JP7188781B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines.

2. Description of the Related Art A game machine such as a pachinko game machine is known to have a pattern display device that variably displays a plurality of patterns on a display screen. In such a game machine, for example, when a game ball passes through an operation opening provided in a game area, a lottery is conducted to determine whether or not to generate a specific game state advantageous to the player, such as a winning state. The variable display of the pattern is started. When the player wins the lottery, the specific picture combination is displayed on the display screen, and the game state shifts to the specific game state. With the transition to the specific game state, for example, opening and closing of a variable ball entry device provided in the game area is started, and a large amount of game balls are paid out (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-074175 A

Here, the needs of players that arise during games are diverse, and there is still room for improvement in terms of responding to such diverse needs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that satisfactorily meets the diverse needs of players.

The present invention
information acquisition means for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquired information storage means for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means with an upper limit of a predetermined number as a plurality of numbers;
determining whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the added information; Attachment determination means for sequentially performing the attachment determination for special information;
privilege giving means for giving a privilege to a player based on a result of grant determination by the grant determination means that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information;
The action for a game cycle is started based on the grant determination by the grant determination means, the stop result corresponding to the result of the grant determination is displayed, and the end of the motion for a game cycle is displayed. a game turn control means for controlling a notification means so that a game turn operation for each game turn is performed as one time according to the special information stored in the obtained information storage means;
A gaming machine comprising
The game spin control means comprises action period determination means for determining an action period from the start of the game action to the end of the game action, and the action period determined by the action period decision means. The game-playing operation is executed based on
Before the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is subject to grant determination by the grant determination means, a specific effect is executed in the game cycle operation for the predetermined special information. A specifying means for executing a specifying process capable of specifying information corresponding to the period until the timing,
The operation period determination means is configured to determine the operation period based on an operation period information group in which different operation periods are defined according to the number of the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. An operation period determination means is provided, and the period corresponding to the result of the specific process can be changed after that,
Special notification control means for enabling special notification corresponding to the period corresponding to the result of the specific process to be executed by the notification means or another notification means,
The special notification control means comprises means capable of executing provisional special notification when the result of the specific processing is a result corresponding to a period that can change thereafter,
The game machine is characterized by comprising means capable of executing a special mode corresponding to the given information as the mode of the special notification.

According to the present invention, it is possible to satisfactorily meet various needs of players.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine in one embodiment. 1 is a perspective view showing the main configuration of a pachinko machine in an expanded state; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the main configuration of a pachinko machine in an expanded state; FIG. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a pachinko machine; FIG. It is an explanatory view for explaining the display contents on the display screen of the pattern display device. It is an explanatory view for explaining the contents of various counters used for winning or losing lottery. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a right/wrong table; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a distribution table; FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interrupt processing in MPU of a main control unit. It is a flow chart which shows a prize-winning process for operation openings. It is a flow chart which shows information acquisition processing. 10 is a flowchart showing normal processing; It is a flow chart which shows game time control processing. 4 is a flowchart showing data setting processing; It is a flow chart which shows fluctuation start processing. 9 is a flow chart showing a variable display time setting process; It is a flowchart which shows game state transition processing. It is a flow chart which shows big winning a prize mouth opening and closing processing. 4 is a flowchart showing setting processing for each round; FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing transition processing after the opening/closing execution mode ends; FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure which concerns on special alerting|reporting. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a reservation storage area; FIG. It is a flow chart which shows confirmation processing for suspension. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a variable display time table; FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing pending command setting processing; FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the command corresponding process for holding|maintenance control in MPU of a production|presentation control apparatus. 10 is a flowchart showing operation corresponding processing; 9 is a flow chart showing processing for grasping a variable display time; It is an explanatory view for explaining an outline of special information. It is an explanatory view for explaining an outline of special information. It is a flow chart which shows correspondence processing at the time of acquisition. (a), (b) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a mode that the content of time alerting|reporting is corrected, (c) It is explanatory drawing which shows the fluctuation|variation display time table at the time of reach non-occurrence|production. It is an explanatory view for explaining an outline of special information. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing operation corresponding processing in the second embodiment. FIG. It is an explanatory view for explaining an outline of special information. It is an explanatory view for explaining a modification of special information.

<First Embodiment>
An embodiment of a pachinko game machine (hereinafter referred to as a "pachinko machine"), which is a type of game machine, will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 10, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the main components of the pachinko machine 10 in an expanded state. 2, the configuration within the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for the sake of convenience.

The pachinko machine 10, as shown in FIG. 1, has an outer frame 11 forming an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and a game machine main body 12 attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be rotatable forward. . The outer frame 11 is formed by connecting wooden plates or the like on four sides, and has a rectangular frame shape. A pachinko machine 10 is installed in a game hall by fixing an outer frame 11 to an island facility.

The game machine body 12 includes an inner frame 13, a front door frame 14 arranged in front of the inner frame 13, and a back pack unit 15 arranged behind the inner frame 13. - 特許庁The inner frame 13 of the game machine main body 12 is rotatably supported with respect to the outer frame 11 . More specifically, the inner frame 13 can be rotated forward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation tip side in a front view.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13, and can be rotated forward with the left side as the rotation base end and the right side as the rotation tip side in a front view. It is said that As shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13, and can be rotated backward with the left side as the rotation base end and the right side as the rotation tip side in a front view. It is considered movable.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the game machine body 12 is provided with a locking device 16 at the tip of rotation thereof, and has a function of locking the game machine body 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 so that the game machine body 12 cannot be opened. and has a function of locking the front door frame 14 with respect to the inner frame 13 so that it cannot be opened. Each of these locked states is released by unlocking the cylinder lock 17 exposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 using an unlock key.

Next, the configuration of the front side of the gaming machine body 12 will be described.

The inner frame 13 is mainly composed of a resin base 21 that has substantially the same outer shape as the outer frame 11 . A substantially elliptical window hole 23 is formed in the central portion of the resin base 21 . A game board 24 is detachably attached to the resin base 21 . The game board 24 is made of plywood, and a game area formed on the front surface of the game board 24 is exposed to the front side of the inner frame 13 through the window holes 23 of the resin base 21 .

Here, the configuration of the game board 24 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 24 is router-processed to form a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction. Each opening has a general winning port 31, a variable winning device 32, an upper operating port (first starting ball portion or non-prioritized starting ball portion) 33, a lower operating port (second starting ball portion or priority starting ball) 34, a through gate 35, a variable display unit 36, a main display section 43, a character object display section 44, and the like are provided.

When a ball enters the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, the upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34, it is detected by a detection sensor (not shown) arranged on the back side of the game board 24, A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out based on the detection result. In this case, 10 game balls are paid out when a ball enters the general winning hole 31, and 15 game balls are paid out when a ball enters the variable winning device 32. is executed, and when a ball enters the upper working port 33, three game balls are paid out, and when a ball enters the lower working port 34, four game balls are paid out. is executed.

Incidentally, the number of game balls to be paid out is not limited to the above. However, in order to increase the advantage of the lower working port 34 over the upper working port 33 , it is preferable to set the number of payouts associated with the lower working port 34 to be larger than the number of payouts associated with the upper working port 33 . Also, in order to increase the advantage of the variable winning device 32 with respect to each operation port 33,34, it is preferable to set the number of payouts related to the variable winning device 32 to be larger than the number of payouts related to each operation port 33,34.

In addition, an out port 37 is provided at the bottom of the game board 24, and game balls that do not enter various winning ports are discharged from the game area through the out port 37.例文帳に追加The game board 24 is also provided with a large number of nails 38 for properly dispersing and adjusting the falling direction of game balls, and various members (accessories) such as windmills.

Here, the entry ball means that the game ball passes through a predetermined opening, and not only the mode in which the game ball is discharged from the game area after passing through the opening, but also the game ball is discharged from the game area after passing through the opening. It also includes a mode in which it is not. However, in the following description, in order to clearly distinguish the game ball entering the out port 37, the game ball entering the variable winning device 32, the upper operation port 33, the lower operation port 34 or the through gate 35 is also expressed as a prize.

The upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34 are unitized as an operating port device and installed on the game board 24 . Both the upper working port 33 and the lower working port 34 are opened upward. Further, the two working ports 33 and 34 are arranged vertically so that the upper working port 33 faces upward. The lower operation port 34 is provided with an electric accessory 34a as a guide piece consisting of a pair of left and right movable pieces.

The electric accessory 34a will be described. The electric accessory 34a has a closed state (non-supported state or non-guided state) in which it is difficult for the game ball to enter the lower operating port 34, and an open state (supported state or guided state) in which the game ball is more likely to enter than in the closed state. can be switched to

An operating port case 33a that constitutes the upper operating port 33 protrudes forward and has a substantially trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front, and the length of the upper side is smaller than the length of the lower side. At this time, the upper side length of the operating port case 33a (that is, the lateral width of the upper operating port 33) is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, and the lower side length is the same when the electric accessory 34a is in the closed state. The length is greater than the distance between the left and right electric accessories 34a. Also, when the electric accessory 34a is in the closed state, the installation interval between the two operation ports 33 and 34 is such that the distance between the operation port case 33a and the upper end of the electric accessory 34a is slightly shorter than the diameter of the game ball. is adjusted.

According to the above configuration, when the electric accessory 34a is closed, the game ball cannot enter the lower operation opening 34, and when the electric accessory 34a is opened, the winning to the lower operation opening 34 becomes possible. Especially at this time, during the movement of the electric accessory 34a from the closed state to the open state, the operating port case 33a of the upper operating port 33 has a substantially trapezoidal shape as described above, which becomes an obstacle. Until the accessory 34a is fully opened, the winning of the game ball to the lower operation opening 34 is impossible, and the winning is possible only when the electric accessory 34a is almost fully opened. In other words, the game ball falling from above hits the side surface of the operating port case 33a and is repelled to the outside, and does not enter the lower operating port 34 directly. As a result, when the electric accessory 34a is opened in an extremely short time, it becomes extremely difficult to win the lower operation opening 34, and only when the open state of the electric accessory 34a continues. Easier to win prizes.

In addition to the configuration in which the operating port case 33a of the upper operating port 33 is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape as described above, the operating port case 33a of the upper operating port 33 may be configured to have a two-stage structure with a narrow upper portion and a wide lower portion. Approximately V-shaped guide pieces may be provided on the left and right sides of the port 33, or obstacle nails may be implanted obliquely below the operation port case 33a.

The variable winning device 32 includes a large winning opening 32a leading to the back side of the game board 24, and an opening/closing door 32b for opening and closing the large winning opening 32a. The opening/closing door 32b is normally in a closed state in which game balls cannot win or are difficult to win. It can be switched to an open state. Here, the opening/closing execution mode is a mode to be shifted to when a jackpot win or a special loss win is made. The opening/closing execution mode will be described later in detail. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 32, the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly opened with a plurality of rounds (eg 15 rounds) as the upper limit, with the elapse of a predetermined time (eg 30 sec) or the winning of a predetermined number (eg 10) as one round. There is a mode to be done.

The main display portion 43 and the accessory display portion 44 are provided on the decorative member 39 arranged along the outer edge of the lower side of the game area. The decorative member 39 extends from the board surface of the game board 24 to the front of the pachinko machine 10 . More specifically, the front surface of the decorative member 39 faces a window panel 62 provided on the front door frame 14 so that the game area can be viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. The distance between them is narrower than one game ball. As a result, game balls are prevented from falling in front of the front surface of the decorative member 39.例文帳に追加

A main display portion 43 and a character object display portion 44 are provided so as to be exposed from the front surface of the decorative member 39 . That is, the main display portion 43 and the accessory display portion 44 can be visually recognized from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the window panel 62 of the front door frame 14, and the game balls can be seen in front of these display portions 43 and 44. It is prevented from falling. It should be noted that, on the upper surface of the decorative member 39, a part of the plurality of general prize winning openings 31 described above is installed in a state of being open upward.

When the variable prize winning device 32 enters the opening/closing execution mode (or when the variable prize winning device 32 enters the opening/closing execution mode) due to the winning of the jackpot, the main display unit 43 displays the big prize winning opening 32a of the variable prize winning device 32 in the opening/closing execution mode. A round display portion RS for indicating the number of times the is opened, a first result display portion AS for indicating the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning in the upper operation port 33, and a lower operation port 34 A second result display section BS is set for clearly indicating the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the prize.

In the round display section RS, the display of the number of times of opening is started when the opening/closing execution mode is started, and the display is finished when the opening/closing execution mode is finished.

In the first result display portion AS, the winning to the upper working port 33 triggers the variable display of the pattern, and as a result of the stoppage of the variable display, the internal lottery performed based on the winning to the upper working port 33 is performed. The results are clearly indicated by the display. When the result of the internal lottery based on the prize winning to the upper operation port 33 is the winning result corresponding to the shift to the opening/closing execution mode, the predetermined stop result is displayed on the first result display part AS and the variable display is performed. is stopped, the opening/closing execution mode is entered.

In the second result display section BS, the variable display of the pattern is performed triggered by the winning of the lower working opening 34, and as a result of stopping the variable display, the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the lower working opening 34 is performed. The results are clearly indicated by the display. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the lower operation port 34 is the winning result corresponding to the shift to the opening/closing execution mode, the second result display part BS displays a predetermined stop result and fluctuating display. is stopped, the opening/closing execution mode is entered.

Here, based on the winning of any of the operation ports 33, 34, the corresponding result display units AS, BS start the variable display, display a predetermined stop result, and stop the variable display. It corresponds to one game time. However, one game round is not limited to the above contents. In the configuration in which the variable display is performed in the result display section, the variable display is started in the single result display section, and the game cycle is continued until the variable display is stopped while a predetermined stop result is displayed. 1 time.

The character item display section 44 is a display section for clearly indicating the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the through gate 35 . In this case, in the character object display unit 44, the variable display of the pattern is performed with the winning of the through gate 35 as a trigger. The result of is specified by the display. When the result of the internal lottery based on the prize winning to the through gate 35 is the winning result corresponding to the transition to the electric role open state, the predetermined stop result is displayed on the display part 44 for the accessory and the variable display is performed. is stopped, it shifts to the electric power open state. In the electric operation open state, the electric accessory 34a provided in the lower operation opening 34 is opened in a predetermined manner.

Although the main display unit 43 and character object display unit 44 are configured by a segment display device having a plurality of segments, they are not limited to this, and other display devices such as a liquid crystal display device may be used. good too.

The variable display unit 36 is provided with a pattern display device 41 for variable display (or variable display or switching display) of patterns. A center frame 42 is arranged in the variable display unit 36 so as to surround the pattern display device 41 . The upper portion of the center frame 42 extends forward of the pachinko machine 10.例文帳に追加As a result, the game ball is prevented from falling in front of the display screen of the pattern display device 41, and the configuration is such that the visibility of the display screen is not lowered due to the game ball falling. .

The pattern display device 41 is configured as a liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal display, and display contents are controlled by a display control device which will be described later. On the pattern display device 41, for example, patterns are displayed side by side in the top, middle, and bottom, and these patterns are variably displayed by being scrolled in the horizontal direction. In this case, the variable display on the symbol display device 41 is started based on the winning of the upper operation opening 33 or the lower operation opening 34 . That is, when the variable display is performed in the first result display section AS, the pattern display device 41 performs the variable display accordingly, and when the variable display is performed in the second result display section BS, the variable display is performed accordingly. At the same time, a variable display is performed on the pattern display device 41 . Then, for example, in the opening and closing execution mode, the symbol display device 41 is preset in the game cycle to shift to the opening and closing execution mode corresponding to 15 rounds in which the large winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 is opened 15 times. A predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on the activated line.

A first holding light emitting section 45 corresponding to the first result display section AS and the pattern display device 41 is provided in the upper left portion on the front side of the center frame 42 . The number of winning game balls in the upper operation port 33 is reserved up to four, and the reserved number is displayed by lighting of the first reservation light emitting part 45.例文帳に追加A second holding light emitting section 46 corresponding to the second result display section BS and the pattern display device 41 is provided on the upper right portion of the front side of the center frame 42 . The number of winning game balls in the lower operation port 34 is reserved up to four, and the number of reserved balls is displayed by lighting the second reservation light emitting part 46.例文帳に追加As described above, since the upper part of the center frame 42 extends forward of the pachinko machine 10, the visibility of the first holding light-emitting unit 45 and the second holding light-emitting unit 46 is not hindered by the falling game balls. ing.

A third holding light-emitting portion 47 corresponding to the accessory display portion 44 is provided at the lower portion of the center frame 42 . The number of times the game ball has passed through the through gate 35 is reserved up to four times, and the number of reserved balls is displayed by lighting the third reservation light emitting part 47.例文帳に追加Note that each of the holding light emitting units 45 to 47 may be configured to be displayed on a part of the pattern display device 41, or the like.

An inner rail portion 51 and an outer rail portion 52 are attached to the game board 24. The inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52 constitute a guide rail, and the game ball is shot from the game ball shooting mechanism 53. A ball is guided to the upper part of the game area. The game ball shooting mechanism 53 is attached below the window hole 23 in the resin base 21, as shown in FIG. action is performed.

A front door frame 14 is provided so as to cover the entire front side of the inner frame 13. - 特許庁As shown in FIG. 1, the front door frame 14 is formed with a window portion 61 through which substantially the entire game area can be viewed from the front. The window portion 61 has a substantially elliptical shape, and the window panel 62 described above is fitted therein. The window panel 62 is made of transparent and colorless glass, but is not limited to this and may be made of transparent and colorless synthetic resin.

Light emitting means such as various lamps are provided around the window portion 61 . A display light emitting portion 63 is provided above the window portion 61 as part of the various light emitting portions. Speaker units 64 are provided on both the left and right sides of the display light-emitting unit 63 to output sound effects and the like according to the game state.

Below the window portion 61 of the front door frame 14, an upper bulging portion 65 and a lower bulging portion 66, which bulge forward, are vertically arranged side by side. An upper plate 71 that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 65 , and a lower plate 72 that likewise opens upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 66 . The upper tray 71 has a function of temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device, which will be described later, and guiding them toward the game ball launching mechanism 53 while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 72 has a function of storing surplus game balls in the upper tray 71 . Game balls put out from the putout device 96 of the back pack unit 15 are discharged to the upper tray 71 and the lower tray 72 through the passage forming unit 73 provided on the back surface of the front door frame 14 .

In addition, in the area facing the front of the pachinko machine 10 in the upper bulging portion 65, a performance operation portion 75 (specifically, an operation button) manually operated by the player is provided. For example, by manually operating the effect operation section 75 in accordance with a suggestion or the like displayed on the display screen G of the pattern display device 41, the effect content on the display screen G of the pattern display device 41 or the like corresponds to the same operation. It will be the content of the production.

Next, the configuration of the rear side of the gaming machine main body 12 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, a main control device 81 and an effect control device 82 are mounted on the back surface of the inner frame 13 (specifically, the game board 24).

The main control device 81 is provided with a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that governs the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power supply, and the main control board is made of a transparent resin material. It is configured to be accommodated in a board box 83 made of, for example. The board box 83 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (front case body) and a box cover (back case body) that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and box cover are inseparably connected by a box connecting portion 85 as separation preventing means (or connecting means), thereby sealing the board box 83 . Since the box coupling portions 85 are inseparably connected, the circuit board box 83 needs to be destroyed or partly excised when the internal space of the circuit board box 83 is opened. A plurality of box joint portions 85 are provided on the long side portion of the substrate box 83, and at least one of them is used for the joint processing.

Any configuration can be applied to the box coupling portion 85 as long as it is configured to couple the box base and the box cover so that they cannot be opened. It is connected to the box cover so that it cannot be opened. The connection processing by the box connection unit 85 prevents unauthorized opening after the connection, and makes it possible to detect such a situation early and easily even if unauthorized opening should occur. Even after opening, it is possible to perform the opening process again. That is, the coupling process is performed by inserting a locking claw into at least one long hole of the plurality of box coupling portions 85 . When the board box 83 is to be opened, such as when a problem occurs with the housed main control board or when the main control board is inspected, the box coupling portion 85 into which the locking claw is inserted and the other box coupling portion 85 are separated from each other. and the connecting part with the box body. As a result, the box base and box cover of the board box 83 are separated, and the main control board inside can be taken out. After that, when the connection process is performed again, the locking claw is inserted into the elongated hole of the other box connection portion 85 . If a history of opening the board box 83 is left in the board box 83, it is possible to easily find out that the board box 83 has been illegally opened.

A plurality of connecting pieces 86 are provided on one of the short sides of the board box 83 so as to protrude laterally. These connecting pieces 86 are in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of connecting pieces 87 formed on the mounting base of the main controller 81. A join process is performed between

As a trace means for detecting unauthorized opening of the circuit board box 83, a seal may be pasted across the boundary between the box base and the box cover. In this case, when the sealing seal is peeled off from the affixed portion, the adhesive layer of the sealing seal remains on the board box 83 side, leaving a trace. Furthermore, an IC tag that transmits a response wave containing identification information in response to a calling wave of a predetermined frequency is provided on the sealing sticker, and when the sealing sticker is peeled off, the antenna of the IC tag is cut off and the response wave is removed. A configuration in which wave transmission is disabled may be adopted.

The performance control device 82 is provided with a performance control board that controls a display control device (not shown) as well as voice and lamp display according to instructions from the main control device 81. The performance control board is a board box made of a transparent resin material or the like. 84 and configured.

The back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 91, as shown in FIG. The back pack 91 is made of transparent synthetic resin, and has a protective cover portion 94 that protrudes rearward and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape so as to cover the main control device 81, the effect control device 82, and the like from the rear. ing.

The payout mechanism part 92 is arranged so as to bypass the protective cover part 94, and includes a tank 95 to which the game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished, and the game balls stored in the tank 95. and a payout device 96 for putting out balls. The game balls paid out from the payout device 96 are discharged to the upper tray 71 or the lower tray 72 through a payout passage (not shown) provided downstream of the payout device 96 . The payout mechanism 92 is supplied with a main power supply of, for example, 24 volts AC, and is equipped with a back pack board provided with a power switch for turning the power on and off.

