JP7089728B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of displaying variations of a first special symbol and a second special symbol in parallel.

In a so-called simultaneously fluctuating gaming machine that displays fluctuations of a plurality of special symbols in parallel, a game in which a player can increase the number of gaming balls even if the player is not in the big hit gaming state by frequently generating a small hit gaming state. The machine is known. For example, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 shifts to a gaming state (KT state) in which small hits occur frequently according to the type of big hit after the end of the big hit game. In the KT state, the fluctuation time of the symbol variation game is shortened, the winning probability of the small hit is high, and the small hit game state is likely to occur, so that the player can acquire the game ball. The gaming machine of Patent Document 1 displays an image notifying that the current KT period is in the KT state on the image display device, and displays the number of acquired balls acquired by the player in the lower right area.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-30636

However, the KT state is a special advantageous state in which a big hit lottery can be received while acquiring a game ball. There is a problem that the effect of showing the KT state lacks excitement if only the image for notifying the KT period and the number of acquired balls are displayed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which the content of a notification effect changes according to the number of acquired balls of a gaming ball in a gaming state in which small hits occur frequently.

According to the aspect of the present invention, a game board having a game area in which a game ball flows down, a first start area and a second start area through which a game ball launched into the game area and flow down can pass, and the first In a gaming state in which the acquisition means for acquiring a random number when the game ball passes through the one start area or the second start area and the random number acquired by the acquisition means are determined in advance to be a hit and are advantageous to the player. Based on the determination means for determining whether or not the winning random number causes a certain hit game state and the determination result of the determination means, the first special symbol corresponding to the passage of the first start area and the second start area. The second special symbol corresponding to the passage of the above is variablely displayed in parallel and stopped and displayed in parallel, and the first special symbol is determined to be a hit by the determination means and is determined by the simultaneous variation means. And when the second special symbol is stopped and displayed, the first generation means for causing the hit game state and the opening / closing member provided on the game board are provided, and the game ball is opened when the opening / closing member is opened. A variable winning opening that can win a prize, an opening / closing control means that controls an opening / closing state of the opening / closing member when the hit game state is generated by the first generation means, and a game ball wins in the variable winning opening. In this case, the game machine is provided with a payout means for paying out a predetermined number of game balls to the player, and in the case of the hit, the opening / closing control means opens and closes the opening / closing member of the variable winning opening in a predetermined opening / closing pattern. A small hit that causes a small hit game state that opens and closes, and a big hit that causes a big hit game state in which the opening / closing control means repeatedly opens and closes the opening / closing member of the variable winning opening in a predetermined opening / closing pattern. When the hit is the big hit in which the ratio of the small hit gaming state to occur per hour shifts to the special advantageous state higher than the other gaming states, the special advantageous state is after the end of the big hit gaming state. A second generation means for causing It is provided with a calculation means for calculating a quantified acquisition rank and a notification effect control means for executing a notification effect for notifying the player of the result of determination by the determination means, and the notification effect is of a plurality of types for each of a plurality of series. There, the notification effect control means does not include the content of the notification effect every time the acquisition rank calculated by the calculation means is updated when the special advantageous state is generated by the second generation means. Act Provided is a gaming machine characterized by changing to an effect corresponding to the acquisition rank in the series selected for.
In the special advantageous state, the player can receive a big hit lottery while catching a game ball. In that special advantageous state, when the acquisition rank is updated, the content of the notification effect is changed, so the player is satisfied with the increase in the number of acquired balls and enjoys the game until the next big hit winning without getting tired. You can wait.
Since the content of the notification effect is changed a plurality of times according to the number of acquired balls, the player can wait without getting tired while enjoying the game until the next big hit winning while being satisfied with the increase in the number of acquired balls.
Every time the acquisition rank is updated, the content of the notification effect is changed to the effect corresponding to the acquisition rank in the series randomly selected, so the player is satisfied with the increase in the number of acquired balls and the next big hit. You can wait without getting tired while enjoying the game until you win.

This aspect includes a storage means for storing a plurality of moving image data, the notification effect is performed by reproducing the moving image data, and the notification effect control means is one said moving image until the acquisition rank is updated. The data may be played repeatedly. The timing at which the content of the notification effect is changed is not at the end of playback of the moving image data, but at the time when the acquisition rank is updated. Normally, when the playback of one video data is completed, the next video data is usually played, and by dare to play one video data repeatedly, the player is informed of the acquisition ball, which is a condition for changing the notification effect. You can pay attention to the number. Therefore, by grasping the situation of the increase in the number of acquired balls, the player can play the game until the next big hit winning while enjoying the increase in the number of acquired balls.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine 1. It is a block diagram which shows the electric structure of the pachinko machine 1. It is a conceptual diagram of the 1st jackpot information storage area 110. It is a conceptual diagram of the first special symbol determination table 140. It is a conceptual diagram of the 2nd special symbol determination table 150. It is a conceptual diagram of the 1st variation pattern determination table 160. It is a conceptual diagram of the 2nd variation pattern determination table 170. It is explanatory drawing of the game executed in the pachinko machine 1. It is a flowchart of the main process. It is a flowchart (1/3) of the first special symbol processing. It is a flowchart (2/3) of the first special symbol processing. It is a flowchart (3/3) of the first special symbol processing. It is a flowchart of a game state transition process. It is a flowchart (1/2) of the second special symbol processing. It is a flowchart (2/2) of the second special symbol processing. It is a flowchart of special electric accessory processing. It is a flowchart of a payout process. It is a conceptual diagram of the background table 210. It is a conceptual diagram of the title table 220. It is a figure for demonstrating the display state of the display screen 28 during a small hit rush. It is a flowchart of sub-control board processing. It is a flowchart of the control process at the start of a notification effect. It is a flowchart of the control process at the end of a notification effect. It is a flowchart of a big hit game production process. It is a flowchart of the acquired ball number addition process. It is a flowchart of a big hit game end process.

Hereinafter, the pachinko machine 1 which is an embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the following description, the front side, the back side, the upper side, the lower side, the left side, and the right side of FIG. 1 are the front side, the rear side, the upper side, the lower side, the left side, and the right side of the pachinko machine 1, respectively.

The mechanical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a game board 2 is provided on the upper portion of the pachinko machine 1. The game board 2 has a substantially square plate shape in front view, and the front surface is protected by a front frame 10 holding a transparent glass plate. The front frame 10 is provided with an illumination member 35 so as to surround the glass plate. The illumination member 35 lights up or blinks according to the progress of the game or the like.

An upper plate 5 and a lower plate 6 are provided on the lower portion of the game board 2. The upper plate 5 supplies a metal game ball to the game ball launcher 37 (see FIG. 2) and receives a prize ball. At the center of the upper part of the upper plate 5, an operation button 9C and left and right buttons 9L and 9R operated by the player are provided. The lower plate 6 is provided directly below the upper plate 5 and receives a prize ball that overflows or is discharged from the upper plate 5. On the right side of the lower plate 6, a launch handle 7 for adjusting the launch of the game ball is provided. The firing handle 7 is provided so that the player can rotate the firing handle 7. When the player rotates the launch handle 7 to perform a launch operation, the game ball launcher 37 launches the game ball with a launch intensity corresponding to the rotation angle of the launch handle 7. Speakers 48 are provided at both the left and right corners of the upper part of the front frame 10 and the left and right corners of the upper plate 5.

A substantially circular gaming area 4 surrounded by a guide rail 3 is formed on the front surface of the gaming board 2. The guide rail 3 is formed on the left side of the game area 4. At the substantially center of the game area 4, a center decoration 8 for executing various effects is provided.

The center decoration 8 mainly includes a movable body 31 (see FIG. 2), a display screen 28, and the like. The movable body 31 is provided around the display screen 28. The movable body 31 performs various effects by operating the movable portion.

The display screen 28 is arranged substantially in the center of the center decoration 8. The display screen 28 is configured by, for example, an LCD or the like, and can display various images, videos, characters, numbers, and the like. The display screen 28 displays the first effect symbol 281, the second effect symbol 282, the main effect symbol 283, the first reserved symbol 284, and the like on the effect background. The first staging symbol 281 is a plurality of (three in the present embodiment) staging symbols for notifying the result of the first big hit determination described later. The second staging symbol 282 is a plurality of (three in the present embodiment) staging symbols for notifying the result of the second big hit determination described later. The pachinko machine 1 can execute either the first notification effect or the second notification effect on the display screen 28. In the first notification effect, after the first effect symbol 281 is variablely displayed, the result of the first big hit determination is notified to the player by displaying the stop display (confirmed display) in a combination showing the result of the first big hit determination. It is a production. In the second notification effect, after the second effect symbol 282 is variablely displayed, the result of the second big hit determination is notified to the player by displaying the stop display (confirmed display) in a combination showing the result of the second big hit determination. It is a production. The main effect symbol 283 is a plurality of the first effect symbol 281 or the second effect symbol 282 in which the symbols mainly to be notified according to the game state are displayed in a large size in the center of the screen (three in the present embodiment). It is a design for the production of. When the first notification effect is performed, the first effect symbol 281 is displayed in the center of the screen as the main effect symbol 283. When the second notification effect is performed, the second effect symbol 282 is displayed in the center of the screen as the main effect symbol 283. Hereinafter, when the first notification effect and the second notification effect are generically referred to, or when either of them is not specified, it is also referred to as "notification effect". The first reserved symbol 284 is a symbol for staging to display the number of game balls for which the result of the first jackpot determination is not yet displayed by winning a prize in the first starting port 14 or the starting electric accessory 15 (described later). Is.

A first starting port 14 is provided below the center of the center decoration 8. A second starting port 16 is provided diagonally to the lower right of the first starting port 14. A large winning opening 17 is provided diagonally above the right of the second starting opening 16. A starting electric accessory 15 is provided diagonally above the right side of the large winning opening 17. A normal symbol operating gate 12 is provided above the starting electric accessory 15. The starting electric accessory 15 and the large winning opening 17 each include an opening / closing member. The game ball can win a prize in each of the starting electric accessory 15 and the large winning opening 17 only when the opening / closing member is opened. Hereinafter, the state of the large winning opening 17 when the opening / closing member is closed is also referred to as a “closed state”. The state of the large winning opening 17 when the opening / closing member is opened is also referred to as an "open state". An out port 18 is provided at the bottom of the game board 2. In addition to the above, the game area 4 is provided with various lighting members, a plurality of general winning openings 19, a windmill, a game nail, and the like.

A symbol display unit 24 is provided at the lower right of the game board 2. The symbol display unit 24 includes a first special symbol display unit, a second special symbol display unit, a normal symbol display unit, a first special symbol storage number display LED, a second special symbol storage number display LED, and a normal symbol storage number display LED. Be prepared. The first special symbol display unit and the second special symbol display unit each consist of one 7-segment LED, and display the first special symbol and the second special symbol indicating the results of the first big hit determination and the second big hit determination. Hereinafter, when the first big hit judgment and the second big hit judgment are collectively referred to, or when either is not specified, it is also referred to as "big hit judgment". When the first special symbol and the second special symbol are generically referred to, or when either is not specified, it is also referred to as a "special symbol". The pachinko machine 1 includes, as the first special symbol, a jackpot symbol indicating a jackpot and a loss symbol indicating a loss, and as a second special symbol, a small hit symbol indicating a small hit in addition to the jackpot symbol and the loss symbol.

The normal symbol display unit displays the result of the normal hit determination by turning on and off the LED. The first special symbol storage number display LED and the second special symbol storage number display LED display the number of special symbol reserved balls, which is the number of game balls for which the result of the jackpot determination has not yet been displayed. The normal symbol storage number display LED displays the number of normal symbol reserved balls, which is the number of game balls for which the result of the normal hit determination has not yet been displayed. Further, on the rear surface side of the game board 2, a control unit 40 (see FIG. 2) for controlling the main control of the game, various effects, and the like is provided.

The game ball launched by the game ball launcher 37 is guided to the game area 4 by the guide rail 3 and flows down in the game area 4. The game ball launched with the first firing intensity lower than the predetermined strength flows down in the left area 4L on the left side of the center decoration 8 in the game area 4. Hereinafter, launching a game ball by adjusting the rotation angle of the launch handle 7 so as to flow down in the left region 4L is referred to as "left strike". The left-handed game ball has a starting electric accessory 15 provided on the right side of the center decoration 8, a first starting port 14 provided below the center decoration 8 from the second starting port 16, and a general winning opening. It is easy to win 19th. The game ball launched with the second firing intensity equal to or higher than the predetermined strength flows down in the game area 4 in the right area 4R on the right side of the center decoration 8. Hereinafter, launching a game ball by adjusting the rotation angle of the launch handle 7 so as to flow down in the right region 4R is referred to as “right-handed”. The right-handed game ball is more likely to win a prize in the starting electric accessory 15 and the second starting opening 16 than in the first starting opening 14.

Since the large winning opening 17 is provided at the lower right of the center decoration 8, it is easier for a right-handed game ball to win a prize in the open large winning opening 17 than for a left-handed game ball. Of the game balls flowing down the game area 4, the game area 4 does not win any of the first starting port 14, the starting electric accessory 15, the second starting port 16, the large winning opening 17, and the other general winning openings 19. The game ball that has flowed down to the lower part of the game passes through the out port 18 and is discharged to the outside of the game area 4.

Further, as will be described in detail later, the pachinko machine 1 is in a normal gaming state in which the large winning opening 17 is closed and the opening / closing member of the starting electric accessory 15 is difficult to open (hereinafter referred to as “normal state”). ). A game ball hit to the right in a normal state cannot win a prize in the large winning opening 17, and hardly wins in the starting electric accessory 15, so either winning in the second starting opening 16 or opening the out opening 18. pass. In the present embodiment, about 25% of the game balls hit to the right in the normal state win the second starting port 16. In addition, about 6% of the game balls hit to the left in the normal state win the first starting port 14. That is, in the pachinko machine 1, the rate at which the game ball hit right in the normal state wins the second starting port 16 is higher than the rate at which the game ball hit left in the normal state wins the first starting port 14. ..

Further, in the pachinko machine 1, when a game ball wins in the first starting port 14, the starting electric accessory 15, the second starting port 16, the large winning opening 17, and the general winning opening 19, the prize ball payout device 49 (FIG. 2). (See), each pays out a predetermined number of prize balls (4, 1, 3, 10, 10 in this embodiment). The number of prize balls is not limited to these.

Next, the game in the pachinko machine 1 will be schematically described. First, the hit game of the pachinko machine 1 will be described. The pachinko machine 1 is provided with a big hit game, a small hit game, and a normal hit game. In the big hit game, a game in which the big winning opening 17 is opened and closed a plurality of times (so-called round game) is performed. The opening and closing of the grand prize opening 17 once is called "1 round (1R)". The large winning opening 17 is closed when either the maximum opening time (30 seconds in this embodiment) elapses in each round or the specified upper limit number (9 in this embodiment) of winning a game ball is satisfied. Ru. The player digests the big hit game by hitting right to easily win the game ball in the big winning opening 17. A player can obtain a large number of prize balls by making the large prize opening 17 win a game ball.

The jackpot game of the present embodiment includes a 15R jackpot game, a 5R jackpot game, and a 2R jackpot game. In the 15R jackpot game, the jackpot 17 is opened and closed 15 times during one jackpot game, and is opened for a maximum of 30 seconds per 1R. In the 5R jackpot game, the jackpot 17 is opened and closed five times during one jackpot game, and is opened for a maximum of 30 seconds per 1R. In the 2R jackpot game, the jackpot 17 is opened and closed twice during one jackpot game, and is opened for a maximum of 0.6 seconds per 1R. A jackpot game with a large number of rounds is advantageous for the player because the number of prize balls that can be obtained is large. As will be described in detail later, in the present embodiment, the game state may change before and after the big hit game.

