JP7105494B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines, and is particularly applicable to pachinko gaming machines and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been widely known a gaming machine capable of executing a special game capable of providing a player with a predetermined profit based on a display result of a variable display of identification information becoming a specific display result. Among game machines of this type, there is known one that is provided with effect buttons that can be operated by a player, and that is configured to execute effects using the effect buttons during a game (see Patent Document 1, for example).

JP 2011-155998 A

A gaming machine provided with a performance button has the advantage that it can enhance the interest in the game by giving the player an opportunity to participate in the game (performance) through the operation of the performance button. However, it has become a matter of course now to install the effect button, and the effect using the effect button is becoming uniform, so there is still room for improvement in improving the game interest.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and an object of the present invention is to improve amusement in a game machine provided with operating means such as effect buttons.

In order to solve the aforementioned problems, the present invention employs the following configurations.

The game machine of means 1 is
A gaming machine that can execute a special game that can give a predetermined profit to a player when the display result of the variable display of the identification information executed based on the result of the success/failure determination is the specific display result,
a display screen capable of displaying production patterns and predetermined images;
A variable effect executing means capable of executing a variable effect of stopping and displaying after variably displaying the effect pattern based on the result of the success/failure determination;
an operation means that can be operated by a player;
an operation reception period generating means capable of generating an operation reception period for receiving an operation of the operation means during execution of the variable effect ;
an operation-responsive effect executing means capable of executing an operation-responsive effect based on the operation of the operating means during the operation reception period during execution of the variable effect ,
The operation corresponding effects include a specific corresponding effect and a predetermined corresponding effect other than the specific corresponding effect,
The specific response effect is a effect of displaying a specific image suggesting that the operation acceptance period will occur again on the display screen,
The predetermined corresponding effect is a effect of displaying on the display screen a preview image suggesting the possibility that the effect symbol will be stopped and displayed in a stop display mode corresponding to the specific display result in the variable effect being executed,
The operation reception period generating means can generate the operation reception period for the number of times the operation can be performed, which is set as the number of times that the operation means can be operated, during execution of the variable effect ,
When a special effect is executed with the occurrence of the operation reception period during execution of the variable effect, the number of times the operation can be performed is not displayed on the display screen during the execution period of the special effect ,
When the specified corresponding effect or the predetermined corresponding effect is executed based on the operation of the operation means during the operation reception period of the execution period , the effect symbol is stopped and displayed based on the operation of the operation means. The specific image or the preview image is displayed without
When the forewarning image is displayed based on the operation of the operation means during the operation reception period of the execution period , the performance symbol is not stopped and is continuously displayed while the execution is performed. the operation acceptance period does not occur again during the period, and a predetermined specific effect image is displayed on the display screen after the execution period;
When the specific image is displayed based on the operation of the operation means during the operation reception period of the execution period , the effect symbol is not stopped and displayed and is displayed in a predetermined manner. The gist is that the execution period continues without the specific effect image being displayed on the display screen, and the operation reception period occurs again during the execution period.

According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to improve the game amusement of a game machine provided with operating means such as effect buttons.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a back view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view showing the configuration of the game board according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the main display shown in FIG. 3, showing display devices provided in the gaming machine. It is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming machine. It is a table showing the correspondence between the types of big wins and the opening patterns of the big winning openings. It is the table|surface which shows the various random numbers which the microcomputer for game control acquires. (A) is a jackpot determination table, (B) is a jackpot type determination table, (C) is a normal symbol hit determination table, and (D) is a normal symbol variation pattern selection table. It is a fluctuation pattern table. 4 is a flowchart of main control main processing; 4 is a flowchart of main interrupt processing; It is a flow chart of a starting port sensor detection process. It is a flow chart of the process at the time of start ball entry. It is a flow chart of normal figure operation processing. It is a flowchart of normal symbol standby processing. It is a flow chart of normal symbol suitability determination processing. It is a flowchart of normal symbol random number shift processing. It is a flow chart of processing during normal design fluctuation. It is a flow chart of normal design decision processing. It is a flowchart of ordinary electric accessories processing. It is a flowchart of special figure operation processing. It is a flowchart of a special symbol standby process. It is a flowchart of the special figure 2 propriety determination process. It is a flowchart of special figure 2 variation pattern selection processing. It is a flowchart of special figure 2 variation pattern selection processing. It is a flowchart of special figure 2 random number shift processing. It is a flowchart of special figure 1 propriety determination processing. It is a flowchart of special figure 1 variation pattern selection processing. It is a flowchart of special figure 1 variation pattern selection processing. It is a flowchart of special figure 1 random number shift processing. It is a flowchart of processing during special symbol fluctuation. It is a flowchart of special design decision processing. It is a flowchart of special electric auditors processing (jackpot game). It is a flowchart of a game state setting process. It is a flow chart of the number of pending ball processing. 7 is a flowchart of power-off monitoring processing; 9 is a flowchart of sub-control main processing; 4 is a flowchart of reception interrupt processing; 10 is a flowchart of 2 ms timer interrupt processing; 10 is a flowchart of 10 ms timer interrupt processing; 9 is a flowchart of received command analysis processing; It is a flow chart of the fluctuation effect start processing. (A) is an explanatory diagram showing the display screen when the promotion effect related to the button notice at the start of fluctuation is executed, and (B) is an explanatory view showing the notice effect based on the button operation at the button notice at the start of fluctuation. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen when (A) is an explanatory diagram showing the display screen when the promotion effect related to the button notice when the reach is established is executed, and (B) is the notice effect based on the effect button operation in the button notice when the reach is established. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen when (A) is a timing chart of the operation effect pattern A related to the button notice at the start of fluctuation, and (B) is an operation effect determination table A for the button notice at the start of fluctuation. (A) is a timing chart of the operation effect pattern B related to the button notice when the reach is established, (B) is a timing chart of the operation effect pattern C related to the button notice when the reach is established, (C) is the button when the reach is established 9 is a timing chart of an operation effect pattern D related to the advance notice; (D) is a timing chart of the operation effect pattern E related to the button notice when the reach is established, (E) is a timing chart of the operation effect pattern F related to the button notice when the reach is established, and (F) is the button when the reach is established 9 is a timing chart of an operation effect pattern G related to the advance notice; It is an operation effect pattern determination table B for button advance notice when a ready-to-win state is established. (A) is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen when the effect frame image is displayed during the SP reach production, and (B) is a display when the effect frame image is not displayed during the SP reach production. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen; (A) is during the SP ready-to-win effect, and is an explanatory diagram showing the state before the promotion effect related to the variation effect with the second button operation is executed, and (B) is during the SP ready-to-win effect with the second button operation. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode when the promotion production|presentation based on variable production|presentation is performed. (C) is an explanatory diagram showing a state (second button success variation effect) when the movable effect is executed based on the effect button operation after the promotion effect shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode (2nd button failure fluctuation|variation production|failure) when moving production|presentation wanted to be performed based on production|presentation button operation after the promotion production|presentation shown to (B). (A) is a timing chart of the operation effect pattern H related to the variable effect with second button operation, and (A)-(1) is a timing chart when the operation of the second effect button is continued until the end of the movable effect period. (A)-(2) are timing charts when the operation of the second effect button is completed before the end of the movable effect period, and (B) is the operation effect determination table C for the second button success variable effect. be. FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a special notice process when a ready-to-win state is established according to the second embodiment; FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing effect images used in a special notice when reach is established in Example 2, (A) is a promotion effect image, (B) is a first cut-in image (small cut-in), and (C) is a second cut-in. An image (large cut-in), (D) is a background character image, and (E) is a next image. FIG. 11 is a table for determining the number of times operation can be performed according to the second embodiment; FIG. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of a special notice when a ready-to-win state is established according to the second embodiment; FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of a special notice when a ready-to-win state is established according to the second embodiment;

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described using examples. In the following, the game media used in the game are game balls, and the present invention is applied to a pachinko game machine (pinball game machine) capable of progressing the game by shooting the game balls toward the game board surface. An example is explained. Incidentally, the pachinko gaming machine according to the following embodiment performs variable display of special symbols based on the entry of a game ball into the start hole, and stop-displays the jackpot symbols when the variable display of the special symbols ends. This is a so-called "Type 1 type" pachinko machine that can execute a jackpot game (special game) in which a predetermined amount of game profit (for example, prize balls) can be awarded to the player.

Further, in the following description, simply the front side (front) means the front side (the side where the player is positioned during a game) when the gaming machine is viewed from the front, and simply the rear side (rear) means the game machine. It is the rear side (rear side) when the machine is viewed from the front. In addition, simply the upper side (above), the lower side (downward), the left side (left side), and the right side (right side) refer to the respective directions of up, down, left, and right when the game machine is viewed from the front. , for example, refer to upper, lower, left, and right sides in FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pachinko game machine 1 of this embodiment includes a game machine frame 50 and a game board 2 mounted inside the game machine frame 50. The game board 2 is a game machine. It is configured to be detachable from the frame 50 . FIG. 3 shows the game board 2 removed from the game machine frame 50 . The game machine frame 50 includes a front frame 51 having a decorative surface, a main body frame 52 for mounting the game board 2, etc., and an outer frame 53 for mounting the pachinko game machine 1 on island facilities of the hall. ing. The front frame 51, the body frame 52, and the outer frame 53 are pivotally supported at one end and configured to be openable and closable.

The front frame 51 has a shooting handle 60 for shooting game balls with a shooting intensity corresponding to the operation amount (rotation angle) of the player, and a hitting ball capable of storing the game balls and supplying the stored game balls to the shooting device side. A supply tray (upper tray) 61 and a surplus ball receiving tray (lower tray) 62 for storing game balls that cannot be accommodated in the batted ball supply tray 61 are provided. Also, on the front frame 51, a first effect button 63a and a second effect button 63b (one of these two effect buttons can be operated by the player during execution of a game effect that is performed as the game progresses). One or both of them may be simply referred to as the “effect button 63”), a decorative frame lamp 66 capable of emitting various lights according to the game situation, and various sounds (effects) according to the game situation A speaker 67 or the like capable of emitting sound is also provided. The frame lamp 66 is composed of an LED.

The effect button 63 functions as an operation means that can be operated by the player, and the effect button to be used can be properly used according to the type of game effect. For example, when the first effect button 63a (first operation means) or the second effect button 63b (second operation means) is operated during execution of the game effect, a predetermined operation corresponding effect is performed based on the operation.

The first effect button 63a (first operation means) is provided on the upper surface (top surface) of the batted ball supply tray 61 and substantially in the center in the horizontal direction (see FIG. 1). This first effect button 63a includes at least a first effect button detection switch 63c (see FIG. 5) capable of detecting that the first effect button 63a has been operated, and a first effect button 63c for vibrating the first effect button 63a. Together with a vibration motor 63e (see FIG. 5) and a spring (not shown) that urges the first effect button 63a upward, it is configured as a first effect button unit. In this embodiment, the first effect button unit is assembled to the batted ball supply tray 61, and the first effect button 63a is normally urged upward by a spring (biasing member) to press the upper surface (top surface) of the batted ball supply tray 61. ), descends when a downward pressing force is applied, and ascends (returns to its original position) when the pressing force is released. In other words, the first effect button 63a is a push-type operating means that can be pressed downward. In addition, the first effect button 63a is normally in a non-vibrating state (first state) because the first vibration motor 63e is not driven, and is vibrated by being driven by the first vibration motor 63e (second state). is configured to be In other words, the first production button 63a is a movable operating means including the first vibration motor 63e. The first vibrating motor 63e is also referred to as "first effect button driving section" or "first effect button driving means".

The second effect button 63b (second operation means) is provided on the front lower left side of the front frame 51 and on the left side of the surplus ball tray 62 (see FIG. 1). This second effect button 63b includes at least a second effect button detection switch 63d (see FIG. 5) capable of detecting that the second effect button 63b has been operated, and a second effect button 63d that vibrates the second effect button 63b. Together with the vibration motor 63f (see FIG. 5) and a spring (not shown) that urges the second effect button 63a forward (forward), it constitutes a second effect button unit. In this embodiment, the second effect button unit is assembled to the front frame 51, and the second effect button 63a is normally urged forward by a spring (biasing member) to be substantially flush with the surface of the front frame 51. , is pushed in by applying a pressing force to the rear side, and comes out to the front side (returns to its original position) by releasing the pressing force. In other words, the second production button 63b is a push-type operating means capable of being pushed backward (pushing operation). In addition, the second effect button 63b is normally in a non-vibrating state (first state, normal state) because the second vibration motor 63f is not driven, and is vibrated by being driven by the second vibration motor 63f (second state). 2 states). In other words, the second effect button 63b is a movable operating means including the second vibration motor 63f. The second vibration motor 63b is also called a "second effect button driving section" or a "second effect button driving means". In addition, one or both of the first vibration motor 63e and the second vibration motor 63b may be simply referred to as a "vibration motor", and the "vibration motor" may also be referred to as a "production button driving unit" or "production button driving means". .

The configuration of the effect button 63 (operating means) is not limited to the mode of the present embodiment, and it is sufficient if the player can make an input to participate in the effect. For example, it may be a contact-type input means (for example, a touch panel, etc.) in which input is performed by touching the player with a finger, or a non-contact input means in which input is performed by detecting that a part of the player's body is in proximity. It may be input means for expressions. Further, in this embodiment, a push-type operation means (push button) is used, but a tilt-type operation means such as an operation lever or an operation stick that can be tilted in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction may be used. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the effect button 63 is assumed to vibrate, but other than vibrating, it may perform effect actions such as protruding upward or forward or immersing downward or backward. Also, in this embodiment, two effect buttons, the first effect button 63a and the second effect button 63b, are provided, but the number of effect buttons may be one, or three or more. .

The game board 2 is surrounded by a rail member 4 and formed with a game area 3 in which game balls shot by operating a shooting handle 60 flow down. A plurality of game nails 16 for guiding game balls are protruded in the game area 3, and a ball return prevention piece 6 is provided at the tip of the rail member 4. - 特許庁The ball return preventing piece 6 is for preventing the game ball once guided to the game area from returning to the launching device side. The game board 2 is also provided with a decorative board surface lamp 5 (see FIG. 5) capable of emitting various lights according to the game situation. The board lamp 5 is composed of an LED.

An image display device 7 (effect display device) made up of a liquid crystal display device is provided near the center of the game area 3 . A display screen 7a of the image display device 7 is provided with a production pattern display area 7b (also referred to as a "production pattern display section") in which production patterns 8L, 8C, 8R (also simply referred to as a "production pattern 8") are displayed. The effect symbols 8L, 8C, 8R are displayed in a variable manner in synchronization with the variable display of the first special symbol and the variable display of the second special symbol, which will be described later. As a mode of variable display, for example, there is a mode of scrolling up and down, left and right, oblique directions, and the like. The effect pattern display area 7b is composed of, for example, three pattern display areas of "left", "middle", and "right". A symbol 8C is displayed, and a right effect symbol 8R is displayed in the right symbol display area. The positions of the left, middle, and right pattern display areas do not have to be provided separately, and the display areas for the left, middle, and right performance patterns may each be the entire pattern display area (the performance pattern display area 7b). .

The production patterns 8L, 8C, and 8R (identification information) of this embodiment are composed of numerical patterns (identification information type, pattern type) from "1" to "9" respectively, and these numerical patterns are displayed in order. It is a thing. Specifically, the variable display of the production pattern 8 is performed by scrolling the number patterns in the order of "1"→"2" . . . "8"→"9" (ascending order). , when it reaches "9", it returns to "1", and the scroll display is repeated until the end of the fluctuation (stop display). In this embodiment, each of the symbols "1" to "9" contains color information, so that each symbol can be classified according to color. Specifically, the odd number patterns "3" and "7" are red patterns (hereinafter also referred to as "red patterns"), and the other odd number patterns "1", "5", and "9". ” is a green pattern (hereinafter also referred to as “green pattern”). Also, the even number symbols "2", "4", "6" and "8" are blue symbols (hereinafter also referred to as "blue symbols").

Depending on the combination of the left, middle and right performance symbols (stopped display mode) that are stop-displayed in the performance design display area 7b, a first special symbol display 41a (also referred to as a “first special symbol display unit”) described later is displayed. The display result of the variable display of the first special symbol that is displayed, and the display result of the variable display of the second special symbol that is performed in the second special symbol display device 41b (also referred to as the "second special symbol display unit"), that is, the special symbol The result of the success/failure determination (simply referred to as “success/failure determination”) is displayed so that the player can easily recognize it. In this embodiment, the order (stop order) in which the three effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R that are variably displayed are stop-displayed is, in principle, "left→right→middle". That is, the first stop symbol in the stop order is the left effect symbol 8L, the second stop symbol in the stop order is the right effect symbol 8R, and the third (last) stop symbol in the stop order is the middle effect symbol 8C. . The first stop symbol is also called the "first stop symbol", the second stop symbol is also called the "second stop symbol", and the third stop symbol is the third stop symbol. This is also referred to as "third stop symbol" or "final stop symbol".

Here, any one or all of the first special symbol, the second special symbol and the effect symbol are simply referred to as "symbol" or "identification information". In addition, the normal pattern is also called “normal pattern” or “normal identification information”, the special pattern is also called “special pattern”, and the first special pattern is “special pattern 1” or “first special pattern”. ”, and the second special symbol is also called “special figure 2” or “second special figure”. Furthermore, the image display device 7 that displays the production design 8, the first special design display device 41a that displays the first special design, and the second special design display device 41b that displays the second special design. It is also called "identification information display means".

The stop display mode of the production pattern 8 can be defined as follows. For example, if the result of the special symbol suitability determination is a big hit, and the type of the big hit is a 16R big hit or a 6R big hit, etc., the same three-digit number such as "222" or "777" (specific mode, specific It is possible to stop and display the production pattern 8 in the display result). Also, if the result of the special symbol suitability determination is out, at least one of the three symbols such as "637" and "373" is different from the others (unspecified mode, non-specified display result ), the effect symbol 8 can be stopped and displayed. As a result, the player can easily grasp the progress of the game by looking at the stop-displayed effect symbols 8 . In other words, the player generally does not directly grasp the result of the special symbol suitability determination by looking at the special symbols displayed on the first special symbol display 41a or the second special symbol display 41b, but rather the image. The performance symbols displayed on the display device 7 (the performance symbol display area 7b) are seen and grasped.

Here, among the stop display modes (symbol combination) of the production pattern 8, the stop display mode (double in this embodiment) corresponding to the case where the result of the special symbol propriety determination is a big hit is referred to as "jackpot mode", " "specific mode" or "specific display result", and the stop display mode corresponding to the case where the result of the special symbol propriety determination is out (in this embodiment, loose eyes) is the "loss mode" or "non-specific mode". ” or “non-specific indication result”. In addition, since it can be said that the stop display mode of the effect pattern 8 indicates the result of the variable display of the effect pattern 8, the stop display mode of the effect pattern 8 is sometimes referred to as the "result display mode".

On the display screen 7a of the image display device 7, in addition to displaying a game production using the production pattern 8 as described above (also referred to as "production pattern game production"), a jackpot game production (" Special game effects") and demonstration effects for waiting for customers are displayed. In the performance display such as performance symbol game performance and jackpot game performance, performance symbols other than performance symbols such as background images and character images are displayed in addition to performance symbols such as numbers. Incidentally, the production pattern game production is also referred to as "fluctuation production". In addition, the effect (that is, variable effect) in which the effect symbol 8 is displayed in a variable manner and then displayed in a stopped manner to notify the result of the special symbol propriety determination by the stopped display mode is also called "informative effect".

The display screen 7a of the image display device 7 has a first effect pending display area 9c (first effect pending display portion) for displaying the first effect pending 9a according to the number of stored first special figure pending, which will be described later. A second effect pending display area 9d (second effect pending display section) for displaying the second effect pending 9b according to the number of stored second special figure pending is provided (see FIG. 3). Depending on the display mode (number of displays) of the first effect suspension and the second effect suspension, the number of memories of the first special figure suspension displayed on the first special figure suspension display 43a described later and the second special figure suspension display 43b The number of stored second special figure reservations to be displayed can be shown to the player in an easy-to-understand manner. Furthermore, on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 of the present embodiment, the effect suspension corresponding to the currently fluctuating special symbol (first special symbol or second special symbol), that is, the digested special symbol suspension A variable suspension display area 9e for displaying the corresponding effect suspension (first effect suspension 9a or second effect suspension 9b) is provided (see FIG. 3).

Near the center of the game area 3 and in front of the image display device 7, a center decorative body 10 surrounding the display screen 7a (the performance symbol display area 7b) is provided. The center decoration 10 is made of a plastic (resin) molding, and is attached to the surface (front) of the game board 2 as a frame-like part (board part) with an opening in the center. . The display screen 7a of the image display device 7 can be visually recognized through the central opening of the center decorative body 10. As shown in FIG.

A stage portion 11 having a game ball rolling surface on which game balls can roll is provided in the lower portion of the center decoration 10, and a hollow warp portion 12 is provided in the left portion of the center decoration 10. It is The warp part 12 is provided with a warp entrance and a warp exit, and receives game balls flowing down the game area 3 (left game area 3A) from the warp entrance and discharges them from the warp exit, thereby moving the game balls to the stage. Guide to part 11. A game ball guided to the rolling surface of the stage portion 11 is more likely than a game ball not guided to the stage portion 11 to enter a first start port 20, which will be described later. In addition, on the upper part of the center decoration body 10, a decoration member 13 having an electric decoration member (board surface lamp 5) such as an LED inside and capable of lighting, blinking, etc. according to the game state is arranged. On the front side of the decorative member 13, the title (model name) of the pachinko game machine 1 and characters, figures, etc., with motifs such as appearing characters are displayed.

A movable decorative member 14 (movable accessory) is provided on the upper left part of the center decorative body 10 so as to be operable during execution of game performance. In this embodiment, the movable decorative member 14 is a star-shaped object (star-shaped accessory). The movable decorative member 14 is normally positioned at the upper left portion (initial position, first position) of the center decorative body 10 (non-operating state). Then, when a predetermined operating condition is established, a state (operating state) is obtained in which the center decoration body 10 moves from the upper left portion to the screen center portion (moving position, second position) on the front side of the display screen 7a. It is configured to operate in such a manner that it returns to the upper left portion of the center decorative body 10 after a period of time (see FIGS. 3, 50, 51, etc.). That is, it is possible to reciprocate between the upper left portion of the center decoration 10 and the center portion of the display screen 7a. The movable decorative member 14 configured in this manner operates, for example, in conjunction with execution of a game effect with a relatively high possibility of winning a big hit. As a result, the player's expectation for the big win is heightened.

The movable decorative member 14 of the present embodiment operates based on the operation of the production button 63 (operation of the operation means), and also operates based on the execution pattern (driving pattern) of the movable production included in the production pattern of the game production. There are cases where In the former case, the operation of the movable decorative member 14 can be said to be an effect corresponding to the operation. Structural configurations such as a mechanism for moving the movable decorative member 14 can employ known configurations, and are not directly related to the gist of the present invention, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted here. . It should be noted that the location, number, shape, movement mode, etc. of the movable decorative member 14 are not limited to the present embodiment, and any configuration can be adopted.

Here, the image display device 7 capable of performing display effects by displaying various effect images according to the game situation is also referred to as a "display effect section" or "display effect means". The movable decorative member 14 capable of performing a movable effect by operating is also called a "movable effect part" or a "movable effect means". In addition, the speaker 67 capable of performing sound production by emitting various sounds (sound effects) according to the game situation is also called "sound production unit" or "sound production means". The board lamp 5, the frame lamp 66, and the decorative member 13, which are capable of performing light production by emitting various lights accordingly, are also referred to as "light production section" or "light production means". In addition to the board lamp 5 and the like, for example, the effect button 63 and the firing handle 60 incorporate illumination members such as LEDs like the decoration member 13. In the case of lighting, blinking, etc., these effect buttons 63 and the firing handle 60 can also be said to be "light effect means". Further, these "display effect means", "movable effect means", "sound effect means" and "light effect means" are also collectively referred to as "effect means".

Below the image display device 7 in the game area 3, there is provided a fixed winning device 19 having a non-variable first start port 20 that does not change the ease with which a game ball enters. Based on the entry of the game ball into the first starting port 20, a random number for special symbol suitability determination is acquired, and when a predetermined condition is established, the suitability determination related to the first special symbol (first special symbol suitability Judgment) is executed, and the first special symbol is variably displayed, and is stopped and displayed based on the result of the success/failure determination.

Below the first starter opening 20, a variable winning device 22 (also referred to as a "variable starter opening") having a variable second starter opening 21 that changes the ease with which a game ball enters is provided. . Based on the entry of the game ball into the second starting port 21, a random number for special symbol suitability determination is acquired, and when a predetermined condition is established, the suitability determination of the second special symbol (second special symbol suitability determination ) is executed, the second special symbol is variably displayed, and is stop-displayed based on the result of the win/loss determination.

In addition, the variable display of special symbols and the variable display of performance symbols that are performed based on the fact that the result of the special symbol propriety determination is "big hit" are also called "big hit variation" or "specific variation", and the special symbol propriety determination The variable display of the special symbols and the variable display of the effect symbols that are performed based on the fact that the result of is "out" is also called "outside variation" or "non-specific variation".

The variable winning device 22 has a movable member 23 and is configured to open and close the second starting port 21 by the operation of the movable member 23 . By this opening and closing operation, the second starting port 21 can change from the first mode (closed state) to the second mode (open state) in which the possibility of entering a game ball is higher than that in the first mode. be. In other words, the movable member 23 changes the possibility of a game ball entering the second starting port 21 by performing a predetermined operation (opening/closing operation). This movable member 23 is driven by a second starting solenoid 24 (see FIG. 5). The second starting port 21 of the present embodiment allows a game ball to be entered only when the movable member 23 is in an open state, and cannot be entered when the movable member 23 is in a closed state. In addition, if the second starting port 21 is such that the game ball is more difficult to enter when the movable member 23 is in the closed state than when the movable member 23 is in the closed state, it can be completely opened when the movable member 23 is in the closed state. It does not have to be something that makes it impossible to enter the ball.

On the right side of the first starting hole 20 in the game area 3, a big winning device 31 having a big winning hole 30 (also referred to as a "variable ball entry hole") is provided. The big prize winning device 31 has an opening/closing member 32 and is configured to open and close the big prize opening 30 by operating the opening/closing member 32 . The opening/closing member 32 is driven by a big winning opening solenoid 33 (see FIG. 5). A game ball can enter the big winning opening 30 only when the opening/closing member 32 is in an open state. That is, the big winning device 31 changes between a state where a game ball cannot enter (closed state) and a state where a game ball can enter (open state) by opening/closing operation of the opening/closing member 32. It is possible.

A gate 28 (game ball passage opening) through which game balls can pass is provided in the right area of the game area 3 . Based on the passage of the game ball to the gate 28, a random number for determining whether or not the normal symbol is determined is acquired, and when a predetermined condition is established, a normal determination is made as to whether or not the second start port 21 is to be opened. While the symbol suitability determination is executed, the normal symbols are variably displayed, and are stopped and displayed based on the results of the normal symbol suitability determination. When the winning normal symbol is stopped and displayed, the second starting port 21 is opened. Furthermore, a plurality of general prize winning openings 27 are provided in the lower part of the game area 3 . The first starting hole 20, the second starting hole 21, the big winning hole 30, and the general winning hole 27 are ball-entering holes that trigger the payout of prize balls. , a predetermined number of game balls (prize balls) are paid out at each ball entrance. Specifically, the number of prize balls in the first start hole 20 is "5", the number of prize balls in the second start hole 21 is "2", the number of prize balls in the big prize hole 30 is "15", and the general prize hole 27 The number of prize balls is "10".

In this way, the game area 3 where a plurality of ball entrances (the first starting opening 20, the second starting opening 21, the big winning opening 30, the general winning opening 27 and the gate 28) etc. are arranged is opened from the center in the horizontal direction. It can be divided into a left game area (first area) 3A and a right game area (second area) 3B. The operation of the shooting handle 60 that shoots the game ball so that the game ball flows down the left game area 3A is called "left hitting", and the shooting that shoots the game ball so that the game ball flows down the right game area 3B. The operation of the handle 60 is called "right-handed". Here, among the plurality of ball entrances, the first starting opening 20 and the left general winning opening 27 are provided so that game balls flowing down the left game area 3A of the game area 3 can enter, The second starting opening 21, the big winning opening 30, the right general winning opening 27 and the gate 28 are provided so that a game ball flowing down the right game area 3B of the game areas 3 can enter. Therefore, in the pachinko game machine 1, when the game is started, in principle, the ball is hit to the left to aim at entering the first start hole 20. - 特許庁On the other hand, when the winning judgment based on the ball entering the first starting port 20 results in a big hit and the game state changes to a special game state, etc., in principle, the player hits to the right, the gate 28, the second starting port 21, and the big prize. The goal is to enter the ball into the mouth 30.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a main display 40 is arranged in the lower right portion of the game board 2 . The main display 40 includes a first special symbol display unit 41a (first special symbol display unit) that variably displays and stops the first special symbol, and a second special symbol that variably displays and stops the second special symbol. It includes a display 41b (second special symbol display section) and a normal symbol display 42 (normal symbol display section) that displays the normal symbols in a variable and stationary manner. In addition, on the main display 40, the first special figure reservation display 43a that displays the number of the memory number of the right or wrong determination information (first special figure reservation) related to the first special symbol, and the right or wrong determination information related to the second special symbol A second special figure reservation indicator 43b that displays the number of memories of (second special figure reservation), a normal figure reservation indicator 44 that displays the number of memories of the operation reservation (normal figure reservation) of the normal design indicator 42, It is included. Further, the main display 40 includes a hit display 48 indicating that the result of the first special symbol suitability determination or the second special symbol suitability determination is a hit, and the first special symbol suitability determination or the second special symbol suitability determination. A round indicator 45 indicating the number of rounds of the jackpot game to be executed when the judgment result is a jackpot, a game state indicator 46 indicating that the probability variation function is activated, and the shooting direction of the game ball, that is, the right direction. A firing direction indicator 47 is included to indicate whether the ball should be hit (eg, a high base state, discussed below) or left-handed (eg, a low base state, discussed below). The display of these various displays included in the main display 40 is controlled by a main control unit, which will be described later.

The variable display of the first special symbol is performed based on the entry of the game ball into the first starting port 20. - 特許庁The variable display of the second special symbol is performed based on the entry of the game ball into the second starting port 21 . In the following description, the first special symbol and the second special symbol may be collectively referred to as special symbols. Also, the first special symbol display device 41a and the second special symbol display device 41b may be collectively referred to as the special symbol display unit 41. FIG. Also, the first special figure reservation display 43a and the second special figure reservation display 43b may be collectively referred to as the special figure reservation display unit 43.

