JP7216430B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines.

2. Description of the Related Art In a game machine, for example, Patent Document 1 describes that a power supply board is used to generate power for use in a game machine main body from a commercial power supply.

JP 2016-140643 A

However, the game machine described in the above patent document has room for further improvement in terms of suppressing problems related to the power supply board.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to suppress problems associated with a power supply substrate.

The present invention, which achieves the above object, is implemented as a game machine as follows. This gaming machine (for example, pachinko gaming machine 100) includes a board (for example, power supply board 40) having a plurality of electronic components and used for games, and housing means (for example, , a power supply board case 60), and the board (for example, power supply board 40) is an AC circuit (for example, AC circuit 41) to which an AC voltage is supplied from an external power supply, and a display for identifying information. a certain first identification mark and a second identification mark for identifying information, which is provided at a position different from the first identification mark in the thickness direction of the substrate; The circuit (for example, the AC circuit 41) includes an AC voltage input section to which the AC voltage from the external power supply is input, and protection means for protecting the electronic components provided in the AC circuit (for example, the AC circuit 41). wherein the AC voltage input unit is connected to an electric circuit between the external power supply and the protection means, and the plurality of electronic components has a first character (for example, "KLM 10000μF 50v") A first electronic component (e.g., first smoothing capacitor 442) and a second electronic component (e.g., heat dissipation member) having the highest length among the plurality of electronic components in the height direction (e.g., front-rear direction) with respect to the substrate surface 454 hs), and the housing means (for example, the power supply board case 60) has a main wall surface portion (for example, the main surface portion 61) provided with a second character (for example, a character provided on the case seal 600). , the first character and the second character are different in display mode, and the second character is a portion of the containing means that overlaps with a predetermined electronic component but does not overlap with the second electronic component. A display for identifying information (e.g., characters, marks, etc.) is provided at a portion overlapping with the second electronic component (e.g., heat dissipation member 454hs) of the main wall surface portion (e.g., main surface portion 61). ) is not provided.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned reference numerals in this column are given for illustrative purposes when describing the present invention, and the present invention is not limited by these reference numerals.

According to the present invention, problems related to the power supply board can be suppressed.

1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment; FIG. It is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine when the pachinko gaming machine is seen from the rear side. (a) is an enlarged view showing an example of a display device arranged at the lower left of the game board, (b) is a partial plan view of the pachinko game machine, and (c) is arranged at the lower left of the game board. FIG. 10 is an enlarged view showing an example of a sub-information display. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the control unit of the pachinko game machine of this embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an image/sound control unit and a lamp control unit according to the embodiment; It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the game control part of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation|movement of the basic process by a game control part. It is a flow chart showing the operation of the power-off processing by the game control unit. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of an electronic circuit on a power supply substrate; FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the alternating current circuit in a power supply board. It is a figure which shows the structure of the rectifier circuit in a power supply board, and a PFC circuit. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing configurations of a power generation circuit and a backup circuit on a power supply substrate; It is a figure which shows the structure of the electronic circuit in the power supply board as a modification. It is a figure which shows the structure of the PFC circuit as a modification. 1 is an overall perspective view of a power supply board unit of this embodiment; FIG. FIG. 2 is a top view of the power supply board of the embodiment when viewed from the front side; FIG. 4 is a back view of the power supply board of the embodiment when viewed from the rear side; It is a side view of the power supply board when the power supply board of this embodiment is seen from the upper side. It is a cross-sectional view of part of the substrate of the present embodiment. (A) is a diagram showing a power supply board before electronic components are mounted, and (B) is a diagram showing the power supply board with electronic components mounted thereon. (A) shows a side view of the entire power supply board unit, and (B) is an enlarged view of a ventilation hole to be described later. FIG. 3 is a side view of the power supply board unit of the embodiment when viewed from the right side; It is a side view when the power supply board unit of this embodiment is seen from the left side. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a power supply board case according to the embodiment; It is the top view which looked at the power supply board of the modification from the front side. It is a front view of the game control board unit. It is a figure which shows an information display sticker. It is a front view of a game control board. It is a figure at the time of looking at a capacitor|condenser from the front side rather than a capacitor|condenser. It is a flowchart which shows the main control processing of a game control part. It is a flowchart which shows the content of a starting opening switch process. 4 is a flowchart showing the details of gate switch processing; It is a flow chart which shows the contents of special design processing. It is a flowchart which shows the content of a jackpot determination process. It is a flow chart which shows the contents of fluctuation pattern selection processing. It is a flow chart which shows the contents of processing during suspension. It is a flowchart which shows the content of a customer waiting setting process. It is a flow chart showing the contents of normal design processing. It is a flowchart which shows the content of a special winning opening process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of a game state setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of an electric tulip process. It is a diagram showing a configuration example of the random number used in the present embodiment, (a) is a diagram showing a configuration example of the jackpot random number, (b) is a diagram showing a configuration example of the jackpot pattern random number, (c) is a diagram showing a configuration example of a reach random number, and (d) is a diagram showing a configuration example of a winning random number. It is a figure which shows the example of a setting of a variation pattern and a table used in variation pattern selection processing. It is a block diagram for explaining a configuration example of the RAM of the game control unit, (a) is a block diagram showing the configuration of the storage area, (b) is a block diagram showing the configuration of each storage unit shown in (a) is. It is a block diagram for explaining a configuration example of the RAM of the effect control unit, (a) is a block diagram showing the configuration of a reserved storage area, (b) is a block showing the configuration of each of the storage unit shown in (a) It is a diagram. It is a flowchart which shows the content of a prior determination process. It is a flow chart which shows operation of a production control part, (a) is a figure showing main processing, and (b) is a figure showing interruption processing. 4 is a flowchart showing the contents of command reception processing; FIG. 49 is a flow chart showing the contents of the pre-determination effect selection process and effect selection process of FIG. 48. FIG. FIG. 49 is a flow chart showing the contents of the jackpot effect selection process of FIG. 48. FIG. 49 is a flow chart showing the contents of the ending effect selection process of FIG. 48; FIG. 49 is a flow chart showing the contents of a customer waiting command reception process of FIG. 48; FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of production|presentation button processing. It is a figure which shows the display information of the information display device in each game area. It is a figure which shows the main process of an integrated control part. It is a figure which shows the accessory initial process of a lamp|ramp control part. It is a figure which shows the origin return processing of a lamp control part. It is a figure which shows the initial operation process of a lamp control part. (a) is a diagram showing an example of a board role initial motion pattern determination table, and (b) is a diagram showing an example of a frame role initial motion pattern determination table. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example in which various drive sources are initially operated while settings are being changed; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of initial operation of various drive sources during preparation for RWM clear; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of initial operation of various drive sources during setting confirmation; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of initial operation of various driving sources after setting change; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of initial operation of various drive sources after RWM clear; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of initial operation of various drive sources after confirmation of settings;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[Basic configuration of game machine]
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine 100 according to this embodiment.
A pachinko gaming machine 100 as an example of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1 is configured to pay out prize balls when a game ball hit by a player's instruction operation wins. This pachinko game machine 100 comprises a game board 110 on which game balls are launched, and a frame member 150 surrounding the game board 110.例文帳に追加The game board 110 is detachably attached to the frame member 150 .

The game board 110 has a game area 111 for playing a game with game balls, a rail member 112 forming a passage for the game balls shot from below to rise to an upper position of the game area 111, and a game board 110. A guide member 113 for guiding game balls is provided on the right side of the area 111 .
In the present embodiment, an image display section 114 for displaying various images for presentation is arranged at a position of the game area 111 that is easily visible to the player. The image display unit 114 has a display screen such as a liquid crystal display, and displays, for example, decorative symbols for informing the player of the symbol lottery result (symbol fluctuation result) as the player progresses the game. An effect image due to the appearance of a character or an item, or an effect image using a hold display, which will be described later, is displayed.
In addition, a movable accessory 115 and a board lamp 116 used for various effects are provided on the front surface of the game board 110 . The movable accessory 115 performs various effects by operating on the game board 110, and the board lamp 116 performs various effects by emitting light.

The game area 111 is provided with game pegs, windmills and the like (not shown) for changing the direction in which the game ball falls. Also, in the game area 111, various accessories related to prize winning and lottery are arranged at predetermined positions. In addition, the game area 111 is provided with a discharge port 117 for discharging out of the game area 111 those game balls that have hit the game area 111 but have not entered the winning opening. The pachinko gaming machine 100 is provided with an out ball detection switch (SW) 227 (see FIG. 4 described later) for detecting an out ball consisting of game balls flowing into the discharge port 117 .

In this embodiment, as various accessories related to winning and lottery, when a game ball wins, a special symbol lottery (jackpot lottery) starts 121 and 2nd start port 122, and when a game ball passes through, normal A starting gate (hereinafter simply referred to as a gate) 124 for starting a symbol lottery (opening/closing lottery) is arranged on the game board 110 . In FIG. 1, the gates 124 are provided on the left and right sides of the game area 111, respectively, the left gate 124 is described as 124L, and the right gate 124 is described as 124R. Further, the first starting port 121 and the second starting port 122 referred to herein refer to a prize winning port that triggers the operation of one predetermined special symbol display device. Specifically, the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 are provided with switches (first start port switch 211 and second start port switch 212, which will be described later) that detect the passage of game balls at the time of winning. It is When the game ball enters the first start port 121 or the second start port 122, the switch detects the passage of the game ball, which triggers the activation of the special symbol display.

The second starting port 122 is provided with an electric tulip (opening/closing member) 123 as a normal electric accessory, in which a pair of tulip-shaped blades are opened and closed by an electric solenoid and lighted. In the electric tulip 123, when the blades are closed, it is difficult for the game ball to enter the second start port 122, but when the blades are opened, the entrance of the second start port 122 expands and the game ball enters the second start port 122. Designed for easy access. When the electric tulip 123 wins the normal pattern lottery, the wings open for a specified time (for example, 0.15 seconds to 1.8 seconds) and for a specified number of times (for example, 1 time to 3 times) while lighting or blinking.

A pachinko game machine 100 has, as game states, a low-probability state with a low winning probability and a high-probability state with a higher winning probability than the low-probability state, based on the winning probability of a jackpot lottery. Then, the state is controlled to either the low probability state or the high probability state based on a predetermined condition.
In addition, the pachinko game machine 100 has, as a game state, an electric sapo state in which there are few winning opportunities to the second starting port 122 and an electric sapo state in which there are more winning opportunities to the second starting port 122 than in the electric sapo no state. have. Then, for example, under a predetermined condition such as triggered by the number of lotteries of a big hit or a special symbol lottery, it is controlled to be in either the state of no power supply or the power supply state. The electric sapo state is, for example, shortening the normal symbol fluctuation time, extending the opening time of the electric tulip 123, or increasing the winning probability of the normal symbol lottery. It is a game state controlled by combination.
In addition, the pachinko game machine 100 has, as game states, a time-saving no state with a long special symbol variation time and a time-saving state with a shorter special symbol variation time than the no time-saving state.
In addition, in this Embodiment, an electric support state and a time saving state shall be controlled simultaneously. Further, in the following description, the electric sapo state and time saving state are simply referred to as the time saving state, and the electric sapo no state and no time saving state are simply referred to as no time saving state.

In addition, in the present embodiment, as other accessories related to winning and lottery, there is a large winning opening 125 as a special electric accessory that is opened according to the result of the special symbol lottery, and a lottery is performed even if the game ball wins. A normal prize winning port 126 is provided on the game board 110.例文帳に追加A large winning opening door 125D for opening and closing the large winning opening 125 is provided in the large winning opening 125. - 特許庁In the following description, the opening/closing state and opening/closing operation of the big winning opening door 125D may be referred to as the opening/closing state and opening/closing operation of the big winning opening 125 for convenience.
In this embodiment, a display 130 for displaying the lottery results and the number of pending games is arranged at the lower left position of the game board 110 .

By the way, in the pachinko gaming machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 , the second starting opening provided with the electric tulip 123 and the big winning opening 125 are arranged in the right area of the game area 111 . Therefore, in the pachinko game machine 100 of the present embodiment, when trying to win the second start opening 122 or the big winning opening 125, the game ball is made to flow down to the area on the right side of the game area 111. .

When the player touches the handle 151 and rotates the lever 152 clockwise, the frame member 150 shoots game balls at predetermined time intervals (for example, 100 balls per minute) with a hitting force corresponding to the operation angle. Equipped with a launcher (not shown) that fires electrically. In addition, the frame member 150 includes a supply device (not shown) that sequentially supplies game balls to the shooting device one by one at a timing that is interlocked with the player's operation of the lever 152, and a game ball that the supply device supplies to the shooting device. and a plate 153 for temporarily storing. To this plate 153, balls to be paid out by a payout unit are put out, for example.
In this embodiment, the plate 153 is formed integrally with the upper and lower plates. A configuration example in which the handle 151 of the launcher emits light under predetermined conditions is also conceivable.

The frame member 150 also includes a stop button 154 for temporarily stopping the shooting of the game balls even when the player is touching the handle 151 of the shooting device, and a game ball accumulated in the tray 153. and an eject button 155 for dropping it into a box (not shown) and ejecting it.
The frame member 150 also includes a speaker 156 and a frame lamp 157 for announcing the game state and situation of the pachinko gaming machine 100 and performing various effects. The speaker 156 performs various productions using music, voice, and sound effects. The frame lamp 157 is composed of a light-emitting body such as an LED, and performs various effects with light depending on the pattern of lighting and blinking and the difference in emission color. As for the frame lamp 157, a configuration example is conceivable that enables an effect of changing the light irradiation direction.
The frame member 150 also has a transparent plate (not shown) for separating the game board 110 from the player.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 100 when the pachinko gaming machine 100 is viewed from the rear side. In FIG. 2, the upper side of the pachinko gaming machine 100 on the paper surface is called "upper side", the lower side on the paper surface is called "lower side", and these directions are sometimes called "vertical direction". Further, the left side of the pachinko gaming machine 100 on the paper surface is called "left side", the right side on the paper surface is called "right side", and these directions are sometimes called "left and right directions". In addition, the front side of the pachinko machine 100 may be referred to as the "front side", the rear side of the page may be referred to as the "rear side", and these directions may be referred to as the "front-back direction".

The pachinko game machine 100 includes a power plug 158, a power supply board unit 4, a game control board unit 2, an effect control board 300B, an image control board 310B, a lamp control board 320B, a payout control board 330B, a frame A control board 360B is provided. A power plug 158 is provided on the frame member 150 . Also, the power supply board unit 4 and the frame control board 360B are attached to the rear surface of the frame member 150. As shown in FIG. Also, the game control board unit 2, the effect control board 300B, the image control board 310B, the lamp control board 320B, and the payout control board 330B are attached to the back surface of the game board 110.
With the power plug 158 inserted into the outlet of the transformer T, when the plug of the transformer T is inserted into the outlet (not shown) of the hall where the pachinko game machine 100 is installed, an alternating current is generated from the commercial power supply to the transformer T. (AC: Alternating current) 100V power is supplied. A transformer T converts the supplied AC 100V to AC 24V. The AC24V power converted by the transformer T is supplied to the pachinko game machine 100 via the power plug 158 .

The power board unit 4 has a power board 40 and a power board case 60 that houses the power board 40 .
The power board 40 is electrically connected to the power plug 158 . Also, the power supply board 40 is provided with a power switch 412 (described later) for switching ON and OFF of the connection with the commercial power supply. When the power switch 412 is turned on, the power board 40 receives AC power supplied from the commercial power supply via the transformer T. Then, the power supply board 40 converts the received AC power into DC (Direct Current) power, and converts the converted power into the game control board unit 2, the effect control board 300B, the image control board 310B, and the lamp control. It is supplied to the board 320B, the payout control board 330B and the frame control board 360B. Also, when the power switch 412 is turned off, the power supply to the power supply board 40 is cut off. As a result, power to the pachinko gaming machine 100 is cut off.
The configurations of the power supply board 40 and the power supply board case 60 will be described in detail later.

The game control board unit 2 has a game control board 200B and a game control board case 200C that houses the game control board 200B. The game control board 200B performs determination of winning of special symbols and the like.
The production control board 300B comprehensively controls the production.
The image control board 310B controls the effects of images and sounds.
The lamp control board 320B controls effects by various board lamps 116 and movable accessories 115. FIG.
The payout control board 330B controls the payout of prize balls.
The frame control board 360B controls effects by various frame lamps 157 and the like.
The game control board 200B, the effect control board 300B, the image control board 310B, the lamp control board 320B, the payout control board 330B, and the frame control board 360B operate by being supplied with power from the power supply board 40.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to this embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 3(b) is a partial plan view of the pachinko gaming machine 100, and FIG. 3(c) is an enlarged view showing an example of the sub-information display 80 arranged at the lower left of the game board.
The indicator 130 of the pachinko game machine 100, as shown in FIG. A second special symbol display 222 that operates correspondingly and a normal symbol display 223 that operates corresponding to the passage of the gate 124 are provided. The first special symbol display device 221 variably displays the special symbols based on the winning of the first starting port 121, and then stops the display to display the lottery result. The second special symbol display device 222 variably displays the special symbols based on the winning of the second starting port 122, and then stops the display to display the lottery result. The first special symbol display device 221 and the second special symbol display device 222 perform a cycle variation (cycle display) multiple times with a change in display mode as one cycle (= 256 ms), and stop when the special symbol variation time elapses. indicate.
The normal symbol display device 223 variably displays the normal symbols based on the passage of the game ball through the gate 124, and then stops the display to display the lottery result. In this embodiment, the first special symbol display device 221 and the second special symbol display device 222 are each composed of a display device in which LEDs are arranged, and the lottery result of the special symbol lottery is displayed depending on the lighting mode. Similarly, the normal symbol display device 223 is also composed of a display device in which LEDs are arranged, and the lottery result of the normal symbol lottery is displayed according to the lighting mode thereof.

In addition, the display device 130 is a first special symbol reservation display device 218 that operates in response to the suspension on the first special symbol display device 221, and a second special symbol display device 218 that operates in response to the suspension on the second special symbol display device 222. A 2 special design reservation display 219 and a normal design reservation display 220 which operates corresponding to the reservation by the normal design display 223 are provided. In this embodiment, the first special symbol reservation display device 218, the second special symbol reservation display device 219 and the normal symbol reservation display device 220 are each composed of a display device in which LEDs are arranged, and the number of reservations is determined by the lighting mode. Is displayed.

Here, the hold will be explained. When the game ball enters the first starting port 121 or the second starting port 122 during the variable display operation of the special symbols (while the variable display for one prize is being performed), the special symbols are changing. Secondly, it is not possible to start the variable display operation of the special symbols based on the subsequent prize winning. Therefore, subsequent winnings are stored up to a specified number (for example, 4), and the right to start the special symbols for the winning game ball is not retained until the variable display operation for the first winning game ball is completed. Reserved.
It should be noted that the same processing as that for the special symbols is performed for the normal symbols. The fact that such a reservation is made and the number of reservations (unchanged number) are displayed on the first special symbol reservation display 218, the second special design reservation display 219 and the normal design reservation display 220.

Furthermore, the indicator 130 has a status indicator 224 that displays the status of the pachinko gaming machine 100 . In this embodiment, the status indicator 224 is composed of a display device in which three LEDs are arranged. One of the three LEDs lights to notify whether the state of the pachinko game machine 100 is a high probability state in which the winning probability of the special symbol lottery is high. In addition, the other one is for notifying by lighting whether or not the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is a time-saving state with a short special symbol variation time. Still another one is to notify by lighting whether or not the player is in an advantageous state by hitting to the right (by changing the hitting force of the game ball).

In addition, the indicator 130 has a round number indicator 225 for displaying the number of rounds when the big winning opening 125 is activated in the big winning game performed according to the lottery result of the special symbol lottery. Incidentally, the jackpot game will be described later. The round number indicator 225 is composed of a display device in which LEDs are arranged, and the number of operation rounds of the big winning opening 125 in the jackpot game is displayed according to the lighting mode thereof.

The indicator 130 also includes a status confirmation indicator 226 . The status confirmation display 226 is composed of one LED and is for indicating that a setting change mode or a setting confirmation mode, which will be described later, is set. Lighting of the LED is started, and the LED is turned off when the setting change mode or the setting confirmation mode ends. Since the state confirmation display 226 is provided on the front (surface) of the game machine in this way, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the setting change mode or the setting confirmation mode is set. . The installation position of the status confirmation display 226 may be the front (surface) of the pachinko gaming machine 100, and may be installed in other places.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the same display mode (lighting display) is displayed regardless of whether the mode is set to the setting change mode or the setting confirmation mode. can be displayed if possible. For example, the state confirmation display 226 may be illuminated in the setting change mode, and the state confirmation display 226 may be blinked in the setting confirmation mode, or vice versa.

In addition, in this embodiment, the state confirmation display 226 is provided as a dedicated display for indicating that the setting change mode or the setting confirmation mode is set, but it may also be used as another display. For example, in the setting change mode and the setting confirmation mode, the first special symbol display device 221, the second special symbol display device 222, the first special symbol reservation display device 218, the second special symbol reservation display device 219, the round number display device 225, status indicators 224, etc. are off, so one or more LEDs of these indicators may be illuminated.

The frame member 150 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is provided with an input device for the player to make an input for the performance. As shown in FIG. 3B, in the present embodiment, as an example of an input device, a production button 161, a production key 162 adjacent to the production button 161 and composed of a plurality of keys arranged in a substantially cross shape, are arranged on the frame member 150 . In the illustrated example, consider a case where an effect for accepting an operation of selecting one image from among a plurality of images is performed. In this case, for example, the player operates a production key 162 consisting of four keys arranged in a cross to designate one of a plurality of images displayed on the image display section 114 and press the production button 161. By operating it, it is possible to perform an effect such as selecting the instructed image. As for the form of the input device, in addition to the production button 161 and production key 162 shown in the drawings, various input forms such as levers and handles can be adopted according to the contents of production.

In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 100 of this embodiment has a sub-first fluctuation display 81, a sub-second fluctuation display 82, a sub-first suspension display 83, and a sub-second suspension display 84 inside the game area 111. , a sub-normal pattern fluctuation display 85, a sub-normal pattern holding display 86, and a sub-right-handed display 87.
The sub-information display 80 is basically composed of an LED, and is dynamically lit. It should be noted that the sub-information display 80 is not provided with a display such as the status confirmation display 226 that indicates that the setting change mode or the setting confirmation mode is set.

The first sub-variation display 81 is for displaying (notifying) whether or not the first special symbol is being variably displayed, and the second sub-variation display 82 is for variably displaying the second special symbol. It is for displaying (announcing) whether or not it is inside, and each is configured by one LED. Then, when the variable display of the corresponding special symbol is started, the LED flashes at a predetermined cycle (1 second) (0.5 seconds on → 0.5 seconds off), and when the corresponding special symbol is stopped and displayed, it lights up. do. In other words, the first sub-variation display 81 and the second sub-variation display 82 repeatedly perform cycle display in which one flashing is one cycle (=1 second), and when the corresponding special symbol is stopped and displayed, Light.

It should be noted that the first sub-variation display 81 and the second sub-variation display 82 may be used to notify the result of the special symbol jackpot determination. In this case, it is preferable that the LED is turned on in the case of a big win, and the LED is turned off in the case of a loss.

The sub-first pending display 83 is for displaying the number of first pending information (first pending number) described later, and the second sub-holding display 84 is for displaying the number of second pending information ( second pending number), each consisting of two LEDs. Then, when the number of reservations is "0", the left and right LEDs are turned off, when the number of reservations is "1", the left LED is turned on and the right LED is turned off, and when the number of reservations is "2" The left and right LEDs light up, the left LED blinks and the right LED blinks when the number of reservations is "3", and the left and right LEDs blink when the number of reservations is "4".

The sub normal figure fluctuation display 85 is for displaying (notifying) the result of the winning lottery, and is composed of one LED. Then, when the variable display of normal symbols is started, the LED blinks (variable display) at predetermined intervals. Then, when the normal symbols are stop-displayed, the mode indicating the result of the winning lottery (lighting up in the case of winning, light-out in the case of losing) is stop-displayed.

In addition, in the sub-normal pattern fluctuation display device 85, so that only whether or not the normal pattern is being displayed fluctuating can be grasped, it blinks during the normal pattern fluctuation display, and when it is stopped, it lights up or turns off. may

The sub-normal pattern reservation display 86 is for displaying the number of normal pattern reservation memories (normal pattern reservation number), and is composed of two LEDs. Then, the left and right LEDs are turned off when the number of normal figure reservations is "0", and when the number of normal figure reservations is "1", the LED on the left side lights up and the LED on the right side goes out, and the number of normal figure reservations is When the number is "2", the LED on the left side blinks and the LED on the right side lights up.

The sub-right-handed display 87 is for prompting the player to shoot a game ball toward the right side area of the game area 111 (so-called right-handed hitting), and is composed of one LED. Then, the LED lights during the jackpot state (special game) and the time-saving game state, and the LED turns off during the other game states.

[Configuration of control unit]
Next, a control unit that performs operation control and signal processing in the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the control unit of the pachinko game machine of this embodiment.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the image/sound control section and the lamp control section of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit includes, as main control means, a game control section 200 for determining whether a special symbol is won or the like. In addition, as a sub-control means, it is provided with an effect control unit 300 that controls the effect in general, and a payout control unit 330 that performs payout control of the payout balls.

[Structure and function of the game control unit]
The game control unit 200 includes a CPU 201 that performs arithmetic processing when determining winning of special symbols, a ROM 202 that stores programs executed by the CPU 201, various data, etc., and a working memory for the CPU 201. and a RAM 203 .

The game control unit 200 controls the game state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 in either a high probability state or a low probability state, or in either a no time saving state or a time saving state. As a result, the game state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is a high probability state and time saving state high probability time saving game state, a low probability state and time saving state low probability time saving game state, a high probability state and no time saving state high It becomes one of the low probability time saving non-gaming state, the low probability state and the low probability time saving non-gaming state which is the non-working time saving state. And the game control part 200 switches a high probability state and a low probability state based on a predetermined|prescribed condition, and switches a time saving no state and a time saving state. In addition, the game control unit 200, in the time saving state, controls such as making the winning probability of the normal symbol lottery higher than in the time saving state, shortening the normal symbol fluctuation time, extending the opening time of the electric tulip 123, etc. I do.

The game control unit 200 performs a special symbol lottery when a game ball has entered the first starting port 121 or the second starting port 122 . Then, a special game such as a jackpot game is performed according to the determination result of the special symbol lottery. In the special game, the game control unit 200 performs a predetermined number of rounds to maintain an open state until the large winning opening 125, which is a special electric accessory, satisfies a predetermined condition (for example, 29.5 seconds have elapsed or 10 game balls have been won). control to repeat only Then, the game control section 200 controls the opening/closing operation interval when the big winning opening 125 is opened.

In addition, the game control unit 200 performs a normal symbol lottery triggered by the passage of the game ball through the gate 124 . Then, the operation of the electric tulip is controlled according to the determination result of the normal symbol lottery.
In addition, the game control unit 200, the game ball has entered the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 during the special symbol variation, and the game ball has passed through the gate 124 during normal symbol variation. Set the hold that occurs due to
In addition, the game control unit 200, the determination result of the special symbol lottery and the normal symbol lottery, the change information of the high probability state and the low probability state, the change information of the time saving no state and the time saving state, the setting information of the reservation, etc. accompanying the game control Information is sent to the effect control unit 300 by a command to be described later.

Furthermore, the game control unit 200, when the game ball wins the first start port 121, the second start port 122, the large winning prize port 125 and the normal winning prize port 126, one game ball hits according to the place where the game ball wins. The payout controller 330 is instructed to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls. For example, when a game ball enters the first starting port 121, three prize balls are awarded, when a game ball enters the second start port 122, four prize balls are awarded, and when a game ball enters the big prize winning port 125, thirteen prizes are awarded. When a game ball wins a ball or a normal winning hole 126, an instruction command (command) is sent to a payout control unit 330 so as to pay out 10 prize balls respectively. Even if it is detected that the game ball has passed through the gate 124, the payout control unit 330 is not instructed to pay out the prize balls associated therewith.
When the payout control unit 330 pays out prize balls according to the instruction of the game control unit 200 , the game control unit 200 acquires information on the number of paid out prize balls from the payout control unit 330 . Thereby, the number of awarded balls is managed.

The game control unit 200 includes, as detection means, a first start opening detection unit (first start opening switch (SW)) 211 for detecting the winning of a game ball to the first start opening 121, as shown in FIG. , a second starting opening detection unit (second starting opening switch (SW)) 212 that detects the winning of the game ball to the second starting opening 122, an electric tulip opening and closing unit 213 that opens and closes the electric tulip 123, and a gate 124 A gate detection unit (gate switch (SW)) 214 for detecting passage of a game ball is connected.
Furthermore, the game control unit 200 includes a large winning opening detection unit (large winning opening switch (SW)) 215 for detecting the winning of a game ball into the large winning opening 125, and a large winning opening door 125D of the large winning opening 125. A large winning opening door opening/closing unit 216 that is set to a closed state and a protruding inclined open state, and a normal winning opening detection unit (normal winning opening switch (SW)) 217 that detects the winning of a game ball into the normal winning opening 126. , are connected.

In addition, the game control unit 200 includes a first special symbol holding display 218 that displays the unvaried holding number of prizes won in the first start port 121 during the variation of the special symbols, and a second special symbol during the variation of the special symbols. A second special symbol reservation display 219 for displaying the unvaried reserved number of winning prizes in the starting port 122, and a normal symbol reservation display for displaying the unvaried reserved number passed through the gate 124 during the fluctuation of the normal symbols. 220 and are connected.
Furthermore, the game control unit 200 includes a first special symbol display device 221 that displays the fluctuation display of special symbols and the result of the special symbol lottery performed by winning a game ball to the first start port 121, and a second start port. A second special pattern display 222 for displaying the variable display of special patterns and the result of the special pattern lottery performed by the winning of the game ball to 122, and the normal pattern display for displaying the variable display of normal patterns and the result of the normal pattern lottery. A device 223 and a state display device 224 for displaying the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 are connected.

Detection signals detected by the first start switch 211 , the second start switch 212 , the gate switch 214 , the big win switch 215 and the normal win switch 217 are sent to the game controller 200 . In addition, the control signal from the game control unit 200 is the electric tulip opening/closing unit 213, the large winning opening door opening/closing unit 216, the first special symbol reservation display device 218, the second special symbol reservation display device 219, and the normal design reservation display device 220. , the first special symbol indicator 221, the second special symbol indicator 222, the normal symbol indicator 223 and the state indicator 224. Thereby, the game control unit 200 performs various controls related to the above-described number of awarded balls to be paid out.

In addition, on the surface side of the game control board, a signal for clearing the stored contents of the RAM 203 of the game control unit 200 or updating the set value (probability of being judged as a big hit), which is the stage of the degree of advantage of the game, is input. A RAM clear switch 228 for clearing a RAM, a setting key switch 229 for inputting a signal for shifting to a setting change mode or a setting confirmation mode, which will be described later, by operating a setting key, and performance information and settings for grasping the actual performance of the gaming machine. An information display 230 for displaying values, other electronic components, etc. are mounted.

The information display 230 is composed of four 7-segment displays (230a to 230d, see FIG. 61 described later) arranged in the horizontal direction. The two 7-segment displays 230a and 230b from the left constitute an identification segment for displaying identification information indicating the type (data type) of the performance information, and the two 7-segment displays 230c and 230d from the right constitute setting. A numeric segment is configured to display numeric information indicating numeric values of values and performance information (see FIG. 60). Note that static lighting is performed when setting values are displayed, and dynamic lighting is performed when performance information is displayed.

Further, the game control unit 200 is connected with a board external information terminal board 350 for transmitting various information to a host computer (not shown) installed in the hall. Then, the game control unit 200 transmits information about the number of paid out prize balls and information indicating the state of the game control unit 200 acquired from the payout control unit 330 to the host computer via the board external information terminal board 350. do.

[Configuration and function of payout control unit]
The payout control unit 330 includes a CPU 331 that performs arithmetic processing when controlling the payout of balls, a ROM 332 that stores programs executed by the CPU 331 and various data, and a RAM 333 that is used as a working memory for the CPU 331. and have.
Then, the payout control section 330 controls the payout of the payout balls based on the command sent from the game control section 200 .
Specifically, the payout control unit 330 acquires a command to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls from the game control unit 200 according to the location (first start port 121, etc.) where the game ball has won. Then, the payout drive unit 334 is controlled so as to pay out the number of prize balls specified by the command. The payout drive unit 334 here is configured by a drive motor for sending out game balls from a game ball storage unit.

The payout control unit 330 also includes a payout ball detection unit 335 for detecting the number of prize balls actually paid out from the game ball storage unit by the payout drive unit 334, and a game ball storage unit (not shown). A ball presence detection unit 336 for detecting whether or not the balls are stored, and a tray 153 for holding game balls used when a player plays a game and paid-out prize balls are in a full tank state. The full-tank detector 337 is connected. The payout control unit 330 receives the detection signals detected by the payout ball detection unit 335, the ball presence detection unit 336, and the full tank detection unit 337, and performs predetermined processing according to these detection signals.
Further, the payout control unit 330 is connected with a frame external information terminal board 340 for transmitting various kinds of information to a host computer installed in the hall. The payout control unit 330 provides, for example, information on the number of prize balls instructed to be paid out to the payout drive unit 334, information on the number of prize balls actually paid out detected by the payout ball detection unit 335, and the like. is transmitted to the host computer via the frame external information terminal board 340 . In addition, similar information is transmitted to the game control unit 200 as well.

[Configuration and functions of production control unit]
The effect control unit 300 includes a CPU 301 that performs arithmetic processing when controlling the effect, a ROM 302 that stores programs executed by the CPU 301 and various data, a RAM 303 that is used as a working memory for the CPU 301, and a date and time and a real-time clock (RTC) 304 that measures the
The effect control unit 300 sets the content of the effect based on the result of determination as to whether or not the special symbol lottery is won or not sent from the game control unit 200 and the variation pattern, for example. At that time, an operation input from the user using the effect button 161 or the effect key 162 may be received, and the effect contents corresponding to the operation input may be set. In this case, for example, a signal (operation signal) corresponding to an operation is received from a controller (not shown) such as the production button 161, and the operation content identified by this operation signal is reflected in the setting of production.
Further, when the game is interrupted for a predetermined period, the effect control unit 300 instructs setting of a screen display for customer waiting as one of the effects.
Furthermore, the effect control unit 300 sets the content of effect based on the change information of the high probability state and the low probability state and the change information of the no time saving state and the time saving state received from the game control unit 200 .
In addition, effect control section 300 sends a command instructing execution of the set effect content to image/sound control section 310 and lamp control section 320 .

Further, the production control unit 300 is connected to an image/sound control unit 310 that controls production using images and sounds, and a lamp control unit 320 that controls production using various lamps and movable accessories 115. It is

[Structure and function of image/sound control unit]
As shown in FIG. 5, the image/sound control unit 310 stores a CPU 311 that performs arithmetic processing when controlling the image and sound representing the content of the effect, and a program that is executed by the CPU 311, various data, and the like. A ROM 312 , a RAM 313 used as a work memory for the CPU 311 , a VDP (Video Display Processor) 314 , a CGROM 315 , and an SNDROM 316 are provided.

The image/sound control unit 310 controls the image displayed on the image display unit 114 and the sound output from the speaker 156 based on the command sent from the effect control unit 300 .
Specifically, the CGROM 315 stores pattern images and background images to be displayed during the game on the image display unit 114, decorative patterns for notifying the player of the lottery result, characters and characters for displaying the advance notice effect to the player. Image data such as items are stored. The SNDROM 316 also stores various audio data such as music, voice, and effect sounds such as jingles to be output from the speaker 156 in synchronization with the image data or independently of the image data.
Based on the pending number command or the variable effect start command sent from the effect control unit 300, the CPU 311 analyzes the animation pattern, creates a display list that summarizes commands related to drawing, and transmits the display list to the VDP 314. conduct.

Based on the display list received from the CPU 311, the VDP 314 reads image data and sound data stored in the CGROM 315 and SNDROM 316, respectively. Furthermore, the VDP 314 uses the read image data to perform background image display, pattern image display, pattern image variation, drawing processing for character/item display, etc., and audio processing using the read sound data. . Then, the VDP 314 controls screen display on the image display unit 114 based on the rendered image data. Also, the VDP 314 controls the sound output from the speaker 156 based on the sound-processed sound data.
In this embodiment, the VDP 314 is configured to perform audio processing in addition to drawing processing, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a processor dedicated to audio processing may be provided separately.

[Structure and function of lamp controller]
The lamp control unit 320 stores a CPU 321 that performs arithmetic processing when controlling the light emission of the board lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 and the operation of the movable accessory 115, and the programs and various data that are executed by the CPU 321. A ROM 322 and a RAM 323 used as a work memory for the CPU 321 are provided.
Then, the lamp control section 320 controls the lighting/blinking of the board lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157, the emission color, etc., based on the command sent from the effect control section 300 . Also, it controls the operation of the movable accessory 115 .