In the small hit game, the game in which the large winning opening 17 is opened and closed is performed at least once (in this embodiment, once). The large winning opening 17 is closed when either the maximum opening time (1.2 seconds in the present embodiment) elapses or the specified upper limit number (9 in the present embodiment) of winning of the game balls is satisfied. Ru. In the present embodiment, since the predetermined interval at which the game balls are launched by the game ball launching device 37 is 0.6 seconds, the time required for nine game balls to be launched is at least 5.4. Seconds. The maximum opening time of the large winning opening 17 in the small hit game is 1.2 seconds, which is shorter than the time required for nine game balls to be launched, which is 5.4 seconds. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the specified upper limit number (9) of game balls does not substantially win the large winning opening 17 during the small hit game.

The player digests the small hit game by hitting right to easily win the game ball in the large winning opening 17. The player can win the prize ball by making the large prize opening 17 win the game ball. The maximum opening time (1.2 seconds) of one large winning opening 17 in the small hit game is shorter than the maximum opening time (30 seconds) of one large winning opening 17 in the big hit game. That is, the longer the maximum opening time, the larger the number of prize balls that can be obtained, so that the big hit game is more advantageous to the player than the small hit game. The maximum opening time (1.2 seconds) of the large winning opening 17 in one small hit game is longer than the predetermined interval (0.6 seconds) in which the game ball is launched by the game ball launcher 37. Is set to. As a result, in the small hit game, it becomes easy for one or more game balls launched by the game ball launching device 37 to win a prize in the large winning opening 17. Further, in the present embodiment, since the number of prize balls paid out when the game ball wins the large prize opening 17, the number of prize balls held by the player is increased by the small hit game. The small hit game is different from the big hit game in that the game state does not change before and after the small hit game.

In the normal hit game, the starting electric accessory 15 is opened and closed at least once (three times in this embodiment). In the present embodiment, the number of prize balls paid out when the game ball wins the starting electric accessory 15 is one, so even if the normal hit game is continuously performed, the player's ball is held. Decrease. In the pachinko machine 1, the number of prize balls that can be acquired by the player per unit time when the normal hit game is continuously performed is acquired by the player per unit time when the small hit game is continuously performed. It is configured to be less than the number of possible prize balls.

Next, the gaming state of the pachinko machine 1 will be described. Hereinafter, the probability of being judged as a big hit by the big hit judgment is referred to as a "big hit probability". The pachinko machine 1 has a non-probability fluctuation state (hereinafter referred to as “non-probability change state”) in which the jackpot probability is a normal probability (about 1/319 in the present embodiment) and a probability higher than the normal probability (this implementation). In the form, a probability fluctuation state (hereinafter referred to as “probability change state”), which is about 1/48), can be generated after the end of the jackpot game. Further, in the pachinko machine 1, the ratio of the starting electric accessory 15 to the open state is higher than that of the non-time reduction state, and the ratio of the starting electric accessory 15 to the open state is higher than the non-time reduction state. The time saving state can be generated after the end of the big hit game. Depending on the combination of these, the pachinko machine 1 can be in any of the four gaming states of "non-probability change non-time saving state" (the above normal state), "non-probability change time saving state", "probability change non-time saving state", and "probability change time saving state". It happens after the big hit game is over. The pachinko machine 1 is not limited to this embodiment, and may be divided into five or more gaming states as long as it is divided into at least two gaming states.

The normal hit determination will be described. When the game ball passes through the normal symbol operating gate 12, a normal hit determination for determining normal hit or loss is performed. If the result of the normal hit determination is a normal hit, the normal hit game is executed. Hereinafter, the probability of being determined as a normal hit by the normal hit determination is referred to as a "normal hit probability". In the present embodiment, the normal hit probability in the time-saving state (99/100 in the present embodiment) is made higher than the normal hit probability in the non-time-saving state (1/100 in the present embodiment) to start in the time-saving state. The ratio of the electric accessory 15 to the open state is higher than that of the non-time saving state. In the pachinko machine 1, the rate at which the starting electric accessory 15 is opened in the time-saving state by increasing the number of times and the time that the starting electric accessory 15 is opened in the time-saving state is larger than that in the non-time-saving state. May be configured to be higher than in the non-time saving state.

The first jackpot determination will be described. When the game ball wins the first starting opening 14 or the starting electric accessory 15 opened during the normal hit game, the first big hit determination for determining the first big hit or the loss is performed. If the result of the first big hit determination is the first big hit, the big hit game is executed. In this embodiment, although it is not determined as a small hit in the first big hit determination, a configuration that can be determined as a small hit may be adopted.

The second big hit determination will be described. When the game ball wins the second start opening 16, a second big hit determination for determining a second big hit, a small hit, or a loss is performed. If the result of the second big hit determination is the second big hit, the big hit game is executed. If the result of the second big hit determination is a small hit, the small hit game is executed. The small hit probability determined to be a small hit by the second big hit determination (about 1 / 1.03 in the present embodiment) is constant regardless of the gaming state, and the big hit probability in the probabilistic state (in the present embodiment). , About 1/48).

In the present embodiment, the first big hit determination is performed when the big hit game is not executed and the variation display of the first special symbol is not executed. The pachinko machine 1 can execute the first big hit determination even when the variation display of the second special symbol is executed. Further, in the present embodiment, the second big hit determination is executed when the big hit game is not executed and the variation display of the second special symbol is not executed. The pachinko machine 1 can execute the second big hit determination even when the variation display of the first special symbol is executed. That is, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment is a model capable of changing the first special symbol and the second special symbol at the same time.

The electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The control unit 40 of the pachinko machine 1 mainly includes a main control board 41, a sub control board 58, a lamp driver board 46, an effect control board 43, a payout control board 45, a relay board 47, and a power supply board 42.

The main control board 41 controls the main control of the pachinko machine 1. The main control board 41 includes a main control board CPU unit 50. The main control board CPU unit 50 includes a CPU 51 that performs various arithmetic processes, a RAM 52 that temporarily stores data, and a ROM 53 that stores a control program and the like. The main control board CPU unit 50 is electrically connected to the interrupt signal generation circuit 57. The main control board 41 executes a program each time an interrupt signal is input from the interrupt signal generation circuit 57.

The main control board 41 includes a sub control board 58, a payout control board 45, a relay board 47, an output port 55, a first start port switch 71, a start electric accessory switch 72, and a second via the I / O interface 54. It is electrically connected to the start port switch 73. The output port 55 is an interface for connecting the pachinko machine 1 to a hall computer (not shown) provided outside the pachinko machine 1. The main control board 41 outputs various information to the hall computer via the output port 55. The hall computer comprehensively manages all the gaming machines in the amusement park. The first start port switch 71 is provided in the first start port 14, and detects a game ball that has won a prize in the first start port 14. The starting electric accessory switch 72 is provided on the starting electric accessory 15, and detects a game ball that has won a prize in the starting electric accessory 15. The second start port switch 73 is provided in the second start port 16, and detects a game ball that has won a prize in the second start port 16.

The sub control board 58 performs comprehensive control such as staging according to a control command output from the main control board 41. The sub control board 58 includes a CPU 61, a RAM 62, and a ROM 63, and is electrically connected to a lamp driver board 46, an effect control board 43, an operation button 9C, and a speaker 48. The lamp driver board 46 controls the lighting member 35 of the front frame 10, various lightings of the center decoration 8, the light emitting operation of the LED built in the operation button 9C, the operation of the movable body 31, and the like. The staging control board 43 includes a CPU 431, a CGROM 432, and the like, and controls the display of the display screen 28 according to a control command received from the sub control board 58. The CGROM432 stores image data of moving images and still images for use in various effects. The operation buttons 9C and the left and right buttons 9L and 9R output detection signals to the sub control board 58 according to the operation of the player. The speaker 48 converts a digital sound signal transmitted from the sub control board 58 into an analog sound and outputs it.

The payout control board 45 includes a CPU 451 and the like. The payout control board 45 controls the operation of the prize ball payout device 49 according to a control command output from the main control board 41, and pays out a predetermined number of game balls according to the winning of the game balls as prize balls.

The relay board 47 is electrically connected to an ordinary electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 69, a large winning opening opening / closing solenoid 70, an ordinary symbol operation switch 74, a large winning opening switch 75, a plurality of general winning opening switches 76, and a symbol display unit 24. .. The normal electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 69 opens / closes the opening / closing member of the starting electric accessory 15 during the normal hit game. The big winning opening opening / closing solenoid 70 opens / closes the opening / closing member of the big winning opening 17 during the big hit game. The normal symbol operation switch 74 is provided in the normal symbol operation gate 12, and detects a game ball that has passed through the normal symbol operation gate 12. The large winning opening switch 75 is provided in the large winning opening 17, and detects a game ball that has won a prize in the large winning opening 17. The plurality of general winning opening switches 76 detect the game balls that have won in the corresponding general winning opening 19.

The power supply board 42 is electrically connected to the main control board 41 and the game ball launching device 37, and supplies stabilized DC power to each board and the game ball launching device 37. The game ball launching device 37 launches one game ball toward the game area 4 at regular intervals (0.6 seconds in this embodiment). It should be noted that the firing interval is constant regardless of whether the game ball is fired at the first firing strength or the game ball is fired at the second firing strength.

With reference to FIG. 3, the first jackpot information storage area 110 stored in the RAM 52 will be described. The first jackpot information storage area 110 is used in the first special symbol processing (see FIGS. 9, S6). In the first jackpot information storage area 110, a random number acquired when a game ball wins a prize in the first starting port 14 or the starting electric accessory 15 is stored. The first jackpot information storage area 110 is provided with a plurality of storage areas associated with the area numbers. The area numbers are set in ascending order, for example, and are stored in the area number storage area 111. In the first jackpot information storage area 110, the first jackpot random number storage area 112, the first ordinary symbol determination random number storage area 113, the first variation pattern determination random number storage area 114, and the pointer storage are associated with the area number storage area 111. Area 115 is provided.

When the game ball wins the first starting port 14 or the starting electric accessory 15, the respective values of the first big hit random number counter, the first special symbol determination random number counter, and the first variation pattern determination random number counter are acquired as random numbers. The first big hit random number is used for the first big hit determination. The first special symbol determination random number is used to determine the first special symbol. First variation pattern determination Random numbers are used to determine the first variation pattern. The first variation pattern indicates the variation time of the first special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display unit of the symbol display unit 24. Various random numbers acquired together with the first big hit random number and stored in the first big hit information storage area 110 are collectively referred to as "first random number". The number (maximum number of first reserved balls) that can hold the first big hit judgment and store the first random number for the game ball that has won the first starting port 14 or the starting electric accessory 15 is "4". ". The maximum number of reserved balls is not limited to "4", but may be "0", or may be "1" to "3" or "5" or more. If the maximum number of first reserved balls is less than 4 (0 to 3) when the game ball wins the first starting port 14 or the starting electric accessory 15, the first random number is in order from the storage area with the smallest area number. Is remembered.

In the pointer storage area 115, a pointer indicating an area number corresponding to a storage area for which processing for the acquired first random number has not yet been performed is stored. In the pointer storage area 115, four pointers [1] to [4] are provided in the order of acquisition of the first random number. Each pointer of hold [1] to hold [4] points to the area number in ascending order.

The CPU 51 of the main control board 41 writes (shifts) the first random number corresponding to the area number indicated by the pointer of the hold [1] to the determination area 118, updates the pointer, and performs various processes such as the first jackpot determination. conduct. The CPU 51 starts the variation of the first special symbol according to the first variation pattern. In the pachinko machine 1, the fluctuation time of the first special symbol is equal to the production time of the notification effect for notifying the player of the result of the first big hit determination. The sub control board 58 controls the notification effect according to the first fluctuation pattern determined by the main control board 41. The sub-control board 58 starts the variation display of the first effect symbol 281 in synchronization with the variation start of the first special symbol.

When the fluctuation time of the first special symbol that has started to change ends, the CPU 51 of the main control board 41 transfers the changed first special symbol for a predetermined time (0.8 seconds in this embodiment). Display the stop display. The sub-control board 58 causes the first effect symbol 281 to be stopped and displayed in synchronization with the stop display of the first special symbol. In addition to the effect of the first effect symbol 281, the sub control board 58 includes a background image and a main effect symbol 283 displayed on the display screen 28, an illumination member 35 of the front frame 10, and various lightings of the center decoration 8. The notification effect synchronized with the first variation pattern is also executed by the light emitting operation of the LED or the like built in the operation button 9C, the operation of the movable body 31, the sounding of the speaker 48, or the like.

When the notification effect is completed, the CPU 51 of the main control board 41 writes the first random number corresponding to the area number indicated by the pointer of the hold [1] after the update to the determination area 118, and repeats the processing such as the first big hit determination. The first random number for which processing has been completed may be appropriately deleted.

Further, the RAM 52 also stores a second big hit information storage area (not shown) and a normal hit information storage area (not shown). The second jackpot information storage area is used in the second special symbol processing (see FIGS. 9, S7). Similar to the first jackpot information storage area, the second jackpot information storage area is provided with a plurality of storage areas. When the game ball wins in the second starting port 16, if the second special symbol is not changing or the stop display is not displayed, the second big hit random number counter, the second special symbol determination random number counter, and the second variation pattern determination random number counter Each value of is obtained as a random number. Various random numbers acquired together with the second big hit random number are collectively called "second random number". The acquired second random numbers are stored in order from the storage area with the smallest area number. In the present embodiment, the number (maximum number of second reserved balls) that can hold the second big hit determination and store the second random number is "0". Therefore, when the second random number is stored in the second jackpot information storage area, it is also written in the determination area, and the second jackpot determination is performed in the same manner as the first jackpot determination. Then, a new second random number is not acquired until the notification of the result of the second big hit determination is completed. The pachinko machine 1 may be able to hold a jackpot determination and store a random number for the game ball that has won a prize in the second starting port 16.

In the following description, when the first jackpot random number and the second jackpot random number are collectively referred to, or when either is not specified, it is also referred to as a "big hit random number". Further, when the first fluctuation pattern determination random number and the second fluctuation pattern determination random number are generically referred to, or when either is not specified, it is also referred to as a “variation pattern determination random number”. Further, when the first jackpot information storage area and the second jackpot information storage area are collectively referred to, or when either is not specified, it is also referred to as a "big hit information storage area". In addition, the jackpot random numbers for which the jackpot determination is suspended while stored in the jackpot information storage area, and various random numbers acquired together with the jackpot random numbers for which the jackpot determination is suspended and stored in the jackpot information storage area are collectively referred to as "held random numbers". ". The number of the first reserved random numbers stored in the first jackpot information storage area among the reserved random numbers corresponds to the number of first reserved balls.

The normal hit information storage area is used in normal symbol processing (see FIGS. 9, S10). In the normal hit information storage area, a normal hit random number acquired when the game ball passes through the normal symbol operating gate 12 is stored. For a game ball that has passed through the normal symbol operating gate 12, the number (maximum number of normal hold balls) that can hold the normal hit determination and store the normal hit random number is "4". The maximum number of normally reserved balls is not limited to "4", but may be "0", or may be "1" to "3" or "5" or more. The normal hit information storage area is configured in the same manner as the first big hit information storage area 110, and if the maximum number of normal hold balls is less than 4 (0 to 3) when the game ball passes through the normal symbol operating gate 12. Random numbers are normally stored in order from the storage area with the smallest area number.

The first special symbol determination table 140 and the second special symbol determination table 150 stored in the ROM 53 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. When the result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot, the pachinko machine 1 refers to the first special symbol determination table 140 or the second special symbol determination table 150 according to the type of the jackpot determination. The first special symbol determination table 140 is referred to when it is determined to be the first jackpot by the first jackpot determination. The second special symbol determination table 150 is referred to when it is determined to be the second jackpot by the second jackpot determination.

