JP7224045B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines, and more particularly to pachinko machines.

Some gaming machines, typified by pachinko machines, are equipped with operation means that can be operated by the player, and are capable of executing a promotion effect (operation request effect) for prompting the player to operate the operation means. In the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, when prompting the player to operate the effect button, by displaying the operation instruction effect in a mode corresponding to the operation mode (single press, long press, repeated hits, etc.) to be instructed. , which enhances the visual effect of the operation instruction production.

JP 2018-23886 A

An operation effect not accompanied by an operation request effect is conceivable for the operation effect accompanied by the above-described operation request effect (the above-mentioned promotion effect or operation instruction effect). According to this, it is possible to give the player a sense of superiority by knowing such an operation effect, so that it is possible to further improve the interest in the game.
However, since the operation request effect is not performed in such an operation effect, it is difficult for the player to grasp what kind of operation should be performed at what timing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to make it easier for a player to recognize that a specific requested game operation has been performed in an operation effect that does not accompany an operation request effect. To provide a game machine capable of improving interest.

According to the present invention, a gaming machine for granting a privilege based on the satisfaction of a predetermined granting condition, comprising a performance means and a performance control means for controlling the performance means, wherein the performance control means is capable of executing an operation request effect that requires a game operation, the first game operation in a first period accompanied by the execution of the operation request effect that the first game operation is valid and that requires the first game operation In at least a part of the cases where is performed, the first effect related to the provision of the privilege is executed, and the second game operation is valid and the operation request effect that requests the second game operation is executed. In at least some of the cases where the second game operation is performed in the second period without the second period, the second effect related to the awarding of the privilege is executed, and the second effect is executed in the third period including the second period. When the second game operation is performed, the effect means may be controlled so as to be able to specify that the second game operation has been performed, and the first effect is the execution of the first effect. It is a production that suggests the degree of expectation of granting the privilege depending on the mode, the second production is a production that suggests the degree of expectation of granting the privilege depending on whether or not the second performance is executed, and the performance means includes the second performance. A specific effect device that is commonly used for control that can specify that the second effect and the second game operation have been performed is included, and the effect control means is configured so that the second effect and the second game operation are performed. The same specific effect device is caused to execute a control that enables identification of what has been performed, the second game operation is composed of a plurality of game operations with different effective timings, and the effect control means Every time each game operation constituting the second game operation is performed at a corresponding effective timing within the third period, it is possible to specify that the game operation has been performed, triggered by the performance of the game operation. While controlling the effect means such that even if one game operation constituting the second game operation is performed at a corresponding valid timing within the third period, the second game operation If even one of the game operations before the one game operation among the game operations constituting the is not performed at the effective timing, the one game operation A gaming machine is provided that does not execute control that enables identification of the operation being performed .

According to the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine capable of enhancing interest by making it easier for a player to recognize that a specific requested game operation has been performed in an operation effect not accompanied by an operation request effect. be.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine; FIG. It is a figure which shows the pattern display apparatus arrange|positioned at area|region II shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a bird's-eye view showing a group of operation buttons arranged in an area III shown in FIG. 1 and the periphery thereof; It is a figure which shows the game board installed in a game machine. It is a rear view of the gaming machine. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing movable positions of a performance shield; It is a block diagram showing a control configuration provided in the gaming machine. It is a block diagram showing a functional configuration provided in the gaming machine. Fig. 9(a) is a lottery table for special figure propriety determination, Fig. 9(b) is a lottery table for special figure 1 stop design lottery, Fig. 9(c) is for special figure 2 stop design lottery is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table of . FIG. 10(a) is a state transition diagram showing the transition of the special figure variation pattern derivation state, and FIG. 10(b) is a diagram showing the average variation time relationship for each special figure variation pattern derivation state. It is a figure which shows concretely button operation request|requirement production|presentation. There is a figure which shows concretely cut-in production at the time of reach. FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing a cut-in image lottery table in the ready-to-win cut-in effect; It is a figure which shows concretely the kiseru production|presentation at the time of a reach. It is a figure which shows concretely the shield semi-closed effect. FIG. 11 is a diagram specifically showing a fully closed effect of a shield; 10 is a timing chart showing an execution example of a reach-time kiseru effect, a half-closed shield effect, and a fully-closed shield effect. FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing an execution example of a reach-time hook effect and a half-closed effect when the fully closed shield effect is not executed; FIG. FIG. 11 is a timing chart showing another execution example of the reach-time hook effect and the half-closed effect when the fully closed shield effect is not executed; FIG.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in all the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same constituent elements, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, the terms "front", "rear", "left", "right", "up" and "down" refer to the front side (player side) of the gaming machine 10 as shown in FIG. ) shall be designated as viewed from the

<Overview>
Before describing the details of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, an overview of features of the present embodiment will be described.
The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, and grants benefits based on the satisfaction of predetermined granting conditions.
Here, the "privilege" may be the probability variable jackpot or the normal jackpot described later, or the jackpot itself, the small hit itself, or the hit itself of both of them, but not limited to the special price height described later. Includes favorable conditions for winning big hits such as high accuracy, high accuracy, short time, etc. That is, the "privilege" here indicates a game state that is advantageous for the acquisition of game balls. In the following description, "advantageous (advantageous)" refers to being advantageous to the player, and unless otherwise specified, it is advantageous in acquiring game balls, except for performance aspects such as so-called premium images. shall refer to being
Therefore, the "predetermined granting condition" is a granting condition corresponding to what the "privilege" indicates.
The game machine 10 includes at least effect means and effect control means for controlling the effect means.

In this embodiment, the effect display device 80 (main display section 81, sub-display section 82), effect shield 83, movable decorative body 22, speaker 33, effect lamp 35, and the like are exemplified as the effect means.
The production control means is means for controlling the production means, and in this embodiment, the first sub-control board 200, the second sub-control board 300, the normal production control means 220, the movable accessory control means 250, etc. are exemplified. there is
The effect control means can perform an operation request effect for requesting a game operation from the player, an effect for giving the above-mentioned privilege, control of the effect means for enabling identification of the game operation, and the like.

The "operation request effect" can be called an operation promotion effect for prompting the player to perform a specific game operation, or can be called an operation guidance effect for guiding the player to perform a specific game operation.
The “effect related to awarding of a privilege” is, for example, a rendering suggesting the degree of expectation related to the granting of a privilege (in the present embodiment, a cut-in effect at reach and a fully closed shield effect are exemplified). In this case, the privilege indicating the degree of expectation of granting may be the privilege in the pattern variation in which the production is performed, or the privilege in the pattern variation after the pattern variation in which the production is performed. good too.
However, the ``effect related to the granting of benefits'' is not limited to such effects, and one setting value is set from a plurality of setting values, and the degree of advantage regarding the granting of the privilege differs depending on the set value. In a game machine (a pachinko game machine having a so-called set value), a setting suggesting effect or a setting change suggesting effect may be used.
The "setting suggesting effect" is a effect suggesting a set value, and can be said to be a effect whose mode or execution/non-execution is determined with reference to the current set value.
The “setting change suggesting effect” is an effect suggesting that the setting value has been changed.
The "effect related to granting of privilege" may be a performance that suggests the degree of expectation related to the granting of the privilege depending on whether or not the performance is executed, or a performance that suggests the degree of expectation related to the granting of the privilege depending on the performance mode. may be When the first effect relating to awarding of the privilege is realized in the latter mode, the first effect may be executed whenever the first game operation is performed in the first period. Similarly, when the second effect related to granting of the privilege is a performance that suggests the degree of expectation related to the granting of the privilege depending on the performance mode, the second effect is the second game operation performed in the second period. may always be executed.
However, as in this embodiment described later, the first effect (cut-in effect at the time of reach) is a effect that suggests the degree of expectation for granting benefits depending on the execution mode of the first effect, and the second effect (the entire shield Closing effect) is preferably a effect that indicates the degree of expectation of awarding of the privilege depending on whether or not the second effect is executed.
The phrase “allowing the player to identify that a game operation has been performed” means that the player can recognize that the player has performed a game operation. It can be realized by changing the operation of the means (display, lighting, movement, sound, etc.).

The effect control means, when the first game operation is valid and when the first game operation is performed in the first period accompanied by the execution of the operation request effect requesting the first game operation, in at least a part of cases executes a first effect related to granting a privilege, and the second game operation is performed in a second period in which the second game operation is valid and is not accompanied by the execution of the operation request effect that requests the second game operation In at least some of the cases, a second effect regarding awarding of the privilege is executed. In the embodiments to be described later, a cut-in effect at reach time is exemplified as a specific example of the first effect, and a fully closed shield effect is exemplified as a specific example of the second effect.

"First period" and "second period" are periods during which the first game operation or the second game operation is valid, and as a condition for determining whether or not to execute the first effect or the second effect , means the period during which detection of the operation can be effectively determined. Therefore, in other words, in a period in which the first game operation or the second game operation is not valid, even if the operation is detected, one condition for determining whether or not to execute the first effect or the second effect not.
Further, the "first period" is a period accompanied by the execution of the operation request effect that requires the first game operation, and may be a period that completely includes the execution period of the operation request effect. It may be a period that is completely included in the execution period of the operation request effect, it may be a period that starts after or immediately after the end of the operation request effect, or it may be a period that is part of the execution period of the operation request effect. The period may be such that the part overlaps with the part of the period.
The “second period” is a period during which the second game operation is valid and the operation request effect requesting the second game operation is not executed. Therefore, the second game operation that is valid in the second period can also be called trick operation, trick operation, hidden operation, or the like.

Also, the "first period" or the "second period" may be a single period, or may be formed by a plurality of temporally separated periods. In the embodiment described later, the first period is a single operation valid period, and the second period is an operation valid period corresponding to the first hook hitting effect in the reach-time hook effect and the second hook effect. and an operation valid period corresponding to the hitting effect. When the "first period" or "second period" is formed by a plurality of temporally separated periods as in the latter case, the "first game operation" or "second game operation" It is formed from a plurality of play operations that are valid during each period.
Thus, the "first game operation" and the "second game operation" do not limit the number of target operation means, the number of operations, the number of operation modes, and the like.
The "first game operation" and the "second game operation" may be operations of the same common operation mode (single button press, long button press, repeated button presses, lever pull, lever push down, etc.), It may be an operation in a different operation mode.

In addition, when the second game operation is performed in the third period including the above-mentioned second period, the effect control means provides an effect so as to make it possible to specify that the second game operation has been performed. may control means.
Such control of the effect means may be executed without fail when the second game operation is performed in the third period, or the second game operation may be performed when the second game operation is performed as in the present embodiment described later. It may be executed only when the condition is satisfied. In addition, when the second effect is executed, the control is executed with a higher probability than when the second effect is not executed. good.

The "third period" may be a period that completely matches the second period, or may be a period that completely includes the second period and is longer than the second period. As for the latter, for example, when the second period is formed by a plurality of temporally separated partial periods, the "third period" includes all of these partial periods and the period between two consecutive partial periods. may be set as a period including all.
Also, the “third period” may be a part of the execution period of the specific effect (such as the click-at-reach effect in the present embodiment). In this case, for example, the "third period" may be a period from the start timing of the specific effect to the start timing of the second effect.

The execution start timing of the second effect and the execution period of the effect control that makes it possible to specify that the second game operation has been performed may or may not overlap. For example, the execution start timing of the second effect and the execution start timing of the effect control that makes it possible to specify that the second game operation has been performed may completely match.
Also, the performance control that enables the specification of the performance of the second game operation may be started to be executed within the third period, and the second performance may be started to be executed after the third period ends.

Thus, in the present embodiment, at least when the second game operation is performed in the second period in which the second game operation is valid and the operation request effect requesting the second game operation is not executed. In some cases, while the second effect related to granting of benefits is executed, if the second game operation is performed in the third period that includes the second period, the second game operation Control of the effect means may be executed so that it is possible to specify that the has been performed.
This makes it possible for the player to easily recognize that the second game operation as the trick operation has been performed, thereby improving the amusement of the game.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the first effect is a effect that suggests the degree of expectation of granting of the privilege depending on the execution mode of the first effect, and the second effect indicates the expectation of granting of the privilege depending on whether or not the second effect is executed. It is preferable that the effect is to suggest degree.
In this way, it is possible to stir up expectations for the appearance of the second performance associated with the second game operation as the trick operation, and to make it easier for the player to recognize that the second game operation has been performed. Therefore, the game interest can be improved.
The gaming machine 10 according to this embodiment will be described in more detail below.