Specifically, the ROM 322 of the lamp control unit 320 stores lighting/blinking pattern data and emission color pattern data (emission pattern data) are stored. The CPU 321 selects and reads out the light emission pattern data stored in the ROM 322 corresponding to the command sent from the effect control section 300 . Then, the lamp control unit 320 controls the light emission of the board lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 based on the read light emission pattern data.
Further, the ROM 322 of the lamp control unit 320 stores operation pattern data of the movable accessory 115 corresponding to the content of the effect set by the effect control unit 300 . The CPU 321 controls the motion of the movable accessory 115 based on the read motion pattern data.
A controller that controls the frame lamp 157 may be provided separately from the lamp controller 320 . In this case, the controller that controls the frame lamp 157 may be provided in the frame control board 360B.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the game control unit 200, the effect control unit 300, the image/sound control unit 310, the lamp control unit 320, the payout control unit 330, respectively, the game control board 200B, the effect control board 300B, the image control It is provided on the board 310B, the lamp control board 320B, and the payout control board 330B. Also, the RAM clear switch 228, the setting key switch 229, and the information display 230 are all provided on the game control board 200B.
Further, in the configuration example described with reference to FIG. 5, the effect button 161 and the effect key 162 are connected to the effect control unit 300 and controlled by the effect control unit 300, but are not limited to this. The effect button 161 and the effect key 162 may be connected to the lamp control section 320 and controlled by the lamp control section 320 .

[Functional configuration of game control unit]
Next, the functional configuration of the game control section 200 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the game control section 200. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the game control unit 200 includes a random number acquisition unit 231, a normal symbol determination unit 232, a special symbol variation control unit 233, and a special symbol determination unit 234 as functional units that execute various lottery processes. , and a normal symbol variation control unit 236.
In addition, the game control section 200 includes a variation pattern selection section 235 as a functional section that executes processing associated with special symbol variation.
Furthermore, the game control unit 200 includes a large winning opening operation control unit 237, an electric tulip operation control unit 238, and a prize ball processing unit 239 as functional units that perform operation control of various accessories and data processing related to prize balls. , an output control unit 240 and a random number control unit 241 .

The random number acquisition unit 231 acquires a random number value used for the special symbol lottery and a random number value used for the normal symbol lottery. In the case of the random number used for the special symbol lottery, specifically, on the condition that the game ball has won the first start port 121 or the second start port 122, for each type of random number, a numerical value within a predetermined range One numerical value (random value) is selected (acquired) from among them. The acquired random number value is used for determination by the special symbol determination unit 234 . Although details will be described later, the random numbers used in the special symbol lottery include a jackpot random number indicating whether or not the jackpot is a jackpot, a pattern random number indicating the type of jackpot, a variation pattern random number, a reach random number, and the like.
In addition, in the case of the random number used in the normal symbol lottery, specifically, one number (random number) is selected (obtained) from a predetermined range of numbers on the condition that the game ball has passed through the gate 124. ) is done. The acquired random number value is used for determination by the normal symbol determination unit 232 . In addition, as the random numbers used in the normal symbol lottery, in addition to the winning random number indicating whether or not winning, the symbol random number indicating the type of winning, the variation pattern random number, etc. may be set.
The special symbol variation control section 233 controls the variation of the special symbol on the first special symbol display device 221 or the second special symbol display device 222 according to the lottery result when the special symbol lottery is performed.

The special symbol determination unit 234 uses a random number table as shown in FIG. type”, and “whether it is a small win or not when the big win is not won”. That is, the random number acquisition unit 231 acquires a random number value related to the special symbol triggered by the detection of the passage of the game ball by the first start port switch 211 or the second start port switch 212, which is the detection means, and determines the special symbol. The unit 234 determines whether or not to play a special game (jackpot game, etc.) advantageous to the player based on the obtained random number value. It should be noted that the aforementioned lottery for the special symbol (big hit lottery) refers to processing in the random number acquisition unit 231 and the special symbol determination unit 234 .

Here, the "jackpot" is classified into a plurality of types according to the game state that occurs after the jackpot game ends. Specifically, the type of jackpot is determined by a combination of no time-saving state or time-saving state, and a high-probability state or a low-probability state. That is, as the type of jackpot based on the gaming state that occurs after the end of the jackpot game, after the end of the jackpot game, a jackpot that becomes a high probability time saving game state (hereinafter referred to as a high probability time saving game state jackpot), a low probability time saving game state A jackpot (hereinafter referred to as a low-probability time-saving game state jackpot), a high-probability time-saving no-game state jackpot (hereinafter, a high-probability time-saving no-game state jackpot), a low probability time-saving no-game state jackpot (hereinafter, low There can be a jackpot in a probability time-saving non-playing state). These jackpots are associated with individual special symbols, respectively, and the type of jackpot is determined according to the type of special symbols won in the special symbol lottery.

Also, the "jackpot" may be divided into a big win in which the jackpot game time is long and a large amount of game balls can be expected to be paid out, and a jackpot game in which the jackpot game time is short and almost no game balls can be expected to be paid out. The former is called "long hit" and the latter is called "short hit". For example, in the "long win", a round is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times) until the open state of the big prize opening 125 satisfies a predetermined condition (for example, 29.5 seconds have elapsed or 10 game balls have won a prize). be In addition, in the "short hit", a round in which the big winning opening 125 is opened for a certain period of time (for example, 0.9 seconds) is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, twice).

In addition, the "small win" when the big win is not won is a small win game in which the big winning port 125 is opened for a certain period of time (for example, 0.9 seconds) for a predetermined number of times (for example, twice). done. When the small prize is won, the game state before winning the small prize is continued even after the small prize is finished. That is, when the game state at the time of winning the small hit is the high probability time saving game state, the high probability time saving game state is continued even after the small win game ends, and the game state does not shift. Similarly, when the game state at the time of winning the small win is the low-probability time-saving no-game state, the low-probability time-saving no-game state is continued even after the small-win game ends, and the game state does not shift.
In addition, "minor win" is a kind of "lose", and none of the above game states that are advantageous to the player are set.

The variation pattern selection section 235 selects a variation pattern (variation time) of special symbols to be displayed on the first special symbol display device 221 and the second special symbol display device 222 . Specifically, the variation pattern selection unit 235 is a variation pattern (for example, 13.5 seconds or more ), the variation pattern is determined based on the determination result of whether or not. Then, based on the variation pattern selected by the variation pattern selection unit 235, the special symbol variation control unit 233 controls the variation of the special symbols. Details of the operation of the variation pattern selection section 235 and the special symbol variation control section 233 will be described later.
Here, "ready-to-win" is an effect for making the player expect a big win in decorative symbols, which will be described later.

The normal symbol determination unit 232 determines whether or not the lottery result of the normal symbol is “whether or not” using a random number table as shown in FIG. That is, the normal symbol determination unit 232 determines whether or not to perform an auxiliary game for opening and closing the electric tulip 123 based on the random number value for the normal symbol lottery acquired by the random number acquisition unit 231 . Also, when a plurality of types of hits are set in the normal symbol lottery, the normal symbol determination unit 232 determines the "win type" when the determination result is a hit. The normal symbol lottery is a process performed by the random number acquisition unit 231 and the normal symbol determination unit 232 .
The normal symbol variation control section 236 controls the normal symbol variation by the normal symbol display device 223 according to the lottery result when the normal symbol lottery is performed.
The electric tulip operation control unit 238 opens the electric tulip 123 for a specified time and a specified number of times when the normal symbol determination unit 232 determines that the normal symbol lottery is “hit”, and the game ball enters the second start port 122. A state in which it is easy to win a prize is generated. Further, when it is judged as "off", such an open state of the electric tulip 123 is not generated. The operation pattern of the electric tulip 123 will be described later, but there are, for example, an operation pattern that opens once with an opening time of 0.15 seconds and an operation pattern that opens three times with an opening time of 1.80 seconds.

When the special symbol determination unit 234 determines "big win" in the special symbol lottery, the big winning opening operation control unit 237 performs a big winning opening with an operation pattern specified based on the type of the big winning as a big winning game. 125 to control the opening operation. In addition, when the special symbol determination unit 234 determines "small hit" in the special symbol lottery, the big winning opening operation control unit 237 opens the big winning opening 125 for a specified time and specified number of times as a small winning game. .
The prize ball processing unit 239 sets commands for managing the number of prizes awarded to various accessories related to prizes and lotteries, and for controlling the payout of prize balls according to the prizes.
The output control section 240 controls the output of control commands from the game control section 200 to the effect control section 300 and the payout control section 330 .
The random number control unit 241 updates various random values acquired by the random number acquisition unit 231 at predetermined timings.

[Basic operation of game machine]
Next, the basic operation of the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described.
When the power is turned on, the game control unit 200 of the pachinko game machine 100 performs initialization and initial setting of various devices as basic processing at startup. After performing the basic processing, the game control section 200 repeatedly executes the main control processing, which is a series of processing relating to the progress of the game. Moreover, when shutting off the power, the game control unit 200 executes a series of power shut-off processes.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of basic processing by the game control unit 200. As shown in FIG.
When the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is turned on, the game control unit 200 first permits access to the RAM 203 (see FIG. 4) (step (hereinafter step is described as "S") 601). Then, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the RAM clear switch for clearing the RAM 203 is ON (S602).
When the RAM clear switch is OFF (No in S602), next, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the backup flag regarding the operation at the time of power shutdown is ON (S603).
When the backup flag is ON (Yes in S603), next, the game control unit 200 determines whether the checksum created at the time of power shutdown is normal (S604).
If the checksum is normal (Yes in S604), then the game control unit 200 executes return processing (S605). In this return process, the game control unit 200 sets the sub-control means such as the effect control unit 300 when returning from the power-off state. Specifically, the game control unit 200 controls the game state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 when the power is cut off (whether the jackpot game is in progress, either the high probability state or the low probability state, the time saving state and the time saving non-state). (either) is output to the effect control unit 300 to set the sub-control means. Also, in this return process, the game control unit 200 turns off the backup flag.

On the other hand, if the RAM clear switch is ON (Yes at S602), the backup flag is OFF (No at S603), or the checksum is abnormal (No at S604), then the game control unit 200 is initialized. As processing, the stored contents of the RAM 203 are cleared (S606), and the work area of the RAM 203 is set (S607). Then, the game control unit 200 outputs a command for setting (initializing) the sub-control means to the effect control unit 300, and sets the sub-board (sub-control means) (S608). Setting the sub-board includes clearing the RAM 303, RAM 313, and RAM 323 mounted on each sub-board.

After the return process (see S605) ends, or after the setting of the sub board (see S608) ends, the game control unit 200 sets various counters and timers used for game control (S609). Then, the game control unit 200 allows interrupts (S610), disables interrupts (S611), designs random number control processing (S612), initial value random number update processing (S613), and determines whether or not the power shutdown flag is ON. (S614) is repeatedly executed as a loop process.
Here, interrupt permission (S610) and interrupt prohibition (S611) are provided to enable execution of interrupt processing during execution of this loop processing (S610 to S614). In this embodiment, the main control process in the game control is executed by this interrupt process. Details of the main control process will be described later.
In the symbol random number control process (S612), the game control unit 200 updates the variation pattern random number used in the special symbol lottery.
In the initial value random number update process (S613), the game control unit 200 updates the initial values of various random numbers used in game control.
In the determination of the power cutoff flag, if the power cutoff flag is OFF (No in S614), the power of the pachinko game machine 100 is not cut off, the game control unit 200, loop processing (S610 ~ S614) and main control by interrupt Execute the process repeatedly. On the other hand, if the power cutoff flag is ON (Yes in S614), the game control unit 200 starts processing for cutting off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 (power cutoff processing).

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the operation of the power-off processing by the game control unit 200. As shown in FIG.
In the power-off processing, the game control unit 200 first clears the setting of the output port for performing various outputs (S701). Next, the game control unit 200 creates a checksum and stores it in the RAM 203 (S702). Next, the game control unit 200 turns ON the backup flag (S703), prohibits access to the RAM 203 (S704), and shifts to an infinite loop.

(Power supply board 40)
Next, the power supply board 40 will be described.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the configuration of an electronic circuit on the power supply substrate 40. As shown in FIG.
The power supply board 40 receives AC 24V power supplied from a commercial power supply P, which is an example of an external power supply, and converted by a transformer T. As shown in FIG. Also, the power supply board 40 creates a predetermined voltage from the received power. Examples of the predetermined voltage include DC36V, DC12V, DC5V, and the like. And the power supply board 40 supplies the electric power of the produced voltage to the game control board 200B, the effect control board 300B, the image control board 310B, the lamp control board 320B, the payout control board 330B, and the frame control board 360B.
The power supply board 40 is provided with a plurality of electronic components, which will be described later in the electronic circuit, and these electronic components realize a function of generating electric power and a function of supplying the generated electric power to various boards. A plurality of electronic components on the power supply board 40 are electrically connected to each other by conductive wiring patterns (electrical paths).

An AC circuit 41 , a rectifier circuit 43 , and a DC circuit 50 are provided on the power supply board 40 .
The AC circuit 41 is a circuit to which AC voltage is supplied. AC 24V is supplied to the AC circuit 41 .
The rectifier circuit 43 is a circuit that converts the AC voltage that has passed through the AC circuit 41 into a DC voltage. Rectifier circuit 43 converts AC 24V to DC 24V.

The DC circuit 50 is a circuit to which a DC voltage that has passed through the rectifier circuit 43 is supplied. The DC circuit 50 is provided with a power factor correction (PFC) circuit 44 , a power generation circuit 48 and a backup circuit 49 .
The PFC circuit 44 is a circuit that improves the power factor of electric power. The PFC circuit 44 boosts the DC voltage that has passed through the rectifier circuit 43 to DC 36V as the power factor of the electric power is improved.
The power generation circuit 48 is a circuit that uses the DC 36V that has passed through the PFC circuit 44 to generate DC 12V and DC 5V.
The backup circuit 49 is a circuit that creates power as a backup used in the pachinko gaming machine 100 .

(AC circuit 41)
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the configuration of the AC circuit 41 on the power supply substrate 40. As shown in FIG.
In addition, hereinafter, among the terminals provided for each electronic component on the power supply board 40, the terminals on the side to which voltage is input are referred to as "input terminals", and the terminals on the side of outputting voltage are referred to as "output terminals". sometimes referred to as
The AC circuit 41 is provided with an AC connector 411 , a power switch 412 , an input-side fuse 413 , a bidirectional surge absorbing element 414 , a connector-side fuse 415 , and a CR connector 416 . Also, the AC circuit 41 is provided with a noise filter circuit 42 .

The AC connection connector 411 as an example of the AC voltage input section is a connector that connects the AC circuit 41 and the electric wire to which the AC 24V converted by the transformer T is supplied. AC 24V is input to the AC circuit 41 via the AC connector 411 .

The power switch 412 has one side input terminal 412a, the other side input terminal 412b, the one side output terminal 412c, and the other side output terminal 412d. One side of the AC 24V input via the AC connector 411 is input to the one-side input terminal 412a. The other side of the AC 24V (the side not input to the one side input terminal 412a) is input to the other side input terminal 412b. Hereinafter, the voltage of AC 24V input to one input terminal 412a may be referred to as AC 24Va, and the voltage of AC 24V input to the other input terminal 412b may be referred to as AC 24Vb. One side output terminal 412c outputs AC24Va. Also, the other side output terminal 412d outputs AC24Vb.
The power switch 412 has an electrically connected state and an electrically disconnected state between the one input terminal 412a and the one output terminal 412c, and between the other input terminal 412b and the other output terminal 412d. switch to one or the other. When the clerk of the hall in which the pachinko game machine 100 is provided turns on the power switch 412, the one-side input terminal 412a and the one-side output terminal 412c, and the other-side input terminal 412b and the other-side output terminal 412d are electrically connected. connected to In this case, power is supplied to various circuits on the power supply substrate 40, and power is supplied from the power supply substrate 40 to various substrates. Also, when the clerk turns off the power switch 412, the one-side input terminal 412a and the one-side output terminal 412c, and the other-side input terminal 412b and the other-side output terminal 412d are electrically disconnected. In this case, the power supply to the power supply board 40 is interrupted, thereby interrupting the power supply of the pachinko gaming machine 100 .

An input-side fuse 413 as an example of a protective element has an input terminal electrically connected to one-side output terminal 412 c of the power switch 412 . Further, the input-side fuse 413 is provided closer to the AC 24 V input side than the noise filter circuit 42 in the AC circuit 41 .
The input-side fuse 413 supplies the AC 24V supplied to the AC circuit 41 via the power switch 412 to the downstream side. Further, when a current larger than the rated value of the input-side fuse 413 flows through the input-side fuse 413, the input-side fuse 413 melts. This prevents a current larger than the rated value from flowing downstream of the input-side fuse 413 . The rated value is, for example, when the clerk connects the commercial power supply P and the pachinko game machine 100 without the transformer T, and AC 100V is input to the input side fuse 413, the input side fuse 413 is blown. is determined to

The bidirectional surge absorbing element 414 is an element that prevents a voltage higher than the rated value of the bidirectional surge absorbing element 414 from being output to the output side of the bidirectional surge absorbing element 414 . The bidirectional surge absorbing element 414 has one end electrically connected to the output terminal of the input side fuse 413 and the other end electrically connected to the other side output terminal 412 d of the power switch 412 .
The bidirectional surge absorbing element 414 short-circuits when a voltage higher than the rated value is input. When the bidirectional surge absorbing element 414 is short-circuited, a large current flows through the circuit C1 formed by the AC connector 411, the power switch 412, the input fuse 413, and the shorted bidirectional surge absorbing element 414. When a large current flows through the circuit C1, the input side fuse 413 blows and the circuit C1 is opened. This prevents the voltage from being input to the downstream side of the circuit C1.
Examples of the bidirectional surge absorbing element 414 include a semiconductor surge absorber and a discharge tube surge absorber. As the bidirectional surge absorption element 414, a bidirectional element is used that short-circuits when a current with a voltage higher than the rated value is input from either one end or the other end. Further, in this embodiment, the bidirectional surge absorbing element 414 is used, the rated value of which is determined so as to cause a short circuit when a surge voltage or AC 100 V is input to the bidirectional surge absorbing element 414 .

The noise filter circuit 42 is a circuit that removes noise contained in the AC 24V supplied to the AC circuit 41 . The noise filter circuit 42 includes an input side capacitor 421, one side varistor 422, the other side varistor 423, a frame ground (FG) side surge absorption element 424, an FG connector 425, and a resistor side surge absorption element. An element 426, a resistor 427, a choke coil 428, and an output-side capacitor 429 are provided.

The input side capacitor 421 removes normal mode noise contained in AC24V. The input-side capacitor 421 has one end electrically connected to the output terminal of the input-side fuse 413 and the other end electrically connected to the other-side output terminal 412 d of the power switch 412 . Also, the input side capacitor 421 is provided closer to the voltage input side than the output side capacitor 429 in the AC circuit 41 . Also, the input side capacitor 421 is connected in parallel with the bidirectional surge absorption element 414 .
Input-side capacitor 421 receives a specific frequency component and suppresses the output of this specific frequency component to the AC 24V output side. Specific frequencies include frequencies defined as noise. Examples of the input-side capacitor 421 include a ceramic capacitor and a film capacitor.

A one-side varistor 422, which is an example of a protection element, removes common mode noise included in AC24V. The one-side varistor 422 has one end electrically connected to the output terminal of the input-side fuse 413 and the other end electrically connected to the FG-side surge absorption element 424 .
The other side varistor 423, which is an example of a protection element, removes common mode noise included in AC24V. The other-side varistor 423 has one end electrically connected to the other-side output terminal 412 d of the power switch 412 and the other end electrically connected to the FG-side surge absorbing element 424 .
The one-side varistor 422 and the other-side varistor 423 decrease in electrical resistance when a voltage higher than the rated value is supplied. In this case, a voltage higher than the rated value is likely to be supplied to the side where the FG side surge absorption element 424 is provided via the one side varistor 422 and the other side varistor 423 . In other words, a voltage higher than the rated value is less likely to be supplied to the side on which the resistance-side surge absorbing element 426 is provided and the side on which the choke coil 428 is provided. In this embodiment, the one-side varistor 422 and the other-side varistor 423 whose rated values are determined so as to protect the electronic components provided on the power supply board 40 are used.

The FG side surge absorption element 424 removes noise contained in AC24V. The FG side surge absorbing element 424 has one end electrically connected to the one side varistor 422 and the other side varistor 423 and the other end electrically connected to the FG connector 425 . Also, the FG side surge absorbing element 424 is provided closer to the FG connector 425 than the resistance side surge absorbing element 426 is.
The FG side surge absorption element 424 decreases its electrical resistance when a voltage higher than the rated value is supplied. In this case, a voltage higher than the rated value is easily supplied to the FG connector 425 via the FG side surge absorbing element 424 . In this embodiment, the FG side surge absorption element 424 is used, the rated value of which is determined so as to protect the electronic components provided on the power supply board 40 .

The FG connector 425 is a connector that connects the AC circuit 41 and the housing of the pachinko gaming machine 100 as FG. The FG of the pachinko game machine 100 is grounded at the store where the pachinko game machine 100 is provided. Therefore, the noise input to the FG connector 425 via the FG side surge absorbing element 424 is removed after being induced to the FG.

The resistance-side surge absorbing element 426 removes noise contained in AC24V. The resistor-side surge absorbing element 426 has one end electrically connected to the output terminal of the input-side fuse 413 and the other end electrically connected to the resistor 427 .
When a voltage higher than the rated value is supplied to the resistance-side surge absorption element 426, the electrical resistance decreases. In this case, a voltage higher than the rated value is likely to be supplied to resistor 427 via resistor-side surge absorbing element 426 . In other words, a current with a voltage higher than the rated value is less likely to be supplied to the side where choke coil 428 is provided. In this embodiment, a resistor-side surge absorbing element 426 having a rated value determined so as to protect electronic components provided on the power supply substrate 40 is used.

A resistor 427 as an example of a coil has a predetermined resistance value. Voltage supply to the resistor 427 is limited according to the resistance value of the resistor 427 . The resistor 427 has one end electrically connected to the resistance-side surge absorbing element 426 and the other end grounded.

The choke coil 428 removes common mode noise contained in AC24V. The choke coil 428 has an input terminal 428a on one side, an input terminal 428b on the other side, an output terminal 428c on the other side, and an output terminal 428d on the other side. The output terminal of the input-side fuse 413 is electrically connected to the one-side input terminal 428a. The other side output terminal 412d of the power switch 412 is electrically connected to the other side input terminal 428b. In the choke coil 428, AC 24Va is input to one side input terminal 428a, and AC 24Vb is input to the other side input terminal 428b. In the choke coil 428, one side output terminal 428c outputs AC24Va, and the other side output terminal 428d outputs AC24Vb.
The choke coil 428 attenuates the noise by generating an electromotive force that cancels the noise when common mode noise is input to the one-side input terminal 428a and the other-side input terminal 428b.

The output-side capacitor 429 removes noise contained in AC24V. The output-side capacitor 429 has one end electrically connected to the one-side output terminal 428 c of the choke coil 428 and the other end electrically connected to the other-side output terminal 428 d of the choke coil 428 . Also, the output-side capacitor 429 is provided closer to the AC 24V output side than the input-side capacitor 421 in the AC circuit 41 .
The input side capacitor 421 receives a voltage having a specific frequency, thereby suppressing the supply of this voltage to the AC 24V output side of the AC circuit 41 . Specific frequencies include frequencies defined as noise. Examples of the output-side capacitor 429 include a ceramic capacitor and a film capacitor.

The connector-side fuse 415 has an input terminal electrically connected to the output terminal of the input-side fuse 413 and an output terminal electrically connected to the CR connector 416 . Also, the connector-side fuse 415 is provided closer to the CR connector 416 than the input-side fuse 413 is.
The connector-side fuse 415 supplies the input AC 24V to the CR connector 416 side. Further, when a current larger than the rated value of the connector-side fuse 415 flows through the connector-side fuse 415, the connector-side fuse 415 melts. This prevents a current larger than the rated value of the connector-side fuse 415 from flowing through the CR connector 416 .

The CR connector 416 is a connector that connects the AC circuit 41 and a CR unit (not shown). AC24V input to the CR connector 416 via the power switch 412, the input side fuse 413, the bidirectional surge absorption element 414, the input side capacitor 421, the one side varistor 422, the other side varistor 423, and the connector side fuse 415. Current is supplied to the CR unit.

AC 24V input to the AC circuit 41 is divided into two-way surge absorbing element 414, input side capacitor 421, one side varistor 422, other side varistor 423, resistor side surge absorbing element 426, choke coil 428, output side capacitor 429. reduces noise. The noise-reduced AC 24V current is input to the rectifier circuit 43 .

As described above, in the present embodiment, the AC circuit 41 is connected to an electric circuit to which an AC voltage is supplied, and the bidirectional surge absorption element 414 short-circuits the AC circuit 41 when a voltage higher than a predetermined voltage is applied. and an input side fuse 413 connected to an electric circuit between the commercial power supply P and the bidirectional surge absorption element 414 to protect the electronic components from a current larger than a predetermined current.
In this case, when a voltage higher than a predetermined voltage is supplied to the power supply board 40, the bidirectional surge absorption element 414 is short-circuited and a large current flows through the circuit C1. Further, when a large current flows through the circuit C1, the input-side fuse 413 is fused to open the circuit C1, thereby preventing voltage from being supplied to the downstream side of the circuit C1. Therefore, it is possible to suppress defects in the electronic components provided on the voltage output side of the circuit C1 on the power supply board 40 .

In this embodiment, the input-side fuse 413 is provided on the power supply board 40, but the present invention is not limited to this.
The input-side fuse 413 may be provided, for example, on the AC 24V input side of the power supply board 40 . That is, the input-side fuse 413 may be provided in a portion different from the power supply substrate 40 as long as it is provided on the AC 24V input side of the bidirectional surge absorption element 414 .

Further, in this embodiment, the input side capacitor 421, the resistor 427, the choke coil 428, and the output side capacitor 429 are not connected to the electric path between the commercial power supply P and the bidirectional surge absorption element 414, It is connected to the electric path between the type surge absorbing element 414 and the rectifier circuit 43 .
When a voltage higher than a predetermined voltage is supplied to the power supply board 40, the circuit C1 is opened before this voltage is supplied to the output side of the circuit C1. Therefore, even when a large current is input to the power supply board 40, problems in the input side capacitor 421, the resistor 427, the choke coil 428, the output side capacitor 429, etc. can be suppressed.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the AC circuit 41 has protection means for protecting electronic components provided in the AC circuit 41 . Here, the protection means is, for example, the input-side fuse 413, the bidirectional surge absorbing element 414, or the like. The AC connector 411 is connected to an electric circuit between the commercial power source P and the protection means.
In this case, the AC voltage input via the AC connector 411 is supplied to the input side fuse 413 and the bidirectional surge absorbing element 414 . Therefore, compared to the case where the input-side fuse 413 and the bi-directional surge absorbing element 414 are connected to the electric path between the commercial power source P and the AC connector 411, the input-side fuse 413 and the bi-directional surge absorbing element 414 Also, it is possible to suppress defects of electronic components provided on the rectifier circuit 43 side.

Further, in the present embodiment, no other electronic component is connected to the electric path between the one-side varistor 422 or the other-side varistor 423 and the choke coil 428 .
In this case, common mode noise in the AC circuit 41 is removed. In other words, radiation noise that is mainly included in common mode noise can be removed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the electronic components of the power supply board 40 from malfunctioning due to radiation noise.

Further, in this embodiment, no other electronic components are connected to the electric path between the one-side varistor 422 or the other-side varistor 423 and the input-side capacitor 421 .
In this case, the input capacitor 421 can remove noise of a specific frequency. In addition, the one-side varistor 422 and the other-side varistor 423 can remove noise contained in the current having a voltage higher than the predetermined voltage. That is, using the input side capacitor 421 and the one side varistor 422 and the other side varistor 423, different types of noise can be removed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of malfunctions in the electronic components of the power supply substrate 40 due to various noises.

Especially in this embodiment, a ceramic capacitor or a film capacitor is used as the input side capacitor 421 . Therefore, compared to the case where an electrolytic capacitor is used as the input side capacitor 421, it becomes easier to remove noise of a specific frequency.

In addition, the one-side varistor 422, the other-side varistor 423, and the resistance-side surge absorption element 426 mainly remove static electricity noise in order to remove noise contained in voltages higher than the rated value. In other words, the one-side varistor 422, the other-side varistor 423, and the resistance-side surge absorption element 426 are easier to remove electrostatic noise than radiation noise. On the other hand, the input side capacitor 421, the choke coil 428, and the output side capacitor 429 remove both static electricity noise and radiation noise.

(rectifier circuit 43)
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the configuration of the rectifier circuit 43 and the PFC circuit 44 on the power supply substrate 40. As shown in FIG.
Rectifier circuit 43 is a full-wave rectifier circuit. A single-phase bridge rectifier circuit is used as the full-wave rectifier circuit in the rectifier circuit 43 of the present embodiment.
The rectifier circuit 43 is provided with four diodes. In the following description, of the two diodes connected to one input terminal 43a of the rectifier circuit 43, the diode on the right side in the drawing is referred to as a first diode 431, and the diode on the left side in the drawing is referred to as a second diode 432. There is Also, of the two diodes connected to the other input terminal 43b of the rectifier circuit 43, the diode on the right side in the figure can be called a third diode 433, and the diode on the left side in the figure can be called a fourth diode 434. be.

One input terminal 43 a of the rectifier circuit 43 is electrically connected to the anode of the first diode 431 and the cathode of the second diode 432 . The other input terminal 43 b of the rectifier circuit 43 is electrically connected to the anode of the third diode 433 and the cathode of the fourth diode 434 . One input terminal 43a of the rectifier circuit 43 is supplied with AC 24Va, and the other input terminal 43b is supplied with AC 24Vb.
The AC voltage that has passed through the AC circuit 41 is converted into a DC voltage by the rectifier circuit 43 . As a result, the rectifier circuit 43 outputs DC 24V.

A rectifying element used as the rectifying circuit 43 is not limited to a diode.
For example, a transistor may be used as a rectifying element in the rectifying circuit 43 . In this case, an FET (field effect transistor) bridge circuit may be used as the rectifier circuit 43 .

Also, the power supply substrate 40 is provided with a rectifying-side capacitor 435 . The rectifier-side capacitor 435 is provided closer to the rectifier circuit 43 than the PFC circuit 44 is. The rectifier-side capacitor 435 smoothes the pulsating current output from the rectifier circuit 43 . The rectifier-side capacitor 435 has one end electrically connected to one output terminal 43c of the rectifier circuit 43 and the other end grounded. Examples of the rectifier-side capacitor 435 include a ceramic capacitor, a film capacitor, and the like.

(PFC circuit 44)
The PFC circuit 44 is provided with a booster circuit 45 , an input detection circuit 46 , an output detection circuit 47 , a current detection section 441 , a first smoothing capacitor 442 and a second smoothing capacitor 443 .
As the power factor of the power output from the rectifier circuit 43 improves, the booster circuit 45 boosts the voltage of this power. The booster circuit 45 is provided with an inductor 451 , a diode 452 , a transistor 453 , and a circuit control section 454 .

The input detection circuit 46 detects the DC voltage input to the PFC circuit 44 . The input detection circuit 46 is provided with a first resistor 461 and a second resistor 462 . The first resistor 461 and the second resistor 462 are connected in series.
The first resistor 461 has one end electrically connected to one output terminal 43 c of the rectifier circuit 43 and the other end electrically connected to the second resistor 462 .
The second resistor 462 has one end electrically connected to the first resistor 461 and the other end grounded.
A portion of the input detection circuit 46 between the first resistor 461 and the second resistor 462 is electrically connected to the circuit control section 454 . The DC voltage input to the PFC circuit 44 is divided by the first resistor 461 and the second resistor 462 , and the divided input voltage value V 1 is input to the circuit control unit 454 .

The output detection circuit 47 detects the voltage boosted by the booster circuit 45 . The output detection circuit 47 is provided with a third resistor 471 and a fourth resistor 472 . The third resistor 471 and the fourth resistor 472 are connected in series.
The third resistor 471 has one end electrically connected to the cathode of the diode 452 and the other end electrically connected to the fourth resistor 472 .
The fourth resistor 472 has one end electrically connected to the third resistor 471 and the other end grounded.
A portion of the output detection circuit 47 between the third resistor 471 and the fourth resistor 472 is electrically connected to the circuit control section 454 . The DC voltage boosted by the booster circuit 45 is divided by the third resistor 471 and the fourth resistor 472, and the output divided voltage value V2, which is the value of the divided voltage, is input to the circuit control unit 454. .

The current detector 441 has one end electrically connected to the other output terminal 43 d of the rectifier circuit 43 and the other end electrically connected to the circuit controller 454 . The current detection unit 441 is a resistor that detects the current value I1 that is the value of the current output from the rectifier circuit 43 . A current value I1 detected by the current detection unit 441 is input to the circuit control unit 454 .

An inductor 451 as an example of a coil has one end electrically connected to one output terminal 43 c of the rectifier circuit 43 and the other end electrically connected to the anode of the diode 452 . Inductor 451 and diode 452 are connected in series.
Transistor 453 is a switch such as a MOSFET. The transistor 453 has a gate connected to the circuit control section 454, a drain connected to a portion between the inductor 451 and the diode 452, and a source grounded.

The circuit control unit 454 is an integrated circuit (IC) that controls power in the PFC circuit 44 . When the circuit control unit 454 acquires the input divided voltage value V1, the output divided voltage value V2, and the current value I1, the circuit control unit 454 improves the power factor of electric power based on these acquired parameters. More specifically, the circuit control unit 454 sets the voltage reference value Vs based on the input voltage division value V1 and the output voltage division value V2. By controlling the transistor 453 while switching ON and OFF so that the voltage value in the current detection unit 441 becomes the reference value Vs, the current in the current detection unit 441 is brought closer to a sine wave. The voltage value in current detection section 441 is calculated from current value I1 and the resistance value of current detection section 441 .
In the control of the transistor 453 by the circuit control unit 454 , when the transistor 453 is turned on, the DC 24V input to the PFC circuit 44 is stored in the inductor 451 . Then, when the transistor 453 is turned off, in addition to the voltage input to the PFC circuit 44, the voltage stored in the inductor 451 is output to the downstream side. As a result, the voltage boosted to DC 36V is output from the booster circuit 45 .

Further, the circuit control unit 454 operates the PFC circuit 44 when the input divided voltage value V1 acquired from the input detection circuit 46 becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined upper limit value while the PFC circuit 44 is not operating. Further, when the input divided voltage value V1 acquired from the input detection circuit 46 while the PFC circuit 44 is operating becomes equal to or lower than the predetermined lower limit value, the circuit control unit 454 stops the PFC circuit 44 and The power shutdown flag (see S614 in FIG. 7) is turned ON. Therefore, the circuit control unit 454 and the input detection circuit 46 can be regarded as a power failure monitoring circuit that monitors power failure in the pachinko gaming machine 100 .
Further, the circuit control unit 454 stops the PFC circuit 44 when the output divided voltage value V2 acquired from the output detection circuit 47 becomes equal to or lower than the predetermined lower limit value while the PFC circuit 44 is operating. Therefore, the circuit control unit 454 and the output detection circuit 47 can be regarded as a power failure monitoring circuit.
In addition, a power failure monitoring circuit is not limited to the example mentioned above. The power outage monitoring circuit may be provided in the AC circuit 41, for example.

The first smoothing capacitor 442 and the second smoothing capacitor 443 are connected in parallel. The first smoothing capacitor 442 and the second smoothing capacitor 443 have one end electrically connected to the cathode of the diode 452 and the other end grounded. The first smoothing capacitor 442 and the second smoothing capacitor 443 charge and discharge the power output from the booster circuit 45 . Also, the first smoothing capacitor 442 and the second smoothing capacitor 443 smooth the pulsating current output from the booster circuit 45 . The capacity of the first smoothing capacitor 442 and the capacity of the second smoothing capacitor 443 are larger than the capacity of the input side capacitor 421 , the capacity of the output side capacitor 429 and the capacity of the rectification side capacitor 435 . More specifically, first smoothing capacitor 442 and second smoothing capacitor 443 are capacitors having the largest capacity among the capacitors provided on power supply board 40 . Examples of the first smoothing capacitor 442 and the second smoothing capacitor 443 include electrolytic capacitors.

Further, the power supply board 40 is provided with a first connector side fuse 445 , a first board connection connector 446 , a second connector side fuse 447 , a second board connection connector 448 and a third board connection connector 449 . ing.
The first connector-side fuse 445 has an input terminal electrically connected to the cathode of the diode 452 and an output terminal electrically connected to the first board connector 446 . Also, the first connector-side fuse 445 is provided closer to the first board connector 446 than the second connector-side fuse 447 is. The first connector-side fuse 445 supplies DC 36 V output from the PFC circuit 44 to the first board connector 446 . Also, when a current larger than the rated value of the first connector-side fuse 445 flows through the first connector-side fuse 445, the first connector-side fuse 445 melts. This prevents a large current from flowing through the first board connector 446 .

The first board connector 446 is a connector that connects the power supply board 40, the game control board 200B, the effect control board 300B, the image control board 310B, the lamp control board 320B, the payout control board 330B and the frame control board 360B. DC36V input to the first board connector 446 is supplied to the game control board 200B, the performance control board 300B, the image control board 310B, the lamp control board 320B, the payout control board 330B and the frame control board 360B.

The second connector-side fuse 447 is provided in parallel with the first connector-side fuse 445 . The second connector-side fuse 447 has an input terminal electrically connected to the cathode of the diode 452 and an output terminal electrically connected to the second board connector 448 and the third board connector 449 . The second connector-side fuse 447 outputs DC 36V output from the PFC circuit 44 to the second board connector 448 and the third board connector 449 . Further, when a current larger than the rated value of the second connector side fuse 447 flows through the second connector side fuse 447, the second connector side fuse 447 is blown. This prevents a large current from flowing through the second board connector 448 and the third board connector 449 .