A plurality of types of first special symbol or second special symbol are assigned to the first special symbol determination table 140 and the second special symbol determination table 150, and the value of each special symbol and the special symbol determination random number (0 to 99). ) Is associated with. Each special symbol is classified into one of a plurality of jackpot types. When it is determined as a big hit by the big hit determination, the special symbol corresponding to the value of the special symbol determination random number is determined. Depending on the type of jackpot corresponding to the determined special symbol, the number of rounds, whether or not a probable change state occurs after the end of the jackpot game, the continuation condition of the time-saving state that occurs, and the like are determined. In the pachinko machine 1, when the result of the first big hit determination is the first big hit, the ratios of "big hits A to C" are 35%, 15%, and 50%, respectively. When the result of the second big hit determination is the second big hit, the ratios of "big hit D to H" are 10%, 25%, 25%, 35%, and 5%, respectively.

The "probability change state / non-probability change state" in the "big hit type" column indicates whether or not the probability change state occurs after the end of the big hit game. The "time reduction frequency" in the "big hit type" column indicates the continuation condition of the time reduction state that occurs after the end of the big hit game. "40 times" indicates that the number of time reductions is 40 times, and the number of times that the first big hit judgment and the second big hit judgment performed after the end of the big hit game are continuously determined to be other than the big hit (hereinafter, "judgment"). It indicates that the time saving state continues until the number of times) reaches 40 times. "Until the next time" indicates that the time saving state continues from the end of the big hit game to the start of the next big hit game. In the present embodiment, by setting "65535 times" as the number of time reductions, the time reduction state is substantially continued "until the next time". "0 times" indicates that the time saving state does not occur (that is, the non-time saving state occurs) after the end of the jackpot game. The "number of rounds" in the "big hit type" column indicates the number of times the big winning opening 17 is opened and closed repeatedly during one big hit game.

The first variation pattern determination table 160 and the second variation pattern determination table 170 stored in the ROM 53 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. The pachinko machine 1 refers to the first variation pattern determination table 160 or the second variation pattern determination table 170 according to the type of jackpot determination. The first fluctuation pattern determination table 160 is referred to when the first jackpot determination is made. The second fluctuation pattern determination table 170 is referred to when the second jackpot determination is made.

The first variation pattern determination table 160 and the second variation pattern determination table 170 show the game state (normal state, probability variation time reduction state, probability variation non-time reduction state, non-probability variation time reduction state) at the time of jackpot determination, and the result of jackpot determination (big hit, Multiple tables are provided according to small hits and losses). One or a plurality of types of variation patterns are assigned to each table, and each variation pattern is associated with the value of the variation pattern determination random number (0 to 511). For example, when the first jackpot determination is performed, the table corresponding to the game state and the determination result at that time is referred to in the first variation pattern determination table 160, and corresponds to the value of the variation pattern determination random number acquired together with the jackpot random number. One variation pattern is determined.

When the first big hit determination is performed in the normal state, the probable variation time reduction state, or the non-probability variation time reduction state, any variation pattern of non-reach or reach effects A to G is determined according to the determination result and the variation pattern determination random number. Further, when the second big hit determination is performed in the probability variation non-time saving state, the variation pattern of the non-reach or reach effect H or I is determined according to the determination result and the variation pattern determination random number. The "reach effect" may be a big hit after a reach state is configured in which, for example, two of the three main effect symbols 283 (first effect symbol 281 or second effect symbol 282) stop at the same symbol. It is a notification effect that executes an effect indicating that. The "non-reach" variation pattern is a notification effect in which the effect ends without reaching the reach state, and in the present embodiment, the result of the jackpot determination is determined only when the result is lost.

In the first fluctuation pattern determination table 160, when the result of the first jackpot determination in the probabilistic non-time saving state is the first jackpot, the fluctuation pattern of the non-display pattern A is assigned, and in the case of loss, the non-display pattern B is assigned. Fluctuation pattern is assigned. Further, in the second variation pattern determination table 170, when the result of the second jackpot determination in the normal state, the probabilistic variation time reduction state or the non-probability variation time reduction state is the second jackpot, the variation pattern of the non-display pattern C is assigned. When the fluctuation pattern of the "non-display pattern" is determined, the notification effect is not performed.

In the normal state, the probable change time reduction state, or the non-probability change time reduction state, if the result of the second big hit determination is a loss or a small hit, a long-time pattern A or B is assigned. The "long-time fluctuation pattern" is a fluctuation pattern in which the fluctuation time is 600 seconds or more, which is longer than the longest fluctuation time in the reach effect (30 seconds of the reach effect D in the present embodiment). The pachinko machine 1 can change the first special symbol and the second special symbol at the same time. The second big hit judgment is mainly performed. Therefore, when the result of the second big hit determination in the normal state, the probable change time reduction state or the non-probability change time reduction state is a loss or a small hit, the pachinko machine 1 frequently makes the second big hit determination by lengthening the fluctuation time. I try not to.

The average of the fluctuation time of the long-term fluctuation pattern determined when the second jackpot judgment is performed in the normal state, the probable variation time reduction state, or the non-probability variation time reduction state is determined when the first jackpot determination is performed in the normal state. It is longer than the average of the fluctuation time of the reach effects A to D to be performed. Further, the average of the fluctuation times of the reach effects H and I determined when the second jackpot determination is performed in the probabilistic non-time saving state is determined when the first jackpot determination is performed in the normal state. It is shorter than the average of the fluctuation time of the productions A to D.

In the pachinko machine 1, the main control board 41 changes the first special symbol or the second special symbol by a fluctuation time determined according to the determined fluctuation pattern. The sub control board 58 controls the notification effect according to the fluctuation pattern determined by the main control board 41. The sub-control board 58 performs the first notification effect in the normal state, the probability variation time reduction state, or the non-probability variation time reduction state, and performs the second notification effect in the probability variation non-time reduction state. The fluctuation time of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is equal to the production time of the first notification effect and the second notification effect, respectively.

Specifically, the main control board 41 starts the variation of the first special symbol according to the first variation pattern based on the first variation pattern determination random number. Further, the main control board 41 starts the variation of the second special symbol according to the second variation pattern based on the second variation pattern determination random number. The main control board 41 transmits a fluctuation pattern designation command, which is a control command for designating a fluctuation pattern determined by referring to the fluctuation pattern determination table, to the sub control board 58. The sub-control board 58 starts the variation display of the first effect symbol 281 and the main effect symbol 283 in synchronization with the start of the variation of the first special symbol in the normal state, the probabilistic variation time reduction state, or the non-probability variation time reduction state. Further, in the probabilistic non-time saving state, the variation display of the second effect symbol 282 and the main effect symbol 283 is started in synchronization with the start of the variation of the second special symbol.

When the fluctuation time of the first special symbol and the second special symbol that started the fluctuation ends, the main control board 41 displays the changed first special symbol and the second special symbol for a predetermined stop display time (book). In the embodiment, it is stopped and displayed for 0.8 seconds). The sub-control board 58 stops and displays the first effect symbol 281 or the second effect symbol 282 and the main effect symbol 283 in synchronization with the stop display time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol. Further, the sub-control board 58 uses the first effect symbol 281, the second effect symbol 282, the main effect symbol 283, and the variation pattern designation command by the illumination member 35, the display screen 28, the movable body 31, the speaker 48, and the like. The notification effect is executed according to the fluctuation pattern specified by.

With reference to FIG. 8, the game flow and the game state transition of the pachinko machine 1 will be described by taking as an example a case where a big hit is made in a normal state. As described above, the average of the fluctuation time of the long-term fluctuation pattern determined when the second jackpot determination is made in the normal state is the reach effect determined when the first jackpot determination is made in the normal state. It is longer than the average fluctuation time of A to D. The shorter the fluctuation time, the greater the number of times the jackpot determination determines per unit time. Therefore, in the normal state, the number of times the second big hit determination is made per unit time is less than the number of times the first big hit determination is made per unit time. Further, in the normal state, the jackpot probability in the first jackpot determination and the jackpot probability in the second jackpot determination are equal. Therefore, the greater the number of times the jackpot determination is made per unit time, the higher the possibility that the jackpot game will be executed per unit time.

Further, as described above, the opening / closing member of the starting electric accessory 15 is opened when the result of the normal hit determination is a normal hit. Then, the normal hit probability in the time-saving state is higher than the normal hit probability in the normal state (that is, the non-time-saving state). Therefore, the rate at which the opening / closing member of the starting electric accessory 15 is opened in the normal state is lower than the rate at which the opening / closing member of the starting electric accessory 15 is opened in the time saving state. Therefore, in the normal state, the game ball rarely wins the starting electric accessory 15.

Further, in the present embodiment, about 25% (that is, 1 out of 4) of the game balls hit to the right in the normal state win the second starting port 16. When a game ball wins a prize in the second starting port 16, the number of prize balls is three. Therefore, if the right-handed hit is continuously performed in the normal state, the player's ball is slightly reduced. In addition, in the normal state, if the result of the second big hit judgment is a loss or a small hit, a long-term fluctuation pattern with a fluctuation time of 600 seconds or more is determined, so the second big hit judgment is performed only once every 10 minutes. Not done. Further, since the second big hit determination is not held, the second random number is not acquired for the game ball that has won the second starting port 16 during the change of the second special symbol. Therefore, under normal conditions, it is more advantageous for the player to hit left than to hit right. Therefore, the player advances the game by hitting left in the normal state. As a result, the jackpot determination executed in the normal state is almost the first jackpot determination.

If it is determined to be the first jackpot by the first jackpot determination in the normal state, a 5R jackpot game is performed. When this big hit game is completed, the game state shifts to one of the non-probability change time reduction state (35%), the probability change time reduction state (15%), and the probability change non-time reduction state (50%). Hereinafter, the case of shifting to each gaming state will be described separately for each case.

A case where the normal state is changed to the non-probability change time saving state through the big hit game based on the first big hit will be described. Since the probability of normal hit is high in the non-probability variation time reduction state, the rate at which the opening / closing member of the starting electric accessory 15 is opened is higher than in the non-time reduction state. Therefore, in the non-probability change time saving state, the ratio of the right-handed game ball winning the starting electric accessory 15 is higher than the ratio of the left-handed game ball winning the first starting port 14. Therefore, in the non-probability change time saving state, it is more advantageous for the player to hit right than to hit left. Therefore, the player advances the game by hitting right in the non-probability change time saving state.

Since the second starting opening 16 is located below the starting electric accessory 15, any of the right-handed game balls that did not win the starting electric accessory 15 can win the second starting opening 16. .. However, a part of the game ball hit to the right in the short time state wins the starting electric accessory 15. Therefore, the ratio of the game balls that win the second starting port 16 without winning the starting electric accessory 15 is lower than the ratio of winning the second starting port 16 (about 25%) in the normal state. In the present embodiment, the ratio of the game ball hit to the right in the non-probability change time saving state to win the second starting port 16 is about 10%.

By the way, when the result of the second big hit determination is a loss or a small hit in the non-probability variation time saving state, a long-time pattern with a fluctuation time of 600 seconds or more is determined. Therefore, in the non-probability change time saving state, although the game ball can win the second starting port 16, even if it wins, the second big hit determination is practically not performed. As described above, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment can perform the first big hit determination even if the variation display of the second special symbol is executed based on the second big hit determination. As a result, the jackpot determination executed in the non-probability change time saving state is almost the first jackpot determination.

In the non-probability change time reduction state, when the number of determinations reaches the time reduction number (40 times or 65535 times in this embodiment), the non-probability change time reduction state shifts to the normal state without going through the big hit game. On the other hand, if it is determined as the first jackpot by the first jackpot determination before the number of determinations reaches the time reduction number, the 5R jackpot game is performed. When this big hit game is completed, the game state shifts to one of the non-probability change time saving state, the probability change time saving state, and the probability change non-time saving state, as in the case where the first big hit determination determines the first big hit in the normal state. ..

A case where the normal state is changed to the probable change time saving state through the big hit game based on the first big hit will be described. In the probabilistic time reduction state, the player advances the game by hitting right, as in the non-probability change time reduction state. In the probabilistic time saving state, the jackpot probability is higher than in the non-probability changing time saving state described above, and the time saving state continues until the next big hit (that is, the number of judgments reaches the time saving number and shifts to the normal state. Substantially no point) is different. Therefore, the details thereof will be omitted. In the present embodiment, the ratio of the game ball hit to the right in the probable change time reduction state to win the second starting port 16 is about 10%.

A case where the normal state is changed to the probabilistic non-time saving state through the big hit game based on the first big hit will be described. As described above, the average of the fluctuation times of the reach effects H and I determined when the second jackpot determination is performed in the probabilistic non-time saving state is determined when the first jackpot determination is performed in the normal state. It is shorter than the average of the fluctuation time of the reach effects A to D. That is, unlike the above-mentioned non-probability change time reduction state and probability change time reduction state, the fluctuation time of the reach effects H and I for notifying the result of the second big hit determination is as short as 3 seconds to 5 seconds. Therefore, in the probabilistic non-time saving state, the number of times the second big hit determination is made per unit time is larger than the number of times the first big hit determination is made per unit time. Therefore, in the probabilistic non-time saving state, it is more advantageous for the player to hit right than to hit left. Therefore, the player advances the game by hitting right in the probabilistic non-time saving state. Further, since the probability of normal hit is low in the probabilistic non-time saving state, the rate at which the opening / closing member of the starting electric accessory 15 is opened is lower than in the time saving state. Therefore, in the probabilistic non-time saving state, the game ball rarely wins the starting electric accessory 15. As a result, the jackpot determination executed in the probabilistic non-time saving state is almost the second jackpot determination.

In the second big hit determination, the small hit probability is set to a very high value of about 1 / 1.03. Therefore, most of the second big hit determinations are determined to be small hits. If it is determined to be a small hit, a small hit game is performed. As described above, since the gaming state does not change before and after the small hit game, the player will win the prize ball in the small hit game that occurs frequently until it is determined to be the second big hit. That is, the probabilistic non-time saving state is a so-called small hit rush state in which small hit games are frequently executed. Since the large winning opening 17 is frequently opened during the small hit rush, the ratio of the game balls that win the second starting opening 16 without winning the large winning opening 17 is the second starting opening 16 in the normal state. It is lower than the ratio (about 25%). In the present embodiment, the ratio of the game ball hit to the right in the probabilistic non-time saving state to win the second starting port 16 is about 23%.

If it is determined to be the second big hit by the second big hit determination, a 15R big hit game, a 5R big hit game, or a 2R big hit game is performed. When this jackpot game is completed, the game state shifts to one of a normal state (25%), a non-probability change time saving state (10%), and a probability change non-time saving state (65%). When shifting to the probabilistic non-time saving state, the small hit rush state continues.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the jackpot type is "big hit C, F to H", the probabilistic non-time saving state continues from the end of the jackpot game to the start of execution of the next jackpot game. Further, when the big hit type is "big hit A, D", the non-probability change time saving state continues until the next big hit game is started to be executed, or until the number of determinations reaches the time saving number (40 times in this embodiment). When the number of determinations reaches the number of time reductions, the gaming state shifts to the normal state. When the jackpot type is "big hit B", the probability variation time reduction state continues until the number of time reductions reaches 65535 times, that is, from the end of the jackpot game to the start of execution of the next jackpot game. When the jackpot type is "big hit E", neither the probabilistic state nor the time saving state occurs after the jackpot game ends, and the normal state is reached. It should be noted that the time saving state and the probability change state also end at the start of the big hit game.

The number of times of determination of the time saving state is not limited to the number of times of time saving of this embodiment. Further, the termination condition of the probabilistic state is not limited to the example of the present embodiment. For example, the pachinko machine 1 may be a so-called ST machine in which the probability change state ends when the number of determinations reaches a predetermined number of times. Further, the pachinko machine 1 may provide a specific area inside the big winning opening 17, and when the game ball passes through the specific area during the big hit game, a probable change state may occur after the big hit game is completed. .. Further, the pachinko machine 1 may perform a fall lottery to end the probability change state for each big hit determination, and may end the probability change state when the fall lottery is won.

