the game ball through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32 triggers an open lottery to determine whether or not to expand the ordinary electric accessory 90. When the game ball passes through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32, the normal symbol, which is a symbol showing the determination result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 45. Therefore, the open lottery is also called "ordinary symbol lottery". The normal symbol display device 45 is provided on the lower right outside of the game area 81, and is composed of two lamps for convenience, and the display state of the normal symbol is expressed by which of the two lamps is lit. For example, when the lighting of the first lamp indicates that the lamp is off and the second lamp indicates that the lamp is hit, the variation display of the normal symbol is expressed by repeating the lighting and extinguishing of the lamps alternately, and finally one of the lamps is lit. By stopping in the state, the stop symbol of the normal symbol is expressed. After a predetermined time has passed from the start of the fluctuation, the fluctuation display of the normal symbol stops. When the normal symbol stops at the hit symbol, the normal electric accessory 90 is expanded.

There are two types of opening time for the ordinary electric accessory 90: a short opening for 0.1 seconds and a long opening for 6 seconds. In the open lottery in the normal state, the normal symbol wins and the long opening is executed with a probability of 1/50, and the normal symbol wins and the short opening is executed with a probability of 1/100. In this way, in the normal state, the probability of long opening is higher than the probability of short opening, but in the modified example, the probability of short opening may be higher than the probability of long opening, or both probabilities. May be the same specifications. In the open lottery in the easy-to-enter state, the probability of hitting a normal symbol is increased to 99/100, and the opening time is limited to a long opening. In this way, in the easy-to-enter state, the ease of entering the second starting port 12 is enhanced by the function of changing the hit probability of the normal symbol and the function of extending the opening time. In the easy-to-enter state in the modified example, the ease of entering the second starting port 12 may be enhanced by using three functions including a function of shortening the fluctuation time of the normal symbol. In that case, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is, for example, 10 seconds in the normal state and 2 seconds in the easy-to-enter state.

At the lower left position on the outside of the game area 81, a first special symbol holding lamp 71 corresponding to the first game is provided above the first special symbol display device 41, and a first special symbol display device 42 is provided above the second special symbol display device 42. A second special figure holding lamp 72 corresponding to the second game is provided. The first special figure holding lamp 71 is composed of two lamps, and displays the number of holdings of the winning / failing lottery value in the first game according to the number of lighting or the number of blinking. The number of winning / failing lottery values held in the first special symbol holding lamp 71 is the number of lottery values that have been won in the first starting port 11 while the first special symbol 51 is changing or the special game is being executed, and the symbol fluctuation is still in progress. Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed. The second special figure holding lamp 72 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of holdings of the winning / failing lottery value in the second game according to the number of lighting or the number of blinking. The number of winning / failing lottery values held in the second special symbol holding lamp 72 is the number of lottery values that have been won in the second starting port 12 while the second special symbol 52 is changing or the special game is being executed, and the symbol fluctuation is still in progress. Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed. The number of hold of the winning / failing lottery value is also displayed at the lower part of the screen of the effect display device 60 in a form represented by the number of lighting of the hold lamp image.

When the number of winning / failing lottery pending is 3, the symbol fluctuation time in the case of a loss is shortened than usual in order to improve the game efficiency (hereinafter, also referred to as "shortening fluctuation"). Similarly, when the number of winning / failing lottery pending is 4, the symbol fluctuation time in the case of losing is further shortened as compared with the case of the above 3 in order to further improve the game efficiency (hereinafter, also referred to as "ultra-shortening fluctuation"). ).

At the lower right position on the outside of the game area 81, a normal symbol holding lamp 75 is provided on the right side of the normal symbol display device 45. The normal symbol hold lamp 75 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of hold of normal symbol fluctuations according to the number of lights or the number of blinks. The number of reserved normal symbol changes is the number of game balls that have passed through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32 during the changing of the normal symbol, and the number of normal symbol lottery for which the normal symbol change has not yet been executed. Is shown.

The effect button 109 is an operation input means that the player presses to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine according to the effect content, and the effect content and the like are changed according to the pressing mode. The effect button 109 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball plate 105. The cross key 110 is an operation input means for the player to input a direction instruction to the gaming machine, and is provided on the outer wall surface on the left side of the upper ball plate 105.

The game method and control flow performed in the above configuration will be outlined. When the player rotates the launch handle 107 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball plate 105 are guided one by one to the rail 82 and launched to the game area 81 with the strength corresponding to the rotation angle. .. When the player fixes the rotation position of the launch handle 107 by hand, the launch of the game ball is repeated at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 81 falls in a direction corresponding to the hitting method while hitting a plurality of game nails or windmills. When the game ball falls into each of the general winning opening 33, the first starting opening 11, the second starting opening 12, and the large winning opening 20, the winning ball according to the type of the winning opening is the upper ball plate 105 or the lower. It is paid out to the ball plate 106. The game ball that has fallen into each winning opening such as the general winning opening 33 is treated as a safe ball, and the game ball that has fallen into the out opening 34 is treated as an out ball.

When the ball enters the first starting port 11 or the second starting port 12, the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the second special symbol 52 in the first special symbol display device 41, the second special symbol display device 42, and the effect display device 60. The decorative pattern 61 is displayed in a variable manner. The variable display of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is stopped after the lapse of the variable display time determined prior to the display. The first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are displayed in a variable manner according to a variable pattern in which the variation mode from the start to the stop of the variation is defined. The decorative symbol 61 is variablely displayed according to a variable effect pattern in which the variation mode from the start to the stop of the variation is defined. A plurality of types of fluctuation patterns and fluctuation production patterns are prepared, and each has various fluctuation times, long and short. While the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are variablely displayed according to the variation pattern, the decorative symbol 61 is variablely displayed according to the variation effect pattern having the same variation time. In the variation pattern, the variation display time is set for each pattern as the end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 occurs when the variation display time elapses. It will be stopped.

As the variation display of the decorative symbol 61, first, the symbols are varied in all three rows like the reel rotation of the slot machine at the start of the variation, and when the variation end timing is approached, the symbols are stopped one by one as the final stop mode. Display the symbol combination. When the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 at the time of stopping are in the stop mode showing a big hit, the game shifts to a special game which is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the game is large. The opening / closing operation of the winning opening 20 is started. The stop mode of the decorative symbol 61 showing the jackpot is, for example, a combination mode in which the types of the three symbols match.

The variable effect pattern includes a normal off-effect pattern, a reach-out effect pattern, and a reach jackpot effect pattern. The normal out-of-order effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying a normal out-of-order symbol combination. The out-of-reach effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying a combination of out-of-reach symbols through a reach state, which is a state in which one more symbol is aligned and a big hit is made. The reach jackpot effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying the symbol combination of the jackpot after the reach state. In particular, the pattern when going through the reach state includes a pattern having various fluctuation times, long and short, and a reach pattern with a relatively short fluctuation time is called "normal reach", and a reach pattern with a long fluctuation time is called "super reach". ". The normal out-of-reach effect pattern, the reach out-of-reach effect pattern, and the reach jackpot effect pattern are classified into a normal pattern displayed in a normal state and a time-saving pattern displayed in a time-saving state, respectively. However, even in the normal state, if there is a second symbol variation corresponding to the entry of the ball into the second starting port 12, the probability that the jackpot will be accompanied by a probability change or the probability that the number of unit games of the special game will increase is the first. Since it can be said that the chance state is higher than the first fluctuation corresponding to the entry of the ball into the 1 start port 11, a pattern for chance effect indicating that the chance is a relatively advantageous jackpot may be used. In the embodiment, the time saving pattern is used in the time saving state, but since the time saving is accompanied in the probability changing state, the time saving pattern is also used in the probability changing state. However, in the modified example, the specification may be such that a pattern for probabilistic change different from that for time saving is used in the probable change state. Alternatively, a specification that uses a common pattern for time saving and probability variation may be used, or a specification that uses a probability variation pattern in the probability variation state without using the time reduction pattern in particular may be used.

There are two types of special games, normal special games and shortened special games, and there is a big difference in the profits from the winning prize balls. Usually, the special game is started by displaying the production screen called the start demo time. After the screen display of the start demo time, the big winning opening 20 is opened, and the opening is continued for about 30 seconds, or is temporarily closed after 9 or more game balls have fallen. The process from opening to closing of the large winning opening 20 is basically called a unit game, but there may be a case where a plurality of short-time openings are repeated during one unit game. After the opening and closing of the large winning opening 20 or the unit game is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 4 or 16 times, the special game is usually ended by the display of the effect screen called the end demo time. In normal special games, you can expect enough balls to enter 9 or more balls per unit game, and you can get enough prize balls (also called "balls") by 16 unit games, which is a big profit. Is obtained. A special game in which 16 unit games are repeated is appropriately referred to as a "16R jackpot", and a special game in which four unit games are repeated is appropriately referred to as a "4R jackpot".

On the other hand, in the shortened special game, there is no start demo time and end demo time, and the large winning opening 20 is opened for 0.2 seconds in one unit game. This unit game is repeated twice to end the shortened special game. In the shortened special game, since the opening of the large winning opening 20 is only repeated twice for a very short time, it is almost impossible to enter the large winning opening 20, and the number of balls is substantially equal to zero. is there. A special game in which two unit games are repeated is also appropriately referred to as a "2R jackpot".

When the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 and the decorative symbol 61 at the time of stopping are in the predetermined small hit mode, the game shifts to the small hit game composed of one unit game, and the large winning opening 20 The opening and closing operation is executed. In one unit game constituting the small hit game, the big winning opening 20 repeats opening for about 0.2 seconds twice, so that the operation mode is the same as that of the 2R big hit in appearance.

When a special game occurs and the hit stop symbol at that time is in a specific mode, the probability change, which is one of the specific games, is further started after the end of the special game. During the probability change, a winning / losing lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game may occur relatively early. It should be noted that the fact that the judgment result of the winning / failing lottery is a specific big hit, that is, a big hit accompanied by a probability change is not clearly indicated from the appearance, and a latent probability change state that is not explicitly notified as a decorative pattern or an effect content may be used. In that case, the effect display device 60 does not clearly indicate whether the change is probable or non-probable even during the probable change.

In the normal game after the special game is completed, the easy entry state, which is one of the specific game states, is started. In the easy-to-enter state, the winning probability of the open lottery is increased more than usual, and the opening extension is executed so that the opening time of the normal electric accessory 90 is extended. Since the number of hits of the normal symbol per fixed time can be increased and the ease of entering the ball into the second starting port 12 is also increased, it is highly possible that the number of balls entering the second starting port 12 will increase. Therefore, as a result of increasing the chances of obtaining a prize ball by entering the second starting port 12, it is possible to continue playing while hardly reducing the number of balls held or gradually increasing the number of balls held.

In the easy-to-enter state, as one of the specific game states, the so-called time reduction, in which the fluctuation time of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is shorter than that in the normal state, is further executed. The fluctuation time of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is returned to the original fluctuation time after a predetermined number of fluctuations, for example, 100 fluctuations are displayed, but reaches the fluctuation number. If a big hit occurs before, the time reduction will end once. Since the fluctuation time of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is shortened in the shortened time, until a big hit occurs as compared with the case where the symbol fluctuates with the normal fluctuation time. The time can be shortened, and the ease of obtaining a big hit can be relatively increased. In the modified example, the specification may be such that the time reduction of the special symbol is not carried out in the state where the ball is easily entered.

FIG. 2 shows the basic structure of the pachinko gaming machine on the back side. The power switch 150 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100. The main board 200 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 100, and particularly processes the overall game operation such as a lottery when a prize is won in the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12. The sub-board 300 includes a liquid crystal unit 151, controls the display content of the effect display device 60, and changes the effect display content particularly according to the determination result of the main board 200. The back setting mechanism 152 includes a prize ball tank 153, a flow path of the prize ball, a payout unit 154 for paying out the prize ball, and the like. The payout unit 154 pays out the game balls supplied from the prize ball tank 153 to the upper ball plate 105 according to the winning of each winning opening. The payout control board 155 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 154. The launching device 156 launches the stored balls of the upper ball plate 105 into the game area 81 one by one. The launch control board 157 controls the launch operation of the launch device 156. The power supply unit 158 supplies electric power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 100.

FIG. 3 shows a functional block of the pachinko gaming machine 100. The pachinko gaming machine 100 is divided into a main board 200 as a main control device for controlling the basic operation of the game and the progress of the game, and a sub board 300 as a sub-control device for controlling the directing operation and processing. It is composed of various forms. The main board 200 includes a first starting port 11, a second starting port 12, a large winning opening 20, a general winning opening 33, a first operating port 31, a second operating port 32, a first special symbol display device 41, and a second special. It is electrically connected to the symbol display device 42 and the normal symbol display device 45, and transmits and receives various control signals to and from each of them. The sub-board 300 is electrically connected to the effect display device 60, the effect button 109, the speaker 108, and the decorative lamp 111, and transmits and receives various control signals to and from each of them. Since data transmission / reception between the main board 200 and the sub board 300 is in one direction from the main board 200 to the sub board 300, each configuration is configured so that the entire operation is realized by data transmission / reception in such one direction. It is arranged on the main board 200 and the sub board 300. Since the unidirectionality of data transmission from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 is maintained, data cannot be transmitted from the configuration included in the sub board 300 to the configuration included in the main board 200, and data transmission can be performed. I can't even request it. Therefore, the information generated by the main board 200 cannot be referred to from the sub board 300 unless the main board 200 unilaterally transmits the information to the sub board 300.

One of the functional blocks included in the main board 200 may be mounted on the sub-board 300 instead of the main board 200, and any of the functional blocks included in the sub-board 300 may be mounted on the sub-board 300 instead of the main board 200. It may be mounted on the main board 200.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main board 200. The main board 200 includes a ball entry determination means 201, a first lottery means 211, a second lottery means 212, a general drawing lottery means 213, a hold control means 240, a main display control means 250, a special game control means 260, and a small hit game control. The means 265, the specific game control means 270, the open / close control means 275, and the special figure adjusting means 276 are provided.

The ball entry determination means 201 determines the entry of a game ball into each winning opening. When the ball entry determination means 201 receives the first start winning information, it determines that the game ball has won the first start opening 11, and when it receives the second start winning information, the game ball has won the second start opening 12. to decide. When the winning ball determining means 201 receives the large winning opening winning information, it determines that the game ball has won the large winning opening 20, and when it receives the general winning information, it determines that the game ball has won the general winning opening 33. Upon receiving the passing information, the ball entry determination means 201 determines that the game ball has passed through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32.

The first lottery means 211 has a function of executing the first lottery related to the first game, such as a first lottery value acquisition means 216, a first hit / fail determination means 221 and a first symbol determination means 226, and a first variation pattern determination. The first winning / failing lottery is executed as a winning / failing lottery corresponding to the entry of the ball into the first starting port 11, including the means 231. The determination result of the first winning / failing lottery is shown in the form of the variable display of the first special symbol 51 in the first special symbol display device 41, and is shown in the form of the variable display of the decorative symbol 61 in the display area of the effect display device 60. .. The second lottery means 212 includes a second lottery value acquisition means 217, a second hit / fail determination means 222, a second symbol determination means 227, and a second variation pattern determination means 232, and corresponds to entry into the second starting port 12. The second winning / failing lottery is executed as a winning / failing lottery. The determination result of the second winning / failing lottery is shown in the form of the variable display of the second special symbol 52 in the second special symbol display device 42, and is shown in the form of the variable display of the decorative symbol 61 in the display area of the effect display device 60. .. When the first lottery means 211 and the second lottery means 212 start the symbol change, the first lottery means 211 and the second lottery means 212 transmit the lottery determination result corresponding to the symbol change to the effect determination means 303 together with the symbol change control command.

In the first lottery means 211 and the second lottery means 212, which lottery value range in the winning / failing judgment corresponds to as a pre-determination process even when the ball enters the first starting port 11 or the second starting port 12. The advance hit / fail judgment is executed, and the judgment result is transmitted to the effect determining means 303. After the result of the pre-judgment process is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer, it is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 regardless of whether or not the symbol variation display corresponding to the lottery is started immediately, and is deleted from the transmission buffer or overwritten later. To. Therefore, for the sub-board 300 side, a so-called "look-ahead" process is realized, in which the winning / failing result can be presumably recognized in advance before the order of starting the symbol variation comes around.

The first lottery value acquisition means 216 acquires a random number value as the first winning / failing lottery value for the first winning / failing lottery when the ball enters the first starting port 11. The second lottery value acquisition means 217 acquires a random number value as the second winning / failing lottery value for the second winning / failing lottery when the ball enters the second starting port 12. For example, the values acquired as the first winning / failing lottery value and the second winning / failing lottery value for the winning / failing lottery are acquired from the value range of "0" to "65535". The values acquired as the first winning / failing lottery value and the second winning / failing lottery value are temporarily held by the hold control means 240. However, the winning / failing lottery value is held within the range that does not exceed the predetermined upper limit of holding. The "random number" here does not have to be a physical random number generated by a random number generation circuit or a genuine random number in a mathematical sense, and is a hardware random number using a 16-bit counter or software using a random number generation algorithm. It may be a pseudo-random number such as a random number. Alternatively, a combination of a hardware random number and a software random number, for example, a plus random number method in which the initial value is changed each time the counter makes one round may be used.

The first winning / failing determination means 221 determines whether or not to shift to a special game or a small hit game based on the first winning / failing lottery value, and the first winning / failing lottery value falls within the lottery value range in the winning / failing determination. Execute a preliminary hit / fail judgment as to whether it is applicable. The second winning / failing determination means 222 sets the winning / failing determination for determining whether or not to shift to the special game or the small hit game based on the second winning / failing lottery value, and the second winning / failing lottery value in the lottery value range in the winning / failing determination. Execute a preliminary hit / fail judgment as to whether it is applicable. The first hit / fail determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 hold a hit / fail determination table and a prior hit / fail determination table to be referred to in the hit / fail determination. In addition, in order to distinguish the hit / fail judgment executed at the start of the symbol variation from the advance hit / miss judgment, it is also appropriately referred to as "hit / fail judgment as the main judgment". In the present specification, when the term "table" or "selection criterion" is used, the correspondence between the first parameter such as the lottery value and the second parameter such as the value indicating the option is strictly defined by the table structure. In addition to pointing to data, it is also broadly included to be realized by a program structure that derives the second parameter from the first parameter as such a correspondence. Including them, the concept is substantially synonymous with "table" and is appropriately referred to as "selection criteria". Further, when a table structure is used, the selection criteria that are substantially one type may be composed of a combination of a plurality of structurally subdivided tables, but the term "multiple types of selection criteria" is subdivided. Shows the actual number of types of tables, not the number of converted tables.

The first hit / fail determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 hold a plurality of hit / fail determination tables referred to in the hit / fail determination. In the plurality of winning / failing determination tables, the winning / failing determination result and the winning / failing lottery value are associated with each other, and the winning / failing probability is determined according to the range setting of the associated jackpot. The first hit / fail determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 refer to the hit / fail table for hit / fail judgment based on the normal hit probability in the normal probability state, and the hit / miss probability is higher than the normal probability in the probability fluctuation state. Browse the table. The first winning / failing determination means 221 and the second winning / failing determination means 222 refer to any one of the plurality of winning / failing tables and determine whether or not the winning / failing lottery value is a hit.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a hit / fail determination table. In the winning / failing judgment table of this figure, the judgment results of big hit, small hit, and miss are associated with the winning / failing lottery value, and the winning / failing probability of the big hit and the winning / failing probability of the small hit are associated with each associated range setting. Is decided. The first hit / fail determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 refer to the pass / fail determination table of the present figure in the hit / fail determination as the present determination. In both the first winning / failing lottery by the first winning / failing determination means 221 and the second winning / failing lottery by the second winning / failing determination means 222, a big hit is normally obtained only when the winning / failing lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 299. At the time of probability change, the range of big hits is expanded, and the big hits are obtained not only when the winning / failing lottery value corresponds to the range of 0 to 299 but also when it corresponds to the range of 300 to 2999. In this way, the range corresponding to the jackpot changes according to the gaming state. In this figure, a single hit / fail judgment table shows the jackpot range in both normal time and probability change time, but the hit / fail judgment table may be prepared separately for normal time and probability change time. It may be prepared separately for one winning / failing lottery and for the second winning / failing lottery.

In this embodiment, even if the winning / failing lottery value does not correspond to the big hit range, if it falls within the predetermined range, it becomes a small hit. In the example of this figure, when the winning / failing lottery value acquired by the first winning / failing determination means 221 corresponds to the range of 56500 to 65535, a small hit is obtained, and the winning / failing lottery value acquired by the second winning / failing determination means 222 is 64000 to 65535. If it falls within the range, it will be a small hit. That is, the first winning / failing lottery has a wider range of small hits than the second winning / failing lottery, and small hits are more likely to occur. In this way, if it does not correspond to a big hit, it is originally all "off", but in the example of this figure, if it does not correspond to a big hit but also does not correspond to a small hit, the winning / losing lottery value range Is particularly expressed as "off". In this figure, an example is shown in which the judgment table for big hits and the judgment table for small hits are realized in the form of a single hit / fail judgment table, but even if each is realized as a separate table. Good.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a preliminary hit / fail determination table referred to in the preliminary hit / fail determination. The first winning / failing determination means 221 refers to the table of FIG. 6A, and when the winning / failing lottery value is "0 to 299", the value of "1" indicating that fact is set in the winning / failing range as the determination result. When the winning / failing lottery value is "300 to 2999", the value of "2" indicating that fact is set in the winning / failing range as the judgment result. When the winning / failing lottery value is "3000 to 56499", the value of "3" indicating that is set in the winning / failing range as the judgment result, and when the winning / failing lottery value is "56500 to 65535", the value of "4" indicating that fact is set. Set the value of "" to the pass / fail range as the judgment result. Each time the winning / failing range is set as described above, the first winning / failing determination means 221 transmits the value to the effect determining means 303 together with the value indicating that it is the first winning / failing lottery and the number of holds.

The second winning / failing determination means 222 refers to the table of FIG. 6B, and when the winning / failing lottery value is "0 to 299", the value of "1" indicating that fact is set in the winning / failing range as the determination result. When the winning / failing lottery value is "300 to 2999", the value of "2" indicating that fact is set in the winning / failing range as the judgment result. When the winning / failing lottery value is "3000 to 63999", the value of "3" indicating that is set in the winning / failing range as the judgment result, and when the winning / failing lottery value is "64,000 to 65535", it indicates that "4" Set the value of "" to the pass / fail range as the judgment result. Each time the winning / failing range is set as described above, the second winning / failing determination means 222 transmits the value to the effect determining means 303 together with the value indicating that it is the second winning / failing lottery and the number of holds.

Returning to FIG. 4, the first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227 determine the stop symbol at the start of the fluctuation of the symbol based on the separately acquired symbol lottery value and the result of the winning / failing determination, and the symbol lottery. Performs a preliminary symbol determination as to which symbol range the value corresponds to. The first symbol determining means 226 and the second symbol determining means 227 hold a plurality of symbol determination tables and a preliminary symbol determination table to be referred to for determining the stop symbol of the special symbol. The first symbol determining means 226 and the second symbol determining means 227 refer to different symbol determination tables depending on the result of the hit / miss determination. In addition, in order to distinguish the symbol determination executed at the start of the symbol variation from the prior symbol determination, it is also appropriately referred to as "symbol determination as the main determination".

FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 7 (a) is a table to be referred to when the hit / fail judgment result is a big hit, FIG. 7 (b) is a table to be referred to when the hit / fail judgment result is wrong, and FIG. 7 (c) is a table to be referred to. This is a table to be referred to when the hit / fail judgment result is a small hit. The first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227 refer to the symbol determination table of the present figure in the symbol determination as the present determination. In each symbol determination table, the correspondence between the numbers "0" to "10" indicating the type of the special symbol and the first symbol lottery value or the second symbol lottery value is defined. The types of special symbols are associated with the hit / miss judgment results of big hit, small hit, and miss, respectively. "0" to "4" correspond to the big hit, and "5" to "9" correspond to the small hit. "10" corresponds to the disconnection. Each type is assigned a plurality of special symbols, that is, a plurality of generally meaningless symbols formed by a combination of segments.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the types of special symbols "0" to "4" are associated with the jackpot. Among them, the type "0" indicates a 4R jackpot or a 16R jackpot with a probability change as a specific jackpot, is associated with "0 to 99" in the case of the first symbol lottery value, and is "0 to 99" in the case of the second symbol lottery value. 144 ”. The type "1" indicates a 2R jackpot with a probability change as a specific jackpot, and is associated with "100 to 149" in the case of the first symbol lottery value and "145-149" in the case of the second symbol lottery value. Be done. Types "2" to "4" indicate 4R jackpot or 16R jackpot without probability change as normal jackpots, and both the first symbol lottery value and the second symbol lottery value are associated with "150 to 189" by type "2". The type "3" is associated with "190 to 229", and the type "4" is associated with "230 to 255". In this way, the selection probability for each jackpot type is determined by the size of the range of the symbol lottery value.

As shown in FIG. 7 (b), the type "10" is associated with the symbol lottery value in the entire range in the case where the winning / failing determination result is wrong.

As shown in FIG. 7 (c), the types of special symbols "5" to "9" are associated with small hits. The type "5" is associated with the range "0 to 49" of the symbol lottery value, and the type "6" is associated with the range "50 to 99" of the symbol lottery value. The type "7" is associated with the symbol lottery value range "100 to 149", the type "8" is associated with the symbol lottery value range "150 to 199", and the type "9" is the symbol lottery value range. It is associated with "200 to 255".

In the preliminary symbol determination, the table of FIG. 7 is also referred to as the preliminary symbol determination table. The first symbol determining means 226 and the second symbol determining means 227 determine that the value of "0" to "10" indicating the type of the special symbol as a result of the preliminary symbol determination is the first winning / failing lottery or the second winning / failing lottery. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 together with the indicated value and the number of holds.

Returning to FIG. 4, the first variation pattern determining means 231 separately acquires the variation pattern in which the display process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the first special symbol display device 41 and the effect display device 60 is determined, and the first pattern lottery value. It is determined from a plurality of fluctuation patterns based on. The second variation pattern determining means 232 uses a plurality of variation patterns in which the symbol variation display process to be displayed on the second special symbol display device 42 and the effect display device 60 is determined based on the second pattern lottery value separately acquired. Determine from the fluctuation pattern. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 respectively refer to the variation pattern table when starting the symbol variation to determine the variation pattern of the symbol variation. Further, the first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 execute a preliminary pattern determination as to which variation pattern range the pattern lottery value corresponds to. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 hold or share a variation pattern table and a pre-pattern determination table, which are referred to for determining the variation pattern, respectively. The fluctuation pattern defines the fluctuation time from the start to the stop of the fluctuation when the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner, and has various fluctuation times, long and short, depending on the type. That is, in each variation pattern, the variation display time is set for each pattern as the end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses. It should be noted that the fluctuation pattern determination executed at the start of the symbol variation is also appropriately referred to as "variation pattern determination as the main determination" in order to distinguish it from the prior pattern determination.

FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a variation pattern table. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 refer to the table of the present figure (a) in the normal state, and refer to the table of the present figure (b) in the time saving state.

As shown in FIG. 8A, when the winning / failing judgment result is incorrect in the normal state, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 4, "Super 1", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "0", is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 5 to 9, "Super 2", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "1", is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 10 to 19, "normal 1" which is the normal reach of the pattern range number "2" is selected, and when the pattern lottery value is 20 to 29, the normal reach of the pattern range number "3" is "normal". 2 ”is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 30 to 255, "out of reach" of the pattern range number "4" is selected. As "out of reach", different fluctuation patterns are selected according to the number of holdings. When the number of holdings is 0 to 2, the fluctuation pattern is 10 seconds, and when the number of holdings is 3, the fluctuation pattern is 7 seconds and the number of holdings. When is 4, a 4-second fluctuation pattern is selected.

In this figure, an example of mainly classifying into five types according to the fluctuation time will be described, but a plurality of fluctuation effect patterns are prepared for each of the fluctuation patterns in the sub-board 300, and dozens of types of variation effect patterns are prepared in total. Is associated with the lottery value range of each category.

The range of pattern lottery values assigned to "normal 1", "normal 2", and "out of reach" also differs depending on the number of reservations. When the number of holds is 0 or 1, it is as shown in this figure (a), but as the number of holds increases, the lottery value range of "normal 1" and "normal 2" becomes narrower, and the lottery value of "out of reach" The range becomes wider. The smaller the number of holds, the wider the lottery value range of the fluctuation pattern with a relatively long fluctuation time, and the probability that the fluctuation pattern with a long fluctuation time will be selected increases. Therefore, the smaller the number of holds, the longer the average fluctuation time, and the larger the number of holds, the shorter the average fluctuation time. By using a fluctuation pattern table in which the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the fluctuation pattern is different for each number of holds, it is possible to realize control in which a fluctuation pattern having a long fluctuation time is easily selected when the number of holds is small.

In the normal state, when the winning / failing judgment result is a 4R jackpot or a 16R jackpot, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 123, "Super 1", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "5", is selected and the pattern lottery value is set. If it is 124 to 248, "Super 2", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "6", is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 249 to 252, the normal reach of the pattern range number "7" is selected "normal 1", and if the pattern lottery value is 253 to 255, the normal reach of the pattern range number "8" is "normal". 2 ”is selected.

If the winning / failing judgment result is a 2R big hit or a small hit in the normal state, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 122, "Super 3", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "9", is selected, and the pattern lottery value is set. If it is 123 to 255, "normal 3", which is the normal reach of the pattern range number "10", is selected.

When the first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 transmit the pre-determination result to the effect determining means 303 as a so-called look-ahead result, the value (0 to 10) of the pattern range number is set to the first correctness. It is transmitted together with a value indicating whether it is a lottery or a second winning / failing lottery and the number of holds.

In the fluctuation pattern table of FIG. 8B referred to in the time saving state, the pattern lottery value is assigned to the fluctuation pattern for time saving. However, the correspondence between the range of the pattern lottery value and the fluctuation time is the same as that in FIG. 8 (a) except for "no reach and shortening of deviation" selected by deviation. “Reachless loss shortening” is a fluctuation pattern with a relatively short fluctuation time associated with the same lottery value range and pattern range number as “reachless loss” in FIG. 8 (a). For "shortening without reach", different fluctuation patterns are selected according to the number of holdings, a fluctuation pattern of 10 seconds when the number of holdings is 0, 1 and a fluctuation pattern of 1 second when the number of holdings is 2-4. Are selected respectively.

Returning to FIG. 4, the general drawing lottery means 213 executes the lottery by acquiring the lottery value when the game ball passes through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32. The determination result of the lottery by the ordinary symbol lottery means 213 is variably displayed in the form of the ordinary symbol on the ordinary symbol display device 45. The ordinary symbol lottery means 213 holds a symbol determination table to be referred to in order to determine a stop symbol of the ordinary symbol to be displayed on the ordinary symbol display device 45. The symbol determination table defines the correspondence between the lottery value and the ordinary symbol, and the ordinary symbol lottery means 213 determines the stop symbol of the ordinary symbol with reference to the symbol determination table. When the determined stop symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol is a hit, and after the variation display of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol, the opening / closing control means 275 moves to the second starting port 12 The ordinary electric accessory 90 of the above is expanded. The expansion time is 0.1 seconds at the time of short opening and 6 seconds at the time of long opening. The lottery value of the ordinary symbol is temporarily held by the hold control means 240. However, the lottery value is held only when the predetermined upper limit number of holds held by the hold control means 240 is not exceeded.

The hold control means 240 includes the special figure hold means 241 and the normal figure hold means 242. When the first winning / failing lottery value or the second winning / failing lottery value is newly acquired, the special figure holding means 241 changes the symbol corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery value or the second winning / failing lottery value acquired before that. When is displayed, the start of the symbol variation corresponding to the newly acquired first winning / failing lottery value or the second winning / failing lottery value is suspended, and the winning / failing lottery value is stored until the start of the variation display of the corresponding symbol. Here, for each of the first special symbols, the first winning / failing lottery value, the first symbol lottery value, and the first pattern lottery value are stored up to a maximum of four, and further, the first winning / failing range as a preliminary judgment result, the first The settings of the 1 symbol range and the 1st pattern range are memorized, and for the 2nd special symbol, the 2nd winning / failing lottery value, the 2nd symbol lottery value, and the 2nd pattern lottery value are memorized up to 4 pieces each, and further. The settings of the second hit / fail range, the second symbol range, and the second pattern range as the preliminary determination result are stored. Alternatively, the result of the preliminary determination may be stored in an area different from the winning / failing lottery value. The normal figure holding means 242 stores the normal figure lottery value acquired by the normal figure lottery means 213 as a holding ball. These holding numbers are represented by the number of lights or the number of blinks of the first special figure holding lamp 71, the second special figure holding lamp 72, and the normal drawing holding lamp 75, respectively. The number of holds by the special figure holding means 241 is also displayed on the effect display device 60.

The lottery value of the second winning / failing lottery held by the special figure holding means 241 is preferentially digested over the lottery value of the first winning / failing lottery, and the symbol variation is displayed. Therefore, even if the jackpot lottery value is held as the first win / loss lottery, as long as the lottery value is held as the second win / fail lottery, the symbol variation corresponding to the jackpot lottery value of the first win / loss lottery is not displayed. Therefore, even if a big hit is held as the first winning or losing lottery, there is a possibility that a plurality of consecutive big hits can be obtained by continuing to hit until the big hit is held as the second winning or losing lottery.

The main display control means 250 includes a first special figure control means 251, a second special figure control means 252, and a normal figure control means 254. The first special symbol control means 251 displays the variation of the first special symbol 51 on the first special symbol display device 41 according to the variation pattern determined according to the determination result of the first winning / failing lottery by the first lottery means 211. Let me. The first special symbol control means 251 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the variation display of the symbol corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery or the second winning / failing lottery performed before that has been completed. The second special symbol control means 252 displays the variation of the second special symbol 52 on the second special symbol display device 42 according to the variation pattern determined according to the determination result of the second winning / failing lottery by the second lottery means 212. Let me. The second special symbol control means 252 also sets a new symbol variation start condition that the variation display of the symbol corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery or the second winning / failing lottery performed before that has been completed.

When the special figure holding means 241 stores the winning / failing lottery value of the second winning / failing lottery, the first special figure controlling means 251 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery. On the other hand, the second special figure control means 252 starts the symbol variation display corresponding to the second winning / failing lottery regardless of whether or not the winning / failing lottery value of the first winning / failing lottery is stored by the special figure holding means 241. As a result, when the lottery value is held in both the first winning / failing lottery and the second winning / failing lottery, the lottery value held in the second winning / failing lottery is preferentially read out and the symbol variation is displayed. In such a case, the lottery value held in the first winning / failing lottery is not read and the symbol change does not start until the number of holdings in the second winning / failing lottery becomes 0.

The first special figure control means 251 and the second special figure control means 252 issue a fluctuation start command and a fluctuation stop command at the timing of starting and stopping the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52. It is transmitted to the effect control means 304. When the fluctuation start command is transmitted, a value indicating each of the winning / failing judgment result, the stop symbol, and the fluctuation pattern determined or determined as the final judgment and a value indicating whether the first winning / failing lottery or the second winning / failing lottery is performed are set. It is transmitted to the effect control means 304 together with the fluctuation start command. When the fluctuation stop command is transmitted, the value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect control means 304 together with the fluctuation stop command. As a result, the fluctuation display by the main display control means 250 and the effect control means 304 is synchronized, and the interlocking is maintained. The normal symbol control means 254 causes the normal symbol display device 45 to display the determination result of the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 213 as a variable display of the normal symbol.