<Regarding the structure of the game machine 10>
First, the structure of the game machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG.
1 is a front view of the gaming machine 10, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a pattern display device 90 arranged in the area II shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a view showing a game board 50 installed in the game machine 10, and FIG. 5 is a rear view of the game machine 10. FIG.
It should be noted that each configuration shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is only necessary for explaining the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and configurations and functions not shown here are added to the gaming machine 10. You may Also, the game machine 10 does not necessarily have all of the configurations shown here, and some of the configurations or functions may be omitted to the extent that the effects of the present invention are not impaired.

The game machine 10 of the present embodiment is a so-called pachinko machine, and game balls are placed in a front area (hereinafter referred to as "game area 50a") of a game board 50 on which a large number of game nails (not shown) are erected. A game is played in which a prize ball is obtained when a game ball is launched and enters a winning hole (for example, the big winning hole 55 or the like). In the following description, the entry of a game ball into a winning hole may be simply expressed as "winning (into a winning hole)".

The game machine 10 is configured to cover the front side of the game board 50 with a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 15 that opens forward and backward, a middle frame 17 that detachably holds the game board 50 on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 15, and the game board 50. and a front frame 20 that has been formed.

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

The front frame 20 is rotatably supported by a hinge mechanism 21 centering on the left end side, and can be opened and closed with respect to the middle frame 17 . The front frame 20 is locked and unlocked by a cylinder lock 23 (insert the door key into the cylinder lock 23 and turn the door key in the direction opposite to the unlocking direction of the middle frame 17 (left in this embodiment). ) is possible.
In addition, the front frame 20 includes a transparent member 25 arranged to cover the game area 50a, and the transparent member 25 protects the game area 50a and the game board 50 as seen through.
In addition, the front frame 20 is provided with an upper ball receiving tray 27 and a lower ball receiving tray 29 for storing game balls, and the upper ball receiving tray 27 and the lower ball receiving tray 29 are separated vertically and provided integrally with the front frame 20. .
In addition, the front frame 20 has an operation handle 31 on the right side of the lower ball tray 29, and by turning the operation handle 31, game balls stored in the upper ball tray 27 are shot toward the game area 50a. It's like

As shown in FIG. 3, on the upper surface of the upper ball tray 27, a group of operation buttons to be operated by the player are arranged. This operation button group is provided with a ball lending button 39a and a return button 39b for accepting return operation of the prepaid card as a main operation unit 39 electrically connected to the main control board 100, which will be described later. 1 As an operation unit electrically connected to the sub-control board 200, an effect button that can accept a player's operation for switching the effect that occurs during the game or for obtaining various information related to the gaming machine 10. 37, and cursor buttons 38 (38a, 38b, 38c, 38d) for instructing up, down, left, and right operations, respectively. Each operation unit is provided with a sensor for detecting an operation, and the control board to be connected detects the operation of each operation unit based on changes in the detection state of the sensor.
A movable decorative body 22 that is operated by an actuator such as a motor (not shown) is provided on the side of the upper bulb tray 27 .
The movable decorative body 22 is operated by the actuator and is capable of receiving a player's pressing operation. That is, the movable decorative body 22 is a movable body and an operating part. The operation of the movable decorative body 22 is detected by a change in the detection state of the sensor in the same manner as other operation units.

Below the lower ball receiving tray 29, a ball removing mechanism 36 is provided for discharging game balls stored in the lower ball receiving tray 29 downward. By operating the ball extraction mechanism 36, a bottom opening (not shown) formed on the bottom surface of the lower ball receiving tray 29 is opened, and the game ball is naturally dropped and discharged from the bottom opening.
Although illustration is omitted, the upper ball receiving tray 27 is provided with a mechanism for moving the stored ball to the lower ball receiving tray 29 by operation in the same manner as the ball removing mechanism 36. By operating both mechanisms 36, it is possible to eject the stored balls.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of speakers 33 (33a, 33b) are provided on the left and right sides of the upper frame portion 32 of the front frame 20, respectively. The upper frame portion 32 and the left and right side frame portions 34a, 34b of the front frame 20 are formed of light-transmitting covers, and effect lamps 35 (35a, 35b, 35c) are provided inside the covers, respectively. there is The speaker 33 and the production lamp 35 can output sound or turn on or off in conjunction with production, error production, or the like that occurs during the game.

The effect display device 80 is composed of a main display section 81 arranged substantially in the center of the game board 50 and a sub-display section 82 arranged around the main display section 81 . The sub-display section 82 includes an upper sub-display section 82a arranged above the main display section 81, a left sub-display section 82b arranged on the left side of the main display section 81, and a left sub-display section 82b arranged on the right side of the main display section 81. and a right sub-display portion 82c disposed in the .
Here, the main display section 81 is a fixed liquid crystal display device, and the upper sub-display section 82a, left sub-display section 82b, and right sub-display section 82c are movable liquid crystal displays operated by actuators such as motors (not shown). It is a display device.

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

Each of the sub display units 82 is not only provided mainly for displaying an effect image related to the effect, but also configured to be movable.
The initial positions of the sub-display portions 82 are such that the upper sub-display portion 82a is on the upper side of the main display portion 81, the left sub-display portion 82b is on the left side of the main display portion 81, and the right sub-display portion 82b is on the left side of the main display portion 81. The portion 82c is on the right side of the main display portion 81, and each of the sub-display portions 82 is configured to be movable from these initial positions to a position overlapping the display area of the decorative pattern in the main display portion 81.

It should be noted that the effect display device 80 (the main display section 81, the upper sub-display section 82a, the left sub-display section 82b, and the right sub-display section 82c) in the present embodiment all adopt a liquid crystal display device. Implementation of the invention is not limited to this. For example, various types of display devices such as a drum type and a dot matrix type can be employed as the effect display device 80 .

A rendering shield 83 is arranged between the main display section 81 and the sub-display section 82 . Furthermore, the effect shield 83 is composed of an upper left effect shield 83a, an upper right effect shield 83b, a lower left effect shield 83c, and a lower right effect shield 83d. is configured to be movable in the direction of shielding the

A plurality of light emitting diodes (hereinafter abbreviated as “LEDs”) are arranged on the lower right side of the main display section 81 , and these LEDs constitute the display area of the pattern display device 90 . A special symbol and a normal symbol are displayed on the symbol display device 90 .
Also, the pattern display device 90 is arranged at a position that is more difficult for the player to visually recognize than the main display section 81, and the display area of the pattern display device 90 is smaller than the display area of the main display section 81. .
Note that the arrangement and number of LEDs associated with the pattern display device 90 in this embodiment are as shown in FIG. not to be

The special symbol is a symbol stopped and displayed as a result of a symbol variation that determines whether or not to activate the special electric accessory (for example, the special electric accessory 65). The special symbols in this embodiment include a first special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display device 91 and a second special symbol displayed on the second special symbol display device 92 .
In addition, the special design may be abbreviated as "special design", the first special design as "special design 1", and the second special design as "special design 2".

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

The symbol display device 90 is provided with a first special symbol reservation lamp 94, a second special symbol reservation lamp 95, and a normal symbol reservation lamp 96 in addition to the display devices described above.
The first special symbol reservation lamp 94 can specify the number of reserved special symbol 1 symbol variations, and the second special symbol reservation lamp 95 can specify the number of reserved special symbol 2 symbol variations. And, the normal design reservation lamp 96 can specify the number of design fluctuations of the normal design that is reserved, and both of the lighting modes of the two LEDs (in this embodiment, only right lighting = 1, left and right lighting = 2, blinking on the right side + constant lighting on the left side = 3, blinking on the left and right sides = 4) makes it possible to specify the number of corresponding symbol variations.

In the following description, the symbol variation that stops and displays the special symbol after the special symbol is displayed by the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92 is referred to as "symbol variation of the special symbol". In the description, the symbol variation of stopping and displaying the normal symbol after the normal symbol display device 93 is variably displayed may be referred to as "symbol variation of the normal symbol".
Further, in the following description, the variable display of the decorative symbols displayed on the main display section 81 is referred to as "decorative symbol variations" to distinguish it from "special symbol variations" and "universal symbol variations". may be indicated.
It should be noted that, in the following description, when simply referred to as "symbol variation", it means the symbol variation of special symbols unless otherwise specified.

On the front surface of the game board 50, as shown in FIG. 4, obstacles such as a large number of game nails (not shown), windmills 52, and decorative members are arranged so that the launched game balls roll. A game area 50a is defined in .
Further, on the left side and the upper side of the game area 50a, curved outer rails 51 and inner rails 53 are provided to guide game balls shot by rotating the operation handle 31 to the upper part of the game area 50a. It is The outer rail 51 is located outside the inner rail 53 with reference to the center of the game area 50a. Here, the windmill 52 is a peg-shaped mechanism for changing the falling direction of the game ball.

The gaming machine 10 is capable of adjusting the strength of the launch of the game ball depending on the magnitude of the rotational operation amount (for example, the rotation angle) of the operating handle 31. Various obstacles are placed in the game area 50a so that the game ball rolls on either X (so-called left-handed hitting) or the second flow path Y (so-called right-handed hitting) where the game ball hit harder rolls. are placed.

In FIG. 4, the main winning openings 55, 1st starting opening 57, 2nd starting opening 59, gate 63, and general winning opening 67 are illustrated as main winning openings. , and the arrangement is an example, and the number and arrangement thereof may be changed as appropriate as long as the roles described below are satisfied.

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

A special electric accessory 65 is arranged above the big prize opening 55 . The special electric accessory 65 is a member that switches between an open state in which it is easy to win a prize in the big prize opening 55 and a closed state in which it is difficult to enter a ball. Transition to one of the states.
More specifically, the special electric role product 65 will be in an open state in at least a part of the jackpot game set due to the fact that the jackpot has been derived by the special figure success/failure determination, which will be described later. Winning to the winning opening 55 is permitted. In this way, when the special electric accessory 65 is in the open state, it becomes easy to win a prize in the big prize opening 55. Therefore, the jackpot game in which the chance of winning prize balls is greatly increased is an advantageous game state. It can be said that
In the jackpot game, the open state and the closed state of the special electric accessory 65 are alternately set, and one open state (sometimes referred to as “round”, and the total number of rounds generated in one jackpot is “round number") ends when a predetermined number (in this embodiment, 10) of game balls enter the big winning slot 55, and the special electric accessory 65 is closed. becomes.
In addition, one open state is also ended based on the passage of a sufficient time (in this embodiment, 30s (seconds)) for a predetermined number of game balls to enter the big winning opening 55. do.
Here, when the special electric accessory 65 is set from the open state to the closed state based on the winning of 10 game balls in one round, it cannot be immediately closed. Therefore, in one round, more than 10 game balls may enter the big winning hole 55, and this winning may be referred to as over winning.

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

The second starting port 59 is arranged in the lower right part of the game area 50a. A second starting hole sensor 71 is attached to the second starting hole 59, and the winning to the second starting hole 59 is determined by the detection result of the second starting hole sensor 71, and is associated with the second starting hole 59. The determined number (1 in this embodiment) of prize balls are awarded.
In at least a part when the winning to the second starting port 59 is determined, the pattern variation of the special figure 2 will be performed.
In addition, in the game area 50a according to the present embodiment, more game balls roll toward the second start port 59 when rolling from the second flow path Y than when rolling from the first flow path X. It is assumed that an obstacle such as a game nail is arranged so as to roll.

A normal electric accessory 61 is arranged in the flow path connected to the second starting port 59 . The normal electric accessory 61 is a member that switches between an open state in which it is easy to enter a game ball in the second starting port 59 or a closed state in which it is difficult to enter a game ball. transitions to either an open state or a closed state.
More specifically, the normal electric accessory 61 is in an open state in at least a part of the game per normal pattern that is performed by winning with the pattern variation of the normal pattern, and accordingly the winning to the second start port 59. is allowed. In this way, when the normal electric accessory 61 is in the open state, it becomes easier to win the second starting port 59. Therefore, while suppressing the reduction of the game ball by the prize ball, the pattern fluctuation of the special figure 2 It can greatly increase the chances of being executed.