Further, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which a left-handed hit is performed in a normal state and a right-handed hit is performed in a gaming state other than the normal state to advance the game. The pachinko machine 1 may employ, for example, a game in which a right-handed hit is performed in a normal state and a left-handed hit is performed in a probable change time reduction state.

Further, when comparing the normal state and the non-probability change time reduction state, as described above, in the non-probability change time reduction state, the game ball hit to the right is higher than the ratio of the game ball hit to the left to win the first starting port 14. The rate of winning the starting electric accessory 15 is higher. Further, the average time of the fluctuation time of the first special symbol is set to be shorter in the non-probability variation time reduction state than in the normal state. Therefore, the first jackpot determination is executed more frequently in the non-probability variation time-shortening state than in the normal state. As a result, the frequency with which the jackpot game is executed is higher in the non-probability variation time reduction state than in the normal state. That is, the non-probability change time saving state is more advantageous for the player than the normal state.

Further, when comparing the non-probability change time reduction state and the probability change time reduction state, the probability of big hit is higher in the probability change time reduction state than in the non-probability change time reduction state. Therefore, the frequency with which the jackpot game is executed is higher in the probabilistic time-saving state than in the non-probability-changing time-saving state. Further, in the non-probability change time reduction state, when the number of determinations reaches 40 times, the time reduction state ends and shifts to the normal state, while in the probability change time reduction state, the time reduction state is substantially continued until the next big hit. Therefore, the probabilistic time reduction state is more advantageous to the player than the non-probability change time reduction state.

Further, when comparing the probabilistic time-saving state and the probabilistic non-time-saving state, the types of jackpot determination mainly executed are different. Therefore, in the probabilistic non-time saving state, the player's ball increases by winning the prize ball in the small hit game that occurs frequently until it is determined to be the second big hit, while in the probabilistic time saving state, it is the first big hit. The player's ball does not increase until it is determined. Therefore, the probabilistic non-time saving state is more advantageous to the player than the probabilistic time saving state.

From the above, in the pachinko machine 1, the probabilistic non-time saving state is the most advantageous to the player among the plurality of gaming states, and the probabilistic time saving state, the non-probable change time saving state, and the normal state become disadvantageous to the player. .. The order of the advantages of each gaming state is not limited to this embodiment, and the pachinko machine 1 may be configured so that, for example, the probability variation time saving state is most advantageous to the player.

The pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment displays the number of game balls (prize balls) paid out in the probabilistic non-time saving state (during small hit rush) on the display screen 28 as the number of points. That is, the number of points mainly indicates the number of prize balls acquired during the small hit rush. When a game ball wins a prize in the large prize opening 17, the number of prize balls paid out is 10. During the small hit rush, a notification effect is performed by playing back a background video and music. When the number of points exceeds the preset number, the pachinko machine 1 changes the background video and the music to be played. Such a process of changing the background moving image and the music is performed by the CPU 61 of the sub control board 58 in the sub control board process described later.

9 to 17, the processing performed by the main control board 41 of the pachinko machine 1 will be described. The main control of the pachinko machine 1 is performed by a control program stored in the ROM 53. The main process of the control program (see FIG. 9) is executed in the CPU 51 when the interrupt signal generation circuit 57 (see FIG. 2) detects an interrupt signal generated every 4 ms. Hereinafter, each step in the flowchart is abbreviated as "S".

As shown in FIG. 9, when the main process is started, the command output process is first performed (S1). In the command output process, control commands are output from the main control board 41 to the sub control board 58, the payout control board 45, the relay board 47, and the like. The control command output here is a control command stored in the RAM 52 in the main process executed last time.

Next, the switch reading process is performed (S2). In the switch reading process, the normal symbol operation gate 12, the first start port switch 71, the start electric accessory switch 72, the second start port switch 73, the normal symbol operation switch 74, the large winning opening switch 75, the general winning opening switch 76, etc. It is detected whether the detection signal is supplied from various switches of. When the detection signal is detected, the flags corresponding to various switches (large winning opening winning flag, first starting opening winning flag, starting electric accessory winning flag, second starting opening winning flag, general winning opening winning flag, etc.) Is "ON". The information of this flag is referred to in the first special symbol processing, the second special symbol processing, etc., which will be described later.

Next, the counter update process is performed (S3). In the counter update process, the values of various random number counters (first big hit random number counter, first special symbol determination random number counter, etc.) stored in the RAM 52 are added, and the first special symbol fluctuation time counter and the second special symbol fluctuation are added. The values of the time counters are subtracted respectively. The first special symbol fluctuation time counter and the second special symbol fluctuation time counter are timer counters for measuring the fluctuation time of each special symbol. The value of the first special symbol fluctuation time counter is not subtracted during the execution of the small hit game based on the state of the measurement stop flag described later.

Next, special electric accessory processing is performed (S5). The details will be described later, but in the special electric accessory processing, the processing for controlling the operation of the big hit game and the small hit game (mainly the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member of the big winning opening 17) and after the end of the big hit game Processing related to the gaming state is performed (see FIG. 16).

Next, the first special symbol processing is performed (S6). Although the details will be described later, in the first special symbol processing, the first big hit determination, the determination of the fluctuation pattern of the first special symbol, the determination of the first special symbol, the transition processing of the gaming state, and the like are performed (FIGS. 10 to 12). reference).

Then, the second special symbol processing is performed (S7). Although the details will be described later, in the second special symbol processing, the second big hit determination, the determination of the fluctuation pattern of the second special symbol, the determination of the second special symbol, the transition processing of the gaming state, and the like are performed (FIGS. 14 and 15). reference).

Next, ordinary electric accessory processing is performed (S8). In the normal electric accessory processing, processing for controlling the operation of the normal hit game is performed when the normal hit occurs. If the time saving state is generated, the CPU 51 opens the opening / closing member of the starting electric accessory 15 longer than in the non-time saving state. If the time saving flag is set to "ON", the CPU 51 determines that the time saving state is in progress.

Next, normal symbol processing is performed (S10). In the normal symbol processing, a normal hit random number is acquired when the normal symbol operation switch 74 detects a game ball. Based on the acquired random numbers, processing such as normal hit determination and storage of commands for controlling fluctuations in normal symbols is performed. As described above, the normal hit determination is determined by the respective normal hit probabilities (99/100 or 1/100) depending on whether or not the time saving state occurs.

Next, a payout process (S11), an error check (S12), and an information output process (S13) are performed. The details will be described later, but in the payout process, the payout of prize balls is controlled. In the error check, when an error has occurred, the error is notified using the display screen 28, the speaker 48, and the like. In the information output process, various information is output to the hall computer.

The details of the first special symbol processing will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13. First, the flag used in the first special symbol processing will be described. In addition to the above-mentioned first start opening winning flag, starting electric accessory winning flag, second starting opening winning flag, and general winning opening winning flag, the RAM 52 has a big hit game state flag, a small hit game state flag, and a first special. The symbol display status flag, probability change flag, time reduction flag, measurement stop flag, etc. are stored.

As for the jackpot game status flag, "1" is stored during the jackpot game and becomes "ON", and when the jackpot game is not in progress, "0" is stored and becomes "OFF". As for the small hit game status flag, "1" is stored during the small hit game and becomes "ON", and when the small hit game is not in progress, "0" is stored and becomes "OFF". The first special symbol display status flag is "1" when the first special symbol is changing (during change), "2" when the first special symbol is stopped and displayed (during stop display), and the first. "0" is stored when the special symbol is neither variable nor stopped. As the probability change flag, "1" is stored and becomes "ON" during the probability change state. As for the time saving flag, "1" is stored and becomes "ON" during the time saving state. The measurement stop flag is used to stop the subtraction of the values of the first special symbol fluctuation time counter and the second special symbol fluctuation time counter, which are timer counters for measuring the fluctuation time of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. "1" is stored and becomes "ON", and when the subtraction is not stopped, "0" is stored and becomes "OFF". In the second special symbol processing described later, the second special symbol display state flag is used. Similar to the first special symbol display status flag, the second special symbol display status flag is "1" when the second special symbol is fluctuating (during fluctuation), and when the second special symbol is stopped and displayed (during change). "2" is stored in (during stop display), and "0" is stored when neither the second special symbol is changing nor the stop display is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the first special symbol processing is started, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won a prize in the first starting opening 14 based on the state of the first starting opening winning flag (S21). .. When the first start opening winning flag is "OFF" (S21: NO), it is determined whether or not the game ball has won the starting electric accessory 15 depending on the state of the starting electric accessory winning flag (S22). .. When the starting electric accessory winning flag is "OFF" (S22: NO), the process shifts to S31 (see FIG. 11).

Whether or not the number of first reserved balls is "4" when the first start opening winning flag is "ON" (S21: YES) or when the starting electric accessory winning flag is "ON" (S22: YES). Is determined (S23). If the number of first reserved balls stored in the RAM 52 is "4" (S23: YES), the number of first reserved balls has reached the maximum number of first reserved balls, so the process proceeds to S31.

If the number of first reserved balls is not "4" (S23: NO), "1" is added to the number of first reserved balls stored in the RAM 52 (S25). Various random numbers are acquired and stored in an empty storage area having a small area number in the first jackpot information storage area (see FIG. 3) (S26). Specifically, in the first jackpot random number storage area 112, the first ordinary symbol determination random number storage area 113, and the first fluctuation pattern determination random number storage area 114, the first jackpot random number counter, the first special symbol determination random number counter, and the first The value of the random number counter for determining the fluctuation pattern is stored.

As shown in FIG. 11, it is determined whether or not the player is in the hit game state (big hit game state or small hit game state) (S31). When the big hit game state flag or the small hit game state flag is "ON", it is determined that the hit game state is in progress (S31: YES), and the process returns to the main process. When both the big hit game state flag and the small hit game state flag are "OFF", it is determined that the hit game state is not in progress (S31: NO), and it is determined whether or not the first special symbol is changing (S32). If the first special symbol display state flag is not "1", it is determined that the first special symbol is not changing (S32: NO), and the process shifts to S51 (see FIG. 12).

As shown in FIG. 12, in S51, it is determined whether or not the first special symbol is in the stop display (S51). If the first special symbol display status flag is not "2", it is determined that the first special symbol is not in the stop display (S51: NO), and it is determined whether or not the number of first reserved balls is "1" or more. (S52). If the number of first reserved balls stored in the RAM 52 is "0" (S52: NO), the process returns to the main process. When the number of first reserved balls is "1" or more (S52: YES), the first random number corresponding to the storage area number indicated by the pointer of the reserved [1] in the first jackpot information storage area 110 is the determination area 118. Is written in (S57). The pointer is updated, and the number of first reserved balls in the RAM 52 is subtracted by 1 (S58).

Next, the first big hit determination is performed depending on whether or not it is in the probable change state (S60). In S60, the state of the probability change flag is referred to, and it is specified whether or not the probability change state has occurred at the present time. Although not shown, the ROM 53 stores a first low probability determination table and a first high probability determination table as tables for performing the first big hit determination. The first low probability determination table is a table used for the first jackpot determination in the non-probability change state, and a random number value of the jackpot random number corresponding to "big hit" or "loss" is defined. The first high probability determination table is a table used for the first jackpot determination in the probability change state, and the random number value of the jackpot random number corresponding to "big hit" or "loss" is defined. The number of random numbers corresponding to big hits in the first high probability judgment table (for example, 1365 out of 65536) is larger than the number of random numbers corresponding to big hits in the first low probability judgment table (for example, 205 out of 65536). many. If a probabilistic state has occurred, the first high probability determination table is selected, and if it has not occurred, the first low probability determination table is selected. The selected first low probability judgment table or first high probability judgment table is referred to, and it is determined whether the first big hit random number is "big hit" or "missing" among the first random numbers stored in the judgment area 118. Will be done.

In this embodiment, the first big hit determination may be performed during the change of the second special symbol when the result of the second big hit determination is the second big hit. In this case, in order to prevent the first jackpot and the second jackpot from being determined in duplicate, the jackpot is excluded and the first jackpot determination is performed. That is, the first big hit determination is performed by defining the random value corresponding to the "big hit" as the random value corresponding to the "loss". As a result, all the random numbers of the defined jackpot random numbers correspond to "loss", so that the pachinko machine 1 is the first jackpot during the change of the second special symbol based on the determination that it is the second jackpot. Can be avoided.

Next, the first special symbol determination process is performed (S61). In the first special symbol determination process, the first special symbol is determined according to the result of the first big hit determination. Specifically, when the result of the first big hit determination is a big hit, the big hit symbol is determined as the first special symbol. More specifically, the first special symbol determination table 140 (see FIG. 4) is referred to, and among the first random numbers stored in the determination area 118, the first special symbol corresponding to the value of the first special symbol determination random number is It is determined. As a result, the jackpot type is determined. On the other hand, when the result of the first big hit determination is a loss, the lost symbol is determined as the first special symbol.

Next, the first variation pattern determination process is performed (S). In the first variation pattern determination process, the variation pattern of the first special symbol is determined. Specifically, in the first variation pattern determination table 160 (see FIG. 6) stored in the ROM 53, the game state (time saving state or non-time saving state) at the time of the first big hit determination and the result of the first big hit determination (big hit). Alternatively, the table corresponding to the loss) is referred to, and among the first random numbers stored in the determination area 118, the fluctuation pattern of the first special symbol corresponding to the value of the first fluctuation pattern determination random number is determined.

When the first variation pattern is determined, the first variation pattern designation command for designating the determined first variation pattern is stored in the RAM 52 (S63). The first variation pattern designation command is transmitted to the sub control board 58 in the command output process (S1) of the main process to be executed next time. The fluctuation time of the first special symbol determined according to the determined first fluctuation pattern is set in the first special symbol fluctuation time counter (S65). "1" indicating that the first special symbol is changing is stored in the first special symbol display state flag (S66), and the process returns to the main process.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, when "1" is stored in the first special symbol display state flag, it is determined by the judgment of S32 that the first special symbol is changing (S32: YES). .. In this case, it is determined whether or not the measurement stop flag is “ON” (S33). When the measurement stop flag is "ON" (S33: YES), the process returns to the main process while the fluctuation of the first special symbol is maintained. When the measurement stop flag is "OFF" (S33: NO), it is determined whether or not the second special symbol is in the stop display (S35). If "0" or "1" is stored in the second special symbol display status flag, the stop display is not in progress (S35: NO), so the process proceeds to S41.

In S41, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation time of the first special symbol has elapsed based on the value of the first special symbol fluctuation time counter set in S65 (see FIG. 12) (S41). If the value of the first special symbol fluctuation time counter is not "0", it is determined that the fluctuation time has not elapsed yet (S41: NO), and the processing returns to the main processing. When the fluctuation time has elapsed (S41: YES), the first special symbol stop command is stored in the RAM 52 (S42). The first special symbol stop command is transmitted to the relay board 47 and the sub control board 58 by the command output process (S1), and instructs the first special symbol and the first effect symbol 281 of the display screen 28 to stop fluctuating. The process shifts to S46, and the predetermined stop display time is stored in the first special symbol stop time counter (S46). "2" indicating that the first special symbol is being stopped and displayed is stored in the first special symbol display status flag (S47), and the process returns to the main process.

In the judgment of S35, when "2" is stored in the second special symbol display status flag and the second special symbol is stopped and displayed during the change of the first special symbol (S35: YES), the second special symbol is displayed. It is determined whether or not the symbol is a jackpot symbol (S36). When the second special symbol is a jackpot symbol (S36: YES), the first special symbol forced stop command is stored in the RAM 52 (S37). The first special symbol forced stop command is transmitted to the relay board 47 and the sub control board 58 by the command output process (S1). The first special symbol forced stop command instructs to forcibly stop the changing first special symbol and the first staging symbol 281 in a lost manner so that the first jackpot and the second jackpot do not overlap. It is a command to do. In this case, the first special symbol is rewritten from the jackpot symbol to the lost symbol. The process shifts to S46, and since the first special symbol is stopped and displayed in a lost manner, a predetermined stop display time is stored in the first special symbol stop time counter (S46). "2" is stored in the first special symbol display status flag (S47), and the process returns to the main process.