The special symbol adjusting means 276 waits for the start of the variable display of the other while the variable display of one of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is displayed. The special figure adjusting means 276 has a second special symbol based on the entry of the game ball into the second start opening 12, regardless of the order in which the game ball has entered the first start opening 11 or the second start opening 12. The variation display of 52 is prioritized over the variation display of the first special symbol 51 based on the entry of the ball into the first starting port 11. For example, when both the first winning / failing lottery value and the second winning / failing lottery value are reserved, the second winning / failing lottery value is always preferentially digested, and the second special symbol 52 is continuously changed and displayed.

The special symbol adjusting means 276 in the modified example displays the variation of the first special symbol 51 and the variation of the second special symbol 52 according to the order of entering the balls into the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12. It may be selectively changed and displayed. For example, when the ball enters in the order of the first starting port 11, the first starting port 11, and the second starting port 12, the first special symbol 51, the first special symbol 51, and the second special symbol 52 are displayed in a variable order. Will be done. In this case, the special figure adjusting means 276 monitors the hold control means 240 and stores the hold order of the winning / failing lottery value. Since which special symbol should be changed is determined according to the ball entry order of the game ball, that is, the hold order of the winning / failing lottery value in the hold control means 240, the player can easily visually grasp the change order.

In another modification, the special symbol adjusting means 276 may display the variable display of the first special symbol 51 and the variable display of the second special symbol 52 in a predetermined digestion order regardless of the ball entry order. Good. For example, priority may be given to alternately displaying the variable display of the first special symbol 51 and the variable display of the second special symbol 52. For example, when both the first winning / failing lottery value and the second winning / failing lottery value are reserved, the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are alternately displayed in a variable manner. Since which special symbol should be changed simply alternates regardless of the order in which the game balls enter, the player can easily grasp the order of change.

When one of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is stopped in the hitting mode, the special symbol adjusting means 276 waits for the start of the variation display of the other. In this case, since the variable display of the special symbol is not started while the special game is executed, the player can concentrate on the special game.

The special game control means 260 operates the special game when the first special symbol 51 is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode when the first winning or losing lottery by the first lottery means 211 results in a shift to the special game. It is determined that the conditions have been met, and the special game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20. Similarly, when the special game control means 260 results in the second winning / failing lottery by the second lottery means 212 indicating a shift to the special game, when the second special symbol 52 is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode. It is determined that the special game operating condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20.

The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening 20 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is composed of a plurality of unit games in which one opening / closing is a unit. The special game includes a 16R jackpot that repeats a unit game 16 times, a 4R jackpot that repeats a unit game four times, and a 2R jackpot that repeats a unit game with a shorter opening time than the 16R jackpot and the 4R jackpot only twice. The 16R jackpot is the jackpot in the second win / loss lottery, and the 4R jackpot is the jackpot in the first win / loss lottery. In the 16R jackpot and the 4R jackpot, in principle, the jackpot 20 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. In the 2R jackpot, the jackpot 20 is opened for about 0.2 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 260 ends the special game when the set number of rounds of the unit game is exhausted. Even in the case of a 2R jackpot, if the predetermined conditions are satisfied, the jackpot 20 may be opened in the same opening mode as the 16R jackpot and the 4R jackpot.

The small hit game control means 265 operates the small hit game when the first special symbol 51 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode when the first lottery by the first lottery means 211 results in a small hit. It is determined that the condition is satisfied, and the small hit game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20 to the opening / closing control means 275. Similarly, the small hit game control means 265 is small when the second special symbol 52 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode when the second lottery by the second lottery means 212 results in a small hit. It is determined that the winning game operating condition is satisfied, and the small hit game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20 to the opening / closing control means 275.

In the small hit game, the unit game is executed once, and the large winning opening 20 is opened and closed twice in one unit game. The small hit game control means 265 closes the large winning opening 20 to about 0 per opening and closing.
.. After opening for only 2 seconds and opening the small hit game for about 0.4 seconds as a whole, the large winning opening 20 is closed to end the small hit game.

The specific game control means 270 controls a normal game in a probability variation state, a time saving state, and a ball entry easy state. When the special symbol is a specific jackpot symbol accompanied by a transition to the probabilistic change, the specific game control means 270 shifts the game state to the probabilistic state, the time saving state, and the easy ball entry state after the end of the special game. The probabilistic state, the time saving state, and the ball entry easy state are continued until the next big hit occurs. In the time saving state, the first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 select the variation pattern having a short variation time so that the variation display time of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is substantially shortened. To do. However, in the normal state, the fluctuation pattern table according to the number of winning / failing lottery values held by the holding control means 240 is referred to, and as the number of holdings by the holding control means 240 decreases, a fluctuation pattern having a long fluctuation time tends to appear. In the easy-to-enter state, both the probability change of the normal symbol and the opening extension of the second starting port 12 or the opening extension of the second starting port 12 are carried out. That is, the specific game control means 270 causes the second starting port 12 to be in the open extension state when a specific big hit occurs, and further increases the winning probability of the open lottery only when the winning / failing lottery is the second winning / failing lottery. It shifts to a probability change state higher than the normal probability state. During the probability change state, the hit / fail determination result by the first hit / miss determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 is maintained at a high probability of becoming a big hit.

The opening / closing control means 275 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory 90 and the large winning opening 20 of the second starting port 12. When the normal symbol is stopped in a specific mode, the open / close control means 275 sends an opening instruction to the normal electric service solenoid 91 to open the normal electric accessory 90 of the second starting port 12. In the normal state, the opening / closing control means 275 opens the second starting port 12 at the opening time of short opening or long opening according to the result of the opening lottery, and in the easy entry state, the opening / closing control means 275 opens at the long opening opening time. 2 The starting port 12 is opened. This is intended to improve the ease of entering the ball of the second starting port 12 so that the player can continue the game without reducing the number of balls held. In the special game, the open / close control means 275 sends an opening instruction to the large winning opening solenoid 92 to open the large winning opening 20.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sub-board. The sub-board 300 includes a symbol mode determining means 301, a pattern storage means 302, an effect determining means 303, and an effect controlling means 304.

The pattern storage means 302 holds a plurality of effect patterns in which the effect image contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 and the display process thereof are defined when the decorative symbol 61 fluctuates. The effect pattern includes a plurality of variation effect patterns in which the variation process from the start to the stop of the variation in the variation display of the decorative symbol 61 and the effect process are defined, and the variation display of the decorative symbol is displayed separately and the degree of expectation for a big hit. It includes a plurality of advance notice effect patterns that suggest the height of the variable display before the stop of the variable display.

The effect determining means 303 is displayed on the effect display device 60 by the effect control means 304 according to the determination result of the first win / fail lottery received from the first lottery means 211 or the determination result of the second win / fail lottery received from the second lottery means 212. Then, the content of the effect to be output to the speaker 108 is determined. The effect determining means 303 selects one of a plurality of variation effect patterns corresponding to the variation patterns of the special symbol determined by the first variation pattern determining means 231 or the second variation pattern determining means 232, and the pattern storage means. Read from 302. The effect determining means 303 sends the read information on the variable effect pattern to the effect control means 304. The effect determining means 303 holds a pattern table to be referred to in order to select a variable effect pattern.

In each variation effect pattern, a variation time is set for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The production determination means 303 is
A variation effect pattern of an effect image having the same variation time is selected according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

The symbol mode determining means 301 determines the combination and arrangement of the stop symbols of the decorative symbol 61 by the lottery determination result by the first lottery means 211 or the second lottery means 212, the stop symbol of the special symbol, the variation pattern of the special symbol, and the decoration. It is decided according to the variation effect pattern of the symbol. The symbol mode determining means 301 transmits information indicating the determined combination of the stopped symbols to the effect control means 304. The symbol mode determining means 301 holds a symbol range table to be referred to for determining a stop symbol of a decorative symbol.

The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 61 is formed as a combination of three symbols, for example, when the result of the hit / fail judgment by the first hit / miss judgment means 221 and the second hit / miss judgment means 222 indicates a shift to a special game of 4R jackpot or 16R jackpot. Is selected for a specific combination, for example, a combination in which three symbols such as "777" and "111" are aligned. When the hit / fail judgment result is a 2R big hit or a small hit, a specific combination, for example, a predetermined combination such as "357" is selected, but the specific combination is not necessarily a combination of three symbols. It does not have to be. If the hit / fail judgment result is neither a big hit nor a small hit, it is a combination in which the three symbols are not aligned, such as "312" and "946", and it is a specific combination selected for a 2R big hit or a small hit. The combination that does not apply is selected. If the hit / fail judgment result is not a 4R jackpot or a 16R jackpot, and a variation pattern indicating a miss with reach is selected, a combination such as "191" or "727" in which only one symbol is not aligned. Select.

The variation effect pattern of the decorative symbol defines the variation display mode of the decorative symbol, that is, the effect process from the start of the variation of the decorative symbol to the stop of the variation. The variable effect pattern includes a pattern for displaying a normal out-of-order symbol, a pattern for displaying an out-of-order symbol through a reach state that would be a big hit if one more symbol is aligned, and a big hit symbol after the reach state. The pattern when doing is included. In particular, the pattern when going through the reach state includes a pattern having various fluctuation times, long and short. In each variation effect pattern, a variation time is set for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 303 selects a variation effect pattern of the decorative symbol having the same variation time as the special symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

In the time saving state, when the variation pattern selected by the first variation pattern determining means 231 or the second variation pattern determining means 232 is a pattern for time saving, the effect determining means 303 is a variation in which the effect content for time saving is determined. Select a production pattern. The content of the effect for shortening the time is an effect of outputting a background image or sound that impresses the player in an advantageous state due to the shortened time or the probability change.

The notice effect pattern is an effect pattern for temporarily displaying an image, animation, video, or the like of a specific character or motif on the screen, an effect pattern for operating an accessory, or an effect pattern for outputting a specific sound. The effect of the advance notice effect pattern is executed in parallel with the symbol change, and it is suggested in advance that the symbol change is highly expected to stop in the jackpot mode. For example, there is a normal advance notice effect in which only one image of a character is displayed on the screen, and a group advance notice effect in which a group of a large number of characters is displayed so as to pass from one end to the other end of the screen. Further, a step-up notice effect is further included in which the display process of the notice effect is divided into a plurality of stages, the number of stages to be displayed is variable, and the higher the number of stages, the higher the expectation for the big hit.

The notice effect pattern includes a pattern in which the effect is executed at a timing after the display mode of the decorative symbol 61 reaches the reach state to announce the final stop mode of the symbol, and no decorative symbol 61 is stopped. There is a pattern that simultaneously announces that the production will be executed at the timing and the reach state will be reached.

The effect determining means 303 should determine whether or not to display the advance notice effect on the effect display device 60 according to the determination result of the winning / failing lottery or the advance determination result by a predetermined advance notice lottery, set the advance effect, and display the effect. Determine the notice production pattern. The effect determining means 303 holds a notice determination table to be referred to for determining whether or not to display the notice effect, and a notice type table to be referred to when selecting the type of the notice effect pattern. The notice determination table is set so that different columns are referred to depending on the judgment result of the winning / failing lottery or the preliminary judgment result, and if the winning / failing lottery is successful, the advance notice effect is displayed with a higher probability than in the case of losing. As such, the correspondence between the judgment result of the winning / failing lottery and whether or not to display the notice effect is determined. As a result, it is possible to suggest a high degree of expectation for a big hit by displaying the notice effect itself.

The effect control means 304 causes the effect display device 60 to variably display the effect image including the decorative symbol 61 according to the selected variable effect pattern data as the result of the winning / failing lottery by the first lottery means 211 or the second lottery means 212. .. The effect control means 304 has received a command to start the variation of the decorative symbol 61, and has completed the variation display of the decorative symbol 61 corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery and the second winning / failing lottery prior to that. It is a starting condition for fluctuations. When it is determined by the effect determining means 303 that the advance notice effect is to be displayed, the effect control means 304 displays the advance notice effect according to the selected advance notice effect pattern on the effect display device 60 in a form of superimposing it on the effect of the symbol variation. Let me.

When the winning / failing lottery value of the second winning / failing lottery is stored, the effect control means 304 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery, and whether the winning / failing lottery value of the first winning / failing lottery is stored. Regardless of whether or not, the symbol variation display corresponding to the second winning / failing lottery is started. As a result, when the lottery value is reserved for both the first winning / failing lottery and the second winning / failing lottery, the lottery value held in the second winning / failing lottery is preferentially read and the variation of the decorative symbol is displayed. .. In such a case, the lottery value held in the first winning / failing lottery is not read and the change of the decorative symbol does not start until the number of holdings in the second winning / failing lottery becomes 0. In this way, the effect control means 304 causes the effect display device 60 to display the symbol variation effect including the variation display of the decorative symbol 61.

The effect control means 304 further controls the lighting and extinguishing of the decorative lamp 111 and the operation of the movable accessory 66. The effect control means 304 has an effect display control means 305 and a voice control means 306. The effect display control means 305 controls the display on the effect display device 60, and the sound control means 306 controls the sound output from the speaker 108.

While the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are changing, it is necessary to display an image indicating that the symbol is changing on the effect display device 60. Normally, a normal size decorative symbol 61 having a certain size is variablely displayed, but in a manner that hinders the visibility of the variable display of the normal size decorative symbol 61, the main effect content is other than the variation of the decorative symbol 61. A special effect may be displayed. In this case, the player is presented with the fact that the symbol is changing by variablely displaying an alternative symbol which is a decorative symbol having a size smaller than the normal size decorative symbol. Hereinafter, when simply referred to as a decorative symbol, it means a normal size decorative symbol, but when distinguishing it from an alternative symbol, the normal size decorative symbol is also referred to as a "normal decorative symbol".

The alternative symbol is displayed while the visibility of the normal decorative symbol is impaired, for example, while the normal decorative symbol is hidden. The alternative symbol is a form of a decorative symbol for suggesting the result of a hit / fail judgment in a dramatic manner, has a display form simplified (in other words, simplified or simplified) as compared with the normal decorative symbol, and is a normal decorative symbol. It is displayed in a simpler fluctuation process. The alternative symbol has an external display form corresponding to a portion indicating the symbol type of the ordinary decorative symbol, and has, for example, a display form representing a number, a character, or a symbol indicating the symbol type. Further, the alternative symbol is variablely displayed in a narrower area than the area where the decorative symbol is normally displayed in a variable manner, and is typically at a position where it is difficult to hinder the main effect by elements other than the symbol, for example, in the corner of the screen of the effect display device 60. It is displayed in a variable manner. The alternative symbol is usually displayed relatively smaller than the decorative symbol, but has a display form in which at least the symbol type can be visually identified. The alternative symbol may be a reduced version of the normal decorative symbol as it is, and may be the same as the normal decorative symbol except for the size.

The plurality of alternative symbols displayed in place of the plurality of normal decorative symbols suggests a high degree of expectation that the result of the winning / failing lottery will be in a state advantageous to the player due to the combination of the stopping modes at the end of the fluctuation. For example, it is suggested that the plurality of alternative symbols have a high expectation of a big hit in the fluctuation by being in a reach state in which two symbol types out of the three alternative symbols are aligned. In addition, the left and right symbols that are in the reach state are specific types of symbols that suggest that the expectations are relatively high, such as "3" and "7", and the expectations such as "1" and "2" are relative. It is possible to suggest the high or low degree of expectation of the reach state by becoming a kind of symbol that suggests that the value is low. It should be noted that the alternative symbol does not appear in a definite stop state in appearance, but in a temporary stop state in which minute shaking is maintained. After the alternative symbol is temporarily stopped, the normal decorative symbol may be displayed instead of the alternative symbol, and the normal decorative symbol may be displayed in the fixed stop state. Further, the decorative symbol and the alternative symbol are not displayed exclusively, but the display periods may overlap. Furthermore, at a predetermined effect in which the visibility of the normal decorative symbol is impaired, the variation display of the normal decorative symbol may be continued and the variation of the alternative symbol may be displayed.

The clock means 307 is a timekeeping circuit that outputs time information used for the game. The clock means 307 is a timer circuit that measures the time from the time when the power is turned on with a counter and outputs it as time information. However, a real-time clock circuit having a built-in battery and capable of continuously measuring the date and time by the battery even when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is turned off or a power failure may occur may be used. In the case of a real-time clock circuit, there is a possibility that the time of each game console may differ slightly due to individual differences or time lag, whereas in the case of a timer circuit, the time difference between multiple game consoles as long as the power is turned on at the same time. Is unlikely to occur.

The effect determining means 303 executes a clock synchronization effect that starts at a predetermined timing triggered by the time information output by the clock means 307 indicating a predetermined time. The clock synchronization effect is an effect to be displayed on the effect display device 60 during the synchronization effect period, which is a period substantially asynchronous with the fluctuation period of the symbol variation and the game state. The synchronization effect period extends for several minutes, the length of which is longer than the symbol variation time for one time, and may include a plurality of symbol variation periods. The effect pattern of the clock-tuned effect is stored in the pattern storage means 302, and the effect pattern defines the reproduction of a predetermined music and video. A plurality of types of effect patterns for clock-synchronized effect are prepared, and different types of effect patterns can be selected depending on the date and time such as month, date, day of the week, and time.

The clock synchronization effect is executed regardless of whether the game is in a normal game or a special game. Here, "during a normal game" includes displaying a so-called standby demo screen. That is, in "normal game", (1) "normal game during variable display" in which the symbol is variablely displayed, and (2) "normal game during variable stop" in which neither the variable display of the symbol nor the standby demo screen is displayed. , (3) "Normal game while the standby demo screen is displayed", which is the display of the standby demo screen instead of the variable display of the symbol. The clock synchronization effect can be executed during any of the periods (1) to (3), but in the cases of (2) and (3), the output mode for controlling the volume reduction and the brightness reduction in the clock synchronization effect is (2) and (3). It may be different from the case of 1). In addition, while the standby demo screen is displayed, the player can input information about the mobile cooperation system described later by operating the effect button 109 or the cross key 110, and when the operation input is received, the video and audio of the clock synchronization effect are output. Is suppressed, and screen display such as production customization by the mobile cooperation system is prioritized.

The clock-synchronized effect is, for example, an effect of reproducing a performance or video of a predetermined song at a predetermined time (referred to as "synchronization effect start time"). The time that triggers the reproduction of the clock synchronization effect may be the time that is reached with a predetermined time interval from the time when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is turned on, or every hour or half hour based on the standard time. It may be the time. Alternatively, a time that may vary depending on the date or day of the week may be set, and the interval may be different, such as first one hour later, then three hours later, instead of a fixed interval such as "every hour". The interval may vary depending on the date and day of the week. It may be a variable setting in which the time can be specified by the game clerk for each game store. However, it is set in advance so that the same clock synchronization effect is executed at least at the same time among a plurality of the same models installed in the same game store. For example, in the case of a specification that is triggered by a time that arrives at a predetermined time interval from the time when the power is turned on, a game store turns on a plurality of units at the same time. As a result, the same clock synchronization effect is simultaneously executed on the plurality of game consoles when the predetermined time is reached. As a result, the production is displayed at the same time as if multiple units are synchronized, and the same music and video are played at the same time, creating a synergistic and realistic feeling as if a live performance or movie was being screened on the spot. A directing effect can be obtained.

The clock synchronization effect function is also built into another game console of the same model, and multiple game consoles on the same game island are turned on at the same time by a game clerk every day. Then, the plurality of game consoles that are turned on at the same time all reach the synchronization effect start time almost at the same time, and the clock synchronization effect can be executed simultaneously at the same time. This is called a multiple-unit synchronous production. In that case, not only the video display is synchronized with multiple units, but also the sound effects and background music output are synchronized with multiple units, and the more units are synchronized, the more synergistic effect is obtained by executing the production all at once. Increase.

The effect setting means 308 stores the player's game history. The game history includes a history of game results and a history of production results. The history of game results is the result of a game that leads to a ball output that the player can obtain as a result of the game, such as the number of hit balls, the number of prize balls, the number of big hits, the number of probability changes, and the number of time reductions. The history of the production result is different from the profit in the game, and is recorded in order to obtain the profit such as the right to change the content and type of the production and the right to make it easier for a specific type of production to appear. It is information such as the score of. For example, in order to score the number of appearances of a predetermined effect, the result of a mini game, and the like and give it to the player, coded information indicating the score and the game history, for example, a two-dimensional code is displayed on the screen. When the player reads the two-dimensional code with the camera of his / her mobile terminal and decodes it, the score and game history information obtained by the decoding are stored in the player's mobile terminal. The cooperation system between the gaming machine and the player's mobile terminal via the two-dimensional code will be described later. The score here is necessary to expand the range of production customization described later, and the score reaches a predetermined cumulative value (for example, reaching 1000 points, every 100 points, etc.). With this as an opportunity, the number of customizable items will increase.

The effect setting means 308 stores the setting of which of a plurality of types of effect content options is selected as the effect customization based on the player's selection instruction and the game history. For example, as the effect patterns to be displayed during the special game, a plurality of types of effect patterns having different displayed motifs, characters, and songs are prepared in the pattern storage means 302, and the player is allowed to select which effect is to be displayed. I will do it. Alternatively, a plurality of types of motifs or character designs are prepared in the pattern storage means 302 as the design of the design included in the decorative design that changes the design, and the player is allowed to select which of the designs is to be displayed. In such a case, when the player accepts the operation of the effect button 109 or the cross key 110 while the standby demo screen is displayed and the effect pattern is selected through the operation, the effect setting means 308 selects the selected content. Remember. The effect determining means 303 selects the type of the effect pattern during the special game according to the settings stored by the effect setting means 308.

FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing an outline of a mobile phone cooperation system. As a premise of the mobile cooperation system, the player registers the user by setting an account and a password in the game history server 358 provided with a dedicated site in advance on the mobile terminal 354. When the effect button 109 is pressed by the player at the start of the game, the effect display control means 305 displays the two-dimensional code 350, which encodes the address of the dedicated site of the game history server 358, on the screen of the effect display device 60. The player is made to read it with the camera of the mobile terminal and access the dedicated site of the game history server 358. Character information (also called "password information") in which the player's identification information and the production score history are encoded is transmitted from the dedicated site to the mobile terminal and displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal. The effect display control means 305 displays the password information input screen on the effect display device 60, and causes the player to input the password information via a button operation such as a cross key 110. By decoding the input password information by the effect setting means 308 and registering it as the player's identification information and the effect score history, the player's previous game content and effect score state can be inherited. The input of the password information serves as an instruction to start recording the game history of the player and an instruction to start the effect customization for selecting various effect elements. After that, in the pachinko gaming machine 100, as the game and the production progress, the points given by the effect setting means 308 to the player as a benefit for the effect are added as needed and accumulated as the effect score history, and the player. Can customize the effect at any time and select and set a favorite element as various effect elements. The score for the production is basically added for each symbol change, and the higher the production type with higher expectation for transition to the special game, the higher the score is given, and the higher the score is given even when the transition to the special game is performed.

As a production customization, the player uses a part of the accumulated points, and according to the number of points used, the color, background, shape, character, and the color, background, shape, character, which constitute the production content displayed on the production display device 60. You can change the production elements such as music to your favorite type. The effect setting means 308 receives an instruction to change the effect element via a button operation by the player, and changes various effect elements according to the instruction. As for the effect elements that can be customized, a plurality of types of items are prepared for each element, and different values are set as the required number of points for each item. Therefore, when the accumulated score reaches a predetermined value, the number of customizable items increases, or a chance to increase the number of customizable items is given. When the player operates a button as an instruction to end the game or the effect customization, the effect setting means 308 generates a two-dimensional code 350 that encodes information such as a privilege on the effect and the effect score history, and controls the effect display. The means 305 displays on the effect display device 60. The player can read the two-dimensional code 350 with the camera of his / her own mobile terminal and decode the read two-dimensional code 352 to acquire information and store it in the mobile terminal 354. Further, the information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 354 to the game history server 358 having a dedicated site via the network 356, and is managed in association with its own account information. In this way, information such as production benefits and production score history is transmitted to the mobile terminal 354 via a transmission means of displaying and reading the two-dimensional code 350, and is managed by the game history server 358. The contents of the game and the production can be taken over in the next game. In addition, by continuing the game for a long time, the number of symbol fluctuations and the number of productions increase, and the score can be obtained.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the main board 200 and the sub board 300. The main board 200 includes electronic components such as a main CPU 290, a main RAM 291 and a main ROM 292. The main ROM 292 stores in advance a main control program and data for controlling the overall game operation. The main control program or data is read from the main ROM 292 into the main RAM 291 and the main control program is executed by the main CPU 290. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown). The entry signal from each entry port and the payout signal from the payout control board 155 are transmitted to the main CPU 290 via various interfaces (not shown).
Obtained by. The main CPU 290 drives and controls external devices such as the winning port solenoid, the first special symbol display device 41, and the second special symbol display device 42 by various drive circuits (not shown). Further, commands necessary for effect control are transmitted from the main CPU 290 to the sub-board 300 together with information such as a result of a winning / losing lottery, a result of determining a symbol, and a result of determining a variation pattern. A signal is transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 by one-way communication.

The instruction data transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub-board 300 has a 2-byte configuration consisting of a combination of 1-byte instruction type data, so-called MODE data, and 1-byte instruction content data, so-called EVENT data. The main board 200 can send one command by transmitting the command type data and the command content data to the sub board 300 in association with each other. The instruction type data is a bit string indicating the instruction type, and a unique type code is assigned to each instruction type in advance at the development stage. The instruction content data is a bit string indicating the content of the instruction. The most significant bit of the instruction type data and the instruction content data is an identification bit indicating whether the instruction type data or the instruction content data is used. When the most significant bit is 1, it indicates that the instruction type data is the most significant bit. When the bit is 0, it indicates that it is instruction content data.

Since the communication from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 is a specification in which 1 byte of data is transmitted for each data transmission, it is necessary to transmit 1 byte each twice in order to transmit 2 bytes of instruction data. .. The MODE data, which is the upper byte, is transmitted in the first communication, and the EVENT data, which is the lower byte, is transmitted in the second communication. Considering the possibility of communication failure due to the influence of noise or the like, the main board 200 continuously transmits the same data, and when the same data is read twice in succession by the sub board 300, the completion of transmission / reception of the data is confirmed. .. The main board 200 repeatedly transmits the same data until it is read two times in a row, and transmits the same data up to five times.

The sub-board 300 includes electronic components such as a sub CPU 310, a sub RAM 311, a sub ROM 312, an effect display control device 313, and a voice control device 314. The sub ROM 312 is one of the data storage means for holding the sub control program including the effect pattern data in which the effect process is defined and the display pattern data in which the effect display process is defined. A sub control program including the effect pattern data, the display pattern data, and the voice pattern data is read from the sub ROM 312 into the sub RAM 311, and the effect control by the sub control program is executed by the sub CPU 310. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or data bus (not shown). Signals from an external device such as the effect button 109 are acquired by the sub CPU 310 via various interfaces (not shown). The sub CPU 310 is an external device such as an effect display control device 313, a voice control device 314, an effect display device 60, a speaker 108, a decorative lamp 111, and a movable accessory 66 by various drive circuits and control circuits (not shown) according to the effect pattern data. Is driven to control the display output, voice output, lamp lighting, and production by the operation of the accessory. The sub CPU 310 transmits the display pattern data to the effect display control device 313, and transmits the voice pattern data to the voice control device 314. In this embodiment, an example in which the sub-board 300 includes the effect display control device 313 and the voice control device 314 will be described, but the sub-board 300, the effect display control device 313, and the voice control device 314 are integrated as a board. It does not need to be, and may be formed as separate substrates that are separated and connected to each other.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the effect display control device 313. The effect display control device 313 includes a display CPU 320, a display RAM 322, a data ROM 324, and a display control circuit 326. The data ROM 324 is one of the data storage means for holding the material data such as the effect image data and the motion data used for the effect display in a data-compressed state. The effect image data is an image used for variable display or effect display as an effect object showing a judgment result of a winning / failing lottery, for example, a sprite image of a decorative pattern used for changing a decorative pattern, a sprite image used for a notice effect, and various effects. It is a material image such as a moving image to be used. The motion data is data in which the motion is defined when the motion is added to the images used for various effects at a predetermined timing.

Based on the display pattern data sent from the sub CPU 310, the effect image data and motion data specified in the display pattern data are read from the data ROM 324 to the display RAM 322, and the effect display using the effect image data and motion data. Is executed by the display CPU 320. As a result, the display CPU 320 transmits commands, effect image data, and motion data related to the effect display to the display control circuit 326, and the display control circuit 326 controls the display.

The display control circuit 326 includes a decoder 332, a drawing memory 334, a drawing circuit 336, a frame buffer 338, and a display circuit 340, each of which is connected via the bus 330. The bus 330 in this figure comprehensively shows buses such as a system bus, a data bus, and an address bus for convenience.

The effect image data and motion data sent from the display CPU 320 are stored in the drawing memory 334, and the compressed data among the data is decoded by the decoder 332. The drawing memory 334 is used as a work area when decoding the effect image data or motion data by the decoder 332, or as a work area when executing drawing processing or image processing by the drawing circuit 336. ).

The drawing circuit 336 uses the data stored in the drawing memory 334 to execute commands sent from the display CPU 320 in order to generate a display image, and the generated display image is used as a frame of a moving image as a frame buffer. Store in 338. The frame buffer 338 is a VRAM as a buffer memory for temporarily storing frames of moving images to be output to the effect display device 60.

The display circuit 340 outputs the display images stored in the frame buffer 338 to the effect display device 60 in the form of video signals in the order in which they are stored. The frame buffer 338 has, for example, a memory area for two frames, and while the display circuit 340 outputs a display image from the memory area for one frame, the drawing circuit 336 generates the next display image. Store in the memory area for another frame.

The data ROM 324 holds "detailed display pattern data" in which the display control process performed by the display control circuit 326 is defined. At this time, the display pattern data sent from the sub CPU 310 can be referred to as "summary display pattern data" in which the outline of the effect display process is defined. For example, the outline display pattern data defines a rough flow of a series of effect display processes such as fluctuation start and fluctuation stop timings of decorative symbols, playback order of a plurality of moving images, and playback start and stop timings. .. On the other hand, the detailed display pattern data includes detailed display control such as the display order of sprite images for realizing variable display of decorative patterns and the display processing order for each frame for displaying moving images based on motion data. The process is defined.

When the effect display control device 313 performs display control based on the "rough display pattern data" sent from the sub CPU 310, the effect display control device 313 reads the "detailed display pattern data" required for the processing from the data ROM 324, and reads both display pattern data. Use to perform display processing. Therefore, it can be said that the effect display control device 313 executes the display control process based on the display putter data including the "summary display pattern data" and the "detailed display pattern data". Therefore, in the present specification, unless explicitly mentioned, the "rough display pattern data" stored in the sub ROM 312 and the "detailed display pattern data" stored in the data ROM 324 are not distinguished, and simply "display pattern data". ". For example, when the effect control display means performs a specific process based on the display pattern data held in the data storage means, the display pattern data includes "summary display pattern data" and "detailed display pattern data". It shall be muted. In the modified example, the display pattern data is not divided into "summary display pattern data" and "detailed display pattern data", and even if the display pattern data that serves as both is held in the sub ROM 312 or the data ROM 324. Good.

In this embodiment, the hardware configuration of the effect display control device 313 includes a display CPU 320, a display RAM 322, a data ROM 324, and a display control circuit 326. In the modification, the display CPU 320, the display RAM 322, the data ROM 324, and the display control circuit 326 may be integrated instead of being configured as separate electronic components. Further, the process that is supposed to be executed by the display control circuit 326 may be executed by the display CPU 320, the display RAM 322, or the data ROM 324. For example, the display CPU 320 included in the effect display control device 313 may execute a process that is executed by the decoder 332, the drawing circuit 336, and the display circuit 340 included in the display control circuit 326. Further, the display RAM 322 included in the effect display control device 313 may also serve as the functions of the drawing memory 334 and the frame buffer 338. In addition, the effect display control device 313 may have a hardware configuration in which the display control circuit 326 is not included. In this case, the process to be executed by the display control circuit 326 is performed by the display CPU 320, the display RAM 322, or the data ROM 324. It may be executed.

Further, in this embodiment, the hardware configuration of the sub-board 300 includes a configuration in which the effect display control device 313 is included in addition to the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311 and the sub ROM 312. In the modification, the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311, the ROM 312, and the effect display control device 313 may be integrated instead of being configured as separate electronic components. Further, the process that is supposed to be executed by the effect display control device 313 may be executed by the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311 or the sub ROM 312. For example, the sub CPU 310 may execute the processing of the display CPU 320, the sub RAM 311 may also have the function of the display RAM 322, and the sub ROM 312 may also have the function of the data ROM 324. In addition, the sub-board 300 may have a hardware configuration in which the effect display control device 313 is not included. In this case, the process to be executed by the effect display control device 313 is performed by the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311 or the sub ROM 312. It may be executed.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a control start process of the main board 200 in the pachinko gaming machine. When the power switch 150 is turned on, the main CPU 290 sets the stack pointer (S100), permits access to the main RAM 291 (S102), and executes initial hardware-related settings such as the setting of the internal registers of the main CPU 290. (S104).

Subsequently, the power off / return process or the initialization process of the main RAM 291 is executed according to the operation state of the RAM clear switch, the value of the power off information flag, and the state of the data stored in the main RAM 291. Specifically, if the RAM clear switch is not turned on and both the value of the power off information flag and the data stored in the main RAM 291 are normal, the process at the time of power off / recovery is executed. To do. In other cases, that is, even when the RAM clear switch is turned on, or even when the RAM clear switch is not turned on.
If either the power off information flag or the data stored in the main RAM 291 is not normal, the initialization process of the main RAM 291 is executed.

The main CPU 290 confirms the operating state of the RAM clear switch, and when the RAM clear switch is turned on (Y in S106), initializes the main RAM 291 (S116). When the RAM clear switch is not turned on (N in S106), the main CPU 290 confirms the value of the power off information flag (S108). If the value of the power off information flag does not match the power off normal data (N in S108), the main RAM 291 is initialized (S116). If the value of the power off information flag matches the power off normal data (Y in S108), the data stored in the main RAM 291 is inspected (S110). As will be described later, if the processing is normally completed when the power is turned off last time, the checksum of the data stored in the main RAM 291 is stored in the main RAM 291. Therefore, the main CPU 290 uses the checksum. Check the data in the main RAM 291. If the data stored in the main RAM 291 is not normal (N in S112), the data in the main RAM 291 is initialized (S116). If the data stored in the main RAM is normal (Y in S112), the process for returning to the state before the power is turned off is executed (S114).

In the power-off / recovery process (S114), the power-on normal data indicating that the power-on was normally turned on is stored in the power-off information flag, and the initial setting of various errors and the initial setting of communication with the payout control board 155 are executed. To do. Subsequently, the command request for the untransmitted portion before the power is turned off is cleared, and the command transmission of various information indicating the game state is requested. Subsequently, an effect command corresponding to the number of balls on hold for operation of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is requested. Subsequently, the open / closed state of the second starting port 12 and the large winning opening 20 is returned to the state before the power was cut off. Subsequently, a process for notifying the operating state of the probability fluctuation function of the special symbol is executed.