The gate 63 is arranged in the right central portion of the game area 50a. A gate sensor 74 is attached to the gate 63, and passage of the game ball to the gate 63 (this case may also be referred to as winning) is determined based on the detection result of the gate sensor 74. In at least a part of the case where winning to the gate 63 is determined, the pattern variation of the normal pattern will be performed.
In addition, in this embodiment, compared with the case of rolling from the first flow path X, when rolling from the second flow path Y, more game balls roll toward the gate 63 so that each obstacle things are placed.

The general winning opening 67 is arranged in the lower left part of the game area 50a. A general winning slot sensor 73 is attached to the general winning slot 67, and the winning to the general winning slot 67 is determined by the detection result of the general winning slot sensor 73, and the number associated with the general winning slot 67 ( In this embodiment, 4) prize balls are provided.
In addition, in this embodiment, as compared with the case of rolling from the second flow path Y, more game balls roll toward the general winning opening 67 when rolling from the first flow path X. Each obstacle is arranged, but each obstacle may be arranged so that many game balls roll toward the general winning opening 67 when rolling from the second flow path Y. . Also, a plurality of general prize winning openings 67 may be provided.

The out port 69 is arranged at the bottom of the game area 50a. A game ball that is hit into the game area 50a and does not enter the above-described winning holes falls into an out hole 69 and is processed as an out ball.

In this embodiment, an out ball sensor 75 is provided for detecting a game ball (hereinafter referred to as an "out ball") that has entered the above-described winning hole or out hole 69, and an out ball sensor is provided. The number of out balls counted using 75 detections can be used to derive the base value.
Here, the base value is a value derived from the number of safe balls (number of prize balls)/number of out balls×100 in the most disadvantageous state (to be described later, special low probability and normal low probability).

On the back of the game board 50, as shown in FIG. A second sub-control board case 309 storing a control board 300, a power control board case 509 storing a power control board 500, and a payout control board case 409 storing a payout control board 400 are attached. In addition to the rear surfaces of the control board case 209 and the second sub-control board case 309, an opening/closing cover 45 that covers part of the rear surface of the main control board case 109 is detachably attached.
The substrate case and cover that cover each substrate are made of a member having transparency, and the corresponding substrate can be visually recognized through each case and cover.

The power control board 500 is provided with a power switch 40 that is operated to supply the game machine 10 with the primary power supplied from the power supply facility of the game island.
Thus, in the state of being installed on the game island, unless the middle frame 17 is opened, it becomes difficult to operate each operation unit (power switch 40, etc.) provided on the back side of the game board 50. FIG.

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

So far, the structure of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment has been described, but these are only specific examples, and the present invention can also be implemented with another structure.

<Regarding the operation of the production shield 83>
Next, the operation of the rendering shield 83 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6(a) to 6(c). 6(a) to 6(c) are diagrams showing movable positions of the effect shield 83. FIG.
As described above, the effect shielding body 83 is composed of an upper left effect shielding body 83a, an upper right effect shielding body 83b, a lower left effect shielding body 83c, and a lower right effect shielding body 83d. The shield 83 is shown in its initial position. When the effect shield 83 is in the initial position, substantially the entire display area of the main display section 81 is visible. Also, this state may be referred to as an open state or an initial state of the rendering shield 83 .
FIG. 6B shows a state in which part of the main display section 81 (about 30% of the whole) is shielded by the effect shielding body 83 . This state of the effect shield 83 may be referred to as the half-closed state of the effect shield 83 .
FIG. 6C shows a state in which the entire main display section 81 is shielded by the effect shield 83 . This state of the effect shield 83 may be referred to as the fully closed state of the effect shield 83 .
Thus, the upper left effect shielding body 83a, the upper right effect shielding body 83b, the lower left effect shielding body 83c, and the lower right effect shielding body 83d operate in conjunction with each other in the direction parallel to the plane of the main display section 81.

Also, as shown in FIG. 6C, the upper left effect shield 83a has a convex portion imitating the character "heaven" on the front side (the front side when the main display section 81 side is defined as the back side). , the upper right effect shielding body 83b has a convex part imitating the character "bottom" on the front surface side, and the lower left effect shielding body 83c has a protrusion imitating the character "no" on the front surface side The lower right effect shielding body 83d has a protrusion imitating the character "so" on the surface on the front side, and each effect shielding body receives light from the back side (main display part 81 side). is configured to prevent transmission of

<Regarding the control configuration of the game machine 10>
Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the control configuration of the gaming machine 10 according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the control configuration of the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG. The control configuration shown in FIG. 7 is necessary for explaining the gaming machine 10 of this embodiment, and the gaming machine 10 may have a control configuration not shown in FIG.

The main control board 100 includes a CPU 101 that performs various arithmetic processing related to games, a ROM 102 that stores data such as control programs and various lottery tables, a RAM 103 that functions as a temporary storage area and a buffer memory, and peripherals. Equipped with an I/O port 104 for inputting and outputting signals between the board and each device, and a random number circuit 105 for generating random numbers (hard random numbers) by operating in a system separate from the program processing by the CPU 101, These are interconnected via an internal bus.

The CPU 101 reads various control programs stored in the ROM 102 and performs arithmetic processing, thereby executing various processes related to the main control of the game.
The RAM 103 is backed up by backup power generated in a backup power supply circuit 502, which will be described later. Specifically, among the information stored in the RAM 103, when power is restored after a power failure, various types of information are backed up so that the game machine 10 can be restored to the state immediately before the power failure. is configured to For example, in addition to data such as the stack pointer and each register held when the power failure occurred, the state of the gaming machine 10 at that time (game stopped state or playable state), the current special drawing lottery state, the current Information related to the game such as the normal drawing state, whether or not the jackpot game is in progress, the stop patterns of the special figures 1 and 2, the holding information of the pattern fluctuation, the number of round games in the big hit game, etc. are backed up. be.

In the present embodiment, at least an area in which such game-related information is stored (sometimes referred to as a game-related area of the RAM 103) and a checksum complement and a backup flag for the game-related area of the RAM 103 are stored. is stored (sometimes referred to as a game-related backup information area of the RAM 103) is backed up.
When power is restored, the gaming machine 10 is restored using the backed-up various information stored in the game-related area of the RAM 103 and the game-related backup information area of the RAM 103 .

A specific backup method in this embodiment is not limited at all. For example, the area to be backed up in the RAM 103 may be implemented with a configuration that can hold data in a non-volatile manner even in a power failure state. As another example, in the RAM 103, different hardware is provided for a first memory configured to be able to hold data in a non-volatile manner even in a power failure state and a second memory referred to when the game machine 10 operates. In that case, the gaming machine 10 saves the information to be backed up from the second memory to the first memory when the power is cut off, and transfers the saved information from the first memory to the first memory when the power is restored. It is sufficient to recover to the second memory.

In addition, the main control board 100 includes a first starting opening sensor 70, a second starting opening sensor 71, a large winning opening sensor 72, a general winning opening sensor 73, a gate sensor 74, an out ball sensor 75, a middle frame door opening sensor 76, and the like. , and detection signals from these sensors can be input to the CPU 101 via the I/O port 104 .

In addition, the main control board 100 includes a first special symbol display device 91, a second special symbol display device 92, a normal symbol display device 93, a first special symbol reservation lamp 94, a second special symbol reservation lamp 95, and a normal symbol reservation lamp. 96 , is electrically connected to the normal electric accessory solenoid 62 and the special electric accessory solenoid 66 , and configured to be able to control these via the I/O port 104 .
Similarly, the main control board 100 is electrically connected to the main operation section 39 and configured to detect the operation of the main operation section 39 .

The main control board 100 and the first sub-control board 200 are connected by eight parallel signal lines and one strobe line. They are communicably connected only in the direction, and various control commands are transmitted from the main control board 100 to the first sub-control board 200 .
Data cannot be transmitted from the first sub-control board 200 to the main control board 100, and the first sub-control board 200 cannot request the main control board 100 to transmit data. is configured to
Also, in the present embodiment, a parallel transmission method is used for data transmission from the main control board 100 to the first sub-control board 200, but a serial transmission method may be used.

The first sub-control board 200 includes a CPU 201 that performs various arithmetic processing related to game effects based on the effect control command from the main control board 100, a ROM 202 that stores data such as effect control programs and various lottery tables, and a temporary storage area. and an I/O port 204 for inputting/outputting signals between peripheral boards and devices. These are interconnected via an internal bus. It is configured to execute main control relating to game effects according to a control program stored in ROM 202 .
The first sub-control board 200 is electrically connected to the effect button 37 and the cursor button 38, and is configured to be able to detect the operation of the operation section.

In addition, the first sub-control board 200, in the effect control processing based on the effect control command from the main control board 100, to the second sub-control board 300 image and sound control command and sound control command, effect lamp Lamp control data for controlling the lighting of various lamps such as 35, movable control data for controlling the movement of movable bodies such as the effect shielding body 83, the movable decorative body 22, and the sub-display section 82 are generated.
Here, the first sub-control board 200 is connected to the second sub-control board 300 so that two-way communication is possible, and various commands are transmitted from the first sub-control board 200 to the second sub-control board 300. , a response command (ACK command) indicating that the command was successfully received is transmitted from the second sub-control board 300 to the first sub-control board 200 as a response.

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

In addition, the first sub-control board 200 is electrically connected to a controller that controls each actuator that powers the movable decoration 22, the sub-display section 82, and the effect shield 83 via an I/O port 204. , to send commands containing motion control data.
Then, the controller receives a command transmitted from the first sub-control board 200, and controls each actuator according to the movable control data included in the command, so that the effect shield 83, the movable decorative body 22, or the sub It is configured to operate the display unit 82 .

The second sub-control board 300 stores a CPU 301 that performs various kinds of arithmetic processing related to image effects and sound effects based on control commands from the first sub-control board 200, control programs that control images and sounds, various data, and the like. It comprises a ROM 302, a RAM 303 functioning as a temporary storage area or a work area or a buffer memory, and an I/O port 304 for inputting/outputting signals between peripheral boards and devices. It is configured to execute main control related to various effects according to the control program.
In addition, although not shown, the second sub-control board 300 includes a VDP for generating image data in accordance with the content of the effect determined by the effect content determining means 225, which will be described later, based on the control signal received from the CPU 301, and the CPU 301. and a sound source IC that generates audio data based on the control signal received from the device. The VDP is a so-called image processor, reads image data stored in the image ROM according to instructions from the CPU 301 , processes the image data, and transmits the generated image data to the effect display device 80 . This VDP is connected to a high-speed VRAM used for developing and processing image data read out from the image ROM. The sound source IC reads the audio data stored in the audio ROM in response to an instruction from the CPU 301, and outputs the final audio data generated by synthesizing the read audio data to the speaker 33 via the amplifier.

The payout control board 400 is mainly composed of a CPU 401, a ROM 402 and a RAM 403 (all not shown).
In addition, the payout control board 400 is connected to the main control board 100 so as to be capable of two-way communication, and controls the payout unit 48 based on the payout control command from the main control board 100 to pay out game balls. is executed, and the ball feeding mechanism and the shooting mechanism are synchronously driven based on the amount of operation of the operating handle 31 to control the shooting of the game ball.

The power supply control board 500 generates a normal power supply circuit 501 and a backup power supply for generating normal power supply to electronic and electric parts such as the above-mentioned control board based on the primary power supply supplied from the power supply facility of the game island. It is composed of a backup power supply circuit 502 and a power failure detection circuit 503 that detects a power failure (when the voltage supplied by the normal power supply reaches a predetermined voltage drop).
Also, the power switch 40 is connected to the power control board 500, and on the premise that primary power is supplied from the power supply facility of the game island, when the power switch 40 is turned on, the power control board 500 is turned on. A normal power supply is generated by the normal power supply circuit 501, and power is supplied to electronic components and electrical components including the above-described control boards (main control board 100, first sub-control board 200, second sub-control board 300, and payout control board 400). is supplied.
In addition, when the power failure detection circuit 503 detects the power failure, the power supply control board 500 outputs a power failure signal (NMI signal) to the main control board 100, the first sub-control board 200, and the payout control board 400 respectively. Send to
The backup power supply circuit 502 is charged when power is supplied to the game machine 10 from the power supply facility on the game island.
In addition, the backup power supply circuit 502 may be provided on the payout control board 400, the power failure detection circuit 503 is not provided on the power control board 500, and the main control board 100, the first sub control board 200, and the payout control board 400 may be provided.

