JP4633016B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, a program, and a recording medium that are installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

There are many types of pachinko gaming machines. Conventionally, pachinko gaming machines called so-called general electric roles (ordinary electric roles) are known (see, for example, Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3).
In a pachinko gaming machine called a general electric combination, a plurality of ordinary variable winning devices (for example, a general electric combination, a normal electric combination, and an electric tulip (electrical chow), hereinafter referred to as a variable winning unit) are games. It is provided on the board. Each of the variable winning devices can be varied between a first state where the game ball cannot win (a closed state) and a second state (open state) where the game ball can easily win.

In such a pachinko gaming machine, for example, four variable winning devices are provided, and each variable winning device is ranked. For example, the first (highest) variable winning device is two. In addition, there is one second variable winning device and one third (lowest) variable winning device.
Moreover, it has two starting openings which give the opportunity to change the two first-placed variable winning devices from the first state to the second state.

In addition, at least a part of each variable winning device is provided, for example, on the right side of the game board that forms a game area where a game ball of a pachinko game machine is launched, so-called right-handed Thus, it is in a state in which it is easy to win a game ball in the variable winning device that is in the second state.
In addition, one start opening is provided at the center of the left and right of the game board, and the other start opening is provided from the center of the game board to the right. In the case of hitting from the left), it was set so that the game ball could easily win (pass) at one start opening, and the game ball would easily win (pass) at the other start opening when hitting right. .

In addition, each variable winning device, when it is changed from the closed state to the open state, when at least one predetermined condition of two predetermined conditions of elapse of a predetermined time and winning of a predetermined number of game balls is established, It returns to the closed state from the open state.
In addition, the two starting ports except the third-placed variable winning device and the three (first and second-ranked) variable winning devices are based on the fact that the game balls win, When the lottery is performed and the lottery result is a win, the corresponding variable winning device is changed from the first state to the second state. In addition, a variable display game for notifying the lottery result is also performed.

  For example, when a lottery (variable display game) based on the winning of a game ball is won at one start opening, one of the first variable winning devices of the first is the first variable winning device. Open. In addition, when the lottery based on the winning of the game ball at the other start opening is won, the other first-place variable winning device is opened. Further, when the winning ball is won based on the fact that a game ball has won one of the two first-placed variable winning devices, the second-placed variable winning device is opened. In addition, when the winning prize is a lottery based on the winning of the game ball in the second place winning device, the third place winning device is released.

  In addition, the winning probability of the lottery based on the winning of the game balls at the two starting openings is low (for example, one-tenth to one-hundredth), whereas the first and second place The winning probability of the lottery based on the winning of the game ball to the variable winning device is extremely high (the probability of being out of order is from one hundredth to one thousandth). Therefore, in most cases, even if a game ball wins at the start opening, the first variable winning device will not be released, but if the first variable winning device opens and the game ball wins, in most cases The second and third variable winning devices will be opened.

In addition, in the lottery based on the winning of the game ball to the starting opening and the first and second variable winning devices, the next lottery is performed while the lottery based on the winning of the previous game ball is already performed. However, the opportunity (right) to start the lottery is stored (held) only for a predetermined number (for example, 4 or less).
As a result, for example, based on the fact that the first prize winning device is opened and four or more game balls are won, a lottery opportunity to win a prize with a very high probability is given four times. Will be opened four times. In addition, based on the fact that the second prize-winning device is opened and four or more game balls are won, there will be four chances to win a lottery with a very high probability. The device will open four times.

  Here, assuming that the number of reserves is four as described above, the third-placed variable winning device is opened every time the second-placed variable winning device opened four times based on the opening of the first-placed variable winning device. Is opened four times, and the third variable winning device is opened up to 16 times as a series of opening and closing operations based on the first variable winning device being opened once. As a result, the player can be given an opportunity to acquire a large amount of prize balls (game balls) based on the winning of game balls, and the first to third prize-winning devices are sequentially opened, The winning state is the state where the second and third place variable winning devices are repeatedly opened.

