JP7321595B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a game machine (pachinko machine) in which games are played by shooting game balls toward a game area formed on a game board.

2. Description of the Related Art A game machine is known in which a game is played by shooting game balls toward a game area formed on a game board. In such a gaming machine, when a predetermined granting condition is established, a privilege is granted to the player. For example, when a game ball enters a starting hole provided in the game area, the identification information (such as special symbols) is variably displayed, and the identification information is stopped in a specific manner (such as a big hit symbol). There is a gaming machine that performs a specific game (for example, a jackpot game, etc.) in which a variable ball entrance is in a ball-enterable state.

In such gaming machines, various effects are generally performed. For example, in a gaming machine that performs the above-described specific game, an effect of displaying a character is performed to suggest the possibility that the identification information will be displayed in a specific manner during the variable display of the identification information (Patent Document 1). .

JP 2008-178756 A

However, the conventional technique described above is a technique well known to general players, and has a problem that it cannot sufficiently enhance the interest in the game.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of executing an effect that enhances the enjoyment of a game.

In order to solve at least part of the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention employs the following configuration. i.e.
Acquired information storage means for acquiring acquired information based on detection of a game ball;
identification information display means for variably displaying identification information based on the acquired information stored in the acquired information storage means;
specific game executing means for executing a specific game in which the variable ball entrance is in a state in which a ball can be entered based on the identification information being displayed in a specific manner;
with
It is possible to display a relevant image indicating that the identification information is being variably displayed, and a pending image indicating that the acquired information for which the variably displayed identification information is being suspended is stored in the acquired information storage means. and
The relevant image is displayed in a specific display area,
During the variable display of the identification information, it is possible to execute a movement effect in which the relevant image is moved outside the specific display area and displayed,
When the image for the purpose moves to the specific display area after the movement effect is performed, the change effect for changing the display mode of the image for the purpose can be executed,
After the movement effect is performed, the change effect may not be executed even though the image has moved to the specific display area.

Also, in the gaming machine of the present invention,
If the change effect is not executed even though the image has moved to the specific display area after the movement effect is performed, the effect of displaying the specific image can be executed. good.

According to the present invention, it is possible to perform an effect that further enhances the interest in the game.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment. It is an explanatory view showing the board surface configuration of the game board of the present embodiment. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control circuit in the pachinko machine of the embodiment; FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a segment display section according to the embodiment; It is an explanatory diagram showing the number of round games in the jackpot game of the present embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the game state after the jackpot game completion of a present Example. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating display contents of the effect display device 41 of the embodiment; It is a flowchart which shows the game control processing performed by CPU of the main control board of a present Example. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a variation pattern selection table of the embodiment; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing types of variation pattern selection tables of the present embodiment; It is a flowchart which shows the production|presentation control processing performed by CPU of the sub-control board of a present Example. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing processing corresponding to a received command of the CPU of the sub-control board of the embodiment; It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the "relevant image" of a present Example and a "reservation image" are displayed. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a “storage status reflection area” of the RAM 223 of the sub-control board 220 of the embodiment; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the processing for displaying the “holding image” of the embodiment; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing how (the first half of) the moving effect of the present embodiment is performed; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing how (the latter half of) the moving effect of the present embodiment is performed; It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that "the said change production|presentation" of a present Example is performed. It is explanatory drawing which shows the big-hit expectation degree corresponding to the color of the "image for the said" of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the "suspension change production|presentation" of a present Example is performed. It is explanatory drawing which shows the big-hit expectation degree corresponding to the color of the "holding image" of a present Example.

In order to clarify the content of the present invention described above, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine (game machine) of the type called "seven machine" or "digi-pachi" will be described. In the embodiments, unless otherwise specified, the right side of the pachinko machine is referred to as "right" and the left side as "left".

Also, the following examples will be described in the following order.
A. Equipment configuration of pachinko machine:
A-1. Configuration of the front side of the device:
A-2. Game board configuration:
A-3. Control circuit configuration:
B. Game content:
C. Game control processing:
D. Production control processing:
E. Display of "Relevant Image" and "Pending Image":
E-1. Image for:
E-2. Pending image:
F. Movement effect:
F-1. Overview of movement effects:
F-2. The change effect:
F-3. Pending change rendition:
G. Variant:
G-1. Variant 1:
G-2. Modification 2:
G-3. Variant 3:
G-4. Variant 4:

A. Equipment configuration of pachinko machine:
A-1. Configuration of the front side of the device:
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a front frame 4 is provided on the front face of the pachinko machine 1. As shown in FIG. One end (left side in FIG. 1) of the front frame 4 is rotatably supported with respect to the middle frame 3 . A game board 20 (see FIG. 2) is detachably attached to the front side of the middle frame 3, and when the front frame 4 is rotated (opened) toward the front side of the pachinko machine 1 with respect to the middle frame 3, The game board 20 is exposed. One end (left side in FIG. 1) of the middle frame 3 is rotatably supported with respect to the body frame 2 . The body frame 2 is a substantially rectangular frame formed by assembling wooden plate members, and forms an outer frame of the pachinko machine 1 .

A window portion 4a is formed in a substantially central portion of the front frame 4, and a transparent plate 4b such as a glass plate is fitted in the window portion 4a. The player can visually recognize the game area of the game board 20 arranged on the far side through the window portion 4a (transparent plate 4b). A small window portion 4c is formed in the lower right portion of the window portion 4a in the front frame 4, and a transparent plate 4d such as a synthetic resin plate is fitted in the small window portion 4c. The player can visually recognize the segment display portion of the game board 20 arranged on the far side through the small window portion 4c (transparent plate 4d). Although the details will be described later, the segment display section is a display section that displays game-related information by combining a plurality of LEDs.

An upper lamp 5a is provided above the window portion 4a in the front frame 4, a right side lamp 5b is provided on the right portion of the peripheral portion of the window portion 4a, and a left side lamp is provided on the left portion of the peripheral portion of the window portion 4a. A lamp 5c is provided. Upper speakers 6a are provided above and to the left and right of the window portion 4a of the front frame 4, and lower speakers 6b are provided on the lower front surface of the body frame 2. As shown in FIG. These upper lamp 5a, right side lamp 5b, left side lamp 5c, upper speaker 6a, and lower speaker 6b are driven in order to enhance the effect of the game.

An upper plate portion 7 is provided below the window portion 4a in the front frame 4. As shown in FIG. In the upper plate portion 7, game balls lent out via a card unit 242 (see FIG. 3) and game balls paid out from the pachinko machine 1 are stored. In addition, a lower plate portion 8 is provided below the upper plate portion 7, and a game ball lent out exceeding the capacity of the upper plate portion 7 and a game ball paid out exceeding the capacity of the upper plate portion 7 are used. A ball is stored.

A firing handle 9 is provided on the right side of the lower plate portion 8 in the front frame 4 . A rotation shaft of the firing handle 9 is connected to a firing device unit 261 (see FIG. 3) mounted on the far side of the firing handle 9 . Game balls stored in the upper plate portion 7 are supplied to the launcher unit 261 . When the player rotates the shooting handle 9, the rotation is transmitted to the shooting device unit 261, the shooting motor built in the shooting device unit 261 rotates, and the game ball is shot with the force corresponding to the rotation angle. be.

In addition, an effect button 10a that can be pressed by the player is provided on the edge of the upper plate portion 7, and on the left side of the lower plate portion 8, the player presses and rotates (rotates). jog shuttle 10b is provided. These effect buttons 10a and jog shuttle 10b are both effect operation units (operation units) operated by the player, and when they are operated by the player when a predetermined condition is established, a predetermined game effect is performed.

A-2. Game board configuration:
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the board configuration of the game board 20. As shown in FIG. As described above, the game board 20 is detachably attached to the front side of the middle frame 3 . As shown in FIG. 2, a substantially circular game area 21 is formed in the center of the game board 20 . A game ball shot from the shooting device unit 261 (see FIG. 3) passes between the outer rail 22 and the inner rail 23, is released to the game area 21, and flows down the game area 21 from above. Since the game area 21 is visually recognized by the player through the window portion 4a of the front frame 4, the state of the game ball flowing down the game area 21 is also visually recognized by the player through the window portion 4a.

Approximately in the center of the game area 21, there is provided an effect opening 40, which is an opening with decorations on the peripheral edge, and behind the effect opening 40, a effect display composed of a liquid crystal display is provided. A device 41 is provided. Various images for effects can be displayed on the display screen of the effect display device 41 , and the player can view the display screen of the effect display device 41 through the effect opening 40 .

Below the performance opening 40 (performance display device 41) in the game area 21, there is a first start port 24 which is a start port in which the size of the entrance is unchanged (constant) and a game ball can always enter. is provided. A game ball entering the first starting port 24 is led to the back side of the game board 20 through a passage provided inside. A passage inside the first starting hole 24 is provided with a first starting hole sensor 24s (see FIG. 3), which can detect a game ball entering the first starting hole 24. FIG.

In addition, below the first starter opening 24 in the game area 21, a second starter opening 25, which is a ball entry opening (starter opening) in which the possibility of entering a game ball changes, is provided. That is, the second starting port 25 is provided with an opening/closing door 26 that can be rotated in the front-rear direction of the pachinko machine 1, and the opening/closing door 26 stands substantially upright, and the game ball cannot enter (or is difficult to enter). and an open state in which the opening/closing door 26 rotates toward the front side of the pachinko machine 1 and a game ball can be entered (or is easily entered). FIG. 2 shows a state in which the second starting port 25 is in an open state. A game ball entering the second starting port 25 is led to the back side of the game board 20 through a passage provided inside. A passage inside the second starting hole 25 is provided with a second starting hole sensor 25s (see FIG. 3), and a game ball entering the second starting hole 25 can be detected.

In addition, in the game area 21, a normal symbol operation gate 27 is provided on the right side of the effect opening 40 (effect display device 41), and inside the normal symbol operation gate 27, passage of the game ball is detected. A gate sensor 27s (see FIG. 3) is provided.

Also, on the right side of the first starting hole 24 in the game area 21, there is provided a big winning hole 28 (variable ball entry hole) having a substantially rectangular shape and a large opening. The big winning opening 28 is provided with an opening/closing door 29 that can be rotated in the front-rear direction of the pachinko machine 1, and the opening/closing door 29 stands substantially upright and is in a closed state in which a game ball cannot enter, and the opening/closing door 29 is in the pachinko machine. 1 and can be changed to an open state (enterable state) in which a game ball can be entered by rotating to the front side. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the big winning opening 28 is in an open state. A game ball that enters the big winning hole 28 is led to the back side of the game board 20 through a passage provided inside. A large winning opening sensor 28s (see FIG. 3) is provided in the passage inside the large winning opening 28, and can detect a game ball entering the large winning opening 28. FIG.

Further, in the vicinity of each of the above-described game devices, there are provided a general ball entrance 30 through which game balls can enter, windmill-shaped wheels 31 that affect the downflow path of game balls, and a large number of obstacle nails (not shown). It is In addition, two out ports 33 are provided at the lower left and lower right of the second start port 25 at the bottom of the game area 21, and the above-described first start port 24, second start port 25, A game ball that has not entered either the special winning hole 28 or the general ball entry hole 30 is discharged from the out hole 33 to the back side of the game board 20.例文帳に追加

A game ball that flows down the area on the left side of the effect opening 40 (the effect display device 41) can enter the first start port 24 described above. On the other hand, game balls that flow down the area on the right side of the performance opening 40 (performance display device 41) can enter the second starting port 25, the normal symbol operation gate 27, and the big winning port 28 ( or passable). Below, the shooting of the game ball so as to flow down the area on the left side of the effect opening 40 (effect display device 41) is also expressed as "left-handed hitting", and the effect opening 40 (effect display device 41) It is also expressed as "right hitting" to shoot a game ball so as to flow down the area on the right side of. Incidentally, in the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, when a game ball enters any one of the first start hole 24, the second start hole 25, and the general ball entry hole 30, three game balls are delivered to the player. When the game balls are put out and enter the big winning hole 28, 13 game balls are put out to the player.

A segment display section 50 for displaying game-related information by a combination of LEDs is provided on the lower right side of the game area 21 on the game board 20 . The segment display portion 50 is visually recognized by the player through a small window portion 4c (see FIG. 1) provided in the front frame 4. FIG. Details of the contents displayed on the segment display section 50 will be described later in the "B. Contents of game" column.

A-3. Control circuit configuration:
Next, the configuration of the control circuit in the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control circuit in the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment. As illustrated, the control circuit of the pachinko machine 1 is composed of many control boards, various boards, relay terminal boards, and the like. Specifically, the main control board 200 controls the basic progress of the game, the sub-control board 220 controls the performance of the game, and the sub-control board 220 controls image display and audio output. An image and sound control board 230 responsible for such control, a lamp control board 226 responsible for controlling the light emission of the lamp under the control of the sub-control board 220, and a payout control board 240 responsible for controlling the rental and payout of game balls, It is composed of a launch control board 260 that controls the launch of game balls. These control boards include CPUs (CPUs 201, 221, 231, etc. in FIG. 3) that execute various logic operations and calculation operations, and ROMs (ROMs 202, 222 in FIG. 3) that store various programs and data executed by the CPUs. , 232, etc.), a RAM (203, 223, 233, etc. in FIG. 3) in which the CPU stores temporary data when executing a program, an input/output circuit, etc. Various peripheral LSIs are interconnected by buses. It is

The main control board 200 includes a first starting hole sensor 24s that detects a game ball entering the first starting hole 24, a second starting hole sensor 25s that detects a game ball entering the second starting hole 25, A big winning hole sensor 28s for detecting a game ball entering the big winning hole 28, a gate sensor 27s for detecting a game ball passing through a normal symbol operation gate, and the like are connected. When the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 receives a game ball detection signal from the first start sensor 24s, the second start sensor 25s, the big winning sensor 28s, the gate sensor 27s, etc., the detection signal is input. A command corresponding to the sensor that has been sent to the sub control board 220, the payout control board 240, the launch control board 260, and the like.