<Regarding the functional configuration of the game machine 10>
Next, with reference to FIG. 8, the functional configuration of the gaming machine 10 according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG. The functional configuration shown in FIG. 8 is necessary for explaining the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and the gaming machine 10 may have functional configurations not shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, the main control board 100 includes an entry determination means 110, a main random number generation means 115, a main reservation control means 120, a preliminary determination means 125, a special figure lottery means 130, a normal figure lottery means 135, and a jackpot game. Control means 140, symbol display control means 145, electric accessory control means 150, game state control means 155, main information storage means 160, main error control means 165, main command management means 170, power interruption processing execution means 175, and It is provided with electrical processing execution means 180, and these means functionally represent what is realized by each control configuration on the main control board 100 described using FIG.

The main information storage means 160 is a means for temporarily storing data read by means provided on the main control board 100, data derived by calculations in the means, etc., in corresponding storage areas. . In particular, the data (effect control commands, etc.) stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 are sent by the command transmission means to the sub-command management means 270 of the first sub-control board 200, which will be described later. sent.

The winning-ball determining means 110 determines whether or not a game has been won in each winning hole based on the detection result of the sensor provided in each winning hole.

The main random number generating means 115 can generate a plurality of types of random numbers with different update ranges by the random number circuit 105, and at the timing when it is determined that a prize has been won in the winning hole, the random number circuit 105 generates one or more random numbers corresponding to the winning hole. Get (latch) a random number.
More specifically, the main random number generating means 115, when it is determined that the winning to the first start port 57 or the second start port 59, to be described later, the random number for the special figure winning or not, the special figure stop symbol A random number for lottery and a random number for special figure variation pattern lottery are acquired. When the winning of the gate 63 is determined, the random number for determining whether the normal pattern is correct, the random number for the normal pattern lottery, and the random number for the normal pattern fluctuation pattern lottery, which will be described later, are stored in the main information storage means 160 correspondingly. Store in the area.

The main suspension control means 120 performs control relating to suspension of the symbol variation of the special figure and suspension of the symbol variation of the normal figure. Regarding the special figure 1, the random number for the special figure judgment, the random number for the special figure stop pattern lottery, and the random number for the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery, which were obtained as a result of winning the first start port 57, It is withheld (stored) as the operation suspension information of FIG.
More specifically, the main reservation control means 120 is added by 1 each time the operation reservation information of the special figure 1 is reserved, and the operation reservation information of the special figure 1 is used (in the lottery of the special figure lottery means 130 used) is decremented by 1 for each (hereinafter referred to as "special figure 1 suspension counter"), and the value of the special figure 1 suspension counter reaches the upper limit (in this embodiment, 4), The operation suspension information is stored in the storage area corresponding to the current special figure 1 suspension counter of the main information storage means 160, and each time the operation suspension information is used, the used operation suspension information is cleared, and the remaining operation Hold information is controlled to move (shift) from the current storage area to the storage area corresponding to the special figure 1 reservation counter that is 1 less than the current special figure 1 reservation counter in order from the smallest special figure 1 reservation counter. .
In addition, the main reservation control means 120 performs the same control as the above-described control separately from the special figure 1 for the special figure 2 and the general figure, and the reservation counter for the special figure 2 is referred to as the special figure 2 reservation counter.
Further, in the following description, "suspension of operation suspension information" may be expressed as "suspension of pattern variation".
In addition, when the main reservation control means 120 updates (adds or subtracts) the operation reservation information (holding counter) of the special figure 1 or the special figure 2, the effect control including the special figure 1 reservation counter and the special figure 2 reservation counter A command (pending command) is generated and stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .
It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, when both the operation pending information corresponding to the special figure 1 and the operation holding information corresponding to the special figure 2 are reserved, the operation pending information corresponding to the special figure 2 is preferentially The priority variation used is done.

A pre-determination means 125 executes pre-determination for a look-ahead performance targeting the operation suspension information at least in part when the operation suspension information of the special figure is suspended at a predetermined pre-determination timing.
More specifically, the pre-determination means 125 reads each random number of the operation suspension information reserved this time, and pre-determines each of the special figure propriety determination, the special figure stop symbol lottery, and the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery, which will be described later. Execute. In each preliminary determination, a lottery table (not shown) that is the same as or equivalent to the lottery table used in the lottery corresponding to each preliminary determination is used. Therefore, the results of these preliminary determinations are the same as the results of the lottery executed later.
Further, the pre-determination means 125 generates an effect control command (pre-determination command) including the derived result of the pre-determination, and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .
In addition, as described above, the pre-determination command is transmitted at least in part when the operation suspension information of the special figure is suspended at the predetermined timing of the pre-determination (generated and stored in the main information storage means 160 transmission command area), so it will be sent following the pending command described above. Here, the timing of the predetermined pre-determination means that it is not during the jackpot game, furthermore, in the present embodiment, when the operation suspension information of the special figure 1 is suspended during the normal figure high probability described later , since the prior determination is restricted, the transmission of the prior determination command corresponding to the prior determination is also restricted.

The special figure lottery means 130 includes a special figure propriety determination means 131, a special figure stop pattern lottery means 132, and a special figure fluctuation pattern derivation means 133. The processing by each means is executed in order of the fluctuation pattern deriving means 133 . The special figure lottery means 130 reads the earliest operation suspension information among the operation suspension information held in the main information storage means 160 when the special figure fluctuation start condition is satisfied.
It should be noted that "the special figure fluctuation start condition is satisfied" is, for example, that the jackpot is not in progress, neither the special figure 1 nor the special figure 2 is in the process of pattern fluctuation, the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 all the conditions for the presence of the operation pending information in at least one of the

Here, FIGS. 9A to 9C are diagrams schematically showing lottery tables used in the main control board 100. FIG.
In the lottery using the lottery table, including those other than these lottery tables, the lottery values stored in the lottery table are sequentially added to the read random numbers according to a predetermined order (there is only one lottery value to be targeted). , the number of times of addition is one), and the result corresponding to the lottery value in which carry (overflow) occurs is derived as the result of the lottery. Similarly, in the description of the lottery tables, names are given to the lottery tables for convenience of explanation. Often these names do not specify the area where the data is stored. The illustrated lottery table may include items described for convenience of explanation and "-" or "0" as lottery values, but these do not necessarily indicate data stored in each ROM. isn't it. And, the results with "-" or "0" written as the lottery value will not win the lottery. Furthermore, when the same lottery value as the random number range used for the lottery (the number of random numbers that can be obtained in the range) is described in the lottery table, the result is derived 100%. you don't have to. Also, if the total value of the lottery values used in one lottery coincides with the random number range used in the lottery, the last addition of the lottery values always generates a carry, so that addition is not necessary. Well, in that case, the lottery value itself used for the addition becomes unnecessary.

The special figure suitability determination means 131 reads the random number for the special figure suitability determination for each pattern variation, and uses the read random number and the lottery table for the special figure suitability determination to determine whether to win a big hit or a loss by lottery. Execute the special figure propriety determination to be determined.
FIG. 9(a) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for special figure propriety determination, and this lottery table is commonly used for special figure 1 and special figure 2. FIG. The range of random numbers used in the special figure propriety determination is from 0 to 65535, so if the special figure lottery state has a low probability (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as "special figure low probability"), 230/65536 A big hit is derived with a probability of (approximately 1/284.9). On the other hand, when the special figure lottery state has a high probability (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as "special figure high probability"), a big hit is derived with a probability of 499/65536 (about 1/131.3). .

The special figure stop symbol lottery means 132 reads the random number for the special figure stop symbol lottery when the result of the special figure success/failure determination is a big hit, and uses the read random number and the lottery table for the special figure stop symbol lottery. The stop pattern of the special figure is determined by lottery.
FIG. 9(b) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for the special figure 1 stop symbol lottery, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0-99. Therefore, when a big hit is derived in special figure 1, symbol A is determined as a stop symbol with a probability of 50/100 (1/2), and symbol B is determined with a probability of 50/100 (1/2).
Here, the symbol A has a number of rounds of 4, and after the jackpot game is over, a pattern that becomes a special figure high probability and a normal figure high probability (hereinafter referred to as a "variable probability pattern"), and the jackpot related to the symbol is a "variable probability It is sometimes called "big hit"). On the other hand, the symbol B has 4 rounds, and after the jackpot game ends, the symbol that becomes a special pattern low probability and a general pattern high probability (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "normal pattern", and the jackpot related to the pattern is called "normal It is sometimes called "big hit").
Figure 9 (c) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for the special figure 2 stop symbol lottery, the range of random numbers used in the lottery is, like the special figure 1 stop symbol lottery, from 0 to 99 be. Therefore, when a big hit is derived in special figure 2, there is a probability of 50/100 (1/2) for pattern a, and a probability of 20/100 (1/5) for pattern b, 30/100 (about 1/5). 3. The symbol c is determined as the stop symbol with the probability of 33).
Here, the pattern a has 16 rounds, and is a probability variable pattern that becomes a special pattern high probability and a normal pattern high probability after the end of the big hit game, and the pattern b has the number of rounds 4, and is a special pattern after the end of the big hit game. The symbol c is a normal pattern that has a special low certainty and a high certainty normal general, and has 4 rounds. Therefore, it can be said that the symbol a is a stop symbol that is more advantageous than the symbol b in terms of the number of rounds, and the symbol b is a stop symbol that is more advantageous than the symbol c in terms of the subsequent special symbol lottery state.
In the following description, the variable probability jackpot with the number of rounds of 4 is sometimes referred to as "4R variable probability jackpot", and the probability variable jackpot with the number of rounds of 16 is called "16R probability variable jackpot", and the normal jackpot with the number of rounds is 4. It may be referred to as "4R normal jackpot".

A special figure stop pattern lottery means 132, when the result of the special figure success/failure determination is not a big hit, uniformly sets the symbol C when the special figure 1 is lost and the symbol d when the special figure 2 is lost as a stop symbol. decide.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, the ratio of the special figure high probability after the end of the big hit game by the special figure 1 (50/100) and the ratio of the special figure high probability after the big hit game by the special figure 2 (70/100 ) is different (the pattern variation of the special figure 2 is more advantageous than the pattern variation of the special figure 1). Although the details are omitted, this difference is when the game ball passes through the V winning area provided in the big winning opening 55 during the jackpot game (when the sensor provided in the V winning area detects the game ball). It is realized by changing whether or not to provide a round for facilitating passage through the V winning area depending on the stop pattern of the special symbol.

The special figure variation pattern derivation means 133 has a plurality of types of special figure variation pattern lottery tables to be referred to when determining the special figure variation pattern, and the current special figure variation pattern derivation state and the special figure propriety determination in this pattern variation. Based on the results, select one special figure fluctuation pattern lottery table for determining the special figure fluctuation pattern in this pattern fluctuation, and select the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery table and the random number for the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery Use to determine one special figure variation pattern (special figure variation pattern in this pattern variation), and to determine the variation time based on the determined special figure variation pattern.
In addition, details such as transition conditions will be described later, but the special figure variation pattern derivation state in this embodiment includes the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB, and the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC. exist. Then, the above-described special figure variation pattern determination method is adopted in the special figure variation pattern variation of the special figure 1 in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, and in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB and the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC, the special figure 2 is adopted in the symbol variation, and the symbol variation of the other special figure in each special figure variation pattern derivation state is determined by one predetermined special figure variation pattern according to the result of the special figure propriety determination.

In addition, the special figure variation pattern derivation means 133, at the start of the symbol variation, the effect control command (variation start command ) and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .

Like the special figure lottery means 130, the general pattern lottery means 135 reads out the earliest operation suspension information among the operation suspension information held in the main information storage means 160 when the pattern of the general pattern is not fluctuating. , Using the read random number, the general pattern suitability determination is performed to determine the suitability of the general pattern, and the normal electric accessory 61 is controlled to the open state by the general pattern suitability determination. In the case, the normal pattern stop pattern lottery that determines the normal pattern stop pattern by lottery, and the normal pattern fluctuation pattern lottery that determines the normal pattern fluctuation pattern (fluctuation time) by lottery are executed.
More specifically, in the judgment of the general figure lottery, the state of the general figure lottery state is high probability (sometimes abbreviated as "normal figure high probability") and the state of the general figure lottery state is low probability There is a case where it is abbreviated as "low probability"), and the drawing of the lottery table is omitted. While losing with a probability of 1/65536, it will be a hit with a probability of 1/65536, and the remaining probability of 65535/65536 will be a loss. It should be noted that, in the general pattern low probability, it may not be per general pattern (65536/65536 will be lost).

In the normal stop symbol lottery, as in the special stop symbol lottery, a lottery table (not shown) for the normal stop symbol lottery is selected from a plurality of types of stop symbols with different patterns of opening the normal electric accessories 61. One stop symbol is determined by the lottery used. In addition, when it becomes a loss in the general pattern right or wrong determination, the stop pattern is uniformly determined in the same way as the special figure 1 and special figure 2.
In addition, in the normal figure fluctuation pattern lottery, as with the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery, one normal figure fluctuation by lottery using the lottery table (not shown) for the general figure fluctuation pattern lottery from multiple types of normal figure fluctuation patterns. A pattern is determined.
In this way, it can be said that the normal map high probability has a higher probability of being derived from the normal map hit than the normal map low probability, and the advantage is higher than the normal map low probability.

When the result of the special figure lottery is a big hit, the big hit game control means 140 relates to the big hit start demonstration according to the special figure variation pattern derivation state from which the big hit is derived and the stop pattern of the special figure related to the big hit. The demo time and the demo time related to the jackpot end demo are determined.
Here, the jackpot start demonstration is a state that is set at the same time as the jackpot game is started, and at the end of the jackpot start demonstration, a round game in which the above-described rounds are continuously executed is started. The jackpot end demonstration is a state that is set at the same time as the end of the round game, and the jackpot game is ended at the same time as the end of the jackpot end demonstration. In particular, in the present embodiment, the demonstration time of the jackpot start demonstration related to the jackpot derived in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA is the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB or the jackpot derived in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC. It is configured to be longer than the demonstration time of the jackpot start demonstration.

In addition, when the big win starts, the big win game control means 140 generates an effect control command (big win start command) including a demonstration time related to the big win start demonstration, stores it in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160, and ends the big win. Sometimes, an effect control command (jackpot end command) including a demonstration time related to the jackpot end demonstration is generated and stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160. - 特許庁

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

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

When the result of the special prize lottery is a big hit, the electric role product control means 150 outputs a control signal to the special electric role product solenoid 66 after the stop display of the special figure, and turns the special electric role product 65 into a special figure. It is opened according to the opening pattern corresponding to the stop pattern. The jackpot game is a game state in which one opening and closing operation of the special electric accessory 65 is one round game, and the round game is continuously executed for a specified number of rounds (16R and 4R in this example).
In addition, when the electric accessory control means 150 wins the normal figure lottery, it outputs a control signal to the normal electric accessory solenoid 62, and moves the normal electric accessory 61 according to the opening pattern corresponding to the normal figure stop symbol. open up.

The game state control means 155 controls the special figure lottery state. Specifically, the game state control means 155, as described above, at the start of the jackpot game, irrespective of the pattern associated with the jackpot, the special figure low probability, at the end of the jackpot game associated with the normal jackpot, the special figure low probability is maintained, and at the end of the jackpot game related to the probability variable jackpot, the special figure is high probability.

In addition, the game state control means 155 controls the normal drawing lottery state. Specifically, the game state control means 155, at the start of the big win, regardless of the pattern related to the big win, normal pattern low probability, at the end of the jackpot game related to the normal big win, until the symbol variation is performed 100 times. High probability (after 100 symbol fluctuations, normal low probability), and at the end of the jackpot related to the probability variable jackpot, until the next jackpot game starts (for example, a finite number of times sufficient to derive the jackpot) (For example, including the case of setting 5000 times).

In addition, the game state control means 155 controls the above-described special figure variation pattern derivation state. The transition of this special figure variation pattern derivation state will be described with reference to FIGS. 10(a) and 10(b). Incidentally, FIG. 10(a) is a state transition diagram showing the transition of the special figure variation pattern derivation state, and FIG. 10(b) is a diagram showing the relationship of the average variation time for each special figure variation pattern derivation state. .
As shown in FIG. 10 (a), the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state is the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA corresponding to the special figure low probability and the general figure low probability, the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA corresponding to the special figure high probability and the general figure high probability It consists of a figure variation pattern derivation state PB and a special figure variation pattern derivation state PC corresponding to a special figure low certainty and a normal figure high accuracy, and a special figure according to the special figure lottery state and the general figure lottery state except during the big hit game The figure fluctuation pattern derivation state is set. The transition conditions between the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA and the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC include transition conditions (i) to transition conditions (iii).
The transition condition (i) is the end of the jackpot game related to the probability variable jackpot, the transition condition (ii) is the end of the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot, and the transition condition (iii) is the end of the 100th symbol variation. In addition, when the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot is started in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC, the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC is set again after the end of the jackpot game (symbol in the transition condition (iii) counting of variations starts from 0).

Also, as shown in FIG. 10(b), the average variation time of each of the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB, and the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC is the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA , Toku-zu fluctuation pattern derivation state PC, Toku-zu fluctuation pattern derivation state PB are shortened in order. This is mainly due to the difference in the length of the variation time of the basic special figure variation pattern with the highest rate of selection in each special figure variation pattern derivation state.
Further, in this embodiment, the difference between the average variation time of the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA and the average time of the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC is the average variation time of the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC and the special figure variation pattern derivation greater than the difference in state PB.

In addition, the game state control means 155, when the special figure lottery state, the general figure lottery state, and the update of the special figure variation pattern derivation state occur, the production control command (game state designation command) including each state after the update is generated, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .

As described above, the main information storage means 160 is means for temporarily storing data read by each means, data derived by calculations and the like by each means, etc. in corresponding storage areas.

The main error control means 165 monitors the input information of the I/O port 104 and determines whether the gaming machine 10 is in an error state. If it is determined to be in an error state, an effect control command (error command) including the error information is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .
It should be noted that the main error control means 165 makes the payout control board 400 restrict the shooting of the game ball when an error state of high importance such as an error state detected by a magnetic sensor (not shown) occurs. , a process other than storing the error command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 may be executed.

The main command management means 170 transmits the effect control command to the first sub control board 200 when the effect control command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .
In principle, each effect control command is transmitted according to the order stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .

The power-off processing execution unit 175 executes power-off processing based on receiving a power-off signal from the power control board 500 .
Specifically, for the area related to the game in the RAM 103, a process of deriving the checksum of the area, storing the complement of the checksum in the backup information area related to the game of the RAM 103, and A process of turning ON a backup flag indicating that power-off processing has been executed (stores the backup flag in the game-related backup information area of the RAM 103) is executed.

The power recovery process execution unit 180 executes power recovery recovery process upon power-on (power recovery).
In the power recovery process, the power recovery process executing means 180 performs a RAM abnormality check on the game area of the RAM 103 . In the RAM abnormality check, it is determined whether or not a backup flag is stored in the backup information area related to the game of the RAM 103 (whether or not the backup flag is ON). When the flag is ON), the checksum of the area related to the game is derived, and it is determined whether or not the checksum matches the checksum stored in the backup information area related to the area. If they match, the check result is normal, and if they do not match, it is abnormal.

If the RAM abnormality check determines normality, the power recovery process execution means 180 generates a power recovery recovery command and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 . In the power recovery return command, information stored in the area related to the game of the RAM 103 (at the time of power failure, the special figure lottery state, the normal figure lottery state, whether the jackpot game is in progress, the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 stop pattern, hold information of pattern fluctuation, the number of round games in the big hit game, etc.).
On the other hand, if the RAM abnormality check determines that there is an abnormality, the power recovery process executing means 180 initializes the information in the area of the RAM 103 related to the game. As a result, the previous special figure lottery state, general figure lottery state, special figure variation pattern derivation state, etc. are initialized, for example, the special figure lottery state is a special figure low probability, and the general figure lottery state And the special figure variation pattern derivation state is the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA corresponding to the special figure low probability and the general figure low probability.
The power recovery process executing means 180 generates a power recovery recovery command including information related to the initialized game, and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .

The first sub-control board 200, as shown in FIG. and sub-command management means 270, and these means functionally represent what is realized by each control configuration on the first sub-control board 200 described with reference to FIG.
The sub-information storage means 260 is a means for temporarily storing data read by the means provided in the first sub-control board 200, data derived by calculations in the means, etc., in corresponding storage areas. . Various commands transmitted from the main command management means 170 are stored in the received command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260 by the sub-command management means 270 . In the following description, the fact that various commands transmitted from the main command management means 170 are stored in the received command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260 by the sub-command management means 270 is simply referred to as reception of various commands. may be expressed.

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

The normal production control means 220 includes production mode control means 221, production route determination means 222, sub-suspension control means 223, prefetch production control means 224, production content determination means 225, decorative pattern control means 226, and jackpot production control means 227 and the like. Prepare.

The performance mode control means 221 controls the transition of the performance mode in a form consistent with the special figure variation pattern derivation state managed on the main control board 100 side when the game state designation command is transmitted.
The production mode in the present embodiment is roughly divided into a normal production mode, a time-saving production mode, and a probability variable production mode. A time saving production mode corresponds to the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC.

Effect route determination means 222, when a pre-determination command is transmitted, based on the result of pre-determination (special figure variation pattern in this embodiment) included in the command, corresponding to the currently reserved symbol variation. Decide (set) the production route.
Here, the production route is the production from the start to the end of the pattern variation, and defines the process of the production that notifies the result of the special figure propriety determination in the design variation, and is executed in the design variation. The content of the effect is determined according to the effect route corresponding to the symbol variation by the effect content determining means 225, which will be described later.

Sub-holding control means 223, when a holding command is received, based on the information of the special figure 1 holding counter and the special figure 2 holding counter included in the command, the holding display area (not shown) of the main display unit 81 ), set effect data for displaying a number of pending images corresponding to the special figure 1 pending counter and a number of pending images corresponding to the special figure 2 pending counter. It should be noted that the pending image is an image to be subjected to the pending prefetch effect that changes in various modes suggesting the degree of advantage such as the degree of expectation of the big hit game.

The look-ahead effect control means 224 determines the contents of the look-ahead effect based on the result of the pre-determination included in the command when the pre-determination command is transmitted.
The look-ahead effect is the degree of expectation for the result of the special figure propriety determination in the design variation of the look-ahead target over one or more design variations before the design variation of the look-ahead target starts, and the design variation of the look-ahead target This is an effect that suggests the content of the effect to be executed.

The performance content determination means 225 determines the content of performance to be executed in the current pattern variation according to the performance route already determined by the performance route determination means 222 when the variation start command is transmitted.
More specifically, the effect content determination means 225 uses the effect pattern lottery table corresponding to the effect route determined by the effect route determination means 222 to determine the effect content (effect pattern) for each effect execution timing in the pattern variation. It will be determined by lottery, etc. By doing so, it is possible to change the content of the performance related to (executed according to) the determined performance route, and to connect the performance in one symbol variation. Moreover, even if the same production route is determined, the production to be executed can be diversified.
It should be noted that the timing to determine the content of the production, for example, the start of the pseudo variation (including the start of the pattern variation), if there are multiple times the start of the pseudo variation in one symbol variation, each pseudo The lottery is executed at the start of the fluctuation.