The second board connector 448 is a connector that connects the power supply board 40, the game control board 200B, the effect control board 300B, the image control board 310B, the lamp control board 320B, the payout control board 330B and the frame control board 360B. DC36V input to the second board connector 448 is supplied to the game control board 200B, the performance control board 300B, the image control board 310B, the lamp control board 320B, the payout control board 330B and the frame control board 360B.
The third board connector 449 is a connector that connects the power supply board 40, the game control board 200B, the effect control board 300B, the image control board 310B, the lamp control board 320B, the payout control board 330B and the frame control board 360B. DC36V input to the third board connector 449 is supplied to the game control board 200B, the performance control board 300B, the image control board 310B, the lamp control board 320B, the payout control board 330B and the frame control board 360B.

The first board connector 446, the second board connector 448 and the third board connector 449 are the game control board 200B, the performance control board 300B, the image control board 310B, the lamp control board 320B, the payout control board 330B and the frame. It does not have to be connected to any of the control boards 360B. Each of the first board connector 446, the second board connector 448 and the third board connector 449 includes a game control board 200B, an effect control board 300B, an image control board 310B, a lamp control board 320B, a payout control board 330B and a frame. It does not have to be connected to any of the control boards 360B.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the DC circuit 50 includes the inductor 451 connected to the electric circuit to which the DC voltage is supplied, and the first smoothing capacitor 442 connected to the electric circuit to which the DC voltage is supplied via the inductor 451. and a second smoothing capacitor 443 .
In this case, the pulsating current flowing through the inductor 451 can be smoothed.

In addition, in this embodiment, a first smoothing capacitor 442 and a second smoothing capacitor 443 connected to the electric line to which the DC voltage that has passed through the rectifier circuit 43 is supplied are provided.
In this case, the pulsating current flowing through the rectifier circuit 43 can be smoothed.

Further, in this embodiment, electrolytic capacitors are used as the first smoothing capacitor 442 and the second smoothing capacitor 443 . Therefore, compared to the case where a ceramic capacitor or a film capacitor is used as the first smoothing capacitor 442 or the second smoothing capacitor 443, the chargeable capacity is increased.

Further, in this embodiment, the AC circuit 41 and the DC circuit 50 are each provided with a capacitor.
In this case, noise can be removed by the input side capacitor 421 and the output side capacitor 429 provided in the AC circuit 41 . Also, the rectifying-side capacitor 435, the first smoothing capacitor 442, and the second smoothing capacitor 443 provided in the DC circuit 50 can smooth the pulsating current. That is, each capacitor can exhibit a function according to the circuit in which the capacitor is provided.

Further, in this embodiment, the choke coil 428 provided in the AC circuit 41 removes noise. Also, the inductor 451 provided in the DC circuit 50 stores the input DC. That is, the coil provided in the AC circuit 41 and the coil provided in the DC circuit 50 have different characteristics.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the AC circuit 41 is provided with the input-side fuse 413 in order to prevent the electronic components of the power supply board 40 from malfunctioning due to the flow of a large current. Also, in order to prevent the electronic components of the power supply board 40 from malfunctioning due to the input of overvoltage, the AC circuit 41 is provided with the one-side varistor 422 and the other-side varistor 423 . Further, a rectifying capacitor 435, a first smoothing capacitor 442, a second smoothing capacitor 443, and the like are provided in order to prevent electronic components from malfunctioning due to AC flowing through the DC circuit 50. FIG. In other words, a plurality of types of suppressing means are provided for suppressing failures of electronic components.
In this case, it is possible to deal with each of a plurality of types of causes of defects in electronic components.

Also, in the pachinko game machine 100, the distance from the power plug 158 to the electric circuit (wiring pattern) provided with the noise filter circuit 42 is defined as a distance A. Further, let distance B be the distance from the electric line provided with the noise filter circuit 42 to the electric line provided with the rectifier circuit 43 . Further, let distance C be the distance from the electric path provided with the rectifier circuit 43 to the electric path provided with the first board connector 446 . In this case, the relationship of distance A>distance C>distance B is established in this embodiment.
In this case, compared to the case where distance B is longer than distance A, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of noise between noise filter circuit 42 and rectifier circuit 43 .
It should be noted that the reference for one end of the distance A may be a specific position in the electric path in which the noise filter circuit 42 is provided. For example, the distance A may be the distance from the power plug 158 to the electric circuit in which the choke coil 428 is provided. Further, the reference for one end of the distance B and the distance C may be the electric line provided with the PFC circuit 44 instead of the electric line provided with the rectifier circuit 43 . Also, the reference for one end of the distance B and the distance C may be, for example, the position of the electric line between the electric line in which the rectifying circuit 43 is provided and the electric line in which the PFC circuit 44 is provided.

(power generation circuit 48)
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the configuration of the power generation circuit 48 and the backup circuit 49 on the power supply substrate 40. As shown in FIG.
The power generation circuit 48 is provided with a 12V generation circuit 481 and a 5V generation circuit 482 . The 12V generation circuit 481 and the 5V generation circuit 482 are provided in parallel.
The 12V production circuit 481 produces power consisting of 12V. The 12V generation circuit 481 is provided with an inductor 4811 , a 12V control section 4812 , a first capacitor 4813 and a second capacitor 4814 .
The inductor 4811 has one end electrically connected to the 12V control section 4812 and the other end electrically connected to the first board connector 446 , the second board connector 448 and the third board connector 449 .

The 12V controller 4812 is an IC that creates 12V power. The 12V control section 4812 is provided with a transistor and a diode (not shown). When the 12V control unit 4812 turns on the transistor, the power input from the PFC circuit 44 (see FIG. 11) is stored in the inductor 4811 . When the 12V control unit 4812 turns off the transistor, the power supply to the inductor 4811 is stopped, and the power stored in the inductor 4811 is output from the inductor 4811 to the power output side. In this manner, the 12V control unit 4812 controls the transistor while switching between ON and OFF, so that 12V DC is output from the inductor 4811 to the power output side.
The first capacitor 4813 and the second capacitor 4814 are provided in parallel. The first capacitor 4813 and the second capacitor 4814 have one end electrically connected to the inductor 4811 and the other end grounded. A first capacitor 4813 and a second capacitor 4814 charge and discharge the power output from the inductor 4811 . Also, the first capacitor 4813 and the second capacitor 4814 smooth the pulsating current output from the inductor 4811 . The capacity of the first capacitor 4813 and the capacity of the second capacitor 4814 are larger than the capacity of the input side capacitor 421 , the capacity of the output side capacitor 429 and the capacity of the rectification side capacitor 435 . Examples of the first capacitor 4813 and the second capacitor 4814 include electrolytic capacitors.

The 5V generation circuit 482 is an IC that generates 5V power. The 5V generation circuit 482 is provided with an inductor 4821 , a 5V control section 4822 and a capacitor 4823 .
The inductor 4821 has one end electrically connected to the 5V control section 4822 and the other end electrically connected to the third board connector 449 .

The 5V control 4822 creates 5V power. The 5V control section 4822 is provided with a transistor and a diode (not shown). When the 5V control unit 4822 turns on the transistor, the power input from the PFC circuit 44 (see FIG. 11) is stored in the inductor 4821 . When the 5V control unit 4822 turns off the transistor, the power supply to the inductor 4821 is stopped, and the power stored in the inductor 4821 is output from the inductor 4821 to the power output side. In this manner, the 5V control unit 4822 controls the transistor while switching between ON and OFF, so that 5V DC is output from the inductor 4821 to the power output side.
Capacitor 4823 has one end electrically connected to inductor 4821 and the other end grounded. Capacitor 4823 charges and discharges the power output from inductor 4821 . Capacitor 4823 smoothes pulsating current output from inductor 4821 .
The capacity of the capacitor 4823 is larger than any of the capacity of the input side capacitor 421 , the capacity of the output side capacitor 429 and the capacity of the rectification side capacitor 435 . An example of the capacitor 4823 is an electrolytic capacitor.

(Backup circuit 49)
The backup circuit 49 is provided with a diode 491 and a backup capacitor 492 .
The diode 491 has an anode electrically connected to the inductor 4821 of the 5V generating circuit 482 and a cathode electrically connected to the third board connector 449 .

The backup capacitor 492 has one end electrically connected to the cathode of the diode 491 and the other end grounded. The capacity of the backup capacitor 492 is larger than any of the capacity of the input side capacitor 421 , the capacity of the output side capacitor 429 and the capacity of the rectification side capacitor 435 . Backup capacitor 492 may be, for example, an electrolytic capacitor.
When the power of the pachinko game machine 100 is turned on, the backup capacitor 492 is charged with the DC 5V power output from the 5V generation circuit 482 . When the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered off, the backup capacitor 492 starts discharging. As a result, even when the power supply of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is cut off, the electric power stored in the backup capacitor 492 is supplied to the game control board 200B through the third board connector 449, and the game control board Various kinds of information are held in the RAM 203 of 200B. Also, the power stored in the backup capacitor 492 is supplied to the payout control board 330B through the third board connector 449, and various information is held in the RAM 333 of the payout control board 330B.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the AC circuit 41 is provided with surge absorbing elements such as the bidirectional surge absorbing element 414, the FG side surge absorbing element 424, the resistance side surge absorbing element 426, and the like. On the other hand, rectifier circuit 43 and DC circuit 50 are not provided with surge absorbing elements.
The voltage supplied to the DC circuit 50 of the power supply board 40 is the voltage that has passed through the surge absorbing element in the AC circuit 41 . Therefore, by providing the AC circuit 41 with the surge absorbing element, even if the DC circuit 50 is not provided with the surge absorbing element, the overvoltage is suppressed from being supplied to the DC circuit 50 .

In this embodiment, the AC circuit 41 is provided with capacitors such as an input capacitor 421 and an output capacitor 429 . On the other hand, the DC circuit 50 is provided with capacitors such as a rectifying capacitor 435, a first smoothing capacitor 442, a second smoothing capacitor 443, a first capacitor 4813, a second capacitor 4814, a capacitor 4823, a backup capacitor 492, and the like. there is That is, in the present embodiment, as a result of providing capacitors to protect each IC provided in the DC circuit 50, the number of capacitors provided in the DC circuit 50 is greater than the number of capacitors provided in the AC circuit 41. The number of capacitors is greater. The capacitors provided in the DC circuit are provided near each IC provided in the DC circuit 50, respectively.

Further, in this embodiment, the PFC circuit 44, the 12V generation circuit 481, and the 5V generation circuit 482 are each provided with a capacitor. Therefore, each power can be charged and discharged.

Also, in the pachinko game machine 100, the distance from the 12V control unit 4812 to the third board connector 449 is defined as a distance D. A distance E is the distance from the 5V control unit 4822 to the third board connector 449 . In this case, the distance E is longer than the distance D in this embodiment.

In this embodiment, the PFC circuit 44 is provided on the power supply board 40, but the present invention is not limited to this.
The PFC circuit 44 may not be provided on the power supply board 40 . In this case, in the rectifier circuit 43, alternating current may be rectified into direct current and boosted. That is, AC 24V may be converted to DC 36V in the rectifier circuit 43 .

(Modification)
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of an electronic circuit in a power supply board 40A as a modification.
Although the configuration of the electronic circuit in the power supply substrate 40 has been described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12, the electronic circuit of the power supply substrate 40 is not limited to the above configuration.
The configuration of the electronic circuit in the power supply substrate 40A as a modified example will be described below with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG.

40 A of power supply boards receive AC24V which was supplied from the commercial power supply P and was converted by the transformer T. FIG. Also, the power supply board 40A creates a predetermined voltage from the received voltage. Examples of the predetermined voltage include DC36V, DC12V, DC5V, and the like. The power board 40A supplies the generated power to the game control board 200B, the performance control board 300B, the image control board 310B, the lamp control board 320B, the payout control board 330B, and the frame control board 360B.

An AC circuit 41, a rectifier circuit 43, a PFC circuit 44, and a power generation circuit 48 are provided on the power supply board 40A. On the other hand, the power supply board 40A is not provided with the backup circuit 49 (see FIG. 12). In this modification, a backup circuit is provided in the game control board 200B. Therefore, when the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered off, power is supplied from the backup circuit of the game control board 200B to the game control board 200B and the payout control board 330B.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the configuration of the PFC circuit 44 as a modified example.
A booster circuit 45 is provided in the PFC circuit 44 of the power supply board 40A. On the other hand, the PFC circuit 44 is not provided with the input detection circuit 46 (see FIG. 11) and the output detection circuit 47 . In other words, the power supply board 40A is not provided with a power failure monitoring circuit. In this modification, a power failure monitoring circuit is provided in the game control board 200B. Therefore, it is detected whether or not the power supply of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is cut off from the change in the voltage in the game control board 200B. A power outage monitoring circuit may be provided in the payout control board 330B.

Next, the structure and the like of the power board 40 and the power board case 60 in the power board unit 4 will be described.
FIG. 15 is an overall perspective view of the power supply board unit 4 of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 15 , the power board unit 4 includes a power board 40 and a power board case 60 that covers at least a portion of the power board 40 to accommodate the power board 40 . The power supply board 40 and the power supply board case 60 are fixed to each other by a fixing portion (not shown).
The power board unit 4 is installed in the pachinko game machine 100 so that the board surface 400L (see FIG. 16 described later) of the board 400 constituting the power board 40 is along the board surface of the game board 110 (see FIG. 1). be. Moreover, the power supply board case 60 is formed in a box shape. The power board case 60 is provided on the front side of the power board 40 and covers various electronic components mounted on the power board 40 .

FIG. 16 is a top view of the power supply board 40 of this embodiment when the power supply board 40 is viewed from the front side.

As shown in FIG. 16, the power supply substrate 40 of this embodiment has a substrate 400 formed in a rectangular shape. The general shape of the power supply substrate 40 is a rectangular shape whose length in the horizontal direction is longer than in the vertical direction. Various parts constituting the AC circuit 41 , the rectifier circuit 43 and the DC circuit 50 are mounted on the board 400 of the power supply board 40 .
The power supply board 40 of this embodiment is installed so that the horizontal direction of the power supply board 40 shown in FIG. It is installed along the vertical direction of the pachinko gaming machine 100 (see FIG. 2).

The power supply board 40 has the above-described shape and is installed in the above-described orientation, so that the longitudinal direction of the power supply board 40 is provided along the left-right direction. That is, the power supply substrate 40 is provided so that the short side direction (short side direction) extends along the vertical direction. In this way, by arranging the power supply board 40 so that the short side direction thereof extends along the vertical direction, the number of electronic components arranged along the vertical direction on the power supply board 40 is reduced, for example, when the longitudinal direction of the power supply board 40 extends in the vertical direction. It becomes less than when provided so as to follow.
Here, heat generated in a certain electronic component moves upward along the vertical direction due to natural convection in terms of heat transfer. In the present embodiment, the number of electronic components arranged in the vertical direction on the power supply substrate 40 is relatively small, thereby reducing the influence of heat between the electronic components.

Then, as shown in FIG. 16 , the AC circuit 41 is generally arranged on the left side of the power supply substrate 40 in the left-right direction. In particular, the AC connector 411 , the power switch 412 , the CR connector 416 and the FG connector 425 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction at the left end of the power supply board 40 .
The rectifier circuit 43 is generally arranged on the left side of the power supply substrate 40 in the left-right direction, and is arranged on the right side of the AC circuit 41 .
Further, the DC circuit 50 is generally arranged on the right side of the power supply substrate 40 in the left-right direction. In particular, the first board connector 446, the second board connector 448, and the third board connector 449 are located on the right side of the power supply board 40 in the left-right direction and at the lower end in the up-down direction along the left-right direction. placed side by side.

The rectifier circuit 43 of the present embodiment is formed in a rectangular shape by packaging electronic components that constitute the rectifier circuit 43 . The rectifying circuit 43 is provided along the direction perpendicular to the plate surface 400L of the substrate 400 so as to stand steeply with respect to the plate surface 400L. Also, the rectifier circuit 43 is mounted such that the two surfaces with the largest area are oriented in the horizontal direction.
Furthermore, the rectifier circuit 43 is provided with a heat radiation member 43hs. The heat dissipation member 43hs is made of a material with relatively high thermal conductivity, such as aluminum. The heat dissipation member 43hs is provided along the rectifier circuit 43 so as to surround the rectifier circuit 43 . The heat radiation member 43hs absorbs the heat generated by the rectifier circuit 43 and releases the heat to the outside of the rectifier circuit 43 .

The rectifying circuit 43 and the heat dissipation member 43hs of the present embodiment are provided so as to extend along the vertical direction of the power supply substrate 40, so that the heat generated in the power supply substrate 40 can be easily dissipated upward in the vertical direction. For example, if the rectifier circuit 43 and the heat dissipation member 43hs are provided to extend along the left-right direction on the power supply substrate 40, there is a high possibility that heat will stay below the rectifier circuit 43 and the heat dissipation member 43hs. In contrast, in the power supply substrate 40 of the present embodiment, heat retention due to the rectifier circuit 43 and the heat dissipation member 43hs is suppressed.

Also, the circuit control unit 454 of the present embodiment is packaged in the same manner as the rectifier circuit 43 and formed in a rectangular shape. A circuit control unit 454 is installed in the same manner as the rectifier circuit 43 . Furthermore, the circuit control unit 454 is provided with a heat dissipation member 454hs, like the rectifier circuit 43 .

Furthermore, in the power supply board 40 of the present embodiment, electronic components that generate more heat than other electronic components are arranged away from the power switch 412 . That is, in the power supply board 40 of the present embodiment, another electronic component is interposed between the electronic component that generates a relatively large amount of heat and the power switch 412 . In this case, the height of the other electronic components is preferably higher than the power switch 412 when the plate surface 400L of the substrate 400 is used as a reference.
In the power supply board 40 of this embodiment, the electronic component that generates the largest amount of heat is the circuit control section 454 in the PFC circuit 44 . Therefore, in the power supply board 40 of this embodiment, the input side capacitor 421 , the rectification side capacitor 435 and the choke coil 428 are arranged between the circuit control section 454 and the power switch 412 .

Note that the circuit control unit 454 of the present embodiment is provided with a heat dissipation member 454hs. Therefore, in the power supply substrate 40, it can be considered that another electronic component is interposed between the heat dissipation member 454hs and the power switch 412. FIG. Also in this case, the other electronic components are preferably higher than the power switch 412 with respect to the plate surface 400L.

Further, in the power supply board 40 of this embodiment, a heat dissipation member is provided between the capacitor and the coil. A capacitor or a coil generates heat due to an internal resistance component when a current flows. Therefore, in the power supply board 40 of the present embodiment, the heat generated by the capacitor and the coil is absorbed by the heat dissipating member by interposing the heat dissipating member between the capacitor and the coil. In the power supply board 40 of the present embodiment, for example, a heat dissipation member 43hs is arranged between the rectifying side capacitor 435 and the choke coil 428 .

Further, among the plurality of electronic components provided on the power supply board 40 of this embodiment, there are some that have the front component information 400j. The front side part information 400j is provided on the surface of the electronic part facing the front side, and indicates information related to the electronic part such as model number and specifications. The front component information 400j is most easily visible when the power supply board 40 is viewed from the front side. Further, the front part information 400j of the present embodiment is composed of white characters (hereinafter also numbers and symbols).

As shown in FIG. 16, the first smoothing capacitor 442 and the second smoothing capacitor 443 of the present embodiment each have front side part information 400j (for example, "KLM 10000μF 50V") on their front-facing surfaces. are doing. In addition, the capacitor 4823 of this embodiment has front part information 400j (for example, "680 μF 25 V") on the surface facing the front side. In addition, the input side capacitor 421 of this embodiment has front side part information 400j (for example, "HT DDT29") on the surface facing the front side.

Furthermore, the size of characters as the front part information 400j of each electronic part increases in order of the first smoothing capacitor 442 (or the second smoothing capacitor 443), the capacitor 4823, and the input side capacitor 421. In addition, in this embodiment, the size of the characters as the front part information 400j is set according to the height of the electronic parts from the plate surface 400L. The relationship between the character size and the height of the electronic component will be described later.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 16, the power supply board 40 has manufacturer name information 400m indicating the name of the manufacturer that manufactures the pachinko gaming machine 100 and board identification information 400i capable of specifying the power supply board 40 . The manufacturer name information 400m and the board identification information 400i of the present embodiment are formed by shaping the front side conductive layer 4002, which will be described later, into a shape corresponding to the characters of the manufacturer name information 400m and the board identification information 400i. That is, the manufacturer name information 400m and the board identification information 400i are formed in the front conductive layer 4002 in the same manner as the wiring pattern.

The maker name information 400m is sufficient to specify the maker that manufactures the pachinko gaming machine 100, and the name of the maker, a registered trademark that can specify the maker, and the like can be used. In the example shown in FIG. 16, the manufacturer name information 400m corresponds to the manufacturer of the pachinko gaming machine 100, “Aiu Co., Ltd.”, and is composed of characters “Aiu”.
The board identification information 400i is provided for managing the power supply board 40, and is information for distinguishing it from other boards such as other power supply boards of different types and other boards such as game control boards. The board identification information 400i is composed of characters. In the example shown in FIG. 16, the board identification information 400i is composed of characters "EFG0123".

The manufacturer name information 400m and the board identification information 400i are provided on the outer periphery of the board 400. FIG. That is, the manufacturer name information 400m and the board identification information 400i are provided at the edge of the board 400. FIG. Therefore, on the power supply board 40, no electronic components are arranged outside the manufacturer name information 400m and the board identification information 400i (edge side of the board 400).

FIG. 17 is a rear view of the power supply board 40 of this embodiment when the power supply board 40 is viewed from the rear side.

As shown in FIG. 17 , the power board 40 has rear side manufacturer name information 400 m 2 and rear side board identification information 400 i 2 on the rear side of the board 400 . The rear-side manufacturer name information 400m2 and the rear-side board identification information 400i2 of the present embodiment are obtained by making the rear-side conductive layer 4004, which will be described later, into a shape corresponding to the letters of the rear-side manufacturer name information 400m2 and the rear-side board identification information 400i2. It is formed. That is, the rear side manufacturer name information 400m2 and the rear side board identification information 400i2 are formed in the rear side conductive layer 4004 in the same manner as the wiring pattern.

The rear manufacturer name information 400 m 2 and the rear board identification information 400 i 2 are provided on the outer periphery of the power supply board 40 in the same manner as the manufacturer name information 400 m and the board identification information 400 i on the front side of the board 400 .
However, the rear side manufacturer name information 400m2 and the rear side board identification information 400i2 are arranged at positions different from the front side manufacturer name information 400m and the board identification information 400i in the front-rear direction (that is, the thickness direction) of the board 400. FIG. That is, the rear side manufacturer name information 400m2 and the rear side board identification information 400i2 and the front side manufacturer name information 400m and the board identification information 400i are provided at different positions in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 17, the power supply board 40 of this embodiment has a board identification information seal 400s on the back side of the board 400. As shown in FIG. The board identification information sticker 400s is made of paper or film-like plastic coated with an adhesive. The board identification information seal 400s is provided for managing the power supply board 40, and is information for distinguishing it from other boards such as the game control board 204, for example. The board identification information seal 400s includes characters and the like. In the example shown in FIG. 17, the characters "0123CBA" are provided on the board identification information sticker 400s. The substrate identification information seal 400s has a white base portion different from the color of the plate surface 400L, and a black character portion.

Next, the height of the electronic components provided on the power supply board 40 will be described in detail.
FIG. 18 is a side view of the power supply board 40 of this embodiment when the power supply board 40 is viewed from above.
18 also shows the position of a main surface portion 61 (described later) of the power supply board case 60. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 18, the power supply substrate 40 is provided with a plurality of electronic components on the board surface 400L side. In the power supply board 40 of the present embodiment, a so-called DIP (Dual-in-line package) part is used in which a part of electronic parts such as leads are inserted into the board 400 and mounted. Note that the power supply board 40 of the present embodiment includes a so-called SMD (Surface Mount Device) in which electronic parts are electrically connected to the board surface 400L of the board 400 without some of the electronic parts being inserted into the board 400. ) parts are not provided.

Further, among the plurality of electronic components provided on the power supply board 40 of this embodiment, there are some that have the side component information 400f. The side component information 400f is provided on the side surface of the electronic component that faces in the horizontal direction, and indicates information related to the electronic component such as model number and specifications. The side component information 400f is most easily visible when the power supply board 40 is viewed from the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 18, in the power supply board 40, the height relationship between the electronic components is as follows when the board surface 400L is used as a reference. First, the first smoothing capacitor 442 and the second smoothing capacitor 443 are parts having the same structure and substantially the same height. Height H1 of first smoothing capacitor 442 is higher than height H2 of capacitor 4823 . That is, the height H1 of the second smoothing capacitor 443 is higher than the height H2 of the capacitor 4823.
Also, the height H3 of the inductor 451 (coil) is higher than the height H1 of the first smoothing capacitor 442 (or the second smoothing capacitor 443).

Furthermore, the height H4 of the heat dissipation member 43hs is higher than the height H1 of the first smoothing capacitor 442 (or the second smoothing capacitor 443). However, the height H4 of the heat dissipation member 43hs is lower than the height H5 of the heat dissipation member 454hs.
Also, the height H5 of the heat dissipation member 454hs is higher than the height H3 of the inductor 451 (coil). Further, in the power supply board 40 of the present embodiment, the height H5 of the heat dissipation member 454hs is the highest among the electronic components provided on the power supply board 40 . Also, the height H4 of the heat dissipation member 43hs is lower than the height H5 of the heat dissipation member 454hs, but is higher than the other electronic components. In this way, by making the height of the heat dissipation member 43hs and the heat dissipation member 454hs higher than those of the other electronic components, the power supply substrate 40 of the present embodiment has a heat dissipation member 43hs and a heat dissipation member 454hs. Secondly, it makes the advection of the radiated heat less likely to be blocked by other electronic components.

In addition, in the power supply board 40 of the present embodiment, the height of the capacitor provided in the DC circuit 50 (see FIG. 16) is higher than the height of the capacitor provided in the AC circuit 41 (see FIG. 16).

As shown in FIG. 18, in the power supply board unit 4 of the present embodiment, the plate surface 400L of the board 400 and the main surface portion 61 of the power supply board case 60 are provided substantially parallel. Therefore, the distance between the electronic components provided on the power supply board 40 and the main surface portion 61 becomes shorter according to the height of the electronic components described above. For example, the highest heat radiation member 454hs in the power supply board 40 of this embodiment has the shortest distance from the main surface portion 61 . The relationship between the height of the electronic component relative to the plate surface 400L and the distance between the electronic component and the main surface portion 61 is the same for other electronic components.

Then, when there is one electronic component with a predetermined height and another electronic component higher than the one electronic component, the characters as the front side component information 400j (see FIG. 16) provided for the one electronic component are displayed. The size is larger than the character size of the front part information 400j provided for other electronic parts. For example, in the power supply board 40 of this embodiment, the height of the capacitor 4823 is lower than that of the first smoothing capacitor 442 as described above. Therefore, the character size of the front part information 400j of the capacitor 4823 is set larger than the character size of the front part information 400j of the first smoothing capacitor 442 .

Here, when the power supply board 40 is viewed from the front side, the electronic components with a low height are positioned farther than the electronic components with a high height. Then, if the character size of the front component information 400j provided for electronic components with a low height is made the same as or smaller than the character size of the front component information 400j provided for higher electronic components, , the front side component information 400j of the low electronic component located further away becomes difficult to see. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the character size of the front part information 400j of the electronic parts having a low height is made larger than that of the electronic parts having a high height, thereby facilitating confirmation.

Further, as shown in FIG. 16, in the power supply board 40 of the present embodiment, the character size of the manufacturer name information 400m or the board identification information 400i on the front side is the same as the character size of the front part information 400j provided on the front side of the electronic component. Bigger than size. When the power supply board 40 is viewed from the front side, the manufacturer name information 400m or the board identification information 400i is located farther than the front side component information 400j provided on the front side of the electronic components. Therefore, the manufacturer name information 400m or the board identification information 400i on the front side is made easier to recognize by making the character size of the front side manufacturer name information 400m or the board identification information 400i larger than the front side part information 400j of the electronic parts. there is

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of part of the substrate 400 of this embodiment.
For the sake of explanation, FIG. 19 also shows a resistor 40R as an example of an electronic component.

As shown in FIG. 19, the power board 40 has a board 400 on which various electronic components are mounted. A plurality of electronic components constituting the AC circuit 41, the rectifier circuit 43, and the DC circuit 50 (see FIG. 16) are mounted on the substrate 400. FIG.

The substrate 400 of the present embodiment includes an insulating plate-shaped base material 4001 made of, for example, glass epoxy resin, and provided on the front side of the base material 4001, and has conductivity and a wiring pattern is formed thereon. It comprises a front conductive layer 4002 and a front resist layer 4003 having insulating properties and covering the front side of the substrate 4001 and the front conductive layer 4002 . Further, the substrate 400 includes a rear conductive layer 4004 which is provided on the rear side of the base material 4001 and has conductivity and on which a wiring pattern is formed, and a rear side conductive layer 4004 which has an insulating property and is provided on the rear side and the rear side of the base material 4001 . and a back resist layer 4005 covering the layer 4004 .
In addition, in this embodiment, the plate surface 400L can be exemplified by the front side surface of the front side resist layer 4003 .

The substrate 400 of this embodiment has through holes 400H corresponding to the positions where the electronic components are mounted. In the electronic component mounted on the substrate 400, leads, which are portions to be electrically connected to the substrate 400, are provided through the through holes 400H. For example, resistor 40R shown in FIG. 19 is provided so that lead 40L penetrates substrate 400. In FIG. Leads 40L of resistor 40R are then electrically connected to front conductive layer 4002 or back conductive layer 4004 by solder Hd.

Next, the positional relationship in the front-rear direction of the information display on the power supply board 40 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 19, in the power supply board 40 of the present embodiment, in the front-rear direction (that is, the thickness direction of the board 400), from the front side to the rear side, the component mounting information 400g, the front manufacturer name information 400m, or the board Various types of information are arranged in the order of the identification information 400i, the rear side manufacturer name information 400m2 or the rear side board identification information 400i2, and the board identification information sticker 400s.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of component mounting information 400g provided on the board 400 of this embodiment.
20A shows the power supply board 40 before electronic components are mounted, and FIG. 20B shows the power supply board 40 with electronic components mounted thereon.

As shown in FIG. 20, the board 400 of the present embodiment has component mounting information 400g indicating information regarding mounting of electronic components. The component mounting information 400g is provided according to the position where the electronic component is mounted. Also, the component mounting information 400g of the present embodiment is composed of white characters. The component mounting information 400g of this embodiment is formed by being printed on the plate surface 400L of the substrate 400 (on the front side resist layer 4003 (see FIG. 19)).

The component mounting information 400g of this embodiment has different contents depending on the type of electronic component.
As shown in FIG. 20(A), for example, text information s1 of "SA1" indicating the surge absorption element 40S is provided as the component mounting information 400g at the location where the surge absorption element 40S (see FIG. 20(B)) is provided. , and a circuit diagram symbol s2 indicating the surge absorbing element 40S.
Also, at the location where the resistor 40R (see FIG. 20B) is provided, text information r1 "R4" indicating the resistor 40R and circuit diagram symbol r2 indicating the resistor 40R are displayed as the component mounting information 400g. is displayed.
For example, at a location where an IC package 40P (see FIG. 20B), which is a packaged component such as a PFC circuit, is provided, text information p1 "IC3" indicating the IC package 40P is provided as component mounting information 400g. , and a rectangular frame p2 indicating the mounting position of the IC package 40P.

Also, at the location where the connector 40N (see FIG. 20B) is provided, text information n1 "CN2" indicating the connector 40N and a frame n2 indicating the mounting position of the connector 40N are displayed as the component mounting information 400g. It is The frame n2 has a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the connector 40N, and indicates the vertical and horizontal directions of the connector 40N.
Also, at the location where the capacitor 40C (see FIG. 20B) is provided, text information c1 of "C7" and "C8" indicating the capacitor 40C and a circle indicating the mounting position of the capacitor 40C are provided as the component mounting information 400g. A shape frame c2 is displayed. Further, inside the frame c2, a colored (white in this embodiment) painted area c21 indicating the negative pole of the capacitor and a non-painted area c22 indicating the positive pole of the capacitor are provided. Further, outside the frame c2, a symbol c3 of "+" indicating the positive pole of the capacitor is provided.

Then, as shown in FIG. 20(B), each electronic component is mounted on a corresponding portion on the substrate 400 .
For example, when the surge absorbing element 40S is mounted on the substrate 400, the circuit diagram symbol s2 (see FIG. 20A) is at least partially hidden by the surge absorbing element 40S when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the plate surface 400L. become invisible or difficult to see. On the other hand, the text information s1 is visible or easily visible even when the surge absorbing element 40S is mounted on the substrate 400. FIG.
Further, when the resistor 40R is mounted on the substrate 400, at least a portion of the circuit diagram symbol r2 (see FIG. 20A) is hidden by the resistor 40R when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the plate surface 400L. Become invisible or difficult to see. On the other hand, the text information r1 is visible or easily visible even when the resistor 40R is mounted on the substrate 400. FIG.

Further, when the IC package 40P is mounted on the board 400, the text information p1 and the frame p2 are visible or easily visible when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the board surface 400L.
Further, when the connector 40N is mounted on the board 400, the text information n1 and the frame n2 are visible or easily visible when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the board surface 400L.

When the capacitor 40C is mounted on the board 400, the text information c1, the frame c2 and the symbol c3 are visible or easily visible when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the board surface 400L. On the other hand, the filled region c21 and the non-filled region c22 are at least partly hidden by the capacitor 40C when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the plate surface 400L, making them invisible or difficult to see.

In this embodiment, when a plurality of components are arranged relatively densely, the component mounting information 400g is formed by the plurality of electronic components instead of the area sandwiched between the plurality of electronic components. is placed outside the group that is For example, as shown in FIG. 20B, when a plurality of capacitors 40C are provided adjacent to each other, text information c1 is provided outside the group of the plurality of capacitors 40C. As a result, in the power supply board 40 of the present embodiment, when a plurality of electronic components are mounted on the board 400, at least the text information c1 of the component mounting information 400g is hidden between the electronic components and is not difficult to see. there is

Furthermore, in the power board 40 of the present embodiment, the top and bottom of the pachinko gaming machine 100 correspond to the top and bottom of the characters as the text information (s1, r1, p1, n1, c1) provided on the board 400. FIG. That is, the upper side of the characters as text information is the upper side of the pachinko gaming machine 100 and the lower side of the characters is the lower side of the pachinko gaming machine 100 . In addition, in the power supply board 40 of this embodiment, the board 400 is not provided with text information such that the upper side of the characters is the lower side of the pachinko gaming machine 100 . Further, in the power supply board 40 of the present embodiment, a plurality of pieces of text information have the same character size and font.

By aligning the orientation of the characters as text information provided on the board 400 in this way, when installing the power supply board unit 4 in the pachinko game machine 100, it is difficult for the operator to make a mistake in the orientation of the power supply board unit 4. are doing. That is, by attaching the power supply board unit 4 so that the top and bottom of the characters as the text information (s1, r1, p1, n1, c1) provided on the board 400 correspond to the vertical direction of the pachinko game machine 100, the operator can However, the mounting direction of the power supply board unit 4 is not mistaken.

When forming the text information on the substrate 400, due to the layout of the electronic components provided on the substrate 400, the upper and lower sides of the characters as the text information have to be arranged along the horizontal direction of the pachinko gaming machine 100. Sometimes not. In such a case, the number of pieces of text information in which the top and bottom of the characters correspond to the vertical direction is greater than the number of pieces of text information in which the top and bottom of the characters are aligned in the horizontal direction, so that the operator can install the power supply board unit 4. It is possible to make it difficult to make a mistake in the direction.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the power supply substrate 40 has a plurality of identification indications of information provided at mutually different positions in the thickness direction of the power supply substrate 40 .
When a problem occurs in the power supply board 40, it may be necessary to check the power supply board 40 and identify the location where the problem has occurred. In this case, if a plurality of identification marks are provided at different positions in the thickness direction of the power supply board 40, the number of identification marks will be higher than when the plurality of identification marks are provided at the same position in the thickness direction. easier to distinguish. Therefore, since the source of the defect is identified early, the identified defect can be dealt with early, thereby suppressing the progress of the defect.

Next, the power supply board case 60 will be described in detail.
A resin material such as polycarbonate can be used for the power supply board case 60 of the present embodiment. Further, the power supply board case 60 is configured to have translucency to transmit at least visible light. Therefore, the power supply board case 60 is configured such that various electronic components of the power supply board 40 provided inside the power supply board case 60 can be visually recognized from the outside of the power supply board case 60 .

As shown in FIG. 15 , the power supply board case 60 has a main surface portion 61 provided on the front side in the front-rear direction and substantially parallel to the board surface 400L of the board 400 . In addition, the power supply board case 60 includes an upper wall surface portion 62 provided on the upper side in the vertical direction and substantially perpendicular to the plate surface 400L of the board 400, and an upper wall portion 62 provided on the lower side in the vertical direction and the plate surface of the board 400. and a lower wall surface portion 63 provided substantially perpendicular to 400L. Further, the power supply board case 60 includes a left side wall portion 64 provided on the left side in the left-right direction and substantially perpendicular to the plate surface 400L of the board 400, and a left side wall portion 64 provided on the right side in the left-right direction and the plate surface 400L of the board 400. and a right side wall portion 65 provided substantially perpendicular to the . The power supply board case 60 has an operation surface portion 66 on the left side of the left wall surface portion 64 .