In addition, the main control board 200 includes a starting port solenoid 26m for opening and closing the opening/closing door 26 provided in the second starting port 25 (for opening and closing the second starting port 25). Also, the large winning opening solenoid 29m for opening and closing the opening/closing door 29 provided in the large winning opening 28 (for opening and closing the large winning opening 28), the segment display unit 50, etc. are connected. It is The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 transmits drive signals to the starting solenoid 26m, the big win solenoid 29m, and the segment display section 50, thereby controlling these operations.

An image/audio control board 230 , a lamp control board 226 , and an effect operation board 228 are connected to the sub control board 220 . When receiving various commands from the main control board 200, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 analyzes the contents of the commands and performs game effects according to the contents. That is, to the image/audio control board 230, a command for designating an output image or an output sound is transmitted. A game effect is performed by transmitting a command designating the light emission pattern of the various lamps 5a to 5c. Further, when the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 detects the player's operation on the effect button 10a or the jog shuttle 10b (the effect operation units 10a and 10b) via the effect operation board 228, the game effect corresponding to the operation is generated. conduct.

The image/audio control board 230 includes a VDP 234 , an image ROM 236 and an audio ROM 237 in addition to a CPU 231 , a ROM 232 and a RAM 233 . Also, the effect display device 41, the amplifier board 224 for amplifying the sound, and the like are connected to the image/audio control board 230. FIG.

Upon receiving a command from the sub-control board 220, the CPU 231 of the image/audio control board 230 instructs the VDP 234 to display an image corresponding to the command. The VDP 234 reads out image data (for example, sprite data, moving image data, etc.) used for displaying the instructed image from the image ROM 236 to generate an image and outputs it to the display screen of the effect display device 41 . When the CPU 231 of the image/audio control board 230 receives a command from the sub-control board 220, it reads the voice data corresponding to the command from the voice ROM 237, and outputs the voice based on the voice data via the amplifier board 224. The sound is output from the upper speaker 6a and the lower speaker 6b (hereinafter also referred to as "various speakers 6a and 6b").

The payout control board 240 is connected to a ball lending button 241 (not shown in FIG. 1) provided on the upper tray 7, a card unit 242 provided in parallel with the pachinko machine 1, a payout motor 243, and the like. When the ball lending button 241 is operated, this signal is transmitted to the card unit 242 via the payout control board 240 . The card unit 242 drives the payout motor 243 while communicating data with the payout control board 240 to lend the game balls. Also, when a payout command instructing the payout of game balls is received from the main control board 200, the payout motor 243 is driven to put out the game balls.

A launch control board 260 is connected to the payout control board 240. The launch control board 260 includes a launch motor 262 for launching game balls and detects that the player is touching the launch handle 9. A launcher unit 261 having a touch switch 263 or the like is connected. When the shooting control board 260 detects that the player is touching the shooting handle 9 via the touch switch 263, the shooting control board 260 drives the shooting motor 262 to shoot the game ball with strength according to the rotation angle of the shooting handle 9. to fire.

B. Game content:
In the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, the game progresses as follows. When the shooting handle 9 is rotated while the game balls are stored in the upper plate portion 7, the game balls stored in the upper plate portion 7 are supplied one by one to the shooting device unit 261, and are shown in FIG. It is launched to the game area 21 described above. Since the strength of hitting the game ball corresponds to the rotation angle of the shooting handle 9, the player can change the rotation angle of the shooting handle 9 to make the game ball flow down to a desired area. For example, the game ball is shot so as to flow down the left area of the performance opening 40 (performance display device 41) (left hitting), or the right of the performance opening 40 (performance display device 41) It is possible to shoot a game ball so that it flows down the other area (right hit).

<Variable display of special symbols>
As described above with reference to FIG. 2 , a game ball struck left can enter the first starting port 24 . When a left-handed game ball enters the first start hole 24 and the entered game ball is detected by the first start hole sensor 24s, a predetermined judgment random number (such as a jackpot judgment random number, which will be described later) is acquired. Then, based on the judgment random number, a big hit judgment is made to judge whether the game is a big hit or not. Then, based on the result of this big hit determination, the first special symbol (hereinafter also referred to as "first special symbol") is variably displayed and then stopped. Also, as described above with reference to FIG. When a right-handed game ball enters the second start hole 25 and the entered game ball is detected by the second start hole sensor 25s, a predetermined judgment random number (such as a jackpot judgment random number to be described later) is obtained. Then, based on the judgment random number, a big hit judgment is made to judge whether the game is a big hit or not. Then, based on the result of this big hit determination, the second special symbol (hereinafter also referred to as "second special symbol") is variably displayed and then stopped. Here, the first special figure and the second special figure will be explained.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the segment display section 50 in an enlarged manner. As described above, the segment display section 50 is provided on the lower right side of the game area 21 on the game board 20 (see FIG. 2), and the player can view the segment display through the small window 4c (see FIG. 1) of the front frame 4. Part 50 is visible. As shown in FIG. 4, the segment display unit 50 is provided with a first special figure display unit 51 for displaying the first special figure and a second special figure display unit 52 for displaying the second special figure. Eight LEDs are arranged in each of these display units. The first special figure and the second special figure (hereinafter collectively referred to as "special symbols" unless they are particularly distinguished) are displayed by switching the LED that lights out of the eight LEDs in each display unit. A variable display is performed, and a stop display is performed by lighting a predetermined LED out of the eight LEDs. In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, 101 types of symbols including jackpot symbols 1 to 100 and winning symbols 101 can be stopped and displayed as the first special symbols, and jackpot symbols 201 to 300 and winning symbols can be displayed as the second special symbols. 101 kinds of symbols of 301 can be stopped and displayed. In addition, the types of these symbols can be identified by the difference in the combination of lit LEDs. If the result of the big hit determination based on the game ball entering the first start port 24 (hereinafter also referred to as "big hit determination for the first special figure") is a big hit, the first special figure is the big hit symbol 1 ~ 100 is stop-displayed, and if the result of the big hit determination with respect to the first special symbol is a loss, the first special symbol is stopped-displayed with a symbol 101 that is a loss. Also, if the result of the big hit determination based on the game ball entering the second start port 25 (hereinafter also referred to as "big hit determination for the second special symbol") is a big hit, the second special symbol is the big hit symbol. Any one of 201 to 300 is stopped and displayed, and if the result of the big hit determination for the second special figure is out, the second special figure is off and is stopped in the symbol 301. - 特許庁After the special pattern (first special pattern or second special pattern) is stopped and displayed as a jackpot pattern or a losing pattern, the pattern is kept displayed in a stopped state until a predetermined time elapses in order to confirm the stopped and displayed pattern. Display to be maintained (hereinafter also referred to as “fixed display”) is performed. In the following, the game from when the special symbol starts the variable display to when the variable display ends with the lapse of a predetermined variable time and until the special symbol is fixedly displayed as a big hit symbol or a lost symbol, that is, one time The game until the result of the variable display is obtained is also expressed as "symbol variation game".

<Jackpot game>
When the first special symbol or the second special symbol is stop-displayed in any one of the jackpot symbols, a jackpot game is started in which a round game in which the jackpot 28 is opened is performed a plurality of times. As described above with reference to FIG. 2, since a right-handed game ball can enter the big winning hole 28, right-handed hitting is performed during the big win game.

In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the number of round games in one big win game differs depending on the type of the stopped and displayed big win symbols. That is, as shown in FIG. 5(a), when the first special symbol is stopped and displayed with jackpot symbols 1 to 50 (with a probability of 50% when the first special symbol is stopped and displayed with a jackpot pattern) , When a 4-round jackpot game is performed in which 4 round games are performed, and the first special pattern is stopped and displayed with jackpot patterns 51 to 90 (40 when the first special pattern is stopped and displayed with a jackpot pattern) % probability), a 6-round jackpot game is performed in which 6 round games are performed, and if the 1st special pattern is stopped and displayed with jackpot patterns 91 to 94 (the 1st special pattern is stopped and displayed with a jackpot pattern 4% probability if it is), 7 rounds are played 7 rounds jackpot game is performed, and if the 1st special figure is stopped at the jackpot pattern 95-100 (the 1st special figure is 6% probability when stop-displaying with a jackpot pattern), a 16-round jackpot game is performed in which 16 round games are performed. Also, as shown in FIG. 5(b), when the second special symbol is stopped and displayed with the jackpot symbols 201 to 250 (with a probability of 50% when the second special symbol is stopped and displayed with the jackpot symbols). When the 4-round jackpot game is performed and the second special pattern is stopped and displayed with the jackpot patterns 251 to 290 (40% probability when the second special pattern is stopped and displayed with the jackpot pattern), the 6-round jackpot game is played. is performed, and when the second special pattern is stopped and displayed with the big hit patterns 291 to 294 (with a probability of 4% when the second special pattern is stopped and displayed with the big hit pattern), 7 rounds of jackpot games are performed, When the second special symbol is stop-displayed with the jackpot symbols 295 to 300 (at a probability of 6% when the second special symbol is stop-displayed with the jackpot pattern), a 16-round jackpot game is performed.

In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, one round game ends when nine game balls enter (9 count) or when 30 seconds elapse, so in most cases, one round is completed. In the game, 117 (9 counts×13 payouts) game balls are paid out. Therefore, as a matter of course, more game balls are paid out to the player in a jackpot game with a large number of round games than in a jackpot game with a small number of round games. Therefore, it is possible to make the player expect that a big win game with a larger number of round games will be played. It should be noted that this can be interpreted as enabling execution of a plurality of jackpot games (specific games) with different degrees of advantage for the player.

During execution of the above-described jackpot game, the round display portion 55 of the segment display portion 50 displays the type of jackpot game being executed (the number of round games played). That is, as shown in FIG. 4, three LEDs are arranged in the round display portion 55, and in this round display portion 55, the left LED among the three LEDs is turned on to play a 4-round jackpot game. is in progress, lighting the middle LED indicates that the 6-round big win game is in progress, and lighting the right LED indicates that the 7-round big win game is in progress. , to indicate that the 16-round jackpot game is being executed by turning on all three LEDs.

<Holding special symbols>
When the game ball enters the first starting hole 24, the big hit determination and the variable display for the first special figure are performed as described above. is not performed immediately after entering the ball, but the obtained judgment random number is temporarily stored as the first special figure reservation. Then, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, big hit determination and variation display of the first special figure are performed based on the stored first special figure reservation. Such a first special figure reservation is stored with an upper limit of four. The number of stored first special figure reservations (first special figure reservation number) is displayed in the first special figure reservation display section 53 of the segment display section 50 . That is, as shown in FIG. 4, two LEDs are arranged in the first special figure reservation display unit 53, and in this first special figure reservation display unit 53, one LED out of the two LEDs Lighting indicates that the number of the first special figure reservations is 1, and lighting two LEDs indicates that the number of the first special figure reservations is 2, blinking one LED By doing so, it indicates that the first special figure reservation number is three, and by blinking the two LEDs, it indicates that the first special figure reservation number is four.

In addition, when the game ball enters the second start hole 25, the big hit determination and the variable display are performed for the second special figure as described above, but these big hit determinations and the variable display are also performed when the game ball is the second start. Instead of being performed immediately after entering the mouth 25, the obtained determination random number is temporarily stored as the second special figure reservation. Then, when a predetermined condition is established, big hit determination and variation display of the second special figure are performed based on the stored second special figure reservation. Such a second special figure reservation is also stored with an upper limit of four. The number of stored second special figure reservations (the number of second special figure reservations) is displayed in the second special figure reservation display section 54 of the segment display section 50 . That is, as shown in FIG. 4, two LEDs are also arranged in the second special figure reservation display unit 54, and in this second special figure reservation display unit 54, one LED out of the two LEDs Lighting indicates that the number of the second special figure reservation is 1, and lighting two LEDs indicates that the number of the second special figure reservation is 2, blinking one LED By doing so, it indicates that the number of the second special figure reservations is three, and by blinking the two LEDs, it indicates that the number of the second special figure reservations is four.

Incidentally, in the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, the first special symbol reservation and the second special symbol reservation are stored during the variable display of any special symbol, during the fixed display of any special symbol, or during the jackpot game. Even if it is, the big hit determination and the variable display related to these reservations are not performed. Also, when only the first special figure reservation is stored out of the first special figure reservation and the second special figure reservation, the jackpot determination and the first special figure related to the first stored first special figure reservation Variable display is performed, but when the second special figure reservation is stored, regardless of whether or not the first special figure reservation is stored, the jackpot determination and determination related to the first stored second special figure reservation and Perform the variable display of the second special figure. That is, the second special figure is preferentially displayed over the first special figure (having a so-called second special figure priority variation function).

Further, in this specification, when the first special figure reservation and the second special figure reservation are not particularly distinguished, they are collectively expressed as "special figure reservation".

