JP6905753B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and particularly to a pachinko machine.

Some gaming machines, represented by pachinko machines, give a number of prize balls corresponding to the winning opening when the launched game ball enters the winning opening. For example, Patent Document 1.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-97166

In such pachinko machines, recently, a setting value of one of a plurality of stages of setting values is set, and it is required to develop a pachinko machine having different advantages regarding the awarding of prize balls according to the set setting values. ing.
Pachinko machines having such a set value are expected to become widespread in the future, and there is still room for improvement from the viewpoint of enhancing the interest of the game.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a gaming machine capable of enhancing the interest of a game in a pachinko machine having a set value.

According to the present invention, it is possible to execute the symbol variation based on the winning of the game ball to the first starting port or the second starting port, and it is determined whether or not the jackpot is won for each symbol variation. A second gaming state that is more advantageous than the first gaming state because the number of executions of the symbol variation per unit time related to the winning of the gaming ball to the second starting port is larger than that of the first gaming state. Is possible, one set value is set from a predetermined number of set values, the probability of winning the jackpot is determined by the set set value, and the set set value is changed. A gaming machine capable of executing a setting change process, comprising an effect means and an effect control means for controlling the effect means, and the effect control means is set with another set value by the setting change process. It is possible to execute a predetermined change suggestion effect as a change suggestion effect that at least suggests whether the setting change process has been executed, and the state changes from the second game state to the first game state. In a predetermined period after the transition of the above, the predetermined change suggestion effect is executed with a higher probability than after the lapse of the predetermined period, and the predetermined period is after the predetermined period is started. A gaming machine characterized in that it is a period until the jackpot is won is provided.
Further, according to the present invention, it is determined whether or not a jackpot is won for each symbol variation, one set value is set from a predetermined number of set values, and the jackpot is set according to the set value. A gaming machine in which the probability of winning is determined and the setting change process for changing the set value is executed when the power is turned on, and includes an effect means and an effect control means for controlling the effect means. , The effect control means can execute a predetermined change suggestion effect as a change suggestion effect that at least suggests whether another set value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed. In the predetermined period after the power is turned on, the predetermined change suggestion effect is executed with a higher probability than after the elapse of the predetermined period, and the predetermined period is the predetermined period. It is the period from the start of the period to the winning of the jackpot, further comprising an error detecting means for detecting an error, and the error detecting means is more serious than the first error and the first error. The second error can be detected individually, and when the first error is detected, the effect control means executes the first error effect, and the second error is detected. In this case, the second error effect is executed, and the predetermined change suggestion effect is an effect that can be executed in duplicate with the first error effect, while the second error effect Provided is a gaming machine characterized in that the effect is not duplicated and is executed with a lower priority than the second error effect.

According to the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine having a set value, which can enhance the interest of the game.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a symbol display device arranged in the region II shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a bird's-eye view showing a group of operation buttons arranged in the region III shown in FIG. 1 and their surroundings. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a game board installed in the game machine. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the gaming machine. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control configuration included in the gaming machine. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration included in the gaming machine. FIG. 8A is a lottery table for determining whether or not the special figure is correct, FIG. 8B is a lottery table for the special figure 1 stop symbol lottery, and FIG. 8C is a special figure 2 stop symbol lottery. It is a figure which shows typically the lottery table of. FIG. 9A is a state transition diagram showing the transition of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state, and FIG. 9B is a diagram showing the relationship of the average fluctuation time for each special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a flow of setting change processing. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a flow of setting confirmation processing. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display mode of the main control board monitor for each state. 13 (a) to 13 (d) are diagrams showing patterns of combinations of the mode of the setting key switch and the mode of the RAM clear switch. 14 (a) and 14 (b) are tables in which the state of the gaming machine at the time of power recovery is organized when there is no abnormality at the time of power recovery and the state at the time of the immediately preceding power failure is the gameable state. .. 15 (a) to 15 (d) are diagrams showing background images corresponding to the effect stage. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a flow of the effect stage transition process. FIG. 17A is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table used for the stage transition possibility lottery, and FIGS. 17B to 17D schematically show a lottery table for the stage transition type lottery. FIG. 18A is a diagram showing the contents of the setting suggestion type, and FIG. 18B is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table used for the setting suggestion type lottery. 19 (a) to 19 (d) are diagrams showing specific examples of the setting suggestion effect. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the contents of the error state. 21 (a) and 21 (b) are diagrams showing specific examples of the error notification effect. 22 (a) to 22 (c) are views showing the mode of the special over winning effect. FIG. 23 (a) is a diagram showing a flow of the large winning opening winning effect pattern determination process, and FIG. 23 (b) schematically shows a lottery table used for the effect pattern determination process related to the special over winning effect. It is a figure.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, the same components are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. Further, in the following description, "front", "rear", "left", "right", "upper", and "lower" mean that the gaming machine 10 is on the front side (player side) as shown in FIG. ) Shall be designated.
In the following description, "advantage (advantage)" means that it is advantageous to the player, and unless otherwise specified, the prize ball is won except for the production side such as the so-called premier image. It means that it is advantageous in terms of quantity (payment of game balls, payout of medals).

<Characteristics of the present invention>
Before explaining the details of the gaming machine 10 in the present embodiment, the features of the invention (the present invention) described in the present embodiment will be described.
In explaining the feature, the configuration in parentheses exemplifies the configuration of the present embodiment corresponding to the immediately preceding configuration, and in the description of the gaming machine 10 after the explanation, the configuration in parentheses is used for the same purpose. The configuration may be described in.

In the first invention according to the present invention, it is determined whether or not a jackpot is won for each symbol variation, one set value is set from the set values of a plurality of stages, and the set value is set to the jackpot. A gaming machine that has a fixed probability of winning and can execute a setting change process that changes the set value above when the power is turned on.
Directing means and
The effect control means (first sub-control board 200, second sub-control board 300) for controlling the effect means is provided.
The above-mentioned effect control means
A predetermined change suggestion effect (background image corresponding to the morning stage) is executed as a change suggestion effect that at least suggests whether another setting value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed. Is possible,
During the predetermined period (after the power is turned on and the fluctuation counter ≤ 100) from the power-on until the symbol change is executed a predetermined number of times, the above-mentioned predetermined change suggestion effect is performed with a higher probability than after the elapse of the predetermined period. It ’s something to do,
The predetermined period is a gaming machine characterized in that it is a period from the start of the predetermined period to the winning of the jackpot.

According to the first invention, in a pachinko machine having a set value, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game immediately after the power is turned on (particularly, in a situation where it is difficult to estimate the set value with the jackpot probability immediately after the opening of the hall). Furthermore, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game until the jackpot is won.

Further, in the second invention according to the present invention, the symbol variation is executed based on the winning of the game ball to the first starting port (first starting port 57) or the second starting port (second starting port 59). It is possible, and it is determined whether or not a big hit is won for each symbol change, and the number of executions of the symbol change per unit time related to the winning of the game ball to the second starting port is the first gaming state (special). The second gaming state (special figure low certainty, normal figure high probability), which is more advantageous than the first gaming state, is more than the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA), which is low certainty and normal figure. The special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC) can be set, and the probability of winning the jackpot is determined by the set value, and the setting change process for changing the set value can be executed. It ’s a game machine,
Directing means and
The effect control means (first sub-control board 200, second sub-control board 300) for controlling the effect means is provided.
The above-mentioned effect control means
A predetermined change suggestion effect (background image corresponding to the morning stage) is executed as a change suggestion effect that at least suggests whether another setting value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed. Is possible,
The predetermined period from the transition from the second gaming state to the first gaming state to the execution of a predetermined number of symbol fluctuations (after the end of the time reduction, after the power is turned on, and the fluctuation counter ≤ 50). With a higher probability than after the elapse of the above period, the above-mentioned predetermined change suggestion effect is executed.
The predetermined period is a gaming machine characterized in that it is a period from the start of the predetermined period to the winning of the jackpot.

According to the second invention, in a pachinko machine having a set value, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game immediately after the end of the time reduction. Furthermore, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game until the jackpot is won.

In the first invention and the second invention, the predetermined change suggestion effect is that, as in the present embodiment, another setting value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed, as in the present embodiment. The invention is not limited to at least suggesting, and may be suggested by the execution probability, or may be a combination thereof. Further, in the setting suggestion effect having a function of at least suggesting whether another setting value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed depending on the execution probability, the execution probability of the effect is high. Assuming that the ranges of execution probabilities in each case do not overlap, the minimum probability within the range of execution probabilities in one case is higher than the maximum probability within the range of execution probabilities in the case of comparison. Point to.

Further, in the second invention, the first gaming state may be a gaming state that is more advantageous than the most disadvantageous gaming state as in the present embodiment. That is, any gaming state may be adopted as long as it is a gaming state that is relatively disadvantageous in terms of the number of executions per unit time of fluctuation being smaller than that of the immediately preceding gaming state (second gaming state).

The gaming machine 10 having the above characteristics will be specifically described based on the following embodiments.

<About the structure of the gaming machine 10>
First, the structure of the gaming machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine 10, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a symbol display device 90 arranged in the region II shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the symbol display device 90 arranged in the region III shown in FIG. It is a bird's-eye view which shows the set operation button group and its surroundings, FIG. 4 is a figure which shows the game board 50 installed in the game machine 10, and FIG. 5 is a rear view of the game machine 10.
It should be noted that the configurations shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 merely list what is necessary for explaining the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and configurations and functions (not shown here) are added to the gaming machine 10. You may. Further, the gaming machine 10 does not necessarily have all of the configurations shown here, and some configurations or functions may be omitted as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.

The game machine 10 of the present embodiment is a so-called pachinko machine, and launches a game ball into a front area (hereinafter, referred to as “game area 50a”) of a game board 50 on which a large number of game nails (not shown) are erected. Then, when the game ball enters the winning opening (for example, the large winning opening 55, etc.), the winning ball is obtained. In the following description, the entry of a game ball into the winning opening may be simply expressed as "winning (to the winning opening)".

The game machine 10 is configured to cover a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 15 that opens back and forth, an inner frame 17 that detachably holds the game board 50 on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 15, and the front side of the game board 50. The front frame 20 and the front frame 20 are provided.

The middle frame 17 is rotatably supported around the left end side by a hinge mechanism (not shown) on the same side as the hinge mechanism 21, and can be opened and closed on the front side of the outer frame 15. The middle frame 17 is locked and unlocked by the cylinder lock 23 (the door key is inserted into the cylinder lock 23, and the door key is moved in the direction opposite to the unlocking direction of the front frame 20 (right in this embodiment). (Turn) is possible.

The front frame 20 is rotatably supported around the left end side by the hinge mechanism 21 and can be opened and closed with respect to the middle frame 17. The front frame 20 is locked and unlocked by the cylinder lock 23 (the door key is inserted into the cylinder lock 23, and the door key is turned in the direction opposite to the unlocking direction of the middle frame 17 (left in this embodiment). ) Is possible.
Further, the front frame 20 includes a transparent member 25 arranged so as to cover the game area 50a, and the transparent member 25 transparently protects the game area 50a and the game board 50.
Further, the front frame 20 includes an upper ball saucer 27 and a lower ball saucer 29 for storing game balls, and the upper ball saucer 27 and the lower ball saucer 29 are vertically separated from each other and integrally provided with the front frame 20. .. In the present embodiment, a full tank detection sensor (not shown) for detecting that the lower ball tray 29 is full with the ejected game ball is a lower portion that ejects the game ball to the lower ball saucer 29. It is provided upstream from the discharge port 30.
Further, the front frame 20 is provided with an operation handle 31 on the right side of the lower ball saucer 29, and the game ball stored in the upper ball saucer 27 is launched toward the game area 50a by the rotation operation of the operation handle 31. It has become like.

As shown in FIG. 3, a group of operation buttons operated by the player is arranged on the upper surface of the upper ball tray 27. This operation button group is provided with a ball lending button 39a and a return button 39b for accepting a prepaid card return operation as a main operation unit 39 electrically connected to the main control board 100 described later. 1 As an operation unit electrically connected to the sub-control board 200, an effect button capable of switching an effect generated during a game or receiving an operation of a player performed to obtain various information related to the game machine 10. 37, and cursor buttons 38 (38a, 38b, 38c, 38d) for instructing operations to move up, down, left, and right, respectively, and the like are included. Each operation unit is provided with a sensor for detecting the operation, and the control board to be connected detects the operation of each operation unit by changing the detection state of the sensor.
Further, on the side of the upper ball tray 27, a movable decorative body 22 operated by an actuator such as a motor (not shown) is provided.

At the lower part of the lower ball saucer 29, a ball removing mechanism 36 for discharging the game balls stored in the lower ball saucer 29 downward is provided. By operating the ball removing mechanism 36, a bottom opening (not shown) formed on the bottom surface of the lower ball tray 29 is opened, and the game ball is naturally dropped and discharged from the bottom opening.
Although not shown, the upper ball receiving tray 27 is provided with a mechanism for moving the stored ball to the lower ball receiving tray 29 by operating the same as the ball removing mechanism 36, and this mechanism and the ball removing are provided. By operating both of the mechanisms 36, it becomes possible to discharge the stored balls.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of speakers 33 (33a, 33b) are arranged on the left side and the right side of the upper frame portion 32 of the front frame 20, respectively. Further, the upper frame portion 32 and the left and right side frame portions 34a and 34b of the front frame 20 are formed by a light-transmitting cover, and effect lamps 35 (35a, 35b, 35c) are arranged inside the upper frame portion 32 and the left and right side frame portions 34a and 34b, respectively. There is. The speaker 33 and the effect lamp 35 can output audio or turn on or off in conjunction with an effect generated during the game, an effect executed when an error occurs, and the like.

The effect display device 80 is composed of a main display unit 81 arranged substantially in the center of the game board 50 and a sub display unit 82 arranged around the main display unit 81. The sub-display unit 82 further includes an upper sub-display unit 82a arranged above the main display unit 81, a left sub-display unit 82b arranged on the left side of the main display unit 81, and a main display unit 81. The right sub-display unit 82c, which is arranged on the right side of the above, is included.
Here, the main display unit 81 is a fixed liquid crystal display device, and the upper sub display unit 82a, the left sub display unit 82b, and the right sub display unit 82c are movable liquid crystal operating by an actuator such as a motor (not shown). It is a display device.

The main display unit 81 can display the variation display of the symbol sequence performed in conjunction with the variation display in the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92, which will be described later, and further various other effects. Can also be displayed.
In the variable display of the symbol sequence (decorative symbol) displayed on the main display unit 81, the displayed decorative symbol forms three symbol sequences. The direction of the variable display of each symbol row is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, any of the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, the depth direction, or a combination thereof (diagonal direction).
Here, although the depth direction is actually a two-dimensional variable display on the display screen of the main display unit 81, the symbol sequence is in the front direction or the opposite direction from the back side of the main display unit 81. It refers to a virtual direction recognized by a player in a display mode using a method (for example, perspective method) for recognizing a variable display.
Further, the decorative symbols in the present embodiment include "1 symbol" imitating the number "1", "2 symbols" imitating the number "2", and "3 symbols" imitating the number "3". "4 symbols" imitating the number "4", "5 symbols" imitating the number "5", "6 symbols" imitating the number "6", "7 symbols" imitating the number "7" , "8 symbols" imitating the number "8", and "9 symbols" imitating the number "9", and these symbols are provided in each symbol row. In the following description, "1 symbol", "3 symbols", "5 symbols", "7 symbols", and "9 symbols" are collectively referred to as "odd symbols", and "2 symbols" and "4 symbols". , "6 symbols" and "8 symbols" may be collectively referred to as "even symbols".

Each of the sub-display units 82 is not only provided mainly for displaying an effect image related to the effect, but is also configured to be movable.
In each initial position, the upper sub display unit 82a is on the upper side with reference to the main display unit 81, the left sub display unit 82b is on the left side with reference to the main display unit 81, and the right sub display unit 82c is the main display. It is on the right side with respect to the unit 81, and each of the sub-display units 82 is configured to be movable from these initial positions to a position overlapping the display area of the decorative symbol on the main display unit 81.

The effect display device 80 (main display unit 81, upper sub display unit 82a, left sub display unit 82b, right sub display unit 82c) in the present embodiment all employs a liquid crystal display device. The implementation of the invention is not limited to this. For example, various types of display devices such as a drum type and a dot matrix type can be adopted as the effect display device 80.

A plurality of light emitting diodes (hereinafter, abbreviated as "LED") are arranged on the lower right side of the main display unit 81, and these LEDs constitute a display area of the symbol display device 90. The symbol display device 90 displays a special symbol and a normal symbol.
Further, the symbol display device 90 is arranged at a position that is harder for the player to see than the main display unit 81, and the display area of the symbol display device 90 is smaller than the display area of the main display unit 81. ..
The arrangement and number of LEDs related to the symbol display device 90 in this embodiment are as shown in FIG. 2, but this is an example, and the arrangement and number of LEDs related to the symbol display device 90 are limited to this example. It is not something that is done.

The special symbol is a symbol that is stopped and displayed as a result of a symbol variation that determines whether or not to operate the special electric accessory (for example, the special electric accessory 65). The special symbol in the present embodiment includes a first special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display device 91 and a second special symbol displayed on the second special symbol display device 92.
The special symbol may be abbreviated as "special symbol", the first special symbol may be abbreviated as "special diagram 1", and the second special symbol may be abbreviated as "special diagram 2".

The ordinary symbol is a symbol that is stopped and displayed as a result of a symbol variation that determines whether or not to operate the ordinary electric accessory (for example, the ordinary electric accessory 61). The ordinary symbol in this embodiment is displayed on the ordinary symbol display device 93.
In addition, the ordinary design may be abbreviated as "genuine figure", and the ordinary electric accessory may be referred to as "electric chew".