The power supply board case 60 covers various electronic components provided on the power supply board 40 with a main surface portion 61 , an upper wall surface portion 62 , a lower wall surface portion 63 , a left wall surface portion 64 and a right wall surface portion 65 . However, the power board case 60 does not cover the first board connector 446, the second board connector 448, the third board connector 449, and a part of the board surface 400L of the board 400 around these connectors. Further, the operation surface portion 66 covers the AC connector 411, the power switch 412, the CR connector 416, and the FG connector 425 while partially exposing the front sides of these electronic components.

The main surface portion 61 is formed in a planar shape. In the power board case 60 of the present embodiment, the main surface portion 61 is any one of the upper wall surface portion 62, the lower wall surface portion 63, the left wall surface portion 64, the right wall surface portion 65, and the operation surface portion 66, which constitute the power substrate case 60. larger area than
The main surface portion 61 has an attachment portion 61S for attaching a case seal 600, which will be described later, and identification information 60i for managing the power supply board case 60. As shown in FIG. The case seal 600, mounting portion 61S and identification information 60i will be described in detail later.

Further, the main surface portion 61 of the present embodiment is provided in the upper wall surface portion 62 and the lower wall surface portion 63, and has no through-holes except for vent holes 60H which are formed to extend to the main surface portion 61 and will be described later. For example, in the pachinko gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, another unit may be provided on the front side of the power supply board unit 4 (that is, on the main surface portion 61 side) so as to be stacked on the power supply board unit 4 . In this case, there is a possibility that heat generated in other units may be transferred to the power supply board unit 4 from the front and rear directions. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the main surface portion 61 is not provided with through-holes in order to make it difficult for the heat generated in other units to be transmitted to the power supply board unit 4 from the front-rear direction.

However, in the power supply board unit 4 of the present embodiment, the main surface portion 61 is not limited to having no through hole.
When the main surface portion 61 is provided with a through hole, the through hole of the main surface portion 61 can have a shape different from that of the ventilation hole 60H, for example. Moreover, the through-hole of the main surface portion 61 is made smaller than the opening area of the vent hole 60H. Further, the total opening area of the plurality of through holes provided in the main surface portion 61 is made smaller than the total opening area of the plurality of ventilation holes 60H.

Also, the power supply board case 60 may have, for example, a plate-like bottom surface on the rear side of the power supply board 40 . The bottom surface portion is provided so as to face main surface portion 61 with power supply substrate 40 interposed therebetween. In this way, when the bottom portion is provided, the power supply board case 60 can cover the power supply board 40 from all directions, ie, the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the front-rear direction.
In this case, the bottom surface portion can be made of the same resin material as the main surface portion 61 , the upper wall surface portion 62 , the lower wall surface portion 63 , the left wall surface portion 64 and the right wall surface portion 65 . Alternatively, the bottom surface may be made of a material different from that of the main surface 61, the upper wall surface 62, the lower wall surface 63, the left wall surface 64, and the right wall surface 65, using a metal member or the like.

Further, when the power supply substrate case 60 is provided with a bottom portion, the bottom portion is not provided with a through hole. As a result, for example, it is possible to make it difficult for heat generated in other units to be transmitted to the power supply board unit 4 from the front-rear direction of the power supply board unit 4 .
However, the power supply board unit 4 of the present embodiment is not limited to having no through holes in the bottom surface. When the through-hole is formed in the bottom portion, the through-hole in the bottom portion can have a shape different from that of the air hole 60H, for example. Also, the through-hole in the bottom portion is made smaller than the opening area of the vent hole 60H. In addition, the total opening area of the plurality of through holes provided in the bottom portion is made smaller than the total opening area of the plurality of ventilation holes 60H.

Furthermore, the upper wall surface portion 62 or the lower wall surface portion 63 may be provided with a connection portion for connection with the bottom surface portion. In this case, along the vertical direction of the power supply board case 60, the connection points and the ventilation holes 60H are arranged side by side. For example, when the connecting portion has a structure in which the upper wall surface portion 62 or the lower wall surface portion 63 and the bottom portion are engaged with each other, the connecting portion is relatively easily deformed by arranging the connecting portion and the air hole 60H side by side. This facilitates the work for engagement.

FIG. 21 is a side view of the power supply board unit 4 of this embodiment viewed from above.
Note that FIG. 21(A) shows a side view of the entire power supply board unit 4, and FIG. 21(B) is an enlarged view of a vent hole 60H, which will be described later.
FIG. 22 is a side view of the power supply board unit 4 of this embodiment when viewed from the right side.
FIG. 23 is a side view when the power supply board unit 4 of this embodiment is seen from the left side.

As shown in FIG. 21A, the upper wall surface portion 62 has a plurality of ventilation holes 60H. Each ventilation hole 60</b>H is formed in the upper wall surface portion 62 so as to penetrate the upper wall surface portion 62 in the vertical direction. Further, each air hole 60H is formed elongated along the front-rear direction. A plurality of ventilation holes 60H are formed side by side in the left-right direction.
As shown in FIG. 21B, the vent hole 60H has different opening widths in the left-right direction in the longitudinal direction. In this embodiment, the vent hole 60H has a front opening width W1 larger than a rear opening width W2. That is, the vent hole 60H is formed so that the width of the opening decreases from the front side to the rear side in the front-rear direction.

In addition, the lateral opening width (for example, the widest portion) of the ventilation hole 60H of the present embodiment is smaller than the lateral width of the heat radiating member 43hs or the heat radiating member 454hs. The heat radiation member 43hs or the heat radiation member 454hs is positioned in the left-right direction so as to vertically face the ventilation hole 60H.
Furthermore, the longitudinal length of the vent hole 60H is longer than the longitudinal length of the capacitor 4823 and shorter than the longitudinal length of the first smoothing capacitor 442 (or the second smoothing capacitor 443). . In addition, the front end of the ventilation hole 60H is located on the front side of the heat radiating member 454hs in the front-rear direction with respect to the plate surface 400L.

The opening width of the air hole 60H is smaller than the outer diameter (diameter) of the game ball used in the pachinko game machine 100. As shown in FIG. As a result, the power board case 60 prevents game balls from entering the power board case 60 . This content is not limited to the ventilation hole 60H, and the same applies to various openings provided in the power supply board case 60. As shown in FIG.

Then, as shown in FIG. 21A, the front end of the air hole 60H is provided at the front end of the upper wall surface portion 62 . A rear end portion of the air hole 60</b>H is provided in the central portion of the upper wall surface portion 62 . That is, the ventilation hole 60H is formed in the front-rear direction of the upper wall surface portion 62 from the front end partway toward the rear end part. The upper wall surface portion 62 is formed with a vent region 62R1 in which the vent hole 60H is provided and a non-vent hole region 62R2 in which the vent hole 60H is not provided. As described above, the vent hole region 62R1 is provided on the front side in the front-rear direction of the upper wall surface portion 62, and the non-vent hole region 62R2 is provided on the rear side in the front-rear direction. In the upper wall surface portion 62 of the present embodiment, the width of the region occupied by the vent hole region 62R1 in the front-rear direction is larger than the width of the region occupied by the non-vent hole region 62R2 in the front-rear direction.

The vent region 62R1 forms a path through which heat generated from the power supply board 40 inside the power supply board case 60 is discharged to the outside of the power supply board case 60. As shown in FIG.
Further, when the power supply board unit 4 is viewed from above in the vertical direction, the non-ventilation hole region 62R2 is formed at a position facing the board surface 400L of the board 400 . Furthermore, the non-vent hole region 62R2 of the present embodiment faces the gap Ws between the electronic component and the plate surface 400L. As a result, the non-ventilation hole region 62R2 suppresses foreign matter such as dust from entering the gap Ws between the electronic component and the plate surface 400L, and prevents electrical connection between the electronic component and the substrate 400 (for example, This prevents foreign matter from coming into contact with the leads 40L of the capacitor 40C.

Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the lower wall surface portion 63 has a plurality of ventilation holes 60H, like the upper wall surface portion 62. As shown in FIG. The vent hole 60H provided in the lower wall surface portion 63 and the vent hole 60H provided in the upper wall surface portion 62 are shifted in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 22, the upper wall surface portion 62 is inclined at an angle θ1 with respect to the horizontal direction HL. The upper wall surface portion 62 of the present embodiment is inclined downward from the rear side toward the front side in the front-rear direction. Since the upper wall surface portion 62 is inclined, for example, when foreign objects such as game balls and dust are placed on the upper wall surface portion 62, they are prevented from stagnating or accumulating.
Similarly, the lower wall surface portion 63 of the present embodiment is also inclined at an angle θ2 with respect to the horizontal direction HL.

Next, the left wall surface portion 64 of the power supply board case 60 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 23, the left wall surface portion 64 of this embodiment does not have a through hole. Here, as described above, the temperature of the power supply substrate 40 rises due to the heat generated by the electronic components. In the power supply board unit 4 of the present embodiment, no through hole is provided in the left side wall portion 64 adjacent to the power switch 412, so that the operator hardly feels heat when operating the power switch 412. ing.

However, the present invention is not limited to providing no through hole in the left wall surface portion 64 . For example, when a through-hole is provided in the left wall surface portion 64, at least the portion facing the off (eg, “O” in FIG. 16) portion of the power switch 412 is not provided with a through-hole, and the other portion is A through hole may be provided. In the power supply board unit 4, when the power switch 412 is turned on, the temperature of the power supply board 40 is low because the power has not been turned on until then. On the other hand, when the power switch 412 is turned off, the power is already on, so the temperature of the power supply substrate 40 is high due to the heat generation of the power supply substrate 40 . Therefore, when a through hole is formed in the left wall surface portion 64, at least a portion adjacent to the off portion (for example, “O” shown in FIG. 16) of the power switch 412 is not provided with a through hole. A through hole may be provided at another location of the portion 64 .
In addition, in the power switch 412 of the present embodiment, the ON position (for example, "-" shown in FIG. 16) is arranged on the upper side where the temperature is relatively high in the power supply board unit 4, and the OFF position is arranged on the lower side where the temperature is relatively low. (For example, "O" shown in FIG. 16) is arranged.

Next, the right wall surface portion 65 of the power supply board case 60 will be described.
The right wall surface portion 65 of this embodiment does not have a through hole. As described with reference to FIG. 18, for example, the second smoothing capacitor 443 of the present embodiment is provided at a position lower in height than the front part information 400j (see FIG. 16), and has side surfaces facing the left-right direction. It has parts information 400f. This side component information 400f is information that is most easily recognized when the power supply board unit 4 is viewed from the left and right directions. Here, for example, the upper wall surface portion 62 and the lower wall surface portion 63 are provided with ventilation holes 60H. Since the vent hole 60</b>H forms unevenness on the upper wall surface portion 62 , it becomes difficult to visually recognize the side component information 400 f of the second smoothing capacitor 443 provided inside the power supply board case 60 from the outside. Therefore, the electronic components provided inside the power supply board case 60 can be easily seen from the outside without forming the ventilation holes 60H in the right side wall portion 65 of the present embodiment.

However, the right side wall portion 65 is not limited to having no through hole. For example, when a through hole is provided in the right wall surface portion 65, for example, a through hole is not provided in a portion facing the electronic component provided with the side component information 400f, and the electronic component provided with the side component information 400f is provided. A through-hole may be provided at another location where the through-hole is not provided.

Furthermore, the operation surface portion 66 of the power supply board case 60 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 23, the operation surface portion 66 is a portion having an opening through which an electronic component penetrates, and a surface around the opening. In addition, the portion on the surface around the opening is substantially parallel to the plate surface 400L.
The operation surface portion 66 includes a first operation surface portion 661 provided for the AC connector 411 and the CR connection connector 416, a second operation surface portion 662 provided for the FG connector 425, and a power switch 412. and a third operation surface portion 663 .

The heights of the first operation surface portion 661 and the second operation surface portion 662 with respect to the board surface 400L of the substrate 400 are substantially the same as the height H11. Also, the height H12 of the third operation surface portion 663 with respect to the plate surface 400L of the substrate 400 is higher than the height H11 of the first operation surface portion 661 and the second operation surface portion 662 . Also, the height H13 of the main surface portion 61 is higher than the height H12 of the third operation surface portion 663 . In other words, the height of each surface portion of the power supply board case 60 is higher in order of the height H11 of the first operation surface portion 661 and the second operation surface portion 662, the height H12 of the third operation surface portion 663, and the height H13 of the main surface portion 61. It's becoming

The relationship between the operation surface portion 66 and each electronic component is as follows.
Here, in the power supply board 40 of this embodiment, the height H6 of the CR connector 416, the height H7 of the FG connector 425, the height H8 of the AC connector 411, and the height H9 of the power switch 412 increase in this order. ing. On the other hand, the height H11 of the first operation surface portion 661 is lower than the height H6 of the CR connector 416 and the height H8 of the AC connector 411 . Also, the height H11 of the second operation surface portion 662 is lower than the height H7 of the FG connector 425. As shown in FIG. Also, the height H12 of the third operation surface portion 663 is lower than the height H9 of the power switch 412 . The height H12 of the third operation surface portion 663 is higher than the height H8 of the AC connection connector 411, which is the highest among the connectors.

Next, the case seal 600 and the identification information 60i will be described in detail.
FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram of the power supply board case 60 of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 24A, the case seal 600 of this embodiment is provided near the power switch 412 . The case seal 600 conveys information regarding the power supply board unit 4 such as warnings regarding handling of the power supply board unit 4 and management information.
Here, in the power supply board unit 4 of this embodiment, the power switch 412 is operated by the operator. The power switch 412 is arranged on the upper side in the vertical direction and on the left side in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the case seal 600 is provided on the main surface portion 61 on the upper side in the vertical direction on the side of the power switch 412 and on the left side in the horizontal direction. As a result, when the operator operates the power switch 412, the contents of the case seal 600 provided nearby can be easily confirmed.

Also, the mounting portion 61S to which the case seal 600 is attached is formed to be one size larger than the case seal 600. As shown in FIG. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 24(B), the mounting portion 61S is recessed rearward in the front-rear direction on the main surface portion 61 . Further, the case seal 600 attached to the attachment portion 61S does not protrude forward from the main surface portion 61. As shown in FIG. This makes it difficult for the case seal 600 to peel off when the operator's hand touches the vicinity of the case seal 600 when handling the power supply board unit 4, for example.

As shown in FIG. 24C, the case seal 600 includes an information display portion 610 for transmitting information such as characters, and a base portion 620 serving as a base for the case seal 600 .
The information display section 610 of this embodiment is printed in black. Here, the front part information 400j (see FIG. 16) described above is composed of white characters. Therefore, in the power supply board unit 4 of the present embodiment, the colors of characters and ruled lines (frames) provided on the case seal 600 are made different from the colors of characters provided on the board 400 and electronic components mounted on the board 400. This makes it easy to visually recognize each piece of information.

The character size and font of the information display unit 610 of this embodiment may be different from the character size and font provided on the substrate 400 and the electronic components mounted on the substrate 400 . In this case as well, the text information provided on the information display unit 610 and the text information provided on the power supply substrate 40 can be easily visually recognized.

The information display section 610 has management information 611 for managing the power supply board unit 4, etc., warning marks 612 for warning the user graphically, and warning text 613 for warning the user by characters. . Information display unit 610 also has a first warning message 614, a second warning message 615, and a third warning message 616 that specifically indicate warning content to the user. A first warning message 614 indicates a warning regarding handling of the power board case 60, such as "DO NOT OPEN THE CASE". In addition, the second warning text 615 indicates a warning regarding the temperature of the power supply board 40, such as "beware of high temperatures". Furthermore, the third warning text 616 indicates a warning related to the environment of the power board case 60, such as "DO NOT BLOCK THE VENT".

Further, the information display unit 610 has specification information 617 regarding the specifications of the power supply board 40 and maintenance information 618 regarding maintenance of the power supply board 40 and the like. In this embodiment, the spec information 617 indicates the input voltage to the power supply board unit 4 . Also, the maintenance information 618 indicates the current value associated with the fuse.

Further, the base portion 620 of the present embodiment is configured to be able to transmit at least visible light. As a result, the power supply board 40 arranged behind the case seal 600 can be visually recognized through the case seal 600 even at the location where the case seal 600 is provided.
Note that the base portion 620 is not limited to being transparent. For example, the base portion 620 may have the same color as the characters provided on the substrate 400 . For example, the text information s1 (see FIG. 20) of the substrate 400 of this embodiment is white. In this case, the base portion 620 can be white.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case seal 600 is provided at a location that does not face the highest electronic component on the power supply board 40 in the front-rear direction. For example, in this embodiment, the heat radiation member 454hs is the tallest electronic component (see FIG. 18). Therefore, the case seal 600 is arranged not at the central portion where the heat radiation member 454hs is provided, but at the end portion of the main surface portion 61 away from the central portion. If an electronic component is provided close to the case seal 600 in the front-rear direction, the information display portion 610 of the case seal 600 is likely to be difficult to see. Therefore, in this embodiment, the case seal 600 is provided at a position different from the position facing the highest heat radiation member 454hs.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the density of the plurality of electronic components provided in a portion of the power supply substrate 40 that faces the case seal 600 in the front-rear direction (hereinafter referred to as a seal facing region) is The density is lower than the density of a plurality of electronic components provided in a non-sealed area (hereinafter referred to as a non-sealed facing area). Here, if the density of the plurality of electronic components provided in the seal facing area is high, there is a high possibility that the information display portion 610 of the case seal 600 will be difficult to recognize. Therefore, in the power supply board 40 of the present embodiment, the density of the plurality of electronic components in the seal facing area is relatively low, thereby making the information display section 610 easy to recognize.

Also, the density of the plurality of characters (for example, text information s1 (see FIG. 20)) provided in the seal facing area may be lower than the density of the plurality of characters provided in the non-seal facing area. As a result, the characters provided behind the information display portion 610 of the case seal 600 are not complicated, and the information display portion 610 of the case seal 600 can be easily recognized.

Furthermore, the orientation of the characters provided in the seal facing area may be different from the orientation of the characters on the information display portion 610 of the case seal 600 . As a result, the information display portion 610 of the case seal 600 can be easily distinguished from the characters provided on the substrate 400, and the information display portion 610 of the case seal 600 can be easily recognized.

Further, as shown in FIG. 24A, the main surface portion 61 is provided with identification information 60i. The identification information 60i is integrally formed when the main surface portion 61 is molded. As shown in FIG. 24B, the identification information 60i is formed on the rear surface of the main surface portion 61 in the front-rear direction. This makes it difficult for the identification information 60i to be affected, for example, even when an object comes into contact with the power supply board case 60 from the outside.
The identification information 60i and the information display portion 610 of the case seal 600 convey information in the same manner, but their positions in the front-rear direction are different. That is, as shown in FIG. 24B, when the plate surface 400L (see FIG. 18) of the substrate 400 is used as a reference, the distance L1 of the case seal 600 from the plate surface 400L is longer than the distance L2 of the identification information 60i. getting longer. In other words, for the operator viewing the power supply board case 60 from the outside, the case seal 600 is closer than the identification information 60i. Here, the case seal 600 is more important than the identification information 60i in terms of conveying information such as warnings to the operator. Therefore, in this embodiment, the case seal 600 is arranged closer than the identification information 60i.

Next, the structure of the power supply board 40A of the modified example shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 will be described.
FIG. 25 is a top view of the power supply board 40A of the modification as seen from the front side.

As shown in FIG. 25, unlike the power supply board 40, the power supply board 40A of the modification does not have the input detection circuit 46, the output detection circuit 47 and the backup circuit 49. FIG.
In addition to so-called DIP parts, so-called SMD parts are used for the power supply board 40A.

Furthermore, the power supply board 40A of the modified example is not provided with the manufacturer name information 400m provided on the power supply board 40 described above, and is provided with only the board identification information 400i in this example. As described above, the power board 40A is provided with a plurality of SMD components. Since the SMD component is soldered on the plate surface 400L, the area occupied in the planar direction of the plate surface 400L is relatively large. As a result, the space for providing the manufacturer name information 400m on the board 400 of the power supply board 40A is restricted. Therefore, in the power supply board 40A of the present embodiment, only the board identification information 400i is provided without providing the manufacturer name information 400m.

(Game control board unit 2)
Next, the game control board unit 2 will be explained.
26 is a front view of the game control board unit 2. FIG.
In the game control board unit 2, the game machine control board case 200C and the game control board 200B are provided so as to overlap each other. The game control board case 200C is provided on the front side of the game control board 200B. An information display sticker 250 is attached to the game control board case 200C. Also, the game control board case 200C is made of a material having light transmittance.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an information display sticker 250. As shown in FIG.
The information display sticker 250 displays information about the pachinko gaming machine 100 . This information display sticker 250 is provided with a code portion 2501 , an identification display portion 2502 , a writing area 2503 and a transparent portion 2504 .
In the code portion 2501, a black QR (Quick Response) code (registered trademark) is displayed on a white background. When the QR code displayed in the code portion 2501 is read by a terminal device (not shown), information regarding the game control board 200B is displayed on the display screen (not shown) of this terminal device. Information about the game control board 200B includes, for example, information indicating the delivery destination of the game control board 200B. Further, the information on the game control board 200B includes, for example, information indicating the management number of the game control board 200B.

The identification display portion 2502 displays information for identifying the game control board 200B. More specifically, in the identification display section 2502, the management number of the game control board 200B is displayed in black on a white background. Therefore, the information display sticker 250 can also be regarded as a control number sticker indicating the control number of the game control board 200B. In the identification display portion 2502, texts are displayed side by side in the horizontal direction. In the illustrated example, the text "XX001" is displayed in black as the management number of the game control board 200B. Further, in the identification display portion 2502, the vertical direction of the text is along the vertical direction of the game control board 200B.

A white background is provided in the writing area 2503 . In the description area 2503, the name of the person who opened the game control board case 200C (the inspector who inspects the game control board unit 2), the date when the game control board case 200C was opened, etc. are described.
The transmissive portion 2504 is a portion having light transmittance. Therefore, even when the game control board 200B is accommodated in the game control board case 200C, the inspector can check the game control board 200B through the transparent portion 2504 of the information display sticker 250.

FIG. 28 is a front view of the game control board 200B.
The game control board 200B is provided with a board body 200S. The above-described RAM 203, RAM clear switch 228, setting key switch 229, and information display 230 are attached to the board body 200S. A plurality of electronic components are attached to the board main body 200S. The game control board 200B of this embodiment is provided with an IC (Integrated Circuit) 251, a connector 252, a resistor 253, and a capacitor 254 as electronic components. These electronic components are all DIP (Dual inline Package) components that are inserted into the substrate body 200S.
It should be noted that the game control board 200B may be provided with electronic components in addition to those described above.

Six IC251 other than ROM203 are provided in the game control board 200B. Each IC 251 is provided with a model display section 2511 . A model display portion 2511 displays text indicating the model of the IC 251 in white.
Here, for the ICs 251 whose model display portions 2511 are "CD01", "EF01", and "EF02", the texts of the model display portions 2511 are displayed side by side. Moreover, the vertical direction of these texts is along the vertical direction of the game control board 200B. On the other hand, for the ICs 251 whose model display portions 2511 are "GH01", "GH02", and "IJ01", the texts of the model display portions 2511 are displayed vertically. Moreover, the vertical direction of these texts is along the horizontal direction of the game control board 200B.
Also, the IC 251 whose model display portion 2511 is "IJ01" is located in the superimposed area RE overlapping the area where the information display sticker 250 is provided in the game control board 200B in the front-rear direction.

Further, an identification display portion 2512 corresponding to each IC 251 is displayed on the substrate main body 200S. Text for identifying the IC 251 is displayed in white on the identification display portion 2512 . Each identification display section 2512 is provided near the corresponding IC 251 .
Here, in the ICs 251 whose identification display portions 2512 are "IC2", "IC3", and "IC4", the identification display portions 2512 are displayed side by side in the horizontal direction. Moreover, the vertical direction of the texts shown in these identification display portions 2512 is along the vertical direction of the game control board 200B. On the other hand, in the ICs 251 whose identification display portions 2512 are "IC5", "IC6", and "IC7", the identification display portions 2512 are arranged in the vertical direction. Also, the vertical direction of the texts shown in these identification display portions 2512 is along the horizontal direction of the game control board 200B.

Also, three connectors 252 are provided on the game control board 200B. Further, an identification display portion 2521 corresponding to each connector 252 is displayed on the board main body 200S. Text for identifying the connector 252 is displayed in white in the identification display portion 2521 . Each identification display portion 2521 is provided near the corresponding connector 252 . Further, each identification display portion 2521 is displayed side by side in the horizontal direction. Moreover, the vertical direction of the text shown in each identification display portion 2521 is along the vertical direction of the game control board 200B.

In addition, six resistors 253 are provided on the game control board 200B. Further, an identification display portion 2531 corresponding to each resistor 253 is displayed on the substrate main body 200S. Text for identifying the resistor 253 is displayed in white in the identification display portion 2531 . Further, each identification display portion 2531 is displayed side by side in the vertical direction. Moreover, the vertical direction of the text shown in each identification display portion 2531 is along the horizontal direction of the game control board 200B.
Also, the resistor 253 whose identification display portion 2531 is "R6" is provided in the overlapping region RE.

A capacitor 254 is provided in the game control board 200B. The capacitor 254 is the highest electronic component (long in the front-rear direction) of the electronic components provided on the game control board 200B. As the capacitor 254, for example, an electrolytic capacitor is used. Further, an identification display portion 2541 corresponding to the capacitor 254 is displayed on the substrate main body 200S. Text for identifying the capacitor 254 is displayed in white in the identification display portion 2541 . The identification display portions 2541 are displayed side by side in the horizontal direction. Moreover, the vertical direction of the text shown in the identification display portion 2541 is along the vertical direction of the game control board 200B. This capacitor 2541 is provided in a region different from the overlapping region RE in the substrate body 200S.

FIG. 29 is a view of the capacitor 254 viewed from the front side of the capacitor 254. FIG.
A model display portion 2542 and a capacity display portion 2543 are provided on the side surface of the capacitor 254 .
Information indicating the model of the capacitor 254 is displayed in white in the model display portion 2542 . In the illustrated example, the model display portion 2542 shows the text "KL01".
Information indicating the capacity of the capacitor 254 is displayed in white in the capacity display section 2543 . In the illustrated example, the text "680 μF" is displayed in the capacitance display portion 2543. FIG.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the color of the characters printed on the information display sticker 250 provided in the game control board case 200C and the color of the characters printed on the board main body 200S of the game control board 200B must be different. I'm letting Here, the characters printed on the information display sticker 250 include, for example, the text shown in the identification display portion 2502 . Characters printed on the substrate main body 200S include, for example, an identification display portion 2512, an identification display portion 2521, an identification display portion 2531, an identification display portion 2541, and the like.
Further, in this embodiment, the color of characters printed on the information display sticker 250 is different from the color of characters printed on the electronic components mounted on the game control board 200B. Here, the characters printed on the electronic parts mounted on the game control board 200B include, for example, the model display portion 2511 of the IC 251 and the like.

As described above, since the game control board case 200C has light transmittance, when an inspector visually inspects the game control board unit 2, the game control board case 200C is used to print on the game control board 200B. The characters that are present will also be visible to the examiner. In this case, the inspector may misunderstand that the characters printed on the game control board 200B are the characters printed on the information display sticker 250, which may hinder the visual inspection.
Therefore, in this embodiment, by making the color of the characters printed on the information display sticker 250 and the color of the characters printed on the game control board 200B different, the characters printed on the game control board 200B can be displayed as information. This prevents the inspector from mistakenly recognizing the characters printed on the seal 250 .

Further, in this embodiment, the size of the characters printed on the information display sticker 250 provided in the game control board case 200C and the size of the characters printed on the board main body 200S of the game control board 200B are made different. there is Here, the characters printed on the information display sticker 250 include, for example, the text shown in the identification display portion 2502 . Characters printed on the substrate main body 200S include, for example, an identification display portion 2512, an identification display portion 2521, an identification display portion 2531, an identification display portion 2541, and the like. Here, the size of characters printed on the board main body 200S of the game control board 200B may be larger than the size of the characters printed on the information display sticker 250 provided on the game control board case 200C. . Also, the size of the characters printed on the information display sticker 250 provided on the game control board case 200C may be larger than the size of the characters printed on the board main body 200S of the game control board 200B. Also, the font of the characters printed on the information display sticker 250 provided on the game control board case 200C and the font of the characters printed on the board body 200S of the game control board 200B may be different.

Also, in this embodiment, the size of characters printed on the information display sticker 250 is different from the size of characters printed on the electronic components mounted on the game control board 200B. Here, the characters printed on the electronic parts mounted on the game control board 200B include, for example, the model display portion 2511 of the IC 251 and the like. Here, the size of the characters printed on the electronic components mounted on the game control board 200B may be larger than the size of the characters printed on the information display sticker 250 . Also, the size of the characters printed on the information display sticker 250 may be larger than the size of the characters printed on the electronic components mounted on the game control board 200B. Also, the font of the characters printed on the information display sticker 250 and the font of the characters printed on the electronic components mounted on the game control board 200B may be different.

Further, in the present embodiment, the number of electronic components provided in areas other than the overlapping region RE of the substrate body 200S is made larger than the number of electronic components provided in the overlapping region RE of the substrate body 200S. ing. Also, the number of characters printed in the area other than the superimposed area RE of the board body 200S is set to be larger than the number of characters printed in the superimposed area RE of the board body 200S. In addition, the number of characters printed on the electronic components provided in the area other than the superimposed area RE of the board body 200S is larger than the number of characters printed on the electronic parts provided in the superimposed area RE of the board body 200S. We are trying to increase the number of

Further, in the present embodiment, the color (white) of the area in which characters are written in the information display sticker 250 is different from the color (white) of the characters printed on the board main body 200S and the electronic components provided on the board main body 200S. It is a color similar to the color of characters to be printed (white). Areas of the information display sticker 250 in which characters are written include, for example, the base portion of the code portion 2501, the base portion of the identification display portion 2502, the base portion of the description area 2503, and the like. Characters printed on the substrate body 200S include, for example, an identification display portion 2512, an identification display portion 2521, an identification display portion 2531, an identification display portion 2541, and the like. The characters printed on the electronic components provided on the substrate main body 200S include, for example, the type display portion 2511 of the IC 251 and the like.
In this case, in the area of the information display sticker 250 where characters are written, characters of a color different from the color of the characters printed on the board body 200S or the color of the characters printed on the electronic components provided on the board body 200S. is written. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the inspector from erroneously recognizing the written characters and the characters printed on the board body 200S or the characters printed on the electronic components provided on the board body 200S.

[Main control processing of game machine]
Next, the main control processing of the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described.
In the main control process, the game control unit 200 controls the game in the pachinko game machine 100, instructs the production control unit 300, which is a sub-control means, to control the production, and issues a prize ball to the payout control unit 330. to control the payout of

FIG. 30 is a flow chart showing the main control process of the game control section 200. As shown in FIG.
The main control process consists of a series of processes in game control, and is repeatedly executed at predetermined intervals (for example, 4 milliseconds). In this embodiment, the game control unit 200 generates an interrupt at predetermined intervals, and when the interrupt is permitted (see S610) in the loop processing shown in FIG. 7, the main control as the interrupt processing Execute the process. As shown in FIG. 30, in the main control process, random number update process, switch process, symbol process, electric accessory process, prize ball process, and output process are sequentially executed (S801 to S806).

In the random number update process (S801), the game control unit 200 calls the function (subroutine) of the random number control unit 241, and updates the values of various random numbers used in game control by the game control unit 200. The details of setting the random number and updating the random value will be described later.

As the switch process (S802), a starting port switch process and a gate switch process are performed.
In the starting port switch process, the game control unit 200 calls the function (subroutine) of the random number acquisition unit 231, monitors the states of the first starting port switch 211 and the second starting port switch 212 in FIG. When it becomes, the processing for the special symbol lottery is executed. In addition, although it will be described in detail later, when the preliminary determination process is performed in the first start opening switch 211 and the second start opening switch 212, each function (subroutine) of the special symbol determination unit 234 and the variation pattern selection unit 235 is called, Execute processing for prior determination.
In the gate switch process, the game control unit 200 calls the function (subroutine) of the random number acquisition unit 231, monitors the state of the gate switch 214 in FIG. Execute the process.
Details of these switch processes will be described later.

As the symbol processing (S803), special symbol processing and normal symbol processing are performed.
In the special symbol processing, the game control unit 200 calls each function (subroutine) of the special symbol variation control unit 233, the special symbol determination unit 234, and the variation pattern selection unit 235, and executes the special symbol variation and the processing accompanying this symbol variation. do.
In the normal design process, the game control section 200 calls the functions (subroutines) of the normal design determination section 232 and the normal design fluctuation control section 236, and executes the normal design fluctuation and the process associated with this design fluctuation.
Detailed contents of these symbol processing will be described later.

As the electric accessory processing (S804), the big winning opening processing and the electric tulip processing are performed.
In the big winning opening process, the game control unit 200 calls the function (subroutine) of the big winning opening operation control unit 237, and controls the opening operation of the big winning opening 125, which is a special electric accessory, based on a predetermined condition.
In the electric tulip process, the game control unit 200 calls the function (subroutine) of the electric tulip operation control unit 238, and controls the opening operation of the electric tulip 123 which is a normal electric accessory based on predetermined conditions.
The detailed contents of these electric accessory processes will be described later.

In the prize ball processing (S805), the game control unit 200 calls the function (subroutine) of the prize ball processing unit 239, and sets a command for controlling the number of prizes won and the payout of prize balls according to the prize.

In the output process (S806), the game control unit 200 calls the function (subroutine) of the output control unit 240, outputs a command for effect control to the effect control unit 300, and outputs a command for payout control to the payout control unit 330. Output. The effect control command is generated in each process from S802 to S804 and stored (set) in a control command storage area provided in the RAM 203 . The payout control command is generated in the process of S<b>805 and stored (set) in a control command storage area provided in the RAM 203 . A storage area is set in the RAM 203 for each type of control command.

The output control unit 240 sequentially checks the control command storage areas of the RAM 203, and if control commands are stored in the individual storage areas (that is, control commands are generated in the processing of S802 to S805). ), the control command is read out and output to the output destination (effect control unit 300 or payout control unit 330).

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 30, output processing is performed at the end of a series of main control processing. That is, the commands generated in each process of S802 to S805 by each function as the first processing means are stored in the corresponding storage area of the RAM 203 in each process. After these processes, the output control unit 240 as a second processing means collectively outputs the commands generated in each process accumulated in the storage area of the RAM 203 . In other words, in the present embodiment, when the main control process is executed for one cycle, the commands generated during the execution of the one cycle are output after the final command generation during the execution of the one cycle.

[Modification of Basic Operation of Game Machine]
In the operation examples described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8, and 30, interrupts are permitted in the loop processing portion of the basic processing, and main control processing consisting of a series of processing is executed as interrupt processing. However, the main control process only needs to be configured to be repeatedly executed at regular time intervals, and the specific implementation means (execution procedure) is limited to the examples shown in FIGS. 7, 8 and 30. not. For example, the main control process may be incorporated into a series of operations of the basic process, the elapsed time may be measured at a predetermined timing, and the main control process may be returned to at regular time intervals (for example, 4 milliseconds). In addition, while incorporating the main control process into the series of operations of the basic process, an interrupt is generated at regular time intervals in the same manner as the operations described with reference to FIGS. If so, it may be configured to return to the main control process incorporated in the basic process.

When outputting a command generated by the basic processing, in principle, each time a command is generated, it is stored in the command storage area of the RAM 203, and the function of the output control unit 240, which is the second processing means, is called. Output. The basic process is different from the main control process related to the progress of the game, and is a special process such as an initial operation that is performed only when the power is turned on. In addition, since the basic processing may change due to branching based on conditions such as the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 when the power is turned on, the generated commands are output promptly so that there is no omission in the output processing. processing. In the case where commands are continuously generated by a plurality of related processes, a plurality of commands are stored in the command storage area of the RAM 203 and collectively output according to a request for specific processing. can be

[Random Number Update Processing by Game Control Unit]
A random number as determination information used for various lotteries in game control such as a special symbol lottery is counted by a counter, and starting from a predetermined initial value, the random number update process (S801) of the main control process shown in FIG. 30 is executed. It is incremented by 1 each time. Then, the value at the time each lottery is performed is acquired by the starting port switch process (Fig. 31) and the gate switch process (Fig. 32), and is used in the special design process (Fig. 33) and normal design process (Fig. 38). be. This random number counter is an infinite loop counter, and after the counted random number reaches the set maximum random number (for example, 299 for the jackpot random number shown in FIG. 42(a), which will be described later), , returns to the initial value again. In addition, since the random number update process is performed at regular time intervals, if the initial value of each random number is specified, there is a risk that the winning value will be estimated based on the information on the update interval and the initial value. Therefore, after returning from the main control process to the basic process shown in FIG. 7, the initial value of each random number is randomly changed in the initial value random number update process of S613.