In the RAM initialization process (S116), the power-on normal data is stored in the power-off information flag, the entire area of the main RAM 291 is cleared by 0, the initial setting of the main RAM 291 and the initialization of the effect display are executed.

When the power off / returning process (S114) or the RAM initialization process (S116) is completed, a count value is set to activate the interrupt process described later, and the operation of the interrupt timer is started (S118). As a result, after that, a timer interrupt is generated every predetermined time (for example, 4 milliseconds), and the interrupt process described later is executed. Subsequently, the main CPU 290 executes the main process for managing the gaming machine (S120).

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the main process of S120 in FIG. 13 in detail. The main CPU 290 temporarily prohibits timer interruption (S200), starts the operation of the watchdog timer (S202), and monitors the power failure (S204). When a drop in the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply unit 158 is detected in a power supply voltage monitoring circuit (not shown), a power supply disconnection memory is executed by inputting an unconditional interruption request signal from the power supply voltage monitoring circuit to the main CPU 290. In the process, the power off confirmation data is stored in the power off confirmation flag. Therefore, the main CPU 290 monitors the value of the power-off confirmation flag (S204), and if the value of the power-off confirmation flag matches the power-off confirmation data (Y in S206), executes the process for power-off. Therefore, proceed to S212. If the value of the power off confirmation flag does not match the power off confirmation data (N in S206), the initial value random number per normal symbol, the initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol are updated. The initial value random number update process is executed (S208), the timer interrupt is permitted (S210), and the process returns to S200. After that, S200 to S210 are repeated. When the timer interrupt occurs while the timer interrupt is prohibited (S202 to S208), the interrupt process described later is executed after the timer interrupt is permitted in S210.

When a power failure is detected in S206 (Y in S206), the main CPU 290 restarts the watchdog timer (S212) and confirms the content of the power failure information flag (S214). If the content of the power-off information flag does not match the power-on normal data (N in S214), it is determined that the data at the time of power-on is not saved normally, and the power-off error data is stored in the power-off information flag. (S216), proceed to S222. If the content of the power-off information flag matches the power-on normal data (Y in S214), it is determined that the data at the time of power-on is normally saved, and the power-off normal data is stored in the power-off information flag. (S218). Subsequently, the checksum of the data stored in the main RAM 291 is calculated and stored in the main RAM 291 in order to inspect the backed up data in the main RAM 291 at the next power-on (S220). Subsequently, access to the main RAM 291 is prohibited (S222), and a loop is performed until the power is turned off.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the details of the interrupt process. When a timer interrupt occurs in the main process (S120), the main CPU 290 executes the interrupt process. First, the interrupt operation condition is set (S300), and the watchdog timer is restarted (S302). Next, in order to manage the game machine, input processing (S304), various random number update processing (S306), initial value update type random number update processing (S308), initial value random number update processing (S310), timer subtraction processing (S312). , 2nd start port valid period setting process (S314), prize monitoring process (S316), prize ball control process (S318), normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320), normal symbol control process (S322), normal symbol variation start Monitoring process (S324), start port monitoring control process (S326), special symbol control process (S328), special electric accessory control process (S330), large winning opening validity period setting process (S332), special symbol change start monitoring control Processing (S334), abnormality detection processing (S336), ball entry passage time abnormality detection processing (S338), game status display processing (S340), handle status signal inspection processing (S342), LED output processing (S344), launch control signal Output processing (S346), test signal output processing (S348), solenoid output processing (S350), effect control command transmission processing (S352), and external information output processing (S354) are executed in order, and the next timer interrupt is permitted. (S356) and return.

In the input process (S304), the input of the switch mounted on the game board surface, the disconnection short circuit power supply abnormality detection signal, the door / frame opening signal, the magnetic detection signal, the radio wave detection signal, and the touch state signal is monitored, and the input state is input. Is created and stored in the main RAM 291.

In the various random number update processes (S306), the normal symbol variation pattern random number and the variation pattern random number are updated. The normal symbol variation pattern random number is read from the main RAM 291. If the value is less than the predetermined maximum value, the value is incremented and stored, and if the value is equal to or more than the predetermined maximum value, 0 is stored. Further, the fluctuation pattern random number is read from the main RAM 291 and the subtraction result is stored when the result of subtracting the predetermined value from the value is 0 or more, and the predetermined maximum value is stored when the result is less than 0. As a result, the normal symbol variation pattern random number and the variation pattern random number are updated every time the timer interrupt occurs.

In the initial value update type random number update process (S308), the random number per normal symbol, the symbol random number per special symbol, and the soft random number per special symbol are updated. The value, maximum value, and initial value of each random number are read from the main RAM 291 and the value of the random number is incremented. If the incremented result exceeds the maximum value, the value of the random number is set to 0. If the incremented result matches the initial value, the initial value random number is read from the main RAM 291 and the initial value is updated. As a result, the random number per normal symbol, the random number per special symbol, and the soft random number per special symbol are updated every time the timer interrupt occurs, and when the random number value returns to the initial value, that is, the range of random numbers is cycled. Then, the initial value is newly set and a random number is generated.

In the initial value random number update process (S310), the initial value random number per normal symbol, the symbol initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol are updated. The initial value random number is read from the initial value random number update table of the main RAM 291 and the value of the initial value random number is incremented. If the incremented result exceeds the upper limit, the value of the initial random number is set to 0. The same process is executed in the initial value random number update process (S208) in the main process (S120).

In the timer subtraction process (S312), the 2-byte timer is updated. The values of the timers for various controls are read from the main RAM 291 according to the table, and when the timer values are other than 0, the values are sequentially decremented and stored. If the value of the timer is 0, the timer is not updated.

In the second starting port valid period setting process (S314), the valid period of the second starting port 12 is set. At the second starting port 12, the prize ball is paid out by entering the game ball and the lottery related to the second special symbol is executed, and the prize ball is paid out and the second special is paid even if the game ball enters. An invalid period is set in which the lottery related to the symbol is not executed. As will be described later, in the start port monitoring control process (S326), the monitoring process for winning the second start port is not executed during the invalid period of the second start port 12, so that the game ball enters the second start port 12. Even if the prize balls are paid out and the lottery related to the second special symbol is not executed. The same applies to the case where the valid period and the invalid period are set in the first starting port 11, the large winning opening 20, the operating opening 30, the general winning opening 33, and the like. When the state of the normal symbol is "normal electric accessory is operating", data indicating that the second start port 12 is in the valid period is stored in the second start port valid period flag. If the state of the normal symbol is not "normal electric accessory is operating" and the value of the second start port effective extension timer is not 0, the second start port 12 is the valid period in the second start port valid period flag. If the value of the second start port valid extension timer is 0, the data indicating that the second start port is in the invalid period is stored in the second start port valid period flag.

In the prize monitoring process (S316), the passage of the game ball through the switch is inspected, and when the game ball passes through the switch, the switch has no invalid period or is currently in the valid period, and the prize ball is paid out. If so, update the winning counter. It also requests the creation of security output requests to be output to external terminals and the transmission of commands.

In the prize ball control process (S318), monitoring of data reception from the payout control board 155, command transmission request to the payout control board 155, command transmission to the payout control board 155, and inspection of the received data from the payout control board 155. Are executed in order.

In the normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320), when the passage of the game ball through the operation port 30 is monitored and it is determined that the game ball has passed through the operation port 30, the number of reserved normal symbol changes is less than 4, which is the upper limit. If, the number of reserved symbols is updated, and the random numbers related to the ordinary symbols are stored in the main RAM 291.

In the normal symbol control process (S322), the state of the normal symbol is monitored, and when it is determined that the normal symbol is being controlled, the process related to the normal symbol display device 45 or the normal electric accessory 90 is executed. When the state of the normal symbol is "normal symbol changing", the normal symbol changing processing is executed, and when "normal symbol stop symbol is being displayed", the normal symbol stop symbol display processing is executed and "normal electric" is executed. If "the accessory is operating", the normal electric accessory operation end demo is executed, and if "the normal electric accessory operation end demo is in progress", the normal electric accessory operation end demo process is executed. In the normal symbol changing process, after the normal symbol is changed, the fluctuation time is monitored, and if it is determined that the fluctuation time of the normal symbol has ended, the fluctuation stop setting of the normal symbol is set and the state of the normal symbol is changed to "normal". Set to "Stop symbol display". In the process of displaying the normal symbol stop symbol, the stop symbol display time of the normal symbol is monitored, and when it is determined that the stop symbol display time of the normal symbol has ended, the operation end setting of the normal symbol corresponding to the result of the hit determination is executed. In the case of a hit, the state of the normal symbol is set to "normal electric accessory is in operation", the operating state of the normal electric accessory release extension function at the start of normal electric accessory operation is saved, and the normal electric accessory operation is started. The operation setting of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 91 corresponding to the operating state of the ordinary electric accessory opening extension function at the time is executed. In the case of a loss, the state of the normal symbol is set to "waiting for normal symbol change". When the winning number of the winning opening related to the ordinary electric accessory 90 of the game ball is monitored in the processing during operation of the ordinary electric accessory 90, and it is determined that the number of winnings of the winning opening related to the ordinary electric accessory 90 has reached the maximum number of winnings. Executes the operation end setting of the ordinary electric accessory 90 and the setting of the effective extension time of the second start port. If it is determined that the number of winnings of the winning opening related to the ordinary electric accessory 90 has not reached the maximum number of winnings, the opening / closing time of the entrance of the winning opening related to the ordinary electric accessory 90 is monitored, and the ordinary electric accessory 90 is used. If it is determined that the opening / closing of the entrance of the winning opening related to the above is completed and the opening of the entrance of the normal electric accessory 90 is completed, the operation end setting of the ordinary electric accessory 90 and the second starting port are valid. Execute the extension time setting. If it is determined that the opening / closing time of the winning opening of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is not over, the opening / closing of the entrance of the winning opening of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is not set. In the process during the normal electric accessory operation end demonstration, when the operation end demo time of the normal electric accessory 90 is monitored and it is determined that the operation end demo time of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is over, the state of the normal symbol is changed to "normal symbol". Set to "Waiting for fluctuation".

In the normal symbol change start monitoring process (S324), when the state of the normal symbol is monitored and "waiting for normal symbol change" and the value of the number of balls on hold for normal symbol operation is other than 0, the normal symbol changes. To start. When it is determined to start the fluctuation of the normal symbol, the number of balls on hold for normal symbol operation is decremented, and the hit judgment, the determination of the stop symbol, the setting of the fluctuation pattern number of the normal symbol, and the setting of the fluctuation time of the normal symbol are executed. .. After that, the state of the normal symbol is set to "normal symbol changing", and the area of the main RAM 291 used for the state setting of the normal symbol, the hit determination, and the fluctuation pattern determination is cleared.

In the start port monitoring control process (S326), the first start port 11 winning and the second starting port 12 winning of the game ball are monitored. If the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of balls on hold for operation of the first special symbol is less than 4, the built-in random number is acquired, and the value obtained by adding the value of the soft random number per special symbol to the acquired built-in random number is added. It is stored in the buffer as a random number per special symbol used in the jackpot judgment. Further, as random numbers related to the special symbol, a symbol random number and a variable pattern random number are acquired and stored. When the hold of the second special symbol is prioritized over the hold of the first special symbol, only the update of the hold related to the prize is executed, but when the hold order of the special symbol is the winning order, the hold is executed. In addition to updating the hold related to the winning, the total number of holdings is updated and the winning order is stored. Next, in order to request a notice effect command corresponding to the random number memorized at the start opening winning, if the state of the gaming machine is confirmed and it is judged that the command transmission period is reached, a hit notice effect request, a hit symbol notice effect request, and a pattern notice are requested. The production requests are executed in order. Here, when (1) waiting for a hit and the random number related to the first special symbol is stored while the probability fluctuation function of the normal symbol is not operating, (2) waiting for a hit and the normal symbol When the random number related to the second special symbol is stored while the probability fluctuation function is not operating, or (3) when the random number related to the second special symbol is stored during the big hit or the small hit. , Judge that it is the command transmission period. Next, a production command corresponding to the number of balls on hold for operation of the special symbol is requested. As a result, the sub-board 300 is notified that the number of balls on hold for operation of the special symbol has been updated. As described above, in the look-ahead, the hit, the hit symbol, the fluctuation pattern, and the number of reserved balls are transmitted to the sub-board 300 as a set. Next, the value of the second starting port validity period flag is inspected, and if the value of the second starting port validity period flag is data indicating that the second starting port 12 is the valid period, the first starting port winning prize is awarded. As in the case, the monitoring process of the second start opening winning is executed. When the value of the second starting port valid period flag is data indicating that the second starting port 12 is in the invalid period, the monitoring process of the second starting port winning is not executed. If the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of reserved balls is 0, the number of reserved balls is once changed from 0 to 1, and then the control process related to the start of fluctuation, which will be described later, is executed. ..

In the special symbol control process (S328), the hit waiting state is inspected, and when the special electric accessory is in operation, that is, during a big hit or a small hit, the special symbol control process is terminated. When the special electric accessory is not operating, the state of the special symbol is inspected, and if it is "waiting for special symbol change", the special symbol control general-purpose processing is terminated, and if it is "start of change", the special symbol change. The start process is executed, and if it is "special symbol changing", the special symbol changing process is executed, and if it is "special symbol stop symbol displaying", the special symbol stop symbol displaying process is executed. In the special symbol variation start process, the selection number of the special symbol variation pattern is acquired based on the variation pattern random number, the variation time corresponding to the special symbol variation pattern number is determined, and the sub-board 300 is started to display the effect. Request commands for additional symbol information, variation pattern, and character information, set the state of the special symbol to "special symbol variation in progress", and clear the variation pattern determination area used to determine the special symbol variation pattern with 0. .. In the process during special symbol change, after changing the special symbol, the fluctuation time is monitored, and if it is determined that the fluctuation time of the special symbol has ended, the change stop setting of the special symbol is set and the state of the special symbol is changed to "special". Set to "Stop symbol display". In the process of displaying the special symbol stop symbol, the stop symbol display time of the special symbol is monitored, and when it is determined that the stop symbol display time of the special symbol has ended, the operation end setting of the special symbol corresponding to the result of the hit determination is executed. In the case of a hit, in order to end the operation of the special symbol, the state of the special symbol is set to "waiting for change of the special symbol", the number of times the special electric accessory is continuously operated is set, and the probability of the special symbol is set. Demonstration function, special symbol fluctuation time shortening function, normal symbol probability fluctuation function, normal symbol fluctuation time shortening function, and normal electric accessory opening extension function are disabled, and the state of the gaming machine is prepared to open the winning opening. Set in, set the hit start demo display time, execute the command request for the hit start demo effect, and the command request for the launch position specification effect. When the result of the hit judgment is a small hit, the operation end judgment of the fluctuation time shortening function of the special symbol and the probability fluctuation function of the normal symbol is performed, the fluctuation pattern selection state is updated, the command request of the game state is performed, and the special symbol is performed. In order to end the operation of, set the state of the special symbol to "waiting for special symbol change", set the state of the gaming machine during the small hit start demo, set the hit start demo display time, and set the hit start demo effect. Executes a command request and a command request for a firing position designation effect. If the result of the hit judgment is incorrect, the operation end judgment of the fluctuation time shortening function of the special symbol and the probability fluctuation function of the normal symbol is performed, the fluctuation pattern selection state is updated, the command request of the game state is performed, and the special symbol is displayed. In order to end the operation, the state of the special symbol is set to "waiting for special symbol change", and the command request for the firing position designation effect is executed.

In the special electric accessory control process (S330), in order to execute the process related to the special electric accessory, the operating state of the condition device and the special electric accessory is inspected, and the condition device is operating or the special electric accessory is operating. If it is determined, the process related to the special electric accessory is executed. Depending on the operating status of the special electric accessory, the processing during preparation for opening the large winning opening, the processing during operation of the special electric accessory, the processing during closing of the large winning opening, the processing during the big hit end demonstration, the processing during the small hit start demonstration, the small hit special electric Execute processing during operation, processing during closing of the small hit big winning opening, and processing during demonstration of the end of small hit.

In the large winning opening validity period setting process (S332), the result of the validity period determination of the large winning opening 20 is saved. Therefore, if the value of the large winning opening valid time is 0, the large winning opening valid period flag is set to a large prize. The mouth invalid period data is stored, and if it is other than 0, the big prize opening validity period data is stored in the big winning opening validity period flag.

In the special symbol change start monitoring control process (S334), the operating state of the special symbol is monitored, and it is determined whether or not the special symbol is in a state where the change can be started. When the digestion order of the reserved balls of the special symbol is the priority digestion of the second special symbol, (1) it is not in the big hit or the small hit, (2) the first special symbol is waiting for fluctuation, (3). ) When the second special symbol is waiting for change and (4) the number of balls on hold for operation of the special symbol is other than 0, the special symbol can start to change. Is determined. When the digestion order of the reserved balls of the special symbol is the winning order, in addition to the above (1) to (3), (5) the total number of reserved balls of the special symbol is other than 0, (6) When all of the determinations, that is, the order of digestion, that is, the order of winning, are satisfied, it is determined that the special symbol can start to change.

When it is determined that the special symbol is in a state where it can start to fluctuate, the number of reserved balls for the special symbol is subtracted, and an effect command corresponding to the number of reserved balls for the first special symbol and the second special symbol is requested. As a result, the sub-board 300 is notified that the number of reserved balls of the special symbol has been updated.

Next, the hit determination of the special symbol is executed. In the hit determination, the random number per special symbol determines whether it is a big hit, a small hit, or a miss, and the determination result is stored in the special symbol determination flag. Next, the design is decided. In the determination of the symbol, if the hit judgment is a big hit, the big hit symbol is determined based on the special symbol hit symbol random number, if it is a small hit, the small hit symbol is determined, and if it is a miss, the miss symbol is lost. Is determined.

When the result of the hit determination is a big hit, the operation content of the probability fluctuation function of the special symbol is determined based on the value of the group determination number indicating the type of the hit symbol determined in the symbol determination process, and the special symbol Set the game state after the big hit, such as the operation content of the fluctuation time shortening function and the easy winning state of the normal symbol. Next, the settings during the big hit, such as the number of times the special electric accessory operates continuously and the contents of the opening time of the big winning opening, are executed. Subsequently, the content of the variation pattern selection state is set by selecting the variation pattern table to be referred to after the end of the big hit based on the result of the hit determination and the operating state of the probability variation function of the normal symbol. Next, the start demo time and the end demo time are set with reference to the table selected based on the value of the group determination number indicating the game state and the type of the winning symbol. Subsequently, the area of the main RAM 291 used for the hit determination and the symbol determination is cleared, and the state of the special symbol is set to "variation start".

If the result of the hit judgment is a small hit, the content of the fluctuation pattern selection state is set, the start demo time and the end demo time are set, and the hit is made by selecting the fluctuation pattern table to be referred to after the small hit ends. The area of the main RAM 291 used for the determination and the symbol determination is cleared, and the state of the special symbol is set to "variation start". If the result of the hit determination is incorrect, the area of the main RAM 291 used for the hit determination and the symbol determination is cleared, and the state of the special symbol is set to "variation start".

In the abnormality detection process (S336), the magnetic detection signal, the short-circuit power supply abnormality detection signal, the radio wave detection signal, and the opening signal of the door / frame are inspected, and if there is a change in the error state, the error state is stored. The sub-board 300 is requested to display the error state effect of the game machine. If there is no change in the error state, the error state storage and the error state effect display request are not executed.

In the ball entry passage time abnormality detection process (S338), in order to detect the ball entry passage time abnormality, the continuous on time of each switch level is monitored, and as a result, if it is determined that there is a change from the previous time, the ball entry passage Set the time error, send the command, and create the security output request to be output to the external terminal in order. If it is determined that the continuous on-time is not abnormal, the security output request is not created.

In the game state display process (S340), the number of times the special electric accessory is continuously operated, the error state, the number of balls on hold for normal symbol operation, and the number of balls on hold for operation of the special symbol are requested to be displayed. Create data.

In the steering wheel status signal inspection process (S342), in order to monitor the touch status of the steering wheel, the steering wheel status is inspected. Update, handle status monitoring timer setting,
And the command transmission request of the handle state effect is executed. If it is determined as a result of the inspection that there is no change in the handle status, the handle status monitoring timer is set. If the result of decrementing the value of the handle status monitoring timer is other than 0, it is determined that the timer is being subtracted, and the subsequent processing is not executed.

In the LED output processing (S344), the display of the special symbol, the display of the normal symbol, the display of the number of balls on hold for operation of the special symbol, the display of the number of balls on hold for operation of the normal symbol, the display of the game state, and the special electric accessory are continuous. Initialization of display, acquisition of display data, and display of display of the number of times of operation, display of the operating state of the special electric accessory when the continuous operation device of the accessory is not activated, display of the division, and display of the error Run the output in sequence.

In the launch control signal output process (S346), in order to output a signal for prohibiting / permitting the launch of the game ball, the setting of the prohibition / permit for launching corresponding to the communication state with the payout control board 155 and the disconnection short-circuit power supply abnormality, and After acquiring the firing prohibition / permission data, the firing prohibition / permission signal is output.

In the test signal output process (S348), a signal to be output to the test apparatus is created and output to the corresponding output port.

In the solenoid output processing (S350), in order to output the output data of the ordinary electric service solenoid 91 and the large winning opening solenoid 92, the output data of the ordinary electric function solenoid 91, the acquisition of the output data of the large winning opening solenoid 92, and the output data of the large winning opening solenoid 92 are acquired. Output the output data. The operation flag and the operation timer of each solenoid are acquired, and the output data corresponding to the acquired solenoid operation flag and the solenoid operation timer is acquired. Then, the solenoid operation timer is updated and the output data is output to the solenoid output port.

In the effect control command transmission process (S352), the presence or absence of a transmission request for the command to be transmitted to the sub board 300 is inspected, and if it is determined that there is a transmission request, the requested command data is acquired and the command buffer used is set to 0. Clear, acquire MODE data corresponding to the acquired command data, output MODE data, retain MODE data, acquire EVENT data corresponding to the acquired command data, and output EVENT data in this order.

In the external information output process (S354), a signal to be output to the external terminal is created, and the created signal is output to the external information output port.

The random numbers used in the operation process of the main board 200 described above will be described in more detail. The random numbers used in the main board 200 mainly include a random number per ordinary symbol and a random number per normal symbol variation pattern as random numbers related to the ordinary symbol, and as random numbers related to the special symbol, a random number per special symbol and a random number per special symbol. There are soft random numbers, symbol random numbers per special symbol, and variable pattern random numbers. In addition, as random numbers for giving initial values of normal symbol per random number, special symbol per symbol random number, and special symbol per soft random number, which are initial update value type random numbers, normal symbol per initial value random number and special symbol per symbol initial value are used. There are random numbers and soft initial value random numbers per special symbol.

The random number per normal symbol is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process, and is stored at a predetermined position in the main RAM 291. The random number per normal symbol is such that when it is determined in the normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320) of the interrupt process that the game ball has passed through the operation port 30, the number of reserved normal symbol fluctuations is less than 4, which is the upper limit. In some cases, it is acquired from a predetermined position in the main RAM 291 and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol random number is used for hit determination and determination of the stop symbol when it is determined in the normal symbol fluctuation start monitoring process (S324) to start the fluctuation of the normal symbol.

The normal symbol variation pattern random number takes a value of 0 to 232, for example, is updated in various random number update processes (S306) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol fluctuation pattern random number is less than 4, which is the upper limit of the number of reserved normal symbol fluctuations when it is determined in the interrupt processing normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320) that the game ball has passed through the operation port 30. If, it is acquired from a predetermined position of the main RAM 291 and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol variation pattern random number is used to determine the normal symbol variation pattern when it is determined in the normal symbol variation start monitoring process (S324) that the normal symbol variation is to be started.

The random number per special symbol is obtained when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of pending balls of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326) of the interrupt process. , The values of the built-in random number and the soft random number per special symbol are acquired, and both are added to generate the value, which is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The random number per special symbol is used to execute the big hit determination and the small hit determination in the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S334) of the interrupt process.

The soft random number per special symbol is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process, and is stored at a predetermined position in the main RAM 291. The soft random number per special symbol is the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of pending balls of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326). It is obtained from the predetermined position of, and is used to generate a random number per special symbol as described above.

The symbol random number per special symbol takes a value of 0 to 999, for example, is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The symbol random number per special symbol is the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of balls on hold for operation of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326). Is acquired from a predetermined position of the main RAM 291 and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The symbol random number per special symbol is used to determine the jackpot symbol when the hit determination is a jackpot in the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S334) of the interrupt process.

The variation pattern random number takes a value of 0 to 49999, for example, is updated in various random number update processes (S306) of the interrupt process, and is stored at a predetermined position in the main RAM 291. The variation pattern random number is determined by the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of operation-holding balls of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326). Obtained from the position and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The variation pattern random number is used to determine the special symbol variation pattern in the special symbol control process (S328) of the interrupt process.

The initial value random number per ordinary symbol, the initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol have the same range of values as the random number per ordinary symbol, the symbol random number per special symbol, and the soft random number per special symbol, respectively. It is updated in the initial value random number update process (S208) of the main process (S120) and the initial value random number update process (S310) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The initial value random number per ordinary symbol, the initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol are the random number per ordinary symbol, the symbol random number per special symbol, and the special random number per initial value update type random number update process (S308). It is used as the initial value of each random number when updating the soft random number per symbol.

Since the interrupt process is executed at regular time intervals by timer interrupt, various random number update processes (S306) and initial value update type random number update processes (S308) included in the interrupt process are also executed at regular time intervals. To. That is, the normal symbol per random number, the normal symbol variation pattern random number, the special symbol per random number, the special symbol per soft random number, the special symbol per symbol random number, and the variation pattern random number are updated at regular intervals. On the other hand, in the main process (S120), the time from the end of the interrupt process to the occurrence of the next timer interrupt, that is, the time required for the interrupt process from the fixed time measured by the timer. Repeated for the reduced time. Since the time required for the interrupt process differs depending on the game state and the like, the initial value random number update process (S208) in the main process (S120) includes various random number update processes (S306) and initial value update type random number update process (S308). ), It is not executed at regular intervals. As a result, the initial value random number acquired when the initial value is set in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) can be made random every time.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a control start process of the sub-board 300 in the pachinko gaming machine. When the control of the sub-board 300 is started, the sub CPU 310 sets a stack pointer (S500), prohibits all interrupts until various initial settings are completed (S502), and performs register setting and port initialization of the sub CPU 310. Perform the initial settings related to the hardware (S504). The control program is read from the sub ROM 312 and placed in the sub RAM 311, and among various variables in the control program, the initial value is set for the variable having the initial value, and the zero clear data is set for the variable without the initial value. This initializes the sub RAM 311 (S506). The interrupt process on the sub-board 300 includes a process when the power is turned on and a reset process when various abnormalities occur when the watchdog function is enabled, as interrupt processes that are executed with the highest priority. Next, as an interrupt process of priority level 7 having a high execution priority, there is a command process received from the main board 200, and as an interrupt process of priority level 3 having the next highest priority, CPU runaway detection by the watchdog timer. There is a time reset process. The next priority interrupt process for priority level 2 includes processing related to commands sent and received to and from the display CPU 320, and the lowest priority level 1 interrupt process is communication processing with the real-time clock. There are various device control processes such as lamps, solenoids, and motors. If interrupts related to the above various processes occur at the same time, the interrupts set in advance for each interrupt type are executed with priority. The processes shown in this figure include the highest priority level interrupt, the process when the power is turned on, the reset process when various abnormalities occur, and the priority level 3 interrupt, which is the reset process when CPU runaway is detected. Including.

Interrupts (priority level 7) other than commands received from the main board 200 are prohibited (S510), and various error information used in the model is set from all the error information stored in advance for all models (S512). .. All the lamps such as the decorative lamp 111 are turned off (S514), the operation of the watchdog timer is started (S516), and the main process is executed (S518). Normally, the main process of S518 does not return to the main flow, but when it returns, it shifts to sleep (low power consumption mode) (S520).

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the main process of S518 in FIG. In order to check in the main process of this figure whether the control program arranged in the sub RAM 311 is correctly arranged in S506 of FIG. 16, the start address for starting the check is acquired (S530), and in the subsequent processes. All interrupts are allowed (S532), and device initialization operations such as motors and solenoids are executed (S534).

If the setting is to use the watchdog timer, clear the watchdog timer (S536), update the decorative symbol counter so that the combination of the decorative symbols is a random combination (S540), and input the sub CPU 310. (S542). Since S540 is a process in a method of determining the out-of-order symbol of the decorative symbol using a counter, in the case of a method of determining the out-of-order symbol of the decorative symbol using a lottery sheet incorporating all the symbol combinations that are the out-of-order symbols. Does not execute the processing of S540. The process of determining the out-of-order symbol of the decorative symbol using the lottery sheet is executed when a command indicating a stop symbol of the special symbol is received from the main board 200 as described later in S552. When the error state is monitored and various errors are detected, the error is notified (S544), processing according to the input state of the effect button 109 is executed (S546), and the advance notice lottery is executed (S548). In the notice lottery in S548, since the command of the notice effect to appear immediately after the start of the symbol change is transmitted to the effect display control device 313 as soon as possible, the lottery process is not processed in one loop but a plurality of times. The notice effect that appears immediately after the start of the symbol change is drawn in the previous loop. If there is an operation request for a device such as a real-time clock, lamp, motor, or solenoid, that operation is executed (S550), the command saved in the command buffer is analyzed (S552), and if immediately after the command analysis, the process proceeds to S536. Return (Y in S554), if not immediately after command analysis (N in S554), update the lottery software random number as a low priority process that can be performed in free time (S556), and return to the process in S536. In S552, when the command to be analyzed shows the variation pattern of the special symbol, the variation effect pattern of the decorative symbol is determined by the process of S552, and when the command to be analyzed indicates the stop symbol of the special symbol, the lottery sheet is displayed. If the method is used to determine the out-of-order symbol of the decorative symbol, the stop symbol of the decorative symbol is determined by the process of S552.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a command is received from the main board 200. The main command received from the main board 200 is a priority level 7 interrupt command having the highest priority next to the reset interrupt and the error interrupt. The data received from the main board 200 is read to the input port, and when the same data is read twice in a row, the data is confirmed as a new command (Y in S600), and the confirmed command is the first command. If it is (MODE data) (Y in S602), the first command is saved in the temporary storage area (S604). The hard random number is acquired for the subsequent processing (S606), and the original routine is returned. By acquiring the hard random number every time the main command is interrupted from the main board 200 in this way, the random number acquisition timing is not caused to be periodic, and the randomness of the value is enhanced. If the data read in S600 does not match twice in a row (up to 5 times can be read), S602 is skipped and the original routine is returned (N in S600).

In S602, if the confirmed command is not the first command but the second command (N in S602), and if it can be confirmed that the first command has already been properly received (Y in S608), the command buffer (command data). The command write pointer which is the read position in the ring buffer) is acquired (S610), and the first command and the second command are saved in the command buffer (S612). The command data stored in the command buffer is analyzed in S552 of FIG. The command light pointer is updated (S614), the first command saved in the temporary storage area is cleared (S616), and the original routine is returned. If the first command has not been received in S608, skip S610 and later (N in S608) and return to the original routine.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for effect display control occurs. This timer interrupt is a priority level 2 interrupt for transmitting a command related to the effect display from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320, and is generated in a cycle of 500 μs. In this interrupt, the buffer is checked (S620), and if there is command data for transmission in the buffer (Y in S622), the command data is read (S624) and transmitted to the display CPU 320 (S626). The command data is transmitted to the display CPU 320 up to three times at predetermined time intervals until the sub CPU 310 receives the command indicating that the command data has been normally received on the display CPU 320 side from the display CPU 320. After transmission, the buffer read address setting is updated (S628), and the original routine is returned. If there is no data for transmission in the buffer (N in S622), S624 and subsequent steps are skipped and the original routine is returned.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when the sub CPU 310 receives a command from the display CPU 320. This interrupt is also a priority level 2 interrupt. The command received by the sub CPU 310 from the display CPU 320 is mainly a command indicating that the command transmitted from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320 has been normally received. When a command is received from the display CPU 320, the received command data is read (S630), the command is analyzed (S632), saved in the command buffer (S634), and the original routine is returned.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for controlling various devices occurs. This timer interrupt is for controlling a lamp such as a decorative lamp 111, controlling a solenoid or a motor for driving a movable accessory 66, and managing and controlling various timers, and is generated at a cycle of 1 ms. Since it is the lowest priority level 1 interrupt, the interrupt of priority level 2 or higher is permitted (S640), and a signal indicating input from the effect button 109, a signal indicating error detection, and a signal indicating power failure , Processes the input / output of ports that input / output drive signals to controlled devices such as motors and solenoids (S642). At this time, if a signal indicating a power failure is input, the backup process is immediately started. A timer is used to update the data related to device control (S644), such as counting processing based on the control pattern of devices such as motors and solenoids, and on / off control of the buffer for writing data to the port in S642. Update (S646), update the timer for managing the input valid time of the effect button 109 (S648), and update the task control counter for lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111 and runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320. To create a 16 ms cycle (S650).

The minimum unit of lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111 is 16 ms. One frame of the image display control is 16 ms or 32 ms, and by setting an integral multiple thereof as the minimum unit of the lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111, it is possible to easily synchronize the lamp control and the image display control. Further, when counting a relatively long period such as an error notification for 30 seconds, if a count with a 10 interrupt (1 ms) cycle is used, the count value becomes longer than necessary, but 16 ms. The count value can be shortened by using the count value of the cycle.

The task control includes 16 types of tasks from processes 0 to 15, one of which is the lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111, and two tasks are the runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320. The lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111 is executed once every 16 interrupts according to the count value of the task control counter to realize switching in a cycle of 16 ms. The runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320 is assigned to, for example, processes 0 and 8, and when the count values of the task control counters are 0 and 8, that is, once every 80 interrupts, the toggle signal from the display CPU 320 is monitored (S652). By doing so, monitoring is realized in a cycle of 8 ms.

A toggle signal that is on / off inverted for each frame is output from the display CPU 320, and if this toggle signal does not change continuously at the same value for 1600 ms, it is determined that the display CPU 320 is out of control, and the sub CPU 310 Sends a reset signal to the display CPU 320, and the display CPU 320 that has received the reset signal executes a reset. Since the toggle signal is received from the display CPU 320 in a cycle of one frame (16 ms or 32 ms), it is monitored in a cycle of 8 ms shorter than that cycle. Finally, the timer that manages the relatively long error notification period such as the error notification for 30 seconds as described above is subtracted (S654), and the error notification ends at the time-out.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the process of displaying the special symbol variation. When the second winning / failing lottery value is held (Y in S700), the second winning / failing determination means 222 reads the second winning / failing lottery value and determines whether or not the second special symbol 52 is correct (S702), and the second winning / failing is determined. The determination means 222 determines the stop symbol of the second special symbol 52 (S704), the second variation pattern determining means 232 determines the variation pattern of the second special symbol 52 (S706), and issues a variation start command together with the determined result. It is transmitted to the sub-board 300 to start the symbol variation of the second special symbol 52 (S716).