In the determination of S36, when the second special symbol is not a big hit symbol (S36: NO), it is determined whether or not the second special symbol is a small hit symbol (S38). When the second special symbol is a lost symbol (S38: NO), the process shifts to S36, and the fluctuation of the first special symbol is continued until the fluctuation time elapses as described above. When the second special symbol is a small hit symbol (S38: YES), the measurement stop flag is set to "ON" (S40), and the process returns to the main process. As a result, the subtraction of the first special symbol fluctuation time counter is stopped during the small hit game execution, and the first special symbol is maintained in the variable state.

Next, as shown in FIG. 12, in the determination of S51, when the first special symbol display state flag is "2", it is determined that the first special symbol is in stop display (S51: YES), and the process is stopped. It is determined whether or not the display time has elapsed (S53). Whether or not the stop display time has elapsed is determined based on the value of the first special symbol stop time counter set in S47. If the value of the first special symbol stop time counter is not "0", it is determined that the stop display time has not elapsed yet (S53: NO), and the process returns to the main process. When the stop display time has elapsed (S53: YES), "0" indicating that the first special symbol is neither fluctuating nor stop display is stored in the first special symbol display state flag (S55). Next, the game state transition process is performed (S56). As will be described in detail later, in the game state transition process, control of various flags for shifting the game to the big hit game when it is determined to be a big hit and ending the time saving state when a predetermined end condition is satisfied. Is done. After that, the process returns to the main process.

The game state transition process will be described in detail with reference to FIG. When the game state transition process is started, it is first determined whether or not the result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot (S71). In the case of a big hit (S71: YES), the big hit game status flag is set to "ON" (S72). The number of rounds associated with the jackpot type is set in the R counter (S73). The R counter is a counter that counts the number of rounds to be executed in the jackpot game, and is stored in the RAM 52. Specifically, when the jackpot type is any one of "big hits A to C, G", "5" is stored in the R counter. When the jackpot type is any of "big hits D to F", "2" is stored in the R counter. When the jackpot type is "big hit H", "15" is stored in the R counter.

Next, the opening / closing pattern according to the jackpot type is stored in the RAM 52 (S75). Specifically, in the case of "big hits D to F", an opening / closing pattern in which the big winning opening 17 is opened in 1R for a maximum of 0.6 seconds is stored. In the case of "big hits A to C, H", an opening / closing pattern in which the big winning opening 17 is opened for a maximum of 30 seconds in 1R is stored. In the case of "big hit G", an opening / closing pattern in which the big winning opening 17 is opened for 1.2 seconds and closed for 5 seconds four times in 1R is stored. Further, based on the opening / closing pattern, the waiting time (time required for the start demonstration or the like) until the big winning opening 17 is first opened after the start of the big hit game is set in the closing time counter. The closing time counter is a timer counter used in the special electric accessory processing described later.

Next, the jackpot game start command indicating that the jackpot game starts is stored in the RAM 52 (S76). The jackpot game start command is transmitted to the sub control board 58 in the command output process (S1) of the main process to be executed next time. The jackpot game start command of the present embodiment includes information indicating the jackpot type. Next, "0", "40", or "65535" is set in the value of the determination count counter (S77). The determination number counter is a counter that counts the number of determinations for which a big hit determination is made during the time reduction by subtraction from the set number of times, and is stored in the RAM 52. Specifically, "40" is set in the case of "big hit A, D", "65535" is set in the case of "big hit B", and "0" is set in the case of other big hits. When 65535 is set in the determination count counter, the probability that the counter value will reach 0 by the time the next big hit game is started is infinitely close to 0. Therefore, in the case of the jackpot B, the time saving state is substantially continued until the next jackpot game. Next, if there is a time saving flag and a probability change flag that are "ON", both are "OFF" (S78, S80). That is, the gaming state during the jackpot game is the normal state. The processing returns to the first special symbol processing and returns to the main processing.

In the determination of S71, when the result of the big hit determination is not a big hit (S71: NO), it is determined whether or not the result of the big hit determination is a small hit (S81). In the case of a small hit (S81: YES), the small hit game status flag becomes “ON” (S82), and the process shifts to S83. If the result of the big hit determination is a loss and it is neither a big hit nor a small hit (S81: NO), the process shifts to S83.

Next, it is determined whether or not the probabilistic state is in effect (S83). When the probability change flag is "ON" (S83: YES), the process returns to the first special symbol process and returns to the main process. When the probability change flag is "OFF" and not in the probability change state (S83: NO), it is determined whether or not the time reduction state is in progress (S85). When the time saving flag is "OFF" and not in the time saving state (S85: NO), the processing returns to the first special symbol processing and returns to the main processing.

When the time saving flag is "ON" (S85: YES), the value of the determination count counter is subtracted by "1" (S86). Whether or not the number of determinations is "0" is determined by the value of the determination number counter (S87). When the value of the determination count counter is not "0" (S87: NO), the process returns to the first special symbol process and returns to the main process in order to continue the time saving state. When the value of the determination count counter is "0" (S87: YES), the time saving flag is set to "OFF" because the time saving state is terminated (S88). The processing returns to the first special symbol processing and returns to the main processing.

The details of the second special symbol processing will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. As shown in FIG. 14, when the second special symbol processing is started, whether or not the hit game state (big hit game state or small hit game state) is set depending on the state of the big hit game state flag and the small hit game state flag. Is determined (S91). When the big hit game state flag or the small hit game state flag is "ON", it is determined that the hit game state is in progress (S91: YES), and the process returns to the main process. When both the big hit game state flag and the small hit game state flag are "OFF", it is determined that the game is not in the hit game state (S91: NO), and it is determined whether or not the second special symbol is changing (S92). .. If the second special symbol display status flag is not "1", it is determined that the second special symbol is not changing (S92: NO), and it is determined whether or not the first special symbol is stopped and displayed (S92: NO). S106). If the second special symbol display status flag is not "2", it is determined that the second special symbol is not in the stop display (S106: NO), and the process proceeds to S121 (see FIG. 15).

As shown in FIG. 15, in S121, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won a prize in the second starting port 16 (S121). When the second start opening winning flag is "OFF" (S121: NO), the game ball has not won the second starting opening 16, so the process returns to the main process. When the second start opening winning flag is "ON" (S121: YES), various random numbers are acquired, and the empty storage area corresponding to the storage area number indicated by the pointer in the second jackpot information storage area (not shown) is the first. Two random numbers are stored (S122). Next, the second random number is written in the determination area of the second jackpot information storage area (not shown) (S123). The pointer is updated, and among the empty storage areas in the second jackpot information storage area, the storage area number of the storage area with the smallest number is set in the pointer (S125).

Next, the second big hit determination is performed depending on whether or not it is in the probable change state (S126). In S126, the state of the probability change flag is referred to, and it is specified whether or not the probability change state has occurred at the present time. Although not shown, the ROM 53 stores a second low probability determination table and a second high probability determination table as tables for performing the second big hit determination. The second low probability determination table is a table used for the second jackpot determination in the non-probability change state, and the random number value of the jackpot random number corresponding to "big hit", "small hit" or "miss" is defined. The second high probability determination table is a table used for the second jackpot determination in the probability variation state, and the random number value of the jackpot random number corresponding to "big hit", "small hit", or "loss" is defined. The number of random numbers corresponding to big hits in the second high probability judgment table (for example, 1365 out of 65536) is larger than the number of random numbers corresponding to big hits in the second low probability judgment table (for example, 205 out of 65536). many. In the second low probability determination table and the second high probability determination table, the number of random number values corresponding to small hits is, for example, 63627 out of 65536. If a probabilistic state has occurred, the second high probability determination table is selected, and if it has not occurred, the second low probability determination table is selected. The selected second low probability judgment table or second high probability judgment table is referred to, and among the second random numbers stored in the judgment area, the second big hit random number is "big hit", "small hit" or "missing". It is determined whether or not there is.

In the present embodiment, the second big hit determination may be performed during the change of the first special symbol when the result of the first big hit determination is the first big hit. In this case, in order to prevent the first jackpot and the second jackpot from being determined in duplicate, the jackpot is excluded and the second jackpot determination is performed. That is, the second big hit determination is performed by defining the random value corresponding to the "big hit" as the random value corresponding to the "loss". As a result, all the random numbers of the defined jackpot random numbers correspond to "loss", so that the pachinko machine 1 is in the same manner as above during the fluctuation of the first special symbol based on the determination of the first jackpot. It is possible to avoid being judged as a second big hit.

Next, the second special symbol determination process is performed (S127). In the second special symbol determination process, the second special symbol is determined according to the result of the second big hit determination. Specifically, when the result of the second big hit determination is a big hit, the big hit symbol is determined as the second special symbol. More specifically, the second special symbol determination table 150 (see FIG. 5) is referred to, and among the second random numbers stored in the determination area, the second special symbol corresponding to the value of the second special symbol determination random number is It is determined. As a result, the jackpot type is determined. On the other hand, if the result of the second big hit determination is a loss, the lost symbol is determined as the second special symbol. If the result of the second big hit determination is a small hit, the small hit symbol is determined as the second special symbol.

Next, a second variation pattern determination process is performed (S128). In the second variation pattern determination process, the variation pattern of the second special symbol is determined. Specifically, in the second variation pattern determination table 170 (see FIG. 7) stored in the ROM 53, the game state (time saving state or non-time saving state) at the time of the second big hit determination, the result of the second big hit determination (big hit, The table corresponding to the small hit or loss) is referred to, and among the second random numbers stored in the determination area, the fluctuation pattern of the second special symbol corresponding to the value of the second fluctuation pattern determination random number is determined.

When the second variation pattern is determined, the second variation pattern designation command for designating the determined second variation pattern is stored in the RAM 52 (S130). The second variation pattern designation command is transmitted to the sub control board 58 in the command output process (S1) of the main process to be executed next time. The fluctuation time of the second special symbol determined according to the determined second fluctuation pattern is set in the second special symbol fluctuation time counter (S131). "1" indicating that the second special symbol is changing is stored in the second special symbol display state flag (S132), and the process returns to the main process.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, when "1" is stored in the second special symbol display state flag, it is determined by the judgment of S92 that the second special symbol is changing (S92: YES). .. In this case, it is determined whether or not the first special symbol is in the stop display (S93). If "0" or "1" is stored in the first special symbol display status flag, the stop display is not in progress (S93: NO), so the process proceeds to S97.

In S97, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation time of the second special symbol has elapsed based on the value of the second special symbol fluctuation time counter set in S131 (see FIG. 15) (S97). If the value of the second special symbol fluctuation time counter is not "0", it is determined that the fluctuation time has not elapsed yet (S97: NO), and the processing returns to the main processing. When the fluctuation time has elapsed (S97: YES), the second special symbol stop command is stored in the RAM 52 (S98). The second special symbol stop command is transmitted to the relay board 47 and the sub-control board 58 by the command output process (S1), and instructs the second special symbol and the second effect symbol 282 of the display screen 28 to stop fluctuating. The process shifts to S100, and the predetermined stop display time is stored in the second special symbol stop time counter (S100). "2" indicating that the second special symbol is being stopped and displayed is stored in the second special symbol display status flag (S101), and the process returns to the main process.

In the judgment of S93, when "2" is stored in the first special symbol display status flag and the first special symbol is stopped and displayed during the change of the second special symbol (S93: YES), the first special symbol is displayed. It is determined whether or not the symbol is a jackpot symbol (S95). When the first special symbol is a lost symbol (S95: NO), the process shifts to S97, and the fluctuation of the second special symbol is continued until the fluctuation time elapses as described above. When the first special symbol is a jackpot symbol (S95: YES), the second special symbol forced stop command is stored in the RAM 52 (S96). The second special symbol forced stop command is transmitted to the relay board 47 and the sub control board 58 by the command output process (S1). The second special symbol forced stop command instructs to forcibly stop the changing second special symbol and the second staging symbol 282 in a lost manner so that the first jackpot and the second jackpot do not overlap. It is a command to do. In this case, the second special symbol is rewritten from the jackpot symbol to the lost symbol. The process shifts to S100, and since the second special symbol is stopped and displayed in a lost manner, a predetermined stop display time is stored in the second special symbol stop time counter (S100). "2" is stored in the second special symbol display status flag (S101), and the process returns to the main process.

Next, in the determination of S106, when the second special symbol display state flag is "2", it is determined that the second special symbol is in stop display (S106: YES), and whether or not the stop display time has elapsed. Is determined (S107). Whether or not the stop display time has elapsed is determined based on the value of the second special symbol stop time counter set in S100. If the value of the second special symbol stop time counter is not "0", it is determined that the stop display time has not yet elapsed (S107: NO), and the process returns to the main process. When the stop display time has elapsed (S107: YES), "0" indicating that the second special symbol is neither fluctuating nor stop display is stored in the second special symbol display state flag (S108). Next, the game state transition process described above is performed (S110), and the process returns to the main process.

The details of the special electric accessory processing will be described with reference to FIG. First, the flag used in the special electric accessory processing will be described. The opening / closing flag and the like are stored in the RAM 52. The opening / closing flag is set to "ON" when the opening / closing operation of the big winning opening 17 is performed according to the opening / closing pattern for each round, and is large until the end of the round and the start of the next round. When the winning opening 17 is in the closed state, "0" is stored and becomes "OFF".

When the special electric accessory processing is started, it is first determined whether or not the game is in the big hit game (S141). When the big hit game state flag is "ON", it is determined that the big hit game state is in the game state (S141: YES), and it is determined whether or not the big winning opening 17 is in the open state (S142). When the opening / closing flag is "OFF", the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening 17 is not performed, and it is determined that the large winning opening 17 is in the closed state (S142: NO). In this case, it is determined whether the closing time of the large winning opening 17 has elapsed (S161). For example, if the start demonstration of the jackpot game is in progress and the value of the closing time counter set in S75 (see FIG. 13) is not "0", it is determined that the closing time has not passed yet (S161: NO). ), The process returns to the main process in order to keep the big winning opening 17 closed. When the start demo ends and the value of the closing time counter becomes "0", it is determined that the closing time has elapsed (S161: YES), and the value of the R counter stored in the RAM 52 is "0". It is determined whether or not it is (S162). The R counter is set in S73 (FIG. 13) and is decremented by 1 for each round in S163 described later.

When it is determined that the value of the R counter is not "0" and the opening / closing operation of the big winning opening 17 is not performed for the number of rounds according to the big hit type (S162: NO), the value of the R counter is "1". It is subtracted (S163). The opening / closing pattern of the large winning opening 17 according to the round is read (S165), and the opening / closing flag is turned ON (S166). Next, the value of the winning number counter is cleared to "0" (S167), and the processing returns to the main processing.

If the opening / closing flag is "ON" in the judgment of S142, it is determined that the large winning opening 17 is in the opening / closing operation (S142: YES), and it is determined whether or not the game ball has won the big winning opening 17. Is done (S143). When the big winning opening winning flag is "OFF", it is determined that the game ball has not won in the big winning opening 17 (S143: NO), and the process shifts to 146. When the big winning opening winning flag is "ON", it is determined that the game ball has won in the big winning opening 17 (S143: YES), and "1" is added to the value of the winning number counter stored in the RAM 52. (S145). The winning number counter counts the number of winnings of the game ball that has won the big winning opening 17 by a series of opening and closing operations in one round of the big winning opening 17.