In the special symbol display unit 41, after the special symbol (identification information) is variably displayed according to a predetermined variation display time (also referred to as "variation time"), it is stopped and displayed, and the display mode of the special symbol (stop symbol) that is stopped and displayed ( The result of the lottery (special symbol propriety determination, jackpot lottery) based on the ball entering the first start port 20 or the second start port 21 is notified by the stop display mode). The special symbol to be stopped and displayed is one special symbol selected from among a plurality of types of special symbols by special symbol suitability determination. When the stop design is a predetermined big hit design (specific special design, specific identification information), that is, the stop display mode of the special design (the display result of the variable display of the special design) is the specific mode (specific display result) indicating the big hit. In the case of , a jackpot game (special game) is performed in which the jackpot 30 is opened in an opening pattern corresponding to the type of the jackpot symbol stopped and displayed. The opening pattern of the big winning opening in the big winning game will be described later.

The special symbols are stopped and displayed until a predetermined stop display time (fixed display time) elapses. Then, if the special symbol that is stopped and displayed is a lost symbol (outgoing mode, non-specific mode), and if the special symbol reservation is stored at the time of the stop display, when the stop display time elapses, the storage order The oldest (earliest) special symbol reservation is digested, and the next special symbol variable display is started. In addition, if the stopped special symbol is a missing symbol and the special symbol reservation is not stored at the time of the stop display, the stopped display state of the special symbol is maintained even after the stop display time elapses. be done. On the other hand, when the stop-displayed special symbol is a jackpot symbol, when the stop display time elapses, the process shifts to the opening period of the jackpot game, which will be described later, and the first round of the jackpot game is started after the opening period. . Incidentally, the stop display time of the special symbol is generally set to "0.5 seconds to 1.0 seconds", and is set to "0.6 seconds" in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first special symbol display device 41a is composed of eight LEDs indicated by "ip", and displays a special symbol according to the result of the first special symbol suitability determination. In this embodiment, three types of jackpots are provided as a result of the first special symbol suitability determination, "16R first jackpot", "6R second jackpot", and "6R third jackpot" (see FIGS. 6 and 8). See), the LED of the first special symbol display 41a can take a display form (specific form, specific display result) corresponding to each of the three types of jackpots. Specifically, when the result of the first special symbol propriety determination is the 16R first jackpot, the three LEDs of "ijn" are turned on and the rest are turned off (16R first jackpot pattern), and the 6Rth In the case of a 2-jackpot, three LEDs of "ino" are turned on and the rest are turned off (6R second jackpot pattern), and in the case of a 6R-third jackpot, three LEDs of "inp" are turned on. are lit and the rest are extinguished (6R 3rd jackpot pattern). Also, when it is out, the two LEDs of "lo" are turned on and the rest are extinguished (outgoing pattern).

The second special symbol display device 41b is composed of eight LEDs indicated by "ah", and displays a special symbol corresponding to the result of the second special symbol suitability determination. In this embodiment, two types of big hits are provided as a result of the second special symbol suitability determination, "16R fourth big win" and "16R fifth big win" (see FIGS. 6 and 8), and the second special symbol. The LED of the indicator 41b can take a display form (specific form, specific display result) corresponding to each of the two types of jackpots. Specifically, when the result of the second special symbol propriety determination is the 16R fourth jackpot, the three LEDs of "abd" are lit and the rest are turned off (16R fourth jackpot pattern), In the case of 5 big wins, the three LEDs of "abg" are turned on and the rest are turned off (16R 5th big win pattern). Also, when it is out, two LEDs of "eh" are turned on and the rest are extinguished (outgoing symbol).

It should be noted that the stop display mode of the special symbol (stop symbol) and the type of big win (type of number of rounds, number of big wins, etc.) are not limited to these, and can be arbitrarily set. In addition, before the special symbols are stopped and displayed, the special symbols are variably displayed for a predetermined variable time. Thus, each LED can be turned on.

In the pachinko gaming machine 1, when a game ball enters the first start port 20 or the second start port 21, various information (“acquired information”) such as a random number for judging whether or not a special symbol Also called) is acquired, and this acquired various information is temporarily stored in a special figure reservation storage unit (not shown) formed in the RAM of the main control unit. Specifically, if the ball is entered into the first start port 20, it is stored as the first special figure hold in the first special figure hold storage unit (not shown), and if the ball is entered into the second start port 21 It is stored in the second special figure reservation storage unit (not shown) as the second special figure reservation. The number of special figure suspension (acquisition information) that can be stored in each special figure suspension storage unit is up to a predetermined number, and the upper limit value in the present embodiment is "4" respectively. These first special figure reservation storage unit and second special figure reservation storage unit are also referred to as "first acquisition information storage means" and "second acquisition information storage means", respectively, and are generally referred to as "acquisition information storage means".

The special figure reservation stored in the special figure reservation storage unit is consumed when the variable display of special symbols based on the special figure reservation becomes executable (startable). Digestion of the special figure reservation means to determine the special symbol suitability determination random number etc. corresponding to the special figure reservation, and execute the variable display of the special symbol for showing the determination result. Therefore, in the pachinko game machine 1, when the variation display of the special symbols based on the entry of the game ball into the first start port 20 or the second start port 21 cannot be immediately executed at the time of the entry, that is, the variation of the special symbols Even when the display is being executed or the special game is being executed, it is possible to reserve the right to judge whether or not the special symbol is appropriate for the entered ball, with a predetermined number (4 in this embodiment) being the upper limit. there is

The number of special figure reservations stored in the special figure reservation storage unit is displayed on the first special figure reservation display 43a and the second special figure reservation display 43b. Specifically, the first special figure reservation indicator 43a is composed of two LEDs of "uv", and by controlling the display of the LEDs according to the number of the first special figure reservations, the first special figure It displays the number of pending. For example, if the number of holds is "0", the display mode is such that both LEDs are turned off, such as "u □ v □" (for example, □: lights off, ●: lights up in red, ▲: lights up in green). is "1", the "u" LED is extinguished and the "v" LED is lit in red, such as "u v". v□”, the “u” LED is lit in red and the “v” LED is turned off. It is possible to set the display mode to light up in red, and to light up both LEDs in green, such as "u▲v▲" when the number of reservations is "4 (upper limit number)".

In addition, the second special figure reservation indicator 43b is composed of two LEDs of "wx", and by controlling the display of the LEDs according to the number of second special figure reservations, the number of second special figure reservations is displayed. For example, if the number of holds is "0", the display mode is such that both LEDs are turned off, such as "w □ x □" (for example, □: lights off, ●: lights up in red, ▲: lights up in green). "1" to "4" are also defined in the same manner as the first special figure reservation display 43a.

The variable display of normal symbols is performed with the passage of the game ball to the gate 28 as a trigger. In the normal symbol display device 42, after the normal symbols are variably displayed for a predetermined period of time, the normal symbols are stopped and displayed, and the results of normal symbol propriety determination based on the passage of the game ball through the gate 28 are displayed by the stopped and displayed normal symbols (stop symbols). inform. The normal symbol to be stopped and displayed is one normal symbol selected from a plurality of types of normal symbols by the normal symbol propriety determination. When the stop-displayed normal symbol is a predetermined specific normal symbol (hit normal symbol), an auxiliary game is played to open the second starting port 21 in an opening pattern according to the current game state. The opening pattern of the second starting port 21 will be described later.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the normal symbol display device 42 is composed of two LEDs of "st", and displays the normal symbol according to the result of the normal symbol propriety determination according to the lighting mode thereof. . For example, when the judgment result is a hit, the winning normal symbol with both LEDs lit is stopped and displayed, such as "st■" (for example, ■: lighting, □: lighting off). In addition, when the determination result is out, the out normal symbol is displayed such that only the LED of "t" lights up, such as "s□t■". In addition, the normal design is not a specific normal design. Before the normal symbols are stopped and displayed, the variable display of the normal symbols is executed over a predetermined variable time. be.

In the pachinko game machine 1, when a game ball passes through the gate 28, various information (also referred to as "acquired information") such as a random number for judging normal symbols is acquired based on the passage. Various kinds of information are temporarily stored as a general map reservation in a general map reservation storage unit (not shown) formed in the RAM of the main control unit. The number of normal pattern reservations that can be stored in the general pattern reservation storage unit is up to a predetermined number, and the upper limit value in the present embodiment is "4". The normal pattern reservation stored in the normal pattern reservation storage unit is digested when the variable display of the normal pattern based on the normal pattern reservation becomes executable (started). Digestion of the normal pattern reservation means that the random number for determining whether the normal pattern is appropriate or not corresponding to the normal pattern reservation is determined, and the variable display of the normal pattern is executed to show the determination result. Therefore, in the pachinko game machine 1, when the variable display of normal symbols based on the passage of the game ball through the gate 28 cannot be immediately executed at the time of its passage, that is, during the execution of the variable display of normal symbols or during the execution of the auxiliary game. Even in such a case, it is possible to reserve the right to determine whether or not the normal symbol is appropriate for the passage, with a predetermined number as the upper limit.

The number of normal pattern reservations stored in the general pattern reservation storage unit is displayed on the general pattern reservation display 44 . Specifically, the general map hold indicator 44 is composed of two LEDs of "qr", and displays the number of general map reservations by lighting the LEDs according to the number of general map reservations. be. For example, if the number of holds is "0", the display mode is such that both LEDs are turned off, such as "q □ r □" (for example, □: lights off, ●: lights up in red, ▲: lights up in green). is "1", the LED of "q" is extinguished and the LED of "r" is lit in red, such as "q□r●". In addition, the number of reservations "2" to "4" are also defined in the same manner as the first special figure reservation display 43a.

Next, based on FIG.2 and FIG.5, the electrical structure of the pachinko game machine 1 which concerns on a present Example is demonstrated. The pachinko game machine 1 includes a main control board 80 (also referred to as a "main control section" or a "game control section") and a sub control board as control boards (control section, control means) for controlling the operation of the game machine. 90 (also called "sub-control unit" or "effect control unit"), payout control board 110 (also called "payout control unit"), image control board 100 (also called "image control unit"), etc. .

The main control board 80 (main control unit) controls the progress of the game and the profit of the game, such as determination of whether the special symbol is right or wrong, judgment of normal symbol right or wrong, transition of the game state, and the like. The sub-control board 90 (sub-control unit) controls various effects to be executed as the game progresses. The payout control board 110 (payout control unit) controls the payout of game balls. The image control board 100 (image control unit) performs display control of the image display device 7, the effect display device 102, the effect first special figure reservation display device 103a, the effect second special figure reservation display device 103b, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, a main control board housing case containing a main control board 80 is provided at substantially the center of the rear side (rear side) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 . Above the main control board case, an image control board storage case containing the audio control board 106, the lamp control board 107 and the image control board 100 is provided. A sub-control board housing case containing the 90 is provided. A payout control board case for housing a payout control board is provided on the lower left side of the main control board case, and a power board case for housing a power board 109 is provided on the right side thereof.

The main control board 80 is mounted with a game control one-chip microcomputer (also referred to as a "game control microcomputer") 81 for controlling the progress of the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a program. The game control microcomputer 81 includes a ROM storing programs for controlling the progress of the game, a RAM used as a work memory, and a CPU executing the programs stored in the ROM. The game control microcomputer 81 transmits and receives data (information) to and from other boards and the like via an input/output circuit 87 (I/O port section). The input/output circuit 87 may be built in the game control microcomputer 81 . Also, the ROM may be externally attached. The RAM of the game control microcomputer 81 is provided with the above-described special figure reservation storage unit (first special figure reservation storage unit and second special figure reservation storage unit) and normal figure reservation storage unit. In addition, at a predetermined address of the RAM (main control RAM) of the main control board 80 (game control microcomputer 81), storage areas for use in various flags and various counters are secured.

Various sensors and solenoids are connected to the main control board 80 via a relay board 88 . Therefore, a signal is input to the main control board 80 from each sensor, and a signal is output from the main control board 80 to each solenoid. Specifically, as sensors capable of detecting game balls, a first starting hole sensor 20a, a second starting hole sensor 21a, a gate sensor 28a, a big winning hole sensor 30a and a general winning hole sensor 27a are connected. These various sensors are also called "ball detection sensor" or "game ball detection means".

The first starting hole sensor 20a is provided in the first starting hole 20 and detects a game ball entering the first starting hole 20. As shown in FIG. The second starting hole sensor 21a is provided in the second starting hole 21 and detects a game ball entering the second starting hole 21 . The gate sensor 28a is provided inside the gate 28 and detects a game ball that has passed through the gate 28. As shown in FIG. The big winning hole sensor 30 a is provided in the big winning hole 30 and detects a game ball entering the big winning hole 30 . The general winning hole sensor 27a is provided in each general winning hole 27 and detects a game ball entering the general winning hole 27 .

As the solenoids, the second starting opening solenoid 24 and the big winning opening solenoid 33 are connected. These various solenoids are also called "driving means". The second starting solenoid 24 is for driving the movable member 23 of the variable winning device 22 . The big winning opening solenoid 33 is for driving the opening/closing member 32 of the big winning device 31 .

In addition, the main control board 80 has a first special symbol display 41a, a second special symbol display 41b, a normal symbol display 42, a first special symbol reservation display 43a, a second special symbol reservation display 43b, and a general symbol. A holding display 44, a round display 45, a game state display 46, a shooting direction display 47 and a winning display 48 are connected. That is, display control of these main display devices 40 is performed by the game control microcomputer 81 .

The main control board 80 transmits various commands to the payout control board 110 and receives signals from the payout control board 110 for payout monitoring. The payout control board 110 includes a payout device 120 that pays out prize balls and rental balls, and a card unit 135 (installed adjacent to the pachinko game machine 1 and stored in an inserted prepaid card (game value storage medium) or the like). (which enables ball rental based on the information received) is connected, and a launcher 112 is connected via a launch control board 111 (also referred to as a "launch control unit"). Firing device 112 includes a firing handle 60 (see FIG. 1).

The payout control board 110 is mounted with a payout control one-chip microcomputer (also referred to as “payout control microcomputer”) 116 for controlling the payout of game balls according to a predetermined program. The payout control microcomputer 116 includes a ROM that stores a program for controlling the payout of game balls, a RAM that is used as a work memory, and a CPU that executes the programs stored in the ROM. The payout control microcomputer 116 drives the payout motor 121 of the payout device 120 based on the signal from the game control microcomputer 81 and the signal from the card unit 135 connected to the pachinko game machine 1 through the input/output circuit 117. Then, pay out prize balls or pay out rental balls. The game balls to be paid out are detected by payout sensors 122 and 123 for counting. When the player has operated the shooting handle 60 , the touch switch 114 detects the player's contact with the shooting handle 60 , and the shooting volume 115 detects the amount of rotation of the shooting handle 60 . Then, the shooting motor 113 is driven and controlled so that the game ball is shot with strength corresponding to the magnitude of the detection signal of the shooting volume 115 . In this embodiment, the number of game balls that can be continuously shot by the shooting device 112 by driving the shooting motor 113 is about 100 in one minute.

The main control board 80 also transmits various commands to the sub control board 90 . The connection between the main control board 80 and the sub control board 90 is a unidirectional communication connection that allows only transmission of signals from the main control board 80 to the sub control board 90 . That is, between the main control board 80 and the sub-control board 90, a unidirectional circuit (for example, a circuit using a diode) (not shown) is interposed as communication direction control means.

As shown in FIG. 5, the sub-control board 90 is mounted with an effect control one-chip microcomputer (also referred to as an effect control microcomputer) 91 for controlling the effect of the pachinko game machine 1 according to a predetermined program. The effect control microcomputer 91 includes a ROM that stores programs for controlling effects as the game progresses, a RAM that is used as a work memory, and a CPU that executes the programs stored in the ROM. . The effect control microcomputer 91 transmits and receives data to and from other boards and the like via an input/output circuit 95 . Incidentally, the input/output circuit 95 may be built in the effect control microcomputer 91, and the ROM may be externally attached. In addition, at a predetermined address of the RAM (effect control RAM) of the sub-control board 90 (effect control microcomputer 91), a storage area for use in various flags and various counters is secured.

An image control board 100 , an audio control board 106 and a lamp control board 107 are connected to the sub control board 90 . The sub control board 90 (sub control section), the image control board 100 (image control section), the sound control board 106 (sound control section), and the lamp control board 107 (lamp control section) display according to the game situation. It functions as an effect execution means for causing a corresponding device or member for effect (effect means) to execute various effects such as effect, sound effect, and lamp effect (light effect). It also functions as a notice effect executing means for executing various notice effects such as a chance notice, a pending change notice, a step-up notice, and the like.

The effect control microcomputer 91 of the sub control board 90, based on the command received from the main control board 80, to the CPU of the image control one-chip microcomputer (also referred to as "image control microcomputer") 101 of the image control board 100, Display control of the image display device 7, the effect display 102, the effect first special figure suspension display 103a and the effect second suspension display 103b is performed. The RAM of the image control board 100 is a memory for developing image data. The ROM of the image control board 100 stores still image data and moving image data to be displayed on the image display device 7, specifically characters, items, graphics, characters, numbers, symbols, etc. (including production patterns, pending patterns, etc.). and image data such as background images are stored. The image control microcomputer 101 reads out image data from the ROM based on a command from the effect control microcomputer 91 . Then, display control is executed based on the read image data.

The effect display device 102 consists of two LEDs, and performs variable display and stop display in accordance with the variable display and stop display of the effect pattern 8, and the effect pattern 8 is displayed by lighting/extinguishing the two LEDs or combining colors. Stop display in a display mode showing the display result (result of special symbol propriety determination). Moreover, the production 1st special figure suspension display 103a and the production 2nd suspension display 103b are also made up of two LEDs. Then, by lighting/extinguishing or combination of colors of the two LEDs, the production first special figure suspension display 103a is displayed by the number of reservations displayed in the first production suspension display area 9c and the first special figure suspension display 43a. The display is controlled in a display mode showing the same number of reservations as the number of reservations made. In addition, the second special figure pending display 103b is displayed in a display mode showing the same number of pending items as the number of pending items displayed in the second effect pending display area 9d and the number of pending items displayed on the second special figure pending display unit 43b. controlled. This is done by displaying character designs on substantially the entirety of the display screen 7a (performance design display section), or by operating the movable decorative member 14 to display substantially the entire performance design display area 7b (performance design display section) of the display screen 7a. By covering, some or all of the various images displayed on the display screen 7a, such as the production pattern 8, the first production reservation 9a, the second production reservation 9b, etc., may not be visible. Various displays are provided. A VDP (Video Display Processor) may be provided in place of or in addition to the image control one-chip microcomputer 101 of the image control board 100 .

Also, the effect control microcomputer 91 outputs voice, music, sound effects, etc. from the speaker 67 via the voice control board 106 based on commands received from the main control board 80 . Sound data such as voice output from the speaker 67 is stored in the ROM of the sub control board 90 . A CPU may be mounted on the audio control board 106, and in that case, the CPU may be caused to execute audio control. Furthermore, in this case, a ROM may be mounted on the audio control board 106, and the sound data may be stored in the ROM. Also, the speaker 67 may be connected to the image control board 100 to cause the image control microcomputer 101 to perform voice control. In this case, the sound data may be stored in the ROM of the image control board 100. FIG.

In addition, based on the command received from the main control board 80, the production control microcomputer 91 provides light emission pattern data (data for deciding on/off, emission color, etc.) that determines the light emission mode of the lamps such as the frame lamp 66 and the board surface lamp 5. , lamp data) is determined from the data stored in the ROM, and lighting control of lamps (LEDs) such as the frame lamp 66 and the board surface lamp 5 is performed via the lamp control board 107 .

Further, the effect control microcomputer 91 operates the movable decorative member 14 connected to the lamp control board 107 via the relay board 108 based on the command received from the main control board 80 . As described above, the movable decorative member 14 is a movable so-called gimmick provided behind the center decorative body 10 . The effect control microcomputer 91 determines drive pattern data (also referred to as "driving data") for operating the movable decorative member 14 in a predetermined manner from the data stored in the ROM of the sub control board 90, and determines. The operation of the movable decorative member 14 (execution of movable effect) is controlled based on the drive pattern data obtained. An electric drive source such as a stepping motor or a solenoid is used as a drive source for operating the movable decorative member 14 . A CPU may be mounted on the lamp control board 107 , and in this case, the CPU may be caused to control lighting of the lamp and control the operation of the movable decorative member 14 . Furthermore, in this case, a ROM may be mounted on the lamp control board 107, and data relating to light emission patterns and driving patterns may be stored in the ROM.

In this embodiment, the effect executed under the control of the sub-control board 90 (the effect control microcomputer 91) based on the command from the main control board 80 includes the operation of the movable decorative member 14 ("movable effect ”), the movable decorative member 14 may be operated based on the operation of the second effect button 63b at a predetermined time during execution of the effect. In addition, the operation of the movable decorative member 14 may be performed based on the operation of the first effect button 63a, and the arrival of a predetermined operation timing during the execution of the effect regardless of the operation of the effect button (that is, , production pattern). Details of the operation pattern of the movable decorative member 14 will be described later.

The sub-control board 90 has a first effect button detection switch 63c that detects that the first effect button 63a has been operated, and a second effect button detection switch 63d that detects that the second effect button 63b has been operated. It is connected. When the first effect button 63a is pressed, the switch signal (also referred to as "detection signal") of the first effect button detection switch 63c is turned ON and is input to the sub-control board 90, and the first effect button 63a is pressed. When released, the detection signal is turned OFF and input to the sub-control board 90 . When the second production button 63b is pushed, the detection signal of the second production button detection switch 63c is turned ON and is input to the sub-control board 90, and when the second production button 63b is released, the detection signal is turned OFF. is input to the sub-control board 90 as follows. One or both of the first production button detection switch 63c and the second production button detection switch 63d are also referred to as "production button detection switch". In addition, the first effect button detection switch 63c is also referred to as "first operation detection means", the second effect button detection switch 63d is also referred to as "second operation detection means", the first effect button detection switch 63c and One or both of the second production button detection switches 63d are also referred to as "operation detection means". Furthermore, below, ON/OFF of the detection signal of the 1st production|presentation button detection switch 63c is described as ON/OFF of the 1st production|presentation button detection switch 63c.

In this embodiment, if the production executed under the control of the sub-control board 90 (production control microcomputer 91) based on the command from the main control board 80 includes the state change of the first production button 63a, that is, If the operation (driving) of the first vibration motor 63e is included, the first vibration motor 63e is operated based on the fact that the first effect button 63a is pressed at a predetermined time during the execution of the effect, and the first effect button 63a is pressed. It is configured to vibrate (from the first state to the second state). Also, if the effect executed under the control of the sub-control board 90 (the effect control microcomputer 91) based on the command from the main control board 80 includes the state change of the second effect button 63b, that is, the second vibration If the operation (driving) of the motor 63f is included, the second vibration motor 63f operates based on the fact that the second effect button 63b is pushed at a predetermined time during the execution of the effect, and the second effect button 63b vibrates ( from the first state to the second state). The effect of changing the state of the effect button 63 (vibration in this embodiment), that is, the effect using the effect button 63 is also called "operation effect".

Here, in this embodiment, the operation effect using the first effect button 63a and the operation effect using the second effect button 63b are produced by operating (driving) the first vibration motor 63e and the second vibration motor 63f, respectively. Although the button itself vibrates (also referred to as “vibration effect”), the operation effect is not limited to such a vibration effect. For example, an LED (light emitting body) is provided inside the production button 63 (production button unit), and the LED normally does not emit light (first state), and the LED emits light when the production button 63 is operated. (Lighting, blinking, etc.) state (second state) may be a light emission effect. In addition, a jetting mechanism for jetting air to the outside is provided inside the performance button 63 (performance button unit), and the jetting mechanism normally does not jet air (first state), and the performance button 63. When the is operated, the ejection mechanism may be in a state (second state) in which air is ejected (so-called "air vibe"). In short, as long as the player can recognize the state change of the effect button 63 through touch, sight, hearing, or the like, the mode of the operation effect is not particularly limited. In this embodiment, both the operation effect using the first effect button 63a and the operation effect using the second effect button 63b are vibration effects, but both need not be the same mode of operation effect. For example, the combination of the modes of the operation effects is arbitrary, such as a vibration effect on one side and a light emitting effect on the other side, or a vibration effect on one side and an air jetting effect on the other side. It should be noted that the details of the effect pattern (driving pattern of the vibration motor) of the operation effect according to the present embodiment will be described later.

Next, the control (determining means) relating to the winning/losing determination of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, there are "big hit" and "loss" as a result of the special symbol suitability determination. In the case of a "big win", the special symbol display part 41 stops displaying the "big win pattern", and in the case of "loss", the special symbol display part 41 stops displaying the "loss pattern". When it is determined as a big hit in the special symbol right/wrong determination, a "special game" is executed to open the big winning opening 30 in an opening pattern corresponding to the type of special symbols stopped and displayed (big hit type). A special game executed as a big hit is called a "big hit game".

There are a plurality of types of jackpots in this embodiment. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, "16R (round) 1st jackpot", "6R 2nd jackpot", "6R 3rd jackpot", "16R 4th jackpot" and "16R 5th jackpot" A total of 5 types are provided. Among these jackpots, "16R 1st jackpot", "6R 2nd jackpot" and "6R 3rd jackpot" are jackpots related to the first special symbol, and "16R 4th jackpot" and "16R 5th jackpot". is a big hit related to the second special symbol. In the special symbol display section 41, the jackpot symbols corresponding to these jackpot types are stop-displayed.

Specifically, "16R 1st jackpot", "16R 4th jackpot" and "16R 5th jackpot" all have "16" rounds and " Once", the opening time of the big winning opening 30 in one round is "25 seconds". In addition, both the "6R second big win" and the "6R third big win" have the number of rounds of "6", the number of openings of the big prize opening 30 in one round of "1 time", and the big prize in one round. The opening time of the mouth 30 is "25 seconds".

In addition, the round may be simply referred to as "R" and may also be referred to as "round game". The 6R second and 6R third big wins are collectively referred to as "6R big wins", and the 16R first, 16R fourth and fifth 16R big wins are collectively referred to as "16R big wins". Furthermore, the jackpot game associated with the 6R jackpot (6R jackpot game) is also referred to as the "first special game", and the jackpot game associated with the 16R jackpot (16R jackpot game) is also referred to as the "second special game".

In the pachinko game machine 1 of this embodiment, the game state after the end of the big win game is shifted to a high probability state, a time saving state, a high base state, etc., according to the type of the generated (winning) big win. That is, when the result of the special symbol success/failure determination is a big win, and the type of the big win is any of the above-mentioned 16R first big win, 6R second big win and 16R fourth big win, the game state after the big win game ends. It is referred to as "high probability state, time saving state and high base state" described later. On the other hand, if the result of the special symbol success/failure determination is a big win, and the type of the big win is either the 6R third big win or the 16R fifth big win, the game state after the big win game ends will be changed as will be described later. "Low probability state, time saving state and high base state". From this, the 16R 1st jackpot, 6R 2nd jackpot and 16R 4th jackpot can be regarded as "probable variable jackpot", 6R 3rd jackpot and 16R 5th jackpot are "non-probable variable jackpot" ("normal jackpot" or It is also called a “time-saving jackpot”.).

In the case of a big hit in the judgment of the first special pattern (special figure 1), the distribution probability to each big hit is 5% for the 16R first big hit, 50% for the 6R second big hit, and 6R for the third big hit. 45%. On the other hand, when the second special symbol (special figure 2) is determined to be a big hit, the distribution probability to each big hit is 55% for the 4th big hit on the 16R and 45% for the 5th big hit on the 16R. It's becoming That is, when a big hit is determined based on the ball entering the second starting port 21 (special figure 2 right or wrong determination), the appearance rate (distribution probability) of the 16R big hit is 100%. Compared to the case of a big hit due to the success/failure determination (special figure 1 success/failure determination) based on the ball entering the 1 start port 20, the appearance rate (distribution probability) of the 16R big hit is high. In this way, in the pachinko game machine 1, the game ball enters the second start port 21 rather than becoming a big hit in the success judgment (special figure 1 success judgment) performed when the game ball enters the first start port 20. It is set so that the possibility of becoming a big hit in the success/failure determination (special figure 2 success/failure determination) performed by entering the ball is more advantageous for the player. Therefore, the player expects the ball to enter the second starting hole 21 and plays the game. This is particularly noticeable during the operation of the later-described opening extension function (while the high base state is occurring) when the frequency of entering the second starting port 21 increases.

Here, in the pachinko game machine 1, the determination of whether or not the hit is a big win is made based on a ``random number for judging the success of a special symbol (also referred to as ``information for judging success of a special symbol''), and the type of the jackpot in the case of a big hit. is determined based on the "random number for determining the jackpot type (also referred to as "random number for symbol determination" and "information for symbol determination"). As shown in FIG. 7(A), the random number for judging whether or not the special symbol takes a value in the range of "0 to 629", and the random number for determining the jackpot type takes a value in the range of "0 to 99". In addition, the random number (acquired information) acquired based on the ball entering the first start port 20 or the second start port 21 includes "variation pattern random number (also referred to as “fluctuation pattern information”).

The fluctuation pattern random number is a random number for determining a fluctuation pattern including fluctuation time, and takes a value in the range of "0 to 198". Random numbers obtained based on passage through the gate 28 include random numbers for normal symbol suitability determination shown in FIG. 7(B). The random number for determining whether or not the normal symbol is appropriate is a random number for determining whether or not to perform an auxiliary game for opening the second starting port 21 (normal symbol lottery), and takes a value in the range of "0 to 240".

Next, the game state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to this embodiment will be described. The pachinko game machine 1 has a plurality of game states by combining the probability variation function, variation time shortening function, and open extension function for special symbols and normal symbols in an operating state or a non-operating state. For special symbols (first special symbol and second special symbol), the state in which the probability variation function is operating is called "high probability state" or "variable state", and the state in which it is not operating is "low probability state" or " "Normal state". In the high-probability state, the probability of being determined as a big hit in the special symbol propriety determination is higher than in the normal state. That is, in the normal state, the success/failure determination is performed using the normal state jackpot determination table, but in the high-probability state, the high-probability state jackpot determination table with a large value of the special symbol hit/fail determination random number that is determined as the jackpot is used. is used to determine the suitability (see FIG. 8(A)). That is, when the special pattern probability variation function is activated, the probability of the result of the variation display of the special symbols becoming a big hit (a stopped pattern becomes a big win pattern) becomes higher than when it is not activated. It should be noted that the control of the operation and non-operation of the probability variation function is performed by the main control board 80 (game control microcomputer 81). Therefore, the main control board 80 (game control microcomputer 81) is a probability setting means that can set the winning probability (jackpot probability) of the special symbol success/failure to a low probability (first probability) or a high probability (second probability) It works.

In addition, the state in which the variable time reduction function is operating for the special symbol (one or both of the first special symbol and the second special symbol) is called a "shortening state" or a "shortened variable state", and the special symbol (first special The state in which the variable time reduction function is not operating for the symbol and the second special symbol) is called "non-time saving state" or "normal variable state". In the time-saving state, the average value of the special symbol variation time (the time from the start of the variable display to the time of the final display) is shorter than the average value of the special symbol variation time in the non-time-saving state. That is, in the time saving state, the variation pattern is determined using a variation pattern table that is determined so that a variation pattern with a short variation time is selected more than in a non-time saving state (see FIG. 9) . As a result, in the time-saving state, the pace of digestion of the special figure reservation becomes faster, and an effective entry into the starting port (an entry that can be remembered as a special figure reservation) is more likely to occur. Therefore, it is possible to aim for a big hit under the smooth progress of the game. It should be noted that the control of the operation and non-operation of the variable time reduction function is performed by the main control board 80 (game control microcomputer 81). Therefore, the main control board 80 (game control microcomputer 81) functions as shortened variation state setting means capable of setting a shortened variation state in which the variation time of the special symbol is shorter than usual.