[Starting port switch processing by game control unit]
FIG. 31 is a flow chart showing the contents of the starting port switch process in the switch process shown in S802 of FIG.
In this start opening switch process, a process for winning at the first start opening 121 and a process for winning at the second start opening 122 are sequentially performed. Referring to FIG. 31, the game control unit 200 first determines whether or not a game ball has entered the first starting port 121 and the first starting port switch 211 has been turned ON (S901). When the first starting port switch 211 is turned ON, next the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the unvaried pending number U1 in the winning prize of the first starting port 121 is less than the upper limit (S902). . In the example shown in FIG. 31, the upper limit is four. If the pending number U1 has reached the upper limit (No in S902), the unvaried winnings cannot be held any longer, so the processing for winnings in the first start port 121 ends.

On the other hand, when the pending number U1 is less than the upper limit value (Yes in S902), the random number acquisition unit 231 of the game control unit 200 acquires a random number value for determination based on this winning prize, and stores it in the RAM 203 (S903). . Here, since the first starting port 121 wins a prize, a random number value for the special symbol lottery is obtained. The random number value acquired at this time is the value updated by the random number update processing in S801. Then, the random number determines the result of the special symbol lottery in the later special symbol processing. The random number here refers to the jackpot random number that determines the jackpot, small hit or loss, the type of jackpot (time saving state or no time saving state after the end of the jackpot game, high probability state and low probability state, long hit, short Pattern random number value (jackpot pattern random number value) that determines the hit), variation pattern random number value for specifying the variation pattern in the pattern variation, change pattern (variation time) that can execute the reach production described later when losing Reach random values that determine whether or not, etc. are included.

Next, the game control unit 200 performs preliminary determination processing (S904). The pre-determining process is a winning ball (reserved ball) for which random numbers have already been acquired by winning at the start gate, but random numbers have not yet been determined by the special symbol processing described later. This is processing for judging the random number before it is judged (pre-judgment).

And, production control section 300 of form of this execution, random number is decided by special design processing on the basis of the decision result of the random number which is decided by previous decision processing (preliminary decision result), than the decision result is notified A notice effect suggesting the determination result can be performed before the game. This advance notice effect is, for example, in response to the occurrence of a winning ball (reserved ball) for which random numbers have already been acquired by winning at the start gate but random numbers have not yet been determined by special symbol processing, and the image display unit. This is performed using a pending display effect (described later) displayed in 114, or the like. The advance notice performance based on this advance determination suggests to the player the judgment result when the random number judgment by the special symbol processing is performed after that regarding the reserved ball corresponding to the advance judgment related to the notice performance. As a result, the player can play the game while having expectations for the reserved ball. The details of the advance notice effect based on the prior determination will be described later.

Then, the game control unit 200 adds 1 to the value of the number U1 of reservations (S905).
After that, the game control unit 200 sets a pre-determination result command including pre-determination information by the pre-determination process of S904 in the RAM 203 in order to notify the effect control unit 300 of the pre-determination result (S906).
Furthermore, the game control unit 200 sets a pending number increase command for notifying the production control unit 300 of the increase in the pending number U1 by S905 in the RAM 203 (S907), and ends the processing for winning in the first start port 121. .

Next, a process for winning a prize at the second starting port 122 is performed. Referring to FIG. 31, next, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the game ball has entered the second starting port 122 and the second starting port switch 212 has been turned ON (S908). When the second starting port switch 212 is turned ON, next, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the unchanged pending number U2 in the winning prize of the second starting port 122 is less than the upper limit value (S909 ). In the example shown in FIG. 31, the upper limit is four. If the pending number U2 has reached the upper limit (No in S909), the unvaried winnings cannot be held any longer, so the processing for winnings in the second start port 122 is terminated.

On the other hand, when the number of reservations U2 is less than the upper limit (Yes in S909), the random number acquisition unit 231 of the game control unit 200 acquires the random number for the lottery based on the winning this time, and stores it in the RAM 203 (S910). . Here, since the second start port 122 wins a prize, the random number for the special symbol lottery (jackpot random number, jackpot pattern random number, reach random number, variation pattern random number, etc.) is acquired in the same manner as in the above S903. be. The random number value acquired at this time is the value updated by the random number update processing in S801. Then, the random number determines the result of the special symbol lottery in the later special symbol processing.

Next, the game control unit 200 performs preliminary determination processing (S911). The content of this preliminary determination process is the same as that of S904 described above.
Then, the game control unit 200 adds 1 to the value of the number of reservations U2 (S912).
After that, the game control unit 200 sets a pre-determination result command including pre-determination information by the pre-determination process of S911 in the RAM 203 in order to notify the effect control unit 300 of the pre-determination result (S913).
Furthermore, the game control unit 200 sets the pending number increase command for notifying the production control unit 300 of the increase in the pending number U2 by S912 in the RAM 203 (S914), and ends the processing for winning in the second start port 122. .

[Gate switch processing by game control unit]
FIG. 32 is a flow chart showing the contents of gate switch processing when a game ball passes through the gate 124. As shown in FIG.
In this gate switch process, the game control unit 200 first determines whether the game ball has passed through the gate 124 and the gate switch 214 has been turned ON (S1001). If the gate switch 214 is turned ON, then the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the unchanged pending number G is less than the upper limit (S1002). In the example shown in FIG. 32, the upper limit is four. If the pending number G has reached the upper limit value (No in S1002), the gate switch process is terminated because the unvaried winnings cannot be held any longer.

On the other hand, when the number of reservations G is less than the upper limit (Yes in S1002), the random number acquisition unit 231 of the game control unit 200 acquires a random number value for the lottery for this winning prize, and stores it in the RAM 203 (S1003). . Here, since the gate 124 wins a prize, a random number (such as a winning random number) for the normal symbol lottery is obtained.

Next, the game control unit 200 adds 1 to the value of the number G of reservations (S1004).
After the value of the number of reservations G is added in S1004, the game control unit 200 sets the number of reservations G increase command for notifying the production control unit 300 of the increase in the number of reservations G in S1004 in the RAM 203 (S1005), The processing for the winning at the gate 124 ends.

[Special symbol processing by game control unit]
FIG. 33 is a flow chart showing the contents of special symbol processing in the symbol processing shown in S803 of FIG.
In this special symbol processing, the special symbol variation control unit 233 of the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not the jackpot game flag is turned on in the flag setting (hereinafter referred to as flag setting) set in the RAM 203 ( S1101). Here, the jackpot game flag is a flag that is set to identify that the result of the special symbol lottery is a jackpot.

When the jackpot game flag is ON, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is already hitting the jackpot, so the special symbol processing is terminated without starting the special symbol variation (Yes in S1101). On the other hand, if the jackpot game flag is OFF (No in S1101), then the special symbol variation control section 233 determines whether the current state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is during special symbol variation (S1102). If the special symbol is not fluctuating (No in S1102), then the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 performs processing regarding the reserved numbers U1 and U2 (see FIG. 31) of the unvaried special symbols (S1103 to S1106). In the present embodiment, since the reservation number U1 related to the winning of the first start opening 121 and the reservation number U2 related to the winning of the second start opening 122 are distinguished, this process is also performed individually for each corresponding start opening. .

Specifically, the special symbol variation control unit 233 first determines whether or not the pending number U2 related to the winning of the second starting port 122 is 1 or more (S1103). When the number of reservations U2 is 1 or more (Yes in S1103), the special symbol variation control unit 233 subtracts 1 from the value of the number of reservations U2 (S1104). On the other hand, when the number of reservations U2=0 (No in S1103), the special symbol variation control unit 233 next determines whether the number of reservations U1 related to the winning of the first starting port 121 is 1 or more (S1105). When the number of reservations U1 is 1 or more (Yes in S1105), the special symbol variation control section 233 subtracts 1 from the value of the number of reservations U1 (S1106). On the other hand, if the pending number U1=0 (No in S1105), it means that there is no winning to start the special symbol lottery, so the special symbol variation is not started, and the customer waiting setting process of another routine is performed. is executed to end the process (S1116).
In addition, in the present embodiment, the processing relating to the pending number U2 related to the winning of the second starting port 122 is performed preferentially. That is, when the number of reservations U2 is 1 or more, the process for the number of reservations U2 is performed, and when the number of reservations U2=0, the process for the number of reservations U1 is performed (see S803 to S806). On the other hand, regardless of which of the first starting port 121 and the second starting port 122 wins, it is also possible to perform control such that the pending numbers U1 and U2 are subtracted in order of winning.

After subtracting the number of reservations U1 or the number of reservations U2 in S1104 or S1106, the special symbol variation control unit 233 turns OFF the customer waiting flag set in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1107). The customer waiting flag is a flag for identifying that the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a customer waiting state, and is set in the customer waiting setting process (S1116, see FIG. 37 described later).

Next, the special symbol variation control unit 233 executes a big hit determination process and a variation pattern selection process by separate routines (S1108, S1109). Although details will be described later, this jackpot determination process and fluctuation pattern selection process set information (jackpot pattern, game state, variation patterns, etc.) are determined. In addition, these information are included in the variation start command sent to the production control unit 300 .

After that, the special symbol variation control section 233 is displayed by the first special symbol display device 221 and the second special symbol display device 222 shown in FIG. Start the variation of the special design to be (S1110). Then, a variation start command including setting information (jackpot pattern, game state, variation pattern, etc.) indicating the setting contents is generated and set in the RAM 203 (S1111). The variation start command set in S1111 is transmitted to the effect control section 300 in the output process shown in S806 of FIG.

When it is determined that the special symbol is fluctuating in S1102 (Yes in S1102), or after the fluctuation start command is set in S1111, the special symbol fluctuation control section 233 determines whether or not the fluctuation time has elapsed (S1112 ). That is, it is determined whether or not the elapsed time from the start of the variation of the special symbols in S1110 has reached the variation time set in the variation pattern selection process of S1109. If the variation time has not elapsed (No in S1112), the special symbol variation is continued, and the special symbol processing ends as it is.

On the other hand, when the variation time has passed (Yes in S1112), the special symbol variation control unit 233 first determines the variation of the special symbols in the first special symbol display device 221 and the second special symbol display device 222 in the jackpot determination process of S1108. It stops at the pattern decided by (S1113). A fluctuation stop command for stopping the decorative symbols, which will be described later, is set in the RAM 203 (S1114). Then, a process during stop of another routine is executed (S1115). The contents of the processing during suspension will be described later. The fluctuation stop command set in S1114 is transmitted to the effect control section 300 in the output process shown in S806 of FIG.

[Jackpot determination processing by the game control unit]
FIG. 34 is a flow chart showing the details of the jackpot determination process (S1108 in FIG. 33).
In this jackpot determination process, the special symbol determination unit 234 of the game control unit 200 first determines the jackpot random number in the special symbol lottery of this time (S1201), and determines whether or not the jackpot or small hit is made (S1202). , S1205). Whether or not a big win or a small win is made is whether or not the value of the big win random number acquired in S903 or S910 of FIG. (See FIG. 42(a)).

If the result of the random number determination in S1201 is a big hit (Yes in S1202), then the special symbol determination unit 234 determines a big hit symbol random number value (S1203). Depending on the result of this determination, the type of jackpot (high-probability time-saving gaming state jackpot, low-probability time-saving non-gaming state jackpot, etc.) is determined. Which jackpot will be won is determined depending on which value of the jackpot symbol random number acquired in S903 or S910 of FIG. b) see).

After the above determination, the special symbol determination unit 234 sets the symbol (jackpot symbol) representing the type of the jackpot determined by the determination of the jackpot symbol random number in the RAM 203 as setting information (S1204).

If the result of the random number determination of S1201 is a small hit (No in S1202, Yes in S1205), then the special symbol determination unit 234 is a symbol representing a small hit (hereinafter referred to as a small hit symbol) as setting information. It is set in the RAM 203 (S1206).

If the result of the random number determination in S1201 is neither a big hit nor a small hit (No in S1202 and S1205), then the special symbol determination unit 234 stores a symbol indicating that the lottery has been lost (hereinafter referred to as a lost symbol) as setting information in the RAM 203. (S1207).

[Variation pattern selection processing by game control unit]
FIG. 35 is a flow chart showing the contents of the variation pattern selection process (S1109 in FIG. 33).
In this variation pattern selection process, the variation pattern selection unit 235 of the game control unit 200 first refers to the game state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 (no time saving state or time saving state, and high probability state or low probability state). (S1301). Then, using the determination result of S1202 of the big hit determination process (FIG. 34), it is determined whether or not the special symbol lottery of this time has made a big hit (S1302). Then, if it is a big win (Yes in S1302), the variation pattern selection unit 235 reads a variation pattern table for big wins from the ROM 202 and sets it in the RAM 203 (S1303).

On the other hand, if there is no big hit (No in S1302), then the variation pattern selection unit 235 determines a random value for determining whether or not to perform a so-called ready-to-win effect to make the player expect a big win. (S1304). Whether or not to perform the reach effect is determined by determining whether or not the value of the reach random number obtained in S903 or S910 of FIG. 31 matches a preset value (see FIG. 42(c)). .
As a result of the determination using the random number value, if the reach effect is performed (Yes in S1305), the variation pattern selection unit 235 reads the variation pattern table for reach from the ROM 202 and sets it in the RAM 203 (S1306). Also, when the ready-to-win effect is not performed (No in S1305), the variation pattern selection unit 235 reads the variation pattern table for losing from the ROM 202 and sets it in the RAM 203 (S1307).
Here, the fluctuation pattern table is a plurality of fluctuation patterns prepared in advance (variation time 3 seconds, 7 seconds, 13 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 90 seconds, etc.) and fluctuation pattern random number values is a table that associates

Next, the variation pattern selection unit 235 uses the variation pattern random value obtained in S903 or S910 of FIG. 31 and the variation pattern table set in S1303, S1306, and S1307 to determine the variation pattern random value (S1308 ). That is, the variation pattern selection unit 235 refers to the variation pattern table set in the RAM 203 and selects a variation pattern according to the random value of the variation pattern random number. Therefore, even if the same random number value is acquired, the game state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 (whether it is a time saving state or no time saving state, and whether it is a high probability state or a low probability state), the result of the special symbol lottery (whether it was a big hit or not , whether or not the ready-to-win effect is to be performed when the jackpot is not achieved), etc. Since the variation pattern table referred to differs depending on the difference, the determined variation pattern differs.

Thereafter, the variation pattern selection unit 235 sets the variation pattern selected in S1308 to the RAM 203 as setting information (S1309). The setting information of the variation pattern set in S1309 is included in the variation start command set in S1111 of FIG. 33, and is transmitted to the effect control section 300 in the output process shown in S806 of FIG. Details of the variation pattern selected in the present embodiment and its setting will be described later.

[Stopping process by game control unit]
FIG. 36 is a flow chart showing the contents of the in-stop process (S1115 in FIG. 33).
In this stopping process, the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not a flag indicating a time saving state in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (hereinafter referred to as a time saving flag) is ON (S1401). When the time saving flag is ON (Yes in S1401), the game control unit 200 subtracts 1 from the value of the lottery number (fluctuation number) J in the time saving state (S1402), and whether or not the lottery number J has become 0. is examined (S1403). And if the lottery frequency J=0 (Yes in S1403), the time saving flag is turned OFF (S1404). The operation to turn on the time saving flag and the setting of the initial value of the lottery number J are performed in the game state setting process (FIG. 40) in the later-described big winning opening process (FIG. 39).

If the time saving flag is OFF (No in S1401) or after the time saving flag is turned OFF in S1404, or if the value of the lottery number J after subtracting in S1402 is not 0 (No in S1403), then game control The unit 200 checks whether a flag indicating a high-probability state (hereinafter referred to as a high-probability flag) is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1405). In addition, when both this high probability flag and the previous time saving flag are ON, it is in a high probability time saving gaming state, and when the high probability flag is ON and the time saving flag is OFF, it is in a high probability time saving non-game state. be.

When the high probability flag is ON (Yes in S1405), the game control unit 200 subtracts 1 from the value of the number of times of lottery (number of fluctuations) X in the high probability state (S1406), and whether the number of times of lottery X becomes 0 It is checked whether or not (S1407). Then, if the lottery number of times X=0 (Yes in S1407), the high probability flag is turned OFF (S1408). The operation to turn on the high probability flag and the setting of the initial value of the lottery number X are performed in the game state setting process (FIG. 40) in the later-described big winning opening process (FIG. 39).

If the high-precision flag is OFF (No in S1405) or after the high-precision flag is turned OFF in S1408, or if the value of the lottery number X after subtraction in S1406 is not 0 (No in S1407), then The game control unit 200 determines whether or not the special symbol lottery of this time has won a big hit (S1409). Then, if it is a jackpot (Yes in S1409), then the game control unit 200 determines the type of jackpot (S1410). In addition, here, as an example of determination of the kind of jackpot, it is determined whether or not it is a long hit.

Here, the judgment as to whether or not it is a big win can be made based on the judgment result of the big win judging process (FIG. 34). For example, if any of the symbols shown in the chart of FIG. 42(b), which will be described later, is set, the answer is Yes in S1409. If the winning design or the small winning design is set in the RAM 203 by the big hit determination process, it is No in S1409.

When the type of jackpot is long hit (Yes in S1410), the game control unit 200 turns on the long hit game flag (S1411). As a result, the setting of the game state of the RAM 203 becomes a big win game state (long win game state) in which the kind of big win is a long win. It should be noted that here in the long hit, it does not distinguish between a high probability state and a low probability state. Whether the high probability state or the low probability state is specified by turning ON the corresponding flag in the game state setting process (FIG. 40) in the later-described large winning opening process (FIG. 39).

If the type of jackpot is not a long hit (No in S1410), the game control unit 200 turns on the short hit game flag (S1412). As a result, the setting of the gaming state of the RAM 203 becomes a big winning gaming state (short winning gaming state) in which the kind of big winning is a short winning. As in the case of long winning, there is no distinction between high probability state and low probability state in short winning.

After turning ON the jackpot game flag in S1411 or S1412, the game control unit 200 initializes the values of the lottery times J and X (S1413). Moreover, the game control unit 200 turns off the time saving flag when the time saving flag is ON in S1401 and the lottery number J is not 0 in S1403 (S1414). Similarly, when the high probability flag is ON in S1405 and the lottery number X is not 0 in S1407, the high probability flag is turned OFF (S1414).

After initializing the lottery numbers J and X in S1413, the game control unit 200 starts an opening operation (S1417). Here, the contents of the opening operation differ depending on which of S1411 and S1412 the winning game flag is turned ON. In other words, the opening operation is set according to the determination result of the special symbol lottery.
Thereafter, the game control unit 200 sets an opening command for performing an opening operation effect corresponding to the jackpot game flag in the effect control unit 300 in the RAM 203 (S1418), and ends the stop processing. This opening command is transmitted to the effect control section 300 in the output process shown in S806 of FIG.

On the other hand, if the result of this special symbol lottery is not a big win (No in S1409), then the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the result of this special symbol lottery is a small win (S1415). ). If it is not a small hit (No in S1415), the stop processing is terminated.
On the other hand, if it is a small hit (Yes in S1415), the game control unit 200 starts a small hit game (S1416). As a result, the setting of the game state of the RAM 203 becomes the small winning game state. In addition, in the small winning game, as described above, the big winning opening 125 is opened and closed a predetermined number of times, and the game ends after a predetermined period of time has elapsed.

[Customer waiting setting processing by game control unit]
FIG. 37 is a flow chart showing the contents of the customer waiting setting process (S1116 in FIG. 33).
In this customer waiting setting process, the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not the customer waiting flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1501). Here, the customer waiting flag is a flag that is set to identify that the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a customer waiting state.

If the customer waiting flag is ON, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in the customer waiting state, so the process is terminated (Yes in S1501). On the other hand, when the customer waiting flag is OFF, the game control unit 200 generates a customer waiting command, sets it in the RAM 203 (S1502), and turns on the customer waiting flag (S1503). The customer waiting command set in S1502 is transmitted to the effect control section 300 in the output process shown in S806 of FIG. It should be noted that the customer waiting flag is set in a state in which the fluctuation of the special symbol is stopped and there is no reservation.

[Normal symbol processing by game control unit]
FIG. 38 is a flow chart showing the contents of the normal design process among the design processes shown in S803 of FIG.
In this normal design process, the normal design variation control section 236 of the game control section 200 first checks whether or not the auxiliary game flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1601). Here, the auxiliary game flag is a flag that is set when winning the normal symbol lottery. The state in which the auxiliary game flag is set is a state in which the electric tulip 123 is opened according to the electric tulip processing (FIG. 41) to be described later, and it is easy to win the second start port 122 (auxiliary game state).

When the auxiliary game flag is ON, it is already in the auxiliary game state and the normal design is stopped, so the normal design process is terminated without starting the normal design fluctuation (Yes in S1601). On the other hand, if the auxiliary game flag is OFF (No in S1601), then the normal symbol variation control section 236 determines whether the current state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is during normal symbol variation (S1602). If the normal symbol is not fluctuating (No in S1602), then the normal symbol fluctuation control unit 236 determines whether or not the pending number G (see FIG. 32) of the unvaried normal symbols is 1 or more (S1603). If the number of reservations G=0 (No in S1603), it means that there is no winning for starting the lottery of normal symbols, so the process is terminated without starting the normal symbol variation.

On the other hand, when the number G of reservations is 1 or more (Yes in S1603), the normal symbol variation control unit 236 subtracts 1 from the value of the number of reservations G (S1604). Then, the normal symbol determination unit 232 determines the winning random number in the current normal symbol lottery, and determines whether or not the normal symbol lottery is won (S1605). Whether or not the player has won the lottery is determined by determining whether or not the value of the winning random number obtained in S1003 of FIG. 32 matches the value set as the winning value in a table or the like shown in FIG. It is determined.

Next, the normal design variation control unit 236 normally sets the design according to the result of the normal design lottery (S1606). That is, when winning the normal symbol lottery, the symbol representing the winning (hereinafter referred to as winning symbol) is set in the RAM 203 as setting information. On the other hand, when the normal symbol lottery is not won, a symbol indicating that the lottery is lost (hereinafter referred to as a lost symbol) is set in the RAM 203 as setting information.

Next, the normal design variation control section 236 sets the normal design variation time (S1607). This variable time is set based on the time saving flag set in the processes of S1404 and S1414 in FIG. 36 and S1804 and S1807 in FIG. 40 described later. That is, if the time saving flag is ON at the time of setting in S1607, it is set to a short time (for example, 1.5 seconds), and if the time saving flag is OFF, it is set to a long time (for example, 4.0 seconds). be done. After this setting, the normal symbol variation control section 236 starts the normal symbol variation in the normal symbol display 223 shown in FIG. 3(a) based on the setting contents of S1607 (S1608). In addition, it is also possible to determine the variation pattern of normal symbols by lottery. In this case, for example, when the game ball passes through the gate 124, the random number acquisition unit 231 normally acquires the fluctuation pattern random number value of the symbol, and in S1607, the normal symbol fluctuation control unit 236 normally obtains the fluctuation pattern random number value of the symbol. The variable time is set by the determination.

After starting the variation of the normal symbol in S1608, or when it is determined that the symbol is normally varying in S1602 (Yes in S1602), the normal symbol variation control unit 236 determines whether or not the variation time has elapsed (S1609 ). That is, it is determined whether or not the elapsed time from the start of the normal symbol variation in S1608 has reached the variation time set in S1607. If the variation time has not passed (No in S1609), the normal symbol variation is continued, so the normal symbol processing ends as it is.

On the other hand, when the variation time has ended (Yes in S1609), the normal symbol variation control section 236 stops the normal symbol variation on the normal symbol display 223 (S1610). Then, the normal symbol variation control section 236 determines whether or not the determination result of S1605 is winning (S1611). If it is elected (Yes in S1611), the auxiliary game flag is turned ON (S1612). On the other hand, if the lottery is lost (No in S1611), the normal symbol processing is terminated without turning ON the auxiliary game flag.

[Large winning opening processing by game control unit]
FIG. 39 is a flow chart showing the contents of the big winning opening process in the electric accessary product process shown in S804 of FIG.
In this big winning opening process, the big winning opening operation control section 237 of the game control section 200 first checks whether or not the big winning game flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1701). When the jackpot game flag is OFF, there is no winning to the big winning hole 125, so the big winning hole process is terminated (No in S1701). On the other hand, if the jackpot game flag is ON (Yes in S1701), then the jackpot operation control unit 237 controls the opening operation control during the jackpot that is started in the pachinko gaming machine 100 stop processing (FIG. 36). It is determined whether or not it is in the middle of an operation (S1702).

If the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in the process of opening (Yes in S1702), then the big winning opening operation control unit 237 determines whether or not a preset opening operation time (opening time) has elapsed. (S1703). If the opening time has not elapsed, the opening operation at the big winning opening 125 is continued, so the big winning opening process is terminated (No in S1703). On the other hand, if the opening time has elapsed (Yes in S1703), then the large winning opening operation control unit 237 sets the operation of the large winning opening 125 (S1704), and initializes the number of winning prizes C (C=0). Then (S1705), 1 is added to the value of the number R of rounds for operation of the large winning opening 125 from the current value (S1706), and the operation of the large winning opening 125 is started (opened) (S1707).

In the operation setting of S1704, the operation pattern of the big winning opening 125 and the number of rounds to be operated in the operation pattern (the number of operation rounds) are set. Examples of the case where the big winning opening 125 is activated include a case of a big win or a short win in a special symbol lottery, and a case of a small win. The operation pattern and the number of rounds are variously set according to the types of these wins. In addition, in the jackpot game, it is stipulated that the operation of the jackpot 125 is continuously performed a plurality of times (a plurality of rounds). As an example, in the case of a long hit, for example, 15 rounds (15R) are operated, and one opening of 29.5 seconds is performed in one round. In the case of a short hit, for example, two rounds (2R) are operated, and one opening of 0.9 seconds is performed in one round. To explain further, it opens for 0.9 seconds, closes for 1.0 seconds, and then opens for 0.9 seconds. On the other hand, in the case of a small hit, for example, the door is opened for 0.9 seconds, closed for 1.0 seconds, and then opened for 0.9 seconds. Here, when the operation with a short hit and the operation with a small hit are compared in the above example, both are opened twice for 0.9 seconds. In other words, the action of the big winning hole 125 seen by the player is the same in the case of a short win and the case of a small win. you can't.

In addition, it is stipulated by law that the accumulated opening time of the big winning opening 125 must be set within 1.8 seconds at the time of the small winning. On the other hand, in the case of a big win (long win or short win), the big winning opening 125 must be opened continuously a plurality of times. Therefore, when trying to make it difficult to visually distinguish between the operation of the small hit and the operation of the short hit as described above, in the small hit, within the range where the open cumulative time in one operation is within 1.8 seconds, An operation mode is set in which the big winning opening 125 is opened two or more times, and in the short winning, the same number of rounds as the number of openings of the small winning is set.

Next, the big winning opening operation control section 237 determines whether or not the opening time in the operation pattern set in S1704 has elapsed (S1708). If the open state of the large winning opening 125 has not passed the opening time (No in S1708), then the large winning opening operation control unit 237 determines that the winning number C of the large winning opening 125 is a specified number (for example, 9). pieces) or more (S1709). If the opening time has not elapsed and the number of winning prizes C is less than the specified number, the operation state (open state) of the large winning prize port 125 is continued, so the large winning prize port processing is terminated (No in S1709). ). On the other hand, if the opening time has elapsed (Yes in S1708) or if the number of winning prizes C has reached the prescribed number (Yes in S1709), the large winning prize gate operation control unit 237 ends the operation of the big prize winning gate 125 (closes). (S1710).

Next, the large winning opening operation control unit 237 determines whether or not the number of rounds R for operating the large winning opening 125 has reached the maximum value set in S1704 (S1711). Then, if the maximum value has not been reached, the remaining operations are performed, so the big winning opening process is terminated (No in S1711).

If the number of rounds R for the operation of the large winning opening 125 reaches the maximum value (Yes in S1711), then the large winning opening operation control section 237 starts the ending operation (S1712). Here, the content of the ending action corresponds to the state of the jackpot game flag among the ending actions set in each game of the long hitting game and the short hitting game.
After that, the big winning opening operation control section 237 sets an ending command to the RAM 203 for performing an effect in the ending operation corresponding to the jackpot game flag in the effect control section 300 (S1713). This ending command is transmitted to the effect control section 300 in the output process shown in S806 of FIG.

Next, after resetting the number of rounds R for the operation of the big winning opening 125 to 0 (S1714), the big winning opening operation control unit 237 performs the ending operation in which the elapsed time from the start of the ending operation is set in advance. It is determined whether or not the required time (ending time) has elapsed (S1717). If the ending time has not elapsed, the ending operation is continued, so the big winning opening process is terminated (No in S1717). On the other hand, if the ending time has passed (Yes in S1717), then the big winning opening operation control section 237 turns OFF the jackpot game flag after the game state setting process by the game control section 200 (S1718). The big winning opening process is terminated (S1719). The contents of the game state setting process will be described later.

In S1702, when it is determined that the pachinko gaming machine 100 is not in the opening (No in S1702), then the big winning opening operation control section 237 determines whether or not the ending is in progress (S1715). Then, if the ending is in progress (Yes at S1715), the operations after S1717 are executed.

On the other hand, if the pachinko gaming machine 100 is not in the ending state (No in S1715), then the large winning opening operation control section 237 determines whether or not the large winning opening 125 is operating (opening) (S1716). If not in operation (No in S1716), the operations from S1705 onward are executed, and if in operation (Yes in S1716), the operations from S1708 onward are executed.
It should be noted that the effect performed in the small hit game described above is the same as the effect performed in the short hit game, and it is not possible to distinguish between the short hit and the small hit from the effect.

[Game state setting process]
FIG. 40 shows the contents of the game state setting process (S1718) by the game control unit 200, which is executed when the ending time has passed (Yes in S1717).
When the game state setting process is performed, as a premise, the jackpot game flag is ON in S1701 of FIG. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 40, the game control unit 200 first determines the type of the jackpot (S1801, S1802, S1803, S1806). These judgments can be made, for example, based on the type of symbol set in the RAM 203 as setting information in the big hit judging process (FIG. 34). These determinations are substantially the same as S1202, S1203, and S1205 of the big hit determination process (FIG. 34), so the determination results of S1202, S1203, and S1205 may be used.

If it is a small hit (Yes in S1801), the game state setting process is terminated because the game state is not changed.
If the type of jackpot is a jackpot in a low-probability time-saving gaming state (No in S1801, Yes in S1802, S1803), the game control unit 200 turns on the time-saving flag (S1804). Thereby, the setting of the game state of RAM203 will be in a low probability time-saving game state. Also, the game control unit 200 sets the initial value of the lottery number J (S1805), and ends the game state setting process. The initial value of the lottery number J is 100 times in the illustrated example. Therefore, if the lottery in the low-probability time-saving gaming state is performed 100 times, the low-probability time-saving gaming state ends and the low-probability time-saving non-gaming state is entered.

On the other hand, if the type of jackpot is a jackpot in a low-probability time-saving no-game state (No in S1801, Yes in 1802, and No in S1803), the game control unit 200 performs processing without turning on both the time-saving flag and the high-accuracy flag. finish. Therefore, the setting of the game state of the RAM 203 for the game after this big hit is a low probability time saving non-game state.

If the type of jackpot is a jackpot in a high-probability time-saving game state (No in S1801 and S1802, Yes in S1806), the game control unit 200 turns on the time-saving flag (S1807), and sets the initial value of the lottery number J. (S1808). The initial value of the lottery number J in this case is 10000 in the illustrated example. In addition, the game control unit 200 turns on the high probability flag (S1809), and sets the initial value of the lottery number X (S1810). The initial value of the lottery number X is 10000 in the illustrated example. Thereby, the setting of the game state of RAM203 will be in a high probability time-saving game state. Then, when the lottery in the high-probability time-saving gaming state is performed 10000 times, the high-probability time-saving gaming state ends, and the low-probability time-saving non-gaming state is entered.

On the other hand, if the type of jackpot is a jackpot in a high-probability time-saving no-game state (No in S1801, S1802, and S1806), the game control unit 200 turns ON only the high-probability flag (S1809), and the initial value of the lottery number X (10000 times) is set (S1810). As a result, the setting of the gaming state of the RAM 203 becomes the high probability time saving non-gaming state. Then, when the lottery in the high-probability time-saving no-game state is performed 10000 times, the high-probability time-saving no-game state ends and the low-probability time-saving no-game state is entered.

[Electric tulip processing by game control unit]
FIG. 41 is a flow chart showing the contents of the electric tulip process in the electric accessory process shown in S804 of FIG.
In the electric tulip process, the electric tulip operation control section 238 of the game control section 200 first checks whether or not the auxiliary game flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1901). When the auxiliary game flag is OFF, since the electric tulip 123 is not opened, the electric tulip processing is terminated (No in S1901). On the other hand, if the auxiliary game flag is ON (Yes in S1901), then the electric tulip operation control unit 238 determines whether or not the electric tulip 123 is in operation (S1902).

If the electric tulip 123 is not in operation (No in S1902), the electric tulip operation control unit 238 sets the operation pattern of the electric tulip 123 (S1903), and operates the electric tulip 123 according to the set operation pattern (S1904). . Here, the operation pattern is set based on the time saving flag set in the processes of S1404, S1414 in FIG. 36, S1804, S1807 in FIG. 40, and the like. For example, if the time saving flag is OFF at the time of setting in S1903, an operation pattern that opens once with an opening time of 0.15 seconds is set, and if the time saving flag is ON, 1.80 seconds open An operating pattern is set to open three times in time. Thus, normally, when the time saving flag is ON (when the time saving state), the electric tulip 123 is opened multiple times for a long time, and the winning support (electric chew support) that makes it easier to win the second start port 122 is done. It should be noted that the operation pattern of the electric tulip 123 in the case of the time saving flag is ON or OFF (type of auxiliary game) is prepared a plurality of, normal pattern processing (see FIG. 38) according to the type of hit determined by the operation It may be configured to set a pattern.

When it is determined in S1902 that the electric tulip 123 is in operation (Yes in S1902), or after the electric tulip 123 is operated in S1904, the electric tulip operation control unit 238 determines that the opening time in the set operation pattern has elapsed. It is determined whether or not it has been done (S1905). If the open time has not elapsed, the electric tulip 123 continues to operate (open state), so the electric tulip process is terminated (No in S1905). On the other hand, if the opening time has passed (Yes in S1905), the electric tulip operation control unit 238 turns off the auxiliary game flag and ends the electric tulip processing (S1906).

[Method of judging by random numbers]
Here, a method of determination based on random numbers performed in the jackpot determination process (FIG. 34), variation pattern selection process (FIG. 35), normal symbol process (FIG. 38), etc. will be described in detail.
FIG. 42 is a diagram showing a configuration example of random numbers (decision table) used in the special symbol lottery and the normal symbol lottery in the present embodiment.
Figure 42 (a) shows an example of the configuration of the jackpot random number used in the special symbol lottery, Figure 42 (b) shows an example of the configuration of the jackpot random number used in the special symbol lottery, and Figure 42 (c) shows the special symbol lottery. A configuration example of the reach random numbers used and a configuration example of the winning random numbers used in the normal symbol lottery are shown in FIG. 42(d).

With reference to FIG. 42(a), as a determination value of the jackpot random number, the game state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 at the time of jackpot determination is a jackpot when the game state is a low probability state and the game state at the time of jackpot determination is a jackpot when the game state is a high probability state. Two types and a small hit are set. The range of values of random numbers (random numbers for big hits) is 300 from 0 to 299. In the case of a special symbol lottery (jackpot lottery) in a low probability state, only one winning value is set, and the winning probability is 1/300. In addition, in the case of the special symbol lottery in the high probability state, the winning value is set to 10, and the winning probability is 10/300 (=1/30). That is, in the illustrated example, if the special symbol lottery is performed by winning the start ports 121 and 122 in a high probability state, the probability of winning becomes ten times as compared with the case where the special symbol lottery is performed in a low probability state. In addition, the winning value of the small win is set to three regardless of whether it is in a low probability state or a high probability state, and the winning probability is 3/300 (=1/100).
Here, a special symbol lottery in a low-probability state will be described as an example. It is determined whether or not the winning value of the jackpot lottery in the low-probability state in (a) matches "5". Although detailed description is omitted, the same applies to the special symbol lottery in the high probability state and the special symbol lottery for the small hit.

Referring to FIG. 42(b), five types of jackpot symbols are prepared: low-probability symbol A, low-probability symbol B, high-probability symbol A, high-probability symbol B, and latent probability symbol. Here, the low-probability pattern A and the low-probability pattern B are patterns representing a low-probability state jackpot, among which the low-probability pattern A is a long hit (8 rounds) and a low-probability time-saving game state jackpot. indicates that there is The low-probability symbol B indicates that it is a long hit (4 rounds) and a jackpot in a low-probability time-saving game state. The high-probability pattern A and the high-probability pattern B indicate a long hit (15 rounds) and a high-probability time-saving game state jackpot. The high-probability symbol C and the high-probability symbol D indicate a long hit (8 rounds) and a high-probability time-saving game state jackpot. The high-probability symbol E indicates that it is a short hit (2 rounds) and a high-probability time-saving no-game state jackpot. The latent certainty pattern is a pattern representing a short hit (two rounds) and a high probability short time non-playing state jackpot. Therefore, the high-probability pattern B and the latent-probability pattern have the same game state after the jackpot game, but the latent-probability pattern is a condition for carrying out a latent performance that does not clearly notify the player of the high-probability state. Therefore, it is provided separately from the high probability pattern B. The range of random number values is 250 from 0 to 249. In addition, in the jackpot symbol random number, a winning value is set for each of the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 that trigger the special symbol lottery.