Next, it is determined whether or not the number of winnings of the game ball to the large winning opening 17 is equal to or more than the specified upper limit number (9 in the present embodiment) based on the value of the winning number counter (S146). When the value of the winning number counter is "8" or less (S146: NO), it is determined whether the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening 17 based on the opening / closing pattern corresponding to the round is completed (S147). If the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening 17 based on the opening / closing pattern is not completed (S147: NO), the opening / closing process of the large winning opening 17 is performed. When the closed large winning opening 17 is opened according to the opening / closing pattern (S148: YES), the opening command is stored in the RAM 52 (S150), and the processing returns to the main processing. The release command is transmitted to the relay board 47 in the command output process of the main process to be executed next time. When the opening large winning opening 17 is closed according to the opening / closing pattern (S148: NO, S151: YES), the closing command is stored in the RAM 52 (S152), and the process returns to the main process. The close command is transmitted to the relay board 47 in the command output process of the main process to be executed next time. When the open / closed state of the large winning opening 17 being opened or closed is maintained according to the opening / closing pattern (S148: NO, S151: NO), the processing returns to the main processing as it is.

Even before the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening 17 according to the opening / closing pattern is completed, if the value of the winning number counter becomes "9" or more (S146: YES), the closing command is stored in the RAM 52. (S153). The opening / closing flag is set to "OFF" (S155). The opening / closing pattern is referred to, the closing time until the start of the next round is set in the closing time counter (S156), and the processing returns to the main processing. Further, even if the value of the winning number counter is less than "9" (S146: NO), when the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening 17 according to the opening / closing pattern is completed (S147: YES), S153 to S156 Processing is performed and the process returns to the main processing.

When the jackpot game progresses, the value of the R counter is "0" in the judgment of S162, and it is determined that the opening / closing operation of the jackpot 17 is performed for the number of rounds according to the jackpot type (S162: YES). , The process of ending the jackpot game is performed. "0" is stored in the jackpot game state flag and is set to "OFF" (S171). Next, a gaming state corresponding to the jackpot type is generated (S172). Specifically, in the case of "big hit A, D" in which the non-probable change time saving state is reached after the big hit game is completed, only the time saving flag is "ON". In the case of "big hit B" in which the probability change time reduction state is reached after the end of the big hit game, the probability change flag and the time reduction flag are set to "ON" respectively. In any of the "big hits C, F to H" states in which the probability change non-time reduction state occurs after the big hit game ends, only the probability change flag is "ON". In the case of "big hit E", which is in the normal state after the big hit game ends, both the probability change flag and the time saving flag remain "OFF". Next, the jackpot game end command for instructing the end of the jackpot game is stored in the RAM 52 (S173). The jackpot game end command is transmitted to the sub control board 58 in the command output process (S1) of the main process to be executed next time. The process returns to the main process.

Next, in the determination of S141, when the big hit game state flag is "OFF", it is determined that the game is not in the big hit game state (S141: NO), and it is determined whether or not the game is in the small hit game state (S181). When the small hit game state flag is "OFF", it is determined that the small hit game state is not present (S181: NO), and the process returns to the main process. When the small hit game state flag is "ON", it is determined that the small hit game state is set (S181: YES), and the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening 17 in the small hit game is controlled.

When the opening / closing flag is "OFF", the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening 17 is not performed, and it is determined that the large winning opening 17 is in the closed state (S182: NO). In this case, the opening command is stored in the RAM 52 (S191), and the maximum opening time (1.2 seconds) of the large winning opening 17 in the case of a small hit is set in the opening time counter (S192). The closing time counter is a timer counter. The open / close flag is turned ON (S193), and the process returns to the main process.

If the opening / closing flag is "ON" in the judgment of S182, it is determined that the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening 17 is being performed and the large winning opening 17 is in the open state (S182: YES). In this case, it is determined whether or not the opening time of the large winning opening 17 has elapsed (S183). If the value of the opening time counter set in S192 is not "0", it is determined that the opening time has not passed yet (S183: NO), and the large winning opening 17 is continuously opened, so that the processing is performed. Return to the main process.

When the value of the opening time counter is "0", it is determined that the opening time of the large winning opening 17 in the small hit game has elapsed (S183: YES). In this case, the closing command is stored in the RAM 52 (S185), the opening / closing flag is turned off (S186), the small hit game state flag and the measurement stop flag are turned off (S187), and the process returns to the main process.

The details of the payout process will be described with reference to FIG. In the payout process, when the flag corresponding to each switch is set to "ON" in the switch read process, the process is performed so that the control command corresponding to the corresponding flag is transmitted to the sub control board 58 and the payout control board 45. Will be done. When the flags corresponding to the various switches (large winning opening winning flag, first starting opening winning flag, starting electric accessory winning flag, second starting opening winning flag, general winning opening winning flag) are all "OFF" (S201). : NO, S205: NO, S208: NO, S212: NO, S216: NO), the process returns to the main process.

When the big winning opening winning flag is "ON" (S201: YES), the big winning opening winning command is stored in the RAM 52 (S202). The grand prize opening winning command is transmitted to the sub control board 58 and the payout control board 45 in the command output process of the main process to be executed next time. The large winning opening winning flag is OFF (S203), and if the other flags are not ON, the processing returns to the main processing.

When the first start opening winning flag is "ON" (S205: YES), the first starting opening winning command is stored in the RAM 52 (S206). The first start port winning command is transmitted to the sub control board 58 and the payout control board 45 in the command output process of the main process to be executed next time. The first start opening winning flag is OFF (S207), and if the other flags are not ON, the process returns to the main process.

When the starting electric accessory winning flag is "ON" (S208: YES), the starting electric accessory winning command is stored in the RAM 52 (S210). The start electric accessory winning command is transmitted to the sub control board 58 and the payout control board 45 in the command output process of the main process to be executed next time. The starting electric accessory winning flag is OFF (S211), and if the other flags are not ON, the process returns to the main process.

When the second start opening winning flag is "ON" (S212: YES), the second starting opening winning command is stored in the RAM 52 (S213). The second start port winning command is transmitted to the sub control board 58 and the payout control board 45 in the command output process of the main process to be executed next time. The second start opening winning flag is OFF (S215), and if the other flags are not ON, the process returns to the main process.

When the general winning opening winning flag is "ON" (S216: YES), the general winning opening winning command is stored in the RAM 52 (S217). The general winning opening winning command is transmitted to the sub control board 58 and the payout control board 45 in the command output processing of the main processing to be executed next time. The general winning opening winning flag is turned off (S218), and the processing returns to the main processing.

The sub-control board processing executed by the sub-control board 58 will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 to 26. When the pachinko machine 1 is started, the sub-control board process is executed by the CPU 61 according to the program stored in the ROM 63. In the sub-control board processing, processing mainly related to staging control is executed according to various commands transmitted from the main control board 41.

First, flags, counters, and the like used in the sub-control board processing will be described. The RAM 62 of the sub control board 58 stores an initial hit flag, a state flag, a time reduction counter, an acquired ball count counter, an acquired rank counter, a rank-up flag, a background flag, and the like.

The first hit flag is set to "OFF" by storing "0" in the non-probable change time saving state, probable change non-time saving state, probable change time saving state, and big hit game state, and is stored to "ON" in the normal state. Become. When the first hit flag is OFF, the number of prize balls acquired during the big hit game or the small hit rush (the number of acquired balls) is counted, and when it is ON, it is not counted.

As the state flag, "0" is stored in the normal state, and "1" is stored in the time saving state (probability change time saving state or non-probability change time saving state). If the jackpot is not in the probabilistic non-time saving state, the jackpot is A, B, D, E, and "2" is stored. , E, "3" is stored. When the jackpot is judged to be jackpot C, F, H, "4" is stored, "5" is stored during the probabilistic non-time saving state (small hit rush), and "6" is stored during the jackpot G jackpot game. Will be remembered.

The time reduction counter is a counter that counts the number of times that the jackpot determination result is notified in the time reduction state. The acquired ball number counter is a counter that counts the acquired ball number during the big hit game or the small hit rush.

The acquisition rank counter is a counter that counts acquisition ranks indicating rankings according to the number of prize balls acquired. In this embodiment, every time 1000 prize balls (1000 points) are acquired, the acquisition rank is increased by one rank. That is, based on 1000 points, each time an integral multiple of 1000 points is earned, the earned rank is increased by one rank. The earned rank is used to determine the title. The title is a name according to the number of prize balls won.

As for the rank-up flag, "0" is stored when there is no change in the acquired rank, and "1" is stored when the acquired rank is increased by one rank. The background flag is a flag that specifies a background video and a song. In the present embodiment, the background video and the music played during the small hit rush are changed every time 1000 prize balls are acquired. That is, the background video and the music are changed every time a point obtained by an integral multiple of 1000 points is obtained based on 1000 points. In this embodiment, for example, four combinations of background moving images and music are provided. The background flag takes a value of "0", "1", "2" or "3", and each value corresponds to each of the four sets of the background video and the music.

Further, the RAM 62 is provided with a title storage area (not shown) and an old rank storage area (not shown). In the title storage area, the acquisition rank and the history of titles are stored. In the old rank storage area, when the acquired rank goes up by one rank, the acquired rank before the change is temporarily stored.

Next, the background table 210 and the title table 220 stored in the ROM 63 will be described. As shown in FIG. 18, the background table 210 is a table in which a combination of background moving image data and music data is associated with a background flag value. The background moving image data is moving image data that can be reproduced on the display screen 28. There are four types of background video data, each with different video content. The background video data is produced so that the video content of the playback start portion and the video content of the playback end portion of the video are continuous so that the feeling of strangeness is reduced in the loop playback. The background moving image data is stored in the CGROM 432 of the staging control board 43.

The music data is audio data that can be reproduced by the speaker 48. There are four types of music data, and the content of each music is different. The music data may be a music including a singing voice, or a BGM or the like played by a musical instrument. The music data is also played back in a loop, but the pronunciation content of the playback start portion and the pronunciation content of the playback end portion do not necessarily have to be continuous. The music data is stored in the ROM 63.

As shown in FIG. 19, the title table 220 is a table in which the acquisition rank and the title are associated with each other. Multiple types of titles, for example, four types, are set for each acquisition rank. In the title table 220, 9 ranks of 0 to 8 are exemplified as acquisition ranks, but the larger the number of ranks, the better, for example, 20 ranks may be obtained. The larger the number of ranks, the more diverse the acquisition ranks that players can obtain. In order for a player to know all the titles, for example, information on the acquired rank obtained by each player through interaction between the players is shared, which can attract attention to the pachinko machine 1. .. Further, the types of titles provided for one rank are not limited to four types, and may be three or less types, or five or more types.

In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the number of prize balls won is displayed as the number of points in the upper right corner of the display screen 28 during the big hit game or the small hit rush. As shown in FIG. 20, for example, during the small hit rush, the point number image 285 showing the number of points is displayed in the upper right corner of the display screen 28. The point number image 285 is, for example, an image showing a 6-digit number. If the first special symbol is changing, the first effect symbol 281 is maintained in a variable display state, and if the first special symbol is not changing, the first one performed after the big hit is completed. The state of being stopped and displayed is maintained by the combination of symbols indicating the result of the jackpot determination. The second effect symbol 282 is maintained in a variable display state if the second special symbol is changing, and indicates the result of the second jackpot determination performed last if the second special symbol is non-changing. The stopped display state is maintained by the combination of symbols. The main effect symbol 283 is displayed slightly smaller in the lower right corner of the screen. As will be described later, during the small hit rush, the notification effect is mainly performed based on the result of the second big hit determination, so that the second effect symbol 282 and the main effect symbol 283 are displayed in a variable manner in synchronization.

Further, during the small hit rush, the background moving image data and the music data are reproduced, and the background image 287 is displayed on the display screen 28. The background image 287 is displayed on the entire display screen 28 without interfering with the display of the point number image 285, the first effect symbol 281, the second effect symbol 282, and the main effect symbol 283. At the lower left side of the display screen 28, a title image 286 showing the current title acquired by the player is displayed. The point number image 285, the first effect symbol 281, the second effect symbol 282, the main effect symbol 283, and the title image 286 are also displayed on the display screen 28 during the big hit game.

In the sub-control board processing of the present embodiment, in addition to the control of various effects such as the notification effect and the effect during the big hit, the display control of the number of acquired balls, the display control of the title, the display control of the background video during the small hit rush, and the music. The pronunciation of is controlled.

As shown in FIG. 21, when the sub-control board processing is started, the initial setting is performed. Specifically, "1" is stored in the first hit flag and becomes "ON", and "0" is stored in the state flag. The time reduction counter, the acquired ball count counter, and the acquired rank counter are each reset and "0" is stored. "0" is stored in the rank-up flag, and "0" is stored in the background flag. In addition, the title storage area is cleared, and the acquisition rank and title history are deleted (S251).

The CPU 61 of the sub control board 58 waits until a control command is received from the main control board 41 (S252: NO, S255: NO, S257: NO, S260: NO, S262: NO, S265: NO, S252).

When the first variation pattern designation command or the second variation pattern designation command is received from the main control board 41 (S252: YES), the notification effect start control process described later is executed (S253). When the first special symbol stop command or the second special symbol stop command is received from the main control board 41 (S255: YES), the notification effect end time control process described later is executed (S256). When the first special symbol forced stop command or the second special symbol forced stop command is received from the main control board 41 (S257: YES), the changing first effect symbol 281 or second effect symbol 282 is forced in a lost manner. The process of stopping is performed (S258). When the jackpot game start command is received from the main control board 41 (S260: YES), the jackpot game effect processing described later is executed (S261). When the jackpot game end command is received from the main control board 41 (S262: YES), the jackpot game end process described later is executed (S263). When a large winning opening winning command is received from the main control board 41 (S265: YES), the acquired ball number addition process described later is executed (S266).

Hereinafter, each process executed by the sub control board 58 in response to the control command received from the main control board 41 will be described according to the game state.

[Normal state]
In the normal state, the game is mainly left-handed, so that the main control board 41 mainly determines the first big hit accompanying the winning of the game ball to the first starting port 14, and designates the first variation pattern. The command is sent. When the sub control board 58 receives the first variation pattern designation command from the main control board 41 (S252: YES) and the control process at the start of the notification effect is started (S253), the state flag is as shown in FIG. Is determined to be "5" (S271). Since the state flag is 0 and not 5 in the normal state (S271: NO), it is determined whether or not the received control command is the first variation pattern designation command (S272).

When the received control command is the first variation pattern designation command (S272: YES), it is determined whether or not the status flag is "0" (S275). In the normal state, the state flag is 0 (S275: YES), and the process of controlling the first notification effect in the normal state is started (S276). The variable display of the first effect symbol 281 and the main effect symbol 283 is started in synchronization with the first special symbol (S277, S278), and the process returns to the sub control board process.

Even in the normal state, if the player is hit right, the second starting port 16 may win a prize. In this case, on the main control board 41, the second big hit determination is performed with the winning of the game ball to the second starting port 16, and the second variation pattern designation command is transmitted. On the sub-control board 58, when the control command received in the normal state is the second variation pattern designation command (S272: NO), the variation display of the second effect symbol 282 is started in synchronization with the second special symbol. (S273). The notification effect by the main effect symbol 283 is not performed in synchronization with the second special symbol. The process returns to the sub-control board process.

After the fluctuation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol has elapsed, the first special symbol stop command or the second special symbol stop command is received from the main control board 41 (S255: YES), and the control process at the end of the notification effect is performed. Is started (S256), as shown in FIG. 23, it is determined whether or not the state flag is "5" or "0" (S301, S311). Since the state flag is 0 and not 5 in the normal state (S301: NO, S311: YES), it is determined whether or not the received control command is the first special symbol stop command (S312).

When the received control command is the second special symbol stop command (S312: NO), only the second effect symbol 282 is stopped and displayed (S317), and the process returns to the sub control board process. When the received control command is the first special symbol stop command (S312: YES), the process of controlling the first notification effect in the normal time is terminated (S313). The first effect symbol 281 and the main effect symbol 283 are stopped and displayed (S315, S316) in synchronization with the first special symbol, and the process returns to the sub control board process.