<Normal pattern fluctuation display, normal pattern per game>
As described above with reference to FIG. 2, the normal symbol actuating gate 27 allows a game ball struck to the right to pass through. When the game ball hit to the right passes through the normal symbol operation gate 27 and is detected by the gate sensor 27s, a predetermined judgment random number (normal pattern per judgment random number to be described later) is acquired, and the judgment random number is Based on the normal pattern per decision to determine whether it is per normal pattern or off. Then, based on the result of the normal pattern hit determination, the normal pattern is variably displayed and then stopped. As shown in FIG. 4, the segment display portion 50 is provided with a normal pattern display portion 56 for displaying normal symbols, and the normal pattern display portion 56 is provided with two LEDs. The normal pattern is variably displayed by switching which LED among the two LEDs is lit in the normal pattern display unit 56, and is stopped by lighting a predetermined LED among the two LEDs. In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, two kinds of patterns are stopped as normal patterns: a normal pattern winning pattern in which the left LED of the two LEDs is lit, and a normal pattern out-of-pattern pattern in which the right LED is lit. Displayable. If the result of the normal pattern hit determination is a normal pattern, the normal pattern will be stopped and displayed with a normal pattern per pattern, and if the result of the normal pattern hit determination is a normal pattern off, the normal pattern will be stopped and displayed with a normal pattern off pattern. be done. When the normal patterns are stopped and displayed as hit patterns or lost patterns in this way, the stop-displayed state of the patterns is maintained until a prescribed time elapses (fixed display) in order to fix the stopped-displayed patterns. Then, when the normal pattern is stopped and displayed in the normal pattern per pattern, the normal pattern per game is performed in which the second starting port 25 is opened and then closed.

<Holding normal symbols>
When the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 27, normal symbol hit determination and normal symbol variation display are performed, but these normal symbol hit determination and variation display are performed immediately after the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 27. Instead of being performed, the acquired judgment random number is temporarily stored as a normal pattern hold. Then, when a predetermined condition is established, normal pattern hit determination and normal pattern fluctuation display are performed based on the stored normal pattern reservation. Such a normal pattern reservation is also stored with an upper limit of four. The number of stored normal map reservations (the number of normal pattern reservations) is displayed in the general pattern reservation display section 57 of the segment display section 50 . That is, as shown in FIG. 4, two LEDs are arranged in the normal pattern reservation display unit 57, and in this normal pattern reservation display unit 57, one of the two LEDs can be lit. Indicate that the number of normal figure reservations is 1, and by lighting 2 LEDs, it indicates that the number of normal figure reservations is 2, and by blinking 1 LED, the number of normal figure reservations is It shows that there are 3, and it shows that the number of normal figure reservations is 4 by blinking 2 LEDs. In addition, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the normal pattern suspension is stored, if it is not during the variable display of the normal patterns, during the fixed display of the normal patterns, or during the normal pattern winning game, It performs the variable display of the normal pattern hit determination and the normal pattern related to the stored normal pattern reservation.

<Game state>
Here, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, a game state related to the probability of being determined as a big hit in the big win determination and a game state related to the frequency of entering the game ball into the second start port 25 are appropriately set. . Among these, the gaming state related to the probability of being determined to be a big hit in the big hit determination is "low probability state with a low probability of being determined to be a big hit in the big hit determination (probability of 1/99.9)" or "jackpot determination , the probability of being judged as a big hit is high (probability of 1/11.9). In addition, the game state related to the frequency of the game ball entering the second start port 25 is "a non-electric support state in which the frequency of the game ball entering the second start port 25 is low" or "to the second start port 25 It is set to "Electric support state where the frequency of entering the game ball is high".

A setting mode of the game state described above will be described with reference to FIG. Since these game states are set after the jackpot game ends, FIG. 6 also shows the number of times of the round game described above with reference to FIG. In addition, in FIG. 6, the "high probability number" is the number of symbol variation games (variation display of special symbols) that can be executed in a state in which the high probability state is set, and the "power support number" is the number of power It is the number of symbol variation games (variation display of special symbols) that can be executed in the state where the support state is set.

In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, even if any jackpot game is performed, the high probability state and the electric support state are set together after the jackpot game is finished, but the number of times of the electric support is the same as that of the jackpot game. It varies depending on the type of the jackpot pattern that triggered the start. That is, as shown in FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b), the high-probability number of times is set to 6 times regardless of which jackpot symbol is stop-displayed. On the other hand, regarding the number of electric sapo, as shown in FIG. If the probability is 45%), it is set to 25 times, and if the 1st special pattern is stopped at 46 to 50, 51 to 90, 91 to 94 in the jackpot pattern (the 1st special pattern is stopped in the jackpot pattern If it is displayed, it is set to 50 times with a probability of 5% + 40% + 4% = 49%), and if the 1st special pattern is stopped and displayed with a jackpot pattern of 95 to 100 (the 1st special pattern is a jackpot pattern It is set to 100 times (with a probability of 6% if it is stopped). Also, as shown in FIG. 6(b), when the second special figure is stopped and displayed with the big hit patterns 201 to 245 (with a probability of 45% when the second special figure is stopped and displayed with the big hit pattern). If it is set to 25 times and the second special figure is stopped at 246 to 250, 251 to 290, 291 to 294 in the jackpot pattern (5% + 40% if the second special figure is stopped in the jackpot pattern) +4% = 49% probability) is set to 50 times, and if the second special pattern is stopped with a jackpot pattern of 295 to 300 (6% if the second special pattern is stopped with a jackpot pattern) probability) is set to 100 times.

In addition, when the pattern variation game (variation display of special symbols) is performed 6 times after the high probability number is set to 6 times, the high probability state is terminated, and the low probability state is maintained while the power supply state is set. is set. Further, when the same number of symbol variation games (variation display of special symbols) as the number of times of power support is set after the power support times of 25 times, 50 times and 100 times are set, the power support state is ended, A non-electric support state is set. Since the electric support state is more advantageous than the non-electric support state for the player, the player can be expected to set more electric support times.

Here, the segment display section 50 is provided with an electric support display section 58 that indicates that the electric support state is being set. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, three LEDs are arranged in the power support display unit 58, and when the power support state is being set, the power support state is set by lighting these three LEDs. Indicates that it is inside. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the segment display section 50 is provided with a right-handed display section 59 indicating that a right-handed player is to be hit. During the setting of the electric support state, the frequency of entry of the game ball into the second starting port 25 is high and the second starting port 25 can enter the game ball struck to the right, so the electric support state is set. It is beneficial for the player to hit right during the middle. In addition, since the game ball hit to the right can enter the big winning hole 28, it is beneficial for the player to hit to the right even during the jackpot game. Therefore, during the setting of the electric support state and during the big hit game, two LEDs arranged in the right hitting display section 59 are turned on to indicate that the right hitting is performed.

<Contents of Display on Effect Display Device 41>
The progress of the game as described above is mainly performed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 . In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, an effect of displaying various images on the effect display device 41 is performed in accordance with the progress of the game as described above. Such effects are mainly performed by the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 .

For example, in the effect display device 41, an effect (hereinafter also referred to as "symbol change effect") matching the variation display (symbol variation game) of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is performed. That is, in synchronization with the start timing of the variable display (symbol variation game) of the special symbol (first special symbol or second special symbol), the effect display device 41 starts variable display of the three identification symbols 41a, 41b, 41c. do. Thereafter, the variable display of the identification symbols 41a, 41b, 41c is performed in various manners until the special symbol variation time elapses. Then, the variable display of the identification symbols 41a, 41b, and 41c is ended in synchronization with the end timing of the variable display of the special symbols (stopped display of the special symbols). In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to display nine numbers "1" to "9" designed as identification symbols.

FIG. 7(a) conceptually shows how the three identification patterns 41a, 41b, and 41c are displayed in a fluctuating manner all at once. When a predetermined time elapses after the start of the variable display, for example, the left identification pattern 41a is stopped and displayed first, then the right identification pattern 41c is stopped and displayed, and finally the middle identification pattern 41b is stopped and displayed. The combination of the three identification symbols 41a, 41b, and 41c stop-displayed in the effect display device 41 is the special symbol (the first 1 special figure or 2nd special figure). For example, when the first special figure or the second special figure is stopped and displayed as a jackpot pattern, the three identification patterns 41a, 41b, and 41c of the effect display device 41 are the same pattern combination (hereinafter also referred to as "double eyes") ) is displayed. In addition, when the first special symbol or the second special symbol is stopped and displayed with a missing symbol, the three identification symbols 41a, 41b, 41c are stopped with a symbol combination that does not match the same symbol (hereinafter also referred to as "separate eyes"). Is displayed. The stopped identification symbols 41a, 41b, and 41c are stopped (determinedly displayed) until the finalized display time of the special symbols elapses.

Thus, the special symbols displayed in the first special symbol display unit 51 or the second special symbol display unit 52, and the three identification symbols 41a, 41b, and 41c displayed in the effect display device 41, the display contents are They correspond to each other, and when the special symbol during variable display is stopped and displayed, the three identification symbols 41a, 41b and 41c are also stopped and displayed. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, the effect display device 41 is provided at a position more conspicuous than the first special figure display portion 51 or the second special figure display portion 52 (segment display portion 50). Since the screen is large and the display contents are easy to understand, the player usually plays the game while looking at the screen of the effect display device 41 . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7B, the left identification pattern 41a stopped and displayed first on the display screen of the effect display device 41 and the right identification pattern 41c stopped and displayed subsequently were the same pattern. In this case, the middle identification symbol 41b that is stopped and displayed at the end also stops at the same symbol, and the player thinks that "a big win game is about to start," and displays the variation of the identification symbol (symbol variation effect). will be watching. In this way, two identification patterns (identification patterns excluding one identification pattern among a plurality of identification patterns) are stopped at the same pattern (a mode that can be double eyes), and the last identification pattern (one identification pattern) is stopped. The effect performed in the variable display state is called "ready-to-win effect", and it is possible to increase the interest in the game by generating this ready-to-win effect.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, at the bottom of the display screen of the effect display device 41, there is a "reservation image" indicating that the special figure reservation is stored, and special symbols (identification symbols 41a, 41b, 41c). A "image for the subject" is displayed to indicate that the variable display of the variable display is being performed. The "reserved image" and the "relevant image" will be described later in detail.

C. Game control processing:
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a rough flow of game control processing performed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 as control relating to the progress of the game. The game control process is performed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 based on timer interrupts generated at predetermined intervals (for example, every 4 milliseconds). The game progress control processing performed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 will be described below according to the flowchart. In the following description, descriptions of well-known processing such as initialization processing of the CPU 201, interrupt prohibition processing, and interrupt enable processing are omitted.

<Output processing>
As shown in FIG. 8, when the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 starts the game control process, first, the output process (S100) is performed. In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, various commands to be transmitted to various control boards including the sub-control board 220 are stored in an output buffer secured in the RAM 203 in various processes to be described later. In the output process (S100), various commands stored in the output buffer are transmitted to various control boards. By doing so, for example, the sub-control board 220 controls the effect in accordance with the progress of the game, and the payout control board 240 drives the payout motor 243 to pay out the game balls. becomes.

<Input processing>
The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 then performs input processing (S200). In the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, as described above, three game balls are paid out when a game ball enters any one of the first start hole 24, the second start hole 25, and the general ball entry hole 30. When a game ball enters the big winning hole 28, 13 game balls are paid out. Therefore, in the processing of the input process (S200), the sensors that detect these entering balls (the first starting hole sensor 24s, the second starting hole sensor 25s, the big winning hole sensor 28s, etc.) detect the game ball. or not. As a result, when game balls are detected, a payout command indicating the number of game balls to be put out is stored in the above output buffer. The payout command thus stored in the output buffer is transmitted to the payout control board 240 in the next output process (S100).

<Random number update process>
The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 then performs random number update processing (S300). In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the big hit determination and the normal pattern hit determination are performed based on a predetermined determination random number. Specifically, the big hit determination is performed based on the "big hit determination random number", and the normal pattern hit determination is performed based on the "general pattern hit determination random number". Further, the variation display of the special symbols in the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment is performed based on a variation pattern which will be described later, and this variation pattern is selected based on a "variation pattern selection random number". In addition, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the jackpot determination result is a jackpot, one of the 100 jackpot patterns (jackpot patterns 1 to 100 or jackpot patterns 201 to 300) is stopped and displayed. However, the type of the jackpot pattern is selected based on the "symbol selection random number". These random numbers are updated in the random number update process (S300). It should be noted that these random numbers are updated not only in the random number update process (S300), but also during the period from the end of the game control process to the start of the next game control process (the next timer interrupt). good too. Alternatively, a dedicated circuit for updating random numbers may be provided, and the random numbers may be updated by this dedicated circuit.

<Sensor detection processing for starting port, etc.>
Next, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performs a start port sensor detection process (S400). In the sensor detection process (S400) such as the start opening, a process of storing the normal figure reservation, the first special figure reservation, and the second special figure reservation is performed. That is, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 first determines whether or not the game ball has passed through the normal symbol operation gate 27 based on the detection result of the gate sensor 27s. As a result, when the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 27, it is determined whether or not the number of normal symbol reservations has reached four, which is the upper limit. Then, if the number of normal pattern reservations does not reach 4 pieces, the normal pattern per determination random number is acquired and the general pattern per determination random number is stored as normal pattern reservation. The general pattern reservation is stored in the general pattern reservation storage area secured in the RAM 203 so that the stored order can be identified. In addition, when the game ball has not passed through the normal pattern operation gate 27, or when the normal pattern reservation number has already reached 4 pieces, a new normal pattern reservation is not stored.

After performing the processing related to the memory of the normal pattern reservation in this way, subsequently, it is determined whether or not the game ball entered the first starting port 24 based on the detection result of the first starting port sensor 24s. As a result, when the game ball enters the first start port 24, it is determined whether or not the number of the first special figure reservation has reached four which is the upper limit. Then, if the number of the first special figure reservations does not reach four, a big hit determination random number, a variation pattern selection random number and a pattern selection random number are acquired and these random numbers are stored as the first special figure reservations. The first special figure reservation is stored in the first special figure reservation storage area secured in the RAM 203 so that the stored order can be identified.