When the second winning / failing lottery value is not held (N in S700) and the first winning / failing lottery value is held (Y in S708), the first winning / failing determination means 221 is the first winning / failing lottery. The value is read out and the hit / fail of the first special symbol 51 is determined again (S710), the first hit / miss determination means 221 determines the stop symbol of the first special symbol 51 (S712), and the first variation pattern determination means 231 is the first. 1 The variation pattern of the special symbol 51 is determined (S714), and the variation start command is transmitted to the sub-board 300 together with the determined result to start the symbol variation of the first special symbol 51 (S716). If the first winning / failing lottery value is not held, the processes from S710 to S722 are skipped (N in S708).

The symbol variation display of the special symbol is processed (S718), S718 is repeated until the predetermined variation time elapses and the symbol display stop timing is reached (N of S720), and the symbol display is stopped after the predetermined variation time elapses. When the timing is reached (Y of S720), the fluctuation stop command is transmitted to the sub-board 300 to stop the symbol fluctuation being displayed at the predetermined stop symbol (S722), and the fluctuation display of the special symbol is finished. To do.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the process of displaying decorative symbol variation. The effect determining means 303 of the sub-board 300 receives a command indicating the variation start and the effect display content from the main substrate 200 (S750), and stops the decorative symbol according to the received special symbol stop symbol, variation pattern, and hit / fail determination result. The aspect is determined (S752), and the variation effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern is determined (S754). Here, when the precursor setting is turned on by the preliminary determination (Y in S756), the already determined variable effect pattern includes a specific effect content that should be avoided from being superimposed on the advance notice effect. If it is not (N of S758) and it is not a symbol change that is the trigger for turning on the precursor setting (N of S760), the setting for displaying the predetermined advance notice effect is executed (S764), and the precursor setting is set. If it is a symbol change that is an on-trigger (Y in S760), the precursor setting is turned off (S762). When the precursor setting is not turned on (N in S756) or when the variable effect pattern includes a specific effect content (Y in S758), the processes of S760 to S764 are skipped.

After that, the variation effect display of the decorative symbol is started (S766), the variation effect display process of the decorative symbol and (S768) are executed, the notice effect display process is executed (S770), and the variation stop command is received from the main board 200. When S768 and S770 are repeated (N in S772) and the fluctuation stop command is received (Y in S772), the symbol variation display is stopped by stopping and displaying the decorative symbol in the stop mode determined in S752 (S774). ), The variation effect of the decorative pattern is completed (S776).

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the process of the special game. First, the effect display control means 305 starts the effect process of the special game (S800), and the open / close control means 275 opens the grand prize opening 20 (S802). If the predetermined opening time has not passed (N of S804) and the number of balls entered into the large winning opening 20 has not reached 9 or more, the game returns to S804 (N of S806), and the predetermined opening time has passed (N of S806). Although the opening time has not passed (Y of S804) (N of S804), when the number of balls entered into the large winning opening 20 reaches 9 or more (Y of S806), the opening / closing control means 275 is the large winning opening. 20 is closed (S810).

If the unit game has not reached the final round (N in S810), 1 is added to the number of rounds to return to S802 (S812), and if the unit game has reached the final round (Y in S810), the effect display is displayed. The control means 305 ends the effect processing of the special game (S814), the special game control means 260 ends the special game (S816), and starts the execution of the specific game, that is, the probability change, the time saving, and the easy-to-enter state (S818). ).

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the process of the small hit game. First, the large winning opening 20 is opened (S820), the opening is continued until the predetermined opening time elapses (N of S822), and when the opening time elapses (Y of S822), the large winning opening 20 is closed. (S824), if the opening / closing for the set number of times is not completed (N in S826), 1 is added to the number of opening / closing times to return to S820 (S828), and if the opening / closing for the set number of times is completed (S824 Y), the small hit game is completed.

In the prerequisite technique, the number of big hits in the second game is generally larger than the number of big hits in the first game, that is, the second game has one big hit than the first game. Although it was designed to have a higher expected value of winning a prize ball in, in another example, the first game may be designed to have a higher expected value of winning a prize ball than the second game. However, it may be designed so that the expected value of winning the prize ball in the first game and the second game is substantially equal to each other. In the latter case, it may be designed so that the average number of unit games included in the special game executed in the first game and the special game executed in the second game is equal. For example, in the first game, a special game in which a unit game is executed 10 times with a probability of 100% is executed, and in a second game, a special game in which a unit game is executed four times with a probability of 50% is executed. However, there may be a special game in which the unit game is executed 16 times with a probability of 50%. Further, in any case, when a specific area is provided in the large winning opening and the game ball that has entered the large winning opening enters the specific area or passes through the specific area, in the normal game after the special game is completed. It may be configured so that a specific game such as a probabilistic state is performed. In this case, the special game executed when the big hit is made in the second game is easier to enter the specific area than the special game which is executed when the big hit is made in the first game. It may be configured so that the probability that the normal game in the probabilistic state is executed after the end of the special game is high. For example, the first hit in which a special game in which it is relatively difficult to enter a specific area is executed, and the second hit in which a special game in which it is relatively easy to enter a specific area is executed. It may be provided so that the second game has a higher probability of being a second hit than the first game. Alternatively, the probability of a second hit in the first game is less than 100%, but the probability of a second hit in the second game may be configured to be 100%.

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Hereinafter, the characteristic configuration of this embodiment will be described. The pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment includes a plurality of starting winning openings, a plurality of special symbol display devices, and a plurality of large winning openings. The first start winning opening is provided at a position where it is possible or easy to enter the ball by hitting left. The second starting winning opening is provided at a position where it is possible or easy to enter the ball by hitting the right side, and is provided with a ball entry fluctuation mechanism that operates so as to increase the ease of entering the ball. When the game ball enters the first start winning opening or the second starting winning opening, the first winning or losing lottery or the second winning or losing lottery is executed, and when the judgment result of the lottery becomes a big hit, the first according to the type of the big hit. The first special game in which the first major winning opening is repeatedly opened or the second special game in which the second major winning opening is repeatedly opened is executed. The first big winning opening is located in the upper left of the game area, and it is possible or easy to enter the ball by hitting left. On the other hand, the second big winning opening is located at the lower right of the game area, and it is possible or easy to enter the ball by hitting right. In this embodiment, the number of times the unit game in which the large winning opening is opened is fixed (twice) regardless of the type of the special game, but in the first special game, the unit game is performed in a mode in which the expectation of winning a prize ball is low. The second special game is executed, and the unit game is executed in a mode in which the expectation of winning the prize ball is high.

When the special game is completed, the state shifts to the probability fluctuation state until the predetermined first end is reached. If the jackpot that triggered the execution of the special game is of a specific type, the ball is easily entered from the end of the special game to the predetermined second end. In this embodiment, the first final stage, which is the end condition of the probability fluctuation state, is determined by the number of symbol fluctuations, and a fixed number (70 times) is set regardless of the type of jackpot. The second final stage, which is the end condition of the easy entry state, is also determined by the number of symbol fluctuations, but the number of times differs depending on the type of jackpot (1 time, 5 times, 9 times, 50 times, 60 times, 70 times, 80 times, 90 times, 100 times) is set. When the number of symbol fluctuations that reach the first final stage after shifting to the probability fluctuation state is made, the probability fluctuation state is shifted to the normal probability state. Further, when the symbol is changed the number of times to reach the second final stage after the transition to the easy entry state, the transition from the easy entry state to the normal entry state is performed.

In this embodiment, the jackpot probability is set so that the jackpot probabilities of the normal probability state and the probability fluctuation state are substantially the same. For example, the jackpot probability of 1/25 in the normal probability state and 1/24 in the probability fluctuation state. Is set. In addition, four types of gaming states related to normal games are prepared: 1) high-probability low-entry state, 2) low-probability low-entry state, 3) high-probability high-entry state, and 4) low-probability high-entry state. , The types of jackpots that can be selected are different depending on which game state the jackpot is.

1) The high-probability low-entry state (hereinafter, also referred to as high-low state) is a gaming state in which the probability fluctuates and the normal ball-entry state is obtained, and is a gaming state in which the first game is mainly executed. When a big hit is made in the first game in the high and low state, in principle, the first special game with a low expectation of winning a prize ball is executed. Exceptionally, even if the first game is a big hit, the second special game with a high expectation of winning a prize ball is executed with an extremely low probability. Further, in the first game in the high / low state, there is a high probability (for example, 2/3) of a big hit of a type that does not involve a transition to an easy entry state, and a low probability (for example, 1/3) of a transition to an easy entry state. It becomes a kind of big hit with. In the case of a type of jackpot that involves a transition to an easy-to-enter state, one of 1, 5, 9, and 100 times is selected as the second final stage. Here, "selected" for the second final stage is uniquely according to the type of the jackpot symbol, or according to the type of the jackpot symbol and the game state when the symbol that became the jackpot is stopped. It shall include the number of times of the second final period being fixed. When the predetermined first final stage (70 times) is reached without a big hit in the first game in the high / low state, the state shifts to the low probability low entry state described below.

2) The low-probability low-entry state (hereinafter, also referred to as the low-low state) is a game state in which the normal probability state and the normal ball-entry state are obtained, and the period in which no big hit occurs in the first game in the high-low state continues. This is a gaming state that is transferred when the player falls into a so-called "addicted" state. The first game is mainly executed even in the low and low state. When a big hit is made in the first game in a low-low state, in principle, the first special game with a low expectation of winning a prize ball is executed, but a big hit of a type accompanied by a transition to an easy-to-enter state is always selected. , One, five, nine, or 100 times is selected as the second final stage. Exceptionally, the second special game with a high expectation of winning a prize ball is executed with an extremely low probability. This low-low state functions as a so-called "ceiling state" for relief from the addicted state by making it a big hit of a kind that always involves a transition to an easy-to-enter state. On the other hand, in the low-low state, the expected value of the number of times given as the second final stage is set lower than in the high-low state, so that an excessive profit is not given to the player as compared with the high-low state.

3) The high-probability high-entry state (hereinafter, also referred to as the high-high state) is a gaming state in which the probability fluctuates and the ball is easy to enter. It is a game state that is transferred after the game is executed. In the high-high state, the ease of entering the ball into the second starting winning opening is increased, so that the second game is mainly executed. If a big hit is made in the second game in a high-high state, a second special game with a high expectation of winning a prize ball is executed and a big hit is accompanied by a transition to an easy-to-enter state. One of 60 times, 70 times, 80 times, 90 times, and 100 times is selected. Therefore, when a big hit occurs in the high-high state, the state shifts to the high-high state where the easy-to-enter state has a long duration, and the big hit can be repeatedly generated in the easy-to-enter state to aim for a large profit. If there is no big hit in the high-high state, depending on the number of times in the second end, the high-low state (in the case of 50, 60 times), the low-low state (in the case of 70 times), or the low probability high entry described below. It shifts to the spherical state (in the case of 80, 90, 100 times).

4) The low-probability high-entry state (hereinafter, also referred to as the low-high state) is a gaming state in which the normal probability state and the easy-to-enter ball state are reached. On the other hand, it is a gaming state that is shifted when the easy-to-enter state continues. The second game is mainly executed even in the low and high state. When a big hit is made in the second game in the low-high state, the second special game with a high expectation of winning a prize ball is executed and the state is accompanied by a transition to an easy-to-enter state, as in the above-mentioned high-high state. It becomes a big hit, and one of 50 times, 60 times, 70 times, 80 times, 90 times, and 100 times is selected as the second final stage. Therefore, it is possible to repeatedly generate big hits even in a low and high state and aim for a large profit. When the second final stage is reached without a big hit in the low-high state, the state shifts to the low-low state.

In this embodiment, the state of continuous transition from the easy-to-enter state to the easy-to-enter state is the easier-to-enter state after the transition, as compared with the case of the transition from the normal entry-in state to the easy-to-enter state. It is easy to select a fluctuation pattern with a short fluctuation time. Therefore, the jackpot in the easy-to-enter state makes it easier to enter the ball continuously than the case where the big hit in the normal entry-in state (the "first hit" that can be the entrance to the consecutive villa state) shifts to the easy-to-enter state. In the case of transition, the end of the easy-to-enter state can be lengthened and the efficiency of symbol fluctuation can be improved. As a result, in the case of a continuous villa state, the profit state is synergistically enhanced, and the playability that is attractive to the player is realized.

In this embodiment, it is necessary to continuously maintain the easy-to-enter state in order to realize the consecutive villa state of the big hit, but when shifting to the easy-to-enter state by the first hit from the normal entry state, it is normal. The stochastic state is more advantageous. That is, if the probability fluctuation state (high probability low ball entry state) that should be originally advantageous remains, the player is unlikely to be advantageous to the player because the expectation of transition to the easy ball entry state is low, and the game state is more advantageous. A peculiar playability is realized in which a process of temporarily shifting to a normal probability state (low probability low entry state) is performed in order to develop the game. Specifically, when the high-probability low-entry state continues and falls into the "addicted" state, the ceiling function works by reaching the first final stage, and the low-probability low-entry state is shifted to easy entry. Expectations for transition to the state increase. As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from being given an excessive disadvantage due to a series of big hits that do not accompany the transition to the easy-to-enter state.

In this embodiment, a relatively short period is set as the second final stage when the ball is hit from the normal ball-entry state to the easy-to-enter state, but the big hit is set in the short-term easy-to-enter state. As a result, when the ball is easily entered again, a relatively long period can be obtained as the second final stage. After that, by attracting a big hit in the long-term easy-to-enter state, the easy-to-enter state can be continuously maintained, and there is a possibility that the big hit consecutive villa state can be obtained. That is, if the normal ball entry state, which is a relatively disadvantageous state, is shifted to the ball entry easy state, and the ball entry easy state is shifted to the ball entry easy state again, the advantageous state is likely to be continued. "Breakthrough type" playability is realized.

In contrast to the above-mentioned game specifications, in this embodiment, the following features in terms of production are provided to further enhance the interest in the peculiar game performance as compared with the conventional game machine.

1. 1. Effect setting operation function In this embodiment, different effect contents (effect mode) are selected according to the above-mentioned game state, and the effect is produced according to the effect system (effect type) determined according to the player's operation input. The selection tendency of is different. When the player selects one of the multiple production types according to his / her preference, the display tendency such as the suggestion mode, suggestion accuracy, suggestion frequency, etc. when suggesting a specific event by the production, the characters appearing in the production, and the characters appearing in the production. You can switch the type or attribute of the object. In addition, the volume of the sound output during the effect display and the amount of light of the decorative lamp can be adjusted according to the player's preference. Further, in this embodiment, not only the waiting time during which the symbol changes or the special game is not executed, but also during the symbol change and the special game, the above-mentioned effect type setting and volume / light amount adjustment are possible, and the player can adjust the volume and the amount of light at any time. You can enjoy the game by setting it to your favorite production mode.

2. Transition to production mode by look-ahead in high / low state In this embodiment, the probability of becoming a big hit of the type that shifts to the easy-to-enter state in the first game in the high / low state is set low, while the low / low state is set by the ceiling function. When the first game of the above is played, the type of jackpot that shifts to the easy-to-enter state is always selected. Therefore, taking advantage of the feature that after a big hit in the first game in the low-low state, the ball is always in the easy-to-enter state, the first lottery is held in the high-low state and digested in the high-low state. When the judgment result of the value is a big hit of the type that accompanies the transition to the easy entry state, it is possible to shift to the same production mode as the low / low state, and the ceiling function operates as if it were in the high / low state. Produce an impression as if it were done. When a big hit is made in the first game after actually shifting to the same production mode as in the low-low state, the player always shifts to the easy-to-enter state, so the player can shift to the production mode earlier than the first final stage. Can raise expectations.

3. 3. Special game production when a big hit occurs in the normal ball entry state In this embodiment, the first hit in the normal ball entry state and the transition to the easy entry state is a breakthrough of the first barrier. A great deal of attention is paid to whether or not the type of jackpot in the first game involves a transition to an easy-to-enter state. Therefore, it is not specified whether or not the transition to the easy-to-enter state is accompanied when the fluctuation of the symbol, which is a big hit in the first game in the normal entry state, is stopped, and the subsequent special game is being executed or the end of the special game. It is a production process that arouses the expectation of the player by notifying the game state to be transferred next at the timing of. Furthermore, the execution time of the special game, more specifically, the end demo time of the special game is different depending on the type of jackpot, and the longer the end demo time, the higher the probability of shifting to the easy-to-enter state. It suggests different expectations depending on the production time and content of the special game. On the other hand, since the specification is such that the continuation of the easy-to-enter state is confirmed when the easy-to-enter state becomes a big hit, a relatively short fixed end demo time value is set regardless of the type of big hit, and the next big hit is The time until it occurs is shortened.

4. Mode transition from the easy-to-enter state In this embodiment, when the ball is first hit in the normal entry-in state and the transition to the easy-to-enter state is made, the second final stage is one, five, or nine times. Since the probability of becoming a ball is set extremely high, it may not be easy to shift to an easy-to-enter state in which a big hit occurs in this short period of time and the second final stage is 50 times or more. Therefore, if the second lottery value due to the entry into the second starting winning opening provided with the ball entry fluctuation mechanism is suspended when the end of the easy entry state is reached, the reserved lottery value is reserved. It shifts to the production mode (special mode) called "revival mode" for a limited period until all of them are digested. This revival mode is a normal ball entry state, but unlike the normal ball entry state before the first hit in that the second lottery value is digested, it is a type that always shifts to the ball entry easy state when a big hit occurs. It will be a big hit. As a result, the continuation rate of the short easy-to-enter state at the end of the period is increased, and the expectation that the easy-to-enter state will be changed to the easy-to-enter state again by breaking through the second barrier is increased.

5. Hold strengthening challenge production In order to shift to the above-mentioned "revival mode", it is necessary to hold the second lottery value by entering the second start winning opening at the end of the easy entry state, and it is tentatively the first. When the final number of times of 2 is 1, it is necessary to store the hold of the second lottery value at the time of the first symbol change immediately after the transition to the easy-to-enter state. Therefore, at the time of the first symbol change after the transition from the normal ball entry state to the easy entry state, an effect of urging the holding occurrence by entering the ball into the second start winning opening is executed. In addition, the display mode of the hold object displayed according to the number of holds is changed, and the hold change effect suggesting the degree of expectation that the symbol corresponding to the hold lottery value becomes a big hit is executed. Further, a change suggestion object for suggesting a change of the reserved object is displayed up to a predetermined upper limit number (for example, 10) for each ball entered in the second start winning opening, and the number of balls entered in the second starting winning opening is set. It is a hold change effect (hold enhancement challenge effect) that changes the hold object to a mode with a high degree of expectation based on the display type of the change suggestion object displayed accordingly. For example, as the number of display of change suggestion objects increases, the hold change effect with higher expectation or reliability is executed, or the hold tends to change easily. It promotes the entry of the ball into the starting winning opening, and even if the ball is not a big hit in the easy entry state, it is shifted to the revival mode which is more advantageous than the normal mode.

6. Special notification effect in the consecutive villa mode When the easy entry state continues to be a big hit and the easy entry state continues, the second final stage is shifted to the production mode called the "renso mode" in which the number of times is 50 or more. In this consecutive villa mode, the end of the easy-to-enter ball state is notified in a different manner according to the above-mentioned effect type setting, and the number of ends is definitely notified after the end of the special game, or less than the actual end. The number of times may be displayed as the apparent end. If you want to display the number of times less than the actual end as the apparent end, execute "additional effect" to add the number of apparent remaining fluctuations after the fact in the middle of the consecutive villa mode, and add the number of apparent remaining fluctuations The actual number of remaining fluctuations is finally matched. In addition, as an additional notice effect, a predetermined effect image (for example, a bomb) is continuously displayed over a plurality of symbol change periods, and the effect image that is counted down for each new symbol change is changed to a specific mode (for example, an explosion). A notification effect is executed to notify the addition of the remaining number of fluctuations. Furthermore, using the same advance notice effect, when the judgment result of the lottery value to be held is a big hit, the effect image is changed to a specific mode during the symbol change corresponding to the hold, so that the big hit is notified. Enables the execution of notification effects. By using such a common notice effect to add the number of times the ball is in an easy-to-enter state or to notify the occurrence of a big hit, it is possible to give a plurality of types of expectations with one notice effect. ..

7. In this embodiment, it is necessary to hit left when aiming at the first start winning opening in the normal ball-entry state, and to hit right when aiming at the second start winning opening in the easy-to-enter state. There is. In addition, it is necessary to hit left in the first special game in which the first special winning opening is opened, and it is necessary to hit right in the second special game in which the second special winning opening is opened. As a result, it is necessary to appropriately switch the game operation according to the game state transition having a plurality of patterns, which may give the impression that the game method is difficult for the player to understand. On the other hand, if the guidance that emphasizes the direction to be fired is uniformly displayed at the transition of the gaming state, the emphasized guidance display is displayed even in the state transition in which the firing direction does not change, which is complicated for the player. There is a risk of giving an unpleasant impression. Therefore, in this embodiment, a plurality of types of guidance display patterns are defined so that the combination of the display timing, display time, display mode, and commanded launch target area of the guidance display is different, and the game state transition and the jackpot type are determined. And make sure that the guidance display of the appropriate pattern is displayed at the appropriate timing. Specifically, at the start of the special game, at the start of the unit game, or at the time of entering the large winning opening opened during the unit game, at the start of the symbol change, to the starting winning opening during the symbol change period. The guidance display is started or ended in an appropriate manner at the time of entering the ball or when the symbol change is stopped. As a result, it is possible to display a guide that supports the player in an appropriate manner or strength at the timing when the switching of the game operation occurs, and the player can enjoy the peculiar game performance according to the present embodiment in an easy-to-understand manner.

Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings, focusing on the differences from the above-mentioned prerequisite techniques.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the entire effect according to the embodiment, and shows state transitions between a plurality of prepared effect modes. In this embodiment, as the effect modes selected according to the gaming state, the first normal mode, the second normal mode, the pseudo second normal mode, the first advantageous mode, the second advantageous mode (ream villa mode), and the resurrection mode (Special mode) is prepared. Break through the 1st barrier from the normal mode and shift to the 1st advantageous mode, break through the 2nd barrier from the 1st advantageous mode, reach the 2nd advantageous mode (renso mode), and stay in the consecutive villa mode. If you can continue, you will be able to get a lot of balls. In this embodiment, a novel algorithm is provided for such a transition between production modes. Furthermore, by providing multiple types of consistent production systems (production types) that span multiple production modes and allowing the player to set the desired production type according to the operation input of the player, the production mode is a combination of the production mode and the production type. Has realized diversification.

The first normal mode is an effect mode corresponding to the first game when the game state is a high-probability low-entry state (high-low state), and is typically an initial mode set at the start of the game. When a big hit is made in the first normal mode, as a general rule, the first special game with a low expectation of winning a prize ball is executed, the ball is easily entered into the ball entry state with a probability of 1/3, and the second is again with a probability of 2/3. 1 Shift to normal mode. When shifting to the easy-to-enter state, one of 1, 5, 9, and 100 times is selected as the end of the easy-to-enter state (second end). Therefore, it can be said that the first normal mode is a low-based production mode in which the expectation of profit acquisition is low. In addition, in the case of a direct hit jackpot with an extremely low probability (0.1%), the second special game execution with a high expectation of winning a prize ball is executed, and the second final stage is shifted to the second advantageous mode of 100 times. To.

The second normal mode is an effect mode corresponding to the first game when the game state is a low-probability low-entry state (low-low state), and the final stage of the probability fluctuation state (first) in the first normal mode. This is an effect mode that is shifted when the number of times reaches 70 times (the final stage of). It is also an initial mode that is set when the power of the gaming machine is turned on. When a big hit is made in the second normal mode, in principle, the first special game with a low expectation of winning a prize ball is executed, but it is always shifted to an easy-to-enter state, and once or five times as the second final stage, Either 9 times or 100 times is selected. Therefore, the second normal mode is a low-based production mode in which the expectation of profit acquisition is low, but it can be said that the second normal mode is a production mode in which the expectation of transition to an easy-to-enter state is higher than that of the first normal mode.

The pseudo second normal mode is an effect mode that is shifted from the first normal mode when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the first game in which the game state is high or low. The pseudo second normal mode is an effect mode having the same effect content as the above-mentioned second normal mode, and it is as if the transition from the first normal mode to the pseudo second normal mode has shifted to the second normal mode. Gives a good impression to the player. The pseudo second normal mode can be shifted when the determination result of the held first lottery value is a big hit accompanied by a transition to a ball entry easy state, and when it is a big hit in the pseudo second normal mode, it is in a high / low state. Despite this, the ball is always in an easy-to-enter state. Therefore, it can be said that the pseudo second normal mode is an effect mode in which the expectation of transition to the easy-to-enter state is high as in the second normal mode.

The first advantageous mode is an effect mode corresponding to the easy-to-enter state in which the player shifts to the easy-to-enter state as a big hit in the normal mode, and the game state has a high probability of high-entry state (high-high). It is a production mode that becomes (state). Since the first advantageous mode is a state in which the ball is easy to enter, the second game is mainly executed. If a big hit is made in the second game of the first advantageous mode, the second special game with a high expectation of winning a prize ball is executed, and the second final stage is always 50 times or more. Will be done. Therefore, it can be said that the first advantageous mode is a high-based production mode in which the expectation of profit acquisition is relatively high.

The second advantageous mode is an effect mode corresponding to the easy entry state when the state is changed from the easy entry state to the easy entry state again, and is an effect mode in which the gaming state becomes a high-high state or a low-high state. .. The second game is mainly executed also in the second advantageous mode. When a big hit is made in the second advantageous mode, the second special game with a high expectation of winning a prize ball is executed, and at the same time, the second special game is shifted to an easy-to-enter state in which 50 or more times are always reset as the second final stage. 2 The advantageous mode is continued (looped). In the second advantageous mode, since the fluctuation time of the special symbol deviation fluctuation tends to be short, the symbol fluctuation is efficiently executed, and the possibility of acquiring the next big hit at an early stage increases. Therefore, it can be said that the second advantageous mode is a super advantageous mode in which a large profit can be obtained by continuously generating big hits and setting the villa state.

The revival mode is an effect mode selected when the second lottery value is held when the end of the easy-to-enter state is reached, and the game state is a high-low state or a low-low state. .. When a big hit is made in the resurrection mode, the second special game with a high expectation of winning a prize ball is executed and the ball is always in an easy-to-enter state, but with a high probability (92%), the game is shifted to the first advantageous mode, and the first One, five, nine, or 100 times is selected as the final stage of 2. If a direct hit is a big hit with a low probability (8%), the second special game execution with a high expectation of winning a prize ball is executed, and the second final stage is shifted to the second advantageous mode of 100 times. Therefore, in the revival mode, the second special game with a high expectation of winning a prize ball is executed when the jackpot is hit, and the probability of a direct hit jackpot is set higher, which is relative to the first normal mode and the second normal mode. It can be said that this is an advantageous production mode. The revival mode may be shifted from both the first advantageous mode and the second advantageous mode, or may be configured to shift from only the first advantageous mode. In the latter case, when the end of the second advantageous mode is reached, the mode may be shifted to the first normal mode or the second normal mode without shifting to the resurrection mode.

In this embodiment, since the state transition is controlled as described above, the following playability can be obtained. In the 1st and 2nd normal modes, the game is played after a big hit, and even if a big hit occurs, whether or not it is accompanied by an easy entry state, and if so, how many times the final number of easy entry states can be obtained. Will attract attention. On the other hand, in the first advantageous mode, since the occurrence of the big hit means the confirmation of the entry into the consecutive villa mode, attention will be focused on whether or not the big hit can be obtained in the next second advantageous mode. In the second advantageous mode, how many times you can win big hits in a row during that period is the game of the game, so attention should be paid to the number of times the end of the easy-to-enter state that affects the continuation rate of the consecutive villa mode. become. In the resurrection mode, the game is whether or not the player can re-enter the easy-to-enter state in a short period of time until the hold is exhausted, and attention is focused on whether or not it will be a big hit during the resurrection mode. In this embodiment, an effect specializing in such a point of interest is performed. The details will be described later.

FIG. 27 shows a basic structure on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 500 according to the embodiment. The pachinko gaming machine 500 differs from the above-mentioned prerequisite technology in that it includes a first large winning opening 21 and a second large winning opening 22 as large winning openings. The first special winning opening 21 is provided as a large winning opening corresponding to the first special game, and is a blade-shaped winning opening that opens when the first special symbol 51 stops and becomes a predetermined type of big hit. is there. The first large winning opening 21 is provided at a position on the upper left of the display area of the effect display device 60, and is attached so as to occupy a part of the upper left of the center decoration 64. The first large winning opening 21 can enter the ball if a so-called left-handed hit that relatively weakens the firing strength when it is opened during the first special game is made. The first large winning opening 21 includes a first large winning opening detection device 26 for detecting the entry of a game ball, and a first large winning opening solenoid 93 for opening and closing the blades of the first large winning opening 21. The first special winning opening detection device 26 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first large winning opening 21, and generates the first large winning opening winning information indicating the entry at the time of entering the ball.

The second special winning opening 22 is provided as a large winning opening corresponding to the second special game, and is of a type different from the case where the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 is stopped and the first special game is executed. It is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that opens when it becomes a big hit. The second large winning opening 22 is provided at a position on the upper right of the out opening 34 and is attached at a position on the lower right of the game area 81, similarly to the large winning opening 20 shown in the above-mentioned prerequisite technique. When the second large winning opening 22 is opened during the second special game, if a so-called right-handed hit that maximizes the firing intensity is made, the ball can be entered or is easily entered. The second large winning opening 22 includes a second large winning opening detection device 27 for detecting the entry of a game ball, and a second large winning opening solenoid 94 for opening and closing the lid of the second large winning opening 22. .. The second special winning opening detection device 27 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second major winning opening 22, and generates the second major winning opening winning information indicating the entry at the time of entering the ball.

A status display lamp 590 for indicating the gaming state of the gaming machine 500 is provided at the lower right position on the outside of the gaming area 81. The status indicator lamp 590 is composed of, for example, three lamps, the first lamp indicates whether or not the ball is in an easy entry state, the second lamp indicates whether or not the probability fluctuates state, and the third lamp. The lamp indicates whether or not the game is in a right-handed game state. The first lamp is turned on when it is a normal game in an easy-to-enter state, and is turned off when it is a normal game and a special game in a normal ball-entry state. The second lamp is turned on when it is a normal game in a probability fluctuating state, and is turned off when it is a normal game and a special game in the normal probability state. The third lamp is lit when the game is in a game state in which the player should hit right, that is, when the ball is easy to enter or the second special game is being executed, and the normal ball is in the ball or the first special game is being executed. If, the light turns off. The third lamp functions as a so-called "right-handed indicator light" and displays whether or not the game is in a game state in which right-handed is to be performed in a certain display mode.

The main board 200 of the pachinko gaming machine 500 has the same functional configuration as the block diagram shown in FIG. The winning ball determination means 201 determines that the game ball has won the first large winning opening 21 when it receives the first large winning opening winning information, and the game ball receives the second large winning opening winning information when it receives the second large winning opening winning information. It is determined that the mouth 22 has won a prize. The first lottery means 211 has a function of executing the first lottery related to the first game, and executes the first winning / failing lottery as a winning / failing lottery corresponding to the entry of the ball into the first starting port 11. The second lottery means 212 has a function of executing a second lottery related to the second game, and executes the second win / fail lottery as a win / fail lottery corresponding to the entry of the ball into the second starting port 12. When both the first lottery value and the second lottery value are reserved, the special figure adjusting means 276 always preferentially digests the second lottery value until the second lottery value is no longer reserved. The second special symbol 52 is continuously changed and displayed.

FIG. 28 is a diagram schematically showing a hit / fail determination table according to an embodiment. FIG. 28 (a) is a table referred to in the normal probability state, and FIG. 28 (b) is a table referred to in the probability fluctuation state. In this embodiment, a big hit is obtained only when the winning / failing lottery value falls in the range of 0 to 2620 in the normal probability state. On the other hand, the range of big hits is expanded to the probability fluctuation state, and the big hits are obtained not only when the winning / failing lottery value corresponds to the range of 0 to 2620 but also when it corresponds to the range of 2621 to 2730. The range corresponding to the big hit changes depending on the game state, but the probability of hitting the big hit is the same in the first lottery and the second lottery. If it corresponds to a big hit, whether or not it involves a transition to an easy-to-enter state is determined separately according to the type of the stop symbol of the special symbol that becomes the big hit and the game state at the time of the big hit. In this embodiment, as shown in the figure, the probability of a big hit is 1/25 in the normal probability state and 1/24 in the probability fluctuation state, which are relatively close values. This means that it is relatively advantageous to shift to the easy-to-enter state (time saving state) rather than simply shifting to the probability fluctuation state.

FIG. 29 is a diagram schematically showing a preliminary hit / fail determination table referred to in the preliminary hit / fail determination. The first pass / fail determination means 221 and the second pass / fail determination means 222 refer to the illustrated table, and when the win / fail lottery value is "0 to 2620", the value of "1" indicating that fact is used as the determination result. If the winning / failing lottery value is "2621-2730", the value of "2" indicating that is set in the winning / failing range as the judgment result, and if the winning / failing lottery value is "2731 to 65535", that is the case. The value of "3" indicating the above is set in the pass / fail range as the judgment result. Each time the winning / failing range is set as described above, the first winning / failing determination means 221 transmits the value to the effect determining means 303 together with the value indicating that the lottery is the first lottery and the number of holds. Each time the winning / failing range is set as described above, the second winning / failing determination means 222 transmits the value to the effect determining means 303 together with the value indicating that it is the second lottery and the number of holds.

When the first winning / failing lottery by the first lottery means 211 indicates the transition to the special game and the first special symbol 51 is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode, the special game control means 260 is the symbol at the time of the stop. Depending on the type and the game state, the first special game in which the first special winning opening 21 is opened or the second special game in which the second special winning opening 22 is opened is executed. On the other hand, when the second special game control means 260 is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode as a result of the second winning / failing lottery by the second lottery means 212 indicating the transition to the special game, when the second special symbol 52 is stopped. The second special game in which the second big winning opening 22 is opened is executed regardless of the symbol type and the game state of. Both the first special game and the second special game are 2R special games including two unit games. However, in this embodiment, the opening mode is different between the first special game in which the first special winning opening 21 is opened and the second special game in which the second special winning opening 22 is opened. However, the second special game has a higher expectation for winning a prize ball.

FIG. 30 is a diagram schematically showing the execution process of the first special game and the second special game. FIG. 30A shows an opening pattern of the first large winning opening 21 in the first special game. When executing the first special game, the special game control means 260 executes a first round (1R) in which the short opening of the first large winning opening 21 is repeated a plurality of times (for example, 14 times) after a predetermined start demo time has elapsed. Then, the second round (2R) in which the first large winning opening 21 is briefly opened once is executed, and the first special game is ended after the predetermined end demo time has elapsed. In the first round of the first special game, for example, one short opening for 0.05 seconds and one closing for 3 seconds are executed, then 13 short opening for 2 seconds and 12 closings for 0.1 second. And are executed alternately. If a predetermined number (9 balls) or more of game balls fall in the first round, the short opening is not performed thereafter, and the second round is started after the first large winning opening 21 is closed. In the second round of the first special game, for example, one short opening for 0.08 seconds and one closing for 1.9 seconds are performed. A relatively long time value can be set for the end demo time of the first special game, and one of a plurality of end demo time values determined according to the game state and the type of jackpot is selected. For example, when the first special game is executed as a big hit in the first game in the normal ball-entry state, the end demo time value is any one of 7 seconds, 18 seconds, 30 seconds, 40 seconds, and 56 seconds. Is set. On the other hand, when the first special game is executed as a big hit in the first game in the easy-to-enter state, a uniform time value of 6.5 seconds is set as the end demo time value. In addition, the start demo time value is set to a uniform time value according to the game state, and when the first special game is executed as a big hit in the normal ball entry state, 2 seconds is set and the ball enters. When the first special game is executed as a big hit in the easy state, 4 seconds is set.