In addition to the above-mentioned display device, the symbol display device 90 is provided with a first special symbol hold lamp 94, a second special symbol hold lamp 95, and a normal symbol hold lamp 96.
The first special symbol hold lamp 94 can specify the number of symbol fluctuations of the special figure 1 held, and the second special symbol hold lamp 95 can specify the number of symbol changes of the special figure 2 held. The normal symbol hold lamp 96 makes it possible to specify the number of symbol fluctuations of the normal symbol that is held, and both of them have two LED lighting modes (in this embodiment, right always lighting only = 1, left and right always lighting =). 2. The number of corresponding symbol fluctuations can be specified by blinking on the right side + constantly lighting on the left side = 3, blinking left and right = 4).

In the following description, the symbol variation in which the special symbol is stopped and displayed after the special symbol is variablely displayed on the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92 is referred to as "special symbol symbol variation" and is referred to as the following. In the description, a symbol variation in which the normal symbol display device 93 is variablely displayed and then the normal symbol is stopped and displayed may be referred to as a “regular symbol symbol variation”.
Further, in the following description, the variation display of the symbol string (decorative symbol) displayed on the main display unit 81 described above is distinguished from the "special symbol symbol variation" and the "normal symbol symbol variation" and is "decorative symbol". It may be called "design variation".
In the following description, when the term "design variation" is simply used, it means the symbol variation of the special symbol unless otherwise specified.

As shown in FIG. 4, obstacles such as a large number of game nails (not shown), a windmill 52, and decorative members are arranged on the front surface of the game board 50 so that the launched game ball rolls. The game area 50a is defined in.
Further, on the left side and the upper side of the game area 50a, curved outer rails 51 and inner rails 53 provided for guiding the game ball launched by the rotation operation of the operation handle 31 to the upper part of the game area 50a are arranged. Has been done. The outer rail 51 is located outside the inner rail 53 with reference to the center of the game area 50a. Here, the windmill 52 is a mechanism for giving a change in the falling direction of the game ball, and refers to a nail-shaped one.

In the game machine 10, it is possible to adjust the launch strength of the game ball depending on the magnitude of the rotation operation amount (for example, the rotation angle) of the operation handle 31, and the first flow path in which the weakly launched game ball rolls. Various obstacles are placed in the game area 50a so that the game ball rolls in either X (so-called left-handed) or the second flow path Y (so-called right-handed) in which the more strongly launched game ball rolls. Have been placed.

FIG. 4 illustrates the large winning opening 55, the first starting opening 57, the second starting opening 59, the gate 63, and the general winning opening 67 as the main winning openings, but the illustrated winning openings are examples. Therefore, the number and arrangement thereof may be changed as appropriate.

The grand prize opening 55 is arranged at the lower right of the game area 50a. A large prize opening sensor 72 is attached to the large winning opening 55, and the number of winnings to the large winning opening 55 is determined based on the detection result of the large winning opening sensor 72 and is associated with the large winning opening 55 (books). In the embodiment, the prize ball of 15) is given.
In addition, in this embodiment, as compared with the case of rolling from the first flow path X, when rolling from the second flow path Y, more game balls roll toward the big winning opening 55. Each obstacle is placed.

A special electric accessory 65 is arranged above the large winning opening 55. The special electric accessory 65 is a member that commutatively transitions to an open state in which it is easy to win a prize in the large winning opening 55 or a closed state in which it is difficult to enter a ball, and is opened or closed by the special electric accessory solenoid 66. Transition to one of the states.
More specifically, the special electric accessory 65 is opened in at least a part of the big hit game set due to the fact that the big hit is derived by the special figure hit / fail judgment described later, and the big hit is accompanied by this. Winning to the winning opening 55 is allowed. Therefore, it can be said that the jackpot game, in which the chances of winning the prize ball are greatly increased, is an advantageous game state. In the jackpot game, the open state and the closed state of the special electric accessory 65 are alternately set, and one open state (sometimes referred to as "round" or simply "R") occurs in one jackpot. The total number (sometimes referred to as "the number of rounds") ends based on the specified number of game balls (10 in the present embodiment) winning the large winning opening 55, and the special electric accessory 65 is closed. It becomes. It should be noted that the one open state ends even when a sufficient time (30 s (seconds) in the present embodiment) has elapsed for a predetermined number of game balls to win the large winning opening 55.
Here, in one round, when the special electric accessory 65 is set from the open state to the closed state based on the winning of a predetermined number of game balls, the closed state cannot be obtained immediately. Therefore, in one round, a game ball exceeding a specified number may win a prize in the large winning opening 55, and the winning may be referred to as an over winning. It should be noted that winning a prize in the jackpot 55 up to a specified number in the jackpot game may be referred to as a normal winning.

The first starting port 57 is arranged in the lower center of the game area 50a. A first starting port sensor 70 is attached to the first starting port 57, and a prize is determined for the first starting port 57 based on the detection result of the first starting port sensor 70, and the first starting port 57 is associated with the first starting port 57. The given number of prize balls (4 in this embodiment) will be awarded. In at least a part of the case where the winning of the first starting port 57 is determined, the symbol variation of the special figure 1 is performed.
In the game area 50a according to the present embodiment, more game balls are directed toward the first start port 57 when the game is rolled from the first flow path X than when the game area 50a is rolled from the second flow path Y. It is assumed that obstacles such as game nails are arranged so as to roll.

The second starting port 59 is arranged at the lower right of the game area 50a. A second starting port sensor 71 is attached to the second starting port 59, and the winning result of the second starting port sensor 71 determines that the second starting port 59 has won a prize and is associated with the second starting port 59. The given number of prize balls (1 in this embodiment) will be awarded.
In at least a part of the case where the winning of the second starting port 59 is determined, the symbol variation of the special figure 2 is performed.
In the game area 50a according to the present embodiment, more game balls are directed toward the second starting port 59 when the game is rolled from the second flow path Y than when the game area 50a is rolled from the first flow path X. It is assumed that obstacles such as game nails are arranged so as to roll.

An ordinary electric accessory 61 is arranged in the flow path connected to the second starting port 59. The ordinary electric accessory 61 is a member that commutatively transitions to an open state in which it is easy to enter the game ball or a closed state in which it is difficult to enter the game ball into the second starting port 59, and the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 62. Transitions to either the open state or the closed state.
More specifically, the ordinary electric accessory 61 is opened in at least a part of the game per normal figure that is won by the symbol change of the normal figure, and a prize is given to the second starting port 59 accordingly. Is allowed. In this way, when the ordinary electric accessory 61 is in the open state, it is easy to win a prize in the second starting port 59. Therefore, the symbol variation of the special figure 2 is performed while suppressing the decrease of the game ball by the prize ball. Opportunities to be implemented can be greatly increased.

The gate 63 is arranged in the right central portion of the game area 50a. A gate sensor 74 is attached to the gate 63, and the winning result to the gate 63 is determined based on the detection result of the gate sensor 74. In at least a part of the case where the winning of the gate 63 is determined, the symbol of the normal drawing is changed.
In addition, in this embodiment, as compared with the case of rolling from the first flow path X, each obstacle so that many game balls roll toward the gate 63 when rolling from the second flow path Y. Things are arranged.

The general winning opening 67 is arranged at the lower left of the game area 50a. A general winning opening sensor 73 is attached to the general winning opening 67, and a winning result to the general winning opening 67 is determined based on the detection result of the general winning opening sensor 73, and the number associated with the general winning opening 67 ( In the present embodiment, the prize ball of 4) is given.
In the present embodiment, as compared with the case of rolling from the second flow path Y, more game balls roll toward the general winning opening 67 when rolling from the first flow path X. Although each obstacle is arranged, each obstacle may be arranged so that many game balls roll toward the general winning opening 67 when rolling from the second flow path Y. .. Further, a plurality of general winning openings 67 may be provided.

The out port 69 is arranged at the bottom of the game area 50a. A game ball that has been driven into the game area 50a and has not entered each of the above-mentioned winning openings falls into the out opening 69 and is treated as an out ball.

In this embodiment, an out-ball sensor 75 (not shown) for detecting a game ball (hereinafter, referred to as an “out-ball”) that has entered the winning opening and the out opening is provided, and the sensor is provided. The number of out balls counted using the detection result is used to derive the base value.
Here, the base value is a value derived by the number of safe balls (number of prize balls) ÷ the number of out balls × 100 in the most unfavorable state (described later, special figure low certainty and normal figure low probability). The value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97, which will be described later.
More specifically, the base value is derived in the section of the number of out balls separated by 60,000 from the first power-on (including the case where the area related to the base value of RAM 103 is cleared), and the derived base value is set to the next section. Display (for example, the base value derived in the section where the number of out balls is 60001 to 120,000 is displayed in the section between 12000 and 180000). The displayed value is the integer part of the derived base value (rounded to the first decimal place).

Further, in the present embodiment, in addition to the above-mentioned sensors, the game board 50 is provided with a magnetic detection sensor for detecting magnetism and a radio wave for detecting radio waves in order to prevent fraudulent acts of receiving a prize ball illegally. A radio wave detection sensor (all not shown) is provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, on the back surface of the game board 50, a main control board case 109 in which the main control board 100 is stored, a first sub control board case 209 in which the first sub control board 200 is housed, and a second sub The second sub-control board case 309 in which the control board 300 is stored, the power supply control board case 509 in which the power supply control board 500 is stored, the payout control board case 409 in which the payout control board 400 is stored, and the setting board 41 are mounted. In addition to the back surfaces of the first sub-control board case 209 and the second sub-control board case 309, an opening / closing cover 45 that covers a part of the back surface of the main control board case 109 is detachably attached.
The substrate case and cover covering each substrate are made of transparent members, and the corresponding substrates can be visually recognized through each case and cover.

The main control board 100 is provided with a main control board monitor 97 that displays a set value, a base value, and a type of game stop state (details will be described later), and the monitor can be visually recognized from the back of the game board 50. ing. Further, the display of the monitor is controlled by the main control board 100.

Here, the set value is a value that affects the advantage (probability of deriving a big hit) of the special figure hit / miss judgment described later. The set value in the present embodiment is provided with a total of 6 stages of set value 1, set value 2, set value 3, set value 4, set value 5, and set value 6, and the set value (hereinafter referred to as the set value). , It may be referred to as "currently set value"), so that the advantage of the special figure hit / miss judgment increases as the value increases, and the details of the special figure hit / miss judgment according to the set value will be described later. do. In the following description, the setting value 1, the setting value 3, and the setting value 5 are collectively referred to as an odd number setting value, and the setting value 2, the setting value 4, and the setting value 6 are collectively referred to as an even number setting value and the setting value 1. , The set value 2 and the set value 3 may be collectively referred to as a low set value, and the set value 4, the set value 5, and the set value 6 may be collectively referred to as a high set value. Further, the stage of the set value is not limited to 6 stages if there are a plurality of stages. The high setting value in the case where the number of stages is different from that of the present embodiment refers to the upper half setting value (when the number of stages is odd, the upper setting value including the middle setting value). ..
Further, the set value can be changed by the setting change process by the setting change means 177 described later, and the current setting value can be confirmed by the setting confirmation process by the setting confirmation means 178 described later, and the setting change process and the setting confirmation The details of the process will be described later.

Further, in the present embodiment, the set value, the base value, and the type of the game stop state are displayed on the same display device (main control board monitor 97), but some or all of them are different. It may be displayed on the display device of.

The power control board 500 is provided with a power switch 40 that is operated to supply the game machine 10 with the primary power supplied from the power equipment of the game island.

The setting board 41 is provided with a setting key switch 42 and a RAM clear switch 43 as an operation unit for determining a recovery state at the time of power recovery (when the power is turned on), which will be described later. Further, the setting board 41 is provided with a transparent setting board cover 44 that covers the setting key switch 42 and the RAM clear switch 43 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown) on the same side as the hinge mechanism 21. ..
The setting board cover 44 is configured so as not to be closed when the setting key 600 used for operating the setting key switch 42 is inserted.
Further, although the setting board cover 44 is configured to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism, it may be a slide type cover that slides up and down.

As described above, in the state of being installed on the game island, unless the middle frame 17 is opened, each operation unit (power switch 40, setting key switch 42, RAM clear switch 43) provided on the back side of the game board 50 is provided. ) Becomes difficult to operate.

Further, on the back surface of the game board 50, a game ball tank 46 for storing game balls supplied from the ball supply facility of the game island is arranged above the opening / closing cover 45. The game ball tank 46 is further connected to a payout passage 49 connected to the upper ball saucer 27 via a tank rail 47 and a payout unit 48, and the ball paid out by the payout unit 48 passes through the payout passage 49. It is paid out to the upper ball saucer 27.

Up to this point, the structure of the gaming machine 10 in the present embodiment has been described, but these are specific examples, and the present invention can be implemented by another configuration.

<Regarding the control configuration of the gaming machine 10>
Next, the control configuration included in the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control configuration included in the gaming machine 10. The control configuration shown in FIG. 6 is necessary for explaining the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and the gaming machine 10 may have a control configuration (not shown in FIG. 6).

The main control board 100 includes a CPU 101 that performs various arithmetic processes related to the game, a ROM 102 that stores data such as a control program and various lottery tables, a RAM 103 that functions as a work area or a buffer memory that serves as a temporary storage area, and a peripheral board. It is equipped with an I / O port 104 that inputs / outputs signals to and from each device, and a random number circuit 105 that operates in a system different from the program processing by the CPU 101 to generate random numbers (hard random numbers). Are interconnected via an internal bus.

The CPU 101 reads various control programs stored in the ROM 102 and performs arithmetic processing to execute various processes related to the main control of the game.
The RAM 103 is backed up by a backup power source generated in the backup power supply circuit 502 described later. Specifically, among the information stored in the RAM 103, various information such that the gaming machine 10 can be restored in the state immediately before the power failure is backed up by using the data at the time of power recovery after the power failure occurs. It is configured in. For example, in addition to the data such as the stack pointer and each register held when the power failure occurs, the state of the gaming machine 10 at that time (game stop state, setting change state, setting confirmation state, or game enable state). , The information related to the game such as the set value being set, the current special figure lottery state, and the current general figure lottery state are backed up.

In the present embodiment, in addition to at least an area in which information related to such a game is stored (may be referred to as an area related to the game in RAM 103), an area in which a base value is stored (base value in RAM 103). Area), an area in which checksum complements and backup flags related to the game area of RAM 103 are stored (may be referred to as a backup information area related to RAM 103 game), and a base value of RAM 103. The area in which the checksum complement and the backup flag for the area are stored (may be referred to as the backup information area related to the base value of the RAM 103) is backed up. Then, when the power is restored, the gaming machine 10 backs up the area related to the game of the RAM 103, the area related to the base value of the RAM 103, the backup information area related to the game of the RAM 103, and the backup related to the base value of the RAM 103. It returns using various information stored in the information area.
There are no restrictions on the specific backup method in this embodiment. For example, the area of the RAM 103 to be backed up may be realized in a configuration that can hold data non-volatilely even in a power failure state. As another example, in the RAM 103, different hardware is provided between the first memory, which is configured to be able to hold data non-volatilely even in a power failure state, and the second memory, which is referred to when the game machine 10 operates. In that case, the game machine 10 saves the information to be backed up from the second memory to the first memory at the time of power failure, and saves the saved information from the first memory at the time of power recovery. (2) Recovery to memory is sufficient.

The main control board 100 includes a first start port sensor 70, a second start port sensor 71, a large winning opening sensor 72, a general winning opening sensor 73, a gate sensor 74, an out ball sensor 75, an inner frame opening sensor 76, and the like. It is electrically connected to the CPU 101 and is configured to be able to input the detection signals from these sensors to the CPU 101 via the I / O port 104. Although not shown, the main control board 100 is also electrically connected to the full tank detection sensor, the magnetic detection sensor, and the radio wave detection sensor in addition to these sensors, and is electrically connected via the I / O port 104. , The detection signals from these sensors can be input to the CPU 101.

Further, the main control board 100 includes a first special symbol display device 91, a second special symbol display device 92, a normal symbol display device 93, a first special symbol hold lamp 94, a second special symbol hold lamp 95, and a normal symbol hold lamp. 96, the main control board monitor 97, the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 62, and the special electric accessory solenoid 66 are electrically connected to each other, and these can be controlled via the I / O port 104.
Similarly, the main control board 100 is electrically connected to the main operation unit 39, and is configured to be able to detect the operation of the main operation unit 39. Further, the main control board 100 is electrically connected to the setting board 41, and is configured to be able to detect the operation of the setting key switch 42 and the RAM clear switch 43.

The main control board 100 and the first sub control board 200 are connected by eight parallel signal lines and one strobe line, and are single from the main control board 100 to the first sub control board 200. It is connected so that it can communicate only in the direction, and various effect control commands are transmitted from the main control board 100 to the first sub control board 200.
It should be noted that data cannot be transmitted from the first sub-control board 200 to the main control board 100, and the first sub-control board 200 cannot request the main control board 100 to transmit data. It is configured in.
Further, in the present embodiment, the parallel transmission method is adopted for data transmission from the main control board 100 to the first sub-control board 200, but a serial transmission method may be adopted.

The first sub-control board 200 serves as a CPU 201 that performs various arithmetic processes related to the game effect based on the effect control command from the main control board 100, a ROM 202 that stores data such as an effect control program and various lottery tables, and a temporary storage area. It includes a RAM 203 that functions as a work area or buffer memory, and an I / O port 204 that inputs and outputs signals between peripheral boards and devices. These are connected to each other via an internal bus, and the CPU 201 is ROM 202. It is configured to execute the main control related to the game production according to the control program stored in.
The first sub-control board 200 is electrically connected to the effect button 37 and the cursor button 38, and is configured to be able to detect the operation of the operation unit.