Here, the variation display of the first special figure (symbol variation game) is performed based on the big hit determination random number, the variation pattern selection random number, and the symbol selection random number obtained as the first special figure reservation. The performance (symbol variation performance) performed in accordance with the variation display of the first special figure is also performed based on the big hit determination random number, the variation pattern selection random number and the symbol selection random number obtained as the first special figure reservation. Therefore, when the first special figure reservation is stored, even if the fluctuation display based on the first special figure reservation (variation display of special symbols) has not yet started (even if the fluctuation start condition is not satisfied) , It is possible to determine the aspect of the variable display and production based on the first special figure reservation (design variation game and design variation production based on the first special figure reservation). For example, even before the variable display based on the first special figure reservation is performed, whether the big hit design is stopped and displayed when the variable display based on the first special figure reservation is performed (the big hit game It is possible to determine whether or not it will be started), whether or not a ready-to-win effect will be performed, and the like. Such a determination is called a preliminary determination, and in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the first special figure reservation is stored, a preliminary determination is made with respect to the first special figure reservation, and the preliminary determination result is obtained. is stored in association with the first special figure reservation. In this way, after storing the first special figure reservation and storing the preliminary judgment result about the first special figure reservation, the preliminary judgment result command indicating the preliminary judgment result is stored in the output buffer of the RAM 203 . The pre-determination result command thus stored in the output buffer is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 in the next output process (S100). By doing so, the sub-control board 220 can execute various effects based on the preliminary determination result of the first special figure reservation. In addition, if the game ball has not entered the first start port 24, or if the number of the first special figure reservations has already reached 4, the new first special figure reservations will not be stored, No judgment is made.

After performing the processing related to the memory of the first special figure reservation in this way, it is then determined whether or not the game ball has entered the second starting hole 25 based on the detection result of the second starting hole sensor 25s. As a result, when the game ball enters the second starting port 25, it is determined whether or not the second special figure reservation number has reached four, which is the upper limit. Then, if the second special figure reservation number does not reach four, a jackpot determination random number, a fluctuation pattern selection random number and a symbol selection random number are acquired and these random numbers are stored as a second special figure reservation. The second special figure reservation is stored in the second special figure reservation storage area secured in the RAM 203 so that the stored order can be identified. After storing the second special figure reservation in this way, the same preliminary determination as described above is performed for the second special figure reservation, and the result of the preliminary determination is stored in association with the second special figure reservation. Thus, after storing the second special figure reservation and storing the preliminary judgment result about the second special figure reservation, the preliminary judgment result command indicating the preliminary judgment result is stored in the output buffer of the RAM 203 . The pre-determination result command thus stored in the output buffer is also transmitted to the sub-control board 220 in the next output process (S100). By doing so, the sub-control board 220 can execute various effects based on the preliminary determination result of the second special figure reservation. In addition, if the game ball has not entered the second start port 25, or if the number of the second special figure reservations has already reached four, the new second special figure reservations are not stored, No judgment is made.

<Normal operation processing>
The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 then performs normal operation processing (S500). In this normal action process (S500), a process of displaying the normal symbols in a variable manner and executing a game per normal pattern is performed. That is, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 first determines whether or not it is during a game per normal pattern, during variable display of normal patterns, or during fixed display of normal patterns. As a result, if it is neither during the normal pattern per game, during the variable display of the normal patterns, nor during the fixed display of the normal patterns, it is determined whether or not the normal pattern suspension is stored in the above-mentioned normal pattern suspension storage area. . As a result, when the general pattern reservation is stored in the general pattern reservation storage area, the general pattern reservation that is stored first among the general pattern reservations that are stored is read. Then, the read normal pattern reservation, that is, the normal pattern per determination is performed based on the normal pattern per determination random number.

After performing the normal pattern hit determination, it is determined whether the result of the normal pattern hit determination is the normal pattern hit. As a result, when the result of the normal pattern hit determination is the normal pattern hit, the normal pattern hit pattern is stored as a pattern (stop pattern) to be stopped and displayed in the variable display of the normal pattern this time. That is, it stores that the left LED (see FIG. 4) of the normal pattern display unit 56 is lit as a result of the variable display of the normal pattern this time. On the other hand, when the result of the normal pattern hit determination is the normal pattern deviation, the normal pattern deviation pattern is stored as a pattern (stopped pattern) to be stopped and displayed in the variable display of the normal pattern this time. That is, it memorizes that the right LED (see FIG. 4) of the normal pattern display unit 56 is turned on as a result of the variable display of the normal pattern this time.

In this way, as a result of the variable display of the normal symbol this time, when the left LED of the normal symbol display unit 56 is lit or the right LED of the normal symbol display unit 56 is stored, the normal symbol variation time Set to start variable display of normal symbols. Then, the general pattern reservation that is the target of the general pattern per determination of this time is erased from the general pattern reservation storage area.

The above has explained the processing in the case of none of the normal symbol per game, the normal symbol variable display, and the normal symbol fixed display. On the other hand, when the variable display of the normal symbols is in progress, it is determined whether or not the variable time of the normal symbols during the variable display has elapsed. As a result, when it is determined that the variable time has passed, the normal symbols during variable display are stopped and displayed in a pre-stored manner. That is, when the result of the determination of the per normal pattern is per per normal pattern, the LED on the left of the per normal pattern display unit 56 is turned on (the per pattern of the normal pattern is stopped and displayed), and the result of the per normal pattern determination is out. If it is, the LED on the right of the normal pattern display unit 56 is turned on (the off pattern is stopped and displayed). When the normal symbols are stopped and displayed in this way, the fixed display of the normal symbols is started, so the fixed display time of the normal symbols is set.

The above is a description of the processing when the normal symbols are displayed in a variable manner. On the other hand, when the normal symbol is being displayed in a fixed state, it is determined whether or not the fixed display time has elapsed. As a result, when the fixed display time has elapsed, it is determined whether or not the normal pattern stopped and displayed (fixed display) this time is a normal pattern winning pattern (lighting of the left LED of the normal pattern display section 56). As a result, when the normal pattern that is stopped and displayed is a pattern per normal pattern, after setting the opening pattern (number of times of opening, opening time, closing time, etc.) of the second start port 25 in the normal per game, normal A per-figure game is started.

In the above, the processing when the normal symbol is being confirmed and displayed has been described. On the other hand, when the normal game is being played, the opening/closing door 26 is operated by controlling the starting port solenoid 26m so that the second starting port 25 is in the open state/closed state in the above-described opening pattern. . And, when the control according to this open pattern is finished, the game per normal pattern is finished.

Here, as described above with reference to FIG. 6, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the game state related to the frequency of game balls entering the second starting hole 25 is "game balls entering the second starting hole 25 is set to a non-electrical support state in which the frequency of ball entry is low" or an "electrical support state in which the frequency of game balls entering the second starting port 25 is high". Such setting of the non-electrical support state and the electric support state is realized as follows.

That is, compared to the non-electric sapo state, the probability that the result of the normal pattern hit determination will be a normal pattern hit probability (per normal pattern probability) is high, and the normal pattern fluctuation time (normal pattern fluctuation time) is short. , The opening time of the second starting port 25 in the game per normal pattern is set long. Therefore, in the electric support state, compared with the non-electric support state, the second starting port 25 is opened more frequently and the period in which it is in the open state is longer, so the number of game balls to the second starting port 25 is increased. The frequency of entering the ball increases (high frequency state). For example, if the non-electric sapo state is set, set the probability per normal pattern to 1/100 Per normal pattern), set the normal pattern fluctuation time to 20 seconds, and set the opening time of the second start port 25 in the normal pattern per game to 0.3 seconds (0.1 second x 3 times open). On the other hand, if the electric sapo state is set, set the probability of the normal pattern to 99/100 (99/100 of the random numbers that can be Random numbers are per normal pattern), the normal pattern fluctuation time is set to 1 second, and the opening time of the second start port 25 in the normal pattern per game is set to 4.5 seconds (1.5 seconds x 3 times open). .

<Special action processing>
The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 then performs special operation processing (S600). In this special action process (S600), a process of displaying a special symbol (first special symbol or second special symbol) in a variable manner and executing a jackpot game is performed. In other words, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 first, during the jackpot game, during the variable display of the special symbol (first special symbol or second special symbol), during the fixed display of the special symbol (first special symbol or second special symbol) It is determined whether it is either As a result, if it is neither during the jackpot game, during the variable display of the special symbols, nor during the fixed display of the special symbols, it is determined whether or not the second special symbol reservation is stored in the second special symbol reservation storage area. . As a result, if the second special figure suspension is stored in the second special figure suspension storage area, the first stored second special figure suspension (jackpot judgment random number , variation pattern selection random number, symbol selection random number). Then, the big hit determination is performed based on the big hit determination random number included in the read second special figure reservation.

On the other hand, if the second special figure reservation is not stored in the second special figure reservation storage area, this time it is checked whether the first special figure reservation is stored in the first special figure reservation storage area. to decide. As a result, when the first special figure suspension is stored in the first special figure suspension storage area, the first special figure suspension (jackpot judgment random number , symbol selection random number, variation pattern selection random number). Then, the big hit determination is performed based on the big hit determination random number included in the read first special figure reservation.

Here, as described above with reference to FIG. 6, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the gaming state related to the probability of being determined to be a big hit in the big win determination is "the probability of being determined to be a big win in the big win determination is low (99 (1/9 probability)” or “high probability state (1/11.9 probability) in which the probability of judging a big hit is high”. The setting of such a low-probability state or high-probability state is realized as follows. That is, when the low probability state is set, the random number of 1/99.9 of the jackpot judgment random numbers that can be acquired as the first special hold or the second special hold is set as a big hit, and the high probability state is set. If so, a random number that is 1/11.9 out of the jackpot determination random numbers that can be acquired as the first special figure reservation or the second special figure reservation is taken as the big hit.

When the big hit determination is performed for the first special figure reservation or the second special figure reservation in this way, it is determined whether or not the result of the big hit determination is a big hit. As a result, when the result of the big hit determination is a big hit, the variation display of the special symbol of this time (symbol variation game) is based on the symbol selection random number included in the first special symbol reservation or the second special symbol reservation read this time. Select the type of jackpot pattern to be stopped and displayed with . That is, as described above with reference to FIG. 5, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the jackpot patterns 1 to 100 can be stopped and displayed as the first special patterns, and the jackpot patterns 201 to 300 as the second special patterns. can be stopped. Therefore, when reading the first special figure reservation, refer to the symbol selection table (not shown) in which the symbol selection random number is assigned to the jackpot symbols 1 to 100, and the symbol selection random number read as the first special figure reservation A corresponding jackpot symbol is selected as a symbol to be stopped and displayed. In addition, when the second special figure reservation is read out, referring to the symbol selection table in which the symbol selection random numbers are assigned to the big hit symbols 201 to 300, the jackpot design corresponding to the symbol selection random number read out as the second special figure reservation. is selected as the symbol to be stopped. Incidentally, the symbol selection table is stored in the ROM 202 of the main control board 200 in advance.

On the other hand, when the result of the big hit determination is loss, the winning symbol 101 is selected as a symbol to be stopped and displayed when the first special figure reservation is read, and the winning symbol 301 is selected when the second special figure reservation is read. Select as a symbol to stop and display. The jackpot symbols and winning symbols selected as the symbols to be stopped and displayed are stored in the stop symbol storage area secured in the RAM 203 .

After selecting the symbols to be stopped and displayed in this manner, the variation pattern of the special symbol variation display (symbol variation game) is selected. The fluctuation pattern is the time (fluctuation time) from the start of the fluctuation display to the stop display of the special symbol (first special pattern or second special pattern), and each fluctuation pattern is distinguished from other fluctuation patterns. Information (fluctuation pattern ID) for doing is attached. A variation pattern selection table is referred to in the process of selecting a variation pattern. The variation pattern selection table is, as shown in FIG. 9, a table in which variation pattern selection random numbers are assigned to a plurality of variation patterns (variation pattern ID, variation time). In the process of selecting a variation pattern, in such a variation pattern selection table, the variation pattern corresponding to the variation pattern selection random number read as the first special figure reservation or the second special figure reservation is determined as the current variation pattern. . Therefore, the probability that each variation pattern is selected is determined by the ratio of the random numbers assigned to each variation pattern among the obtainable variation pattern selection random numbers.

The variation pattern selected in this manner is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 as a variation pattern specification command, which will be described later. When the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 receives the variation pattern specification command, it recognizes the variation pattern of the current pattern variation game based on the variation pattern specification command, and executes the pattern variation performance with the performance pattern based on the variation pattern. .

In the process of selecting the variation pattern described above, instead of always referring to the same variation pattern selection table, as shown in FIG. A variation pattern selection table corresponding to various game progresses such as the game state, the result of jackpot determination, the number of the first special figure suspension and the number of the second special figure suspension stored is referred to. By doing so, it is possible to select variation patterns corresponding to various game progress conditions, and thus the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 can execute symbol variation effects with effect patterns corresponding to various game progress conditions. For example, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220, when the result of the big-hit determination is a big win, executes a symbol variation performance of stopping and displaying the identification symbols 41a, 41b, and 41c after the ready-to-win performance, and the result of the big-hit determination. If it is out, a symbol variation effect is executed to stop and display the identification symbols 41a, 41b, 41c with separate stitches. In addition, when the result of the big hit determination is a loss and a predetermined variation pattern is selected, a ready-to-win effect is performed. Each variation pattern selection table is stored in the ROM 202 of the main control board 200 in advance.