FIG. 30B shows an opening pattern of the second large winning opening 22 in the second special game. When executing the second special game, the special game control means 260 executes the first round (1R) and the second round (2R) in which the second large winning opening 22 is opened for a long time after the lapse of a predetermined start demo time. , The second special game is ended after the predetermined end demo time has elapsed. In the second special game, in each of the first round and the second round, until a predetermined reference time (30 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number of game balls (9 balls) are entered in the second major winning opening 22. Close after opening for a long time. As for the end demo time of the second special game, one of a plurality of end demo time values determined according to the game state and the type of jackpot is selected. When the second special game is executed as a big hit in the first game or the second game in the easy-to-enter state, a uniform 6.5 seconds is set as the end demo time value. On the other hand, when the second special game is executed as a big hit in the first game or the second game in the normal ball-entry state, 6 seconds or 6.5 seconds is set as the end demo time value. The same applies to the start demo time value of the second special game, and when the second special game is executed as a big hit in the first game or the second game in which the ball is easily entered, the start demo time value is uniform. 4 seconds is set. On the other hand, when the second special game is executed as a big hit in the first game or the second game in the normal ball-entry state, 4 seconds or 8 seconds is set as the start demo time value.

In this embodiment, by preparing two types of special games having different opening patterns, a difference is provided in the degree of expectation of winning a prize ball between the first special game and the second special game. In the second special game, since the long opening is made in both the first round and the second round, it is relatively easy to put the game balls up to the predetermined upper limit number, and the upper limit that can be obtained in the 2R special game. You can expect a number of prize balls. On the other hand, in the first special game, only the prize balls can be expected to be acquired in the first round, and even in the first round, since the first big winning opening 21 is not continuously opened, a plurality of game balls are continuously played. It is not easy to get the ball into the ball. As a result, in the first special game, it may not be possible to expect to win a prize ball for one round, and the expectation for winning a prize ball is lower than in the second special game. In this embodiment, by providing such a difference, the superiority of the second game in which the second special game is always executed in the case of a big hit is enhanced, and the ball entry is easy so that the second game can be executed. It realizes playability in which the state is extremely advantageous.

Next, a method of determining the jackpot type according to this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, the jackpot type is determined according to the combination of the game state and the symbol type of the special symbol when the hit / fail judgment result is a jackpot, and the type of the special game and the start demo time value are determined according to the determined jackpot type. And the end demo time value, the game state to be transferred after the end of the special game, the effect mode, and the end of the easy entry state are determined. Hereinafter, the jackpot type selected with reference to the symbol determination table of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 will be described in detail.

FIG. 31 schematically shows the symbol determination table of the first special symbol 51, and shows the jackpot type selected when the gaming state is the “high probability low entry state”. In this embodiment, "1" to "18" are defined as the symbol types of the first special symbol 51 indicating that the hit / fail determination result is a big hit. Different symbol lottery value ranges are defined for each symbol type, and the probability that each symbol type is selected is determined according to the symbol lottery value range. In this embodiment, a value from 0 to 999 is set as the symbol lottery value. The symbol types "1" and "2" are jackpot types that do not accompany the transition to the easy-to-enter state, and after the end of the first special game, the first normal mode is resumed. The symbol types "3" to "17" are jackpot types that accompany the transition to the easy-to-enter state, and are shifted to the first advantageous mode after the end of the first special game. The symbol type "18" is a rare jackpot type that is a so-called direct hit jackpot, and after the end of the second special game, it is accompanied by a transition to an easy-to-enter state, and the first advantageous mode is skipped and the second advantageous mode is directly shifted to. Will be done. The probability that the symbol type "1" or "2" is selected is about 2/3, the probability that the symbol types "3" to "17" are selected is about 1/3, and the symbol type "18" is The probability of being selected is 0.1%. Therefore, if a big hit is made in the first game, the first special game is executed with a probability of almost 100%, and the second special game is executed only when the symbol type "18" is selected.

A special symbol (symbol number) corresponding to each symbol type is set for each of the symbol types "1" to "18". For example, four symbols of symbol numbers 1 to 4 are set for the symbol type "1", and the jackpot type is the same regardless of any of the symbols of symbol numbers 1 to 4. Similarly, four symbols are set for each of the symbol types "2" to "5", "8", "14", and "15". On the other hand, a smaller number of symbols are set for the symbol types having a relatively low selection probability. Specifically, two symbols are set for each of the symbol types "6", "7", "9" to "12", and "16" having a selection probability of 0.4% to 2.0%. Further, only one symbol is set for the symbol type having an extremely low selection probability. Specifically, one symbol is set for the symbol types "13", "17", and "18" having a selection probability of 0.1%. Therefore, in the first special symbol 51, the number of symbols set is different depending on the symbol type, and in the symbol type having a high selection probability, a large number of symbols (for example, four) is set, but the selection probability is low. A small number of symbols (one or two) is set for the symbol type.

When the symbol types "1" to "13" are selected in the high-probability low-entry state, the end demo time value of the first special game is 18 seconds, 30 seconds, 40 seconds, or 56 seconds. These relatively long time values are also referred to as "time values equal to or greater than the first specific end demo time value" in this embodiment. For example, the first specific end demo time value is 18 seconds. In this embodiment, during the end demo period in which a relatively long time value (greater than or equal to the first specific end demo time value) is set, whether or not to shift to the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game is fueled and the transition destination is set. Execute a special game effect to notify. As this special game effect, a plurality of types of effect patterns with different expectations for shifting to an easy-to-enter state are prepared. Specifically, a mission production that suggests a transition to an easy-to-enter state by clearing a predetermined mission, and a battle production that suggests a transition to an easy-to-enter state by winning a battle with an enemy character. , An episode effect that suggests a transition to an easy-to-enter state is prepared by the display process of the episode related to the character corresponding to the set effect type. These special game effects are expected to shift to the easy-to-enter state in the order of mission effect <battle effect <episode effect, and the expected value of the final number of times the easy-to-enter state is given increases in this order. Set. Further, these special game effects are set so that the effect time differs depending on the effect type and the content of the notification, and the longer the effect time is, the higher the expectation that the ball will be easily entered.

An end demo time value of 18 seconds is set for the symbol type "1", and this time value corresponds to the production time when the mission production fails. A 30-second end demo time value is set for the symbol type "2", and this time value corresponds to the production time when defeated in the battle production. Therefore, when the end demo time value (18 seconds, 30 seconds) is relatively short, the result does not involve the transition to the easy entry state. On the other hand, a 40-second end demo time value is set for the symbol type "3", and this time value corresponds to the production time when the mission production is successful. A 56-second end demo time value is set for the symbol type "4", and this time value corresponds to the production time when winning in the battle production. Similarly, for the symbol types "5", "8", and "11", 40 seconds is set when the mission production is successful, and for the symbol types "6", "9", and "12", when the battle production is won. 56 seconds is set. Further, 40 seconds corresponding to the production time of the episode production are set for the symbol types "7", "10", and "13". Therefore, if a relatively long end demo time value (40 seconds, 56 seconds) is selected, the result will be a transition to an easy-to-enter state, and if a specific effect (episode effect) is displayed, it will be entered. It is confirmed that the end of the ball easy state will be 5 times or more. These relatively long end demo time values are also referred to as "time values equal to or greater than the second specific end demo time value" in this embodiment. For example, the second specific end demo time value is 40 seconds. By making the end demo time value different depending on the symbol type in this way, it is possible to realize an effect of continuing the expectation of whether or not the player will be in the easy-to-enter state until the end of the first special game. The start demo time value is 2 seconds, which is common.

When the symbol types "14" to "17" are selected in the high probability low ball entry state, 7 seconds is selected as the end demo time value of the first special game, and the mode is shifted to the first advantageous mode after the end of the special game. To. When the symbol types "14" to "17" are selected, the next notice effect is displayed to deterministically notify that the mode will be changed to the first advantageous mode during the symbol change before the start of the special game. , There is no need to instigate whether or not the ball will be in an easy-to-enter state during a special game. Therefore, a short time value (7 seconds) is set as the end demo time of the first special game. The probability that the symbol types "14" to "17" are selected is set lower than the probability that the symbol types "1" to "13" are selected, and the next notice effect is a rare effect with a low display probability. Positioned in. The start demo time value is 2 seconds.

When the symbol type "18" is selected in the high probability low ball entry state, the second special game is executed and the end demo time value becomes 6.5 seconds, and after the special game ends, the mode is shifted to the second advantageous mode. To. When the symbol type "18" is selected, the process of special game production is the same as the case of shifting from the first advantageous mode to the second advantageous mode, and it is necessary to encourage whether or not the transition to the easy-to-enter state is made. Since there is no such thing, a short end demo time value (6.5 seconds) is set. When the symbol type "18" is selected, the next notice effect is displayed to deterministically notify that the second advantageous mode will be entered during the symbol change before the start of the special game. The probability that the symbol type "18" is selected is set extremely low, and the next advance notice effect that notifies that the player will shift to the second advantageous mode due to a big hit from the normal ball entry state is positioned as a premium effect. It is preferable that this effect is different from the next notice effect corresponding to the symbol types "14" to "17", and the effect mode such as the full rotation effect may be completely different. Further, in the symbol type "18", a start demo time value of 4 seconds, which is different from the other symbol types, is set.

By making the end demo time value different depending on the symbol type in this way, it is possible to execute the special game effect so that the degree of expectation of transition to the easy-to-enter state differs depending on the symbol type. In particular, when the end demo time value is equal to or greater than the specific end demo time value (18, 30, 40, 56 seconds), the longer the end demo time value, the higher the expectation of transition to the easy-to-enter state, and the value is given. It is possible to realize a production in which the expected value of the final number of times in the easy-to-enter state is high. In particular, it is easier to enter the ball when the second specific end demo time value or more is equal to or more than the first specific end demo time value (18 seconds) or more and less than the second specific end demo time value (40 seconds). Expectations for transition to the state are high. On the other hand, when the end demo time is less than the specific end demo time value (6.5 seconds, 7 seconds), the transition to the easy-to-enter state is confirmed, and the transition to the second advantageous mode is directly performed. It is possible to perform a production with a higher degree of expectation that there is a possibility.

FIG. 32 schematically shows the symbol determination table of the first special symbol 51, and shows the jackpot type selected when the gaming state is the “low probability low entry state”. In the symbol determination table of this figure, the correspondence between the symbol lottery value and the symbol type is the same as that of FIG. 31 described above. Further, the symbol types "14" to "18" are associated with the same jackpot types as in FIG. 31 described above, and the type of special game to be executed, the end demo time value, the effect mode to be the transition destination, and the ball entry are easy. The same is true for the number of end states. On the other hand, for all the symbol types "1" to "13", the end demo time value is 40 seconds, and the first advantageous mode is set as the transition destination. In this fixed 40-second end demo time, a special game effect or episode effect in which the mission effect is successful is executed. The symbol types "1" to "6", "8", "9", "11", and "12" are set to once as the end of the easy-to-enter state, and the symbol type "7" is set to the end of the easy-to-enter state. 5 times is set, 9 times is set as the end of the easy-to-enter state for the symbol type "10", and 100 times is set as the end of the easy-to-enter state for the symbol type "13". As a result, when the ceiling function shifts to a low-low state, it is possible to realize a game playability in which the ball is always shifted to an easy-to-enter state after a big hit. In the modified example, even when the table of FIG. 32 is referred to, the end demo time value may be 56 seconds for some symbol types. That is, even if the first game in the low-low state is a big hit, the battle effect may be executed, and the ball may be easily entered by winning the battle effect.

FIG. 33 schematically shows the symbol determination table of the first special symbol 51, and shows the jackpot type selected when the game state is the easy entry state (high entry state). In the symbol determination table of this figure, the correspondence between the symbol lottery value and the symbol type is the same as that of FIG. 31 described above. When the ball is easy to enter in the game state, the second game related to the second special symbol 52 is basically more advantageous, but the first game related to the first special symbol 51 is executed. In that case, the jackpot type is determined according to the correspondence in this figure. When the first special symbol 51 becomes a big hit in the easy-to-enter state, the mode shifts to the second advantageous mode regardless of the symbol type, and 100 times are uniformly set as the end of the easy-to-enter state. Further, 4 seconds is set as the start demo time value, and 6.5 seconds is set as the end demo time value. However, when the symbol types "1" to "17" are selected, the first special game with a low expectation of winning a prize ball is executed, and the prize is awarded only when the symbol type "18" is selected with an extremely low probability. The second special game with high expectation of ball acquisition is executed. Therefore, it is disadvantageous for the player to execute the first game in the easy-to-enter state.

When the first special game is executed as a big hit in the first game in the easy-to-enter state, the specific effects such as the above-mentioned mission effect, battle effect, episode effect, and the number of times of the end of the second advantageous mode are notified. An effect different from the final number notification effect (details will be described later) may be displayed. For example, a display such as "Petit bonus start!", Which suggests that the expectation of winning a prize ball is lower than that of the second special game, is displayed, and 100 is the end of the easy-to-enter state that is transferred after the end of the special game. A display may be made to deterministically notify the times. In the modified example, the end of the easy-to-enter state set according to the symbol type may be different. For example, 70 times for the symbol type "1", 80 times for the symbol type "2", 90 times for the symbol types "3" and "4", 50 times for the symbol types "5" to "7", and the symbol type. 60 times may be set for "8" to "12", and 100 times may be set for the symbol types "13" to "18".

FIG. 34 schematically shows the symbol determination table of the second special symbol 52, and shows the jackpot type selected when the game state is the easy entry state (high entry state). In this embodiment, "19" to "26" are defined as the symbol types of the second special symbol 52 indicating that the hit / fail determination result is a big hit. Different symbol lottery value ranges are defined for each symbol type, and the probability that each symbol type is selected is determined according to the symbol lottery value range. Further, a special symbol (symbol number) corresponding to each symbol type is set for each of the symbol types "19" to "26" of the second special symbol 52. With respect to the second special symbol 52, the number of symbols is set to four for each symbol type. The reason is that the selection probability is higher than that of the first special symbol 51 regardless of the symbol type, and the selection probability of 2% is set even for the symbol type "23" which is the minimum selection probability. is there. Therefore, the second special symbol 52 has the same number of symbols regardless of the symbol type, and a common number of symbols (for example, four) is set.

In the case of the easy-to-enter state, any of the symbol types "19" to "26" is associated with a type of jackpot that shifts to the second advantageous mode after the end of the second special game. Further, 4 seconds is set as the start demo time value, and 6.5 seconds is set as the end demo time value. The end of the easy-to-enter state is determined by the symbol type, for example, 70 times for the symbol type "19", 80 times for the symbol type "20", 90 times for the symbol type "21", and the symbol type "22" to "24" is set to 100 times, the symbol type "25" is set to 50 times, and the symbol type "26" is set to 60 times. Therefore, when the second game is executed in the easy-to-enter state, the second special game with a high expectation of winning the prize ball is executed, and the final number of times is re-shifted to the easy-to-enter state of 50 times or more. The game can be advanced very advantageously. In this embodiment, the symbol table is defined so that the probability that the end of the easy-to-enter state is 70 times is the highest, but in the modified example, the probability that the end of the easy-to-enter state is 100 times is the highest. It may be made higher.

When the second special game is executed as a big hit in the second game in the easy-to-enter state, the final number of times is notified to suggest or notify the end number of the easy-to-enter state to be transferred after the end of the second special game. The production is executed. As the final number notification effect, multiple types of effect contents such as roulette effect, enemy annihilation effect, and title acquisition effect are prepared. In the roulette effect, different numbers are displayed in multiple squares, and the number of finals is suggested by which square the roulette stops. As a candidate for the stop cell, in addition to the number of 50 to 100 times that can be the actual end number, a number less than the actual end number such as 30 or 40 can be displayed, and the actual end can be displayed. It is possible to notify a number of times different from the number of times. In the enemy annihilation production, the number of annihilations (repulsion numbers) of many enemy characters appearing increases as the production process progresses, and the final number is notified by the number of annihilations finally displayed. In the title acquisition effect, a title is given to the player according to the number of consecutive stays in the second advantageous mode and the cumulative number of prize balls acquired in the second advantageous mode that are consecutive multiple times, and a display indicating the acquisition of the title is displayed. The end number of times of the next easy entry state will be notified at the end demonstration time after it is done. In these final number notification effects, the production tendency is determined so that the reliability or accuracy of the final number of notifications is different depending on the set effect type.

FIG. 35 schematically shows the symbol determination table of the second special symbol 52, and shows the jackpot type selected when the gaming state is the normal ball entry state (low ball entry state). The jackpot type defined in this figure is a "revival mode" in which if the lottery value related to the second game is held at the end of the easy entry state, the lottery value is held for a limited period until the hold is exhausted. Can be selected with. In the symbol determination table of this figure, the correspondence between the symbol lottery value and the symbol type is the same as that of FIG. 34 described above, and it is determined that the second special game is executed regardless of which symbol type is selected. However, in the case of a normal ball entry state, the second advantageous mode is shifted only when the symbol type "24" is selected with a probability of 8%, and the other symbol types "19" to "23" "25". When "26" is selected, the mode shifts to the first advantageous mode. When the symbol type "24" is selected, 4 seconds is set as the start demo time value and 6.5 seconds is set as the end demo time value as in the case of the symbol type "18" related to the first special symbol 51 described above. Will be done. On the other hand, when the symbol type to be shifted to the first advantageous mode is selected, 8 seconds is set as the start demo time value and 6 seconds is set as the end demo time value, and this time value is used to set the first advantageous. A revival effect is performed to indicate that the mode has been restored. The end of the easy-to-enter state when shifting to the first advantageous mode is determined by the symbol type, for example, once for the symbol types "19" to "21", five times for the symbol type "22", and the symbol type. 100 times are set for "23", and 9 times are set for the symbol types "25" and "26".

The specific game control means 270 controls a normal game in a probability variation state, a time saving state, and a ball entry easy state. The specific game control means 270 shifts to a probability fluctuation state in which the probability of becoming a big hit after the end of the special game is higher than the normal probability state, and shifts to a ball entry easy state after the end of the special game, and starts the second. The ball entry variation means for operating the ball entry variation mechanism so that the ball entry ease into the mouth 12 is higher than the normal ball entry state is provided. The probability fluctuation means shifts to the probability fluctuation state from the end of the special game until the predetermined first final stage of 70 symbol fluctuations is executed regardless of the jackpot type in the case of a jackpot, and the first After reaching the final stage, it shifts to the normal probability state. When a specific type of jackpot is hit, the ball entry variable means shifts to an easy entry state from the end of the special game to the second end, which is determined according to the jackpot type, and after reaching the second end. It shifts to the normal ball entry state. The ball entry variable means performs both the probability change of the normal symbol and the opening extension of the second starting port 12 or only the opening extension of the second starting port 12 in the ball entry easy state.

The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 are a plurality of variation pattern selection criteria in which a correspondence relationship between a plurality of types of variation patterns and a pattern lottery value is defined as selection criteria for selecting a variation pattern. To hold. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 determine the variation pattern selection criteria to be referred to according to the gaming state, and according to the determined variation pattern selection criteria, the hit / fail determination result, and the symbol determination result. The variation pattern of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is selected. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 are set so that, for example, the tendency to select a variation pattern having a short variation time is high so that the variation display time of the symbol is substantially shortened in the easy-to-enter state. The variation pattern of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is selected.

The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 follow a variation pattern selection criterion defined so that a specific type of variation pattern is fixedly selected by a specific number of symbol variations in a specific effect mode. The variation pattern may be determined. For example, in the fluctuation pattern selection criterion referred to in the first normal mode, a specific type of fluctuation pattern is fixedly selected when the symbol changes the number of times (70 times) to reach the probabilistic end of the first normal mode. It may be determined. In particular, it is preferable that a specific type of fluctuation pattern is fixedly selected when the symbol fluctuation that reaches the end of the first normal mode is out of alignment. For the specific type of variation pattern that is fixedly selected, a variation time corresponding to an effect display process for instructing the transition from the first normal mode to the second normal mode may be set.

Further, the variation pattern selection criterion referred to in the first advantageous mode may be defined so that a specific type of variation pattern is fixedly selected at the time of the first symbol variation in the first advantageous mode. In particular, it is preferable that a specific type of variation pattern is fixedly selected when the initial symbol variation in the first advantageous mode is out of alignment. The fluctuation pattern selected at the time of the initial fluctuation of the first advantageous mode may be defined as the fluctuation time corresponding to the display process of the above-mentioned hold strengthening challenge effect. Furthermore, in the same pattern selection criterion, when the symbol changes to reach the end of the first advantageous mode (5 times, 9 times, 100 times), it is noticed that the player falls from the first advantageous mode to the revival mode or the normal mode. A specific type of fluctuation pattern that determines the fluctuation time corresponding to the effect display process may be fixedly selected. In particular, it is preferable that a specific type of fluctuation pattern is fixedly selected when the number of symbol fluctuations that can be the end of the first advantageous mode is out of the range.

Further, the fluctuation pattern selection criterion referred to in the second advantageous mode is at least one of a predetermined number of times (50 times, 60 times, 70 times, 80 times, 90 times, 100 times) that can be the end of the second advantageous mode. It may be defined that a specific type of variation pattern is fixedly selected. In particular, it is preferable that a specific type of fluctuation pattern is fixedly selected when the number of symbol fluctuations that can be the end of the second advantageous mode is out of the range. The fluctuation pattern that is fixedly selected for the number of times that the second advantageous mode can end may be defined as a fluctuation time corresponding to the effect display process for inciting the continuation or end of the second advantageous mode.

The main board 200 executes a process of outputting a predetermined type of external signal to an external terminal (external terminal board) of the gaming machine. The output signal from the external terminal is sent to the management computer of the game hall or the like. As output signals from the external terminals, signals related to the game status, signals related to input / output of the game ball, security signals, individual identification signals of the game machine, and the like are prepared.

As signals related to the game situation, a big hit medium signal, a time saving medium signal, a symbol confirmation signal, a start opening winning signal, and the like are output. The big hit middle signal is turned on during the execution of the special game in which the first big winning opening 21 or the second big winning opening 22 is opened, and is turned off at other times. More specifically, it is continuously turned on during the start demo of the special game, during the execution of the unit game, and during the execution of the end demo, and is turned off at other times. The time saving medium signal is turned off during the normal game in the normal ball-in state and during the special game in which the game state before and after the start of the special game is in the normal ball-in state, and is turned on in other periods. Therefore, the time saving medium signal is turned on during the normal game in the easy-to-enter state and during the special game in which at least one of the game states before and after the start of the special game is in the easy-to-enter state. In this embodiment, the start demo time value and the end demo time value may differ depending on the game state at the time of stopping and the type of the stop symbol, which is a big hit. The period during which the signal is turned on during the time reduction can also be different. In particular, even if the same symbol is a big hit, the output periods of the big hit medium signal and the time saving medium signal may differ depending on the gaming state when the big hit symbol is stopped.

The symbol confirmation signal is output as a pulse signal that is turned on for a predetermined period (0.5 seconds) from the fluctuation stop of the special game. As the symbol confirmation signal, a signal indicating that both the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are confirmed and a signal indicating only the symbol confirmation of the second special symbol 52 may be separately prepared. The start port winning signal is output as a pulse signal that turns on for a predetermined period (0.1 seconds) when a ball entering the first start port 11 or the second start port 12 is detected. When the ball entry is continuously detected, a continuous pulse signal that is repeatedly turned on and off for 0.1 seconds according to the detected number of balls entered is output as a start opening winning signal.

As signals related to input / output of game balls, a ball entry number signal indicating the number of balls entered into all the entrances of the game machine and a prize ball number signal indicating the number of prize balls paid out are output. The entry number signal is output as a pulse signal that turns on for a predetermined period (0.1 seconds) when the count of the number of game balls entered in the winning opening, the large winning opening, or the out opening reaches a predetermined number (10). .. When the number of balls entered is continuously detected, a continuous pulse signal that is repeatedly turned on and off for 0.1 seconds according to the number of balls entered is output as the number of balls entered. The prize ball number signal is output as a pulse signal that turns on for a predetermined period (0.1 seconds) when the count of the number of prize balls paid out reaches a predetermined number (10 pieces). When the prize balls are paid out continuously, a continuous pulse signal that is repeatedly turned on and off for 0.1 seconds according to the number of prize balls is output as a prize ball number signal.

As security signals, a unit monitoring signal, an illegal magnetic detection signal, an illegal radio wave detection signal, an illegal winning detection signal, an initialization operation detection signal, and the like are output. The unit monitoring signal is output when the front frame 102 or the door 104 of the gaming machine is open, or when the lower ball plate 106 is open. The unit monitoring signal is output as a pulse signal that turns on for a predetermined period (for example, 0.1 seconds) when the front frame 102, the door 104, or the lower ball dish 106 changes to the open state, and when the open state is continued. Is output as a continuous pulse signal or a always-on signal. The illegal magnetism detection signal is output as a pulse signal that is turned on for a predetermined period (0.2 seconds) when the magnet sensor provided in the gaming machine detects abnormal magnetism. The illegal radio wave detection signal is output as a pulse signal that is turned on for a predetermined period (0.2 seconds) when the radio wave sensor provided in the gaming machine detects an abnormal radio wave. The fraudulent winning detection signal is output as a pulse signal that is turned on for a predetermined period (0.2 seconds) when a predetermined number or more of game balls are detected in the winning opening or the large winning opening within a predetermined time. The fraudulent winning detection signal exceeds, for example, when a large number of winnings, which cannot be achieved by a normal game method, is detected in a short period of time, or exceeds the upper limit of the number of gaming balls that can be won during one special game. Turns on when a prize is detected. The initialization operation detection signal is output as a pulse signal that is turned on for a predetermined period (0.2 seconds) when a ram clear operation for initializing the RAM of the gaming machine is performed. In addition, as a security signal, a fraud detection signal that is turned on for a predetermined period (30 seconds) when a situation occurs in which any of the above signals is turned on may be prepared.

The individual identification signal of the gaming machine includes an identification code (32 bytes) indicating the manufacturer of the gaming machine, an identification code (64 bytes) indicating the model name of the gaming machine, and unique information (4 bytes) of the CPU of the main board 200 in that order. It is configured to output. The individual identification signal is output after a predetermined period (for example, 10 seconds) has elapsed from the power-on of the gaming machine. The individual identification signal is obtained by dividing a 32 + 64 + 4 = 100 byte signal into 1 byte (8 bit) unit data bits, and starting bit (1 bit), data bit (8 bits), parity bit (1 bit), and stop bit (1 bit). 11 bits (1 bit) are output as one unit. The signal indicating each bit is output at a predetermined interval (for example, 200 bps).

The sub-board 300 of the pachinko gaming machine 500 has the same functional configuration as the block diagram shown in FIG. The pattern storage means 302 holds a plurality of types of effect patterns including a variable effect pattern that determines the effect process displayed during the symbol variation and a special game effect pattern that determines the effect process displayed during the special game. .. The plurality of types of effect patterns held in the pattern storage means 302 include effect patterns corresponding to the effect processes in each effect mode so that different effect contents can be displayed depending on the effect mode in which the person stays. In addition, an effect pattern corresponding to each effect type is included so that different main characters and effect contents having different effect tendencies can be displayed according to the effect type setting.

The effect determining means 303 holds a plurality of effect selection criteria referred to for selecting one of the plurality of types of effect patterns held in the pattern storage means 302, and the effect display device 60 is in accordance with the effect selection criteria. Determine the content of the effect to be displayed. The effect determining means 303 holds a plurality of effect selection criteria that can correspond to the type of combination of the effect mode and the effect type, and switches the effect selection criteria to be referred to according to the transition of the effect mode or the change of the effect type. As a result, the selection tendency of the effect content displayed on the effect display device 60 is made different depending on the effect mode and the effect type.

The effect control means 304 controls the display of the effect display device 60, the sound output from the speaker 108, and the lighting of the decorative lamp 111 based on the determination of the effect determination means 303. The effect control means 304 controls the volume of the effect sound output from the speaker 108 according to the volume value set by the player's operation input. The effect control means 304 controls the brightness of the decorative lamp 111 when the decorative lamp 111 is lit according to the light amount value set by the player's operation input.

Next, the features of the production aspect according to this embodiment will be described in detail.

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FIG. 36 schematically shows a plurality of types of effect types that can be selected by the player's operation input. In this embodiment, three types of effect types A, B, and C and an effect type D (random type) in which these three types of effect types A to C are automatically switched according to the progress of the game are prepared. When the power of the gaming machine is turned on or when a standby demo occurs, the effect type D is selected as the initial setting, and it is possible to switch to a different effect type by the operation input of the player. Main characters A to C appearing in the effect display process are defined for each effect type A to C, and the effect tendency is different depending on the effect type. For example, throughout the production, the production tendency is set so that the production type A has high suggestion accuracy and suggestion frequency, the production type B has medium suggestion accuracy and suggestion frequency, and the production type C has low suggestion accuracy and suggestion frequency. Will be done. In the modified example, the effect type D (random type) may not be provided, and any of the effect types A to C may be selected as the initial setting.

In the first normal mode and the second normal mode, an effect suggesting the degree of expectation of transition to the first advantageous mode is displayed, and when the transition to the first advantageous mode is accompanied, the end of the first advantageous mode after the transition. An effect that suggests the degree of expectation of the number of times is displayed. In the case of effect type A, it is frequently suggested that a big hit will occur when the symbol that becomes the big hit fluctuates or the lottery value corresponding to the big hit is held, and when the big hit occurs and the mode shifts to the first advantageous mode. Is notified of the number of stays in the first advantageous mode after the end of the special game. Further, by pre-reading the lottery value, it may be notified at a high frequency during the symbol change whether or not the state shifts to the easy-to-enter state after the big hit. On the other hand, in the case of the effect type C, it is not suggested whether or not to shift to the first advantageous mode during the symbol change, and even if the game shifts to the first advantageous mode due to a big hit, the special game ends. Sometimes the number of stays in the first advantageous mode is kept secret without being notified. In the effect type B, a balanced effect is executed so as to be located between the effect types A and C, and for example, a notice of the jackpot type is performed in a manner in which the frequency and / or reliability is relatively lower than that of the effect type A. The production and the number of stays in the first advantageous mode are suggested.

In the second advantageous (ream villa) mode, an effect suggesting or notifying the final number of times of easy entry and / or the remaining number of fluctuations is displayed. In the effect type A, the final number of times determined according to the jackpot type is notified, and the notified final number of times is counted down according to the symbol variation. The number of final periods is notified during the execution of the special game before the transition to the second advantageous mode, at the end of the special game (during the end demo), after the end of the special game (at the start of the second advantageous mode), and the like. Demonstration. In the production type B, the number of times less than the number of finalizations determined according to the jackpot type is notified as the apparent number of finalizations by the start of the second advantageous mode, and when the actual number of finalizations is larger than the predetermined number of times, On the way, an additional effect is executed in which the apparent final number of times is added. For example, 50 times or 60 times are notified for the final number of 70 times, and an additional effect such as adding 10 times in the middle of the second advantageous mode is executed. In the effect type C, the final number of times is not notified by the start of the second advantageous mode, and the easy entry state is set when the symbol changes a predetermined number of times (for example, 50 times, 60 times, 70 times) that can be the end of the second advantageous mode. Whether or not it will be transferred is notified, and an additional effect is executed. In the modified example, even if the effect type C is used, a fixed number of times (for example, 50 times) is notified before the start of the second advantageous mode regardless of the number of endings, and there is a difference from the actual number of endings. An additional effect may be performed.

On the other hand, in the first advantageous mode and the resurrection mode, an effect suggesting the degree of expectation of transition to the second advantageous mode is displayed regardless of the effect type. The degree of expectation for the transition to is suggested. Specifically, if the main character wins in the battle production, the transition to the second advantageous mode is confirmed, and if the main character is defeated, the transition to the 1st / 2nd normal mode is confirmed. If the battle is a draw, the transition (revival) from the resurrection mode to the first advantageous mode is confirmed. In addition, at the time of the first change of the first advantageous mode, a hold change effect (hold strengthening challenge effect) is executed, which changes the display mode of the hold object indicating the hold of the second lottery value and suggests the expectation of becoming a big hit. The object. In the modified example, even in the first advantageous mode and the revival mode, the display tendency of the suggestion effect and the advance notice effect may be different depending on the effect type.

The above-mentioned effect type selection operation can be executed during the standby demo display in which the game is not executed, the stop display of the symbol, the variable display, and the special game. During the standby demo display or the stop display of the symbol, for example, it can be set by operating the cross key 110 via the game setting screen displayed by pressing the effect button 109. Further, during the symbol change and the special game, the type selection screen is displayed by pressing the lower button of the cross key 110, and the effect type can be switched by pressing the left and right buttons. When the effect button 109 is pressed, the effect type after switching is confirmed, and a display indicating that the effect type has been changed is displayed. On the other hand, if the lower button is pressed again before the effect type is confirmed, or if the operation input is not made within the lapse of a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds), the type selection is canceled and the type selection screen is hidden. It becomes. In the modified example, the effect type setting operation is accepted only during the period from the start of the symbol variation to the elapse of a predetermined time (for example, 8 seconds), and the period from the elapse of the predetermined time to the stop of the symbol is under the cross key 110. The type selection screen may not be displayed even if the button is pressed. Similarly, the effect type setting operation may not be accepted during the special game. Further, when staying in a specific effect mode (for example, the second advantageous mode), the set type of effect type is always displayed in a predetermined area of the effect display device 60, and the up / down button of the cross key 110 is pressed, for example. You may be able to set the type just by doing. In addition, when a ball enters the start port during operation via the game setting screen while the symbol is stopped and a new symbol variation is started, the game setting screen is hidden and the symbol variation effect is displayed. You may do so. That is, the type setting operation may be stopped when the fluctuation starts.

When the effect type setting is switched, the effect determination means 303 switches the effect selection criteria to be referred to to the effect selection criteria corresponding to the effect type after switching, and selects the effect pattern according to the effect selection criteria after switching. To do. When the effect type change setting is confirmed while the fluctuation is stopped, the effect control means 304 displays the effect content according to the effect pattern determined based on the effect selection criteria after switching immediately after the setting operation. To display. When the effect type change setting is confirmed during the symbol change or the special game, the effect control means 304 follows the effect pattern determined based on the effect selection criteria before switching during the symbol change or the special game. The effect content is displayed on the effect display device 60, and the effect content is displayed according to the effect pattern determined based on the effect selection criteria after the symbol variation is stopped or after the special game is finished and after switching. That is, the change in the effect type setting is immediately reflected while the fluctuation is stopped, while the change in the effect type setting is reflected at the start of the next symbol change during the symbol change and the special game.