The probability variation function and the variation time shortening function for special symbols may operate simultaneously, or only one of them may operate. Then, the probability variation function and the variation time shortening function for the normal symbols operate in synchronization with the variation time shortening function for the special symbols. That is, the normal symbol probability variation function and variation time reduction function operate in the time saving state of the special symbol and do not operate in the non-time saving state. For this reason, in the time saving state, the hit probability in the normal symbol propriety determination is higher than in the non-time saving state. Specifically, in the time saving state, the value of the normal symbol random number (hit random number) determined to be a hit is larger than the normal symbol per determination table used in the non-time saving state. Normal design determination) is performed (see FIG. 8(C)).

In addition, in the time saving state, the fluctuation time of the normal design is shorter than in the non-working time saving state. In the present embodiment, the variation time of normal symbols is 30 seconds in the non-time saving state, but is 1 second in the time saving state (see FIG. 8(D)). Furthermore, in the time saving state, the opening time extension function of the variable winning device 22 (second starting port 21) is activated, and the opening time of the second starting port 21 in the auxiliary game is longer than in the non-time saving state. In addition, in the time saving state, the function of increasing the number of opening times of the variable winning device 22 is activated, and the number of opening times of the second starting port 21 in the auxiliary game is higher than in the non-time saving state. Specifically, when the result of the normal symbol propriety determination is hit in the non-time-saving state, the movable member 23 of the variable winning device 22 (second start port 21) performs the opening operation of 0.2 seconds once, and the time-saving state When the result of the normal symbol suitability determination is hit, the movable member 23 of the variable prize winning device 22 (second starting port 21) performs the opening operation for 2.0 seconds three times.

Under the circumstances where the probability variation function and variation time reduction function for normal symbols, and the opening time extension function and the opening number increase function of the variable winning device 22 are operating, compared to the case where these functions are not operating As a result, the second starting port 21 is frequently opened, and the frequency of game balls entering the second starting port 21 increases (also referred to as "high frequency state"). As a result, the base, which is the ratio of the number of balls awarded to the number of balls fired, increases. Accordingly, the state in which these functions are activated is referred to as the "high base state" and the state in which they are not activated is referred to as the "low base state." In the high base state, it is possible to aim for a big hit without greatly reducing the number of game balls (holding balls) on hand.

A high base state (high frequency state) may not be one in which all of the above functions are activated. That is, by operating at least one of the probability variation function and variation time reduction function for normal symbols, and the opening time extension function and opening number increasing function of the variable winning device 22, than when the function is not in operation It is sufficient that the second starting port 21 is easily opened (the frequency of ball entry is high). Also, the high base state may be controlled independently without accompanying the time saving state of the special symbol. A function for generating such a high base state can also be called a "high base generation function".

In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, as described above, the game after the jackpot game (after the special game) when any one of the 16R first jackpot, the 6R second jackpot and the 16R fourth jackpot is achieved The state is a high-probability state of special symbols, a time-saving state of special symbols, and a high base state (see FIG. 6). This game state is particularly referred to as "high accuracy high base state". The high-probability-high base state ends when the variable display of the special symbols is executed a predetermined number of times, or when a big win is achieved and a big win game is executed. This high-probability-high base state is a so-called "variable probability state" for the player.

In addition, the game state after the jackpot game (after the special game) when either the 6R third jackpot or the 16R fifth jackpot is won becomes the normal state (low probability state) of the special symbols, and the time saving of the special symbols. state and high base state (see FIG. 6). This game state is particularly referred to as "low certainty high base state". The low-probability-high base state ends when the variable display of the special symbols is performed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times), or when a big win is won and the big win game is executed.

In addition, the "low-probability-high base state" is also referred to as "first game state", and the "high-probability-high base state" is also referred to as "second game state". In addition, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to set three game states of "low-probability-low base state", "low-probability-high base state", and "high-probability-high base state" as game states. In addition to this, it may be possible to set a high probability state of special symbols, a non-shortening state of special symbols and a low base state, that is, a "high probability low base state".

In high-base states such as low-probability-high base state (first game state) and high-probability-high base state (second game state), it is advantageous to advance the game by making the game ball enter the right game area 3B by hitting to the right. can. In the high base state, the second starting hole 21 is easier to open than in the low base state, and it is easier to enter the ball into the second starting hole 21 than into the first starting hole 20. (Possibility of entering the game ball is higher in the second starting hole than in the first starting hole). Therefore, in the high base state, while passing the game ball through the gate 28 that triggers the judgment of normal symbol propriety, the game ball is struck to the right to enter the second start port 21.例文帳に追加This makes it possible to obtain a large number of starting balls (opportunities for special symbol propriety determination) compared to the case of hitting left. In this state, the shooting direction indicator 47 is controlled to light up in a predetermined manner, and notifies that the game ball should be shot aiming at the right game area 3B (right hitting instruction notification).

On the other hand, in the low base state (for example, low probability low base state), the game can be played more advantageously by entering the game ball into the left game area 3A by striking to the left. In the low base state, the second starting port 21 is more difficult to open than in the high base state, and it is easier to enter the first starting port 20 than to enter the second starting port 21. (Possibility of entering the game ball is higher in the first start opening than in the second start opening). Therefore, the player hits left to enter the game ball into the first starting hole 20. - 特許庁As a result, it is possible to obtain a large number of starting balls (opportunities for special symbol propriety determination) compared to the case of hitting to the right. In this state, the shooting direction indicator 47 is lighting-controlled (display-controlled) in a predetermined manner, and notifies that the game ball should be shot aiming at the left game area 3A (left-handed instruction notification).

Here, the shooting direction indicator 47 is composed of two "yz" LEDs, and indicates the shooting direction by turning on the LEDs according to the game state. For example, in the low base state, it is possible to notify that the ball should be shot to the left game area by displaying both LEDs as "yzz" (for example, □: lights off, ▪: lights on). can. In addition, in the high base state, it is possible to notify that the ball should be shot to the right game area by lighting up both LEDs such as "yz" (for example, □: off, ▪: on). can.

[Main control main processing]
Next, the operation of the game control microcomputer 81 (control processing by the main control section 80) will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 36. FIG. Note that counters, flags, statuses, buffers, and the like appearing in the explanation of the operation of the game control microcomputer 81 are provided in the RAM of the main control board 80 . The game control microcomputer 81 provided on the main control board 80 reads and executes a main control main processing program shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, in the main control main process, initial setting is first performed (S101). In the initial setting, for example, stack setting, constant setting, interrupt time setting, CPU setting of the main control board 80, SIO, PIO, CTC (interrupt time controller) setting, various flags, status and counter settings. Reset, etc. The initial value of the flag is "0" or "OFF", the initial value of the status is "1", and the initial value of the counter is "0". Initialization (S101) is performed only once after power-on and is not performed thereafter.

After the initial setting (S101), interrupts are prohibited (S102), and the normal design/special design main random number update process (S103) is executed. In this normal symbol/special symbol main random number update process (S103), the values of various random number counters shown in FIG. 7 are updated by adding one. When the value of each random number counter reaches the upper limit, it returns to "0" and is added again. The initial value of each random number counter may be a value other than "0", or may be changed randomly. The updated random number counter value is sequentially stored in a predetermined update value storage area (not shown) of the RAM of the main control board 80 .

When the normal symbol/special symbol main random number update process (S103) ends, the interrupt is permitted (S104). While interrupts are enabled, interrupt processing (S105) can be executed. This interrupt processing (S105) is executed, for example, based on an interrupt pulse that is repeatedly input to the CPU of the main control board 80 at a 4 ms cycle. Then, after the interrupt process (S105) is completed, the update process of various counter values by the normal design/special design main random number update process (S103) is repeated until the next interrupt process (S105) is started. executed. If an interrupt pulse is input to the CPU while the interrupt is disabled, the interrupt processing (S105) is not started immediately, but is started after the interrupt is enabled (S104).

[Interrupt processing]
Next, interrupt processing (S105) will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, in the interrupt process (S105), first, the output process (S201) is executed. In the output process (S201), the command (control signal) set in the output buffer provided in the RAM of the main control board 80 in each process described below is output to the sub control board 90, the payout control board 110, etc. do. The commands to be output here include the game state, the result of the special symbol suitability determination, the symbol as the big hit type, the information related to the variation pattern, and the like. A command consists of, for example, 2-byte information. The upper 1 byte is information about the command type, and the lower 1 byte is information about the contents of the command.

In the input process (S202) that follows the output process (S201), various sensors (first start sensor 20a, second start sensor 21a, big winning sensor 30a, etc.) mainly attached to the pachinko game machine 1 , see FIG. 5) is read and stored in the output buffer of the RAM as winning ball information. A detection signal from a lower tray full detection sensor (not shown) for detecting the fullness of the lower tray 62 is also received and stored in the output buffer of the RAM as lower tray full data.

The normal design/special design main random number update process (S203) performed next is the same as the normal design/special design main random number update process (S103) performed in the main control main process of FIG. That is, the updating process of various random number counter values (including the normal symbol random number counter value) shown in FIG. period until the next interrupt process (S105) starts).

After the normal design/special design main random number update process (S203), the later-described start opening sensor detection process (S204), start ball time process (S205), normal figure operation process (S206), special figure operation process (S207) , the number of pending balls processing (S208) and the power interruption monitoring processing (S209) are executed. After that, other processing (S210) is executed, and the interrupt processing (S105) ends. Then, the processing of S102 to S104 of the main control main processing is repeatedly executed until the next interrupt pulse is input to the CPU of the main control board 80 (see FIG. 10), and when the interrupt pulse is input (about 4 ms later), the interrupt process (S105) is executed again. In the output process (S201) of the interrupt process (S105) that is executed again, the commands set in the output buffer of the RAM in the previous interrupt process (S105) are output.

[Starting port sensor detection process]
As shown in FIG. 12, in the starting opening sensor detection process (S204), first, it is determined whether or not the game ball has passed through the gate 28, that is, whether or not the game ball has been detected by the gate sensor 28a (S301). ). If the game ball has not passed through the gate 28 (NO at S301), the process proceeds to S305, and if it has passed through the gate 28 (YES at S301), the number of normal design pending balls (the number of normal pattern pending, Specifically, it is determined whether or not the value of a counter that counts the number of general map reservations provided in the RAM) is less than 4 (S302).

If the number of normal symbol reserved balls is not less than 4 (NO in S302), the process proceeds to S305. On the other hand, if the number of normal design reserved balls is less than 4 (YES in S302), "1" is added to the normal number of reserved design balls (S303), and normal design random number acquisition processing (S304) is performed. In the normal symbol random number acquisition process (S304), the value of the random number counter for normal symbol validity determination stored in the updated value storage area (not shown) of the RAM (label -TRND-H, see FIG. 7 (B)) , and the acquired random value (acquired information) is stored in the address space corresponding to the current number of normal symbol reserved balls out of the normal pattern reserved storage unit provided in the RAM of the main control board 80.

In S305, it is determined whether or not the game ball has entered the second start hole 21, that is, whether or not the game ball has been detected by the second start hole sensor 21a (S305). When the game ball has not entered the second start port 21 (NO in S305), the process proceeds to S309 without performing the processing of S306 to S308, and the game ball enters the second start port 21. If so (YES in S305), the number of special figure 2 reserved balls (the number of second special figure reservations, specifically the number of second special figure reservations provided in the RAM of the main control unit 80) number) is less than 4 (upper limit number) (S306). And if the number of special figure 2 reserved balls is not less than 4 (NO in S306), the process of S309 is performed without performing the processing of S307 and S308, and if the number of special figure 2 reserved balls is less than 4 (YES in S306), add 1 to the number of Toku-zu 2 reserved balls (S307), and perform Toku-zu 2 related random number acquisition processing (S308).

In the special figure 2 related random number acquisition process (S308), the value of the special symbol propriety determination random number counter (label-TRND-A) stored in the updated value storage area (not shown) of the RAM, the random number for determining the jackpot type Acquire the value of the counter (label-TRND-AS) and the value of the fluctuation pattern random number counter (label-TRND-T1) (that is, acquire the random number value shown in FIG. information) is stored in the address space corresponding to the current number of special-figure 2-holding balls out of the second special-figure holding storage unit 85b.

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the game ball has entered the first start hole 20, that is, whether or not the game ball has been detected by the first start hole sensor 20a (S309). When the game ball has not entered the first starting port 20 (NO in S309), the process ends without performing the processes of S310 to S312. On the other hand, when the game ball enters the first start port 20 (YES in S309), the number of special figure 1 reserved balls (the number of first special figure reservations, specifically provided in the RAM of the main control unit 80 It is determined whether the value of the counter that counts the number of the first special figure suspension) is less than 4 (upper limit number) (S310). And if the number of special figure 1 reserved balls is not less than 4 (NO in S310), this process ends without performing the processing of S311 and S312, and if the number of special figure 1 reserved balls is less than 4 ( YES in S310), "1" is added to the number of special figure 1 reserved balls (S311), and special figure 1 related random number acquisition processing is performed (S312).

In the special figure 1 relation random number acquisition process (S312), like the special figure 2 relation random number acquisition process (S308), the value of the special symbol propriety determination counter stored in the update value storage area (not shown) of the RAM (Label-TRND-A), the value of the jackpot type determination random number counter (label-TRND-AS) and the value of the variation pattern random number counter (label-TRND-T1) are obtained (that is, the random number shown in FIG. 7 (A) numerical value), and store those obtained random values in the address space corresponding to the current number of special figure 1 reserved balls out of the first special figure reserved storage unit.

[Starting ball entry process]
As shown in FIG. 11, the game control microcomputer 81 performs the start entrance sensor detection process (S204) and then the start ball entry process (S205). As shown in FIG. 13, in the start-up ball processing (S205), first, it is determined whether or not the number of special-figure 2 reserved balls has increased by "1" (S315). Then, when it is determined that the number of special figure 2 reserved balls has increased by "1" (YES in S315), the process proceeds to S316. This corresponds to the case where "1" is added to the special figure 2 reserved ball number at S307 in the starting opening sensor detection process (S204) based on the game ball entering the second starting opening. On the other hand, if it is determined that the special figure 2 pending ball number has not increased (NO in S315), the process proceeds to S319 without performing the processes of S316 to S318.

In S316, the latest acquired random number (acquired information) acquired in the special figure 2 related random number acquisition process (S308) in the immediately preceding start sensor detection process (S204) and stored in the second special figure reservation storage unit (acquired information) is read ( S316). Next, the acquisition random number value related to the read second special symbol is determined (S317). In S317, among the obtained random numbers read out, the value of the special symbol success/failure determination random number counter (special symbol success/failure determination random number) is determined according to the current game state (low probability state or high probability state). If the result of the determination is a big win, the type of the big win is further determined. Judgment by this S317 is a prior determination (S1303, S1304) performed prior to the success judgment (S1303, S1304) in the special figure 2 success judgment process (S1202) described later (judgment of whether or not it is a big hit) for the special figure 2 suspension This corresponds to the so-called "suspended prefetch").

It should be noted that the prior determination of whether or not the jackpot, jackpot determination table (see FIG. 8 (A)), that is, if the high probability state jackpot determination table for high probability state, normal state (low probability state) For example, based on the jackpot determination table for the normal state, it is possible to determine whether or not the value matches the jackpot determination value. In addition, as another prior determination mode, as a variation pattern information determination table that can determine variation pattern information, a variation pattern information determination table for normal state (for low probability state) and for high probability state (for high probability state) and a variation pattern information determination table. Then, in the preliminary determination, predetermined variation pattern information is selected based on the obtained random number value (such as the value of the random number counter for determining whether the special symbol is correct) and the variation pattern information determination table according to the game state. It is possible to Then, from the selected variation pattern information, it is possible to identify whether or not the game is a big win, the type of the big win, and whether or not a game effect with a high degree of reliability of the big win is to be executed.

Next, in S318, the game information (preliminary determination information) related to the result of the preliminary determination by S317, specifically, the information indicating whether the special symbol success/failure determination random number matches the jackpot determination value (hit/failure information) and , Command data including information indicating the value of the random number counter for determining the jackpot type (random number value for determining the jackpot type), information indicating the value of the variation pattern random number counter (variation pattern random number value), etc. and set the command in the output buffer of the RAM (S318). In addition, as a special figure 2 start ball command, part or all of the value of the special figure 2 acquisition random number read in S316 may be sent to the sub control board as it is, or the value of the special figure 2 acquisition random number is not transmitted as it is, and the game information (for example, the above-mentioned fluctuation pattern information etc.) acquired based on the value of the special figure 2 acquisition random number may be transmitted.

Also, by analyzing the special figure 2 start ball command transmitted from the main control unit 80 by the sub-control unit 90, it is information related to the big hit, which type of big hit, and which variation pattern. etc., can be identified by the sub-controller 90 . Also, in this embodiment, in addition to this, by analyzing the special figure 2 start ball command, whether the acquired special figure 2 acquisition random number becomes a big hit when determined in a high probability state, and low probability It is possible to specify whether or not a big hit will be achieved when determined by the state. As a result, the sub-control unit 90 stores the received special figure 2 start ball command as a hold (production hold information), pre-determines the production hold information at a specific timing, and determines whether it is correct or not in a low probability state. It is possible to determine whether or not performance suspension information determined to be a big hit is stored in .

In addition, from the viewpoint of fraud prevention, the random number for determining whether the special symbol is right or wrong among the acquired random numbers read in S316 is not sent to the sub-control unit as it is, and the value of the other random number counter for determining the jackpot type (jackpot Random number for type determination), information indicating the value of the variation pattern random number counter (variation pattern random number), and information indicating the result of prior determination Generate command data as a special figure 2 start ball command, can be set.

Next, in S319, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls in special figure 1 has increased by "1" (S319) in the same manner as in the processing relating to special figure 2 described above. Then, when it is determined that the number of special figure 1 reserved balls has increased by "1" (YES in S319), the process proceeds to S320. This corresponds to the case where "1" is added to the special figure 1 reserved ball number at S311 in the starting hole sensor detection process (S204) based on the game ball entering the first starting hole. On the other hand, in S319, if it is determined that the number of special figure 1 reserved balls has not increased (NO in S319), this process ends without performing the processes of S320 to S323.

In S320, it is determined whether or not the time saving flag is ON (S320), and if it is determined that the time saving flag is ON, that is, the high base state (YES in S320), S321 to S323 are processed. This process ends without On the other hand, when it is determined that the time saving flag is OFF in S320, that is, it is in the low base state (NO in S320), the process proceeds to the pre-determination process after S321.

Here, if the time saving flag is ON, that is, if the current gaming state is a high base state, the opening extension function that increases the frequency of entering the second start port 21 is operating, and the special figure 2 is valid or not This is a state in which determination (see FIG. 8B) is likely to be made. Also, in this embodiment, as will be described later, digestion of special figure 2 reservation (variation display of the second special symbol) is executed with priority over digestion of special figure 1 reservation (variation display of the first special symbol) ( So-called special figure 2 priority change machine). In such a configuration, for example, the pre-determination of special figure 1 is performed, the result is notified to the player by a production such as a notice, and the result of the pre-determination is a big hit. , Using the priority of special 2 pending digestion, intentionally eliminate special 2 pending (set to "0") at an arbitrary timing, and make a big hit related to special 1 showing the result of prior judgment Technical intervention such as intentional generation is possible. It is not preferable from the viewpoint of fairness of the game that the player can adjust the timing of occurrence of the big win in this way. Therefore, if the current gaming state is not a low base state but a high base state (YES in S320), the processing related to the advance determination of the special figure 1 after S321 is not performed, and this processing is finished. .

The processing of S321 to S323 is to perform the same processing as the above-described S316 to S318 for the special figure 1. That is, the latest acquisition random number (acquisition information) acquired in the special figure 1 related random number acquisition process (S312) in the starting entrance sensor detection process (S204) and stored in the first special figure reservation storage unit (S321), Pre-judgment is performed for the acquired random number value read out (S322). Then, the command data including the game information related to this prior determination is generated as a special figure 1 starting entry command, and the command is set in the output buffer of the RAM (S323). It should be noted that the prior determination of S322 (suspended prefetch) is performed prior to the validity determination (S1603, S1604) in the special figure 1 validity determination process (S1207) described later.

[Normal figure action processing]
The game control microcomputer 81 performs the normal pattern operation process (S206) shown in FIG. 14 after the start ball entering process (S205). In the general pattern operation process (S206), the processing related to the normal symbol display device 42 and the variable winning device 22 is divided into four stages, and "normal pattern operation status 1, 2, 3, 4" is assigned to each of these stages. . Then, when the "normal pattern operation status" is "1" (YES in S401), the normal symbol standby process (S402) is performed, and when the "normal pattern operation status" is "2" (S401 NO in S403, YES in S403), perform normal design fluctuation process (S404), and when "normal pattern operation status" is "3" (NO in S401 and S403, YES in S405), normal design confirmation Processing (S406) is performed, and when the "normal figure operation status" is "4" (NO in all of S401, S403, and S405), normal electric accessory processing (S407) is performed. In addition, the general figure operation status is "1" in the initial setting.

[Normal symbol standby process]
As shown in FIG. 15, in the normal design standby process (S402), first, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls in the normal design is "0" (S501), and if it is "0" (YES in S501 ), the process ends without performing the processes of S502 to S505. On the other hand, if it is not "0" (NO in S501), the normal symbol suitability determination process, which will be described later, is performed (S502), and then the normal symbol variation pattern selection process is performed (S503).

In the normal design variation pattern selection process (S503), referring to the normal design variation pattern selection table shown in FIG. Choose a pattern. On the other hand, if the game state is a non-time-saving state, a normal design variation pattern in which the normal design variation time is 30 seconds is selected. After completing the normal design variation pattern selection process (S503), the normal design random number shift process (S504) described later is performed, then the normal design variation start process (S505) is performed, and the process is completed. In the normal symbol variation start process, the normal symbol variation display is started based on the normal symbol variation pattern selected in S503, and the normal operation status is set to "2". Also, in the normal symbol variation start process, a normal symbol variation start command is set in order to notify the sub-control board 90 of the start of normal symbol variation.

[Normal symbol suitability determination process]
As shown in FIG. 16, in the normal symbol validity determination process (S502), first, the value of the normal symbol validity determination random number counter (label-TRND-H) stored in the normal symbol retention storage unit is read out (S601). . Next, it is determined whether or not the time saving flag is ON (that is, whether or not the game state is the time saving state) (S602). In S602, if it is determined that the time saving flag is ON, that is, the time saving state (YES in S602), the table for the time saving state out of the normal symbol hit determination table shown in FIG. 8 (C) (hit determination value is " 0” to “239”), a high probability normal pattern propriety determination is performed (S604), and the process proceeds to S605. That is, it is determined whether or not the value of the read random number counter for judging normal symbol validity (label -TRND-H) matches any of the hit judgment values. On the other hand, the time saving flag is not ON in S602, that is, if it is determined that it is in a non-time saving state (NO in S602), the table for the non-time saving state out of the normal symbol per determination table shown in FIG. 8 (C) (hit determination Based on the value "0", "1"), the low probability normal pattern propriety determination is performed (S603), and the process proceeds to S605. Then, determine whether the result of the normal figure right or wrong determination (S603, S604) is a hit (per normal figure) (S605), and if it is determined to be out (NO in S605), stop display off A normal pattern (normal pattern off pattern) is determined (S606), and the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is a hit (per normal pattern) in S605 (YES in S605), the normal pattern (per pattern per normal pattern) to be displayed is determined (S607), and the per flag is turned on. (S608), finish the process.

[Normal symbol random number shift process]
As shown in FIG. 17, in the normal symbol random number shift process (S504), first, the number of normal symbol reserved balls is decremented by 1 (S701). Next, the storage location of each general map reservation in the general map reservation storage unit is shifted by one from the current position to the read side (S702). Then, the address space, which is the storage location of the highest reserved memory in the normal pattern reservation storage unit, is emptied ("0"), that is, the RAM area corresponding to the fourth normal pattern reservation is cleared to 0 (S703 ) to end the process. In this way, the reserves are digested in the order of reserves.

[Processing during normal symbol fluctuation]
As shown in FIG. 18, in the process during normal design fluctuation (S404), first, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation time of the normal design has passed (S801). This process ends without performing the process of . On the other hand, if the normal pattern fluctuation time has passed (YES in S801), the normal pattern fluctuation stop command is set (S802), and the normal pattern operation status is set to "3" (S803). Then, other processing such as stopping the variable display of normal symbols with the display result (hitting normal symbols or losing normal symbols) according to the determination result of the random number for determining whether the normal symbols are correct is performed (S804), and this processing is executed. Finish.

[Normal design confirmation process]
As shown in FIG. 19, in the normal pattern determination process (S406), first, it is determined whether or not the normal pattern hit flag is ON (S901). If the normal pattern hit flag is not ON (NO in S901), the normal pattern operation status is set to "1" (S905), and this process ends. On the other hand, if the normal figure hit flag is ON (YES in S901), then it is determined whether or not the time saving flag is ON, that is, whether it is in the time saving state (S902). Then, if it is in the time saving state (YES in S902), the opening pattern in the time saving state is set as the opening pattern of the variable winning device 22 (second start port 21) (S903). The opening pattern in the time saving state is, as described above, an opening pattern in which opening for 2.0 seconds is repeated three times. Therefore, "3" is set to the second starting port open counter that counts the number of times the second starting port 21 is opened.

On the other hand, if it is in the non-time-saving state (NO in S902), the open pattern during the non-time-saving state is set as the open pattern of the variable winning device 22 (second start port 21) (S906). The open pattern in the non-time saving state is, as described above, an open pattern that opens once for 0.2 seconds. Therefore, "1" is set to the second starting port open counter. Then, following the setting of the open pattern (S903, S906), the general pattern operation status is set to "4" (S904), and this process ends.

[Normal electric accessory processing]
As shown in FIG. 20, in the normal electric accessary product process (S407), first, it is determined whether or not the end flag per normal pattern is ON (S1001). Ordinary figure per end flag is a flag indicating that the opening of the second start port 21 has ended in the auxiliary game executed as a hit.

If the normal pattern per end flag is not ON (NO in S1001), it is determined whether or not the second starting port 21 is open (S1002). If it is not open (NO in S1002), it is determined whether or not the time (timing) for opening the second starting port 21 has arrived (S1003), and if not (NO in S1003), the process of S1004 is performed. If not (YES in S1003), the second starting port 21 is opened (S1004), and the process ends.

On the other hand, if the second starting port 21 is being opened (YES in S1002), whether or not the time (timing) for closing the second starting port 21 has come (S1005), if it has not reached (NO in S1005), this processing ends without performing the processing of S1006 to S1010, and if it has reached (YES in S1005) , the second starting port 21 is closed (S1006).

After closing the second starting port 21 (S1006), the value of the second starting port open counter is decremented by 1 (S1007), and it is determined whether or not the value of the second starting port open counter is "0". (S1008). If the value of the second starting port open counter is not "0" (NO in S1008), the processing ends without performing the processing of S1009 and S1010 to open the second starting port 21 again. On the other hand, if the value of the second start opening counter is "0" (YES in S1008), the normal pattern per end processing is performed to end the auxiliary game (S1009), and the normal pattern per end flag is set (S1010 ), the process ends. In addition, the second start opening counter becomes "0" when the opening of the second start opening 21 (opening operation of the movable member 23) is performed three times if it is in the time saving state, and if it is in the non time saving state When the second starting port 21 is opened once, it becomes "0".

On the other hand, when it is determined that the end flag per normal pattern is ON in the above S1001 (YES in S1001), the opening operation of the second starting port 21 of the number of times set in S903 or S906 is completed. Therefore, the normal pattern per end flag is turned OFF (S1011), the normal pattern per end flag is turned OFF (S1012), the normal pattern operation status is set to "1" (S1013), and this process is finished. As a result, in the next interrupt process, the normal symbol standby process (S402) is executed again as the normal symbol operation process (FIG. 13).

[Special figure action processing]
As shown in FIG. 11, the game control microcomputer 81 performs a special figure operation process (S207) following the normal figure operation process (S206). In the special figure operation process (S207), as shown in FIG. 21, the process related to the special symbol display device 41 and the big winning device 31 is divided into four stages, and each stage has "special figure operation status 1, 2, 3 , 4”. Then, when the "special figure operation status" is "1" (YES in S1101), the special symbol standby process (S1102) is performed, and when the "special figure operation status" is "2" (S1101 NO in S1103, YES in S1103), perform special symbol fluctuation processing (S1104), and if "special figure operation status" is "3" (NO in both S1101 and S1103, YES in S1105), special symbol confirmed Processing (S1106) is performed, and when "special figure operation status" is "4" (S1101, S1103, S1105 are all NO), special electric accessary processing (S1107) as a jackpot game is performed. In addition, the special figure operation status is "1" in the initial setting.

[Special symbol standby process]
As shown in FIG. 22, in the special symbol standby process (S1102), first, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls of the second starting port 21 (that is, the number of special figure 2 reserved balls) is "0" (S1201 ). If the number of reserved balls in the special figure 2 is "0" (YES in S1201), that is, if there is no storage of the random number counter value acquired due to the entry into the second start port 21, the first start It is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls of mouth 20 (that is, the number of reserved balls of special figure 1) is "0" (S1206). Then, if the number of special-figure 1 reserved balls is also "0" (YES in S1206), that is, if there is no memory of the random number counter value obtained due to the entry into the first start port 20, the image It is determined whether the display screen 7a of the display device 7 is being used as a standby screen (executing a demo screen for customer waiting) (S1211). ), and if the standby screen is not being processed (NO in S1211), standby screen setting processing is executed to display the standby screen (S1212).

If it is determined in S1201 that the number of special 2 reserved balls is not "0" (NO in S1201), that is, the memory of the random number counter value acquired due to the ball entering the second start port 21 is one or more. If there is, special figure 2 validity determination process (S1202), special figure 2 variation pattern selection process (S1203), special figure 2 random number shift process (S1204), special figure 2 variation start process (S1205) in this order do in Also, if the number of special 2 reserved balls is "0" but the number of special 1 reserved balls is not "0" (YES in S1201, NO in S1206), that is, the random number counter value related to the second start port 21 Although there is no memory, if there is one or more memory of the random number counter value acquired due to the entry into the first starting port 20, special figure 1 validity determination processing (S1207) described later, special figure 1 fluctuation Pattern selection process (S1208), special figure 1 random number shift process (S1209), special figure 1 fluctuation start process (S1210) are performed in this order. Thus, in this embodiment, the variable display of the first special symbol based on the first special figure reservation is performed only when the second special figure reservation is "0" (YES in S1201). That is, digestion of the second special symbol reservation (variation display of the second special symbol) is executed with priority over digestion of the first special symbol reservation (variation display of the first special symbol). And in this embodiment, the win/loss determination based on the second special figure reservation is more likely to result in a big hit with a large profit for the player than the win/loss determination based on the first special figure reservation (Fig. 8 (B) ).