Further, the back pack 91 is provided with an external output terminal 99 on the side of the rotation shaft of the back pack unit 15 and on the upper edge side. The external output terminal 99 includes an output terminal for outputting a signal when game balls are insufficient in the tank 95 or the like, an output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, and a predetermined number of game balls. An output terminal for outputting a signal each time a game is rented, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the main body 12 of the game machine is opened, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the front door frame 14 is opened, and an output terminal for outputting a signal when opening/closing execution mode, etc. An output terminal is provided for outputting a signal (or while transitioning to a state). Through these output terminals, signals relating to the state of the frame side are output to the management control device on the game hall side. An output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of game balls are rented is unnecessary in a so-called cash machine.

The controller assembly unit 93 comprises a payout controller 97 and a power supply and launch controller 98 . The payout control device 97 and the power supply and firing control device 98 are arranged one on top of the other in such a manner that the payout control device 97 is behind the pachinko machine 10 .

The payout control device 97 is configured such that a payout control board for controlling the payout device 96 is accommodated in a board box. In this case, the board box of the payout control device 97 may be subjected to fraud prevention means similar to the board box 83 of the main controller 81 .

The power supply and launch control device 98 is configured by housing a power supply and launch control board in a board box. The launching of the game ball accompanying the operation of the shooting handle 54 is controlled. In addition, the pachinko machine 10 has a memory holding function of various data, so that even in the event of a power failure, the state at the time of the power failure can be retained and the state at the time of the power failure can be restored when the power failure is restored. It's like

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

An MPU 202 is mounted on a main control board 201 provided in the main controller 81 . The MPU 202 includes a ROM 203 storing various control programs executed by the MPU 202 and fixed value data, and a memory for temporarily storing various data when executing the control programs stored in the ROM 203. A RAM 204, an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input/output circuit, various counter circuits as a random number generator, and the like are incorporated.

The MPU 202 is provided with an input port and an output port. An input side of the MPU 202 is connected to a power failure monitoring board 205 provided in the main control device 81, a payout control device 97 and various detection sensors 211a to 211e. In this case, the power supply and launch control device 98 is connected to the power failure monitoring board 205 , and power is supplied to the MPU 202 via the power failure monitoring board 205 . In addition, as a part of the various detection sensors 211a to 211e, the general prize winning port 31, the variable prize winning device 32, the upper operation port 33, the lower operation port 34, the through gate 35, etc. The MPU 202 of the main control unit 81 makes a winning judgment (ball entry judgment) for each ball entry section. In addition, the MPU 202 executes a jackpot generating lottery based on winnings to the upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34, and executes a support generating lottery based on winnings to the through gate 35. - 特許庁

A power outage monitoring board 205, a payout control device 97 and an effect control device 82 are connected to the output side of the MPU202. A winning ball command is output to the payout control device 97 based on the winning judgment result to the winning corresponding winning ball portion. In this case, the command information storage area 225 of the ROM 203 is referred to when outputting the prize ball command. When the winning to the general winning opening 31 is specified, a prize ball command corresponding to the payout of 10 game balls is output, and when the winning to the variable winning device 32 is specified, 15 are output. A prize ball command corresponding to the payout of game balls is output, and when the winning to the upper operation port 33 is specified, a prize ball command corresponding to the payout of three game balls is output to the lower operation port 34. , a prize ball command corresponding to the payout of four game balls is output.

Various commands such as a variation start command, a type command, a variation end command, an opening command and an ending command are output to the effect control device 82 . In this case, when outputting these various commands, the command information storage area 225 of the ROM 203 is referred to. Details of these various commands will be described later. Each of the above commands is configured as information of a predetermined number of bytes, and various types of information are included as the information of the predetermined number of bytes.

In addition, on the output side of the MPU 202, a variable winning driving unit 32c for opening and closing the open/close door 32b of the variable winning device 32, an electric accessory driving unit 34b for opening and closing the electric accessory 34a of the lower operation opening 34, and a main display. 43 are connected. Various driver circuits are provided on the main control board 201, and the MPU 202 executes drive control of various drive units through the driver circuits.

In other words, in the open/close execution mode, the MPU 202 executes drive control of the variable winning driving section 32c so that the big winning opening 32a is opened and closed. Further, when the electric accessory 34a is won in the open state, the MPU 202 executes drive control of the electric accessory drive unit 34b so that the electric accessory 34a is opened and closed. Further, at each game round, the MPU 202 executes display control of the first result display portion AS or the second result display portion BS in the main display portion 43, and when the variable winning device 32 is in the opening/closing execution mode, the main display portion The display control of the round display part RS in 43 is executed.

Furthermore, an external output terminal 99 is connected to the output side of the MPU 202. Through this external output terminal 99, information on ball entry to various ball entry sections and jackpot information is sent to the management control device (hall computer HC) on the gaming hall side. Information related to the lottery result such as is output. As a result, the state of the pachinko machine 10 can be grasped by the hall computer HC.

The blackout monitoring board 205 relays between the main control board 201 and the power supply and launch control unit 98, and also monitors the maximum voltage output from the power supply and launch control unit 98, which is a stable 24 volts DC. The payout control device 97 controls the payout of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 96 based on the prize ball command input from the main control device 81 .

The power supply and launch control device 98 is connected to, for example, a commercial power supply (external power supply) in a game arcade or the like. Then, based on the external power supplied from the commercial power supply, the operating power required for each of the main control board 201 and the payout control device 97 is generated, and the generated operating power is indicated by a double line arrow. supply through the route. Also, the power supply and shooting control device 98 is responsible for the shooting control of the game ball shooting mechanism 53, and the game ball shooting mechanism 53 is driven when predetermined shooting conditions are met.

Effect control device 82, based on various commands input from the main control device 81, display light emitting portion 63 and speaker portion provided in each holding light emitting portion 45 to 47 provided in the variable display unit 36 and the front door frame 14 64 and controls the display control device 212 .

The display control device 212 executes display control of the pattern display device 41 based on the command input from the effect control device 82 . In this case, the effect control device 82, based on various commands input from the main control device 81, determines the variable display time of the symbols in the symbol display device 41 and the type of combination of symbols to be finally stopped and displayed. A lottery is executed for the presence or absence of reach generation and the content of reach performance.

Here, the display contents of the pattern display device 41 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 shows a display screen G of the pattern display device 41. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6(a), the display screen G of the pattern display device 41 has three pattern rows Z1, Z2 and Z3 of upper, middle and lower rows. Each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is constructed by arranging main symbols and sub-symbols in a predetermined order. Specifically, in the upper pattern row Z1, 9 types of main patterns "1" to "9" are arranged in descending numerical order, and one sub-design is arranged between each main design. . In the lower pattern row Z3, 9 types of main symbols "1" to "9" are arranged in ascending numerical order, and one sub-symbol is arranged between each main symbol. That is, the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 are composed of 18 symbols. On the other hand, in the middle symbol row Z2, nine types of main symbols "1" to "9" are arranged in ascending order of numbers, and between the main symbol "9" and the main symbol "1" A main pattern of "4" is additionally arranged in , and one sub-pattern is arranged between each of these main patterns. In other words, only the middle pattern row Z2 is composed of 20 symbols with 10 main symbols arranged. On the display screen G, the symbols of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are variably displayed so as to scroll in a predetermined direction with periodicity. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6B, the display screen G is designed so that three symbols are stopped for each symbol row, and as a result, a total of nine symbols (3×3) are stopped and displayed. It is designed to be

In addition, the display screen G has five effective lines, that is, a left line L1, a middle line L2, a right line L3, a downward-sloping line L4, and an upward-sloping line L5. Then, the variable display is stopped in the order of upper symbol row Z1→lower symbol row Z3→middle symbol row Z2, and all symbol rows Z1 are formed in a state in which a combination of symbols with the same number is formed on any of the effective lines. When the fluctuation display of ~Z3 is completed, a big win moving image is displayed as a normal big win result or a 15R probability variable big win result, which will be described later.

In the pachinko machine 10, the main symbols with odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) correspond to "specific symbols", and when a 15R probability variable jackpot result occurs, the same specific symbols are used. The combination is displayed frozen. Also, the main symbols with even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8) correspond to "non-specific symbols", and when a normal jackpot result occurs, the combination of the same non-specific symbols is stopped and displayed. be.

Also, in the case of the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result described later, the variable display of all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is completed in a state in which a combination of symbols with different numbers is formed, and then the explicit animation is displayed. It is now displayed. Also, in the case of a non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result or a special loss result, which will be described later, the variable display of all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is completed in a state in which a combination of symbols with different numbers is formed, and then , common videos are displayed.

The pattern display device 41 may arbitrarily display the patterns in any manner, and is not limited to the above. can be changed as appropriate.

In the lower left part of the display screen G, a first reserved display area Ga is set, and in the lower right part of the display screen G, a second reserved display area Gb is set.

In the first reservation display area (non-priority side reservation display area) Ga, the same number of unit reservation display areas Ga1 to Ga4 as the maximum number of reservations when the game ball enters the upper operation port 33 are arranged in the horizontal direction. It is divided and displayed as follows. Specifically, the maximum number of reservations when the game ball wins the upper operation port 33 is 4, and correspondingly, the first unit reservation display area Ga1, the second A unit reserved display area Ga2, a third unit reserved display area Ga3, and a fourth unit reserved display area Ga4 are set.

For example, when the number of reservations when the game ball wins the upper operation opening 33 is 1, a predetermined reservation image is displayed only in the first unit reservation display area Ga1, and the game ball enters the upper operation opening 33 When the number of pending prizes is 4, a predetermined pending image is displayed in all of the first unit pending display area Ga1 to the fourth unit pending display area Ga4.

In addition, in the second reservation display area (priority side reservation display area) Gb, the same number of unit reservation display areas Gb1 to Gb4 as the maximum number of reservations when the game ball enters the lower operation opening 34 are arranged side by side in the left and right direction. It is divided and displayed so that it is displayed. Specifically, the maximum number of reserved when the game ball has won the lower operation opening 34 is four, corresponding to the second reserved display area Gb, the first unit reserved display area Gb1, the second A unit reserved display area Gb2, a third unit reserved display area Gb3, and a fourth unit reserved display area Gb4 are set.

For example, when the number of reservations when the game ball enters the lower operation opening 34 is 1, the reservation image is displayed only in the first unit reservation display area Gb1, and the game ball wins the lower operation opening 34. When the number of pending items is four, the pending images are displayed in all of the first unit pending display area Gb1 to the fourth unit pending display area Gb4.

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Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described.

During the game, the MPU 202 uses various types of counter information to set the jackpot lottery, display settings for the main display section 43, set pattern display settings for the pattern display device 41, set display settings for the accessory display section 44, and the like. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, a jackpot random number counter C1 used for the lottery of jackpot occurrence, a jackpot type counter C2 used when judging jackpot types such as probability variable jackpot results and normal jackpot results, A reach random number counter C3 used for a reach lottery when the symbol display device 41 loses and fluctuates, a random number initial value counter CINI used for initial value setting of the jackpot random number counter C1, and a first result display part AS of the main display part 43 And the second result display section BS and the variation type counter CS for determining the variation display time in the pattern display device 41 are used. Further, an electric accessory release counter C4 is used for lottery to determine whether or not the electric accessory 34a of the lower operating port 34 is to be in the electric role open state.

Each of the counters C1 to C3, CINI, CS, and C4 is a loop counter that adds 1 to the previous value each time it is updated and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Each counter is updated at short time intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in the lottery counter buffer 231 set in a predetermined area of the RAM 204 . In the lottery counter buffer 231, information corresponding to the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, and the reach random number counter C3 is stored as acquired information storage means when a prize is won in the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34. is stored in the retained ball storage area 232.

The reserved ball storage area 232 includes a reserved area RE including a first result display reserved area Ra and a second result display reserved area Rb, and an execution area AE. The reservation areas Ra and Rb are provided with a first area, a second area, a third area and a fourth area, respectively. Each numerical value information of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 stored in 231 is stored in one of the areas as reserved information. Note that the pending information corresponds to special information.

In this case, in the first area to the fourth area, when winning to the upper working port 33 or the lower working port 34 occurs multiple times in succession, the first area → second area → third area → fourth area Each numerical information is stored chronologically in order of area. Since four areas are provided in this manner, up to four winning histories of game balls to the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34 are retained and stored. In addition, a total reservation number storage area is provided in the reservation ball storage area 232, and in the total reservation number storage area, the number of holding and storing the winning history of the upper operation opening 33 or the lower operation opening 34 is specified. Information for doing is stored.

The execution area AE is an area for moving each value stored in the first area of the reservation area RE when starting the variable display on the main display section 43, and when starting one game cycle, the execution area AE is moved. Based on the various numerical information stored in the .

For details of each counter, the jackpot random number counter C1 is, for example, incremented one by one within the range of 0 to 599, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 599). In particular, when the jackpot random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the jackpot random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 599). The jackpot random number counter C1 is periodically updated, and stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball enters the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34.例文帳に追加More specifically, it is stored in the first result display holding area Ra of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation port 33, and the second result display portion of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the lower operation port 34. is stored in the reservation area Rb.

Random number values for winning a jackpot are stored as a success/failure table (success/failure information group) in a success/failure table storage area 221 as success/failure information group storage means in the ROM 203 . Here, the contents of the success/failure table will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the success/failure table includes the success/failure table for the low-probability mode (low-probability information group) shown in FIG. information group for probability) is set. That is, in the pachinko machine 10, a low probability mode (low probability state) and a high probability mode (high probability state) are set as the lottery mode of the lottery means.

Under the game state in which the success/failure table for the low-probability mode is referred to in the lottery, two random numbers are used to win the jackpot, as shown in FIG. 8(a). On the other hand, under the gaming state in which the success/failure table for the high-probability mode is referred to in the lottery, as shown in FIG. As long as the probability of winning is higher in the high-probability mode than in the low-probability mode, the number and value of random numbers for winning are arbitrary.

In addition, in each lottery mode, the lottery result is a loss result except for the value of the random number that wins the jackpot, but in the pachinko machine 10, two types of loss result, a special loss result and a normal loss result, are set. It is These differences will be explained later.

The jackpot type counter C2 is incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 29, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 29). Here, in this embodiment, a plurality of jackpot results are set. The results of these multiple jackpots are (1) the mode of opening/closing control of the variable prize winning device 32 in the opening/closing execution mode, (2) the lottery mode in the win/fail lottery means after the opening/closing execution mode ends, and (3) the bottom after the opening/closing execution mode ends. A plurality of jackpot results are set by providing a difference in the three conditions of the support mode in the electric accessory 34a of the operation port 34.

Here, as a mode of opening/closing control of the variable prize winning device 32 in the opening/closing execution mode, the frequency of occurrence of prize winning to the variable prize winning device 32 is relatively high or low during the period from the start to the end of the opening/closing execution mode. A high-frequency winning mode and a low-frequency winning mode are set as follows. Specifically, in the high frequency winning mode, the opening and closing of the large winning opening 32a is performed 15 times (high frequency number of times) from the start to the end of the opening and closing execution mode, and one opening takes 30 seconds (high frequency time). ) has passed, or until the number of winning prizes in the big winning opening 32a reaches 10 (high frequency number). On the other hand, in the low frequency winning mode, the large winning opening 32a is opened and closed twice (the number of times for low frequency) from the start to the end of the opening and closing execution mode, and one opening is 0.2 sec (low frequency time). or until the number of winning prizes in the big winning opening 32a reaches 6 (low frequency number).

In this case, in the pachinko machine 10, when the shooting handle 54 is operated by the player, the game ball shooting mechanism 53 is operated so that one game ball is shot toward the game area every 0.6 seconds. Drive controlled. On the other hand, in the low-frequency winning mode, the opening time of the large winning opening 32a once is 0.2 sec as described above. That is, in the low-frequency winning mode, the opening time of the large winning opening 32a is shorter than the shooting cycle of the game ball. Therefore, substantially no winning of game balls occurs in the opening/closing execution mode associated with the low-frequency winning mode.

In the high frequency winning mode and the low frequency winning mode, the number of times of opening and closing the large winning port 32a, the opening limit time for one opening, and the opening limit number for one opening are higher in the high frequency winning mode than in the low frequency winning mode. However, as long as the frequency of winning to the variable prize winning device 32 increases from the start to the end of the opening/closing execution mode, the value is not limited to the above value and is arbitrary. Specifically, if the high frequency winning mode has more opening and closing times than the low frequency winning mode, the opening limit time for one opening is longer, or the opening limit number for one opening is set more good.

However, in order to clarify the difference in benefits between the high-frequency winning mode and the low-frequency winning mode, in the opening and closing execution mode related to the low-frequency winning mode, substantially no winning to the variable winning device 32 occurs. configuration. For example, in the high-frequency winning mode, the product of the firing cycle of the game ball and the open limit number is set shorter than the opening limit time for one opening, while in the low-frequency winning mode, for one opening, The product of the game ball launch period and the open limit number may be set longer than the open limit time. Also, even if the shooting interval of the game ball and the opening time of the large winning opening 32a once are not the above, in the low frequency winning mode, by setting the latter to be shorter than the former, It is possible to easily realize a configuration in which substantially no winning to the variable winning device 32 occurs.

As a support mode for the electric accessory 34a of the lower operating port 34, when compared in a situation where the game ball is continuously shot in a similar manner to the game area, the electric accessory 34a of the lower operating port 34 is Low-frequency support mode (low-frequency support state or low-frequency guide state) and high-frequency support mode (high-frequency support state or high-frequency guide state) so that the frequency of opening states per unit time is relatively high or low. and are set.

Specifically, in the low frequency support mode and the high frequency support mode, the probability of winning the electric role open state in the electric role product opening lottery using the electric role product opening counter C4 is the same (for example, both are 1/2). However, in the high-frequency support mode, the number of times the electric accessory 34a is in the open state when the electric role open state is won is set more than in the low-frequency support mode. A long time is set. In this case, in the high-frequency support mode, when the electric role open state is won and the open state of the electric accessory 34a occurs multiple times, the closing from the end of one open state to the start of the next open state The time is set shorter than one opening time. Furthermore, in the high-frequency support mode, the minimum secured time for the next electric accessory open lottery after one electric accessory open lottery is performed is set shorter than the low-frequency support mode. It is

As described above, in the high-frequency support mode, the probability of winning the lower operation opening 34 is higher than in the low-frequency support mode. In other words, in the low-frequency support mode, the probability of winning the upper working port 33 is higher than the lower working port 34, but in the high-frequency support mode, the lower working port 34 is more likely to be won than the upper working port 33. Higher chance of winning. When a prize is awarded to the lower operation port 34, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out, so in the high-frequency support mode, the player plays the game while not reducing the number of balls in his hand too much. be able to.

In addition, the configuration for making the high frequency support mode more frequent than the low frequency support mode to be in the electric role open state per unit time is not limited to the above. It may be configured to increase the probability of winning the electric role open state. Furthermore, the high-frequency support mode and the low-frequency support mode may be set by changing any one of the number of times, the opening time, and the probability of winning, or an arbitrary combination of conditions.

The jackpot type counter C2 is periodically updated, and stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball enters the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34.例文帳に追加More specifically, it is stored in the first result display holding area Ra of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation port 33, and the second result display portion of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the lower operation port 34. is stored in the reservation area Rb.

The distribution destination of the game result for the jackpot type counter C2 is stored as a distribution table (distribution information group) in a distribution table storage area 222 as distribution information group storage means in the ROM 203 . Here, the contents of the distribution table will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the distribution table includes a distribution table (first distribution information group) for the first result display section in FIG. 9(a) and a second result display section in FIG. 9(b). A distribution table (second distribution information group) for is set.

In the distribution table for the first result display unit, as shown in FIG. Explicit high probability corresponding game result or result of latent probability variable state), explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result (explicit high probability corresponding game result or result of sudden probability change state), 15R probability variable jackpot result (high probability special game result) set It is

The normal jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the opening/closing execution mode becomes a high-frequency prize winning mode, and after the opening/closing execution mode ends, the win/fail lottery mode becomes a low-probability mode and the support mode becomes a high-frequency support mode. However, this high-frequency support mode transitions to the low-frequency support mode when the number of games reaches the end reference number of times (specifically, 100 times) after transition. In other words, the normal jackpot result is a jackpot result that shifts the game state to the normal jackpot state (low-probability special game state).

The non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the opening/closing execution mode becomes the low-frequency winning mode, and after the opening/closing execution mode ends, the winning/failure lottery mode becomes the high-probability mode and the support mode becomes the low-frequency support mode. be. In other words, the non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result is a jackpot result that shifts the game state to the non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot state (non-explicit high probability corresponding game state).

The explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the opening/closing execution mode becomes the low-frequency winning mode, and furthermore, after the opening/closing execution mode ends, the winner/failure lottery mode becomes the high-probability mode and the support mode becomes the high-frequency support mode. . The high-frequency support mode continues until the lottery results in the win/fail lottery result in winning the big win state and the game shifts to the big win state accordingly. In other words, the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result is a jackpot result that shifts the game state to the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot state (explicit high probability corresponding game state).

The 15R probability variable jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the opening/closing execution mode becomes the high-frequency winning mode, and after the opening/closing execution mode ends, the winning/failure lottery mode becomes the high-probability mode and the support mode becomes the high-frequency support mode. The high-frequency support mode continues until the lottery results in the win/fail lottery result in winning the big win state and the game shifts to the big win state accordingly. In other words, the 15R probability variable jackpot result is a jackpot result that shifts the game state to the 15R probability variable jackpot state (high probability special game state).

In relation to each game state described above, the normal game state refers to a state in which the lottery mode is the low probability mode and the support mode is the low frequency support mode.

In the distribution table for the first result display part, among the values of the jackpot type counter C2 of "0 to 29", "0 to 9" correspond to normal jackpot results, and "10 to 14" are not specified. It corresponds to the 2R probability variable jackpot result, "15 to 19" corresponds to the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result, and "20 to 29" corresponds to the 15R probability variable jackpot result.