When the random type effect type D is selected, the effect type is changed when a specific effect mode transition is made, that is, when a predetermined condition for transitioning the effect mode is satisfied. For example, the effect type is automatically switched in the order of A, B, C, A, B, C, .... When the random type is selected, when the mode is shifted to the relatively advantageous production mode or when the advantageous production mode is maintained (continued), the production type is inherited as it is, and the relatively disadvantageous production mode is adopted. The production type is switched when the mode is changed to or when the disadvantageous production mode is maintained (continued). Specifically, in the case of a big hit of a type that does not involve a transition to an easy-to-enter state in the first advantageous mode, the effect type is switched at the timing when the special game ends and the first advantageous mode is started again. .. In addition, the effect type is switched when shifting from the first advantageous mode, the second advantageous mode or the resurrection mode to the first normal mode or the second normal mode. In this case, the effect determining means 303 switches the effect selection criteria to be referred to with the effect mode transition as an opportunity, and the effect control means 304 shifts the effect contents according to the effect pattern determined based on the effect selection criteria after the switching. It is displayed from the beginning of the production mode of. Further, in the modified example, the effect type may be automatically switched when a predetermined number of large hits occur continuously in the second advantageous mode. On the other hand, even when the second advantageous mode continues, the same effect type may be maintained as long as the player does not change the type selection.

FIG. 37 schematically shows the timing at which the voice and light amount setting operations are possible. In this embodiment, in addition to the effect type setting, it is possible to set the volume of the speaker 108, the type of the effect sound (BGM), and the light amount of the decorative lamp 111. The volume setting cannot be set only during the normal game in the second advantageous (renso) mode, and in other states, that is, during the standby demo display, during the normal game in the production mode other than the second advantageous mode, and during the special game. , Can be set during the special game of the second advantageous mode. On the other hand, the BGM setting can be set only during the normal game of the second advantageous mode, and cannot be set in other states. The amount of light can be set at any time.

During the standby demo display, for example, the volume setting and the light amount can be set by operating the cross key 110 via the game setting screen displayed by pressing the effect button 109. During the game (during the symbol change in the normal game and during the special game), the volume setting screen is displayed by pressing the left and right buttons of the cross key 110, and the volume can be adjusted by further pressing the left and right buttons. When the upper button of the cross key 110 is pressed, the light amount setting screen is displayed, and when the left and right buttons are further pressed, the light amount can be adjusted. During the normal game in the second advantageous mode, the BGM setting screen is always displayed in a predetermined area of the effect display device 60, and the BGM can be changed by pressing the left and right buttons of the cross key 110. Further, during the special game of the second advantageous mode, the volume setting screen is always displayed in a predetermined area of the effect display device 60, and the volume can be adjusted by pressing the left and right buttons of the cross key 110.

As described above, in the present embodiment, there are four types of parameters that can be set during the game: effect type, volume, BGM, and light intensity, all of which can be set by operating the effect button 109 and the cross key 110. .. If four types of setting functions are assigned to each of the four buttons on the up, down, left, and right sides of the cross key 110, all four types of setting operations may be able to be executed at all times. However, as a general rule, since each parameter is changed by pressing the left and right buttons in common after the predetermined type of setting screen is displayed, it is difficult for the player to input if different functions are assigned to the left button and the right button. It may be an operating means. Therefore, in this embodiment, the parameters that can be always set are limited to three types, and the specifications are such that the volume setting and the BGM setting cannot be set at the same time. Further, in the second advantageous mode, the volume or the BGM setting screen is always displayed so that the period in which the volume can be set and the period in which the BGM can be set can be easily discriminated. As a result, while making it possible to set a plurality of types of parameters during the game, it is possible to prevent the number of parameter types from increasing and the operation input from becoming complicated.

The combination of parameter types that can be set or cannot be set according to the game state is not limited to that shown in FIG. 37, and other combinations may be appropriately used in the modified example. For example, the BGM setting may be always disabled while the volume setting may be always enabled, or conversely, the volume setting may be always disabled while the BGM setting may be always enabled. The setting screens of various parameters displayed during the game may be superimposed on the effect display displayed on the effect display device 60. That is, it may be displayed on the effect display device 60 in a mode having a higher display priority than other effect displays. On the other hand, the setting screen of various parameters is a scroll display of a simple symbol that is always displayed in a predetermined area separately from the decorative symbol and suggests that the symbol is changing, and a display of a hold object that suggests the hold state of the lottery value. Should be displayed in non-overlapping areas. When the effect display device 60 is provided with a sub liquid crystal screen in addition to the main liquid crystal screen, the design variation and various effect contents are displayed on the main liquid crystal screen, and various parameter setting displays are displayed on the sub liquid crystal screen. The setting screen may be displayed in a manner that does not hinder the effect display.

Further, in the modified example, the volume may be adjusted only by pressing the left and right buttons of the cross key 110 during the game, and the light amount may be adjusted only by pressing the up and down buttons of the cross key 110. For example, when the right button of the cross key 110 is pressed once, the volume setting screen may be displayed and the volume may be increased by one step. Similarly, when the left button of the cross key 110 is pressed once, the volume setting screen may be displayed and the volume may be lowered by one step. Further, when the upper button of the cross key 110 is pressed once, the light amount adjustment screen may be displayed and the light amount may be increased by one step. Similarly, when the lower button of the cross key 110 is pressed once, the light amount adjustment screen may be displayed and the light amount may be lowered by one step. The volume or light amount adjustment screen may not be displayed even if the cross key 110 is pressed, and the volume or light amount may be adjusted by pressing the button. In this modification, the effect type may not be selected only by pressing the cross key 110 during the game, and the effect type may be selected only through the game setting screen during the standby demo.

(2. Transition to production mode by look-ahead in high / low state)
FIG. 38 schematically shows the effect transition in the normal mode. As described above, when the first game is executed in the normal ball entering state, any one of the first normal mode, the second normal mode, and the pseudo second normal mode is selected as the effect mode. In the first normal mode, a plurality of stages are further prepared, and the stages are switched when the number of stays in each stage and the effect content at the time of symbol change satisfy a predetermined condition. For example, when the number of symbol fluctuations reaches 20 or when a variation pattern of a type capable of executing a stage change effect is selected in the 20th and subsequent symbol variations, the stage is switched to the next stage. Each stage has a different background image of the effect display, and it is shown that, for example, the place where the main character stays is different. It is possible to display different production contents depending on the stage to stay, for example, the production contents associated with the place of stay are displayed.

Before and after switching the stage in the first normal mode, the effect type is retained, and the main character corresponding to the effect type continues to appear. When the effect type is changed in the first normal mode, only the effect type is changed without changing the stage to stay. In addition, the number of symbol fluctuations, which is a condition for stage change, is not reset and is continuously counted before and after switching the production type. In the modified example, when the effect type is changed, the stage may be changed to a predetermined stage without fail, or when the symbol change count is reset and the symbol change is performed a predetermined number of times after the effect type is changed. You may switch to the next stage. Further, when the power failure occurs and the stage recovers, the stage may be always started from a predetermined initial stage. Further, if a power failure occurs during the stay in the second normal mode, the initial stage of the first normal mode may be set immediately after the return, and the stage may be shifted to the second normal mode after the fluctuation is stopped or from the start of the next fluctuation.

In the first normal mode, an effect object suggesting a transition to the second normal mode or the pseudo second normal mode is always displayed. This effect object is, for example, an effect image representing a meter display or the like, and suggests that as the numerical value of the meter increases, the degree of expectation of transition to the second normal mode or the pseudo second normal mode increases. The numerical value of the meter is increased according to the effect content executed in the first normal mode. For example, a suggestion object suggesting an increase in the meter is displayed during the symbol fluctuation, or as a stop mode or a stop mode of the decorative symbol. The number of meters increases when the suggestion object is displayed. The value of the meter increases as the number of fluctuations accumulates, and reaches the maximum value (full tank state) when the symbol changes 70 times when the transition condition to the second normal mode is satisfied, and from the next fluctuation to the second normal mode. Will be migrated. In addition, when the conditions for shifting to the pseudo second normal mode are satisfied, that is, when the judgment result of the first lottery value becomes a big hit of the type of shifting to the first advantageous mode, the meter display reaches the maximum value. It increases and shifts from the next fluctuation to the pseudo second normal mode. It should be noted that the meter display may be set to the maximum value even when a big hit is made with a specific type of symbol in the first normal mode. In this case, the meter display reaches the maximum value and the special game is started, and the MAX display of the meter suggests that the expectation of transition to the easy-to-enter state is high. On the other hand, when these conditions are not satisfied, that is, when the symbol variation of 70 times is not reached, or when the symbol variation of 70 times is reached, the first type of jackpot that accompanies the transition to the easy-to-enter state is dealt with. If the lottery value of is not held, in principle, the meter display is controlled so as not to fill up. Whether or not to increase the meter display is determined, for example, by executing a predetermined effect lottery. If the power is restored while the meter is being displayed, the meter may always start from the zero state. However, if the power is restored when a certain amount of meters are accumulated, the meters may be restored at once after the fluctuation stops immediately after the restoration or at the timing of the next fluctuation start, and the pace is faster than usual. The meter may be accumulated at. In addition, if the meter recovers from a power failure when the meter is full, the meter is set to zero immediately after the recovery, and the full tank is restored at once after the fluctuation stops immediately after the recovery or at the timing of the next fluctuation start. May be good. Further, the mode may be shifted to the second normal mode or the pseudo second normal mode after the fluctuation is stopped immediately after the return or at the timing of the next fluctuation start.

When the mode is shifted to the second normal mode, the background image of the effect display is switched, indicating that the player is staying in a stage different from each stage of the first normal mode. Since the second normal mode is a type of big hit that always shifts to the easy-to-enter state when the big hit occurs, an effect display suggesting that the stage is more advantageous than the first normal mode is used. For example, in the first advantageous mode that is transferred after the big hit, the battle effect between the main character and the enemy character is executed, which suggests that the player is in a ready state (combat ready state) to be transferred to the next mode. And the content of the production is used. In addition, in the second normal mode, the meter display that reached the maximum value before the transition from the first normal mode is inherited and displayed as it is, and the MAX display of the meter suggests that there is a high expectation for the transition to the easy-to-enter state. Will be done.

The pseudo second normal mode is an effect mode in which the effect content is the same as that of the second normal mode, and the same effect background and effect content as those in the second normal mode are used. In the pseudo second normal mode, the production may proceed in a manner in which it is impossible or difficult to distinguish it from the second normal mode on the effect display, or in a mode in which it is possible or easy to distinguish it from the second normal mode. The production may proceed with. For example, in the latter case, in the second normal mode, the wording of "battle ready" is scrolled in a band shape at the bottom of the screen, whereas in the pseudo second normal mode, the wording of "battle ready" is scrolled. It may be suggested that the transition to the first advantageous mode is more imminent. Even in the pseudo second normal mode, the meter display that became the maximum value before the transition from the first normal mode is inherited and displayed as it is, and the MAX display of the meter shows that the expectation of transition to the easy-to-enter state is high. It is suggested. When the mode is shifted to the pseudo second normal mode, a big hit is made by any of the 1st to 4th symbol fluctuations corresponding to the pre-read hold immediately before the transition, and the type that always accompanies the transition to the easy-to-enter state. It will be a big hit.

In the modified example, it is not possible to shift to the pseudo second normal mode according to the preliminary determination result of the first lottery value, but the pseudo second normal mode is made according to the main determination result of the first lottery value. You may shift to the mode. In other words, instead of shifting to the pseudo second normal mode based on the look-ahead result, even if the shift to the pseudo second normal mode is triggered by the start of a symbol change that is a kind of big hit accompanied by the transition to the easy entry state. Good. That is, it is not necessary to use the look-ahead result as a condition for shifting to the pseudo second normal mode. Further, even if it is not a big hit of a kind that accompanies the transition to the easy-to-enter state, the transition to the pseudo second normal mode may be made. In this case, the probability of becoming a big hit and shifting to the easy-to-enter state after shifting to the pseudo second normal mode is higher than the probability of becoming a big hit and shifting to the easy-to-enter state in the first normal mode. It is preferable that the transition condition to the pseudo second normal mode is set so as to increase the value.

(3. Special game production when a big hit is made in the normal ball entry state)
FIG. 39 schematically shows a game process in the case of a big hit in a normal ball entry state, and in particular, a game process in the case of a big hit of a type that shifts to a ball entry easy state and shifts to the first advantageous mode. Is shown. As shown in the figure, when the special symbol fluctuates and stops in a predetermined jackpot mode, the first special game in which the first big winning opening is opened is executed, and the predetermined end demo is executed from the execution of the first round and the second round. After the lapse of time, the game shifts to a normal game in which the ball is easily entered. The jackpot medium signal is on from the start to the end of the special game, the time saving medium signal is on from the start of the special game to the end of the easy entry state, and the symbol confirmation signal is the predetermined time (for example, 0.5) from the stop of the fluctuation of the special symbol. Turns on until the lapse of seconds).

The effect display device has a super reach variation effect (SP reach effect), a pseudo super reach effect (called a pseudo SP effect or a special special game effect), and a transition effect during the period from the start of the change of the big hit symbol to the end of the special game. Is displayed. In the illustrated example, a relatively long time (18 seconds, 30 seconds, 40 seconds, 56 seconds) is set as the end demo time value of the first special game, and the mission effect and battle are set as the special special game effect (pseudo SP effect). Either the production or the episode production is displayed. In the special special game effect, the effect display is started in a form that inherits the display mode of the decorative symbol in the immediately preceding SP reach effect, and the SP reach effect and the pseudo SP effect are continuous symbol variation effects. The production is designed to make it look as if it were there. The SP reach effect has a fixed effect time corresponding to the variation pattern of the symbol, while the pseudo SP effect has an effect time that is variable according to the execution time of the unit game.

FIG. 40 shows an example of an effect in the SP reach variation effect. As shown in FIG. 40 (a), the three decorative symbols 61 start to fluctuate, and after reaching the reach state of the symbol "3" as shown in FIG. 40 (b), the symbols are shown in FIG. 40 (c). The combination of "3", "battle", and "3" is displayed in a temporarily stopped state. The medium symbol "Battle" in the temporarily stopped state of FIG. 40 (c) is a special symbol of a different type from the decorative symbols represented by the numbers "1" to "7", and is a big hit by combining with the decorative symbols of the numbers. In addition to showing that, the content of the special special game production that starts after the symbol is stopped is suggested. In this embodiment, three types of special symbols, "mission", "battle", and "episode", are prepared, and the type of the special symbol is determined according to the type of the stop symbol of the special symbol. For example, when the symbol types "1", "3", "5", "8", and "11" shown in FIG. 31 are selected, the middle symbol becomes "mission", and the symbol types "2", "4", "6", and "11" are selected. When "9" and "12" are selected, the middle symbol becomes "battle", and when the symbol types "7", "10", and "13" are selected, the middle symbol becomes "episode". As a result, the end demo time of the special game will differ depending on the type of special symbol. Further, in the variable effect, the effect object 501 (meter display) suggesting the degree of expectation of transition to an advantageous state in a predetermined area (for example, the lower right area) of the effect display device 60 is displayed, and the meter is full and MAX. The display suggests that there is a high degree of expectation for a transition to an easy-to-enter state.

FIG. 41 shows an example of the effect in the first half of the pseudo SP effect, and shows an example of the period from the timing immediately before the stop of the special symbol to the execution of the first round of the first special game. As shown in FIG. 41 (a), the effect image 502 extending from the effect object 501 at the lower right of the screen toward the upper left of the screen is displayed at the start of the first special game, and with the start of the first round, FIG. 41 ( As shown in b), a guidance display is made to instruct the player to enter the first large winning opening 21 (target attacker) located at the upper left of the effect display device 60. The effect image 502 shows how the energy stored in the meter is emitted in the upper left direction, and the display mode is such that the player's attention is directed to the first large winning opening 21 on the upper left of the screen. This meter display suggests a high degree of expectation for transition to the easy-to-enter state, and the larger the value on the meter display, the higher the expectation for transition to the easy-to-enter state after the special game. In this embodiment, if the meter display is in the full tank state, it means that the transition to the easy-to-enter state is confirmed. In the modified example, even if the meter is full, it may not be transferred to the easy-to-enter state.

When a game ball enters the first large winning opening 21 opened during the first round, a movable accessory operation effect in which the movable accessory 66 is activated is executed with the entry as a trigger, and FIG. 41 (c) shows. As shown, it is suggested that the movable accessory 66 falls in the center of the screen, and the degree of expectation for transition to the easy-to-enter state is high. In addition, the guidance display of the ball entry command is switched when the ball enters the first large winning opening 21, and the display mode is small as shown in the figure. The movable accessory operation effect is continued until a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds or 4 seconds) elapses or the end of the first round after the movable accessory 66 falls, and before the start of the second round or at the start of the second round. The movable accessory 66 is withdrawn and ends. If the ball is not entered into the first large winning opening 21 during the first round, the drop effect of the movable accessory 66 is not executed.

FIG. 42 shows an example of the effect in the latter half of the pseudo SP effect, and shows an example of the period corresponding to the end demonstration time of the first special game. As shown in FIG. 42 (a), the battle between the main character and the enemy character is started, and the display process of the battle effect suggests the degree of expectation of transition to the easy-to-enter state. When the main character wins as shown in FIG. 42 (b), the effect object 503 imitating the decorative pattern is displayed in a manner showing a big hit as shown in FIG. 42 (c), and the transition to the easy entry state is made. It is suggested that it will be confirmed. At this time, whether the symbol combination of "3", "battle", and "3", which is the stop mode of the decorative symbol 61 before the start of the special game, has been promoted to the symbol combination of "3", "3", and "3", which is the jackpot mode. It may be displayed as if. In addition, a symbol combination such as "3", "promotion", "3" suggesting promotion to the first advantageous mode, or "3", "advantage", "3" suggesting the effect mode of the transition destination may be displayed. .. In other words, a special symbol (promotion, advantage) different from the special symbol (mission, battle, episode) displayed before the special game may indicate that the transition to the easy-to-enter state is confirmed. After the effect object 503 is displayed, the effect of shifting to the easy-to-enter state is displayed, and the first special game ends.

In this embodiment, the pseudo SP effect is started before the fluctuation of the special symbol is stopped, and when the fluctuation of the special symbol is stopped, the decorative symbol 61 is switched to a smaller size like an alternative symbol and stopped and displayed, and then the decorative symbol 61 is displayed. Is being erased. For example, the decorative symbol temporarily stopped in "3", "battle", and "3" during the symbol change is reduced to a small size and deleted from the screen immediately after the special symbol is stopped. In general, when switching a large-sized decorative symbol 61 to a small size such as an alternative symbol, it is usual to display a highly expected effect process in the center of the screen while continuing the symbol variation as it is. In this embodiment, by taking such an effect method in reverse, the decorative symbol 61 is stopped and displayed in a small size to ensure that the symbol is stopped, while the symbol variation continues in the reach mode. Can give the impression. Further, by displaying the effect object 503 imitating the decorative symbol in the jackpot mode at the end of the pseudo SP effect, it is possible to give the impression that the stop symbol is confirmed at the end of the pseudo SP effect. In this way, by making the jackpot fluctuation and the jackpot game appear to be a series of symbol fluctuation effects, the player's attention to the first special game, which has a low expectation of winning a prize ball, is lowered, and it is easy to enter the ball. It can be an effect that raises expectations about whether or not the state will be transferred. Furthermore, by taking over the stop mode displayed in the pseudo SP effect at the start of the first variation after the special game and starting the next symbol variation, it is possible to further enhance the sense of unity between the SP reach variation effect and the pseudo SP effect. it can. For example, in the case of shifting to the easy-to-enter state, the following stop modes such as "3", "3", "3", "3", "promotion", and "3" displayed at the end of the pseudo SP effect are displayed. The symbol variation may be started, or the next symbol variation may be started from a stop mode such as "3", "2", or "3" if the state does not shift to the easy-to-enter state.

In this embodiment, a guidance display is displayed at the start of the first round to strongly urge the player to enter the first large winning opening 21, and the ball enters the first large winning opening 21 to enter an easy-to-enter state. A movable accessory operation effect that suggests that the degree of expectation is high is executed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the result that the profit that should be originally obtained during the first special game is not obtained as a result of being stopped during the special game that makes it appear as if the symbol is changing. .. In addition, the playability during the execution period of the pseudo SP effect can be enhanced by allowing the effect to develop with the ball entering the first large winning opening 21 as an opportunity.

FIG. 43 shows another production example in the first half portion of the pseudo SP production. This production example shows a production process in which the degree of expectation of transition to an easy-to-enter state is lower than that in FIG. 41 described above. As shown in the figure, (a) the effect object 501 heading toward the upper left of the screen is displayed when the first special game is started, and (b) the ball is entered into the first large winning opening 21 when the first round is started. The guidance display for instructing is made, and (c) the display mode of the guidance for instructing the entry is switched when the ball enters the first large winning opening 21. This effect example is executed when, for example, the meter amount displayed in the first normal mode is less than a predetermined reference value. This effect example may be executed with a high probability when the meter amount is less than a predetermined reference value, and may be executed with a low probability when the meter amount is equal to or more than a predetermined reference value. That is, the probability of execution may be higher when the meter amount is less than the predetermined reference value than when the meter amount is equal to or more than the predetermined reference value. In this production example, it is suggested that the movable accessory operation effect triggered by the ball entering the first large winning opening 21 is not executed, and the degree of expectation of transition to the easy-to-enter state is low. Further, since the movable accessory 66 does not fall, the command to enter the first large winning opening 21 is displayed on the effect display device 60 in such a manner that it occupies a relatively large area. That is, the ball entry command is displayed in a display mode different from the case where the transition expectation is high shown in FIG. 41.

FIG. 44 shows another production example in the latter half of the pseudo SP production, and shows an production example in the case where the battle is defeated and the result is not accompanied by the transition to the easy entry state. As shown in the figure, when (a) the battle is started and (b) the main character is defeated in the battle, (c) the effect object 504 imitating the decorative pattern of the detached mode is displayed. For example, when the symbol combinations of "3", "battle", and "3" are displayed at the end of the SP reach variation effect, the symbol combinations of the outliers such as "3", "2", and "3" are displayed. In this production example, it is suggested that the expectation of transition to the easy-to-enter state is low due to the defeat of the battle, and it is confirmed that the transition to the easy-to-enter state is not accompanied by the display of the symbol image of the out-of-ball mode. After that, a transition effect indicating that the mode is shifted to the first normal mode is displayed, and the first special game ends.

In the above example, when an effect pattern with a movable accessory operation effect is selected, the ball enters an easy-to-enter state, and when an effect pattern without a movable accessory operation effect is selected, the ball enters an easy-to-enter state. The case where it is not shown is shown. In the modified example, even if the movable accessory operation effect is accompanied, the result may not be accompanied by the transition to the easy-to-enter state as shown in FIG. 44, or conversely, the movable accessory operation effect is not accompanied. Even in this case, as shown in FIG. 42, the result may be accompanied by a transition to an easy-to-enter state. In this case, the effect selection criteria may be set so that the probability of shifting to the easy-to-enter state is higher when the movable accessory operation effect is executed than when the movable accessory operation effect is not executed. .. Further, when an effect pattern that enables execution of the movable accessory operation effect is selected, the execution mode of the movable accessory operation effect may be different depending on the number of balls entered into the first large winning opening 21. For example, the display color or the lighting color of the movable accessory 66 may be changed each time the number of balls entered into the first large winning opening 21 increases to increase the expectation. In addition, the movable accessory operation effect may be executed only when a predetermined number (for example, 3) or more of game balls enter the first large winning opening 21. On the other hand, in another modification, even if the ball entering the first large winning opening 21 is not detected during the first round, the drop effect of the movable accessory 66 is executed at a predetermined timing. May be good.

(4. Mode transition from easy entry state / 5. Hold strengthening challenge production)
Subsequently, the mode transition from the first advantageous mode and the first advantageous mode will be described in detail. First, the first symbol change effect (5. Hold strengthening challenge effect) of the first advantageous mode will be described, and then, the effect at the time of the second and subsequent symbol changes in the first advantageous mode and the transition from the first advantageous mode will be performed. The effect of the revival mode (4. Mode transition from the easy entry state) will be described.

FIG. 45 schematically shows the effect process of the initial symbol variation period of the first advantageous mode. When the ball is easily entered and the mode is shifted to the first advantageous mode, the hold change effect (hold strengthening challenge effect) is executed in the first symbol change. After the guidance display instructing right-handed first is given, the game explanation of the hold strengthening challenge production is given, the change object suggesting the expectation of the lottery value corresponding to the changing symbol, and the second hold. A hold object that suggests the expectation of the lottery value is displayed in the center of the screen. When a game ball enters the second starting port 12 after the display of "Reinforcement start!" Notifying the start of the hold strengthening challenge, the change suggestion object suggesting the hold change is cumulatively displayed each time the ball enters. .. After a predetermined hold strengthening period (for example, 7 seconds) has elapsed from the start of strengthening, a display indicating the end of the strengthening period is made, and the display mode of the variable object and the hold object changes according to the display type of the cumulatively displayed change suggestion object. To do. After the pending change effect is executed, a battle effect is executed to show the result of the change. In the first variation of the first advantageous mode, the hold change effect and the battle effect are always executed, and a specific type of variation pattern having a variation time corresponding to these effect times is fixedly selected. There are some variations in this specific type of fluctuation pattern, and the fluctuation pattern is selected according to the propriety of the fluctuation, the number of terminations of the first advantageous mode, and the like. The inter-sub command will be described later.

FIG. 46 shows a screen example of the first symbol change period in the first advantageous mode, and shows an example of an effect display up to the game description. First, as shown in FIG. 46 (a), a large "right-handed" guidance display is displayed in the center of the screen to notify the player that the left-handed state has been changed to the right-handed state in the first special game immediately before. To do. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 46 (b), the wording of "hold strengthening challenge" indicating the start of the special effect is displayed, and then the wording explaining the game method of the special effect is displayed as shown in FIG. 46 (c). To do. Specifically, in order to expand the ordinary electric accessory 90 provided in the second starting port 12, a guidance display for prompting the passage of the second operating port 32 (operating gate) is displayed. In the modified example, the guide display may be aimed at the second starting port 12 instead of the second operating port 32. When the game ball passes through the second operating port 32, the normal electric accessory 90 is opened for a long time with a high probability because it is in an easy-to-enter state, and most of the right-handed game balls enter the second starting port 12. Will be done.

FIG. 47 shows a screen example of the initial symbol change period of the first advantageous mode, and shows an example of an effect display of the hold strengthening period. First, as shown in FIG. 47 (a), the variable object 510 for suggesting the expected degree of the fluctuation, the number of holdings of the second lottery value, and the expected degree of each holding are shown in the lower center of the screen. A plurality (for example, 4) of pending objects 511 are displayed. The variable object 510 and the reserved object 511 may be displayed at a time other than the execution period of the hold strengthening effect, but are displayed in a larger size during the hold strengthening challenge than during the normal symbol change. The variable object 510 and the reserved object 511 may be displayed in a display mode different from that during the normal symbol variation. For example, the object image may be decorated or a decorative effect image may be placed around the object image. It may be placed or highlighted so that it is highlighted. In addition, "Start strengthening!" Is displayed at the upper center of the screen to notify the start of the hold strengthening period.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 47 (b), the change suggestion object 512 is displayed above the hold object 511. The change suggestion object 512 is displayed as a trigger for entering the second starting port 12, and the number of displayed change suggestion objects 512 increases cumulatively as the number of balls entering the second starting port 12 increases. It will be displayed. At the same time, if the number of hold objects displayed as the hold object 511 has not reached the upper limit, the second lottery value is held up to the predetermined upper limit number (4 pieces) for each ball entered into the second start port 12. .. In addition, the remaining time of the hold strengthening period is displayed in the upper right area of the screen. As shown in FIG. 47 (c), when the remaining time of the hold strengthening period is exhausted, the hold strengthening effect ends. In the hold strengthening effect, change suggestion objects 512 are displayed up to a predetermined upper limit number (for example, 10) according to the number of balls entering the second starting port 12. If there are more than 10 balls entered during the hold strengthening period, the maximum number of 10 change suggestion objects 512 is displayed. If there are less than 10 balls entered during the hold strengthening period, the same number of change suggestion objects 512 as the number of balls entered is displayed.

A plurality of display types of the change suggestion object 512 are prepared, and the suggested contents and the accuracy differ depending on the display type. In this embodiment, as the change suggestion object 512, the unexploded mark "x" that does not change on hold, the low expectation mark "?" "This", a high expectation mark "V" that suggests a pending change that will be a big hit with the transition to the second advantageous mode is prepared. In addition, a plurality of colors (for example, white, green, and red) are prepared as the low expectation mark “?”, Suggesting a pending change with high reliability or expectation in the order of white <green <red.

FIG. 48 shows a screen example of the first symbol change period of the first advantageous mode, and shows a display example of the hold change effect. In the hold change effect, the display mode of the hold object 511 or the change suggestion object 512 changes based on the display type of the change suggestion object 512. As shown in FIG. 48 (a), the change suggestion object 512 other than the unexploded mark moves toward the corresponding hold object 511 or change suggestion object 512, and absorbs the change suggestion object 512 to cause the hold object 511 or change suggestion. The display mode of the object 512 changes. For example, the first low expectation mark "?" Changes the first hold, the third medium expectation mark "this" changes the second hold, and the seventh high expectation mark "V" changes the second hold. 4 Change the hold. In addition, the unexploded mark "x" irrelevant to the pending change is deleted. The correspondence between the display order (display position) of the change suggestion object 512 and the hold object 511 or the change suggestion object 512 is determined based on a predetermined effect selection criterion. In the illustrated example, the variable object 510 is not changed, but a pending change effect accompanied by a change of the variable object 510 is also executed depending on the selected effect selection criteria and the contents of the lottery value related to the variation. Details will be described later.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 48B, the cut-in effect of the main character is displayed, and the hold strengthening effect ends. After that, as shown in FIG. 48 (c), the display size of the reserved object 511 becomes a small size (normal size) and is arranged at the normal display position on the right side of the variable object 510. In the first advantageous mode, the hold object corresponding to the first lottery value is hidden regardless of whether or not the first lottery value is held. After that, a battle effect is started to suggest the result of the change. If you win in the battle production, the transition to the second advantageous mode is confirmed, and if you draw in the battle production, the continuation of the first advantageous mode or the transition to the resurrection mode is confirmed. In the unlikely event that the second lottery value is not held and the next symbol change shifts to the normal ball entry state, the player loses the battle effect and shifts to the first normal mode.

At the end of the first variation of the first advantageous mode, a plurality of panels (object images) showing candidates for the game state to be transferred next are displayed, and when one of them is selected, an effect of notifying the transition destination is displayed. Will be executed. Candidate panel types include "end" to indicate that the first normal mode will be entered, "addition" to indicate that the first advantageous mode will continue, and a big hit to shift to the second advantageous mode. There are four types, "Victory", which indicates "Victory", and "Demotion", which indicates that the mode will be revived. It should be noted that the effect display device 60 does not display all four types of panels, but only three types of panels are displayed, and one of the three types is selected. Specifically, while the two types of "addition" and "win" are always display candidates, only one of "end" and "demotion" is displayed. When the first advantageous mode ends only once, it shifts to either the first normal mode or the resurrection mode depending on whether or not the second lottery value is held. This is because only one of "demotion" needs to be displayed.

The panel for showing the above-mentioned transition destination may be displayed at the end of the battle effect, or may be displayed small in a predetermined area of the effect display device 60 from the start of the battle effect. Further, even during the execution of the hold strengthening challenge effect, the three types of panels may be displayed in a small size in a predetermined area of the screen, or the panels may be displayed from the start of the first advantageous mode. If the panel is displayed from the start of the first advantageous mode and the second lottery value is not held at the start of the first advantageous mode, three cards of "end", "addition", and "win" are displayed. Panel may be displayed. After that, when the second lottery value is held by entering the second starting port 12, the "end" panel may be changed to the "demotion" panel as a result of the holding occurrence. The timing of the change in the panel contents is not limited to the time when the hold occurs, and may be the end of the hold strengthening challenge, the start of the battle effect, or the execution of the battle effect. Exceptionally, the second lottery value is not held but is changed to the "demotion" panel, or the second lottery value is held but the "finished" panel is left. By doing so, it may be suggested that the fluctuation becomes a big hit. In addition, an effect display suggesting which panel is likely to be selected before the panel selection is finally finalized may be displayed. For example, the degree of expectation of which destination will be the migration destination by highlighting that only one of the three panels that are displayed small is displayed larger than the other two or is displayed blinking. May be suggested.

When the mode is changed to the revival mode after the end of the first symbol change in the first advantageous mode, that is, when the end of the easy entry state is once, the second lottery value is set after the end of the battle effect which is a draw. The number of stays in the resurrection mode is notified according to the number of holds. The notification of the number of stays in the resurrection mode is made in a mode with low expectation, and for example, the remaining number of fluctuations is displayed in silver letters on a blue background. When the first advantageous mode is continued after the end of the first symbol change, that is, when the end of the easy entry state is 5, 9, or 100 times, at the end of the battle production that is a draw. The remaining number of fluctuations (4 times, 8 times, or 99 times) in the easy-to-enter state is notified. The notification of the number of stays in the first advantageous mode is performed in a manner with a higher degree of expectation than in the resurrection mode. Will be done. The combination of the golden background and the rainbow characters may be displayed only when the hold includes a jackpot that accompanies the transition to the second advantageous mode, or the number of times the end of the second advantageous mode ends. May be displayed only when a jackpot of 80 times or more or 100 times is included. That is, the display mode of the effect of notifying the remaining number of fluctuations in the first advantageous mode may be different depending on the pre-determination result of the hold.

FIG. 49 is a diagram schematically showing a pattern table used for determining the display order of the change suggestion object 512. In this embodiment, 12 types of display order patterns A to L are prepared, and the display mode of the change suggestion object 512 is determined according to the selected display order pattern. For example, patterns A to D specify a case where the hold order is in order, patterns E to H specify a case where the hold order is random and the hold is the last, and patterns I to L specify a case where the hold order is random. In addition, the case where the hold is not the last is stipulated. These display order patterns are stored in advance in the pattern storage means 302. In this embodiment, the pattern is defined so that the probability that the 9th and 10th marks are unexploded marks "x" is low, and the pattern is defined so that the display probability of the unexploded marks "x" is the lowest at the 10th position. ing. As a result, the reliability or accuracy of the hold strengthening effect is increased when a large number of game balls are inserted into the second starting port 12 and the change suggestion objects 512 are displayed up to the upper limit. If the change suggestion object is not displayed up to the maximum number, even if the lottery value with high expectation is suspended and the change suggestion object with high expectation is scheduled to be displayed in the second half, the change suggestion object is hidden. This is because the pending change corresponding to the highly expected lottery value is not executed.

The effect determining means 303 determines the content of the hold change effect of the object corresponding to each hold based on the determination result of the first lottery value related to the change and the preliminary determination result of the second lottery value to be held. The effect determining means 303 determines the display type of the change suggestion object corresponding to each pending change effect, and determines the display order thereof according to the selected display order pattern. The effect control means 304 displays the change suggestion object 512 in a determined order and mode each time a ball is entered into the second starting port 12 according to the determination of the effect determination means 303. The effect control means 304 displays the hold change effect only for the hold corresponding to the change suggestion object 512 actually displayed according to the number of balls entered into the second start port 12, while the effect control means 304 enters the second start port 12. The hold change effect for the hold corresponding to the change suggestion object 512 that was not displayed due to the small number of balls is not displayed.

