JP7313733B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

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

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game machine such as a pachinko game machine, identification information is variably displayed based on the entry of a game ball into a starting hole, and when the identification information is stopped and displayed in a specific mode, a special game is performed in which a predetermined profit can be awarded to a player. In this type of game machine, in addition to the special game, there is a game machine capable of providing a player with a predetermined privilege such as shortening the variation time of identification information more than usual, making the frequency of game balls entering a starting hole higher than usual, and increasing the probability that the identification information is stopped and displayed in a specific mode higher than usual. Regarding this award, there is a known type of gaming machine that performs a game (hereinafter also referred to as a "privilege determination game") during a special game in which a game (hereinafter also referred to as a "privilege determination game") is determined based on whether a game ball passes (passes or does not pass) a specific area provided inside a predetermined variable ball entrance (V attacker) (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2012-245172 A

In some game machines equipped with the above-mentioned privilege determination game, an release pattern for increasing the possibility of passage of the game ball to the specific area and an release pattern for decreasing the possibility of passage of the game ball to the specific area (passage is disabled) are provided as release patterns of the V-attacker, and the V-attacker is released in one of the release patterns during the privilege determination game. According to such a configuration, it is possible to easily provide a special game (for example, variable probability jackpot) to which a privilege is given and a special game (for example, normal jackpot) to which a privilege is not given. However, in the case of such a configuration, the player can easily discriminate the result of the privilege game determination game even before the result of the privilege game decision game is revealed by the performance or the like by paying attention to the movement (release pattern) of the V attacker each time the special game is played. Such easy determination (prediction) of the result of the privilege game determination game (whether or not the game ball has passed through the specific area) may lead to a decrease in the interest in the game.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its object is to make it difficult to determine the state of passage of a game ball through a specific area in a privilege determining game, thereby improving the interest of a game machine equipped with a privilege determining game.

In order to solve the aforementioned problems, the present invention employs the following configurations.
That is, the gaming machine of the present invention is
identification information display means for variably displaying the identification information based on the entry of the game ball into the starting hole;
special game executing means for executing a special game based on the fact that the identification information is stopped and displayed in a specific mode;
A variable entrance that allows game balls to enter by opening,
a movable member capable of guiding a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance to a specific area or a non-specific area;
Privilege granting means for granting a predetermined privilege based on the game ball entering the variable ball entrance passing through the specific area;
Privilege determination game execution means for executing a privilege determination game in which the variable ball entrance is opened at a predetermined time during the special game and whether or not to grant the privilege is determined based on whether or not the game ball passes through the specific area;
ball entry detection means capable of detecting the entry of a game ball into the variable ball entrance;
A gaming machine comprising ejection detection means capable of detecting ejection of a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance,
It is possible to determine whether or not the number of balls entering and the number of balls discharged from the variable ball entrance match based on the detection results of the ball entering detection means and the discharge detection means,
The movable member is operable when the number of detections by the ball entry detection means reaches a predetermined value in the privilege determination game,
When the movable member is not operating, the specific area is closed and game balls cannot pass through the specific area, and when the movable member is in an operating state, the specific area is opened to allow game balls to pass through the specific area.
The predetermined value includes a first predetermined value and a second predetermined value larger than the first predetermined value,
The movable member operates in a first operation mode when operating based on the detection number becoming the first predetermined value, and operates in a second operation mode when operating based on the detection number becoming the second predetermined value,
The first operation mode is a mode in which the movable member is in the operation state for a first time,
The second operation mode is a mode in which the movable member is in the operation state for a second time longer than the first time,
When the movable member operates in the second operation mode than when the movable member operates in the first operation mode, the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area is higher,
The special game executing means may execute a first special game or a second special game as the special game,
In the privilege determining game during the first special game when the first special game is executed, when the detection number reaches the first predetermined value, the movable member operates in the first operation mode, while the detection number reaches the second predetermined value, the movable member does not operate,
In the privilege determining game during the second special game when the second special game is executed, when the detection number reaches the first predetermined value, the movable member operates in the first operation mode, and when the detection number reaches the second predetermined value, the movable member operates in the second operation mode ,
When the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode, the identification information is stopped and displayed in one of a plurality of predetermined specific modes,
The plurality of types of specific modes include a predetermined specific mode that can be stop-displayed both when the first special game is executed and when the second special game is executed.
It is characterized by
In addition, the game machine of the related invention is
identification information display means for variably displaying the identification information based on the entry of the game ball into the starting hole;
special game executing means for executing a special game based on the fact that the identification information is stopped and displayed in a specific mode;
A variable entrance that allows game balls to enter by opening,
a movable member capable of guiding a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance to a specific area or a non-specific area;
Privilege granting means for granting a predetermined privilege based on the game ball entering the variable ball entrance passing through the specific area;
Privilege determination game execution means for executing a privilege determination game in which the variable ball entrance is opened at a predetermined time during the special game and whether or not to grant the privilege is determined based on whether or not the game ball passes through the specific area;
ball entry detection means capable of detecting the entry of a game ball into the variable ball entrance;
ball entry counting means for counting the number of game balls detected by the entry detection means;
Ejection detection means capable of detecting ejection of a game ball that has entered the variable entrance;
a discharge number counting means for counting the number of discharged game balls detected by the discharge detection means;
The game ball entering the variable ball entrance is discharged through the specific area or the non-specific area,
A gaming machine comprising determination means for determining whether or not the number of game balls entering and the number of discharges of game balls related to the variable ball entrance match based on the count results of the number of entering balls counting means and the number of discharge counting means,
The movable member is operable based on the value counted by the number-of-entered-balls counting means reaching a predetermined value in the privilege determining game,
When the movable member is not operating, the specific area is closed and game balls cannot pass through the specific area, and when the movable member is in an operating state, the specific area is opened to allow game balls to pass through the specific area.
The predetermined value includes a first predetermined value and a second predetermined value larger than the first predetermined value,
The movable member operates in a first operation mode when operating based on the count value becoming the first predetermined value, and operates in a second operation mode when operating based on the count value becoming the second predetermined value,
The first operation mode is a mode in which the movable member is in the operation state for a first time,
The second operation mode is a mode in which the movable member is in the operation state for a second time longer than the first time,
When the movable member operates in the second operation mode than when the movable member operates in the first operation mode, the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area is higher,
When the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode, the identification information is stopped and displayed in one of a plurality of predetermined specific modes,
The plurality of types of specific aspects include a first specific aspect and a second specific aspect,
In the privilege determining game during the special game when the special game is executed with the identification information stopped and displayed in the first specific mode, the movable member operates in the first operation mode when the count value reaches the first predetermined value, while the movable member does not operate even when the count value reaches the second predetermined value,
In the privilege determining game during the special game when the special game is executed with the identification information stopped and displayed in the second specific mode, the movable member operates in the first operation mode when the count value reaches the first predetermined value, and the movable member operates in the second operation mode when the count value reaches the second predetermined value.

In addition, the gaming machine of another invention is
identification information display means for variably displaying the identification information based on the entry of the game ball into the starting hole;
special game executing means for executing a special game based on the fact that the identification information is stopped and displayed in a specific mode;
A variable entrance that allows game balls to enter by opening,
a movable member capable of guiding a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance to a specific area or a non-specific area;
Privilege granting means for granting a predetermined privilege based on the game ball entering the variable ball entrance passing through the specific area;
Privilege determination game execution means for executing a privilege determination game in which the variable ball entrance is opened at a predetermined time during the special game and whether or not to grant the privilege is determined based on whether or not the game ball passes through the specific area;
ball entry detection means capable of detecting the entry of a game ball into the variable ball entrance;
ball entry counting means for counting the number of game balls detected by the entry detection means;
Ejection detection means capable of detecting ejection of a game ball that has entered the variable entrance;
a discharge number counting means for counting the number of discharged game balls detected by the discharge detection means;
The movable member is operable based on the value counted by the number-of-entered-balls counting means reaching a predetermined value in the privilege determining game,
The predetermined values include at least a first predetermined value and a second predetermined value,
When the count value becomes the second predetermined value and the movable member operates than when the count value becomes the first predetermined value and the movable member operates, the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area is higher,
When the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode, the identification information is stopped and displayed in one of a plurality of predetermined specific modes,
In the privilege determining game during the special game when the special game is executed with the identification information stop-displayed in the specific mode, regardless of the type of the stop-displayed specific mode, the opening pattern of the variable entrance is the same,
The game ball entering the variable ball entrance is discharged through the specific area or the non-specific area,
A determination means is provided for determining whether or not the number of game balls entering and the number of discharges of game balls related to the variable ball entrance coincide with each other based on the count results of the number of entering balls counting means and the number of discharge counting means.

In addition, the gaming machine of the first invention is
identification information display means for variably displaying the identification information based on the entry of the game ball into the starting hole;
special game executing means for executing a special game based on the fact that the identification information is stopped and displayed in a specific mode;
A variable entrance that allows game balls to enter by opening,
a movable member capable of guiding a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance to a specific area;
Privilege granting means for granting a predetermined privilege based on the fact that at least one of the game balls entering the variable ball entrance has passed through the specific area;
Privilege determination game execution means for executing a privilege determination game in which the variable ball entrance is opened at a predetermined time during the special game and whether or not to grant the privilege is determined based on whether or not the game ball passes through the specific area;
game ball detection means capable of detecting a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance;
a counting means for counting the number of game balls detected by the game ball detecting means;
with
The movable member operates when the count value of the counting means reaches a predetermined value in the privilege determination game,
It is characterized in that the predetermined value is configured to be variable.
In the gaming machine of the first invention, when a game ball enters the variable ball entrance during a privilege determination game, the game ball is detected by the game ball detecting means, and the number of detected game balls is counted by the counting means. Then, when the count value of the counting means in the privilege determination game reaches a predetermined value, the movable member operates, and the predetermined value that triggers the operation can change. Since the operation timing of the movable member changes when the predetermined value that triggers the operation of the movable member changes, the operation timing of the movable member in the privilege determination game can be varied by configuring the predetermined value that triggers the operation of the movable member to be changed. As a result, it is possible to make it difficult to determine the state of passage of the game ball through the specific area in the privilege determining game, such as ``at what timing the game ball entering the variable ball entrance can pass through the specific area'' or ``whether or not the game ball has passed through the specific area''.

The gaming machine of the second invention is the gaming machine of the first invention described above,
A plurality of types of the specific mode are provided,
When the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode, the identification information is stopped and displayed in any one of the plurality of types of specific modes,
The predetermined value can be changed depending on the type of the specific mode when the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode.

In the gaming machine of the second invention, when the identification information is stopped and displayed in one of a plurality of types of specific modes, the predetermined value that triggers the movement of the movable member can be changed depending on the type of the specific mode. As a result, it is possible to diversify the operation timing by varying the operation timing of the movable member according to the type of the specific mode that triggers the execution of the special game. As a result, it becomes possible to make it more difficult to determine the specific area passage situation of the game ball in the privilege determination game.

The gaming machine of the third invention is the gaming machine of the first or second invention described above,
The privilege determination game is executed multiple times during the special game,
It is characterized in that the predetermined value can be changed in each of the plurality of privilege determining games performed during the special game.

In the game machine of the third invention, the privilege determining game is executed a plurality of times during the special game, and since the predetermined value that triggers the operation of the movable member can be changed for each privilege determining game, it is possible to vary the operation timing of the movable member in each privilege determining game. As a result, it is possible to make it difficult to determine the state of passage of the game ball through the specific area in the privilege determination game performed a plurality of times.

The gaming machine of the fourth invention is the gaming machine of any one of the first to third inventions described above,
When there are a plurality of predetermined values for one privilege determination game, the movable member operates each time the count value by the counting means in the privilege determination game reaches each of the plurality of predetermined values, and at least one of the plurality of predetermined values can be changed.

In the game machine according to the fourth invention, there are a plurality of predetermined values that trigger the movement of the movable member in one privilege determination game, and the movable member operates each time a count value by a counting means in the privilege determination game reaches each of the plurality of predetermined values. In other words, the motion of the movable member is performed a plurality of times during one privilege determination game. A predetermined value that triggers at least one operation out of the plurality of operations of the movable member can be changed. As a result, the motion timing of at least one of the plurality of motions of the movable member in one privilege determination game can be changed, making it difficult to determine the state of passage of the game ball through the specific area.

According to the above-described present invention, it is possible to make it difficult to determine the state of passage of the game ball through the specific area in the privilege determination game, thereby improving the interest of the gaming machine equipped with the privilege determination game.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a back view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view showing the configuration of the game board of the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the main display shown in FIG. 3, showing display devices provided in the gaming machine. It is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming machine. It is a table showing the correspondence between the types of jackpots and the opening patterns of the jackpots. It is the table|surface which shows the various random numbers which the microcomputer for game control acquires. (A) is a jackpot determination table, (B) is a jackpot type determination table, (C) is a normal symbol hit determination table, and (D) is a normal symbol variation pattern selection table. It is a fluctuation pattern table. 4 is a flowchart of main control main processing; 4 is a flowchart of interrupt processing; It is a flow chart of a starting port sensor detection process. It is a flow chart of normal figure operation processing. It is a flowchart of normal symbol standby processing. It is a flow chart of normal symbol suitability determination processing. It is a flowchart of normal symbol random number shift processing. It is a flow chart of processing during normal design fluctuation. It is a flow chart of normal design decision processing. It is a flowchart of ordinary electric accessories processing. It is a flowchart of special figure operation processing. It is a flowchart of a special symbol standby process. It is a flowchart of the special figure 2 propriety determination process. It is a flowchart of special figure 2 variation pattern selection processing. It is a flowchart of special figure 2 variation pattern selection processing. It is a flowchart of special figure 2 random number shift processing. It is a flowchart of special figure 1 propriety determination processing. It is a flowchart of special figure 1 variation pattern selection processing. It is a flowchart of special figure 1 variation pattern selection processing. It is a flowchart of special figure 1 random number shift processing. It is a flowchart of processing during special symbol fluctuation. It is a flowchart of special design decision processing. It is a flowchart of special electric auditors processing (jackpot game). It is a flow chart of V round processing. It is a flowchart of a game state setting process. 9 is a flowchart of specific area sensor detection processing; 9 is a flowchart of non-specific area sensor detection processing; It is a flow chart of the process at the time of starting ball entry. 7 is a flowchart of power-off monitoring processing; 9 is a flowchart of sub-control main processing; 4 is a flowchart of reception interrupt processing; 10 is a flowchart of 2 ms timer interrupt processing; 10 is a flowchart of 10 ms timer interrupt processing; 8 is a flowchart of received command analysis processing; 8 is a flowchart of received command analysis processing; It is a flow chart of the start of the variable production. It is a schematic diagram of a second big winning device. It is a table showing correspondence between types of jackpots and movable piece operation timings (first predetermined value and second predetermined value) in V-round. It is a timing chart showing the relationship between the second big winning opening sensor and the specific area (movable piece). It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the production|presentation (probability variable challenge production|presentation) performed in the case of 7R big hit. 10 is a table showing correspondence between types of jackpots and movable piece operation timings (first predetermined value and second predetermined value) in V-round in Example 2. FIG. 10 is a flow chart of non-specific area sensor detection processing of Example 2. FIG.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described using examples. In the following, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko game machine capable of executing a winning game capable of awarding a predetermined amount of game profit (for example, prize balls) to a player when the winning symbols are stopped and displayed as the variation display of the symbols ends will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pachinko game machine 1 of Example 1 includes a game machine frame 50 and a game board 2 mounted in the game machine frame 50, and the game board 2 is detachably attached to the game machine frame 50. FIG. 3 shows the game board 2 removed from the game machine frame 50 . The game machine frame 50 comprises a front frame 51 having a decorative surface, a main body frame 52 for mounting the game board 2 and the like, and an outer frame 53 for mounting the pachinko game machine 1 on the island facilities of the hall, and the front frame 51, the main body frame 52 and the outer frame 53 are pivotally supported at one end side and configured to be openable and closable respectively.

The front frame 51 is also provided with a shooting handle 60 for shooting game balls at a shooting intensity corresponding to the amount of operation (rotational angle) of the player, a hitting ball supply tray (upper tray) 61 for storing game balls and supplying the stored game balls to the shooting device side, and a surplus ball receiving tray (lower tray) 62 for storing game balls that cannot be accommodated in the hitting ball supply tray 61. In addition, the front frame 51 is provided with a first performance button 63a and a second performance button 63b (these two performance buttons are also collectively referred to simply as "performance buttons 63") that can be operated by the player during the execution of the game performance executed with the progress of the game. A plurality of production buttons can be selectively used depending on the type of game production.

A frame lamp 66 and a speaker 67 for decoration are provided on the front frame 51 . The configuration of the effect button 63 is not limited to the embodiment, and may be any means that allows the player to directly touch the button portion for input (e.g., haunting type, touch sensor type, etc.), or may be non-contact type input means (photoelectric type, etc.) that detects that a part of the player's body is approaching and inputs. The game board 2 is surrounded by a rail member 4 and formed with a game area 3 in which game balls shot by operating a shooting handle 60 flow down. In addition, the game board 2 is provided with board surface lamps 5 for decoration. In the game area 3, a plurality of game nails 16 for guiding game balls are projected. In addition, a ball return preventing piece 6 is provided at the tip of the rail member 4 to prevent the game ball once guided to the game area from returning to the launching device side.

An image display device 7 made of a liquid crystal display device is provided near the center of the game area 3 . A display screen 7a of the image display device 7 is provided with a performance symbol display area 7b (also referred to as a "performance symbol display unit") in which performance symbols 8L, 8C, 8R (also simply referred to as a "performance symbol 8") are displayed, and the performance symbols 8L, 8C, 8R are variably displayed in synchronization with the variable display of the first special symbol and the variable display of the second special symbol, which will be described later. The performance pattern display area 7b consists of, for example, three pattern display areas of ``left'', ``middle'' and ``right'', the left pattern display area displays the left performance pattern 8L, the middle pattern display area displays the medium performance pattern 8C, and the right pattern display area displays the right performance pattern 8R. Each of the production patterns 8L, 8C, and 8R consists of a plurality of patterns (identification information) representing numbers "1" to "9", for example. Depending on the left, middle, and right performance symbols stopped and displayed in the performance symbol display area 7b, the result of the fluctuation display of the first special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display device 41a (also referred to as the "first special symbol display unit") described later (see FIG. 4), and the result of the variation display of the second special symbol displayed on the second special symbol display device 41b (also referred to as the "second special symbol display unit") The result of ) is displayed so that the player can easily recognize it. Incidentally, any one of the first special design, the second special design, and the performance design may be simply referred to as "design" or "identification information".

For example, when the result of the special symbol propriety determination is a big hit, it is possible to stop and display the performance symbols with the same 3-digit number such as ``777'' (also referred to as ``big hit performance symbol''), a preset chance symbol such as ``135'', or a dedicated symbol such as ``3*3'' (also referred to as ``special symbol''). In addition, in the case of being out, it is possible to stop and display the production pattern with a barakeme pattern (also called a ``losing production pattern'') in which at least one of the three patterns such as '637' and '373' is different. As a result, the player can easily grasp the progress of the game by looking at the stop-displayed effect symbols. In other words, the player generally does not directly grasp the result of the special pattern propriety determination by looking at the special patterns displayed on the first special pattern display device 41a and the second special pattern display device 41b, but grasps it by looking at the performance patterns displayed in the performance pattern display area 7b. The positions of the left, middle and right pattern display areas do not have to be set separately, and the left, middle and right performance pattern display areas may be the entire pattern display area (the performance pattern display area 7b). In addition, as a form of variable display of the effect symbols, for example, there is a form of scroll display in vertical, horizontal, diagonal directions, and the like.

On the display screen 7a of the image display device 7, in addition to displaying the game performance using the above-mentioned performance patterns (performance pattern game performance), the big win game performance (special game performance) executed along with the big win game, the demo performance for waiting for customers, etc. are displayed. In addition, in the performance pattern game performance, the jackpot game performance, and the demonstration performance, in addition to performance symbols such as numbers, performance images other than performance symbols such as background images and character images are also displayed. Also, the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 has a first effect pending display area 9c (first effect pending display portion) that displays the first effect pending display 9a according to the number of memory of the first special pending, which will be described later, and a second effect pending display region 9d (second effect pending display portion) that displays the second effect pending 9b according to the number of memory of the second special pending, which will be described later. Depending on the display mode (display number) of the first effect suspension or the second effect suspension, the number of memories of the first special figure suspension displayed on the first special figure suspension display 43a (see FIG. 4) described later and the number of memories of the second special figure suspension displayed on the second special figure suspension display 43b can be shown to the player in an easy-to-understand manner.

A center decorative body 10 is provided near the center of the game area 3 and in front of the image display device 7 so as to surround the effect pattern display area 7b. A stage portion 11 having a game ball rolling surface on which game balls can roll is provided at the lower portion of the center decorative body 10 . A hollow warp portion 12 is provided on the left side of the center decorative body 10 . The warp part 12 is provided with a warp entrance and a warp exit, receives the game ball flowing down the game area 3 from the warp entrance, discharges the game ball from the warp exit and guides it to the stage part 11 . A game ball guided to the rolling surface of the stage portion 11 is more likely than a game ball not guided to the stage portion 11 to enter a first start port 20, which will be described later. Furthermore, on the upper part of the center decoration body 10, a decoration member 13, which has an electric decoration member (board surface lamp 5) such as an LED and can be turned on according to the game state, is arranged in the shape of letters, figures, or the like.

A movable decorative member 14 is provided above the center decorative body 10 and behind the decorative member 13 so as to be movable along with the game performance. In FIG. 3, only a part of the movable decorative member 14 is visible, but, for example, the movable decorative member drops downward along with execution of a game performance with a relatively high probability of winning, the movable decorative member covers the front surface of the display screen 7a, and most of it becomes visible. As a result, the player's sense of expectation for winning is heightened. Below the image display device 7 in the game area 3, there is provided a fixed winning device 19 having a non-variable first start port 20 that does not change the ease with which a game ball enters. Based on the entry of the game ball into the first starting port 20, a random number or the like for judging the suitability of the special symbol is acquired, and when a predetermined condition is established, the suitability judgment relating to the first special symbol (first special symbol suitability judgment) is executed, the first special symbol is variably displayed, and the stop display is made based on the result of the suitability judgment.

On the right side of the image display device 7 in the game area 3, a variable winning device 22 (also referred to as a "variable starter") having a variable second starter 21 that changes the ease with which a game ball enters is provided. Based on the entry of the game ball into the second starting port 21, a random number or the like for judging the suitability of the special symbol is obtained, and when a predetermined condition is established, the suitability judgment of the second special symbol (second special symbol suitability judgment) is executed, the second special symbol is variably displayed, and is stopped and displayed based on the result of the suitability judgment. The variable winning device 22 has an opening/closing member (wing member) 23 and opens and closes the second starting port 21 by operating the opening/closing member 23 . By this opening and closing operation, the second starting port 21 can change from the first state (closed state) to the second state (open state) in which the possibility of entering a game ball is higher than in the first state. The opening/closing member 23 is driven by a second starting port solenoid 24 (see FIG. 5). In this embodiment, the second starting port 21 allows game balls to enter only when the opening/closing member 23 is in the open state, and disables the entry of game balls when the opening/closing member 23 is in the closed state. The second starting port 21 does not have to completely disable ball entry when the opening/closing member 23 is in the closed state, as long as it is more difficult to enter the game ball when the opening/closing member 23 is in the closed state than when it is in the open state.

On the right side of the first starting port 20 in the game area 3, there are provided a first big winning device 31 (also referred to as a "first variable ball entrance") having the first big winning hole 30 and a second big winning device 36 having a second big winning hole 35 (also called a "second variable ball entrance"). 6 (second big winning opening 35) is arranged. The first big prize winning device 31 has an opening/closing member 32 and opens and closes the first big prize winning port 30 by operating the opening/closing member 32 . The opening/closing member 32 is driven by a first big winning opening solenoid 33 (see FIG. 5). A game ball can enter the first big winning hole 30 only when the opening/closing member 32 is in an open state. That is, when the first variable ball entrance 31 is operated, the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing member 32 changes the first big winning opening 30 between a state where a game ball cannot enter (closed state) and a state where a game ball can enter (open state).

The second big winning device 36 also has an opening/closing member 37 that opens and closes the second big winning opening 35 by operating the opening/closing member 37 . The opening/closing member 37 is driven by a second prize winning opening solenoid 38 (see FIG. 5). A game ball can enter the second big winning hole 35 only when the opening/closing member 37 is in an open state. That is, when the second variable ball entrance 36 is operated, the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing member 37 allows the second big winning opening 35 to be changed between a state where a game ball cannot enter (closed state) and a state where a game ball can enter (open state). In addition, the second big winning device 36 includes a specific area 39 and a non-specific area 49 through which the game ball entering the second big winning hole 35 can pass, and a movable piece 150 for guiding (distributing) the game ball entering the second big winning hole 35 to the specific area 39 or the non-specific area 49. The movable piece 150 operates based on the number of game balls detected by a second big winning hole sensor 35a, which will be described later, and is driven by a movable piece solenoid 151 (see FIG. 5). When the movable piece solenoid 151 is OFF, i.e., when the movable piece 150 is not operating (non-operating state), the game ball entered into the second big winning hole 35 is guided to the non-specified area 49 (area other than the specified area) and cannot pass through the specified area 39.例文帳に追加On the other hand, when the movable piece solenoid 151 is ON, i.e., when the movable piece 150 is in operation (operating state), the game ball entering the second big winning hole 35 is guided to the specific area 39, and can pass through the specific area 39 (hereinafter also referred to as "V passage"). In this pachinko game machine 1, a high probability state, which will be described later, is generated when it is detected that at least one of the game balls entering the second big winning hole 35 has passed through the specific area 39. That is, the specific area 39 is a probability variable operation opening. Such a specific area 39 is not provided in the first big winning device 31 . Details of the opening of the second big prize opening 35 (opening operation of the opening/closing member 37) and the operation of the movable piece 150 will be described later. The movable piece 150 corresponds to one aspect of the "movable member" of the present invention. Also, the high probability state is one of the game benefits given to the player separately from the special game.