Further, the first sub-control board 200 has various image control commands such as an image control command for instructing an image and sound to the second sub-control board 300, an effect lamp 35, and the like in an effect control process based on an effect control command from the main control board 100. Lamp control data for controlling the lighting of the lamp, movable control data for controlling the movement of the movable body such as the movable decorative body 22 and the sub display unit 82, and the like are generated.
Here, the first sub-control board 200 is connected to the second sub-control board 300 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication, and image control commands related to image and sound are issued from the first sub-control board 200 to the second sub-control board 300. On the other hand, as a response, a response command (ACK command) indicating that the control command has been normally received is transmitted from the second sub-control board 300 to the first sub-control board 200.

Further, the first sub-control board 200 is electrically connected to the effect lamp 35, and the lamp control data is transmitted via the I / O port 204. The effect lamp 35 is configured so that the lighting is controlled by the lamp control data transmitted from the first sub-control board 200.

Further, the first sub-control board 200 is electrically connected to the movable decorative body 22 and the sub-display unit 82, and transmits the movable control data via the I / O port 204.
The movable decorative body 22 and the sub-display unit 82 are configured so that the movement is controlled by the movable control data transmitted from the first sub-control board 200.

The second sub-control board 300 includes a CPU 301 that performs various arithmetic processes related to image production based on image control commands from the first sub-control board 200, a ROM 302 that stores an image control program, various data, and the like, and a temporary storage area. It is equipped with a RAM 303 that functions as a work area and a buffer memory, and an I / O port 304 that inputs and outputs signals between peripheral boards and each device, and the CPU 301 produces an image according to a control program stored in the ROM 302. It is configured to perform such key controls.
In addition, although not shown, the second sub-control board 300 includes a VDP that generates image data according to the content of the effect determined by the effect content determining means 225, which will be described later, based on the control signal received from the CPU 301. It is equipped with a sound source IC that generates acoustic data according to the content of the effect based on the control signal received from the CPU 301. The VDP is a so-called image processor, and draws image data stored in an image ROM in response to an instruction from the CPU 301 on a target layer among a plurality of prioritized layers, starting from a layer having a lower priority. The images are combined in order, and the combined and generated image data is transmitted to the effect display device 80. A high-speed VRAM used for developing and processing image data read from the image ROM is connected to this VDP. The sound source IC reads the acoustic data stored in the voice ROM in response to the instruction from the CPU 301, synthesizes the read acoustic data, and outputs the final acoustic data generated to the speaker 33 via the amplifier.

The payout control board 400 is mainly composed of a CPU 401, a ROM 402, and a RAM 403 (all not shown).
Further, the payout control board 400 is connected to the main control board 100 so as to be able to communicate in both directions, and is controlled to drive the payout unit 48 to pay out the game ball based on the payout control command from the main control board 100. Is executed, and the ball feeding mechanism and the firing mechanism are synchronously driven based on the operation amount of the operation handle 31 to control the firing of the game ball.

The power supply control board 500 generates a normal power supply circuit 501 and a backup power supply that generate a normal power supply to be supplied to electronic components and electrical components such as the above-mentioned control board based on the primary power supply supplied from the power supply equipment of the game island. It is composed of a backup power supply circuit 502 and a power failure detection circuit 503 that detects a power failure (the supply voltage of a normal power supply becomes a predetermined voltage drop).
Further, on the premise that the power supply switch 40 is connected to the power supply control board 500 and the primary power is supplied from the power supply equipment of the game island, when the power supply switch 40 is turned on, the power supply control board 500 A normal power supply is generated by the normal power supply circuit 501, and power supplies to electronic components and electrical components including the above-mentioned control boards (main control board 100, first sub control board 200, second sub control board 300, and payout control board 400). Is supplied.
Further, when the power failure detection circuit 503 detects the power failure, the power supply control board 500 transmits the power failure signal (NMI signal) to the main control board 100, the first sub control board 200, and the payout control board 400, respectively. Send to.
Further, the backup power supply circuit 502 has a mechanism of being charged when power is supplied to the gaming machine 10 from the power supply equipment of the gaming island.
The backup power supply circuit 502 may be provided on the payout control board 400, or the power failure detection circuit 503 may not be provided on the power supply control board 500, but the main control board 100, the first sub-control board 200, and the payout control board. It may be provided in each of 400.

<About the functional configuration of the gaming machine 10>
Next, the functional configuration of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration included in the gaming machine 10. The functional configuration shown in FIG. 7 is necessary for explaining the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and the gaming machine 10 may have a functional configuration (not shown in FIG. 7). Further, when explaining the functional configuration, FIGS. 8 to 11 will be referred to as necessary.

As shown in FIG. 7, the main control board 100 includes a ball entry determination means 110, a main random number generation means 115, a main hold control means 120, a preliminary determination means 125, a special figure lottery means 130, a normal figure lottery means 135, and a jackpot game. Control means 140, symbol display control means 145, electric accessory control means 150, game state control means 155, main information storage means 160, main error control means 165, main command management means 170, power recovery processing execution means 175, and electricity. The disconnection processing execution means 180 is provided, and these means functionally represent what is realized by each control configuration on the main control board 100 described with reference to FIG.

The main information storage means 160 is a means for temporarily storing the data read by the means provided in the main control board 100, the data derived by the calculation in the means, and the like in the corresponding storage areas. .. In particular, the data (effect control command) stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 is transmitted to the subcommand management means 270 of the first sub-control board 200, which will be described later, by the command transmission means after being stored. Will be done.

The ball entry determination means 110 determines the winning of each winning opening based on the detection result of the sensor provided in each winning opening. In the present embodiment, when a prize is generated in the large prize opening 55 during the big hit game, an effect control command (large winning opening winning command) indicating that the winning is generated is transmitted to the main information storage means 160. Store in the send command storage area.

The main random number generating means 115 can generate a plurality of types of random numbers having different update ranges depending on the random number circuit 105, and one or a plurality of random numbers corresponding to the winning opening from the random number circuit 105 at the timing when the winning opening is determined. Get (latch) a random number.
More specifically, when the first start port 57 or the second start port 59 is determined to be a prize, the main random number generating means 115 will be described later with a random number for determining whether the special figure is correct or not, and a special figure stop symbol. Random numbers for lottery and random numbers for special figure fluctuation pattern lottery are acquired. When it is determined that the gate 63 has won a prize, a random number for determining whether or not the normal figure is correct, a random number for the general figure lottery, and a random number for the general figure variation pattern lottery, which will be described later, are stored in the corresponding storage of the main information storage means 160. Store in the area.
The random number circuit 105 monitors whether or not a plurality of types of random numbers updated by itself are normally updated, and if an update abnormality occurs in which the random numbers are not updated normally, the random number circuit 105 has. Information indicating that the abnormality has occurred is written in a specific storage area. Therefore, the CPU 101 can grasp that the update abnormality of the random number circuit 105 has occurred.

The main hold control means 120 controls the hold of the symbol change of the special figure and the hold of the symbol change of the normal figure. Regarding the special figure 1, the random numbers for determining whether or not the special figure is correct, the random numbers for the special figure stop symbol lottery, and the random numbers for the special figure variation pattern lottery, which are acquired when the first starting port 57 is won, are specially selected. Hold (store) as the operation hold information in FIG. 1.
More specifically, the main hold control means 120 is incremented by 1 each time the operation hold information of the special figure 1 is held, and the operation hold information of the special figure 1 is used (in the lottery of the special figure lottery means 130). A hold counter (hereinafter referred to as “special figure 1 hold counter”) that is decremented by 1 for each use) is provided, and the counter is said to be used until the value of the special figure 1 hold counter reaches the upper limit value (4 in the present embodiment). The operation hold information is stored in the storage area corresponding to the current special figure 1 hold counter of the main information storage means 160, the used operation hold information is cleared each time the operation hold information is used, and the remaining operation hold information is cleared. Control is performed to move (shift) the information from the current storage area to the storage area corresponding to the special figure 1 hold counter, which is one less than the current special figure 1 hold counter, in ascending order of the special figure 1 hold counter.
Further, the main hold control means 120 also controls the special figure 2 and the normal figure in the same manner as the above-mentioned control separately from the special figure 1, and the hold counter of the special figure 2 is referred to as a special figure 2 hold counter.
Further, in the following description, "holding of operation hold information" may be expressed as "holding of symbol change".
Further, when the operation hold information (hold counter) of the special figure 1 or the special figure 2 is updated (added or subtracted), the main hold control means 120 includes the special figure 1 hold counter and the special figure 2 hold counter. A command (holding command) is generated, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.
In the present embodiment, when both the operation hold information corresponding to the special figure 1 and the operation hold information corresponding to the special figure 2 are held, the operation hold information corresponding to the special figure 2 is given priority. The preferred variation used is made.

The pre-determination means 125 executes a pre-determination for a look-ahead effect targeting the operation hold information at least in a part of the case where the operation hold information of the special figure is reserved at a predetermined pre-determination timing.
More specifically, the pre-judgment means 125 reads out each random number of the operation hold information held this time, and makes a pre-judgment for each of the special figure hit / miss judgment, the special figure stop symbol lottery, and the special figure variation pattern lottery, which will be described later. Execute. In each pre-judgment, a lottery table (not shown) that is the same as or equivalent to the lottery table used for the lottery corresponding to each pre-judgment is used. Therefore, the result of these pre-determinations is the same as the result of the lottery executed later.
Further, the pre-determination means 125 generates an effect control command (pre-determination command) including the derived result of the pre-determination, and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.
As described above, the pre-determination command is transmitted (generated and stored in the transmission command of the main information storage means 160) at least in a part when the operation hold information of the special figure is suspended at the predetermined pre-determination timing. Since it is stored in the area), it will be transmitted following the above-mentioned hold command. Here, the predetermined timing of the preliminary determination means that the jackpot game is not in progress, and further, in the present embodiment, when the operation hold information of the special figure 1 is held during the high accuracy of the normal figure described later. Since the pre-judgment is restricted, the transmission of the pre-judgment command corresponding to the pre-judgment is also restricted.

The special figure lottery means 130 includes a special figure winning / failing determination means 131, a special figure stop symbol lottery means 132, and a special figure variation pattern deriving means 133, and includes a special figure winning / failing determination means 131, a special figure stop symbol lottery means 132, and a special figure. The processing by each means is executed in the order of the variation pattern deriving means 133. When the change start condition of the special figure is satisfied, the special figure lottery means 130 reads out the earliest operation hold information among the operation hold information held in the main information storage means 160.
In addition, "the condition for starting the fluctuation of the special figure is satisfied" is, for example, that the jackpot is not in progress, that neither special figure 1 nor special figure 2 is in the process of symbol change, and that special figure 1 and special figure 2 All the conditions for the presence of pending information in at least one of these have been met.

Here, FIGS. 8A to 8C are diagrams schematically showing a lottery table used in the main control board 100, and will be referred to as necessary in the following description.
In addition, in the lottery using the lottery table including those other than these lottery tables, the lottery values stored in the lottery table are sequentially added to the read random numbers in a predetermined order (the target lottery value is one). In the case of, the number of additions is performed once), and the result corresponding to the lottery value in which the carry (overflow of digits) occurs is derived as the result of the lottery. Similarly, in the description of the lottery table, the lottery table is given a name for convenience of explanation, but if data such as the lottery value included in the lottery table corresponding to the name is identifiablely stored in each ROM. Often, these names do not identify the area where the data is stored. In the illustrated lottery table, items described for convenience of explanation and "-" may be described as the lottery value, but these do not necessarily indicate the data stored in each ROM. Then, the result in which "-" is described as the lottery value will not be won. Furthermore, if the same lottery value as the random number range used for the lottery (the number of random numbers that can be acquired in the range) is listed in the lottery table, 100% of the result is derived, so the lottery is not necessarily performed. You don't have to do it. In addition, if the total value of the lottery values used in one lottery matches the random number range used in the lottery, carry will always occur when the last lottery value is added, so the addition is not performed. Often, in that case, the lottery value itself used for the addition becomes unnecessary.

The special figure winning / failing determination means 131 reads a random number for determining whether the special figure is correct or not for each symbol change, and uses a lottery table for determining whether the special figure is correct or not, which corresponds to the read random number and the current set value. A special figure winning / failing judgment is executed to determine whether or not to win the prize by lottery.
FIG. 8A is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for determining whether or not a special figure is correct, and the lottery table is commonly used in special figures 1 and 2. Since the range of random numbers used in the determination is 0 to 65535, the current set value is set when the special figure lottery state has a low probability (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as "special figure low probability"). When the value is 1, 205/65536 (about 1 / 319.6), when the current set value is the set value 2, 210/65536 (about 1 / 312.0), the current set value is set. When the value is 3, 215/65536 (about 1 / 304.8), when the current set value is the set value 4, 220/65536 (about 1 / 297.8), the current set value is set. If the value is 5, there is a probability of 225/65536 (about 1 / 291.2), and if the current set value is the set value 6, there is a probability of 230/65536 (about 1 / 284.9). NS.
Similarly, when the special figure lottery state has a high probability (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as "special figure high accuracy"), when the current set value is the set value 1, 445/65536 (about 1 /). 147.2), 455/65536 (about 1/1444.0) when the current set value is the set value 2, and 466/65536 (about 1 /) when the current set value is the set value 3. 140.6), 477/65536 (about 1 / 137.3) when the current set value is the set value 4, and 488/65536 (about 1) when the current set value is the set value 5. /134.2), when the current set value is the set value 6, a jackpot is derived with a probability of 499/65536 (about 1 / 131.3).
As described above, in the present embodiment, the probability that the jackpot is derived in each of the special figure low accuracy and the special figure high accuracy differs depending on the set value, and the jackpot is derived in the special figure low accuracy in any of the set values. The value of the denominator when the numerator of the probability of being performed is 1 is larger than the value of the denominator when the numerator of the probability of deriving the jackpot is set to 1 in the special figure high accuracy. Therefore, it can be said that the special figure high accuracy has a higher probability of deriving a big hit than the special figure low accuracy and has a higher advantage than the special figure low accuracy.
Further, in the present embodiment, the denominator of the probability that the jackpot with low accuracy of the special figure is derived (when the numerator is 1) and the denominator of the probability of the jackpot being derived with high accuracy of the special figure (when the numerator is 1). The lottery value is set so that the ratio of) is constant regardless of the set value (1: about 2.2 in this embodiment), and the constant ratio is the denominator of the jackpot probability. It means that the ratio of the integer part (where the number after the decimal point is rounded down, rounded up, or rounded up) is constant (when the numerator is 1). That is, the lottery value may be set so that the ratio of the denominator of the former probability and the denominator of the latter probability is substantially constant regardless of the set value to be set.

Further, although omitted in the above description of the game board 50, on the front surface of the game board 50, design values for each set value of the jackpot probability in the special figure low probability and the jackpot probability in the special figure high probability (both have one molecule). It is preferable that the probability is (preferably), but it is described at a position that can be visually recognized from the front side in a state where the front frame 20 is closed. Therefore, the player can recognize the design values of these probabilities.
For these probabilities, it is not necessary to describe all the jackpot probabilities for each set value. For example, the jackpot probability in the special figure low probability is "1 / 284.9 to 1 / 319.6", or the special figure high probability. The jackpot probability in the above may not be described as the jackpot probability of the set value 2 to the set value 5, such as "1 / 147.2 to 1 / 131.3". That is, only the highest and lowest probabilities may be listed. By doing so, the space for describing the probability can be effectively used.
In particular, the jackpot probability in the special figure low accuracy may be described without describing the jackpot probability in the special figure high accuracy (only the jackpot probability in the special figure low accuracy). In this case, the special value for each set value may be described. The jackpot probability in the figure low accuracy may be described in full, or a part (highest probability and lowest probability) may be described. In either case, while describing the jackpot probability in the special figure low accuracy that the player is interested in rather than the jackpot probability in the special figure high accuracy, the space for describing the probability in the special figure high accuracy is used more effectively. be able to. Further, the description of these probabilities may be replaced with the display of the main display unit 81.

The special symbol stop symbol lottery means 132 reads out a random number for the special symbol stop symbol lottery when the result of the special figure stop symbol lottery is a big hit, and uses the read random number and the lottery table for the special symbol stop symbol lottery. The stop symbol of the special figure is decided by lottery.
FIG. 8B is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for the special figure 1 stop symbol lottery, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0 to 99. Therefore, when a big hit is derived in Special Figure 1, there is a 50/100 (1/2) probability of symbol A, and a 40/100 (1 / 2.5) probability of symbol B, 10/100 (1). Symbol C is determined as a stop symbol with a probability of / 10), and these probabilities do not depend on the set value.
Here, the symbol A has eight rounds, and after the jackpot game is completed, the special symbol is low and the symbol is highly accurate, which will be described later (hereinafter, may be referred to as a "normal symbol", and the jackpot related to the symbol). May be referred to as "usually a big hit"). On the other hand, the symbol B has 9 rounds, and after the jackpot game is completed, the symbol has a high accuracy and a high accuracy (hereinafter, may be referred to as a "probability variation symbol", and the jackpot related to the symbol is "probability variation". It may be called "big hit"). Further, the symbol C has 16 rounds, and is a probabilistic symbol that becomes a special figure high accuracy and a normal figure high accuracy after the big hit game is completed. Therefore, it can be said that the symbol C is more advantageous than the symbol B in the number of rounds, and the symbol B and the symbol C are more advantageous than the symbol A in both the number of rounds and the subsequent special symbol lottery state.
FIG. 8C is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for the special figure 2 stop symbol lottery, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0 to 99 as in the special figure 1 stop symbol lottery. be. Therefore, when the jackpot is derived in Special Figure 2, the symbols a and 35/100 (about 1 / 2.85) have a probability of 65/100 (about 1 / 1.53) (same for all set values). ) (Same for all set values), symbol b is determined as a stop symbol, and these probabilities also do not depend on the set values.
Here, the symbol a has 16 rounds and is a probabilistic symbol that has a high accuracy of the special figure and a high accuracy of the normal figure after the big hit game ends, and the symbol b has 4 rounds and is special after the big hit game ends. It is a normal pattern with low accuracy and high accuracy. Therefore, it can be said that the symbol a is more advantageous than the symbol b in both the number of rounds and the subsequent special symbol lottery state.
As described above, in the present embodiment, in both the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, the probability that each stop symbol is derived is constant regardless of the set value to be set, which is advantageous in the special figure stop symbol lottery. The degree does not change depending on the set value to be set.
If the result of the special figure winning / failing determination is not a big hit, the special figure stop symbol lottery means 132 uses the symbol D as the stop symbol when the special figure 1 is lost and the symbol c as the stop symbol when the special figure 2 is lost. Make a uniform decision.
Further, in the present embodiment, the ratio of the special figure high accuracy after the big hit game according to the special figure 1 (50/100) and the ratio of the special figure high accuracy after the big hit game according to the special figure 2 (65/100). ) Is different (the symbol variation of special figure 2 is more advantageous than the symbol variation of special figure 1). Although details are omitted, the difference is that the game ball passes through the V winning area provided in the big winning opening 55 during the big hit game (when the sensor provided in the V winning area detects the game ball). By changing whether or not to provide a round (9th round in this embodiment) that has a function to make the special figure highly accurate after the big hit game is completed and makes it easy to pass through the V winning area, depending on the stop symbol of the special figure. It has been realized. However, the ratio of the special figure high accuracy after the big hit game according to the special figure 1 and the ratio of the special figure high accuracy after the big hit game according to the special figure 2 may be the same ratio, and these big hit rounds. There may be no advantages or disadvantages in terms of numbers.