In the present embodiment, the content of the effect determined by the effect content determining means 225 includes a hook effect at the time of reach, a fully closed effect of the shield, a cut-in effect at the time of reach, and the like.
The effect content determining means 225 determines that the decorative pattern is in the ready state (decorative patterns are stopped except for one pattern row) when the effect route corresponding to the series of effects including the decorative pattern being in the ready state is determined. displayed, and the remaining symbol rows are displayed in a variable display), or immediately after that, any one of the kiseru effect at the time of reach, the cut-in effect at the time of reach, or any other effect Execution is determined, and furthermore, the content of each performance is determined.
In this embodiment, the determination of execution of any one of the ready-to-win kiseru effect, the ready-to-reach cut-in effect, and other effects is made by lottery using a lottery table. In the lottery table in the present embodiment, the ready-to-win kiseru effect is set so that the appearance frequency is lower than the ready-to-reach cut-in effect, or the degree of expectation for granting a privilege is higher. As the privilege, there may be a variable probability big hit in the symbol variation in which the production is executed, a big win with the highest degree of advantage (16R probability variable big win), general big wins, big wins and small wins in general.
In addition, those decisions may be fixedly decided without lottery.

Further, in the present embodiment, the effect content determining means 225 further determines whether or not to execute the shield fully closed effect when it is determined to execute the reach-time kiseru effect, although the details will be described later. However, although different from the present embodiment, the effect content determining means 225 may independently determine whether or not to execute the hook effect at reach and the fully closed shield effect.
Further, the effect content determining means 225 may determine that the kiseru effect at the time of reach and the cut-in effect at the time of reach are executed within the same symbol variation. In this case, it is preferable that the ready-to-win cut-in effect is executed prior to the ready-to-win kissel effect so that the degree of expectation for granting the privilege is in ascending order and the game interest can be improved.
The details of the reach-time kiseru effect and the reach-time cut-in effect will be described later.

When the variation start command is transmitted, the decorative design control means 226 determines the final combination of decorative design stop designs (left design, middle design, right design) based on the determined special design stop design. decide.
Specifically, pattern B, pattern C, and pattern a are matched with odd-numbered patterns, pattern A and pattern b are matched with even-numbered patterns, and pattern D, pattern E, and pattern c are matched with loose stitches. there is
In addition, when the combination of decorative symbols to be stopped corresponds to the stop symbol of the special symbol, it is not necessary to have the above-mentioned correspondence relationship. If it is a combination that does not increase the expectation of the combination of decorative symbols to be stopped by the above, in some cases (the ratio lower than the ratio of the corresponding relationship described above), a combination of decorative symbols different from the above-described corresponding relationship will be adopted. Even in such a case, it can be said that the combination of decorative symbols to be stopped corresponds to the stop symbol of the special figure.

A big win performance control means 227, when a big win start command is transmitted, determines the contents of the big win performance for notifying that the big win game is in progress based on the information or the like included in the command. Incidentally, the big win effects include a start demonstration effect for notifying the start of the big win game, a round effect for notifying that the round game is in progress, and an end demo effect for notifying the end of the big win game.

The normal effect control means 220 reads the effect data of each device corresponding to the effect at the execution timing of each effect as necessary according to the content of the effect determined by the above-described means provided in the first sub-control board 200, If the read effect data includes effect data related to an image, an image control command is generated based on the effect data, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260 . Further, when the read performance data includes performance data related to sound, a voice control command related to sound is generated based on the performance data, and the command is stored in a transmission command storage area of sub-information storage means 260. - 特許庁

The sub-error control means 230 reads out error notification effect data for executing an error notification effect when an error command (effect control command) is received. For example, the error notification effect data read when an error command related to a right-handed error is received includes effect data related to a character image of "Please return to left-handed" and "Please return to left-handed". An image control command and an audio control command are generated based on the effect data, and the commands are stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260 .
In this embodiment, all error states are determined by the main error control means 165. However, for error states other than those of high importance accompanied by the output of a security signal (for example, a right-handed error), a sub-error The control means 230 may make the determination. In this case, the sub-error control means 230 may receive from the main control board 100 a command including the state of the sensor related to the determination of the error state.

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

The movable accessory control means 250 holds movable control data for controlling the movements of the effect shielding body 83, the movable decorative body 22 and the sub-display section 82, and the effect data read by the normal effect control means 220. If there is effect data corresponding to the movable accessory, the movable control data is read based on the effect data, and the read movable control data is applied to each controller of the effect shield 83, the movable decoration 22, and the sub-display unit 82. Send to

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

The subcommand management means 270 receives the effect control command transmitted from the main control board 100, stores the received effect command in the received command storage area of the sub information storage means 260, and stores the transmission command in the sub information storage means 260. If an image control command is stored in the area, the image control command is transmitted to the second sub-control board 300 . In principle, each image control command is transmitted according to the order stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260. FIG.

<Cut-in effect when reaching>
In the ready-to-win cut-in effect, as shown in FIG. 11, a button operation request effect is also executed. In the button operation request effect, a button image pg imitating the effect button 37 (an image prompting the operation of the effect button 37) is displayed on the main display section 81 along with a character string that prompts (guides) the player to operate the button. and meter image mg are displayed.
The length of the meter image mg indicates the period during which the operation of the effect button 37 is valid (operation valid period) (for example, 3 seconds), and the meter display area (black area) indicates the elapsed time from the start of the operation valid period. indicates That is, in the meter image mg, the meter display area (black area) increases over time.
Therefore, it can be said that the operation valid period indicated by the meter image mg is a period accompanied by the button operation request effect. Then, in the ready-to-win cut-in effect in the present embodiment, the ready-to-win cut-in effect is executed in a display mode determined by lottery according to the pressing operation of the effect button 37 within the operation effective period. Conversely, when the pressing operation of the effect button 37 is not detected within the operation effective period, the ready-to-win cut-in effect is not executed in the present embodiment.

Next, details of the ready-to-win cut-in effect will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram specifically showing the cut-in effect at the time of reach, and FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically showing a cut-in image lottery table in the cut-in effect at the time of reach.
The ready-to-win cut-in effect is a effect that is executed after the decorative pattern is in the ready-to-win state, and one of the three cut-in images CT1, CT2 and CT3 shown in FIG. 12 is selected and displayed as the main display. This is the effect displayed on the part 81 .
The cut-in image CT1 includes the characters "Good chance!", the cut-in image CT2 includes the characters "Extremely hot!!", and the cut-in image CT3 includes the characters "Victory!!!".

When the execution of the ready-to-win cut-in effect is determined, the effect content determining means 225 selects a cut-in image to be displayed in the ready-to-win cut-in effect by performing a lottery using the lottery table shown in FIG. do.
The lottery table shown in FIG. 13 associates a lottery value with each of the cut-in image CT1, the cut-in image CT2, and the cut-in image CT3 in each of the results of the special figure propriety determination (jackpot or loss) of the symbol variation. The range of random numbers used for lottery of cut-in images is 0-49.

Specifically, when the result of the special figure suitability determination of the symbol variation is a big hit, the cut-in image CT1 is selected with a probability of 20/50, and the cut-in image CT2 is selected with a probability of 20/50, The cut-in image CT3 is selected with a probability of 10/50.
On the other hand, if the result of the special figure propriety determination of the symbol variation is out, the cut-in image CT1 is selected with a probability of 30/50, the cut-in image CT2 is selected with a probability of 15/50, and the cut-in image CT2 is selected with a probability of 15/50. The cut-in image CT3 is selected with a probability of 50.

As a result, the degree of expectation for a big win in the ready-to-win cut-in effect decreases in the order of the cut-in image CT3, the cut-in image CT2, and the cut-in image CT1 according to the cut-in images selected and displayed. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the cut-in effect at the time of reach is an effect suggesting the degree of expectation regarding the granting of the privilege (big hit) depending on the execution mode of the effect.
That is, the effect control means (first sub-control board 200, effect content determination means 225) determines that the first game operation (pressing operation of the effect button 37) is effective and the operation request effect requesting the first game operation. In the first period accompanied by the execution (the operation valid period indicated by the meter image mg), in at least part of the case where the first game operation is performed, the first effect ( It can be written that the reach cut-in effect) is executed.
In addition, the first production (cut-in production at the time of reach) can be described as a production that suggests the degree of expectation of granting benefits (expectation of jackpot) depending on the execution mode of the first production (mode of cut-in image). can. The privilege is, for example, a privilege in the symbol variation in which the first effect is executed. However, the privilege may be a privilege in the symbol variation after the symbol variation in which the first effect is executed.

<Kiseru performance when reaching>
Next, the details of the kiseru presentation at reach will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 18. FIG.
FIG. 14 is a diagram specifically showing the reach-time kiseru effect, FIG. 15 is a diagram specifically showing the shield half-closed effect, and FIG. 16 is a diagram specifically showing the shield fully closed effect. FIG. 17 is a timing chart showing an execution example of the reach-time kiseru effect, the shield half-close effect, and the shield fully-closed effect, and FIG. FIG. 19 is a timing chart showing an execution example of the closing effect and the half-closed shield effect, and FIG. It is a timing chart showing.

The ready-to-win kiseru effect is an effect that is executed after the decorative pattern is in the ready-to-win state, and is an effect in which an image of a character having a kiseru performing a predetermined action is displayed on the main display section 81.例文帳に追加Specifically, in reach-time kiseru production, as shown in FIG. 14, after the character is projected, a cut image of the character hitting the kiseru (hereinafter referred to as kiseru hitting cut) is displayed twice. After that, a definitive cut image of the character brandishing the kiseru (hereinafter referred to as kiseru decisive cut) is displayed, and the process ends.

During the execution period of the reach-time kiseru effect, the period during which the operation of the effect button 37 is valid (operation valid period) (for example, 1 second or 0.5 seconds) are provided (see FIGS. 17, 18 and 19). This operation effective period is not accompanied by an effect prompting the player to operate the effect button 37, such as the button operation request effect executed together with the cut-in effect at the time of reach.
Therefore, the game operation (pressing operation of the effect button 37) that is valid in each operation effective period provided within the execution period of the kiseru effect at reach can also be called a trick operation, a trick operation, a hidden operation, or the like. .

Then, when the pressing operation of the effect button 37 is detected within the operation effective period, the shield half-closed effect using the effect shield 83 may be executed.
15, the effect shield 83 is changed from the open state (initial state) (FIG. 15(a)) to the half-closed state (FIG. 15(b)). This is an effect of returning to the open state (FIG. 15(c)).
It should be noted that the half-closed effect of the shield is not executed when the pressing operation of the effect button 37 is not detected within the operation effective period.

In this embodiment, the movable accessory control means 250 determines that the pressing operation of the production button 37 is within the operation valid period (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the first operation valid period) corresponding to the first kiseru hitting cut. When it is detected, a shield half-closed effect is executed. In addition, the movable accessory control means 250 detects the pressing operation of the production button 37 within the first operation effective period, and also detects the pressing operation of the production button 37 within the second operation effective period. In this case, the shield half-close effect is executed again.
As a result, the half-closed effect of the shield in the present embodiment is such that the effect means (the effect button 37 ) can be said to be an effect realized by controlling

Further, the movable accessory control means 250 detects the pressing operation of the production button 37 within the first operation valid period, but does not detect the pressing operation of the production button 37 within the second operation valid period. In this case, only the shield half-close effect is executed in response to the pressing operation of the effect button 37 within the first operation effective period, and the shield half-close effect corresponding to the second operation effective period is not executed.
On the other hand, the movable accessory control means 250 does not detect the pressing operation of the production button 37 within the first operation valid period, and detects the pressing operation of the production button 37 within the second operation valid period. , the shield half-close effect corresponding to the pressing operation within the second operation valid period is not executed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, even if the pressing operation of the effect button 37 is detected within the second operation effective period of the two operation effective periods provided within the execution period of the kiseru effect at reach, When the pressing operation of the effect button 37 is not detected within the previous first operation valid period, the shield half-closing effect corresponding to the pressing operation within the second operation valid period is not executed. Further, in the present embodiment, the number of operation effective periods provided within the execution period of the kiseru effect at reach is not limited to two, and may be three or more.
That is, the second game operation (pressing operation of the effect button 37) is composed of a plurality of game operations (pressing operation of the effect button 37 corresponding to the first and second operation valid periods) with different effective timings. , The effect control means (first sub-control board 200, movable accessory control means 250) is a third period (in this embodiment, the first and second operation valid periods), one of which constitutes the second game operation A game operation (pressing operation within the first operation valid period) before the game operation in which the game operation (pressing operation within the second operation valid period) is performed and which constitutes the second game operation It can be described that the effect means (the effect shield 83) is controlled so that it is possible to specify that the one game operation has been performed only when all the game operations have been performed.
As a result, it is possible to make it difficult to perform a useless game operation (a subsequent game operation when the previous game operation is not performed) among the individual game operations that constitute the second game operation. The performance can also be made difficult, and the waste of the performance means can be suppressed.