Here, the configuration of the second big winning device 36 will be described in detail. FIG. 46 is a schematic diagram showing the second big winning device 36. As shown in FIG. All the game balls entering the second big winning hole 35 pass through a predetermined game ball guiding passage in the second big winning device and pass through a second big winning hole sensor 35a (also called "entering ball detection means" or "entering ball detection sensor"). The second big winning hole sensor 35a is a sensor for detecting the entry of game balls into the second big winning hole 35, and the number of balls entering the second big winning hole 35 can be counted based on the detection by the second big winning hole sensor 35a. When a game ball is detected by the second big winning hole sensor 35a, the detected number (that is, the number of entered balls) is counted in units of rounds by the entered ball number counting means (not shown) provided in the RAM of the main control unit 80, which will be described later. This counting result (count value) is cleared when the interval time between rounds elapses.

In addition, the game ball detected by (passed through) the second big winning hole sensor 35a then passes through a predetermined game ball guide passage and always passes through the specific area 39 or the non-specific area 49. It should be noted that the game ball can pass through the specific area 39 only when the movable piece 150 is in operation (operating state), in other words, only when the specific area 39 is open (see FIG. 46(b)). A specific area sensor 39a is provided in the specific area 39, and a game ball passing through the specific area 39 is detected by the specific area sensor 39a. A non-specific area sensor 49a is provided in the non-specific area 49, and a game ball passing through the non-specific area 49 is detected by the non-specific area sensor 49a. The specific area sensor 39a and the non-specific area detection sensor 49a are also sensors for detecting the ejection of game balls from the second large winning opening 35, and based on the detection of the specific area sensor 39a and the non-specific area detecting sensor 49a, it is possible to count the number of ejections from the second large winning opening 35. When a game ball is detected by the specific area sensor 39a or the non-specific area detection sensor 49a, the number of detections (that is, the number of discharges) is counted in units of rounds by discharge number counting means (not shown) provided in the RAM of the main control unit 80, which will be described later. This counting result (count value) is cleared when the interval time between rounds elapses.

Further, the number of game balls detected by the specific area sensor 39a is counted as the number of passages in the specific area by specific area passage counting means (not shown) provided in the RAM of the main control section 80, which will be described later, and the number of game balls detected by the non-specific area sensor 49a is counted as the number of non-specific area passages by non-specific area passage counting means (not shown) provided in the RAM of the main control section 80, which will be described later. These counts are also performed in units of rounds, and the count results (count values) are cleared when the interval time elapses. The specific area sensor 39a (also referred to as "first ejection detection means" or "first ejection detection sensor") and the non-specific area detection sensor 49a (also referred to as "second ejection detection means" or "second ejection detection sensor") for detecting the ejection of a game ball that has entered the second big prize hole 35 are also collectively referred to as "emission detection means" or "emission detection sensor".

In the present embodiment, the control program of the main control unit 80 counts the number of game balls entering and exiting the second big winning slot 35, and based on the counting results, determines whether the number of entering balls and the number of discharged balls match or disagree. Inside the second big prize winning device 36 (second big prize winning port 35), a movable piece 150 for opening and closing the specific area 39 is operated, so there is a possibility that the game balls get stuck in the second big prize winning device 36 (second big prize winning port 35) because the movable piece 150 catches the game balls. When such ball clogging occurs, the game balls entering the second big winning hole 35 are not discharged after that, so that the number of entering balls and the number of discharged balls do not match. By monitoring the number of incoming balls and the number of discharged balls in this way, it is possible to confirm the presence or absence of ball clogging. Also, even if the specific area sensor 39a detects a game ball due to fraud such as a so-called string hanging goto, the number of incoming balls and the number of discharged balls do not match.

A gate 28 (game ball passage opening) through which a game ball can pass is provided in the right side area of the center decorative body 10 in the game area 3 . Based on the passage of the game ball through the gate 28, a random number or the like for judging the suitability of the normal symbol is obtained, and when a predetermined condition is established, the suitability judgment of the normal symbol is executed for judging whether or not the second start port 21 is to be opened, and the normal symbol is variably displayed, and is stop-displayed based on the result of the normal symbol suitability judgment. When the winning normal symbol is stopped and displayed, the second starting port 21 is opened. Furthermore, a plurality of general prize winning openings 27 are provided in the lower part of the game area 3 . In this way, the game area 3 in which various ball entrances (prize openings) are arranged can be divided into a left game area (first game area) 3A and a right game area (second game area) 3B from the center in the horizontal direction. A hitting method of shooting a game ball so that the game ball flows down the left game area 3A is called left hitting, and a hitting method of shooting a game ball so that the game ball flows down the right game area 3B is called right hitting. In this pachinko game machine 1, when the game is started, the ball is aimed to enter the first start hole 20 by striking to the left. On the other hand, when the game state changes due to a hit in the winning/failure determination based on the ball entering the first starting hole 20, the ball is aimed to enter the gate 28, the second starting hole 21, the first big winning hole 30 and the second big winning hole 35 by hitting to the right. When the game balls enter the first starting hole 20, the second starting hole 21, the first big winning hole 30, the second big winning hole 35 and the general winning hole 27, a predetermined number of game balls (also called "prizing balls") are paid out from the respective ball entering holes.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a main display 40 is arranged in the lower right part of the game board 2. As shown in FIG. The main display device 40 includes a first special symbol display device 41a (first special symbol display unit) that variably displays and statically displays the first special symbol, a second special symbol display device 41b (second special symbol display unit) that variably displays and statically displays the second special symbol, and a normal symbol display device 42 (normal symbol display unit) that variably displays and statically displays the normal symbols. In addition, the main display 40 includes a first special figure reservation display 43a that displays the number of memory of the validity determination information (first special figure reservation) related to the first special symbol, a second special figure reservation display 43b that displays the number of memory of the number of information (second special figure reservation) stored, and a normal design reservation display 44 that displays the number of memory of operation suspension (general design reservation) of the normal symbol display 42.

In addition, the main display 40 includes a win indicator 48 indicating that the result of the first special symbol validity determination or the second special symbol validity determination is a win, a round indicator 45 that indicates the number of rounds of the winning game to be executed when the result of the first special symbol validity determination or the second special symbol validity determination is a win, a game state indicator 46 that indicates that the probability variation function is activated, and the shooting direction of the game ball, that is, whether it should be hit right or left. A launch direction indicator 47 is included to indicate the . Various display devices included in the main display device 40 are display-controlled by a main control unit, which will be described later. The variable display of the first special symbol is performed when the game ball enters the first starting port 20 as a trigger. The variation display of the second special symbol is performed when the game ball enters the second starting port 21 as a trigger. In the following description, the first special symbol and the second special symbol may be collectively referred to as special symbols. Also, the first special symbol display device 41a and the second special symbol display device 41b may be collectively referred to as the special symbol display unit 41. FIG. Also, the first special figure reservation display 43a and the second special figure reservation display 43b may be collectively referred to as the special figure reservation display unit 43.

In the special pattern display part 41, the special pattern (identification information) is changed and displayed for a predetermined period of time, then stopped and displayed, and the stopped and displayed special pattern (stop pattern) notifies the result of the lottery (special pattern success/failure determination, jackpot lottery) based on the ball entering the first start port 20 or the second start port 21.例文帳に追加The special symbol to be stopped and displayed is one special symbol selected from among a plurality of types of special symbols by special symbol propriety determination. When the stopped pattern is a predetermined specific special pattern (specific identification information, specific mode) (that is, when it is a winning pattern such as a big winning pattern or a small winning pattern), a special game (big winning game) is performed to open the first big winning hole 30 or the second big winning hole 35 in an opening pattern corresponding to the type of the stopped and displayed specific special pattern. Incidentally, the pattern of opening the big winning openings (the first big winning opening 30 and the second big winning opening 35) in the special game will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first special symbol display device 41a is composed of eight LEDs indicated by "ip", and displays a special symbol according to the result of the first special symbol suitability determination. In this embodiment, 10 types of jackpots of "7R 1st to 10th jackpots" are provided as a result of the first special pattern propriety determination (see FIG. 8), and the LED of the first special pattern display 41a can adopt a display mode (specific mode) corresponding to each of these 10 types of jackpots. Specifically, for example, when the result of the first special symbol propriety determination is "7R 1st jackpot", the three LEDs of "ijn" are lit and the rest are turned off (7R 1st jackpot pattern), and when it is "7R 2nd jackpot", 3 LEDs of "imn" are turned on and the rest are turned off (7R 2nd jackpot pattern), and when it is "7R 3rd jackpot", "j In the case of "7R 4th jackpot pattern", 3 LEDs of "jkn" are turned on and the rest are turned off (7R 4th jackpot pattern), and in the case of "7R 5th jackpot", 3 LEDs of "kln" are turned on and the rest are turned off (7R 5th jackpot pattern). In addition, when the result of the judgment of the first special symbol is "7R 6th jackpot", the three LEDs of "klp" are lit and the rest are turned off (7R 6th jackpot pattern), when "7R 7th jackpot pattern", the three LEDs of "kln" are turned on and the rest are turned off (7R 7th jackpot pattern), and when "7R 8th jackpot", "kop" is turned off. Three LEDs are lit and the rest are extinguished (7R 8th big win pattern), when "7R 9th big win" is achieved, 3 LEDs of "nop" are lit and the rest are extinguished (7R 9th big win pattern), and when "7R 10th big win" is achieved, 3 LEDs of "lno" are lit and the rest are extinguished (7R 10th big win pattern). Furthermore, when the result of the first special symbol propriety determination is "off", one LED of "n" is lit and the rest are extinguished (off symbol).

On the other hand, the second special symbol display 41b is composed of eight LEDs indicated by "ah", and displays a special symbol according to the result of the second special symbol suitability determination. In the present embodiment, two types of jackpots, "15R 11th jackpot" and "15R 12th jackpot", are provided as a result of the second special symbol propriety determination (see FIG. 8), and the LED of the second special symbol display 41b can adopt a display mode (specific mode) corresponding to each of these two types of jackpots. Specifically, for example, when the result of the second special symbol propriety determination is "15R 11th big win", four LEDs of "acde" are turned on and the rest are turned off (15R 11th big win), and when "15R 12th big win", four LEDs of "bfgh" are turned on and the rest are turned off (15R 12th big win). Also, when the result of the second special symbol propriety determination is "off", one LED of "g" is turned on and the rest are extinguished (off symbol).

Before the special pattern is stopped and displayed, the special pattern is variably displayed for a predetermined variable time, and the variable display mode can be, for example, a mode in which each LED is lit so that the light repeatedly flows in a predetermined order such as clockwise direction or counterclockwise direction.

In this pachinko game machine 1, when a game ball enters the first start port 20 or the second start port 21, various information (also referred to as "acquired information") such as a random number for judging whether or not a special symbol is appropriate is acquired based on the enter ball, and the acquired various information is temporarily stored in a special symbol reservation storage section 85 formed in the RAM of the main control section. Specifically, if the ball enters the first starting port 20, it is stored as the first special figure reservation in the first special figure reservation storage unit 85a, and if the ball enters the second start opening 21, it is stored as the second special figure reservation in the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b. An upper limit is set to the number of special figure reservations that can be stored in each special figure reservation storage unit 85, and the upper limit value in this embodiment is four. These first special figure reservation storage unit 85a and second special figure reservation storage unit 85b are also referred to as "first acquisition information storage means" and "second acquisition information storage means", respectively, and are generally referred to as "acquisition information storage means".

The special figure reservation stored in the special figure reservation storage unit 85 is terminated when the variable display of the special symbol based on the special figure reservation becomes possible. Digestion of the special figure reservation means to determine the special symbol suitability determination random number or the like corresponding to the special figure reservation, and to execute the variable display of the special symbol for showing the determination result. Therefore, in the pachinko game machine 1, even if the variable display of the special symbols based on the entry of the game ball into the first start port 20 or the second start port 21 cannot be immediately executed at the time of the ball entry, that is, even if the variable display of the special symbols is being executed or the special game is being executed, the right or wrong judgment of the special symbols for the entering ball can be reserved with a predetermined number as the upper limit.

The number of such special figure reservations is displayed on the first special figure reservation indicator 43a and the second special figure reservation indicator 43b. Specifically, the first special figure reservation display 43a is composed of two "uv" LEDs, and displays the number of the first special figure reservations by controlling the display of the LEDs according to the number of the first special figure reservations. For example, when the number of reservations is “0”, the display mode is such that both LEDs are turned off, such as “u v □” (for example, □: lights off, ●: lights red, ▲: lights green). Further, when the number of pending calls is "2", the display mode can be such that the "u" LED is lit in red and the "v" LED is extinguished, such as "u●v□". In addition, when the number of reservations is "3", it is possible to adopt a display mode in which both LEDs are lit in red, such as "u●v●". In addition, when the number of reservations is "4 (upper limit number)", it is possible to adopt a display mode in which both LEDs are lit in green, such as "u▲v▲".

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

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

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

In this pachinko game machine 1, when a game ball passes through a gate 28, various information (also referred to as "acquired information") such as a random number for judging whether a normal symbol is right or wrong is acquired based on the passage, and the acquired various information is temporarily stored as a normal pattern suspension in a general pattern suspension storage part 86 formed in a RAM of a main control part. An upper limit is set to the number of normal pattern reservations that can be stored in the normal pattern reservation storage unit 86, and the upper limit value in this embodiment is four.

The normal pattern reservation stored in the normal pattern reservation storage unit 86 is terminated when the variable display of the normal pattern based on the normal pattern reservation becomes possible. Digestion of the normal pattern reservation means that the random number for determining whether the normal pattern is appropriate or not corresponding to the normal pattern reservation is determined, and the variable display of the normal pattern is executed to show the determination result. Therefore, in the pachinko game machine 1, even when the variable display of the normal symbols based on the passage of the game ball through the gate 28 cannot be immediately executed at the time of its passage, that is, even when the variable display of the normal symbols is being executed or the auxiliary game is being executed, the right to determine whether the normal symbols are right or wrong for the passage can be reserved with a predetermined number as the upper limit. Then, the number of normal map reservations is displayed on the normal map reservation display 44 . Specifically, the normal map reservation display 44 is composed of two LEDs of "qr", and displays the number of normal map reservations by lighting the LEDs according to the number of general map reservations. For example, when the number of reservations is "0", the display mode is such that both LEDs are turned off, such as "q r □" (for example, □: lights off, ●: lights red, ▲: lights green). In addition, the number of reservations "2" to "4" are also defined in the same manner as the first special figure reservation display 43a.

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 5. FIG. The pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a main control board 80 (also referred to as a "main control unit" and a "game control unit") that performs control related to game profits such as special symbol win/loss determination, normal symbol win/loss determination, and game state transitions, a sub control board 90 (also referred to as a "sub control unit" and also referred to as a "production control unit") that performs control related to effects that are executed as the game progresses, and a payout control board 110 that performs control related to the payout of game balls. Also referred to as "output control unit"), the effect pattern 8 displayed on the image display device 7, the pattern displayed on the effect display device 102, the first special figure reservation display 103a, and the second special figure reservation display 103b. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a main control board housing case containing the main control board 80 is provided at substantially the center of the rear side (rear side) of the pachinko game machine 1. Above the main control board case, an image control board housing case housing the sound control board 106, the lamp control board 107 and the image control board 100 is provided, and a sub control board housing case housing the sub control board 90 is provided above the image control board housing case. A payout control board case for housing a payout control board is provided on the lower left side of the main control board case, and a power board case for housing a power board 109 is provided on the right side thereof.

The main control board 80 is mounted with a game control one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as "game control microcomputer") 81 for controlling the progress of the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a program. The game control microcomputer 81 includes a ROM storing programs for controlling the progress of the game, a RAM used as a work memory, and a CPU executing the programs stored in the ROM. The game control microcomputer 81 transmits and receives data (information) to and from other boards and the like via an input/output circuit 87 (I/O port section). The input/output circuit 87 may be built in the game control microcomputer 81 . Also, the ROM may be externally attached. The RAM of the game control microcomputer 81 is provided with the above-described special figure reservation storage unit 85 (first special figure reservation storage unit 85a and second special figure reservation storage unit 85b) and normal figure reservation storage unit 86.

Various sensors and solenoids are connected to the main control board 80 via a relay board 88 . Therefore, a signal is input to the main control board 80 from each sensor, and a signal is output from the main control board 80 to each solenoid. Specifically, as sensors, a first starting opening sensor 20a, a second starting opening sensor 21a, a gate sensor 28a, a first big winning opening sensor 30a, a second big winning opening sensor 35a, a specific area sensor 39a, a non-specific area sensor 49a and a general winning opening sensor 27a are connected. These various sensors are also called "game ball detection means".

The first starting hole sensor 20a is provided in the first starting hole 20 and detects a game ball entering the first starting hole 20. As shown in FIG. The second starting hole sensor 21a is provided in the second starting hole 21 and detects a game ball entering the second starting hole 21 . The gate sensor 28a is provided inside the gate 28 and detects a game ball that has passed through the gate 28. As shown in FIG. The first big winning hole sensor 30 a is provided inside the first big winning hole 30 and detects a game ball entering the first big winning hole 30 . The second big winning hole sensor 35a is provided in the second big winning hole 35 and detects a game ball entering the second big winning hole 35 . The specific area sensor 39a is provided in the specific area 39 in the second big winning hole 35, and detects the game balls that have entered the second big winning hole 35 and passed through the specific area 39. The non-specific area sensor 49a is provided in the non-specific area 49 in the second big winning hole 35, and detects the game balls that have entered the second big winning hole 35 and passed through the non-specific area 49. The general winning hole sensor 27a is provided in each general winning hole 27 and detects a game ball entering the general winning hole 27. FIG. The RAM of the game control microcomputer 81 (main control unit 80) is provided with an area for counting and storing the number of game balls detected by each of these sensors (game ball detection means), and the number of detections by each sensor can be counted by the control (program) of the game control microcomputer 81 (counting means).

As the solenoids, the second starting solenoid 24, the first big winning solenoid 33, the second big winning solenoid 38 and the movable piece solenoid 151 are connected. These various solenoids are also called "driving means". The second starting solenoid 24 is for driving the opening/closing member 23 of the variable winning device 22 , and the first big winning opening solenoid 33 is for driving the opening/closing member 32 of the first big prize winning device 31 . The second big winning opening solenoid 38 is for driving the opening/closing member 37 of the second big winning device 36 , and the movable piece solenoid 151 drives the movable piece 150 of the second big winning device 36 . Further, the main control board 80 is connected with a first special symbol display 41a, a second special symbol display 41b, a normal symbol display 42, a first special symbol suspension display 43a, a second special symbol suspension display 43b, a general symbol suspension display 44, a round display 45, a game state display 46, a shooting direction display 47 and a winning display 48. That is, the display control of these main display devices 40 is performed by the game control microcomputer 81 .

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

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

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

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the sub-control board 90 is mounted with an effect control one-chip microcomputer 91 ("effect control microcomputer") for controlling the effect of the pachinko game machine 1 according to a program. The performance control microcomputer 91 includes a ROM storing a program for controlling the game performance as the game progresses, a RAM used as a work memory, and a CPU executing the program stored in the ROM. The effect control microcomputer 91 transmits and receives data to and from other boards and the like via an input/output circuit 95 . The input/output circuit 95 may be built in the effect control microcomputer 91 . Also, the ROM may be externally attached.

An image control board 100 , an audio control board 106 and a lamp control board 107 are connected to the sub-control board 90 . The performance control microcomputer 91 of the sub control board 90 causes the CPU of the image control one-chip microcomputer 101 (“image control microcomputer”) of the image control board 100 to perform display control of the image display device 7, the performance display device 102, the first special drawing suspension display device 103a, and the second performance suspension display device 103b, based on the command received from the main control board 80. The RAM of the image control board 100 is a memory for developing image data. The ROM of the image control board 100 stores still image data and moving image data to be displayed on the image display device 7, specifically, image data such as characters, items, figures, letters, numbers and symbols (including performance symbols, pending symbols, etc.) and background images. The image control microcomputer 101 reads out image data from the ROM based on a command from the effect control microcomputer 91 . Then, display control is executed based on the read image data.

A performance display device 102 is composed of two LEDs, performs variable display and stop display in accordance with the variable display and stop display of the performance pattern 8, and performs stop display in a display mode showing the display result of the performance pattern 8 (the result of special pattern propriety determination) by lighting/extinguishing or combination of colors of the two LEDs. Moreover, the production 1st special figure suspension display 103a and the production 2nd suspension display 103b are similarly made up of two LEDs. Then, by lighting/extinguishing or combination of colors of the two LEDs, the first special figure pending display 103a is displayed in the first special figure pending display area 9c and is displayed in the first special figure pending display 43a. Also, the second special figure pending display 103b is controlled to display the same pending number as the pending number displayed in the second effect pending display area 9d and the second special figure pending display 43b. This display device is provided because some or all of the various images displayed on the display screen 7a, such as the performance design 8, the first performance suspension 9a, the second performance suspension 9b, and the like, may become invisible by displaying the character design on substantially the entirety of the display screen 7a (performance design display portion) or by operating the movable decorative member 14 to cover substantially the entirety of the performance design display area 7b (performance design display portion) of the display screen 7a. A VDP (Video Display Processor) may be provided in place of or in addition to the image control one-chip microcomputer 101 of the image control board 100 .

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

Based on the command received from the main control board 80, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines light emission pattern data (data for determining lighting/extinguishing, emission color, etc., also referred to as lamp data) that determines the light emission mode of the lamps such as the frame lamp 66 and the board lamp 5. Determines the lighting control of the lamps (LEDs) such as the frame lamp 66 and the board lamp 5 via the lamp control board 107.

Furthermore, the performance control microcomputer 91 operates the movable decorative member 14 connected to the lamp control board 107 via the relay board 108 based on the command received from the main control board 80 . The movable decorative member 14, which is partially visible in FIG. 1, is a movable so-called gimmick provided on the center decorative body 10. A performance control microcomputer 91 determines operation pattern data (also referred to as "driving data") for operating the movable decorative member 14 in a predetermined operation mode from the data stored in the ROM of the sub-control board 90, and controls the operation of the movable decorative member 14 based on the determined operation pattern data. A CPU may be mounted on the lamp control board 107 , and in that case, the CPU may be caused to control lighting of the lamp and control the operation of the movable decorative member 14 . Furthermore, in this case, a ROM may be mounted on the lamp control board 107, and data relating to light emission patterns and operation patterns may be stored in the ROM.

Also, the sub-control board 90 is connected to a first effect button detection switch 63c and a second effect button detection switch 63d for detecting that the first effect button 63a or the second effect button 63b (see FIG. 1) is operated (push, rotate, pull, etc.). Therefore, when the player performs a predetermined input operation on the first effect button 63a or the second effect button 63b, a signal is output to the sub-control board 90 from the corresponding effect button detection switch.

Next, the control related to the win/loss determination in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, there are "big hit" and "loss" as a result of special symbol suitability determination. In the case of a ``big hit'', a ``big hit pattern'' is stop-displayed in the special pattern display part 41, and in the case of a ``loss'', a ``losing pattern'' is stopped and displayed in the special pattern display part 41.例文帳に追加When it is determined as a big hit, a "special game" is executed to open the first big winning hole 30 or the second big winning hole 35 in an opening pattern corresponding to the type of the special symbols stopped and displayed. A special game executed as a big hit is called a "big hit game".

There are multiple types of jackpots. As shown in FIG. 6, the types of jackpots are "7R (round) 1st jackpot", "7R 2nd jackpot", "7R 3rd jackpot", "7R 4th jackpot", "7R 5th jackpot", "7R 6th jackpot", "7R 7th jackpot", "7R 8th jackpot", "7R 9th jackpot", "7R 10th jackpot", and "15R". There are a total of 12 types of "11th jackpot" and "15R 12th jackpot". ``7R 1st jackpot to 7R 10th jackpot'' is a jackpot in which the number of times (number of rounds) of opening the big winning gate (1st jackpot 30 or 2nd jackpot 35) is 7 times; There is.

In each round of the big win game related to these big wins, one of the first big winning hole 30 and the second big winning hole 35 is in an open state (a state where a ball can be entered, a state where a game ball can be accepted), and the other is in a closed state (a state where a ball cannot be entered, a state where a game ball cannot be accepted). That is, the two big winning openings 30 and 35 are not opened at the same time, but one of them is opened. Specifically, in the first round, the first big prize gate 30 (lower big prize gate) is closed and the second big prize gate 35 (upper big prize gate) is opened, in the second round the first big prize gate 30 (lower big prize gate) is opened and the second big prize gate 35 (upper big prize gate) is closed, and in the third round, the first big prize gate 30 (lower big prize gate) is closed and the second big prize gate 35 is closed as in the first round. (upper grand prize-winning port) is opened, and in the fourth round, the first big prize-winning port 30 (lower grand prize-winning port) opens and the second grand prize-winning port 35 (upper grand prize-winning port) closes in the same manner as in the second round. After that, the opening of the first big prize opening 30 (lower big winning opening) and the opening of the second big winning opening 35 (upper big winning opening), and the opening of the first big winning opening 30 (lower big winning opening) and the closing of the second big winning opening 35 (upper big winning opening) occur alternately each time the round progresses to the 5th and 6th rounds. That is, in the jackpot game of the present embodiment, the second big winning hole 35 (upper big winning hole) is opened in odd-numbered rounds, and the first big winning hole 30 (lower big winning hole) is opened in even rounds, and the first big winning hole 30 (lower big winning hole) and the second big winning hole 35 (upper big winning hole) are alternately opened after the opening of the second big winning hole 35 (upper big winning hole).

Here, the big winning opening opening pattern during the big winning game will be described. In the present embodiment, the opening patterns of the first big prize opening 30 and the second big prize winning opening 35 are the same. That is, in odd-numbered rounds during the jackpot game, the second big prize winning opening 35 is opened until 25000ms (25 seconds) have elapsed from the start of the round, and is closed after 25000ms (25 seconds) have elapsed, thereby ending the round. That is, the opening of the second big winning opening 35 is performed with an opening time of 25000 ms and an opening pattern of one opening. A game ball can be easily entered into the second big winning hole 30 opened by this opening pattern by hitting to the right. On the other hand, in the even-numbered round during the jackpot game, the first big winning hole 30 is opened until 25000ms (25 seconds) elapses from the start of the round and then closed after 25000ms (25 seconds) elapses to end the round. In other words, the opening pattern of the opening time of 25000 ms and the opening number of times is one, and the first big prize winning opening 30 is opened. A game ball can be easily entered into the first big winning hole 30 opened in this opening pattern by hitting to the right.