The special figure fluctuation pattern deriving means 133 includes a plurality of types of special figure fluctuation pattern lottery tables to be referred to when determining the special figure fluctuation pattern, and is based on the current special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state and the result of the current special figure fluctuation pattern determination. Then, one special figure fluctuation pattern lottery table for determining the special figure fluctuation pattern this time is selected, and one special figure is used by using the selected special figure fluctuation pattern lottery table and the random number for the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery. The fluctuation pattern is determined, and the fluctuation time is determined based on the determined special figure fluctuation pattern. In addition, in determining the special figure fluctuation pattern, in addition to the current special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state and the result of the current special figure winning / failing determination, the result of the current special figure stop symbol lottery may be referred to.
The details of the transition conditions and the like will be described later, but in the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state in the present embodiment, the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PB, and the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC are included. exist.

Further, in the present embodiment, as in the case of the above-mentioned special figure stop symbol lottery, if the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state and the result of the special figure winning / failing determination are the same, the probability that each special figure fluctuation pattern is derived is set. It does not depend on the set value.
Further, the special figure variation pattern deriving means 133 is an effect control command (variation start command) including the stop symbol of the special figure determined as a result of the special figure pass / fail determination and the determined special figure variation pattern at the start of the symbol variation. ) Is generated, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.

Similar to the special figure lottery means 130, the normal figure lottery means 135 reads out the earliest operation hold information among the operation hold information held in the main information storage means 160 when the symbol of the normal figure is not changing. , The random number read out is used to execute a normal figure hit / fail judgment for determining the correctness of the normal figure, and the normal electric accessory 61 is controlled to be in the open state by the normal figure correctness judgment. In this case, the normal figure stop symbol lottery for determining the stop symbol of the normal figure by lottery and the normal figure fluctuation pattern lottery for determining the fluctuation pattern (variation time) of the normal figure by lottery are executed.
More specifically, in the normal figure lottery judgment, the normal figure lottery state has a high probability (sometimes abbreviated as "common figure high accuracy") and the normal figure lottery state has a low probability ("normal figure"). Although it may be abbreviated as "low probability"), the drawing of the lottery table is omitted. It will be a hit and will be lost with the remaining 1/65536 probability, while with the low probability of the normal map, it will be a hit with the probability of 1/65536 (same for all set values) and will be lost with the remaining 65535/65536 probability. Will be. In addition, in the case of low accuracy of the normal map, it may not be a hit of the normal map (65536/65536 will be lost).

In the normal symbol stop symbol lottery, as in the special symbol stop symbol lottery, a lottery table (not shown) for the normal symbol stop symbol lottery is selected from a plurality of types of stop symbols having different patterns in which the normal electric accessory 61 is opened. One stop symbol is determined by the lottery used (common to all set values). If the judgment of whether or not the normal figure is correct is lost, the stop symbol is uniformly determined as in the case of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2.

In addition, in the normal map fluctuation pattern lottery, as in the special map fluctuation pattern lottery, a lottery using a lottery table (not shown) for the normal map fluctuation pattern lottery from a plurality of types of normal map fluctuation patterns (all set values). One common map fluctuation pattern is determined by (common).

In this way, it can be said that the high probability of the normal figure has a higher probability of deriving the hit of the normal figure than the low probability of the normal figure, and is more advantageous than the low probability of the normal figure.
Further, in the present embodiment, the probability that each lottery result is derived is constant regardless of the set value in any of the lottery related to the normal figure (the normal figure winning / failing judgment, the normal figure stop symbol lottery, and the normal figure fluctuation pattern lottery). Therefore, the advantage of the lottery regarding the general map does not change depending on the set value to be set.

In this embodiment, as described above, the probability of winning a big hit in the special figure hit / fail judgment is determined based on the set value set, and the larger the set value is set, the probability of winning the big hit in the special figure hit / fail judgment. The higher the set value, the higher the advantage. However, in addition to the special figure stop symbol lottery, the normal figure stop symbol lottery, the normal figure stop symbol, and the normal figure stop symbol The probability that an advantageous result will be derived in at least one lottery (or judgment) of the lottery differs depending on the set value (hereinafter, it may be simply expressed as "there is a setting difference" or "a setting difference is provided". There may be). In addition, the probability that an advantageous result is derived in at least one lottery (or judgment) of the special figure stop symbol lottery, the normal figure stop symbol lottery, and the normal figure stop symbol lottery, which does not include the special figure stop symbol lottery, is set as a difference. By providing the above, the higher the set value to be set, the higher the advantage (the advantage varies depending on the set value to be set). That is, it suffices that the advantage regarding the awarding of prize balls differs depending on the set value to be set.

When the result of the special figure winning / failing lottery is a big hit, the big hit game control means 140 determines the demo time related to the big hit start demo and the demo time related to the big hit end demo according to the determined big hit symbol.
Further, at the start of the big hit, the big hit game control means 140 generates an effect control command (big hit start command) including the demo time related to the big hit start demo, stores it in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160, and ends the big hit. Occasionally, an effect control command (big hit end command) including the demo time related to the big hit end demo is generated and stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.

The symbol display control means 145 causes the first special symbol display device 91 to variably display the special figure 1 according to the fluctuation time based on the special symbol fluctuation pattern of the special figure 1, and determines by a special symbol stop symbol lottery after the lapse of the fluctuation time. The special figure 1 is stopped and displayed with the stopped symbol. Similarly, according to the fluctuation time based on the special symbol fluctuation pattern of the second special symbol, the special symbol 2 is variablely displayed on the second special symbol display device 92, and the stop determined by the special symbol stop symbol lottery after the lapse of the fluctuation time. The special figure 2 is stopped and displayed by the symbol.
The symbol display control means 145 has a special figure game timer for managing the time (variation time, stop display time) related to the display of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, and when the special figure is stopped and displayed, the special figure display control means 145 has a special figure game timer. (At the timing when the value of the special figure game timer becomes "0"), an effect control command (variable stop command) for requesting a fixed stop (fixed display) of the decorative symbol is generated, and the command is used as the main information storage means. It is stored in the transmission command storage area of 160.

In addition, the symbol display control means 145 causes the normal symbol display device 93 to variably display the normal map according to the normal map fluctuation pattern (variation time) of the normal map, and after the fluctuation time elapses, the normal map is stopped by the normal symbol lottery. The stop display is displayed with the determined stop symbol.
The symbol display control means 145 has a normal figure game timer for managing the time (variable time, stop display time) related to the display of the normal figure.

When the result of the special drawing winning / failing lottery is a big hit, the electric accessory control means 150 outputs a control signal to the special electric accessory solenoid 66 after the stop display of the special figure, and sets the special electric accessory 65 as a special figure. It is opened according to the opening pattern corresponding to the stop symbol. In the jackpot game, one opening / closing operation of the special electric accessory 65 is regarded as one round game, and the round game is continuously executed for a specified number of rounds (16R, 9R, 8R in this example). be.

Further, when the electric accessory control means 150 wins the normal drawing winning / failing lottery, the electric accessory control means 150 outputs a control signal to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 62, and causes the ordinary electric accessory 61 to follow the opening pattern corresponding to the stop symbol of the normal drawing. Let it open.

The game state control means 155 controls the special drawing lottery state. Specifically, as described above, the game state control means 155 sets the special figure low accuracy at the start of the big hit game regardless of the symbol related to the big hit, and at the end of the big hit game related to the normal big hit, the special figure low accuracy. At the end of the jackpot game related to the probability variation jackpot, the special figure will be highly accurate.

In addition, the game state control means 155 controls the normal drawing lottery state. Specifically, at the start of the big hit, the game state control means 155 sets the normal figure to low accuracy regardless of the symbol related to the big hit, and at the end of the big hit game related to the normal big hit, the game state is normally changed until 100 times. The figure is highly accurate (after 100 symbol changes, the normal figure is low), and at the end of the jackpot related to the probability variation jackpot, until the start of the next jackpot game (for example, a finite number of times sufficient for the jackpot to be derived). (Including the case of setting (for example, 5000 times)) It is assumed that the accuracy is high.

Further, the game state control means 155 controls the above-mentioned special figure variation pattern derivation state. The transition of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b). Note that FIG. 9A is a state transition diagram showing the transition of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state, and FIG. 9B is a diagram showing the relationship of the average fluctuation time for each special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state. ..
As shown in FIG. 9 (a), the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state corresponds to the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA and the special figure high certainty and normal figure high accuracy corresponding to the special figure low certainty and normal figure low accuracy. Figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PB and special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC corresponding to special figure low certainty and normal figure high accuracy, and special figure lottery state and special figure lottery state according to the special figure lottery state except during big hit game Figure The fluctuation pattern derivation state is set. The transition conditions between the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA and the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC include transition conditions (i) to transition conditions (iii). The transition condition (i) is the end of the jackpot game related to the probability variation jackpot, the transition condition (ii) is the end of the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot, and the transition condition (iii) is the end of the 100th symbol change. When the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot is started in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC, the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC is set again after the end of the jackpot game (the symbol in the transition condition (iii)). The count of fluctuations starts from 0).

Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the average fluctuation time of each of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PB, and the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC (in the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state). Appearance rate with respect to the fluctuation time of the special figure fluctuation pattern that can be selected (arbitrary derived by multiplying the probability of deriving the result of the special figure fluctuation pattern by the winning probability of the special figure fluctuation pattern The sum of the fluctuation times derived by multiplying the probability that can occur in the symbol fluctuation) becomes shorter in the order of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC, and the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PB. .. This is mainly due to the difference in the length of the fluctuation time of the above-mentioned basic special figure fluctuation pattern, which has the highest selection ratio in each special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state.
Further, in the present embodiment, the difference between the average fluctuation time of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA and the average time of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC is the average fluctuation time of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC and the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation. Greater than the difference in state PB.
As the average fluctuation time becomes shorter, the first starting port 57 or the second starting port 59, which exceeds the upper limit of the special figure 1 hold counter or the special figure 2 hold counter (is not held), is won. It can be said that it is advantageous for the player because it becomes difficult to do.

Therefore, the number of executions of the symbol variation per unit time related to the winning of the game ball to the second starting port (second starting port 59) is the first gaming state (special figure low certainty, normal figure low accuracy). The second gaming state (special figure variation pattern derivation state PC), which is more advantageous than the first gaming state by increasing the figure variation pattern derivation state PA) In other words, it can be set.

Further, the game state control means 155 is an effect control command (game state designation command) including each state after the update when the special figure lottery state, the normal figure lottery state, and the special figure variation pattern derivation state are updated. Is generated, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.

As described above, the main information storage means 160 is a means for temporarily storing the data read by each means, the data derived by the calculation or the like by each means, or the like in the storage area corresponding to each.

The main error control means 165 monitors the input information of the I / O port 104 and determines whether or not the gaming machine 10 is in an error state. When it is determined that the error state is determined, an effect control command (error command) including information that can identify the error state is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.
The details of the conditions for generating each error state will be described later, but in the present embodiment, the error states determined by the main error control means 165 include, for example, a main board error based on the occurrence of the above-mentioned update abnormality and a magnetic detection sensor. There are a magnetic error based on magnetic detection, a radio error based on radio wave detection by a radio wave detection sensor, a right-handed error based on detection of a game ball by a gate sensor 74, a full tank error based on detection of a game ball by a full tank detection sensor, and the like. In the following description, the determination by the main error control means 165 as an error state may be simply expressed as the occurrence of an error state.

Further, in the present embodiment, among these error states, the main board error, the magnetic error, and the radio wave error are treated as error states having a relatively high importance. Therefore, in addition to the process of turning on the security signal, the main error control means 165 performs a game such as restricting the launch of the game ball to the payout control board 400 when these highly important error states occur. Execute the process to prevent the progress. It should be noted that these highly important error states can be canceled only by power interruption and power recovery, and the security signal related to the error state is turned off by power failure (the state of ON is maintained until power failure). NS).
On the other hand, in the right-handed error and the full tank error, which are error states of relatively low importance, the launch of the game ball is not regulated, and the state in which the game can proceed is maintained. The right-handed error ends after the error notification effect related to the error state is executed, and the full tank error ends when the game ball is no longer detected by the full tank detection sensor.
Here, the security signal is a kind of signal output from an external terminal board (not shown) provided in the gaming machine 10 toward a device (data display or hall computer) outside the gaming machine. Including the following description, turning on the security signal means starting the output of the security signal, and turning off the security signal means ending the output of the security signal. Further, in the present embodiment, in the process of turning off the security signal, the elapsed time from turning on the security signal is not considered, but the elapsed time is taken into consideration, that is, a certain time after turning on the security signal. The security signal may not be turned off before the elapse.
In this embodiment, when a magnetic error and a radio wave error occur, a process of turning on the security signal is executed, but the payout control board 400 does not proceed with the game such as restricting the launch of the game ball. You may not execute the process of.

Therefore, it can be said that an error detecting means for detecting an error is provided, and the error detecting means can individually detect a first error and a second error that is more serious than the first error.

When the effect control command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage unit 160, the main command management means 170 transmits the effect control command to the first sub-control board 200.
As a general rule, each effect control command is transmitted in the order stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.

The power recovery processing execution means 175 includes a return state setting means 176, a setting changing means 177, a setting confirmation means 178, and a gameable state transition means 179.

The recovery state setting means 176 determines whether or not there is an abnormality in the RAM 103, the state at the time of power interruption immediately before the power recovery, the mode of the setting key switch 42 at the time of power recovery, and the mode at the time of power recovery. The return state setting process for setting based on the combination of the modes of the RAM clear switch 43 and the state of the middle frame door opening sensor 76 at the time of power recovery is executed. The return states set by the process include a game stop state, a setting change state, a setting confirmation state, and a game-enabled state (which may or may not be accompanied by the RAM clear process). Although the flow of the processing is omitted, the details of the state of the gaming machine 10 at the time of power recovery including the recovery state at the time of power recovery corresponding to the above recovery conditions will be described later. When the RAM clear processing is executed, the special figure low accuracy and the normal figure low accuracy are set.
Here, the game stopped state means that the game cannot proceed because the processing according to the detection result of the sensor provided in each winning opening is not executed (it is not necessary to see the detection result itself of the sensor). The game-enabled state is a return state in which the game can be advanced by executing processing according to the detection result of the sensor provided in each winning opening. The details of the setting change state and the setting confirmation state will be described later.

Further, whether or not there is an abnormality in the RAM 103 is whether or not a backup flag is stored in the backup information area related to the target area (specifically, whether or not the RAM abnormality check performed at the beginning of the recovery state setting process (specifically, whether or not there is an abnormality in the RAM 103). Whether or not the backup flag is ON) is determined, and if the backup flag is stored (when the backup flag is ON), it is stored in the target area and the backup information area related to the area. Derivation of the checksum of the complement being performed, if the operation result is 0, it is determined that the target area is normal, and in other cases, the target area is determined to be abnormal. ) Is executed for the area related to the game of the RAM 103, and the determination is made.
In the RAM abnormality check in the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not there is an abnormality in the area related to the base value, but in the description in the present embodiment, unless otherwise specified, the RAM 103 has an abnormality. "Yes" means that there is an abnormality in the area of the RAM 103 related to the game.
Further, in the return state setting process, when there is an abnormality in the area related to the game of the RAM 103 and there is an abnormality in the area related to the base value of the RAM 103, the area related to the base value of the RAM 103 is cleared, but the base of the RAM 103 If there is an abnormality in the area related to the value (regardless of whether or not there is an abnormality in the area related to the game of the RAM 103), the area related to the base value of the RAM 103 may be cleared.

The setting changing means 177 executes a setting changing process that enables the setting value to be changed when the setting changing state is set. The details of the process will be described later.

The setting confirmation means 178 executes a setting confirmation process that enables confirmation of the set value when the setting confirmation state is set. The details of the process will be described later.

The game-enabled state transition means 179 executes a game-enabled state transition process for shifting to the game-enabled state when the game-enabled state is set.
Specifically, in the playable state transition process, when the output of the security signal is ON, the process of turning off the output of the security signal and the process of displaying the base value on the main control board monitor 97 ( The display mode of the base value will be described later), and the initial setting of the device is executed. In the initial setting of the device, in order to send a launch permission command to permit the launch of the game ball to the payout control board 400, to set the state in which the entry to each winning opening is valid, and to activate the random number circuit 105. Processing such as setting of data is executed.