In the low-probability symbol A, 35 values are assigned as winning values to both the first starting port 121 and the second starting port 122. - 特許庁Therefore, the probability of winning the low-probability symbol A when winning the jackpot is 35/250 (=7/50).
In the low probability symbol B, 15 values are assigned as winning values to both the first starting port 121 and the second starting port 122 . Therefore, the probability of winning the low-probability symbol B when winning the jackpot is 15/250 (=3/50).

In the high-probability pattern A, 20 values are assigned as winning values when winning the first starting port 121. - 特許庁Therefore, the probability of winning the high-probability symbol A is 20/250 (=2/25) when winning the jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121.例文帳に追加
On the other hand, 150 values are assigned as winning values when the second starting port 122 wins. Therefore, the probability of winning the high-probability symbol A when winning the jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the second starting port 122 is 150/250 (=15/25).

In the high-probability pattern B, five values are assigned as winning values when winning the first starting port 121. - 特許庁Therefore, the probability of winning the high-probability symbol B when winning the jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121 is 5/250 (=1/50).
On the other hand, 25 values are assigned as winning values when the second starting port 122 wins. Therefore, the probability of winning the high-probability symbol B when winning the special symbol lottery started by winning the second starting port 122 is 25/250 (=1/10).

In the high-probability symbol C, 25 values are assigned as winning values when winning the first starting port 121. - 特許庁Therefore, the probability of winning the high-probability symbol C is 25/250 (=1/10) when winning the jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121.例文帳に追加
On the other hand, 10 values are assigned as winning values when the second starting port 122 wins. Therefore, the probability of winning the high-probability symbol B is 10/250 (=1/25) when the player wins the jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the second starting port 122.例文帳に追加

In the high-probability pattern D, 25 values are assigned as winning values when winning the first starting port 121. - 特許庁Therefore, the probability of winning the high-probability symbol D when winning the jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121 is 25/250 (=1/10).
On the other hand, 10 values are assigned as winning values when the second starting port 122 wins. Therefore, the probability of winning the high-probability symbol D when winning the jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the second starting port 122 is 10/250 (=1/25).

In the high-probability pattern E, 25 values are assigned as winning values when winning the first starting port 121. - 特許庁Therefore, the probability of winning the high-probability symbol E when winning the jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121 is 25/250 (=1/10).
On the other hand, five values are assigned as winning values when the second starting port 122 wins. Therefore, the probability of winning the high-probability symbol E when winning the jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the second starting port 122 is 5/250 (=1/50).

In the latent probability pattern, 100 values are assigned as winning values when the first starting port 121 is won. Therefore, the probability of winning a latent symbol in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121 is 100/250 (=2/5).
On the other hand, the second starting port 122 is not assigned a winning value in the latent certainty pattern, and when the second starting port 122 wins, the winning in the latent certainty pattern does not occur.

Here, taking the low-probability symbol A as an example, the jackpot symbol random number (see S903, S910) acquired with the opportunity of winning the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 is shown in FIG. ), it is determined whether the winning value of the low-probability symbol A matches “0 to 34”. Although detailed description is omitted, the same applies to the special symbol lottery such as the low-probability symbol B.

As described above, by differentiating the winning probabilities of the types of jackpots in the case of winning the first starting hole 121 and the winning of the second starting hole 122, various game characteristics can be provided. In addition, the arrangement of the first starting port 121 and the second starting port 122 on the game board 110 is devised so that either one of the first starting port 121 and the second starting port 122 can be aimed easily in a specific state (mode). , it is possible to encourage players to actively participate in games.

Here, the pachinko gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment is capable of setting a set value which is a stage of the degree of advantage of the game. In the pachinko game machine 100, the set value can be set to any of six levels, for example, "1", "2", "3", "4", "5" and "6".
In the pachinko gaming machine 100, the winning probability is the lowest when the set value is set to "1". For example, when the set value is "1" and the probability is low, the winning probability is 1/300. Also, when the set value is "1" and the state is high probability, the winning probability is 10/300.
Also, in the pachinko gaming machine 100, the winning probability is the highest when the set value is set to "6". For example, when the set value is "6" and the game is in the low-probability gaming state, the winning probability is 1/285. Also, when the set value is "6" and the state is high probability, the winning probability is 10/285.
In this way, in the pachinko gaming machine 100, the winning probability is set to increase in the order of the set value "1"<"2"<"3"<"4"<"5"<"6".

Next, determination of reach random numbers will be described. In addition, the reach random number is set according to the number of reservations as described later. Here, as an example, the reach random number when the pending number is 0 will be described.
Referring to FIG. 42 (c), the range of random number values is 250 from 0 to 249, and the variation pattern (variation time) that can execute the reach effect (for example, 13.5 seconds or more) lottery result ( 22 random numbers are assigned to "with reach", and 228 random numbers are assigned to the lottery result (without reach) that does not make the ready-to-win effect a viable variation pattern (for example, less than 13.5 seconds). That is, in the illustrated example, if the special symbol lottery does not win big, the ready-to-win effect is performed with a probability of 22/250 (=11/125). Here, the ready-to-win effect is a effect performed in the image display section 114 when special symbols are changed. Hereinafter, the production at the time of the special pattern fluctuation that does not make the reach production a variable pattern that can be executed is called a production without reach, and the production at the time of the special pattern fluctuation that makes the reach production a variation pattern that can be executed in response to this is a production with reach. call.

Here, if the reach is explained as an example, the reach random number (see S903, S910) obtained by winning the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 is the reach in FIG. It is determined whether or not it matches the winning value "0 to 21". Although detailed description is omitted, the same applies to the special symbol lottery without reach.

In many cases, at the time of special symbol fluctuation, the display control of the first special symbol indicator 221 and the second special symbol indicator 222 (hereinafter referred to as special symbol indicators 221 and 222 when not distinguished) is interlocked. , the image display unit 114 performs an effect using decorative patterns. The decorative pattern is formed by displaying three lines of patterns each consisting of a series of numerals 1 to 9, for example, written in succession in the vertical direction. Then, at the same time when the variable display of the special symbols on the special symbol displays 221 and 222 is started, the decorative symbols displayed on the image display section 114 start scrolling. Further, after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the variable display of the special symbols (start of scrolling of the decorative symbols), the special symbols are stopped and displayed, and at the same time, the decorative symbols are fixed and stopped. In general, when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit, the same three numbers are arranged in a horizontal or oblique straight line in the stationary display of the decorative symbols. The effect using the decorative design that is performed along with the variable display of this special design is called a variable effect.

In the ready-to-win production, the following operations are performed with respect to decorative symbols as a variable production. First, any two patterns (sequences) are temporarily stopped before the decorative patterns scrolling in the vertical (horizontal) direction are fixed and stopped. At this time, the same numbers are temporarily stopped on a horizontal (vertical) or diagonal straight line. To explain further, if the decorative symbols are scrolled in the vertical direction, the same numbers are temporarily stopped in one row in the horizontal direction.
Next, the scroll speed for the last line is gradually slowed down, giving the player a sense of anticipation that three identical numbers will line up on a straight line. After the last line is temporarily stopped, the three symbols are fixed and stopped.
Here, in the ready-to-win effect, the SP ready-to-win effect or the SP/SP ready-to-win effect may be performed before the three symbols are fixed and stopped. In addition, the SP reach effect is generally called super reach or special reach, and is a effect that makes you expect a bigger hit than reach, and is a moving image effect in which various characters appear and stories develop. . In addition, SP and SP reach are generally called super super reach and special special reach, and are effects that make you expect a bigger hit than SP reach, and animation images in which various characters appear and stories develop. It is a production of
Further, as shown in FIG. 43, which will be described later, in the present embodiment, when the variation time is longer (for example, 90 seconds or 60 seconds), SP ready-to-win or SP/SP ready-to-win effects are set to be executed. . It should be noted that the above-mentioned variable production that is performed together with the ready-to-win production is also referred to as a ready-to-reach variable production.
On the other hand, in the non-reach production, until the decorative pattern that scrolls in the vertical (horizontal) direction is fixed and stopped, the production that gives the player a sense of expectation, such as the production with reach, is not performed. The symbols are determined and stopped in a state where the same numbers are not aligned on a diagonal straight line.

In this way, the ready-to-win random number performs a ready-to-win effect as a variation pattern in which the ready-to-win effect can be executed in the image display unit 114 when the result of the judgment of the big hit random number is a loss, or the ready-to-win effect can be executed. It is determined whether to perform a no-reach production that does not use a variation pattern. In addition, the ready-to-win random number changes the execution ratio of the ready-to-win effect according to the number of reservations, thereby enabling efficient game progress and giving the player a moderate sense of expectation.
In addition, when a jackpot is won, a reach effect is performed, and finally, the decorative patterns are fixed and stopped in a state where the same numbers are aligned on a horizontal (vertical) or diagonal straight line. can be done. On the other hand, in the ready-to-win effect in the case of winning a small prize or losing, the decoration pattern is determined and stopped in a state where the same numbers are not aligned on the straight line.

Next, the determination of the winning random number used in the normal symbol lottery will be described.
Referring to FIG. 42 (d), the range of random number values is 10 from 0 to 9, one value is assigned as the winning value when the time saving flag is OFF, and the winning value when the time saving flag is ON Nine values are assigned. Therefore, when the game ball passes through the gate 124 and the normal symbol lottery is performed in the absence of time-saving state, the game is won with a probability of 1/10. On the other hand, if a game ball passes through the gate 124 in the time-saving state and a normal symbol lottery is performed, the player wins with a probability of 9/10.

Here, taking the time saving flag OFF as an example, the winning random number value (see S1003) acquired when the game ball passes through the gate 124, the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 is shown in FIG. It is determined whether it matches with "0" which is the winning value of the time saving flag OFF in d). Although detailed description is omitted, the same applies to the normal symbol lottery with the time saving flag ON.

In addition, although not particularly shown, it is possible to set a plurality of wins with different contents of the auxiliary game (opening pattern of the electric tulip 123) performed when a win is determined in the normal symbol lottery. In this case, for example, like the jackpot pattern random number (see FIG. 39(b)) for specifying the type of jackpot in the special pattern lottery, the winning pattern random number for specifying the type of win in the normal symbol lottery is set. Then, the game control unit 200 acquires the random value of the winning random number and the random value of the winning symbol random number in the gate switch process (see FIG. 32) by the random number acquiring unit 231, and the normal symbol determination unit 232 acquires the random value of the winning symbol random number. Determine the type of win based on random numbers.
It should be noted that the range of random numbers, the percentage of winning values, and the values of winning values shown in the configuration example of each random number in FIG. 42 are merely examples, and are not limited to the illustrated values.

[Setting example of fluctuation pattern]
Next, a setting example of a variation pattern and a table used in the variation pattern selection process shown in FIG. 35 will be described.
FIG. 43 is a diagram showing a setting example of a variation pattern and a table used in the variation pattern selection process shown in FIG. In addition, FIG. 43 shows a setting example of the low-probability time-saving non-gaming state. Although illustration is omitted, a table for setting the variation pattern selected in the variation pattern selection process is separately provided for other game states such as the high probability time saving gaming state.
Also, FIG. 43 shows a setting example when a game ball has won the first starting port 121 . Regarding the case where the game ball wins in the second start port 122, a table for setting the variation pattern selected in the variation pattern selection process may be provided separately, or the game ball wins in the first start port 121. A table to be referred to in each case may be shared and referred to.

As shown in FIG. 43, the special symbol variation control unit 233 determines the variation pattern based on the big winning symbol and the variation pattern random number when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is a big win (Yes in S1302 of FIG. 35). . Specifically, in the special symbol variation control unit 233, the variation pattern random number value (see S903) acquired together with the jackpot random number value by the random number acquisition unit 231 matches any of the variation pattern random number values assigned to each jackpot symbol. determine the variation pattern based on whether For example, when the jackpot design is "high probability design A" and the variation pattern random number is "51", it matches the variation pattern random number range "50 to 69" allocated to "high probability design A" in FIG. Therefore, "PB3" is selected as the variation pattern. In addition, the special symbol variation time in this "PB3" is "90.18 seconds".

In addition, the special symbol variation control unit 233, when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is lost (No in S1302 of FIG. 35), the number of reservations U1 of the first special symbol lottery, the reach random number, and the variation pattern random number determine the variation pattern. Specifically, the special symbol variation control unit 233, when the pending number U1 of the first special symbol lottery is "0", the reach random number (see S903) acquired together with the jackpot random number by the random number acquisition unit 231 , determines whether it is assigned to the reach random number range "0 to 21" assigned to the pending number "0" of "missing" in FIG. 43 or to the reach random number range "22 to 249". Then, when the obtained reach random number is included in the reach random number range “0 to 21”, the variation pattern random number (see S903) obtained together with the jackpot random number by the random number obtaining unit 231 is the reach random number range “0 to 21”, the variation pattern is determined based on which of the variation pattern random values assigned to “21” matches. For example, when the variation pattern random number is "51", it matches the variation pattern random number range "50 to 89", so "PR4" is selected as the variation pattern.

As described above, the game control unit 200 controls the variation pattern random number value (see S903 and S910 in FIG. 31) acquired when the game ball enters the starting holes 121 and 122, the game state of the pachinko gaming machine 100, the reach A variation pattern of special symbols is determined based on conditions such as the presence or absence of performance and the number of reservations. Information on the determined special symbol variation pattern is included in the variation start command and sent from the game control section 200 to the effect control section 300 . In the effect control unit 300, as will be described later, as the effect at the time of the special symbol variation, the effect corresponding to the variation time specified based on the information of the variation pattern included in the variation start command (executable in the variation time) is produced. is selected and executed.

[Configuration of RAM of game control unit and RAM of effect control unit for performing advance notice effect based on prior determination]
Next, the configurations of the RAM 203 of the game control unit 200 and the RAM 303 of the effect control unit 300 in this embodiment for executing the advance notice effect based on the prior determination will be described.
FIG. 44 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RAM 203 (see FIG. 3) of the game control section 200 according to this embodiment. 44(a) is a block diagram showing the configuration of the storage area 204, and FIG. 44(b) is a block diagram showing the configuration of each of the storage units shown in FIG. 44(a).

As shown in FIG. 44(a), the RAM 203 has a storage area 204 as a special symbol holding storage area for storing the jackpot random numbers acquired by the jackpot random number lottery. This storage area 204 has eight storage units corresponding to the maximum value of the number of reservations of the first start port 121 and the number of reservations of the second start port 122 (when the upper limit of each number of reservations is 4) . Specifically, the storage area 204 includes a first storage unit 204a, a second storage unit 204b, a third storage unit 204c, a fourth storage unit 204d, a fifth storage unit 204e, a sixth storage unit 204f, and a seventh storage. It has a section 204g and an eighth storage section 204h.

Further, as shown in FIG. 44(b), each of these storage units 204a to 204h is an area for storing information indicating whether the prize-winning starting port (first starting port 121 or second starting port 122) is stored. , an area for storing the acquired jackpot random numbers, an area for storing the pattern random numbers, an area for storing the reach random numbers, and an area for storing the fluctuation pattern random numbers. That is, each of the storage units 204a to 204h stores a jackpot random number, a pattern random number, a reach random number, and a variation pattern random number.

Here, each random number is stored in order from the first storage unit 204a. More specifically, for example, when no random number is stored in any of the first storage unit 204a to the eighth storage unit 204h, the obtained random number is stored in the first storage unit 204a. Further, for example, when random numbers are already stored in the first storage unit 204a to the fourth storage unit 204d, the obtained random numbers are stored in the fifth storage unit 204e.

FIG. 45 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RAM 303 (see FIG. 3) of the effect control section 300 according to this embodiment. FIG. 45(a) is a block diagram showing the configuration of reserved storage areas 305 and 306, and FIG. 45(b) is a block diagram showing the configuration of each of the storage units shown in FIG. 45(a).
As shown in FIG. 45(a), the RAM 303 has a first reservation storage area 305 and a second reservation storage area 306 as reservation status storage areas for storing the status of the reservation ball. The first reservation storage area 305 and the second reservation storage area 306 correspond to the reservation of the winning to the first start gate 121 and the reservation of the winning to the second start gate 122, respectively. have. Specifically, the first reserved storage area 305 has a first storage section 305a, a second storage section 305b, a third storage section 305c, and a fourth storage section 305d. The second reserved storage area 306 has a first storage section 306a, a second storage section 306b, a third storage section 306c, and a fourth storage section 306d.

Further, as shown in FIG. 45(b), each of these storage units 305a to 305d and 306a to 306d has a hold flag storage area for turning ON/OFF the hold flag and a notification flag storage area for turning ON/OFF the notification flag. and a region. The reserve flag is a flag for identifying the presence or absence of a reserve ball for each of the storage units 305a to 305d and 306a to 306d. That is, for example, when the number of pending prizes to the first starting port 121 is 3, the pending flags are turned ON in the three pending flag storage areas of the first to third storage units 305a, 305b, and 305c. The notification flag is a flag for setting whether or not to perform the notice effect based on the preliminary determination result for each reserved ball. In the pachinko gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, the effect control unit 300 can set whether or not to perform the advance notice effect based on the result of prior determination according to the game state and effect situation. Therefore, the notification flag is turned ON when the announcement effect is performed, and the notification flag is turned OFF when the announcement effect is not performed. For example, when the notice effect is performed for the third held ball out of the three held balls, the notification flag is turned ON in the notification flag storage area of the third storage section 305c.

Although not shown, the RAM 203 has an area (hereinafter referred to as a prior determination information storage area) in which prior determination information is stored, in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 44(a). The pre-determination information is information obtained by the pre-determination process (see S904 and S911 in FIG. 31) based on each random number. The content of the prior determination information is the same as the information obtained as various determination results in the special symbol processing (see FIG. 33), specifically, whether or not the big hit (and whether or not the small hit), the big hit In the case of , it is information for indicating the type of the jackpot, whether the variation pattern (variation time) is a length capable of executing the ready-to-win effect, and the contents of the variation pattern. The pre-determination information stored in the pre-determination information storage area is stored together with information (hereinafter referred to as retention information) related to the hold corresponding to the winning ball (reserved ball) for which the pre-determination process has been performed, or independently of this hold information. At the timing, it is included in the pre-determination result command and sent from the game control section 200 to the effect control section 300. - 特許庁

[Pre-judgment processing]
Next, the advance determination processing (see S904 and S911 in FIG. 31) will be described in detail.
In the pre-determination process in the present embodiment, the game control unit 200 performs pre-determination as follows using a random number table similar to the configuration example of random numbers described with reference to FIGS. 42 and 43 .

FIG. 46 is a flow chart showing the details of the preliminary determination process (S904 and S911 in FIG. 31) according to this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 46, the game control unit 200 first determines whether or not the game state is a high probability state (S2401), and when it determines that it is a high probability state (Yes in S2401), A table is selected to determine the jackpot random number and jackpot pattern random number in advance (S2402). On the other hand, when it is determined as No in S2401, a table for low probability state is selected, and a jackpot random number and a jackpot symbol random number are pre-determined (S2403).

After the prior determination of the jackpot random number and the jackpot pattern random number of S2402 or S2403, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the game state is the time saving state (S2404), and determines that it is the time saving state (Yes in S2404), The table for the time saving state is selected, and the reach random number is pre-determined (S2405). Furthermore, the table for time saving state is selected, and the fluctuation pattern random number is pre-determined (S2406).
On the other hand, when it is determined as No in S2404, the table for time saving non-state is selected, and the reach random number is determined in advance (S2407). Furthermore, the table for time saving no state is selected, and the fluctuation pattern random number is determined in advance (S2408).

Thereafter, the game control unit 200, the result of the prior determination of the jackpot random number obtained as described above, the result of the prior determination of the jackpot pattern random number, the result of the prior determination of the reach random number, and the result of the prior determination of the variation pattern, It is stored in the advance judgment information storage area as advance judgment information (S2409). Furthermore, in order to transmit the preliminary determination information to the effect control section 300, the preliminary determination result command including the preliminary determination information is set in the RAM 203 (S2410).

Here, the above-mentioned preliminary determination is based on the random numbers (see S903 and S910 in FIG. 31) acquired according to the winning of the game ball to the starting ports 121 and 122, and the determination table (see FIG. 42) used in the big hit determination process. ) and a decision table having the same structure as the one shown in FIG. That is, the determination itself after selecting the determination table to be used is the same as the determination in the big win determination process (see S1201 in FIG. 34). Therefore, in the present embodiment, the subroutine (see S1108 in FIG. 33 and FIG. 34) of the jackpot determination process used in the special symbol process (see FIG. 33) is called to determine the random number in the prior determination.

With such a configuration, in the present embodiment, there is no need to prepare a processing function (subroutine) for determining random numbers in addition to the jackpot determination process in order to determine random numbers in the preliminary determination process. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of control instructions and suppress an increase in the size of the program relating to the jackpot determination process and the advance determination process. Further, as described above, when the determination table used for the preliminary determination has the same configuration as the determination table used for the big win determination, the determination table used for the big win determination may also be used for the preliminary determination.

In addition, here only the prior determination (whether it is a big hit or not) on the special symbol lottery was described, but in the present embodiment, the variation pattern when performing the variable display and the stop display of the special symbol is also read ahead (preliminary determination). I do. The selection of the variation pattern in the special symbol lottery is a random number for variation pattern selection (see S903 and S910 in FIG. 31) obtained according to the winning of the game ball to the starting ports 121 and 122 and the variation pattern table (FIG. 43 (see S1109 of FIG. 33 and FIG. 35). Therefore, even in the look-ahead of the variation pattern, using the random number value for selecting the variation pattern acquired at the time of winning and the look-ahead table of the same configuration as the variation pattern table used in the variation pattern selection process of the special symbol process, it is selected. Fluctuation patterns can be read ahead.

In this case, in order to foresee the variation pattern selected in the variation pattern selection process, the subroutine of the variation pattern selection process (see S1109 of FIG. 33 and FIG. 35) used in the special symbol process (see FIG. 33) is called and used. be able to. Moreover, regarding the look-ahead table used for the look-ahead of the variation pattern selection, the variation pattern table used in the variation pattern selection process of the special symbol processing may be used. By configuring in this way, it is possible to reduce the number of control instructions related to prefetching of variation pattern selection and suppress an increase in program size.

It should be noted that, if the pre-determination process and the jackpot determination process at the time of special symbol variation are performed in the same subroutine using the same determination table group, the execution time of each process is different, so the pre-determination result and the special symbol variation There may be a case where the judgment result by the big hit judging process of (1) is different. That is, it is a case where the game state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 (whether it is a high probability state or a low probability state, or whether it is a time saving state or a time saving no state) changes before the start of the special symbol variation after the execution of the preliminary determination process. In this case, since different types of determination tables are used according to the gaming state, the specific determination table used for determination differs between when the preliminary determination process is executed and when the big win determination process is executed. . Therefore, even if the same random number obtained at the time of winning to the starting ports 121 and 122 is used, the preliminary determination result and the determination result of the jackpot determination process may differ. In such a case, in the production control unit 300, after the execution of the preliminary determination process, if the game state changes before the start of the special symbol variation, the production based on the preliminary determination result is not executed (prohibition) control, etc. can be done.

In addition, according to the command output from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 as described above, the effect control unit 300 controls, for example, the image display unit 114, the board lamp 116, the speaker 156, the frame lamp 157, and the like. For example, when the effect control unit 300 receives a command indicating the start of the door opening error, the effect control unit 300 displays a message such as "Please call a staff member" or an image indicating an abnormal state to the image display unit. 114 to display. In addition, the effect control unit 300 causes the speaker 156 to output an alarm or the like indicating an abnormal state, and restricts the output of music, voice, sound effects, and the like. Moreover, the production|presentation control part 300 lights the board lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 in red, for example as a mode which shows an abnormal state.

In addition, here, it was explained that the effect control unit 300 uses all of the image display unit 114, the board lamp 116, the speaker 156, and the frame lamp 157 to notify that an error has occurred. A mode using a part may be used. Also, the mode of notification may be switched according to the content of the error. For example, when a door open error occurs, all of the image display unit 114, board lamp 116, speaker 156, and frame lamp 157 may be used as described above. Also, when a payout error occurs, the image display unit 114 and the speaker 156 notify that the error has occurred. This makes it possible for a game parlor (pachinko hall) clerk or the like to easily determine the degree of urgency of an error that has occurred in a game machine.

[Operation of production control unit]
Next, the operation of the effect control section 300 will be described.
FIG. 47 is a flow chart showing the operation of the effect control section 300. As shown in FIG.
The operation of the effect control section 300 consists of main processing shown in FIG. 47(a) and interrupt processing shown in FIG. 47(b). Referring to FIG. 47(a), the effect control unit 300 first performs initial setting at the time of activation (S2501), and after performing cycle setting of CTC (Counter/Timer Circuit) (S2502), according to the set cycle , While updating the random number used in the effect control (S2503), interrupt processing is accepted.

Interrupt processing is performed periodically according to the cycle set in S2502. Referring to FIG. 47(b), in this interrupt process, the effect control section 300 receives a command from the game control section 200 and performs command reception processing (S2511). In this command reception process, the effect contents (effect pattern) are selected. In addition, the effect control unit 300 performs effect button processing for accepting the player's operation of the effect button 161 or the like (S2512). Thereafter, the effect control section 300 performs command transmission processing for transmitting a command including information on the selected effect pattern to the image/sound control section 310 and the lamp control section 320 (S2513). As a result, effects such as image display and sound output on the image display unit 114, movement of the movable accessory 115, and light emission of the board lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 are performed.

[Command reception processing by production control unit]
FIG. 48 is a flow chart showing the contents of the command reception process (S2511 in FIG. 47(b)).
In this command reception process, the effect control unit 300 first determines whether or not the pre-determination result command and the pending number increase command have been received (S2601). It should be noted that the pre-determined result command and the pending number increase command are set in the starting opening switch process shown in FIG. ) is a command transmitted to the effect control unit 300.
And, when the effect control unit 300 determines that it has received the pre-determination result command and the reservation number increase command (Yes in S2601), it adds 1 to the value of the reservation number held in the RAM 303 (S2602). Furthermore, the effect control unit 300 performs a pre-determination effect selection process based on the pre-determination result command and the reservation number increase command (S2603). The details of the pre-determination effect selection process will be described later.

If the received command is not the prior determination result command and the pending number increase command (No in S2601), the effect control unit 300 determines whether the received command is the variation start command (S2604). This variation start command is a command that is set in the special symbol processing shown in FIG. 33 in the game control unit 200 (S1111) and transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output processing shown in FIG. 30 (S806).
When the received command is the variation start command (Yes in S2604), the effect control section 300 executes effect selection processing (S2605). In addition, when the fluctuation start command is received, a random number value for effect control used in the effect selection process is acquired. This random number is a random number that is periodically updated in S2503 of the main processing shown in FIG. 47(a). Details of the effect selection process will be described later.

If the received command is not the pre-determination result command, the pending number increase command and the variation start command (No in S2601 and S2604), the effect control unit 300 determines whether the received command is the variation stop command (S2606). This fluctuation stop command is a command that is set in the special symbol processing shown in FIG. 33 in the game control unit 200 (S1114) and transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output processing shown in FIG. 30 (S806).
When the received command is the fluctuation stop command (Yes in S2606), the effect control section 300 executes the process during the end of the fluctuation effect (S2607). In addition, in the processing during the end of the variation effect, the effect control unit 300 analyzes the received variation stop command and sets a variation effect end command for instructing the end of the effect of the symbol variation in the RAM303.

If the received command is not a pre-determination result command, a hold number increase command, a variation start command and a variation stop command (No in S2601, S2604 and S2606), the effect control unit 300 starts the opening operation of the jackpot game with the received command It is determined whether or not it is an opening command for opening (S2608). This opening command is a command that is set in the stopped process shown in FIG. 36 (S1418) and transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process (S806) shown in FIG.
When the received command is an opening command (Yes in S2608), the effect control section 300 executes a jackpot effect selection process (S2609). Details of the jackpot effect selection process will be described later.

If the received command is not a pre-determination result command, a hold number increase command, a variation start command, a variation stop command and an opening command (No in S2601, S2604, S2606 and S2608), the effect control unit 300 determines that the received command is a jackpot game (S2610). This ending command is a command that is set in the big winning opening process shown in FIG. 39 (S1713) and transmitted to the effect control section 300 in the output process (S806) shown in FIG.
If the received command is an ending command (Yes at S2610), the effect control unit 300 executes ending effect selection processing (S2611). Details of the ending effect selection process will be described later.

If the received command is not a pre-determination result command, a pending number increase command, a variation start command, a variation stop command, an opening command and an ending command (No in S2601, S2604, S2606, S2608 and S2610), then the effect control unit 300 , a customer waiting command reception process for shifting the received command to the customer waiting state is executed (S2612). Details of the customer waiting command reception process will be described later.

FIG. 49 is a flow chart showing the contents of the preliminary determination effect selection process (S2603) and the effect selection process (S2605) of FIG.
In the pre-determination effect selection process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the pre-determination result command received from the game control unit 200 (S2801). Furthermore, the effect control unit 300 analyzes the pending number increase command received from the game control unit 200 (S2802). Then, the effect control unit 300 selects the effect pattern (predetermined effect pattern) used in the predetermined effect based on the predetermination result command and the pending number increase command (S2803).

Here, as the pre-judgment performance pattern, various performance patterns can be provided that give advance notice of the random number determination result by the special symbol processing before the start of the variation based on the random number determination result by the special symbol processing. For example, an effect such as a pending display effect or a continuous advance notice effect can be provided as a pre-determination effect pattern. In the present embodiment, when a reserved ball occurs, a display representing the number of reserved balls is displayed on the first special symbol reservation display 218 and the second special symbol reservation display 219 of the display 130 (see FIG. 3). At the same time, the image display unit 114 performs a hold display suggesting the occurrence of a hold or the number of holds (hold display effect). Therefore, in this holding display effect, by reflecting the preliminary judgment result in the display mode etc. of the holding display, the judgment result when the random number judgment by the special symbol processing is performed after that concerning the holding ball is sent to the player. It can be a pre-judgment production to suggest.

In addition, although the case where the pending display effect is used as a pre-determination effect is explained here, by reflecting it in the contents of various effects performed before the start of the fluctuation based on the determination result of the random number by the special symbol processing, various notice effects It becomes possible to do For example, a production using a production image displayed on the image display unit 114, a production by light emission of the board lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157, a production by the movement of movable accessories, a production by sound output such as music and sound effects, etc. It can be set as a judgment production pattern.

In addition, the pre-determination effect is executed along with the symbol variation for the other winning balls performed prior to the symbol variation for the winning ball (reserved ball) for which the pre-determination has been performed. In the present embodiment, the upper limit of the number of retained balls is four per starting port (first starting port 121 or second starting port 122) (see FIG. 31). Moreover, priority is given to digestion of the ball held in the second starting port 122 . In this case, for example, if the preliminary determination is made for the held ball with the second starting port 122, before the pattern fluctuation for the held ball is performed, including the fluctuation currently fluctuating (referred to as the fluctuation), Symbol variation is performed for a maximum of four winning balls. In the notice effect related to the reserved ball that has been pre-determined, if multiple pattern changes are performed before the pattern change is performed for the reserved ball, the notice effect that spans the multiple pattern changes (continuous notice effect ).

Then, the effect control unit 300 sets the pending number command including the value of the added pending number and the information of the pre-determined effect pattern selected in the pre-determined effect selection process to the RAM 303 (S2804). In order to notify the CPU 311 of the image/sound control unit 310 of the selected pre-determined effect pattern, the number-of-holds command includes information indicating the pattern. By receiving the pending number command, the CPU 311 creates a display list or the like for causing the VDP 314 to draw and output images and sounds corresponding to the selected pre-determined effect pattern. Based on the display list or the like, the VDP 314 reads image data and sound data for representing the selected pre-determination effect pattern from the CGROM 315 and SNDROM 316, and expresses the pre-determination effect using the image display unit 114 and the speaker 156. .

In the effect selection process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the received variation start command (S2811). Also, 1 is subtracted from the number of reservations held in the RAM 303 (S2812). Then, the effect control unit 300 displays on the image display unit 114 based on various setting information (information such as the type of jackpot, the game state after the jackpot game, and the fluctuation pattern) obtained from the analysis result of the fluctuation start command. A variation production pattern for symbol variation by image is selected (S2813).

Finally, the production control unit 300 sets a variable production start command for instructing the execution start of the selected production in the RAM303 (S2814). The variable effect start command includes information indicating the pattern in order to notify the CPU 311 of the selected variable effect pattern. When the CPU 311 receives the variable effect start command, the VDP 314 draws images and sounds corresponding to the selected variable effect pattern, and creates a display list or the like for output processing. Based on the display list or the like, the VDP 314 reads out image data and sound data for representing the selected variable effect pattern from the CGROM 315 and SNDROM 316, and expresses the variable effect using the image display unit 114 and the speaker 156.

Although not described in detail, in the process of selecting a variation performance pattern for symbol variation in S2813, a variation performance pattern is determined based on the variation pattern. Based on the variable effect pattern determined here, the variable display of decorative symbols, the background effect, the advance notice effect, etc. are determined. In addition, the variable display of decorative symbols is effect display performed by the image display unit 114 along with the variable display of the special symbols performed by the first special symbol display device 221 or the second special symbol display device 222 . In the variable display of the decorative symbols, a ready-to-win effect or the like is executed. It should be noted that, unlike the present embodiment, when a plurality of variation production patterns are set for the variation pattern, the production random number (one of the random numbers updated in S2503 of FIG. 47 (a) , Acquire production random value when receiving fluctuation start command) may be used to select a fluctuation production pattern by lottery.

FIG. 50 is a flow chart showing the content of the jackpot effect selection process (S2609) in FIG.
In this jackpot effect selection process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the received opening command (including information about the type of the jackpot pattern) (S3001), and selects a pattern of effect (jackpot effect pattern) (S3002). . Then, the effect control unit 300 reads out the image data and sound data used for the effect by the selected big win effect pattern from the ROM 302, sets the big win effect start command instructing the selected effect together with these data in the RAM 303, The jackpot effect selection process is terminated (S3003). As a result, the effect during the big hit is determined. It should be noted that in the selection of the jackpot effect pattern (S3002), determination may be made based on a random number obtained when the command is received.

FIG. 51 is a flow chart showing the content of the ending effect selection process (S2611) of FIG.
In this ending effect selection process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the received ending command (including information about the type of jackpot symbol) (S3101), and selects a pattern of effect (ending effect pattern) (S3102). . Then, the effect control unit 300 reads the image data and sound data used for the effect by the selected ending effect pattern from the ROM 302, sets the ending effect start command for instructing the selected effect together with these data in the RAM 303, Ending effect selection processing is terminated (S3103). It should be noted that in the selection of the ending effect pattern (S3102), determination may be made based on a random number obtained when the command is received.

FIG. 52 is a flow chart showing the contents of the customer waiting command reception process (S2612) of FIG.
The effect control unit 300 determines whether or not a customer waiting command for shifting to a customer waiting state has been received (S3201). When the customer waiting command is received (Yes in S3201), the effect control section 300 starts measuring the elapsed time (S3202), and turns ON the measurement flag in the RAM 303 (S3203). On the other hand, if the received command is not a customer waiting command (No in S3201), the effect control unit 300 determines whether or not the measurement flag held in the RAM 303 is ON (S3204). If the measurement flag is OFF (No in S3204), the customer waiting command reception process is terminated.

When the measurement flag is ON (after turning ON in Yes or S3203 in S3204), the production control unit 300 next determines whether the measurement time has reached a predetermined time-up time (for example, 10 seconds). is determined (S3205). If the time has not expired (No in S3205), the customer waiting command reception process is terminated. On the other hand, when the time is up (Yes in S3205), the effect control unit 300 turns off the measurement flag held in the RAM 303 (S3206), and transmits a customer waiting effect command for performing a customer waiting effect (demonstration effect) to the RAM 303. is set to end the customer waiting command reception process (S3207).

When the command receiving process is completed as described above, any one of a variable performance start command, a variable performance end command, a big hit performance start command, an ending performance start command, and a customer waiting performance command is set in the RAM 303. - 特許庁

FIG. 53 is a flow chart showing the details of the effect button processing (S2512 in FIG. 47(b)).
In this effect button processing, the effect control unit 300 first determines whether or not the operation means such as the effect button 161 is operated by the player during a predetermined acceptance period (effective period) (S3301). Here, the operation of the operation means includes pressing the effect button 161 to turn it on, and pressing the center key or the peripheral key of the effect key 162 to turn it on. Further, when an operation device other than the effect button 161 and the effect key 162, such as a touch panel, is provided in the pachinko gaming machine 100, detection of the operation of the device is included. The effect control unit 300 receives operation signals from the controllers of these devices and detects that an operation has been performed.

If the operation means such as the production button 161 is operated (Yes in S3301), the production control unit 300 sets the production button command including the information indicating the operation content of the operation means in the RAM 303, and ends the production button processing. (S3302).

After that, the effect control unit 300 performs the command transmission processing (S2513) of FIG. Send to the control unit 320 . Based on the received command, the image/sound control unit 310 and the lamp control unit 320 display an image on the image display unit 114, output sound, operate the movable accessory 115, emit light from the board lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157, and the like. to execute the set production.

[Information displayed on the information display in each game section]
Next, the information displayed on the information display 230 in each game section will be described with reference to FIG. In the display information table of FIG. 54, the section counter value (type of game section), the number of normal outs, the data selection counter value, and the display contents of the information display 230 are associated with each other.
Here, the first game section shown in FIG. 54 starts when the power is turned on for the first time. In addition, the setting of 60,000 total outs is a value that can approximately cover the daily operation of a pachinko game machine that fires 100 shots per minute. For the normal medium base value, the numeric segment is always displayed with two digits. Further, when the number of outs during normal is "0" and when the base value during normal is 100 or more, "99." is displayed in the numerical segment.