  Also, based on the fact that a game ball is won (or passed) at one start port in a normal manner, if the player hits the right after hitting, the game ball will win at the other start port. The winning state can be generated based on the winning of the other starting port, and after the winning state is ended, there is a possibility that the winning state of the same condition occurs again continuously.

JP-A-8-215386 JP 2000-342818 A JP 2001-79190 A

By the way, the above-mentioned ordinary electric machine pachinko machines have more variable winning devices than other pachinko machines, and each variable winning device has a normal symbol display that satisfies the conditions for opening each variable winning device. A device is provided. And the variable display game performed based on the above-mentioned lottery with this normal symbol display device is a win.
For example, the above-mentioned general electronic pachinko gaming machine as described above is provided with four variable winning devices and a normal symbol display device, which need to be controlled.

In addition, the pachinko gaming machine includes a game control device (main control device) provided with a microcomputer chip as a built-in MPU, and a sub-control device that controls image display on a display, output of sound effects from a speaker, and the like. Is provided.
Then, the game control device of the general electric role changes the lottery processing and the variable winning device for performing the above-described variable display game, the control for detecting the winning of the game ball, and paying out the winning ball based on this. Control to make it happen.

In addition, the game control apparatus performs parallel processing by time division in order to control a plurality of processes in real time, and repeats the main loop process every extremely short period, and the above-described various controls are performed.
Here, a lottery process is performed based on the winning of a game ball at the start opening and the variable winning device, and the lottery opening / closing control process for opening the variable winning device when winning in the lottery process is performed for each variable winning device. Is called.

  In this case, for example, when there are four variable winning devices from 1 to 4, the lottery opening / closing control processing is the first variable winning device processing, the second variable winning device processing, and the third variation. Processing is performed in order such as processing of the winning device and processing of the fourth variable winning device.

  Further, in one process that is repeatedly performed, a process corresponding to the situation at that time is performed as a continuation of the process performed before that. For example, in a situation where a game ball has not won a winning opening or a higher-level variable winning device and a lottery process has not been performed, a process of waiting for winning is performed, and a game is played in the starting opening or a higher-level variable winning device. When the lottery process (variable display game) is started by winning the ball, the time until the hit is determined and the notification is made after the determination is confirmed (variable display time of the variable display game) The process etc. which time is performed. In addition, at the timing when the winning is determined, a process for opening the corresponding variable winning device is performed.

Such processing is substantially the same for each variable winning device, but the processing is executed for each variable winning device as described above, and corresponding to each variable winning device. A program to be executed is prepared. That is, a program is created for each of the variable winning devices. The programs for each of the variable winning devices have many common parts, but they are separate as a program, and generally have a large number of variable winning devices and variable display devices as described above. It was a factor that lengthened the program in the pachinko machine of electric role.
Although the program has some common parts, it is somewhat relaxed. However, the longer the program, the longer the program creation period (including debugging) and the higher the production cost.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to simplify a program for controlling a plurality of variable winning devices, thereby shortening a production period and a production cost.