In addition, in the fifth round of the jackpot game, the second big winning hole 35 is opened, and in addition, the movable piece 150 is operated based on the number of game balls entering the second big winning hole 35 reaching a predetermined number. That is, when a game ball enters the second big winning hole 35, the entering game ball is detected by the second big winning hole sensor 35a, and the number of the detected game balls (that is, the number of balls entering the second big winning hole 35) is counted by the entering ball number counting means (not shown) provided in the RAM of the main control unit 80. When the counted value by the number-of-entered-balls counting means reaches a predetermined value, the movable piece 150 operates with this as a trigger. In other words, the operation timing of the movable piece 150 is defined by the predetermined value.

The predetermined value (count value) that triggers the movement of the movable piece 150 is set within the range of the number of game balls (predetermined number) that are allowed to enter the second big winning hole 35 during one round. Specifically, the first predetermined value (first count value) is set to "1", and the second predetermined value (second count value) is set to any one of "2" to "9".

Also, the predetermined value (count value) that triggers the operation of the movable piece 150 is set according to the type of jackpot, and the correspondence between the "jackpot type" and the "first predetermined value and second predetermined value" shown in FIG. 47 is stored in advance in the ROM of the main control unit 80 (value storage means). In this embodiment, the first predetermined value is set for all jackpot types, and the second predetermined value is set for a specific jackpot type among all jackpot types. Specifically, the first predetermined value is set for all (12 types) of the 7R first jackpot to the 7R tenth jackpot, the 15R eleventh jackpot and the 15R twelfth jackpot. On the other hand, the second predetermined value is set for the 7R 1st jackpot to the 7R 8th jackpot and the 15R 11th jackpot (9 types), and is not set for the 7R 9th jackpot, 7R 10th jackpot and 15R 12th jackpot (3 types). Therefore, in this embodiment, the movable piece 150 operates at least once in the fifth round of the jackpot game, and can operate twice at maximum.

Among the 7R first jackpot to the 7R eighth jackpot and the 15R eleventh jackpot (9 types), for the eight jackpots of the 7R first jackpot to the 7R eighth jackpot, the value of any one of the eight jackpots '2' to '9' is set differently for each jackpot. Specifically, "2" is set for the 7R first big win, "3" for the 7R second big win, "4" for the 7R third big win, "5" for the 7R fourth big win, "6" for the 7R fifth big win, "7" for the 7R sixth big win, "8" for the 7R seventh big win, and "9" for the 7R eighth big win. Also, "2" is set for the 15R 11th jackpot (see FIG. 47). The setting of the predetermined value (count value) that triggers the operation of these movable pieces 150 is performed based on the type of the big win when the big win occurs (start of the big win game). That is, as shown in FIG. 47, "a first predetermined value (c1) corresponding to the number of balls that define the timing of the first operation" and "a second predetermined value (c2) that corresponds to the number of balls that define the timing of the second operation", which are predetermined according to the type of the big win, are set when the corresponding big win occurs (start of the big win game). Note that the manner of setting the first predetermined value and the second predetermined value shown in FIG. 47 is merely an example, and various other manners can be adopted.

Further, in this embodiment, two types of modes in which the passability of the game ball to the specific area 39 is relatively different are provided in advance as the motion mode (motion pattern) when the movable piece 150 operates. That is, it has two modes, a mode in which the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 is low (first operation mode) and a mode in which the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 is high (second operation mode), and when the movable piece 150 operates, it operates in either mode. The manner in which the movable piece 150 is operated is determined by the above-described predetermined value that triggered the movement of the movable piece 150, that is, the count value of the entering ball counting means (the number of game balls detected by the second big winning hole sensor 35a, that is, the number of balls entering the second big winning hole 35). Specifically, when the count value (the number of balls entering the second big winning hole 35) becomes a first predetermined value (“1” in this example) and the movable piece 150 operates, the movable piece 150 operates in a mode (first operation mode) in which the probability of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 is low, and the count value (the number of balls entering the second big winning hole 35) becomes a second predetermined value (any of “2” to “9” in this example) and the movable piece 150 operates. In this case, the movable piece 150 operates in a mode (second motion mode) in which the possibility of the game ball passing to the specific area 39 is high. When the movable piece 150 operates in the first operation mode, the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 is extremely low, and it becomes difficult (substantially impossible) for the game ball to pass through the specific area 39 . On the other hand, when the movable piece 150 operates in the second operation mode, the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 is high, and the game ball can easily pass through the specific area 39 .

As described above, the second predetermined value is set for a specific jackpot type and is not set for other jackpot types. Therefore, the 9 types of jackpots corresponding to the specific jackpot types for which the second predetermined value is set, that is, the 7R first jackpot to the 7R eighth jackpot and the 15R eleventh jackpot are jackpots (hereinafter also referred to as "V passage scheduled jackpots") that operate the movable piece 150 in a manner in which the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 is high. On the other hand, the big wins for which the second predetermined value is not set, that is, the 7R ninth big win, the 7R 10th big win and the 15R 12th big win are big wins that operate the movable piece 150 in a mode in which the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 is low (hereinafter also referred to as "V non-passing scheduled big win"). In other words, the ``V planned big hit'' is a big hit on the premise that a high probability state described later will be generated (a privilege will be given), and the ``V non-passed planned big hit'' is a big hit on the premise that a high probability state described later will not occur (a privilege will not be given).

Here, the relationship between the operation of the movable piece 150 and the game ball entering the second big winning hole 35 is as follows. As shown in FIG. 48, when the count value obtained by the above-described ball-in number counting means reaches a first predetermined value (“1” in this example), the movable piece 150 is put into the operating state (the movable piece solenoid 151 is turned ON) for 80 ms. That is, when the first ball into the second big winning hole 35 is detected, the specific area 39 is opened (V open) for 80 ms (0.08 seconds). That is, the movable piece 150 is operated with an operation pattern of 80 ms of operation time (opening time) and one operation number (opening number). In this case, since the action of the movable piece 150 is performed for an extremely short time (instantaneous) of 80 ms, there is a high possibility that the action of the movable piece 150 will be finished (it will be in a non-operating state) by the time the game ball that triggered the action (the game ball that corresponds to the first (first) entry into the second big winning hole 35) passes through the second big winning hole sensor 35a and reaches the arrangement part of the movable piece 150 (FIG. 46(a)). ). Therefore, the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 is extremely low (substantially zero).

On the other hand, when the count value obtained by the above-described ball entry counting means reaches a second predetermined value (any one of "2" to "9" in this example), the movable piece 150 is put into an operating state for 3000 ms (the movable piece solenoid 151 is turned ON) (FIG. 48). That is, when any one of the 2nd to 9th balls into the second big winning hole 35 is detected, the specific area 39 is in an open state (V open) for 3000 ms (3 seconds). That is, the movable piece 150 is operated with an operation pattern of 3000 ms of operation time (opening time) and one operation number (opening number). In this case, since the operation of the movable piece 150 is performed for a relatively long time of 3000 ms, there is a high possibility that the operation of the movable piece 150 has not yet ended (it is in an operating state) by the time the game ball that triggered the operation (the game ball corresponding to any of the second to ninth balls entering the second big winning hole 35) passes through the second big winning hole sensor 35a and reaches the position where the movable piece 150 is arranged (Fig. 46(b)). Therefore, the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 is extremely high.

In this way, the movable piece 150 operates in a short opening operation pattern (first operation mode) in which the specific area 39 is opened for an extremely short time (80 ms) when the count value by the entered ball number counting means reaches the first predetermined value, and operates in a long open operation pattern (second operation mode) in which the specified area 39 is opened for a longer time (3000 ms) than the short open operation pattern when the count value by the entered ball number counting means reaches a second predetermined value. In the "V non-passing planned jackpot", the movable piece 150 operates in the short opening operation pattern (first operation mode) in the fifth round, but does not operate in the long opening operation pattern (second operation mode) thereafter. Therefore, even if the game ball enters the second big winning hole 35 in the fifth round, the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 during the round is extremely low (substantially zero), so the "V non-passing scheduled jackpot" is a jackpot with a low (no) possibility that the game state after the jackpot game will be in a high probability state described later, in other words, a jackpot with a high possibility of being in a normal state (low probability state) described later. On the other hand, the ``V-passing scheduled jackpot'' is a jackpot with a high possibility that the game state after the jackpot game ends will be a high probability state to be described later, since there is a high possibility that the game balls will pass through the specific area 39 during the round if two or more game balls enter the second jackpot 35 in the fifth round. Thus, in this embodiment, the 5th round of the big win game is set as the V round for determining whether or not the game state after the big win game is set to the high probability state based on whether or not the game ball passes through the specific area 39.例文帳に追加This 5th round game (V round) corresponds to one aspect of the "privilege determination game" of the present invention.

Incidentally, the opening pattern of the big winning opening is not limited to this embodiment, and the opening patterns of the first big winning opening 30 and the second big winning opening 35 may be different. Also, in this embodiment, the big winning hole opening patterns are the same except that the number of rounds differs depending on the type of the big win (7R or 15R), but the big winning hole opening pattern may be changed according to the type of the big win. Furthermore, the operation pattern (first operation mode, second operation mode) of the movable piece 150 is not limited to this embodiment.

The distribution probability of each jackpot in the success/failure determination of the first special symbol (special pattern 1) is 7% for the 7R 1st to 8th jackpots, 22% for the 7R 9th jackpot, and 22% for the 7R 10th jackpot. ×2=44%) (see FIGS. 6 and 8). On the other hand, the distribution probability of each big hit in the success/failure determination of the second special symbol (special figure 2) is 80% for the 15R 11th big hit and 20% for the 15R 12th big hit. That is, when a big hit is achieved by the judgment of the second special symbol based on the ball entering the second starting port 21, which has become easier to enter due to the operation of the opening extension function (occurrence of a high base state), which will be described later. In addition, when a big win is achieved by the judgment of the second special symbol based on the ball entering the second starting port 21, the 15R big win which does not appear in the judgment of the first special symbol based on the ball entering the first starting port 20 appears. In this manner, the pachinko game machine 1 is set so that the player is more likely to win a big hit in the winning judgment (second special symbol winning judgment) made by entering the game ball into the first starting opening 20 than the big winning in winning judgment (first special symbol winning judgment) made by entering the game ball into the first starting opening 20.例文帳に追加Therefore, the player expects the ball to enter the second starting hole 21 and plays the game. This is particularly noticeable during the operation of the opening extension function in which the frequency of ball entry into the second starting port 21 increases.

Here, in the pachinko game machine 1, the determination of whether the game is a big win or a loss is made based on a ``random number for judging the success or failure of a special symbol (also referred to as ``information for judging success or failure''), and the judgment of the type of the big win in the case of a big hit is made based on the ``random number for determining the type of a big hit (also referred to as a ``random number for symbol determination'' or ``information for symbol determination''). As shown in FIG. 7(A), the random number for determining whether the special symbol is right or wrong takes a value in the range of "0 to 629", and the random number for determining the jackpot type takes a value in the range of "0 to 99". In addition, the random numbers (acquired information) acquired based on the ball entering the first start port 20 and the second start port 21 include "variation pattern random numbers (also referred to as "variation pattern information")" in addition to the special symbol propriety determination random numbers and jackpot type determination random numbers.

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

Next, the game state of the pachinko game machine 1 of this embodiment will be described. The pachinko game machine 1 of this embodiment has a plurality of game states by combining the probability variation function for special symbols and normal symbols, the variation time shortening function, and the opening extension function in the operating state or the non-operating state. The state in which the probability variation function is activated for special symbols (first special symbol and second special symbol) is called "high probability state", and the state in which it is not activated is called "normal state (also called "low probability state")". In the high-probability state, the probability of being determined as a big hit in the special symbol propriety determination is higher than in the normal state. That is, in the normal state, the success/failure determination is performed using the normal state jackpot determination table, but in the high probability state, the hit/fail determination is performed using the high-probability state jackpot determination table with many values of the special symbol hit/fail determination random numbers determined as the jackpot (see FIG. 8A). That is, when the special pattern probability variation function is activated, the probability of the result of the variation display of the special symbols being a big hit (a stopped pattern becomes a big win pattern) is higher than when it is not activated.

In addition, the state in which the variable time reduction function is operating for the special symbols (the first special symbol and the second special symbol) is called "time saving state", and the state in which it is not operating is called "non-time saving state". In the time-saving state, the average value of the special symbol variation time (the time from the start of the variable display to the time of the final display) is shorter than the average value of the special symbol variation time in the non-time-saving state. That is, in the time saving state, the variation pattern is determined using a variation pattern table that is determined so that a variation pattern with a short variation time is selected more often than in the non-time saving state (see FIG. 9). As a result, in the time-saving state, the pace of digestion of the special figure reservation becomes faster, and an effective entry ball (an entry ball that can be remembered as a special figure reservation) to the starting port is more likely to occur. Therefore, it is possible to aim for a big hit under the smooth progress of the game.

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

In addition, in the time saving state, the fluctuation time of the normal pattern is shorter than in the non-working time saving state. In this embodiment, the variation time of the normal symbol is 30 seconds in the non-time saving state, but is 1 second in the time saving state (see FIG. 8(D)). Furthermore, in the time saving state, the opening time extension function of the variable winning device 22 (second starting port 21) is activated, and the opening time of the second starting port 21 in the auxiliary game is longer than in the non-time saving state. In addition, in the time saving state, the opening frequency increasing function of the variable winning device 22 is activated, and the opening frequency of the second starting port 21 in the auxiliary game is higher than in the non-time saving state. Specifically, when the result of the normal symbol success/failure determination is successful in the non-time-saving state, the opening/closing member 37 of the variable winning device 22 (second start port 21) performs an opening operation of 0.2 seconds once, and when the result of the normal symbol success/failure determination is successful in the time-saving state, the opening/closing member 37 of the variable winning device 22 (second start port 21) performs the opening operation of 2.0 seconds three times.

Under the condition that the probability variation function and variation time shortening function for normal symbols and the opening time extension function and opening frequency increasing function of the variable winning device 22 are operating, the second starting port 21 is opened more frequently and the frequency of game balls entering the second starting port 21 increases (also referred to as "high frequency state") as compared to when these functions are not activated. As a result, the base, which is the ratio of the number of balls awarded to the number of balls fired, increases. Accordingly, the state in which these functions are activated is referred to as the "high base state" and the state in which they are not activated is referred to as the "low base state." In the high base state, a big hit can be aimed at without significantly reducing the number of game balls in hand.

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

In the pachinko game machine 1 of the present embodiment, the game state after the special game in the case of any of the 7R 1st jackpot to the 7R 8th jackpot and in the case of the 15R 11th jackpot is extremely likely that the game ball will pass through the specific region 39 during the special game, so based on the passage of the game ball to the specific region 39, it becomes a high probability state of special symbols, and a short time state and high base state of special symbols (see FIG. 6). . This game state is also referred to as a "high accuracy high base state". The high-probability-high base state ends when the variable display of the special symbols is executed a predetermined number of times, or when a big win is achieved and a big win game is executed. This high-probability-high base state is a state in which it is clear to the player that it is a high-probability state, and is a so-called "probability variable gaming state" for the player. In addition, if the passage of the game ball to the specific area 39 is not made, it becomes a normal state of special symbols, a time saving state of special symbols and a high base state (low certainty high base state).

In addition, the game state after the special game when the 7R 9th big win and 15R 12th big win become the normal state of the special pattern because the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 during the special game is extremely low, and also the special pattern of short working hours and high base state (see FIG. 6). This gaming state is also referred to as "low certainty high base state". The low-probability-high base state ends when the variable display of the special symbols is executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times) or when a big win is achieved and a big win game is executed. Although the possibility is infinitely low (close to zero), if the game ball passes through the specific area 39, it will be in a "high-probability-high base state".

In addition, the game state after the special game when the 7R tenth jackpot is won becomes the normal state of the special pattern because the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 during the special game is extremely low, and the non-time-saving state and low base state of the special pattern (see FIG. 6). This game state is also referred to as "low probability low base state". In addition, the possibility is infinitely low (close to zero), but if the game ball passes through the specific area 39, it will be a high probability state of special symbols, a non-time-saving state of special symbols, and a low base state. This game state is also referred to as a "high probability low base state".

It is also possible to make it difficult for the player to recognize whether or not the probability variation function is operating after the special game (jackpot game), that is, whether the state is a high probability state or a normal state (low probability state), in the case where the game state becomes the "high probability high base state" and the case where the game state becomes the "low probability high base state". Such a state in which it is difficult to recognize whether it is a high-probability state or a normal state (low-probability state) is called a "probability non-announcement state". In the "probability non-notification state", it is difficult (substantially impossible) for a player to recognize whether or not the state is a high probability state through the appearance (appearance) of the pachinko game machine 1 such as the performance performed according to the progress of the game. This "probability non-notification state" can be generated, for example, until the special symbols are variably displayed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times), which is the termination condition of the "low probability high base state".

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

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

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

[Main control main processing]
Next, the operation of the game control microcomputer 81 (control processing by the main control section 80) will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 38. FIG. Note that the counter, flag, status, buffer, etc. appearing in the explanation of the operation of the game control microcomputer 81 are provided in the RAM of the main control board 80 . The game control microcomputer 81 provided on the main control board 80 reads and executes the main control main processing program shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, in the main control main process, initial setting is first performed (S101). Initial settings include, for example, stack setting, constant setting, interrupt time setting, CPU setting of main control board 80, SIO, PIO, CTC (interrupt time controller) setting, various flags, status and counter resetting. The initial value of the flag is "0" or "OFF", the initial value of the status is "1", and the initial value of the counter is "0". Note that the initial setting (S101) is executed only once after the power is turned on, and is not executed thereafter. In the examples and drawings, the normal symbol is "general figure", the special symbol is "special figure", the first special symbol is "special figure 1", "first special figure", and the second special symbol is sometimes referred to as "special figure 2" and "second special figure".

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

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

[Interrupt processing]
Next, interrupt processing (S105) will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, in the interrupt process (S105), the output process (S201) is first executed. In the output process (S201), commands (control signals) set in an output buffer provided in the RAM of the main control board 80 in each process described below are output to the sub control board 90, the payout control board 110, and the like. The output commands and the like include information on the gaming state, the result of the special symbol success/failure determination, the symbol (jackpot symbol) as the jackpot type, the variation pattern, and the like. A command consists of, for example, 2-byte information. In this case, the upper 1 byte is information about the command type, and the lower 1 byte is information about the contents of the command.

In the input process (S202) that follows the output process (S201), detection signals detected by various sensors (first starting hole sensor 20a, second starting hole sensor 21a, first big winning hole sensor 30a, second big winning hole sensor 35a, general winning hole sensor 27a, etc. (see FIG. 5)) mainly attached to the pachinko game machine 1 are read and stored in the output buffer of the RAM as prize ball information. Also, a detection signal from a lower tray full detection sensor for detecting the fullness of the lower tray 62 is taken in and stored in the output buffer of the RAM as lower tray full data.

The normal design/special design main random number update process (S203) performed next is the same as the normal design/special design main random number update process (S103) performed in the main control main process of FIG. That is, the update process of the various random number counter values (including the normal symbol random number counter value) shown in FIG. 7 is performed in both the execution period of the timer interrupt process (S105) and the other period (after the end of the interrupt process (S105), the period until the next interrupt process (S105) is started).

After the normal design/special design main random number update process (S203), the later-described start opening sensor detection process (S204), normal picture operation process (S205), special figure operation process (S206), specific area sensor detection process (S207), non-specific area sensor detection process (S208), start ball time process (S209) and power off monitoring process (S210) are executed. Thereafter, other processing (S211) not deeply related to the present invention is executed, and the interrupt processing (S105) ends. Then, until the next interrupt pulse is input to the CPU of the main control board 80, the processing of S102 to S104 of the main control main processing is repeatedly executed (see FIG. 10), and when the interrupt pulse is input (after about 4 ms), the interrupt processing (S105) is executed again. In the output process (S201) of the interrupt process (S105) that is executed again, the commands set in the output buffer of the RAM in the previous interrupt process (S105) are output.

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

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

In S305, it is determined whether or not the game ball has entered the second starting hole 21, that is, whether or not the game ball has been detected by the second starting hole sensor 21a (S305). If the game ball has not entered the second start port 21 (NO at S305), the process proceeds to S309, but if the game ball has entered the second start port 21 (YES at S305), it is determined whether the number of special figure 2 reserved balls (the number of second special figure reservations, specifically the number of the counter that counts the number of second special figure reservations provided in the RAM of the main control unit 80) is less than 4 (upper limit number) (S306). Then, if the number of special figure 2 reserved balls is not less than 4 (NO in S306), the process proceeds to S309, but if the number of special figure 2 reserved balls is less than 4 (YES in S306), 1 is added to the number of special figure 2 reserved balls (S307).

Then special figure 2 relation random number acquisition processing (S308) it does. In the special figure 2 related random number acquisition process (S308), the value of the special symbol propriety determination random number counter (label-TRND-A) stored in the update value storage area (not shown) of the RAM, the value of the random number counter for determining the jackpot type (label-TRND-AS) and the value of the variation pattern random number counter (label-TRND-T1) are obtained (that is, the random number value shown in FIG. 7 (A) is obtained), and these obtained random values (acquired information) are obtained. It is stored in the address space corresponding to the current special figure 2 reservation ball number out of the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b.

Subsequently, in the starting hole sensor detection process (S204), it is determined whether or not the game ball has entered the first starting hole 20, that is, whether or not the game ball has been detected by the first starting hole sensor 20a (S309). If the game ball does not enter the first start port 20 (NO in S309), the process is finished, but if the game ball enters the first start port 20 (YES in S309), it is determined whether the number of special figure 1 reserved balls (the number of the first special figure reservations, specifically the number of the counter that counts the number of the first special figure reservations provided in the RAM of the main control unit 80) is less than 4 (upper limit number) (S310). Then, when the number of special-figure 1 reserved balls is not less than 4 (NO at S310), the process is finished, but when the number of special-figure 1 reserved balls is less than 4 (YES at S310), "1" is added to the number of special-figure 1 reserved balls (S311).

Then special figure 1 relation random number acquisition processing (S312) it does. In the special figure 1 related random number acquisition process (S312), similar to the special figure 2 related random number acquisition process (S308), the value of the special symbol validity judgment counter stored in the updated value storage area (not shown) of the RAM (label -TRND-A), the value of the jackpot type determination random number counter (label -TRND-AS) and the value of the fluctuation pattern random number counter (label -TRND-T1) are obtained (that is, the random number shown in FIG. 7 (A) numerical value), and store those obtained random values in the address space corresponding to the current number of special figure 1 reserved balls out of the first special figure reserved storage unit 85a.

[Normal figure action processing]
The game control microcomputer 81 performs the normal pattern operation process (S205) shown in FIG. 13 following the starting opening sensor detection process (S204). In the general pattern operation process (S205), the processing relating to the normal symbol display 42 and the variable winning device 22 is divided into four stages, and "normal pattern operation statuses 1, 2, 3, 4" are assigned to each of these stages. Then, when the "normal pattern operation status" is "1" (YES in S401), the normal pattern standby process (S402) is performed, and when the "normal pattern operation status" is "2" (NO in S401, YES in S403), the normal pattern fluctuation process (S404) is performed, and when the "normal pattern operation status" is "3" (NO in both S401 and S403, YES in S405), the normal pattern When the pattern determination process (S406) is performed and the "normal figure operation status" is "4" (S401, S403, S405 are all NO), the normal electric accessory process (S407) is performed. In addition, the general figure operation status is "1" in the initial setting.

[Normal symbol standby process]
As shown in FIG. 14, in the normal design standby process (S402), first, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls in the normal design is "0" (S501), and if it is "0" (YES in S501), this process ends. On the other hand, if it is not "0" (NO in S501), the normal symbol propriety determination process, which will be described later, is performed (S502). Also, following the normal design propriety determination process (S502), the normal design variation pattern selection process is performed (S503). In the normal symbol variation pattern selection process, a normal symbol variation pattern selection table shown in FIG. 8(D) is referred to, and if the game state is a time saving state, a normal symbol variation pattern with a normal symbol variation time of 1 second is selected. On the other hand, if the game state is a non-time-saving state, a normal design variation pattern in which the normal design variation time is 30 seconds is selected. Also, after the normal symbol variation pattern selection process, the normal symbol random number shift process (S504), which will be described later, is performed. Also, following the normal design random number shift process (S504), the normal design fluctuation start process is performed (S505), and the process ends. In the normal symbol variation start process, the normal symbol variation pattern selected in S503 is used to start the normal symbol variation display, and the normal operation status is set to "2". In the normal symbol variation start process, a normal symbol variation start command is set in order to inform the sub-control board 90 of the normal symbol variation start.

[Normal symbol suitability determination process]
As shown in FIG. 15, in the normal symbol validity determination process (S502), first, the value of the normal symbol validity determination random number counter (label-TRND-H) stored in the normal symbol retention storage unit is read out (S601). Next, it is determined whether or not the time saving flag is ON (that is, whether or not the game state is the time saving state) (S602). In S602, if it is determined that the time saving flag is ON, that is, it is in the time saving state (YES in S602), the table for the time saving state out of the normal symbol hitting determination table shown in FIG. That is, it is determined whether or not the value of the read random number counter for judging normal symbol validity (label -TRND-H) matches any of the hit judgment values. On the other hand, in S602, if it is determined that the time saving flag is not ON, that is, it is determined to be in a non-time saving state (NO in S602), it is determined whether it is a hit or not by a low probability general pattern right or wrong determination based on the normal symbol hit determination table (hit determination value is "0", "1") for non-time saving state (S603), and the process proceeds to S605. Then, in S605, it is determined whether the result of the normal pattern right or wrong determination (S603, S604) is a hit (normal pattern hit) (S605), and if it is determined to be off (NO in S605), the off normal pattern (normal pattern off pattern) to be stopped and displayed is determined (S606), and the process is finished. On the other hand, if it is determined to be a hit in S605 (YES in S605), the winning normal pattern (normal pattern per pattern) to be stopped and displayed is determined (S607), the normal pattern per flag is turned ON (S608), and the process is finished.

[Normal symbol random number shift process]
After the normal symbol variation pattern selection process (S503), the normal symbol random number shift process (S504) is executed. As shown in FIG. 16, in the normal symbol random number shift process (S504), first, the number of normal symbol reserved balls is decremented by 1 (S701). Next, the storage location of each general map reservation in the general map reservation storage unit is shifted by one from the current position to the read side (S702). Then, the address space, which is the storage location of the highest reserved memory in the normal pattern reserved storage unit, is emptied ("0"), that is, the RAM area corresponding to the fourth normal pattern reserved is cleared to 0 (S703), and the process is finished. In this way, the reserves are digested in the order of reserves.