Thus, when the symbols to be stopped and displayed in the variable display of the special symbols of this time are selected and the variation pattern of the variable display of the special symbols of this time is selected, the variable display of the special symbols is started. Then, a variation pattern specification command indicating the variation pattern selected this time is stored in the output buffer of the RAM 203 . The variation pattern designation command thus stored in the output buffer is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 in the next output process (S100). Also, the first special figure reservation or the second special figure reservation that is the object of this big hit determination is erased from the first special figure reservation storage area or the second special figure reservation storage area.

The above is a description of the processing performed during the jackpot game, during the variable display of the special symbols (the first special symbol or the second special symbol), and during the fixed display of the special symbols. On the other hand, when the special symbol is being variably displayed, it is determined whether or not the variation time of the special symbol being variably displayed has elapsed. As a result, when it is determined that the variable time has elapsed, the special symbols being varied and displayed are stopped and displayed with the symbols stored in advance in the stop symbol storage area (fixed display is started). When the special symbols are stopped and displayed in this way, the fixed display of the special symbols is started, so the fixed display time of the special symbols is set. Then, a fluctuation stop command indicating that the special symbol has been stopped and displayed is stored in the output buffer of the RAM 203 . The fluctuation stop command stored in the output buffer in this way is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 in the next output process (S100).

When the special symbols are being displayed in a fixed state, it is determined whether or not the fixed display time has elapsed. As a result, when the fixed display time has elapsed, it is determined whether or not the special pattern stopped and displayed (fixed display) this time is a big winning pattern. As a result, if the stop-displayed special symbol is a missing symbol, it is determined whether or not the high probability state is set, and if the high probability state is set, the high probability count is subtracted once. do. As a result, when the high-probability number becomes 0, the low-probability state is set instead of the high-probability state. Further, it is determined whether or not the electric support state is set, and if the electric support state is set, the number of electric support times is subtracted by one. As a result, when the number of times of electrical support becomes 0, the non-electrical support state is set instead of the electrical support state. When the game state is set in this manner, a game state designation command indicating the set game state is stored in the output buffer of the RAM 203 . The gaming state designation command thus stored in the output buffer is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 in the next output process (S100).

On the other hand, when the stop-displayed special symbol is a big win symbol, the opening pattern (number of times of opening, opening time, closing time, etc.) of the big winning opening 28 in the big win game is set. As described above with reference to FIG. 5, in the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, the number of round games during the big win game differs depending on the type of the stopped and displayed big win symbols. Therefore, the opening pattern of the big winning opening 28 is set corresponding to the type of the stopped and displayed big winning symbol. After setting the opening pattern of the big winning opening 28 in this way, the big winning game is started. Then, a jackpot game start command indicating the start of the jackpot game is stored in the output buffer of the RAM 203 . This jackpot game start command also includes information indicating the number of round games in the jackpot game to be started this time. The jackpot game start command stored in the output buffer is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 in the next output process (S100).

On the other hand, when the jackpot game is in progress, the opening/closing door 29 is operated by controlling the jackpot solenoid 29m so that the jackpot 28 is in the open state/closed state according to the opening pattern described above. At the start of the round game, a round game start command indicating the start of the round game is stored in the output buffer of the RAM 203, and at the end of the round game, the round game end command indicating the end of the round game is stored in the output buffer of the RAM 203. be done. The round game start command and the round game end command thus stored in the output buffer are transmitted to the sub-control board 220 in the next output process (S100).

Also, when the control of the big winning opening solenoid 29m according to the above-described opening pattern (operation of the open/close door 29) is completed, the jackpot game is terminated. Then, a jackpot game end command indicating the end of the jackpot game is stored in the output buffer of the RAM 203 . The jackpot game end command stored in the output buffer in this way is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 in the next output process (S100). When the jackpot game is finished, the game state is set to the high probability state and electric support state as described above with reference to FIG. At this time, the high-accuracy number of times is set to 6 times regardless of which jackpot pattern is stopped, but the number of times of electrical support is set to 25 times, 50 times, or 25 times, 50 times, or the like, depending on the type of the jackpot pattern stopped and displayed. It is set to any one of 100 times. When the game state is set in this manner, a game state designation command indicating the set game state (including the high probability number of times and the electric support number of times) is stored in the output buffer of the RAM 203 . The gaming state designation command thus stored in the output buffer is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 in the next output process (S100).

In addition, the first special figure reservation and the second special figure reservation can be regarded as "acquisition information", and the RAM 203 for storing the first special figure reservation and the second special figure reservation can be regarded as "acquisition information storage means". can. Further, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200, which performs preliminary determination as to whether or not the first special figure reservation or the second special figure reservation is predetermined information, can also be regarded as "preliminary determination means". In addition, the special symbols can be regarded as "identification information", the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 that variably displays the special symbols can be regarded as "identification information display means", and the jackpot symbols can be regarded as "specific mode". can also Also, the big winning opening 28 can be regarded as a "variable ball entrance", and the big winning game can be regarded as a "specific game". The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 that executes the jackpot game (provides a privilege to the player) can also be regarded as "specific game execution means" and "privilege granting means". In addition, the "electric support state" and "high probability state" can be regarded as "advantageous state", and the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 that can set the "electric support state" and "high probability state" as the game state " It can also be regarded as "advantageous state setting means".

D. Production control processing:
FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing a rough flow of effect control processing performed by the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 as control related to effects. The effect control process is performed by the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 based on a timer interrupt that occurs every predetermined period (for example, every 10 milliseconds). The effect control processing performed by the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 will be described below according to the flowchart. In the following description, descriptions of well-known processes such as the initialization process of the CPU 221, interrupt prohibition process, and interrupt enable process are omitted.

When the effect control processing is started, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 first performs command analysis processing (S800). Here, every time the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 receives a command from the main control board 200, the command is stored in the received command storage area of the RAM 223 as external interrupt processing. In the command analysis process (S800), the command stored in the received command storage area, that is, the effect corresponding to the command received from the main control board 200 is determined. A command to be transmitted to the control board 226 or the like is stored in an output buffer secured in the RAM 223 .

The CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 then performs output processing (S900). In this process, commands stored in the output buffer of the RAM 223 are sent to the image/audio control board 230, the lamp control board 226, and the like. When a command is received from the sub-control board 220, the image/sound control board 230 displays an image corresponding to the received command on the effect display device 41, and outputs sound corresponding to the received command from various speakers 6a, 6b, etc. do. The lamp control board 226 also causes the various lamps 5a to 5c to emit light in a light emission pattern corresponding to the received command.

As described above, the sub-control board 220 cooperates with the image/audio control board 230, the lamp control board 226, and the like to execute various effects. Execution of various effects in cooperation with the board 230, the lamp control board 226, etc. is simply expressed as "the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 executes various effects".

FIG. 12 shows processing performed by the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 in response to commands received from the main control board 200 . As shown in FIG. 12, when the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 receives the pre-determination result command, the pre-determination effect, which is the effect based on the pre-determination result, is performed. For example, an image of a character or the like corresponding to the preliminary determination result is displayed on the effect display device 41 . The pre-determination effect need not always be performed when the pre-determination result command is received, and may be performed when a predetermined condition is established (for example, when a predetermined execution lottery is won).

In addition, when the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 receives the variation pattern specification command, the symbol corresponding to the variation pattern indicated by the variation pattern specification command is displayed in accordance with the variation display of the special symbol (first special figure or second special figure). A variable effect (including variable display of identification patterns 41a, 41b, and 41c) is started. Since the symbol variation effect is performed corresponding to the variation pattern, the ready-to-win effect (see FIG. 7(b)) performed as part of the symbol variation effect is also performed when the corresponding variation pattern is selected. Specifically, when a variation pattern corresponding to the ready-to-win performance is selected when the result of the big-hit determination is a big win, after the ready-to-win performance is performed, the identification patterns 41a, 41b, and 41c are stop-displayed in doubles. A performance is held. In addition, when the variation pattern corresponding to the ready-to-win performance is selected when the result of the big hit determination is a failure, the symbol variation performance to stop and display the identification patterns 41a, 41b, 41c as loose eyes after the ready-to-win performance is performed. is done. Then, when receiving a variation stop command during execution of the symbol variation effect, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 stops and displays the identification symbols 41a, 41b, 41c in double or loose.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, when the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 receives the big-hit game start command, it starts a big-hit game effect indicating that the big-hit game is in progress. For example, at the timing when the big win game is started, a fanfare effect indicating the start of the big win game is executed, and a moving image (so-called movie) indicating that the big win game is being played is started. In addition, an effect that suggests the number of round games of the started jackpot game (any of 4-round jackpot game, 6-round jackpot game, 7-round jackpot game, and 16-round jackpot game), and set after the start jackpot game is finished. A game state, high probability number of times (6 times), electric support number of times (any of 25 times, 50 times, 100 times) is executed.

Further, when the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 receives the round game start command during the big win game, it starts a round game effect indicating that the round game is in progress (for example, superimposed on the big win game effect). For example, an effect indicating the number of round games in the jackpot game being executed (for example, an effect of displaying 1R, 2R, 3R, etc.) is started. Then, when the round game end command is received, the round game effect is ended, and when the big win game end command is received, the big win game effect is ended.

Further, when the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 receives the game state designation command, it starts an effect corresponding to the set game state. For example, the identification patterns 41a, 41b, 41c and their background images are executed in a mode (color, shape, etc.) corresponding to the game state, or when the high probability state is set, the remaining high probability number is displayed. If the electric sapo state is set, it will start the production of displaying the remaining number of electric sapo times.

E. Display of "applicable image" and "pending image":
As described above with reference to FIG. 7, the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment displays the "current image" and the "reserved image". The display of these images is described in more detail below. FIGS. 13, 16 to 18, and 20 used in the following description are enlarged views of the lower portion of the display screen of the effect display device 41. FIG.

E-1. Image for concerned:
First, the “image for the subject” will be described. As shown in FIG. 13(a), the "image for the subject" is an image showing a baseball (an image having a shape imitating a baseball), and the special symbols are displayed in a variable manner (identification symbols 41a, 41b, 41c is displayed). Among the display areas of the display screen of the effect display device 41, the lower left display area is set as the "image display area for the subject", and the "image for the subject" is displayed in this "image display area for the subject". be. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 13(a), an "area defining image R1" is displayed in the lower left portion of the display screen, and a display area inside the "area defining image R1" (or "the corresponding image is set (defined) as the "image display area for the relevant image". The position (the display position of the area defining image R1) on the display screen (within the display area) of the "image display area for the relevant image" is fixed.

The "image for the subject" is an image showing that the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13(a), during the variable display of the special symbols, the "image for the subject" is displayed in the "image display area for the subject", but when the special symbol is not being variably displayed, the figure As shown in 13(b), the "relevant image" is not displayed in the "relevant image display area". Therefore, it is possible for the player to recognize whether or not the special symbols are being variably displayed depending on whether or not the "image for that purpose" is displayed.

In addition, the “image for the subject” can be displayed in a plurality of colors. Specifically, the "image for the subject" is displayed in any one of white, blue, green, and red, and this color suggests the "expectation for the big win" in the "subject fluctuation". The "relevant variation" is the variation display of the special symbols being executed (in progress) (variation display of the identification symbols 41a, 41b, 41c), and the "jackpot expectation" is the special symbol being a jackpot symbol and stopped display. It is possible that Therefore, assuming that the ``image for the subject'' can be displayed in a plurality of colors, the player expects the ``image for the subject'' to be displayed in a color with a higher degree of ``expectation for a big win''. be able to. The color of the "image for the subject" will be described later in detail.

E-2. Pending image:
Next, the “holding image” will be described. As shown in FIG. 13, the "reserved image" is also an image showing a baseball (an image having a shape that resembles a baseball), like the "image for the subject". However, the "reserved image" is an image (image displayed in a small display area) that is smaller than the "relevant image".

"Suspension image" is an image indicating that the special figure suspension is stored, in other words, the variable display of the special symbol based on the special figure suspension (the variable display of the identification symbols 41a, 41b, 41c) is suspended. It is an image showing that there is Therefore, by displaying the "suspended image", it is possible to make the player recognize that the special symbol suspension is stored (that the variable display of the special symbols based on the special symbol suspension is suspended). can.

As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, during the setting of the non-electric support state, the frequency of entering the game ball to the second start port 25 (the frequency of storing the second special figure hold) 1. The frequency of game balls entering the starting port 24 (the frequency of storing the first special figure hold) is high, and while the electric support state is set, the frequency of entering the game balls into the first starting port 24 (the frequency of The frequency at which the second special figure reservation is stored) is higher than the frequency at which the second special figure reservation is stored. Therefore, the "hold image" displayed during the non-electrical support state indicates that the first special figure hold is stored, and the "hold image" displayed during the electric support state is the second special It indicates that the figure hold is stored.

Of the display areas of the display screen of the effect display device 41, the area to the right of the "current image display area" is set as a "reserved image display area", and the "reserved image" is displayed in this "reserved image display area". ” is displayed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, an "area defining image R2" is displayed to the right of the "area defining image R1", and a display area (or a "reserved image is displayed, the display area overlapping the "area defining image R2") is set (defined) as the "reserved image display area". The position (the display position of the region defining image R2) on the display screen (within the display region) of this “reserved image display region” is fixed.

In addition, in the example shown in FIG. 13(a), four "holding images" are displayed, which indicates that four first special figure reservations or second special figure reservations are stored. In the example shown in FIG. 13(b), three "holding images" are displayed, thereby indicating that three first special figure reservations or second special figure reservations are stored. there is

Here, the "holding image" is displayed by the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220, so naturally, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 is the storage status of the special figure holding, in other words, the first It recognizes that the first special figure reservation is stored in the special figure reservation storage area, and that the second special figure reservation is stored in the second special figure reservation storage area on the main control board 200 side. There is a need. Therefore, the RAM 223 of the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 is provided with a "storage status reflection area" in which the storage status of the special figure reservation is reflected (stored).