The invention according to claim 1 is provided on a game board on which a game ball is launched, and a plurality of variable prizes that vary between a first state in which the game ball cannot win and a second state in which the game ball is easy to win. With equipment,
Returning to the first state after the variable winning device is changed from the first state to the second state with respect to the variable winning device for which a lottery start condition set in advance based on the game ball launched on the game board is satisfied. A lottery process for determining whether or not to perform the opening / closing fluctuation to be performed by lottery based on a preset lottery probability, and determining the lottery result of whether or not to win after the lottery processing time set from the start of the lottery has elapsed Then, the variable winning device determined to be a winning in the lottery process is changed from the first state to the second state, and is returned to the first state when a preset closing condition is satisfied after changing to the second state. A game control device for performing a lottery opening / closing control process having an opening / closing variation process;
In the gaming machine, the game control device performs the lottery opening / closing control processing corresponding to each of the variable winning devices as loop processing that repeats every short period in order to perform real-time processing in parallel in a time-sharing manner,
The game control device includes common work data that is common to each lottery opening / closing control process of each variable winning device as a program for executing the lottery opening / closing control processing corresponding to each variable winning device. A common program to perform common loop processing;
Data that is used when executing the common program and that stores individual data including the lottery probability, the lottery processing time, and the blocking condition individually associated with each variable winning device in association with each variable winning device. Table,
For each of the lottery opening / closing control processes repeatedly executed by executing the common program, the open / close fluctuation state in which the open / close fluctuation processing is performed for any one of the variable prize winning devices, or any of the variable prize winning devices On the other hand, state determination means for determining whether the open / close fluctuation process is not performed or not,
In the case of the open / close fluctuation state, by reading individual data corresponding to the variable winning device for which the open / close variation processing is performed from the data table and executing the common program, the variable winning device for which the open / close variation processing is performed is performed. Only the lottery opening / closing control process is executed,
In the case of the closed maintenance state, individual data corresponding to all the variable winning devices is read from the data table for each variable winning device, and corresponding to the individual data read for each of the variable winning devices. A lottery opening / closing control process executing means for executing a lottery opening / closing control process based on the common work data for all the variable winning devices by repeatedly executing the common program.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a pachinko gaming machine such as a general electric character that determines whether or not to release each of a plurality of variable winning devices by lottery, a lottery is performed corresponding to each variable winning device. The program of processing when opening and closing the variable winning device won in the lottery is shared by each variable winning device, and basically the same program as the number of variable winning devices is repeatedly performed, so the program By reducing the size, the program production period can be shortened and the production cost can be reduced.

  In the repeated lottery opening / closing control process, only part of the process is performed. For example, even when processing is performed for all the variable winning devices, the same lottery opening / closing is performed depending on the processing status of each variable winning device. There is a high possibility that different parts of the control process are performed, and the same program is not used for different variable winning devices in one process of repeated processes, but the same program is used. become.

Here, using a common program does not mean that the same program is produced by the number of variable winning devices and that each variable winning device is processed, but only one common program of the present invention is used. The common program is repeatedly executed, for example, by the number of variable winning devices to be processed.
In addition, the variable winning device controlled by the lottery opening / closing control process is different for each variable winning device, that is, the device that outputs the control signal is different, and the input of the signal serving as the lottery start condition is different from the sensor or the like. Will be input.

In addition, there is a possibility that the lottery probability at the time of the lottery process, the lottery processing time from the start of the lottery to the confirmation of the lottery result (variable display time of the variable display game) may be different for each variable winning device, The closing conditions for closing after opening may be different, for example, the opening time and the number of game balls to be won.
Since the individual data different for each of the variable winning devices is registered in the data table for each of the variable winning devices, the individual data for each of the variable winning devices can be read to correspond to each variable winning device even in the same program. Control can be performed.

  In addition, in the general electric role, the other variable winning device is not released until one variable winning device is opened and closed, and the time from the start of the lottery process to the determination of the lottery result (variable) The operation of the timer for measuring the display time) is interrupted. However, in the present invention, if the open / close variation processing is performed for any one of the variable winning devices, the processing for the other variable winning devices is performed. Since it is in a state of not being interrupted and processing such as counting up the time in the timer is not performed, while one variable winning device is open as in the conventional case, other variable winning devices are not released and lottery processing time (variable display time) The progress of will also stop.

If there is a variable winning device during the open / close variation processing, the variable winning device during the open / close variation processing is selected and the processing for the variable winning device is performed. At this time, the processing related to other variable winning devices May be performed as a process other than the lottery opening / closing control process. That is, when the opening / closing variation process is performed for one variable winning device, the lottery opening / closing control processing for the other variable winning devices is not performed, but processing other than the lottery opening / closing control processing may be performed.
For example, as a process related to the lottery start condition, it is necessary to count up the so-called number of held balls based on the winning of the game ball to the starting opening and the open variable winning device. Since winning is possible, regardless of whether each variable winning device is opened or closed, a process for counting the number of reserved balls is required.