In the first notification effect performed in the normal state, as described above, after the first effect symbol 281 and the main effect symbol 283 are variablely displayed, the stop display (confirmed display) is performed in a manner showing the result of the first big hit determination. To. When the result of the first big hit determination is a big hit, the plurality of first effect symbols 281 and the plurality of main effect symbols 283 all stop at the same symbol (doublet). In the case of loss, the plurality of first staging symbols 281 and the plurality of main staging symbols 283 each stop at least one of them at a symbol different from the other symbols. Further, in the first notification effect, the advance notice effect, the reach effect, and the like are executed while the first effect symbol 281 and the main effect symbol 283 are changing. As a result, the player can grasp the result of the first big hit determination and enjoy the game.

By the way, when the first special symbol and the second special symbol are executed in parallel, if the first notification effect and the second notification effect are executed at the same time, the player may be confused. Therefore, the CPU 61 of the sub-control board 58 executes the notification effect mainly on either one of the first notification effect and the second notification effect. Specifically, in the normal state, the probable change time saving state or the non-probability change time saving state, the CPU 61 mainly performs the notification effect mainly on the first notification effect, and in the probabilistic non-time reduction state, the second notification effect mainly performs the notification effect. I do. The non-subject notification effect is not executed even if the corresponding special symbol is changed, regardless of whether the first special symbol and the second special symbol are executed in parallel. However, the variable display and the stop display of the first effect symbol 281 and the second effect symbol 282 corresponding to the first special symbol and the second special symbol, respectively, are performed. As a result, the pachinko machine 1 can appropriately notify the player of the result of the jackpot determination mainly executed in the game state that occurs, and suppresses the player from being confused by executing a plurality of notification effects in parallel. can.

[Big hit game state]
When the game progresses and the result of the first big hit determination is the first big hit, the game shifts to the big hit game state, and the big hit game start command is transmitted from the main control board 41. When the sub control board 58 receives the big hit game start command from the main control board 41 (S260: YES) and the big hit game effect processing is started (S261), as shown in FIG. 24, whether or not it is the first hit. Is determined (S341). Since the first hit flag is ON by default (S341: YES), the first hit flag is turned off, and 0 is stored in the acquired ball number counter and the acquired rank counter and reset. Further, "0" is stored in the rank-up flag and the background flag. The title storage area is cleared (S342).

Next, a process of determining the initial title is performed. The title table 220 is referred to, and one of the titles corresponding to rank 0 (eg, "kid", "bite", "chick", "brass") is randomly selected (S343). The selected title is associated with the acquisition rank (0 rank) and stored in the title storage area (S345). Then, the effect processing during the big hit game is performed according to the big hit type.

The jackpot type of the first jackpot is any of jackpots A to C. For example, when the jackpot C is (S346: YES), the process of controlling the jackpot game effect corresponding to the jackpot C is started (S347). “4” is stored in the status flag (S353), and a title image 286 indicating the title corresponding to the highest rank stored in the title storage area is displayed in the lower left portion of the display screen 28 (S380). Further, a point number image 285 showing the number of acquired balls is displayed on the upper right side of the display screen 28 (S381). The process returns to the sub-control board process.

During the big hit game, the big winning opening 17 is opened according to the opening / closing pattern, and when the game ball wins, the big winning opening winning command is transmitted from the main control board 41. When the CPU 61 of the sub-control board 58 receives the big winning opening winning command (S265: YES), the CPU 61 executes the winning ball number addition process (S266). The prize ball payout device 49 operates under the control of the payout control board 45 based on the big prize opening winning command, and 10 prize balls are paid out.

As shown in FIG. 25, when the acquired ball number addition process is started, the value of the acquired rank counter is first stored in the old rank storage area (S401). Since the number of prize balls in the large winning opening 17 is 10, 10 is added to the number of acquired balls counter (S402). Since the value of the acquired ball number counter has been updated, the display of the point number image 285 on the display screen 28 is updated according to the acquired ball number (S403).

Next, an integer value obtained by dividing the number of acquired balls by 1000 and rounding down to the nearest whole number is stored in the acquired rank counter (S405). Specifically, the value of the acquired rank counter is updated based on the calculation formula of "acquired rank counter = INT (number of acquired balls / 1000)".

Further, the value stored in the old rank storage area is subtracted from the value of the acquired rank counter and stored in the rank-up flag (S406). Specifically, the value of the rank-up flag is updated based on the calculation formula of "rank-up flag = acquisition rank-old rank". If the acquired rank after acquisition increases from before acquiring 10 prize balls, 1 is stored in the rank-up flag, and if the acquired rank does not change before and after the acquisition of the prize balls, 0 is set in the rank-up flag. It will be remembered.

Next, it is determined whether or not the rank-up flag is 1 (S407). As mentioned above, the acquisition rank increases by one rank for every 1000 prize balls acquired. Therefore, there is no change in the acquisition rank until the total number of prize balls paid out exceeds 1000. If there is no change in the acquired rank and the rank-up flag is 0 (S407: NO), the process returns to the sub-control board process.

When the big hit game ends, the big hit game end command is received from the main control board 41 (S262: YES), and the big hit game end process starts (S263), the state flag is set to "3" as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not it is (S381). Since 4 is stored in the state flag in S353 and is not 3 (S381: NO), the effect processing (end demo) at the end of the big hit game is performed (S383). The process shifts to S385, and it is determined whether or not the time saving state and the probable change state are established. Since the jackpot C shifts to the probabilistic non-time saving state after the jackpot game ends, it is not the time saving state (S385: NO), it is the probable change state (S388: YES), and "5" is stored in the state flag (S390). The process returns to the sub-control board process.

[Probability change non-time saving state (small hit rush)]
In the probabilistic non-time saving state, a right-handed game is performed. When the game ball wins the second starting port 16, the second big hit determination is performed and the second variation pattern designation command is transmitted. As shown in FIG. 22, in the notification effect start start control process, since the state flag is 5 in the probabilistic non-time saving state (S271: YES), it is determined whether or not the received control command is the second variation pattern designation command. (S285). When the received control command is the second variation pattern designation command (S285: YES), the notification effect control process using the background moving image and the music corresponding to the background flag is started (S287).

The background table 210 is referred to, the background moving image data (for example, "background moving image 00.mp4") corresponding to the background flag (for example, 0) is read from the CGROM432, and the reproduction is started. The background image 287 on which the background moving image data is reproduced is displayed on the display screen 28. Music data (for example, "music 00.aac") corresponding to the background flag (for example, 0) is read from the ROM 63, and playback is started. The sound obtained by reproducing the music data is pronounced from the speaker 48. The point number image 285 is displayed on the upper right side of the display screen 28 (S288). The title storage area is referred to, and a title image 286 showing the current title corresponding to the current acquisition rank is displayed at the lower left side of the display screen 28 (S290). In synchronization with the second special symbol, the variable display of the second effect symbol 282 and the main effect symbol 283 is started (S291, S292). The process returns to the sub-control board process.

During the small hit rush, the notification effect is mainly performed based on the result of the second big hit determination, so that the second effect symbol 282 and the main effect symbol 283 are displayed in a variable manner in synchronization. If the first special symbol is changing, the first effect symbol 281 is maintained in a variable display state, and if the first special symbol is not changing, the first one performed after the big hit is completed. The state of being stopped and displayed is maintained by the combination of symbols indicating the result of the jackpot determination. If the first big hit is not determined after the big hit is finished, the first effect symbol 281 is not displayed. Further, as described above, when the background moving image data and the music data are reproduced up to the end portion, they return to the start portion and are repeatedly reproduced (loop reproduction).

Immediately after the end of the big hit game, the first reserved ball before the first big hit determination may remain. Further, even in the probabilistic non-time saving state, if the player is hit to the left, the first starting opening 14 may be won and the number of first reserved balls may be added. In this case, on the main control board 41, the first big hit determination is performed for the first reserved ball, and the first variation pattern designation command is transmitted. On the sub-control board 58, when the control command received in the probabilistic non-time saving state is the first variation pattern designation command (S285: NO), the variation display of the first effect symbol 281 starts in synchronization with the first special symbol. (S286). The notification effect by the main effect symbol 283 is not performed in synchronization with the first special symbol. The process returns to the sub-control board process.

When the fluctuation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol has elapsed, the first special symbol stop command or the second special symbol stop command is transmitted from the main control board 41. As shown in FIG. 23, in the notification effect end time control process, since the state flag is 5 in the probabilistic non-time saving state (S301: YES), it is determined whether or not the received control command is the second special symbol stop command. (S302). When the received control command is the first special symbol stop command (S302: NO), only the first effect symbol 281 is stopped and displayed (S307), and the process returns to the sub control board process. When the received control command is the second special symbol stop command (S302: YES), the process of controlling the second notification effect at the time of the small hit rush is terminated (S303). The second effect symbol 282 and the main effect symbol 283 are stopped and displayed (S305, S306) in synchronization with the second special symbol, and the process returns to the sub control board process.

In the probabilistic non-time saving state, in the second big hit determination, it is determined to be a small hit at about 1 / 1.03. As shown in FIG. 20, when the result of the second big hit determination is a small hit, the symbols "L, L, L" are displayed on the second effect symbol 282 and the main effect symbol 283. The large winning opening 17 is opened for about 1.2 seconds, and each time a game ball wins a prize, a large winning opening winning command is transmitted from the main control board 41. When the CPU 61 of the sub-control board 58 receives the big winning opening winning command (S265: YES), the CPU 61 executes the winning ball number addition process (S266).

As shown in FIG. 25, when the acquired ball number addition process is started, the above-mentioned processes S401 to S406 are performed, and the acquired ball number counter, the acquired rank counter, and the rank-up flag are updated. When the total number of prize balls acquired in the big hit game state and the number of prize balls acquired in the small hit game state during the small hit rush reaches an integral multiple of 1000, it is acquired by the processing of S401 to S406. The value of the rank counter is incremented by 1, and 1 is stored in the rank-up flag. When the rank-up flag is 1 in the judgment of S407 (S407: YES), 1 is added to the background flag (S408). Since the background flag takes a value of 0 to 3, if the background flag is less than 4 (S410: NO), the processing proceeds to S412 as it is, and if the background flag becomes 4, (S410: YES). 0 is stored in the background flag (S411), and the process shifts to S412.

In S412, the title table 220 is referred to, and one of the titles (for example, "apprentice", "normal employee", "half-serving", "bronze") corresponding to the acquired rank (for example, 1 rank) after the advance is randomly selected. Selected (S412). The selected title is stored in the title storage area in association with the acquired rank after the advance (S413).

Next, it is determined whether or not the state flag is 2 or more (S415). When the state flag is less than 2, that is, in the normal state, the non-probability change time reduction state or the probability change time reduction state (S415: NO), the number of acquired balls and the title are not displayed, so the processing returns to the sub-control board processing. When the status flag is 2 or more (S415: YES), the title image 286 displayed on the display screen 28 is updated to the title image 286 indicating the latest title stored in the title storage area in S413 (S416). ..

After updating the title, if the status flag is not 5, it is a big hit game state (S417: NO), so the processing returns to the sub control board processing. When the state flag is 5 (S417: YES), the background table 210 is referred to, and the background moving image data (for example, "background moving image 01.mp4") corresponding to the background flag (for example, 1) after 1 addition in S408 is obtained from the CGROM432. It is read and playback is started on the display screen 28. Further, the music data corresponding to the background flag (for example, 1) (for example, "music 01. aac") is read from the ROM 63, and the reproduction is started from the speaker 48 (S418). The process returns to the sub-control board process.

As described above, during the small hit rush, the second big hit determination is a small hit, and each time a game ball wins a prize in the opened large winning opening 17, the number of acquired balls increases by 10 (10 points). Then, every time the number of points reaches an integral multiple of 1000 (1000, 2000, 3000, ...), the acquisition rank is advanced, and the title corresponding to the new acquisition rank is randomly determined from a plurality of titles. It is displayed on the display screen 28. Further, every time the number of points reaches an integral multiple of 1000, the background moving image data and the music data are changed, and the data is repeatedly played until the next update. Four types of background moving image data and four types of music data are prepared in this embodiment, and they are changed in order at the time of updating. Then, when the four types of background video data and music data have been updated four times, the background video data and music data will be changed to the first background video data and music data at the next update, and the background video will be changed in the order from the beginning at the subsequent update. Data and music data are changed.

[Big hit during probabilistic non-time saving state]
When the result of the big hit determination performed during the small hit rush is a big hit and the big hit game start command is received from the main control board 41, as shown in FIG. 24, the first hit flag is turned off in the big hit game effect processing. Since it is (S341: NO), the process proceeds to S346.

When the result of the second big hit determination is the big hit H (S346: NO, S348: YES), the process of controlling the big hit game effect corresponding to the big hit H is started (S350). "4" is stored in the status flag (S353), and the title image 286 indicating the title corresponding to the latest acquisition rank stored in the title storage area is displayed (S380). In addition, a point number image 285 showing the number of acquired balls is displayed (S381). The process returns to the sub-control board process. During the game of jackpot H, the number of acquired balls is updated and the title is updated every time the number of acquired balls reaches an integral multiple of 1000 points. After the end of the game of the big hit H, it shifts to the probable change non-time saving state, and the small hit rush is continued.

When the result of the second big hit determination is the big hit F (S346: NO, S348: NO, S351: YES), the process of controlling the big hit game effect corresponding to the big hit F is started (S352). "4" is stored in the status flag (S353), and the title image 286 indicating the title corresponding to the latest acquisition rank stored in the title storage area is displayed (S380). In addition, a point number image 285 showing the number of acquired balls is displayed (S381). The process returns to the sub-control board process. During the game of jackpot F, the number of acquired balls is updated and the title is updated every time the number of acquired balls reaches an integral multiple of 1000 points. After the game of the big hit F is completed, the state shifts to the probabilistic non-time saving state, and the small hit rush is continued.

When the result of the second big hit determination is the big hit G (S346: NO, S348: NO, S351NO, S356: YES), the process of controlling the big hit game effect corresponding to the big hit G is started (S357). "6" is stored in the status flag (S358), and the title image 286 indicating the title corresponding to the latest acquisition rank stored in the title storage area is displayed (S380). In addition, a point number image 285 showing the number of acquired balls is displayed (S381). The process returns to the sub-control board process.

The big hit G is a big hit game (pseudo small hit rush) in which the big winning opening 17 is opened and closed with an opening / closing pattern disguised as a small hit rush. Therefore, the big hit determination is not made during the game of the big hit G, and therefore the big hits A, B, D, and E that trigger the end of the small hit rush are not won. Therefore, the pseudo small hit rush (big hit G) is more advantageous to the player than the small hit rush. During the game of jackpot G, the number of acquired balls is updated and the title is updated every time the number of acquired balls reaches an integral multiple of 1000 points. After the game of the big hit G is completed, the state shifts to the probabilistic non-time saving state, and the small hit rush is continued.

[Non-probable time saving state or probable change time saving state]
When the result of the second jackpot determination is jackpot D, E, or when the result of the first jackpot determination is jackpot A, B (S346: NO, S348: NO, S351: NO, S356: NO). It is determined whether or not the state flag is "5" (S371). Since the state flag in the probabilistic non-time saving state is 5 (S371: YES), "3" is stored in the state flag (S372).

Here, when the result of the big hit determination is the big hit A, B or D (S375: YES), the process of controlling the big hit game effect corresponding to each of the big hits A, B or D is started (S376). The process returns to the sub-control board process.

As shown in FIG. 26, in the big hit game end processing when the big hit A, B or D game is completed, the state flag is 3 (S381: YES), so that the effect processing at the end of the small hit rush is performed. (S382). On the display screen 28, the value of the acquired ball number counter is displayed as the total acquired ball number. In addition, the history of titles stored in the title storage area and the current acquisition rank (final acquisition rank) are displayed.

After the end of the game of the jackpot A or D, the state shifts to the non-probability change time reduction state, and after the end of the game of the jackpot B, the state shifts to the probability variation time reduction state (S385: YES). After the game of the jackpot A or D is completed, 40 is set in the time reduction counter, and after the game of the jackpot B is completed, 65535 is set in the time reduction counter (S386). "1" is stored in the state flag (S387), and the process returns to the sub-control board process.