As described above, the implicit 2R probability variable jackpot result and the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result are set as the probability variable jackpot result, thereby diversifying the aspect of the probability variable jackpot result. That is, when three types of variable probability jackpot results are compared, the degree of advantage for the player is the highest for the 15R probability variable jackpot result, which is the high frequency winning mode in the opening and closing execution mode and the high frequency support mode in the support mode, and the opening and closing execution. Low-frequency winning mode in mode, but high-frequency support mode in support mode Explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result is next highest, low-frequency winning mode in opening and closing execution mode, and low-frequency support mode in support mode Non-explicit The 2R probability variable jackpot result is the lowest. As a result, the monotony of the game can be suppressed, and it is possible to increase the degree of attention to the game.

In particular, in the non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result, after the opening/closing execution mode ends, the success/failure lottery mode shifts to the high probability mode, but the support mode becomes the low frequency support mode like the normal game state. Then, as a game state, although the support mode of the electric accessory 34a is common to the low-frequency support mode, it is possible to create a game state in which the winning lottery mode is the high-probability mode. It is possible to predict whether the winning lottery mode is a high-probability mode or a low-probability mode, and to increase the degree of attention to the game.

On the other hand, in the distribution table for the second result display section, as shown in FIG. 9B, only normal jackpot results and 15R probability variable jackpot results are set as game result distribution destinations. Of the values of the jackpot type counter C2 of "0 to 29", "0 to 9" correspond to the normal jackpot results, and "10 to 29" correspond to the 15R probability variable jackpot results.

As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, the mode of distributing the game results in the case of winning a jackpot is the case of winning a jackpot based on the winning of the upper operating port 33 and the winning of the lower operating port 34. It is different from the case of winning a jackpot based on.

Here, regardless of whether the distribution table for the first result display section or the distribution table for the second result display section is used, the probability of the probability variable jackpot result when winning the jackpot is the same. there is That is, in the distribution table for the first result display unit, the number of values of the jackpot type counter C2 assigned to the non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result, the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result, and the 15R probability variable jackpot result is 20. ing. In addition, in the distribution table for the second result display section, the number of values of the jackpot type counter C2 assigned to the 15R probability variable jackpot result is 20 pieces. Therefore, the probability that the lottery mode becomes the high-probability mode after the opening/closing execution mode ends is the case of winning the jackpot based on the winning of the upper operating port 33 and the winning of the jackpot based on the winning of the lower operating port 34. It is the same as the case where it becomes (specifically, 2/3).

However, when a jackpot is won based on the winning to the lower operating port 34 and a probability variable jackpot result is generated, the result is always a 15R probability variable jackpot result, whereas a jackpot winning is based on the winning to the upper operating port 33 and In the case of a probability variable jackpot result, there is a probability of 1/4 that it is an implicit 2R probability variable jackpot result or an explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result, and a probability of 1/2 that it is a 15R probability variable jackpot result. In other words, the probability of occurrence of the 15R probability variable jackpot result, which has the highest degree of advantage for the player among the probability variable jackpot results, is higher when the jackpot is won based on the winning to the lower operating port 34. It will be higher than when a jackpot is won based on the winning prize.

Also, in the non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result, as described above, after the opening and closing execution mode ends, the success or failure lottery mode will shift to the high probability mode, but the support mode will shift to the low frequency support mode, so the 15R probability variable jackpot result And when compared with the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result, the electric accessory 34a is less likely to be in the open state, so the opportunity to receive the game ball payout is reduced, and furthermore, the distribution is based on the distribution table for the second result display section. It is less likely that a lottery will take place.

As described above, there is a clear difference in advantages for the player between the upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34 . Therefore, the player will play the game expecting that the lower operation port 34 will win a prize among the upper operation port 33 and the lower operation port 34, and accordingly, the frequency of winning the lower operation port 34 will increase. The degree of attention of the player to the high-frequency support mode in which .

In addition, in the pachinko machine 10, as described above, when a winning result is obtained in the winning lottery, a normal losing result or a special losing result is obtained. In this case, in the case of a normal failure result that occurs with a relatively high probability when a failure result occurs, the switch to the opening/closing execution mode does not occur, and furthermore the win/fail lottery mode and the support mode do not change.

On the other hand, in the case of a special failure result that occurs with a relatively low probability when a failure result is obtained, a special failure state occurs. In the special lost state, the mode is shifted to the opening/closing execution mode in a situation where the lottery results in a losing result. However, the open/close execution mode of the transition destination is the low-frequency winning mode. Therefore, even if the result is a special omission, the winning of the game ball to the big winning hole 32a cannot be expected. Further, after the opening/closing execution mode ends, transition to the win/fail lottery mode and the support mode does not occur.

By setting the special loss result as described above, the opening of the big winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 can be used as an effect. Here, under the normal game state in which the winning/failure lottery mode is the low probability mode and the support mode is the low frequency support mode instead of the opening/closing execution mode, if the result is a special loss, the opening/closing is executed as the low frequency winning mode. It only shifts to the mode, and then returns to the normal game state. On the other hand, when the non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result occurs, it shifts to the opening and closing execution mode, which is a low-frequency winning mode, and after that, although the support mode is a low-frequency support mode, the lottery mode is high. Probabilistic mode. Then, the occurrence of the special loss result and the occurrence of the non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result under the normal game state are caused by shifting to the opening and closing execution mode as the same low-frequency winning mode, and after that, the support mode becomes the low-frequency support. , and the difference between the two is that the lottery mode of the former is a low probability mode, whereas the lottery mode is a high probability mode of the latter. In other words, the behavior of each movable object such as the behavior of the variable winning device 32 and the behavior of the electric accessory 34a of the lower operation port 34 is common to the occurrence of the special loss result and the occurrence of the non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result under the normal game state. However, only the internal lottery status is different. As a result, when the opening/closing execution mode, which is the low-frequency winning mode, occurs in the normal game state, it is possible to imagine whether the win-or-no lottery mode has shifted to the high-probability mode after that, and the game starts. It is possible to increase the attention of

When the lottery mode is the low-probability mode, as shown in FIG. 8(a), the number of random numbers that result in a special loss is two, the same as the number of random numbers that result in a big win. On the other hand, when the winning lottery mode is the high probability mode, as shown in FIG. It is one less than the number of random number values that result in outliers. In this way, by making the number of random number values that result in a special outlier result smaller than the number of random number values that result in a jackpot winning under the high probability mode, the probability of a special outlier result in the high probability mode is reduced. It is possible to increase the probability of winning. In addition, by setting the number of random numbers that result in special outliers to be less in high probability mode than in low probability mode, the probability of special outliers in high probability mode is lower than in low probability mode. can also be lowered.

The reach random number counter C3 is, for example, incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 238, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 238). The reach random number counter C3 is periodically updated, and is stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball enters the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34.例文帳に追加More specifically, it is stored in the first result display holding area Ra of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation port 33, and the second result display portion of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the lower operation port 34. is stored in the reservation area Rb. Then, whether or not to generate reach is determined based on the reach table stored in the reach table storage area of the ROM 203 . However, in the game round in which the open/close execution mode is entered, the MPU 202 determines whether or not to generate a reach regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3. Although the number of the reach random number counter C3 corresponding to the occurrence of the reach display is the same in each game state, it may be set individually according to the game state. For example, when the support mode is the high-frequency support mode, the number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of the reach indication may be set larger than in the low-frequency support mode.

Here, the ready-to-win display (ready-to-win state) is provided with a pattern display device 41 capable of performing variable display (or variable display) of patterns (patterns), and the open/close execution mode of the variable winning device 32 is a high-frequency winning mode. In the gaming machine where the stop display result after the variable display is the special display result in the game round, the stop display result is derived and displayed after the variable display (or variable display) of the pattern (picture) in the pattern display device 41 is started. It is a display state for making the player think that it is a variable display state that is likely to result in the above-mentioned special display before being displayed.

In other words, by stopping and displaying the symbols of some of the plurality of symbol rows displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device 41, a combination of jackpot symbols corresponding to the occurrence of the high-frequency winning mode is established. It is a display state in which combinations of possible ready-to-win patterns are displayed, and in that state, patterns are displayed in the remaining pattern rows in a variable manner.

More specifically, as a step prior to ending the variable display of symbols, a combination of jackpot symbols corresponding to the occurrence of the high-frequency winning mode is established on a preset active line in the display screen of the symbol display device 41. To form a ready-to-win line by stop-displaying a combination of ready-to-win patterns that have the possibility of being hit, and to perform variable display of patterns by a final stop pattern row under the condition that the ready-to-win line is formed.

Specifically, the display contents of FIG. 6 will be described. A reach line is formed by stop-displaying the main symbols having the same number on the lines L1 to L5, and in a situation where the reach line is formed, the symbols are displayed in the middle symbol row Z2. It becomes a reach display by being drawn. When the high-frequency winning mode occurs, the main symbols having the same number as the main symbols forming the reach line are stopped and displayed on the reach line in the middle symbol row Z2. The variable display of the symbol ends.

In addition, in the ready-to-win display, while the combination of ready-to-win symbols is displayed as described above, the patterns are displayed in the remaining pattern rows in a variable manner, and a predetermined character or the like is displayed as a moving image on the background screen. It includes those that perform production, and those that perform ready-to-win production by displaying a predetermined character or the like as a moving image on substantially the entire display screen after reducing or hiding the combination of ready-to-win patterns. Also, when the ready-to-win display is being performed or before the ready-to-win display is performed, whether or not to perform the advance notice display using a predetermined image such as a predetermined character is determined using the reach random number counter C3 or other counters. may

The fluctuation type counter CS is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 198, for example, and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 198). The variation type counter CS is used in the MPU 202 to determine the variation display time in the first result display portion AS and the second result display portion BS of the main display portion 43 and the symbol variation display time in the symbol display device 41. . The fluctuation type counter CS is updated once each time a normal process, which will be described later, is executed, and is repeatedly updated within the remaining time of the normal process. Then, the variation type counter CS is stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball has entered the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 . More specifically, it is stored in the first result display holding area Ra of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation port 33, and the second result display portion of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the lower operation port 34. is stored in the reservation area Rb.

The electric accessary product release counter C4 is, for example, configured to be incremented by one within the range of 0 to 250 and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 250). The electric accessory release counter C4 is periodically updated, and stored in the electric role holding area 233 of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the through gate 35. - 特許庁Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to control the electric accessory 34a to the open state based on the stored value of the electric accessory release counter C4. For example, if C4=0 to 190, the electric accessory 34a is controlled to open state, and if C4=191 to 250, the electric accessory 34a is not controlled to open state.

As already explained, the MPU 202 determines the fluctuation display time in the first result display section AS and the second result display section BS using the value of the fluctuation type counter CS stored in the execution area AE. The variable display time table storage area 223 of the ROM 203 is used for the determination. In addition, in the MPU 202, using the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 and the value of the jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE, the stop results in the first result display portion AS and the second result display portion BS are determined. However, the stop result table storage area 224 of the ROM 203 is used for the determination.

<Regarding Various Processing Executed by Main Controller 81>
Next, the timer interrupt processing and normal processing executed by the MPU 202 in the main control device 81 in advancing the game in each game cycle will be described. In addition to the timer interrupt processing and normal processing, the MPU 202 executes main processing that is activated upon power-on and NMI interrupt processing that is activated by input of a power failure signal to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). However, description of these processes is omitted.

<Timer interrupt processing>
First, timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process is started by the MPU 202 periodically (for example, every 2 msec).

In step S101, reading processing of various detection sensors is executed. That is, it reads the states of various detection sensors connected to the main controller 81, determines the states of the detection sensors (detection information from the detection sensors), and saves the detection information (winning detection information). For example, when it is determined that a ball has entered the upper working opening 33, a winning detection flag for the upper working opening is stored in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204, and a ball has entered the lower working opening 34. When it is determined that it has, the winning detection flag for the lower opening is stored in the various flag storage area 235 . Also, when it is determined that the game ball has passed through the through gate 35 , a winning detection flag for the through gate is stored in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204 .

After that, in step S102, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 204 .

In the subsequent step S103, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory release counter C4 are updated. Specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory release counter C4 are each incremented by 1, and cleared to 0 when those counter values reach the maximum value. Then, the updated values of the respective counters C1 to C4 are stored in the corresponding buffer areas of the RAM 204. FIG.

In the subsequent step S104, a prize-winning process for through accompanying the prize-winning to the through gate 35 is executed. In the win-through processing, it is determined whether or not a prize-winning detection flag for through gate is stored in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204. If the flag is stored, it is stored in the electric work holding area. On the condition that the number of stored accessory pending memories is less than 4, the value of the electric role product release counter C4 updated in step S103 is stored in the electrical role pending area. In addition, the production control device 82 executes a process for lighting the pending light emitting section 46 of the variable display unit 36 corresponding to the pending memory number. Then, when the prize winning detection flag for the through gate is stored in the various flag storage area 235, the prize winning detection flag is erased and the prize winning processing for the through gate is terminated.

After executing the winning process for the through gate in step S104, the process proceeds to step S105, in which the winning process for the working openings accompanying the winning of the working openings 33 and 34 is executed, and this timer interrupt process ends. do.

<Winning process for operating port>
Here, the prize winning process for the working opening will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 10 and 11. FIG.

In step S201, it is determined by the detection state of the detection sensor corresponding to the upper operation opening 33 whether or not the game ball has won the upper operation opening 33 (start winning). When it is determined that the game ball has entered the upper operation port 33, in step S202, a prize ball command for causing the payout control device 97 to pay out three game balls is set. In subsequent step S203, an external signal setting process is performed in order to output a signal to the management control device on the game hall side that the game ball has entered the upper operation port 33. FIG. In step S204, the value stored in the retention number storage area of the first result display section retention area Ra is read, and the starting retention storage number RaN retained and stored in the first result display section retention area Ra is set. (Hereinafter, it is also referred to as the first start pending storage number RaN). After that, in step S205, information acquisition processing for storing the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, jackpot type counter C2, reach random number counter C3, and fluctuation type counter CS is performed, and the winning process ends.

When it is determined in step S201 that the game ball has not entered the upper operation opening 33, in step S206, whether or not the game ball has entered the lower operation opening 34 (start winning) is determined by the lower operation opening 34. Determined by the detection state of the detection sensor. When it is determined that the game ball has entered the lower operation port 34, a prize ball command for causing the payout control device 97 to pay out four game balls is set in step S207. In subsequent step S208, an external signal setting process is performed in order to output a signal to the management control device on the game hall side that the game ball has entered the lower operation opening 34. FIG. In step S209, the value stored in the number-of-holds storage area of the second result display section reservation area Rb is read, and the start-up reservation number RbN reserved and stored in the second result display section reservation area Rb is set. (Hereinafter, it is also referred to as the second start pending storage number RbN). After that, information acquisition processing is performed in step S205, and the main winning processing ends.

On the other hand, if both step S201 and step S206 are NO, that is, if the game ball does not enter either the upper working port 33 or the lower working port 34, the winning process is terminated.

Incidentally, the prize ball commands set in steps S202 and S207 are transmitted to the payout control device 97 in the external output processing S401 of the normal processing to be described later.

Here, the information acquisition processing in step S205 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the information acquisition process, first, in step S301, it is determined whether or not the number N (RaN or RbN) of start pending storage set in step S204 or step S209 is less than the upper limit value (4 in this embodiment). judge. If the starting pending memory number N is equal to the upper limit value, this information acquisition process is terminated as it is. While incrementing by one, the value (hereinafter referred to as common pending number CRN) stored in the total pending number storage area in step S303 is also incremented by one.

In the following step S304, each value of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the fluctuation type counter CS updated in step S103 is stored in the free storage area of the corresponding result display holding area. It is stored in the first storage area, that is, the storage area corresponding to the reserved storage number incremented by one in step S302.

In other words, when the start suspension memory number RaN for the upper working port is set, each value of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3 and the fluctuation type counter CS updated in step S103 is stored in the first memory area of the empty memory areas of the upper working port reservation area Ra, ie, the starting reservation memory number RaN for the upper working port incremented by one in step S302 and the corresponding reservation area Ra.

Further, when the start suspension memory number RbN for the lower operating port is set, each value of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 updated in step S103 is set to the lower operating port The starting reserve memory number RbN for the lower working port incremented by one in step S302 is stored in the reserve area Rb corresponding to the first memory area of the empty memory areas of the reserve area Rb for the lower work port.

In subsequent steps S305 and S306, the effect control device 82 and the display control device 212, which are sub-side (secondary side) control devices, recognize that the winning to the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 has occurred, and are described later. Confirmation processing for suspension and processing for setting a suspension command, which are processing for executing a suspension notice to be executed, are executed. After that, if the winning detection flag is stored, the flag is erased and the information acquisition process is terminated.

The hold command set in the hold command setting process of step S306 will be transmitted to the effect control device 82 in the external output process (step S401) of the normal process described later. 33 and the lower operation opening 34, the information is based on which operation opening is won, and in the effect control device 82, by receiving the reservation command, the reservation display area Ga , Gb to correspond to the increase in the pending number.

Specifically, when the command received by the display control device 212 via the effect control device 82 corresponds to the winning of the upper operation port 33, the reservation display area for the upper operation port A process for causing Ga to display the holding image is executed. In the reserved display area Ga, the reserved images are displayed sequentially from the left side. For example, if the starting reserved memory number RaN for the upper working port is 1, the reserved image is displayed in the first unit reserved display area Ga1 at the left end. If the start suspension memory number RaN is 4, the suspension images are displayed in all of the suspension display areas Ga1 to Ga4. In addition, when the command received by the display control device 212 via the effect control device 82 corresponds to the winning of the lower operation opening 34, it is reserved in the reservation display area Gb for the lower operation opening Execute processing to display the image. In the reserved display area Gb, the reserved images are sequentially displayed from the left side. For example, if the starting reserved memory number RbN for the lower opening is 1, the reserved image is displayed in the first unit reserved display area Gb1 at the left end. If the number RbN of start pending storage is 4, the pending images are displayed in all the pending display areas Gb1 to Gb4. A detailed description of each process in steps S305 and S306 will be given later.

<Normal processing>
Next, the flow of normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The normal process is a process that is started after the main process that is activated when the power is turned on is executed, and the main process of the game is executed in the normal process. As an overview, the processing of steps S401 to S406 is executed as regular processing with a period of 4 msec, and the counter update processing of steps S408 and S409 is executed during the remaining time.

In normal processing, first, an external signal output processing is executed in step S401. In the external signal output process of step S401, output data such as a command set in the timer interrupt process or the previous normal process is transmitted to each sub-side control device. Specifically, the presence or absence of the prize ball command is determined, and if the prize ball command is set, it is transmitted to the payout control device 97 . In addition, when a production command such as a variation command, a type command, a variation end command, etc. is set, it is transmitted to the production control device 82. - 特許庁

Next, in step S402, the change type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the variation type counter CS is incremented by 1, and the counter value is cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the updated value of the fluctuation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 204 .

In the following step S403, game round control processing for controlling the game in each game round is executed. In this game round control processing, big hit determination, setting of variable display of symbols by the symbol display device 41, display control of the main display section 43, and the like are performed.

After executing the game round control process of step S403, it progresses to step S404 and executes a game state transition process. Although the details will be described later, the game state shifts to an opening/closing execution mode, a high probability mode, a high frequency support mode, and the like by this game state transition processing. Details of the game round control process in step S403 and the game state transition process in step S404 will be described later.

In the subsequent step S405, an electric support process for driving and controlling the electric accessory 34a provided in the lower working port 34 is executed. In this electric role support process, numerical information obtained from the electric role product release counter C4 stored in the electric role holding area 233 of the RAM 204 is used to determine whether or not to open the electric role product 34a. A lottery is performed, and when the electric role open state is won, the opening/closing process of the electric accessory 34a is executed. In addition, display control of the accessory display unit 44 is performed so as to teach the lottery result of the electric role opening lottery.

Here, as already explained, as a mode of support by the electric accessory 34a, a low frequency support mode and a high frequency support mode are set, and the transition to one of the support modes is performed in the game state transition process. will be After this processing, if the high frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204, the high frequency support mode is set, and if the flag is not set, the low frequency support mode is set.

In the electric service support process, it is determined whether or not the high frequency support mode is set by determining whether or not the high frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204 . Then, in the case of the high-frequency support mode, the number of times the electric accessory 34a is in the open state is set larger than in the low-frequency support mode when the electric role open state is won, and one time Set a longer open time. In the case of the high-frequency support mode, when the open state of the electric accessory 34a is won and the open state of the electric accessory 34a occurs multiple times, the next open state is started after the end of one open state. Set so that the closing time up to is shorter than the opening time of one time.

Incidentally, when shifting to the open/close execution mode, the support mode is forcibly set to the low frequency support mode even if the high frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204 .

Thereafter, in step S406, game ball launch control processing is executed. In the game ball shooting control process, the solenoid of the game ball shooting mechanism 53 is excited once in a predetermined period (for example, 0.6 sec) on condition that a shooting permission signal is input from the power/shooting control device 98. . As a result, the game ball is launched toward the game area PE.

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

That is, in step S408, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding area of the RAM 204 . Also, in step S409, the change type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the variation type counter CS is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter values reach the maximum value. Then, the updated value of the fluctuation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding area of the RAM 204 .

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

<Game Round Control Processing>
Next, the game round control processing in step S403 will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 14 to 17 and the like.

In the game round control process, first, in step S501, it is determined whether or not the open/close execution mode is in progress. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the opening/closing execution mode flag (opening/closing execution state information) is stored in the opening/closing execution mode flag storage area (opening/closing execution state information storage means) in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204. do. The opening/closing execution mode flag is stored when the game state is shifted to the opening/closing execution mode in the game state transition processing described later, and is erased when the opening/closing execution mode is ended in the game state transition processing.

When it is in the open/close execution mode, the process after step S502, that is, the game round start process of steps S503 to S505 and the game round progress process of steps S506 to S509 are not executed, and this game is executed. Terminate the turn control process. In other words, when the open/close execution mode is in progress, the game cycle is not started regardless of whether or not the winning to the operation ports 33 and 34 has occurred.