[Special figure 2 suitability determination process]
As shown in FIG. 23, in the special figure 2 propriety determination process (S1202), first, as the determination value, the lowest area of the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b of the RAM (that is, the first of the second special figure reservation RAM area corresponding to ) (the oldest memory) read out the value (label-TRND-A) of the special symbol propriety determination random number counter (S1301). Next, it is determined whether or not the probability variation flag is ON, that is, whether or not the state is a high probability state (S1302). Then, if it is not a high probability state (NO in S1302), that is, if it is a normal state, the jackpot determination table for the normal state (jackpot determination values are "3" and " 397”), a decision is made (S1303). On the other hand, if it is in the high probability state (YES in S1302), the winning judgment is performed based on the big hit judgment table for the high probability state among the big hit judgment tables (S1304). In the high-probability state jackpot determination table, the jackpot determination values are "3", "53", "113", "173", "227", "281", "337", "397", "449", It is called "503".

If it is determined that the result of the jackpot determination (S1303, S1304) is a "jackpot" (YES in S1305), the value of the random number counter for determining the jackpot type (label-TRND-AS) is read and shown in FIG. The jackpot type is determined based on the jackpot type determination table shown (S1307), the jackpot pattern is determined based on the value of the jackpot type determination random number (S1308), the jackpot flag is turned ON (S1309), and this process is executed. Finish. On the other hand, when it is determined that the result of the big hit determination (S1303, S1304) is not "big hit" (NO in S1305), the winning pattern is determined (S1306), and the process ends.

In the case of the hit/fail judgment related to the first special symbol, the big hit type is judged using the first special symbol jackpot type determination table, and in the case of the hit/fail judgment related to the second special symbol, the big hit for the second special symbol. A jackpot type is determined using a type determination table. The big hit determination (special symbol success/failure determination) and the big hit type decision determination may be referred to as "determination", respectively, and the "determination" including the big hit determination and which jackpot symbol is selected. These results may also be called "determination results".

Here, the round indicator 45 is composed of two LEDs, a 6R lamp and a 16R lamp (see FIG. 4). Then, for example, when the 6R jackpot is achieved, the lamp for 6R is lit and displayed at the timing when the corresponding jackpot pattern is confirmed and displayed. Specifically, it becomes a display mode like "6▲16RΔ". Further, when the 16R big win is achieved, the lamp for 16R is lit and displayed at the timing when the corresponding big win pattern is confirmed and displayed. Specifically, it becomes a display mode like "6Δ16R▴".

[Tokuzu 2 variation pattern selection process]
In the special symbol standby process (S1102), the special figure 2 variation pattern selection process is performed (S1203) next to the special figure 2 propriety determination process (S1202). As shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, in the special figure 2 variation pattern selection process (S1203), first, it is determined whether the gaming state is a time saving state (whether the time saving flag is ON) (S1401 ). If it is determined that it is not in the time saving state (NO in S1401), that is, if it is in the non time saving state, then it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is ON (S1402). When it is determined that the jackpot flag is ON (YES in S1402), the table for the non-time saving state jackpot (the part corresponding to the non-time saving state and the jackpot of the fluctuation pattern table shown in FIG. 9) is referred to, the fluctuation pattern random number A variation pattern is selected based on the counter value (label-TRND-T1) (S1403). In this embodiment, one of the variation patterns P1 to P3 is selected. Note that, in this embodiment, when the variation pattern is determined, the variation time is also determined. Next, the process proceeds to S1404.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the jackpot flag is not ON in S1402 (NO in S1402), it is then determined whether or not the number of pending second special symbols is "1" or "2" (S1405). The number of reservations here is the number of memories including the information that determines the variation pattern by this process, so the number of reservations is any value from "1" to "4". Then, when it is determined that the number of reservations is "1" or "2" in S1405 (YES in S1405), the first reservation number out table (non-time saving state and out of the fluctuation pattern table shown in FIG. 9 and The part corresponding to the number of held balls "1, 2") is referred to, and a variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value (label-TRND-T1) (S1406). In this embodiment, one of the variation patterns P4 to P7 is selected.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S1405 that the number of reservations is not "1" or "2", that is, "3" or "4" (NO in S1405), the second reservation number deviation table (variation shown in FIG. 9 Select the variation pattern based on the variation pattern random number counter value (label-TRND-T1) by referring to the part corresponding to the non-time-saving state and out of the pattern table and the number of retained balls "3, 4" (S1407 ). In this embodiment, one of the variation patterns P8-P11 is selected. In addition, the first retention number deviation table is set to have a higher possibility of selecting a variation pattern with a relatively long variation time period than the second retention number deviation table. Also, the shortest selectable fluctuation time (12000 ms) is set to be longer than that of the table for the second pending number deviation (4000 ms).

Moreover, when it determines with it being a time saving state in S1401 (it is YES at S1401), it is determined whether a big-hit flag is ON as shown in FIG. 25 (S1408). If it is determined that the jackpot flag is ON (YES in S1408), the time saving state jackpot table (the portion corresponding to the time saving state and jackpot of the fluctuation pattern table shown in FIG. 9) is referred to, the fluctuation pattern random number counter value A variation pattern is selected based on (label-TRND-T1) (S1409). In this embodiment, one of the variation patterns P12-P14 is selected.

On the other hand, if it is determined at S1408 that the jackpot flag is not ON (NO at S1408), then it is determined whether or not the pending number is "1" (S1410). The number of reservations referred to here is also the same as described above, and the number of reservations is any value from "1" to "4". When it is determined that the number of reservations is "1" in S1410 (YES in S1410), the table for the third reservation number out of the variation pattern table shown in FIG. applicable part) to select a variation pattern based on the variation pattern random number counter value (label-TRND-T1) (S1411). In this embodiment, one of the variation patterns P15-P18 is selected.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S1410 that the number of reservations is not "1", that is, the number of reservations is any of "2" to "4" (NO in S1410), the fourth table for exception of the number of reservations (FIG. 9 The part corresponding to the time saving state and off and the number of held balls "2 to 4" in the variation pattern table shown in )), and select the variation pattern based on the variation pattern random number counter value (label - TRND-T1) (S1412). In this embodiment, one of the variation patterns P19-P22 is selected. Here, the variation pattern selected in the time-saving state and out of time is more likely to select a short variation pattern than the variation pattern selected in the non-time-saving state and out of time. there is This is to speed up the digestion speed of the special figure reservation (promptly advance the game during the time saving) by making it possible to select more variation patterns with a short variation time in the time saving state.

After selecting the variation pattern as described above, other processing shown in FIG. 24 is performed (S1404), and this processing ends. In other processing (S1404), processing such as setting a variation pattern designation command corresponding to the selected variation pattern to the output buffer of the RAM is performed. Also, the variation pattern designation command set in this process is included in a variation start command, which will be described later, and is sent to the sub-controller 90 by the output process (S201).

[Special figure 2 random number shift processing]
As shown in FIG. 26, in the special figure 2 random number shift process (S1204), first, the number of special figure 2 reserved balls is decremented by 1 (S1501). Next, the storage location of various counter values in the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b is one lower side (for example, when the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b consists of an address space corresponding to the address "0000" to "0003" , address "0000" side) (S1502). Then, set "0" to the highest address space of the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b, that is, (when stored up to the upper limit number) RAM corresponding to the fourth of the second special figure reservation The area is cleared to 0 (S1503), and this processing ends.

After executing the special figure 2 random number shift processing (S1204), the special figure 2 fluctuation start processing (S1205) shown in FIG. 22 is performed. In the special figure 2 fluctuation start process (S1205), the special figure operation status is set to "2", the fluctuation start command is set in the output buffer of the RAM, and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol is started.

In the special symbol standby process (S1102) of FIG. 22, when it is determined that the number of special 2 reserved balls is "0" and the number of special 1 reserved balls is not "0" (YES in S1201, NO in S1206 ), special figure 1 propriety determination process (S1207), special figure 1 variation pattern selection process (S1208), special figure 1 random number shift process (S1209), special figure 1 variation start process (S1210) are performed in this order.

[Special figure 1 suitability determination process]
As shown in FIG. 27, in the special figure 1 validity determination process (S1207), the process (S1601 to S1609) is performed in the same flow as the special figure 2 validity determination process (S1202) shown in FIG. Therefore, detailed description of this process is omitted. However, since this process is a process related to the special figure 1, in S1601, in the lowest area of the first special figure reservation storage unit 85a of the RAM (that is, the RAM area corresponding to the first one of the first special figure reservation) The random number counter value (label-TRND-A) for judging whether or not the special symbol is stored is read out and processed.

[Special figure 1 variation pattern selection process]
As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, in the special figure 1 variation pattern selection process (S1208), the special figure 2 variation pattern selection process (S1403) shown in FIGS. )I do. Therefore, detailed description of this process is omitted.

[Special figure 1 random number shift processing]
As shown in FIG. 30, in the special figure 1 random number shift process (S1209), first, the number of special figure 1 reserved balls is decremented by 1 (S1801). Next, the storage location of various counter values in the first special figure reservation storage unit is shifted to the lower side by one (S2002). Then, set "0" to the highest address space of the first special figure reservation storage unit, that is, (when stored up to the upper limit number) RAM area corresponding to the fourth of the first special figure reservation is cleared to 0 (S1803), and this processing ends.

After executing the special figure 1 random number shift process (S1209), the special figure 1 fluctuation start process (S1210) shown in FIG. 22 is performed. In the special figure 1 fluctuation start process (S1210), the special figure operation status is set to "2", the fluctuation start command is set in the output buffer of the RAM, and the fluctuation display of the first special symbol is started.

[Processing during special symbol fluctuation]
As shown in FIG. 31, in the special symbol variation process (S1104), first, the variation time of the special symbol, that is, the variation time determined according to the variation pattern selected at S1203 or S1208 (see FIG. 9) (S1901). If it is determined that the fluctuation time has not elapsed (NO in S1901), this process ends without performing the processes of S1902 to S1912. As a result, the variable display of the special symbols is continued.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S1901 that the fluctuation time has elapsed (YES in S1901), a fluctuation stop command is set (S1902). Then, it is determined whether or not the variable probability flag is ON (S1903), and if it is ON (YES in S1903), 1 is subtracted from the variable probability counter (S1904), and whether or not the value of the variable probability counter is "0" is determined (S1905). If it is determined in S1905 that the variable probability counter is "0" (YES in S1905), the variable probability flag is turned OFF (S1906), and the process proceeds to S1907. On the other hand, if it is determined that the variable probability flag is not ON (NO at S1903) and if it is determined that the variable probability counter is not "0" (NO at S1905), the process proceeds directly to S1907.

In S1907, it is determined whether or not the time saving flag is ON (S1907), and if it is determined that the time saving flag is ON (YES in S1907), the number of fluctuation display times of the special symbols executed during the time saving state is counted. Decrease the value of the time saving counter by 1 (S1908), determine whether the value of the time saving counter is "0" (S1909), and if it is "0" (YES in S1909), turn off the time saving flag ( S1910), and proceeds to the processing of S1911. Also, if it is determined that the time saving flag is not ON (NO at S1907) and if it is determined that the value of the time saving counter is not "0" (NO at S1909), the process proceeds directly to S1911.

In S1911, the special figure operation status is set to "3" (S1911). Then, other processing such as stopping the variable display of the special symbols according to the determination result of the special symbol propriety determination random number and the jackpot type determination random number is performed (S1912), and this processing is finished.

[Special symbol confirmation process]
As shown in FIG. 32, in the special symbol determination process (S1106), first, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is ON (S2001). If the jackpot flag is ON (YES in S2001), then it is determined whether or not the type of the confirmed jackpot is the 16R jackpot, and if it is determined to be a 16R jackpot (YES in S2002), it is executed during the jackpot game. The value of the round counter that counts the number of rounds to be played is set to "16" (S2003), and the process proceeds to S2009. On the other hand, when it is determined in S2002 that the type of jackpot is not the 16R jackpot (NO in S2002), the confirmed jackpot type is the 6R jackpot, so the value of the round counter is set to "6" (S2004), and S2009. to process.

In S2009, a big winning opening opening pattern corresponding to the type (kind) of the determined big hit is set (S2009). Here, as described above, the opening pattern of the big winning opening is determined according to the type of the big winning, so the big winning opening opening pattern corresponding to the big winning determined this time is set (see FIG. 6). Then, in each jackpot game, the opening operation of the big winning hole 30 is executed based on the big winning hole opening pattern set in S2009.

Next, in S2010, a jackpot opening command is set to start a jackpot game (S2010). In this embodiment, the opening commands are the first opening command corresponding to the 16R first big win, the second opening command corresponding to the 6R second big win, the third opening command corresponding to the 6R third big win, and the 16R fourth big win. A total of 5 types are provided, including a corresponding fourth opening command and a fifth opening command corresponding to the 16R fifth big hit. In S2010, an opening command is set according to the type of the jackpot determined this time (the jackpot to start). The main control section 80 (game control microcomputer 81) transmits the set opening command to the sub-control section 90 at a predetermined timing by output processing (S201). Upon receiving the opening command, the sub-control section 90 executes a predetermined game effect based on the opening command.

After setting the opening command, the opening period of the jackpot game is started (S2011), and the special figure operation status is set to "4" (S2012). The opening period is a period set before the start of the first opening operation of the big winning opening in the big win game and after the variable display of the special symbol (effect symbol) is disabled, and is also called the "start period". Say. Also, the effect executed in the "start period" is also called "start effect (opening effect)". In this embodiment, the opening period (opening time) is determined by the type of the confirmed jackpot and the game state when the jackpot is confirmed (that is, when the jackpot symbols are stopped and displayed). The opening period can be specified by the aforementioned opening command. Therefore, the sub-control part 90 which received the opening command can perform an opening effect based on the jackpot type and opening period specified by the said opening command.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the jackpot flag is not ON in the above-described S2001 (NO in S2001), the special figure operation status is set to "1" (S2013), and this process is finished.

[Special electric accessory processing (jackpot game)]
As shown in FIG. 33, in the special electric accessary product processing (S1107), first, it is determined whether or not the probability variation flag is ON (S2101). If it is determined that the variable probability flag is ON (YES in S2101), the variable probability flag is turned OFF (S2102), and it is determined whether or not the time saving flag is ON (S2103). When it determines with a time saving flag being ON (it is YES at S2103), a time saving flag is turned OFF (S2104), and it transfers to the process of S2105. On the other hand, if it is determined that the variable probability flag is not ON in S2101 (NO in S2101), the process proceeds to S2103 without performing the processing of S2102, and if it is determined that the time saving flag is not ON in S2103 (NO in S2103), The process proceeds to S2105 without performing the process of S2104. In other words, during execution of the jackpot game, it is controlled to a low probability state and a non-time saving state. In this embodiment, since it is always in the low base state during the non-time saving state, it is also controlled to the low base state during execution of the big hit game.

Next, in S2105, it is determined whether or not the jackpot end flag is ON (S2105). The big-hit end flag is a flag indicating that all the operation processing of the big-winning device 31 (opening processing of the big-winning opening 30) in the big-hit game has ended (the big-hit game has ended). If the jackpot end flag is not ON (NO in S2105), then it is determined whether or not it is time to start the round (S2106). This is determined based on the big winning opening opening pattern set for each big winning type described above. For example, if it is before the start of the first round, it is determined whether or not it is time to execute the first opening process of the first round after the opening period has ended. Further, if the first round has already started, it is determined whether or not the previous round has ended and the predetermined interval period has ended.

If it is determined at S2106 that it is time to start the round (YES at S2106), the round start command for the corresponding round is set (S2107), and the big winning opening opening process is performed (S2108). As a result, the big winning opening 30 is opened and a predetermined round is started. In S2107, a round start command that can specify the round to be started is set, such as "1R start command" if the first round is started, and "2R start command" if the second round is started. . The set round start command is transmitted to the sub-controller 90 by the output processing of S201. In the big winning hole opening process of S2108, the big winning hole 30 is opened based on the big winning hole opening pattern determined according to the type of the big win to be executed, that is, the big winning hole opening pattern set in the aforementioned S2009. Therefore, the opening/closing member 32 is operated (opening operation).

On the other hand, if it is determined in S2106 that it is not the round start time (NO in S2106), the process proceeds to S2112. Here, as a case where it is determined that it is not the round start time, for example, during the opening period before the start of the first round, during the round game, during the interval period after the end of the round game (during the closing process of the big winning opening), etc. can be mentioned. .

At S2112, it is determined whether or not the operation for opening the large winning opening is being executed, that is, whether or not the large winning opening opened by the process of S2108 is still open (during the round game) (S2112). As a result, if it is determined that it is not during the execution of the large winning opening opening operation (during the round game) (NO in S2112), the process of S2116 is performed without performing the processing of S2113 to S2115, and the operation of opening the large winning opening is executed. If it is determined to be in the middle (during the round game) (YES in S2112), it is determined whether or not the end condition (round end condition) of the round game being executed has been established (S2113).

Here, as the round end conditions of the present embodiment, (1) the opening time (for example, 25 seconds) of the large winning opening determined in the round game being executed, that is, the execution time of the round game has elapsed, (2) Two conditions are defined: that a predetermined specified number (for example, 10) of game balls enter the big winning hole in the round game being executed. When one of the conditions is met, the round end condition is met based on the previously met condition. If it is determined in S2113 that the round end condition is not met (NO in S2113), this process ends without performing the processes of S2114 to S2121.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S2113 that the round end condition is satisfied (YES in S2113), a round end command for the corresponding round is set (S2114). In S2114, a round end command capable of specifying the round to end is set, such as "1R end command" if the first round is ended, and "2R end command" if the second round is ended. The set round end command is transmitted to the sub-controller 90 by the output process of S201.

Next, in S2115, a special winning opening closing process is performed (S2115). In the big winning hole closing process (S2115), the opening/closing member 32 of the big winning hole 30 is operated (closed) to close the big winning hole 30. FIG. Also, in the big winning opening closing process (S2115), the closing time for keeping the big winning opening 30 in a closed state, that is, the interval time is set.

Next, in S2116, it is determined whether or not the interval time has passed (S2116), and if it is determined that it has not passed (the interval is in progress) (NO in S2116), the processing of S2117 to S2121 is not performed. Finish processing. On the other hand, if it is determined in S2116 that the interval time has passed (YES in S2116), the value of the round counter is decremented by 1 (S2117), and it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter is "0" (S2118). ). If it is determined that the value of the round counter is not "0" (NO in S2118), this process ends without performing the processes of S2119 to S2121. On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the round counter is "0" (YES in S2118), as a jackpot ending process for ending the jackpot game, a jackpot ending command is set (S2119), and a jackpot ending period is started. Then (S2120), the jackpot end flag is turned ON (S2121), and this process is finished. It should be noted that the value of the round counter becomes "0" when all the round games in the big hit game to be executed are completed.

In S2119, out of a plurality of predetermined ending commands, an ending command is selected according to the game state at the occurrence of the current big win, the type of the current big win, the game state after the big win game, etc., and the selected ending command is selected. command is set. The type of ending command set in this manner determines the ending period (ending time) to be executed (set). The ending period is a period set after all the opening operations of the big winning opening 30 in the big hit game are completed and before the variable display of the special symbol (effect symbol) can be executed. ” is also called. During the ending period (end period), the big winning opening 30 is closed. The effect executed during the "end period" is also called "end effect (ending effect)".

The main control unit 80 (game control microcomputer 81) transmits the ending command set in S2119 to the sub control unit 90 at a predetermined timing by the output process (S201). The sub-control unit 90 that has received the ending command executes a predetermined ending effect based on the ending command.

In the above-mentioned S2105, when it is determined that the jackpot end flag is ON (YES in S2105), since the final round in the jackpot game has ended, whether or not the jackpot ending time has elapsed, that is, the above-mentioned S2120 (S2122). Then, if it is determined that the ending time has not elapsed (NO in S2122), this process ends without performing the processes of S2123 to S2126. On the other hand, if it is determined that the ending time has elapsed (YES in S2122), the jackpot end flag is turned OFF (S2123), and the later-described game state setting process (S2124) is performed. Then, the jackpot flag is turned OFF (S2125), the special figure operation status is set to "1" (S2126), and this process is finished. As a result, in the next interrupt processing, the special symbol standby processing (S1102) is executed again as the special symbol operation processing (S207). It should be noted that the game control microcomputer 81 that executes the above special electric accessory processing (S1107) functions as a "special game executing means".

[Game state setting process]
As shown in FIG. 34, in the game state setting process (S2124), first, it is determined whether or not the jackpot game ended this time is related to the probability variable jackpot (S2201). In this embodiment, as described above, the 16R 1st jackpot, 6R 2nd jackpot and 16R 4th jackpot are three types of probability variable jackpots. determine whether or not As a result, when it is determined that the probability variation jackpot is determined (YES in S2201), the probability variation flag is turned ON (S2202), the probability variation counter is set to "10,000" (S2203), and the time saving flag is turned ON. At the same time (S2204), "10,000" is set in the time-saving counter (S2205), and this process ends.

Here, the value to be set in the variable probability counter is the number of times the special symbol suitability determination can be executed with a high probability. The value of "10,000" (10,000 times) set in this embodiment is the probability of a big hit in a high-probability state, the business hours of a day at amusement arcades, and the special figure suitability determination that can be executed during the business hours. Considering the number of times and the like, it is substantially the same as guaranteeing a high probability state until the next big hit occurs or the business hours of the game hall are over. Therefore, when the game state is set to the high probability state, it can be said that the high probability state is guaranteed until the next big win occurs (substantially synonymous). In addition, when the variable probability flag is ON, the time saving counter is similarly set to "10,000", so while the high probability state is set, the time saving state (open extended state) is also set. . That is, when the jackpot game related to the probability variable jackpot ends, the game state becomes the "high probability high base state" (second game state). In addition, as in the present embodiment, the value of "10,000" is set to the variable probability counter and the short time counter, and the high probability high base state may be set substantially until the next big hit, or the variable probability flag And when the time-saving flag is ON, a control may be adopted in which a high-probability-high base state is set until the next big hit occurs without setting a value in the counter.

On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not a probability variation big hit in S2201 (NO in S2201), that is, if the jackpot game ended this time is a jackpot game related to a non-probability variation big hit (normal jackpot), without turning on the probability variation flag, The time saving flag is turned ON (S2206), the time saving counter is set to "100" (S2207), and this process ends. In this embodiment, as described above, the 6R 3rd jackpot and 16R 5th jackpot are two types of non-variable jackpots (normal jackpots). The game state becomes "low probability high base state" (first game state). This low-probability-high base state ends when any of the following conditions are met: that the special symbol is displayed 100 times (the special symbol propriety judgment is performed 100 times), and that the next big hit occurs. do. In addition, the time saving counter and the probability variation counter count the number of times obtained by adding up the number of times of variable display of the first special symbol and the number of times of variable display of the second special symbol. The game control microcomputer 81 that executes the game state setting process (S2124) functions as "game state setting means".

[Processing of number of pending balls]
As shown in FIG. 11, the game control microcomputer 81 performs a reserved ball number process (S208) following the special figure operation process (S207). As shown in FIG. 35, in the reserved ball number processing (S208), first, the number of special 1 reserved balls, the number of special 2 reserved balls and the number of normal symbol reserved balls stored in the RAM of the main control board 80 are read. (S2501). Then, the data of the number of reserved balls (the number of reserved balls command for transmitting the information of the number of reserved balls to the sub control board 90, etc.) is set in the output buffer of the RAM (S2502). The data related to the number of pending balls (number of pending balls command) is output by the output process (S201) in the next interrupt process (S105), and the data related to the number of pending balls (number of pending balls command) is output for each interrupt process. to the output buffer (S2502) and output processing (S201) are sequentially performed. When the sub-control unit 90 that has received the pending ball number command determines that the special figure pending ball number has increased or decreased based on the received pending ball number command, the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 is displayed accordingly. The display contents of the effect pending display area (first effect pending display area 9c, second effect pending display area 9d) are updated. For example, when the number of special-figure 1 reserved balls is increased by 1 from "3" to "4", the first effect reserved 9a corresponding to the increased number of special-figure 1 reserved balls "4" is displayed as the first effect reserved. It is additionally displayed in the area 9c. Also, when the number of special figure 1 reserved balls is reduced by 1 from "2" to "1" (that is, when the first special figure reservation is digested), the left end of the first effect reservation display area 9c (special figure 1 reservation The location corresponding to the number of balls "1", see FIG. 3) is moved to the variable suspension display area 9e (see FIG. 3), and along with this, the first effect suspension The first effect pending 9a displayed in the display area 9c is moved (shifted) by one to the left.

In addition, regarding the data of the number of special reserved balls when the number of special reserved balls is added, that is, the data of the number of special reserved balls associated with the occurrence of the start ball (start winning), the above-mentioned start ball command Alternatively, the number of reserved balls command indicating the number of special reserved balls after the addition (after starting entering ball) may be set in the output buffer together with the starting entering ball command. In addition, regarding the data of the number of reserved balls when the number of reserved balls is subtracted, that is, the data of the number of reserved balls associated with the start of fluctuation of special symbols (digestion of special reserved balls), the above-mentioned fluctuation start command It may be set in the output buffer together with the variation start command including or holding number of balls command indicating the number of special figure holding balls after subtraction (after special figure holding digestion).

[Power off monitoring process]
As shown in FIG. 11, the game control microcomputer 81 performs a power interruption monitoring process (S209) following the pending ball number process (S208). As shown in FIG. 36, in the power-off monitoring process (S209), first, it is determined whether or not a power-off signal is input (S2601), and if there is no input (NO in S2601), this process ends. On the other hand, if there is a power-off signal input (YES in S2601), the current state of the gaming machine (S2602), turn ON the power-off flag (S2603), and then execute the loop processing without returning to the interrupt processing (S105).

[Sub-control main processing]
Next, the operation of the production control microcomputer 91 (control processing by the sub-control section 90) will be described with reference to FIGS. 37 to 42. FIG. Note that counters, flags, statuses, buffers, timers, etc. appearing in the description of the operation of the effect control microcomputer 91 are provided in the RAM of the sub control board 90 (sub control unit).

The effect control microcomputer 91 provided on the sub-control board 90 reads and executes a sub-control main processing program shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, in the sub-control main processing, CPU initialization processing is first performed (S4001). In CPU initialization processing (S4001), stack setting, constant setting, CPU 92 setting, SIO, PIO, CTC (interrupt time controller) setting, various flags, status and counter resetting are performed.

Next, in S4002, it is determined whether or not the power-off signal is ON and the contents of the RAM of the sub-control board 90 are normal (S4002). If the determination result is NO (NO at S4002), the RAM of the sub-control board 90 is initialized (S4003), and the process proceeds to S4004. On the other hand, if the determination result is YES (YES in S4002), the RAM of the sub-control board 90 is not initialized and the process proceeds to S4004. That is, if the power-off signal is not ON, or if the contents of the RAM are not normal even if the power-off signal is ON (NO in S4002), the RAM of the sub-control board 90 is initialized. If the power-off signal is turned ON but the contents of the RAM are maintained normally (YES in S4002), the RAM is not initialized. Initializing the RAM resets the values of various flags, statuses and counters.

Note that S4001 to S4003 are executed only once after the power is turned on (when the power is turned on), and are not executed thereafter. In this embodiment, the performance control microcomputer 91 also performs the same processing as the power interruption monitoring processing (S209) by the game control microcomputer 81 shown in FIG. When it becomes, the data concerning the production control at that time is stored in the RAM of the sub-control board 90 . That is, the data related to the effect control at the time of power failure such as power failure is backed up. Therefore, when the power is turned on after recovering from a power failure such as a power failure (recovering from a power failure), unless the initialization of the RAM of the sub-control board 90 (S4003) is performed, the effect control by the effect control microcomputer 91 The state of returns to the state before the power failure occurred.

Next, in S4004, interrupts are prohibited (S4004), and random number seed update processing is executed (S4005). In the random number seed update process (S4005), the values of various effect determination random number counters are updated. The updated random number counter value is sequentially stored in a predetermined update value storage area (not shown) of the RAM of the sub control board 90 . The random number for determining the effect includes the random number for determining the variable effect that determines the mode (variable effect pattern) of the effect pattern game effect to be executed, the random number for determining the previous effect that determines the previous effect, and the random number for determining the effect pattern that determines the effect pattern. There are random numbers, etc. The random number update method can be the same method as the random number update process performed by the main control board 80 described above. It should be noted that when updating the random number, the random number may be incremented by 2 instead of being incremented by 1. The effect determination random number is acquired at a predetermined timing. As this timing, for example, when a control signal (starting ball command) is sent from the main control board 80 to notify that there is a starting ball, or when the main control board 80 sends a control signal ( When a variation start command) is transmitted, or when determining a variation effect pattern described later. The storage location of the obtained effect determination random number is a predetermined random number counter value storage area (not shown) of the RAM of the sub control board 90 .

When the random number seed update process (S4005) ends, the command transmission process is executed (S4006). In the command transmission process, various commands (control signals) stored in an output buffer (also referred to as a "sub output buffer") in the RAM of the sub control board 90 are sent to the image control board 100, the audio control board 106 and the lamp control. Among the boards 107, the command is transmitted to the corresponding control board, which is the command transmission destination. Each control board (each control unit) that receives the command uses various production devices (image display device 7, speaker 67, board lamp 5, frame lamp 66, movable decorative member 14, etc.) according to the received command to perform various Production (production pattern game production, special game production related to big hit game, etc.) is executed.

Next, in S4007, interrupts are permitted (S4007). After that, S4004 to S4007 are looped. While interrupts are enabled, reception interrupt processing (S4008), 2 ms timer interrupt processing (S4009), and 10 ms timer interrupt processing (S4010) can be executed. By executing these control processes, the display control of performance symbols and the like executed on the display screen 7a (the performance symbol display area 7b) of the image display device 7, the lighting control of various lamps, and the operation of the movable decorative member control, voice output control from a speaker, and the like can be performed.

[Receive interrupt processing]
In the reception interrupt process (S4008), as shown in FIG. 38, whether or not the strobe signal (STB signal) is ON, that is, the strobe signal sent from the main control board 80 is sent to the external INT input section of the effect control microcomputer 91. It is determined whether or not there is an input (S4101). If it is determined in S4101 that the strobe signal is not ON (NO in S4101), the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined at S4101 that the strobe signal is ON (YES at S4101), various commands transmitted from the main control board 80 are stored in the RAM of the sub control board 90 (S4102), and the process ends. . This reception interrupt process (S4008) is a process that is executed with priority over other interrupt processes (S4009, S4010).