However, the effect control that makes it possible to specify that the second game operation (pressing operation of the effect button 37 within each operation valid period) has been performed is not limited to the example of the present embodiment. For example, when a pressing operation of the effect button 37 is detected within the second operation effective period, regardless of whether or not the pressing operation is detected within the first operation effective period, the shield half-closed effect is executed. may
That is, the second game operation (pressing operation of the effect button 37) includes a plurality of game operations (pressing operation of the effect button 37 corresponding to the first and second operation valid periods) whose effective timings are different from each other. , the effect control means (first sub-control board 200, movable accessory control means 250) performs the game operation included in the second game operation in the third period (first and second operation valid periods in this embodiment) is performed, the effect means (effect shield 83) may be controlled so as to make it possible to specify that the game operation has been performed (to execute the shield half-closed effect).
As a result, when the second game operation includes a plurality of game operations (pressing operation of the effect button 37 within the first and second operation valid periods) as in the present embodiment, each game operation is performed. can be made easier for the player to recognize individually.

Furthermore, at the time of display of the kiseru fixed cut at the end of the reach kiseru effect, there is a case where the shield fully closed effect using the effect shield 83 is executed.
In the fully closed effect of the shield, the effect shield 83 is changed from the open state (initial state) (FIG. 16(a)) to the fully closed state (FIG. 16(b)) for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds). After the state is continued, the effect is to return to the open state (FIG. 16(c)).

The effect content determination means 225 determines whether or not to execute the fully closed shield effect when it is determined to execute the kiseru effect at reach. In the present embodiment, the effect content determination means 225 executes the fully closed shield effect when the stop symbol of the special symbol determined in the current symbol variation is the probability variable symbol (symbol A, symbol a or symbol b). YES is determined, and if the stop symbol is a normal symbol (symbol B or symbol c) or a lost symbol (symbol C or symbol d), it is determined that the shield fully closed effect is not executable.
In this manner, the shield fully closed effect in the present embodiment is a effect for deterministically informing a variable probability big hit. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the shield fully closed effect is executed, it can be said that the probability variable big hit expectation is higher than when the above-described ready-to-win cut-in effect (cut-in image CT3) is executed. . In other words, when the second effect (covering fully closed effect) is executed, the degree of expectation of granting benefits (expectation of probability variable jackpot) is higher than when the first effect (cut-in effect at reach time) is executed can be written as
Further, in the present embodiment, the shield full-close effect has a higher suggestion accuracy regarding the degree of expectation for a big hit than the reach-time kiseru effect. That is, it is preferable that the second effect (shielding object fully closed effect) has a higher suggestion accuracy related to the degree of expectation of granting the privilege than the specific effect (reach-time kissel effect) executed during the period including the third period.

However, the method of determining whether or not to execute the fully closed effect of the shield is not limited to this example. If the result of the special figure success/failure determination in this pattern variation indicates a big hit (although different from this embodiment, it may include a small hit or only a small hit may be targeted), the shield is fully closed When it is determined that the effect can be executed, and the result indicates a failure, it may be determined that the fully closed shield effect cannot be executed. In addition, when the stop pattern of the special figure indicates the most advantageous jackpot (in this embodiment, when the 16R probability variable jackpot (symbol a) is indicated), it is determined whether the shield fully closed effect can be executed, and other patterns are determined. , it may be determined that the fully closed effect of the shield cannot be executed. Furthermore, whether or not to execute the shield fully closed effect may be determined by a lottery using a predetermined lottery value for each special figure stop symbol or the result of the special figure suitability determination.
In other words, the fully closed effect of the shield does not necessarily have to be an effect that definitely notifies the granting of the privilege, as long as it is a rendering that suggests the degree of expectation of the granting of the privilege.
As described above, if it is determined by a lottery whether or not to execute the fully closed shield effect, the degree of expectation for granting benefits such as variable hits and big wins can be suggested depending on whether or not the fully closed shield effect is performed. , the lottery value may be set. Furthermore, even if the lottery value is set so that the degree of expectation for granting the privilege is higher when the shield fully closed effect is executed than when the reach cut-in effect is executed. good.

In this way, the shield fully closed effect can be said to be the second effect related to the granting of benefits, and it is a effect that suggests the degree of expectation of granting benefits (expectation of big hit, expectation of variable big win, etc.) depending on whether or not the effect is executed. It can be said. The privilege is, for example, a privilege in the pattern variation in which the second effect (shielding object fully closed effect) is executed. However, the privilege may be a privilege in the symbol variation after the symbol variation in which the second effect is executed.
Although the details will be described later, whether or not the shield fully closed effect is actually executed depends on whether or not the execution is determined here. The final decision is made depending on whether or not 37 is pressed.

Specifically, the movable accessory control means 250 performs the first and second operations in the case where execution of the reach-time kiseru effect has been determined and execution of the fully closed shield effect has been determined. When the pressing operation of the effect button 37 is detected in each valid period, the fully closed effect of the shield is executed after the display of the kiseru fixed cut. As a result, the shield fully closed effect in this embodiment is the case where the probability variable jackpot is won in the current pattern variation, the ready-to-reach kiseru effect is executed, and all operations in the reach-to-kiseru effect are valid. It will be executed when the pressing operation of the effect button 37 is detected within the period.
As a result, the player can reliably perform the game operation within the operation valid period that is not accompanied by the operation request effect. It is possible to obtain a sense of exhilaration at the appearance of the fully closed body effect, and also obtain a sense of self-superiority for being able to perform such a game operation. As a result, it is possible to improve the game amusement of the kiseru performance at reach.

However, the determination of whether or not to execute the fully closed effect of the shield is not limited to such a method. For example, when the reach-time hook effect is executed, execution of the fully closed shield effect is determined, and the pressing operation of the effect button 37 is detected within at least one operation effective period in the reach-time hook effect. may be executed immediately. In this way, even a player who does not know the game operation in detail can derive the fully closed effect of the shield.
In addition, as described above, the fully closed effect of the shield suggests the degree of expectation regarding the granting of the privilege according to the mode of performance, rather than the performance suggesting the degree of expectation regarding the granting of the privilege depending on whether or not it is executed as in the present embodiment. It may be a production to do.

Here, specific execution examples of the reach-time kiseru effect, shield half-close effect, and shield fully-close effect will be described with reference to FIGS. 17, 18, and 19. FIG.
The reach-time hook effect is started at timing t11, the first hook hitting cut is displayed during the period (time) from timing t12 to t13, and the second hook hitting cut is displayed during the period (time) from timing t14 to t15. In the period (time) from timing t16 to t17, a kiseru determination cut is displayed, and the kiseru presentation at reach ends.
Such a reach-time kiseru effect is provided with a first operation valid period for validating the pressing operation of the effect button 37 so as to match the display period of the first kiseru hitting cut, and further, the second kiseru effect. A similar valid period for the second operation is provided for the hit cut as well.

In the example of FIG. 17, the probability variable jackpot has been won in the current pattern variation, and when the ready-to-win kiseru effect is determined, it is determined that the fully closed shield effect can also be executed.
Then, when the pressing operation BO1 of the effect button 37 is detected within the first operation valid period, the shield half-closing effect SE1 is executed, and the pressing operation BO2 of the effect button 37 is performed within the second operation valid period. is detected, a shield half-close effect SE2 is executed. Here, the half-closed shield effect may be executed immediately upon detection of the pressing operation BO1 or BO2. , the shield half-close effect SE2 is started within the valid period of the second operation, but ends outside of that period.
After that, the shield fully closed effect SE3 is started at the end of the display period of the kiseru fixed cut, and ends with the end of the kiseru fixed cut. As a result, the expectation for the appearance of the fully closed shield effect SE3 can be heightened, and the amusement can be enhanced. However, the execution timing of the shield fully-closed effect SE3 is not limited to the example of FIG. 17, as long as it is after the shield half-closed effect SE2 ends.

In the example of FIG. 18, the probability variable jackpot has not been won in the current pattern variation, and when the ready-to-win kiseru effect is determined, it is determined that the fully closed shield effect cannot be executed. Therefore, as in the example of FIG. 17, although the pressing operations BO1 and BO2 of the effect button 37 are detected within the first and second operation valid periods, respectively, the shield fully closed effect SE3 is not executed. do not have.
As a result, the player can easily recognize that the variable probability big win has not been won in the current symbol variation.

On the other hand, in the example of FIG. 19, the pressing operation of the effect button 37 is not detected within the first operation effective period, so the shield half-closed effect corresponding to the first operation effective period is not executed. Further, although the pressing operation BO2 of the effect button 37 is detected within the second operation valid period, the pressing operation of the effect button 37 is not detected within the first operation valid period, so the second operation is valid. The shield half-closed effect corresponding to the period is not executed either.
Also, at this time, even if the variable probability big win is won, since the depressing operation of the performance button 37 is not detected within the first operation effective period, the fully closed performance of the shield is not executed. This is the same even when the probability variable jackpot is not won.
Although not shown, if the pressing operation of the effect button 37 is detected within the first operation effective period and the pressing operation of the effect button 37 is not detected within the second operation effective period, the first operation is performed. Although the shield half-close effect accompanying the detection of the pressing operation is executed, the shield half-close effect corresponding to the second operation valid period is not executed. In this case, regardless of whether or not the variable probability jackpot is won, the shield full-close effect is not executed.

In this way, the shield half-closed effect that enables the user to specify the pressing operation of the effect button 37 within the operation valid period can be executed regardless of whether or not the shield fully-closed effect regarding awarding of the privilege is executed. . That is, the effect control means (the first sub-control board 200, the movable accessory control means 250) is one when the second game operation (press operation of the effect button 37) is performed in the second period (operation valid period) In the case of part, the second effect (covering fully closed effect) related to the granting of benefits (probability variable jackpot) is executed, and the second game operation (effect button 37 is performed, regardless of whether or not the second effect (covering fully closed effect) is executed, it is possible to specify that the second game operation has been performed. It can be described as controlling the effect means (effect shield 83) (executing the half-close effect of the shield).
This makes it possible for the player to easily recognize that the second game operation has been performed during the third period, regardless of matters related to awarding of the privilege.

In addition, both the shield half-close effect that allows the user to specify the pressing operation (trick operation) of the effect button 37 within the operation valid period and the shield fully-closed effect related to awarding of the privilege are performed by the common effect shield 83. It is realized by control. That is, the effect means includes a specific effect device (effect shield 83), and the effect control means (first sub-control board 200, movable accessory control means 250) provides a second effect (shield fully closed effect). is executed by that specific effect device (effect shield 83), and the specific effect device (effect shield 83) can be described as controlling (executing a half-closed effect of the shield).
In this way, by using a common effect device for the control of the effect means that makes it possible to specify that the second game operation (trick operation) has been performed, and the second effect related to the awarding of the privilege, the second game It is possible to make it easier to recognize that an operation (trick operation) has been performed.
Further, as in the present embodiment, regardless of whether or not the fully closed shield effect is executed, the partially closed shield effect can be executed at a timing prior to the execution timing of the fully closed shield effect. It is possible to confirm that a specific effect device (effect shield 83) is not out of order immediately before the timing at which the second effect (shield fully closed effect) can be executed.

In addition, when comparing the half-closed shield effect that makes it possible to specify a trick operation and the fully-closed shield effect related to the granting of benefits, the movable amount of the effect shield 83 is greater than that of the half-closed shield effect. The closing performance is larger. That is, the effect control means (the first sub-control board 200, the movable accessory control means 250), in making it possible to specify that the second game operation (trick operation) has been performed, the third The performance (shield half-closed effect) is executed, and the specific effect device has a movable part (effect shield 83), and the second effect (shield fully closed effect) and the third effect (shield half-closed effect) ) is an effect in which the movable part (effect shield 83) is movable, and the second effect and the third effect are compared, and the movable part (effect shield 83 ) is larger than the movable amount of the movable portion (effect shield 83) related to the third effect (shield half-closed effect).
The movable amount of the movable part can be specified by, for example, the maximum movement amount of any part of the movable part within the operation range of the movable part.
As a result, the moving part (effect shield 83) can be moved in both the second effect (shielding fully closed effect) and the third effect (shielding half-closed effect), and the effect of improving interest in the second effect can be obtained. can be enhanced.