If the open/close execution mode is not in progress, it is determined in step S502 whether or not the main display section 43 is in the variable display mode. Specifically, it is determined whether or not one of the first result display section AS and the second result display section BS is in the process of variable display. This determination is based on whether or not a variable display flag (variable display information) is stored in the variable display flag storage area (variable display information storage means) in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204. It is done by judging. The flag during variable display is stored when variable display is started for either the first result display portion AS or the second result display portion BS, and is erased when the variable display ends.

If the main display unit 43 is not displaying a variable display, the process proceeds to the game turn start processing of steps S503 to S505. In the game cycle start process, first, in step S503, it is determined whether or not the common reservation number CRN is "0". When the common reservation number CRN is "0", it means that the start reservation storage numbers RaN and RbN for both the upper working port 33 and the lower working port 34 are "0". Therefore, the game round control process is terminated as it is. If the common pending number CRN is not "0", the data stored in the first result display portion pending area Ra or the second result display portion pending area Rb is set for variable display in step S504. , and in step S505, the variation start processing for starting the variation display on the main display unit 43 and the variation display on the symbol display device 41 is performed.

Here, the data setting process in step S504 and the variation start process in step S505 will be described in detail below.

First, the data setting process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the data setting process, first, in step S601, it is determined whether or not the second start pending memory number RbN stored in the second result display portion pending area Rb is "0". If the second start pending memory number RbN is "0", data setting processing for the first result display section in steps S602 to S607 is executed, and if the second start pending memory number RbN is not "0" executes data setting processing for the second result display section in steps S608 to S613.

Here, the case where the data setting process is executed is the case where the common pending number CRN is 1 or more, as already described. In this case, in the data setting process, it is determined whether or not the second start pending storage number RbN is "0". If it is stored, the data stored in the second result display holding area Rb is set for variable display regardless of whether the first start holding storage number RaN is 1 or more. made it Thereby, when the reservation information is stored in both the first result display section reservation area Ra and the second result display section reservation area Rb, the second result display section reservation area corresponding to the lower operation opening 34 is stored. The hold information stored in area Rb is given priority.

In the data setting process for the first result display section, first, in step S602, the first start reservation storage number RaN in the first result display section reservation area Ra is decremented by one. In subsequent step S603, the common reservation number CRN is decremented by one. After that, in step S604, the data stored in the first area of the first result display holding area Ra is moved to the execution area AE.

After that, in step S605, a process of shifting the data stored in the storage area of the first result display section reservation area Ra is executed. This data shift process is a process for sequentially shifting the data stored in the first to fourth areas to the lower area side. The data in each area is shifted in the order of 3rd area→2nd area, 4th area→3rd area, and so on.

In the following step S606, the second result display flag (second result display part information) is stored in the second result display part flag storage area (second result display part information storage means) provided in the other flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204. If it is stored, it is erased; if it is not stored, its state is maintained. The second result display section flag is information for specifying which of the first result display section AS or the second result display section BS is the start of the current variable display.

In the subsequent step S607, a shift command (shift occurrence information) is set which is information for making the effect control device 82, which is a control device on the sub side, recognize that the data in the reservation area has been shifted. In this case, from the command information storage area 225 of the ROM 203, information indicating that the reserved area to which the data is to be shifted this time corresponds to the reserved area Ra for the first result display section, that is, the upper operation port 33 A shift command including information indicating compatibility is selected, and the selected shift command is set as a command to be transmitted to the effect control device 82. - 特許庁After that, the data setting process is terminated.

The shift command set at step S607 is transmitted to the effect control device 82 at step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 17). In the production control device 82, based on the received shift command, the display in the first reservation light emitting part 45 of the variable display unit 36 and the display in the first reservation display area Ga of the pattern display device 41 correspond to the decrease in the number of reservations. and execute the process to change it. This will be explained in detail later.

In the data setting process for the second result display portion, first, in step S608, the second start pending storage number RbN in the second result display portion holding area Rb is decremented by one. In subsequent step S609, the common reservation number CRN is decremented by one. After that, in step S610, the data stored in the first area of the second result display portion reservation area Rb is moved to the execution area AE.

After that, in step S611, a process of shifting the data stored in the storage area of the second result display section reservation area Rb is executed. This data shift process is a process for sequentially shifting the data stored in the first to fourth areas to the lower area side. The data in each area is shifted in the order of 3rd area→2nd area, 4th area→3rd area, and so on.

In subsequent step S612, the second result display flag (second result display section information) is stored in the second result display section flag storage area (second result display section information storage means) provided in the other flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204. If it is not stored, the second result display flag is stored, and if it is stored, that state is maintained.

In the subsequent step S613, a shift command (shift generation information) is set which is information for making the effect control device 82, which is a control device on the sub side, recognize that the data in the reserved area has been shifted. In this case, from the command information storage area 225 of the ROM 203, information indicating that the reservation area to which the data is to be shifted this time corresponds to the second result display section reservation area Rb, that is, the lower operation port 34 A shift command including information on what is being done is selected, and the selected shift command is set as a command to be transmitted to the effect control device 82. - 特許庁After that, the data setting process is terminated.

The shift command set at step S613 is transmitted to the effect control device 82 at step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). In the production control device 82, based on the received shift command, the display in the second reservation light emitting part 46 of the variable display unit 36 and the display in the second reservation display area Gb of the pattern display device 41 correspond to the decrease in the number of reservations. and execute the process to change it. This will be explained in detail later.

Next, fluctuation start processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the fluctuation start process, first, in step S701, it is determined whether or not the winning lottery mode is the high probability mode. Specifically, whether or not a high-probability mode flag (high-probability state information) is stored in a high-probability mode flag storage area (high-probability state information storage means) provided in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204. determine whether The high-probability mode flag is a flag that is stored at the end of the opening/closing execution mode related to the occurrence of the probability variable jackpot result, and is erased when the normal jackpot result occurs after that.

If the mode is not the high-probability mode, the success/failure determination is performed by referring to the success/failure table for the low-probability mode in step S702. Specifically, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE matches the value set as jackpot winning in the success/failure table for the low probability mode as shown in FIG. 8(a). determine whether or not there is On the other hand, if it is the high-probability mode, the success/failure determination is performed with reference to the success/failure table for the high-probability mode in step S703. Specifically, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE matches the value set as jackpot winning in the success/failure table for the high probability mode as shown in FIG. 8(b). determine whether or not there is

After the process of step S702 or step S703, in steps S704 to S712, the process for setting the game result of the current game round is executed, and in the current game round, the first result display unit AS or the first 2, and executes processing for setting the stop result when ending the variable display executed in one of the result display sections BS. In this case, when setting the stop result, various stop result tables (stop result information group) stored in the stop result table storage area 224 as stop result information group storage means in the ROM 203 are referred to.

Specifically, first, in step S704, it is determined whether or not the result of the lottery in step S702 or step S703 is a big win. When the jackpot is won, in steps S705 to S711, the process for setting the game result and the stop result when the jackpot is won is executed.

In step S705, it is determined whether or not the RAM 204 stores the second result display unit flag. If the second result display section flag is not stored, in step S706 the distribution table for the first result display section (see FIG. 9A) is referred to and the distribution determination is performed. Specifically, the value of the jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE is the numerical range of the normal jackpot result, the numerical range of the non-explicit 2R variable probability jackpot result, the numerical range of the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result, and the 15R probability variable jackpot result. Determine which of the resulting numeric ranges is in.

On the other hand, if the second result display unit flag is stored, the allocation determination is performed with reference to the allocation table for the second result display unit (see FIG. 9B) in step S707. Specifically, it is determined whether the value of the jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE is included in the numerical range of the normal jackpot results or the numerical range of the 15R probability variable jackpot results.

After the process of step S706 or step S707, it is determined in step S708 whether or not the game result sorted in step S706 or step S707 is the probability variable jackpot result. In the case of the probability variable jackpot result, in step S709, the state in which either the stop result is displayed on the first result display unit AS or the second result display unit BS in the current game round in which the probability variable jackpot result occurs. Execute stop result setting processing for the probability variable jackpot for setting whether to end the variable display. Also, in step S709, information for specifying which probability variable jackpot result is the result of the winning/failure determination of the current game round is stored in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204 in the MPU 202 . Specifically, in step S709, either the explicit 2R probability variable flag, the non-explicit 2R probability variable flag, or the 15R probability variable flag is stored. After that, the process proceeds to step S713.

On the other hand, if the game result sorted in step S706 or step S707 is not the probability variable jackpot result, a negative determination is made in step S708, and the process proceeds to step S710. In step S710, the normal jackpot stop result table is referred to, and the address information of the stop result data corresponding to the value of the jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE is acquired, and the address information is stored in the RAM 204. Store in the result address storage area. After that, in step S711, information for specifying whether the result of the winning/losing determination of the current game round is the normal jackpot result in the MPU 202 is stored in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204. FIG. Specifically, in step S711, the normal flag is stored. After that, the process proceeds to step S713.

If the result of the lottery in step S702 or step S703 is not a jackpot winning, a negative determination is made in step S704, and the process proceeds to step S712. In step S712, in the current game turn in which the result is a loss, a stop result is displayed in the first result display portion AS or the second result display portion BS to end the variable display. Execute the stop result setting process. Also, in step S712, the information for specifying that the win/loss determination result of the current game round is a loss result in the MPU 202 is stored in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204. FIG. Specifically, in step S712, either the normal out flag or the special out flag is stored. After that, the process proceeds to step S713.

After executing any one of steps S709, S711, and S712, in step S713, to set the variable display time of the current game round in the first result display portion AS or the second result display portion BS. setting processing for the variable display time of .

The variable display time setting process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the variable display time setting process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 17, first, in step S801, it is determined whether or not the game result of this time is one of the big hit result and the special loss result. Specifically, it is determined whether or not any of the explicit 2R probability variable flag, the non-explicit 2R probability variable flag, the 15R probability variable flag, the normal flag and the special deviation flag is stored in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204.

If a negative determination is made in step S801, that is, if the game result of this time is an out-of-ordinary result, the process proceeds to step S802. In step S802, it is determined whether or not the ready-to-win display will occur on the symbol display device 41 in the current game round. Specifically, when the value of the reach random number counter C3 stored in the execution area AE is a value corresponding to the occurrence of the reach indication, an affirmative determination is made in step S802 as the occurrence of the reach indication. The reach determination table stored in the reach determination table storage area of the ROM 203 is referred to when identifying the presence or absence of the reach occurrence using the value of the reach random number counter C3.

If an affirmative determination is made in either step S801 or step S802, the process proceeds to step S803, and the variable display time table for reach generation stored in the variable display time table storage area 223 of the ROM 203 is referred to, and the current Variation display time information corresponding to the value of the variation type counter CS is acquired, and in step S804, the variation display time information is stored in the variation display time counter area (variation display time measuring means) provided in the various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204. ). After that, the setting process is terminated.

That is, in the present embodiment, if the result of the winning lottery is the result of shifting to the opening/closing execution mode (either jackpot result and special losing result), or the result of the same winning lottery becomes the normal losing result and reach generation When winning the lottery, it is configured to execute reach display.

Here, the reach display is provided with normal reach and super reach, which have different variable display modes. Variable display time information corresponding to normal reach and super reach is set in the variable display time table for reach generation, and by referring to the table, variable display time information corresponding to each reach display is acquired. be. Regarding the determination of the type of reach display, a table is provided in which the type of reach display corresponds to the value of the fluctuation type counter CS. A corresponding reach indication is determined. The variable display time table for reach generation will be described later in detail.

Furthermore, the fluctuation display time table for reach occurrence corresponds to the type of jackpot. Specifically, in the case of the probability variable jackpot result, the variable display time is set so that the combination of specific symbols can be stopped and displayed, and in the case of the normal jackpot result, the combination of non-specific patterns can be stopped and displayed. , a variable display time is set.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S802, the variable display time table for reach non-occurrence stored in the variable display time table storage area 223 is referred to in step S805, and the value of the current variation type counter CS is obtained, and in step S806, the variable display time information is set in the variable display time counter area. After that, the setting process is terminated. It should be noted that the variable display time information at the time of reach non-occurrence is set so that the variable display time becomes shorter as the number N of start suspension memories increases. The variable display time table for reach non-occurrence will be described later in detail.

In addition, in the situation where the support mode is the high-frequency support mode, compared to the case where the number of pending information is the same, compared to the situation where the support mode is the low-frequency support mode, the reach non-reach is selected so that a shorter variable display time is selected. Although the occurrence variable display time table is set, it is not limited to this, and the selected variable display time may be the same, or the above relationship may be reversed. Furthermore, the above configuration may be applied to the variable display time at the occurrence of the ready-to-win, and the variable display time to be easily selected and the variable display time to be difficult to be selected are different between when the jackpot is won and when the winning is reached. may be configured. Also, the variable display time table for probability variable jackpot, the variable display time table for normal jackpot, the variable display time table for loss reach, and the variable display time table for complete loss may be individually set.

As described above, the variable display time of each game round is determined using the presence or absence of reach occurrence, the type of reach display, the number of pending information, the value of the variable type counter, and the like as parameters. However, the variable display time of each game round is the content of other pending information, specifically, the information for judging the jackpot, the information for judging the type, and the information for judging reach, which are included in the other pending information, as parameters. determined without

Returning to the description of the fluctuation start process (FIG. 16), after step S713, the fluctuation start command and the type command are set in step S714. The variable start command includes information on presence/absence of reach occurrence and information on variable display time. Also, the type command includes information on the game result. In other words, the type command includes information on the game result, information on the 15R probability variable jackpot result, information on the normal jackpot result, information on the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result, information on the non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result, information on the special loss result, and the like. included.

The variation start command and the type command set in step S714 are transmitted to the effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). The effect control device 82 determines the content of the effect in the game round based on the received variation start command and the type command, and controls various devices so that the determined content of the effect is executed. The content of this effect includes a variable display mode of the pattern on the pattern display device 41, and the determined variable display mode of the pattern is output from the effect control device 82 to the display control device 212 as a display content command. be. The display control device 212 controls the display of the pattern display device 41 based on the display content command received from the performance control device 82 so that the symbols corresponding to each game round are variably displayed.

After that, in step S715, of the first result display portion AS and the second result display portion BS, the result display portion corresponding to the current round of the game is caused to start the variable display of the pattern. In this case, if the second result display section flag is not stored in the RAM 204, it is specified that the result display section corresponding to the current game round is the first result display section AS, and the second result display section flag is set. If it is stored, the second result display section BS is specified as the result display section corresponding to the current game round. After that, the fluctuation start processing is terminated.

Returning to the description of the game round control process (FIG. 14), when the main display unit 43 is performing the variable display, the game round progressing process of steps S506 to S509 is executed. In the game round progressing process, first, in step S506, it is determined whether or not the variation display time of the current game round has elapsed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable display time information stored in the variable display time counter area of the RAM 204 has become "0". The value of the variable display time information is set in the variable display time setting process (FIG. 17), as described above. Also, the value of this set variable display time information is decremented by 1 each time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 10) is started.

If the variable display time has not elapsed, the variable display process is executed in step S507. In the variable display processing, display control is performed on the result display section (light emission control of each display segment) so that each display segment is turned on and off in a predetermined order in the result display section related to the current game round. , ends this game round control process.

If the variation display time has elapsed, variation end processing is executed in step S508. In the fluctuation ending process, the information stored in the RAM 204 in any one of the above steps S709, S710 and S712 is specified, and the main display unit 43 stops and displays the pattern corresponding to the information. It controls the main display section 43 .

In the subsequent step S509, a fluctuation end command is set. After that, the game round control process is terminated. The fluctuation end command set at step S509 is transmitted to the effect control device 82 at step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). The performance control device 82 transmits the received fluctuation end command to the display control device 212 while maintaining the information form. Upon receiving the variation end command, the display control device 212 confirms and displays (final stop display) the combination of the final stop symbols in the game round.

<Game state transition processing>
Next, the game state transition processing of step S404 will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 18 to 21. FIG.

First, in step S901, it is determined whether or not the opening/closing execution mode is in progress. If it is not in the opening/closing execution mode, the process proceeds to step S902, and it is determined whether or not it is the timing when the variable display of the pattern in the first result display portion AS or the second result display portion BS of one game cycle has ended. If it is not the timing at which the variable display ends, the game state transition processing is ended as it is.

If it is the timing at which the variable display ends, it is determined in step S903 whether or not the game result of the current game round corresponds to the transition to the opening/closing execution mode. Specifically, it is determined whether or not any of the explicit 2R probability variable flag, the non-explicit 2R probability variable flag, the 15R probability variable flag, the normal jackpot flag, or the special outlier flag is stored in the RAM 204 . If none of the above flags is stored, the game state transition processing is terminated.

If any of the above flags is stored, the opening/closing execution mode start processing is executed in step S904. In the start process, an opening waiting time (starting waiting period) is set for waiting without starting the opening of the big winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 for the opening of the opening/closing execution mode. Specifically, the waiting time information for opening stored in advance in the ROM 203 is set in the waiting time counter area provided in the various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204 . In this case, the waiting time information to be set differs depending on whether the opening/closing execution mode is the high-frequency winning mode or not. set to be short. For example, in the high-frequency winning mode, the count value of the waiting time information is set so that the waiting time is 1 sec, and in the low-frequency winning mode, the count value of the waiting time information is set so that the waiting time is 0.2 sec. is set. The value of the waiting time information set here is decremented by 1 each time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 10) is executed.

In the subsequent step S905, round display start processing for notifying the type of the current opening/closing execution mode is executed. In the round display start process, first, the address information stored in the stop result address storage area of the RAM 204 is confirmed. Then, the stop result data corresponding to the address information is specified from among the stop result data group stored in the ROM 203, and the content of the number of rounds is confirmed from the specified stop result data. After that, the content of the confirmed number of rounds is output to the round display section RS in the main display section 43 . As a result, information on the round related to the output is displayed on the round display section RS.

In the subsequent step S906, it is determined whether or not the current opening/closing execution mode is the high-frequency winning mode. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the RAM 204 stores either the 15R probability variation flag or the normal jackpot flag. If the high-frequency winning mode is not set, that is, if the low-frequency winning mode is selected, "2" is set in the round counter area RC provided in the various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204 in step S907. The round counter area RC is a counter area for counting the number of times the big winning opening 32a is opened. On the other hand, in the case of the high-frequency winning mode, "15" is set in the round counter area RC in step S908.

After executing the process of step S907 or step S908, an opening command is set in step S909. This set opening command is transmitted to the effect control device 82 at step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). This opening command includes information indicating whether the mode is the high-frequency winning mode or the low-frequency winning mode. The effect control device 82 determines the contents of the effect corresponding to the opening/closing execution mode based on the received opening command, and controls various devices so that the determined contents of the effect are executed. The content of this effect includes the display mode in the pattern display device 41, and the determined display mode is output from the effect control device 82 to the display control device 212 as a display content command. The display control device 212 controls the display of the pattern display device 41 based on the display content command received from the effect control device 82 so that display (for example, moving image display) corresponding to the opening/closing execution mode of this time is performed.

In the subsequent step S910, after executing the external signal setting process, the game state transition process is terminated. In the external signal setting process, it is determined whether or not any of the explicit 2R probability variable flag, the non-explicit 2R probability variable flag, the 15R probability variable flag, or the normal jackpot flag is stored in the RAM 204, and any flag is stored. In this case, the signal output state of the jackpot signal output terminal provided at the external output terminal 99 is set to the jackpot signal output state. As a result, when the output terminal for the jackpot signal is connected to the management control device on the game hall side, the jackpot signal is output to the management control device, and the pachinko machine 10 generates a jackpot in the management control device. you can figure out what you did.

In addition, in the external signal setting process, it is determined whether or not any of the explicit 2R probability variable flag, the non-explicit 2R probability variable flag, the 15R probability variable flag, the normal jackpot flag, or the special outlier flag is stored in the RAM 204. When the flag is stored, the signal output state of the output terminal for the jackpot and special win signal provided at the external output terminal 99 is set to the jackpot and special win signal output state. As a result, when the output terminal for the jackpot and special loss signals is connected to the management control device on the gaming hall side, the jackpot and special loss signals are output to the management control device, and the pachinko machine is operated by the management control device. 10, it can be grasped that the opening/closing execution mode has occurred.

On the other hand, if it is not in the opening/closing execution mode, an affirmative determination is made in step S901, and the process proceeds to step S911. In step S911, it is determined whether or not the waiting time for opening has elapsed. If the waiting time for the opening has not elapsed, the game state transition processing is terminated as it is. When the waiting time for opening has passed, the big winning opening opening/closing process is executed in step S912. Here, the processing for opening and closing the big winning opening will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S1001, it is determined whether or not the big winning opening 32a is being opened. Specifically, this determination is made based on the drive state of the variable winning drive section 32c. When the big winning opening 32a is not open, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter area RC is "0" in step S1002, and the timer area provided in the various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204 is determined in step S1003. Determine whether the value of T is "0".

When the value of the round counter area RC is "0" or when the value of the timer area T is not "0", the main prize winning opening opening/closing process is terminated. On the other hand, when the value of the round counter area RC is not "0" and the value of the timer area T is "0", the process advances to step S1004 to drive the variable prize winning driving section 32c to open the big prize winning opening 32a. state.

In subsequent step S1005, setting processing for each round is executed. Setting processing for each round will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S1101, it is determined whether or not the high-frequency winning mode is set. In the case of the high-frequency winning mode, in step S1102, "15000" (that is, 30 seconds) is set in the timer area T in order to measure the opening/closing timing of opening and closing the big winning opening 32a. The count value set here is decremented by 1 each time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 10) is started, that is, at a cycle of 2 msec. In the subsequent step S1103, "10" is set in the winning counter area PC provided in the various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204 in order to count the number of winnings of the game balls into the big winning opening 32a. After that, the setting process is terminated.