[2 ms timer interrupt processing]
The 2ms timer interrupt process (S4009) is a process that is executed each time an interrupt pulse with a 2msec cycle is input to the sub control board 90. FIG. As shown in FIG. 39, in the 2ms timer interrupt process (S4009), first, based on detection signals from the effect button detection switches 63c and 63d, an input process for creating switch data (edge data and level data) is performed (S4201). ). This switch data indicates whether or not each of the first production button 63a and the second production button 63b is operated (ON, OFF). It is used for the execution of an operation effect that causes the player to Next, lamp data output processing (S4202) for outputting lamp data for illuminating lamps such as the frame lamp 66 and the board lamp 5, and drive data and vibration for driving the movable decorative member 14 (electric drive source). Drive data output processing (S4203) for outputting drive data for driving the motor (vibrating the effect button 63) is performed. Note that the lamp data and driving data are created by 10 ms timer interrupt processing, which will be described later. Then, watchdog timer processing for resetting the watchdog timer is performed (S4204).

[10 ms timer interrupt processing]
The 10 ms timer interrupt process (S4010) is a process that is executed each time an interrupt pulse with a period of 10 msec is input to the sub control board 90. FIG. As shown in FIG. 40, in the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S4010), first, a received command analysis process (S4302), which will be described later, is performed. Next, a switch state acquisition process is performed to store the switch data created by the 2 ms timer interrupt process in the RAM of the sub control board 90 as switch data for the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S4303), and the switch process is performed (S4304). In the switch processing (S4304), based on the switch data stored in the previous switch state acquisition processing (S4303), the display of the display screen 7a, the operation of the movable decorative member 14, the decorative lamps (the board surface lamp 5, the frame lamp, etc.) are displayed. 66, etc.), etc. (that is, execution of operation corresponding production), or vibration of the first production button 63a and second production button 63b (that is, execution of operation production). After that, other processing such as updating the random number for effect determination is executed (S4305).

[Receive command analysis processing]
As shown in FIG. 41, in the received command analysis process (S4302), first, it is determined whether or not a start entry command has been received from the main control board 80 (S4395). If it is determined (NO in S4395), the process proceeds to S4401, and if it is determined that the starting ball command has been received (YES in S4395), effect pending information storage processing (S4400) is performed, and the process proceeds to S4401. do.

In the effect pending information storage process (S4400), various information (preliminary judgment result, jackpot type determination random Numbers, game information such as fluctuation pattern random numbers), depending on the type of special design (first special design, second special design) and the number of special reserved balls at the time of sending and receiving the start ball command (at the time of command generation) , is stored in a predetermined effect pending information storage area of the RAM of the sub-control board 90 in a shift memory format. For example, if the received starting ball command is a special figure 1 starting ball command corresponding to the number of pending balls "4" of special figure 1, the pre-determination result and hit type included in the special figure 1 starting ball command Information such as is stored as special figure 1 effect reserved information in an area corresponding to the number of reservations 4 in the special figure 1 effect reserved information storage area. The effect pending information stored in this manner is used for execution of various effects such as variable effects, advance notice effects, and effect modes, which will be described later. The storage contents (effect pending information) of the effect pending information storage area in the sub control board 90 are stored in the special figure pending storage section (first special figure pending storage section, second special figure It matches the storage contents (obtained information) of the reserved storage unit). For this reason, the effect pending information storage area of the sub control board 90 can also be said to be "obtained information storage means".

Next, in S4401, it is determined whether or not a variation start command is received from the main control board 80 (S4401), and when it is determined that a variation start command is received (YES in S4401), variation production start processing (S4402) to be described later. , the process proceeds to S4403, and when it is determined that the variation start command is not received (NO in S4401), the process proceeds to S4403 without performing the variation production start process (S4402).

In S4403, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation stop command is received from the main control board 80 (S4403), and when it is judged that the fluctuation stop command is received (YES in S4403), the production design is stopped and displayed to change production. A fluctuation performance end process to end is performed (S4404). In the fluctuation production end processing (S4404), the production pattern 8 is stopped and displayed, and a fluctuation production end command for ending the fluctuation production is set in the sub-output buffer. When the set variable effect end command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 changes the effect pattern 8 which has been variably displayed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7. A stop display is made and the variable performance (performance symbol game performance) is terminated. On the other hand, in S4403, when it is determined that the fluctuation stop command is not received (NO in S4403), the process proceeds to S4405 without performing the fluctuation production end process (S4404). In addition, the variable effect refers to various effects such as the variable display of the effect pattern 8 and the ready-to-win effect, which are performed in accordance with the variable display of the special symbol.

In S4405, it is determined whether or not a jackpot game-related command has been received from the main control board 80 (S4405). Here, the jackpot game-related command is a command transmitted from the main control board 80 upon execution of the jackpot game. Specifically, an opening command ( See S2010), round start command sent at the start of the round (see S2107), round end command sent at the end of the round (see S2114), ending command sent at the end of the jackpot game (see S2119 See), etc. In S4405, it is determined whether or not any of these jackpot game-related commands have been received, and if not received (NO in S4405), the process proceeds to S4407, and if received (YES in S4405) , the processing related to the execution of the effect (jackpot game related effect) corresponding to the type of the received command is performed (S4406).

For example, if the received jackpot game-related command is an opening command, an opening effect command specifying an opening effect corresponding to the type of jackpot specified based on the command is set in the sub-output buffer, and if it is a round start command , a round effect command designating a round effect corresponding to the round specified based on the command is set in the sub-output buffer, and if it is an ending command, an ending effect corresponding to the type of the jackpot specified based on the command is set. Set the specified ending effect command to the sub output buffer. When various production commands related to the set jackpot are transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 performs opening production and round production according to the progress of the jackpot game. Effect related to the jackpot game is executed on the display screen 7 a of the image display device 7 .

Finally, the processing of S4407 is performed, and this processing ends. In S4407, as other processing, processing based on other received commands (for example, normal design variation start command and normal design variation stop command) excluding the various commands described above is performed (S4407).

[Variation production start processing]
Next, the fluctuation effect start process (S4402) executed in the received command analysis process (S4302) will be described. As shown in FIG. 42, in the variable effect start process (S4402), first, random numbers for determining various effects, such as random numbers for determining variable effects, random numbers for determining advance notice effects, random numbers for determining effects patterns, etc. Random number acquisition for effect determination Perform processing (S4501). In this embodiment, the process of S4501 is performed at the timing of receiving the variation start command from the main control unit 80, and a predetermined value (acquired information) is obtained from each random number. Based on this acquired value (acquired information), the aspect of the effect symbol game effect (fluctuation effect) to be executed, the mode of the advance notice effect, the effect symbol to be stopped and displayed, etc. are determined.

Next, in S4502, the received variation start command is analyzed (S4502). The variation start command includes a variation pattern specification command (information specifying a variation pattern) that specifies the variation pattern selected in the variation pattern selection process of the first special symbol or the second special symbol. The variation pattern specification command includes variation pattern information (P1 to P22) shown in FIG. Designated pattern information and the like are included (see FIG. 8). In addition, since there are those corresponding to the first special symbol and those corresponding to the second special symbol in the variation pattern specification command, by analyzing the variation pattern specification command, the effect symbol game effect to be started this time It is possible to determine whether (variation display of the production pattern) is related to the special figure 1 or related to the special figure 2. It should be noted that the variation pattern information, game state information, symbol information, and the like can be used in other processes other than the variation performance start process to be executed thereafter.

Next, in S4503, the effect control microcomputer 91 refers to the current mode status (S4503). The mode status is for determining the production mode to be executed. The mode status has any value from "1" to "5", and each value is assigned to the production modes A to E. Specifically, mode status "1" corresponds to production mode A, mode status "2" corresponds to production mode B, mode status "3" corresponds to production mode C, mode status "4" corresponds to It corresponds to the production mode D, and the mode status "5" corresponds to the production mode E. By referring to the current mode status, it is possible to specify the current rendering mode.

Here, the effect mode is a mode of effect in the image display device 7, and different effect modes will cause part or all of the effect mode of the game effect such as the advance notice effect and the ready-to-win effect to be different. Specifically, the effect image displayed on the image display device 7 is produced such that the display mode of the effect pattern 8 (for example, pattern design, number design, etc.) is different, or the characters, items, and background images that appear are different. It is supposed to be different depending on the mode. In addition, the production pattern game production and the jackpot game production can be executed in a manner according to the production mode, and when a plurality of game productions (notice production, reach production, round production, etc.) are provided, the production mode It is possible to execute different game effects depending on.

In this embodiment, production mode A and production mode B are production modes that can be executed when the game state is a low-probability-low base state, and production mode C is executable when the game state is a low-probability-high base state. production mode, the production mode D is a production mode that can be executed when the game state is a high probability high base state, and the production mode E is a low probability high base state or a high probability high base state. It is a production mode that can be executed even in Therefore, if the production mode is any of "A to D", the player confirms the production mode to determine whether the current game state is a low probability low base state or a high probability high base state (probability variable game state ). On the other hand, if the production mode is "E", even if the player confirms the production mode, the current game state is a low probability high base state (time saving state) or a high probability high base state (variable probability game state) It is difficult (impossible) to grasp (determine) whether the In that sense, the production mode E can be said to be a "probability non-notification mode".

Next, in S4504, a variable effect pattern determination table (not shown) for determining the pattern of variable effect (variable effect pattern) performed using the image display device 7, the board lamp 5, the movable decorative member 14, etc. is set (S4504). Specifically, based on the mode status (current production mode) referred to in S4503 and the variation pattern specification command received from the main control unit 80, the variation production pattern determination table to be used is set. For example, when the variation pattern information specified by the received variation pattern specification command is "P1 (variation pattern P1)" (see FIG. 9), as a variation production pattern determination table, at the time of a big hit corresponding to the current production mode A variable effect pattern determination table is set. The variable effect pattern determination table is mainly for determining the execution mode of the effect symbol game effect (variation mode of the effect symbol, etc.), and a plurality of variable effect pattern determination tables corresponding to the effect mode (mode status) ( (not shown) are stored in the ROM of the sub-control board 90 in advance. In S4504, the table corresponding to the mode status (current production mode) referred to in S4503 is selected and set from those fluctuation production pattern determination tables.

Next, in S4505, based on the variable performance determination random number obtained in S4501 and the variable performance pattern determination table set in S4504, a variable performance pattern (notification performance pattern) that matches the specified variation pattern is selected and set. (S4505). As the variable effect pattern, mainly, a variation mode (execution mode of the effect symbol game effect) of the effect symbol 8 displayed in the effect symbol display area 7b is set. As a result, in the production pattern game production (variation production), when executing a reach production (variation production with reach), or when executing a character production using a specific character (character fluctuation production), reach production and character A case where the production is not executed (variation production without reach) or the like is determined. In addition, the variable performance pattern includes not only the variable mode of the performance pattern 8 but also the execution modes such as the sound performance, the light performance, and the movable performance that are executed accompanying the variable display of the performance pattern 8. - 特許庁

In addition, the ready-to-win effect is, for example, as a display mode of the effect pattern 8 when the result of the special symbol propriety determination indicates that it is a big hit, the three effect patterns 8L, 8C, and 8R are all the same (double eyes). two of the three performance symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R are stop-displayed (temporarily stopped) with the symbols constituting the big-hit mode, and the remaining one is displayed. It means a performance indicating whether or not the remaining one performance symbol is stopped and displayed as a symbol that completes the jackpot mode in the state that continues the variable display. The reach production is also called “specific production”.

In S4505, based on the random number for determining the performance symbol acquired in S4501 and a stop symbol determination table (not shown), the performance symbol 8 to be stopped and displayed (also referred to as "stop performance symbol") is determined and set. Here, the types of stop display include temporary stop display (temporary stop) and fixed stop display (fixed stop). Temporary stop means that the scrolling display (variable display) of the production design is temporarily stopped (temporarily stopped), and the production design is at a predetermined stop position (for example, the production design display area 7b) on the display screen, and the numbers, characters, etc. It means that it is displayed in a state where it moves slightly enough to be recognized. The state of slight movement is also referred to as "sway fluctuation". On the other hand, the fixed stop means that the scroll display (variable display) of the performance symbols is completed, and the performance symbols are at a predetermined stop position (for example, the performance symbol display area 7b) on the display screen, and the numbers, characters, etc. are recognized. It means that it is displayed completely stopped in a state where it can be done. When the production pattern is fixed and stopped after the variable display, the display result of the variable display (the result of the variable production) is definitely displayed (determined display) (derivative display). Therefore, the temporary stop of the performance symbols can be performed once or multiple times until the final stop.

The stop effect symbols to be determined (selected) in S4505 are the temporarily stopped symbol (hereinafter also referred to as "temporary stop symbol") and the fixed stop symbol (hereinafter also referred to as "fixed stop symbol"). Specifically, the effect pattern 8 that is stopped (fixed stop) as a result of the effect pattern game effect (variable effect), that is, the fixed stop pattern is out if the result of the special symbol propriety determination is out and the reach is out. , ``787'', etc., one of the three performance symbols 8L, 8C, 8R is a loose pattern (reach failure, failure mode) different from the other performance symbols. , etc., at least one of the three performance symbols 8L, 8C, 8R is a loose pattern (completely missed pattern, missing mode) different from the other performance symbols. On the other hand, if the result of special symbol suitability determination is a big hit and the 16R 1st or 16R 4th big win, it will be doubled (big win mode) of ``777'', and in the case of other big hits, other than ``777''. It is considered to be a Zoro (jackpot mode).

In addition, the effect pattern 8 that is temporarily stopped in the middle of the variable display before reaching the final stop, that is, the temporary stop pattern is basically the above-mentioned double eyes (jackpot mode) other than the above-mentioned double eyes (out of reach, Completely out of line, etc.). However, for example, in the case of a variable effect pattern in which a so-called "re-lottery" is executed to variably display the effect pattern 8 again after stopping the effect pattern 8 at the double roll, the temporarily stopped pattern is the double roll (big hit mode). In this case, the temporary stop symbol is a symbol corresponding to a relatively low-advantage jackpot (for example, a normal jackpot with a lower advantage than the variable-probability jackpot). In addition, the fixed stop pattern after the re-lottery is again a hit that corresponds to a relatively low-advantage jackpot, or a relatively high-advantage jackpot (for example, a high-benefit probability big hit that is higher than the normal jackpot). It can be a roll corresponding to . Furthermore, since the production pattern 8 is temporarily stopped immediately before (just before) the fixed stop after the end of the variable display, the production pattern 8 temporarily stopped just before the fixed stop is also a temporary stop pattern. The temporary stop symbol is the same as the fixed stop symbol. It should be noted that the stop display mode of the production pattern 8 described above is merely an example, and it is possible to appropriately set what to stop display as the stop production pattern.

In the pachinko game machine 1 of the present embodiment, as the variation mode (variation pattern) of the performance pattern 8, reach A, reach B, reach C, super reach (also referred to as "SP reach") A, super reach B, super Reach C etc. are set. In S4505, based on the fluctuation production pattern determination table, it is determined which reach production is to be performed or not to be carried out (this is also referred to as "normal fluctuation"). Then, when the variable performance with reach is executed, one of the ready-to-reach performances is set based on the variation pattern designation command and the variable performance pattern determination table. Here, when the super ready-to-win performance (any of the SP reach A to C) is executed, the possibility of a big win is greater than when the normal reach to play (any of the reach A to C) is executed. is set to be higher. That is, it can be said that the super ready-to-win effect is a game effect with a high jackpot reliability (possibility of winning a big hit) compared to the normal reach effect. The super reach effect (SP reach effect) is also called "special specific effect".

In this embodiment, when the sub-control board 90 receives a variation pattern specification command specifying a variation pattern with a variation time of 30000 ms or more (see FIG. 9) as the variation pattern specification command from the main control board 80, the A ready-to-win effect (variable effect with reach) can be set (executed) based on the command. Among them, when the variable time is 30000 ms, the normal reach performance is set (executed) as the reach performance (normal reach fluctuation performance), and when the variable time is 45000 ms or more, the SP reach performance is set (executed) as the ready reach performance. (SP reach fluctuation effect). In this embodiment, three types of reach effects, normal reach A to C, and three types of SP reach A to C, super reach, are provided. , and may be provided with more reach effects.

Here, the variable display of the production pattern 8 is basically performed as follows. That is, after the three performance symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R start the variable display, the variation speed of all the symbols becomes high and substantially constant, and after that, at the timing when a predetermined time (for example, 9 seconds) has passed, the first stop symbol The fluctuation speed of (in this example, the left effect symbol 8L) is reduced and the first stop symbol is stopped (temporarily stopped). Next, the fluctuation speed of the second stop symbol (the right effect symbol 8R in this example) decreases, the second stop symbol stops (temporary stop), and finally the third stop symbol (the middle effect symbol 8C in this example). , and the third stop symbol stops (temporary stop). After that, when the three performance symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R are fixed and stopped, the display result of the variable display is derived and displayed, and one variable display ends. Based on the flow from the start to the end of such variable display, normal variation, ready-to-win effects, and the like are performed.

For example, when the variable time shortening function of the special symbol according to the number of reserved balls and the game state is not operating (when the variable time shortening function is not activated), the three production symbols 8L, 8C, 8R display the variation. When it starts, the left production pattern 8L (first stop pattern) stops (temporary stop) at the timing when a predetermined time (for example, 9 seconds) has passed from the start of the fluctuation, followed by the right production pattern 8R (second stop symbol) stops (temporary stop). At this time, if the left and right performance patterns 8L and 8R stop (temporarily stop) at the same number pattern, the ready-to-win is established, and then the ready-to-win performance develops. On the other hand, if reach is not established (that is, if it is a normal fluctuation), the middle production pattern 8C (third stop pattern) stops (temporary stop) following the stop (temporary stop) of the right production pattern 8R (second stop pattern). temporary stop). In this embodiment, it takes about 11 seconds from the start of the variation of the production pattern 8 to the stop (temporary stop) of the third stop pattern (the middle production pattern 8C in this example) in the normal fluctuation. However, in the normal variation when the special symbol variation time reduction function is operating, the time it takes from the start of the variation display to the stop (temporary stop) of the left effect symbol 8L (first stop symbol) is normal (variation When the time reduction function is not activated), along with this, the time it takes for the right production pattern 8R (second stop pattern) and the middle production pattern 8C (third stop pattern) to stop (temporarily stop) Shorten.

Depending on the variable effect pattern set in S4505 and the notice effect pattern set in S4506 described later, for example, after the start of the variable display of the effect pattern 8, the three effect patterns 8L, 8C, and 8R are displayed at the same time. Stop all at once (temporary stop), or all patterns continue to fluctuate even after a predetermined time (for example, 9 seconds) until the first stop pattern stops, etc. Order and timing of stop display of production patterns etc. may be different from the aspects described above.

Next, in S4506, the process (notice effect setting process) related to the setting of the notice effect is performed (S4506). The advance notice effect is a effect indicating the possibility that the result of the variable display currently being executed or the result of the variable display to be executed later will result in a big win (jackpot reliability). In this embodiment, the notice effect (reservation prefetch notice) based on the effect reservation information (preliminary judgment result) stored in S4400, and the notice effect (the change notice) related to the current special figure fluctuation display (variation notice), etc. Since the notice effect can be executed, in S4506, it is determined whether or not to execute (execution existence) for each notice effect, and the execution pattern (notice effect pattern) of the notice effect to be executed is set. or Specifically, based on the notice effect determination random number acquired in S4501 and the notice effect determination table (not shown) stored in the ROM of the sub control board 90, the presence or absence of the notice effect execution and the notice effect pattern are determined. Then, based on the result of this determination, a notice performance pattern is set.

In addition, the storage contents of the production pending information stored at S4400 (the storage contents of the production holding information storage area) and the result of the special symbol propriety determination specified by the analysis result of the fluctuation start command at S4502 (this special figure fluctuation Appropriateness judgment result related to display), also the fluctuation pattern information of the special symbol specified by the analysis result of the fluctuation start command (variation pattern and stop design related to this special figure fluctuation display), the notice production pattern set in S4506 That is, the type (notice type) and mode of the foretelling effect to be executed, the presence/absence of the foretelling effect, etc. are different. Also, when executing a notice effect, out of a plurality of notice effects, one notice effect (one type of notice effect) may be performed, or two or more notice effects (multiple types of notice effects) may be combined. In other words, during one variable display (during variable performance), multiple types of advance notice effects may be performed at respective execution timings.

Next, in S4507, the variable production start command for starting the production pattern game production (variation production display, advance notice production, etc.) is set in the sub output buffer based on the fluctuation production pattern set in S4505 and the notice production pattern set in S4506. (S4507), and ends the variable effect start processing. When the variable effect start command set in S4507 is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 outputs the variable effect pattern specified based on the variable effect start command, that is, S4505. Predetermined variable performance image data corresponding to the variable performance pattern set in (image data indicating the start of variation of the performance pattern 8, during variation, stop of variation, etc.) and the notice performance pattern specified based on the command to start the variation performance That is, the predetermined notice effect image data corresponding to the notice effect pattern set in S4506 is read from the ROM of the image control board 100, and the image display device 7 displays the variable effect, the notice effect, etc. based on the read image data. Execute on the screen 7a. In addition, a variable display (blinking display) by two LEDs on the effect display 102 is also executed.

The fluctuation production started by the above fluctuation production start processing (S4402) is executed as "variation production without button operation" in which the opportunity to operate the first production button 63a and the second production button 63b is not provided. In some cases, it is executed as a "variation effect with button operation" (also referred to as "operation notification effect") in which an opportunity to operate either one or both of the first effect button 63a and the second effect button 63b is provided. Below, the variation production with button operation will be described in detail.

[Variation effect with button operation]
The variation effect with button operation (operation notification effect) of the present embodiment relates to the operation of the first effect button 63a (also referred to as "variation effect with first button operation") and the operation of the second effect button 63b. It is roughly divided into things (also called “variation effect with second button operation”). Below, these two button operation presence fluctuation productions are demonstrated.

[Variation production with 1st button operation]
In the variable effect with the first button operation, a promotion effect (also referred to as "first promotion effect") is executed to prompt the player to operate the first effect button 63a at a predetermined time during the variable effect, and the promotion effect is executed. When the execution is received and the first effect button 63a is operated, an operation corresponding effect (also referred to as "first operation corresponding effect") based on the operation is executed. In this embodiment, the first promotion effect and the first operation corresponding effect are the notice effect according to the notice effect pattern set in S4506 described above. The first operation corresponding effect as the notice effect is to display a predetermined notice effect image on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7, for example. When the notice effect pattern for executing the notice effect based on the operation of the first effect button 63a is set in the aforementioned S4506, the variable effect executed in response to this is executed as the variable effect with the first button operation. The advance notice effect based on the operation of the first effect button 63a is also called "button notice", and the notice effect pattern related to execution of the button notice is also called "button notice pattern".

A plurality of patterns are provided in the button notice pattern of the present embodiment. Among them, after the production pattern 8 (production patterns 8L, 8C, 8R) starts the variable display, the left production pattern 8L (first stop pattern) is stopped and displayed (temporary stop). A fluctuation start notice pattern in which a button notice based on the operation of the production button 63a can be executed, and a ready-to-win establishment notice pattern in which the button notice can be executed based on the operation of the first production button 63a when the reach is established are included. ing.

The button notice (also referred to as "variation start button notice") based on the fluctuation start notice pattern is executed, for example, in the manner shown in FIG. FIG. 43(A) shows how the first promotion effect is executed after the variable display of the effect pattern 8, and FIG. 43(B) shows the advance notice effect based on the operation of the first effect button 63a. It shows how

As shown in FIG. 43A, the first promotion effect in the fluctuation start button notice (variation start notice pattern) is a first effect button image BG1 (“first operation Also referred to as a "means image") and an operation acceptance period image TG indicating a period for accepting an operation of the first effect button 63a (also called an "operation acceptance period") are displayed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 and executed. be. The operation mode of the first effect button 63a in the button notice at the time of fluctuation start is a single-press operation of pressing the first effect button 63a once. Therefore, in the first promotion effect related to the button notice at the start of variation, the first effect button image BG1 is displayed as a moving image showing how the first effect button 63a moves up after being lowered.

In addition, during the operation acceptance period of the first production button 63a in the fluctuation start button notice (variation start notice pattern), after the start of the fluctuation display of the production pattern 8, the left production pattern 8L (first stop pattern) is stopped and displayed ( Temporary stop) (also referred to as “variation initial stage period” or “first variation period”). In the first promotion effect, the remaining time (remaining period) until the operation reception period ends (elapses) is displayed (notified) by the operation reception period image TG. In this embodiment, the operation reception period (operation reception time) is set to "5 seconds", and the operation reception period image TG is displayed as a moving image representing the remaining time of the operation reception period with a level gauge. The operation reception period image TG and the first effect button image BG1 are displayed until the first effect button 63a is single-pressed within the operation reception period or until the operation reception period elapses without being operated. In addition, the operation reception period is started in accordance with the timing of starting the reception of the operation of the production button, and is determined by the variable production pattern including the operation of the production button and the advance notice production pattern.

As shown in FIG. 43(A), the first promotion effect is executed in the variable opening period, and the first effect button 63a is pressed once within the operation reception period indicated by the operation reception period image TG in the first promotion effect. When pressed (single-pressing operation), the operation reception period ends at that time, and the first promotion effect ends (the first effect button image BG1 and the operation reception period image TG are erased). As shown in FIG. 43(B), the advance notice effect (first operation corresponding effect) is executed. In the present embodiment, the advance notice effect is to display on the display screen 7a a speech image SG showing a state in which a predetermined character speaks a speech (also referred to as "word notice").

In the dialog preview, the currently executed variable production (the variation) is determined by the contents of the dialog included in the dialog image SG, the color of the characters indicating the dialog, the type of character that emits the dialog (character A in FIG. 43B), etc. The jackpot reliability related to is suggested. In this embodiment, a plurality of types of dialogue images SG are provided in advance, each having a different content of dialogue, a color of characters indicating the dialogue (serif color), and at least a part of the character emitting the dialogue. It is set as the notice pattern at the start of fluctuation in S4506 described above. The dialog image SG corresponding to the set notice pattern at the start of fluctuation is displayed based on the single-press operation of the first effect button 63a. The reliability of the big win differs depending on the type of the displayed serif image SG.

Note that if the first effect button 63a is not operated within the operation accepting period, the dialogue image SG is not displayed (the dialogue announcement is not executed). Further, the notice effect executed as the button notice at the start of variation is not limited to the dialogue notice. For example, based on the operation of the first effect button 63a, an item image related to the change is displayed (item notice), a character image related to the change is displayed (character notice), a background image (display screen It is possible to adopt various modes such as changing the background of 7a (background notice). Further, it is also possible to provide a plurality of types of notice effects such as dialogue notices and item notices in advance as notice patterns at the time of fluctuation start, and to configure so that any one of them can be set in S4506 described above.

Next, the button notice (also referred to as "button notice when reach is established") based on the notice pattern when reach is established is executed, for example, in the manner shown in FIG. FIG. 44(A) shows how the first promotion effect is executed when the left effect pattern 8L and the right effect pattern 8R of the effect patterns 8 are stopped (temporarily stopped) at the same pattern and the ready-to-win state is established. FIG. 44(B) shows how the notice effect is executed based on the operation of the first effect button 63a.

As shown in FIG. 44(A), the first promotion effect in the ready-to-win state button notice (ready-to-win state state notice pattern) includes a first character image MG1 indicating the operation mode of the first effect button 63a and a first effect button. A first effect button image BG1 imitating the appearance of the button 63a and an operation reception period image TG indicating the operation reception period of the first effect button 63a are displayed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 and executed. The operation mode of the first effect button 63a in the ready-to-win state button notice is a long press operation in which the first effect button 63a is kept pressed for a predetermined time. Therefore, in the first promotion effect related to the advance notice of the button when the ready-to-win state is established, the first character image MG1 representing the characters "long press" is displayed, and the first effect button 63a is lowered and maintained as it is. A first effect button image BG1 is displayed as a representative moving image. Further, the operation reception period image TG is displayed in the same manner as the first promotion effect related to the button notice at the start of variation described above. The operation reception period (operation reception time) of the first effect button 63a in the ready-to-win state button notice (ready-to-win state state notice pattern) is “5 seconds”, which is the same as the button notice at the start of fluctuation.

When the first promotion effect is executed when the reach is established, the first effect button 63a is pressed within the operation reception period indicated by the operation reception period image TG in the first promotion effect, and the pressed state is the operation reception. If it is maintained (that is, a long press operation) for a predetermined time (for example, 4 seconds or more) until the end of the period, the first promotion effect ends with the end of the operation acceptance period (first character image MG1, first effect The button image BG1 and the operation reception period image TG are erased), and subsequently, as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the notice effect is displayed on the display screen 7a (also referred to as "panel notice") showing a panel image PG representing characters related to the currently executed variable effect (the change). In the panel notice, the content, color, etc. of the characters included in the panel image PG suggest the degree of reliability of the big hit related to the variation effect (the variation) currently being executed.

For example, four types of letters included in the panel image PG are "fight," "chance," "SP," and "hot heat!" can be configured to be set as In this case, when the advance notice pattern (panel notice) is set at S4506, the panel image PG corresponding to the advance notice pattern at reach establishment is displayed based on the long pressing operation of the first effect button 63a. . FIG. 44B shows a case where the panel image PG of "SP" is displayed.

Here, when the reach is established button notice (panel notice) is not executed if the fluctuation production pattern set in S4505 is "non-reach fluctuation production", and if it is "variation production with reach" can be performed. And the jackpot reliability of the panel image PG displayed in the button notice (panel notice) when the reach is established is the highest for "Gekiatsu!", followed by "SP", "Chance", and "Fight" in that order. It is possible to determine the setting condition of the notice pattern at the time of reach establishment in S4506 (for example, the notice pattern determination table at the time of reach establishment) so as to be low. Also, if the reach effect in the "variable effect with reach" is the SP reach effect, there is a possibility that any of "fight", "chance", "SP" and "hot heat!" be able to. On the other hand, if the reach effect in the “variable effect with reach” is the normal reach effect, there is no possibility that “SP” and “Gekietsu!” Will be displayed, and “fight” and “chance” will be displayed. It can be made to be flexible. By doing so, it is possible to avoid unnecessarily fueling the player's expectations.

If the operation of the first effect button 63a is not appropriately long-pressed within the operation reception period, such as by stopping the operation of the first effect button 63a before the end of the operation reception period, the panel image PG is not displayed (the panel notice is not executed). Further, the notice effect executed as the button notice when ready-to-win is established is not limited to the panel notice. For example, based on the long-pressing operation of the first effect button 63a, an item image related to the change is displayed (item notice), a character image related to the change is displayed (character notice), a background image ( It is possible to adopt various modes such as changing the background of the display screen 7a (background notice). Furthermore, it is also possible to provide a plurality of types of advance notice effects such as panel notices and item notices in advance as notice patterns when a ready-to-win state is established, so that they can be set in the aforementioned S4506.

Also, in this embodiment, when the first effect button 63a is operated (when the first effect button detection switch 63c is turned on) in the button notice at the time of fluctuation start and the button notice at the time of reach formation using the first effect button 63a ), the first effect button 63a may or may not vibrate when the first vibration motor 63e is driven. That is, when the first effect button 63a is operated, the operation effect (vibration effect) in which the state of the first effect button 63a changes may or may not be executed.