The power interruption processing execution means 180 executes the power interruption processing based on the reception of the power interruption signal from the power supply control board 500.
Specifically, the checksum of the area is derived from the area of the RAM 103 related to the game (the area different from the area related to the base value), and the complement of the checksum is backed up for the game of the RAM 103. The process of storing in the information area and the process of turning on the backup flag indicating that the power interruption process for the area has been executed (the backup flag is stored in the backup information area related to the game of the RAM 103) are executed. Further, for the area related to the base value of the RAM 103, the checksum of the area related to the base value of the RAM 103 is derived as in the area related to the game in the RAM 103, and the complement of the checksum is used as the base value of the RAM 103. Turn on the backup flag indicating that the process for storing the backup information area related to the RAM 103 and the power interruption process for the area related to the base value of the RAM 103 have been executed (the backup flag is stored in the backup information area related to the base value of the RAM 103). ) Execute the process.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first sub-control board 200 includes a sub-random number generation means 210, a normal effect control means 220, a sub-error control means 230, a lamp control means 240, a movable accessory control means 250, and a sub-information storage means 260. And subcommand management means 270 are provided, and these means functionally represent what is realized by each control configuration on the first sub-control board 200 described with reference to FIG.
The sub-information storage means 260 is a means for temporarily storing the data read by the means provided in the first sub-control board 200, the data derived by the calculation in the means, and the like in the corresponding storage areas. .. Further, the effect control command transmitted from the main command management means 170 is stored in the reception command storage area of the sub information storage means 260 by the sub command management means 270. In the following description, the effect control command transmitted from the main command management means 170 is stored in the receive command storage area of the sub information storage means 260 by the sub command management means 270. It may be expressed as reception.

The sub-random number generation means 210 can generate a random number (software random number) updated by the program processing by the CPU 201, and acquires the random number at the timing when each lottery (details will be described later) by the normal effect control means 220 is executed.

The normal effect control means 220 includes an effect mode control means 221, an effect route determining means 222, a sub-hold control means 223, a look-ahead effect control means 224, an effect content determining means 225, a decorative symbol control means 226, and a jackpot effect control means 227. Be prepared.

When the game state designation command is transmitted, the effect mode control means 221 controls the transition of the effect mode in a manner consistent with the special figure variation pattern derivation state managed on the main control board 100 side.
The effect modes in the present embodiment are roughly classified into a normal mode, a low probability time saving mode, and a probability variation mode. The special figure variation pattern derivation state PA is the normal mode, and the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB is the probability variation mode and the special figure variation. The low-accuracy time-saving mode corresponds to the pattern derivation state PC.
Further, the normal mode is composed of four types of production stages, a day stage, an evening stage, a night stage, and a morning stage, and each production stage is referred to when the production route is determined by the production route determining means 222. Although the details will be described later, the transition of these effect stages is managed by the effect stage transition process executed by the effect mode control means 221, and the transition may indicate whether or not the set value is changed. Further, in the normal mode, a background image corresponding to the staying (set) production stage is displayed on the main display unit 81, and the player can identify the staying production stage by this image. ..

When the pre-determination command is transmitted, the effect route determining means 222 corresponds to the symbol variation suspended this time based on the result of the pre-determination included in the command (in this embodiment, the special figure variation pattern). Determine (set) the production route. When the current production mode is the normal mode, the production stage is also referred to when determining the production route. Here, the effect route is an effect from the start to the end of the symbol change, and defines the process of the effect of notifying the result of the special figure hit / miss determination in the symbol change, and is an effect executed by the symbol change. The content of is determined by the effect content determining means 225, which will be described later, according to the effect route corresponding to the symbol variation.

When a hold command is received, the sub hold control means 223 has a hold display area (not shown) of the main display unit 81 based on the information of the special figure 1 hold counter and the special figure 2 hold counter included in the command. ), The effect data for displaying the number of hold images corresponding to the special figure 1 hold counter and the number of hold images corresponding to the special figure 2 hold counter is set. The reserved image is an image that is subject to a reserved look-ahead effect that changes in various modes suggesting an advantage such as an expectation of a big hit game.

When the pre-reading effect control means 224 is transmitted, the pre-reading effect control means 224 determines the content of the pre-reading effect based on the result of the pre-determination included in the command.
The look-ahead effect is the degree of expectation for the result of the special figure hit / miss judgment in the symbol change of the look-ahead target and the symbol change of the look-ahead target over one or more times of the symbol change before the symbol change of the look-ahead target is started. It is an effect that suggests the content of the effect to be executed.

When the change start command is transmitted, the effect content determining means 225 determines the content of the effect to be executed in the current symbol variation according to the effect route already determined by the effect route determining means 222.
More specifically, the effect content determining means 225 uses an effect pattern lottery table corresponding to the effect route determined by the effect route determining means 222 for the effect content (effect pattern) for each effect execution timing in the symbol variation. It will be decided by the lottery etc. By doing so, it is possible to change the content of the effect related to (executed according to) the determined effect route, and it is possible to have a connection to the effect in one symbol variation. Further, even when the same production route is determined, it is possible to make various productions to be executed.

In the present embodiment, as the content of the effect determined by the effect content determining means 225, there is a setting suggestion effect that suggests the current set value. The details of this setting suggestion effect will be described later, but the effect content determining means 225 determines whether or not to execute the effect by lottery at the start of the symbol variation, and when the lottery is won, the mode of the setting suggestion effect is specified. Execute the setting suggestion type lottery for determining the setting suggestion type to be performed. In the present embodiment, the lottery for whether or not to execute the setting suggestion effect is executed when the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA is set, while it is not executed in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB and the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC. The details of the setting suggestion type lottery will be described later.

The decorative symbol control means 226 sets the final combination of the decorative symbols (left symbol, middle symbol, right symbol) based on the determined stop symbol of the special symbol when the variation start command is transmitted. decide.
Specifically, the odd-numbered symbol alignment is associated with the symbol B, the symbol C, and the symbol a, the even-numbered symbol alignment is associated with the symbol A and the symbol b, and the random number is associated with the symbol D and the symbol c.
In addition, in making the combination of the decorative symbols to be stopped correspond to the stop symbol of the special symbol, it is not always necessary to have the above-mentioned correspondence relationship. If the expectation of the combination of decorative symbols to be stopped is not high, in some cases (a ratio lower than the ratio of the above-mentioned correspondence), a combination of decorations different from the above-mentioned correspondence is adopted. Even in such a case, it can be said that the combination of the decorative symbols to be stopped corresponds to the stop symbol of the special symbol.

The jackpot effect control means 227 determines the content of the jackpot effect that notifies that the jackpot game is in progress, based on the information included in the effect control commands such as the jackpot start command and the jackpot end command. The jackpot effect includes a start demo effect that notifies the start of the jackpot game, a jackpot round effect that notifies that the round game is in progress (during the jackpot game), and an end demo effect that notifies the end of the jackpot game. exist. Then, the jackpot round production includes a jackpot winning production that is executed when a jackpot winning command is received, and the jackpot production control means 227 performs a jackpot winning production pattern determination process that determines the production pattern of the production. Execute. The details of the process will be described later, but the large winning opening winning effect includes a normal winning effect and a special over winning effect, and the special over winning effect can be described in reference to the state of the setting change flag described later. Since it is determined, it is an effect that suggests whether or not the set value has been changed.

The normal effect control means 220 reads out the effect data of each device corresponding to the effect at the execution timing of each effect according to the effect content determined by the above-mentioned means included in the first sub-control board 200. If the read effect data includes effect data related to image and sound, an image control command related to image and sound is generated based on the effect data, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260. Store in.

In particular, the normal effect control means 220 is changing the setting by using the effect display device 80 when the return state at the time of power recovery is the setting change state (when the setting change start command described later is transmitted). The effect data for notifying that is read, and the notification started by the effect data ends when the setting change state ends and the game becomes playable (when the setting change end command described later is transmitted). do. Similarly, when the return state at the time of power recovery is the setting confirmation state (when the setting confirmation start command described later is transmitted), the normal effect control means 220 is in the process of confirming the setting by using the effect display device 80. The effect data for notifying the existence is read, and the notification started by the effect data ends when the setting confirmation state ends and the game becomes playable (when the setting confirmation end command is transmitted). .. Although the details of these notifications are omitted, the notification is a notification in which the current set value cannot be specified (not in a identifiable mode), and the effect device that executes the notification does not matter. By doing so, it is possible to improve work efficiency and security for changing the set value and confirming the set value.
Further, when the return state at the time of power recovery becomes a game-enabled state (when accompanied by the RAM clear process), the normal effect control means 220 notifies that the game-enabled state has been achieved with the RAM clear process. When the return state at the time of power recovery becomes the game-enabled state (when the RAM clear process is not accompanied), the player is notified that the game-enabled state is reached without the RAM clear process. Read out the production data for. These notifications are also executed when the game becomes available via the setting change state and when the game becomes possible via the setting confirmation state, and the setting change state is also caused by the difference in these notifications. It is possible to judge whether it has passed through the setting confirmation status.
Further, the normal effect control means 220 needs to execute the setting change process described later in addition to the game stop state when the return state at the time of power recovery is the game stop state. Read out the effect data for notification.
Although the details of these notifications are omitted, it is preferable that the notifications are continuously executed for a certain period of time (for example, 30 s) after the execution is started, and the effect device that executes the notifications does not matter.

Further, when the setting change end command described later is received, the normal effect control means 220 has the setting value specified this time specified by the command and the previously set setting stored in the area of the RAM 203. Compare with the value. When these setting values are different, the normal effect control means 220 turns on the setting change flag (stores the setting change flag in the area of the RAM 203), while changing the setting in addition to the case where these setting values are the same. If the game-enabled state is set without executing the process, the setting change flag is not turned ON. Then, the normal effect control means 220 uniformly turns off the flag when the power is cut off. Therefore, the setting change flag is turned on when another setting value is set by the setting change process, turned off when the setting change process is not executed, and was set last time even if the setting change process is executed. When the same setting value as the set value is set as the current setting value (hereinafter, it may be expressed as "retype to the same setting value"), it becomes a flag to be OFF. The normal effect control means 220 may not turn off the setting change flag when the power is cut off, but may turn off the flag when the power is restored. In particular, when the setting change process is executed, the setting may be set. The flag may be turned off before the change end command comes.

When an error command is transmitted, the sub-error control means 230 determines an error effect pattern corresponding to the error state specified by the error command, and executes an error notification effect for notifying the occurrence of an error according to the error effect pattern. Read out the effect data to do. The details of the error notification effect in this embodiment will be described later.
Further, in the present embodiment, all the error states are determined by the main error control means 165, but the determination of the error state is performed for the determination of the error state other than the highly important error state accompanied by the output of the security signal. The command including the state of the sensor according to the above may be configured to be received from the main control board 100, and may be determined by the sub-error control means 230.

The lamp control means 240 holds lamp control data for controlling the lighting of the effect lamp 35, and when the effect data read by the normal effect control means 220 includes the effect data corresponding to the effect lamp 35. Reads the lamp control data based on the effect data, and transmits the read lamp control data to the effect lamp 35.

The movable accessory control means 250 holds movable control data for controlling the movement of the movable decorative body 22 and the sub-display unit 82, and the effect data read by the normal effect control means 220 is used as a movable accessory. When there is corresponding effect data, the movable control data is read out based on the effect data, and the read movable control data is transmitted to the movable decorative body 22 and the sub display unit 82.

As described above, the sub-information storage means 260 temporarily stores the data read by the means provided in the first sub-control board 200, the data derived by the calculation in the means, and the like in the corresponding storage areas. It is a means to do.

The subcommand management means 270 receives the effect control command transmitted from the main control board 100, stores the received effect command in the receive command storage area of the sub information storage means 260, and stores the transmission command of the sub information storage means 260. When the image control command is stored in the area, the image control command is transmitted to the second sub-control board 300. As a general rule, each image control command is transmitted in the order stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260.

<About setting change processing>
Next, with reference to FIG. 10, the details of the setting change process executed by the setting change means 177 when the return state at the time of power recovery becomes the setting change state will be described. Note that FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a flow of setting change processing.

In the first step S101, it is determined whether or not the set value is within the normal range (set value 1 to set value 6), and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S105, and the condition is not satisfied. In that case, the process proceeds to step S103.

In step S103, 1 is set as the set value.
In the present embodiment, even if there is an abnormality in the RAM 103, the process is not executed if the set value is within the normal range, but the process may be executed when the RAM 103 has an abnormality. good.

In step S105, the security signal is turned ON.

In step S107, the setting change start command is transmitted to the first sub-control board 200 (the command is stored in the transmission command storage area for transmission to the first sub-control board 200 of the main information storage means 160). ..
The command is a command for notifying that the setting is being changed by using the main display unit 81 and the speaker 33.

In step S109, the current set value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.

In step S111, it is determined whether or not the RAM clear switch 43 has been turned from OFF to ON, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S113, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S115.
In the determination, it may be determined whether or not the setting key switch 42 is ON, and if both conditions are satisfied, the process may proceed to step S113.

In step S113, the set value is updated. Specifically, 1 is added to the current set value, and when the set value exceeds 3, 1 is set to the set value.
When the set value is updated (added), the set value displayed on the main control board monitor 97 is also updated.

In step S115, it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 42 has been turned from ON to OFF, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S117, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process returns to step S111.

In step S117, the displayed set value is hidden, and the current set value is fixed as the set value.

In step S119, a part of the area related to the game of the RAM 103 (the area excluding the area related to the set value) is cleared.

In step S121, the setting change end command is transmitted to the first sub-control board 200 and the payout control board 400 (the command is stored for transmission to the first sub-control board 200 of the main information storage means 160). Store in area).
The command is a command for notifying the first sub-control board 200 of the end of the setting change state and the confirmed setting value.

In step S123, the game-enabled state is set, and then the setting change process ends. When the game-enabled state is set, the game-enabled state is shifted to the game-enabled state after the above-mentioned game-enabled state transition process is executed.

<About setting confirmation processing>
Next, with reference to FIG. 11, the details of the setting confirmation process executed by the setting confirmation means 178 when the restoration state at the time of power recovery becomes the setting confirmation state will be described. Note that FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a flow of setting confirmation processing.

In the first step S201, the security signal is turned ON.

In step S203, the setting confirmation start command is transmitted to the first sub-control board 200 (the command is stored in the transmission command storage area for transmission to the first sub-control board 200 of the main information storage means 160). ..
The command is a command for notifying the first sub-control board 200 that the setting is being confirmed using the main display unit 81 and the speaker 33.

In step S205, the current set value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.

In step S207, it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 42 has changed from ON to OFF, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S209, and if the condition is not satisfied, step S207 is performed again. Execute the judgment.

In step S209, the set value is hidden.

In step S211, a setting confirmation end command is transmitted to the first sub-control board 200 (the command is stored in the transmission command storage area for transmission to the first sub-control board 200 of the main information storage means 160). ..
The command is a command for notifying the first sub-control board 200 that the setting confirmation state has been completed.

In step S213, the game-enabled state is set, and then the setting confirmation process ends. When the game-enabled state is set, the game-enabled state is shifted to the game-enabled state after the above-mentioned game-enabled state transition process is executed.

<About the display mode of the main control board monitor 97>
Next, the display mode of the main control board monitor 97 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display mode of the main control board monitor 97 for each state.
As shown in FIG. 12, the main control board monitor 97 is composed of four 7-segment displays (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as "7-segment") arranged continuously in the horizontal direction, and each 7-segment display. A dot-shaped LED is provided at the lower right of the. When displaying each information, each information is displayed right-justified.

More specifically, the current set value is displayed using the rightmost 7-segment, and the type of the game stopped state is displayed using the rightmost 7-segment and the second 7-segment from the right. Regarding the display of the base value, "bL.", Which indicates that the base value is displayed, is a dot at the lower right of the leftmost 7-segment, the second 7-segment from the left, and the second 7-segment from the left. The shape LED is displayed, and the derived base value is displayed using the 7-segment on the right end and the 7-segment on the second from the right. If the base value exceeds 100, it is displayed as "bL.99.".
Further, unless otherwise specified, the "display of the base value" in the present embodiment is a combination of the display indicating that the display is the base value (display of "bL.") And the display of the base value itself. Refers to doing.

Here, the display in which the current set value can be specified and the display in which the type of the game stopped state can be specified are not limited to the modes in the present embodiment as long as they are different from each other, and various modes may be adopted. good.
Further, as described above, in the setting change state and the setting confirmation state, the set value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97, and in the game stop state, the game stop state type (“E1” or “E2”) is displayed on the main control board monitor 97. ”) Is displayed, and the period in which each display is displayed coincides with the period in which the corresponding return state is set, but it is displayed as part of the period in which the corresponding return state is set. It may be.

Further, although the description is omitted in the above description of the base value, from the first power-on (including the case where the area related to the base value of the RAM 103 is cleared) until the number of out balls reaches 300 (the number of out balls is 0 to 0). In the range of 299), "bL .--" is displayed on the main control board monitor 97 (the base value itself is not displayed), and in the range of 300 to 60,000 out balls, the main control board monitor 97 is displayed in real time. The base value is displayed, and "bL." Is blinked in any range. On the other hand, in the range where the number of out balls is 60001 or more, as described above, the base value derived in the front section is displayed, and in the range, "bL." Is always lit (not blinking). Therefore, it is possible to recognize whether or not the area related to the base value of the RAM 103 is cleared depending on whether or not the display of the base value is always lit (whether or not it is blinking) or whether or not the display of the base value is displayed.
When blinking "bL.", The 7-segment display indicating the integer portion of the base value may also be blinked, but it is preferable that the 7-segment display is always lit.
Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to identify by the presence or absence of blinking, but any method is adopted as long as it is a method that enables identification by the difference in lighting mode including the presence or absence of blinking, such as changing the lighting color. You may.