In the non-probable change time saving state or the probable change time saving state, the game by right-handed is performed. When the game ball passes through the normal symbol actuating gate 12, it is determined to be a normal hit at about 99/100, and the starting electric accessory 15 is released. When the game ball wins the starting electric accessory 15, the first big hit determination is performed and the first variation pattern designation command is transmitted. As shown in FIG. 22, in the notification effect start time control process in the non-probability change time reduction state or the probability change time reduction state, the state flag is 1 (S271: NO, S272: YES, S275: NO), so that the first time reduction time is achieved. The process of controlling the notification effect is started (S280). In synchronization with the first special symbol, the variable display of the first effect symbol 281 and the main effect symbol 283 is started (S281, S282), and the process returns to the sub control board process.

As shown in FIG. 23, when the fluctuation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol elapses, the state flag is 1 in the control process at the end of the notification effect (S301: NO, S311: NO), so that the number of time reductions The counter is decremented by 1 (S321). If the received control command is the first special symbol stop command (S322: YES), the first effect symbol 281 and the main effect symbol 283 are stopped and displayed (S323, S325), and if it is the second special symbol stop command (S323, S325). S322: NO), only the second effect symbol 282 is stopped and displayed (S326).

Next, it is determined whether or not the time reduction counter is 0 (S331). If the time reduction counter is 1 or more (S331: NO), a process of updating the content of the notification effect in the non-probability change time reduction state or the probability change time reduction state is performed (S335), and the process returns to the sub control board process. The non-probable time reduction state or the probable change time reduction state is continued.

In the non-probability change time reduction state or the probability change time reduction state, the opening and closing operation of the large winning opening 17 is not performed, so that the number of game balls does not increase. Then, although prizes are frequently given to the starting electric accessory 15, since only one prize ball is paid out, the number of game balls held by the player is slightly reduced. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the number of acquired balls and the title are not displayed on the display screen 28 in the non-probability change time reduction state or the probability change time reduction state. As a result, the player's interest in increasing the number of acquired balls is not impaired.

When the game progresses in the non-probability change time reduction state or the probability change time reduction state and the time reduction count counter becomes 0 (S331: YES), "0" is stored in the state flag and the first hit flag is turned ON (S332). A process of ending the notification effect in the time saving state or the probabilistic time saving state is performed (S333). The process returns to the sub-control board process. The game state shifts to the normal state.

As shown in FIG. 24, when a big hit is made in the big hit determination in the non-probable change time saving state or the probable change time saving state, the first hit flag is OFF, so the acquired ball number counter and the acquired rank counter are reset. However, the title storage area is not cleared (S341: NO). Therefore, when the result of the first jackpot determination performed during the game in the non-probability variation time reduction state or the probability variation time reduction state is jackpot C (S346: YES), the number of acquired balls and the title are changed again during the game of jackpot C. It is displayed (S348). Then, after the game of the big hit C is completed, the state shifts to the probabilistic non-time saving state (small hit rush) again, which is a so-called pullback.

Further, when the result of the jackpot determination is the jackpot A, B, D or E during the non-probability change time reduction state or the probability change time reduction state, the state flag in the non-probability change time reduction state or the probability change time reduction state in the judgment of S371. Is 1 (S371: NO), so "2" is stored in the state flag (S373). In this case, as shown in FIG. 26, the effect processing (end demo) at the end of the big hit game is performed (S383), and the effect process at the end of the small hit rush is not performed.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 24, the result of the second big hit determination may be the big hit E during the probabilistic non-time saving state (small hit rush) (S375: NO). The jackpot E is a jackpot that shifts to the normal state after the end of the jackpot game. Therefore, the first hit flag is turned ON (S377), and the process of controlling the jackpot game effect corresponding to the jackpot E is started (S378). The process returns to the sub-control board process.

Then, as shown in FIG. 26, in the big hit game end process when the game of the big hit E generated during the small hit rush ends, the state flag is 3 (S381: YES), so that the effect at the end of the small hit rush Processing is performed (S382). Similar to the above, the display screen 28 displays the total number of acquired balls, the history of titles, and the final acquired rank. Since the game shifts to the normal state after the game of the jackpot E is completed (S385: NO, S388: NO), "0" is stored in the state flag (S391), and the process returns to the sub control board process.

As described above, in the probabilistic non-time saving state, the player can receive a big hit lottery while catching a prize ball. In the probabilistic non-time saving state, when the number of prize balls acquired exceeds the set number (for example, 1000 points), the background video data and the music data are changed, so that the player is satisfied with the increase in the number of acquired balls. You can wait without getting tired while enjoying the game until the next big hit.

The background video data and music data are changed multiple times according to the number of acquired balls. Therefore, the player can wait without getting tired while enjoying the game until the next big hit winning while being satisfied with the increase in the number of acquired balls.

The background video data and music data are changed each time the number of prize balls won is equal to or more than an integral multiple (1000 points, 2000 points, 3000 points, ...) of the minimum set number (for example, 1000 points). The person knows when the background video data and the music data will be changed next, and while enjoying what kind of background video data and music data will be played, waits for the next big hit winning game without getting tired. be able to.

Every time the number of winning balls exceeds the set number, the background video data and music data are changed in a toggle state, so the player is satisfied with the increase in the number of winning balls until the next big hit. You can wait without getting bored while enjoying the game.

The timing at which the background video data and the music data are changed is not when the playback of the background video data ends, but when the number of acquired balls exceeds the set number. Normally, when the playback of one background video data is completed, the next background video data is usually played, and by dare to repeatedly play one background video data, the player can know the background video data and the music data. It is possible to pay attention to the number of acquired balls, which is a condition for changing. Therefore, by grasping the situation of the increase in the number of acquired balls, the player can play the game until the next big hit winning while enjoying the increase in the number of acquired balls.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The first starting port 14 and the second starting port 16 are winning openings through which the game ball can win, but may be gates through which the game ball can pass. Further, the normal symbol operating gate 12 may be a winning opening. The positions of the normal symbol operating gate 12, the first starting port 14, the starting electric accessory 15, the second starting port 16, the large winning opening 17, etc. on the game board 2 are not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the large winning opening 17 may be arranged above the starting electric accessory 15.

The background video data and the music data were changed in the order of the background flags stored in the background table 210 every time the number of acquired balls reached 1000 points. Not limited to this, it may be changed randomly every time the number of acquired balls reaches an integral multiple of 1000 points. Every time the number of prize balls acquired exceeds the set number (for example, 1000 points), the content of the notification effect is randomly changed, so that the player is satisfied with the increase in the number of acquired balls and is the next big hit. You can wait without getting tired while enjoying the game until you win.

Further, the background video data and the music data were changed by an integral multiple based on 1000 points, but 1000 points is only an example and may be an integer multiple based on any point (for example, 500 points). ..

The change of the background moving image data and the music data is not limited to this, but may be changed at a logarithmic timing, for example, although the change is made at an integral multiple of 1000 points, which is a linear timing by a multiple. For example, the background video data and the music data may be changed at a small number of points at the beginning of the small hit rush, and the background video data and the music data may be changed at gradually larger points as the small hit rush continues. .. In this way, if the background video data and the music data are frequently changed at the beginning of the small hit rush, the feeling of exhilaration at the start of the small hit rush can be enhanced, and the expectation for the continuation of the small hit rush can be increased.

Further, the timing at which the background video data and the music data are updated may be set as a section, and a lottery may be performed each time a prize ball is paid out in the section to determine whether or not to update. In this case, the winning probability in the section may be changed as appropriate. For example, a lottery is performed in a section of −200 to +200 points based on an integral multiple of 1000 points, and the winning probability is gradually increased in the section. As an example, the winning probability is 1/16 for -200 to -100 points, 1/8 for -100 to ± 0 points, 1/4 for ± 0 to +100 points, 1/2 for +100 to +200 points, and +200 points. The above is 1/1. After winning, the lottery may be held until the next renewal section.

Also, for example, at the beginning of the small hit rush, it changes every 1000 points, and in the middle of the small hit rush (for example, the section of 3000-4500 points when the average of the points that can be obtained in the small hit rush is 6000 points), every 500 points. In the latter half of the small hit rush (for example, 5000 points or more), a difference may be provided according to the number of acquired balls so as to change every 1500 points. By doing so, it is possible to suppress the player's boredom when the small hit rush continues for a long period of time, and it is difficult to cause slack.

The background video data and the music data are not limited to four, but may be multiple. Further, for example, 20 background video data and 20 music data may be prepared, and the notification effect by all the background video and the music may be performed only for the player who has won 20000 points or more of the prize balls. The more game balls are acquired, the more the player's satisfaction with the acquisition of the game balls can be enhanced because the notification effect is performed by the background video and the music which are not usually seen.

Although the background video data and the music data are provided separately, the music data may be included in the audio track of the background video data as the video data with audio. In this case, in order to enable loop playback of the video data, it is necessary to adjust the video content and the content of the music so that the playback time is the same. In that case, the video content synchronized with the content of the music is used. Can be provided.

The background video data and the music data are set in a paired combination corresponding to the background flag, but the combination of the background video data and the music data may be arbitrarily different.

The background video data and music data are updated every time the number of balls acquired during the big hit game and the small hit rush between the first hit and the transition to the normal state or the time saving state reaches an integral multiple of 1000 points. rice field. Not limited to this, for example, the background moving image data and the music data may be updated every time the number of acquired balls reaches an integral multiple of 1000 points for the number of acquired balls only during the small hit rush. In this case, it is sufficient to prevent the addition processing of the acquired number of balls from being performed during the big hit game.

The titles were randomly determined from a plurality of titles corresponding to the acquired ranks in the title table 220 each time the acquired ranks were advanced. Not limited to this, for example, when only the first title is randomly determined and the subsequent acquisition ranks are advanced, titles of the same series (titles belonging to the same column in the title table 220) may be determined.

Further, the number of time reductions of the jackpots A and D is not limited to 40 times, and may be, for example, 39 times or less, or 41 times or more. The number of time reductions of the jackpot B, 65535, is only an example, and may be, for example, an infinite number of times, or a process of stopping the subtraction of the time reduction counter may be performed only in the case of the jackpot B.

The pachinko machine 1 is a so-called simultaneous variable machine in which the other special symbol can be changed while the other special symbol is changed, but a plurality of ordinary hit games are interlocked with one ordinary hit game as an opportunity. The present invention can also be applied to other gaming machines that do not use a special symbol, such as a so-called general electric machine type gaming machine.

In the first big hit determination, a big hit or a loss is determined, but a small hit may be further determined. When the result of the second big hit determination is a small hit, the symbols "L, L, L" are displayed on the second effect symbol 282 and the main effect symbol 283, but the combination of the symbols can be changed as appropriate. For example, a combination of odd-numbered symbols other than doublets, such as "1,3,5" and "7,3,7", may be used as a small hit. In this case, the combination of the lost symbols may always include an even number of symbols.

All elements described in the claims, specification and drawings (eg, display device, ordinary electric accessory, symbol actuating port, etc.) are physically specified unless there is a clear description that consciously limits the number. It may be single or plural, and the arrangement may be changed as appropriate. In addition, the names (element names) given to each element are merely given for convenience in the description of this case, and are not particularly conscious of the fact that they have a special meaning. Therefore, the element name alone does not limit the interpretation of what the element is. For example, the "display means" may be a single hardware or a software including software. Furthermore, whether a plurality of elements among all the above elements are appropriately integrally configured or one element is divided into a plurality of elements is not specified in the scope of claims or the like. Since all of these are matters that can be considered extremely easily by those skilled in the art, it is clear that all the patterns are within the assumed range even if all the patterns are not described in the specification or the like. Of course, it is included in the scope of such rights. Therefore, simply adopting a gaming machine having a structural difference within such a range because it is not described in the present embodiment does not mean that the right according to the present invention has been circumvented. .. The same applies to differences in the configuration, shape, and the like of each element, which can be easily considered by those skilled in the art from the present embodiment.

In the above embodiment, the first starting port 14 and the starting electric accessory 15 correspond to the "first starting region" of the present invention. The second starting port 16 corresponds to the "second starting area" of the present invention. The CPU 51 that performs the processing of S26 and S122 corresponds to the "acquisition means" of the present invention. The CPU 51 that performs the processing of S60 and S126 corresponds to the "determining means" of the present invention. The CPU 51 that processes S66 and S47, and S132 and S101 corresponds to the "simultaneous fluctuation means" of the present invention. The CPU 51 that performs the treatments of S72 and S82 corresponds to the "first generation means" of the present invention. The large winning opening 17 corresponds to the "variable winning opening" of the present invention. The CPU 51 that performs the processing of S150, S152, S153, S185, and S191 corresponds to the "open / close control means" of the present invention. The CPU 51 that processes S202 corresponds to the "payout means" of the present invention. The probabilistic non-time saving state corresponds to the "special advantageous state" of the present invention. The CPU 61 that performs the processing of S390 corresponds to the "second generation means" of the present invention. The CPU 61 that performs the processing of S402 corresponds to the "counting means" of the present invention. The CPU 61 that performs the processing of S276, S280, and S287 corresponds to the "notification effect control means" of the present invention. CGROM432 corresponds to the "storage means" of the present invention.

1 Pachinko machine 2 Game board 4 Game area 14 First start port 15 Starting electric accessory 16 Second start port 17 Grand prize opening 28 Display screen 41 Main control board 51 CPU
58 Sub control board 61 CPU
63 ROM
432 CGROM

Claims (2)

A game board with a game area where the game ball flows down, and
A first starting area and a second starting area through which a game ball launched and flowing down in the game area can pass,
An acquisition means for acquiring a random number when the game ball passes through the first starting area or the second starting area, and
A determination means for determining whether or not the random number acquired by the acquisition means is a winning random number that causes a hit game state that is determined in advance as a hit and is a game state that is advantageous to the player.
Based on the determination result of the determination means, the first special symbol corresponding to the passage of the first starting region and the second special symbol corresponding to the passage of the second starting region are variablely displayed in parallel and displayed in parallel. Simultaneous fluctuation means to display stop and
When the first special symbol and the second special symbol are stopped and displayed by the determination means and the simultaneous fluctuation means, the first generation means that causes the hit gaming state and the first generation means.
A variable winning opening provided on the game board, having an opening / closing member, and allowing a game ball to win when the opening / closing member is opened.
An opening / closing control means for controlling the opening / closing state of the opening / closing member when the hit gaming state is caused by the first raising means.
When a game ball wins in the variable winning opening, a payout means for paying out a predetermined number of game balls to the player, and
It is a gaming machine equipped with
The above hit is
A small hit that causes a small hit game state in which the opening / closing control means opens / closes the opening / closing member of the variable winning opening in a predetermined opening / closing pattern.
A jackpot that causes a jackpot game state in which the opening / closing control means repeats the operation of opening / closing the opening / closing member of the variable winning opening in a predetermined opening / closing pattern a plurality of times.
Including
When the hit is the big hit in which the ratio of the small hit gaming state to occur per hour shifts to the special advantageous state higher than the other gaming states, the special advantageous state is set after the end of the big hit gaming state. The second means of occurrence and
A counting means for counting the number of acquired balls, which is at least the number of game balls acquired by the player in the special advantageous state.
A calculation means for calculating the acquisition rank obtained by dividing the number of acquired balls by a preset number and converting it into an integer value.
A notification effect control means for executing a notification effect for notifying the player of the result of the determination by the determination means, and a notification effect control means.
Equipped with
There are multiple types of the notification effect for each of the plurality of series.
The notification effect control means randomly changes the content of the notification effect each time the acquisition rank calculated by the calculation means is updated when the special advantageous state is generated by the second generation means. A gaming machine characterized by changing to a production corresponding to the acquisition rank in the selected series. Equipped with a storage means to store multiple video data
The notification effect is performed by playing back the moving image data.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the notification effect control means repeatedly reproduces one of the moving image data until the acquisition rank is updated.

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