Here, the effect pattern (operation effect pattern) of the operation effect in which the state of the first effect button 63a changes, that is, the vibration pattern of the first effect button 63a (driving pattern of the first vibration motor 63e) will be described. First, the effect pattern of the operation effect that can be executed when the first effect button 63a is single-pressed in the button notice at the time of fluctuation start is one type of pattern A shown in FIG. 45(A). Note that FIG. 45(A) shows a case where the first effect button 63a is pressed (single-press operation) soon after the operation reception period starts (for example, within one second).

As shown in FIG. 45(A), in pattern A, when the first effect button 63a is pressed (single-press operation) during the operation acceptance period and the first effect button detection switch 63c is turned ON, the first effect is detected based on this. 1 Vibration motor 63e drives once for a short time (first drive time). In this embodiment, the drive time (first drive time) is 0.5 seconds. When the operation effect by this pattern A is executed based on the single-pressing operation of the first effect button 63a by the player, the first effect button 63a is temporarily pressed through the hand (finger) of the player who performs the single-pressing operation. Vibration (also referred to as “short-time vibration”) is transmitted to the player. It should be noted that the operation acceptance period when the first effect button 63a is single-pressed ends when the first effect button detection switch 63c is turned ON (see FIG. 45(A)). Therefore, the second and subsequent operations of the first effect button 63a are invalidated.

Here, the operation effect by the pattern A is that the first vibration motor 63e is driven once for a short time (0.5 seconds in this example), and the first effect button in the normal state (first state) 63a enters a vibrating state (second state), and immediately thereafter returns to a normal state (first state). Such an operation effect by pattern A is also referred to as "first operation effect". It should be noted that the driving time of the first vibration motor 63e in the first operation effect may not be 0.5 seconds. The time may be shorter than 0.5 seconds, or longer than 0.5 seconds. However, since the first operation effect is the effect of temporarily vibrating the first effect button 63a, it is desirable that the driving time of the first vibration motor 63e in the first operation effect is within one second.

In this embodiment, when the button notice at the start of fluctuation (notice pattern at the start of fluctuation) is set in S4506 described above, the operation effect (first operation effect) for the button notice at the start of fluctuation is also set. It is designed to be This setting is based on, for example, the operation effect determination table A for button notice at the start of fluctuation shown in FIG. It can be carried out.

As shown in FIG. 45(B), the operation effect determination table A has a random number for effect determination (for example, an operation The data structure is such that the value (for example, 0 to 99) of the effect determination random number is assigned to each of the operation effect patterns "None" and "Pattern A". In the table, "none" in the operation effect pattern means that no operation effect is executed. Also, "-" in the operation effect pattern means that the pattern is not selected. This is because when the result of the special symbol suitability determination is a big hit, the "non-reach variable performance" is not set (executed) as the variable performance pattern.

When making settings related to operation effects with reference to the operation effect determination table A, for example, if the result of the special symbol propriety determination is "out" and the variation effect pattern is "variation effect without reach", the rate is 95%. , "none" is selected (set), and "pattern A" is selected (set) at a rate of 5%. In other words, in the fluctuation start time button announcement in the out-of-reach no fluctuation production, the operation production by the pattern A can be executed at a rate of 5%. Also, for example, if the result of the special symbol suitability determination is "big hit" and the variation production pattern is "SP reach variation production", "none" is selected (set) at a rate of 70%, and at a rate of 30% "Pattern A" is selected (set). That is, in the variation start time button notice in the big hit SP reach variation effect, the operation effect (first operation effect) by the pattern A can be executed at a rate of 30%.

According to the operation effect determination table A, the possibility that the operation effect by the pattern A is executed by the button notice at the start of variation is higher in the case of a big hit than in the case of a loss. In this case, the possibility increases in the order of non-reach variation performance, normal reach variation performance, and SP reach variation performance, and in the case of a big hit, the possibility increases in the order of normal reach variation performance and SP reach variation performance. . From this, when the player single-presses the first effect button 63a in executing the button notice at the time of fluctuation start, if the operation effect according to pattern A is executed in accordance with the operation, the operation effect according to the pattern A is compared to the case where it is not executed. , Expectations for reach establishment and big hits (jackpot reliability) increase.

Next, there are six types of effect patterns of operation effects that can be executed when the first effect button 63a is pressed for a long time with the advance notice of the button when ready-to-win is established, patterns B to G shown in FIGS. 46(A) to (C) and FIGS. 47(D) to (F), the first effect button 63a is pressed immediately after the operation reception period is started, and then the first effect button 63a is pressed until the operation reception period ends. This shows a case where the 1 effect button 63a is continuously pressed (that is, a long press operation is performed).

As shown in FIG. 46(A), in pattern B, when the first effect button 63a is pressed during the operation acceptance period and the first effect button detection switch 63c is turned on, the first vibration motor 63e is activated based on this. After driving for a short period of time (first driving time) once, even if the first effect button 63a continues to be pressed until the end of the operation reception period (that is, while the long pressing operation is performed), the first vibration motor 63e is not driven. In this embodiment, the drive time (first drive time) of the first vibration motor 63e in this case is set to 0.5 seconds, as in pattern A described above. In the operation effect by this pattern B, the short-time vibration of the first effect button 63a similar to the above-described pattern A occurs once with the start of the long press operation of the first effect button 63a. That is, the first operation effect is executed once during the long-pressing operation of the first effect button 63a. When the operation effect by the pattern B is executed based on the long-pressing operation of the first effect button 63a by the player, the first effect button 63a is pushed through the hand (finger) of the player who performs the long-pressing operation. short-time vibration is transmitted to the player.

Further, as shown in FIG. 46B, pattern C is obtained by adding one drive of the first vibration motor 63e for a short period of time (first drive time) to pattern B described above. That is, along with the start of the long press operation of the first effect button 63a, the first vibration motor 63e is driven for a short time (0.5 seconds in this example) twice with a predetermined intermittent time. be. In this embodiment, the intermittent time is set to 1.0 second. In the operation effect by this pattern C, the short-time vibration of the first effect button 63a similar to the above-described pattern A occurs twice with the start of the long press operation of the first effect button 63a. That is, the first operation effect is executed twice during the long press operation of the first effect button 63a. When the operation effect by the pattern C is executed based on the long-pressing operation of the first effect button 63a by the player, the first effect button 63a is pushed through the hand (finger) of the player who performs the long-pressing operation. The two short-time vibrations are transmitted to the player, and the vibrations are transmitted more easily than in the pattern B described above. This is because the number of times of vibration is greater than that of pattern B.

The intermittent time between the previous driving and the subsequent driving of the first vibration motor 63e can be arbitrarily determined, and the player can recognize that the vibration of the first vibration motor 63e is occurring intermittently. Any time is acceptable as long as it is possible. This also applies to patterns D to F described below.

Further, as shown in FIG. 46C, pattern D is obtained by adding one drive of the first vibration motor 63e for a short period of time (first drive time) to pattern C described above. That is, with the start of the long press operation of the first effect button 63a, the first vibration motor 63e is driven for a short time (0.5 seconds in this example) with intermittent time (1.0 seconds in this example). It is performed three times. In the operation effect by this pattern D, the short-time vibration of the first effect button 63a similar to the above-described pattern A occurs three times with the start of the long-pressing operation of the first effect button 63a. That is, the first operation effect is executed three times during the long press operation of the first effect button 63a. When the operation effect by the pattern D is executed based on the long-pressing operation of the first effect button 63a by the player, the first effect button 63a is pushed through the hand (finger) of the player who performs the long-pressing operation. 3 short-time vibrations are transmitted to the player, and the vibrations are transmitted more easily than in the patterns B and C described above. This is because the number of times of vibration is greater than that of pattern B and pattern C.

Further, as shown in FIG. 47(D), in pattern E, the third drive (short-time drive) of the first vibration motor 63e in pattern D (see FIG. 46(C)) is performed at the end of the operation accepting period. It is replaced with a mode (long-time drive) in which the drive is continued until the That is, with the start of the long press operation of the first effect button 63a, the first vibration motor 63e is driven for a short time (0.5 seconds in this example) with intermittent time (1.0 seconds in this example). After being performed twice, the driving of the first vibration motor 63e is continued until the end of the operation reception period with an intermittent time (1.0 second in this example). The drive time (second drive time) of the first vibration motor 63e until the end of the operation acceptance period is longer than the drive time (first drive time) associated with the preceding short-time drive. In the operation effect by this pattern E, following the start of the long press operation of the first effect button 63a, the short-time vibration of the first effect button 63a similar to the pattern A described above occurs twice, and then the long press operation ends. Vibration of the first production button 63a continues until (this is also referred to as "continuous vibration").The operation production by such pattern E is executed based on the long press operation of the first production button 63a by the player. Then, through the hand (finger) of the player who performs the long-pressing operation, the two short-time vibrations of the first effect button 63a and the subsequent continuous vibration are transmitted to the player. Among the operation effects, the two short-time vibrations are similar to pattern C described above (see FIG. 46(B)), so it is difficult to distinguish from pattern C until continuous vibration occurs.

Further, as shown in FIG. 47(E), in pattern F, the second drive (short-time drive) of the first vibration motor 63e in pattern C (see FIG. 46(B)) is performed at the end of the operation accepting period. It is replaced with a mode (long-time drive) in which the drive is continued until the That is, with the start of the long press operation of the first effect button 63a, after the first vibration motor 63e is driven once for a short time (0.5 seconds in this example), an intermittent time (1 in this example) 0 seconds), the driving of the first vibration motor 63e continues until the end of the operation acceptance period. The drive time (third drive time) of the first vibration motor 63e until the end of the operation acceptance period is longer than the drive time (first drive time) associated with the preceding short drive, and E is longer than the second drive time. In the operation effect by this pattern F, after the short-time vibration of the first effect button 63a similar to the pattern A described above occurs once with the start of the long press operation of the first effect button 63a, the long press operation ends. Continuous vibration of the first effect button 63a is generated until. When the operation effect by pattern F is executed based on the long-pressing operation of the first effect button 63a by the player, the first effect button 63a is pushed through the hand (finger) of the player who performs the long-pressing operation. One short-time vibration and subsequent continuous vibration are transmitted to the player. In addition, since one short-time vibration in the operation presentation by pattern F is the same as the above-described pattern B (see FIG. 46A), it is difficult to distinguish from pattern B until continuous vibration occurs. become a thing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 47(F), in pattern G, when the first effect button 63a is pressed during the operation acceptance period and the first effect button detection switch 63c is turned ON, the first vibration motor 63e is activated based on this. starts driving, and thereafter, the first vibration motor 63e continues to drive while the first effect button 63a continues to be pressed until the end of the operation reception period (that is, while the long-press operation is performed) (long-time drive) is. In the operation effect by this pattern G, vibration of the first effect button 63a occurs with the start of the long press operation of the first effect button 63a, and the vibration continues until the end of the long press operation. That is, during the long-pressing operation of the first effect button 63a, the first effect button 63a continues to vibrate until the end of the operation acceptance period (the end of the long-pressing operation). When the operation effect by the pattern G is executed based on the long-pressing operation of the first effect button 63a by the player, the first effect button 63a is pushed through the hand (finger) of the player who performs the long-pressing operation. continuous vibration is transmitted to the player.

Here, in patterns E to G (see FIG. 47), during the long press operation of the first effect button 63a, the first effect button 63a continues to vibrate until the end of the operation reception period (the first vibration motor 63e continues to drive) contains operation effects. Thus, the operation effect in which the first effect button 63a continues to vibrate becomes a state (second state) in which the first effect button 63a vibrates in the normal state (first state), and this state is maintained for a predetermined period (operation (until the end of the acceptance period). Such an operation effect (continuous vibration) in which the first effect button 63a included in patterns E to G continues to vibrate is also called a “second operation effect”. Therefore, it can be said that the operation effect by the pattern E is one in which the second operation effect is executed after the first operation effect is executed twice while the first effect button 63a is being pressed for a long time. Further, the operation effect by pattern F can be said to be one in which the second operation effect is executed after the first operation effect is executed once during the long-press operation of the first effect button 63a. Furthermore, it can be said that the operation effect by the pattern G is such that the second operation effect is executed without executing the first operation effect (the second operation effect is executed from beginning to end). Moreover, the state (second state) in which the first effect button 63a continues to vibrate due to the execution of the second operation effect is also called a "special state".

In this embodiment, when the button notice (notice pattern when reach is established) is set in S4506 described above, the setting regarding the operation effect of the button notice when the reach is established is also made. . This setting can be performed based on, for example, the operation effect determination table B for the button notice when the ready-to-win state is established shown in FIG. can.

As shown in FIG. 48, the operation effect determination table B contains random numbers for effect determination (for example, Random number) value (for example, 0 to 99) of the operation effect pattern "None", "Pattern B", "Pattern C", "Pattern D", "Pattern E", "Pattern F" and "Pattern G" It is a data structure assigned to each. In the operation effect determination table B, as the variable effect pattern, the variable effect with reach (normal reach variable effect, SP reach variable effect) is targeted, and the non-reach variable effect is excluded. This is because the button announcement at the time of ready-to-win establishment is an announcement effect triggered by the establishment of ready-to-win. In the table, "none" in the operation effect pattern means that no operation effect is executed. Also, "-" in the operation effect pattern means that the pattern is not selected.

In this embodiment, when the ready-to-win state button notice is executed in the normal ready-to-win fluctuation effect, the operation effect by the pattern E, the operation effect by the pattern F, and the operation effect by the pattern G are not executed. In other words, the operation effect by the patterns E to G can be executed only when the button announcement at the time of reach establishment is executed in the SP reach fluctuation effect. Therefore, it can be said that the operation effects of the patterns E to G function as an SP ready-to-win decision suggesting effect to suggest that execution of the SP ready-to-win effect has been decided.

When setting the operation effect with reference to the operation effect determination table B, for example, if the result of the special symbol propriety determination is "out" and the variation effect pattern is "normal reach variation effect", the ratio is 90% "None" is selected (set), "Pattern B" is selected (set) at a rate of 5%, "Pattern C" is selected (set) at a rate of 3%, and "Pattern D" is selected (set) at a rate of 2%. ” is selected (set). In other words, in the button announcement at the time of reach formation in the normal reach fluctuation effect, the operation effect by pattern B is 5%, the operation effect by pattern C is 3%, and the operation effect by pattern D is 3%. can be performed.

Also, for example, if the result of the special symbol suitability determination is "big hit" and the variation production pattern is "SP reach variation production", "none" is selected (set) at a rate of 50%, and at a rate of 1% "Pattern B" is selected (set), "Pattern C" is selected (set) at a rate of 2%, "Pattern D" is selected (set) at a rate of 4%, and "Pattern D" is selected (set) at a rate of 10%. E" is selected (set), "Pattern F" is selected (set) at a rate of 15%, and "Pattern G" is selected (set) at a rate of 18%. In other words, in the button announcement at the time of reach formation in the SP reach fluctuation effect of the big hit, the ratio of operation effects by pattern B is 1%, the ratio of operation effects by pattern C is 2%, the ratio of operation effects by pattern D is 4%, and the pattern 10% of the operation presentation by E, 15% of the operation presentation by pattern F, and 18% of the operation presentation by pattern G can be executed, respectively.

According to such an operation effect determination table B, when an operation effect is executed with a button notice at the time of reach formation in the normal reach fluctuation effect, if the change effect is not changed, there is a possibility of executing the operation effect by the pattern B. The feasibility is the highest, followed by pattern C and pattern D in descending order. On the other hand, if the variation presentation is a big hit variation, the possibility of execution of the operation presentation by pattern D is the highest, and pattern C and pattern B become lower in order of execution. Then, there is no possibility of execution of the operation presentation by the patterns E to G in both the loss variation and the big hit variation (zero). In addition, when the operation effect is executed with the button notice when the ready reach is established in the SP reach fluctuation effect, the possibility of executing the operation effect by the pattern B is the highest if the fluctuation effect is out of fluctuation. Feasibility decreases in the order of D, pattern E, pattern F, and pattern G. On the other hand, if the variation presentation is a big hit variation, the possibility of execution of the operation presentation by pattern G is the highest, and pattern F, pattern E, pattern D, pattern C, and pattern B become lower in order of execution. . Therefore, when the player long-presses the first effect button 63a in executing the advance notice of the button when the reach is established, the operation effect is executed in accordance with the operation, and the first effect button 63a vibrates for a short time. In this case, the greater the number of occurrences of the vibration, the higher the expectation of the big win (the reliability of the big win). Further, when the continuous vibration of the first effect button 63a occurs, the SP reach effect is determined at that time, and the longer the execution time (vibration time) of the continuous vibration, the more the expectation of the big hit (big win reliability). becomes higher.

Further, in the present embodiment, along with the long-pressing operation of the first effect button 63a in the advance notice of the button when the ready-to-win state is established, an operation effect (see FIG. 47) according to any of the patterns E to G is executed, and the long-pressing operation is performed. is properly performed until the end of the operation acceptance period (when the long-pressing operation is completed), the display mode (performance mode) of the display screen 7a when the SP ready-to-win effect is executed (displayed) after that is different from usual. I'm letting Specifically, when the SP ready-to-win effect is executed after the operation effect by any of the patterns E to G in the button notice when the ready-to-win is established, that is, the SP ready-to-win effect is executed after the second operation effect is executed. In this case, as shown in FIG. 49A, an effect frame image EF is displayed on the periphery of the display screen 7a on which the SP ready-to-win effect is displayed. The effect frame image EF is an image that decorates the periphery of the display screen, and is, for example, an image imitating a decorative frame with a specific color such as red or gold. This effect frame image EF is displayed until the SP ready-to-win effect is completed and the effect pattern 8 is stopped (temporarily stopped or fixedly stopped) (until the result of the success/failure determination is notified). Note that FIG. 49B shows the display screen 7a when the SP ready-to-win effect is displayed without displaying the effect frame image EF.

The display of the effect frame image EF can be performed under the control of the image control microcomputer 101 under the instruction from the sub control board 90 (the effect control microcomputer 91) to the image control board 100 (the image control microcomputer 101). can. For example, when a long-pressing operation accompanied by an operation effect by any of the patterns E to G in the advance notice of the button when the ready-to-win state is established is properly performed and completed until the end of the operation accepting period, a command to that effect is sent from the sub-control board 90. It is transmitted to the image control board 100 . Based on the command, the image control microcomputer 101 sets (turns ON) a flag (also referred to as a "special long-press flag") indicating that a long-press operation accompanied by an operation effect in any of patterns E to G has been performed. )do. Then, when the SP reach effect is displayed on the display screen 7a, the long press special flag is referred to, and if the flag is ON, the image data of the effect frame image EF is read from the ROM of the image control board 100, and the readout is performed. The effect frame image EF based on the obtained image data is displayed on the display screen 7a together with the SP ready-to-win effect (see FIG. 49(A)).

As a result, when the SP ready-to-win effect is executed after the operation effect (second operation effect) by any of the patterns E to G in the notice of the button when ready-to-win is established, the SP ready-to-win effect is executed without going through the operation effect. When executed, the effect frame image EF that is not displayed is displayed on the display screen 7a. The display of the effect frame image EF makes it easier for the player to have an impression that the SP ready-to-win production that is executed with the display is special (for example, a strong SP ready-to-win production), thereby increasing expectations for the SP ready-to-win production. It is possible to incite.

In this embodiment, the effect frame image EF is displayed to make the display mode (rendering mode) of the display screen 7a different from the normal one. Not limited. For example, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which a character image or background image that is not normally displayed is displayed, or a sound effect that is not normally output is output.

Either of the button notice at the start of fluctuation and the button notice at the time of ready-to-reach establishment is executed during one fluctuation production according to the fluctuation production pattern set in S4505 and the notice production pattern set in S4506. or both. Then, when both button announcements are executed, two operation acceptance periods occur (set) during one variable effect, so that the player has two opportunities to operate the first effect button 63a. will be obtained. In this case, the first operation acceptance period (button advance notice at the start of fluctuation) is an opportunity for a single-press operation, and the second operation acceptance period (button advance notice at reach establishment) is an opportunity for a long-press operation.

Here, among the variable effects with the first button operation (operation notification effects), there is a variable effect in which the button notice is executed when the reach is established, and patterns B to D (see FIG. 46) with the button notice when the reach is established. A variable effect in which an operation effect is executed by any of the above is also called a “first operation notification effect”, and an operation effect by any of patterns E to G (see FIG. 47) is executed with a button notice when a ready-to-win state is established. The variable effect to be performed is also referred to as "second operation notification effect".

[Variation production with second button operation]
Next, the variation effect with the second button operation will be described. The variable performance with second button operation includes “second button success variable performance” and “second button failure variable performance”. In the second button success variation effect, a promotion effect (also referred to as a "second promotion effect") that prompts the player to operate the second effect button 63b is executed at a predetermined time during the variable effect, and the promotion effect is executed. In response, when the second effect button 63b is operated, an operation corresponding effect (also referred to as "second operation corresponding effect") based on the operation is executed. On the other hand, in the second button failure effect, although the second promotion effect is executed, even if the second effect button 63b is operated, the second operation corresponding effect based on the operation is not executed.

In this embodiment, the operation corresponding effect (second operation corresponding effect) based on the operation of the second effect button 63b is a movable effect included in the variable effect according to the variable effect pattern set in S4505. In the movable effect based on the operation of the second effect button 63b, the movable decorative member 14 positioned at the upper left part of the center decorative body 10 moves to the approximate center (front side of the screen) of the display screen 7a, and this state is maintained for a predetermined time. After holding, it returns to the upper left part of the center decorative body 10 (see FIG. 3, FIG. 50(C), etc.). When a variable effect pattern including such a movable effect (effect corresponding to the second operation) is set in S4505 described above, the variable effect executed in response to this is "second button success variable effect" (second button It becomes a variable performance with operation). On the other hand, if the variable effect pattern that does not include (does not execute) the movable effect (the effect corresponding to the second operation) but executes the second promotion effect is set in S4505 described above, the variable effect that is executed in response to this is "Second button failure variation effect" (variation effect with second button operation).

The variation effect with the second button operation is executed, for example, in a mode shown in FIGS. 50 and 51. FIG. FIG. 50(A) shows the situation when the SP ready-to-win effect is being executed on the display screen 7a and before the second promotion effect related to the variable effect with the second button operation is executed. 50(B) shows the state when the second promotion effect is executed. Also, FIG. 51(C) shows a state (second 51(D) shows the second effect button 63b being operated within the operation reception period after the start of the second promotion effect shown in FIG. 50(B). It shows the state when the production is not executed (second button failure variation production).

In this embodiment, as a variation effect related to the variable display of the special symbols based on the variation pattern (see FIG. 9) with a variation time of 75000 ms, the variation effect with the second button operation can be executed. This variable performance with second button operation is a kind of SP reach variable performance, and the second promotion performance is started at a predetermined time during the SP reach performance, and the second performance button after the start of the second promotion performance. A movable effect (second operation corresponding effect) can be executed based on the operation of 63b. Specifically, the variable effect with the second button operation is the final result in which the result of the variable effect (the result of the judgment) is notified by the stop display (temporary stop or final stop) of the effect pattern 8 after the start of the SP reach effect. The second promotion effect is executed in accordance with the transition timing to a typical effect scene (also referred to as "SP final stage effect" or "second fluctuation period").

As shown in FIG. 50(B), the second promotion effect in the variable effect with the second button operation includes a second character image MG2 showing the operation mode of the second effect button 63b and the appearance of the second effect button 63b. The second effect button image BG2 and the operation reception period image TG indicating the operation reception period of the second effect button 63b are displayed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 and executed. The operation mode of the second effect button 63b in the variable effect with the second button operation is a pushing operation of pushing the second effect button 63b to the rear side of the front frame 51. FIG. Therefore, in the second promotion effect in the variable effect with the second button operation, the second character image MG2 representing the characters "Put it in!" A second effect button image BG2 is displayed. Further, the operation reception period image TG is displayed in the same manner as the first promotion effect related to the above-mentioned fluctuation start button notice and ready-to-win establishment button notice, and the operation reception period of the second effect button 63b is the same. is "5 seconds".

At the stage where the SP final stage effect is approaching, the second promotion effect is executed as shown in FIG. When 63b is pushed (pressing operation is performed), the operation reception period ends and the second promotion effect ends (the second character image MG2, the second effect button image BG2, and the operation reception period image TG are erased). be done).

Then, when the variable effect currently being executed is the "second button success variable effect", following the end of the second promotion effect, a movable effect (second operation corresponding effect) is performed as shown in FIG. 51(C). executed. At this time, the movable decorative member 14 moves to substantially the center (second position) of the display screen 7a and enters an operating state. Further, as shown in the figure, an effect image HG representing a shooting star is displayed around the movable decorative member 14 while the movable decorative member 14 is in the operating state. After that, when a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has passed since the movable decorative member 14 was activated, the movable decorative member 14 moves to the upper left of the image display device 7 (the upper left of the center decoration 10, the first position). It moves to a non-operating state, thereby ending the movable effect. After that, the SP final stage effect (not shown) is executed on the display screen 7a, and the result of the current variable effect (variable display) (result of winning/failure determination) is informed by the stop display of the effect pattern 8.例文帳に追加

On the other hand, when the variable effect currently being executed is the "second button failure variable effect", following the end of the second promotion effect, the movable failure effect is executed as shown in FIG. 51(D). The movement failure effect of the present embodiment is to display the third character image MG3 of "..." on the display screen 7a, and the display of the third character image MG3 suggests that the movement effect is not executed. It has become a thing. Then, when a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has passed since the display of the third character image MG3, the third character image MG3 is erased, thereby ending the movement failure effect. After that, the SP final stage effect (not shown) is executed on the display screen 7a, and the result of the current variable effect (variable display) (result of winning/failure determination) is informed by the stop display of the effect pattern 8.例文帳に追加

In this embodiment, by setting the variable effect pattern related to such "second button success variable effect" or "second button failure variable effect" in the above-mentioned 4505, the second effect button 63b is pressed during the SP ready-to-win effect. A variable effect (operation notification effect) that accompanies the pressing operation is executed. Then, when the result of the special symbol suitability determination is a big hit, the "second button success variation effect" is more likely to be executed than the "second button failure variation effect". The variable effect pattern determination table set in S4504 is designed so that the "second button failure variable effect" is easier to execute than the "button success variable effect". Therefore, when the "second button success variable effect" is executed, that is, when the movable effect is executed based on the pressing operation of the second effect button 63b at the stage of approaching the SP final stage effect, the player It will increase the expectation of the big win.

Note that the movement failure effect is not limited to the display of the third character image MG3 shown in this embodiment. Anything that can be recognized by a person (for example, a disappointing face character display, etc.) may be used. Moreover, you may make it not perform a movable failure production|presentation. In this case, if the second effect button 63b is operated but no change in the effect occurs in response to the operation, it suggests that the movable effect is not executed (failure of the pushing operation).

Further, in this embodiment, if the second effect button 63b is not pressed within the operation acceptance period after the second promotion effect is executed (started), neither the movable effect nor the movable failure effect is executed. ing. However, even if the second effect button 63b is not pressed within the operation acceptance period, the movable effect or the movable failure effect may be executed according to the variable effect pattern (elapsed time).

Next, in the present embodiment, when the second effect button 63b is operated in the "variation effect with second button operation" involving the operation of the second effect button 63b (the detection signal of the second effect button detection switch 63d is ON), the second vibration motor 63f is driven to vibrate the second effect button 63b, and there are cases where this is not the case. That is, when the second effect button 63b is operated, the operation effect (vibration effect) in which the state of the second effect button 63b changes may or may not be executed.

The production pattern (operation production pattern) of the operation production in which the state of the second production button 63b changes, that is, the vibration pattern of the second production button 63b (driving pattern of the second vibration motor 63f) is shown in FIG. This is one type of pattern H. In addition, FIG. 52(A) shows a case where the second effect button 63b is pressed (pressed) shortly after the start of the operation reception period (for example, within one second). Further, the operation receiving period when the second effect button 63b is pushed is terminated when the second effect button detection switch 63d is turned on.

As shown in FIG. 52(A), in pattern H, the period from when the movable decorative member 14 is activated to when it is deactivated based on the pressing operation of the second effect button 63b, that is, the movable effect is performed. During the period from start to end (movable effect period), the second vibration motor 63f is driven as long as the ON state of the second effect button detection switch 63d based on the pressing operation continues. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 52(A)-(1), after the pressing operation of the second effect button 63b is started, when the pressing operation is continued until the movable effect ends, the second vibration motor 63f continues to drive, and thereby the second effect button 63b continues to vibrate. Also, for example, as shown in FIG. 52(A)-(2), when the pressing operation is stopped before the movable effect ends after the pressing operation of the second effect button 63b is started, the second effect button 63b The detection signal of the production button detection switch 63d is turned OFF, thereby stopping the driving of the second vibration motor 63f and the second production button 63b stopping vibration. When the operation effect by this pattern H is executed based on the player's pressing operation of the second effect button 63b, while the pressing operation is continued, through the hand (finger) of the player who performs the pressing operation, The vibration (continuous vibration) of the second production button 63b is transmitted to the player.

Here, pattern H is an operation effect in which the second effect button 63b continues to vibrate (the second vibration motor 63f continues to drive) as long as the pressing operation of the second effect button 63b is continued during the movable effect period. Thus, the operation effect in which the second effect button 63b continues to vibrate becomes a state (second state) in which the second effect button 63b vibrates in the normal state (first state), and this state is maintained for a predetermined period (movable state). (until the end of the production period) can be continued. Such an operation effect by pattern H can be said to be a "second operation effect" including driving the vibration motor for a long period of time, like the operation effects by patterns E to G described above.

In pattern H, the second effect button 63b continues to vibrate as long as the pressing operation of the second effect button 63b is continued during the movable effect period. Even when the pressing operation is continued, the second effect button 63b may continue to vibrate until the pressing operation is stopped.

In this embodiment, when the second button success variation effect (second button success variation effect pattern) is set in S4505 described above, the operation effect using the second effect button 63b in the variation effect (second operation Production) related settings are also made at the same time. This setting is based on, for example, the operation effect determination table C for the second button success variation effect shown in FIG. can be done.

As shown in FIG. 52(B), the operation effect determination table C includes the success/failure types (loss variation, big hit) of the second button success variation effect set in S4505 based on the result of the special symbol success/failure determination (loss or big hit). The data structure assigns the value (for example, 0 to 99) of the effect determination random number (for example, the operation effect determination random number) to each of the operation effect patterns "none" and "pattern H" according to the fluctuation). there is When setting the operation effect with reference to this operation effect determination table C, for example, if the second button success variation effect is "loss variation" (the result of the special symbol propriety determination is lost), the rate is 80% "None" is selected (set), and "Pattern H" is selected (set) at a rate of 20%. That is, in the disengaged second button success variation effect, the operation effect (second operation effect) by the pattern H can be executed at a rate of 20% when executing the movable effect based on the pressing operation of the second effect button 63b. Also, for example, if the second button success variation effect is "jackpot variation" (the result of the special symbol success/failure determination is a jackpot), "none" is selected (set) at a rate of 50%, and "pattern H" is selected (set). That is, in the big hit second button success variation effect, when the movable effect based on the pressing operation of the second effect button 63b is executed, the operation effect (second operation effect) by the pattern H can be executed at a rate of 50%.