The effect determining means 303 determines the display mode of the change suggestion object corresponding to each hold while taking into consideration the game state when each hold is digested. For example, when the pre-judgment result of the hold (first hold) corresponding to the next change is a big hit, if the next change is in a state where it is easy to enter the ball, the result is that the mode is shifted to the second advantageous mode, while the next change is If it is in the normal ball entry state, the result is that the mode is shifted to the first advantageous mode. That is, the pre-reading result differs depending on whether the end of the easy-to-enter ball state is once or five times or more depending on the type of jackpot before the start of the fluctuation. Similarly, for the second and subsequent holds, the game state at the time of digestion may differ depending on the previous pre-judgment results, so in order to obtain appropriate pre-reading results for all holds, the pre-judgment results are followed in the order of hold. It is necessary to grasp the transition of the game state. This is due to the fact that the number of times (for example, once) less than the upper limit of the number of holdings (4) can be set as the end of the easy-to-enter state. Therefore, in this embodiment, the game state when each hold is digested is pre-read in order based on the pre-determination result of the previous hold, and the transition of the game state is pre-read to execute a highly reliable hold change effect. Is possible. For example, the effect determining means 303 defines in advance a table for associating the combination of the game state of the fluctuation and the lottery value of each hold with the pre-determination result of each hold, and by referring to the table, the hold change of each hold The aspect may be determined.

In the example of the hold change mode shown in FIGS. 47 and 48, the change does not change, the first hold changes to "?", The second hold changes to "this", the third hold does not change, and the third hold does not change. 4 An example in which the hold changes to "V" is described. This means, for example, the following situation. First, the end of the first advantageous mode related to the fluctuation is once, and the first hold is exhausted by the initial fluctuation of the high / low state revival mode that is transferred after the end of the fluctuation, and the subsequent revival mode is continued. The second fluctuation digests the second hold and becomes a big hit, and the mode shifts to the first advantageous mode in which the end of the easy-to-enter state is 5 times or more. Furthermore, the first fluctuation of the first advantageous mode digests the third hold and becomes a big hit, and then the second fluctuation of the first advantageous mode digests the fourth hold and becomes a big hit, and then shifts to the second advantageous mode. Will be done. In this way, in this embodiment, by pre-reading the transition process of the game state according to the pre-reading result of each hold, the hold object of the lottery value corresponding to the big hit is changed to the medium expectation mark "win". It is decided whether to change to the high expectation mark "V".

In the case of an example of the pending change mode shown in FIGS. 47 and 48, the following situations may be used. First, the end of the first advantageous mode related to the fluctuation is 5 times or more, and then the second fluctuation of the first advantageous mode digests the first hold and is removed, and the third fluctuation of the first advantageous mode The second hold is exhausted at, and it becomes a big hit and shifts to the second advantageous mode. Then, the first change in the second advantageous mode digests the third hold and the third hold is removed, and the second change in the second advantageous mode subsequently digests the fourth hold and becomes a big hit. In addition, the following situations may be possible. First, the end of the first advantageous mode related to the fluctuation is once, and the first hold is exhausted by the first fluctuation of the resurrection mode that is transferred after the end of the fluctuation, and the first hold is exhausted, followed by the second resurrection mode. Due to the fluctuation, the second hold is digested and it becomes a big hit, and it shifts to the first advantageous mode in which the end of the easy entry state is once. Subsequently, the first change in the first advantageous mode digests the third hold and is demoted to the resurrection mode, and the first change in the resurrection mode digests the fourth hold and shifts to the second advantageous mode. It will be a direct hit jackpot.

When the first lottery value related to the change becomes a big hit, the effect determining means 303 determines the display type and the display order of the change suggestion object 512 without referring to the preliminary determination result of the second lottery value to be held. You may. In this case, the change suggestion object 512 may be displayed according to a pattern different from the display order pattern shown in FIG. 49. For example, when the fluctuation becomes a big hit, by setting all the change suggestion objects 512 to the same display type, a display mode that does not resemble the display mode according to the display order pattern of FIG. 49 may be realized. More specifically, by setting all the change suggestion objects 512 as unexploded marks "x" or all high expectation marks "V", there is an unexpectedness different from the case where multiple types of objects are included. It may be a hold strengthening effect. In addition, when the change becomes a big hit, it is decided by lottery whether or not to perform the hold strengthening effect according to the display order pattern, and the change suggestion object 512 is set only when it is decided not to refer to the display order pattern. You may execute the hold strengthening effect that all have the same display type. In these cases, the transition to the second advantageous state is determined when the display type of the change suggestion object 512 is the same until the end (10th). On the other hand, even if the display type of the change suggestion object 512 is the unexploded mark "x" up to the 9th, if the change is not a big hit, the low expectation mark "?" Is displayed as the 10th change suggestion object 512. A type other than the unexploded mark may be forcibly displayed. In the modified example, the change suggestion object is not when the fluctuation becomes a big hit, but when the preliminary judgment result of any of the reserved lottery values becomes a big hit or when the big hit accompanies the transition to the second advantageous state. A hold strengthening effect in which all 512 display types are the same may be displayed.

Returning to FIG. 45, inter-sub commands will be described. The inter-sub command is command data transmitted from the sub CPU 310 (sub-main) of the sub-board 300 shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 to the display CPU 320 (sub-sub) of the effect display control device 313. The sub CPU 310 transmits command data for display control to the display CPU 320 according to the determined content of the effect determining means 303. When the display CPU 320 normally receives the command data, the display CPU 320 controls the operation of the display control circuit 326 according to the received command data, and causes the effect display device 60 to display the effect content determined by the effect determination means 303.

In this embodiment, the command data transmitted from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320 is composed of a combination of command type data so-called MODE data and command content data so-called EVENT data. The sub CPU 310 can send one command by transmitting the command type data and the command content data in association with each other to the display CPU. The command type data is a 12-bit bit string indicating the command type, and a unique type code is assigned to each command type in advance at the development stage. The command content data is a 12-bit bit string indicating the content of the command. The sub CPU 310 continuously transmits command type data and command content data, and the display CPU that continuously receives these data recognizes the previously received data as command type data, and the data received immediately after that is the command content. Recognize as data. However, the most significant bit of the command type data and the command content data may be set as an identification bit indicating whether the command type data or the command content data is used. In that case, for example, when the most significant bit is 1, it may indicate that it is command type data, and when the most significant bit is 0, it may indicate that it is command content data. A bit string may be configured with a number of bits other than 12 bits as the command type data and the command content data.

FIG. 45 illustrates typical inter-sub commands used for the initial variation of the first advantageous mode. At the start of the change of the special symbol, the change start command for starting the change of the decorative symbol 61, the hold display designation for specifying the display mode of the change object 510 and the hold object 511, and the display mode for the separate display of the game ball are specified. The separate display is specified. The hold display designation is also transmitted at the start of the hold strengthening effect and the hold change effect. Although not shown, the hold display designation is also transmitted when a new hold occurs. The command data for designating the hold display includes, for example, MODE data that specifies the hold type such as the hold position, and EVENT data that specifies the display type of the object image. In this embodiment, the command for specifying the content related to the fluctuation and the command for specifying the content related to the reserved lottery value are separately prepared as commands having different types. In the modified example, the command type for the change and the command type for holding may be common, and the command data may be specified so that the data related to the holding type is included in the EVENT data. During the hold strengthening effect, an object display command for displaying the change suggestion object 512 is issued. The command data of the object display command includes MODE data that commands the display of the change suggestion object and EVENT data that commands the display position and display type of the change suggestion object, and detects the entry of a ball into the second starting port 12. Is sent as an opportunity. Before the change of the special symbol is stopped, the final stop symbol for designating the symbol type of the final stop symbol of the decorative symbol 61 is specified, and when the change of the special symbol is stopped, the change stop command of the decorative symbol 61 is issued.

FIG. 50 schematically shows the types of hold display designations that can be used in each game state. As shown in the figure, in the normal mode in which the first game is executed, the variable object related to the first lottery and the reserved object related to the first lottery can be displayed, while the second lottery can be displayed. The variable object and the pending object related to the second lottery cannot be displayed.
This is because the ball is in a low ball entry state during the first game, and a second lottery by entering the ball into the second starting port 12 is not assumed. On the other hand, in the second game, in principle, the variable object related to the second lottery and the reserved object related to the second lottery can be displayed, while the variable object related to the first lottery and the first lottery are displayed. The pending object related to is not displayable. During the second game, there may be a first lottery value that is held before the transition to the easy-to-enter state or during the easy-to-enter state, but the first lottery value is intentionally given to give priority to the second game. The display of pending objects related to the lottery is prohibited. If it is pre-read that there is a hold of the first lottery value that will be a big hit during the second game, and a game operation is performed to stop the second game in order to digest the hold, the second lottery is performed. This is because there is a risk that the game design on the premise that the values are continuously preferentially digested will be innocent.

On the other hand, in the first advantageous mode, it is possible to hold and display the first lottery value related to the change (that is, display of the change object) at the time of the first change, that is, in the hold strengthening challenge effect. Since the first advantageous mode is an effect mode selected when shifting from the normal ball entry state to the easy ball entry state, the first lottery value held in the normal ball entry state is digested and the initial fluctuation is changed. This is because it is often done. Further, in the present embodiment, since the execution of the hold change effect using the change object in the initial change is characterized, the change is related to the change even though the second game is in progress for displaying the change object. Information on the lottery value of 1 is required for the production display. Therefore, in this embodiment, as a hold display designation command that is used only in the first advantageous mode, a dedicated command for transmitting the first lottery value information related to the fluctuation is prepared. This dedicated command can be used only in the first advantageous mode, and cannot be used (prohibited) in the second advantageous mode or the resurrection mode. By prohibiting the use of the dedicated command in the second advantageous mode and the resurrection mode, it is possible to prevent the hold display based on the first lottery value information from being erroneously displayed. Further, this dedicated command may be used only at the time of the first fluctuation of the first advantageous mode, and may be prohibited during the second and subsequent fluctuations of the first advantageous mode.

Next, the effect when the symbol changes from the second time onward in the first advantageous mode will be described. In the first advantageous mode, it suggests the degree of expectation that a big hit will be obtained depending on the progress of the battle production even when the symbol changes from the second time onward. In the case of a deviation fluctuation, a production display that does not cause a battle or a draw is displayed, and in the case of a big hit fluctuation, a production that wins the battle is displayed. In addition, the number of remaining stays in the first advantageous mode is displayed in the predetermined area of the effect display device 60, and is subtracted and displayed each time the symbol changes, and the number of remaining stays is expected to be displayed according to the preliminary determination result of the hold. Perform a look-ahead effect that changes to a higher aspect of. In addition, in the symbol fluctuation that reaches the end of the first advantageous mode, a right-handed command is made to hold the second lottery value up to the upper limit, and either the revival mode or the second advantageous mode is set according to the progress of the battle production. It is confirmed whether it will be migrated. In order to enable such an effect display, a fluctuation pattern having a specific fluctuation time can be fixedly selected even in the final fluctuation of the first advantageous mode.

Next, the production of the revival mode will be described. In the revival mode, the same battle effect as in the first advantageous mode is executed, suggesting the degree of expectation that will be a big hit depending on the progress of the battle effect. However, in the resurrection mode, since the transition to the second advantageous mode is not confirmed even in the case of a big hit, an effect in which the battle result is a draw can be displayed even in the case of a big hit. In other words, the battle is won only when the jackpot is accompanied by the transition to the second advantageous mode (for example, the symbol type "24" selected with an 8% probability), and the player is re-shifted to the first advantageous mode. If it becomes a big hit, the battle will be a draw. This is because the battle is won only when the mode is changed to the second advantageous mode through the first advantageous mode and the resurrection mode.

In the revival mode, the number of remaining stays is displayed as in the first advantageous mode, and is subtracted and displayed each time the symbol changes. In the resurrection mode, the expectation of shifting to the second advantageous mode is lower than that of the first advantageous mode, and there is a possibility of shifting to the normal mode, which suggests that the disadvantageous situation is approaching. The number of remaining stays is displayed in a manner with a sense of urgency. The display mode of the remaining number of stays in the resurrection mode may be changed so that the degree of urgency increases as the remaining number decreases. For example, the display of the remaining number blinks and the blinking cycle decreases as the remaining number decreases. May be made faster. If the final fluctuation of the resurrection mode is lost, a production display suggesting the transition to the normal mode will be made after losing the battle. In the final fluctuation of the revival mode, a fixed fluctuation pattern is not selected, and one of a plurality of fluctuation patterns having different fluctuation times is selected by lottery. Therefore, in the final variation in the resurrection mode, different effect times and effect display processes can be selected according to the selected variation pattern. In addition, if the final fluctuation of the resurrection mode is deviated, the production time differs depending on the selected fluctuation pattern, but the effect content means that the resurrection mode ends and the mode shifts to the normal mode. Common.

In the case of a big hit of the type that shifts to the first advantageous mode in the resurrection mode, the second special game with a high expectation of winning a prize ball is executed, and 6 seconds is set as the end demo time. Using the end demo time, for example, the possibility of shifting to the second advantageous mode, the possibility of executing the above-mentioned hold strengthening challenge effect again, and the possibility of entering the first advantageous mode without executing the first hold strengthening challenge. The possibility of migration is shown. After that, the transition destination is notified, the second special game ends, and the transition to the first advantageous mode is performed again. If the notified transition destination does not become the hold strengthening challenge effect, the hold strengthening challenge effect may not be executed at the time of the first change of the first advantageous mode.

The revival mode shifts when the ball enters the second starting port 12, which is difficult to enter in the normal ball entry state (normal mode), in addition to the case where the ball reaches the end of the first advantageous mode and shifts. May be done. If the second lottery value is held during the symbol change in the normal mode, it is consumed with priority over the first lottery value. Therefore, the revival mode is set at the end of the symbol change in which the second lottery value is held. The transition effect to is executed, and the revival mode of the number of times corresponding to the number of holdings of the second lottery value is executed.

(6. Special notification production in consecutive villa mode)
In the second advantageous (renso) mode, the apparent remaining number of fluctuations is notified according to the setting of the effect type, and the remaining number of fluctuations is counted down according to the number of symbol changes. When the predetermined notice production start condition is satisfied as the consecutive villa mode progresses, a predetermined production image (bomb) with a number appears, and it is continuously displayed over multiple symbol fluctuation periods and is newly displayed. A notice effect is displayed in which the number attached to the effect image is counted down for each change in the design. When the count-down effect image changes (explodes) to a specific mode, a notification effect for notifying the addition of the apparent remaining number of fluctuations or a notification effect for notifying that the fluctuation becomes a big hit is executed. With such a special notification effect, the player's expectation in the consecutive villa mode is further increased.

FIG. 51 schematically shows a screen example of the advance notice effect in the second advantageous mode. FIG. 51A shows an example of a screen before the advance notice effect is started. At the upper left of the screen, a small guidance display indicating that you should hit right is displayed, and at the upper right of the screen, the apparent remaining number of fluctuations in the consecutive villa mode is displayed. The reliability of the apparent remaining number of fluctuations differs depending on the production type. For example, the complete notification type production type A has a high reliability, and the balance notification type production type B has a medium reliability and is not. The reliability of the notification type production type C is low. In the effect type A, the number of times equal to the actual number of endings is often displayed as the remaining number of fluctuations, and the number of times less than the actual number of endings is rarely displayed. On the other hand, in the production type C, the actual number of times of the final stage is displayed as it is, and the number of remaining fluctuations is significantly smaller than the actual number of times of the final stage (for example, 70 times) (for example, 20 times or 30 times). Can be displayed.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 51 (b), when the ball enters the second starting port 12 and a new hold occurs, the effect object 520 imitating a bomb is displayed when the hold occurs. The effect object 520 may be displayed as a trigger of pending digestion, that is, the start of fluctuation. A number "10" is attached to the effect object 520, and when the next symbol change is started, it is subtracted to "9" as shown in FIG. 51 (c), and the next symbol change is started. Is subtracted to "8" as shown in FIG. 51 (d). In this way, the number attached to the effect object 520 is counted down for each new symbol change, suggesting that something will happen after 10 symbol changes. Further, the apparent remaining number of fluctuations is also subtracted for each new symbol change, and when the remaining 48 times are displayed in FIG. 51 (b), the remaining 47 times are displayed in FIG. 51 (c), and FIG. 51 In (d), there are 46 remaining times.

FIG. 52 schematically shows a screen example of the special notification effect in the second advantageous mode. FIG. 52 (a) shows an example of a screen when the tenth symbol variation is started after the advance notice effect is started, and the number of the remaining variation apparently becomes 38 times and the number of the effect object 520 is “0”. "It has become. When the number of the effect object 520 becomes "0", the effect object 521 indicating that the bomb has exploded is displayed as shown in FIG. 52 (b), and then the remaining number of fluctuations is displayed as shown in FIG. 52 (c). An effect object 522 suggesting an addition (+10 times) is displayed. After that, as shown in FIG. 52 (d), the addition of the remaining number of fluctuations is notified, and the number of additions is added to the number of remaining fluctuations displayed on the upper right of the screen. In the case of the illustrated example, 10 times are added to the remaining 38 times, and the remaining 48 times are displayed. In this embodiment, a total of five types of additional effects are prepared: +10 times, +20 times, +30 times, +40 times, and +50 times, and the number of times displayed after the addition does not exceed the actual number of remaining fluctuations. Is determined.

FIG. 53 schematically shows another screen example of the special notification effect in the second advantageous mode. FIG. 53A shows an example of a screen when the fifth symbol change is started after the advance notice effect is started, and the number of the effect object 520 is "5" while the apparent remaining number of changes is 43 times. "It has become. In the example shown in this figure, the number of the effect object 520 is not "0" but is still "5", but as shown in FIG. 53 (b), the effect object 521 indicating that the bomb has exploded Is displayed. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 53 (c), the effect object 523 of "V" suggesting that the jackpot will be a big hit is displayed, and as shown in FIG. 53 (d), the decorative symbol is displayed in "777" indicating the jackpot mode. Is displayed as a stop, and it is notified that a big hit will occur. In this way, when the effect object 520 changes to a specific mode during the countdown, the jackpot notification is performed instead of the additional notification.

In the second advantageous mode, the effect determining means 303 executes the effect lottery when the second lottery value is held by entering the second starting port 12, and notifies the presence or absence of the advance notice effect and the jackpot. Whether or not to execute, and the number of additions at the time of addition notification are determined. FIG. 54 is a diagram schematically showing a notice effect pattern table referred to when the effect lottery is executed. Pattern A defines a pattern without a notice effect, patterns B1 to B5 define a pattern with a notice effect and a big hit notification is not possible, and patterns C1 to C5 define a pattern with a notice effect and a big hit notification possible. Has been done. In patterns B1 to B5 and patterns C1 to C5, any of 10 to 50 times is defined as the number of additional notifications. The effect determining means 303 selects one of the patterns specified in this figure by the effect lottery, and determines the presence / absence of the advance notice effect, whether or not the jackpot notification can be executed, and the number of additions at the time of the addition notification.

The effect determining means 303 does not start the advance effect to make the bomb appear when it is determined that there is no advance effect, or when the determined number of additions is larger than the difference between the actual number of remaining fluctuations and the apparent number of remaining fluctuations. And. On the other hand, if it is decided that there is a notice effect and the determined number of additions is less than or equal to the difference in the remaining number of times, the notice effect for introducing the bomb is started. When the second lottery value, which is a big hit, is withheld, it may be decided to start the advance notice effect when the hold occurs. That is, if the jackpot notification can be executed after the start of the advance notice effect, the start of the advance notice effect may be decided without selecting the pattern of FIG. 54. When the effect determination means 303 starts the advance notice effect, the effect determination means 303 does not execute a new effect lottery until the advance notice effect and the subsequent notification effect are completed. This is to prevent the numbers counted down in the running advance notice effect from being overwritten by a new effect lottery and becoming inconsistent.

If the second lottery value, which is a big hit when the big hit notification is enabled, is held, the effect determining means 303 explodes a bomb at the start of the fluctuation in which the hold is exhausted and executes the big hit notification effect. To do. That is, when the jackpot fluctuation is executed in the middle of the countdown, the schedule of the additional notification is changed and replaced with the jackpot notification. On the other hand, if the big hit notification cannot be executed, or if the second lottery value that is a big hit is not held even if the big hit notification can be executed, the symbol changes a predetermined number of times (10th time). At the timing when is started, a bomb is detonated and a notification effect is executed to notify the addition. In the modified example, the additional notification effect may be executed even when the symbol variation is not executed a predetermined number of times from the start of the advance notice effect. That is, the additional notification effect may be executed in the middle of the countdown. In this case, a lottery for whether or not to explode the bomb may be executed at the start of the symbol change, and when it is decided to explode the bomb, an additional notification effect may be executed at an earlier timing than planned. If a big hit occurs in the middle of the advance notice effect and the second special game is executed, the advance notice effect is canceled.

In this embodiment, in addition to the above-mentioned countdown warning effect and notification effect, the saved game status is read (loaded) after notifying that the advantageous game status at a certain point in time has been saved (saved). It is equipped with a save / load effect that notifies that the saved advantageous game situation has been reproduced by notifying the fact. The advantageous game situation to be saved is when the decorative symbol stops in the jackpot mode "777" or when the apparent remaining number of fluctuations is added and "+10 times earned!" Is displayed. is there. In addition, the time when the remaining number of fluctuations reaches a turning point such as 10 or 20 may be saved. By saving these game situations in advance and then loading them, the decorative symbol will be stopped again at "777", or the remaining number of fluctuations will be added. Further, by loading the screen display in which the remaining number of fluctuations becomes 10 or 20 when the number of remaining fluctuations reaches 0 or 10, the remaining number of fluctuations is rewound to 10 or 20 times, which is substantially the same. The remaining number of fluctuations will be added. In addition, it is announced that an advantageous notification will be made by displaying that the saved game status is being read over a plurality of symbol fluctuation periods and displaying that the loading is completed after the predetermined number of fluctuations. Additional notification and jackpot notification are also made by such a notice effect and a notification effect.

FIG. 55 schematically shows another screen example of the special notification effect in the second advantageous mode, and shows a screen example when a big hit notification is performed by the save / load effect. FIG. 55A shows a game situation in which the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed at “777” indicating the jackpot mode. The effect object 525 of "save completed!" Is displayed in the predetermined area of the effect display device 60, and it is notified that the game situation that has become a big hit has been saved. After that, when the second special game is executed along with the big hit and the mode is shifted to the second advantageous mode again, as shown in FIG. 55 (b), the production of "load start!" Is triggered by the holding of the second lottery value. Object 526 is displayed, foretelling that the saved advantageous gaming situation will be reproduced. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 55 (c), the effect object 527 of "loading ..." is continuously displayed over a plurality of symbol fluctuation periods, and then "loading is completed!" As shown in FIG. 55 (d). In the variation in which the effect object 528 of "" is displayed, the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed at "777", and the saved advantageous situation is reproduced. When executing the additional notification, "Save completed!" Is displayed when the additional notification is performed as shown in FIG. 52 (d), and after the load effect is displayed over a plurality of symbol fluctuation periods. , The load completion is displayed in the fluctuation that the additional notification is made.

In the special notification effect in the second advantageous mode, the display tendency of the notification effect may differ depending on the setting of the effect type. In the case of the complete notification type effect type A, since the reliability of the apparent remaining number of fluctuations notified at the start of the second advantageous mode is high, it is difficult to execute the additional effect, and even if the additional effect is executed, the number of additional effects is performed. Tends to be low. As a result, when the advance notice production is started, the expectation that the big hit notification is made is high, and the expected value of the number of times of addition is low. On the other hand, in the case of the non-notification type effect type C, the number of times (for example, 30 times) less than any of the selectable times as the final number of times in the second advantageous mode is displayed at the time of the first fluctuation, so that the additional effect is executed. It is likely to be done. In addition, the additional effect may be executed a plurality of times before the next big hit occurs, or a large number of times such as 30 times or 40 times may be added at one time. As a result, in most cases when the advance notice effect is started, the additional notification is performed, and the expected value of the number of additional times is increased, but the probability that the big hit notification is performed is low. Further, in the case of the balanced effect type B, when the advance notice effect is started, both the additional notification and the jackpot notification tend to be displayed in a well-balanced manner. In this way, the display tendency of the notification effect, specifically, the expected degree of the jackpot notification, the expectation degree of the additional notification, and the expected value of the number of times of the addition are different depending on the set effect type. ..

When the number of milestones (50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 times) that can be the end of the second advantageous mode fluctuates, an effect that raises the expectation that the second advantageous mode will continue is executed by the above-mentioned additional effect. Therefore, a specific type of fluctuation pattern is fixedly selected. This specific type of fluctuation pattern is different from the fluctuation pattern that can be selected at the time of deviation fluctuation other than the number of milestones, and a relatively long fluctuation time is set in order to execute the additional effect. In the balanced effect type B and the non-notification type effect type C, there is a high probability that the additional notification is executed. Therefore, the additional notification effect is executed by using the fluctuation time defined for this specific type of fluctuation pattern. On the other hand, in the case of the complete notification type production type A, the probability that the additional notification is executed is low, and if the remaining number of times of 70 times or more is notified at the start of the second advantageous mode, the 50th or 60th time is notified. There is no need to execute an additional notification effect when the deviation fluctuates. However, since the effect type can be changed at any time, it is not preferable that a variable pattern having a fixed number of milestones is selected or not selected according to the set effect type. Therefore, when a specific type of variation pattern is selected in the case of the effect type A, instead of executing the additional notification effect, the effect process with a relatively long effect time may be displayed. Specifically, the reach effect and the advance notice effect displayed when the reach fluctuates, the battle effect displayed during the special game, and the like may be displayed. In addition, due to the specifications of the gaming machine, it is possible to display a wording that explains that the effect display has a long fluctuation time.

(7. Separate guidance display)
In this embodiment, a dedicated inter-sub command is prepared for a separate sub-sub-command display for instructing the player to perform a game operation such as "left-handed" or "right-handed", and a dedicated command is provided from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320. Is sent, the guidance display corresponding to the command content is immediately reflected. In addition to the guidance display that displays a small "left-handed" or "right-handed" in the upper left of the screen, it is also dramatic, such as "Aim at the upper left TARGET attacker !!" or "Aim at the operating gate and strengthen the hold!" The guidance display is also displayed on the screen by transmitting a dedicated command, and a display pattern for the guidance display is determined separately from the display pattern for the variable effect and the special game effect. In this embodiment, the effect display process and the guide display process are separated, and the guide display is displayed with priority over the other effect displays, so that the guide regarding the game operation directly linked to the profit of the player can be provided. It is displayed at an appropriate timing and in a display mode.

FIG. 56 schematically shows a display pattern for the striking guidance display, and shows a guidance display pattern used in a normal game (design variation game). The display patterns 1 and 2 are used to guide "left-handed" in the normal ball entry state (first normal mode, second normal mode, pseudo second normal mode, resurrection mode). The display patterns 3 to 6 are used to guide "right-handed" in the easy-to-enter state (first advantageous mode, second advantageous mode). The display pattern 7 is used to guide the switching from right-handed to left-handed immediately before the transition of the effect mode. The display patterns 8 and 9 are used when an error occurs or when a specific effect is started, and are used to switch the already displayed guidance to non-display.

The command for designating the display pattern 1 is mainly transmitted at the start of the symbol variation when the normal ball entry state is continued, and as shown in FIG. 40, a small "left-handed" is continuously displayed on the upper left of the screen. The command for designating the display pattern 2 is transmitted when the ball is detected by the second operating port 32 or the like provided on the right side of the game area 81, in order to notify (warn) the player that a left-handed hit should be made. Display the guidance in the emphasized mode. The display pattern 2 defines a process of displaying a large "left-handed" in the center of the screen and then displaying a small "left-handed" in the upper left of the screen after a lapse of a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds later). Since the display pattern 2 defines a display process for automatically switching the display mode, the guidance display can be displayed in two display modes (large size and small size) by sending a command once when the ball is detected. can do. It should be noted that the "left-handed" that is displayed small by the command of the display pattern 1 and the "left-handed" that is displayed small by the command of the display pattern 2 after a lapse of a predetermined time are the same, and the same display image is common. Is used.

The command for designating the display pattern 3 is mainly transmitted at the start of the symbol variation when the easy entry state is continued, and as shown in FIG. 51, a small "right-handed" is continuously displayed in the upper left of the screen. The command for designating the display pattern 4 is transmitted at the start of the fluctuation when the hold strengthening challenge is executed for the first time in the first advantageous mode, and displays the right-handed guidance of the display process as shown in FIGS. 46 to 47. First, a large "right-handed" is displayed in the center of the screen as shown in FIG. 46 (a), and then a small "right-handed" is displayed in the upper left of the screen as shown in FIG. 46 (b) (5 seconds). Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 46 (c), "Aim at the operating gate and strengthen the hold!" Is additionally displayed (for 5 seconds). After that, as shown in FIG. 47, a small "right-handed" display is continuously displayed at the upper left of the screen. In this way, the display pattern 4 defines a guidance display process corresponding to the production process of the hold strengthening challenge effect. In addition, as shown in FIG. 47 (c), a display process of designating a specific launch target region (second operating port 32) in a display mode that emphasizes it in a dramatic manner is included.

The command for designating the display patterns 5 and 6 is transmitted when the ball is detected in the first operating opening 31, the general winning opening 33, and the first starting opening 11 provided on the left side of the game area 81, and the player strikes right. The guidance is displayed in an emphasized manner in order to notify (warn) the player of what should be done. The display pattern 5 is mainly used in the first advantageous mode, and a process of displaying a large "right-handed" in the center of the screen and then displaying a small "right-handed" in the upper left of the screen is defined. The display pattern 6 is mainly used in the second advantageous mode, and a process of displaying "Aim at the operating gate!" In the center of the screen and then displaying a small "right-handed" in the upper left of the screen is defined. When displaying the wording aimed at the second operating port 32, an object image imitating the second operating port 32 may also be displayed so that the launch target area can be more easily understood.

The command to specify the display pattern 7 is sent when the fluctuation of the symbol fluctuation that reaches the end of the easy-to-enter state is stopped, and after displaying a large "left-handed" in the center of the screen, a small "left-handed" is displayed in the upper left of the screen. .. By preparing the display pattern 7 separately from the display pattern 1 described above, even if the next fluctuation is not started because the first lottery value is not held, the game state is shifted to the left-handed game state. It is possible to reliably notify the player of this. The command for designating the display pattern 8 is transmitted when an irregular event occurs, and the guidance display displayed before the command is transmitted is immediately hidden. The command for designating the display pattern 9 is transmitted when a specific effect is started, and for example, the effect content is such that a small guidance display on the upper left of the screen is superimposed on the effect display over the entire screen. Sent at the start of display. The display pattern 9 defines a display process in which the transparency of the guidance display displayed before the command is transmitted is gradually increased to finally hide the guidance display, and the existing guidance display is faded out to be hidden. be able to.

FIG. 57 schematically shows a display pattern for hitting guidance display, and shows a guidance display pattern used in a special game. Pattern numbers 10 to 16 are used to guide "left-handed" in the first special game in which the first special winning opening 21 provided in the upper left of the game area 81 is opened. Pattern numbers 17 to 22 are used to guide "right-handed" in the second special game in which the second special winning opening 22 provided at the lower right of the game area 81 is opened.

The command for designating the display pattern 10 is transmitted at the start of the first round when the high-expectation pseudo SP effect capable of executing the movable accessory operation effect shown in FIG. 41 is executed, and is transmitted in FIG. 41 (b). The guidance of "Aim at the upper left TARGET attacker !!" is displayed in a large size in the manner shown in. Subsequently, when a ball entering the first large winning opening 21 is detected, a command for designating the display pattern 13 is transmitted, and a guidance of "Aim for TARGET attacker !!" is displayed on the screen in the manner shown in FIG. 41 (c). It is displayed small at the top. In this way, in the first special game in which the pseudo SP effect is executed, the display timing of the guidance display is controlled by two commands, and the display mode is switched at the timing when the ball enters the first large winning opening 21. Will be done.

The command for designating the display pattern 11 is transmitted at the start of the first round when the pseudo SP effect having a low expectation degree that makes it impossible to execute the movable accessory operation effect shown in FIG. 43 is executed, and is transmitted in FIG. 43 (b). ), The guidance of "Aim at the upper left TARGET attacker !!" is displayed in a large size. Subsequently, when a ball entering the first large winning opening 21 is detected, a command for designating the display pattern 14 is transmitted, and the guidance "Aim at the upper left TARGET attacker !!" is sent in the manner shown in FIG. 43 (c). It is displayed small on the left side of the screen. These display modes are different from the display modes defined in the display patterns 10 and 13. In this embodiment, by preparing different display patterns for the effects having different expectations, it is possible to display the guidance in the display mode according to the content of the effect.

The command for designating the display pattern 12 is transmitted at the start of the first round when the above-mentioned next notice effect is displayed, and a small "left-handed" is displayed at the upper left of the screen. As a result, a guidance display for urging the ball to enter the first large winning opening 21 is provided in a manner different from the display patterns 11 and 12. The command to specify the display pattern 15 is transmitted when the first lottery value becomes a big hit in the first advantageous mode, and the display of "RUSH rush" meaning the rush to the second advantageous mode and the "upper left TARGET" are displayed. Aim for the attacker !! ”is displayed in a large size. The command to specify the display pattern 16 is transmitted when the first lottery value becomes a big hit in the second advantageous mode, and the display of "RUSH revival" meaning re-entry into the second advantageous mode and the "upper left". Aim for the TARGET attacker !! ”is displayed in a large size. It is unlikely that the first game will be played and the first lottery value will be a big hit in the easy-to-enter state, but since it can occur as an event, display patterns 15 and 16 are prepared.

The command to specify the display pattern 17 is sent at the start of the second special game, and the word "right-handed" is displayed in a small size at the upper left of the screen, and the wording "Aim for the right-handed attacker!" Display it. The display pattern 17 is commonly used regardless of the type of the second special game and the effect mode before the start, and the second big winning opening 22 is designated as the launch target area. The command for designating the display pattern 18 is transmitted at the time of executing the start demo of the second special game when shifting from the first advantageous mode to the second advantageous mode, and "RU
SH rush! "And" Aim for the right attacker !! "is displayed in large size. Subsequently, when a ball entering the second major winning opening 22 is detected, a command for designating the display pattern 21 is transmitted, and the display mode is switched to a small display of the guidance "Aim for the right attacker !!". The command to specify the display pattern 19 is transmitted at the time of executing the start demo of the second special game when the second advantageous mode is re-shifted to the second advantageous mode, and the display of "RUSH continue!" And "Aim at the right attacker" are displayed. !! ”is displayed in a large size. Subsequently, when a ball entering the second large winning opening 22 is detected, a command for designating the display pattern 22 is transmitted, and the display mode is switched to a small display mode in which the "right-handed" guidance is displayed in a small size on the upper left of the screen.

The command for designating the display pattern 19 is transmitted when the start demo of the second special game is executed when the mode is changed from the resurrection mode to the first advantageous mode. When the mode is shifted from the resurrection mode to the first advantageous mode, an extension chance effect is displayed, which indicates which destination the transition destination will be during the execution of the second special game. In the display pattern 19, the phrase "Aim at the right attacker and grab the first advantageous mode!" Is displayed in a large size in the center of the screen as a game explanation for the extension chance effect, and then a small "right-handed" is displayed in the upper left of the screen. The display process to be made is defined. In the extension chance production, "hold strengthening challenge", "first advantageous mode (without hold strengthening)", and "second advantageous mode" are shown as candidates for the transition destination during the round, and one of the transition destinations will be shown in the end demo. Be selected. For example, in the case of a big hit of the type of transition from the resurrection mode to the first advantageous mode, "hold strengthening challenge" or "first advantageous mode" is selected as the transition destination, and the resurrection mode is changed to the second advantageous mode. In the case of a type of jackpot that is directly transferred, the "second advantageous mode" is selected.