If it is not the high-frequency winning mode, that is, if it is the low-frequency winning mode, "100" (that is, 0.2 sec) is set in the timer area T in step S1104. , set "6". After that, the setting process is terminated.

After executing the setting process for each round in the big winning opening opening/closing process (FIG. 19), an opening command is set in step S1006, and this big winning opening opening/closing process ends. This set opening command is transmitted to the effect control device 82 at step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). This release command includes information as to whether it is the high-frequency winning mode or the low-frequency winning mode. A performance control device 82 determines the contents of the performance corresponding to the high-frequency winning mode based on the received open command, and controls various devices so that the determined contents of the performance are executed.

Also, when the big winning opening is open in step S1001, the process proceeds to step S1007, and it is determined whether or not the value of the timer area T is "0". If the value of the timer area T is not "0", it is determined by the detection state of the detection sensor corresponding to the variable winning device 32 whether or not the game ball has won the big winning opening 32a in step S1008. If no prize has been won, the main prize winning opening opening/closing process is terminated. On the other hand, if a prize has been won, the value of the prize counter area PC is decremented by 1 in step S1009, and then in step S1010 it is determined whether or not the value of the prize counter area PC is "0". If it is not 0, the main prize winning opening opening/closing process is terminated.

If the value of the timer area T is "0" at step S1007, or if the value of the winning counter area PC is "0" at step S1010, it means that the conditions for closing the big winning opening are met. In such a case, in step S1011, the variable winning drive unit 32c is brought into a non-driving state to close the big winning opening 32a.

In the following step S1012, the value of the round counter area RC is decremented by 1, and in step S1013, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter area RC is "0". If the value of the round counter area RC is not "0", it is determined in step S1014 whether or not the mode is the high frequency winning mode.

In the high frequency winning mode, set "1000" (ie 2 sec) in the timer area T, and in the case of the low frequency winning mode, set "100" (ie 0.2 sec) in the timer area T. do. That is, in the low-frequency winning mode, the period during which the large winning opening 32a is closed between rounds is set shorter than in the high-frequency winning mode. Thereafter, in step S1017, a closing command is set, and the main winning opening opening/closing process is terminated. This set closing command is transmitted to the effect control device 82 at step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). This closing command includes information as to whether it is the high-frequency winning mode or the low-frequency winning mode. A performance control device 82 determines the contents of the performance corresponding to the high-frequency winning mode based on the received closing command, and controls various devices so that the determined contents of the performance are executed.

If it is determined in step S1013 that the value of the round counter area RC is "0", ending start processing is executed in step S1018. In the start process, an ending waiting time is set for waiting without starting the next game round for the ending of the opening/closing execution mode. Specifically, the waiting time information for the ending stored in advance in the ROM 203 is set in the waiting time counter area provided in the various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204 . In this case, the waiting time information to be set differs depending on whether the opening/closing execution mode is the high-frequency winning mode or not. set to be short. For example, in the high-frequency winning mode, the count value of the waiting time information is set so that the waiting time is 1 sec, and in the low-frequency winning mode, the count value of the waiting time information is set so that the waiting time is 0.2 sec. is set. The value of the waiting time information set here is decremented by 1 each time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 10) is executed.

After that, in step S1019, after setting the ending command, the main winning opening opening/closing process is terminated. This set ending command is transmitted to the effect control device 82 at step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). This ending command includes information indicating whether the mode is the high-frequency winning mode or the low-frequency winning mode. The effect control device 82 determines the content of the effect corresponding to the opening/closing execution mode based on the received ending command, and controls various devices so that the determined content of the effect is executed. The content of this effect includes the display mode in the pattern display device 41, and the determined display mode is output from the effect control device 82 to the display control device 212 as a display content command. The display control device 212 controls the display of the pattern display device 41 based on the display content command received from the effect control device 82 so that display (for example, moving image display) corresponding to the opening/closing execution mode of this time is performed.

Returning to the description of the game state transition process (FIG. 18), after executing the big winning opening opening/closing process in step S912, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter area RC is "0" in step S913. In S914, it is determined whether or not the standby time for the ending has passed. If the value of the round counter area RC is not "0" or if the waiting time for the ending has not passed, the game state transition processing is terminated.

On the other hand, if the value of the round counter area RC is "0" and the waiting time for the ending has passed, then in step S915, transition processing at the end of the open/close execution mode is executed. Here, the transition processing at the end of the opening/closing execution mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S1201, it is determined whether or not the RAM 204 stores the 15R probability variation flag or the explicit 2R probability variation flag. If any flag is stored, in step S1202 a flag erasing process for erasing the information for identifying the game state is executed. Specifically, if the opening/closing execution mode flag, the high probability mode flag, and the high frequency support flag are stored, they are deleted, and if they are not already stored, the state is maintained. In step S1203, the high-probability mode flag is stored, and in step S1204, the high-frequency support flag is stored. As a result, the game state shifts to a game state in which the win/loss lottery mode is the high probability mode and the support mode is the high frequency support mode (hereinafter, the game state is also referred to as a special advantageous state). After executing the process of step S1204, this transfer process is terminated.

If it is determined in step S1201 that both the 15R probability variation flag and the explicit 2R probability variation flag are not stored, it is determined in step S1205 whether or not the non-explicit 2R probability variation flag is stored. When the non-explicit 2R probability variation flag is stored, the flag erasing process is executed in step S1206. After that, in step S1207, the high probability mode flag is stored. As a result, the game state shifts to a game state in which the winning lottery mode is the high probability mode and the support mode is the low frequency support mode. After executing the process of step S1207, this transfer process is terminated.

When it is determined that the non-explicit 2R probability variation flag is not stored in step S1205, it is determined whether or not the normal jackpot flag is stored in step S1208. When the normal jackpot flag is stored, the flag erasing process is executed in step S1209. After that, in step S1210, the high-frequency support flag is stored, and in step S1211, "100" is set in the number-of-games counter area provided in the various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204. FIG. As a result, the game state shifts to a game state in which the win/fail lottery mode is the low probability mode and the support mode is the high frequency support mode. However, the high-frequency support mode ends when the number of game rounds continues 100 times, and then the game shifts to the normal game state in which the winning/failure lottery mode is the low-probability mode and the support mode is the low-frequency support mode. After executing the process of step S1211, the transition process is terminated.

If it is determined in step S1208 that the normal jackpot flag is not stored, this shift processing is terminated as it is. In other words, when a special loss result is obtained and the opening/closing execution mode is entered, the game state of the game round resulting in the special loss result is maintained after the opening/closing execution mode ends.

Returning to the description of the game state transition processing (FIG. 18), after the transition processing at the end of the opening/closing execution mode in step S915 is completed, in step S916, round display termination processing is executed. In this process, the display control of the round display section RS in the main display section 43 is terminated so that the round display section RS is turned off. In other words, the round display in the round display part RS is started when the opening/closing execution mode is started, and ended when the opening/closing execution mode is ended. In this case, when the opening/closing execution mode is the low frequency winning mode, the opening and closing times of the large winning opening 32a are set to be less and the opening and closing times of the large winning opening 32a are set shorter than in the high frequency winning mode. . Therefore, the period during which the content of the number of rounds is displayed on the round display section RS is shorter than in the high-frequency winning mode. Furthermore, the result display stopped and displayed on the first result display portion AS or the second result display portion BS is started when the game round ends and continues until the next game round starts. Therefore, when shifting to the open/close execution mode, the result display is started before the content of the number of rounds is displayed on the round display section RS and is displayed until after the content of the number of rounds is displayed. Continued. That is, the result display is maintained for a longer period of time than the display of the contents of the number of rounds.

After that, in step S917, after the end processing of the open/close execution mode is executed, the game state transition processing is ended. In the end processing of the opening and closing execution mode, if the explicit 2R probability variable flag, the non-explicit 2R probability variable flag, the 15R probability variable flag, the normal jackpot flag, and the special loss flag are stored, they are erased and are not already stored. If so, keep it that way.

<Regarding the special notification based on the operation of the effect operation unit 75>
Here, in the pachinko machine 10, the special notification corresponding to the content of the reserved information stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204 is made based on the operation of the operation unit 75 for effect. is executed before the end of Such special notification is realized by performing predetermined arithmetic processing in the effect control device 82 based on a command related to the pending information transmitted from the main control device 81 . Therefore, the electrical configuration and control processing related to the special notification will be described below.

<Regarding the electrical configuration of the production control device 82 and the display control device 212>
Next, electrical configurations of the effect control device 82 and the display control device 212 will be described below with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

An MPU 242 is mounted on a performance control board 241 provided in the performance control device 82 . The MPU 242 includes a ROM 243 storing various control programs and fixed value data to be executed by the MPU 242, and a memory for temporarily storing various data when executing the control programs stored in the ROM 243. A RAM 244, an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input/output circuit, etc. are incorporated. In addition, it is not essential that the ROM 243 and the RAM 244 are integrated into one chip for the MPU 242, and they may be individually integrated into chips. This also applies to MPUs of other control devices.

The MPU 242 is provided with an input port and an output port. A main controller 81 is connected to the input side of the MPU 242 . From the main control device 81, a hold display control command (hold display control information) such as a shift command or a hold command described later is received. It also receives game round control commands (game round control information) such as a variation start command, a type command, and a variation end command. Also, it receives opening/closing execution mode commands (opening/closing execution mode information) such as an opening command and an ending command.

As already described, the output side of the MPU 242 is connected to the holding light emitting units 45 to 47 provided in the variable display unit 36 and the display light emitting unit 63 and speaker unit 64 provided to the front door frame 14. In addition, a display control device 212 is connected.

Further, the input side of the MPU 242 is connected to the effect operation section 75 provided on the front door frame 14, and detection information (detection signal) from the effect operation section 75 is input. The MPU 242 determines whether or not the effect operation unit 75 has been operated based on the detection information, and performs predetermined processing when it is determined that the operation has been performed as a result of the determination.

The display control device 212 includes a display control board 251 on which are mounted an MPU 252 in which a program ROM 253 and a work RAM 254 are combined, a video display processor (VDP) 255, a character ROM 256, and a video RAM 257. there is

The MPU 252 receives, from the effect control device 82, a pending display control command (holding display control information) for holding display control, a game round control command (game round control information) for performing variable display of symbols, It receives an opening/closing execution mode command (opening/closing execution mode information) for displaying moving images during the opening/closing execution mode. Then, it analyzes the received commands or performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the received commands to control the VDP 255 (specifically, to generate an internal command for the VDP 255).

The program ROM 253 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the MPU 252 and fixed value data, and also stores and holds JPEG format image data for background images.

The work RAM 254 is a memory for temporarily storing work data, flags, and the like used when various programs are executed by the MPU 252 . These work data, flags, etc. are stored in each area of the work RAM 254 .

The VDP 255 is a kind of drawing circuit that directly operates an image processing device as a liquid crystal display driver incorporated in the pattern display device 41 . Since the VDP 255 is made into an IC chip, it is also called a "drawing chip", and its substance should be called a microcomputer chip containing firmware dedicated to drawing processing. The VDP 255 adjusts the timing of each of the MPU 252 and the video RAM 257 to intervene in the reading and writing of data.

The character ROM 256 serves as an image data library for storing character data such as patterns displayed on the pattern display device 41 . The character ROM 256 holds bitmap format image data of various display patterns, a color palette table to be referred to when determining the expression color of each dot of the bitmap image, and the like.

It is also possible to provide a plurality of character ROMs 256 and store image data and the like in each character ROM 256 . It is also possible to configure the character ROM 256 to store the JPEG format image data for the background image stored in the program ROM 253 .

The video RAM 257 is a memory for storing display data to be displayed on the pattern display device 41, and by rewriting the content of the video RAM 257, the display content of the pattern display device 41 is changed.

<Regarding processing related to special notification>
Next, processing related to special notification executed by the MPU 202 of the main control device 81 and the MPU 242 of the effect control device 82 will be described. As the processing related to the pending notice, the aforementioned pending confirmation processing (step S305 in FIG. 12) and pending command setting processing (step S306 in FIG. 12) are set, and each of these processing is timer interrupt processing (FIG. 10), which is set as part of the process of step S205. In other words, the suspension confirmation process and the suspension command setting process are configured to be executed at the timing when the winning to the operation ports 33 and 34 occurs.

The pending confirmation process will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

<Confirmation process for holding>
In the hold confirmation process, in step S1301, the start hold storage numbers RaN and RbN stored in the hold areas Ra and Rb of the hold ball storage area 232 and the total hold number storage area of the hold ball storage area 232 are stored. The stored common pending number CRN is read, and information on the pending number is stored in the register of the MPU 202 . After that, in steps S1302 to S1306, it is checked whether or not the information on the winning of the jackpot is included in the pending information acquired by the winning of this time.

Specifically, first in step S1302, information for big hit determination among the pending information acquired in step S304 based on the current winning to the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34, that is, the acquired big hit random number counter Grasp the value of C1.

In subsequent step S1303, it is determined whether or not the mode is the low probability mode. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the current lottery mode is the low-probability mode by determining whether or not the high-probability mode flag is stored in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204 . In the case of the low-probability mode, the process proceeds to step S1304, and the information for determining the jackpot (the value of the jackpot random number counter C1) grasped in step S1302 by referring to the success/failure table for the low-probability mode is information corresponding to the jackpot winning. Identify inclusion in a group. If it is the high probability mode, the process proceeds to step S1305, and the information for judging the big hit (the random number counter C1 value) is included in the information set as jackpot winning.

After step S1304 or step S1305, the process proceeds to step S1306, and it is determined whether or not the information for judging the big hit (the value of the big hit random number counter C1) grasped in step S1302 corresponds to the result of the big win or the special loss. If it corresponds to the jackpot winning or special losing result, the big winning information or the special losing information is stored in the register of the MPU 202 in step S1307, and the confirming process for this reservation is finished as it is.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1306, the process proceeds to step S1308. In step S1308, out of the hold information acquired in step S304 based on the current winning prize to the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34 information for out-reach determination, that is, the value of the acquired reach random number counter C3 is grasped. .

In the following step S1309, the reach determination table (reach determination information group) stored in the reach determination table storage area of the ROM 203 is referred to, and the reach determination information (reach random number counter C3 value) is included in the information set as reach winning.

After executing the process of step S1309, the process advances to step S1310 to determine whether or not the reach determination information (the value of the reach random number counter C3) grasped in step S1308 corresponds to the occurrence of reach. If reach occurrence is supported, the reach occurrence information is stored in the register of the MPU 202 in step S1311, and then this confirmation process ends. On the other hand, if it does not correspond to the occurrence of reach, the confirmation process is terminated as it is.

<Processing for setting hold command>
Next, the process of setting a pending command will be described. The pending command setting process is a process for allowing the performance control device 82 side to grasp the propriety determination result of the pending information and the variable display time.

Here, first, the variable display time of each game round will be explained again.

As already described, the variable display time in the game round is set in the variable time setting process (step S713, FIG. 17) of the variable start process (FIG. 16). In this process, when the reach indication occurs, the variable display time table for reach occurrence is referred to, and when the reach indication does not occur, the variable display time is set by referring to the variable display time table for reach non-occurrence. .

In this pachinko machine 10, normal reach and super reach are set for the reach display. Here, the super reach is a reach display in which the expectation of winning the jackpot is set higher than that of the normal reach. Further, super reach A and super reach B are set for the super reach. The super reach A and the super reach B are set such that the super reach A has a higher expectation of winning a big hit than the super reach B, and the performance contents are also different. Specifically, super reach A is set to reproduce a live-action movie, and super reach B is set to reproduce an animation movie.

The fluctuation display time table for reach generation and the fluctuation display time table for reach non-occurrence will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

In the reach generation fluctuation display time table, as shown in FIG. 25(a), the type of reach display and the fluctuation display time are uniquely determined by the numerical information of the fluctuation type counter CS stored in the holding ball storage area 232. It is Specifically, if the game result is any of the jackpot results or special losing results, that is, if the game result is a game result that shifts to the opening/closing execution mode, the ready-to-win display is generated regardless of the ready-to-win random number counter C3. In this case, the variation type counter CS determines the type of reach display and the variation display time. Specifically, the probability of selecting both super reach A and B is higher than that of normal reach, and the probability of selecting super reach B is higher than that of super reach A. The variable display time of each reach display is longer for both super reach A and B than for normal reach. More specifically, when the variation type counter CS is "0 to 49", super reach A is selected, when "50 to 179", super reach B is selected, and "180 to 199" normal reach is selected. The variable display time is "60 sec" when both super reach A and B are selected, and the variable display time is "30 sec" when normal reach is selected.

When the game result is a normal failure result, whether or not the reach indication occurs is determined by the value of the reach random number counter C3, and the reach indication occurs when the reach random number counter C3 is "200 to 239". As the type of reach display, the probability that normal reach is selected is set higher than both super reach A and B, and when the fluctuation type counter CS is "0 to 9", super reach A is selected, " In the case of "10-39", the super reach B is selected, and in the case of "40-199", the normal reach is selected. When both super reach A and B are selected, the variable display time is set to "60 sec". When normal reach is selected, the variable display time is set to "30 sec".

In the reach non-occurrence variable display time table, as shown in FIG. 25(b), the variable display time is set to be shorter as the number of common reservations CRN increases. Specifically, when the common pending number CRN is "1", the variable display time is "21 sec", when it is "2" or "3", the variable display time is "9 sec", and "4" or more. In this case, the variable display time is "3 sec". Therefore, when a large number of reserved information are stored in the reserved ball storage area 232, the variable display time is shortened, and the progress of the game becomes smooth. In addition, even if the hold information is not stored or if the stored number is small, the variable display time is lengthened so that the period during which the game is not executed is shortened as much as possible. It's becoming

The pending command setting process will now be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S1401, it is determined whether or not information corresponding to any one of the jackpot results or special losing results is stored as the information stored in step S1307. If information corresponding to any one of the jackpot result or the special loss result is stored, in steps S1402 and S1403, the information on the type of the jackpot result or the information on the special loss result and the information on the variable display time are stored. A process for making the effect control device 82 grasp is executed. Specifically, in step S1402, if it is one of the jackpot results, grasp the jackpot type counter C2 of the reservation information and acquire the distribution table, the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result, the non-explicit 2R probability variable It grasps which one of the jackpot result, the 15R probability variable jackpot result, and the normal jackpot result the hold information corresponds to, and further confirms the change type counter CS of the hold information to grasp the change display time. Further, in step S1402, if the result is a special failure, the change display time is grasped by confirming the change type counter CS of the hold information. As already explained, the ready-to-win display always occurs in the case of either the jackpot result or the special losing result, so the fluctuation display time can be grasped based on the fluctuation type counter CS.

And in step S1403, the pending command is set as a transmission target to the effect control device 82, and the setting processing of this pending command is terminated. The hold command includes information on the game result of the hold information of this time and information on the variable display time. The hold command set here is transmitted to the effect control device 82 at step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). The production control device 82 executes the light emission control of the holding light emitting units 45 and 46 based on the received holding command, and controls the display control device 212 to hold in the holding display areas Ga and Gb of the pattern display device 41. Execute processing to change the image for use.

In addition, although it is configured that the information on the game result is included in the pending command, it is configured to include the jackpot random number counter C1 and the jackpot type counter C2. The game result may be grasped by the effect control device 82 based on the jackpot random number counter C1 and the jackpot type counter C2. In addition, although the pending command includes information on the variable display time, it is configured to include information on the variable type counter CS, and a table similar to the variable display time table of the main control unit 81 is created on the effect control device 82 side. The variable display time may be grasped by the effect control device 82 based on the variable type counter CS. These are the same for other pending commands.

If information corresponding to the big hit result or the special loss result is not stored in the determination result storage area in step S1401, the process proceeds to step S1404. In step S1404, it is determined whether or not the hold information causes the ready-to-win display. Specifically, the numerical value information of the reach random number counter C3 is acquired, and when the reach random number counter C3 is "200 to 239", it is determined that the reach display is pending information.

If the hold information causes the reach display, in step S1405, the change display time of the hold information is grasped. In this process, the change type counter CS of the pending information and the change display time table for reach occurrence (FIG. 25(a)) are acquired to grasp the change display time.

If the hold information does not cause the ready-to-win display at step S1404, at step S1406, the change display time of the hold information is uniformly set to 21 sec without being based on the information of the change type counter CS.

Here, the timing at which the pending command setting process is executed is the timing at which the game ball has entered one of the operation ports 33 and 34, and is one process included in the game round control process (FIG. 14). This is different from the timing at which the variable display time is set in a certain variable start process (FIG. 16). Therefore, the variable display time of the hold information grasped in the hold command setting process (FIG. 26) and the variable display time set in the change start process (FIG. 16) may differ from each other. there is

That is, the fluctuation display time at the occurrence of reach is determined based on the information of the fluctuation type counter CS (see FIG. 25 (a)), so if the fluctuation type counter CS is the same value, it is grasped or set in both processes There is no difference in the variable display time between On the other hand, since the variable display time when reach does not occur is determined based on the common pending number CRN (see FIG. 25(b)), depending on the winning status after the pending command setting process, grasp or set in both processes There may be differences in the variable display time that is used. Therefore, in step S1406, a provisional variable display time (21 sec) is set as the variable display time of the pending information, and if it differs from the actual variable display time, it is corrected each time. Processing for this correction will be described later in detail.

After executing the process of step S1405 or step S1406, the process proceeds to step S1403. As already explained, in step S1403, the pending command is set as a transmission target to the effect control device 82, and the process of setting this pending command is terminated. In addition to information on the current game result, the hold command includes information on the type of ready-to-win display if it occurs, and information on the variable display time grasped in the process of step S1405 or step S1406. ing. The hold command set here is transmitted to the effect control device 82 at step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). The production control device 82 executes the light emission control of the holding light emitting units 45 and 46 based on the received holding command, and controls the display control device 212 to display the holding image in the holding display area Ga of the pattern display device 41. Execute the process to change the .

<Regarding the special notification process executed by the MPU 242 of the production control device 82>
Next, processing related to special notification executed by the MPU 242 of the effect control device 82 will be described. The processing executed by the MPU 242 of the effect control device 82 is roughly divided into a pending control command corresponding process and an operation corresponding process.