According to the operation effect determination table C as described above, in the second button success variation effect, when the second effect button 63b is pressed and the movable effect is executed, there is no possibility that the operation effect of the pattern H will be executed. , it is higher in the case of a big hit than in the case of a miss. From this, in executing the movable effect based on the pressing operation of the second effect button 63b, if the operation effect by the pattern H is executed along with the pressing operation, the expectation of the big win (big hit) compared to the case where it is not executed reliability) increases.

It should be noted that the variation effect with the first button operation including either or both of the above-mentioned button notice at the start of variation and the button notice at the time the reach is established and the variation effect with the second button operation can be executed as one variation effect. be. Whether or not it is executed as one variable effect is determined according to the variable effect pattern set in S4505 and the notice effect pattern set in S4506. Then, when both of the variable effects are executed as one variable effect, a maximum of three operation acceptance periods occur (set) during one variable effect, and the player can press the first effect button 63a. An operation opportunity (single-pressing operation and/or long-pressing operation) and an operation opportunity (pressing operation) of the second effect button 63b are obtained. For example, if "variable effect with second button operation" is set as the variable effect pattern, and "button notice at the start of fluctuation" and "button notice at reach establishment" are set as the notice effect pattern, there are three operation opportunities. can get.

[Effect of Example 1]
In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment described above, when the ready-to-win state button notice is executed in the ready-to-win variable effect, the first promotion effect prompting the long-pressing operation of the first effect button 63a is performed when the ready-to-win state is established. executed. When the first effect button 63a is long-pressed during the operation reception period during the first promotion effect, the first effect button 63a may vibrate for a short period of time or vibrate continuously in association with the operation. Then, a variable effect (second operation notification effect) including an operation effect by any of the patterns E to G is executed, and when continuous vibration occurs with the button notice when reach is established, SP reach effect with the variation is determined (discovered), and the effect frame image EF is displayed on the display screen 7a when the SP ready-to-win effect is executed. On the other hand, when a variable effect (first operation notification effect) including an operation effect by any of patterns B to D is executed, and continuous vibration does not occur due to the button notice when reach is established, the SP in the change The ready-to-win effect becomes uncertain, and the effect frame image EF is not displayed. Therefore, when the player long-presses the first effect button 63a during the operation accepting period related to the advance notice of the button when ready-to-win is established, the first effect button 63a does not enter a state (special state) in which the first effect button 63a continues to vibrate. Depending on whether or not continuous vibration occurs (whether it becomes a special state), the production mode (execution or non-execution of SP reach production) until the end of the subsequent fluctuation production (stop display of production pattern 8) , whether or not the effect frame image EF is displayed, etc.) are different. As a result, the player's interest is attracted to the state of the first effect button 63a when the first effect button 63a is operated and the effect mode (development of effect) after the operation, so that the amusement of the game can be improved. Become.

In particular, in the operation effect (second operation effect) by any one of the patterns E to G, as long as the long press operation of the first effect button 63a is continued until the end of the operation reception period, the first effect button 63a is released accordingly. Since the vibration continues, the continuous vibration of the first effect button 63a can be recognized by the player through the long-pressing operation. Then, whether or not the continuous vibration of the first effect button 63a is generated affects the subsequent development of the variable effect. As a result, it is possible to prompt the player to positively operate the first effect button 63a (long press operation in this example) in executing the advance notice of the button when the ready-to-win state is established.

In addition, in the pachinko game machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, there is a variation effect with the first button operation including either one or both of the button announcement at the start of variation and the button announcement at the time of reach establishment, and the variation effect with the second button operation. Since the variable performance can be executed as one variable performance, the operation reception period can occur up to three times in one variable performance. In the second (ready-to-reach establishment timing) and third (SP end-game transition timing) performance button operations, the performance button may or may not continue to vibrate (special state). In addition, during the first operation acceptance period (button notice at the start of fluctuation), the single-press operation of the first effect button 63a, during the second operation acceptance period (button notice at the time of reach establishment), the long-press operation of the first effect button 63a, During the second operation reception period (SP final stage production), the operation mode of the production button is different in each operation reception period, such as pressing the second production button 63b. The effect button to be operated is also different from the third time. Moreover, a plurality of production patterns of vibration production (operation production) that can be executed in accordance with the operation of the production button are provided. As a result, it is possible to attract the player's interest in the operation of the effect button and to increase the interest in operating the effect button. In addition, it is possible to enhance the interest of the variable production including the operation of the production button.

Further, in the pachinko game machine 1 of the present embodiment, when executing the button notice at the time of fluctuation start, an operation effect (vibration effect in this example) according to pattern A can be executed in accordance with the single-press operation of the first effect button 63a. When the ready-to-win state button notice is executed, the operation effects of patterns B to G can be executed in accordance with the long-pressing operation of the first effect button 63a, and during the SP ready-to-win effect ( When executing the movable effect (shift to the SP final stage effect) of the second button success variable effect), the operation effect by the pattern H can be executed in accordance with the pressing operation of the second effect button 63b. Therefore, it is possible to diversify the operation effects using the effect buttons, and to change the state of the effect buttons in various ways.

In particular, when the operation effect by pattern E or F is executed along with the long-pressing operation of the button notice when the reach is established, the operation acceptance period ends after the first effect button 63a vibrates for a short time (temporarily). continue vibrating until Also, for example, after the operation effect by pattern A is executed in accordance with the single-pressing operation of the button notice at the start of fluctuation, the operation effect by pattern G is executed in accordance with the long-pressing operation of the button notice at the time of establishment of reach in the same fluctuation. In this case, after the first effect button 63a vibrates for a short time during the previous operation reception period, it continues to vibrate during the subsequent operation reception period until the end of the period. In this way, during one variable effect, the effect button not only vibrates for a short period of time, but may also vibrate continuously afterwards, thereby giving unexpectedness to the operation effect using the effect button and making the operation easier. It is possible to enhance the interest of the production.

Also, when the operation effect is executed along with the long-pressing operation with the advance notice of the button when the reach is established, depending on the pattern of the operation effect, at the beginning of the operation effect, the operation effect is only a short-time vibration (for example, the pattern B to D) and those including continuous vibration (for example, patterns E and F) are difficult to distinguish. As a result, it is possible to attract the player's interest in the execution mode of the operation effect when the operation effect is executed, and to increase the interest in operating the effect button.

Further, the operation effect of changing the state of the effect button 63 of the present embodiment is executed based on the fact that the operation of the effect button 63 is detected by the effect button detection switch during the operation acceptance period. That is, it is executed only when the effect button 63 is operated during the operation acceptance period. Further, regarding the operation effect associated with the long-pressing operation or the pressing operation, if the operation is stopped in the middle of the operation reception period, the operation effect ends at that point. Therefore, the player can recognize the state change (vibration in this example) of the effect button due to the operation effect through the effect button by operating the effect button. This makes it possible to encourage the player to positively operate the effect button.

In addition, the pachinko game machine 1 of this embodiment includes a first effect button 63a and a second effect button 63b as effect buttons (operating means) that can be operated by the player. In the operation performance by the first performance button 63a, the first performance button 63a vibrates for a short time or continuously, and in the operation performance by the second performance button 63b, the second performance button 63b continuously vibrates. . That is, the operation effects using the first effect button 63a include a first operation effect in which the first effect button 63a vibrates for a short time and a second operation effect in which the first effect button 63a vibrates continuously. The operation effect using the second effect button 63b is only the second operation effect in which the second effect button 63b continuously vibrates. Therefore, the first operation effect can be executed only by the first effect button 63a, and the second operation effect can be executed by both the first effect button 63a and the second effect button 63b. As a result, it is possible to change the mode of the operation effect (operation effect pattern) depending on the type of the effect button, and to increase the interest in operating the effect button.

The pachinko game machine 1 of this embodiment also includes a movable decoration member 14 that can move between the upper left portion of the center decoration portion 10 and the center portion of the front side of the display screen 7a. The movable decorative member 14 is configured to be operable based on the operation (push operation in this example) of the second effect button 63b. Then, when the second effect button 63b is operated to activate the movable decorative member 14, the operation effect (second operation effect) of the pattern H of the second effect button 63b can be executed along with the operation. Therefore, with the operation of the second effect button 63b as a trigger, it is possible to create an effect configuration in which both the state change of the movable decorative member 14 and the state change of the second effect button 63b by the second operation effect can occur. Become. This makes it possible to increase interest in operating the effect button.

In the first embodiment described above, the movable effect can be executed (the movable decorative member 14 can be operated) based on the operation of the second effect button 63b, but the movable effect can be performed based on the operation of the first effect button 63a. It may be executable. In this case, the second production button 63b is replaced with the first production button 63a as the trigger for executing the movable production of the first embodiment, or a movable production member that can be operated based on the operation of the first production button 63a is separately provided. It is possible to adopt a configuration such as

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, as the production pattern (operation production pattern) of the operation production using the first production button 63a, the pattern A corresponding to the single-press operation and the patterns B to G corresponding to the long-press operation are calculated. Seven types are provided, and one type of pattern H corresponding to the pressing operation is provided as the effect pattern of the operation effect using the second effect button 63b, but the operation effect pattern is not limited to this. For example, as the operation effect pattern of the second effect button 63b, the pattern A corresponding to the single-pressing operation of the first effect button 63a, the patterns similar to the patterns B to G corresponding to the long-pressing operation of the first effect button 63a may be provided. In this case, for example, as an operation-responsive effect based on the operation of the second effect button 63b, in addition to the above-described movable effect, various effects such as a display effect of displaying a predetermined effect image and a sound effect of outputting a predetermined sound effect are provided. These effects may be provided as a kind of advance notice effects and variable effects based on the operation of the second effect button 63b, and an operation effect pattern may be set accordingly. In this way, it is possible to further diversify the operation corresponding effects based on the operation of the effect button and the operation effect using the effect button itself. Further, for example, when the effect button 63 continuously vibrates, like the pattern E or pattern F described above, one or more short-time vibrations may always be performed before the continuous vibration. In this way, the continuous vibration of the effect button 63 makes it easier for the player to be surprised, and it is possible to make the operation effect more interesting.

Further, in the first embodiment described above, the operation mode of the first effect button 63a is the single-press operation and the long-press operation, and the operation mode of the second effect button 63b is the push operation, but other operation modes may be adopted. is also possible. For example, a repeated hitting operation of repeatedly pressing the first effect button 63a, a pulling operation of pulling the second effect button 63b toward the near side, and a rotating operation of rotating the second effect button 63b in either direction to the left or right can be adopted. is possible. Even in the case of operating in these operation modes, it is possible to apply an operation effect of changing the state of the effect button in accordance with the operation of the effect button, as in the first embodiment described above.

In addition, in the above-described first embodiment, the operation effect in which the state of the effect button 63 changes is executed based on the operation of the effect button 63 (detection by the effect button detection switch) during the operation acceptance period. The operation performance may be executed even if the performance button is not operated. In this case, for example, it is possible to employ a configuration in which a state change such as vibration of the effect button occurs with the start of the operation reception period (start of promotion effect). Further, for example, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the state change of the effect button can occur during the variable display of the effect symbols and not during the operation reception period (outside the operation reception period). With these configurations, even if the player does not operate the effect button, it is possible for the player to recognize the change in the state of the effect button (vibration, etc.) through sight, hearing, etc., and the effect that the state has changed. By allowing the player to operate the button, it is possible to increase interest in operating the production button.

Next, Example 2 of the present invention will be described. In addition, below, it demonstrates centering on a different part from Example 1, and abbreviate|omits description about the part which is common in Example 1. FIG.

The pachinko game machine 1 of the present embodiment has a characteristic configuration regarding the execution of the operation corresponding production based on the operation of the production button. The outline is that an operation reception period (also called "previous operation reception period") occurs at a predetermined time during the execution of the variable production, and a specific operation corresponding production is performed as an operation corresponding production based on the operation of the production button during that period. (also referred to as "specific corresponding effect") is executed, the next operation reception period occurs with this as a trigger, and the operation corresponding effect based on the operation of the effect button can be executed again. . Examples of the predetermined time at which the previous (first) operation reception period occurs include the start of the variable effect (variable display), the establishment of the ready-to-win effect, and the like. Below, when reach is established, an operation acceptance period (previous operation acceptance period) occurs, and when a specific response effect is executed based on the operation of the production button during that period, the next operation acceptance period will be triggered. A case will be described as an example in which the configuration in which an operation-responsive effect can be executed again based on the operation of the effect button is applied to the "notice when ready-to-win is established". In addition, the advance notice at the time of establishment of the reach is also referred to as "special notice at the time of establishment of reach" or "special effect".

[Special notice processing when reach is established]
In this embodiment, the effect control microcomputer 91 executes a special notice process (S5000) when ready-to-win is established shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, in the ready-to-win establishment special notice process (S5000), first, it is determined whether or not promotion effect is being executed to prompt the player to operate the effect button (S5001). In this embodiment, the first effect button 63a is used as the effect button to be operated with the special notice when ready-to-win is established, and the operation mode thereof is the single-press operation. Therefore, the promotion effect to be executed in the special notice when the ready-to-win situation is established is such that the promotion effect image SE consisting of the first effect button image BG1 and the operation reception period image TG shown in FIG. 7a. The display mode of the first effect button image BG1 and the operation reception period image TG is the same as the button notice at the start of variation in the first embodiment described above. However, the operation reception period for the special notice when the reach is established according to the present embodiment is "3 seconds" per time.

If it is determined in S5001 that the promotion effect is not being executed (NO in S5001), it is determined whether or not it is time to start the promotion effect (S5010). As a result, when it is determined that it is not the start timing of promotion effect (NO in S5010), this process is finished as it is. On the other hand, when it is determined that it is time to start promotion effect (YES in S5010), promotion effect start processing is performed (S5011).

Here, the ready-to-win establishment special notice is a kind of advance notice effect that is executed when the ready-to-win establishment is established. Whether or not to carry out a special notice when ready-to-win is established during the variable production (during the variable display of the production pattern 8) is determined according to the variable production pattern set at S4505 and the notice production pattern set at S4506. That is, when "variable production with reach" is set as a variable production pattern and "special notice when reach is established" according to the present embodiment is set as a notice production pattern, reach establishment is triggered by the establishment of reach in the variable production. Time special notice is executed (started). Therefore, the start timing of the promotion effect in the ready-to-win establishment special notice is at least at the time of ready-to-win establishment during the variable effect and the start of the operation receiving period after the second time, which will be described later. Therefore, when the reach establishment special notice is set during the execution of the reach fluctuation effect, and when the reach establishment or the start of the next (after the second time) operation reception period described later (at the time of occurrence) (S5010 YES), promotion effect start processing (S5011) is executed.

Whether or not to set (execute) the special notice when the ready-to-win effect is established as the notice effect pattern is determined, for example, by a special notice determination table when the reach is established and the random number for deciding the notice effect obtained in S4501 described above (for example, special notice decision random number). In this case, for example, if the variation performance based on the variation performance pattern set in S4505 is a big hit variation, the possibility of executing the special notice when the reach is established is increased compared to the case of the loss variation, or set in S4505 When the variable performance based on the variable performance pattern to be executed is the SP ready-to-win variable performance, it is possible to increase the possibility of executing the special notice when the ready-to-win is established compared to the normal ready-to-win variable performance. In this way, when the ready-to-win establishment special notice is executed, the reliability of the big hit and the execution possibility of the SP ready-to-win performance are increased compared to the case of not being executed, thereby improving the amusement of the game. It is possible to

In the promotion effect start process (S5011), mainly, the process of setting the promotion effect image command for instructing the display of the promotion effect image SE (see FIG. 54(A)) to the sub-output buffer, and the elapsed time of the operation acceptance period. A process of setting a measurement time (three seconds in this example) to an operation reception period timer that measures (remaining time) is performed. When the promotion effect image command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 displays the promotion effect image SE on the display screen 7a. Also, in accordance with the transmission of the promotion effect image command, the effect control microcomputer 91 starts clocking by the operation reception period timer. As a result, on the display screen 7a, the effect display indicating the single-pressing operation by the first effect button image BG1 and the effect display indicating the remaining time of the operation reception period by the operation reception period image TG are performed. The first effect button image BG1 and the operation reception period image TG are displayed until the first effect button 63a is single-pressed within the operation reception period or until the operation reception period ends (expires) without being operated. done.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the promotion effect is being executed in the above S5001 (that is, during the operation acceptance period) (YES in S5001), the first effect button 63a is operated (here, single-press operation) It is determined whether or not it has been done (S5002). This determination can be made based on the detection signal of the first production button detection switch 63c. As a result, when it is determined that the first effect button 63a is operated (the first effect button detection switch 63c is turned ON) (YES in S5002), the value of the operation counter is subtracted by 1 (S5003).

Here, the operation counter counts the number of times the first effect button 63 is operated during the execution period of the special notice when the ready-to-win state is established (also referred to as "number of times of operation"). In the operation counter, when the special notice when ready-to-win is established is set in the aforementioned S4506, the number of times the first effect button 63 can be operated with the special notice when ready-to-win is established (also referred to as "operable number of times"). A value corresponding to is set (set). The number of possible operations can be set based on, for example, the table for determining the number of possible operations shown in FIG. 55 and the random number for determining the effect (for example, the random number for determining the number of possible operations) obtained in S4501.

As shown in FIG. 55, the allowable number of operations determination table is a random number for determining the effect (for example, determining the number of possible operations) according to the variable effect pattern that can be set in S4505 based on the result of the special symbol suitability determination (loss or big hit). random numbers) (for example, 0 to 99) are assigned to the number of times of operation "1 time", "2 times" and "3 times". In other words, the upper limit of the number of possible operations is three times in the special notice when the ready-to-win state is established in the present embodiment. Note that the upper limit of the number of possible operations is not limited to 3, and may be 4, 5, or more. In addition, the number of times that can be operated is the variable production time (variable time), the timing of the production button operation during the variable production, the period occupied by the special production in the variable production (execution period of the special production), and the length of the set operation acceptance period. It can be arbitrarily set in consideration of (operation acceptance time) and the like.

In the possible number of times of operation determination table of the present embodiment, the variable performance with reach (normal reach variable performance, SP reach variable performance) is targeted as the variable performance pattern, and the non-reach variable performance is excluded. This is because the special notice when ready-to-win is established is a notice effect triggered by establishment of ready-to-win. Note that "-" in the number of operations in the table means that the item is not selected. In this embodiment, when the special notice is executed when the reach is established in the normal reach fluctuation effect, the upper limit of the number of possible operations is set to 2, and the third operation acceptance period does not occur (is not set). . In other words, the number of possible operations is determined to be 3 only when the special notice when the reach is established is executed in the SP reach fluctuation effect. Therefore, when the number of operations of the first effect button 63a (the number of occurrences in the operation acceptance period) reaches three times in the ready-to-win establishment special notice, the execution of the SP ready-to-win effect is determined (SP ready-to-win determination suggesting effect).

If you refer to the table for determining the number of times that you can operate and set the number of times that you can operate with a special notice when reach is established, for example, the result of the special symbol judgment is "miss" and the variable effect pattern is "normal reach variable effect". If there is, "once" is selected (set) at a rate of 90%, and "twice" is selected (set) at a rate of 10%. Also, for example, if the result of the special symbol suitability determination is "big hit" and the variation production pattern is "SP reach variation production", "once" is selected (set) at a rate of 10%, and at a rate of 35%. , "twice" is selected (set), and "three times" is selected (set) at a rate of 55%.

According to this type of operable frequency determination table, when the special notice at the time of reach establishment is executed in the normal reach fluctuation effect, the number of operable times of the first effect button 63a is 2 times if the variable effect is off and fluctuates. In the case of a big hit variation, the possibility of becoming 2 times is higher than that of 1 time, and there is no possibility of becoming 3 times in either case. On the other hand, in the case where the SP ready-to-win variable effect is executed and the special notice is executed when the ready-to-win state is established, the number of times the first effect button 63a can be operated is most likely to be 1 if the variable effect is off and fluctuates. The possibility of becoming a round is the lowest, and if the variation performance is a big hit variation, the possibility of becoming a 3-time is the highest and the possibility of becoming a 1-time is the lowest. From this, the greater the number of times the first effect button 63a can be operated (the number of times of operation, the number of times of occurrence of the operation acceptance period) in the special notice when the ready-to-win is established (maximum of 3 times in this example), the greater the expectation of the big hit (big hit reliability) increases.

Returning to FIG. 53, in S5004 following S5003, it is determined whether or not the value of the operation counter after subtracting 1 in S5003 is "0" (S5004). As a result, if the value of the operation counter is "0" (YES in S5004), the preview image command is set in the sub-output buffer (S5005), and this process ends. When the value of the operation counter is "0" (YES in S5004), the operation of the first effect button 63a that triggered the value to become "0" is the last (last times). In this case, the preview image command is set in the sub-output buffer (S5005), and when the command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 executes the preview image command based on the preview image command. Then, the notice image (that is, the notice image regarding the variable effect being executed) in the special notice when the ready-to-win is established this time is displayed on the display screen 7a.

In this embodiment, three types of images shown in FIGS. 54B to 54D are prepared as preview images that can be displayed based on the preview image command set in S5005. The preview image shown in FIG. 54(B) is a first cut-in image CG1 (first preview image) displayed as a cut-in preview effect on the display screen 7a, and the preview image shown in FIG. A second cut-in image CG2 (second notice image) that is displayed on the screen 7a as a cut-in notice effect and is larger in size than the first cut-in image CG1, and is shown in FIG. 54(D). is a background character image HC (third notice image) displayed on the display screen 7a as a background notice effect.

The first cut-in image CG1 and the second cut-in image CG2 are preview images that can be displayed based on the operation of the first effect button 63a during the first and second operation acceptance periods in the special notice when reach is established. The background character image HC is a preview image that can be displayed based on the operation of the first effect button 63a during the third (final) operation accepting period of the special notice when ready-to-win is established. The first cut-in image CG1, the second cut-in image CG2, and the background character image HC all suggest the reliability of the variation effect (the variation) currently being executed. In this embodiment, the relation of the reliability of the jackpot between the preview images is "first cut-in image CG1<second cut-in image CG2<background character image HC". One or both of the first cut-in image CG1 and the second cut-in image CG2 are also referred to as a "cut-in image".

Which of the first cut-in image CG1, the second cut-in image CG2, and the background character image HC is displayed is determined by pressing the first effect button with the special notice when the ready-to-win is established and the special notice when the ready-to-win is established in S4506 described above. 63a is set (determined) together with the number of possible operations (the number of occurrences of the operation accepting period). This setting (determination) can be made based on, for example, a preview image determination table (not shown) and the preview effect determination random number (for example, preview image determination random number) acquired in S4501 described above. The relationship between the jackpot reliability of each preview image is determined by these tables and the allocation (distribution) of random numbers. Then, for example, when the allowable number of operations (upper limit number of operations) of the first effect button 63a determined by referring to the allowable number of operations determination table is "one time" or "two times", the first or second time The preview image displayed based on the operation of is the first cut-in image CG1 or the second cut-in image CG2. Further, when the allowable number of operations (upper limit number of operations) of the first effect button 63a determined with reference to the allowable number of operations determination table is "three", the preview image displayed based on the third operation is It becomes the background character image HC. The command specifying the notice image set (determined) in this way is sent to the sub-output buffer when the value of the operation counter becomes "0" based on the operation of the first effect button 63a in the special notice when reach is established. It is set (YES in S5004, S5005).

On the other hand, if it is determined in S5004 that the value of the operation counter is not "0" (NO in S5004), the continuation command is set in the sub-output buffer (S5006), and this processing ends. If the value of the operation counter does not become "0" even if the first effect button 63a is operated (YES in S5002, NO in S5003 and S5004), the next (after the second) promotion effect should be started (NO in S5001). , YES in S5010), the process of S5011 is executed. As a result, the next (second and later) operation acceptance period is started (occurs). A continuation command is set in the sub-output buffer as a command to display an image suggesting the re-start (occurrence) of this operation acceptance period (S5006). When the command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission processing (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 displays the characters NEXT shown in FIG. 54(E) based on the continuation command. The next image NG is displayed on the display screen 7a. Note that the image displayed at this time is not limited to the next image NG shown in this embodiment, and may be an image that leads to the start (occurrence) of the next (second or later) operation accepting period. , display mode, etc. are not particularly limited.

Here, based on the operation of the first effect button 63a in the special notice when reach is established, the next image NG is displayed or the notice image (first cut-in image CG1, second cut-in image CG2 or background character image HC) is displayed. , is generally referred to as an “operation-responsive effect”. Among them, the effect of displaying the next image NG is also called "specific corresponding effect", and the effect of displaying the background character image HC is also called "special corresponding effect".

The above is the processing when the first effect button 63a is operated during the operation reception period of the special notice when the ready-to-win is established. On the other hand, if it is determined in S5002 that the first effect button 63a has not been operated (NO in S5002), it is determined whether or not the operation acceptance period ("3 seconds" in this example) has elapsed (S5020 ), and if it has not elapsed (NO in S5020), this processing is terminated. On the other hand, if the operation reception period has passed (YES in S5020), the operation counter is reset (cleared to zero) (S5021), and a non-operation command indicating that the first effect button 63a has not been operated within the operation reception period is sub-submitted. It is set in the output buffer (S5022), and this processing ends.

When the non-operation command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission processing (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 changes the promotion effect image SE that has been displayed on the display screen 7a until then based on the non-operation command. is erased, and an end image (not shown) is displayed on the display screen 7a, suggesting that the special notice when the ready-to-win is established has ended without being completed. Examples of the end image include an image showing how the promotion effect image SE disappears and an image showing characters "END". When the processing of S5021 and S5022 is executed, after this, the special notice when the reach is established does not progress, and the notice image related to the special notice when the reach is established (See FIGS. 54 (B) to (D)) and The next image NG (see FIG. 54(E)) is never displayed during the change.

It should be noted that, in the ready-to-win special notice, if the end of the ready-to-win special notice is reached without the operation of the first effect button 63a for the number of times that can be operated in advance is performed, the ready-to-win is established at the time of the end. An advance notice image (see FIGS. 54B to 54D) relating to the special advance notice may be displayed. In this case, the next operation reception period occurs due to the display of the next image NG based on the operation of the first effect button 63a during the operation reception period before the second operation reception period occurs, and the first effect button 63a is restarted. Although it is not possible to obtain the playability of executing the operation corresponding production based on the operation of , since the preview image regarding the fluctuation production being executed is displayed, it is possible to suggest the reliability of the big hit related to the fluctuation. . In addition, when the first effect button 63a is not operated for the set number of times that the first effect button 63a can be operated and the end of the special notice when the ready-to-win state is established is reached, the end image, the notice image, etc. can be displayed simply by erasing the promotion effect image SE. may not be displayed. As a result, for example, if the production button is properly operated during a special notice when reach is established, the reliability of the big hit is properly suggested, and if it is not operated, the reliability of the big hit is not suggested. It is possible to make a difference between when the button is operated and when it is not.

The flow of the special notice when the reach is established (transition of the effect display) executed by the special notice when the reach is established (S5000) will be described with reference to FIGS. 56 and 57. FIG. 56 and 57 show the display contents of the image display device 7 (display screen 7a) when the special notice when ready-to-win is established is executed.

As shown in FIG. 56(A), when the left production pattern 8L and the right production pattern 8R are stopped (temporarily stopped) at the same pattern during the variable production and the ready-to-win is established, as shown in FIG. 56(B), the ready-to-win The effect pattern 8 in the established state is displayed in a small size toward the edge (lower right in this example) of the display screen 7a, and the promotion effect image SE is displayed substantially in the center of the display screen 7a. The start of the display of this promotion effect image SE is the start of the special notice (special effect) when the ready-to-win state is established, and the first operation reception period occurs accordingly.

When the first effect button 63a is operated during the first operation accepting period, the number of possible operations set for the execution of the special notice when the ready-to-win state is established is "1 time", as shown in FIG. 56 (C1). A cut-in image is displayed. Although the figure shows the case where the first cut-in image CG1 is displayed, the second cut-in image CG2 may also be displayed. The cut-in image is displayed until a predetermined display time (for example, two seconds) elapses, and disappears from the display screen 7a after the elapse of the display time. After the cut-in image is erased (after the display is completed), a ready-to-win effect (normal ready-to-win effect or SP ready-to-win effect) corresponding to the variable effect pattern is displayed on the display screen 7a. This also applies to the case where the cut-in image (first cut-in image CG1 or second cut-in image CG2) is displayed based on the operation of the first effect button 63a during the second operation accepting period. It is the same.

On the other hand, when the first effect button 63a is operated during the first operation reception period, and the set possible number of operations is "two times" or "three times", in FIG. 56 (C2) As shown, the next image NG is displayed (specific correspondence effect). At this time, the next image NG is displayed in a manner tilted downward to the right. The next image NG is displayed until a predetermined display time (for example, 1 second) elapses. The display time of the next image NG can be any predetermined time. However, considering the fact that the display of the next image NG is a connection to the next performance button operation, and the smooth progress of the special notice (special performance) when the reach is established, etc., the time is not so long (for example, 1.0 seconds to 2.0 seconds).

When the display time of the next image NG elapses, the next image NG is erased from the display screen 7a, and subsequently, as shown in FIG. . With the display of this promotion effect image SE, a second operation acceptance period occurs.

When the first effect button 63a is operated in the second operation reception period, the number of possible operations set for the execution of the special notice when the ready-to-win state is established is "2 times", as shown in FIG. 56 (E1). A cut-in image is displayed. Although the figure shows the case where the second cut-in image CG2 is displayed, the first cut-in image CG1 may also be displayed. The display and deletion of the cut-in image based on the operation of the effect button during the second operation reception period, and the display of the effect after the erasure are the same as in the case of the first operation reception period described above.

On the other hand, when the first effect button 63a is operated during the second operation acceptance period and the set number of possible operations is "three", the next image is displayed as shown in FIG. 56 (E2). NG is displayed (specific correspondence effect). At this time, the next image NG is displayed obliquely downward to the left unlike the case based on the effect button operation in the first operation reception period (see FIG. 56(C2)). That is, the display of the next image NG based on the effect button operation during the first operation reception period and the display of the next image NG based on the effect button operation during the second operation reception period are different. It's becoming

The display time and deletion of the next image NG for the second time are the same as in the case of the first operation acceptance period described above. However, it is also possible to change the display time of the next image NG between the first time and the second time. In this case, the first display time can be longer than the second display time, or the first display time can be shorter than the second display time. Further, it is also possible to configure so that the length of the display time of the next image NG changes according to the operation timing of the first effect button 63a from the start to the end of the operation accepting period. For example, when the operation timing of the first effect button 63a is relatively early, the display time of the next image NG is relatively long, and when the operation timing of the first effect button 63a is relatively late, the next image NG is displayed. A configuration in which the time is relatively short is possible.

When the display time of the next image NG displayed based on the operation of the effect button in the second operation acceptance period elapses, the next image NG is erased from the display screen 7a, and as shown in FIG. , the promotion effect image SE is displayed substantially in the center of the display screen 7a. With the display of the promotion effect image SE, the third operation acceptance period occurs.