The identification information displayed in the identification segment of the information display 230 includes "bL." indicating that it is the normal base value of the current game section, and " "b1.", "b2." indicating the normal base value of the game interval two times before, and "b3." indicating the normal base value of the game interval three times before.

The numerical information displayed in the numerical segment of the information display 230 includes "--" indicating that there is no calculated normal base value, the normal base value is "0", or the number of normal outs is "0". "00" indicating that there is, "01" to "99" indicating that the number of outs during normal is "1" or more and the normal base value is "1" to "99", and the normal base value is greater than or equal to "100". When the normal base value is less than "10", the tens digit of the numerical information is always "0" and displayed in two digits.

The numerical value information displayed in the numerical segment does not change in display mode (lights up) regardless of the game section or the number of outs during normal operation, but the identification information displayed in the identification segment does not change. The display mode changes (blinking display or lighting display) depending on the number of outs during normal operation (whether or not there is a calculated normal base value and whether or not the calculated normal base value is credible).

Specifically, in the first to fourth game intervals, when the identification information of the game interval for which there is no calculated normal base value is displayed, the identification information is blinked. In addition, in the game section after the second game section, when displaying the identification information ("bL.") of the current game section, the period when the credibility of the calculated normal base value is low (the number of outs during normal 0 to 5999), the identification information will blink. Otherwise, the identification information is illuminated.

Here, to give an example of the display of the information display 230, the section counter value is "1", the number of outs during normal operation is within the range of 0 to 5999, and the data selection counter value is "0". When the normal base value stored in the first area of the base storage area is "35", the identification segment of the information display 230 blinks "bL." ” will be lit up.

In this way, when the normal base value is "99" or less, the performance information not using the decimal point DP of the 7-segment display of "00" to "99" is displayed in the numerical segment, while the normal base value If the value is "100" or more, the performance information using the decimal point DP of the 7-segment display "99." .

In addition, when the base value is usually less than "10", "0" is always displayed in the tens place of the numerical segment and displayed in two digits (for example, "01" etc.), so 2 as a numerical segment An easy-to-understand display can be achieved by effectively using two 7-segment displays.

In addition, when the normal base value of the current game section is displayed, and the number of outs during normal of the current game section is 0 to 5999, which is not sufficient to calculate the normal base value. , the identification information “bL.” displayed in the identification segment blinks, making it easy to understand that the currently displayed normal base value is information with low credibility.

Also, if there is no calculated normal base value, a non-numerical "--" is displayed in the numerical segment, so the normal base value is calculated in the game section corresponding to the identification information displayed in the identification segment. It becomes easier to understand that there is no

Instead of executing the game ball counting process, the performance information calculation process, and the performance display data setting process as information programs, one or two of them are executed as game programs (for example, game ball counting process). The processing may be executed within the input control processing which monitors the presence or absence of signal input from various switches), while the remainder may be executed as an information program.

Further, the process of outputting display data for displaying performance information on the information display device 230 may be executed by a performance program instead of being executed by the output control process, which is a game program.

In addition, the game balls that have entered the normal winning opening 126, the first starting opening 121, the second starting opening 122, and the big winning opening 125 by the out ball detection switch 227, and the out balls that have flowed into the discharge opening 117. Instead of detecting the out ball detection switch 227, only the game ball that has flowed into the out port may be detected. In that case, the out number (total out number , the number of outs during normal play) should be incremented by one.

(Main processing of the integrated control unit)
Main processing of the image/sound control unit 310 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 55 is a flow chart showing the main processing of the image/sound control section 310. As shown in FIG. This main processing is performed by inputting to the CPU 311 a system reset that occurs when a power supply voltage is supplied from a power supply board (not shown).

First, the CPU 311 prohibits all interrupts in step T1, and performs initialization processing in step T2. Specifically, CPU initial setting such as internal register setting, access permission to RAM 313, initialization of all RAM areas of RAM 313 (0 clear), CTC (counter timer circuit) for generating timer interrupt Start-up etc. are performed, and all interrupts are permitted in step T3.

In step T4, the CPU 311 performs adjustment mode switching processing. Specifically, the sound volume (value) of the effect sound output from the speaker 156 and the light amount (value) of the backlight of the image display unit 114 are controlled by referring to an input signal from a changeover switch (not shown) that can be operated by the game clerk. ), and adjustment mode related to volume and light intensity adjustment (whether volume adjustment is possible, light intensity adjustment is possible, initial value of volume value (any of 0 to 5) and initial value of light intensity value (0 to 5 Either), processing for switching the volume value adjustment range (0 to 5 or 1 to 5) or the light amount value adjustment range (0 to 5 or 1 to 5)).

Here, the changeover switch (not shown) is provided on the game control board as the main board, and the volume of the effect sound output from the speaker 156 and the display device (image display section 114, sub display device (image display section 114 and A display device that separately displays an image related to production)) and various lighting devices (frame lamp 157, board lamp 116).
It should be noted that setting (adjustment) of the volume value and the light intensity value by the changeover switch (not shown) can always be performed when the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in the power ON state (after the image/sound control unit 310 is activated). It has become.

The CPU 311 performs volume adjustment processing in step T5. Specifically, the volume of the effect sound output from the speaker 156 based on the detection signal (left button detection signal, right button detection signal) from the detection switch that detects the operation of the effect key 162 operable by the player. Perform processing to adjust (value).

The CPU 311 performs light amount adjustment processing in step T6. Specifically, based on the detection signal (lower button detection signal, upper button detection signal) from the detection switch that detects the operation of the effect key 162 that the player can operate, the amount of light of the backlight of the image display unit 114 ( value).

In addition, the setting (adjustment) of the volume value and the light amount value by the production key 162 is regulated (restricted) at the start of the variable production and at the end of the variable production (stop of the decorative pattern 41). . In addition, during the period from when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is turned on until the progress control of the game is started (specifically, during the setting change mode, during the RAM clear preparation mode, during the setting confirmation mode, various driving sources Until the timer interrupt is started on the game control board during initial operation, etc.), important (high security level) abnormalities (power on, power recovery) that should be notified with priority over plate full errors and payout abnormalities , illegal winning, abnormal winning, magnetic error, radio wave error, door opening error) are controlled (restricted) even during notification (output of notification sound).

In addition, during the output of the abnormal notification sound, even if the current volume value is lower than the maximum volume value, various effects sounds (BGM) output from the speaker 156 etc.) is lowered from the previous volume, and when the output of the abnormal notification sound is terminated, the volume of various effect sounds is returned to the volume before the decrease.

The CPU 311 performs eco mode control processing in step T7. Specifically, it performs processing for controlling the start and end of the eco mode in which the amount of light of the backlight of the image display unit 114 is reduced to suppress power consumption.

In step T8, the CPU 311 determines whether or not an effect instruction command or a notification instruction command transmitted from the effect control section 300 has been received. If the performance instruction command or the notification instruction command has not been received, the process proceeds to step T11, and if the performance instruction command or the notification instruction command has been received, the process proceeds to step T9.

The CPU 311 performs animation pattern setting processing in step T9. Specifically, an animation pattern is determined from the animation group of the type corresponding to the received effect instruction command or notification instruction command and set in a predetermined area of the RAM 313 .

The CPU 311 performs sound pattern setting processing in step T10. Specifically, a process of determining a sound pattern from the type of sound group corresponding to the received effect instruction command or notification instruction command and setting it in a predetermined area of the RAM 313 is performed.

In step T11, the CPU 311 determines whether or not a frame switching flag is set in the RAM 313 to indicate that it is time to update the image displayed on the image display unit 114. FIG. If there is a frame switching flag, the process moves to step T12, and if there is no frame switching flag, the process moves to step T4.

Note that the frame switching flag is set every time the image/sound control unit 310 receives a V blank signal that is transmitted from the VDP 314 every 1/30 second (the time at which rendering and display of the effect image for one frame is scheduled to be completed). is set by the V blank interrupt processing which is executed at the beginning. Therefore, the processing of steps T12 to T15 described below is executed each time the V blank interrupt processing is executed (frame update timing).

The CPU 311 clears the frame switching flag set in the RAM 313 in step T12, and performs scene update processing in step T13. Specifically, referring to the scene switching counter, wait frame counter, and frame counter updated by the V-blank interrupt processing described above, the address of the animation scene is updated based on the animation pattern determined in step T9. , the sound scene address is updated based on the sound pattern determined in step T10.

The CPU 311 performs drawing control processing in step T14. Specifically, it consists of a drawing control command group based on the display information (sprite identification number, display position, etc.) of one frame of the animation scene at the updated address according to the priority (drawing order) of the animation group to which the animation scene belongs. A display list is generated, this display list is output to the VDP 314, and processing for instructing drawing of a display image based on the display list is performed.

As a result, the VDP 314 draws the display image based on the display list in the drawing frame buffer, and displays the image (effect image, abnormality notification image) drawn in the display frame buffer on the image display unit 114 . will be done. In other words, the frame update timing coincides with the start timing and end timing of various effects (image display and sound output such as pending display, variable effect, big hit notice effect, and look-ahead effect) performed by the image display unit 114. . Note that the performance directly controlled by the performance control unit 300 and the lamp control unit 320 (the performance operation of the movable accessory 115) may or may not match the frame update timing.

The CPU 311 performs voice control processing in step T15. Specifically, a process of generating a voice control command from the sound information at the updated address and outputting this voice control command to the image/sound control unit 310 is performed.

As a result, the image/sound control unit 310 performs processing for outputting various effects and notification sounds from the speaker 156 based on the voice control command. When this process ends, the process moves to step T4.

In this way, at the start of the variable production and at the end of the variable production (stop of the decorative pattern 41), it is possible to adjust the volume and the amount of light with a changeover switch (not shown) that can be operated by the game clerk. Volume adjustment and light amount adjustment by the operable effect keys 162 are regulated (restricted). Therefore, it becomes difficult for the player to miss important points such as the start of the variable performance and the end of the variable performance, and it is possible to prevent a decrease in interest in the game.

In addition, important (high security level) abnormalities (power on, power recovery, unrecoverable error, illegal winning, abnormal winning, magnetic error, radio wave error, During notification (output of notification sound) of door open error), volume adjustment and light intensity adjustment are possible with a changeover switch (not shown) that can be operated by the game clerk, but volume adjustment is possible with the effect key 162 that can be operated by the player. and light amount adjustment are regulated (restricted). Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience of volume adjustment and light amount adjustment on the game parlor side while avoiding the inconvenience that a player who is trying to adjust the volume and light amount does not notice the occurrence of an abnormality.

In addition, during the output of the abnormal notification sound, even if the current volume value is lower than the maximum volume value, various effects sounds (BGM) output from the speaker 156 etc.) is lowered from the previous volume, and when the output of the abnormal notification sound is terminated, the volume of various effect sounds is returned to the volume before the decrease. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience of not noticing an abnormality notification sound due to various effects sounds, and it is possible to ensure the security of the gaming machine.

During the notification of the abnormality (the output of the notification sound), setting (adjustment) of the sound volume value and the light intensity value by the effect key 162 that the player can operate may be disabled, or the adjustment range of the sound volume value and the light intensity value may be disabled. may be restricted between 0 and 2, for example.

(Accessory initial processing of lamp control section)
The accessory initial processing of the lamp control unit 320 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 56 is a flow chart showing the character object initial processing of the lamp control unit 320, and this processing is executed within the timer interrupt processing executed by the lamp control unit 320 at predetermined intervals (4 milliseconds).

In step R101, the CPU 321 determines whether or not a power ON command (power-on designation command, power restoration designation command) has been received from the game control unit 200 or not. If the power-on command has been received, the process proceeds to step R102, and if the power-on command has not been received, the process proceeds to step R103.

In step R102, the CPU 321 executes origin return processing of the role object (movable role object 115, sub-image display section (not shown), effect button 161) to the initial processing number updated in each process of the role object initial process. set to "1" for

The CPU 321 determines whether or not the initial processing number is "1" in step R103. If the initial processing number is not "1", the processing is shifted to step R105 assuming that the character object origin return processing is not executed, and if the initial processing number is "1", the origin return processing is executed in step R104. , and the present accessory initial processing is terminated. Specifically, based on the input signal from the position detection sensor, the character (movable character 115, sub-image display unit (not shown), effect button 161) returns to the origin position, and the initial processing Processing such as setting the number to "2" is performed. Details of the origin return processing will be described later.

The CPU 321 determines whether or not the initial process number is "2" in step R105. If the initial processing number is not "2", the initial action processing for the accessory is not executed, and the initial action processing for this time is terminated. If the initial processing number is "2", the initial action processing is performed. , terminates the initial processing of the character product. Specifically, an initial operation and initial light emission are performed to confirm whether or not the accessory operates normally, and an initial processing number is set to "0". Details of the initial operation process will be described later.

As described above, according to the accessory initial processing shown in FIG. 56, the origin return processing for performing the return operation to the origin position of various accessories and the initial operation for performing the initial operation and initial light emission of various accessories are performed. It is designed not to execute the operation process at the same time. Therefore, the operation of returning various roles to the origin position and the initial operation and initial light emission of various roles are not mixed, and it is possible to separate and check the return operation and the initial operation and initial light emission. .

Further, according to the accessory initial process shown in FIG. 56, the origin return process is executed before the initial action process. Therefore, the various accessories are initially moved from the origin position, and it is possible to easily grasp whether or not there is an abnormality in the operation of the various accessories.

(Origin return processing of lamp control unit)
The return-to-origin process of lamp control unit 320 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 57 is a flow chart showing origin return processing in lamp control unit 320 .

In step R105-1, the CPU 321 determines whether or not the board accessory processing number indicating the transition of the return-to-origin status of the board accessory (movable accessory 115, sub-image display unit (not shown)) is "0". judge. If the board accessory processing number is not "0", the process is moved to step R105-3, and if the board accessory processing number is "0", in step R105-2, the drive target to be returned to the origin is moved. It is set to the accessory 115 (movable effect device), and the process moves to step R105-5.

The CPU 321 determines whether or not the board accessory processing number is "1" in step R105-3. If the board accessory processing number is not "1", the process is shifted to step R105-12, and if the board accessory processing number is "1", in step R105-4, the driving target to be returned to the origin is selected. A sub display device (not shown) is set, and the process proceeds to step R105-5.

In step R105-5, the CPU 321 determines whether or not the accessory to be driven is at the origin position (standby position). Specifically, an input signal from a position detection sensor that detects that each board accessory is at the origin position is determined. If the board accessory to be driven is not at the origin position, the process is shifted to step R105-6, and if the board accessory to be driven is at the origin position, the process is shifted to step R105-11.

In step R105-6, the CPU 321 drives the drive motor for moving the board accessory to be driven so that the board accessory to be driven returns to the origin position, and in step R105-7, the board accessory is moved. A board accessory abnormality determination timer for determining the occurrence of a return abnormality that does not return to the origin position within a predetermined time is updated by +1.

In step R105-8, the CPU 321 determines whether or not the updated board accessory abnormality determination timer is at the upper limit value (for example, 5 seconds). If the board accessory abnormality determination timer is at the upper limit value, it is assumed that the return abnormality has occurred in the board accessory to be driven, and the process is moved to step R105-9. moves the process to step R105-12.

In step R105-9, the CPU 321 sets, in the RAM 323, return abnormality information (movable effect device return abnormality information, sub-display device return abnormality information) indicating that a return abnormality has occurred in the board accessory to be driven, and step R105. At -10, clear the board accessory abnormality judgment timer.

The CPU 321 updates the board accessory processing number by +1 in step R105-11. Specifically, if the board accessory processing number is "0", the board accessory processing number is updated to "1" so that the sub-image display unit (not shown) is to be driven. If the processing number is "1", the board accessory processing number is updated to "2" to end the process of returning the board accessory (movable accessory 115, sub-image display unit (not shown)) to the origin. do.

In step R105-12, the CPU 321 determines whether or not the frame role object processing number indicating the transition of the origin return state of the frame role object (production button 161) is "0". If the frame role object processing number is "0", the process is shifted to step R105-13, and if the board role process number is not "0", the process is shifted to step R105-20.

At step R105-13, the CPU 321 determines whether or not the effect button 161 is at the origin position (standby position). Specifically, an input signal from a position detection sensor that detects that the production button 161 is at the origin position is determined. If the effect button 161 is not at the origin position, the process is shifted to step R105-14, and if the effect button 161 is at the origin position, the process is shifted to step R105-19.

In step R105-14, the CPU 321 drives the effect button drive motor for moving the effect button 161 so that the effect button 161 returns to the origin position, and in step R105-15, the effect button 161 is pressed within a predetermined time. +1 update the frame accessory abnormality determination timer for determining the occurrence of return abnormality that does not return to the origin position.

In step R105-16, the CPU 321 determines whether or not the updated frame accessory abnormality determination timer is the upper limit value (for example, 5 seconds). If the frame accessory abnormality determination timer is at the upper limit value, it is assumed that a return abnormality has occurred in the production button 161, and the process is moved to step R105-17. end the return-to-origin process.

In step R105-17, the CPU 321 sets return abnormality information indicating that return abnormality has occurred in the effect button 161 in the RAM 323, and in step R105-18 clears the frame accessory abnormality determination timer.

The CPU 321 updates the frame accessory processing number by +1 in step R105-19. Specifically, if the frame accessory processing number is "0", the frame accessory processing number is updated to "1" in order to end the process of returning the frame accessory (production button 161) to the origin.

The CPU 321 determines in step R105-20 whether or not the board accessory processing number and the frame accessory processing number satisfy the end condition. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the board accessory processing number is "2" and the frame accessory processing number is "1". If the termination condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step R105-21, and if the termination condition is not satisfied, the current origin return process is terminated.

In step R105-21, the CPU 321 clears the board accessory processing number and the frame accessory processing number, and in step R105-22, executes the initial operation process of the accessory in the initial processing number described above. 2” is set, and the current origin return processing is terminated.

As described above, according to the origin return processing shown in FIG. 57, when the power is turned on, the movable accessory 115 and the sub-image display section (not shown), which overlap the performance position (movement area), are positioned at the origin position (standby position). If not, both of them are not returned to the origin position (standby position) at the same time (at the same time), but are returned to the origin position in a predetermined order (movable accessory 115 → sub image display unit (not shown) order) It has become. Therefore, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not various board accessories have returned to the origin position. In addition, when the movable accessory 115 and the sub-image display unit (not shown) are in contact with each other with difficulty in separation, it is possible to prevent the two accessories from applying loads to each other, and both the accessories are damaged at the same time. It is possible to suppress such inconvenience.

Further, according to the origin return processing shown in FIG. 57, the operation of returning the board accessory (movable accessory 115, sub-image display unit (not shown)) to the origin position, and the operation of the frame accessory (effect button 161) It is possible to simultaneously (simultaneously) execute a return operation to the origin position. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the time required for the return motion of various roles, and it is possible to smoothly shift to the initial motions of various roles to be executed next.

Further, according to the origin return processing shown in FIG. 57, an upper limit is set for the time required for each accessory to return to the origin position. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the return operation of various accessories never ends. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the various accessories are performing the returning motions even during the variable performance and the performance motions are not performed, and it is possible to prevent the amusement of the game from being lowered.

Further, according to the origin return processing shown in FIG. 57, the operation of returning the board accessory (movable accessory 115, sub-image display unit (not shown)) to the origin position, and the operation of the frame accessory (effect button 161) When both of the return operations to the origin position are completed, processing for shifting to initial operation processing is performed. Therefore, the returning motion of various accessories to the origin position and the initial motion of various accessories are not executed at the same time, and it is possible to separate and confirm the returning motion and initial motion of various accessories. .

It should be noted that the movable accessory 115 and the sub-image display section (not shown) return to the origin position in a predetermined order (the order of the movable accessory 115 → the sub-image display section (not shown)). At the same time, the operation of returning to the origin position may be started. By doing so, it is possible to shorten the time required for the return operation of the movable accessory 115 and the sub-image display unit (not shown), and it is possible to smoothly shift to the initial operation of various accessories to be executed next. becomes.

(Initial operation processing of lamp control unit)
Initial operation processing of lamp control unit 320 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 58 is a flow chart showing initial operation processing of lamp control unit 320 .

In step R107-1, the CPU 321 determines whether or not the board accessory processing number indicating the transition of the initial operation status of the board accessory is "0". When the board accessory processing number is "0", the process is shifted to step R107-2, and when the board accessory processing number is not "0", the process is shifted to step R107-7.

In step R107-2, the CPU 321 determines whether or not return abnormality information of the board accessory (movable accessory 115, sub-image display section (not shown)) is set in the RAM323. If the return abnormality information is not set, the processing is shifted to step R107-4 assuming that the initial operation and initial light emission of the board accessory are performed, and if the return abnormality information is set, step R107-3. In step R107-7, the board accessory processing number is set to "2" so that the initial action of the board accessory is not performed.

In step R107-4, the CPU 321 selects the board role item initial motion pattern determination table (see FIG. 59(a)) for determining the board role item initial motion pattern. The details of the board accessory initial motion pattern determination table will be described later.

In step R107-5, the CPU 321 determines the initial motion pattern of the board accessory (movable accessory 115, sub-image display section (not shown)) and sets it in the RAM 323. FIG. Specifically, referring to the board accessory initial operation pattern determination table shown in FIG. Determine one initial operation pattern.

The CPU 321 updates the board accessory processing number by +1 in step R107-6. Specifically, if the board accessory processing number is "0", the board accessory processing number is updated to "1" to execute the initial operation of the board accessory.

The CPU 321 determines whether or not the board accessory processing number is "1" in step R107-7. If the board accessory processing number is not "1", the processing is shifted to step R107-11, and if the board accessory processing number is "1", it is set in the RAM 323 in step R107-8. The initial motion of the board accessory is executed according to the initial motion pattern of the board accessory.

In step R107-9, the CPU 321 determines whether or not all steps of the initial action of the board accessory have been completed. If all steps of the initial motion of the board accessory have not been completed, the process is shifted to step R107-11, and if all steps of the initial motion of the board accessory have been completed, step R107-10 is performed on the board accessory. The processing number is updated by +1. Specifically, if the board accessory processing number is "1", the board accessory processing number is updated to "2" in order to end the process of initializing the board accessory.

In step R107-11, the CPU 321 determines whether or not the frame role object processing number indicating the transition of the initial operation state of the frame role object (effect button 161) is "0". If the frame role-playing process number is "0", the process moves to step R107-12, and if the frame role-playing process number is not "0", the process moves to step R107-17.

In step R107-12, the CPU 321 determines whether or not return abnormality information of the effect button 161 is set in the RAM323. If the return abnormality information is not set, the processing is shifted to step R107-14 assuming that the initial action of the frame accessory is performed, and if the return abnormality information is set, the frame "2" is set to the frame role product processing number assuming that the initial action of the role product is not performed, and the process is shifted to step R107-17.

In step R107-14, the CPU 321 selects a frame role-play initial motion pattern determination table (see FIG. 59(b)) for determining the initial motion pattern of the frame role-play. The details of the frame accessory initial motion pattern determination table will be described later.

In step R107-15, the CPU 321 determines the initial motion pattern of the frame accessory (effect button 161) and sets it in the RAM323. Specifically, referring to the frame role initial operation pattern determination table shown in FIG. 59(b), one initial operation pattern is determined from among a plurality of initial operation patterns based on the type of power ON command. .

The CPU 321 updates the frame accessory processing number by +1 in step R107-16. Specifically, if the frame role-playing process number is "0", the frame role-playing process number is updated to "1" to execute the initial operation of the frame role-playing product.

In step R107-17, the CPU 321 determines whether or not the frame accessory processing number is "1". If the frame accessory processing number is not "1", the process is moved to step R107-21, and if the frame accessory processing number is "1", it is set in the RAM 323 in step R107-18. The initial motion of the frame role-playing object is executed according to the initial motion pattern of the frame role-playing object.

In step R107-19, the CPU 321 determines whether or not the initial action of the frame role-playing object has been completed. If the initial action of the frame role has not been completed in all steps, the process is shifted to step R107-21, and if the initial action of the frame role has been completed in all steps, in step R107-20, the frame role The processing number is updated by +1. Specifically, if the frame role-playing process number is "1", the frame role-playing process number is updated to "2" in order to end the process of initializing the frame role-playing.

In step R107-21, the CPU 321 determines whether or not the board accessory processing number and the frame accessory processing number satisfy the end condition. Specifically, it is determined whether the board accessory processing number is "2" and the frame accessory processing number is "2". If the termination condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step R107-22, and if the termination condition is not satisfied, this initial operation process is terminated.

The CPU 321 clears the board accessory processing number and the frame accessory processing number in step R107-22, clears the initial processing number described above in step R107-23, and terminates this initial operation processing.

Thus, according to the initial action process shown in FIG. 58, the initial action of the board accessory (movable accessory 115, sub-image display unit (not shown)) and the initial action of the frame accessory (effect button 161) can be executed simultaneously (at the same time). Therefore, it is possible to shorten the time required for the initial action of various accessories, and to prevent obstruction of the production actions of various accessories during the game.

Further, according to the initial operation process shown in FIG. 58, when there is a return abnormality in the movable accessory 115 and the sub-image display unit (not shown) constituting the board accessory, the movable accessory 115 and the sub-image display The initial operation of the unit (not shown) is not executed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the board accessory from being completely out of order or damaged by forcibly initializing the board accessory in which the return abnormality has occurred.

Further, according to the initial operation process shown in FIG. 58, when there is a return abnormality in the production button 161 constituting the frame accessory, the initial operation of the production button 161 is not executed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent inconvenience such as complete failure or breakage of the performance button 161 by forcibly initializing the performance button 161 in which the return abnormality has occurred.

In addition, according to the initial operation process shown in FIG. 58, even if the initial operation of the board role object in which the recovery error has occurred is not executed, the initial operation of the frame role object in which the recovery error has not occurred is executed, and the recovery error occurs. Even if the initial action of the frame accessory in which the error has occurred is not executed, the initial action of the board accessory in which the recovery abnormality has not occurred is executed. Therefore, it is possible to confirm whether or not there is an abnormality in the action of the accessory in which the return abnormality has not occurred.

Further, according to the initial action process shown in FIG. 58, both the initial action of the board accessory (movable accessory 115, sub-image display unit (not shown)) and the initial action of the frame accessory (effect button 161) are performed. is finished, the initial operation process is finished. Therefore, even though one of the board accessory and the frame accessory performs the initial action, the other performs the production action, and it may occur that it is unclear whether it is the initial action or the production action. Gone.

(Board accessories initial operation pattern determination table)
FIG. 59(a) is a diagram showing a board accessory initial motion pattern determination table for determining an initial motion pattern of a board accessory (movable accessory 115, sub-image display unit (not shown)).

Types of commands at power ON, presence/absence of recovery abnormality information, and initial operation patterns to be selected are associated with the board accessory initial operation pattern determination table. The number of steps is described.

The initial operation pattern includes patterns 01 to 03 that are determined when a power-on designation command is received, and patterns 01-03 that are determined when a first power restoration designation command indicating that the customer is waiting for a customer is received. Patterns 04 to 06 that are determined when receiving a second power restoration designation command indicating that the special symbol is being displayed in a variable display or a third power restoration designation command indicating that the jackpot game is in progress. 07 to 09 are set.

The "movable effect device small descent" is an action in which the movable accessory 115 moves (lowers) from the standby position to a midway position slightly below the standby position, and the "movable effect device large descent" The movable accessory 115 moves (descends) from the standby position to the production position below the middle position, and "return to the origin of the movable presentation device" is the action of returning the movable accessory 115 to the standby position. It's becoming

"Movement of the sub-display device" is an operation in which the sub-image display section (not shown) rises from the standby position to the effect position, and "Return to the origin of the sub-display device" is the movement of the sub-image display section (not shown). returns to the standby position.

"Movable production device LED" refers to a plurality of LEDs provided on the movable accessory 115, and "sub display device LED" refers to a plurality of LEDs provided around the screen of the sub image display section (not shown). LED.

In the initial operation pattern 02, the initial operation pattern 05, and the initial operation pattern 08, the lighting color of the movable effect device LED is not described. This is because the red blinking occurs due to the anomaly notification.

Also, in the initial operation pattern 03, the initial operation pattern 06, and the initial operation pattern 09, the lighting color of the sub-display device LED is not described. This is because the LED of the display device blinks in red to notify an abnormality.

The first feature of the board role item initial operation pattern determination table shown in FIG. The point is that the operation modes (the number of steps, the operation of each step) of the initial actions of the objects (movable accessory 115, sub-image display unit (not shown)) are the same. Therefore, regardless of whether the power is turned on or the power is restored, it is possible to appropriately confirm whether or not there is an abnormality in the operation of the board accessory.

It should be noted that the operation mode of the initial operation is the same as long as the movement pattern of the board accessory is the same at least in each process, and the operation time in each process may be the same, or the operation time in each process may be the same. can be different.

Also, the operation mode (the number of steps, the operation of each step) of the initial operation of one of the movable accessory 115 and the sub-image display unit (not shown) may be different between when the power is turned on and when the power is restored, The operation mode (the number of steps, the operation of each step) of the initial operation of both the movable accessory 115 and the sub-image display unit (not shown) may be different. In this way, it is possible to easily grasp whether it is the initial operation by turning on the power (the control state of the game is initialized) or the initial operation by restoring the power (the control state of the game is restored). becomes.

In addition, when the operation mode (the number of steps, the operation of each step) of the initial operation of the movable accessory 115 and/or the sub-image display unit (not shown) is different between when the power is turned on and when the power is restored, the power is turned on. An operation not included in the initial operation at power restoration may be performed in the initial operation at power recovery, or an operation not included in the initial operation at power recovery may be performed in the initial operation at power on. In this way, it is possible to more easily grasp whether it is the initial operation by turning on the power (the control state of the game is initialized) or the initial operation by the restoration of the power (the control state of the game is restored). .

A second feature of the board accessory initial operation pattern determination table shown in FIG. The difference is the light emission mode of the initial light emission during the initial operation of the sub-image display section (not shown). Therefore, it is possible to grasp whether it is an initial operation by turning on the power (the game control state is initialized) or an initial operation by power restoration (the game control state is restored).

As a third feature of the board accessory initial operation pattern determination table shown in FIG. While the mode is the same, the point is that the light emission mode of the initial light emission of the sub-display device LED is different. Therefore, it is possible to grasp whether it is an initial operation by turning on the power (the game control state is initialized) or an initial operation by power restoration (the game control state is restored).

When the power is turned on and when the power is restored to the customer waiting state, the light emission mode of the initial light emission of the movable effect device LED is the same, but the light emission mode of the initial light emission of the sub display device LED is different. However, on the contrary, when the power is turned on and when the power is restored to restore the customer waiting state, the light emission mode of the initial light emission of the movable effect device LED is made different, while the light emission of the initial light emission of the sub display device LED is different. The aspects may be the same.

Further, both the light emission mode of the initial light emission of the movable effect device LED and the light emission mode of the initial light emission of the sub-display device LED may be different between when the power is turned on and when the power is restored to restore the customer waiting state. . In this way, it is possible to easily grasp whether it is an initial operation by turning on the power (the control state of the game is initialized) or an initial operation by restoring the power (the control state of the game is restored). becomes.

The fourth feature of the board accessory initial action pattern determination table shown in FIG. The difference is that the light emission mode of the initial light emission during the initial operation of the board accessory (movable accessory 115, sub-image display unit (not shown)) is different. Therefore, it is possible to grasp whether it is an initial operation by turning on the power (the game control state is initialized) or an initial operation by power restoration (the game control state is restored).

As a fifth feature of the board accessory initial operation pattern determination table shown in FIG. 59(a), when the power supply is restored to the customer waiting state, during the variable display of special symbols, or during the jackpot game, it is restored. The light emission mode of the initial light emission during the initial operation of the board accessory (movable accessory 115, sub-image display unit (not shown)) is different from that at the time of power restoration. Therefore, it is possible to grasp whether it is the initial operation due to the restoration of the power supply to restore the customer waiting state, the initial operation due to the restoration of the power supply during the variable display of the special symbols, or during the jackpot game.

It should be noted that both the movable effect device LED and the sub display device LED are extinguished during the variable display of the special symbols or when the power supply is restored during the jackpot game, but the movable effect device LED and the sub display are turned off. The device LED may be lit in the same light emission manner as when power is restored to restore the customer waiting state.

As a sixth feature of the board accessory initial operation pattern determination table shown in FIG. When there is no return abnormality in the sub-image display unit (not shown), the initial operation of the sub-image display unit (not shown) is performed without performing the initial operation of the movable accessory 115, and the return error in the movable accessory 115 is performed. If there is a return abnormality in the sub-image display unit (not shown), the initial operation of the movable accessory 115 is performed and the initial operation of the sub-image display unit (not shown) is not performed. mentioned. By doing so, it becomes possible to perform a suitable initial operation according to the presence or absence of the recovery abnormality.

(Frame Accessory Initial Operation Pattern Decision Table)
FIG. 59(b) is a diagram showing a frame accessory initial motion pattern determination table referred to when determining the initial motion pattern of the frame accessory (effect button 161).

The type of power-on command and the selected initial operation pattern are associated with the frame accessory initial operation pattern determination table, and the operation mode at the time of the initial operation and the number of steps of the initial operation are described as a reference. ing.

"Production button large rise" is an operation in which the production button 161 rises from the standby position (initial position) to the production position (upper position). It is an operation to return to

A first feature of the frame role initial operation pattern determination table shown in FIG. The point is that the operation mode (the number of steps, the operation of each step) of the initial action of the object (the effect button 161) is different. Therefore, it is possible to easily grasp whether it is an initial operation by turning on the power (the control state of the game is initialized) or an initial operation by restoring the power (the control state of the game is restored).

As a second feature of the frame accessory initial action pattern determination table shown in FIG. 59(b), the initial action of the effect button 161 at the time of turning on the power does not have the initial action of the effect button 161 at the time of power restoration. The point is that it is designed to execute an operation. Therefore, it is possible to more easily grasp whether it is the initial operation by turning on the power (the control state of the game is initialized) or the initial operation by the restoration of the power (the control state of the game is restored). .

It should be noted that the operation mode (the number of steps, the operation of each step) of the initial operation of the effect button 161 may be the same between when the power is turned on and when the power is restored. By doing so, regardless of whether the power is turned on or the power is restored, it is possible to appropriately confirm whether or not there is an abnormality in the operation of the frame object.

The third feature of the frame accessory initial operation pattern determination table shown in FIG. The difference is the light emission mode of the initial light emission during the initial operation. Therefore, it is possible to grasp whether it is an initial operation by turning on the power (the game control state is initialized) or an initial operation by power restoration (the game control state is restored).

As a fourth feature of the frame role initial action pattern determination table shown in FIG. The point is that the light emission mode of the initial light emission during the initial action of the frame role (effect button 161) is different. Therefore, it is possible to grasp whether it is an initial operation by turning on the power (the game control state is initialized) or an initial operation by power restoration (the game control state is restored).

In addition, during the variable display of special symbols, or at the time of power restoration during the jackpot game, the production button LED is turned off, but it is the same as at the time of power restoration in which the production button LED is restored to the customer waiting state. You may make it light up in a light emission mode.

As a fifth feature of the frame role initial operation pattern determination table shown in FIG. 59(b), the number of light emitting colors in the initial light emission of the effect button 161 when the power is turned on and the initial light emission of the effect button 161 when the power is restored , the number of emitted colors is different. Therefore, it is possible to more easily grasp whether it is the initial operation by turning on the power (the control state of the game is initialized) or the initial operation by the restoration of the power (the control state of the game is restored). .

Although the number of emitted colors in the initial light emission of the effect button 161 when the power is turned on is greater than the number of emitted colors in the initial light emission of the effect button 161 when the power is restored, it may be reversed.

As a sixth feature of the frame role initial action pattern determination table shown in FIG. One of the points is that it includes an emission color that is not in the emission color in . Therefore, it is possible to more easily grasp whether it is the initial operation by turning on the power (the control state of the game is initialized) or the initial operation by the restoration of the power (the control state of the game is restored). .

It should be noted that the initial light emission color of the effect button 161 upon power restoration may include a light emission color that is not included in the initial light emission color of the effect button 161 upon power-on.

As a seventh feature of the frame role initial motion pattern determination table shown in FIG. It is different from the time during which the production button 161 vibrates during the operation production executed by operating the production button 161 in the period. Therefore, it is possible to grasp that the vibration is the initial action of the effect button 161 .

As the eighth feature of the frame accessory initial motion pattern determination table shown in FIG. The point is that it is executed over the initial operation of the production button 161 in which the detection of whether or not is performed. Therefore, it is possible to check the operation of the performance button 161 and the operation of the button vibration motor at the same time, and it is possible to shorten the time required for checking the operation.

(Concrete example of initial operation of various drive sources during setting change)
With reference to FIG. 60, a specific example of initial operation of various drive sources during setting change will be described. FIG. 60 is a diagram showing a timing chart and an effect example when initializing various drive sources during setting change.

First, at timing T0, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered off. At this time, a movable body ( Various driving sources (electric tulip opening/closing unit 213, large winning opening door opening/closing unit 216) for operating the electric tulip 123 and the big winning opening door 125D are stopped.