<Processing for hold control commands>
First, the hold control command handling process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the hold control command handling process, when the hold command transmitted by the main controller 81 is received, the process corresponding to the information contained in the received hold command is executed. It should be noted that the pending command handling process is repeatedly activated at a predetermined cycle (for example, a cycle of 2 msec).

In the hold control command handling process, first, in step S1501, it is determined whether or not a hold command has been received. A pending command received from the main control device 81 is stored in a command storage area 248 provided in the RAM 244 of the effect control device 82 . The command storage area 248 is configured as a ring buffer that can individually store a plurality of commands and read out from the previously stored commands. The processing corresponding to the command can be executed satisfactorily. At the time of determination in step S1501, it is determined whether or not a pending command has been received in the current read target area in the command storage area 248. FIG.

If a pending command has been received, in step S1502, a process of adding 1 to the number SN of secondary pending storage provided in the various counter areas 249 of the RAM 244 is executed. The secondary side reserved memory number SN corresponds to the common reserved number CRN on the side of the main controller 81 and reflects the total reserved number based on winnings to the upper working port 33 and the lower working port 34 . In subsequent step S1503, pending display determination processing is executed. In this processing, the type of pending image to be displayed in the pending display areas Ga and Gb is determined based on the information on the game result and the information on the variable display time included in the received pending command. For example, when the game result is one of the jackpot results, a hold image different in color and shape from the normal hold image is displayed with a predetermined probability, or even if the game result is a non-normal result, a variable display is displayed. When the time is long (for example, when it is a variable display time corresponding to super reach), a pending image different in color and shape from the normal pending image is displayed.

In the subsequent step S1504, the game result information and the numerical value information corresponding to the variable display time included in the received hold command are stored in the hold storage area 260 provided in the RAM 244. FIG.

Here, as shown in FIG. 23, the storage storage area 260 for holding corresponds to the holding ball storage area 232 on the side of the main controller 81, and consists of a first secondary holding area 261 and a second secondary holding area 262. I have. The first secondary reservation area 261 and the second secondary reservation area 262 each have four storage areas, ie, a first area, a second area, a third area, and a fourth area. Each area is set so as to be able to store the information on the game result and the information on the variable display time included in each hold command. Then, in step S1504, it is determined whether the received hold command is based on the winning of the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34, Information on the game result and the variable display time are stored in an area where win/fail judgment is executed. In the following step S1505, a process for dealing with acquisition is executed. The acquisition processing will be described later in detail.

In the subsequent step S1506, a hold increase process is executed. In this processing, the light emission control of the pending light emitting units 45 and 46 is performed in accordance with the increase of the pending information, and a command corresponding to the increase of the pending information is output to the display control device 212 . This command includes the information of the reserved image determined in step S1504 and the information of the number SN of secondary reserved memories. Based on the received command, the display control device 212 reads data corresponding to the pending image determined in step S1503 from the pending image data storage area stored in the character ROM 256, and reads data corresponding to the secondary pending storage number SN. The pattern display device 41 is controlled to display in the unit reserved display areas Ga1 to Ga4 and Gb1 to Gb4. After the process of step S1506 is executed, the hold control command handling process ends.

On the other hand, if the hold command has not been received in step S1501, it is determined in step S1507 whether or not the shift command has been received. If the shift command has not been received, the pending control command handling process is terminated, and if the shift command has been received, the process of subtracting 1 from the secondary-side pending storage number SN is executed in step S1508. . Then, in step S1509, shift processing is executed. In the shift process, data in each storage area in the reserved storage area 260 is shifted.

Also, in the shift process, whether the shift command received this time corresponds to the validity determination of the pending information stored in the first result display portion pending area Ra, or whether it is stored in the second result display portion pending area Rb. It is determined whether it corresponds to the validity determination of the reservation information. Then, the information stored in the secondary execution area 263 is erased, the information stored in the first area of the corresponding secondary reservation areas 261 and 262 is shifted to the secondary execution area 263, and the second area → Various information stored in each area is shifted in the order of the first area, the third area→the second area, and the fourth area→the third area. Further, in the shift process, the light emission control of the pending light emitting units 45 and 46 is performed in accordance with the decrease of the pending information, and a command corresponding to the decrease of the pending information is output to the display control device 212 . The display control device 212 controls the pattern display device 41 to change the display of the corresponding unit reserved display areas Ga1 to Gs4 and Gb1 to Gb4 based on the received command. After the process of step S1509 is executed, the hold control command handling process ends.

<Processing for operation>
Next, the operation corresponding processing will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 28 and 29. FIG. The operation response process is a process that is repeatedly activated at a predetermined cycle (for example, a cycle of 2 msec), and is a process for responding to the fact that the effect operation section 75 is operated. Note that the operation corresponding processing will be described with reference to the schematic diagrams of FIGS. 30 and 31 as appropriate.

In the operation corresponding process, first, in step S1601, it is determined whether or not the special notification is being executed. If the special notification is not in progress, it is determined in step S1602 whether or not the effect operation unit 75 has been operated (see FIG. 30(a)). If no operation has been performed, the operation handling process is terminated.

If the effect operation unit 75 has been operated, the process proceeds to step S1603. In step S1603, it is determined whether special notification is being restricted. In this embodiment, the special notification is restricted when the firing handle 54 is being operated, and in this case, affirmative determination is made in step S1603. This is because, if the shooting handle 54 is operated, the game ball is shot to the game area PE, and there is a possibility that the pending information is newly acquired. This is because if the notification is made, a contradiction may occur in the special notification.

It should be noted that even if the firing handle 54 is operated, if the number SN of secondary-side reserved memories is the upper limit number, the special notification may not be restricted. This is because, in this case, there is no possibility that new hold information is acquired even if the firing handle 54 is being operated.

In addition, even if the shooting handle 54 is operated, if an operation unit (for example, a stop button) that is provided on the shooting handle 54 and regulates the shooting of the game ball is operated, it may be determined that the shooting is not being restricted. good. By doing so, it is possible to regulate the situation in which new pending information can be acquired substantially, and for example, the player may want to restart the game after confirming the special notification. In order to restart the game with , the operation of the operation unit is finished, and it is possible to flexibly meet the needs of the player who wants to restart the game smoothly.

Furthermore, it is also possible to set the condition that the regulation is in progress if a predetermined period of time has not passed since the previous special notification. By doing so, it is possible to avoid impairing the meaning of performing the effect for the game cycle due to frequent special notification. In this case, for example, if the execution frequency of the special notification within a predetermined period is equal to or higher than a predetermined frequency, the special notification may be restricted.

In addition, it may be configured to determine whether or not to restrict the special notification depending on whether or not the player intends to continue the game after the special notification. In this case, if there is an intention to continue the game but you want to temporarily suspend it, for example, if the player's identification information (cards, coins, etc.) remains in the ball lending machine installed in the gaming machine , the special notification may be allowed/restricted.

Returning to the description of the operation handling process, if the determination in step S1603 is affirmative, the operation handling process ends. If a negative determination is made in step S1603, it is determined in step S1604 whether or not unreported (undetermined or unknown to the player) information exists in the holding storage area 260. FIG. Here, the unannounced information is information for which the result of the success/failure determination has not been confirmed and reported, and pending information (secondary-side pending Areas 261 and 262), as well as pending information (secondary execution area pending information stored in H.263) is also included. Then, in step S1604, if such information does not exist, that is, if the game round is not being executed, a negative determination is made, and the operation corresponding processing is terminated as it is.

If an affirmative determination is made in step S1604, that is, if there is unannounced information, the process proceeds to step S1605. In step S1605, processing for grasping these unreported information is executed. More specifically, a process of grasping the game results of these unreported information is executed. In the following step S1606, based on the result grasped in step S1605, it is determined whether or not the unreported information includes the 15R probability variable jackpot result or the normal jackpot result. If the unannounced information includes the 15R probability variable jackpot result or the normal jackpot result, even if the pending information is not newly acquired from the current time (when the operation unit 75 for production is operated) (Upper operation port 33 or the lower operation opening 34), the opening/closing execution mode of the high-frequency winning mode is entered. In this case, the process proceeds to step S1607.

In step S1607, a process of grasping the total remaining time (total remaining period) from the current time to the end of the game round corresponding to the holding information containing the jackpot result in step S1606 is executed. Specifically, as shown in the flowchart in FIG. It is determined whether or not it is the hold information stored in . If it is the game round being executed, in the following step S1702, a process of grasping the remaining variable display time of the game round currently being executed is executed. Then, in step S1703, the variable display time grasped in step S1702 is set as the total remaining time.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1701, that is, if the above jackpot result is reserved information stored in one of the storage areas of the secondary side reserved areas 261 and 262, the currently executed The remaining variable display time of the game round is grasped, and in subsequent step S1705, each variable display time of the hold information corresponding to the game round to be executed before the hold information as the result of the big hit is grasped. Then, in step S1703, the total sum of the variable display times ascertained in steps S1704 and S1705 is set as the total remaining time. After executing the process of step S1703, this grasping process ends. By the way, in this grasping process, in step S1606, if the unreported information includes a plurality of jackpot results, the total remaining time is grasped for the pending information on the side that is the target of the judgment first. do.

Returning to the description of the operation corresponding processing (FIG. 28), after step S1607 is executed, in step S1608, the display control device 212 is operated so that the symbol display device 41 can notify the total remaining time as time notification. command output to In the display control device 212, based on the reception of the command, the display screen G of the pattern display device 41 displays, for example, ``There are XX seconds left until the jackpot (a number corresponding to the total remaining time is displayed)''. to notify the total remaining time (see FIG. 30(b)). In this case, the time notification is displayed with the effect for the game cycle being executed as a background, and is displayed so as not to overlap each symbol in the game cycle being executed. As a result, the player, while confirming the effect for the game cycle, can also confirm that the above-mentioned jackpot result is included in the unreported information and the period (total remaining time) required until the jackpot result. can grasp. In this case, since the reservation information includes the result of the big win, the player can stop shooting the game balls until the result of the big win is achieved. Also, based on the reported total remaining time, if the total remaining time is long, the user can leave the seat to go to the bathroom or buy a drink. After executing the process of step S1608, this operation corresponding process is terminated.

The display control device 212 counts down and updates the total remaining time in units of 1 sec, for example, when announcing the total remaining time. Specifically, numerical information corresponding to the total remaining time is input to a counter area provided in the work RAM 254 based on the reception of the command indicating the total remaining time. Then, the MPU 252 counts down and updates the numerical information of the counter area at predetermined intervals, and updates the notification of the total remaining time in correspondence with the counter area. As a result, the player can grasp in real time the remaining period until the start of the opening/closing execution mode, which is the high-frequency winning mode.

In step S1606, when the unreported information does not include the 15R probability variable jackpot result or the normal jackpot result, the process proceeds to step S1609. In step S1609, it is determined whether or not the unannounced information includes an explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result or a non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result. When the affirmative determination is made in step S1609, although the unreported information does not include the pending information to shift to the opening/closing execution mode of the high-frequency winning mode, the system shifts to the opening/closing execution mode of the low-frequency winning mode and then This is the case where the winning/failure lottery mode includes hold information that shifts to the high-probability mode (the high-probability mode is maintained), and in this case, the process proceeds to step S1610. In step S1610, to the display control device 212 so that the symbol display device 41 can notify that the unreported information includes the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result or the non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result as the probability variable notification. command output. When the command is received, the display control device 212 displays, for example, "Variable probability information! Do not stop!" on the display screen G of the pattern display device 41 (see FIG. 31(a)). In this case, the variable probability information is displayed with the effect for the game round being executed as a background, and is displayed so as not to overlap each symbol in the game round being executed. As a result, the player can grasp that the unreported information includes the probability variable jackpot result of the low-frequency winning mode while confirming the effect for the game cycle. In this case, the player can grasp that it is more advantageous to continue the game as it is because the reserved information includes the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result or the non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result.

As described above, when probability variation notification is performed, the game state shifts to the high probability mode although it does not shift to the open/close execution mode of the high frequency winning mode depending on the currently acquired hold information. Then, the opening/closing execution mode that triggers the transition to the high probability mode is a low-frequency winning mode, and even if game balls are shot, no prize balls can be obtained substantially. Therefore, the player can understand from the notification in step S1610 that even if the game is temporarily interrupted at that time, if the player returns to the game after that, there will be no disadvantage in practice. That is, for example, when the notification of step S1610 is performed, not only is it possible to leave the seat, such as to buy a toilet or a drink, until all the pending information that has already been acquired is digested, and all the pending information is After being digested, that is, during the execution of the game round corresponding to the above-mentioned explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result or the non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result, opening and closing execution mode, and even after these are finished, leaving the gaming machine (resting ) is also possible. If the player returns to the gaming machine after that and resumes the game, the success/failure lottery mode is the high probability mode, so it is possible to obtain the next big winning result relatively quickly. In addition, in order to ensure this effect, it is also possible to grasp that the holding information that is the target of the judgment after the target holding information does not include the opening and closing execution mode that is the high-frequency winning mode. good. After executing the process of step S1610, the operation corresponding process is terminated.

If a negative determination is made in step S1609, the process proceeds to step S1611. In step S1611, a command is output to the display control device 212 so that the symbol display device 41 can notify that the unreported information does not include any jackpot results as a misrepresentation. In the display control device 212, based on the reception of the command, the display screen G of the pattern display device 41 is caused to display, for example, "No win. Sorry!" It notifies that it is not (see FIG. 31(b)). In this case, the out notification is displayed with the effect for the game cycle being executed as a background, and is displayed so as not to overlap each symbol in the game cycle being executed. As a result, the player can confirm that the unreported information does not include any jackpot result while confirming the effect for the game cycle. In this case, for example, the player can end the game at that time even if there is unannounced information. Also in this case, the unreported information may include a special outlier result. However, the special loss result is the opening and closing execution mode of the low-frequency winning mode in which the prize ball can not be obtained substantially, and the win-or-no lottery mode does not shift to the high probability mode after that, and the support mode is a high-frequency support. No transition to mode. In other words, the player does not have a substantial advantage depending on the special loss result, and the player suffers a disadvantage even if the game is stopped in a state where the special loss result is included in the unreported information. Nor. Therefore, the player can stop playing the game with peace of mind. After executing the process of step S1611, the operation corresponding process is terminated.

On the other hand, if the special notification is being executed in step S1601, the process proceeds to step S1612. In step S1612, it is determined whether or not time notification is being performed in the special notification being executed. If a negative determination is made in step S1612, that is, if the currently performed special notification is probability variation notification or off notification, a predetermined time (predetermined period, for example, 4 sec) has elapsed since the start of the special notification in step S1613. Determine whether or not it has passed. Various counter areas 249 of the RAM 244 are provided with counters for grasping the notification period of the special notification, and at steps S1610 and S1611, the counter starts counting up when the special notification is started. Then, in step S1613, the counter is referred to, and if the numerical information corresponds to the predetermined time, it is determined that the predetermined time has passed since the start of the special notification. Although the length of the predetermined period is arbitrary, it may be any length that allows the player to recognize the special notification.

If it is determined that the predetermined time has passed, the notification end processing is executed in step S1614, and then the operation corresponding processing is ended. In the notification end processing, a command is output to the display control device 212 to terminate the special notification being executed. The display control device 212 controls the pattern display device 41 to end the special notification being executed based on the reception of the command.

If the time is notified in step S1612, or if the predetermined time has not elapsed in step S1613, it is determined in step S1615 whether or not the effect operation unit 75 is being operated. If not operated, the operation response process is terminated as it is, and if operated, the notification end process of step S1614 is executed and then the operation response process is terminated.

In other words, the special notification regarding the unreported information is performed based on the operation of the effect operation section 75 . In this case, if the unannounced information includes a jackpot result that transitions to the opening/closing execution mode of the high-frequency winning mode, the total remaining time until the opening/closing execution mode of the high-frequency winning mode starts as the time notification is reported. Also, although the opening and closing execution mode of the high-frequency winning mode is not included, if the unannounced information includes a jackpot result in which the winning lottery mode is a high probability mode, as a probability change notification, then to the probability change state You will be notified that you will be transferred. If none of these jackpot results are included, a loss notification is given. When the probability variation notification and the deviation notification are performed, these special notifications end when a predetermined time period elapses. On the other hand, when the time notification is performed, the special notification is terminated based on the operation of the performance operation unit 75, and the target high-frequency winning mode is opened and closed if the performance operation unit 75 is not operated. The total remaining time is counted down and the notification continues until the run mode starts.

<Response processing at the time of acquisition>
As already explained, in the pending command setting process (FIG. 26), the fluctuation display time when reach does not occur is set to a provisional fluctuation display time (21 sec), and the provisional fluctuation display time is actually set by the main controller 81 It may be different from the variable display time of game times set in the variable start process (FIG. 18) on the side. In addition, if pending information is acquired while the special notification of the outage notification is being executed, a contradiction may occur in the special notification being executed. Therefore, these correction processes are executed in the acquisition time handling process (step S1505) of the hold control command handling process (FIG. 27). The acquisition processing will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 32 .

First, in the acquisition processing, in step S1801, the hold information stored in the secondary hold areas 261 and 262 of the hold storage area 260 is grasped, and the determination process of step S1803, which will be described later, is not performed. It is determined whether or not there is hold information of non-reach occurrence in the hold information. This reach-free hold information is hold information in which a provisional variable display time is set in the hold command setting process described above. If reach non-occurrence pending information exists, the process proceeds to step S1802.

In step S1802, a process of ascertaining the secondary-side reserved storage number SN when the reserved information ascertained in step S1801 is subject to the validity determination is executed. Then, in step S1803, the number SN of secondary-side reserved storage grasped in step S1802 and the variable display time table for reach non-occurrence stored in the variable display time table storage area 245 of the ROM 243 (see FIG. 33(c)) , and it is determined whether or not the variable display time for the pending information ascertained in step S1801 differs from the variable display time when the pending information is subject to the validity determination.

For example, as shown in FIG. 33(a), the hold information grasped in step S1801 is the hold information of the third area in the first secondary hold area 261, and currently the hold information of the hold command received this time is Including, if pending information exists in the first to fourth areas in the first secondary pending area 261 (the pending information of the pending command received this time is stored in the fourth area), the first secondary pending area When the pending information in the third area in 261 is subject to the validity determination, the secondary pending storage number SN including the third area becomes "2". In this case, the variable display time when the pending information in the third area in the first secondary pending area 261 is subject to the validity determination is the temporary variable display time (21 sec) set in the pending command setting process. is 9 sec (see FIG. 33(c)). Also, for example, as shown in FIG. 33(b), the hold information grasped in step S1801 is the hold information of the third area in the first secondary hold area 261, and currently the hold command received this time is held. Including information, the first to third areas in the first secondary pending area 261 and the first to second areas in the second secondary pending area 262 (the pending information of the pending command received this time is the second secondary stored in the second area of the side reservation area 262), the reservation information on the side of the second secondary side reservation area 262 is checked before the reservation information on the side of the first secondary side reservation area 261. Since it is subject to judgment, when the reservation information of the third area in the first secondary reservation area 261 is subject to the judgment, the number SN of the secondary reservation storage is only for the third area and is "1". Become. In this case, the variable display time when the pending information in the third area in the first secondary pending area 261 is subject to the validity determination is the temporary variable display time (21 sec) set in the pending command setting process. , which is 21 sec (see FIG. 33(c)).

Then, if the determination in step S1803 is affirmative, that is, if the variable display time when the hold information grasped in step S1801 is subject to the validity determination is different from the provisional variable display time, the process proceeds to step S1804. A process of correcting and storing the variable display time in the corresponding storage area 260 for suspension when the suspension information grasped in S1801 is subject to the validity determination is executed.

Incidentally, at the time of starting the processing corresponding to the previous acquisition, that is, at the time of acquisition of the previous pending information, for the pending information whose variable display time has been corrected, in step S1803, the variable display time after the correction is changed. , and the variable display time corresponding to the secondary-side reserved storage number SN after the process of step S1502 at the time of this startup.

If the variable display time does not differ in step S1803, or after executing the processing of step S1804, the process returns to step S1801, and the processing of steps S1801 to S1804 is repeated for undetermined pending information. If a negative determination is made in step S1801, that is, if there is no reach non-occurrence pending information in undetermined pending information, the process proceeds to step S1805.

In step S1805, it is determined whether or not the time notification is currently being executed as the special notification. If the time notification is being executed, the process advances to step S1806 to determine whether or not the variable display time has been corrected by the process of step S1804. If the correction has been made, in step S1807, for each pending information after correction, from the current point until the end of the game round corresponding to the pending information of the result targeted in the special notification being executed. Execute the process of grasping the total remaining time (total remaining period). This processing is similar to the processing in step S1607.

Then, in step S1808, a command is output to the display control device 212 so that the pattern display device 41 can notify the total remaining time as correction notification. When the command is received, the display control device 212 notifies the total remaining time by causing the display screen G of the pattern display device 41 to display, for example, "There are XX seconds left until the jackpot". In this case, for example, a message such as "Correction!" is displayed so that it is possible to grasp that the correction has been made from the time information that has already been notified (see FIG. 34(a)). As a result, the player can understand that the total remaining time in the time report being reported has been corrected by the newly acquired hold information. If a negative determination is made in step S1806, or if the process of step S1808 has been executed, the acquisition process is terminated.

If the time notification is not executed in step S1805, the process advances to step S1809 to determine whether or not the deviation notification is currently being executed as a special notification. If the deviation notification is not being executed, the acquisition processing is terminated.

If the deviation notification is being executed, the process advances to step S1810 to execute notification termination processing for ending the deviation notification being executed. This process is the same as the process of step S1614 described above. In other words, if new hold information is acquired while the disconnection notification is being executed, even if the predetermined time has not elapsed and even if the effect operation unit 75 has not been operated, the execution is performed. Terminate the out-of-center notification. This is because if the acquired new pending information is, for example, one of the jackpot results, there will be a contradiction with the loss notification that is being executed. Here, a configuration is also conceivable in which the acquired new hold information is reflected in the special notification being executed. However, regarding the acquired new pending information, the player's intention of notifying the pending information in advance by operating the operation unit 75 for presentation is not indicated, and the above configuration is against the intention of the player. obtain. Therefore, when new hold information is acquired during execution of special notification, the special notification being executed is terminated as described above, so that it is possible to flexibly respond to various needs of players. becomes.