Further, the threshold value of the number of out-balls that defines the period for displaying "bL .-" from the first power-on is not limited to 300, and the number of out-balls that defines one section from which the base value is derived (in this embodiment). , 60,000), any value may be adopted as long as it is less than 10%.
The number of out balls that define one section from which the base value is derived is not limited to 60,000, but is not limited to 60,000 (the number of balls launched per business day at a launch speed of about 100 per minute (100 x 60 (minutes) x 10 ( Any value may be adopted as long as the value is close to time))).

Further, in the present embodiment, the base value is displayed immediately after the set value displayed in the setting change state and the setting confirmation state is hidden (with a time that the player cannot recognize). , After hiding the set value, the display of the base value may be started after a time that the player can recognize. The base value once displayed will continue to be displayed until a power failure occurs.

<About the mode of the setting key switch 42 and the mode of the RAM clear switch 43>
Next, prior to explaining the details of the state of the gaming machine 10 at the time of power recovery, including the recovery state at the time of power recovery, the mode of the setting key switch 42 using FIGS. 13 (a) to 13 (d). And the combination of the modes of the RAM clear switch 43 will be described. 13 (a) to 13 (d) are diagrams showing a pattern of a combination of the mode of the setting key switch 42 and the mode of the RAM clear switch 43.

First, each of the setting key switch 42 and the RAM clear switch 43 has a displacement portion (not shown) that is displaced from one position to the other position, and a sensor (not shown) that detects the displacement portion at any position. The CPU 101 of the main control board 100 can grasp the mode of each switch from the detection result of the sensor.

When operating the setting key switch 42, it is necessary to insert the setting key 600 into the setting key switch 42 as shown in FIGS. 13 (a) to 13 (d). More specifically, the setting key switch 42 may be expressed in a state in which the setting key 600 shown in FIGS. 13 (a) and 13 (b) is inserted (hereinafter, "the setting key switch 42 is OFF"). This state is irrelevant to the presence or absence of insertion of the setting key 600), and as shown in FIGS. 13 (c) and 13 (d), the setting key switch can be rotated 90 degrees clockwise toward the insertion surface. 42 is in an operated state (hereinafter, it may be expressed as "setting key switch 42 is ON").
The setting key switch 42 can hold the displacement portion at each of the position where the setting key switch 42 is turned off and the position where the setting key switch 42 is turned on without applying an external force.
Further, the setting key 600 cannot be removed while the setting key switch 42 is ON.

Further, the RAM clear switch 43 can be operated by pressing the upper surface of the switch. More specifically, in the state shown in FIGS. 13 (a) and 13 (c) (hereinafter, "RAM clear switch 43 may be expressed as OFF"), FIGS. 13 (b) and 13 (d). ), The RAM clear switch 43 is operated (hereinafter, may be expressed as "RAM clear switch 43 is ON") by pressing the upper surface of the switch.
The RAM clear switch 43 urges and holds the displacement portion at a position where it is in the OFF state. Therefore, the RAM clear switch 43 can hold the displacement portion without applying an external force at the position where it is in the OFF state, but cannot hold the displacement portion without applying an external force at the position where it is in the ON state. It has become.

As described above, as a combination of the mode of the setting key switch 42 and the mode of the RAM clear switch 43 at the time of power recovery, the setting key switch 42 and the RAM clear switch 43 shown in FIG. 13A are OFF. The combination in which the setting key switch 42 is OFF and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON, as shown in FIG. 13 (b), and the setting key switch 42 shown in FIG. 13 (c) is ON. There are four patterns of the combination in which the RAM clear switch 43 is in the OFF state and the combination in which the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is in the ON state as shown in FIG. 13 (d). exist.

<About the state of the gaming machine 10 at the time of power recovery including the recovery state>
Subsequently, using the table shown in FIG. 14, the details of the state of the gaming machine 10 at the time of power recovery, including the recovery state at the time of power recovery when the state at the time of the immediately preceding power interruption is the game-enabled state, will be described. As described above, the state of the gaming machine 10 at the time of power recovery, including the recovery state in the present embodiment, is whether or not there is an abnormality in the RAM 103, the state at the time of the immediately preceding power failure, and the setting key switch 42 at the time of power recovery. Is determined by the combination of the above mode and the mode of the RAM clear switch 43 at the time of power recovery, and the state of the middle frame door opening sensor 76 at the time of power recovery.
Here, FIGS. 14 (a) and 14 (b) show an abnormality at the time of power recovery (when there is an abnormality in the area related to the game of the RAM 103, when the set value is not normal, the state at the time of the immediately preceding power interruption is the game stop. It is a table that organizes the state of the gaming machine at the time of power recovery when there is no state) and the state at the time of the previous power failure is the gameable state, and FIG. 14 (a) shows the middle frame at the time of power recovery. When 17 is in the open state, FIG. 14B is a table in which the state of the gaming machine at the time of power recovery is arranged when the middle frame 17 is in the closed state at the time of power recovery. In the processing flow (not shown) for determining the state of the gaming machine 10 at the time of power recovery including the return state, the mode of the RAM clear switch 43, the state of the middle frame door opening sensor 76, and the mode of the setting key switch 42. The order in which is referred to is not limited, and any order may be adopted as long as the relationships shown in the table described later are satisfied. In the present embodiment, when there is an abnormality in the area related to the game of the RAM 103, it is said that there is an abnormality at the time of power recovery, but when there is an abnormality in the area related to the base value of the RAM 103, the area related to the game of the RAM 103 It may be treated that there is an abnormality in, that is, there is an abnormality at the time of power recovery.

In FIG. 14A, there is no abnormality at the time of power recovery, the state at the time of the immediately preceding power failure is the game playable state, and the middle frame door opening sensor 76 at the time of power recovery is ON (the middle frame 17 is in the open state). The state of the gaming machine 10 at the time of power recovery in the case of (hereinafter referred to as “case 1”) is shown.
In case 1, when the setting key switch 42 is OFF and the RAM clear switch 43 is OFF (the upper left pattern in FIG. 14A), the RAM clear process is not executed and the power is restored at the time of power recovery. The playable state is set as the state, and the base value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.
Further, in case 1, when the setting key switch 42 is OFF and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON (the pattern on the upper right of FIG. 14A), the RAM clear process is executed and the power is restored. A game-enabled state is set as the return state, and the base value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.
Further, in case 1, when the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is OFF (the lower left pattern in FIG. 14A), the RAM clear process is not executed and the power is restored. The setting confirmation state is set as the return state of, and the current setting value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.
Further, in case 1, when the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON (the lower right pattern in FIG. 14A), the RAM clear process is executed and the power is restored. The setting change state is set as the return state of, and the current setting value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97. In this case, if there is an abnormality in the area related to the base value of the RAM 103, the area is also cleared.
By doing so, it is possible to select the recovery state at the time of power recovery according to the mode of the operation means at the time of power recovery, and the selection can be made smooth.

Further, in Case 1, the return state corresponding to the combination of the mode of the setting key switch 42 at the time of power recovery and the mode of the RAM clear switch 43 at the time of power recovery is not limited to the correspondence relationship of the present embodiment, but the present embodiment. As described above, by associating the combination including at least that the RAM clear switch 43 is ON with the return state accompanied by the RAM clear process, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of an erroneous RAM clear process.

In FIG. 14B, there is no abnormality at the time of power recovery, the state at the time of the previous power failure is the game playable state, and the middle frame door opening sensor 76 at the time of power recovery is OFF (the middle frame 17 is in the closed state). The state of the gaming machine 10 at the time of power recovery in the case of (hereinafter referred to as “case 2”) is shown.
In case 2, when the setting key switch 42 is OFF and the RAM clear switch 43 is OFF (the upper left pattern in FIG. 14B), the RAM clear processing is not executed and the power is restored at the time of power recovery. The playable state is set as the state, and the base value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.
Further, in case 2, when the setting key switch 42 is OFF and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON (the pattern on the upper right of FIG. 14B), the RAM clear processing is executed and the power is restored. A game-enabled state is set as the return state, and the base value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.
Further, in case 2, when the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is OFF (the lower left pattern in FIG. 14B), the RAM clear processing is not executed and the power is restored. The playable state is set as the return state of, and the base value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.
Further, in case 2, when the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON (the lower right pattern in FIG. 14B), the RAM clear process is executed and the power is restored. The playable state is set as the return state of, and the base value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when there is no abnormality at the time of power recovery and the state at the time of the immediately preceding power failure is the gameable state, the state of the middle frame door opening sensor 76 (open / closed state of the middle frame 17). The recovery state set according to is different.
Further, in case 1, when the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON, the setting change state is set, while in case 2, the setting key switch 42 is ON and the setting key switch 42 is ON. When the RAM clear switch 43 is ON, the RAM clear process is executed and the playable state is set. Further, in both cases 1 and 2, when the setting key switch 42 is OFF and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON, the RAM clear process is executed and the game-enabled state is set. .. In this way, while prohibiting the setting of the inappropriate setting change state, by allowing the RAM clear processing, the illegal setting change when the middle frame door opening sensor 76 is OFF (the middle frame 17 is the closed state) can be performed. While preventing it, the operability of the RAM clearing process can be improved.
In particular, when the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON, and the middle frame door opening sensor 76 is OFF (the middle frame 17 is in the closed state), the RAM clear process is executed. Will be done. Therefore, it is possible not to maintain an advantageous state when there is a possibility that an illegal setting change is attempted.

Further, although omitted in the above description, in any case where there is an abnormality at the time of power recovery, the immediately preceding power interruption state is the game stop state, or the immediately preceding power interruption state is the setting change state. , Only when the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON and the middle frame door opening sensor 76 is ON (the middle frame 17 is in the open state), the setting change state is passed. In other cases, the game is stopped, and the type of the game stopped state (“E1” or “E2”) is displayed on the main control board monitor 97. When there is no abnormality at the time of power recovery and the state at the time of the previous power cut is the setting confirmation state, there is no abnormality at the time of the above-mentioned power recovery and the state at the time of the immediately preceding power cut is the gameable state. The behavior is similar.
Further, in the present embodiment, the setting change state and the setting confirmation state may be set only at the time of power recovery, and neither of them is set at the time of power recovery. Therefore, the game control can be stabilized.

As described above, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured so that setting values having different advantages can be arbitrarily set, and the pachinko machine having such setting values can be operated with enhanced interest in the game. As one of the effective means for improving, there is a function of suggesting whether or not the set value is changed. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, a function of suggesting whether or not the set value is changed is realized by using the transition of the effect stage and the special over-winning effect, and the details of the function will be described below.

<Suggestion of whether the set value is changed by the production stage>
First, with reference to FIGS. 15 (a) to 15 (d), 16 and 17 (a) to 17 (d), the suggestion of whether or not the set value is changed by the effect stage will be described.
15 (a) to 15 (d) are diagrams showing background images corresponding to the effect stage, and FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the flow of the effect stage transition process. FIG. 17A is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table used for the stage transition possibility lottery, and FIGS. 17B to 17D schematically show a lottery table for the stage transition type lottery.

As shown in FIGS. 15 (a) to 15 (d), in the present embodiment, there are a total of four types of production stages, a day stage, an evening stage, a night stage, and a morning stage, and each production stage has a main display unit. The background image displayed on 81 is different. Here, the background image is a decorative pattern (an image indicated by an odor arrow in FIGS. 15 (a) to 15 (d)) and a reserved image (main display unit 81 in FIGS. 15 (a) to 15 (d)). To the layer behind (low priority) other images such as (the circular image displayed at the bottom of), that is, the layer behind (lowest priority) of the displayed images. It is an image to be drawn. It should be noted that this background image does not have to be constantly displayed in each production stage, and may be an image displayed at least in a part when each production stage is set, including a period in which the symbol variation is not executed. Just do it.

Subsequently, with reference to FIG. 16, the details of the effect stage shift process for shifting the effect stage will be described. When the variation start command is received, the process is executed by the effect mode control means 221.
In the first step S301, it is determined whether or not the player is staying in the morning stage, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S303, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S305.

In step S303, it is determined whether or not the stay counter = 0, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S305, and if the condition is not satisfied, the effect stage transition process is terminated.
Here, the stay counter is a counter that is decremented by 1 each time a fluctuation start command is received until it becomes 0 during the morning stage stay. If the stay counter is not 0, the processes after step S305 are not executed, and the current production stage (morning stage) does not shift to another stage. Therefore, it can be said that the stay counter is a counter that regulates the number of symbol fluctuations that guarantees the stay period of the morning stage.
It is not always necessary to provide the counter. That is, the processing after step S305 may be executed regardless of the effect stage in which the player is staying. However, by providing the stay counter as in the present embodiment, it is possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the transition to the morning stage.

In step S305, a shiftability lottery for determining the shiftability of the production stage is executed. In the subsequent step S307, it is determined whether or not the person has won the transition possibility lottery, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S309, and if the condition is not satisfied, the effect stage transition process is terminated. ..

In step S309, a transition type lottery for determining the transition type of the production stage is executed. In step S311 thereafter, it is determined whether or not the special transition has been won, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S313, and if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S317.
Here, the transition type is a type for specifying the production stage of the migration destination, and the type includes a special transition and a normal transition. The details of the transition type lottery will be described later.

In step S313, the morning stage is set. In the subsequent step S315, the initial value 10 is set in the stay counter, and the effect stage transition process is completed.
Therefore, when the transition type is special transition, the morning stage is set, but the day stage, the evening stage, and the night stage are not set.

In step S317, the next effect stage is set, and the effect stage transition process is completed.
Here, the next production stage is the evening stage when the current production stage is the day stage, the night stage when the current production stage is the evening stage, and the current production stage is the night. If it is a stage, it is a daytime stage, and if the current stage is a morning stage, it is a daytime stage. Therefore, when the transition type is normal transition, the production stage is set in the order of the day stage, the evening stage, and the night stage, but the morning stage is not set.

Subsequently, the details of the transfer possibility / rejection lottery and the transfer type lottery will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 (a) to 17 (c). The range of random numbers used in these lottery is 0 to 999, and the random numbers used in these lottery are different from each other.
FIG. 17A is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table used for the transferability lottery, and as shown in this figure, the transferability / rejection lottery is won with a probability of 20/1000 (1/50). In the lottery, the state of the setting change flag is not referred to. Therefore, when any of the day stage, the evening stage, and the night stage is set, the probability that the stage shift occurs for each symbol change is constant regardless of the state of the setting change flag.

17 (b) and 17 (c) are diagrams schematically showing a lottery table used for the transition type lottery. FIG. 17B is a lottery table used after the power is turned on and when the fluctuation counter ≦ 100, and FIG. 17C is a lottery table used after the time reduction ends and when the fluctuation counter ≦ 50. Here, the fluctuation counter is a counter that is incremented by 1 each time the symbol fluctuation is executed in the game state of the special figure low certainty and the normal figure low probability, and the counter is set to 0 by the start of the big hit game ( Is initialized).

Looking specifically at the transition type lottery using these lottery tables, in the transition type lottery using the lottery table shown in FIG. 17B, when the setting change flag is OFF, 100/1000 (1 /). The special transition is won with the probability of 10), and the normal transition is won with the remaining probability of 900/1000 (about 1 / 1.11). On the other hand, when the setting change flag is ON, the special transition is won with a probability of 400/1000 (1 / 2.5), and the normal transition is performed with the remaining probability of 600/1000 (about 1 / 1.67). Win.
As described above, when the power is turned on and the fluctuation counter is ≤100, the probability of winning the special transition is higher when the setting change flag is ON than when the setting change flag is OFF. Then, as described above, when the special transition is won, the morning stage is set, and the background image (background image shown in FIG. 15D) corresponding to the stage is displayed on the main display unit 81. Therefore, after the power is turned on and when the fluctuation counter ≤ 100, the background image corresponding to the morning stage displayed on the main display unit 81 suggests whether or not the set value has been changed (another set value is set by the setting change process). It can be said that it is an effect (at least suggesting whether the setting change process was performed or not).
As a result, in a pachinko machine having a set value, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game immediately after the power is turned on (particularly, in a situation where it is difficult to guess the set value with the jackpot probability immediately after the opening of the hall). In order to achieve this effect, it is preferable that the background image corresponding to the morning stage corresponding to the effect suggesting whether or not the set value is changed is not displayed after the power is turned on and when the fluctuation counter> 100. , As in the present embodiment, when the power is turned on and the fluctuation counter> 100, the morning stage corresponding to the effect suggesting whether or not the set value is changed has a lower probability than the case after the power is turned on and the fluctuation counter is ≤100. Allows the background image corresponding to to be displayed.

Further, in the present embodiment, after the power is turned on, a transition type lottery is performed to determine whether or not to win the special transition, but the special transition is determined without performing the lottery during a predetermined period. May be good. Even in this way, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game immediately after the power is turned on (particularly, in a situation where it is difficult to estimate the set value with the jackpot probability immediately after the opening of the hall). In this case, the transition timing of the production stage related to the special transition may be any timing as long as it is within a predetermined period, but in consideration of the possibility of winning a big hit, the first symbol change in the predetermined period. Is preferable.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the effect control means (first sub-control board 200, second sub-control board 300) at least suggests whether another set value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed. As the change suggestion effect to be performed, it is possible to execute a predetermined change suggestion effect (background image corresponding to the morning stage), and a predetermined period from when the power is turned on to when the symbol change is executed a predetermined number of times. In other words, it is intended to execute a predetermined change suggestion effect.

The threshold value of the fluctuation counter after the power is turned on in this embodiment is not limited to 100, and any value may be set. Further, the transition type lottery may be executed using the lottery table shown in FIG. 17B in the period until the big hit is first won without setting the threshold value. As a result, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game until the jackpot is won.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the effect control means (first sub-control board 200, second sub-control board 300) at least suggests whether another set value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed. As the change suggestion effect to be performed, it is possible to execute a predetermined change suggestion effect (background image corresponding to the morning stage), and during a predetermined period after the power is turned on, than after the elapse of the predetermined period. The predetermined change suggestion effect is executed with a high probability, and the predetermined period is the period from the start of the predetermined period to the winning of the big hit.