  In addition, the process of counting up the number of reserved balls based on the winning of a game ball to the open variable winning device is not for releasing the currently open variable winning device, but one level lower than that. Although it is related to the lottery start condition of the variable prize device, since it is a setting that does not perform processing other than the variable prize device that is currently open, the number of held balls based on the winning of game balls to the variable prize device that is open When the process for counting up is executed as a process other than the lottery opening / closing control process, or when the process for counting up the number of reserved balls is performed as the lottery opening / closing control process, this process is counted as the number of reserved balls to be counted up. It is necessary to carry out the process related to the variable winning device that is currently open, not the variable winning device that is selected based on whether or not to open.

The invention according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1,
The data table is set in a memory so that it can be read out, and for each individual data corresponding to each variable winning device, the area specified by a continuous address is divided into a plurality of divided areas and set. , The same order of items including the lottery probability of the individual data in each divided region, the lottery processing time, the blocking condition,
When the lottery opening / closing control processing execution means designates and refers to the individual data corresponding to each variable winning device on the data table by specifying an address, the variable winning a prize corresponding to each divided area and the order of items in each divided area The address of individual data used for each apparatus is shifted and specified.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the individual data reading process corresponding to each of the variable winning devices also includes each variable winning device, except that the address is shifted when designating the registration destination address of the individual data. The same process can be performed, and the lottery opening / closing control process can be made more common.

The invention according to claim 3 is provided on a game board on which a game ball is launched, and a plurality of variable prizes that vary between a first state in which the game ball cannot win and a second state in which the game ball is easy to win. With equipment,
Returning to the first state after the variable winning device is changed from the first state to the second state with respect to the variable winning device for which a lottery start condition set in advance based on the game ball launched on the game board is satisfied. A lottery process for determining whether or not to perform the opening / closing fluctuation to be performed by lottery based on a preset lottery probability, and determining the lottery result of whether or not to win after the lottery processing time set from the start of the lottery has elapsed Then, the variable winning device determined to be a winning in the lottery process is changed from the first state to the second state, and is returned to the first state when a preset closing condition is satisfied after changing to the second state. A game control device for performing a lottery opening / closing control process having an opening / closing variation process;
The game control device displays the movement of a game ball in a gaming machine that performs the lottery opening / closing control processing corresponding to each of the variable winning devices as a loop processing that repeats every short period in order to perform real-time processing in parallel in a time-sharing manner. It is a program that simulates the game by reproducing it on the screen in a simulated manner and determining the winning of the game ball to the winning opening, calculating the number of game balls acquired by the player corresponding to the launch and winning of the game ball And
Allowing a computer to function as the game control device;
The computer as the game control device, the game control device as a program for executing the lottery opening and closing control process corresponding to each of the variable winning devices, for each lottery opening and closing control processing of each variable winning device A common program that performs common loop processing including common work data
A data table that is used when executing the common program and stores the individual data including the lottery probability, the lottery processing time, and the blocking condition individually associated with each of the variable winning devices in association with each of the variable winning devices. And with
For each of the lottery opening / closing control processes repeatedly executed by executing the common program, the open / close fluctuation state in which the open / close fluctuation processing is performed for any one of the variable prize winning devices, or any of the variable prize winning devices On the other hand, state determination means for determining whether the open / close fluctuation process is not performed or not,
In the case of the open / close fluctuation state, by reading individual data corresponding to the variable winning device for which the open / close variation processing is performed from the data table and executing the common program, the variable winning device for which the open / close variation processing is performed is performed. Only the lottery opening / closing control process is executed,
In the case of the closed maintenance state, individual data corresponding to all the variable winning devices is read from the data table for each variable winning device, and corresponding to the individual data read for each of the variable winning devices. By repeatedly executing the common program, all the variable winning devices are made to function as a lottery opening / closing control process executing means for executing a lottery opening / closing control process based on the common work data.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the same effect as that of the first aspect of the present invention can be achieved in a simulation of a video game or the like of a gaming machine. Here, the computer includes a game machine such as a so-called video game machine, a portable game machine, and an arcade game machine that includes a memory such as a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM and executes a game based on a program.
Further, a function for simulating the configuration according to claim 2 may be added to the program according to claim 3.