When the first effect button 63a is operated during the third operation acceptance period, the background character image HC is displayed as shown in FIG. 57(G) (special response effect). The background character image HC is displayed until a predetermined display time (for example, 3 seconds) elapses, and disappears from the display screen 7a after the elapse of the display time. After erasing the background character image HC (after the end of the display), an SP ready-to-win effect (special specific effect) corresponding to the variable effect pattern is displayed on the display screen 7a. This is because, as described above, when the number of operations of the first effect button 63a in the ready-to-win establishment special notice is three times, execution of the SP ready-to-win effect is determined.

[Effect of Example 2]
In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment described above, in the variable effect in which the notice effect pattern of the special notice when ready-to-win is established is set, the operation acceptance period occurs when the ready-to-win is established. When the first effect button 63a is operated (single-pressing operation) during this operation accepting period, an effect corresponding to the operation (operation corresponding effect) is executed. At this time, when the next image NG is displayed as the operation corresponding effect, an operation acceptance period occurs after that, and the effect based on the operation of the first effect button 63a can be executed again. In this embodiment, after the initial operation reception period, the operation reception period based on the operation of the first effect button 63a can occur once or twice. Therefore, the display of the next image NG based on the operation of the first effect button 63a (execution of the specific corresponding effect) makes it possible to obtain a game feature such that the operation reception period repeatedly occurs. In addition, as for the game characteristics, the number of occurrences of the operation acceptance period, that is, the number of times of operation of the first effect button 63a (the number of possible operations) changes according to the number of times of display of the next image NG (the number of times of execution of the specific correspondence effect). It can also be called playability. This makes it possible to improve the amusement of the game.

In addition, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the display of the next image NG (previous specific response effect) based on the operation of the effect button in the first operation reception period in the special notice when the ready-to-win is established, and the second operation reception The display mode of the next image NG is different from the display of the next image NG based on the operation of the effect button in the period (the next specific corresponding effect). Therefore, when the next image NG display effect (specific corresponding effect) based on the operation of the first effect button 63a is repeated in the ready-to-win establishment special notice, the effect mode can be changed. As a result, it is possible to enhance the taste of the effect (in this example, the special notice when the ready-to-win event is established) that accompanies the operation of the effect button.

In addition, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the number of operations of the first effect button 63a (number of occurrences during the operation reception period) in the special notice when ready-to-win is established is a predetermined upper limit of the number of operations that can be performed (in this example, 3 times), the background character image HC is displayed (execution of the special correspondence effect), and the SP ready-to-win effect (special specific effect) is always executed (see FIG. 55). The larger the number of operations of the first effect button 63a (the number of occurrences during the operation reception period) in the ready-to-win establishment special notice, the higher the reliability of the big hit (see FIG. 55). For this reason, whether or not the number of operations of the first effect button 63a in the ready-to-win establishment special notice reaches the upper limit (three times in this example), in other words, whether or not the background character image HC is displayed, It is possible to attract the player's interest. As a result, the effect associated with the operation of the effect button (in this example, a special notice when the ready-to-win game is established) becomes more interesting, and it is possible to further increase the interest in operating the effect button.

In the above-described second embodiment, when the number of operations of the first effect button 63a in the special notice when the ready-to-win is established reaches the predetermined upper limit of the number of possible operations (three times in this example), the reliability of the big hit Although the background character image HC with a high degree is displayed, the background character image HC is displayed based on the performance button operation during the operation reception period (for example, the first or second operation reception period) before the upper limit is reached. An image HC may be displayed. In this way, even if the number of operations of the first effect button 63a does not reach the upper limit, it is possible to make the player feel the expectation of a big win.

Also, in the second embodiment described above, the first effect button 63a is operated (single-pressed), but the second effect button 63b may be operated. In this case, the operation mode of the second effect button 63b can be a push operation, a pull operation, a rotation operation, or the like.

In addition, in the above-described second embodiment, when the operation receiving period occurs multiple times in the special notice when the reach is established, the first effect button 63a is operated in the same operation mode (single press) each time. The types of effect buttons to be operated may be varied, or the operation modes of the effect buttons may be varied. For example, the first effect button 63a is pressed once during the first operation reception period, the second effect button 63b is pressed during the second operation reception period, and the second effect button 63b is pressed during the third operation reception period. It is possible to employ a configuration such as pulling operation. Further, for example, the first effect button 63a is operated during the first to third operation reception periods, and the configuration is such that the first operation is a single-press operation, the second operation is a repeated operation, and the third operation is a long-press operation. is also possible. According to these configurations, the type of the effect button to be operated and the operation mode of the effect button can be changed depending on the number of occurrences of the operation reception period, so it is possible to increase the operation variation of the effect button. As a result, it is possible to increase the interest in operating the effect button.

Further, in the above-described second embodiment, in the case where the operation reception period occurs multiple times in the special notice when reach is established, the effect button operation in the previous operation reception period (for example, the first operation reception period) When the next image NG is displayed based on the display mode (specific correspondence 56 (C2), (E2)). On the other hand, the display mode of the next image NG based on the effect button operation in each operation reception period may be the same in each operation reception period, instead of being different. In this case, since there is only one type of performance pattern for the execution of the operation corresponding performance (specific corresponding performance) leading to the generation of the next operation reception period, the performance display control can be simplified accordingly.

Further, in the above-described second embodiment, the difference between the display mode of the next image NG based on the effect button operation in the previous operation reception period and the display mode of the next image NG based on the effect button operation in the next operation reception period Regarding the next image NG, the inclination modes of the next image NG were different from each other (see FIGS. 56(C2) and (E2)), but the difference in the display mode, that is, the effect mode of the specific correspondence effect based on the effect button operation is not limited to the second embodiment. For example, an image display as a specific response effect based on the effect button operation in the previous operation reception period and an image display as a specific response effect based on the effect button operation in the next operation reception period. The content, type, color, size, etc. may be made different. In addition, the specific response effect based on the operation of the effect button includes the display effect of displaying an image as in the second embodiment, the sound effect of outputting a predetermined sound effect, and the board lamp, frame lamp, etc. in a predetermined light emission mode. A light effect that emits light may be used, and it is also possible to combine these effects. This also makes it possible to change the mode of effect when the execution of the specific corresponding effect (occurrence of the operation acceptance period) based on the operation of the effect button is repeated.

Moreover, the special notice at the time of establishment of the ready-to-win state explained in the above-described second embodiment can be applied to the pachinko game machine 1 of the above-described first embodiment. That is, it is possible to make the pachinko game machine 1 equipped with the button notice at the start of variation and the button notice at the time of ready-to-win establishment according to the first embodiment and the special notice at the time to establish the ready-to-win state according to the second embodiment. In this case, for example, a notice effect pattern of button notice when reach is established and a notice effect pattern of special notice when reach is established are provided as the notice effect pattern of notice when reach is established, and a notice effect pattern of notice when reach is established is set. In the case (S4506), either one of the announcement effect patterns is configured to be settable. In this way, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the button notice at the time of reach establishment and the special notice at the time of reach establishment compete with each other in their execution, both of which are triggered by the establishment of reach.

Moreover, it is also possible to apply the operation effect of the first effect button 63a described in the first embodiment to the configuration of the second embodiment. That is, when the first effect button 63a is operated with a special notice when reach is established, it is possible to configure so that the state change (for example, vibration) of the first effect button 63a can occur in accordance with the operation. be. Specifically, for example, when the number of operations of the first effect button 63a in the special notice when reach is established reaches the upper limit of the number of times that can be operated (for example, 3 times), the background based on the operation that becomes the upper limit It is possible to employ a configuration in which the character image HC is displayed and the first effect button 63a vibrates. In this case, the vibration pattern of the first effect button 63a is a mode (short-time vibration) in which the first vibration motor 63e is driven only for a short time (for example, 0.5 seconds), or the first effect button 63a as long as the first effect button 63a is pressed. It is possible to adopt a mode (continuous vibration) in which the vibration motor 63e continues to drive. In this way, it is possible to attract the player's interest not only to the number of occurrences of the operation effect period (the number of operations of the effect button) but also to the change in the state of the effect button, thereby enhancing the interest of the effect accompanying the operation of the effect button. becomes possible.

Further, it is possible to apply the configuration related to whether or not to display the effect frame image EF described in the first embodiment to the configuration of the second embodiment. That is, in the special notice when ready-to-win is established executed during the variable production, depending on whether the number of times the first production button 63a is operated reaches the predetermined number of times or not, the subsequent fluctuation production ends (production It is possible to configure so that the effect modes (whether or not the SP ready-to-win effect is executed, whether or not the effect frame image EF is displayed, etc.) up to the stop display of the symbol 8 are different. Specifically, for example, when the number of operations of the first effect button 63a in the special notice when the ready-to-win is established reaches a predetermined upper limit of the number of times that can be operated (for example, 3 times), it is based on the operation that becomes the upper limit. After the background character image HC is displayed, the effect frame image EF is displayed together with the subsequent SP ready-to-win effect, while when the upper limit is not reached, the background character image HC and the effect frame image EF are not displayed. , SP reach effects can be displayed (executed). This makes it possible to attract the player's interest in the number of occurrences of the operation effect period (the number of times the effect button is operated) as well as the effect mode (development of the effect) after the operation of the effect button, thereby improving the amusement of the game. .

As described above, Examples 1 and 2 have been described as embodiments of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to these, and is limited to the wording of each claim as long as it does not depart from the scope described in each claim. However, it is possible for those skilled in the art to easily replace them, and to add improvements as appropriate based on the knowledge that those skilled in the art usually have.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, control processing (so-called special figure 2 Priority fluctuation) was adopted, but not limited to this, it may be a control process (so-called special figure 1 priority fluctuation) that preferentially digests the first special figure reservation to the second special figure reservation. Alternatively, no priority is set for the digestion of the first special reservation and the digestion of the second special reservation, and the first special reservation and the second special reservation are digested in order from the oldest one. A control process (so-called change in the order of incoming balls (order of storage)) may be used as the control process. Also, instead of the special figure 2 priority variation in the above-described embodiment, the first special symbol variation display and the second special symbol variation display (digestion of the first special symbol reservation and digestion of the second special symbol reservation) Control processing to be executed in parallel (so-called special figure 1, 2 simultaneous variation) may be adopted.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to a type 1 pachinko game machine that determines whether or not to activate the probability variation function based on the type of the jackpot pattern. is not limited to For example, the big winning opening (V attacker) is provided with a specific area (V area) as a variable probability operation opening, and the probability variation function is performed based on whether the game ball passes through the specific area (V passing) during the jackpot game. It is possible to apply the present invention to a type 1 pachinko game machine (so-called "V certain machine") that determines whether or not to operate. Alternatively, a specific area (V area) is provided in the large winning opening that can enter the ball when the result of the special symbol suitability determination is a small hit, and the game ball that enters the big winning opening during the small winning game It is also possible to apply the present invention to a one- and two-type pachinko machine in which a jackpot game is executed when a specific area is passed (V pass), and a jackpot game is executed based on the V pass.

Also, in the above-described embodiment, the probability variation function is deactivated/activated to set the jackpot probability to a low probability (first probability) or a high probability (second probability). is not limited to this, for example, three or more types of probabilities can be set, such as medium probability (third probability) higher than low probability (first probability) and lower than high probability (second probability) good too. Furthermore, first low probability and first high probability (first probability condition), second low probability and second high probability (second probability condition), third low probability and third high probability (third probability condition), etc. , a plurality of types of probability conditions that define the relationship between low probability and high probability are provided, and any of the plurality of types of probability conditions can be arbitrarily set (selected) when the gaming machine is powered on, for example. good too.

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Hereinafter, inventions related to the embodiments (examples) disclosed in this specification will be disclosed as reference inventions.

(Reference Invention 1)
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a game machine which is provided with effect buttons that can be operated by a player, and which is configured to execute effects using the effect buttons during a game (see, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2011-155998). A gaming machine provided with a performance button has the advantage that it can enhance the interest in the game by giving the player an opportunity to participate in the game (performance) through the operation of the performance button. However, it has become a matter of course now to install the effect button, and the effect using the effect button is becoming uniform, so there is still room for improvement in improving the game interest.

The present reference invention 1 has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its object is to improve the amusement of games in a game machine provided with operating means such as effect buttons.

The gaming machine of Reference Invention 1-1 is
a success/failure determination means capable of executing a success/failure determination;
a special game executing means capable of executing a special game based on the fact that the result of the success/failure determination is a specific result;
a production executing means capable of executing production;
an operation means that can be operated by a player;
and a state control means capable of controlling the state of the operation means,
The effect executing means can execute a notification effect for notifying the result of the success/failure determination,
Having an operation notification effect including an operation acceptance period of the operation means as the notification effect,
The state control means can set the state of the operation means to a special state when the operation means is operated during the operation reception period,
In the operation notifying effect, until the result of the suitability determination is notified depending on whether or not the operating means is operated during the operation accepting period and the state of the operating means becomes the special state. The present invention is characterized in that it is possible to vary the production modes of the

In such a gaming machine, an operation notification effect including an operation acceptance period of the operation means can be executed as a notification effect for notifying the result of the win/loss determination. When the operation notification performance is executed and the player operates the operation means during the operation acceptance period during the operation notification performance, the state of the operation means may or may not be in a special state, and becomes a special state. Depending on whether or not, it is possible to change the effect mode up to the notification of the result of the success/failure determination. Therefore, it is possible to attract the player's interest to the state of the operation means when the operation means is operated and the content of the notification effect (performance mode) after the operation. As a result, it is possible to enhance the interest of the operation notification effect, and by extension, it is possible to improve the game interest of the gaming machine provided with the operating means.

The gaming machine of Reference Invention 1-2 is the gaming machine of Reference Invention 1-1 described above,
The state control means sets the state of the operation means to the special state when the operation means is operated during the operation accepting period, and the state of the operation means is set to the state of the operation means at least while the operation means is being operated. is the special state.

In such a game machine, when the operating means is operated during the operation acceptance period during the operation notification effect and the state of the operating means becomes the special state, the state of the operating means is maintained at least while the operating means is being operated. be in a special state. Therefore, it is possible for the player to recognize through the operation of the operation means that the operation means is in the special state. This makes it possible to encourage the player to positively operate the operating means.

The gaming machine of Reference Invention 1-3 is the gaming machine of Reference Invention 1-1 or 1-2 described above,
As the operation notification effect, a first operation notification effect in which the state of the operation means does not change to the special state when the operation means is operated during the operation reception period, and the operation means is operated during the operation reception period. a second operation notification effect in which the state of the operation means becomes the special state when the operation is performed;
In the first operation notification effect, after the operation means is operated in the operation reception period, the result of the suitability determination is notified without executing a predetermined effect,
In the second operation notification effect, a predetermined effect is executed after the operation means is operated in the operation reception period, and the result of the success/failure determination is notified after the predetermined effect.

In such a gaming machine, when the first operation notification effect is executed as the operation notification effect, when the player operates the operation means during the operation reception period during the notification effect, the state of the operation means is changed to the special state. After that, the result of the success/failure determination is notified without executing the predetermined effect. On the other hand, when the second operation notification effect is executed as the operation notification effect, when the player operates the operation means during the operation reception period during the notification effect, the state of the operation means becomes a special state, and then a predetermined The result of the success/failure determination is notified through the execution of the effect. Therefore, when the player operates the operation means, it is possible to determine whether or not the predetermined effect is executed before the result of the win/loss determination is notified, depending on whether or not the state of the operation means becomes a special state. becomes. As a result, it is possible to attract the interest of the player to the state of the operation means and whether or not the predetermined effect is executed, thereby improving the amusement of the game.

The gaming machine of Reference Invention 1-4 is the gaming machine of any one of Reference Inventions 1-1 to 1-3 described above,
The operation reception period may occur multiple times in the operation notification effect,
The state control means can set the state of the operation means to a special state in at least one operation reception period among the plurality of operation reception periods.

In such a game machine, a plurality of operation reception periods can occur during one operation notification performance, and the state of the operation means is maintained during at least one operation reception period among the plurality of operation reception periods. can be a special state. Therefore, it is possible to attract the player's interest in the occurrence of the operation reception period and the operation of the operation means during the operation reception period. This makes it possible to enhance the interest of the operation notification effect.

The gaming machine of Reference Invention 1-5 is the gaming machine of Reference Invention 1-4 described above,
The state control means can set the state of the operation means to a special state in the final operation reception period among the plurality of operation reception periods.

In such a game machine, when the operation reception period occurs multiple times during one operation notification effect, the state of the operation means is changed to the special state in the final (final) operation reception period of the plurality of operation reception periods. can be. Therefore, when the operation acceptance period occurs multiple times during the operation notification presentation, it is possible to increase the interest in operating the operation means in the subsequent operation acceptance period. As a result, it is possible to more effectively enhance the interest of the operation notification effect.

The gaming machine of Reference Invention 1-6 is
an operation means that can be operated by a player;
vibrating means for vibrating the operating means;
a game execution means for executing the progress of the game;
In a game machine equipped with
determination means for determining whether a game is successful or not due to the establishment of a predetermined condition;
Effect display means for displaying a notification effect for notifying the success/failure determination result by the determination means;
with
The notification effect includes a first effect including an operation effect involving the operation of the operation means, and a second effect different from the first effect,
The game execution means is
When the operation means is operated in accordance with the display of the operation effect while the effect display means is displaying the first effect, the vibrating means applies a predetermined vibration force to the operation means. After that, the effect display means temporarily notifies the success/failure determination result by displaying the first effect, and subsequently displays the second effect to notify the success/failure determination result. When,
When the operation means is operated in accordance with the display of the operation effect while the effect display means is displaying the first effect, the vibration means applies the predetermined vibration force to the operation means. a second execution means for notifying the success/failure determination result by displaying the first effect, and executing the second effect so as not to be displayed;
It is characterized by having

In such a game machine, it is possible to enhance interest in the combination of the operation of the operating means, the vibration of the operating means, the first effect and the second effect.

According to the present invention 1 as described above, it is possible to improve the amusement of a game in a game machine provided with operation means such as effect buttons.

(Reference Invention 2)
Reference invention 2 solves the same problem as reference invention 1 described above.

The gaming machine of Reference Invention 2-1 is
A game machine capable of playing a game using a predetermined game medium,
an operation means that can be operated by a player;
and a production execution means capable of executing production,
The operating means is configured to take a first state and a second state,
The production execution means can execute an operation production using the operation means,
In the operation production,
a first operation presentation in which the operating means changes from the first state to the second state and changes from the second state to the first state;
a second operation presentation in which the operation means changes from the first state to the second state and the second state continues for a predetermined period;
The second operation effect may be executed after the first operation effect is executed.

Such a game machine is provided with operation means configured to be able to adopt the first state and the second state, and the first operation effect and the second operation effect can be executed as operation effects using this operation means. It has become. The first operation effect is an operation effect in which the operation means changes from the first state to the second state and changes from the second state to the first state, and the second operation effect is the operation means changes from the first state to the second state. , and the second state is continued for a predetermined period of time. Then, the second operation effect may be executed after the first operation effect is executed. Therefore, when the operation performance is executed, the operation performance is not only executed as the first operation performance, but may also be executed as the second operation performance via the first operation performance. becomes. As a result, it is possible to enhance the interest in the operation presentation, and by extension, it is possible to improve the game interest in the game machine provided with the operation means.

The gaming machine of Reference Invention 2-2 is the gaming machine of Reference Invention 2-1 described above,
An operation detection means capable of detecting an operation of the operation means,
In the first operation effect, the operation means changes from the first state to the second state based on the operation detection means detecting the operation of the operation means, and the operation means changes from the second state to the first state. becomes,
In the second operation effect, the operation means changes from the first state to the second state based on the operation detection means detecting the operation of the operation means, and then the operation detection means detects the operation means. The second state is maintained while the operation is detected.

Such a game machine is provided with operation detection means capable of detecting the operation of the operation means. Then, in the first operation effect, the operating means changes from the first state to the second state and changes from the second state to the first state based on detection of the operation of the operating means. Further, in the second operation effect, the operation means changes from the first state to the second state based on the detection of the operation of the operation means, and thereafter the second state is maintained while the operation of the operation means continues to be detected. Continued. Therefore, from the player's point of view, by operating the operation means, the state change (state transition) of the operation means by the first operation effect or the state change (state change) of the operation means by the second operation effect is performed through the operation means. migration) can be recognized. This makes it possible to encourage the player to positively operate the operating means.

The gaming machine of Reference Invention 2-3 is the gaming machine of Reference Invention 2-1 or 2-2 described above,
Equipped with a movable effect part that can take a non-operating state and an operating state,
The movable effect part is configured to be able to change from a non-operating state to an operating state based on the operation of the operating means,
The second operation effect may be executed when the movable effect portion changes from the non-operating state to the operating state based on the operation of the operating means.

Such a game machine is provided with a movable effect section that can change from a non-operating state to an operating state based on the operation of the operating means. Then, when the movable effect section changes from the non-operating state to the operating state based on the operation of the operating means, the second operation effect can be executed. Therefore, it is possible to provide an effect configuration in which both the state change (state transition) of the movable effect section and the state change (state transition) of the operation means due to the second operation effect can occur with the operation of the operation means as a trigger. . This makes it possible to increase interest in operating the operating means.

The gaming machine of Reference Invention 2-4 is the gaming machine of any one of Reference Inventions 2-1 to 2-3 described above,
The operating means includes first operating means and second operating means,
The first operation effect is an operation effect using the first operation means,
The second operation effect is an operation effect using the second operation means.

In such a game machine, the first operation means and the second operation means are provided as operation means, the first operation effect is executed using the first operation means, and the second operation effect is executed using the second operation means. is executed. Therefore, it is possible to vary the operational performance that can be executed depending on the type of operation means. This makes it possible to increase interest in operating the operating means.

The gaming machine of Reference Invention 2-5 is
An operation means that can be operated by a player and can be changed from a first state, which is a normal state, to a second state in which the player can sense that the state is different from the first state,
In an operation presentation in which a series of operation effective periods are set during which the operation of the operation means is effective, the operation means intermittently changes from the first state to the second state, and then returns to the first state. An intermittent action and a maintenance action in which the operation means changes from the first state to the second state and the second state of the operation means is maintained until the effective period of the series of operations ends is generated. may be
In the operation rendering, when the sustaining motion occurs during the effective period of the series of operations, the intermittent motion is always executed one or more times before the sustaining motion occurs during the valid period of the series of operations. It is characterized by being set so that

In such a game machine, when the operating means changes from the first state to the second state, it may immediately return to the first state, or may continue to maintain the second state. Further, when the second state continues to be maintained, the second state of the operation means continues to be maintained through one or more intermittent operations. As a result, it is possible to realize a surprising presentation mode in which the second state is maintained while making the player think that an intermittent action will occur.

According to the present invention 2 as described above, it is possible to improve the game amusement of the game machine provided with the operation means such as the effect button.

(Reference invention 3)
Reference invention 3 solves the same problem as reference invention 1 described above.

The gaming machine of Reference Invention 3-1 is
A gaming machine capable of executing a special game capable of awarding a predetermined profit to a player based on a display result of variable display of identification information becoming a specific display result,
an operation means that can be operated by a player;
an operation reception period generating means capable of generating an operation reception period for receiving an operation of the operation means during the variable display;
an operation corresponding effect executing means capable of executing an operation corresponding effect based on the operation of the operating means during the operation accepting period;
It is characterized in that, when a specific correspondence effect is executed as the operation corresponding effect, the operation accepting period occurs after the execution.

In such a game machine, an operation reception period occurs during the variable display of the identification information, and when the operation means is operated during the operation reception period, an operation corresponding performance is executed based on this. At this time, when a specific correspondence effect is executed as the operation corresponding effect, an operation reception period occurs after the specific corresponding effect is executed. Therefore, when the specific corresponding effect is executed based on the operation of the operating means, the operation reception period occurs again, and the operation corresponding effect based on the operation of the operating means can be executed. As a result, it is possible to obtain a game property such that an operation reception period is repeatedly generated by executing a specific corresponding effect based on the operation of the operating means (the operation of the operating means and the execution of the operation corresponding effect based on this are repeated), and the game interest is increased. can be improved.

The gaming machine of Reference Invention 3-2 is the gaming machine of Reference Invention 3-1 described above,
A specific correspondence effect is executed as the operation corresponding effect, the operation acceptance period occurs after the execution, and the next specific correspondence effect is executed based on the operation of the operation means during the operation acceptance period. , wherein the next specific correspondence effect and the previous specific correspondence effect are different in effect mode.

In such a game machine, an operation reception period occurs during the variable display of identification information, and a specific response effect (previous specific response effect) is executed based on the operation of the operating means during the operation reception period. If the specific response effect (the next specific response effect) is executed again based on the operation of the operation means during the next operation reception period that occurred based on the The mode is different. Therefore, when the operation of the operation means and the execution of the operation corresponding effect (specific corresponding effect) are repeated, it is possible to change the effect mode. This makes it possible to increase interest in operating the operating means.

The gaming machine of Reference Invention 3-3 is the gaming machine of Reference Invention 3-1 or 3-2 described above,
a specific effect executing means capable of executing a specific effect indicating whether or not a display result of the variable display is the specific display result during the variable display;
As the specific effect, a special specific effect is provided that suggests that the display result of the variable display is likely to be the specific display result,
As the operation corresponding effect, a special corresponding effect is provided separately from the specific corresponding effect,
When the special response effect is executed based on the operation of the operating means, the special specific effect is executed after the execution.

In such a gaming machine, it is possible to execute a specific effect indicating whether or not the display result of the variable display is the specific display result during the variable display of the identification information. As the specific effect, a special specific effect is provided to suggest that the display result of the variable display is likely to be the specific display result. In addition, as an operation corresponding effect based on the operation of the operating means, a special corresponding effect is provided separately from the specific corresponding effect that triggers the occurrence of the operation reception period again. Then, when the special response effect is executed based on the operation of the operating means during the operation acceptance period, the special specific effect is executed after the special response effect is executed. Therefore, it is possible to attract the player's interest in whether or not the special response effect is executed based on the operation of the operating means. This makes it possible to further increase interest in operating the operating means.

The gaming machine of Reference Invention 3-4 is the gaming machine of any one of Reference Inventions 3-1 to 3-3 described above,
The display result of the variable display is more likely to be the specific display result as the number of occurrences of the operation reception period during the variable display increases.

In such a game machine, when an operation reception period occurs during the variable display of identification information, the greater the number of occurrences, the more likely the display result of the variable display will be the specific display result (the possibility of executing a special game). ) is high. Therefore, during one variable display, the more the number of times the operation reception period occurs due to the execution of the specific response effect based on the operation of the operation means, the more likely the display result of the variable display will be the specific display result (special game (feasibility of This makes it possible to further increase interest in operating the operating means.

The game machine of Reference Invention 3-5 is
a display device;
a success/failure determination means for determining whether or not a game is successful;
a change stopping means for notifying the result of the judgment in a mode of stopping the identification information after the plurality of pieces of identification information are variably displayed on the display device;
an effect executing means for executing an effect during the variable display of the identification information;
In a gaming machine comprising
an operation means that can be operated by a player;
an effect selection means for selecting an effect to be executed by the effect execution means from a plurality of effects;
has
The plurality of effects include an effect with operation requesting operation of the operating means during execution of the effect and a no-operation effect not requiring operation of the operating means,
The effect with operation is characterized in that the requested number of operations of the operating means is changed by executing a specific effect during execution of the effect.

In such a game machine, by executing a specific effect during the execution of the effect with operation, the number of operations of the required operation means changes, so it is possible to increase the fun of the effect.

According to the present invention 3 as described above, it is possible to improve the amusement of the gaming machine provided with the operating means such as the effect button.

1 pachinko machine, 2 game board, 3 game area, 4 rail member, 5 board surface lamp, 6 ball return prevention piece, 7 image display device, 7a display screen, 8 production pattern, 9a first production suspension, 9b second production Suspension, 9c first effect suspension display area (first effect suspension display portion), 9d second effect suspension display area (second effect suspension display portion), 10 center decorative body, 13 decorative member, 14 movable decorative member, 19 fixed Prize-winning device 20 First start port 21 Second start port 22 Variable prize-winning device 23 Movable member 27 General prize-winning port 28 Gate 30 Grand prize-winning port 31 Grand prize-winning device 32 Opening/closing member 40 Main display , 41a first special symbol display (first special symbol display), 41b second special symbol display (second special symbol display), 60 launch handle, 63 production button, 63a first production button, 63b second Production button, 63c first production button detection switch, 63d second production button detection switch, 63e first vibration motor, 63f second vibration motor, 66 frame lamp, 67 speaker, 80 main control board (main control unit), 81 game Control microcomputer 90 Sub control board (sub control unit) 91 Production control microcomputer 100 Image control board (image control unit) 101 Image control microcomputer BG1 First production button image BG2 Second production button image CG1 first cut-in image, CG2 second cut-in image, EF effect frame image, HC background character image, HG effect image, MG1 first character image, MG2 second character image, MG3 third character image, NG next image, PG panel image, SE promotion effect image, SG dialogue image, TG operation acceptance period image.

Claims (1)

A gaming machine that can execute a special game that can give a predetermined profit to a player when the display result of the variable display of the identification information executed based on the result of the success/failure determination is the specific display result,
a display screen capable of displaying production patterns and predetermined images;
A variable effect executing means capable of executing a variable effect of stopping and displaying after variably displaying the effect pattern based on the result of the success/failure determination;
an operation means that can be operated by a player;
an operation reception period generating means capable of generating an operation reception period for receiving an operation of the operation means during execution of the variable effect ;
an operation-responsive effect executing means capable of executing an operation-responsive effect based on the operation of the operating means during the operation reception period during execution of the variable effect ,
The operation corresponding effects include a specific corresponding effect and a predetermined corresponding effect other than the specific corresponding effect,
The specific response effect is a effect of displaying a specific image suggesting that the operation acceptance period will occur again on the display screen,
The predetermined corresponding effect is a effect of displaying on the display screen a preview image suggesting the possibility that the effect symbol will be stopped and displayed in a stop display mode corresponding to the specific display result in the variable effect being executed,
The operation reception period generating means can generate the operation reception period for the number of times the operation can be performed, which is set as the number of times that the operation means can be operated, during execution of the variable effect ,
When a special effect is executed with the occurrence of the operation reception period during execution of the variable effect, the number of times the operation can be performed is not displayed on the display screen during the execution period of the special effect ,
When the specified corresponding effect or the predetermined corresponding effect is executed based on the operation of the operation means during the operation reception period of the execution period , the effect symbol is stopped and displayed based on the operation of the operation means. The specific image or the preview image is displayed without
When the forewarning image is displayed based on the operation of the operation means during the operation reception period of the execution period , the performance symbol is not stopped and is continuously displayed while the execution is performed. the operation acceptance period does not occur again during the period, and a predetermined specific effect image is displayed on the display screen after the execution period;
When the specific image is displayed based on the operation of the operation means during the operation reception period of the execution period , the effect symbol is not stopped and displayed and is displayed in a predetermined manner. A gaming machine , wherein the execution period continues without displaying the specific effect image on the display screen, and the operation reception period occurs again during the execution period.

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