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the "storage status reflection area". As described above, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 transmits a pre-determination result command toward the sub-control board 220 when storing the special figure reservation. That is, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performs the variable display based on the special figure reservation even before the newly stored variation display (the special symbol variation display) based on the special figure reservation is performed. In this case, a preliminary determination is made to determine whether or not the jackpot pattern is stopped and displayed (whether or not a jackpot game is started) and whether or not a ready-to-win effect is performed. Then, a pre-determination result command indicating the result of such pre-determination (pre-determination result) is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 .

When the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 receives the pre-determination result command, it detects (extracts) the pre-determination result from the pre-determination result command, and stores the detected pre-determination result in the "storage status reflection area". As shown in FIG. 14, the "storage status reflection area" is divided into a first special figure reservation area and a second special figure reservation area, and when the first special figure reservation is stored, The preliminary determination result for the first special figure reservation is stored in the area for the first special figure reservation, and when the second special figure reservation is stored, it is stored in the area for the second special figure reservation. At this time, in each of the first special figure reservation area and the second special figure reservation area, the order in which the special figure reservations were stored (the order in which the pre-determination result command was received) can be identified (in the figure , 1st area→2nd area→3rd area→4th area).

Further, on the main control board 200 side, when the variable display of the special symbol is started, the special symbol reservation that triggered the variable display is erased. Specifically, when the variable display based on the first special figure hold is started, the first special figure hold (the first special figure hold stored first among the stored first special figure holds) is When it is erased and the variable display based on the second special figure reservation is started, the second special figure reservation (the first stored second special figure reservation among the stored second special figure reservations) is erased. Therefore, on the sub-control board 220 side, such things (delete of the first special figure reservation, deletion of the second special figure reservation) are reflected in the "storage status reflection area". That is, when the variable display based on the first special figure reservation is started, the preliminary judgment result stored first among the preliminary judgment results stored in the area for the first special figure reservation (in the first area stored) is erased. At this time, the remaining preliminary determination results (preliminary determination results that have not yet been erased) in the area for the first special figure reservation are moved (shifted) one by one to the first area side. Also, when the variable display based on the second special figure reservation is started, the preliminary judgment result stored first among the preliminary judgment results stored in the area for the second special figure reservation (in the first area stored) is erased. At this time, the remaining preliminary determination results (preliminary determination results that have not yet been erased) in the area for the second special figure reservation are moved (shifted) one by one to the first area side.

Since the sub-control board 220 side stores and erases the preliminary determination result in the manner described above, the stored first special figure The preliminary determination results corresponding to the suspension are stored in the order in which the first special figure suspension is digested (deleted) (the order in which the first special figure is displayed in a variable manner). Also, as a matter of course, in the area for the first special figure reservation of the "storage status reflecting area", the same number of pre-determination results as the number of the first special figure reservations that are stored will be stored. In addition, in FIG. 14, it is illustrated that two pre-determination results are stored in the area for holding the first special figure in the "storage status reflection area".

On the other hand, in the area for the second special figure suspension of the "storage status reflection area", the preliminary determination result corresponding to the stored second special figure suspension is digested (deleted) It will be stored in the order in which the second special figure is displayed (the order in which the second special figure is displayed). Also, as a matter of course, in the area for the second special figure reservation of the "storage status reflecting area", the same number of prejudgment results as the second special figure reservation that are stored will be stored. In addition, in FIG. 14, the state in which the preliminary determination result is not stored in the second special figure reservation area of the "storage status reflection area" is illustrated.

The CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 refers to the contents of the above-described "storage status reflecting area" when displaying the "holding image" in the "holding image display area". Specifically, during the setting of the non-electric support state, as shown in FIG. 15(a), " Hold image” is displayed. That is, each area (1st to 4th areas) of the area for the first special figure reservation corresponds to the display position of the "reserved image", and corresponds to the preliminary determination result stored in the first area The "reserved image" is displayed at the leftmost position of the "reserved image display area", and the "reserved image" corresponding to the preliminary determination result stored in the second area is displayed in the "reserved image display area". The “holding image” corresponding to the preliminary determination result displayed in the second position from the left and stored in the third area is displayed in the third position from the left in the “holding image display area” and is the fourth The "reserved image" corresponding to the preliminary determination result stored in the area is displayed at the fourth (rightmost) position from the left in the "reserved image display area". In addition, in FIG. 15(a), since two (first and second areas) of the pre-determination results are stored, the leftmost position of the "reserved image display area" and the second from the left A state in which (a total of two) “pending images” are displayed at the th position is illustrated.

On the other hand, during the setting of the electric support state, as shown in FIG. Display the "hold image". That is, each area (1st to 4th areas) of the area for the second special figure reservation corresponds to the display position of the "reserved image", and corresponds to the preliminary determination result stored in the first area The "reserved image" is displayed at the leftmost position of the "reserved image display area", and the "reserved image" corresponding to the preliminary determination result stored in the second area is displayed in the "reserved image display area". The “holding image” corresponding to the preliminary determination result displayed in the second position from the left and stored in the third area is displayed in the third position from the left in the “holding image display area” and is the fourth The "reserved image" corresponding to the preliminary determination result stored in the area is displayed at the fourth (rightmost) position from the left in the "reserved image display area". In addition, in FIG. 15(a), since four (1st to 4th areas) pre-determination results are stored, the leftmost position of the "holding image display area" and the second position from the left , 3rd position, and 4th position (four in total) are displayed.

In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, since the "holding image" is displayed in the manner as described above, during the setting of the non-electric support state, the first special figure hold is stored, and the first special figure hold is stored. It is possible to make the player recognize the number of memory of figure suspension, and make the player recognize that the second special figure suspension is stored and the number of memory of the second special figure suspension during the setting of the electric support state. be able to.

Also, the "holding image" can be displayed in a plurality of colors. Specifically, the "reserved image" is also displayed in one of the colors of white, blue, green, and red, as with the "relevant image". "It suggests. "Holding variation" is "variation display of special symbols (variation display of identification symbols 41a, 41b, 41c) based on special symbol retention being stored (held)". Therefore, if the "holding image" can be displayed in a plurality of kinds of colors, the player expects that the "holding image" will be displayed in a color with a higher "big hit expectation". can be made The color of the "holding image" will be described later in detail.

F. Movement effect:
F-1. Overview of moving effects:
In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, it is possible to display the "relevant image" and the "reserved image", and it is possible to execute a "moving effect" that moves the "relevant image" being displayed. . Specifically, during the variable display of the special symbols (during the variable display of the identification symbols 41a, 41b, and 41c), a "moving effect" for moving the "corresponding image" being displayed to the outside of the "corresponding image display area" is performed. It is viable.

In the moving effect, first, as shown in FIG. 16(a), a "pitching machine image" is displayed in the lower left portion of the display screen of the effect display device 41. FIG. A “pitching machine image” is an image showing a pitching machine (having a shape that imitates a pitching machine). Also, at this time, the “character image A” is displayed in the lower right portion of the display screen of the effect display device 41 . "Character image A" is an image showing "a specific character holding a bat in one hand", as shown in FIG. 16(a).

After the "pitching machine image" and "character image A" are displayed in this way, as indicated by the dashed arrow in FIG. move. At this time, the ``image for the subject'' is gradually reduced and moved toward the ``pitching machine image'' (in the direction away from the ``character image A''). When the "image for interest" is moved in this manner, the "image for interest" is not displayed in the "image display region for interest". Then, when the "image for the subject" is moved to a position near the "image for the pitching machine" (the first display position including the position overlapping the "image for the pitching machine"), the "image for the subject" is erased. By doing this, it is possible to make the player feel as if the 'image for that purpose' was absorbed into the 'pitching machine image'.

Also, during the movement of the "image for the subject", that is, during the period in which the "image for the subject" moves from the "image display area for the subject" to the "pitching machine image", instead of the "character image A", delete ( ) to display the "character image B". As shown in FIG. 16B, the "character image B" is an image showing "a specific character holding a bat with both hands and preparing to hit it". By displaying the "character image B" in place of the "character image A" in this manner, the specific character changes from "holding the bat with one hand" to "holding the bat with both hands and preparing to hit". A state that the device is in a state where the Further, the process of displaying the "character image B" in place of the "character image A" is performed while the "image for the subject" is being moved. For this reason, although the "image for the subject" moves away from the "character image A (or character image B)", the player can make sure that the movement of the "image for the subject" is related to the specific character. can make you feel

Displaying "character image B" in place of (deleting) "character image A" can be regarded as changing the character image, or can be regarded as changing the display mode of the character. can. Also, the "image display area for the subject" can be regarded as a "specific display area".

In this way, when the "image for the subject" is erased and the "character image B" is displayed, that is, the state shown in FIG. 17A, the "image for the subject" is displayed again. At this time, the "image for interest" is displayed at the position (first display position) where the "image for interest" was erased immediately before. Then, as indicated by the dashed arrow in FIG. 17(b), the redisplayed "image for that purpose" is moved to the "character image B" side (direction away from the pitching machine image). By doing so, it is possible to make the player feel as if the "image for the subject" once sucked into the "pitching machine image" is shot toward the "character image B".

Here, since the "image for the subject" is displayed while the special symbols are being variably displayed (while the identification symbols 41a, 41b, and 41c are being variably displayed), conventionally, the display position of the "image for the subject" is never moved. was common knowledge. That is, the "image for the subject" is displayed in the "image display area for the subject" so as not to be confused with other images, and the content indicated by the "image for the subject" (that the special symbol is being displayed in a variable display) is displayed in the game. It was common sense to make it easy for people to recognize it. In this regard, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the "image for interest", which would never be moved in the conventional art, is moved outside the "image display area for interest", which is the original display position. to perform a movement effect to display. By doing so, it is possible to give the player a sense of surprise and increase the interest in the game.

In addition, since the "image for the subject" is displayed while the special symbols are being variably displayed (while the identification symbols 41a, 41b, and 41c are being variably displayed), conventionally, the "image for the subject" is displayed while the special symbols are being variably displayed. It was common knowledge to never erase. In this regard, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the "image for that purpose", which would never be erased in the conventional art, may once be erased (at the first display position). Also from this, it is possible to give the player a sense of surprise and increase the amusement of the game.

In addition, the "relevant image" is displayed side by side with the "reserved image", and the "relevant image" and the "reserved image" are images showing the same object (baseball). Therefore, it is possible to display the "relevant image" and the "reserved image" with a sense of unity. Then, when the movement effect is performed, only the "image for the subject" among the images displayed with a sense of unity is moved (with the sense of unity broken), so that the unexpectedness described above is further enhanced. It is possible to increase the interest in the game and increase the interest in the game.

F-2. The change effect:
Here, in the movement effect as described above (as a result of the movement effect being performed), there are cases where the "relevant change effect" or the "suspended change effect" is performed. Here, first, the "change effect" which will be explained about the "change effect" is an effect of changing the display mode (color in this case) of the "image for the change".

FIG. 18 illustrates how the "change effect" is performed. As described above, in the moving effect, when the "image for the subject" is moved toward the "character image B" (in the direction away from the pitching machine image), the "image for the subject" is moved to a position near the "character image B" (character image B). When it is moved to a second display position including a position overlapping B in the front and rear), the "character image C" is displayed in place of (erasing) the "character image B". "Character image C" is an image showing "a specific character swinging a bat", as shown in FIG. 18(a). By displaying the "character image C" in place of the "character image B" in this way, the specific character can be changed from "a state in which the bat is held with both hands and is preparing to hit" to "a state in which the bat is swung". The state of being in the state of being

Displaying "character image C" instead of (deleting) "character image B" can be regarded as changing the character image, or can be regarded as changing the display mode of the character. can.

When the "character image C" is displayed instead of the "character image B" as described above, the "image for the subject" is displayed at a position near the "character image C" as indicated by the dashed arrow in FIG. 18(a). (The second display position including the position overlapping the character image C in the front and rear) to the "image display area for the relevant image" (return to the "image display area for the relevant image"). By doing so, it is possible to make the player feel as if the 'image for interest' has moved to the 'image display area for interest' as a result of the specific character hitting the 'image for interest' with a bat. Then, when the "image for interest" is moved to the "image display area for interest" in this way, the color of the "image for interest" is changed as shown in FIG. 18(b).

At the beginning of the display, that is, at the beginning of the variable display of the special symbols (the variable display of the identification symbols 41a, 41b, and 41c), the “image for the subject” is displayed in white (although there are some exceptions , which will be discussed later). Then, in the "change effect", the color is changed to any one of blue, green, and red. ``Big hit expectation'' in ``pertinent fluctuation'' suggested by ``pertinent image'' is highest when changing to red, and when changing to green → when changing to blue, as shown in FIG. lower in the order of In some cases, the color of the "image for interest" is not changed (remains white) even when the "image for interest" is moved to the "image display area for interest". The "big hit expectation" in is lower than when changing to other colors.

Here, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above with reference to FIG. 14, the preliminary determination result for each special figure hold is stored. Such a pre-determination result for special figure suspension is stored in another storage area as "pre-determination result corresponding to the variation" when the fluctuation display (the variation) of the special symbol based on the special figure suspension is started. is transferred to and stored. Therefore, by referring to the "preliminary determination result corresponding to the variation", it can be determined whether or not the jackpot symbol is stop-displayed due to the "variation".