Also, during the round game, the big winning hole LED that causes the big winning hole (first big winning hole 125) to emit light in a predetermined manner is turned off, and the display device 130 (first special symbol display device 221, second special symbol display device 221, second Special symbol display 222, normal symbol display 223, first special symbol reservation display 218, second special symbol reservation display 219, normal symbol reservation display 220, round number display 225, state display 224, state confirmation The display 226), the image display unit 114, and the information display 230 are in a non-display state (non-operating, extinguished, erased).

At timing T1, the power switch 412 is switched from OFF to ON while the setting key switch 229 is ON and the RAM clear switch 228 is ON, and the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered ON. Even after the pachinko game machine 100 is powered on, the RAM clear switch 228 is kept on.
Note that the setting key switch 229 is provided with a keyhole (not shown). When a key is inserted into the setting key switch 229 and rotated clockwise by 90° while the setting key switch 229 is OFF, the setting key switch 229 is turned ON.
Also, the RAM clear switch 228 is a push button. While the RAM clear switch 228 is being pushed, the RAM clear switch 228 remains ON. When the RAM clear switch 228 is no longer pressed, the RAM clear switch 228 is turned off.

When the RAM clear switch 228 is in the ON state until timing T2 when a predetermined time (three seconds in this example) has elapsed since the pachinko game machine 100 was turned on, the game control unit 200 enters the setting change mode. It is in the pre-start state before the game is started and the progress control of the game is started.

At this time, a state confirmation display indicating that the setting is being changed is displayed on the state confirmation display 226, and operation (driving source=ON) is started as an initial operation of various driving sources. In addition, a setting change notification is displayed to confirm that the setting is being changed and to confirm the operation of various drive sources (display of the screen during setting change, voice during setting change "Setting is being changed" and initial operation confirmation voice "Solenoid operation is also Alternate output of "Please confirm") is started. In addition, the current set value (here, "6") is displayed on the 7-segment display 230d on the right end of the information display 230. FIG.

At the timing of T3, when the operating time of various driving sources (here, 0.512 seconds) has elapsed, the operation of the various driving sources is stopped (driving source = OFF), and thereafter various driving is performed from the timing of T3 to the timing of T10. Activation and deactivation of the source are repeated.

At timing T7, when the RAM clear switch 228 is pushed, the set value displayed on the rightmost 7-segment display 230d of the information display 230 is switched to "5". Thus, in this embodiment, the RAM clear switch 228 is also used as a setting change switch for changing the setting values of the pachinko gaming machine 100 . Also, each time the RAM clear switch 228 is pressed, a lower setting value is set one by one. Also, if the RAM clear switch 228 is pushed when the set value is "1", the set value becomes "6".

At the timing of T11, if the setting value confirmation operation (the setting key switch 229 is turned OFF) is performed in a state in which the operation time of the various driving sources started from the timing of T10 has not elapsed, the setting change mode and the setting change notification are activated. As soon as it is finished, the operation of various driving sources is immediately stopped (driving source = OFF), the initial operation of various driving sources is completed, and the set value is also displayed on the 7-segment display 230d at the right end of the information display 230. finish. Then, the game control unit 200 shifts from the pre-start state to a game ready state in which progress control of the game is performed.

At this time, various displays on the display 130 (display of special design, display of normal design, display of special design reservation number, display of general design reservation number, etc.) are started, and the above-described power-on notification is started. be. In addition, various accessories (movable accessories 115 (115a, 115b), sub-image display unit (not shown), presentation button 161) controlled by the production control unit 300 are started to return and initialize, and information All of the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d in the display 230 are fully lit, and lighting confirmation is started. It should be noted that the initial operation of various accessories ends after the lighting confirmation of the information display 230 ends. Also, a text notifying that the RAM 203 has been cleared is displayed on the image display unit 114 .

At the timing of T12, when the confirmation time (here, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the start of lighting confirmation of the information display 230, the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d are all extinguished for a predetermined time (here, 5 seconds). Then, all the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d are turned off, and performance information (here, the normal base value of the current game section) starts to be displayed. After that, every time the display switching time (5 seconds) elapses, the performance information (normal base value) of four game sections consisting of the current game section and three past game sections are displayed in order.

(Concrete example of initial operation of various drive sources during preparation for RAM clearing)
With reference to FIG. 61, a specific example of initial operation of various drive sources during preparation for RAM clearing will be described. FIG. 61 is a diagram showing a timing chart and an effect example when various drive sources are initially operated during preparation for RAM clearing.

First, at timing T0, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered off. At this time, a movable body ( Various driving sources (electric tulip opening/closing unit 213, large winning opening door opening/closing unit 216) for operating the electric tulip 123 and the big winning opening door 125D are stopped.

Also, during the round game, the big winning hole LED that causes the big winning hole (first big winning hole 125) to emit light in a predetermined manner is turned off, and the display device 130 (first special symbol display device 221, second special symbol display device 221, second Special symbol display 222, normal symbol display 223, first special symbol reservation display 218, second special symbol reservation display 219, normal symbol reservation display 220, round number display 225, state display 224, state confirmation The display 226), the image display unit 114, and the information display 230 are in a non-display state (non-operating, extinguished, erased).

At the timing of T1, when the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered on and the RAM clearing operation (the RAM clearing switch 228 is turned on) is performed, the game control unit 200 starts the RAM clearing preparation mode to control the progress of the game. It will be in the pre-start state before it is started.

At this time, the state confirmation display 226 displays a state confirmation display indicating that RAM clearing is being prepared, and various drive sources start to operate (drive source=ON) as an initial operation. In addition, RAM clear preparation notification to prompt confirmation of RAM clear preparation and operation of various drive sources (display of clear preparation screen, notification sound of "Please press RAM clear again" and "Check the operation of the solenoid Alternate output of the initial operation confirmation voice of "please" is started.

At the timing of T2, when the operation time (here, 0.512 seconds) has passed since the start of operation of the various drive sources, the operation of the various drive sources is stopped (drive source = OFF), and thereafter the timing of T3 to the timing of T10. Activation and deactivation of various drive sources are repeated until .

At the timing of T10, if the RAM clear approval operation (the RAM clear switch 228 is turned ON) is performed before the operating time of the various drive sources that started at the timing of T9 has elapsed, the RAM clear preparation mode and the RAM clear preparation mode are entered. As soon as the notification ends, the operation of various drive sources is immediately stopped (drive source = OFF), the initial operation of the various drive sources is completed, and the game control unit 200 controls the progress of the game from the state before the start. Move to enabled state.

At this time, various displays on the display 130 (display of special design, display of normal design, display of special design reservation number, display of general design reservation number, etc.) are started, and the above-described power-on notification is started. be. In addition, various accessories (movable accessories 115 (115a, 115b), sub-image display unit (not shown), presentation button 161) controlled by the production control unit 300 are started to return and initialize, and information All of the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d in the display 230 are fully lit, and lighting confirmation is started. It should be noted that the initial operation of the movable accessory 115 ends after the lighting confirmation of the information display 230 ends. Also, a text notifying that the RAM 203 has been cleared is displayed on the image display unit 114 .

At the timing of T11, when the confirmation time (here, 5 seconds) has passed since the start of lighting confirmation of the information display 230, the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d are all extinguished for a predetermined time (here, 5 seconds). Then, all the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d are turned off, and performance information (here, the normal base value of the current game section) starts to be displayed. After that, every time the display switching time (5 seconds) elapses, the performance information (normal base value) of four game sections consisting of the current game section and three past game sections are displayed in order.

Note that the RAM clear method is not limited to the above example.
While the RAM clear switch 228 is ON, the power switch 412 is switched from OFF to ON, and the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered ON. The RAM 203 may be cleared after a predetermined period of time (for example, 3 seconds) has elapsed with the RAM clear switch 228 turned on. At this time, all the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d in the information display 230 are fully lit, and lighting confirmation is started. When the confirmation time (here, 5 seconds) elapses after the start of lighting confirmation of the information display 230, the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d are all extinguished for a predetermined time (here, 5 seconds). Then, all the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d are turned off, and performance information (here, the normal base value of the current game section) starts to be displayed. Further, when the RAM 203 is cleared, the image display unit 114 displays text notifying that the RAM 203 has been cleared.

(Concrete example of initial operation of various drive sources during setting confirmation)
With reference to FIG. 62, a specific example of initial operation of various drive sources during setting confirmation will be described. FIG. 62 is a diagram showing a timing chart and an effect example in the case of initializing various drive sources during setting confirmation.

First, at timing T0, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered off. At this time, a movable body ( Various driving sources (electric tulip opening/closing unit 213, large winning opening door opening/closing unit 216) for operating the electric tulip 123 and the big winning opening door 125D are stopped.

Also, during the round game, the big winning hole LED that causes the big winning hole (first big winning hole 125) to emit light in a predetermined manner is turned off, and the display device 130 (first special symbol display device 221, second special symbol display device 221, second Special symbol display 222, normal symbol display 223, first special symbol reservation display 218, second special symbol reservation display 219, normal symbol reservation display 220, round number display 225, state display 224, state confirmation The display 226), the image display unit 114, and the information display 230 are in a non-display state (non-operating, extinguished, erased).

At the timing of T1, when the power switch 412 is switched from OFF to ON and the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered ON and a setting confirmation operation (the setting key switch 229 is ON) is performed, the game control unit 200 enters a setting confirmation mode. is started and the pre-start state before the progress control of the game is started.
Also, the image display unit 114 displays a text notifying that the setting values of the pachinko gaming machine 100 are being checked. Also, in the image display section 114, an image simulating the production button 161 is displayed.

At this time, a state confirmation display indicating that the setting is being confirmed is displayed on the state confirmation display 226, and operation (driving source=ON) is started as an initial operation of various driving sources. In addition, setting confirmation notification to prompt confirmation of settings and operation confirmation of various drive sources (display of setting confirmation screen, setting confirmation voice "Setting confirmation in progress" and initial operation confirmation voice "Solenoid operation is also Alternate output of "Please confirm") is started. In addition, the current set value (here, "6") is displayed on the 7-segment display 230d on the right end of the information display 230. FIG.
Also, when the effect button 161 is operated, the setting history screen is displayed on the image display unit 114 . The setting history screen is a screen showing the history of setting values of the pachinko gaming machine 100 . The setting history screen shows "No", "Details", and "Date and Time". The "content" indicates which of the setting change mode and the setting confirmation mode was performed. Further, when the setting change mode is performed, the changed setting value is indicated in the "content". Further, when the setting confirmation mode is performed, the "contents" indicates the set value when the setting confirmation mode is performed. Further, the "date and time" indicates the date and time when either the setting change mode or the setting confirmation mode was performed. Here, the smaller "No" means that the "date and time" is newer. Further, when the effect button 161 is operated while the setting history screen is displayed, the image display unit 114 again displays the text notifying that the setting values of the pachinko game machine 100 are being confirmed. .
Note that the setting history screen may be displayed during the setting change mode.

At the timing of T2, when the operation time (here, 0.512 seconds) has passed since the start of operation of the various drive sources, the operation of the various drive sources is stopped (drive source = OFF), and thereafter the timing of T3 to the timing of T10. Activation and deactivation of various drive sources are repeated until .

At the timing of T10, if the confirmation end operation (the setting key switch 229 is turned OFF) is performed before the operating time of the various driving sources that started at the timing of T9 has elapsed, the setting confirmation mode and the setting confirmation notification are terminated. At the same time, the operation of various driving sources is immediately stopped (driving source = OFF), the initial operation of various driving sources is completed, and the display of the set value on the 7-segment display 230d at the right end of the information display 230 is also completed. do. Then, the game control unit 200 shifts from the pre-start state to a game ready state in which progress control of the game is performed.

At this time, various displays on the display 130 (display of special design, display of normal design, display of special design reservation, display of normal design reservation number, etc.) are started, and the above-mentioned power supply restoration notification is started. be. In addition, various accessories (movable accessory 115, sub-image display unit (not shown), presentation button 161) controlled by the effect control unit 300 are started to return and to be initialized. All of the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d are lit, and lighting confirmation is started. It should be noted that the initial operation of the movable accessory 115 ends after the lighting confirmation of the information display 230 ends.

At the timing of T11, when the confirmation time (here, 5 seconds) has passed since the start of lighting confirmation of the information display 230, the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d are all extinguished for a predetermined time (here, 5 seconds). Then, all the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d are turned off, and performance information (here, the normal base value of the current game section) starts to be displayed. After that, every time the display switching time (5 seconds) elapses, the performance information (normal base value) of four game sections consisting of the current game section and three past game sections are displayed in order.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the pre-start state before the game progress control is started, in order to operate the movable body (electric tulip 123, big winning entrance door 125D) that affects the game result. (Electric tulip opening/closing unit 213, big winning entrance door opening/closing unit 216) are initially operated, so that when the pachinko game machine 100 is shipped from the factory or replaced at the game parlor, the progress of the game It is possible to easily check the operation of the drive source controlled by the main control means that performs control.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the various drive sources for operating the movable bodies that affect the game result are initially operated (during the pre-start state), the display other than the state confirmation display 226 is displayed. Device 130 (first special symbol display 221, second special symbol display 222, normal symbol display 223, first special symbol reservation display 218, second special symbol reservation display 219, normal symbol reservation display 220, Since the round number display 225 and the state display 224) are in a non-display (non-operating) state, it is possible not to give an extra processing burden to the game control unit 200, and to check the operation of various drive sources. can be concentrated on.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the various driving sources for operating the movable bodies that affect the game results are being initially operated, it prompts the user to confirm that the settings are being changed and to check the operation of the various driving sources. (RAM clearing preparation notification to prompt confirmation of RAM clearing preparations and operation confirmation of various drive sources, setting confirmation notification to prompt confirmation of settings and confirmation of operation of various drive sources) is performed, the operator (worker, game clerk) who checks the operation of the pachinko game machine 100 can be informed that it is time to check the operation of various drive sources, and the operation can be confirmed appropriately. can be performed.

Further, according to the present embodiment, in the setting change mode (RAM clearing preparation mode, setting confirmation mode), various driving sources for operating the movable bodies that affect the game result are initially operated. It is not necessary to create a plurality of states in the pre-start state before the game progress control is started, and it is possible to reduce the development cost (shorten the development period, etc.) of the pachinko game machine 100.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the pre-start state ends due to the set value confirmation operation (RAM clear approval operation, confirmation end operation), the operation is immediately completed even before the operation time of various drive sources has elapsed. Since the operation of the various drive sources is terminated, the initial operation of the various drive sources will not be performed in the state where the game can be played, and it will be confused with the operation of the various drive sources according to the progress of the game. It is possible to avoid inconvenience.

Further, according to the present embodiment, in the pre-start state before the progress control of the game is performed, the initial operation of various driving sources for operating the movable body that affects the result of the game is performed, and the progress control of the game is performed. Since the initial motion of the movable accessory 115 that does not affect the result of the game is performed in the playable state, the two types of initial motions can be checked in order, and the motion can be properly checked. becomes possible.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the various driving sources for operating the large winning opening door 125D are initially operated, the large winning opening LED is kept turned off, so that the light from the large winning opening LED Therefore, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that it is difficult to check the operation of the big winning opening door 125D, and it is possible to appropriately check the operation.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the various driving sources for operating the special winning opening door 125D are initially operated, the opening signal is generated even though the first special winning opening 125 is open. Since it is designed not to output, it is possible not to give an extra processing load to the game control unit 200, and an information collecting device such as a hall computer that collects information output from the pachinko game machine 100 It is possible to avoid inconveniences such as collecting information that does not correspond to the progress of the process.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the performance information (normal base value) of the gaming machine is not displayed on the information display device 230 until the progress control of the game is started after the power of the gaming machine is turned on. regulated), it is possible to prevent the game control unit 200 from being given an extra processing burden.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the performance information (normal base value) of the gaming machine is displayed (display of the performance information is permitted) after the progress control of the game is started. It is possible to confirm whether or not the progress control of is started, and to inform that the performance information is related to the game.

Further, according to the present embodiment, performance information is not displayed on the 7-segment displays 230a to 230c other than the 7-segment display 230d displaying the current set values during the setting change mode or the setting confirmation mode. As a result, the current set value can be appropriately notified, and convenience on the amusement arcade side can be ensured.

In this embodiment, in the setting change notification, RAM clearing preparation notification, and setting confirmation notification, ``driving source is initializing'' or ``please check the operation of the solenoid'' prompts visual confirmation of the initial operation of various driving sources. Although such characters are not displayed, such characters may be displayed.

In addition, in the present embodiment, all the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d of the information display 230 are turned on after the progress control of the game is started to confirm the lighting. The lighting confirmation may not be performed after the RAM clear preparation mode or the setting confirmation mode.

(Modified example for initial operation of various drive sources)
Modified examples of the initial operation of various drive sources will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. Note that this modification differs from the above-described embodiment in that the driving source processing operation process is performed after the setting change mode, the RAM clear preparation mode, or the setting confirmation mode is finished.

(Concrete example of initial operation of various drive sources after setting change)
With reference to FIG. 63, a specific example of initial operation of various drive sources after setting change in the modified example will be described. FIG. 63 is a diagram showing a timing chart and an effect example in the case of initializing various driving sources after setting change in the modified example.

First, at timing T0, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered off. At this time, a movable body ( Various driving sources (electric tulip opening/closing unit 213, large winning opening door opening/closing unit 216) for operating the electric tulip 123 and the big winning opening door 125D are stopped.

Also, during the round game, the big winning hole LED that causes the big winning hole (first big winning hole 125) to emit light in a predetermined manner is turned off, and the display device 130 (first special symbol display device 221, second special symbol display device 221, second Special symbol display 222, normal symbol display 223, first special symbol reservation display 218, second special symbol reservation display 219, normal symbol reservation display 220, round number display 225, state display 224, state confirmation The display 226), the image display unit 114, and the information display 230 are in a non-display state (non-operating, extinguished, erased).

At the timing of T1, when the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered on and a setting change operation (the setting key switch 229 is turned on and the RAM clear switch 228 is turned on) is performed, the game control unit 200 starts a setting change mode. It will be in the pre-start state before the progress control of the game is started. At this time, a status confirmation display indicating that the setting is being changed is displayed on the status confirmation display 226, and the above-described setting change notification is started. In addition, the current set value (here, "6") is displayed on the 7-segment display 230d on the right end of the information display 230. FIG.

At the timing of T2, when the setting value confirmation operation (the setting key switch 229 is turned OFF) is performed, the setting change mode and the setting change notification are terminated, and the initial operation of various drive sources is started. The setting values displayed on the 7-segment display 230d are erased and hidden. At this time, the state confirmation display on the state confirmation display 226 ends, and the initial operation notification (display of screen during initial operation, initial operation confirmation voice "Please confirm the operation of the solenoid please”) is started.

At the timing of T3, when the operation standby time (here, 7 seconds) has elapsed after the start of the initial operation notification, the first operation of the various driving sources (driving source = ON) is started, and at the timing of T4, various When the operating time of the drive source (here, 0.512 seconds) elapses, the operation of the various drive sources stops (drive source = OFF).

At the timing of T5, when the stop time (here, 0.512 seconds) has passed after the operation of the various driving sources has stopped, the various driving sources start to operate for the second time, and at the timing of T6, the various driving sources are turned off. When the operation time (here, 0.512 seconds) elapses, the operation of various drive sources stops (drive source = OFF).

At timing T7, when the stop time (here, 0.512 seconds) has elapsed since the operation of the various driving sources stopped, the various driving sources start operating for the third time, and at timing T8, the various driving sources start to operate. When the operation time (here, 0.512 seconds) elapses, the operation of various drive sources stops (drive source = OFF).

At the timing of T9, when the stop time (here, 0.512 seconds) elapses after the operation of the various drive sources has stopped, the initial operation and the initial operation notification of the various drive sources are completed, and the game control unit 200 The state shifts to a playable state in which progress control of the game is performed.

At this time, various displays on the display 130 (display of special design, display of normal design, display of special design reservation number, display of general design reservation number, etc.) are started, and the above-described power-on notification is started. be. In addition, various accessories (movable accessory 115, sub-image display unit (not shown), presentation button 161) controlled by the effect control unit 300 are started to return and to be initialized. All of the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d are lit, and lighting confirmation is started. It should be noted that the initial operation of various accessories ends after the lighting confirmation of the information display 230 ends.

At the timing of T10, when the confirmation time (here, 5 seconds) has passed since the start of the lighting confirmation of the information display 230, all lighting of the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d is completed and the performance information (here, the current The display of the normal base value of the game section) is started. After that, every time the display switching time (5 seconds) elapses, the performance information (normal base value) of four game sections consisting of the current game section and three past game sections are displayed in order.

(Concrete example of initial operation of various driving sources after RAM clearing)
With reference to FIG. 64, a specific example of initial operation of various drive sources after RAM clearing in the modification will be described. FIG. 64 is a diagram showing a timing chart and an effect example when various drive sources are initially operated after the RAM is cleared in the modification.

First, at timing T0, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered off. At this time, a movable body ( Various driving sources (electric tulip opening/closing unit 213, large winning opening door opening/closing unit 216) for operating the electric tulip 123 and the big winning opening door 125D are stopped.

Also, during the round game, the big winning hole LED that causes the big winning hole (first big winning hole 125) to emit light in a predetermined manner is turned off, and the display device 130 (first special symbol display device 221, second special symbol display device 221, second Special symbol display 222, normal symbol display 223, first special symbol reservation display 218, second special symbol reservation display 219, normal symbol reservation display 220, round number display 225, state display 224), image The display unit 114 and the information display device 230 are in a non-display state (non-operating, extinguished, erased).

At the timing of T1, when the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered on and the RAM clearing operation (the RAM clearing switch 228 is turned on) is performed, the game control unit 200 starts the RAM clearing preparation mode to control the progress of the game. It will be in the pre-start state before it is started. At this time, the above-described RAM clearing preparation notification is started.

At the timing of T2, when the RAM clear approval operation (the RAM clear switch 228 is turned ON) is performed, the RAM clear preparation mode ends and the initial operations of various drive sources are started. At this time, an initial operation notification (display of screen during initial operation, output of initial operation confirmation voice "Please check operation of solenoid") for prompting operation confirmation of various drive sources is started.

At the timing of T3, when the operation standby time (here, 7 seconds) has elapsed after the start of the initial operation notification, the first operation of the various driving sources (driving source = ON) is started, and at the timing of T4, various When the operating time of the drive source (here, 0.512 seconds) elapses, the operation of the various drive sources stops (drive source = OFF).

At the timing of T5, when the stop time (here, 0.512 seconds) has passed after the operation of the various driving sources has stopped, the various driving sources start to operate for the second time, and at the timing of T6, the various driving sources are turned off. When the operation time (here, 0.512 seconds) elapses, the operation of various drive sources stops (drive source = OFF).

At timing T7, when the stop time (here, 0.512 seconds) has elapsed since the operation of the various driving sources stopped, the various driving sources start operating for the third time, and at timing T8, the various driving sources start to operate. When the operation time (here, 0.512 seconds) elapses, the operation of various drive sources stops (drive source = OFF).

At the timing of T9, when the stop time (here, 0.512 seconds) elapses after the operation of the various drive sources has stopped, the initial operation and the initial operation notification of the various drive sources are completed, and the game control unit 200 The state shifts to a playable state in which progress control of the game is performed.

At this time, various displays on the display 130 (display of special design, display of normal design, display of special design reservation number, display of general design reservation number, etc.) are started, and the above-described power-on notification is started. be. In addition, various accessories (movable accessory 115, sub-image display unit (not shown), presentation button 161) controlled by the effect control unit 300 are started to return and to be initialized. All of the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d are lit, and lighting confirmation is started. It should be noted that the initial operation of various accessories ends after the lighting confirmation of the information display 230 ends.

At the timing of T10, when the confirmation time (here, 5 seconds) has passed since the start of the lighting confirmation of the information display 230, all lighting of the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d is completed and the performance information (here, the current The display of the normal base value of the game section) is started. After that, every time the display switching time (5 seconds) elapses, the performance information (normal base value) of four game sections consisting of the current game section and three past game sections are displayed in order.

(Concrete example of initial operation of various drive sources after confirming settings)
With reference to FIG. 65, a specific example of initial operation of various drive sources after setting confirmation in the modified example will be described. FIG. 65 is a diagram showing a timing chart and an effect example in the case of initializing various drive sources after confirming the settings in the modified example.

First, at timing T0, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered off. At this time, a movable body ( Various driving sources (electric tulip opening/closing unit 213, large winning opening door opening/closing unit 216) for operating the electric tulip 123 and the big winning opening door 125D are stopped.

Also, during the round game, the big winning hole LED that causes the big winning hole (first big winning hole 125) to emit light in a predetermined manner is turned off, and the display device 130 (first special symbol display device 221, second special symbol display device 221, second Special symbol display 222, normal symbol display 223, first special symbol reservation display 218, second special symbol reservation display 219, normal symbol reservation display 220, round number display 225, state display 224, state confirmation The display 226), the image display unit 114, and the information display 230 are in a non-display state (non-operating, extinguished, erased).

At the timing of T1, when the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered on and a setting confirmation operation (the setting key switch 229 is turned on) is performed, the game control unit 200 starts the setting confirmation mode to start the progress control of the game. It will be in the pre-start state before being done. At this time, a status confirmation display indicating that the setting is being confirmed is displayed on the status confirmation display 226, and the above-described setting confirmation notification is started. In addition, the current set value (here, "6") is displayed on the 7-segment display 230d on the right end of the information display 230. FIG.

At the timing of T2, when the confirmation end operation (the setting key switch 229 is turned OFF) is performed, the setting confirmation mode and the setting confirmation notification are terminated, and the initial operation of various drive sources is started. The set value displayed on the segment display 230d is erased and hidden. At this time, the state confirmation display on the state confirmation display 226 ends, and the initial operation notification (display of screen during initial operation, initial operation confirmation voice "Please confirm the operation of the solenoid please”) is started.

At the timing of T3, when the operation standby time (here, 7 seconds) has elapsed after the start of the initial operation notification, the first operation of the various driving sources (driving source = ON) is started, and at the timing of T4, various When the operating time of the drive source (here, 0.512 seconds) elapses, the operation of the various drive sources stops (drive source = OFF).

At the timing of T5, when the stop time (here, 0.512 seconds) has passed after the operation of the various driving sources has stopped, the various driving sources start to operate for the second time, and at the timing of T6, the various driving sources are turned off. When the operation time (here, 0.512 seconds) elapses, the operation of various drive sources stops (drive source = OFF).

At timing T7, when the stop time (here, 0.512 seconds) has elapsed since the operation of the various driving sources stopped, the various driving sources start operating for the third time, and at timing T8, the various driving sources start to operate. When the operation time (here, 0.512 seconds) elapses, the operation of various drive sources stops (drive source = OFF).

At the timing of T9, when the stop time (here, 0.512 seconds) elapses after the operation of the various drive sources has stopped, the initial operation and the initial operation notification of the various drive sources are completed, and the game control unit 200 The state shifts to a playable state in which progress control of the game is performed.

At this time, various displays on the display 130 (display of special design, display of normal design, display of special design reservation number, display of general design reservation number, etc.) are started, and the above-described power-on notification is started. be. In addition, various accessories (movable accessory 115, sub-image display unit (not shown), presentation button 161) controlled by the effect control unit 300 are started to return and to be initialized. All of the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d are lit, and lighting confirmation is started. It should be noted that the initial operation of various accessories ends after the lighting confirmation of the information display 230 ends.

At the timing of T10, when the confirmation time (here, 5 seconds) has passed since the start of the lighting confirmation of the information display 230, all lighting of the 7-segment displays 230a to 230d is completed and the performance information (here, the current The display of the normal base value of the game section) is started. After that, every time the display switching time (5 seconds) elapses, the performance information (normal base value) of four game sections consisting of the current game section and three past game sections are displayed in order.

Thus, according to this modification, in the pre-start state before the game progress control is started, to operate the movable bodies (the electric tulip 123 and the big winning entrance door 125D) that affect the game result. (Electric tulip opening/closing unit 213, big winning entrance door opening/closing unit 216) are initially operated, so that when the pachinko game machine 100 is shipped from the factory or replaced at the game parlor, the progress of the game It is possible to easily check the operation of the drive source controlled by the main control means that performs control.

Further, according to this modification, when the various driving sources for operating the movable bodies that affect the game result are initially operated (during the pre-start state), the display other than the state confirmation display 226 is displayed. Device 130 (first special symbol display 221, second special symbol display 222, normal symbol display 223, first special symbol reservation display 218, second special symbol reservation display 219, normal symbol reservation display 220, Since the round number display 225 and the state display 224) are in a non-display (non-operating) state, it is possible not to give an extra processing burden to the game control unit 200, and to check the operation of various drive sources. can be concentrated on.

Further, according to this modified example, when the various drive sources for operating the movable bodies that affect the game results are being initially operated, the initial operation notification for prompting confirmation of the operation of the various drive sources is performed. Therefore, it is possible to inform the operator (worker, game clerk) who checks the operation of the pachinko game machine 100 that it is time to check the operation of various driving sources, and to perform the operation check appropriately. It becomes possible to

Further, according to this modification, even in the pre-start state before the game progress control is started, the game result is not affected after the setting change mode (RAM clear preparation mode, setting confirmation mode) ends. Since the various drive sources for operating the movable body to be given are initially operated, there is no need to perform complicated operations such as checking the operation of various drive sources while changing settings (RAM clear, setting confirmation). , it is possible to appropriately check the operation.

Further, according to this modification, after the setting change mode (RAM clearing preparation mode, setting confirmation mode) is completed, after the operation waiting time has passed, various driving sources for operating the movable bodies that affect the game results are activated. Since the operation is to be started, it is possible to have time to check the operation of various drive sources after the setting change (setting confirmation) is completed, and the operation check can be performed appropriately. becomes possible.

Further, according to this modification, it is determined whether the initial operation of various drive sources for operating the movable bodies that affect the game results is after the setting change mode or after the RAM clear preparation mode is finished. Since the same initial operation notification is performed regardless of whether or not the setting confirmation mode is finished, the control of the initial operation notification can be simplified, and the development cost of the pachinko game machine 100 is reduced. reduction (shortening of development period, etc.).

Further, according to this modification, when the various driving sources for operating the large winning opening door 125D are initially operated, the large winning opening LED is kept turned off, so the light from the large winning opening LED Therefore, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that it is difficult to check the operation of the big winning opening door 125D, and it is possible to appropriately check the operation.

Further, according to this modification, in the pre-start state before the progress control of the game is performed, the initial operation of various drive sources for operating the movable bodies that affect the game result is performed, and the progress control of the game is performed. Since the initial motion of the movable accessory 115 that does not affect the result of the game is performed in the playable state, the two types of initial motions can be checked in order, and the motion can be properly checked. becomes possible.

Further, according to this modification, when the various driving sources for operating the big winning gate 125D are initially operated, the opening signal is generated even though the first big winning gate 125 is open. Since it is designed not to output, it is possible not to give an extra processing load to the game control unit 200, and an information collecting device such as a hall computer that collects information output from the pachinko game machine 100 It is possible to avoid inconveniences such as collecting information that does not correspond to the progress of the process.

Further, according to this modification, the performance information (normal base value) of the gaming machine is not displayed on the information display device 230 until the progress control of the game is started after the power of the gaming machine is turned on. regulated), it is possible to prevent the game control unit 200 from being given an extra processing burden.

Further, according to this modification, the performance information (normal base value) of the gaming machine is displayed (display of the performance information is permitted) after the progress control of the game is started. It is possible to confirm whether or not the progress control of is started, and to inform that the performance information is related to the game.

Further, according to this modification, during the setting change mode, the RAM clearing preparation mode, or the setting confirmation mode, the 7-segment displays 230a to 230c other than the 7-segment display 230d displaying the current setting values By not displaying the performance information, the current set value can be appropriately notified, and convenience on the amusement arcade side can be ensured.

In addition, according to this modification, during the initial operation of various drive sources, the information display 230 does not display the set values and the performance information of the game machine. On the other hand, it is possible to concentrate the consciousness of the employees of the amusement arcade, and to accurately judge failures of various drive sources.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the gaming machine has been described in which, when it is determined to be a jackpot in the jackpot determination, a jackpot game is performed and the game state is changed via the jackpot game. In another embodiment, even if it is not determined to be a big hit, it may be shifted from the low-probability time-saving non-gaming state to the time-saving gaming state. For example, the number of fluctuations of special symbols in the low-probability time-saving non-playing state (continuous number of times determined to be lost in the jackpot determination) reaches a predetermined upper limit number (eg, 900 times), It is determined that the variation is a jackpot. Even if not, it may be shifted to the time-saving game state for a predetermined number of times (for example, 50 times. It may be 100 times or more). In this case, if the special symbol does not come to a big hit before it fluctuates a predetermined number of times, the time-saving game state ends and returns to the low-probability time-saving no-game state. Alternatively, even if the result of the jackpot determination is a loss (that is, even if the random number value for the special symbol lottery acquired at the time of winning the starting gate is a value indicating a loss), the special symbol acquired at the time of winning When the random number for the lottery (random number for the jackpot pattern) is a predetermined value, it may be shifted to a time-saving gaming state for a predetermined number of times. Further, in the case of shifting to the time-saving gaming state based on the number of fluctuations of the special symbols, the predetermined upper limit number of times may be variable or fixed. For example, when the predetermined upper limit number of times is variable, when the time-saving gaming state is given when the number of times of fluctuation of special symbols becomes the first number, and when the number of times of fluctuation of special symbols becomes the second number In some cases, there may be times when the time-saving gaming state is provided. In this case, the number of times of time saving given may be varied according to the number of times of variation of the special symbol, and the number of times of time saving may be set more as the number of times of variation increases. In addition, in the case of shifting to the time-saving gaming state based on the jackpot design random number value, the number of times of time saving given by the acquired jackpot design random number value may differ. For example, when the acquired jackpot pattern random number value is the first value, the first number of time reductions is given, and when the acquired jackpot pattern random number value is the second value, the second time reduction number is given. may be In addition, there may be a case of shifting to the time-saving game state based on the number of fluctuations of the special symbols, or a case of shifting to the time-saving game state based on the jackpot symbol random number value. In this case, the number of times of reduced working hours to be provided may be different between the case of shifting to the reduced working hours game state based on the number of fluctuations of the special symbols and the case of shifting to the reduced working hours game state based on the random number of the jackpot symbols. For example, in the case of shifting to the time-saving gaming state based on the number of fluctuations of the special symbols, it is shifted to the time-saving gaming state of 50 times, and in the case of shifting to the time-saving gaming state based on the jackpot symbol random number, it is more than that. You may shift to the time-saving game state of less 30 times. Conversely, the number of times of time saving may be increased in the case of shifting to the time saving game state based on the jackpot symbol random number value than in the case of shifting to the time saving game state based on the number of fluctuations of the special symbols. In addition, in the case of shifting to the time-saving gaming state without going through the big hit in this way, if the time-saving gaming state is given without going through the big hit during the time-saving gaming state that has been transferred, a new The time saving game state may continue for the number of time saving times given to. For example, when the time-saving game state is given 50 times without going through the big hit, and when the special symbol fluctuates 30 times in the time-saving game state, the time-saving game state is given 50 times without going through the big hit, You may be made to shift to the time-saving game state of 50 times. Alternatively, in this case, the number of working hours may be added. For example, when the time-saving game state is given 50 times without going through the big hit, and when the special symbol fluctuates 30 times in the time-saving game state, the time-saving game state is given 50 times without going through the big hit, 50 times newly given are added to the remaining 20 times, and the time saving game state of 70 times may be given. In addition, during the time-saving game state that does not go through such a big win, the time-saving game state that does not go through the big win may not be given. In addition, in the constitution of shifting to the time-saving game state based on the number of fluctuations of the special symbols or the big-hit pattern random number without going through the big win, the time-saving suggesting performance suggesting the shift to the time-saving game state may be performed. For example, when the number of fluctuations of the special symbol is close to the predetermined upper limit number of times, it may be configured that the time-saving suggesting effect is easily executed. Conversely, when the number of times of variation of the special symbol is close to the predetermined upper limit number of times, it may be configured such that the time-saving suggestion effect is difficult to be performed.

Various effects of the pachinko gaming machine 100 have been described above, but it is possible to apply or combine all or part of the described contents to other effects, controls, etc., even if there is no particular mention. In addition, although various embodiments and modifications have been mentioned, it is possible to apply or combine the contents of these embodiments and modifications to other effects, etc., even if they are not mentioned in this document. . In addition, it is possible to combine various embodiments and modifications with each other, and to replace some of them, even if there is no mention in this document.

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Claims (1)

A substrate having a plurality of electronic components and used for games;
and housing means for housing the substrate,
The substrate is
an AC circuit supplied with an AC voltage from an external power source;
a first identification display that is a display for identifying information;
a display for identifying information, the second identification display provided at a position different from the first identification display in the thickness direction of the substrate;
The AC circuit has an AC voltage input section to which the AC voltage from the external power supply is input, and protection means for protecting the electronic components provided in the AC circuit,
The AC voltage input unit is connected to an electric circuit between the external power supply and the protection means,
The plurality of electronic components include a first electronic component having a first letter and a second electronic component having the longest length in the height direction with respect to the substrate surface among the plurality of electronic components,
The accommodation means has a main wall portion provided with a second character,
The first character and the second character have different display modes,
The second character is provided at a portion of the housing means that overlaps with a predetermined electronic component but does not overlap with the second electronic component,
A game machine in which a display for identifying information is not provided at a portion of the main wall surface overlapping with the second electronic component.

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