[Processing during normal symbol fluctuation]
As shown in FIG. 17, in the normal design fluctuation process (S404), first, it is determined whether or not the normal design fluctuation time has passed (S801), and if it has not passed (NO in S801), the process ends. On the other hand, if it has passed (YES in S801), the normal symbol fluctuation stop command is set (S802), and the general pattern operation status is set to "3" (S803). Then, after performing other processing such as stopping the variable display of normal symbols with the display result (hitting normal symbols or losing normal symbols) according to the determination result of the random number for determining whether the normal symbols are right or wrong (S804), this processing is finished.

[Normal design confirmation process]
As shown in FIG. 18, in the normal design determination process (S406), first, it is determined whether or not the normal pattern per flag is ON (S901). If the normal pattern hit flag is not ON (NO in S901), the normal pattern operation status is set to "1" (S905), and this process ends. On the other hand, if the normal figure hit flag is ON (YES in S901), then it is determined whether or not the time saving flag is ON, that is, whether it is in the time saving state (S902). And if it is in the time saving state (YES in S902), the opening pattern in the time saving state is set as the opening pattern of the variable winning device 22 (second starting port 21) (S903). The opening pattern in the time saving state is, as described above, an opening pattern in which opening for 2.0 seconds is repeated three times. Therefore, "3" is set to the second starting port open counter that counts the number of times the second starting port 21 is opened.

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

[Normal electric accessory processing]
As shown in FIG. 19, in normal electric accessary product processing (S407), first, it is determined whether or not the end flag per normal pattern is ON (S1001). Ordinary figure per end flag is a flag indicating that the opening of the second start port 21 has ended in the auxiliary game executed as a hit.

If the normal pattern per end flag is not ON (NO in S1001), it is determined whether or not the second starting port 21 is open (S1002). If it is not open (NO in S1002), it is determined whether or not the time (timing) for opening the second starting port 21 has arrived (S1003), and if not (NO in S1003), the process is finished, and if it has arrived, the second starting port 21 is opened (S1004), and the process ends. On the other hand, if the second starting port 21 is being opened (YES at S1002), it is determined whether or not the time (timing) for closing the second starting port 21 has arrived (that is, whether or not a predetermined opening time has passed since the opening of the second starting port 21) (S1005). ).

After closing the second starting port 21 (S1006), the value of the second starting port open counter is decremented by 1 (S1007), and it is determined whether or not the value of the second starting port open counter is "0" (S1008). If it is not "0" (NO in S1008), the process ends as it is to open the second starting port 21 again. On the other hand, if it is "0" (YES at S1008), end processing for ending the auxiliary game is performed (S1009), and an end flag for normal pattern is set (S1010) to end the process. The second start port open counter becomes "0" when the second start port 21 is opened (opening operation of the opening/closing member 23) three times during the time saving state, and becomes "0" when the second start port 21 is opened once during the non-time saving state.

On the other hand, if the normal pattern per end flag is ON in S1001 (YES in S1001), the opening operation of the second start port 21 of the number of times set in S903 or S906 has ended, so the normal pattern per end flag is turned OFF (S1011), the normal pattern per flag is turned OFF (S1012), the normal pattern per operation status is set to "1" (S1013) and the process is finished. As a result, in the next interrupt process, the normal symbol standby process (S402) is executed again as the normal symbol operation process (FIG. 13).

[Special figure action processing]
As shown in FIG. 11, the game control microcomputer 81 performs special figure operation processing (S206) following normal figure operation processing (S205). In the special figure operation process (S206), as shown in FIG. 20, the process regarding the special symbol display device 41 and the big winning device (first big winning device 31 and second big winning device 36) is divided into four stages, and "special figure operation status 1, 2, 3, 4" is assigned to each stage. Then, when the "special figure operation status" is "1" (YES in S1101), special symbol standby processing (S1102) is performed, and when the "special figure operation status" is "2" (NO in S1101, YES in S1103), special symbol fluctuation processing (S1104) is performed, and when the "special figure operation status" is "3" (both NO in S1101 and S1103, S11 YES at 05), perform special symbol determination processing (S1106), and when "special symbol operation status" is "4" (both NO at S1101, S1103, and S1105), perform special electric accessory processing (S1107) as a jackpot game. It should be noted that the special figure operation status is "1" in the initial setting.

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

In S1201, if the number of special figures 2 reserved balls is not "0" (NO in S1201), that is, if there is one or more memories of the random number counter value acquired due to the entry into the second start port 21, the special figure 2 validity determination process (S1202), special figure 2 variation pattern selection process (S1203), special figure 2 random number shift process (S1204), special figure 2 variation start process (S1205) are performed in this order. do Also, if the number of special figure 2 reserved balls is "0" but the number of special figure 1 reserved balls is not "0" (YES in S1201, NO in S1206), that is, if there is no memory of the random number counter value related to the second start port 21, but there is one or more memories of the random number counter value acquired due to the ball entering the first start port 20, the later-described special figure 1 validity determination process (S1207), special figure 1 fluctuation pattern selection process (S120) 8), special figure 1 random number shift processing (S1209), special figure 1 fluctuation start processing (S1210) are done in this order. Thus, in this embodiment, the variable display of the first special symbol based on the first special figure reservation is performed only when the second special figure reservation is "0" (YES in S1201). That is, digestion of the second special symbol reservation (variation display of the second special symbol) is executed with priority over digestion of the first special symbol reservation (variation display of the first special symbol). In this embodiment, the win/loss determination based on the second special figure reservation is more likely to result in a big hit with a large profit for the player than the win/loss determination based on the first special figure reservation (FIG. 8(B)).

[Special figure 2 suitability determination process]
As shown in FIG. 22, in the special figure 2 adequacy determination process (S1202), first, as the determination value, the lowest area of the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b of the RAM (that is, the RAM area corresponding to the first second special figure reservation) is stored (oldest memory) value of the special symbol validity determination random number counter (label-TRND-A) is read (S1301). Next, it is determined whether or not the probability variation flag is ON, that is, whether or not the state is a high probability state (S1302). Then, if it is not a high probability state (NO in S1302), that is, if it is a normal state, it is determined based on the jackpot determination table for the normal state (jackpot determination values are "3" and "397") (S1303). On the other hand, if it is in a high probability state (YES in S1302), a win or failure judgment is performed based on the big hit judgment table for high probability state among the big hit judgment tables (FIG. 8A) (S1304). In the high-probability state jackpot determination table, the jackpot determination values are "3", "53", "113", "173", "227", "281", "337", "397", "449" and "503".

If the result of the jackpot determination (S1303, S1304) is determined to be a "jackpot" (YES in S1305), the value of the jackpot type determination random number counter (label-TRND-AS) is read, the jackpot type is determined based on the jackpot type determination table shown in FIG. 8), turn on the jackpot flag (S1309), and finish the process. On the other hand, when it is determined that the result of the big hit determination (S1303, S1304) is not a "big hit" (NO in S1305), the winning pattern is determined (S1306), and the process ends. In the case of the win/loss determination of the first special symbol, the jackpot type is determined using the first special symbol jackpot type determination table, and in the case of the hit/fail determination of the second special symbol, the jackpot type is determined using the second special symbol jackpot type determination table. Here, the big hit determination (special symbol success/failure determination) and the big hit type determination may be referred to as "determination", respectively, and the determination of which jackpot symbol is included in the determination of the big hit may be referred to as "determination". These results may also be called "determination results".

Here, the round indicator 45 is composed of two LEDs, a lamp for 7R and a lamp for 15R. Then, for example, when any one of the 7R 1st jackpot to the 7R 10th jackpot hits, the 7R lamp is lit and displayed at the timing when the corresponding jackpot pattern is confirmed and displayed. Specifically, the display mode is such as "7R▲15RΔ" (for example, Δ: off, ▲: on). Further, when the 15R 11th big win or the 15R 12th big win occurs, the lamp for 15R is lit and displayed at the timing when the corresponding big win pattern is confirmed and displayed. Specifically, the display mode is such as "7RΔ15R▴" (for example, Δ: off, ▲: on).

[Tokuzu 2 variation pattern selection process]
In the special symbol standby process (FIG. 21), the special figure 2 variation pattern selection process is performed (S1203) next to the special figure 2 propriety determination process (S1202). As shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, in the special figure 2 variation pattern selection process (S1203), first, it is determined whether or not the game state is a time saving state (whether the time saving flag is ON) (S1401). In S1401, if it is determined that it is not in the time saving state (NO in S1401), that is, if it is in the non time saving state, then it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is ON (S1402). In S1402, when it is determined that the jackpot flag is ON (YES in S1402), the non-time-saving state jackpot table (the portion corresponding to the non-time-saving state and jackpot of the variation pattern table shown in FIG. 9) is referred to, and the variation pattern is selected based on the random number counter value (label-TRND-T1) (S1403). In this embodiment, one of the variation patterns P1 to P3 is selected. Incidentally, in this embodiment, when the variation pattern is determined, the variation time is also determined. Next, the process proceeds to S1404.

On the other hand, in S1402, when it is determined that the jackpot flag is not ON (NO in S1402), then it is determined whether the number of pending second special symbols is either "1" or "2" (S1405). The number of reservations here is the number of memories including the information that determines the variation pattern by this process, so the number of reservations is any value of "1 to 4". Then, in S1405, if it is determined that the number of reservations is either "1" or "2" (YES in S1405), the first reservation number out table (non-time-saving state and out of the variation pattern table shown in FIG. 9 and the part corresponding to the number of retained balls "1, 2") is referred to, and the variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value (label-TRND-T1) (S1406). In this embodiment, one of the variation patterns P4 to P7 is selected. On the other hand, in S1405, if the number of holds is not both "1" or "2", that is, if it is "3" or "4" (no in S1405), the second pending table (floating pattern table shown in FIG. By referring to the minutes), the floating pattern is selected based on the floating pattern random number counter value (label -TRND -T1) (S1407). In this embodiment, one of the variation patterns P8 to P11 is selected. In addition, the first retention number deviation table is set to have a higher possibility of selecting a variation pattern with a relatively long variation time period than the second retention number deviation table. Also, the shortest selectable fluctuation time (12000 ms) is set to be longer than that of the table for the second pending number deviation (4000 ms).

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

On the other hand, when it is determined at S1408 that the jackpot flag is not ON (NO at S1408), it is then determined whether or not the pending number is "1" (S1410). The number of reservations referred to here is also the same as described above, and the number of reservations is any value from "1" to "4". In S1410, when it is determined that the number of reservations is "1" (YES in S1410), the table for the third reservation number deviation (the part corresponding to the time saving state and the deviation and the number of retained balls "1" in the variation pattern table shown in FIG. 9) is referred to, and the variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value (label -TRND-T1) (S1411). In this embodiment, one of the variation patterns P15 to P18 is selected. Also, in S1410, if it is determined that the number of reservations is not "1", that is, the number of reservations is "2 to 4" (NO in S1410), the fourth reservation number out table (part of the variation pattern table shown in FIG. 9 that corresponds to the time saving state and out and the number of retained balls "2 to 4") is referred to, and a variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value (label-TRND-T1) (S1411). In this embodiment, one of the variation patterns P19 to P22 is selected. Here, the variation pattern selected in the time saving state and in the off case has a higher possibility of selecting a short variation pattern than the variation pattern selected in the non-time saving state and in the off case. This is to speed up the digestion speed of the special figure reservation (promptly advance the game during the time saving) by making it possible to select more variation patterns with a short variation time in the time saving state.

After selecting the variation pattern as described above, other processing shown in FIG. 23 is performed (S1404), and the processing ends. In other processing (S1404), processing such as setting a variation pattern designation command corresponding to the selected variation pattern to the output buffer of the RAM is performed. Also, the variation pattern designation command set in this process is included in a variation start command, which will be described later, and is sent to the sub-controller 90 by the output process (S201).

[Special figure 2 random number shift processing]
As shown in FIG. 25, in the special figure 2 random number shift process (S1204), first, the number of special figure 2 reserved balls is decremented by 1 (S1501). Next, the storage location of various counter values in the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b is shifted to the lower side by one (for example, the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b consists of an address space corresponding to addresses "0000" to "0003", address "0000" side) (S1502). Then, "0" is set in the highest address space of the second special figure reservation storage part 85b, that is, (when the upper limit number is stored), the RAM area corresponding to the fourth second special figure reservation is cleared to 0 (S1503), and this processing is finished.

After executing the special figure 2 random number shift process (S1204), the special figure 2 fluctuation start process (S1205) of FIG. 21 is performed. In the special figure 2 fluctuation start process (S1205), the special figure operation status is set to "2", the fluctuation start command is set in the output buffer of the RAM, and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol is started.

In the special symbol standby process (S1102) of FIG. 21, when the number of special figure 2 reserved balls is "0" and the number of special figure 1 reserved balls is not "0" (YES in S1201, NO in S1206), special figure 1 validity determination process (S1207), special figure 1 fluctuation pattern selection process (S1208), special figure 1 random number shift process (S1209), special figure 1 fluctuation start process (S1210) in this order.

[Special figure 1 suitability determination process]
As shown in FIG. 26, in the special figure 1 validity determination process (S1207), the process (S1601 to S1609) is performed in the same flow as the special figure 2 validity determination process (S1202) shown in FIG. Therefore, detailed description of this process is omitted. However, since this process is a process related to the special figure 1, in S1601, the lowest area of the first special figure reservation storage unit 85a of the RAM (that is, the RAM area corresponding to the first one of the first special figure reservation) The random number counter value for special symbol validity determination (label-TRND-A) stored in the memory is read and processed.

[Special figure 1 variation pattern selection process]
As shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, in the special figure 1 variation pattern selection process (S1208), the process (S1701 to S1712) is performed in the same flow as the special figure 2 variation pattern selection process (S1403) shown in FIGS. Therefore, detailed description of this processing is omitted.

[Special figure 1 random number shift processing]
As shown in FIG. 29, in the special figure 1 random number shift process (S1209), first, the number of special figure 1 reserved balls is decremented by 1 (S1801). Next, the storage location of various counter values in the first special figure reservation storage unit 85a is shifted to the lower side by one (S2002). Then, "0" is set in the highest address space of the first special figure reservation storage unit 85a, that is, (when the upper limit number is stored), the RAM area corresponding to the fourth one of the first special figure reservation is cleared to 0 (S1803), and this processing is finished.

After executing the special figure 1 random number shift process (S1209), the special figure 1 fluctuation start process (S1210) of FIG. 21 is performed. In the special figure 1 fluctuation start process (S1210), the special figure operation status is set to "2", the fluctuation start command is set in the output buffer of the RAM, and the fluctuation display of the first special symbol is started.

[Processing during special symbol fluctuation]
As shown in FIG. 30, in the special symbol variation process (S1104), first, it is determined whether or not the special symbol variation time (variation time determined according to the variation pattern selected in S1203 or S1208 of FIG. 21, see FIG. 9) has elapsed (S1901). If it is determined that the fluctuation time has not passed (NO in S1901), the process ends. As a result, the variable display of the special symbols is continued.

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

And in S1907, it is determined whether the time saving flag is ON (S1907), and if it is determined that the time saving flag is ON (YES in S1907), 1 is subtracted from the value of the time saving counter that counts the number of fluctuation display times of the special symbols executed during the time saving state (S1908), and it is determined whether the value of the time saving counter is "0" (S1909). It is turned off (S1910), and the process proceeds to S1911. Also, if it is determined that the time saving flag is not ON (NO in S1907) and if it is determined that the value of the time saving counter is not "0" (NO in S1909), the process proceeds to S1911.

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

[Special symbol confirmation process]
As shown in FIG. 31, in the special symbol determination process (S1106), first, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is ON (S2001). If the jackpot flag is ON (YES in S2001), it is determined whether the type of this jackpot is a 15R jackpot (15R 11th jackpot or 15R 12th jackpot) (S2002). When it is determined that the jackpot type is the 15R jackpot (YES in S2002), the value of the round counter that counts the number of rounds executed during the jackpot game is set to "15" (S2003), and the process proceeds to S2009.

If it is determined in S2002 that the type of jackpot is not the 15R jackpot (NO in S2002), the jackpot type is the 7R jackpot (any of the 7R first jackpot to the 7R tenth jackpot), so the value of the round counter is set to "7" (S2005), and the process proceeds to S2008.

In S2008, a big winning opening opening pattern corresponding to the type of big win (type of big win) is set (S2008), and the process proceeds to S2009. Here, as described above, the opening pattern of the big winning opening is determined according to the type of the big win (see FIG. 6). Specifically, if any one of the 7R first to 7R tenth big wins, the opening pattern for the 7R big win corresponding to each big win is set, and if the 15R 11th big win or the 15R 12th big win, the opening pattern for the 15R big win corresponding to each big win is set. Then, the corresponding big-hit release pattern is executed in each big-hit game.

In S2009, the movable piece operation timing corresponding to the type of jackpot is set, and the process proceeds to S2010. Here, as described above, the operation of the movable piece 150 in the V round (the fifth round in this embodiment) is performed based on the number of game balls entering the second big winning hole 35 (hereinafter also referred to as "V attacker"), and the number of entering balls that triggers the operation is determined according to the type of big win (see FIG. 47). Specifically, "a first predetermined value (c1) corresponding to the number of balls that define the timing of the first operation" and "a second predetermined value (c2) that corresponds to the number of balls that define the timing of the second operation" are set according to the type of the big win (predetermined value setting means). Based on the value set in S2009 and the count value (the number of balls hit by the V attacker) by the number of hits counting means in the V round (fifth round), the movement of the movable piece 150 is controlled. It should be noted that the second predetermined value (c2) is not set when the type of the jackpot is "V non-passing scheduled jackpot", but is set only when it is "V passing scheduled jackpot". Further, the second predetermined value (c2) is different depending on the type of jackpot in the 7R 1st jackpot to the 7R 10th jackpot. Therefore, for the 7R first jackpot to the 7R tenth jackpot, the number of balls entering the V-attacker (second predetermined value) that triggers the second operation of the movable piece 150 can fluctuate (change) depending on the type of jackpot.

In S2010, a jackpot opening command is set to start the jackpot game (S2010). The opening command is determined according to the type of the big win, and is provided corresponding to each big win, such as an opening command for the 7R first big win, an opening command for the 7R second big win, and the like. The set opening command then causes the corresponding opening period to be executed. The main control unit 80 transmits the set opening command to the sub-control unit 90 at a predetermined timing by output processing (S201), and the sub-control unit 90 receiving the opening command performs a predetermined game performance corresponding to the opening period. Also, in S2011, the opening period of the jackpot game is started (S2011), and the special figure operation status is set to "4" (S2012). Also, when it is determined that the jackpot flag is not ON in S2001 (NO in S2001), the special figure operation status is set to "1" (S2013), and the process ends.

[Special electric accessory processing (jackpot game)]
As shown in FIG. 32, in the special electric accessory processing (S1108), first, it is determined whether the probability variation flag is ON (S2101), and when it is determined that the probability variation flag is ON (YES in S2101), the probability variation flag is turned OFF (S2102), and then it is determined whether the time saving flag is ON (S2103). In S2103, when it determines with a time saving flag being ON (it is YES at S2103), a time saving flag is turned OFF (S2104), and it transfers to the process of S2105. If it is determined as NO in S2101, the process proceeds to S2103 without turning off the probability variation flag, and if it is determined as NO in S2103, the process proceeds to S2105 without turning off the time saving flag. In other words, during execution of the jackpot game, it is controlled to a low probability state and a non-time saving state. In this embodiment, since it is always in the low base state during the non-time saving state, it is also controlled to the low base state during execution of the big hit game.

Next, it is determined whether or not the jackpot end flag is ON (S2105). The jackpot end flag is a flag indicating that the opening processing of all the jackpot devices (the first jackpot device 31 and the second jackpot device 36) in the jackpot game has ended (the jackpot game has ended). If it is determined that the jackpot end flag is not ON (NO in S2105), then it is determined whether or not it is time to start the round (S2106). This is determined based on the big winning opening opening pattern set for each big winning type described above. For example, if it is before the start of the first round, it is determined whether or not it is time to execute the first opening process of the first round after the opening period has ended. Further, if the first round has already started, it is determined whether the previous round has ended and the predetermined interval period has ended. In addition, the round may be simply referred to as "R" and may also be referred to as "round game".

At S2106, when it is determined that it is time to start the round (YES at S2106), the round start command for the corresponding round is set (S2107), the big winning gate opening process is performed (S2108), and the process ends. As a result, the big winning hole is opened and a predetermined round is started. In S2107, a round start command capable of specifying the round to be started is set, such as "1R start command" for the start of the first round and "2R start command" for the start of the second round. The set round start command is transmitted to the sub-controller 90 by the output process of S201. Also, in the big winning hole opening process of S2108, the opening pattern which is the big winning hole opening pattern determined according to the type of the big win to be executed and which is determined for the round to be started is started.

If it is determined in S2106 that it is not the time to start the round (NO in S2106), the process proceeds to S2111. Here, examples of cases where it is determined that it is not the round start time include during the opening period before the start of the first round, during the round, and during the interval period after the end of the round. In S2111, it is determined whether or not the round is being executed, that is, whether or not the large winning opening opening operation based on the predetermined opening pattern started in S2108 is being executed (S2111). In S2111, if it is determined that the round is being executed (the operation of opening the big winning opening is being executed) (YES in S2111), then it is determined whether or not the round being executed is the V round (S2112). As described above, in this embodiment, the 5th round of the jackpot game is the V round (privilege determination game), so here it is determined whether or not it is the 5th round. Then, if the round being executed is the V round (5th round) (YES in S2112), the V round processing described later is performed (S2113), and if it is not the V round (if it is a round other than the 5th round), the V round processing (S2113) is not performed and the process proceeds to S2114.

In S2114, it is determined whether or not the round end condition of the round being executed is met (S2114). Here, as the round end conditions of this embodiment, two conditions are defined: (1) the round execution time set for the round being executed ("25 seconds" in this embodiment) has elapsed (or the opening pattern set for the round being executed has ended), and (2) a specified number of game balls ("9 balls" in this embodiment) set for the round being executed have entered. When one of the conditions is satisfied, the round end condition is satisfied based on the previously satisfied condition. If it is determined in S2114 that the round end condition is not met (NO in S2114), the process ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S2114 that the round end condition is satisfied (YES in S2114), a round end command for the corresponding round is set (S2115), and the process proceeds to S2116. In S2115, a round end command capable of specifying the round to end is set, such as "1R end command" if the first round is ended, and "2R end command" if the second round is ended. The set round end command is transmitted to the sub-controller 90 by the output process of S201.

In S2116, along with closing the big winning opening (first big winning opening 30 or second big winning opening 35) with the end of the round, a process of setting a predetermined interval time (big winning opening closing process) is performed (S2116). Here, in this embodiment, there are two types of interval time between rounds, "2000 ms (2 seconds)" and "200 ms (0.2 seconds)". The interval time set at the end of the V round (the interval time between the fifth round and the sixth round) is set at "2000 ms", and the interval time set at the end of other rounds is set at "200 ms". At the end of the V round, in order to secure time to determine whether the number of balls entering and the number of balls discharged in the V round match or disagree from the viewpoint of monitoring the presence or absence of clogged balls and preventing fraud as described above, the interval time after the end of the V round is set to "2000 ms", and the interval time between rounds other than that is set to "200 ms". As a result, while ball clogging is monitored and fraud is prevented in the V round, the alternate opening of the first big prize opening 30 and the second big prize opening 35 can be rapidly and smoothly progressed in the other rounds.

Next, in S2117, it is determined whether or not the interval time set in the previous big winning opening closing process (S2116) has passed (S2117). This processing of S2117 is also processing that is performed subsequent to when it is determined in S2111 that the round is not being executed (NO in S2111). If it is determined in S2117 that the interval time has not elapsed (NO in S2117), the processing is finished as it is, and if it is determined that it has elapsed (YES in S2117), the value of the round counter is decremented by 1 (S2118), and it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter is "0" (S2119). Then, if it is determined that the value of the round counter is not "0" (NO in S2119), the process is terminated to start the next round. On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the round counter is '0' (YES in S2119), as the jackpot end processing for ending the jackpot game, the ending command of the jackpot is set and the ending period of the jackpot is started (S2120), the jackpot end flag is turned ON (S2121), and the processing is finished. It should be noted that the value of the round counter becomes "0" when all the rounds of the jackpot to be executed are completed.

Here, in the jackpot end processing in S2120, the processing of setting the ending command is performed, and the ending command to be set is selected from a plurality of ending commands based on the game state when the jackpot is won, the type information of the jackpot, and the specific region non-passing (specific region non-passing) information (whether the V flag is ON or OFF). The ending period to be executed (set) differs depending on the type of ending command to be set. Here, the ending period is a period which is set after all opening operations of the big winning holes (the first big winning hole 30 and the second big winning hole 35) in the big win game are finished and before the variable display of the special pattern (performance pattern) can be executed, and is also referred to as "end period". During the ending period (end period), the big winning opening is closed. The effect executed during the "end period" is also called "end effect (ending effect)". Also, the opening period is a period set before starting the first opening action of the big winning hole in the big winning game and after the variable display of the special pattern (performance pattern) is disabled, and is also called a 'starting period'. Also, the effect executed during the "start period" is also referred to as "start effect (opening effect)".

In addition, in the V round (in the jackpot game), information indicating whether or not the game ball has passed through the specific area is also referred to as "specific area information". The specified area information has information indicating that the game ball has passed through the specified area in the V round and information indicating that the game ball has not passed through the specified area in the V round, and the ending period determining means (ending period determining means) for determining the ending period can determine the ending period based on this specific area information.

In S2105, when it is determined that the big win end flag is ON (YES in S2105), the final round in the big win game is over, so it is determined whether or not the execution time of the ending performance of the big win has passed (S2122), and when it is determined that the ending time has not passed (NO in S2122), the processing is finished. On the other hand, when it is determined that the ending time has elapsed (YES in S2122), the jackpot end flag is turned OFF (S2123), and the later-described game state setting process (S2124) is performed. Then, the jackpot flag is turned OFF (S2125), the special figure operation status is set to "1" (S2126), and the process is finished. As a result, in the next interrupt processing, the special symbol standby processing (S1102) is executed again as the special symbol operation processing (FIG. 20).