The invention according to claim 4
A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 3 is recorded.

  In the invention of claim 4, the same effect as that of the invention of claim 3 can be obtained.

  According to the gaming machine, program, and recording medium of the present invention, by having a relatively large number of variable winning devices, in a pachinko gaming machine that requires a long program to control its opening and closing, the program can be shortened and the program can be produced. Such a period can be shortened and costs can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, a gaming machine (for example, a ball) that is installed in a place such as a game machine-installed store and that allows a player to play a game based on supply of gaming media (for example, a gaming ball or medal). The configuration and operation of a pachinko gaming machine as a gaming machine will be described.

  The pachinko gaming machine has a basic configuration as a so-called general electric machine type of pachinko gaming machine, and is a machine frame (not shown) that is attached to the island facility in a rectangular frame shape like the known pachinko gaming machine. A front frame (not shown) that is attached to the machine frame so as to be opened and closed in a door-like manner and accommodates and attaches the gaming board 1 shown in FIG. 1, and a glass that is attached to the front side of the front frame so as to be opened and closed in a door-like manner. And a frame (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 1, a game area 3 in which a game ball is launched and flows down is formed in a portion surrounded by a guide rail 2 and the like on the front surface of the game board 1.
In the game area 3 on the board surface of the game board 1, a variable display device 4 is provided slightly above the center. The variable display device 4 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display device, and effects display of the winning / losing lottery result of the first stage lottery process performed by the main control device 31 (game control device) described later. When the lottery result is displayed, the variable display game is displayed, and the above lottery result is displayed by the winning of the variable display game.
That is, the variable display device 4 displays a variable display game with decorative symbols. Further, under the control of the main control device 31, a variable display game is displayed on the variable display device 4 under the control of a later-described sub control device (design control device 61) as display control means.
That is, the variable display device 4 and the symbol control device 61 together with first to fourth variable displays 8 to 11 and the LED control device 71 described later are part of a variable display means for displaying a variable display game. The symbol control device 61 is controlled by a command from the main control device 31, and the main control device 31 is also included in the fluctuation display means.

  A variation display game is basically a well-known game, for example, a plurality of decorative symbols (identification information) such as numbers are displayed in a variable manner so as to be switched in a plurality of display areas, and a variation in a variation pattern determined in advance by lottery When the display time elapses, the variable display is terminated, and one decorative symbol is stopped and displayed in each display area, and the combination of the decorative symbols that are stopped and displayed is a special combination (for example, all A hit state described later is generated as a hit when the same type (spotted pattern) is displayed. The variable display device 4 is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, and various known display devices can be used. In many cases, the decorative design includes various characters (characters such as unique characters, existing animations, and talents) and is also referred to as a character diagram.

  Further, in the variable display device 4, not only the decorative symbols are sequentially switched and displayed in the above-described display of the variable display game, but also various stunning displays are performed, and characters and other characters related to the decorative symbols are displayed. Animation display is also performed. Further, in the variable display device 4, when the lottery result of the first stage lottery process described later is won, that is, when the variable display game is won, the second stage described later is highly likely to win. You may make it perform the effect display regarding a lottery process and a 3rd bullet lottery process. Moreover, you may make it perform the effect display which alert | reports the lottery result of the below-mentioned sub 1st step | lottery lottery process.