Then, the "big hit expectation" in the "relevant variation" shown in FIG. 19 is realized by performing the following processing. For example, the ``change effect'' (or the effect of moving the ``image for the subject'' to the ``image display area for the subject'') is performed when a predetermined lottery is won. Then, in the case of performing the "relevant change effect" (or the effect of moving the "relevant image" to the "relevant image display area"), if it is determined that the "relevant change" will stop and display the jackpot pattern, The highest probability is to change the "corresponding image" to red, the second highest probability is to change the "corresponding image" to green, and the third highest probability is to change the "corresponding image" to blue. At the lowest probability, the color of the “image for that purpose” is not changed (it remains white).

On the other hand, when performing the "change effect" (or the effect of moving the "image for the subject" to the "image display area for the subject"), the jackpot symbol is not stopped and displayed due to the "variation" (loose symbol is stopped), the highest probability is that the color of the "image for that purpose" is not changed (it remains white), and the second highest probability is to change the color of the "image for that purpose" to blue. Suppose that the "image for interest" is changed to green with the third highest probability, and the "image for interest" is changed to red with the lowest probability and high probability.

Although details will be described later, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment may change the color of the "reserved image". Then, when the variable display of the special symbols is started based on the special figure reservation corresponding to the "reserved image", the "relevant image" having the same color as the "reserved image" is displayed. For this reason, the "image for that purpose" may be displayed in colors other than white (red, green, blue) from the beginning of display. Therefore, in the "relevant change effect", the color of the "relevant image" is not changed to a color with a lower "big hit expectation" than the initial display color of the "relevant image". By doing so, it is possible to prevent the player from becoming discouraged.

As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, in the moving effect, not only is the "image for the subject" moved, but the display mode of the "image for the subject" may change at that time. , the above-described unexpectedness (unexpectedness due to the movement of the relevant image) can be further enhanced, and the amusement of the game can be enhanced.

F-3. Pending change effect:
Next, the "suspension change effect" will be described. The “suspended change effect” is also an effect performed in the movement effect (as a result of the movement effect being performed), and is an effect of changing the display mode (here, color) of the “suspended image”.

FIG. 20 illustrates how the "holding change effect" is performed. As described above, in the moving effect, when the "image for the subject" is moved toward the "character image B" (in the direction away from the pitching machine image), the "image for the subject" is moved to a position near the "character image B" (character image B). After moving to the second display position (including the position where it overlaps with B), replace (delete) "character image B" with "character image C" as in the case of performing the change effect. indicate. In the "holding change effect", at this time, as indicated by the dashed arrow in FIG. 2 display position) to a position near a predetermined "reserved image" (a third display position including a position overlapping with a predetermined reserved image). In this way, it is possible to make the player feel as if a specific character hits the "image for interest" with a bat and the "image for interest" moves to a predetermined "hold image". Then, when the "relevant image" is moved to a predetermined "reserved image" in this way, the color of the predetermined "reserved image" is changed as shown in FIG. 20(b).

The "suspended image" is displayed in white at the beginning of display, that is, at the beginning when the special figure suspension is stored. Then, in the "holding change effect", the color is changed to any one of blue, green, and red. ``Big hit expectation'' in ``holding fluctuation'' suggested by the color of ``holding image'' is highest when changing to red, and when changing to green → changing to blue, as shown in FIG. lower in the order of the cases. In some cases, even if the ``image for that purpose'' is moved to a predetermined ``reserved image'', the color of the ``reserved image'' may not change (remain white). The "big hit expectation" is lower than in the case of changing to other colors.

Here, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above with reference to FIG. 14, the preliminary determination result for each special figure hold is stored. Therefore, the "big hit expectation" in the "holding variation" shown in FIG. 21 is realized by performing the following processing. For example, it is assumed that the "holding change effect" (or the effect of moving the "relevant image" to the "holding image") is performed when a predetermined lottery is won. Then, in the case of performing the "holding change effect" (or the effect of moving the "relevant image" to the "holding image"), if it is determined that the jackpot pattern is stopped and displayed with the "holding change", the highest probability to change the "holding image" to red, the second highest probability to change the "holding image" to green, the third highest probability to change the "holding image" to blue, and the highest probability to change the "holding image" to red. There is a low probability that the "pending image" will not change color (it will remain white).

On the other hand, when performing the "suspended change effect" (or the effect of moving the "relevant image" to the "suspended image"), the "suspended change" does not stop the big hit pattern (the lost pattern is stopped and displayed ), the highest probability is to not change the color of the "reserved image" (remain white), the second highest probability is to change the color of the "reserved image" to blue, and the third highest probability is to change the color of the "reserved image" to blue. The highest probability is to change the "pending image" to green, and the lowest probability is the highest probability to change the "pending image" to red.

In addition, it is possible to display up to four "holding images" in the "holding image display area", but for each of the "holding images" being displayed, "holding change effect" (or "image for that" A lottery (predetermined lottery mentioned above) as to whether or not to perform the effect of moving to the "reserved image" is performed. Then, when it is decided to perform a "holding change effect" (or an effect of moving the "relevant image" to the "reserved image") for a predetermined "reserved image", the "relevant image" is changed to the predetermined Perform an effect to move to the "hold image" of.

Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 15, when the variable display of the special symbol is performed, the "holding image" is displayed by moving (shifting) to the left within the "holding image display area". When the color of the "reserved image" is changed, the predetermined "reserved image" is moved (shifted) and displayed with the changed color. In addition, when the color of the predetermined "reserved image" is changed, the color of the "reserved image" different from the predetermined "reserved image" is changed until the predetermined "reserved image" is deleted. is not changed.

As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to execute the "suspension change effect" that changes the color (display mode) of the "suspend image" when the movement effect is performed. In other words, although the movement effect is an effect in which the "image for that purpose" is moved, the color (display mode) of the "reserved image" that is not moved is changed when the movement effect is performed. Therefore, although the player's attention is drawn to the "relevant image", the color (display mode) of the "reserved image" is changed, which also gives the player a sense of surprise. It is possible to increase the interest in the game.

Also, in the moving effect, a specific character (character images A to C) is displayed, and in the “holding change effect”, a specific character (character image C) displayed in the moving effect continues (the pending change effect is (until the end) is displayed. In such a case, the same character (specific character) is displayed (appears) in the moving effect and the "suspended change effect", so that the moving effect and the "suspended change effect" can have a sense of unity. Here, since the moving effect is a effect in which the "image for the subject" is moved, and the pending change effect is a effect in which the color (display mode) of the "reserved image" is changed, normally, these Players tend to feel that the performances are different. A sense of unity can be given to such separate performances, the moving performance that the player can easily feel, and the "holding change performance", so that the player can also feel the unexpectedness and enjoy the game. can be increased.

G. Variant:
Next, modified examples of the present invention will be described.
G-1. Modification 1:
In the above-described embodiment, when the movement effect is performed in the first period, the "change effect" is performed, and when the movement effect is performed in the second period, the "suspended change effect" is performed. good too.

For example, when the moving effect is performed before the elapse of a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) after the variable display of the special symbols (identification symbols 41a, 41b, 41c) is started, "the change effect" is performed. However, when the movement effect is performed after the predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) has passed, the "suspension change effect" may be performed.

In addition, when the moving effect is performed from the start of the variable display of the special symbols (identification symbols 41a, 41b, 41c) until one or two of the identification symbols 41a, 41b, 41c stop. If the "relevant change effect" is performed, and the movement effect is performed after the one or two identification symbols are stopped, the "suspended change effect" may be performed.

In addition, when the movement effect is performed from the start of the variable display of the special symbols (identification patterns 41a, 41b, 41c) to the start of the ready-to-win effect, "the change effect" is performed, and the ready-to-win effect is started. When the movement effect is performed after the movement is performed, the "suspension change effect" may be performed.

In this modification 1, the image whose display mode (here, color) changes varies depending on the period (first period or second period) during which the movement effect is performed (the image for the movement effect or the reserved image). It is possible to attract the player's attention during the period in which the game is performed, diversify the presentation, and enhance the interest in the game.

G-2. Modification 2:
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, as the movement effect, the "corresponding change effect" changes the color of the "corresponding image" to red, green, and blue, and the "corresponding image" does not change the color (remains white). ) effect (hereinafter also referred to as “the unchanging effect”) can be executed. Specifically, when moving the "image for the subject" to the "image display area for the subject" in the movement effect, "the image for the subject" changes the color of the "image for the subject" to red, green, and blue; It was determined that it is possible to execute a “non-change effect” that does not change the color of the “image for use” (remains white). In Modified Example 2, when performing the "no-change effect" among these, the display mode (for example, color) of the "reserved image" may be changed.

In the modified example 2 as described above, although the movement effect is an effect in which the "image for the subject" is moved, the "image for the subject" is moved to the "image display area for the subject" in the movement effect. In spite of this, the display mode of the "holding image" that is not moved is changed. Therefore, in this case, although the player's attention is drawn to the "relevant image", the display mode of the "reserved image" is changed. It can be given, and it becomes possible to enhance the amusement of the game.

Incidentally, the "change effect" can be regarded as the "first moving effect", and the "non-changing effect" can be regarded as the "second moving effect".

G-3. Modification 3:
Further, in the above-described embodiment, as the movement effect, the "relevant change effect" that changes the color of the "relevant image" to red, green, and blue, and the "relevant image" that does not change the color (white color). It was decided that it was possible to execute "the unchanging effect". That is, when the "image for the subject" is moved to the "image display area for the subject" in the movement effect, the "image for the subject" is changed to red, green, and blue, and the "image for the subject" is changed to red, green, and blue. It was determined that it is possible to perform a “non-change effect” that does not change the color of the “image” (remains white). In Modified Example 3, the specific character may be more likely to be displayed continuously for a longer period of time when the "non-changing effect" is performed than when the "changing effect" is performed.

For example, when the ``change effect'' is performed, the ``character image C'' is erased after a first time (for example, 1 second) has passed after the ``image for the subject'' moves to the ``image display area for the subject''. be. On the other hand, when the "non-changing effect" is performed, a second time (for example, 10 seconds) longer than the first time elapses after the "image for interest" moves to the "image display area for interest". Then, "character image C" is deleted.

Also, when the "change effect" is performed, after the "image for the subject" has moved to the "image display area for the subject", there is a 20% chance that after the first time (for example, one second) has passed, " Character image C” is erased. On the other hand, when the "no change effect" is performed, the second time ( For example, when 10 seconds have elapsed, the "character image C" is erased.

Here, when the movement effect is performed, the player prefers that the color of the "image for the subject" is changed (when the change effect is performed) rather than not being changed (the non-change effect is performed). Since it is possible to make the player feel that "something might happen", the degree of attention of the player to the performance is increased. In spite of this, in Modification 3, when the color of the "image for the relevant image" to which the player's attention to the production is lower does not change (when the unchanged production is performed), the specific character is displayed for a long time. It was decided that it should be easy to continue to be displayed. Also from this, it is possible to make the player feel the unexpectedness, and to increase the interest in the game.

In addition, in the third modification, when the color of the "image for the subject" does not change (when the non-changing effect is performed), the specific character is displayed, and the "effect suggesting the degree of expectation for the big hit". may be started.

For example, when the color of the "image for the subject" does not change (when the effect of not changing is performed), the effect of playing a video in which a specific character appears while the "character image C" is displayed. It is also possible to suggest the "big hit expectation" by the content of this moving image.

In this modification 3, even if the color of the "image for the subject", which tends to draw less attention of the player to the effect, is not changed, the specific character is continuously displayed and the " Since the "performance suggesting the degree of expectation for a big hit" is started, it is possible to prevent the player's attention to the performance from being lowered, and to increase the interest in the game.

In addition, for the player who expects the start of the "effect suggesting the degree of expectation of a big win", even if the display mode of the "image for the subject" is not changed, the "effect indicating the degree of expectation of a big win" ” can be expected to start, and the amusement of the game can be enhanced.

G-4. Modification 4:
Further, in the above-described embodiment, as the movement effect, the "relevant change effect" that changes the color of the "relevant image" to red, green, and blue, and the "relevant image" that does not change the color (white color). It was decided that it was possible to execute "the unchanging effect". That is, when the "image for the subject" is moved to the "image display area for the subject" in the movement effect, the "image for the subject" is changed to red, green, and blue, and the "image for the subject" is changed to red, green, and blue. It was determined that it is possible to perform a “non-change effect” that does not change the color of the “image” (remains white). In Modified Example 4, the specific character may be more likely to be displayed larger when the "non-changing effect" is performed than when the "changing effect" is performed.

For example, when the "relevant change effect" is performed, the size of the "character image C" is not changed after the "relevant image" moves to the "relevant image display area". On the other hand, when the "relevant effect" is performed, the "character image C" is enlarged and displayed after the "relevant image" moves to the "relevant image display area".

Further, when the "relevant change effect" is performed, the "character image C" is enlarged and displayed with a probability of 20% after the "relevant image" moves to the "relevant image display area". On the other hand, when the "no change effect" is performed, the "character image C" is enlarged and displayed with a probability of 80% after the "image for the subject" moves to the "image display area for the subject". be.

Here, when the movement effect is performed, it is possible to make the player feel that "something may happen" when the display mode of the "image for the subject" is changed rather than not changed. The degree of attention of the player to is increased. In spite of this, in Modification 4, when the color of the “image for the subject” where the attention of the player is lower to the rendering does not change (when the unchanged rendering is performed), the specific character is displayed in a large size. We decided to make it easy to display. Also from this, it is possible to make the player feel the unexpectedness, and to increase the interest in the game.

In addition, in the fourth modification, when the color of the "image for the subject" does not change (when the non-change effect is performed), the specific character is displayed in a large (enlarged) state, and the "expectation of a big hit" is displayed. It is also possible to start the "effect suggesting degree".