[V round processing]
As shown in FIG. 33, in the V round process (S2113), first, it is determined whether or not the number of game balls entering the V attacker (second big winning hole 35) during the V round, that is, the count value obtained by the above-described entering ball number counting means is the first predetermined value (c1) (S2701). As described above, in the V-round, the movable piece 150 is operated based on the number of game balls that hit the V-attacker during the V-round. At S2701, it is determined whether or not the counted value by the number-of-entered-ball counting means in the current V-round is the "first predetermined value (c1) corresponding to the number of entered-balls defining the first operation timing" set at S2009. In this embodiment, the first predetermined value (c1) is set to "1" regardless of the type of big hit, so if the count value by the number-of-entered ball counting means is "1", the process of S2702 is performed, and if not "1", the process proceeds to S2703 without performing the process of S2702.

In S2702, specific area opening/closing processing is performed to open/close the specific area 39 by operating the movable piece 150 (S2702). Since the specific area opening/closing process here corresponds to the first operation of the movable piece 150 based on the number of balls entering the V attacker being "1", the operation of the movable piece 150 in this case is performed in a short opening operation pattern (first operation mode) in which the specific area 39 is opened for only 80 ms (see FIG. 48).

In addition, in S2702, the specific area validity period is set as the movable piece 150 is operated. The specific area effective period is a period during which the detection of game balls by the specific area sensor 39a is determined to be effective (grant of privilege). A period other than the valid period is a period during which the detection of the game ball by the specific area sensor 39a is determined to be invalid (privilege not granted). In the present embodiment, the specific region effective period is set to the period from the start of the movement of the movable piece 150 in the V round until the elapse of a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds) after the end of the movement. The reason why the valid period is continued even after the operation of the movable piece 150 is finished is that when the game ball passes through the specific area 39 just before the operation of the movable piece 150 is finished and the game ball is detected by the specific area 39a, the detection is treated as valid. In addition, since the operation of the movable piece 150 in S2702 is based on the short opening operation pattern, the possibility that the game ball is detected by the specific area sensor 39a by the operation is extremely low (substantially zero).

Next, in S2703, it is determined whether or not the V round (jackpot game) being executed relates to the "V passage scheduled jackpot" (S2703). In the case of a ``V-passing scheduled big hit'', after the first motion (short opening motion pattern) of the movable piece 150 is performed during the V round, the second motion can be executed by the subsequent entry of the game ball into the V attacker. Therefore, in S2703, it is determined whether or not the V-round under execution is related to the "V-passing scheduled jackpot", and if it is determined that it is not the "V-passing-scheduled jackpot" (NO in S2703), that is, if the V-round under execution is related to the "V non-passing scheduled jackpot", the process is finished as it is. On the other hand, if it is determined that the V-round being executed relates to the "V-passing scheduled big hit" (YES in S2703), it is determined whether or not the count value by the number-of-balls counting means is the second predetermined value (c2) (S2704). Here, it is determined whether or not the count value (the number of balls entered into the V attacker) by the number of entered balls counting means in the relevant V round is the "second predetermined value (c2) corresponding to the number of entered balls defining the second operation timing" set in S2009. In this embodiment, the second predetermined value (c2) is set to any one of "2" to "9" according to the type of "V passing scheduled big hit" (see FIG. 47). For example, if the V round under execution is related to "7R first big win", it is "2", and if it is related to "7R fifth big win", it is "6". .

If it is determined in S2704 that the count value (the number of balls entering the V-attacker) by the number-of-entering-balls counting means is the second predetermined value (c2) corresponding to the type of "V-passing-scheduled-jackpot" related to the V-round being executed (YES in S2704), the processing of S2705 is performed, and if it is determined that the second predetermined value (c2) is not reached (NO in S2704), the processing is performed without performing the processing of S2705. Finish. In S2705, as in S2702 described above, specific area opening/closing processing for opening and closing the specific area 39 by operating the movable piece 150 is performed (S2705). However, since the specific area opening/closing process of S2705 corresponds to the second operation of the movable piece 150 based on the number of balls entered into the V attacker being any of "2" to "9", the operation of the movable piece 150 in this case is performed in a long opening operation pattern (second operation mode) in which the specific area 39 is opened for 3000 ms (3 seconds) (see FIG. 48). Further, in S2705 as well, the specified area validity period is set as the movable piece 150 is operated. As a result, when the specific area 39 is opened by the operation of the movable piece 150 in S2705 and the game ball is detected by the specific area sensor 39a, the detection is determined to be effective.

Here, at the timing when the game ball is detected by the specific area sensor 39a and the V flag is turned ON (that is, at the timing when the game ball is detected by the specific area sensor 39a during the effective period), the game state display 46 is set in a predetermined display mode to notify that the game state after the big win game is finished will be in a high probability state. Specifically, the gaming state display 46 is composed of three LEDs "a1a2a3". In this embodiment, in the normal state (low-probability state), the display mode is "a1□a2□a3□" (eg, □: off, ▪: on). Further, when the game ball is detected by the specific area sensor 39a during the jackpot game and the V flag is turned ON, the display mode of "a1, a2, a3," is set. Then, when the jackpot game ends and the game state is set to the high probability state, the display mode is set to "a1□a2□a3□". In addition, the lighting control timing of the game state display 46 is not limited to such a timing, and during the big win game, even if the game ball passes through the specific area, the display mode may be kept as "a1□a2□a3□", and the display mode may be "a1, a2, a3□" at the timing of shifting to the high probability state after the jackpot game, and "a1□a2□a3□" at the timing of shifting from the high probability state to the low probability state.

That is, in the later-described specific area sensor detection process (FIG. 35), the V flag is turned ON only when detecting V passage (passage of the game ball to the specific area 39) during the specific area effective period, and the V flag is not turned ON when V passage is detected outside the specific area effective period (during the V invalid period). In addition, when the V flag is ON, the probability variation flag is turned ON. That is, the game state after the jackpot game is set to the high probability state (see the game state setting process (FIG. 34) described later). By doing so, the V flag is prevented from being turned ON based on passing through the V by fraudulent act, that is, the high probability state is prevented from being illegally set.

[Game state setting process]
As shown in FIG. 34, in the game state setting process (S2124), first, it is determined whether or not the V flag is ON (S2201). The V flag is a flag that is turned ON in the specific area sensor detection process (FIG. 35), which will be described later. At S2201, when it is determined that the V flag is ON (YES at S2201), the variable probability flag is turned ON (S2202), the variable probability counter is set to "200" (S2203), and the V flag is turned OFF (S2204). Then, it is determined whether or not the finished jackpot (this time jackpot) is the 7R 5th jackpot (S2205), if it is the 7R 10th jackpot (YES in S2205), the processing is finished as it is, and if it is not the 7R 10th jackpot (NO in S2205), the time saving flag is turned ON (S2206), ``200'' is set in the time saving counter (S2207), and the processing is finished. That is, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the game state after the big win game is set to the high probability state based on whether or not the V flag is ON in the game state setting process. When it is determined that the jackpot (this jackpot) ended in S2205 is the 7R tenth jackpot (YES in S2205), the variable probability flag is turned ON but the short time flag is not turned ON, so the game state after the big win game in this case becomes a high probability state, a non-time saving state and a low base state (that is, a high probability and low base state). However, as described above, since the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 in the jackpot game related to the 7R 10th jackpot is extremely low, the possibility of being determined as the 7R 10th jackpot in S2205 is extremely low. In other words, the possibility of becoming a high-probability-low base state is extremely low.

Here, when the V flag is ON, the value to be set in the variable probability counter is the number of times the special symbol propriety determination can be executed with a high probability. In this embodiment, since "200" is set in the variable probability counter, the high probability state is continued until 200 times of variable display of special symbols (determination of special symbol suitability) is executed. However, if the jackpot is achieved during the 200 times, the high probability state ends when the jackpot game is executed. In addition, when the variable probability flag is ON, ``200'' is similarly set to the time saving counter, so that while the high probability state is set, the time saving state (open extension state) is also set, and the time saving state ends together with the end of the high probability state.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the V flag is OFF in S2201 (NO in S2201), it is determined whether or not the finished jackpot (this jackpot) is the 7R 10th jackpot without turning on the variable probability flag (S2208). In S2208, when it is determined that the finished jackpot is not the 7R 10th jackpot, that is, it is a jackpot other than the 7R 10th jackpot shown in FIG. Thereby, the game state after this big hit game becomes a low probability state, a time saving state and a high base state (that is, a low probability high base state). In addition, even if it is a "V-passing scheduled big hit" such as the 7R first big hit, even if there is no passing through the specific area during the V round for some reason such as no game ball is fired (V flag is OFF), it will be in a short time state (low probability high base state) without being set to a high probability state (NO at S2201, NO at S2208, S2209, S2210). This low-probability-high base state ends when any one of the following conditions is met: special symbol variable display is performed 100 times (special symbol propriety determination is performed 100 times) and the next big hit occurs. Incidentally, the time saving counter and the variable probability counter count the number of times obtained by adding up the number of times of variable display of the first special symbol and the number of times of variable display of the second special symbol.

Also, in S2208, when it is determined that the 7R 10th jackpot was finished (YES in S2208), the processing is finished without turning ON the variable probability flag and without turning ON the time saving flag. That is, in the case of the 7R 10th jackpot, when the V flag is OFF (not passed through the specific area (also referred to as "not passed through the specific area")), the game state after the jackpot game is set to a low probability state and a low base state (low probability low base state).

[Specific area sensor detection process]
As shown in FIG. 11, the game control microcomputer 81 performs the specific area sensor detection process (S207) next to the special figure operation process (S206). In the specific area sensor detection process (S207), as shown in FIG. 35, first, it is determined whether or not a game ball has been detected by the specific area sensor 39a (S2401). If it is determined in S2401 that there is no detection by the specific area sensor 39a (NO in S2401), the process ends. If it is determined in S2401 that there is detection by the specific area sensor 39a (YES in S2401), it is determined whether or not it is the specific area effective period (S2402).

If it is determined in S2402 that the specific area (specific area sensor) is valid (YES in S2402), the V flag is turned ON (S2403), the specific area passing command is set (S2404), and the process ends. That is, when the game ball entering the second big winning hole 35 in the V round (fifth round) passes through the specific area 39 during the specific area valid period (detected by the specific area sensor 39a), the V flag is turned on and the specific area passing command is set. Then, the CPU (game control microcomputer 81) of the main control board 80 transmits this specific area passage command to the sub control board 90 at a predetermined timing by output processing (S201), and the sub control board 90 executes a predetermined game effect on the display screen 7a (performance symbol display area) etc. based on the received specific area pass command.

If it is determined in S2402 that the specific area (specific area sensor) is not in the valid period (it is in the invalid period) (NO in S2402), the invalid period passage command is set without turning on the V flag (S2405), and the process ends. When a game ball passes through the specific area 39 (detection of the game ball by the specific area sensor 39a) during the invalid period, a predetermined error display may be performed on a display or the like that can be controlled by the main control unit. In addition, the CPU of the main control board 80 transmits this invalid period passage command to the sub-control board 90 at a predetermined timing by the output processing (S201), and the sub-control board 90 may perform a predetermined error notification using the image display device 7, the frame lamp 66, the board surface lamp 5, the speaker 67, etc. based on the received invalid period passage command.

[Non-specific area sensor detection processing]
As shown in FIG. 11, the game control microcomputer 81 performs a non-specific area sensor detection process (S208) following the specific area sensor detection process (S207). In the non-specific area sensor detection process (S208), as shown in FIG. 36, first, it is determined whether or not the game ball has been detected by the non-specific area sensor 49a (S2411). If it is determined that there is no detection by the specific area sensor 49a (NO in S2401), the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in S2411 that the non-specific area sensor 49a has detected (YES in S2411), it is determined whether or not the V round (fifth round) of the jackpot game related to the "7R ninth jackpot" or "7R tenth jackpot", which is the V non-passing scheduled jackpot, is being executed (S2412). NO at 2412), terminate the process.

In S2413, it is determined whether or not the number of game balls that have passed through the non-specific area 49 is "9" (S2413). As described above, when a game ball is detected by the non-specific area sensor 49a, the detected number is counted as the non-specific area passage number by the non-specific area passage counting means (not shown), so in S2413, the count value is referred to, and it is determined whether or not the non-specific area passage number is "9". Then, when the number of game balls passing through the non-specific area 49 is not "9" (NO at S2413), the process is finished as it is, and when the number of game balls passing through the non-specific area 49 is "9" (YES at S2413), a non-specific area passing command is set (S2414), and the process is finished. In other words, when nine game balls pass through the non-specific area 49 (when the nine game balls are detected by the non-specific area sensor 49a) while the game balls enter the V attacker (the second big winning hole 35) in the V round (fifth round) of the "7R ninth big win" or "7R tenth big win", the non-specific area passing command is set with this as a trigger. Then, the CPU of the main control board 80 transmits this non-specific area passing command to the sub-control board 90 at a predetermined timing by output processing (S201), and the sub-control board 90 executes a predetermined game effect on the display screen 7a (effect pattern display area) or the like based on the received non-specific area passing command.

Here, as described above, in the V round of the V non-passing scheduled big hit, since the movable piece 150 operates only once in the short opening operation pattern, the game ball hit by the V attacker in the V round does not pass through the specific area 39 and is guided (distributed) to the non-specific area 49. - 特許庁On the other hand, in the V round of the expected V-passing big hit, after the movable piece 150 operates in the short opening operation pattern when the first ball hits the V attacker, the movable piece 150 can operate in the long opening operation pattern when any one of the second to ninth balls hits. Therefore, in the V round, the second to ninth balls that enter the V attacker can be expected to pass through the specific area 39 . Therefore, in the present embodiment, the non-specific area passing command is transmitted to the sub-control board 90 based on the determination that the game ball does not pass through the specific area 39 but passes through the non-specific area 49, that is, the game ball does not pass through the specific area 39 in the current V round in the "ninth" ball, which is the last ball that can be expected to pass through the specific area 39. It should be noted that the number of game balls determined in S2413 does not have to be "9", and may be any one of "2" to "9". Also, the number (value) of game balls determined in S2413 may be a number (variable value) that can vary between "2" to "9" depending on the jackpot type, random number lottery, or the like. By doing this, it is possible to make the timing of transmitting the non-specific area passing command to the sub-control board 90 variable, and to diversify the execution timing of the game performance based on the non-specific area passing command.

[Starting ball entry process]
As shown in FIG. 11, the game control microcomputer 81 performs the non-specific area sensor detection process (S208), and then the starting ball entering process (S209). As shown in FIG. 37, in the start-up ball processing (S209), first, the special figure 1 reserved ball number, the special figure 2 reserved ball number and the normal symbol reserved ball number stored in the RAM of the main control board 80 are read out (S2501). Next, it is determined whether or not the number of special figure 2 reserved balls has increased by "1" (S2502). In S2502, if it is determined that the number of special figure 2 pending balls has increased by "1" (YES in S2502), the process proceeds to S2503. This corresponds to the case where "1" is added to the special figure 2 reserved ball number at S307 in the starting opening sensor detection process (S204) based on the game ball entering the second starting opening.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of special figure 2 pending balls has not increased (NO in S2502), the process proceeds to S2506. In S2503, the latest acquisition random number (acquisition information) acquired in the special figure 2 related random number acquisition process (S308) in the immediately preceding starting opening sensor detection process (S204) and stored in the second special figure reservation storage unit (acquisition information) is read (S2503). Next, in S2504, the acquisition random number value related to the read second special symbol is determined (S2504). Concretely, the value of the special symbol success/failure determination random number counter (random number value for special symbol success/failure determination) acquired when the ball enters the starting port determines whether it is a big win or a loss according to the current game state (low probability state or high probability state). Also, when the determination result (preliminary determination result) is a big hit, the type of the big hit is determined. This is a pre-judgment (so-called "reservation look-ahead") performed prior to the success/failure determination (S1303, S1309) in the special figure 2 success/failure determination process (S1202).

Incidentally, the prior determination is a big hit determination table (see FIG. 8A), that is, a high probability state jackpot determination table for a high probability state, and a normal state (low probability state) a jackpot determination table for a normal state. In addition, as another prior determination mode, as a variation pattern information determination table capable of determining variation pattern information, a variation pattern information determination table for normal state (for low probability state) and a variation pattern information determination table for high probability state (for high probability state) shall be provided. Then, in the preliminary determination, predetermined variation pattern information is selected based on the obtained random number (the value of the special symbol correctness determination random number counter, etc.) and the variation pattern information determination table according to the game state. Then, from the selected variation pattern information, it is possible to identify whether or not the game is a big win, the type of the big win, and whether or not a game effect with a high degree of reliability of the big win is to be executed.

Next, in S2505, game information including at least the number of held balls data related to the second special symbol read out in S2501 and the information (preliminary determination information) determined in advance in S2504 is generated as a special figure 2 start ball command, and set in the output buffer for command transmission to the sub control board 90 provided in the RAM of the main control board 80 (S2505). In addition, as a special figure 2 start ball command, part or all of the value of the special figure 2 acquisition random number read in S2503 may be sent to the sub control board as it is, or the value of the special figure 2 acquisition random number is not sent as it is, and the game information (for example, the above-mentioned fluctuation pattern information etc.) acquired based on the value of the special figure 2 acquisition random number may be sent.

In addition, by analyzing the special figure 2 start ball command transmitted from the main control unit 80 by the sub-control unit 90, whether or not it is information related to the big hit, the number of held balls of the second special symbol, the type of the big hit, etc. can be identified by the sub-control unit 90. Also, in this embodiment, in addition to this, by analyzing the special figure 2 start ball command, it is possible to specify whether the acquired special figure 2 acquisition random number will be a big hit when determined in a high probability state, and whether it will be a big hit when determined in a low probability state. As a result, the sub-control part 90 stores the received special figure 2 starting entry command as suspension (performance suspension information), preliminarily determines the performance suspension information at a specific timing, and determines whether or not the performance suspension information determined as a big hit is stored when winning/failure determination is made in a low probability state.

In addition, from the viewpoint of fraud prevention, the random number value for determining the special symbol right or wrong out of the acquired random number values read in S2503 is not sent as it is to the sub-control unit, and the value of the random number counter for determining the other jackpot type (random number value for determining the jackpot type), information indicating the value of the variation pattern random number counter (variation pattern random number value), and information indicating the result of prior determination.

Then, in S2506, similarly to the processing related to the special figure 2 described above, it is determined whether or not the number of special figure 1 reserved balls has increased by "1" (S2506). In S2506, when it is determined that the number of special figure 1 reserved balls has increased by "1" (YES in S2506), the process proceeds to S2507. This corresponds to the case where "1" is added to the special figure 1 reserved ball number at S311 in the starting hole sensor detection process (S204) based on the game ball entering the first starting hole. On the other hand, in S2506, when it is determined that the number of Toku-zu 1 reserved balls has not increased (NO in S2506), the process ends as it is.

In S2507, it is determined whether or not the time saving flag is ON (S2507), and if it is determined that the time saving flag is ON, that is, in a high base state (YES in S2507), the process ends. On the other hand, in S2507, when it is determined that the time saving flag is OFF, that is, in the low base state (NO in S2507), the process proceeds to the pre-determination process after S2508. Here, when the time saving flag is ON, that is, when the current game state is a high base state, the open extension function that increases the frequency of entering the second start port 21 is operating, and the special figure 2 right or wrong determination (See FIG. 8 (B)) is likely to be performed. Also, in this embodiment, as will be described later, digestion of the special figure 2 reservation (variation display of the second special symbol) is executed with priority over digestion of the special figure 1 reservation (variation display of the first special symbol) (So-called special figure 2 priority variation machine). In such a configuration, for example, the special figure 1 is pre-determined, the result is notified to the player by a performance such as a notice, and when the result of the pre-determination is clearly indicated as a big hit, the player can use the priority of the special figure 2 reservation digestion to intentionally eliminate the special figure 2 reservation (set it to "0") at an arbitrary timing. It is not preferable from the viewpoint of game fairness that the player can adjust the timing of occurrence of such a big win. Therefore, if the current gaming state is not the low base state but the high base state (YES in S2507), the processing related to the advance determination of special figure 1 after S2508 is not performed, and this processing is finished.

The processing of S2508-S2510 is to perform the processing similar to that of S316-S318 described above for special figure 1. That is, the latest acquisition random number value (acquisition information) acquired in the special figure 1 related random number acquisition process (S312) in the starting opening sensor detection process (S204) and stored in the first special figure reservation storage unit is read (S2508), the read acquisition random number value is pre-determined (S2509), the reservation ball number data related to the first special symbol read in S2501, and the information (pre-determination information) pre-determined in S2509. is generated as a special figure 1 start ball command, and is set in the output buffer for command transmission to the sub control board 90 provided in the RAM of the main control board 80 (S2510). It should be noted that the prior determination of S2509 (suspended prefetch) is performed prior to the validity determination (S1603, S1609) in the special figure 1 validity determination process (S1207) described later.

[Power off monitoring process]
As shown in FIG. 11, the game control microcomputer 81 carries out a power-off monitoring process (S210) following the start-up ball-entering process (S209). In the power-off monitoring process (S210), as shown in FIG. 38, first, it is determined whether or not a power-off signal is input (S2601), and if there is no input (NO in S2601), the process ends. On the other hand, if there is an input of a power-off signal (YES in S2601), data related to the current state of the gaming machine (whether it is variable probability, whether it is in a winning game, how many balls are held, how many times the number of remaining variable probability/time-saving variations, etc.) is stored in the RAM (S2602), the power-off flag is turned on (S2603), and then the loop processing is performed without returning to the interrupt processing (FIG. 11).

[Sub-control main processing]
Next, the operation of the production control microcomputer 91 (control processing by the sub-control section 90) will be described with reference to FIGS. 39 to 45. FIG. Note that the counter, flag, status, buffer, etc. appearing in the description of the performance control microcomputer 91 are provided in the RAM of the sub-control board 90 (sub-control section). When the pachinko game machine 1 is powered on, the effect control microcomputer 91 provided on the sub-control board 90 reads out and executes the sub-control main processing program shown in FIG. 39 from the ROM of the sub-control board 90 . As shown in the figure, in the sub-control main processing, CPU initialization processing is first performed (S4001). In CPU initialization processing (S4001), stack setting, constant setting, CPU 92 setting, SIO, PIO, CTC (interrupt time controller) setting, various flags, status and counter resetting are performed.

Subsequently, in S4002, it is determined whether or not the power-off signal is ON and the contents of the RAM of the sub-control board 90 are normal (S4002). If the determination result is NO (NO at S4002), the RAM of the sub-control board 90 is initialized (S4003), and the process proceeds to S4004. On the other hand, if the determination result is YES (YES in S4002), the RAM of the sub-control board 90 is not initialized and the process proceeds to S4004. That is, if the power-off signal is not ON, or if the contents of the RAM are not normal even if the power-off signal is ON (NO at S4002), the RAM of the sub-control board 90 is initialized, but if the power-off signal is ON due to a power failure or the like but the contents of the RAM are kept normal (YES at S4002), the RAM is not initialized. Initializing the RAM resets the values of various flags, statuses and counters. Note that these S4001 to S4003 are executed only once after the power is turned on (when the power is turned on), and are not executed thereafter.

In S4004, interrupts are prohibited. Next, random number seed update processing is executed (S4005). In the random number seed update process (S4005), the values of various effect determination random number counters are updated. The updated random number counter value is sequentially stored in a predetermined update value storage area (not shown) of the RAM of the sub-control board 90 . Incidentally, the random number for determining the effect includes a random number for determining the effect for determining the effect, and a random number for determining the effect symbol for determining the effect symbol. The random number update method can be the same method as the random number update process performed by the main control board 80 described above. Instead of adding 1 to the random value at the time of updating, it is also possible to add 2 at a time. The effect determination random number is acquired at a predetermined timing. As this timing, for example, when a control signal (starting ball start command) notifying that there is a starting ball is transmitted from the main control board 80, when a control signal (variation start command) notifying the start of fluctuation is transmitted from the main control board 80, or when a fluctuation performance pattern described later is determined. The storage location of the obtained effect determination random number is a predetermined random number counter value storage area (not shown) of the RAM of the sub-control board 90 .

When the random number seed update process (S4005) ends, the command transmission process is executed (S4006). In the command transmission process, various commands (control signals) stored in the output buffer in the RAM of the sub-control board 90 are transmitted to the image control board 100 , sound control board 106 and lamp control board 107 . Each control board (each control unit) that has received a command executes various effects (such as a performance design game effect, a special game effect related to a big hit game, etc.) using various effect devices (an image display device 7, a speaker 67, a board lamp 5, a frame lamp 66, a movable decorative member 14, etc.) according to the received command. The effect control microcomputer 91 subsequently permits an interrupt (S4007). After that, S4004 to S4007 are looped. While interrupts are enabled, reception interrupt processing (S4008), 2 ms timer interrupt processing (S4009), and 10 ms timer interrupt processing (S4010) can be executed. By executing these control processes, it is possible to control the display of performance symbols and the like executed on the display screen 7a (the performance symbol display area 7b) of the image display device 7, control the lighting of various lamps, control the operation of the movable decorative members, control the sound output from the speaker, and the like.

[Receive interrupt processing]
In the reception interrupt process (S4008), as shown in FIG. 40, it is determined whether or not the strobe signal (STB signal) is ON, that is, whether or not the strobe signal sent from the main control board 80 is input to the external INT input section of the effect control microcomputer 91 (S4101). If it is determined in S4101 that the strobe signal is not ON (NO in S4101), the process ends. On the other hand, when it is determined at S4101 that the strobe signal is ON (YES at S4101), various commands transmitted from the main control board 80 are stored in the RAM of the sub control board 90 (S4102), and the process is finished. This reception interrupt process (S4008) is a process that is executed with priority over other interrupt processes (S4009, S4010).

[2 ms timer interrupt processing]
The 2 ms timer interrupt process (S4009) is a process that is executed each time an interrupt pulse with a period of 2 msec is input to the sub-control board 90. FIG. As shown in FIG. 41, in the 2 ms timer interrupt process (S4009), first, an input process for creating switch data (edge data and level data) based on detection signals from the effect button detection switches 63c and 63d is performed (S4201). Subsequently, a lamp data output process for outputting the lamp data created by the 10 ms timer interrupt process, which will be described later, is performed (S4202). Next, drive data output processing for outputting drive data for driving the movable decorative member 14 (electric drive source) is performed (S4203). This driving data is also created by the 10 ms timer interrupt processing described later. Then, watchdog timer processing for resetting the watchdog timer is performed (S4204).