In the transition type lottery using the lottery table shown in FIG. 17 (c), when the setting change flag is OFF, 100/1000 (1/10), as in the case of after the power is turned on and the fluctuation counter ≤ 100. The special transition is won with a probability, and the normal transition is won with the remaining 900/1000 (about 1 / 1.11) probability. On the other hand, when the setting change flag is ON, the special transition is won with a probability of 300/1000 (about 1 / 3.33), and the normal transition is performed with the remaining probability of 700/1000 (about 1 / 1.43). To win.
As described above, when the time reduction ends and the fluctuation counter ≤ 50, the probability of winning the special transition is higher when the setting change flag is ON than when the setting change flag is OFF. Therefore, after the end of the time reduction and when the fluctuation counter ≤ 50, the background image corresponding to the morning stage displayed on the main display unit 81 has the set value changed or not, as in the case after the power is turned on and the fluctuation counter ≤ 100. (At least suggests whether another setting value was set by the setting change process or the setting change process was not executed).
As a result, in a pachinko machine having a set value, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game immediately after the end of the time reduction. In order to achieve this effect, it is preferable not to display the background image corresponding to the morning stage corresponding to the effect suggesting whether or not the set value is changed after the time reduction ends and when the fluctuation counter> 50. , As in the present embodiment, in the case of the time reduction end and the fluctuation counter> 50, the morning stage corresponding to the effect suggesting whether or not the set value is changed has a lower probability than the case of the time reduction end and the fluctuation counter ≤50. Allows the background image corresponding to to be displayed.

Further, in the present embodiment, after the end of the time reduction, a transition type lottery is performed to determine whether or not to win the special transition, but the special transition is decided without performing the lottery during a predetermined period. May be good. Even in this way, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game immediately after the end of the time reduction. In this case, the transition timing of the production stage related to the special transition may be any timing as long as it is within a predetermined period, but in consideration of the possibility of winning a big hit, the first symbol change in the predetermined period. Is preferable.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the effect control means (first sub-control board 200, second sub-control board 300) at least suggests whether another set value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed. As a change suggestion effect (background image corresponding to the morning stage), it is possible to execute a predetermined change suggestion effect, and from the second gaming state (special figure low certainty, normal figure high accuracy) to the first. In other words, it is intended to execute a predetermined change suggestion effect during a predetermined period after the transition to one gaming state (special figure low certainty or normal figure low probability).

The threshold value of the fluctuation counter after the end of the time reduction in the present embodiment is not limited to 50, and any value may be set. Further, the transition type lottery may be executed using the lottery table shown in FIG. 17C in the period until the next big hit is won without setting the threshold value. As a result, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game until the jackpot is won.
Further, in the present embodiment, the transition type lottery using the lottery table shown in FIG. 17 (c) is executed in the most unfavorable game state (special figure low certainty, normal figure low probability), but the game state. May be a gaming state that is more advantageous than the most unfavorable gaming state (special figure high certainty, normal figure low probability, so-called latent probability change). That is, any gaming state may be adopted as long as it is a gaming state that is relatively disadvantageous in terms of the number of executions per unit time of fluctuation being smaller than that of the immediately preceding gaming state.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the effect control means (first sub-control board 200, second sub-control board 300) at least suggests whether another set value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed. As the change suggestion effect to be performed, it is possible to execute a predetermined change suggestion effect (background image corresponding to the morning stage), and from the second gaming state (special figure low certainty, normal figure high probability) to the first. In a predetermined period after the transition to one gaming state (special figure low certainty or normal figure low probability), a predetermined change suggestion effect is executed with a higher probability than after the elapse of the predetermined period. It can be said that the predetermined period is the period from the start of the predetermined period to the winning of the big hit.

Further, in the gaming machine 10, the predetermined change suggestion effect (background image corresponding to the morning stage) is not executed after a predetermined period (after the power is turned on and the fluctuation counter ≤ 100, or after the time reduction ends and the fluctuation counter ≤ 50). In other words,

Further, in the present embodiment, the period in which the background image corresponding to the morning stage corresponding to the effect suggesting whether or not the set value is changed is high is longer after the power is turned on than after the time reduction is completed. .. As a result, it is possible to suppress the frequency with which the effect is executed, suppress the decrease in the accuracy of suggesting whether or not the set value is changed due to the effect, and enhance the interest of the game immediately after the power is turned on.

Further, in the present embodiment, the difference between the lottery value corresponding to the special transition when the setting change flag is ON and the lottery value corresponding to the special transition when the setting change flag is OFF is after the time reduction ends (200). It is larger after the power is turned on (300) than. As a result, the interest of the game immediately after the power is turned on can be further enhanced.

Further, in the present embodiment, the transition type lottery is performed when the same set value is set again (setting change flag is OFF) and when the game available state is set without executing the setting change process (setting change flag is OFF). The probability of winning a special transition is the same, but it is not limited to this. For example, the probability of winning the special transition when re-entering the same setting value is higher than the probability when the setting change processing is not executed, and when another setting value is set by the setting change processing, the special transition is performed. The probability may be lower than the probability of winning. As a result, the interest of the game can be further enhanced.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the predetermined change suggestion effect (background image corresponding to the morning stage) is determined by the setting change process in addition to whether another setting value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed. It is an effect that suggests whether the same setting value is set by the probability of execution, and when another setting value is set by the setting change process, it is executed with the first probability and by the setting change process. If the same setting value is set, it is executed with a second probability lower than the first probability, and if the setting change process is not executed, it is executed with a lower probability than the second probability. In other words, it is a production that is or is not executed.

<About setting suggestion production>
Next, the details of the setting suggestion effect in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 (a), 18 (b), and 19 (a) to 19 (d). FIG. 18A is a diagram showing the contents of the setting suggestion type, and FIG. 18B is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table used for the setting suggestion type lottery. 19 (a) to 19 (d) are diagrams showing specific examples of the setting suggestion effect.

In the setting suggestion effect in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19, characters suggesting the current setting value are displayed on an image imitating a blackboard (hereinafter, simply referred to as “blackboard”). Then, this character is determined by the setting suggestion type, and the display content corresponding to the type of the setting suggestion type is as shown in FIG. 18A. That is,
Specifically, "1 negation" corresponds to the character "not bad", "odd number setting suggestion" corresponds to the character "odd number setting suggestion", and "even number setting suggestion" corresponds to. , "Maybe even" corresponds, "Suggest high setting" corresponds to "Maybe good", "Confirm high setting" corresponds to "Very good" .. Then, these setting suggestion types correspond to the suggestion of the current setting value, and the grounds thereof will be described together with the details of the setting suggestion type lottery. In the present embodiment, a plurality of setting suggestion types corresponding to the suggestion of the current setting value are provided, but the number of the setting suggestion types does not matter.

Subsequently, the details of the setting suggestion type lottery will be described with reference to FIG. 18B.
In the stage of "1 negation" in FIG. 18B, the lottery value 0 is associated with the set value 1, and the lottery value 200 is associated with each of the set value 2 to the set value 6. Therefore, the setting suggestion type "1 negation (character of" not bad ")" is not determined when the current setting value is the setting value 1, and the current setting value is the setting value 1. It can be said that it is a setting suggestion type (aspect) that definitively suggests that it is not. This is a suggestion of the current setting value.

In the stage of "Odd number setting suggestion" in FIG. 18B, the lottery values (500, 400, 320 in this order) corresponding to the set value 1, the set value 3, and the set value 5 are all set value 2, set value. 4. It is larger than the lottery value (250, 160, 150 in order) corresponding to the set value 6. Therefore, it can be said that the setting suggestion type "odd number setting suggestion (characters of" odd number ")" is a setting suggestion type (mode) that suggests that the current setting value is an odd number setting value. This is a suggestion of the current setting value.

In the stage of "even number setting suggestion" in FIG. 18B, the lottery values (400, 340, 310 in this order) corresponding to the set value 2, the set value 4, and the set value 6 are all set value 1, set value. 3. It is larger than the lottery value (350, 250, 160 in order) corresponding to the set value 5. Therefore, it can be said that the setting suggestion type "even number setting suggestion (characters of" even number ")" is a setting suggestion type (mode) that suggests that the current setting value is an even number setting value. This is a suggestion of the current setting value.

In the "high setting suggestion" stage of FIG. 18B, the lottery value (250) corresponding to the set values 4 to 6 is larger than the lottery value (150) corresponding to the set values 1 to 3. .. Therefore, it can be said that the setting suggestion type "high setting suggestion (character" good ")" is a setting suggestion type (aspect) that suggests that the current setting value is a high setting value. This is a suggestion of the current setting value.

In the stage of "high setting confirmed" in FIG. 18B, the lottery value 0 is set for the set value 1 to 3, the lottery value is 50 for the set value 4, the lottery value is 70 for the set value 5, and the lottery value is 90 for the set value 6. Is associated with. Therefore, the setting suggestion type "High setting confirmed (character" Very good ")" confirms that the current setting value is the high setting value (the current setting value is not the low setting value). It can be said that it is a setting suggestion type (aspect) that suggests. This is a suggestion of the current setting value.

As described above, the setting suggestion effect in the present embodiment can be said to be an effect that suggests the current set value depending on the mode. As a result, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game in the pachinko machine having the set value.
The setting suggestion effect is not limited to suggesting the current set value depending on the mode, and may suggest the current set value based on the execution probability thereof, or may be a combination thereof. Then, the current set value is referred to in a process such as a lottery for determining the mode of the effect or whether or not the effect is executed. Therefore, it can be said that the setting suggestion effect is an effect in which the mode or the presence / absence of execution is determined with reference to the current set value. Further, in the setting suggestion effect having at least a function of suggesting the current set value by the execution probability, the high execution probability of the effect is based on the premise that the range of execution probabilities in each case of comparison does not overlap. It means that the minimum probability within the range of execution probability in the case of is higher than the maximum probability within the range of execution probability in the case of comparison.

Therefore, the effect control means can execute a predetermined setting suggestion effect as an effect suggesting the set value, and the predetermined setting suggestion effect is a predetermined change suggestion effect. In other words, it is a different production.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the setting suggestion effect can be executed when the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA is set. Therefore, the setting suggestion effect can be executed during the period in which the background image corresponding to the effect stage is displayed. Then, in FIGS. 19A to 19D, the setting suggestion effect (in this example, the setting suggestion related to the setting suggestion type of the high setting suggestion) is shown during the period when the background image corresponding to the effect stage is displayed. A display example of the main display unit 81 when the effect) is executed is shown.
As shown in these figures, when the setting suggestion effect is executed during the period when the background image corresponding to the effect stage is displayed, the image corresponding to the setting suggestion effect is displayed in front of the background image. The Rukoto. However, the background image in this case is maintained in a state in which it is possible to identify which production stage the background image corresponds to.
In particular, as shown in FIG. 19D, even if the image corresponding to the setting suggestion effect is displayed during the period in which the background image corresponding to the morning stage corresponding to the effect suggesting whether or not the set value is changed is displayed. A state in which the background image can be identified as the background image corresponding to the morning stage is maintained. That is, in the present embodiment, it can be said that the setting suggestion effect is an effect that is executed in duplicate with the effect that suggests whether or not the set value is changed. As a result, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game in the pachinko machine having the set value.

In the gaming machine 10, the predetermined setting suggestion effect can be rephrased as an effect that can be executed in duplicate with the predetermined change suggestion effect (background image corresponding to the morning stage).

<About error notification effect>
Next, the details of the error notification effect in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 20, 21 (a), and 21 (b). FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the content of the error state, and FIGS. 21 (a) and 21 (b) are diagrams showing a specific example of the error notification effect.

As shown in FIG. 20, the error notification effect in the present embodiment includes a main board error, a magnetic error, a radio wave error, a right-handed error, and a full tank error.
Specifically, as described above, the main board error is an error state indicating an update abnormality of the random number circuit 105, and when the error state occurs, based on the error command transmitted by the determination, " The text "Main board error" is displayed in full screen on the main display unit 81. Here, the full-screen display means that the target image is displayed in the foreground in substantially the entire display area of the main display unit 81.
A magnetic error is an error state that occurs when magnetic detection by a magnetic detection sensor occurs continuously for 500 ms. When the error state occurs, the characters "magnetic sensor error" are displayed in the same manner as the main board error. Is displayed in full screen on the main display unit 81.
A radio wave error is an error state that occurs when the number of radio wave detections by the radio wave detection sensor (cumulative number of times since the power was turned on immediately before) occurs a total of 5 times. Similarly, the characters "radio wave sensor error" will be displayed in full screen on the main display unit 81.

On the other hand, the right-handed error is an error state that occurs when the gate sensor 74 detects the game ball three times during normal times (special figure low accuracy and normal figure low accuracy), and when the error state occurs, , "Please return to left-handed" is displayed in a band display on the main display unit 81. Here, the band display means that the target image is displayed in the foreground in a part of the display area.
The full tank error is an error state that occurs when the full tank detection sensor is ON, that is, when the game ball is detected by the full tank detection sensor, and when the error state occurs, " The text "Please pull out the ball" is displayed in a band display on the main display unit 81.

As described above, in the present embodiment, with respect to the error state having a relatively high importance, the display related to the error state is displayed on the main display unit 81 in full screen display. On the other hand, regarding the error state having a relatively low importance, the display related to the error state is displayed on the main display unit 81 as a band display.
When a magnetic error or a radio wave error occurs (preferably, in that case, the main error control means 165 does not execute a process for preventing the game from proceeding, such as restricting the payout control board 400 to launch the game ball. In the case), the display related to the error state may be displayed on the main display unit 81 in a band display instead of the full screen.
Further, the conditions for each error state do not have to be the same as the conditions of the present embodiment, and any condition may be adopted as long as each error state can be detected.

Subsequently, FIG. 21A shows an example of an image displayed on the main display unit 81 when a right-handed error occurs while the background image corresponding to the morning stage is displayed. As shown in this example, when an error state of relatively low importance occurs, the image corresponding to the error state is displayed in a band in front of the background image, but the effect stage corresponding to the background image is displayed. The identifiable state is maintained. That is, it can be said that the background image corresponding to the morning stage corresponding to the effect suggesting whether or not the set value is changed is an effect that is executed in duplicate with the error notification effect related to the error state having a relatively low importance.
On the other hand, FIG. 21B shows an example of an image displayed on the main display unit 81 when a main board error occurs while the background image corresponding to the morning stage is displayed. As shown in this example, when an error state of relatively high importance occurs, the image corresponding to the error state is displayed in full screen in front of the background image, and the effect stage corresponding to the background image is displayed. It becomes an unspecified state. That is, the background image corresponding to the morning stage corresponding to the effect suggesting whether or not the set value is changed is an effect that is not executed in duplicate with the error notification effect related to the error state having a relatively high importance. It can be said that this is a low-priority production to be executed. In the case of image display, the high and low priority to be executed means the high and low priority of the layer to be drawn.
As a result, it is possible to improve the fun of the game by making it easier to recognize an error having a high importance among the error states, and by producing an effect suggesting whether or not the set value is changed.

Therefore, in the game machine 10, when the first error (right-handed error) is detected, the effect control means states that the first error effect ("Please return to left-handed" in the main display unit 81 ". Display) is executed, and when a second error (main board error) is detected, a second error effect (display of "main board error" on the main display unit 81) is executed. The predetermined change suggestion effect (background image corresponding to the morning stage) is an effect that can be executed in duplicate with the first error effect, but is not executed in duplicate with the second error effect, and is a second effect. In other words, it is an effect that has a lower priority than the error effect.
The second error preferably has a higher importance than the first error as in the present embodiment, but is not limited to this. For example, the second error and the first error may be of the same importance, or the second error may be less important than the first error. Further, the importance of the error is determined in advance at the development stage, and determines which error-related error effect is preferentially executed when the errors overlap each other.

<About special over prize production>
Next, the details of the special over winning effect will be described with reference to FIGS. 22 and 23. 22 (a) to 22 (c) are views showing the mode of the special over winning effect. Further, FIG. 23 (a) is a diagram showing a flow of the large winning opening winning effect pattern determination process, and FIG. 23 (b) schematically shows a lottery table used for the effect pattern determination process related to the special over winning effect. It is a figure shown in.

As shown in FIGS. 22 (a) to 22 (c), in the special over-winning effect in the present embodiment, an image imitating a trophy (hereinafter referred to as a “trophy image”) is a display area of the main display unit 81. It is an effect that appears (displays) from the lower right (55th side of the large winning opening), moves toward the lower left of the display area, and disappears (hides). And, there are three types of trophy images (effect patterns) that can be displayed.
Specifically, the smallest trophy image tg1 (hereinafter referred to as “copper trophy image”) shown in FIG. 22 (a) and the medium-sized trophy image tg2 shown in FIG. 22 (b). (Hereinafter referred to as "silver trophy image") and the largest trophy image tg3 (hereinafter referred to as "gold trophy image") shown in FIG. 22 (c). It should be noted that these images differ not only in size but also in shape, and the player can identify the difference even if they are displayed while moving.
The start timing of the trophy image (special over-winning effect) in the present embodiment is the timing when the large winning opening sensor 72 detects the game ball that becomes the over-winning, but is not limited to this. Any timing may be used as long as it is from the timing to the timing when the next round is started (when the timing is the final round, the timing when the jackpot end demo ends).

Subsequently, the details of the large winning opening winning effect pattern determination process shown in FIG. 23A will be described.
In the first step S401, it is determined whether or not the game is a jackpot game related to the probability variation jackpot, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S403. On the other hand, if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S411, and step S409, which will be described later, is not executed, that is, the special over winning effect is not executed.