For example, when the color of the "image for the subject" does not change (when the non-change effect is performed), a specific character appears with the "character image C" displayed large (enlarged). An effect of playing back a moving image may be performed, and the content of this moving image may suggest the "expectation level for a big hit".

In this modification 4, even if the color of the "image for the subject", which tends to draw less attention of the player to the effect, is not changed, the specific character is displayed large (enlarged). Since the ``performance suggesting the degree of expectation for a big win'' is started in the state, it is possible to prevent the player's attention to the performance from being lowered and to increase the interest in the game.

In addition, for the player who expects the start of the "effect suggesting the degree of expectation of a big win", even if the display mode of the "image for the subject" is not changed, the "effect indicating the degree of expectation of a big win" ” can be expected to start, and the amusement of the game can be enhanced.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and is not limited to the wording of each claim as long as it does not depart from the scope described in each claim. Improvements can also be added as appropriate based on the knowledge that those skilled in the art generally have, as well as the range that can be easily replaced from them.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the "change effect" may change the shape of the "image for the subject" or change the size of the "image for the subject". Further, in the "holding change effect", the shape of the "holding image" may be changed, or the size of the "holding image" may be changed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to the pachinko machine 1 that gives the player a profit (game value) as a result of the game by paying out the game balls supplied from the island facility of the game hall. explained an example. The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to a type of gaming machine that gives a game profit in a form different from "payout of game balls". For example, by storing data indicating the amount of profit (magnitude of game value) corresponding to the entry of a game ball into various ball entrances, a game profit (game The present invention can also be applied to a type of pachinko machine that gives a player a value), and in this case also, the same effects as in the above-described embodiment can be obtained. Pachinko machines that convert game profits (game values) into data and give them to players include machines that circulate and use a plurality of game balls built into the pachinko machine. , a pachinko machine (a so-called enclosed game machine) configured to return game balls ejected to the back side of the game board through various ball inlets or outlets to the shooting position again and shoot them.

<Gaming machines A1 to A12 that can be extracted from the above-described embodiment>
The pachinko machine of the embodiment described above can be regarded as the following game machines A1 to A12.

<Game machine A1>
Acquired information storage means for acquiring acquired information based on detection of a game ball;
identification information display means for variably displaying identification information based on the acquired information stored in the acquired information storage means;
specific game executing means for executing a specific game in which the variable ball entrance is in a state in which a ball can be entered based on the identification information being displayed in a specific manner;
with
It is possible to display a relevant image indicating that the identification information is being variably displayed, and a pending image indicating that the acquired information for which the variably displayed identification information is being suspended is stored in the acquired information storage means. A gaming machine characterized by:

<Game machine A2>
In gaming machine A1,
The relevant image is displayed in a specific display area,
A game machine characterized by being capable of executing a moving effect of moving and displaying the relevant image to the outside of the specific display area during the variable display of the identification information.

In such a game machine, the ``image for the subject'' indicating that the identification information is being variably displayed is displayed. It was common sense not to move. That is, it was common sense to display the "image for the subject" in a specific display area so as not to confuse it with other images so that the player can easily recognize the content indicated by the "image for the subject". In this regard, in this game machine, the "image for the subject", which is never moved at least during the variable display of the identification information in the past, is moved outside the specific display area, which is the original display position, and displayed. Executes a movement effect. By doing so, it is possible to give the player a sense of surprise and increase the interest in the game.

<Game machine A3>
In gaming machine A2,
The relevant image is displayed side by side with the reserved image,
The game machine, wherein the relevant image and the reserved image are images showing the same object.

In such a game machine, the "relevant image" and the "reserved image" are displayed side by side, and since they are images showing the same object, the "relevant image" and the "reserved image" are displayed together. can be displayed with When the movement effect is performed, the "image for the relevant image" among the images with a sense of unity is moved, so that the above-described unexpectedness can be further enhanced, and the amusement of the game can be enhanced.

<Game machine A4>
In gaming machine A2 or gaming machine A3,
A game machine characterized by being capable of executing the change effect of changing the display mode of the relevant image when the movement effect is performed.

In such a game machine, not only is the ``image for the subject'' moved, but also the display mode of the ``image for the subject'' is changed at that time, so that the above-described unexpectedness can be further enhanced, and the amusement of the game can be enhanced. can be increased.

<Game machine A5>
In any one gaming machine from gaming machines A2 to A4,
A gaming machine characterized by being capable of executing a pending change effect for changing a display mode of the pending image when the moving effect is performed.

In such a game machine, the display mode of the "reserved image" which is not moved is changed when the movement effect is performed, even though the movement effect is an effect in which the "image for interest" is moved. Therefore, in this case, although the player's attention is drawn to the "relevant image", the display mode of the "reserved image" is changed. It can be given, and it becomes possible to enhance the amusement of the game.

<Game machine A6>
In gaming machine A2 or gaming machine A3,
when the movement effect is performed in the first period, the change effect is executable to change the display mode of the image for the movement when the movement effect is performed;
A gaming machine characterized in that, when the movement effect is performed in a second period, a suspension change effect can be executed to change the display mode of the suspension image when the movement effect is performed.

In such a gaming machine, when the moving effect is performed during the first period, the display mode of the "image for the subject" is changed. On the other hand, when the moving effect is performed in the second period, the display mode of the "holding image" is changed. That is, although the movement effect is an effect in which the "image for the relevant image" is moved, the display mode of the "hold image" that is not moved is changed when the movement effect is performed. Therefore, in this case, although the player's attention is drawn to the "relevant image", the display mode of the "reserved image" is changed. It can be given, and it becomes possible to enhance the amusement of the game.

In addition, since the image whose display mode changes (the relevant image or the reserved image) differs depending on the period (first period or second period) during which the movement effect is performed, the player's attention is drawn to the period during which the movement effect is performed. At the same time, it is possible to diversify the presentation and enhance the interest in the game.

<Game machine A7>
In gaming machine A2 or gaming machine A3,
As the moving effect, a first moving effect that changes the display mode of the relevant image and a second moving effect that does not change the display mode of the relevant image can be executed,
A gaming machine characterized in that, when the second moving effect is performed as the moving effect, a pending change effect for changing a display mode of the pending image can be executed.

In such a gaming machine, when the movement effect is performed, the display mode of the "image for the subject" is changed (when the first movement effect is performed), and the display mode of the "image for the subject" is not changed. There is a case (a case where the second movement effect is performed). Of these, when the display mode of the "relevant image" is not changed (when the second moving effect is performed), the display mode of the "holding image" is changed. That is, although the movement effect is an effect in which the "image for the relevant image" is moved, the display mode of the "hold image" that is not moved is changed when the movement effect is performed. Therefore, in this case, although the player's attention is drawn to the "relevant image", the display mode of the "reserved image" is changed. It can be given, and it becomes possible to enhance the amusement of the game.

<Game machine A8>
In any one gaming machine from gaming machines A5 to A7,
The moving effect is a effect in which a specific character is displayed,
A gaming machine characterized in that the specific character displayed in the moving effect is continuously displayed in the holding change effect.

In such a game machine, the same character (specific character) is displayed (appears) in the moving effect and the pending change effect, so that the moving effect and the pending change effect can be given a sense of unity. Here, since the moving effect is a effect in which the “image for the subject” is moved, and the pending change effect is a effect in which the display mode of the “holding image” is changed, these effects are normally performed separately. It is easy for the player to feel that it is a thing of A sense of unity can be given to such separate performances and the movement performance and holding change performance that the player can easily feel, so that the player can also be made to feel unexpectedness and enjoyment of the game is heightened. becomes possible.

<Game machine A9>
In gaming machine A2 or gaming machine A3,
The moving effect is a effect in which a specific character is displayed,
As the moving effect, a first moving effect that changes the display mode of the relevant image and a second moving effect that does not change the display mode of the relevant image can be executed,
The specific character displayed in the moving effect is more likely to be displayed continuously for a longer time when the second moving effect is performed than when the first moving effect is performed. game machine.

In such a game machine, a specific character is displayed in the movement effect, but the movement effect is better when the display mode of the "image for the subject" is not changed in the movement effect (when the second movement effect is performed). The specific character is more likely to be displayed continuously for a longer time than when the display mode of the "image for the subject" is changed in (when the first movement effect is performed). Here, when the movement effect is performed, it is possible to make the player feel that "something may happen" when the display mode of the "image for the subject" is changed rather than not changed. The degree of attention of the player to is increased. In spite of this, in this game machine, when the display mode of the ``image for the relevant image'', to which the player pays less attention to the effect, is not changed, the specific character is likely to be displayed continuously for a long time. . Also from this, it is possible to make the player feel the unexpectedness, and to increase the interest in the game.

<Game machine A10>
In gaming machine A9,
When the second movement effect is performed, the effect suggests the possibility that the identification information being variably displayed is displayed in a specific manner while the specific character that is continuously displayed is displayed. A gaming machine characterized by being able to start

In such a gaming machine, when the display mode of the "image for the subject" does not change when the moving effect is performed (when the second moving effect is performed), "the identification information being displayed in a variable display is in a specific mode. A production that suggests the possibility of being displayed” is started. Here, when the movement effect is performed, it is possible to make the player feel that "something may happen" when the display mode of the "image for the subject" is changed rather than not changed. The degree of attention of the player to is increased. In this regard, in this gaming machine, even if the display mode of the "image for the subject", which tends to reduce the player's attention to the effect, is not changed, the specific character is continuously displayed. Since the ``performance suggesting the possibility that the identification information being displayed in a variable display is displayed in a specific mode'' is started, it is possible to prevent the player's attention to the performance from being lowered and to increase the interest in the game. becomes possible.

In addition, when the display mode of the "image for the subject" is not changed for the player who expects the start of the "effect suggesting the possibility that the identification information being displayed in a variable display is displayed in a specific mode" Even so, it is possible to make the player anticipate the start of "an effect suggesting the possibility that the identification information being displayed in a variable manner will be displayed in a specific manner", thereby increasing the amusement of the game.

<Game machine A11>
In gaming machine A2 or gaming machine A3,
The moving effect is a effect in which a specific character is displayed,
As the moving effect, a first moving effect that changes the display mode of the relevant image and a second moving effect that does not change the display mode of the relevant image can be executed,
The game machine is characterized in that the specific character displayed in the moving effect is more likely to be displayed larger when the second moving effect is performed than when the first moving effect is performed.

In such a game machine, a specific character is displayed in the movement effect, but the movement effect is better when the display mode of the "image for the subject" is not changed in the movement effect (when the second movement effect is performed). The specific character is more likely to be displayed larger than when the display mode of the "image for the subject" is changed in (when the first movement effect is performed). Here, when the movement effect is performed, it is possible to make the player feel that "something may happen" when the display mode of the "image for the subject" is changed rather than not changed. The degree of attention of the player to is increased. In spite of this, in this gaming machine, when the display mode of the 'image for the subject', to which the player pays less attention to the effect, is not changed, the specific character is likely to be displayed in a large size. Also from this, it is possible to make the player feel the unexpectedness, and to increase the interest in the game.

<Game machine A12>
In the gaming machine A11,
When the second movement effect is performed, the effect indicating the possibility that the identification information being displayed in a variable manner is displayed in a specific manner is started in a state where the specific character displayed in a large size is displayed. A gaming machine characterized in that

In such a gaming machine, when the display mode of the "image for the subject" does not change when the moving effect is performed (when the second moving effect is performed), "the identification information being displayed in a variable display is in a specific mode. A production that suggests the possibility of being displayed” is started. Here, when the movement effect is performed, it is possible to make the player feel that "something may happen" when the display mode of the "image for the subject" is changed rather than not changed. The degree of attention of the player to is increased. In this regard, in this gaming machine, even if the display mode of the "image for the subject", which tends to draw less attention of the player to the effect, is not changed, the specific character is displayed in a large size, Since the "effect suggesting the possibility that the identification information being displayed is displayed in a specific mode" is started, it is possible to prevent the player's attention to the effect from being lowered and to increase the interest in the game. It becomes possible.

In addition, when the display mode of the "image for the subject" is not changed for the player who expects the start of the "effect suggesting the possibility that the identification information being displayed in a variable display is displayed in a specific mode" Even so, it is possible to make the player anticipate the start of "an effect suggesting the possibility that the identification information being displayed in a variable manner will be displayed in a specific manner", thereby increasing the amusement of the game.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for gaming machines used in gaming halls.

1 Pachinko machine (gaming machine), 20 Game board, 28 Large winning opening (variable ball entrance), 40 Effect opening, 41 Effect display device, 200 Main control board, 201 CPU (identification information display means, specific game execution means), 203... RAM (obtained information storage means), 220... sub-control board, 221... CPU.

Claims (2)

Acquired information storage means for acquiring acquired information based on detection of a game ball;
identification information display means for variably displaying identification information based on the acquired information stored in the acquired information storage means;
specific game executing means for executing a specific game in which the variable ball entrance is in a state in which a ball can be entered based on the identification information being displayed in a specific manner;
with
It is possible to display a relevant image indicating that the identification information is being variably displayed, and a pending image indicating that the acquired information for which the variably displayed identification information is being suspended is stored in the acquired information storage means. and
The relevant image is displayed in a specific display area,
During the variable display of the identification information, it is possible to execute a movement effect in which the relevant image is moved outside the specific display area and displayed,
When the image for the purpose moves to the specific display area after the movement effect is performed, the change effect for changing the display mode of the image for the purpose can be executed,
A gaming machine characterized in that, after the movement effect is performed, the change effect may not be executed even though the image has moved to the specific display area. In the gaming machine according to claim 1,
If the change effect is not executed even though the relevant image has moved to the specific display area after the movement effect is performed, the effect of displaying the specific image can be executed. Amusement machine.

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