[10 ms timer interrupt processing]
The 10 ms timer interrupt process (S4010) is a process that is executed each time an interrupt pulse with a period of 10 msec is input to the sub-control board 90. FIG. As shown in FIG. 42, in the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S4010), first, a received command analysis process (S4302), which will be described later, is performed. Next, switch state acquisition processing is performed to store the switch data created by the 2 ms timer interrupt processing in the RAM of the sub-control board 90 as switch data for the 10 ms timer interrupt processing (S4303), and switch processing is performed to set the display contents of the display screen 7a based on the switch data stored by the switch state acquisition processing (S4304). After that, other processes such as creating lamp data (data for controlling the lighting of the board lamp 5 and the frame lamp 66) and updating random numbers for effect determination are executed (S4305).

[Receive command analysis processing]
As shown in FIG. 43, in the received command analysis process (S4302), first, it is determined whether or not the start entry command has been received from the main control board 80 (S4395), and if it is determined that the start entry command has not been received (NO in S4395), the process proceeds to S4401, and if it is determined that the start entry command has been received (YES in S4395), effect suspension information storage processing (S4400) is performed, and S440 Go to process 1. Effect pending information storage processing (S4400) sub-controls various information (game information such as pre-judgment results, jackpot type determination random numbers, variation pattern random numbers, etc.) included in the start ball command (special figure 1 start ball command or special figure 2 start ball command) received at S4395 in a shift memory format according to the type of special symbol (first special symbol, second special symbol) and the number of special figure pending balls at the time of transmission and reception of the start ball command (at the time of command generation). It is stored in a predetermined effect pending information storage area of the RAM of the board 90 . For example, when the received start ball command is the special figure 1 start ball command corresponding to the reserved ball number ``4'' of the special figure 1, the information such as the prior determination result and the winning type included in the special figure 1 start ball command is stored as special figure 1 performance reserved information in an area corresponding to the reserved number 4 of the special figure 1 performance reserved information storage area. The effect pending information stored in this way is used for execution of various effects such as a variable effect, an advance notice effect, and an effect mode, which will be described later. The storage contents (effect suspension information) of the effect suspension information storage area in the sub control board 90 are the special figure suspension storage units (first special figure suspension storage unit, second special figure suspension storage unit) in the main control board (main control unit) 80 described above. For this reason, the effect pending information storage area of the sub-control board 90 can also be said to be "obtained information storage means".

In S4401, it is determined whether or not a variation start command has been received from the main control board 80 (S4401), and if it is determined that a variation start command has been received (YES in S4401), a variation performance start process (S4402), which will be described later, is performed and the process proceeds to S4406. In S4406, it is determined whether or not a variation stop command has been received from the main control board 80 (S4406), and when it is determined that a variation stop command has been received (YES in S4406), variation performance end processing is performed to stop display the performance symbol and end the variation performance (S4407). In the fluctuation production end processing (S4407), the production pattern 8 is stop-displayed and a fluctuation production end command for ending the fluctuation production is set in the output buffer in the RAM of the sub control board 90. When the set variable performance end command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by command transmission processing (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 stops and displays the performance pattern 8 variably displayed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 to end the variable performance (performance pattern game performance). On the other hand, in S4406, when it is determined that the fluctuation stop command is not received (NO in S4406), the process proceeds to S4408 without performing the fluctuation production end process. Incidentally, the variable production refers to various productions performed in accordance with the variable display of the special symbols.

Subsequently, in S4408, it is determined whether or not an opening command has been received from the main control board 80 (S4408), and if it is determined that an opening command has been received (YES in S4408), a special game effect selection process for selecting a special game effect pattern (performance mode) to be executed during a special game (big hit game) is performed (S4409). The special game performance includes at least an opening performance executed during an opening period before the opening of the big prize hole (before the start of the first round) accompanying the start of the special game, and a round performance (big win game performance) executed in accordance with the progress of the round game (ball game entering the big prize hole) during the special game (during the big win game). In this embodiment, an opening command corresponding to the type of big win is transmitted from the main control board 80, and the opening command specifies the length of the opening period (opening time), the opening performance, the round performance, etc. according to the type of the big win to be started this time. Then, in a special game effect selection process (S4409), a special game start time command capable of specifying the effect pattern of the selected special game effect (opening effect, round effect, etc.) and information based on the received opening command (opening command type, opening time, jackpot type related to the big win game at the start timing, etc.) is set in the output buffer in the RAM of the sub control board 90. When the set special game start time command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by command transmission processing (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 executes the special game performance on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 in accordance with the progress of the jackpot game.

Specifically, for example, when the type of the big win to be started this time is the 15th R 11th big win, the big win game related to the ``V passage scheduled big win'', that is, the opening performance indicating the start of the big win game on the premise of generating a high probability state is performed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7.例文帳に追加The opening performance in this case is a performance to impress the start of a big winning game premised on the acquisition of a large amount of prize balls and the transition to a high-probability/high-base state, and for example, a character image such as ``super big winning'' or ``V big winning'' is displayed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7.例文帳に追加Then, following the opening effect, a round effect corresponding to the 15R jackpot is developed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 in accordance with the progress of the round (based on the reception of the round start command in S4418, which will be described later).

When the type of the big win to be started this time is the 15th R 12th big win, the big win game related to the ``V non-passing scheduled big win'', that is, the opening performance indicating the start of the big win game on the premise that the high probability state is not generated is performed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7. - 特許庁In this case, the opening performance is a performance to impress the start of a big winning game on the premise of shifting to a time-saving state (high base state) together with winning of prize balls, and for example, a character image such as ``big win'' or ``chance big win'' is displayed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7.例文帳に追加Then, following the opening effect, a round effect corresponding to the 15R jackpot is developed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 in accordance with the progress of the round (based on the reception of the round start command in S4418, which will be described later).

In addition, when the type of the jackpot to be started this time is the 7R jackpot (the 7R first jackpot to the 7R tenth jackpot), regardless of whether it is a ``V-passing scheduled jackpot'' or a ``V non-passing scheduled jackpot'', an opening performance indicating the start of a game aiming at a probability variable acquisition (occurrence of a high probability state) is performed on a display screen 7a of an image display device 7.例文帳に追加The opening performance in this case is a performance to impress the start of the game with the probability variable win, for example, a character image such as ``variable probability challenge start'' is displayed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7, or a background image dedicated to the 7R big win is displayed. Then, in the jackpot game related to the 7R jackpot, as a special game production (round production), a production (variable probability challenge production) depicting a challenge to obtain a variable probability is performed.

Here, when the 7R 10th big win occurs in a game state with no low probability of time saving (normal state), the obtainable profit amount (number of prize balls) is smaller than that of the 15R big win, and the game state after the big win game ends becomes a state without low probability of time saving (normal state). In addition, since it is set as "V non-passing scheduled big hit", a high probability state does not occur. On the other hand, when the 15R jackpot is achieved, the game state after the jackpot game ends is set to a high-probability-high base state (high-probability state) or a low-probability-high base state (time-saving state). That is, the 7R 10th jackpot can be said to be the jackpot with the lowest profit compared to the other jackpots as a jackpot (related to the first special symbol) that normally occurs in a low-probability no time-saving state. If the player quickly finds out that the jackpot type is the 7R 10th jackpot when the result of the special symbol success/failure determination is a jackpot, the player will be disappointed and may lose his willingness to play. Moreover, if the big win finally obtained after playing for a long period of time is the 7R 10th big win, the possibility becomes more conspicuous.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when a 7R big win is achieved, a certain variable challenge performance is performed during the big win game so that the player can hardly distinguish whether the winning big win is a ``V-passed big win (7R 1st to 7R 8th big win)'' or a ``V non-passed big win (7R 9th big win or 7R 10th big win)''. Here, in this embodiment, regardless of whether it is a "V-passed scheduled big win" or a "V-not-passed scheduled big win", the big winning opening opening pattern is the same. For this reason, it is difficult to discriminate the type of jackpot being executed (predict the result of the V round) through the release pattern of the V attacker in the V round. Taking advantage of this fact, the 7R jackpot game is different from the 15R jackpot game whose main purpose is to obtain a large number of prize balls, and the 7R jackpot game is different from the 15R jackpot game whose main purpose is to obtain a large number of prize balls, and the player is given an impression that the main purpose is to obtain a variable probability, thereby preventing the decline in the desire to play the game and maintaining and improving the game interest. The probability variation challenge production will be described later.

Next, it is determined whether or not an ending command has been received from the main control board 80 (S4410), and if it is determined that an ending command has been received (YES in S4410), an ending effect selection process for selecting a pattern of special game end effect (ending effect), a special game end effect mode type, etc. is performed (S4411), and S4412 processing (FIG. 44) is performed. In this embodiment, the main control board 80 transmits an ending command corresponding to the type of jackpot and whether or not the game ball passes through the specific area 39 during the jackpot game (fifth round), and the length of the ending period (ending time) is specified by the ending command. Then, in the ending performance selection process (S4411), a special game ending command capable of specifying the performance pattern of the selected ending performance and information based on the received ending command (type of ending command, ending time, type of jackpot related to the finished big win game, performance mode after the big win game, etc.) is set in an output buffer in the RAM of the sub control board 90.例文帳に追加When the set special game end command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by command transmission processing (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 executes an effect related to the end of the jackpot game on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7.

On the other hand, when it is determined in S4408 that the opening command has not been received (NO in S4408), the process proceeds to S4410 without performing the special game effect selection process, and when it is determined in S4410 that the ending command has not been received (NO in S4410), the process proceeds to S4412 (FIG. 44) without performing the ending effect selection process.

In S4412, it is determined whether or not a specific area passing command has been received from the main control board 80 (S4412). If not received (NO at S4412), the process proceeds to S4416. Then, when the received specific area passing command is based on the passing of the specific area in the 7R big hit (YES in S4413), the success effect designating command for instructing the execution of the success effect (first specific effect) related to the variable probability challenge effect is set in the output buffer in the RAM of the sub control board 90 (S4414), and the V passing designating command for notifying that there is V passing is set in the output buffer in the RAM of the sub control board 90 (S4415). On the other hand, if the received specific area passing command is a jackpot other than the 7R jackpot, that is, if it is a 15R jackpot (NO in S4413), the processing of S4145 is performed without performing the processing of S4414. In other words, only the V passage designation command is set without setting the success effect designation command.

When the success effect designating command set in S4414 is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 reads the image data for the success effect indicating that the variable probability challenge effect has been successfully obtained (that the current jackpot is a V-passing planned jackpot) from the ROM of the image control board 100, and executes the success effect (first specific effect) based on the read image data on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7. do. A successful production will be described later.

Further, when the V passage designating command set in S4415 is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission processing (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 reads out the image data for notifying that the V passage has occurred from the ROM of the image control board 100 and executes the V passage notification performance based on the read image data on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 if the jackpot game being executed is the 15R jackpot game. As the V-pass notification effect, for example, a character image of "V" is displayed on the display screen 7a, or an effect sound indicating V-passage is output. Also, when the jackpot game being executed is related to the 7R big win, the V passage notification performance is performed, but since the V passage notification performance in this case is performed under the variable probability challenge performance, it is the V passage notification performance dedicated to the variable probability challenge performance. In this case, as the V-passing notification effect, for example, a character image of "Variable probability GET!!" may be displayed on the display screen 7a.

Although the possibility is extremely low, in the jackpot game related to the "7R 9th jackpot" or "7R 10th jackpot", which are the scheduled V non-passing jackpots, when the game ball entered by the V attacker in the V round passes through the specific area 39, a success effect designation command and a V passage designation command are set (S4414, S4415), and these commands are transmitted to the image control board 100 by command transmission processing (S4006). In addition, in the jackpot game related to the ``15th R 12th jackpot'' which is the expected jackpot not passed through the V, when the game ball entered by the V attacker in the V round passes through the specific area 39, a V passage designation command is set (S4415), and the command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by command transmission processing (S4006).

Subsequently, in S4416, it is determined whether or not a non-specific area passing command has been received from the main control board 80 (S4416). As described above, the non-specific area passing command is transmitted from the main control board 80 based on nine game balls passing through the non-specific area 49 while the game balls enter the V attacker in the V round of the big hit game related to the "7R ninth big win" or "7R tenth big win". Therefore, the non-specific area passing command is received when a big hit game (V round) relating to the 7R ninth big win or the 7R 10th big win is being performed. Then, when the non-specific area passing command is received (YES in S4416), the failure effect designation command instructing the execution of the failure effect (second specific effect) related to the variable probability challenge effect described above is set in the output buffer in the RAM of the sub control board 90 (S4417), and the process of S4418 is performed. .

When the failure effect designation command set in S4417 is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 reads the image data for the failure effect indicating that the probability variable acquisition in the probability variable challenge effect has failed (that the current jackpot is a planned jackpot that has not passed V) from the ROM of the image control board 100, and displays the failure effect (second specific effect) based on the read image data on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7. execute. The failure effect will be described later.

Subsequently, in S4418, it is determined whether or not a round start command has been received from the main control board 80 (S4418). If it is determined that a round start command has not been received (NO in S4418), the process proceeds to S4420, and if it is determined that a round start command has been received (YES in S4418), the round designation command corresponding to the received round start command is set in the output buffer in the RAM of the sub control board 90 (S4419), and S4 Move to 420 processing. A round start command transmitted from a main control board 80 includes information capable of specifying the number of the round to be started (start round), and a CPU (performance control microcomputer 91) of a sub control board 90 specifies the number of start rounds based on the received round start command, and sets a round specifying command indicating the number of rounds in an output buffer. When the round designation command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by command transmission processing (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 executes a round performance suitable for the big win game being executed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 according to the number of rounds specified based on the round designation command.

In S4420, processing related to other effect control is performed, and this processing ends. As other processing performed in S4420, processing based on received commands other than the above-described commands (for example, normal design variation start command, normal design variation stop command, etc.) is performed.

[Variation production start processing]
Next, the fluctuation effect start process (S4402) performed based on the reception of the fluctuation start command in the received command analysis process (S4302) will be described. As shown in FIG. 45, in the variable performance start process (S4402), first, in S4501, the performance control microcomputer 91 performs performance determination random number processing (S4501) for acquiring various performance determination random numbers such as variable performance determination random numbers, advance notice performance determination random numbers, performance pattern determination random numbers, and specific performance determination random numbers. In this embodiment, at the timing of receiving the fluctuation start command from the main control unit 80, the process of S4501 is performed, and a predetermined value (acquired information) is obtained from each random number. Based on this acquired value, the aspect of the effect symbol game effect to be executed, the advance notice effect, the effect symbol to be stopped and displayed, etc. are determined.

Next, in S4502, the variation start command is analyzed by the effect control microcomputer 91 (S4502). The variation start command includes a variation pattern specification command (information specifying a variation pattern) that specifies the variation pattern selected in the variation pattern selection process of the first special symbol or the second special symbol. The information specifying the variation pattern includes the variation pattern information (P1 to P22) shown in FIG. 9, the game state information specifying the current game state, the determination result of the first special symbol success/failure determination or the second special symbol success/failure determination, and the symbol information specifying the jackpot type (see FIG. 8). In addition, since the variation pattern designation commands include those corresponding to the first special symbol and those corresponding to the second special symbol, it is possible to determine whether the performance symbol game performance (variation display of performance symbols) to be started this time relates to the special figure 1 or the special figure 2 by analyzing the variation pattern designation command. It should be noted that these variation pattern information, game state information, pattern information, etc. can also be used in processes other than the variation performance start process to be executed thereafter.

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

Here, the effect mode is a mode of effect in the image display device 7, and if the effect mode is different, part or all of the effect mode of the game effect such as the advance notice effect and the ready-to-win effect will be different. Specifically, the images displayed on the image display device 7 are different, such as characters, items, and background images that appear, and the effect symbol game effect can be executed in a mode corresponding to the effect mode. Further, when providing a plurality of game effects (announcement effects, ready-to-win effects, etc.), different game effects may be executed depending on the effect mode. In this embodiment, the performance mode A (mode status "1") is executed when it is controlled in the low probability low base state, the performance mode B (mode status "2") is executed when it is controlled in the low probability high base state (time saving game state), and the production mode C (mode status "3") is executed when it is controlled in the high probability high base state (probability variable game state). Therefore, the player can grasp the current game state by confirming which of the presentation modes A to C is.

Also, the performance mode D (mode status "4") is executed when the game state after the big win game is controlled to a high probability/low base state by passing the game ball through the specific area 39 in the V round (fifth round) of the big win game related to the 7R tenth big win, although the possibility is extremely low. By confirming that the effect mode is E, the player can grasp the current game state.

Next, in S4504, a variable performance pattern determination table (not shown) for determining the pattern of variable performance (variation performance pattern) performed using the image display device 7, the board lamp 5, the movable decorative member 14, etc. is set (S4504). Specifically, based on the mode status (current production mode) referred to in S4503 and the variation pattern specification command received from the main control unit 80, the variation production pattern determination table to be used is set. For example, when the variation pattern information specified by the received variation pattern specification command is ``P1 (variation pattern P1)'' (see FIG. 9), a variation performance pattern determination table for big wins corresponding to the current performance mode is set as a variation performance pattern determination table. In this embodiment, since a plurality of variable performance pattern determination tables corresponding to performance modes (mode statuses) are stored in advance in the ROM of the sub-control board 90, in S4504, a table corresponding to the mode status (current performance mode) referred to in S4503 is selected and set from among these variable performance pattern determination tables. The variable performance pattern determination table is mainly for determining the execution mode of the performance symbol game performance (variation mode of performance symbols, etc.), and a plurality of variable performance pattern determination tables are stored in advance in the ROM of the sub-control board 90.例文帳に追加At S4504, one of the plurality of fluctuation effect pattern determination tables is set.

Subsequently, in S4505, based on the variable performance determination random number acquired in S4501 and the variable performance pattern determination table set in S4504, a variable performance pattern that matches the designated variation pattern is selected and set (S4505). As the variable effect pattern, a variation mode (execution mode of the effect symbol game effect) of the effect symbol 8 displayed in the effect symbol display area 7b is set. As a result, in the performance pattern game performance, a case of executing ready-to-win performance (ready-to-win performance pattern game performance), a case of executing a character performance using a specific character (character performance pattern game performance), and a case of not executing ready-to-win performance or character performance (non-ready-to-win performance pattern game performance) are determined. Incidentally, the ready-to-win performance is, for example, in the case where the three performance symbols 8L, 8C, 8R are all the same (doubles) as a display mode of the performance symbol 8 when the result of the special symbol success/failure determination indicates a big hit (jackpot mode, specific mode), two of the three performance symbols 8L, 8C, 8R are stopped and displayed (temporarily stopped) with the symbols constituting the big win mode, and the remaining one continues the variable display. In the state, it is a performance indicating whether or not the remaining one performance pattern is stopped and displayed in a pattern that completes the jackpot mode. Also, in S4505, based on the random number for determining the performance symbol acquired in S4501 and a stop symbol determination table (not shown), the performance symbol 8 to be stopped and displayed (also referred to as "stop performance symbol") is determined and set. A performance pattern 8 stop-displayed as a result of the performance pattern game performance is set to an odd number pattern (big hit mode, specific mode) such as ``777'' when the result of the special pattern propriety determination is the 15R 11th big win, and is set to an even number pattern (big hit mode, specific mode) such as ``666'' when the 15R 12th big win. Also, when reach is not reached, one of the three performance patterns 8L, 8C, 8R such as ``787'' is different from the other performance patterns, and when reach is not reached, at least one of the three performance patterns 8L, 8C, 8R such as ``635'' is selected as being different from the other performance patterns. Also, when the result of the special symbol suitability determination is a 7R jackpot, it is a double number other than "777", a predetermined chance number such as "135", or a dedicated symbol such as "3*3". This is because the 7R jackpot game is positioned as a game aiming at probability variation acquisition. It should be noted that the stop display mode of the effect symbol 8 by the chance number or the special symbol in the case of the 7R big hit can also be said to be the big win mode or the specific mode. The stop display mode of these production patterns 8 is an example, and it is possible to appropriately change what to stop display as the stop production pattern when a big win is achieved.

In the pachinko game machine 1 of the present embodiment, reach A, reach B, reach C, super reach (also called "SP reach") A, super reach B, super reach C, character production, etc. are set as the variation mode (variation production pattern) of the production pattern 8, and in S4505, based on the variation production pattern determination table, it is determined which of these productions is to be produced or not (this is also called "normal fluctuation"). Then, when the ready-to-win effect symbol game effect is executed, any ready-to-win effect is set based on the variation pattern designation command and the variable effect pattern determination table. Here, as the effect pattern game effect, when the super ready-to-win effect is executed, the possibility of a big win is set to be higher than when the normal ready-to-win effect is executed. That is, it can be said that the super reach effect is a game effect with a high jackpot reliability (possibility of hitting a jackpot) as compared with the reach (normal reach) effect. The ready-to-win effect can be set (executed) mainly when a variation pattern specification command specifying a variation pattern (see FIG. 9) with a variation time of 30000 ms or more is received.

In S4505, a variable effect pattern corresponding to any one of various variable effects including ready-to-win effect etc. is set in response to the results of the processing of S4501 to S4504 (S4505). Then, in subsequent S4506, a variable performance start command for starting a performance symbol game performance or the like based on the variable performance pattern set in S4505 is set in the output buffer in the RAM of the sub control board 90 (S4506), and the variable performance start processing is terminated. When the variable effect start command set in S4506 is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the image control microcomputer 101 reads the variable effect pattern specified based on the variable effect start command, that is, the predetermined image data corresponding to the variable effect pattern set in S4505 from the ROM of the image control board 100, and executes the variable effect etc. based on the read image data on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7.

The above is the main processing of the effect control in the present embodiment, but in the pachinko game machine 1 of the present embodiment, in the 7R big hit (V-passing planned big hit or V non-passing planned big hit), as described above, the "probability variable challenge effect" is performed. By performing this ``variable probability challenge performance'' by the end of the V round (5th round) (before the start of the 6th round), the player is given an impression that the 7R big win game is a game whose main purpose is to obtain variable probability, thereby improving the amusement of the game. The “variable probability challenge effect” will be described below.

[Probable change challenge production]
FIG. 49 shows a “variable probability challenge effect” which is one mode of effect executed on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 during a jackpot game related to the 7R jackpot. Since the variable probability challenge effect is performed from the opening of the 7R jackpot to the end of the 5R (end of the V round), FIG. 49(a) to 49(d) are common to the "7R 1st to 7R 8th big wins" which are the V-passing scheduled big wins and the "7R 9th and 7R 10th big wins" which are the scheduled V-not-passing big wins.

At the start of the jackpot game related to the 7R jackpot, based on the reception of the opening command from the main control board 80 by the sub control board 90 (S4408), the "opening effect" shown in FIG. 49(a) is performed on the display screen 7a. This opening effect indicates the start of a game (hereinafter also referred to as "variable probability challenge game") aiming at variable probability acquisition.

Subsequently, when the first round of the 7R jackpot game is executed, based on the fact that the sub control board 90 receives the 1R start command from the main control board 80 (S4418), the "challenge selection effect" shown in FIG. 49(b) is performed on the display screen 7a. The challenge selection effect is a effect showing how a character in the effect belonging to the player side (hereinafter also referred to as "ally character") selects a game to challenge with a chance of winning. In this embodiment, four types of challenge games, ie, "baseball", "soccer", "sumo" and "quiz" are prepared in advance, and a game is selected at random from these. This selection result is indicated by a roulette presentation, and the selection result is indicated by the end of the first round. That is, the game to challenge is determined. This determination may be made based on the operation of the effect button 63 by the player.

When the 1st round ends and the 7R jackpot game proceeds to the 2nd round or later, the display screen 7a displays a scene in which a teammate character challenges the game selected in the 1st round (hereinafter also referred to as "challenge presentation"), as shown in FIG. 49(c). In the challenge performance, for example, if the game to be challenged is baseball, the display screen 7a displays a scene in which a teammate character challenges a challenge theme such as ``hit a home run'' or ``beat a strong hitter'', and in the case of a quiz, a scene in which a teammate character challenges a challenge theme such as ``get all questions correct in a quiz'' or ``win the quiz king'' is displayed on the display screen 7a. In addition, for soccer and sumo wrestling, the display screen 7a similarly displays a scene in which a challenge theme corresponding to each subject is challenged.

The challenge performance is started when the sub-control board 90 receives the 2R start command from the main control board 80 (S4418), and then ends at the timing when the sub-control board 90 receives the 4R end command and the fourth round ends. When the 4th round ends (the challenge effect ends) and the V-attacker is released in the following 5th round (V round), as shown in FIG.

Then, when the game ball enters the V-attacker during execution of the presentation effect (that is, during the V-round), then the "success effect" shown in FIG. 49(e1) or the "failure effect" shown in FIG. 49(e2) is performed on the display screen 7a. The success effect is a effect indicating that the challenge was successful with respect to the theme challenged by the ally character in the previous challenge effect. On the other hand, the failure effect is a effect indicating that the challenge has failed with respect to the theme challenged by the teammate character in the previous challenge effect.

Here, if the 7R jackpot game under execution is any of the "7R 1st jackpot to 7R 8th jackpot", which are the expected V-passing jackpots, the operation of the movable piece 150 is performed in a long open operation pattern (second operation mode) based on any of the 2nd to 9th ball hits to the V attacker during the execution of the announcement performance (during the V round), and the game ball related to the hit ball that triggered the action moves into the specific region 39. It is guided and detected by the specific area sensor 39a, and a specific area passing command is transmitted from the main control board 80 (S2405). Based on the fact that the sub-control board 90 has received this specific area passing command (S4412), a success effect is performed (S4414). This success effect is a effect indicating that the variable probability acquisition has succeeded, and can also be said to be a effect indicating (to be recognized) that the current big win is a V-passing scheduled big win.

Here, the operation timing of the movable piece 150 can change depending on the number of balls (second predetermined value c2, see FIG. 47) that triggers the movement of the movable piece 150, which is set according to the type of the 7R big win (scheduled V-passing big win) to be executed. Therefore, it is difficult for the player to determine when the success effect will be performed during the V round. In other words, it is difficult to determine when the game ball entering the V attacker in the V round passes through the specific area 39 .