In step S403, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation counter is ≦ 100 after the power is turned on, or the fluctuation counter is ≦ 50 after the time reduction is completed, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S405. On the other hand, if the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S411, and the special over winning effect is not executed as in the case where the condition related to step S401 is not satisfied.

In step S405, the winning counter is incremented by 1. The counter is cleared (set to 0) at each end of the round (the timing when the special electric accessory 65 is closed or the timing when the special electric accessory 65 is newly opened). Therefore, the counter is a value indicating the number of game balls that have won a prize in the large winning opening 55 per round.

In step S407, it is determined whether or not the winning counter> 10 (whether or not the current winning of the large winning opening 55 is an over winning), and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S409. If the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S411.

In step 409, a lottery for determining the effect pattern related to the special over-winning effect is executed, the winning effect pattern is determined as the effect pattern related to the special over-winning effect, and the large winning opening winning effect pattern determination process is completed. The details of the special over winning effect including the details of the lottery will be described later, but in the lottery, the state of the setting change flag is referred to.

In step S411, the effect pattern related to the normal winning effect is determined, and the process of determining the large winning opening winning effect pattern is completed. Although the details of the normal winning effect are omitted, it is an effect that allows the player to recognize that a prize has been generated in the large winning opening 55, and the effect can be executed by a special over-winning effect described later. It is different from any of.
The normal winning effect is an effect that is always executed when the special over-winning effect is not executed when a prize is generated in the large winning opening 55 (particularly, when an over-winning occurs). Therefore, it is possible to easily recognize that the lottery for determining whether or not the special over-winning effect can be executed has not been won (including the fact that the lottery itself has not been executed) by the normal winning effect. Further, the mode of the normal winning effect up to the winning counter ≤ 10 and the mode of the normal winning effect executed at the time of over winning may be changed. In this way, the lottery for determining whether or not the special over winning effect can be executed can be obtained. It is possible to make it easier to recognize that the lottery was not won after being executed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the special over-winning effect can be executed in the wake of the over-winning during the big hit game. Then, over-winning may occur a plurality of times in one round, and in the present embodiment, the over-winning effect can be executed each time, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a limit may be set on the number of over-winnings in which a special over-winning effect can be executed for each round, such as targeting only the first over-winning.
Further, in the present embodiment, the special over winning effect can be executed in all the rounds during the big hit game, but the rounds in which the special over winning effect can be executed may be limited.

Subsequently, the details of the lottery table used for the effect pattern determination process related to the special over winning effect shown in FIG. 23B will be described.
As shown in this figure, when the setting change flag is ON, the copper trophy image has a probability of 300/1000 (about 1 / 3.33) and a probability of 600/1000 (about 1 / 1.67). The silver trophy image has a probability of 100/1000 (1/10), and the gold trophy image is determined as the production pattern of the special over winning effect.
When the setting change flag is OFF, the copper trophy image has a probability of 600/1000 (about 1 / 1.67), and the silver trophy image has a probability of 400/1000 (1 / 2.5). It is determined as the production pattern of the special over prize production, and the gold trophy image is not determined as the production pattern of the special over prize production.

As described above, the effect pattern displayed as the special over winning effect in the present embodiment tends to be a copper trophy image when the setting change flag is OFF, and a silver trophy image or a gold trophy when the setting change flag is ON. It is easy to become an image. That is, in the present embodiment, the special over winning effect executed during the jackpot game suggests whether or not the set value is changed (whether another set value was set by the setting change process or the setting change process was not executed). It can be said that it is a production (at least suggesting). As a result, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game in the pachinko machine having the set value. In particular, the gold trophy image is an effect pattern that can be determined when the setting change flag is ON, but is not determined when the setting change flag is OFF. Therefore, it is confirmed that the setting change flag is ON for the gold trophy image.
In order to achieve the effect, the execution condition of the effect suggesting whether or not the set value is changed is not limited to the condition of the present embodiment. That is, it suffices that the effect suggesting whether or not the set value is changed during the jackpot game is feasible.

Further, as described above, in the present embodiment, the special over winning effect is not executed unless the jackpot game related to the probability variation jackpot is in progress. Therefore, it is possible to maintain the accuracy of suggesting whether or not the set value is changed in one special over winning effect.
In order to achieve the effect, the special over-winning effect may be executed in the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot. In this case, the special over-winning effect is executed in the jackpot game related to the probability variation jackpot. It may be executed at a rate lower than the rate. However, as in the present embodiment, it is preferable that the over-winning effect is executed only during the jackpot game related to the probability variation jackpot.

Further, in the present embodiment, after the power is turned on and when the fluctuation counter ≦ 100, the special over winning effect is not executed even when the setting change flag is ON. Therefore, in a pachinko machine having a set value, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game immediately after the power is turned on (particularly, in a situation where it is difficult to guess the set value with the jackpot probability immediately after the opening of the hall).
In order to achieve the effect, it is preferable not to execute the special over winning effect after the power is turned on and when the fluctuation counter> 100, but in that case, when the power is turned on and the fluctuation counter is ≤100. Allows the special over-winning effect to be performed with a lower probability.

Further, in the present embodiment, after the time reduction ends and when the fluctuation counter ≦ 50, the special over winning effect is not executed even when the setting change flag is ON. Therefore, in a pachinko machine having a set value, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game immediately after the end of the time reduction.
In order to achieve the effect, it is preferable not to execute the special over winning effect after the time reduction ends and when the fluctuation counter> 50. In that case, when the time reduction ends and the fluctuation counter ≤ 50, it is preferable. Allows the special over-winning effect to be performed with a lower probability.

In order to achieve these effects, it is not necessary to simultaneously adopt conditions different from the conditions corresponding to the effects (two conditions different from the conditions corresponding to the target effect among the above three conditions).

Further, the threshold value of the fluctuation counter after the power is turned on is not limited to 100, and an arbitrary value may be set to execute the determination according to step S403 described above. Further, the threshold value of the fluctuation counter after the end of the time reduction is not limited to 50, and an arbitrary value may be set to execute the determination according to step S403.

Further, among the above-mentioned errors, the main board error, the magnetic error, the radio wave error, and the full tank error may occur even during the big hit game. Then, each error notification effect when these errors occur during the jackpot game is executed with the same contents as the error notification effect described with reference to FIG.

Further, an effect suggesting the current set value, such as the setting suggestion effect in the present embodiment described above, may be executed during the jackpot game as an effect different from the above-mentioned special over winning effect. The relationship between the execution period of the setting suggestion effect and the execution period of the special over winning effect in this case is the relationship between the execution period of the setting suggestion effect in the present embodiment and the background image corresponding to the morning stage. Similarly, it is preferable that they can overlap.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the same set value is set again, the setting change flag is turned off, that is, the playable state is set without executing the setting change process, and the effect pattern related to the special over winning effect is set. In the decision lottery, the probability of winning a silver trophy or a gold trophy is the same, but it is not limited to this. For example, the probability of resetting to the same set value is higher than the probability that the setting change process is not executed, and the probability of winning the special transition when another set value is set by the setting change process. May be a low probability. As a result, the interest of the game can be further enhanced.

<About other modifications>
Modifications not described in the above description are listed below.

First, as for the probability, ratio, and frequency of the present embodiment and its variations, the lower one may not win, and the higher one must win, as long as each relationship is guaranteed. May be good. In either case, the lottery itself may not be held.

Further, in the above description, the recovery state at the time of power recovery is determined with reference to the aspect of the RAM clear switch 43 at the time of power recovery, but the continuous operation time of the RAM clear switch 43 at the time of power recovery is the specified time. It may be referred to whether or not it exceeds (for example, 3s). By doing so, it is possible to further suppress the occurrence of erroneous RAM clear processing.

Further, in the above description, in determining the return state at the time of power recovery, the state of the middle frame door opening sensor 76 (open / closed state of the middle frame 17) was referred to, but the return state without referring to the state. May be set. In this case, the recovery state at the time of power recovery may be uniformly set according to the case where the middle frame door opening sensor 76 is ON (the middle frame 17 is in the open state).

Further, the display regarding the performance of the gaming machine displayed on the main control board monitor 97 is not limited to the above-mentioned base value, but is the performance (design value) of the gaming machine such as the so-called "feature ratio" or "feature continuous ratio". Any index may be adopted as long as it is an index for evaluating.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above description, and includes various modifications, improvements, and the like as long as the object of the present invention is achieved.

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The present embodiment includes the following technical ideas.
(1)
It is determined whether or not to win the jackpot for each symbol variation, one set value is set from the set values of a plurality of stages, and the probability of winning the jackpot is determined and set by the set value. A gaming machine that can execute a setting change process for changing the set value when the power is turned on.
Directing means and
The production control means for controlling the production means is provided.
The effect control means
It is possible to execute a predetermined change suggestion effect as a change suggestion effect that at least suggests whether another set value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed.
In a predetermined period after the power is turned on, the predetermined change suggestion effect is executed with a higher probability than after the lapse of the predetermined period.
A gaming machine characterized in that the predetermined period is a period from the start of the predetermined period to the winning of the jackpot.
(2)
It is possible to execute the symbol change based on the winning of the game ball to the first start port or the second start port, and it is determined whether or not a big hit is won for each symbol change, and the second start port is reached. It is possible to set a second gaming state, which is more advantageous than the first gaming state, because the number of executions of the symbol variation per unit time related to the winning of the gaming ball is larger than that of the first gaming state. A gaming machine capable of setting one setting value from a plurality of stages of setting values, determining the probability of winning the jackpot by the set setting value, and executing a setting change process for changing the set setting value. And
Directing means and
The production control means for controlling the production means is provided.
The effect control means
It is possible to execute a predetermined change suggestion effect as a change suggestion effect that at least suggests whether another set value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed.
In a predetermined period after the transition from the second gaming state to the first gaming state, the predetermined change suggestion effect is executed with a higher probability than after the lapse of the predetermined period.
A gaming machine characterized in that the predetermined period is a period from the start of the predetermined period to the winning of the jackpot.
(3)
The gaming machine according to (1) or (2) above.
The gaming machine, characterized in that the predetermined change suggestion effect is an effect that is not executed after the predetermined period.
(4)
The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (3) above.
The effect control means
As an effect suggesting the set value, it is possible to execute a predetermined setting suggestion effect.
A gaming machine characterized in that the predetermined setting suggestion effect is different from the predetermined change suggestion effect.
(5)
The gaming machine described in (4) above.
The gaming machine, characterized in that the predetermined setting suggestion effect is an effect that can be executed in duplicate with the predetermined change suggestion effect.
(6)
The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (5) above.
Equipped with error detection means to detect errors
The error detecting means can individually detect a first error and a second error that is more serious than the first error.
The effect control means
When the first error is detected, the first error effect is executed.
When the second error is detected, the second error effect is executed.
The predetermined change suggestion effect is
While it is an effect that can be executed in duplicate with the first error effect,
A gaming machine characterized in that the effect is not executed in duplicate with the second error effect and is executed with a lower priority than the second error effect.
(A)
It is determined whether or not to win the jackpot for each symbol variation, one set value is set from the set values of a plurality of stages, and the probability of winning the jackpot is determined and set by the set value. A gaming machine that can execute a setting change process for changing the set value when the power is turned on.
Directing means and
The production control means for controlling the production means is provided.
The effect control means
It is possible to execute a predetermined change suggestion effect as a change suggestion effect that at least suggests whether another set value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed.
A gaming machine characterized in that the predetermined change suggestion effect is executed during a predetermined period from when the power is turned on until a predetermined number of symbol fluctuations are executed.
(B)
It is possible to execute the symbol change based on the winning of the game ball to the first start port or the second start port, and it is determined whether or not a big hit is won for each symbol change, and the second start port is reached. It is possible to set a second gaming state, which is more advantageous than the first gaming state, because the number of executions of the symbol variation per unit time related to the winning of the gaming ball is larger than that of the first gaming state. A gaming machine capable of setting one setting value from a plurality of stages of setting values, determining the probability of winning the jackpot by the set setting value, and executing a setting change process for changing the set setting value. And
Directing means and
The production control means for controlling the production means is provided.
The effect control means
It is possible to execute a predetermined change suggestion effect as a change suggestion effect that at least suggests whether another set value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed.
A gaming machine characterized in that the predetermined change suggestion effect is executed during a predetermined period after the transition from the second gaming state to the first gaming state.
(C)
The predetermined change suggestion effect is
In addition to whether another set value was set by the setting change process or the setting change process was not executed, an effect suggesting whether the same set value was set by the setting change process by the probability of execution. And
When another set value is set by the setting change process, it is executed with the first probability.
When the same set value is set by the setting change process, it is executed with a second probability lower than the first probability.
A gaming machine characterized in that when the setting change process is not executed, the effect is executed or not executed with a probability lower than the second probability.

10 Game machine 15 Outer frame 17 Middle frame 20 Front frame 21 Hing mechanism 22 Movable decorative body 23 Cylinder lock 25 Transparent member 27 Upper ball saucer 29 Lower ball saucer 30 Lower discharge port 31 Operation handle 32 Upper frame 33 (33a, 33b) Speakers 34a, 34b Left right frame part 35 (35a, 35b, 35c) Effect lamp 36 Ball removal mechanism 37 Effect button 38 (38a, 38b, 38c, 38d) Cursor button 39 Main operation unit 39a Ball lending button 39b Return button 40 Power supply Switch 41 Setting board 42 Setting key switch 43 RAM clear switch 44 Setting board cover 45 Open / close cover 46 Game ball tank 47 Tank rail 48 Payout unit 49 Payout passage 50 Game board 50a Game area 51 Outer rail 52 Windmill 53 Inner rail 55 Large winning opening 57 1st start port 59 2nd start port 61 Ordinary electric accessory 62 Ordinary electric accessory solenoid 63 Gate 65 Special electric accessory 66 Special electric accessory solenoid 67 General winning port 69 Out port 70 1st start port sensor 71 2nd Starting port sensor 72 Large winning port sensor 73 General winning port sensor 74 Gate sensor 75 Out ball sensor 76 Middle frame door opening sensor 80 Effect display device 81 Main display unit 82 Sub display unit 82a Upper sub display unit 82b Left sub display unit 82c Right Sub-display unit 90 Symbol display device 91 1st special symbol display device 92 2nd special symbol display device 93 Normal symbol display device 94 1st special symbol hold lamp 95 2nd special symbol hold lamp 96 Normal symbol hold lamp 97 Main control board monitor 100 Main control board 101 CPU
102 ROM
103 RAM
104 I / O port 105 Random number circuit 109 Main control board Case 110 Ball entry determination means 115 Main random number generation means 120 Main hold control means 125 Pre-judgment means 130 Special figure lottery means 131 Special figure hit / fail judgment means 132 Special figure stop symbol lottery means 133 Special figure variation pattern derivation means 135 General figure lottery means 140 Big hit game control means 145 Symbol display control means 150 Electric accessory control means 155 Game state control means 160 Main information storage means 165 Main error control means 170 Main command management means 175 Restoration Electric processing execution means 176 Return state setting means 177 Setting change means 178 Setting confirmation means 179 Gameable state transition means 180 Power interruption processing execution means 200 First sub-control board 201 CPU
202 ROM
203 RAM
204 I / O port 209 1st sub control board case 210 Sub random number generation means 220 Normal effect control means 221 Effect mode control means 222 Effect route determination means 223 Sub hold control means 224 Look-ahead effect control means 225 Effect content determination means 226 Decorative pattern Control means 227 Jackpot effect control means 230 Sub-error control means 240 Lamp control means 250 Movable accessory control means 260 Sub-information storage means 270 Sub-command management means 300 Second sub-control board 301 CPU
302 ROM
303 RAM
304 I / O port 309 2nd sub control board case 400 Payout control board 401 CPU
402 ROM
403 RAM
409 Payout control board case 500 Power supply control board 501 Normal power supply circuit 502 Backup power supply circuit 503 Power failure detection circuit 509 Power supply control board case 600 Setting key X 1st flow path Y 2nd flow path

Claims (2)

It is possible to execute the symbol change based on the winning of the game ball to the first start port or the second start port, and it is determined whether or not a big hit is won for each symbol change, and the second start port is reached. It is possible to set a second gaming state, which is more advantageous than the first gaming state, because the number of executions of the symbol variation per unit time related to the winning of the gaming ball is larger than that of the first gaming state. One set value is set from a predetermined number of set values, the probability of winning the jackpot is determined by the set set value, and a setting change process for changing the set set value can be executed. It ’s a game machine
Directing means and
The production control means for controlling the production means is provided.
The effect control means
It is possible to execute a predetermined change suggestion effect as a change suggestion effect that at least suggests whether another set value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed.
In a predetermined period after the transition from the second gaming state to the first gaming state, the predetermined change suggestion effect is executed with a higher probability than after the lapse of the predetermined period.
The predetermined period is a period from the start of the predetermined period to the winning of the jackpot.
A gaming machine characterized by that. It is determined whether or not to win the jackpot for each symbol variation, one set value is set from a predetermined number of set values, and the probability of winning the jackpot is determined and set by the set value. A gaming machine that can execute a setting change process for changing the set value when the power is turned on.
Directing means and
The production control means for controlling the production means is provided.
The effect control means
It is possible to execute a predetermined change suggestion effect as a change suggestion effect that at least suggests whether another set value is set by the setting change process or the setting change process is not executed.
In a predetermined period after the power is turned on, the predetermined change suggestion effect is executed with a higher probability than after the lapse of the predetermined period.
The predetermined period is a period from the start of the predetermined period to the winning of the jackpot.
Further equipped with error detection means to detect errors,
The error detecting means can individually detect a first error and a second error that is more serious than the first error.
The effect control means
When the first error is detected, the first error effect is executed.
When the second error is detected, the second error effect is executed.
The predetermined change suggestion effect is
While it is an effect that can be executed in duplicate with the first error effect,
It is an effect that is not executed in duplicate with the second error effect and has a lower priority than the second error effect.
A gaming machine characterized by that.

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