In this embodiment, the effect shield 83 is used as a common effect device, but another effect device may be used. For example, the movable decorative body 22, the sub-display section 82, the main display section 81, the production lamp 35, and the like may be used in common.
Specifically, when the movable decorative body 22 is used as a common effect device, pressing the movable decorative body 22 instead of pressing the effect button 37 within the operation valid period may be a trick operation. good. Then, when the pressing operation of the movable decorative body 22 is detected within the operation effective period of the reach-time kiseru effect, the movable accessory control means 250 outputs the shield half-closed effect instead of or together with the shield half-closed effect. , the movable decoration 22 may be vibrated for a predetermined time. Further, the movable accessory control means 250 may vibrate the movable decorative body 22 for a predetermined period of time in place of or along with the fully closed shield effect.
In this case, the operating time of the vibration presentation of the movable decoration 22 suggesting the degree of expectation of awarding of the privilege is longer than the operating time of the vibration presentation of the movable decoration 22 allowing the identification of the trick operation. preferably. That is, the effect control means (the first sub-control board 200, the movable accessory control means 250) can specify that the second game operation (pressing operation of the movable decorative body 22) has been performed. The device (movable decorative body 22) is caused to perform the third effect (vibration operation), the specific effect device has a movable part (movable part of the movable decorative body 22), and the second effect (effect related to awarding of benefits) and the third effect (effect that makes it possible to specify the trick operation) is a effect in which the movable part (the movable part of the movable decorative body 22) is moved. It can be expressed that the movable time of the movable part related to the effect is longer than the movable time of the movable part (the effect shield 83) related to the third effect.
As a result, the movable part (movable decorative body 22) is moved in both the second performance regarding granting of the privilege and the third performance in which the trick operation can be specified, and the effect of improving interest in the second performance is enhanced. be able to.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, only the control of the effect shield 83 is referred to as the effect device used in the shield fully closed effect and the shield half closed effect, but together with the effect shield 83, Sound output from the speaker 33, lighting control of the production lamp 35, and display control of the main display section 81 or the sub display section 82 may be executed together. In this case, the second effect related to awarding of the privilege (shielding fully closed effect) and the control of the effect means (shielding half-closed effect) that makes it possible to specify that the second game operation has been performed are performed by a common effect device (Effect shield 83) may be included, and the number of effect devices used in the second effect may be larger than that in the latter control. For example, the display of the kiseru cut cut suggests the degree of expectation related to the awarding of the privilege, and the display of the kiseru cut cut displayed on the main display unit 81 and the shielding fully closed effect using the effect shielding body 83 are performed. are positioned as the second effect relating to awarding of the privilege, the shield half-closed effect may be realized only by the operation of the effect shield 83 as described above.

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Modifications not described in the above description are listed below.

First, regarding the probability, ratio, and frequency in this embodiment and its modifications, as long as each relationship is secured, the lower one may not be elected, or the higher one may be elected. good too. In either case, the lottery itself may not be performed.
Furthermore, each lottery value in the lottery table illustrated in the present embodiment is an example, and as long as the magnitude relationship between the lottery tables is maintained, each lottery value may adopt any value within the range.

In the above-described embodiment, the operation effective period (second period (equivalent to )), the shield half-closed effect was executed when a predetermined condition including the detection of the pressing operation of the effect button 37 was detected. may
In other words, the effect control means (first sub-control board 200, movable accessory control means 250) executes a specific effect when the second game operation is performed outside the third period, and conversely, the third period Effect that makes it possible to specify that the second game operation was performed in the third period by controlling the effect means so that the specific effect is not executed when the second game operation is performed within the third period It may be used as a control. Specific effects in this case include, for example, an effect that allows the player to change the BGM or the effect mode, an effect that allows the volume and brightness to be adjusted, and the like. Specifically, when the cursor button is operated outside the third period, the BGM change display is output so that the desired BGM can be changed. When it is done, the BGM change display is not output and the BGM change is disabled.
The present invention described above is not limited to the above description, and includes various modifications, improvements, etc. as long as the object of the present invention is achieved.

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This embodiment includes the following technical ideas.
(1)
A gaming machine that grants a privilege based on the satisfaction of a predetermined granting condition,
performance means and
Production control means for controlling the production means;
with
The production control means is
It is possible to execute an operation request effect that requests a game operation,
In at least a part of the cases where the first game operation is valid and the first game operation is performed in the first period accompanied by the execution of the operation request effect requiring the first game operation, the privilege Execute the first production related to the grant of
In at least some cases where the second game operation is performed in a second period in which the second game operation is valid and the second game operation is not accompanied by the execution of the operation request effect requiring the second game operation, the above Execute the second production regarding the granting of benefits,
When the second game operation is performed in a third period including the second period, the effect means may be controlled so as to make it possible to specify that the second game operation has been performed. ,
The first production is a production that suggests the expected degree of granting of the privilege by the execution mode of the first production,
The second production is a production that suggests the expected degree of granting the privilege depending on whether or not the second production is executed.
A gaming machine characterized by:
(2)
(1) The gaming machine according to
The production control means is
In some cases when the second game operation is performed in the second period, executing a second effect related to granting the privilege,
When the second game operation is performed in the third period, it is possible to specify that the second game operation has been performed regardless of whether the second effect is executed. controlling the directing means;
A gaming machine characterized by:
(3)
The gaming machine according to (1) or (2),
The production means includes a specific production device,
The production control means is
Cause the specific production device to execute the second production,
Controlling the specific effect device so as to be able to identify that the second game operation has been performed;
A gaming machine characterized by
(4)
(3) The gaming machine according to
The effect control means causes the specific effect device to execute a third effect in making it possible to specify that the second game operation has been performed,
The specific production device has a movable part,
The second effect and the third effect are effects in which the movable part moves,
Comparing the second production and the third production,
The movable time of the movable part related to the second effect is longer than the movable time of the movable part related to the third effect,
Alternatively, the movable amount of the movable portion related to the second effect is larger than the movable amount of the movable portion related to the third effect,
A gaming machine characterized by:
(5)
The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4),
The second game operation is composed of a plurality of game operations with mutually different effective timings,
The effect control means controls, in the third period, one game operation constituting the second game operation is performed and a game operation before the one game operation among the game operations constituting the second game operation Controlling the effect means so that it is possible to specify that the one game operation has been performed only when all the operations have been performed;
A gaming machine characterized by:
(6)
The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4),
The second game operation includes a plurality of game operations with mutually different valid timings,
The effect control means controls the effect means so that each time a game operation included in the second game operation is performed in the third period, it is possible to specify that the game operation has been performed.
A gaming machine characterized by:

10 Game Machine 15 Outer Frame 17 Middle Frame 20 Front Frame 21 Hinge Mechanism 22 Movable Decorative Body 23 Cylinder Lock 25 Transparent Member 27 Upper Sphere Receptacle 29 Lower Sphere Receptacle 31 Operation Handle 32 Upper Frame Part 33 (33a, 33b) Speakers 34a, 34b Left and right frame portions 35 (35a, 35b, 35c) Production lamp 36 Ball extraction mechanism 37 Production button 38 (38a, 38b, 38c, 38d) Cursor button 39 Main operation unit 39a Ball lending button 39b Return button 40 Power switch 45 Open/close cover 46 Game ball tank 47 Tank rail 48 Payout unit 49 Payout passage 50 Game board 50a Game area 51 Outer rail 52 Windmill 53 Inner rail 55 Grand winning port 57 First start port 59 Second start port 61 Normal electric accessory 62 Normal electric role Object solenoid 63 Gate 65 Special electric accessory 66 Special electric accessory solenoid 67 General winning opening 69 Out opening 70 First starting opening sensor 71 Second starting opening sensor 72 Grand winning opening sensor 73 General winning opening sensor 74 Gate sensor 75 Out ball Sensor 76 Middle frame door open sensor 80 Effect display device 81 Main display part 82 Sub display part 82a Upper sub display part 82b Left sub display part 82c Right sub display part 83 Effect shield 83a Upper left effect shield 83b Upper right effect shield 83c Lower left Effect shield 83d Lower right effect shield 90 Design display device 91 First special design display device 92 Second special design display device 93 Normal design display device 94 First special design reservation lamp 95 Second special design reservation lamp 96 Normal design reservation Lamp 100 Main control board 101 CPU
102 ROMs
103 RAM
104 I / O port 105 random number circuit 109 main control board case 110 entering ball determination means 115 main random number generation means 120 main reservation control means 125 prior determination means 130 special figure lottery means 131 special figure success or failure determination means 132 special figure stop symbol lottery means 133 special figure fluctuation pattern derivation means 135 normal figure lottery means 140 jackpot game control means 145 symbol display control means 150 electric accessary control means 155 game state control means 160 main information storage means 165 main error control means 170 main command management means 175 electricity Power-off process executing means 180 Power restoration process executing means 200 First sub-control board 201 CPU
202 ROMs
203 RAM
204 I/O port 209 First sub-control board case 210 Sub-random number generating means 220 Normal effect control means 221 effect mode control means 222 effect route determination means 223 sub-hold control means 224 look-ahead effect control means 225 effect content determination means 226 decoration design Control means 227 Jackpot performance control means 230 Sub-error control means 240 Lamp control means 250 Movable role control means 260 Sub-information storage means 270 Sub-command management means 300 Second sub-control board 301 CPU
302 ROMs
303 RAM
304 I/O port 309 Second sub-control board case 400 Payout control board 401 CPU
402 ROMs
403 RAM
409 payout control board case 500 power supply control board 501 normal power supply circuit 502 backup power supply circuit 503 power interruption detection circuit 509 power supply control board case X first channel Y second channel

Claims (2)

A gaming machine that grants a privilege based on the satisfaction of a predetermined granting condition,
performance means and
Production control means for controlling the production means;
with
The production control means is
It is possible to execute an operation request effect that requests a game operation,
In at least a part of the cases where the first game operation is valid and the first game operation is performed in the first period accompanied by the execution of the operation request effect requiring the first game operation, the privilege Execute the first production related to the grant of
In at least some cases where the second game operation is performed in a second period in which the second game operation is valid and the second game operation is not accompanied by the execution of the operation request effect requiring the second game operation, the above Execute the second production regarding the granting of benefits,
When the second game operation is performed in a third period including the second period, the effect means may be controlled so as to make it possible to specify that the second game operation has been performed. ,
The first production is a production that suggests the expected degree of granting of the privilege by the execution mode of the first production,
The second production is a production that suggests the expected degree of granting the privilege depending on whether or not the second production is executed,
The effect means includes a specific effect device that is commonly used for the second effect and the control that makes it possible to specify that the second game operation has been performed,
The effect control means causes the same specific effect device to execute the second effect and the control that enables specifying that the second game operation has been performed ,
The second game operation is composed of a plurality of game operations with mutually different effective timings,
The production control means is
Every time each game operation constituting the second game operation is performed at a corresponding effective timing within the third period, it is possible to specify that the game operation has been performed, triggered by the performance of the game operation. While controlling the effect means so as to
Even if the one game operation constituting the second game operation is performed at the corresponding valid timing within the third period, the one game operation among the game operations constituting the second game operation If even one of the preceding game operations is not performed at the effective timing, the execution of the one game operation is triggered by the fact that the one game operation has been performed. don't run
A gaming machine characterized by: The gaming machine according to claim 1,
The effect control means causes the specific effect device to execute a third effect in making it possible to specify that the second game operation has been performed,
The specific effect device has a movable part that can operate in a motion type including movement or vibration motion ,
The second effect and the third effect are effects in which the movable part moves with the same action type ,
Comparing the second production and the third production,
When the same type of motion is the vibration motion, the vibration motion time of the movable portion related to the second effect is longer than the vibration motion time of the movable portion related to the third effect,
When the same action type is the movement , the maximum amount of movement of the arbitrary part of the movable part related to the second effect is the maximum amount of movement of the arbitrary part of the movable part related to the third effect. greater than the maximum travel ,
A gaming machine characterized by:

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