On the other hand, if the 7R jackpot game being executed is the ``7R ninth jackpot'' or ``7R 10th jackpot'', which are the jackpots not scheduled to pass through the V, it is unlikely that the game ball is guided to the specific region 39 during the V round, because the movement of the movable piece 150 is only performed in the short open movement pattern (first movement mode) based on the first ball hit to the V attacker during the execution of the announcement performance (during the V round). Therefore, when a game ball enters the V-attacker during execution of the announcement effect and nine game balls are detected by the non-specific area sensor 49a, the main control board 80 transmits a non-specific area passing command (S2414). When the sub-control board 90 receives this non-specific area passing command (S4416), a failure effect is performed (S4417). This failure effect is a effect indicating that the variable probability acquisition has failed, and can be said to be a effect indicating (to be recognized) that the current big win is a V non-passing planned big win.

Here, transmission of the non-specific area passing command from the main control board 80 is performed based on detection of nine game balls by the non-specific area sensor 49a in the V round. Further, for the "7R eighth big hit" among the expected V-passing big hits, the number of balls (second predetermined value c2) that triggers the movement of the movable piece 150 is "9" (see FIG. 47). Therefore, when the success performance is not performed even if the number of game balls entering the V attacker reaches 8 during the execution of the presentation performance (during the V round), the success performance or the failure performance is performed based on the ninth ball entering. Further, in this embodiment, the stipulated number of balls that can be entered into the big winning slot in one round game is "9", so that the 9th ball entered corresponds to the final ball entered. Therefore, in the variable probability challenge effect of the present embodiment, it is possible to make the player have a sense of expectation for the success of variable probability acquisition (that is, passing V) until the last ball in the V round.

Further, as shown in FIG. 49(e1), when a success effect is performed, a V-passing notification effect is also performed together with the success effect. The V-pass notification performance is performed (S4415) based on the fact that the sub-control board 90 has received the specific area passage command from the main control board 80 (S4412), and explicitly notifies the player that the V-pass has occurred. In this embodiment, the characters "Probability change GET!!" are displayed on the display screen 7a.

The above "success effect + V passing notification effect" and "failure effect" are performed until the fifth round (V round) is completed. Then, in the 6th and 7th rounds of the 7R jackpot game, a round effect is performed according to the result of the previous variable probability challenge effect ("success effect + V passing notification effect" or "failure effect"). Specifically, if the 7R jackpot game under execution is a V-passing scheduled jackpot, the sub-control board 90 receives the 6R start command after receiving the specific area passing command from the main control board 80 (S4418). Based on this, for example, a round effect (dedicated effect) with a dedicated effect image celebrating the success of the probability variation acquisition is started, and the effect is performed until the end of the 7th round. On the other hand, if the 7R jackpot game being executed is a V non-passing scheduled jackpot, the sub-control board 90 receives the 6R start command after receiving the non-specific area passing command from the main control board 80 (S4418). Based on this, for example, a round production (dedicated production) by a dedicated production image prompting a re-challenge of variable probability acquisition (game continuation) is started, and the production is performed until the end of the 7th round.

In this way, when the 7R jackpot game is executed, until the fifth round (V round) of the jackpot game ends, the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 performs a series of effects (probability variable challenge effects) shown in FIGS. In addition, as described above, the V-pass scheduled big win and the V-non-pass scheduled big win have the same opening/closing operation mode (opening pattern) of the second big winning hole 35 (V attacker). For this reason, unless the player directly grasps the result of the special symbol suitability determination by looking at the special symbols (jackpot symbols) displayed on the first special symbol display device 41a and the second special symbol display device 41b, at least from the start of the 7R jackpot game until the success or failure effect shown in FIG. It is extremely difficult (substantially impossible) to recognize (determine) which of the "V non-passing scheduled big hit (7R 9th big win or 7R 10th big win)" has occurred.

49(e1) and (e2) among the respective effects constituting the probability variable challenge effect explained based on FIG. 49, the "success effect" and "failure effect" shown in FIGS. Therefore, the "success effect" and the "failure effect" of the present embodiment correspond to one aspect of the "specific effect" of the present invention. In addition, of the ``successful presentation'' and the ``failure presentation'', the ``successful presentation'' can be regarded as a ``first specified presentation'' indicating that the definite variable acquisition has succeeded, and the ``failure presentation'' can be understood as a ``second specified presentation'' indicating that the definite variable acquisition has failed.

49A to 49D, that is, the “opening effect”, the “selection effect”, the “challenge effect”, and the “announcement effect” among the effects that constitute the variable probability challenge effect, are effects performed before the above-mentioned “success effect” and “failure effect” (specific effect), and can be said to be effects that lead to a success effect and a failure effect. Therefore, the "opening effect", the "selection effect", the "challenge effect" and the "announcement effect" of the present embodiment correspond to one aspect of the "specific pre-effect" of the present invention.

[Effect of Example 1]
In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment described above, the movable piece 150 operates when the counted value by the number-of-balls counting means in the V-round (privilege determination game) during the big win game reaches a predetermined value, that is, when the number of balls entering the V-attacker (second big winning hole 35) reaches a predetermined number. Then, a plurality of values (“2” to “9” in this example) that can be set as a predetermined value (count value) that triggers the operation of the movable piece 150 in the long open operation pattern (second operation mode) are predetermined according to the type of the big win (see FIG. 47), and when a big win occurs, the value corresponding to the big win is selected and set (S2009). That is, the predetermined value (count value) that triggers the operation of the movable piece 150 in the long open operation pattern (second operation mode) is a variable value. Therefore, depending on the value set (selected) as the predetermined value (that is, the type of jackpot) that triggers the operation of the movable piece 150, the operation timing of the movable piece 150 can change, such as when the number of balls hitting the V-attacker is small, or when the number of balls hitting the V-attacker is close to the specified number (“9” in this example). It is possible to have

Also, the movable piece 150 is a member that guides (distributes) a game ball entering the V-attacker (second big winning hole 35) to the specific area 39 or the non-specific area 49, and is involved in the game ball inside the V-attacker. For this reason, the movable piece 150 is usually provided at a location that is difficult to understand just by looking at the game board 2 (game area 3) and the surroundings of the V-attacker, such as inside or behind the V-attacker (see FIG. 46). In addition, the opening pattern of the big winning holes (the first big winning hole 30 and the second big winning hole 35) during the big win game of the present embodiment is the same for the 7R big win and the 15R big win, the opening time, the number of times of opening, and the opening order are the same for the V-passing planned big win and the V non-passing planned big win, and the opening pattern in the V round (the fifth round in this example) is also the same. Combined with these factors and the change (variation) in the operation timing of the movable piece 150 based on the count value (the number of balls entering the V-attacker) by the entering ball number counting means in the V round, it is difficult to determine the specific region passing situation (V passing situation) of the game ball in the V round, such as "at what timing the game ball entering the V attacker can pass through the specific region 39" or "whether the game ball has passed through the specific region 39". It becomes possible to

As a result, according to the pachinko game machine 1 of the first embodiment, for example, even if the movement (release pattern) of the V-attacker is observed as in the conventional art, it is difficult to discriminate (grasp or predict) the result of the V-round before it is determined.

Further, in the pachinko game machine 1 of Example 1, when the count value by the number-of-entered-balls counting means in the V round (privilege determination game) reaches a first predetermined value (“1” in this example), the movable piece 150 is operated in a short opening operation pattern (first operation mode), and when it reaches a second predetermined value (any of “2” to “9” in this example), the movable piece 150 is operated in a long opening operation pattern (second operation mode). That is, the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 can be changed depending on the counted value by the number-of-entered-balls counting means in the V round (privilege determination game). Therefore, in the V round, it is difficult to discriminate at which timing a situation in which the possibility of passing the game ball to the specific area 39 is low or high occurs, and as a result, it is possible to make it difficult to discriminate the situation in which the game ball passes the specific area in the V round.

In this case, the situation in which the possibility of the game balls passing through the specific area 39 is increased does not occur unless at least the number of game balls that causes the count value of the entering ball number counting means to exceed the first predetermined value is entered by the V-attacker. That is, unless a plurality of game balls enter the V-attacker, a situation in which the possibility of the game balls passing through the specific area 39 increases does not occur. As a result, it is possible to make it difficult to determine the state of passage of the game ball through the specific area by the V attacker, and to create a game property such that it is necessary to enter a plurality of game balls into the V attacker.

In addition, in the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment, a plurality of values ("2" to "9" in this example) that can be set as a predetermined value (count value) that triggers the operation of the movable piece 150 in the long open operation pattern (second operation mode) are determined according to the type of jackpot, that is, the type of special jackpot symbol (see FIG. 47), and one of the plurality of values is set based on the type of the jackpot symbol stopped and displayed. . As a result, the operation timing of the movable piece 150 can be varied according to the type of the big win pattern (specific mode) that triggers the execution of the big win game, and the operation timing of the movable piece 150 can be diversified by increasing the types of big win patterns.

In addition, the pachinko game machine 1 of the embodiment 1 has a ``15R big win'' and a ``7R big win'' with a smaller number of rounds than the ``15R big win'' as big wins, and when the 7R big win is achieved, a definite variable challenge performance (a definite variable challenge game) for challenging the definite variable acquisition is performed from the beginning of the big win game regardless of whether the big win is a ``V-passed planned big win'' or a ``V non-passed planned big win''. Then, the result of the variable probability challenge game, that is, the result of the V round is shown to the player through a success effect based on passing the game ball through the specific area in the V round or a failure effect based on passing through the non-specific area. For this reason, for example, there is no situation in which the result of the V-round is first revealed based on the V-attacker release pattern, etc., and the performance indicating (informing) the result of the V-round cannot occur, so that the existence value (existence significance) of such a performance can be enhanced. As a result, it is possible to enhance the production effect of the big win game including the V round (in this example, the effect of the probability variable challenge production in the 7R big win game), and improve the interest of the big win game.

In addition, as described above, the operation timing of the movable piece 150 when operating in the long opening operation pattern (second operation mode) can change depending on the type of the 7R jackpot (V-passing planned jackpot) to be executed (see FIG. 47), so that the execution timing of the success effect in the variable probability challenge effect can also change depending on the type of the 7R jackpot (V-passing planned jackpot) to be executed. Therefore, it is difficult for the player to determine when the success effect will be performed during the V round. In other words, it is difficult to determine when the game ball entering the V attacker in the V round passes through the specific area 39 . As a result, it is possible to effectively increase the player's expectation and attention to the execution of the success performance (that is, V passing) in the variable probability challenge performance, and furthermore to enhance the interest of the big win game with a smaller number of rounds than other big wins.

In particular, in this embodiment, for the "7R 8th big hit" among the expected V-passing big hits, when the movable piece 150 operates in the long open operation pattern (second operation mode), the number of balls (second predetermined value) that triggers the operation is "9" (see FIG. 47). Further, when the 7R big hit is the V non-passing scheduled big hit, a failure effect is performed based on the fact that the number of game balls passing through the non-specific area 49 becomes "9" during the V round. Therefore, when the success performance is not performed even when the number of game balls entering the V attacker reaches eight during the V round, the success performance or the failure performance is performed based on the ninth ball entering. Further, in this embodiment, the stipulated number of balls that can be entered into the big winning slot in one round game is "9", so that the 9th ball entered corresponds to the final ball entered. Therefore, in the variable probability challenge performance of the present embodiment, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation for success in obtaining variable probability (that is, passing V) until the last ball in the V round.

In addition, in the pachinko machine 1 of Example 1, when a "successful effect" is performed as the effect (specific effect) indicating the result of the variable probability challenge effect (that is, the result of the V round) in the 7R jackpot game, the trigger for executing the successful effect is that the game ball entering the V attacker passes through the specific area 39 (S4412), but the specific area passing (V passing) is any one of the second to ninth balls entering the V attacker. It is made with a game ball related to one entry ball. In other words, when the success effect is performed, the trigger for executing the success effect is limited to one of the plurality of game balls entering the V attacker. As a result, it is possible to increase the feeling of interlocking between the passage of the game ball through the specific area (V passage) and the execution of the successful performance, and to give the performance a softer feel.

In addition, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, from the start of the 7R jackpot game until the performance (specific performance) indicating the result of the variable probability challenge performance is performed, the performance (pre-specified performance) for raising the player's expectation such as the selection performance and the challenge performance is performed (see FIG. 49). This makes it possible to effectively raise the player's expectation until the performance (success performance or failure performance) indicating the result of the variable probability challenge performance is performed (until the result of the V round becomes clear).

In addition, in the pachinko game machine 1 of the embodiment 1, when the game ball passes through the specific area 39, the V passage notification performance is performed, and the V passage notification performance clearly indicates to the player that the game ball has passed the specific area 39.例文帳に追加By performing this V-passing notification effect together with the success effect (see FIG. 49(e1)), the V-passing notification effect is performed in conjunction with the execution of the success effect, thereby eliminating the contradiction in the effect and enhancing the effect.

Next, the pachinko game machine 1 of Example 2 of the present invention will be described. In the following, the parts different from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the explanation of the parts common to the first embodiment (configuration, effect, etc.) will be omitted.

In Example 1 described above, the fifth round during the jackpot game is the V round, and the V round is performed once during one jackpot game. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, the V round is performed multiple times during the jackpot game. Specifically, the 3rd, 5th and 7th rounds of the odd-numbered rounds (see FIG. 6) to be opened by the second big winning port 35 (upper big winning port) during the big win game are V rounds, and the V rounds are performed three times in total during one big win game. Then, if the game ball passes through the specific area 39 in at least one V round among a plurality of V rounds (three times in this example), the game state after the big winning game is set to a high probability state based on the passage of the V round. In the following, the third V round (first V round) is also referred to as the "first V round", the fifth V round (second V round) is referred to as the "second V round", and the seventh V round (third V round) is also referred to as the "third V round".

As for the operation timing of the movable piece 150 in the V-round in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 50, for each of the three V-rounds, the number of balls hit by the V-attacker that triggers the operation, that is, the count value (predetermined value) that can be counted by the number-of-balls counting means is predetermined. In addition, the operation patterns of the movable piece 150 of the second embodiment are the same as in the first embodiment described above, and have two patterns of "short opening operation pattern (first operation mode)" and "long opening operation pattern (second operation mode)".

Specifically, in the second embodiment as well, at S2009 of the special symbol determination process (FIG. 31), the movable piece operation timing corresponding to the type of big hit is set. Here, in the second embodiment, the correspondence relationship between the "jackpot type" and the "first predetermined value and second predetermined value" shown in FIG. 50 is stored in advance in the ROM of the main control unit 80 (value storage means). Of these, the first predetermined value (c1) is set to "1" for all jackpots regardless of the type of jackpot, as in the first embodiment described above.

On the other hand, for the second predetermined value (c2) set for the V-passing scheduled jackpot, any value of “2” to “9” is set for any of the first to third V rounds according to the type of jackpot to be executed. For example, as shown in FIG. 50, if the current jackpot is the 7R first jackpot, the second predetermined value (c2) is not set for the 1st V round and the 3rd V round, and "5" is set as the second predetermined value (c2) for the 2nd V round. Also, if the current big win is the 7R 6th big win, the second predetermined value (c2) is not set in the first V round and the second V round, and "7" is set as the second predetermined value (c2) in the third V round. Further, when the current big win is the 7R fifth big win, the second predetermined value (c2) is not set in the first V round, "9" is set as the second predetermined value (c2) in the second V round, and "5" is set as the second predetermined value (c2) in the third V round. Further, when the current big win is the 7R 7th big win, the second predetermined value (c2) is not set in the 3rd V round, ``8'' is set as the second predetermined value (c2) in the 1st V round, and ``4'' is set as the second predetermined value (c2) in the 2nd V round. Similarly, the second predetermined value (c2) is set based on the correspondence relationship shown in FIG.

Here, the second predetermined value (c2) is set for a plurality of V rounds out of the 1st V round to the 3rd V round, such as the 7R 5th jackpot and the 7R 8th jackpot, on the assumption that the count value (the number of balls hit by the V attacker) in the preceding V round does not reach the value set as the second predetermined value (c2). That is, when the second predetermined value (c2) is set to a value equal to or close to the prescribed number of V-attackers (“9” in this example), the risk (risk) that the count value (the number of balls entering the V-attacker) does not reach the second prescribed value (c2) within the prescribed opening time (25 seconds in this example) of the V-attacker increases. It is rare that a specified number of game balls do not enter the V-attacker within a specified opening time of the V-attacker, but it is not preferable from the viewpoint of fairness of the game, and it is also cruel for the player to lose the opportunity for the movable piece 150 to operate in a long opening operation pattern (opportunity to allow the V to pass) due to the shortage of the number of balls entering the V-attacker despite winning the V-passing scheduled big hit. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the second predetermined value (c2) of the V round to be performed earlier is equal to or close to the specified number (“9” in this example), the second predetermined value (c2) is also set for the subsequent V round just in case.

Further, as shown in FIG. 50, for the 15R 11th big hit among the V-passing scheduled jackpots, the second predetermined value (c2) is set for all of the 1st to 3rd rounds. This is because, as explained in the above-described Embodiment 1, in the case of the 15R 11th big win, the opening effect indicating the start of the 15R big win game related to the big win is a production that impresses the start of the big win game (for example, the display of a character image of "super big win" or "V big win") on the assumption that a large number of prize balls will be acquired and the transition to a high-probability/high base state. Confidence is normal. Nevertheless, although the possibility is extremely low, it is not preferable from the viewpoint of fairness of the game, and it is also severe for the player to lose the opportunity for the movable piece 150 to operate in the long open motion pattern (opportunity to pass the V) due to the insufficient number of balls entering the V attacker during the V round as described above. Therefore, in this embodiment, the second predetermined value (c2) is set for all of the 1st V round to the 3rd V round of the 15R 11th jackpot. Note that the manner of setting the first predetermined value and the second predetermined value shown in FIG. 50 is merely an example, and various other manners can be adopted.

Next, the effect (special game effect) performed during the 7R jackpot game of the second embodiment will be described. In the above-described first embodiment, the variable probability challenge performance is performed from the start of the 7R jackpot game to the end of the V round (fifth round), and if the jackpot under execution is the V-passing scheduled jackpot, the success performance is performed based on the V passing in the V round, and in the case of the V non-passing scheduled jackpot, the failure performance is performed based on the fact that nine game balls have passed through the non-specific region 49 in the V round (see FIG. 49). On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the V rounds are performed in the 3rd, 5th, and 7th rounds, in each of the 3 V rounds (1st V round to 3rd V round), an effect (hereinafter also referred to as a "variable chance effect") is performed. Then, when the performance (successful performance) indicating the success of the variable probability acquisition is performed in the first V round or the second V round, the variable probability chance performance is not performed in the remaining V rounds, and the round performance in the manner corresponding to the result of the previous variable probability chance performance (successful acquisition of the probability variation) is performed.

Here, as the probability variable chance production of Example 2, for example, the challenge production performed over the 2nd to 4th rounds of the 7R big hit game of Example 1 described above is completed in one V round and ends with success or failure.

Then, in the 7R jackpot game of the second embodiment, not only in the V round of the scheduled V non-passing jackpots (7R ninth jackpot, 7R 10th jackpot), but also in the V rounds of V scheduled jackpots (7R 1st jackpot to 7R 8th jackpot), the second motion (long opening motion pattern) of the movable piece 150 is not performed, and all the game balls entering the V attacker may pass through the non-specific region 49. For example, in the case of the 7R first jackpot, the second action of the movable piece 150 is not set in the first V-round, and the second action of the movable piece 150 is set in the second V-round. In such a case, in the first V round, it is necessary to perform an effect indicating a failure to obtain variable probability, that is, a failure effect based on nine game balls passing through the non-specific area 49 in the V round, as in the first embodiment. Similarly, in the case of the 7R sixth jackpot, the second motion of the movable piece 150 is not set in the first and second V-rounds, and the second motion of the movable piece 150 is set in the third V-round. Even in such a case, it is necessary to perform the failure effect in the first V-round and the second V-round. Therefore, in this embodiment, instead of the non-specific area detection sensor process (S208) of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 36, the non-specific area detection sensor process (S208a) shown in FIG. 51 is performed. In FIG. 51, the same number of steps as in the first embodiment is attached to the same processing as the non-specific area detection sensor processing (S208) of the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 51, the non-specific area detection sensor process (S208a) of the second embodiment is the non-specific area detection sensor process (S208) of the first embodiment with the addition of the processes of S2415 and S2416, and other processes are the same as those of the first embodiment. In S2415, it is determined whether or not the V round (any of the 1st V round to the 3rd V round) of the big hit game related to any of the ``7R 1st jackpot to 7R 8th jackpot'', which is the expected V pass jackpot, is being executed (S2415).

At S2416, it is determined whether or not the V flag is ON (S2416). If the V flag is ON (YES at S2416), the process is terminated. The V flag is a flag that can be set in the specific area sensor detection process (FIG. 35), and turns ON based on the game ball being detected by the specific area sensor 39a (passing the specific area 39) during the V round. When it is determined in S2416 that the V flag is ON, it means that the movable piece 150 performs the second operation (long opening operation pattern) and the game ball has passed through the specific area 39 based on the fact that the count value (the number of balls entering the V attacker) by the entering ball number counting means (the number of entering balls to the V attacker) has reached the second predetermined value (c2) in the V round of this big win game. In this case, the success effect and the V-passing notification effect are performed based on the passage of the V (S4414, S4415), so there is no need to perform the failure effect triggered by the passage of the non-specific area 49. Therefore, if it is determined in S2416 that the V flag is ON, the process ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S2416 that the V flag is not ON (it is OFF) (NO in S2416), in the V round (1st V round to 3rd V round) for the current V passage scheduled big hit (7R 1st big hit to 7R 8th big hit), there is a possibility that nine game balls will pass through the non-specific area 49 before the second operation (long opening operation pattern) of the movable piece 150 is executed. Move to 2413 processing. Thus, in the 1st V round or the 2nd V round of the expected V-passing big win (7R first big win to 7R 8th big win), it is possible to perform a failure performance based on nine game balls passing through the non-specific region 49 before executing the second motion (long opening motion pattern) of the movable piece 150 (before V passing).

[Effect of Example 2]
In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment described above, the V round (privilege determination game) is performed a plurality of times (three times in this example) during the jackpot game. For at least one of the plurality of V rounds, a predetermined value (second predetermined value) that triggers the operation of the movable piece 150 in the long open operation pattern (second operation mode) is set according to the type of the big win, and one or both of the V round for setting the predetermined value and the value to be set as the predetermined value are varied according to the type of the big win. As a result, it is possible to vary the operation timing of the movable piece 150 in a plurality of V-rounds. In other words, it is possible to make it difficult to understand in which V round the movable piece 150 operates in the long open operation pattern (second operation mode) and at what timing the movable piece 150 operates in the long open operation pattern (second operation mode). As a result, through a plurality of V rounds, it is possible to make it difficult to determine the state of passage of the game ball through the specific area.

In particular, in the second embodiment, by variously setting the predetermined value (second predetermined value) that triggers the operation of the movable piece 150 in the long open operation pattern (second operation mode) for each of a plurality of V rounds, it is possible to change the passability of the game ball to the specific area 39 in each V round according to the counted value (the number of balls entered into the V attacker) by the entered ball number counting means. As a result, it is possible to make it difficult to determine the state of the game ball passing through the specific area in a plurality of V rounds.

In addition, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment, in each of a plurality of V rounds during the jackpot game, a variable probability chance performance with a bet on winning a variable probability is performed. Until the success presentation is performed, it is difficult to determine in which V-round the movable piece 150 operates in the long open operation pattern (second operation mode) and at what timing the movable piece 150 operates in the long open operation pattern (second operation mode) and the game ball passes through the specific area 39. As a result, it is possible to effectively increase the player's expectation and attention to the success performance, and furthermore, it is possible to enhance the performance effect of the big win game including the V round (in this example, the effect of the variable probability chance performance in the 7R big win game) and improve the interest of the big win game.

In particular, in the second embodiment, by variously setting the predetermined value (second predetermined value) that triggers the operation of the movable piece 150 in the long open operation pattern (second operation mode) through a plurality of V rounds, it is possible to variously change the operation timing of the movable piece 150 (the timing at which the game ball can pass through the specific area 39) and the execution timing of the success effect based on the passage of the game ball to the specific area 39, which is facilitated by the operation of the movable piece 150. As a result, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment, it is possible to make it more difficult to determine the specific area passage state of the game ball.

In addition, in the pachinko game machine 1 of the second embodiment, by setting a predetermined value (second predetermined value) that triggers the operation of the movable piece 150 in the long open operation pattern (second operation mode) for at least two V rounds out of a plurality of V rounds during the jackpot game, even if the movable piece 150 that is supposed to operate in the long open operation pattern in the previous V round does not operate and the V round ends, the movable piece 150 is again opened in the long open operation pattern in the subsequent V round. It is possible to generate V passage by operating at . As a result, it is possible to make it difficult to cause a situation in which the big win game ends without passing the V due to the lack of the number of balls entering the V attacker in the V round, etc., despite the expected big win of the V passing.

As described above, Examples 1 and 2 have been described as embodiments of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to these, and is not limited to the wording of each claim as long as it does not depart from the scope described in each claim.

For example, in Embodiments 1 and 2 described above, the number of balls entering the V-attacker (counted by the number-of-balls counting means) that triggers the movement of the movable piece 150 is provided with a "first predetermined value (c1)" and a "second predetermined value (c2)", the "first predetermined value (c1)" being a fixed value ("1" in the embodiment) that defines the operation timing in the short opening operation pattern (first operation mode), and the "second predetermined value (c2)" being a long opening operation. Variation values (“2” to “9” in the embodiment) that define the operation timing in the pattern (second operation mode) are used (see FIGS. 47 and 50). However, the "first predetermined value (c1)" does not need to be a fixed value, and may be a variable value like the "second predetermined value (c2)".

In the first and second embodiments described above, not only the second predetermined value (variation value, "2" to "9" in the embodiment) that defines the operation timing in the long opening operation pattern (second operation mode) of the movable piece 150, but also the first predetermined value (fixed value, "1" in the embodiment) that defines the operation timing in the short opening operation pattern (first operation mode), each time a big win is confirmed (every time a big win game is started), the type of big win (every time a big win game is started), type) (S2009). However, if it is decided to operate the movable piece 150 in the short opening operation pattern (first operation mode) whenever the number of balls entered into the V attacker in the V round (the value counted by the number of entered balls counting means) reaches the first predetermined value ("1" in the embodiment), the first predetermined value corresponding to this fixed value is set as a default value from the beginning in the program, and in S2009, only the second predetermined value corresponding to the variable value is set to the big hit type. It may be set according to (big hit pattern).

Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, the movable piece 150 can move up to two times in one V round (one V round), but it may move three times or more. In this case, for example, it is conceivable to increase the number of first movements (short opening movement pattern) of the movable piece 150 in the above-described embodiment to 2, 3, or 4, or to increase the number of second movements (long opening movement pattern) of the movable piece 150 to 2, 3, or 4, or to increase both of these numbers. In this way, for example, depending on the type of jackpot, the number of operations of the movable piece 150 in each operation pattern in the V-round and the predetermined value (the value counted by the number-of-balls counting means) that triggers the operation (for example, the second time, the third time, etc.) can be variously set. As a result, it becomes possible to make it more difficult to determine the state of the game ball passing through the specific area, and it is possible to improve the interest of the game machine equipped with the V-round.

In the above-described first and second embodiments, there are two types of operation patterns of the movable piece 150 in the V-round: a short opening operation pattern in which the movable piece 150 is operated for 80 ms (an operation pattern in which the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 is relatively low) and a long open operation pattern in which the movable piece 150 is operated for 3000 ms (an operation pattern in which the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 is relatively high). It can be a thing. For example, it is possible to provide various motion patterns in which the passability of the game ball to the specific area 39 can be changed more finely, such as a pattern in which the movable piece 150 operates for 500 ms, a pattern in which the movable piece 150 operates in 1000 ms, a pattern in which the movable piece 150 operates in 2000 ms, and a pattern in which the movable piece 150 operates for 5000 ms. In this case, for example, as described above, by increasing the number of operations of the movable piece 150 in one V-round and variously setting the relationship between the type of big win, the operation pattern of the movable piece 150, and the number of balls hit by the V-attacker that triggers the operation (counted by the number-of-balls counting means), it is possible to set the operation mode and timing of the operation of the movable piece 150 more diversely.

For example, there are four types of operation patterns of the movable piece 150: "Pattern A with an operating time of 80 ms", "Pattern B with an operating time of 500 ms", "Pattern C with an operating time of 1000 ms", and "Pattern D with an operating time of 3000 ms". Of these, in the first big win, the movable piece 150 is operated in pattern A when the count value (the number of balls entering the V-attacker) by the entering ball number counting means is '1', pattern C when the count value is '3', and pattern B when the count value is '6'. In the second big win, the movable piece 150 is operated in pattern B when the count value is ``2'', pattern C when the count value is ``4'', and pattern B when the count value is ``7''. In the third big win, the movable piece 150 is operated in pattern A when the count value is '1', pattern C when the count value is '5', and pattern D when the count value is '9'.

In this way, by determining the operation pattern and operation timing (count value that triggers the operation) of the movable piece 150 in various modes according to the type of the big hit, it is possible to further diversify the possibility that the game ball hit by the V attacker during the V round passes through the V and the timing at which the game ball can pass through the V. As a result, it becomes possible to make it even more difficult to determine the state of passage of the game ball through the specific area in the V-round, and it is possible to improve the interest of the gaming machine equipped with the V-round. It should be noted that the operation pattern of the movable piece 150 and the manner of setting the number of balls entered into the V-attacker (counted by the number-of-entered-ball counting means) that triggers the operation of the movable piece 150 are merely examples, and various arrangements can be made. In addition, for the motion pattern of the movable piece 150 that affects the possibility of the game ball passing through the V, it is possible to consider not only the motion time but also the number of motions, for example.

Further, in the above-described Embodiments 1 and 2, when the number of balls entered into the V attacker (the value counted by the number of entering balls counting means) becomes "1" in both the V-rounds of the scheduled V-passing big hit and the scheduled V-non-passing big hit, the first operation of the movable piece 150 is performed in the short opening operation pattern. This is because the V passage scheduled jackpot is a jackpot on the premise of V passage in the V round.

In the first and second embodiments described above, the movable piece 150 can be operated a plurality of times (up to two times in the embodiments) per V-round, but the number of operations of the movable piece 150 per V-round may be one. In this case, for example, the operation pattern of the movable piece 150 in the V-round may be set to an operation pattern in which the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area is low (for example, a short opening operation pattern) or an operation pattern in which the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area is high (for example, a long opening operation pattern), and for each operation, the number of balls entering the V-attacker (count value by the number of entering balls counting means) serving as an operation trigger may be set. By doing so, it is possible to vary the operation timing of the movable piece 150 in the V-round as in the first and second embodiments described above, and it is possible to make it difficult to determine the state of passage of the game ball through the specific area.

In the above-described first and second embodiments, the number of rounds of the big win game is ``7R'' and ``15R'', but the number of rounds is not limited to this. Furthermore, the opening pattern of the first big winning hole 30 and the second big winning hole 35 (V Attacker) is not limited to the above-described first and second embodiments. For example, the opening time per round, the number of openings, the type of big winning holes to be opened in each round, the order of opening, etc. can be varied.

Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, the operation pattern (second operation mode) of the movable piece 150 in which the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 is relatively high is to open the specific area 39 for 3000 ms (3 seconds), but it is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to adopt various modes such as a mode in which the action of opening the specific area 39 for 1 second is performed three times, a mode in which the action of opening the specific area 39 for 1 second is performed once and then an action of opening the specific area 39 for 2 seconds is performed once, a mode in which the action of opening the specific area 39 for 10 seconds is performed once, and a mode in which the specific area 39 is opened until the end of the V round.

Further, in the above-described first and second embodiments, "variable probability challenge performance" and "variable probability chance performance" are performed as the big win game performance (special game performance) related to the 7R big win, but the aspect of the big win game performance is not limited to the above-described first and second embodiments. For example, a so-called ``battle performance'' in which an ally character and an enemy character fight may be performed as a jackpot game performance relating to the 7R big win, and a scene in which the ally character wins (the enemy character loses) in the battle performance may be displayed to indicate the success of the variable acquisition. In addition, in the second embodiment described above, the variable probability chance production is performed in each of a plurality of V rounds, but as in the first embodiment described above, a series of productions may be performed over a plurality of rounds. In this case, it is desirable to indicate whether or not the variable probability acquisition is successful (result of V round) in accordance with the end timing of the final V round. This is because the timing of occurrence of V passage (timing of operation of the movable piece 150) can vary in various ways.

Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, the movable piece 150 is operated when the counted value by the number-of-entered-balls counting means in the V-round reaches a predetermined value (first predetermined value, second predetermined value), but the movable piece 150 may be operated based on the counted value by the number-of-discharged-ball counting means reaching a predetermined value (first predetermined value, second predetermined value). That is, instead of the count value by the number-of-entered-balls counting means, the count value by the number-of-discharged-balls counting means may be used as a reference for triggering the movement of the movable piece 150 . This is because the count value by the ejection number counting means before passing V in the V round (that is, the number of game balls detected by the non-specific area detection sensor 49a) is, in principle, equal to the count value by the entering ball number counting means before passing V in the V round (that is, the number of game balls detected by the second large winning opening sensor 35a), and the count value (emission number) by the ejection number counting means is also the number of game balls entering the V attacker. In addition, when the movable piece 150 is configured to operate based on the count value by the discharge number counting means, it is possible to more effectively prevent the passage of V due to fraudulent acts. The discharge detection sensor (for example, the non-specific area detection sensor 49a) to be counted by the discharge number counting means is usually provided downstream (back side) of the ball entry detection sensor (for example, the second big prize opening sensor 35a) to be counted by the ball entry counting means in the path along which the game balls flow down in the V-attacker (second big winning hole 35).

In addition, when the movable piece 150 is operated based on the fact that the count value by the ejection number counting means reaches a predetermined value (first predetermined value, second predetermined value), the value set as this predetermined value is set to a value ("prescribed number - 1" or less) that is smaller than the prescribed number (for example, "9") of the V attacker. This is because, when the count value by the discharge number counting means in the V round reaches the specified number, the specified number of balls (final ball entry) into the V attacker in the V round has already been detected, and the opening/closing member 37 has closed the V attacker, making it impossible to enter the ball into the V attacker. In other words, the V-round has ended, and there is no game ball that can pass through the specific area 39 even if the movable piece 150 is operated under such circumstances.

Further, when the movable piece 150 is operated based on the counted value (the first predetermined value, the second predetermined value) by the ejection number counting means, the operation pattern (operating time, number of operations, etc.) of the movable piece 150 is desirably set in consideration of the time and distance until the game ball entering the V-attacker after the game ball that triggered the operation of the movable piece 150 (that is, the ejection ball) reaches the specific area 39. As in Embodiments 1 and 2 described above, when the movable piece 150 is operated based on the value counted by the entering ball number counting means becoming a predetermined value (first predetermined value, second predetermined value), the game ball that triggered the operation (that is, the game ball entered by the V-attacker) itself can pass through the specific area 39, but when the movable piece 150 is operated based on the count value by the discharge number counting means becoming a predetermined value (first predetermined value, second predetermined value). This is because the game ball (ejection ball) itself that triggered the action does not pass through the specific area 39 .

In other words, when the movable piece 150 is operated based on the fact that the counted value by the ejection number counting means reaches a predetermined value (first predetermined value, second predetermined value), the game ball that can pass through the specific area 39 that has become passable (opened) by the operation is the game ball (succeeding game ball) that enters the V attacker in the same V round after the game ball (ejection ball) that triggered the operation. Therefore, the long opening operation pattern (second operation mode) of the movable piece 150 when the movable piece 150 is operated based on the counting value by the discharge number counting means becoming a predetermined value (first predetermined value, second predetermined value) is, for example, a longer operation time (4 seconds or more) than the above-described first and second embodiments, or maintains the operation state until the end of the V round. On the other hand, the short opening operation pattern (first operation mode) may be a mode in which the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area 39 is low (substantially impossible), as in the first and second embodiments.

In the above-described first and second embodiments, "V-passing planned big hit" and "V not-passing-scheduled big hit" are distinguished, and the predetermined value (second predetermined value) that triggers the movable piece 150 to operate in the long open operation pattern (second operation mode) is set only to "V-passing-scheduled big hit" and "V-not-passing-scheduled big hit". A predetermined value may be set as a trigger for operating the movable piece 150 in a manner that allows passage. As the operation pattern of the movable piece 150 in this case, for example, it is possible to provide a short opening operation pattern (first operation mode) similar to that of the first and second embodiments described above, and an operation pattern (third operation mode) that allows the game ball to pass through the specific area 39 but is more difficult to pass than the long opening operation pattern of the above-described embodiments 1 and 2, or it is possible to provide only the third operation mode without providing the short opening operation pattern (first operation mode).

As the third operation mode in this case, for example, there is a mode in which the timing at which the game ball reaches the specific area 39 and the opening timing of the specific area 39 are more limited than in the first and second embodiments. Specifically, a mode in which the passage of the game ball to the specific area 39 is possible but not guaranteed (promised) (a mode in which the possibility of passage is not 100%) can be exemplified, such as by setting the operation time of the movable piece 150 to 1 second, or by performing the operation (specific area opening) with an operation time of 0.5 seconds to 1 second a plurality of times (for example, 3 times). By doing so, it is possible to increase the player's sense of tension (throbbing feeling) for passing the V in the V round. In this case, it is desirable to provide a plurality of predetermined values (count values by the number-of-entered-balls counting means and the number-of-ejected-balls counting means) that trigger the operation of the movable piece 150 in one V-round, and to allow the movable piece 150 to operate a plurality of times in one V-round, or to perform a plurality of V-rounds during one big-hit game. This is because the player's sense of tension and anticipation for passing the V can be heightened, and the amusement of the big win game (V round) can be further enhanced.

Further, in the above-described first and second embodiments, a game privilege is given to the player to generate a high probability state based on the game ball passing through the specific area 39 in the V round during the big win game (during the special game), but the privilege in the present invention is not limited to the generation of the high probability state. For example, the content (kind) of the privilege is not limited as long as it gives some benefit to the player, such as a high-base state in which the frequency of game balls entering the starting hole is increased, or a variable time shortened state (time-saving state) in which the variable time of identification information is shorter than usual. Moreover, based on the fact that the game ball has passed through the specific area, one privilege may be granted or a plurality of privileges may be granted.

Further, in the above-described first and second embodiments, the value to be set in the probability variation counter based on the game ball passing through the specific area is set to "200", and when the number of executions of the special symbol validity determination in the high probability state becomes "200", the specification that the next special symbol validity determination will be performed in a low probability state, that is, the gaming machine (so-called "V probability ST machine") with specifications that the high probability state is not guaranteed until the next big hit occurs. The value to be set can be appropriately set according to the specifications of the gaming machine. For example, when a high probability state is generated based on the game ball passing through the specific area, the variable probability counter is set to "10000", and the high probability state is guaranteed until the number of executions of the special symbol propriety determination reaches 10,000 times, in other words, substantially until the next big hit occurs (so-called "V probability loop machine"). Alternatively, in addition to the probable change counter, for example, when a counter is set (large hit counter) that counts the number of jackpots in a high probability state, and when the number of jackpot occurs (for example, "5"), the number of large hits (for example, "5"), after the end of the jackpot related to the prescribed number (eg, the "5th time"). It is also possible to apply the present invention to a (forced) gaming machine (so -called "V sure set machine") that always has a low probability state.

Further, in the above-described first and second embodiments, digestion of the second special symbol reservation (variation display of the second special symbol) is performed with priority over digestion of the first special symbol reservation (variation display of the first special symbol) (So-called "priority digestion", "preferred variation"), but it is not limited to this. For example, digestion of the first special symbol reservation (variation display of the first special symbol) and digestion of the second special symbol reservation (variation display of the second special symbol) are performed in the order of the start ball, or digestion of the first special symbol reservation and digestion of the second special symbol reservation may be performed in parallel (so-called "simultaneous digestion", "simultaneous variation"). In addition, digestion of the first special symbol reservation (variation display of the first special symbol) may be performed with priority over digestion of the second special symbol reservation (variation display of the second special symbol).

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Hereinafter, the present invention and other inventions related to the present invention (related inventions) will be disclosed for reference.

(1-1) identification information display means for variably displaying identification information based on the entry of a game ball into the starting hole;
special game executing means for executing a special game based on the fact that the identification information is stopped and displayed in a specific mode;
A variable entrance that allows game balls to enter by opening,
Privilege granting means for granting a predetermined privilege based on the fact that at least one of the game balls entering the variable ball entrance has passed through a predetermined specific area;
Privilege determination game execution means for executing a privilege determination game in which the variable ball entrance is opened at a predetermined time during the special game and whether or not to grant the privilege is determined based on whether or not the game ball passes through the specific area;
game ball detection means capable of detecting a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance;
a counting means for counting the number of game balls detected by the game ball detecting means;
with
The game ball detected by the game ball detection means passes through the specific area or an area other than the specific area,
A game machine characterized in that the possibility of a game ball passing through the specific area can be changed according to the count value obtained by the counting means in the privilege determination game.

(1-2) In the gaming machine of (1-1) above,
The gaming machine is characterized in that the possibility of passing when the count value in the privilege determination game is a predetermined first count value is lower than when the count value in the privilege determination game is a predetermined second count value larger than the first count value.

(1-3) In the gaming machine of (1-2) above,
A plurality of types of the specific mode are provided,
When the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode, the identification information is stopped and displayed in any one of the plurality of types of specific modes,
At least the second count value among the first count value and the second count value is a value that can vary depending on the type of the specific mode when the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode.

(1-4) In any one gaming machine of (1-1) to (1-3) above,
A gaming machine, wherein the privilege determination game is executed a plurality of times during the special game.

(1-5) In any one gaming machine of (1-1) to (1-4) above,
A movable member that can guide a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance to the specific area,
The movable member is operable based on the count value in the privilege determination game,
A gaming machine characterized in that the possibility of a game ball passing through the specific area can change depending on the operation mode of the movable member when it operates in the privilege determination game.

(1-6) In the gaming machine of (1-5) above,
A gaming machine, wherein there are a plurality of the count values that trigger the movement of the movable member in one time of the privilege determination game.

(1-7) In the gaming machine of (1-5) or (1-6) above,
A predetermined number of game balls can be entered into the variable ball entrance,
The movable member is operable based on the count value in the privilege determination game becoming the specified number,
A gaming machine characterized in that, after the movement of the movable member, a specific performance can be executed based on passage of the game ball through the specific area.

(2-1) identification information display means for variably displaying identification information based on the entry of a game ball into the starting hole;
special game executing means for executing a special game based on the fact that the identification information is stopped and displayed in a specific mode;
A variable entrance that allows game balls to enter by opening,
a movable member capable of guiding a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance to a specific area;
Privilege granting means for granting a predetermined privilege based on the fact that at least one of the game balls entering the variable ball entrance has passed through the specific area;
Privilege determination game execution means for executing a privilege determination game in which the variable ball entrance is opened at a predetermined time during the special game and whether or not to grant the privilege is determined based on whether or not the game ball passes through the specific area;
game ball detection means capable of detecting a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance;
a counting means for counting the number of game balls detected by the game ball detecting means;
A gaming machine comprising
The movable member is operable when the count value of the counting means reaches a predetermined value in the privilege determination game,
a value storage means for storing a plurality of values that can be set as the predetermined value;
a predetermined value setting means for setting a value selected from among a plurality of values stored in the value storage means as the predetermined value when the special game is executed;
A game machine characterized by comprising:

(2-2) In the gaming machine of (2-1) above,
A plurality of types of the specific mode are provided,
When the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode, the identification information is stopped and displayed in any one of the plurality of types of specific modes,
The plurality of values are predetermined according to the plurality of specific aspects,
The predetermined value setting means sets, as the predetermined value, a value selected from the plurality of values based on the type of the specific mode when the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode.

(2-3) In the gaming machine of (2-1) or (2-2) above,
The privilege determination game is executed multiple times during the special game,
The gaming machine, wherein the predetermined value setting means is capable of setting the predetermined value for at least one privilege determination game out of a plurality of privilege determination games performed during the special game.

(2-4) In any one gaming machine of (2-1) to (2-3) above,
When there are a plurality of the predetermined values for one privilege determination game, the movable member operates each time the counted value by the counting means reaches each of the plurality of predetermined values in the privilege determination game,
The gaming machine, wherein the predetermined value setting means sets at least one of the plurality of predetermined values.

(3-1) identification information display means for variably displaying identification information based on the entry of a game ball into the starting hole;
special game executing means for executing a special game based on the fact that the identification information is stopped and displayed in a specific mode;
A variable entrance that allows game balls to enter by opening,
a movable member capable of guiding a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance to a specific area;
Privilege granting means for granting a predetermined privilege based on the fact that at least one of the game balls entering the variable ball entrance has passed through the specific area;
Privilege determination game execution means for executing a privilege determination game in which the variable ball entrance is opened at a predetermined time during the special game and whether or not to grant the privilege is determined based on whether or not the game ball passes through the specific area;
game ball detection means capable of detecting a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance;
a counting means for counting the number of game balls detected by the game ball detecting means;
with
The movable member operates when the count value of the counting means reaches a predetermined value in the privilege determination game,
A gaming machine, wherein the predetermined value is configured to be variable.

(3-2) In the gaming machine of (3-1) above,
A plurality of types of the specific mode are provided,
When the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode, the identification information is stopped and displayed in any one of the plurality of types of specific modes,
A gaming machine, wherein the predetermined value can be changed depending on the type of the specific mode when the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode.

(3-3) In the gaming machine of (3-1) or (3-2) above,
The privilege determination game is executed multiple times during the special game,
A gaming machine characterized in that the predetermined value can change in each of a plurality of the privilege determination games performed during the special game.

(3-4) In any one gaming machine of (3-1) to (3-3) above,
When there are a plurality of the predetermined values for one privilege determination game, the movable member operates each time the count value by the counting means in the privilege determination game reaches each of the plurality of predetermined values, and at least one of the plurality of predetermined values can be changed.

(4-1) identification information display means for variably displaying the identification information based on the entry of the game ball into the starting hole;
special game executing means for executing a special game based on the fact that the identification information is stopped and displayed in a specific mode;
A variable entrance that allows game balls to enter by opening,
a movable member capable of guiding a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance to a specific area;
Privilege granting means for granting a predetermined privilege based on the fact that at least one of the game balls entering the variable ball entrance has passed through the specific area;
Privilege determination game execution means for executing a privilege determination game in which the variable ball entrance is opened at a predetermined time during the special game and whether or not to grant the privilege is determined based on whether or not the game ball passes through the specific area;
game ball detection means capable of detecting a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance;
a counting means for counting the number of game balls detected by the game ball detecting means;
with
The movable member is operable based on the count value obtained by the counting means in the privilege determination game,
A game machine characterized in that an operation mode when the movable member operates can be changed according to the count value.

(4-2) In the gaming machine of (4-1) above,
A gaming machine comprising, as operation modes of the movable member, at least a first operation mode and a second operation mode in which the possibility of a game ball passing through the specific area is higher than in the first operation mode.

(4-3) In the gaming machine of (4-2) above,
the operation mode when the movable member operates based on the count value in the privilege determination game becoming a predetermined first count value is the first operation mode;
A gaming machine characterized in that, when the count value in the privilege determination game becomes a predetermined second count value larger than the first count value, the motion mode when the movable member operates becomes the second motion mode.

(4-4) In any one gaming machine of (4-1) to (4-3) above,
A plurality of types of the specific mode are provided,
When the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode, the identification information is stopped and displayed in any one of the plurality of types of specific modes,
A gaming machine, wherein the count value that triggers the movement of the movable member can vary depending on the type of the specific mode when the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode.

(5-1) identification information display means for variably displaying identification information based on the entry of a game ball into the starting hole;
special game executing means for executing a special game based on the fact that the identification information is stopped and displayed in a specific mode;
A variable entrance that allows game balls to enter by opening,
a movable member capable of guiding a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance to a specific area;
Privilege granting means for granting a predetermined privilege based on the fact that at least one of the game balls entering the variable ball entrance has passed through the specific area;
Privilege determination game execution means for executing a privilege determination game in which the variable ball entrance is opened at a predetermined time during the special game and whether or not to grant the privilege is determined based on whether or not the game ball passes through the specific area;
game ball detection means capable of detecting a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance;
a counting means for counting the number of game balls detected by the game ball detecting means;
with
The movable member is operable when the count value of the counting means reaches a predetermined value in the privilege determination game,
A game machine characterized in that it is possible to execute a specific effect based on whether or not a game ball passes through the specific area after the operation of the movable member.

(5-2) In the gaming machine of (5-1) above,
A gaming machine, wherein the predetermined value is a variable value.

(5-3) In the gaming machine of (5-2) above,
A plurality of types of the specific mode are provided,
When the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode, the identification information is stopped and displayed in any one of the plurality of types of specific modes,
A gaming machine, wherein the predetermined value can be changed depending on the type of the specific mode when the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode.

(5-4) In any one gaming machine of (5-1) to (5-3) above,
A predetermined number of game balls can be entered into the variable ball entrance,
The specified number can be set as the predetermined value,
When the movable member is operated based on the fact that the count value by the counting means in the privilege determination game reaches the specified number, the specified number of game balls can pass through the specific area.

(5-5) In any one gaming machine of (5-1) to (5-4) above,
A gaming machine characterized in that it is possible to execute a predetermined pre-specified effect leading to the specified effect, which effect is performed before execution of the specified effect.

1 pachinko game machine, 7 image display device, 7a display screen, 7b production pattern display area (production pattern display unit), 8 production pattern, 20 first start opening, 21 second start opening, 30 first large winning opening, 35 second large winning opening (V attacker), 35a second large winning opening sensor, 39 specific area, 39a specific area sensor, 41a first special symbol display (first special symbol display unit ), 41b second special symbol display (second special symbol display section), 49 non-specific area, 49a non-specific area sensor, 80 main control board (main control section), 90 sub control board (sub control section), 100 image control board (image control section), 150 movable piece.

Claims (1)

identification information display means for variably displaying the identification information based on the entry of the game ball into the starting hole;
special game executing means for executing a special game based on the fact that the identification information is stopped and displayed in a specific mode;
A variable entrance that allows game balls to enter by opening,
a movable member capable of guiding a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance to a specific area or a non-specific area;
Privilege granting means for granting a predetermined privilege based on the game ball entering the variable ball entrance passing through the specific area;
Privilege determination game execution means for executing a privilege determination game in which the variable ball entrance is opened at a predetermined time during the special game and whether or not to grant the privilege is determined based on whether or not the game ball passes through the specific area;
ball entry detection means capable of detecting the entry of a game ball into the variable ball entrance;
A gaming machine comprising ejection detection means capable of detecting ejection of a game ball that has entered the variable ball entrance,
It is possible to determine whether or not the number of balls entering and the number of balls discharged from the variable ball entrance match based on the detection results of the ball entering detection means and the discharge detection means,
The movable member is operable when the number of detections by the ball entry detection means reaches a predetermined value in the privilege determination game,
When the movable member is not operating, the specific area is closed and game balls cannot pass through the specific area, and when the movable member is in an operating state, the specific area is opened to allow game balls to pass through the specific area.
The predetermined value includes a first predetermined value and a second predetermined value larger than the first predetermined value,
The movable member operates in a first operation mode when operating based on the detection number becoming the first predetermined value, and operates in a second operation mode when operating based on the detection number becoming the second predetermined value,
The first operation mode is a mode in which the movable member is in the operation state for a first time,
The second operation mode is a mode in which the movable member is in the operation state for a second time longer than the first time,
When the movable member operates in the second operation mode than when the movable member operates in the first operation mode, the possibility of the game ball passing through the specific area is higher,
The special game executing means may execute a first special game or a second special game as the special game,
In the privilege determining game during the first special game when the first special game is executed, when the detection number reaches the first predetermined value, the movable member operates in the first operation mode, while the detection number reaches the second predetermined value, the movable member does not operate,
In the privilege determining game during the second special game when the second special game is executed, when the detection number reaches the first predetermined value, the movable member operates in the first operation mode, and when the detection number reaches the second predetermined value, the movable member operates in the second operation mode ,
When the identification information is stopped and displayed in the specific mode, the identification information is stopped and displayed in one of a plurality of predetermined specific modes,
The plurality of types of specific modes include a predetermined specific mode that can be stop-displayed both when the first special game is executed and when the second special game is executed.
A gaming machine characterized by:

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