After performing the process of step S1810, it progresses to step S1811 and it is determined whether the acquired reservation information is any jackpot result. That is, whether the hold information corresponding to the hold command received this time corresponds to any of the 15R probability variable jackpot result, the normal jackpot result, the non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result, and the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result judge. Then, when an affirmative determination is made in step S1811, in step S1812, a command is output to the display control device 212 so as to execute an operation instruction presentation prompting the operation of the presentation operation section 75. FIG. When the command is received, the display control device 212 displays, for example, "Push the button!" on the display screen G of the pattern display device 41 (see FIG. 34(b)). By doing so, for example, when the player overlooks the acquisition of new hold information during execution of the loss notification, and the acquired hold information is one of the jackpot results. In addition, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the game is stopped as it is and the privilege that is supposed to be obtained cannot be obtained.

Note that the operation instruction effect may be generated at a predetermined probability even if the newly acquired hold information is a result of being lost. By doing so, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience of grasping the validity determination result of the reserved information regardless of whether or not the operating section 75 for presentation is operated when the operation instruction presentation is generated.

If a negative determination is made in step S1811, or if the process of step S1812 has been executed, the acquisition process is terminated.

According to this embodiment detailed above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

Reservation information is acquired based on the entry of the game ball into the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34, and in the configuration in which the determination result of the reservation information is notified in the game round corresponding to the reservation information, the production Based on the fact that the operation unit 75 is operated, the content of the unannounced hold information stored in the hold storage area 260 is acquired (collected), and a special notice is made based thereon. As a result, the player can grasp the content of the unreported pending information before the game cycle corresponding to the unreported pending information is performed, and the difference in reporting timing can be used to, for example, use the restroom. It is also possible to leave the seat after going to a restaurant or buying a drink, and it is also possible to perform various actions such as stopping or continuing the operation of the firing handle 54 . Therefore, various needs of players can be suitably met.

In this case, if there is a 15R probability variable jackpot result or a normal jackpot result in the unreported information, the total remaining time until the game cycle ends, that is, until the open/close execution mode of the high-frequency winning mode is started. is configured to be notified as a special notification (time notification). As a result, even if the shooting of game balls is stopped for at least the notified period, the opening/closing execution mode of the high-frequency winning mode is entered, so it is possible to leave the seat as described above.

Furthermore, when there is a non-expressed 2R probability variable jackpot result or an explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result in the unreported information, it is configured to notify that as a probability variable notification. When both of these 2R probability variable jackpot results are obtained, the opening/closing execution mode of the low-frequency winning mode is entered. On the other hand, when both of these 2R probability variable jackpot results are obtained, the success/fail lottery mode shifts to the high probability mode after the opening/closing execution mode. Therefore, at least during the opening and closing execution mode of the game round corresponding to the unreported information and the low frequency winning mode, there is no loss even if the shooting of the game ball is stopped, but the game is played while shifting to the high probability mode. Discontinuing may result in loss. Therefore, by providing the notification as described above, it is possible for the player to temporarily suspend the game, and it is possible for the player to grasp the situation in which the game should be resumed after the suspension.

When none of the jackpot results are included in the above-mentioned unreported information, it is configured to notify that effect as a failure notification. As a result, the player can stop playing the game at that point, and it becomes possible to meet the various needs of the player. In this case, the configuration is such that the deviation is notified not only for the normal deviation result but also for the special deviation result. This is because the opening/closing execution mode shifts to the low-frequency prize winning mode even if the result is a special loss, and the prize ball cannot be obtained substantially.

When performing the above-mentioned time notification, the configuration is such that the total remaining time is calculated and notified by using the fluctuation display time at the time when the reach does not occur as a provisional fluctuation display time. This is because the variable display time when reach is not generated is determined based on the common reservation number CRN at the start of the game cycle, and the common reservation number CRN is renewed even after the time notification is performed. This is because it can change (increase) if the pending information is acquired. And when new hold information is acquired, it was set as the structure which alert|reports to that (correction alerting|reporting). By doing so, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the total remaining time is inconsistent.

In particular, when new hold information is acquired while the time notification is being performed, there is a high possibility that the player will continue playing the game, and it is unlikely that the correction notification will be overlooked. be done. In addition, with such a configuration, it is only necessary to correct when new hold information is acquired, and the frequency of correction can be reduced.

The fluctuation display time when the reach does not occur is determined at the timing when the fluctuation start process (FIG. 16) is executed, but in this embodiment, the correction notification is performed at the timing before the fluctuation start process is executed. It is configured to be performed when new hold information is acquired. As a result, the total remaining time can be corrected more quickly, and the possibility of unforeseen disadvantages being given to the player can be reduced.

When new hold information is acquired in the situation in which the above-described disconnection notification is being performed, the disconnection notification is terminated. As a result, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of an event in which the acquired new hold information is one of the jackpot results and is inconsistent with the losing result.

On the other hand, when the acquired new hold information is one of the jackpot results, after once ending the loss notification as described above, the effect operation unit 75 is operated so that the special notification is performed again. It is configured to perform an operation instruction presentation that prompts the operation of. As a result, even if the player misses the acquisition of new pending information, even if the acquired pending information is one of the jackpot results, the execution has been carried out before that. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of the disadvantage that the game is stopped based on the loss notification.

<Second embodiment>
In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not a specific effect (specific mode) is included in the unreported pending information based on the operation of the effect operation unit 75, and if it is included, the specific effect is executed. The configuration is such that the total remaining time until implementation is notified. The configuration will be described in detail below. FIG. 35 is a flow chart showing operation corresponding processing in this embodiment, and FIG. 36 is a conceptual diagram of an effect for notifying the total remaining time until a specific effect.

In the operation corresponding process in this embodiment, the processes of steps S1901 to S1905 are executed in the same manner as the processes of steps S1601 to S1605. Then, in step S1906, it is determined whether or not super reach A is included as a specific effect in the hold information grasped in step S1905. If it is included, the process advances to step S1907.

In step S1907, a process of grasping the total remaining time until super reach A as the specific effect is performed is executed. This process is generally similar to the process of step S1607 (FIG. 29). On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the total remaining time is calculated using the variable display period until the specific effect is performed in the corresponding game round. That is, as shown in FIG. 36(b), in the game round starting at the timing of t1, the variable display time of the game round is the time until the variable display ends at the timing of t4, which is the first embodiment. used this variable display time. When the ready-to-win display starts at the timing of t2 and develops from the normal reach to the super reach A at the timing of t3, in this embodiment, the period from the timing of t1 to the timing of t3 is used to calculate the total remaining time. Incidentally, when super reach A as this specific effect is included in the pending information stored in the sub-side execution area 263 in the pending storage area 260, that is, super reach A is implemented in the currently running game round. If so, the period from the current time to the timing of development to Super Reach A at t3 is the total remaining time.

Then, in step S1908, in the time notification process, a command is output to the display control device 212 so that the pattern display device 41 can notify the total remaining time as time notification. When the display control device 212 receives the command, the display screen G of the pattern display device 41 displays, for example, "There are XX seconds remaining until Super Reach (the number corresponding to the total remaining time is displayed)". It is displayed to notify the total remaining time (see FIG. 36(a)). In this case, the time notification is displayed with the effect for the game cycle being executed as a background, and is displayed so as not to overlap each symbol in the game cycle being executed. As a result, while confirming the effect for the game round, the player can confirm that the unannounced information includes the super reach A as the above specific effect and the period required until the super reach A (total Remaining time) and can be grasped. In this case, based on the reported total remaining time, if the total remaining time is long, the player can go to the restroom, buy a drink, or otherwise leave the seat. After executing the processing of step S1908, the operation corresponding processing ends. The configuration for counting down the total remaining time on the display control device 212 side is the same as in the first embodiment.

If the specific effect is not included in step S1906, the operation corresponding process is terminated after executing the deviation notification process in step S1909. The deviation notification process in step S1909 is substantially the same as the deviation notification process in step S1611 in the first embodiment. However, in this embodiment, it is notified that the specific effect is not included, and for example, the display screen G of the pattern display device 41 displays "No Super Reach. Sorry!".

If an affirmative determination is made in step S1901, the process proceeds to step S1910. The processing of steps S1910 to S1912 is the same as the processing of steps S1612 to S1614.

Although detailed description with drawings will be omitted, in the acquisition time handling processing (FIG. 32) in the present embodiment, in the process of grasping the variable display time in step S1807, the variable display time after correction is used to obtain the specific effect. Know the total remaining time until Super Reach A is implemented. Also, in step S1811, it is determined whether or not super reach A as a specific effect is included in the hold information acquired this time. exit. If Super Reach A is not included in step S1811, the acquisition processing is terminated.

Thus, according to the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the unannounced pending information includes the specific effect based on the operation of the effect operation unit 75, and the specific effect is included. If so, the total remaining time until the specific effect is executed is notified. As a result, the period until the performance that the player wants to see is performed can be used for other actions, and various needs of the player can be suitably met.

In particular, in recent years, as a type of game, a game in which performed effects are stored in a server or a mobile terminal owned by a player has been performed. In such a game, for example, memory of the performance performed is used as an experience value, and the experience value is reflected in the performance of the game machine, used in other games, or given a privilege. is also considered to be effective in diversifying games. In such a case, depending on the player, it is conceivable that the player is playing the game in order to see the specific effect, and other effects may be troublesome for the player. Therefore, as in the present embodiment, by notifying the total remaining time until the execution of the specific effect, it is possible to suitably meet the various needs of the player.

In the present embodiment, the Super Reach A as the specific effect is configured to be grasped without distinguishing between the result of a big hit and the result of a loss. By doing so, it is possible to meet the needs of players who simply want to see Super Reach A. However, for example, super reach A, which results in one of the jackpot results, may be set as a specific effect, or super reach A, which results in a loss, may be set as a specific effect. By doing so, it is possible to appropriately meet the various needs of players. Further, both super reach A and B may be set as a specific effect, and when one of super reach A and B is included in the unreported information, the total remaining time may be reported. In addition, it may be configured such that the total remaining time is notified when the effect with the degree of expectation of the big win result being equal to or higher than a predetermined probability is executed. In these cases, the configuration may be such that the player can select the specific effect in advance. In this case, an operation unit that can be operated by the player may be provided, and the specific effect can be selected from a plurality of effects by operating the operation unit. It goes without saying that the specific effect is not limited to super reach.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the contents described in each of the embodiments described above, and may be carried out as follows, for example. Incidentally, each of the following configurations may be applied to each of the above embodiments individually, or may be applied to each of the above embodiments by combining a part or all of them.

(1) When new hold information is acquired while the time is being reported, the configuration is such that the total remaining time being reported is corrected, but the configuration may be such that no correction is made. This makes it possible to simplify the processing configuration for the special notification. At least, the execution timing of the time notification and the acquisition timing of the new hold information are performed in chronological order, and the acquisition of the new hold information is performed according to the player's operation. Since it is based on (based on the operation of the firing handle 54), it is not unpredictable for the player. Therefore, even if the time notification is prioritized and the configuration is such that even if new hold information is acquired, no correction is made, it is considered that at least the player will not be unintentionally disadvantaged.

(2) In the hold command setting process, the temporary variable display time is set to 21 sec, which is the longest variable display time when reach is not generated, but this temporary variable display time may be changed. For example, the shortest 3 sec of the variable display time when no reach occurs may be set as the provisional variable display time. In this case, in the time notification, the shortest time until the open/close execution mode of the high-frequency winning mode is started (until the specific effect is performed) is notified when the effect operation unit 75 is operated. It will be. By doing so, even if new hold information is acquired after the time notification is performed, there is no need to correct the information to be shorter than the currently notified information. Even if you miss the acquisition of the pending information or the correction notification, it will not be shorter than the notified time, so before the opening and closing execution mode (specific effect) of the high frequency winning mode is considered to resume play.

Also in the above configuration, when new hold information is acquired, a configuration may be adopted in which correction notification is performed. However, as in each of the above embodiments, when acquiring new hold information, if it is configured to correct the change display time of already stored hold information, the shortest change display time (3 sec) to a longer change The display time (9 sec) is corrected, and further corrected to the shortest variable display time (3 sec) when new hold information is acquired thereafter. As a result, the total remaining time may become longer or shorter, and consistency may not be maintained, which may give the player a sense of incongruity. Therefore, in this case, instead of performing correction notification when acquiring new hold information, when the game turn corresponding to the hold information set as temporary change display time is started, the actually fixed change display time It is preferable to adopt a configuration in which the total remaining time is reflected and corrected.

(3) Although the special notification is performed on the display screen G of the symbol display device 41, it may be configured to be performed by other notification means provided in the game machine. A configuration may be adopted in which the special notification is carried out on a portable terminal or the like possessed by the player. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 37(a), a QR code (registered trademark) is displayed on the display screen G based on the operation of the effect operation unit 75, and the read QR code A configuration may also be adopted in which a special notification is made on the mobile terminal P or the like based on this. Note that the configuration that can be read by the portable terminal P or the like is not limited to a QR code, and may be a bar code, infrared communication, wireless LAN communication, or the like.

In this case, it is preferable that the QR code can be displayed while the game is being played. In this way, only the player who has obtained the QR code can grasp the undisclosed information. It is also possible to indulge in a sense of superiority that In addition, if the result is a failure, the player can stop the game even if an effect with a high degree of expectation is performed after that. In this case, if a high-expectation performance is being performed in a gaming machine that has become vacant, other players are likely to take a seat at the gaming machine, thinking that the performance may result in a big win. . Therefore, it is conceivable that a player who dares to seat another player may do such an act, and it is possible to meet such needs.

When unannounced information is output as described above, at least for a period until the unannounced information is reported on the game machine side, a notification (for example, on the display screen G to indicate that the output has been completed, etc.). As a result, the player who has not read the unannounced information who sits down after that can grasp that the information is likely to be read by his predecessor, and the player who has read the unannounced information can It is possible to ensure fairness with a player who does not read that.

(4) As in (3) above, in a configuration where the mobile terminal P or the like can execute a special notification, the player can make corrections such as when new hold information is acquired after once reading the QR code. is required, there is a possibility that the effect operation unit 75 is not further operated or the QR code reading operation is not performed. Therefore, even though the previously output information needs to be corrected, there is a possibility that the user confirms the special notification based on the information before correction and leaves the seat. Therefore, it is preferable to terminate the display of the QR code before correction when correction becomes necessary. As a result, it is possible to at least avoid the inconvenience of reading information before correction even though correction is required.

Furthermore, in this case, as a display that can specify the time point of the previous output, for example, a display (for example, a still image of variable display) showing the game situation at the time of output as shown in FIG. 37B may be displayed side by side. . Further, the QR code to be output may include information that can specify the time of output, such as the date and time of output. As a result, the information received by the player's portable terminal P or the like can be treated as information at the time of output from the gaming machine, and it is not guaranteed that corrections will be required afterward. It is possible to make the player recognize it.

In particular, this configuration changes (decreases) the total remaining time in real time from the time of operating the operation unit 75 for presentation (when outputting the QR code) even if new hold information is not acquired like the time notification. It is also considered to be effective in

(5) In the configuration of informing the total remaining time, in addition, informing the player of the target game round (holding information) may be carried out. For example, the color and shape of the suspension image may be changed, and the corresponding images may be displayed in the suspension display areas Ga and Gb. As a result, the player can grasp how many pending pieces of information are targeted. In this case, for example, when the player records game result data in a notebook or portable terminal, the data can be written in advance.

(6) In the first embodiment, when the period until the opening/closing execution mode of the high-frequency winning mode is started is used as the total remaining time and the total remaining time needs to be corrected. However, the main controller 81 may be configured to delay the start of the opening/closing execution mode of the high-frequency prize winning mode by the amount that the correction is required. In this case, the main control device 81 side has a configuration for specifying that the performance operation unit 75 has been operated, a configuration for grasping the change display time of the pending information based on the operation, etc., and the game In the state transition process (FIG. 18), the opening period of the opening/closing execution mode may reflect the above correction (the opening period may be lengthened or shortened according to the difference). As a result, even when correction is required after the notification, there is no need to notify the correction, and the player can believe the content of the notification and take other actions accordingly.

(7) In the first embodiment, both the non-explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result and the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result are configured to perform probability variable notification, but may be changed as follows. That is, the non-explicit 2R definite variable jackpot result performs definite variable notification in the same manner as in the first embodiment. On the other hand, the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot result is time-notified, unlike the first embodiment. When the result of the explicit 2R probability variable jackpot results, the support mode shifts to the high-frequency support mode. You can enjoy this high frequency support mode.

(8) In the above-described first embodiment, the remaining variable display time may be notified in the probability variation notification and the deviation notification. In this case, the probability variable notification may be notified of the total remaining time until the end of the game round that results in one of the probability variable jackpots, or may be notified as the total remaining time of the variable display time for all reservations. .

(9) In the second embodiment, the period until the specific effect is implemented is configured to be notified as the total remaining time. It may be configured to be notified as the remaining time, or the period until the game round containing the specific effect is started (the game round of the reserved information to be the target of the judgment is the one before the reserved information containing the specific effect. period until the end) may be notified as the total remaining time. As a result, there is a grace period for the player to enjoy the specific effect. Also, in the latter case, it is possible to entertain the player including the effects from the start of the game round to the specific effects. Also, it is preferable that these items can be set by the player.

(10) In the above-described second embodiment, the specific effect is not limited to the effect executed by the display screen G, and other effects to be executed during the game, for example, the effect by the display light emitting unit 63 and the speaker unit 64 Alternatively, it may be an effect by a movable accessory provided in the game machine.

(11) The production operation unit 75 may be used in common with other operation units used for other productions, or may be provided separately from the operation units used for other productions. By using it for both purposes, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost and effectively utilize the installation area of the operation unit in a limited area. Moreover, it is also possible to link the special notification with other effects by using the same function. That is, for example, as another effect, when any jackpot result is included in the reservation information, with a predetermined probability, the operation instruction effect of the operation unit 75 for effect is performed. The occurrence of this causes the player to operate the effect operation section 75 with a sense of anticipation. In other words, if the operation instruction effect is performed as a pre-stage of the time notification as the special notification, the player can perform it when the time notification is performed at a timing before the notification of the total remaining time. It is possible to make a schedule of actions (such as purchasing a drink as a pre-celebration for a big win), and when the time is actually announced, the action can be taken immediately.

(12) Although the configuration was such that the pending information based on the winning to the upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34 was distinguished, it may be configured so as not to be distinguished. In addition, the reservation information based on the prize winning to the lower working port 34 was configured to be the object of the winning judgment with priority over the holding information based on the winning to the upper working port 33, but the relationship is reversed It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which win/fail determination is performed in the order of winning prizes without assigning superiority or inferiority to the operation ports 33 and 34 .

(14) As a configuration in which the variable display time changes depending on the game situation in which the win-or-fail judgment is performed, the variable display time when the variable display time is determined based on the number of common pending numbers CRN is exemplified. For example, it may be configured such that the variable display interval for the next game round is determined based on the effect or game result of the previous game round, or the game is executed according to the date and time when the game is executed using a well-known RTC. A configuration in which the time is determined may be adopted. In these cases, the subsequent game status can be grasped when the hold information is acquired.

(15) Based on the command output from the main control device 81, the display control device 212 is controlled by the effect control device 82, but instead of this, based on the command output from the main control device 81 Alternatively, the display control device 212 may control the effect control device 82 . Further, instead of the configuration in which the effect control device 82 and the display control device 212 are provided separately, both control devices 82 and 212 may be provided as one control device. Also, the configuration of the command output from the main control device 81 to the effect control device 82 is arbitrary.

(16) The special notification is displayed so as not to overlap each pattern being changed on the display screen G, but it may be displayed so as to overlap. In this case, the special information may be displayed in the front and the symbols may be displayed in the rear, or the relationship may be reversed. Further, when a special notification is to be made, each pattern displayed in a variable display may be displayed in a reduced size to secure a space for the special notification.

(17) A credit terminal (prepaid card, coin, membership card, etc.) inserted into a ball lending device such as a CR unit attached to the gaming machine is inserted into the ball lending device, or not. A configuration may be adopted in which the operation of the operation unit 75 for presentation is accepted on the condition that it is returned.

That is, the situation in which the credit terminal is inserted into the ball lending device is considered to mean that the player has the intention of playing a game, and the effect operation unit 75 By performing notification based on the operation of, for example, in a game machine that has been opened in a state where unspent pending information remains, after operating the operation unit 75 for presentation and grasping the game result (jackpot result It is possible to suppress actions such as taking a seat and starting a game after grasping that ) is included.

In addition, the situation in which the credit terminal is not inserted into the ball lending device is considered to be, for example, after the credit terminal has been returned and the player has no intention of continuing the game. If it is configured to receive the operation of the effect operation unit 75 as a condition, it is possible to prevent forgetting to remove the credit terminal. In this case, when the credit terminal is returned, the display screen G or the like may be used to produce an operation instruction prompting the operator to operate the production operation unit 75 . As a result, it is possible to suppress forgetting to grasp the information of the undigested pending information. Furthermore, when the credit terminal is returned, the content of the unspent reservation information is grasped, and if the unspent reservation information includes a specific result (for example, a jackpot result or super reach), the operation instruction is produced. may be configured.

(18) Other types of pachinko machines different from the above embodiment, such as a pachinko machine in which an electric accessory is released a predetermined number of times when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, or a game ball in a specific area of a special device The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine in which a right is generated and a jackpot is obtained when a coin is entered, a pachinko machine equipped with other accessories, an arrangement ball machine, a mahball, or the like.