The present invention has been described above based on examples. This embodiment is merely an example, and it is understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible for each of these components and combinations of each processing process, and that such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. is there. Hereinafter, modification examples will be given.

(Modification example 1)
In the above-described embodiment, the state is not shifted to the easy-to-enter state depending on the game state and the symbol type in the case of a big hit, or the final number of times is 1, 5, 9, when the state is shifted to the easy-to-enter state. The case where any of 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100 times is selected is shown. That is, the case where 70 times, less than 70 times, and more than 70 times can be selected for the final number of times of the probability fluctuation state of 70 times is shown. In the modified example, when a big hit occurs in the easy-to-enter state, it is always shifted to the easy-to-enter state of more than the final number of probable changes (for example, 70 times, 80 times, 90 times, 100 times), and normal entry is performed. Only when a big hit is made in the ball state, the state may be shifted to the easy-to-enter state with less than the number of probable change end times. It should be noted that a plurality of times of the end of the selected easy-to-enter state may be set, and the number of ends may be determined by the type of symbol that has become a big hit. In addition, when a big hit occurs in the normal ball entry state, the normal ball entry state may be shifted.

(Modification 2)
In the modified example, the variation pattern A selected in the final symbol variation that results in a high probability high ball entry state in the game mode in which the number of end times of the easy ball entry state is smaller than the number of probability change end periods, and the ball entry is easier than the probability variation end number. When compared with the variation pattern B selected in the final symbol variation in which the high-probability high-entry state occurs in the game mode in which the number of end periods of the state is large, the selection tendency of both variation patterns may be different. That is, the selection tendency of the fluctuation pattern is different between the fluctuation pattern A when the transition to the high-probability low-entry state after the fluctuation stop and the fluctuation pattern B when the transition to the low-probability high-entry state after the fluctuation stop. You may. Specifically, the selection tendency of the fluctuation time may be different, the selection tendency may be different according to the number of holds, and the display tendency of the fluctuation effect pattern selected to correspond to the fluctuation pattern may be different. It may be different. For example, the fluctuation pattern A may have a higher probability that a pattern having a relatively long fluctuation time is selected in order to fuel the end of the ball entry easy state. Further, the fluctuation pattern A has a higher probability that the fluctuation pattern is fixedly selected regardless of the number of holdings, and the fluctuation pattern B has a higher probability that a fluctuation pattern having a different fluctuation time is selected according to the number of holdings. It may be expensive.

(Modification example 3)
In the modified example, when the number of end times of the easy-to-enter state can be set smaller than the number of end times of the probability change, a plurality of effect modes of the high-probability high-entry state are prepared, while the effect mode of the high-probability low-entry state is. Only one may be prepared. The number of types of effect modes in the high-probability low-ball entry state may be smaller than the number of types of effect modes in the high-probability high-ball entry state. Therefore, when the easy-to-enter state ends in the effect mode in which the number of times of the end of the easy-to-enter state is smaller than the number of end-of-probability changes, and the state shifts to the high-probability low-entry state, the mode may be shifted to the same effect mode. .. On the other hand, the effect mode in the low-probability high-ball entry state may be equivalent to the effect mode in the high-probability high-ball entry state.

(Modification example 4)
In the modified example, when the number of end times of the easy ball entry state is set to be larger than the number of end times of the probability change, a fixed fluctuation pattern is selected at the time of the predetermined number of deviation fluctuations of the high probability high ball entry state. While the number of types of the predetermined number of times is set to be relatively small, the number of types of the predetermined number of times that a fixed fluctuation pattern is selected at the time of the deviation fluctuation of the predetermined number of times in the low probability high ball entry state is The fluctuation pattern selection criteria may be set so as to be relatively large. For example, in the high-high state, a fixed fluctuation pattern is selected only at the time of 70 deviation fluctuations, which is a turning point, and in the low-high state, a fixed fluctuation is selected at 80 times, 90 times, and 100 times of deviation fluctuations, which are milestones. Variable pattern selection criteria may be set so that the pattern is selected. In a further modification, the number of milestones is not set in the high-high state, and the fluctuation pattern selection criterion may be set so that a fixed fluctuation pattern is not selected.

(Modification 5)
In the modified example, the variation pattern selection criterion A, which is referred to when the number of times of the end of the easy-to-enter state is set to be smaller than the number of times of the end of the probability change, and the number of times of the end of the easy-to-enter state are set to be larger than the number of times of the probability of change When compared with the variation pattern selection criterion B referred to in the case, the variation pattern selection criteria A and B may be set so that the selection tendency of the variation pattern selected in the high-high state is different. For example, when the variation pattern selection criterion is set so as to switch the selection criterion according to the number of symbol variations, the number of switching may be different between the two. In addition, the probability that a fluctuation pattern with a relatively long fluctuation time accompanied by a reach mode is selected may be different between the two.

(Modification 6)
In the above embodiment, the reach is achieved in a specific effect mode, and the special symbol "battle" or the like is stopped as the final stop symbol, which indicates that the big hit is substantially confirmed. That is, the jackpot is not determined only by displaying the reach mode, and the jackpot is determined by stopping the special symbol as the middle symbol. In the modified example, the display of the reach regardless of the type may indicate the jackpot confirmation. In that case, any of the special symbols "mission", "battle", and "episode" may be stopped after the reach mode is reached. Further, as a special symbol, a symbol of "next notice" suggesting the execution of the next notice effect may be used.

(Modification 7)
In the above embodiment, after displaying the apparent remaining number of fluctuations as the final number of times in the second advantageous mode, the apparent number of fluctuations is added as the second advantageous mode progresses to bring it closer to the actual remaining number of times. An example is shown. In the modified example, the same additional effect may be displayed during the special game before the transition to the second advantageous mode. For example, +20 in the first round of 2R special game
By displaying the times and displaying +30 times in the second round, "50 times confirmed!" May be displayed.

(Modification 8)
In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which a special symbol combination including a special symbol is stopped and displayed at the start of the pseudo SP effect. In the modified example, the symbol combination such as "777" may be used instead of the symbol combination including the special symbol. For example, if the winning symbol combination is an odd number such as "777", the transition to the easy entry state is confirmed, and if the hit symbol combination is an even number symbol such as "222", the transition to the easy entry state is not performed. It may suggest confirmation. In addition, the combination of odd-numbered symbols may suggest that the expectation of transition to the easy-to-enter state is high, and the combination of symbols of even-numbered symbols may suggest that the expectation of transition to the easy-to-enter state is low. ..

Further, in the symbol combination including the special symbol, the degree of expectation of transition to the easy-to-enter state may be suggested by the type of the left and right numerical symbols combined with the special symbol. For example, if the symbol combination is "2", "battle", or "2", it indicates that the expectation for the easy-to-enter state is low, and if it is "5", "battle", or "5", the transition to the easy-to-enter state is entered. It may indicate that the degree of expectation is high, and if it is "7", "battle", or "7", it may indicate that the transition to the easy-to-enter state is confirmed.

(Modification 9)
In the above embodiment, the case where the first special game is a special game of 1R in substance and the second special game is a special game of 2R in substance to provide a difference in the expectation of winning the prize balls between the two is shown. In the modified example, while both the first special game and the second special game are substantially configured as 2R, a difference is provided in the degree of expectation of winning balls by making the number of prize balls given to each large winning opening different. You may. For example, the first prize opening may be awarded 5 prize balls per ball, while the second prize opening may be awarded 10 prize balls per ball. In a further modification, the first special game is set to 1R and the second special game is set to 2R, and the number of prize balls in the first and second prize openings is different. A large difference may be provided in the degree of expectation of ball acquisition.

Further, as a modification, there may be a third special game in which the expectation of winning a prize ball is lower than that of the first special game in which only 1R balls can be expected. In the third special game, for example, a unit game composed of one short opening may be repeatedly executed twice, and the first large winning opening 21 may be opened in a manner in which a ball can not be substantially expected. The third special game is executed when the game state is the normal ball entry state and the symbol type "1" is selected as a big hit, and when the third special game is executed, the ball is definitely easy to enter. It may be configured so that the result does not involve a transition to the state. As a result, it is possible to realize playability in which the degree of expectation of transition to the easy-to-enter state is suggested by the opening mode of the first large winning opening 21. In a further modification, even when the third special game is executed, the state may be shifted to the easy-to-enter state with a lower probability than when the first special game is executed.

In a further modification, when the first special game in which the first large winning opening 21 is opened is executed, there is a high probability that the unit game in a mode in which the expectation of winning a prize ball is low is executed, and the second special game is executed. When is executed, there may be a high probability that the unit game in the mode in which the prize ball acquisition expectation is high is executed. That is, even when the first special game is executed, the first large winning opening 21 may be opened in a manner with a high expectation of winning a prize ball, or when the second special game is executed. However, the second prize opening 22 may be opened in a manner in which the expectation of winning a prize ball is low. For example, the opening mode of the unit game to be executed may be different depending on the type of the stop symbol that becomes a big hit. More specifically, in the case of a big hit in the first game, there is a high probability of selecting a symbol type that is a unit game with a low expectation of winning a prize ball, and a unit game with a high expectation of winning a prize ball. The selection probability of the symbol type may be low. On the contrary, when a big hit is made in the second game, there is a high probability of selecting a symbol type that is a unit game with a high expectation of winning a prize ball, and a symbol type that is a unit game with a low expectation of winning a prize ball. The selection probability of is low.

(Modification example 10)
In the above embodiment, a case where one liquid crystal screen is used as the effect display device 60 is shown. In the modified example, a large main liquid crystal corresponding to the effect display device 60 and a sub liquid crystal having a smaller display area than the main liquid crystal may be combined. In this case, a display indicating the effect mode to stay, a display to guide right-handed or left-handed, the number of times the end of the effect mode to stay or the number of apparent remaining fluctuations, the effect image (bomb) in the notice effect, and saving / loading are displayed. The display to be shown may be displayed on the sub liquid crystal.

(Modification 11)
In the above embodiment, the special game is limited to the 2R special game, but a special game having a different number of unit games may be further provided. Specifically, a 4R special game, a 16R special game, or the like as shown in the above-mentioned prerequisite technology may be provided. However, by unifying the number of rounds of the special game as in the above embodiment, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to provide a so-called round indicator light. In addition, a small hit game that makes it difficult to distinguish from the 2R special special game, which is a short-open special game, may be provided. If the result of the winning / failing lottery is a small hit, the game is shifted to the small hit game. By preventing the small hit from triggering the transition to the easy-to-enter state, it is possible to realize a playability that arouses the expectation of the player regarding whether it is a 2R special special game or a small hit game.

In a further modification, for example, a special game having a set number of rounds of 5R, 8R, 11R, 15R is prepared as a second special game, and after the unit game of 5R, 8R, 11R set in a plurality of stages is completed, the next A special game may be executed in which a continuous effect indicating whether or not the round of is continued is executed. If the continuous production is successful, a new unit game will be executed, and the number of prize balls that can be obtained will increase. The interval between the unit game of the set number of rounds and the next unit game (specifically, between 5R and 6R, between 8R and 9R, between 11R and 12R) is for continuous effect display. It may be longer than the interval between other unit games.

(Modification 12)
In the above embodiment, regardless of the symbol type of the special symbol that becomes the big hit, the probability fluctuates without fail after the end of the special game, and unless the next big hit occurs, the probability fluctuates for the period corresponding to the preset probability variation end number. The case where the state is maintained is shown. In the modified example, the case of shifting to the probability fluctuation state and the case of not shifting may be mixed according to the jackpot symbol. Further, a plurality of probability variation end times may be provided, and the probability variation end times may be set so as to be different depending on the jackpot symbol.

(Modification 13)
In the above embodiment, the case where the second lottery value is preferentially digested over the first lottery value is shown. In the modified example, the lottery value is digested (digested in the order of entry) according to the order in which the game ball enters either the first start opening 11 or the second start opening 12, and the first special symbol 51 and the first special symbol 51 and the first 2 The special symbol 52 may be selectively varied and displayed.

(Modification 14)
In the above embodiment, when a big hit is obtained in the first game in the high / low state, the ball is easily entered into the ball with a predetermined probability (1/3), whereas in the first game in the low / low state. In the case of a big hit, the case where the ball is easily entered is shown (with a probability of 100%). In the modified example, even if a big hit is obtained in the first game in the low-low state, the transition to the easy-to-enter state may not be accompanied by a low probability. In this case, the probability of transition to the easy-to-enter state may be higher in the low-low state than in the high-low state. For example, if a big hit is made in the first game in the high / low state, the probability of entering the ball is easily changed to 1/3, and if a big hit is made in the second game in the low / low state, the probability is 2/3. It may be possible to shift to the easy-to-enter state with.

(Modification 15)
In the above embodiment, the probability of becoming a big hit and shifting to the easy-to-enter state in the first game in the low-low state is higher than the probability of becoming a big hit in the first game in the high-low state and shifting to the easy-to-enter state. Shown the case where is higher. In the modified example, the difference in the probability of transition to the easy-to-enter state may be set in reverse, and the probability of transition to the easy-to-enter state may be higher in the high-low state than in the low-low state. In this case, the second normal mode may be an effect mode having a lower expectation than the first normal mode. In addition, as an effect mode corresponding to the normal ball entry state, a third normal mode, which is suggested to have a higher degree of expectation than the first normal mode and the second normal mode, is prepared, and the transition to the easy ball entry state is accompanied. When the lottery value that becomes a big hit is withheld, the mode may be shifted to the third normal mode with high expectation.

(Modification 16)
In the above embodiment, the first normal mode is changed to the pseudo second normal mode only when the lottery value corresponding to the type of jackpot that accompanies the transition to the easy entry state is held in the first game in the high / low state. The case where migration is possible is shown. In the modified example, even if the lottery value corresponding to the type of jackpot that does not accompany the transition to the easy-to-enter state in the high-low state is withheld, the transition to the pseudo second normal mode is possible with a low probability. Good. That is, even if a big hit occurs after the transition to the pseudo second normal mode, the transition to the easy-to-enter state may not occur with a low probability. In this case, the probability of a big hit with a transition to an easy-to-enter state in the first normal mode (for example, 1/3) is higher than the probability of a big hit with a transition to an easy-to-enter state in the pseudo second normal mode. It is preferable that the transition condition to the pseudo second normal mode is set so as to be. For example, the transition condition to the pseudo second normal mode is determined so that the probability of a big hit accompanied by the transition to the easy entry state in the pseudo second normal mode is 2/3 or more, for example, about 80% or 90%. May be done.

(Modification 17)
In the above embodiment, when the second game (revival mode) is executed in the high-low state or the low-low state, a big hit is always a type of big hit that shifts to the easy-to-enter state. In the modified example, even if the big hit is obtained in the second game in the high-low state or the low-low state, it may be a big hit of a type that does not accompany the transition to the easy-to-enter state. In this case, the probability of shifting to the easy-to-enter state is set higher when the second game in the high-low state or low-low state becomes a big hit than in the first game in the high-low state or low-low state. May be done. Further, it may be determined that the probability of becoming a big hit of the type accompanied by the transition to the easy-to-enter state is the same between the second game in the high-low state and the second game in the low-low state. It may be defined differently.

(Modification 18)
In the above embodiment, in the case of the normal ball entry state, the effect mode is different depending on whether it is the first game or the second game (normal mode or revival mode), while the ball entry easy state. In the case of, an example is shown in which a common effect mode (advantageous mode) is set for both the first game and the second game. In the modified example, it may be a common production mode regardless of whether the first game or the second game is in the normal ball entry state, or is it the first game in the ball entry easy state? The production mode may be different depending on whether it is the second game. That is, the production mode is different between the first game and the second game in a specific situation or a specific game state, while the first game and the second game are in a different situation or a different game state. The production mode may be different from that of the game.

Hereinafter, one aspect of this embodiment will be shown.
[Aspect 1]
A game board with a game area formed,
A starting port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and
A winning / failing determination means for executing a winning / failing determination based on a lottery value acquired when the ball enters the starting port.
A symbol display device in which the symbol for showing the result of the hit / fail judgment is variablely displayed, and
An effect display device that displays the effect content along with the variable display of the symbol, and
An audio output device that outputs a directing sound along with the display of the effect display device,
An effect determining means for determining an effect content according to any of a plurality of effect selection criteria defined so that the selection tendency of the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device is different.
An operation input means for receiving from the player an effect setting operation for switching the effect selection criteria to be referred to and a volume setting operation for adjusting the volume of the audio output device.
The effect control means for controlling the display of the effect display device and the output of the sound output device based on the determination of the effect determination means is provided.
The operation input means can accept the effect setting operation and the volume setting operation both during the stop display of the symbol and during the variable display of the symbol.
When an effect setting operation for switching the effect selection standard is performed during the stop display of the symbol, the effect setting standard is switched immediately after the effect setting operation, and the effect setting for switching the effect selection standard during the variable display of the symbol is performed. When an operation is performed, the effect setting standard is switched after the symbol fluctuation is stopped, and the effect setting standard is switched.
When a volume setting operation for changing the volume is performed during the stop display of the symbol, the volume setting is switched immediately after the volume setting operation, and a volume setting operation for changing the volume is performed during the variable display of the symbol. However, it is a ball game machine whose volume setting can be switched immediately after the volume setting operation.

[Aspect 2]
A game board with a game area formed,
A first starting port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and
A second starting port, which is provided at a position different from the first starting port in the game area and has a ball entry fluctuation mechanism that can be operated to increase the ease of entering the game ball.
A special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game based on the first lottery value acquired when the ball enters the first starting port or the second lottery value acquired when the ball enters the second starting port. A pass / fail judgment means for executing a pass / fail judgment for determining whether or not to shift to
A symbol display device in which the symbol for showing the result of the hit / fail judgment is variablely displayed, and
The first lottery value newly acquired when the ball enters the first starting port and the second lottery value newly acquired when the ball enters the second starting port are the symbols corresponding to the lottery. Hold control means that holds up to a predetermined number until the start of fluctuation of
A special game control means for executing the special game when the result of the hit / fail determination is a big hit, and
Probability variation means for shifting to a probability variation state in which the probability that the result of the hit / fail determination is a big hit is higher than the normal probability state from the end of the special game to the end of the first end.
From the end of the special game to the end of the second end, the player shifts to the easy-to-enter state in which the ball-entry fluctuation mechanism is operated so that the ease of entry into the second starting port is higher than the normal entry-in state. Means of ball entry fluctuation and
An effect display device that displays the effect content along with the variable display of the symbol, and
An effect determining means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device according to any of a plurality of determined effect modes, and an effect determining means.
The effect control means for controlling the display of the effect display device based on the determination of the effect determination means is provided.
The plurality of effect modes defined include a first normal mode corresponding to a high-probability low-ball entry state in which the game state is the probability fluctuation state and the normal ball-entry state, and the normal probability state and the normal-on state in which the game state is the normal probability state. A second normal mode corresponding to a low-probability low-entry state, which is a ball state, and an effect mode having the same effect content as the second normal mode, in which the high-probability low-entry state and a predetermined condition are satisfied. Includes a pseudo second normal mode, which is selected for
The probability of shifting to the easy-to-enter state after the result of the winning / failing determination related to the first lottery value in the low-probability low-entry state is the first in the high-probability low-entry state. It is higher than the probability of shifting to the easy-to-enter state after the result of the winning / failing judgment related to the lottery value is a big hit.
When the gaming state shifts from the high-probability low-ball entry state to the low-probability low-ball entry state, the effect determining means switches from the first normal mode to the second normal mode.
The effect determining means is the first lottery value newly acquired and held in the high-probability low-entry state, and the first lottery value digested in the high-probability low-entry state is easy to enter. When the lottery value corresponds to the special game accompanied by the transition to the state, it is possible to switch from the first normal mode to the pseudo second normal mode.
The probability of shifting to the easy ball entry state after shifting to the pseudo second normal mode in the high probability low ball entry state and after the result of the winning / failing determination related to the first lottery value becomes a big hit is as described above. A bullet higher than the probability of shifting to the easy-to-enter state after the result of the winning / failing determination related to the first lottery value is a big hit without shifting to the pseudo-second normal mode in the high-probability low-entering state. Ball game machine.

[Aspect 3-1]
A game board with a game area formed,
A first starting port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and
A second starting port, which is provided at a position different from the first starting port in the game area and has a ball entry fluctuation mechanism that can be operated to increase the ease of entering the game ball.
A winning / failing determination means for executing a winning / failing determination based on the first lottery value acquired when the ball enters the first starting port or the second lottery value acquired when the ball enters the second starting port.
A symbol display device in which the symbol for showing the result of the hit / fail judgment is variablely displayed, and
A symbol determining means for determining the type of the stop symbol of the symbol according to the result of the hit / fail determination, and
A large winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the game area, is opened according to the result of the hit / fail judgment, and the entry of the game ball is an opportunity to give a profit to the player.
When the result of the winning / failing determination is a big hit, a special game that includes a unit game that enables the opening of the big winning opening a predetermined number of times and executes a special game that ends after a predetermined end demo time has elapsed from the last unit game. Control means and
When the predetermined transition condition is satisfied, the ball entry fluctuation mechanism operates so that the ease of entering the ball into the second starting port is higher than that in the normal ball entry state from the end of the special game to the end of the predetermined game. It is equipped with a ball entry variable means for shifting to a ball entry easy state.
The end demo time value of the special game is configured to be one of a plurality of end demo time values determined according to the game state before the start of the special game and the type of the stop symbol that triggered the execution of the special game. Being done
The end demo time differs depending on whether the game state before the start of the special game is the normal ball entry state or the ball entry easy state for the same type of stop symbol that triggered the execution of the special game. Configured to be a value,
The type of the end demo time value when the result of the hit / fail determination related to the first lottery value is a big hit in the normal ball entry state and the special game is executed is the first in the ball entry easy state. More than the type of end demo time value when the lottery value or the result of the winning / failing determination related to the second lottery value becomes a big hit and the special game is executed.
The end demo time value when the result of the winning / failing determination related to the first lottery value is a big hit and the special game is executed in the normal ball entry state is the first lottery in the ball entry easy state. A time value equal to or greater than the specific end demo time value, which is longer than the end demo time value when the value or the result of the winning / failing determination related to the second lottery value becomes a big hit and the special game is executed, is included.
When the result of the winning / failing determination related to the first lottery value is a big hit in the normal ball entry state, the state shifts to the ball entry easy state after the execution of the special game in which the end demo time value is equal to or greater than the specific end demo time value. A ball game machine whose expected degree is higher than the expected degree of shifting to the easy-to-enter state after executing a special game in which the end demo time value is less than the specific end demo time value.

[Aspect 3-2]
The specific end demo time value is the first specific end demo time value.
When the result of the winning / failing determination related to the first lottery value is a big hit in the normal ball-entry state, the end demo time value is longer than the first specific end demo time value and longer than the second specific end demo time value. After the execution of the special game, the expected degree of transition to the easy-to-enter state after the execution of the game is the end demo time value equal to or more than the first specific end demo time value and less than the second specific end demo time value. It may be higher than the expectation that the transition to the easy state will occur.

[Aspect 3-3]
When the special game is executed as a big hit in the normal ball-entry state, the degree of expectation of giving profit to the player in the special game and the game state to be transferred after the end of the special game are specified to be the same. Different end demo time values may be set for a plurality of types of stop symbols.

[Aspect 3-4]
When the special game is executed as a big hit in the easy-to-enter state, the game is deterministically shifted to the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game, while the big hit is achieved in the normal easy-to-enter state. When the special game is executed, the game may be shifted to the easy-to-enter state when the type of the stop symbol that triggered the execution of the special game indicates the transition to the easy-to-enter state.

[Aspect 4]
A game board with a game area formed,
A first starting port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and
A second starting port, which is provided at a position different from the first starting port in the game area and has a ball entry fluctuation mechanism that can be operated to increase the ease of entering the game ball.
A special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game based on the first lottery value acquired when the ball enters the first starting port or the second lottery value acquired when the ball enters the second starting port. A pass / fail judgment means for executing a pass / fail judgment for determining whether or not to shift to
A symbol display device in which the symbol for showing the result of the hit / fail judgment is variablely displayed, and
A fluctuation pattern determining means for selecting one of a plurality of types of fluctuation patterns in which the fluctuation time from the fluctuation start to the fluctuation stop of the symbol is determined according to the result of the hit / fail determination, and
The first lottery value newly acquired when the ball enters the first starting port and the second lottery value newly acquired when the ball enters the second starting port are the symbols corresponding to the lottery. Hold control means that holds up to a predetermined number until the start of fluctuation of
A special game control means for executing the special game when the result of the hit / fail determination is a big hit, and
When the predetermined transition condition is satisfied, the ball entry fluctuation mechanism is operated so that the ease of entering the ball into the second starting port is higher than that in the normal ball entry state from the end of the special game to the end of the predetermined game. A means of changing the ball entry to shift to an easy ball entry state,
An effect display device that displays the effect content along with the variable display of the symbol, and
An effect determining means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device according to any of a plurality of determined effect modes, and an effect determining means.
The effect control means for controlling the display of the effect display device based on the determination of the effect determination means is provided.
The plurality of effect modes defined are the first advantageous modes set when the result of the winning / failing determination related to the first lottery value becomes a big hit in the normal ball entering state and the state shifts to the ball entering easy state. And the second advantageous mode set when the first lottery value or the result of the winning / failing determination related to the second lottery value becomes a big hit in the easy-to-enter state and the easy-to-enter state is continued. , One or more second lottery values held when the easy entry state ends and the transition to the normal entry state is completed are set until all the second lottery values are consumed in the normal entry state. Includes special modes and
The end of the easy-to-enter state, which is transferred after the end of the special game, is one of a plurality of types of ends.
The fluctuation pattern determining means fixedly selects a fluctuation pattern in which a specific fluctuation time is set as a fluctuation pattern related to the last symbol fluctuation corresponding to the end of the ball entry easy state in which the first advantageous mode is set. Then, as the fluctuation pattern related to the last symbol fluctuation in which the special mode is set, one of a plurality of types of fluctuation patterns in which the fluctuation time can be different is selected.
A ball game machine in which different effect contents are displayed on the effect display device according to the type of the variation pattern of the symbol at the time of the last symbol change in which the special mode is set.

[Aspect 5]
A game board with a game area formed,
A start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and having a ball entry fluctuation mechanism that can be operated to increase the ease of entry of the game ball.
A winning / failing determination means for executing a winning / failing determination for determining whether or not to shift from a normal game to a special game that is advantageous to the player based on the lottery value acquired when the ball enters the starting port.
A symbol display device in which the symbol for showing the result of the hit / fail judgment is variablely displayed, and
A hold control means that holds the lottery value newly acquired when the ball enters the starting port up to a predetermined number until the start of fluctuation of the symbol corresponding to the lottery.
A special game control means for executing the special game when the result of the hit / fail determination is a big hit, and
When the predetermined transition conditions are satisfied, the ball entry fluctuation mechanism is operated so that the ease of entering the ball into the starting port is higher than that in the normal ball entry state from the end of the special game to the end of the predetermined game. A means of changing the ball entry to shift to an easy ball state,
An effect display device in which the effect content is displayed along with the variable display of the symbol, and the number of hold objects corresponding to the hold number of the lottery value held by the hold control means is displayed.
An effect determining means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device, and
The effect control means for controlling the display of the effect display device based on the determination of the effect determination means is provided.
Change suggestion objects suggesting a change in the display mode of the hold object are displayed up to a predetermined upper limit for each entry into the starting port, and the display mode of the hold object changes according to the display result of the change suggestion object. Then, a hold change effect is executed that suggests the degree of expectation that the symbol corresponding to the hold lottery value will be a big hit.
When the hold change effect is executed, the display type of the change suggestion object displayed in order for each ball entered into the start port is based on the preliminary determination result of the lottery value held at the time of executing the hold change effect. A ball game machine in which the display mode of the reserved object changes based on the display type of the change suggestion object that has been determined and displayed according to the number of balls entering the starting port.

[Aspect 6]
A game board with a game area formed,
A start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and having a ball entry fluctuation mechanism that can be operated to increase the ease of entry of the game ball.
A winning / failing determination means for executing a winning / failing determination for determining whether or not to shift from a normal game to a special game that is advantageous to the player based on the lottery value acquired when the ball enters the starting port.
A symbol display device in which the symbol for showing the result of the hit / fail judgment is variablely displayed, and
A hold control means that holds the lottery value newly acquired when the ball enters the starting port up to a predetermined number until the start of fluctuation of the symbol corresponding to the lottery.
A special game control means for executing the special game when the result of the hit / fail determination is a big hit, and
From the end of the special game until the number of fluctuations of the symbol reaches a predetermined final number of times, the ball entry variation mechanism is operated so that the ball entry ease to the start port becomes higher than the normal ball entry state. A means of changing the ball entering the ball to shift to the state,
An effect display device that displays the effect content along with the variable display of the symbol, and
An effect determining means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device according to the game state, and
The effect control means for controlling the display of the effect display device based on the determination of the effect determination means is provided.
The number of end times of the easy-to-enter ball state that is transferred after the end of the special game is one of a plurality of types of end periods.
When the state is shifted to the easy-to-enter state, the apparent remaining number of fluctuations set to be equal to or less than the actual remaining number of fluctuations until the final number of easy-to-enter states is reached is displayed on the effect display device, and a new number of remaining fluctuations is displayed. With the start of symbol fluctuation, the apparent remaining number of fluctuations is subtracted and displayed.
When the condition for executing the predetermined notification effect is satisfied in the easy-to-enter state, the display of the predetermined effect image that is continuously displayed over a plurality of consecutive symbol change periods is displayed during the plurality of symbol change periods. After changing to a specific mode during the last symbol change, it is notified that the result of the hit / fail judgment related to the last symbol change is a big hit, or the apparent remaining number of changes is the upper limit of the actual remaining number of changes. A ball game machine that executes a notification effect to notify that it will be added as.

[Aspect 7-1]
A game board with a game area formed,
A start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and having a ball entry fluctuation mechanism that can be operated to increase the ease of entry of the game ball.
A winning / failing determination means for executing a winning / failing determination based on a lottery value acquired when the ball enters the starting port.
A symbol display device in which the symbol for showing the result of the hit / fail judgment is variablely displayed, and
A symbol determining means for determining the type of the stop symbol of the symbol according to the result of the hit / fail determination, and
A large winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the game area, is opened according to the result of the hit / fail judgment, and the entry of the game ball is an opportunity to give a profit to the player.
When the result of the hit / fail judgment is a big hit, a unit game is performed a predetermined number of times after the lapse of a predetermined start demo time so that the big winning opening can be opened until a predetermined reference time elapses or a predetermined number of game balls are entered. Special game control means for executing special games,
Probability variation means for shifting to a probability variation state in which the probability that the result of the hit / fail determination is a big hit is higher than the normal probability state from the end of the special game to the end of the first end.
From the end of the special game to the second end of the game, the ball is moved to the easy-to-enter state in which the ball-entry fluctuation mechanism is operated so that the ease of entry into the starting port is higher than the normal ball-entry state. Fluctuation means and
An effect display device that displays the effect content and displays a guide indicating that the game ball should be launched toward a predetermined launch target area in the game area.
An effect determining means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device, and
The effect control means for controlling the display of the effect display device based on the determination of the effect determination means is provided.
As the display process of the guidance display, a plurality of types of guidance display patterns are defined so that the combination of the display time, the display mode, and the commanded launch target area of the guidance display is different.
The effect determining means uses any one of the plurality of types of guidance display patterns as the guidance display to be displayed when the special game is executed as the game state before the start of the special game and the execution trigger of the special game. Select according to the type of stop symbol,
When the special game is executed, the guidance display is started or the guidance display is started when the special game is started, the unit game is started, or the ball is entered into the grand prize opening, depending on the type of the selected guidance display pattern. A ball game machine that can be terminated.

[Aspect 7-2]
The effect determining means sets any one of the plurality of types of guidance display patterns as the guidance display to be displayed when the symbol is changed to the gaming state during the symbol change and the gaming state before the start of the symbol change. Select according to
When the symbol is displayed in a variable manner, the start or end of the guidance display triggered by the start of the fluctuation of the symbol or the entry into the starting port during the fluctuation of the symbol is performed according to the type of the selected guide display pattern. It may be possible.

11 1st start port, 12 2nd start port, 60 effect display device, 80 game board, 81 game area, 210 lottery means, 213 general drawing lottery means, 220 win / fail judgment means, 230 variation pattern determination means, 260 special game control Means, 275 opening / closing control means, 303 effect determination means, 304 effect control means.

Claims (1)

A game board with a game area formed,
A starting port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and
A winning / failing determination means for executing a winning / failing determination based on a lottery value acquired when the ball enters the starting port.
A hold control means capable of holding the lottery value within a range not exceeding a predetermined upper limit of hold, and
A symbol display device in which the symbol for showing the result of the hit / fail judgment is variablely displayed, and
A production display device that displays the production content and
An audio output device that outputs dramatic audio, and
Decorative lamps that are lit in a dramatic manner,
An effect determining means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device, and
The effect control means for controlling the display of the effect display device, the output of the sound output device, and the lighting of the decorative lamp is provided.
It has a plurality of effect selection criteria defined so that the selection tendency of the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device is different, and it is possible to switch to one of the effect selection criteria by the effect setting operation by the player.
It is possible to accept the effect setting operation during the variable display of the symbol.
If an effect setting operation for switching the effect selection criteria is performed during the symbol variation display, the effect setting criteria are switched after the symbol variation is stopped.
At least the first background image or the second background image can be displayed on the effect display device during the variation display of the symbol, and the background during the variation display of the symbol is triggered by the number of variations of the symbol reaching a predetermined number. The image can be changed from the first background image to the second background image.
Regardless of whether the first background image or the second background image is displayed during the variable display of the symbol, the effect setting operation for switching the effect selection criterion is possible.
When the effect setting operation for switching the effect selection criterion is performed during the variation display of the symbol, the first background displayed on the effect display device during the symbol variation display before the effect setting operation is performed. The image or the second background image can be continuously displayed after the symbol change is in progress and the effect setting operation is performed, and is continuously displayed even during the next symbol change after the symbol change is stopped. Can be displayed and
Even when the effect setting operation for switching the effect selection criterion is performed during the variation display of the symbol, the count of the number of variations of the symbol that triggers the change from the first background image to the second background image is counted. Continued without being reset,
The effect selection criteria include at least a first effect selection criterion and a second effect selection criterion, and the effect setting operation for switching the effect selection criteria is performed so that the effect selection criteria are derived from the first effect selection criteria. While it is possible to switch to the second effect selection criterion, when the power is turned on from the power off state, the effect selection criterion can be started from the first effect selection criterion instead of the second effect selection criterion. Has been
It is possible to set the volume of the directing sound output from the voice output device by the volume setting operation by the player.
Even during the variable display of the symbol, the effect setting operation for switching the effect selection criterion cannot be accepted during the predetermined period in the variable display of the symbol, while the predetermined value in the variable display of the symbol is displayed. Even during the period, it is configured so that the volume of the directing sound output from the sound output device can be set by the volume setting operation.
During the variable display of the symbol, the setting image related to the volume setting of the effective sound output from the sound output device by the volume setting operation can be displayed on the effect display device, while the set image and the lottery. A ball game machine that is configured not to be superimposed on a hold image that suggests a hold state of a value.

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