In addition, a non-ball game machine, for example, equipped with a plurality of reels on which a plurality of types of patterns are attached in the circumferential direction, the rotation of the reels is started by inserting medals and operating the start lever, and the stop switch is operated. or after the reels are stopped by the lapse of a predetermined time, if a specific pattern or a combination of specific patterns is established on an effective line that can be visually recognized from the display window, a privilege such as payout of medals is given to the player. The present invention can also be applied to slot machines.

Furthermore, the gaming machine main body which is openably and closably supported by the outer frame is provided with a storage portion and a take-in device, and the start lever is operated after a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage portion are taken in by the take-in device. The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine that combines a pachinko machine and a slot machine, in which the reels start rotating.

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Hereinafter, the features of the group of inventions extracted from each of the above-described embodiments will be described, showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following description, for ease of understanding, configurations corresponding to the above-described embodiments are appropriately shown in parentheses or the like, but are not limited to the specific configurations shown in parentheses or the like.

It should be noted that the invention described in each of the features below is known to be provided with a pattern display device that variably displays a plurality of patterns on a display screen in, for example, a game machine such as a pachinko game machine. In the machine, for example, when a game ball passes through an operation port provided in the game area, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to generate a specific game state that is advantageous to the player, such as a winning state. Fluctuation display is started.When the lottery is won, the combination of specific patterns is displayed on the display screen, and the game state shifts to the specific game state.With the shift to the specific game state, For example, opening and closing of a variable ball entry device provided in the game area is started, and a large amount of game balls are paid out (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-074175). Players have various needs when they play games, and there is still room for improvement in terms of responding to such various needs."

Feature 1. information acquisition means (function for executing information acquisition processing in the main controller 81) for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means, with a predetermined number as the upper limit;
Attachment determination means (a function of executing a correctness determination process in the main control device 81) for determining whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the attachment information;
Privilege granting means (main control unit) for granting a privilege to a player based on the fact that the result of grant determination by the grant determination means is a grant correspondence result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information A function of executing the big winning opening opening and closing process in the device 81);
The action for a game cycle is started based on the grant determination by the grant determination means, the stop result corresponding to the result of the grant determination is displayed, and the end of the motion for a game cycle is displayed. As one game cycle control means (main control means) for controlling the notification means (symbol display device 41) so that the game cycle operation of each game cycle is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. device 81, production control device 82, display control device 212, etc.),
A gaming machine comprising
Operation means (manipulation operation unit 75 for presentation) operated by the player;
Operation specifying means (mechanism for executing operation corresponding processing in the effect control device 82) for specifying that the operation means has been operated;
Execution status of the action for a game turn by the game turn control means based on the operation identification means identifying that the operation means is operated while the special information is stored by the acquired information storage means. Regardless, special notification control means (step S1608 in production control device 82 , S1610, S1611, S1908, and S1909);
A game machine characterized by comprising:

According to the above configuration, the special notification corresponding to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means or the special information related to the game-playing action being executed is sent to or from the notification means based on the player's operation of the operation means. can be notified by another notification means. In this case, the special notification is performed based on the operation of the operating means regardless of the execution status of the game-playing motion by the game-play control means. It is low, and the player side is entrusted with the right to decide on its execution. In other words, if no operation is performed by the player, notification corresponding to the special information is performed by the operation for game rotation by the game rotation control means. The special information is notified by the special notification without waiting for the notification by the action. In this way, the player can grasp the contents of the special information in advance without waiting for the execution of the game-playing action by the game-playing control means, so that the player can concentrate on the presentation of the game-playing action after that. In addition, it is also possible to take some kind of action by using the difference in the notified timing. Therefore, it is possible to satisfactorily meet the various needs of the players.

Feature 2. information acquisition means (function for executing information acquisition processing in the main controller 81) for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means, with a predetermined number as an upper limit set as a plurality of numbers;
determining whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the added information; Attachment determination means for sequentially performing the attachment determination with respect to special information (function for executing correctness determination processing etc. in the main control device 81);
Privilege granting means (main control unit) for granting a privilege to a player based on the fact that the result of grant determination by the grant determination means is a grant correspondence result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information A function of executing the big winning opening opening and closing process in the device 81);
The action for a game cycle is started based on the grant determination by the grant determination means, the stop result corresponding to the result of the grant determination is displayed, and the end of the motion for a game cycle is displayed. As one game cycle control means (main control means) for controlling the notification means (symbol display device 41) so that the game cycle operation of each game cycle is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. device 81, production control device 82, display control device 212, etc.),
A gaming machine comprising
A destination identifying means (in the main controller 81) that identifies information corresponding to the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means at a timing before the predetermined special information is subject to the grant determination. a function to execute confirmation processing for pending notice and setting processing for pending commands);
Operation means (manipulation operation unit 75 for presentation) operated by the player;
Operation specifying means (mechanism for executing operation corresponding processing in the effect control device 82) for specifying that the operation means has been operated;
Execution status of the action for a game turn by the game turn control means based on the operation identification means identifying that the operation means is operated while the special information is stored by the acquired information storage means. Regardless, special notification (time notification, probability variation notification , deviation notification), a special notification control means (function of executing the processing of steps S1608, S1610, S1611, S1908, S1909 in the effect control device 82) that is executed by the notification means or another notification means, and
A game machine characterized by comprising:

According to the above configuration, the special notification corresponding to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means and the special information related to the game-playing action being executed is sent to or from the notification means based on the player's operation of the operation means. can be notified by another notification means. In this case, regardless of the state of execution of the game-playing action by the game-play control means, the special notice is made based on the operation of the operation means. is entrusted with the right to decide on its execution. In other words, if no operation is performed by the player, notification corresponding to the special information is performed by the operation for game rotation by the game rotation control means. The special information is notified by the special notification without waiting for the notification by the action. In this way, the player can grasp the contents of the special information in advance without waiting for the execution of the game-playing action by the game-playing control means, so that the player can concentrate on the presentation of the game-playing action after that. In addition, it is also possible to take some kind of action by using the difference in the notified timing. Therefore, it is possible to satisfactorily meet the various needs of the players.

Feature 3. information acquisition means (function for executing information acquisition processing in the main controller 81) for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means, with a predetermined number as an upper limit set as a plurality of numbers;
determining whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the added information; Attachment determination means for sequentially performing the attachment determination with respect to special information (function for executing correctness determination processing etc. in the main control device 81);
Privilege granting means (main control unit) for granting a privilege to a player based on the fact that the result of grant determination by the grant determination means is a grant correspondence result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information A function of executing the big winning opening opening and closing process in the device 81);
The action for a game cycle is started based on the grant determination by the grant determination means, the stop result corresponding to the result of the grant determination is displayed, and the end of the motion for a game cycle is displayed. As one game cycle control means (main control means) for controlling the notification means (symbol display device 41) so that the game cycle operation of each game cycle is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. device 81, production control device 82, display control device 212, etc.),
A gaming machine comprising
The game cycle control means includes an operation period determining means for determining an operation period from the start of the game cycle motion to the end of the game cycle motion (executing a variable display time setting process in the main controller 81). function), and executes the game-playing action based on the action period determined by the action period determining means,
Grasping means for grasping the remaining period of the operation period in a situation where the game spin action is performed by the game spin control means (function for executing the processes of steps S1702 and S1704 in the effect control device 82); ,
When the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the grant determination, the operation period determined by the operation period determination section is set to the predetermined special information as the target of the grant determination. Prior operation period specifying means (function for executing the process of step S1705 in the main controller 81) that specifies at a timing before
Operation means (manipulation operation unit 75 for presentation) operated by the player;
An operation specifying means (function for executing operation corresponding processing in the production control device 82) for specifying that the operation means has been operated;
Execution status of the action for a game turn by the game turn control means based on the operation identification means identifying that the operation means is operated while the special information is stored by the acquired information storage means. Regardless, the special notification (time notification) corresponding to the remaining period ascertained by the ascertaining means and the operation period specified by the preceding operation period specifying means is provided by the announcing means or separately Special notification control means (function to execute the processing of steps S1608, S1610, S1611, S1908, S1909 in the effect control device 82) that can be executed by the notification means of
A game machine characterized by comprising:

According to the above configuration, based on the operation of the operation means by the player, the period until the game-turning action ends, including the special information stored in the acquired information storage means at the time the operation means is operated, is set. can grasp. In this case, it is possible to grasp at least the period during which the game is continued, that is, the action for game replay. is also possible. Therefore, it is possible to satisfactorily meet the various needs of the players.

Feature 4. Information corresponding to the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is a predetermined specific result (jackpot, super Reach etc.) is determined (steps S1605, S1606, S1609, S1905, S1906 in the effect control device 82 function to execute the processing),
The special notification control means, when any one of the predetermined special information to be determined by the preceding determination means and the special information in the game round being executed is the specified result and a first notification means capable of notifying information corresponding to the operation period as the special notification with respect to the game round to be executed before the game round corresponding to the special information as the specified result. The game machine according to feature 3.

According to the above configuration, the player can grasp the information of the operation period until the specific result is obtained by operating the operation means. Thus, depending on the length of the operation period, it is possible, for example, not to allow the information acquisition means to acquire any more special information until a specific result is obtained, or, for example, to leave the seat (to go to the toilet). or buy a drink), it is possible to meet the various needs of the player.

Feature 5. The preceding determination means is a means for determining the special information in which the determination result of the grant determination by the grant determination means is the grant correspondence result as the specific result (executing the processing of steps S1605 and S1606 in the effect control device 82 function).

According to the above configuration, the player can grasp the period until the award correspondence result is obtained by operating the operation means. When the award correspondence result is obtained, the privilege is granted by the privilege granting means. That is, by operating the operation means, it is possible to grasp the period until the privilege is given. To appropriately meet various needs of players by making it possible to grasp the period up to that time, since the players may want to finish other errands before the privilege is granted. becomes possible.

Feature 6. game ball launching means (shooting handle 54, game ball launching mechanism 53) for shooting game balls toward a game area based on being operated by a player;
A variable ball entry provided in the game area and switchable between a first state in which a game ball can enter and a second state in which entry of a game ball is more difficult or impossible than in the first state. means (variable winning device 32);
variable ball entry control means for executing switching control between the first state and the second state in the variable ball entry means (function for executing the big winning opening opening/closing process in the main controller 81);
Payout means (payout device 96, payout control device 97) for paying out prize balls based on the game ball entering the variable ball entering means;
with
The privilege imparting means imparts a privilege to the player by shifting the variable ball entering means to a special game state in which the variable ball entering means is switched from the second state to the first state by the variable ball entering control means. The gaming machine according to feature 5, characterized by:

According to the above configuration, the variable ball entry means is controlled to switch to the first state when the grant correspondence result is reached, and the player can obtain a prize ball by shooting a game ball toward the variable ball entry means. Become. In other words, even if the award correspondence result is obtained, the privilege (prize ball) cannot be obtained unless the game ball launching means is operated. Therefore, the significance of informing of the period until the grant correspondence result, which is described in feature 4, is increased.

Feature 7. In the special game state, a high winning mode (high frequency winning mode opening/closing execution mode) and a low winning mode (low frequency Winning mode opening and closing execution mode) is set,
7. The gaming machine according to feature 6, wherein the specified result is set with the result corresponding to the award corresponding to the high winning mode.

According to the above configuration, in the configuration in which the high winning mode and the low winning mode are set in the special game state, the period until the special game state of the high winning mode with a higher possibility of winning a ball than the low winning mode is set. make comprehensible. Therefore, the effect of feature 5 can be substantially exhibited.

Feature 8. In the special game state, a high winning mode and a low winning mode are set so that the possibility of a game ball entering the variable ball entering means is relatively high or low,
The gaming machine according to feature 6 or feature 7, wherein the specified result does not set the award corresponding result of the low winning mode.

According to the above configuration, in the configuration in which the high winning mode and the low winning mode are set as the special game state, the special game state of the low winning mode, which has a lower possibility of winning a ball than the high winning mode, is the target of the special notification. not. This is due to the fact that even if the game is shifted to the special game state, the possibility of entering a ball is low in the low prize winning mode, so the number of prize balls obtained by operating the game ball launching means is small. By doing so, it is possible to avoid the absurdity that, for example, if you finish your errands in accordance with the notified period and come back, you will hardly get any benefits.

Feature 9. The game round control means is, in each game round, based on the special information, mode information determination means for determining an operation mode when the game round action is performed (executing a variation start process in the main controller 81). function), and when the action for the game round is performed in each game round, the action for the game round is performed in the operation mode determined by the mode information determining means,
The first determination means determines the special information in which the operation mode determined by the mode information determination means is a predetermined specific mode (for example, super reach A) as the specified result. 9. The game machine according to any one of features 4 to 8, characterized by comprising a function of executing the processing of steps S1905 and S1906.

According to the above configuration, the player can grasp the period until the game-turning action that becomes the specific mode by operating the operation means. For example, when the specific mode is set as a premium effect or a favorite character effect, the player may want to finish other errands before the effect is performed. By making it possible to grasp the period up to the time, it becomes possible to satisfactorily meet the various needs of the player.

Feature 10. The operation period determination means is based on an operation period information group (reach non-occurrence fluctuation display time table) in which different operation periods are defined according to the number of the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, Storage number corresponding operation period determination means for determining the operation period (means for determining the variable display time based on the variable display time table for reach non-occurrence in the main control device 81),
When the operation period of the special information to be specified is determined by the operation period determining means corresponding to the number of memories, the preceding operation period specifying means stores the special information in the acquired information storage means at the specified time. Characteristic 3 characterized by comprising provisional specifying means for specifying a provisional operation period (a function of executing processing for grasping the variable display time in the effect control device 82) regardless of the number of the special information provided. 10. The game machine according to any one of 1 to 9.

For special information for which different operation periods are determined according to the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means, there is a possibility that the number of special information will increase from a specific time point determined by the previous operation period specifying means. Therefore, by specifying a provisional operation period as in the above configuration, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that, for example, a special notification is not performed due to an inability to specify an operation period that may change thereafter. can be done.

Feature 11. When the provisional specifying means specifies the provisional operation period, the correction means (effect control device 82 18. The gaming machine according to feature 10, characterized by comprising a function of executing the processing of steps S1805 to S1808 in .

According to the above configuration, the special notification given as a temporary operation period is corrected to a special notification for an accurate operation period thereafter. Therefore, the player can grasp the correct period.

Feature 12. The modifying means modifies the special notification as the operation period for the special information that has already been identified by the provisional identifying means at the time the special information is acquired in the acquired information storage means. The gaming machine according to feature 11, characterized by:

According to the above configuration, the special notification is corrected as the correct operation period at a timing before the operation period is determined by the memory number corresponding operation period determining means. As a result, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the special notification is corrected after the player leaves the seat and the player overlooks the correction.

Feature 13. Information corresponding to the determination result when the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is subject to the grant determination is stored before the predetermined special information becomes the subject of the grant determination. Equipped with a preceding result specifying means (function for executing the processing of steps S1605, S1606, and S1609 in the effect control device 82) specified at the timing,
The special notification control means, if neither the specified result by the preceding result specifying means nor the determination result of the grant determination in the game round being executed is the grant correspondence result, to that effect. 13. The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 12, further comprising a second notification means capable of notifying as a special notification.

According to the above configuration, by operating the operation means, the player can grasp that the special information, including the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, is not the award correspondence result. That is, when the operation means is operated, it can be grasped that the privilege cannot be obtained depending on the game round being executed and the special information stored. As a result, when the player wants to stop playing the game, he or she can stop the game without worrying. On the other hand, by triggering such an effect by operating the operation means, a player who does not want to see the effect does not have to operate the operation means. Therefore, various needs of players can be suitably met.

Feature 14. The second notification means, based on the fact that the special information is acquired by the information acquisition means during execution of the special notification, is a termination means (step S1809 in the effect control device 82) that ends the special notification being executed. , a function of executing the processing of S1810).

Since the newly acquired special information is acquired after the player's operation (after the execution of the special notification), the player's prior notification of the new special information is not indicated. It can be said. Moreover, when the newly acquired special information is the provision determination result, a contradiction arises with the contents of the special notification being executed. Therefore, by terminating the special notification that is being executed as in the above configuration, the inconvenience of notifying even the special information for which the player's intention has not been expressed can be avoided, and the special notification that is being executed can be avoided. Obtaining contradictions can be avoided.

Feature 15. If the special information that triggered the termination of the special notification by the termination means corresponds to the given correspondence result, the second notification means terminates the special notification by the termination means. , means for executing an operation instruction prompting the operation of the operation means by the notification means or a notification means different from it (a function of executing the processing of steps S1811 and S1812 in the effect control device 82). The gaming machine according to feature 14.

According to the above configuration, when the newly acquired special information corresponds to the result of provision, the operating means is instructed to perform the special notification again after the special notification is finished. As a result, the player who has seen the special notification that the grant correspondence result is not included is newly acquired special information, and although it corresponds to the grant correspondence result, the player leaves the seat. It can be suppressed.

Feature 16. The another notification means is a mobile terminal (mobile terminal P) possessed by the player or the manager of the game hall,
16. Any one of characteristics 1 to 15, wherein the special notification control means outputs information relating to the special notification to the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal can notify the special notification. 1. The gaming machine according to 1.

According to the above configuration, by enabling notification of undetermined information through the mobile terminal, only the player having the mobile terminal or the manager of the game hall can grasp the information. Therefore, the information can be used to perform some action without being known by surrounding players. Some action is, for example, if the undetermined information is information corresponding to the game result (grant determination result) and the result is the grant correspondence result, the player will feel superiority first without being known by the surrounding players. In addition, if it is not a given result, it is possible to leave the gaming machine (move to another gaming machine or end the game) before watching the action for playing the game. Further, for example, if the undetermined information corresponds to an operation period, it is possible to use that period to leave the seat or prepare mentally. Therefore, it is possible to suitably meet the various needs of the players.

Feature 17. Even if it is specified by the operation specifying means that the operation means has been operated, the regulation means for limiting the special notification by the special notification control means (the processing of steps S1603 and S1903 in the effect control device 82 17. The game machine according to any one of features 1 to 16, characterized in that it has a function to execute.

According to the above configuration, for example, when the player unintentionally operates the operation means, or when the player operates the operation means without wanting to know the unreported information, special notification is performed. Special notification can be restricted when inconvenience such as contradiction occurs due to convenience of performance.

Feature 18. game ball launching means (shooting handle 54, game ball launching mechanism 53) for shooting game balls toward a game area based on being operated by a player;
A ball entry portion (upper operation port 33, lower operation port 34) provided in the game area and into which a game ball can enter;
with
The information acquisition means acquires the special information based on the entry of a game ball into the entry ball section,
17. Characteristic feature 17, characterized in that the regulation means regulates the special notification by the special notification control means when the operation means is operated while the game ball launching means is being operated. The game machine described.

According to the above configuration, special notification is restricted in situations where additional special information can be acquired. As a result, the special information is acquired after the special notification is made, and the inconvenience of inconsistency in the contents of the special notification can be suppressed.

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

Pachinko machine: operation means (shooting handle 54) operated by a player, game ball shooting means (game ball shooting mechanism 53) for shooting game balls based on the operation of the operation means, and game balls shot to a predetermined game area (game area PE), and each game part arranged in the game area. A game machine that gives a privilege to a player when a game ball passes through a port 31, etc.).

Spindle-type gaming machine such as slot machine: Equipped with variable display means for finally stopping and displaying a symbol row consisting of a plurality of symbols after the symbol row is variably displayed, and the symbol variation starts due to the operation of the starting operation means A special game that is advantageous to the player under the condition that the fluctuation of the symbols is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stopping or after the lapse of a predetermined time, and that the final stopped symbol at the time of stopping is a specific symbol. A gaming machine designed to generate a state (bonus game, etc.).

Ball-use belt-type game machine: Equipped with a variable display means for displaying a symbol row consisting of a plurality of symbols and then finally stopping the symbol row; A special game state (bonus game, etc.), and further comprising: a throwing device for performing throwing processing for taking in game balls from the ball tray provided with a ball tray; and a payout device for putting out game balls to the ball tray. A gaming machine constructed so that the operation of the starting operating means is enabled when a game ball is thrown in.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Pachinko machine, 32... Variable prize winning device, 32a... Large prize winning opening, 33... Upper operating opening, 34... Lower operating opening, 34a... Electric accessory, 41... Symbol display device, 53... Game ball launching mechanism, 54... Firing handle 81 Main control device 82 Effect control device 96 Payout device 97 Payout control device 202 MPU 212 Display control device 232 Hold ball storage area 242 MPU 260 Hold 261 First secondary reservation area 262 Second secondary reservation area A Super reach B Super reach G Display screen P Mobile terminal PE Game area.

Claims (1)

information acquisition means for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquired information storage means for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means with an upper limit of a predetermined number as a plurality of numbers;
determining whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the added information; Attachment determination means for sequentially performing the attachment determination for special information;
privilege giving means for giving a privilege to a player based on a result of grant determination by the grant determination means that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information;
The action for a game cycle is started based on the grant determination by the grant determination means, the stop result corresponding to the result of the grant determination is displayed, and the end of the motion for a game cycle is displayed. a game turn control means for controlling a notification means so that a game turn operation for each game turn is performed as one time according to the special information stored in the obtained information storage means;
A gaming machine comprising
The game spin control means comprises action period determination means for determining an action period from the start of the game action to the end of the game action, and the action period determined by the action period decision means. The game-playing operation is executed based on
Before the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is subject to grant determination by the grant determination means, a specific effect is executed in the game cycle operation for the predetermined special information. A specifying means for executing a specifying process capable of specifying information corresponding to the period until the timing,
The operation period determination means is configured to determine the operation period based on an operation period information group in which different operation periods are defined according to the number of the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. An operation period determination means is provided, and the period corresponding to the result of the specific process can be changed after that,
Special notification control means for enabling special notification corresponding to the period corresponding to the result of the specific process to be executed by the notification means or another notification means,
The special notification control means comprises means capable of executing provisional special notification when the result of the specific processing is a result corresponding to a period that can change thereafter,
The game machine is characterized by comprising means capable of executing a special mode corresponding to the given information as the mode of the special notification.

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