  The variable display device 4 is surrounded by a peripheral wall 5 that prevents the inflow of game balls. In addition, a game ball can jump into and flow into the bottom portion of the peripheral wall 5 from below, and a part of the game ball that has flowed into the first start port 12 described below and the first described later in the open state. A stage 6 for guiding to the three variation winning device 19 and the fourth variation winning device 20 is formed. In addition, the peripheral wall 5 is provided with, for example, a game ball guiding means 7 that allows a game ball to flow from the outside to the inside of the peripheral wall 5 and lead it out onto the stage 6, and is one of the game balls that flow down the periphery of the peripheral wall 5. The part is guided onto the stage 6.

  Further, on the upper, lower, left and right sides of the variable display device 4, first to fourth variable displays 8, 9, 10, and 11 that also serve as a reserved ball number display are provided. The first starting port 12 for normal driving is provided directly below the left and right center of the variable display device 4. Further, a right-handed second starting port 13 is provided on the right side of the variable display device 4, and first to third winning ports 14, 15, 16 are provided obliquely below the left side of the variable display device 4. ing.

  Further, a first variable winning device 17 is provided obliquely below the right side of the variable display device 4, a second variable winning device 18 is provided obliquely below the left of the first variable winning device 17, and a second variable winning device 18. The third variable winning device 19 is provided at a position directly below the first start port 12 and the fourth variable winning device 20 is provided directly below the third variable winning device 19.

  The first to third variable winning devices 17 to 19 have a configuration as a so-called electric tulip (electric tu), and are provided with two left and right movable pieces 21 and 21 at a winning opening portion. 21 is configured to vary between a first state (a closed state) in which a game ball cannot win a winning opening and a second state (open state) in which a game ball easily wins a winning opening.

  In the first state, the movable pieces 21 and 21 are assumed to be slightly wider than the diameter of the game balls, and the game balls can flow (win) into the first to third variable winning devices 17 to 19. However, a game nail 22, which will be described later, or a game nail (not shown) is arranged above the movable pieces 21 and 21, and a game ball can flow between the movable pieces 21 and 21. Even if a large interval is open, the game ball cannot be won in the first state.

  When the first to third variable winning devices 17 to 19 are in the second state, the movable pieces 21 and 21 open to the left and right, and the upper surfaces of the movable pieces 21 and 21 are inclined downward toward the center, respectively. As a result, the left and right range in which the first to third variable prize winning devices 17 to 19 can supplement the game balls is widened, and the game balls are more likely to flow in than the state where the game ball inlet is present. .

Further, the fourth variable winning device 20 has a configuration as a so-called attacker, and has a movable door 23 that opens and closes by rotating a rectangular winning port that is long on the left and right around a rotation axis along the lower side. The first state (closed state) where the movable door 23 is closed and the game ball cannot be won, and the second state (open state) where the movable door 23 is opened so as to fall forward with the lower side as the center and the game ball is easy to win. The state).
At the lowermost end portion of the game area 3, an out-port 24 is formed through which game balls that have not won any winning holes are discharged to the outside of the game area 3.
In addition, on the surface of the game board 1, the game board is used for adjusting the winning rate of the game balls to the first and second start ports 12 and 13, the winning ports 14 to 16, and the variable winning devices 17 to 20. The game nail 22 (partially shown), a windmill (not shown), etc. are provided as a game ball flow direction changing member that changes the flow direction of the game ball that has come into contact so as to guide the game ball flowing down the upper game area. It has been.

Next, the control system of the pachinko gaming machine of this example will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.
The control system of the pachinko gaming machine is roughly composed of a main control unit 30, a sub control unit 60, and a power supply device 90 that supplies power to the main control unit 30 and the sub control unit 60.
The main control unit 30 is provided with a main control device 31 (game control device) composed of, for example, a one-chip microcomputer for a gaming machine. The main control device 31 includes a CPU 32 that executes a program, a program and a program ROM 33 storing data used in the above, RAM 34 storing data generated based on a program, various data read from ROM 33, frequency generation circuit unit 35 for measuring time by a synchronization signal or a timer, and the like. It has been.

  Signals from various sensors provided in the pachinko gaming machine can be input to the main control device 31 (CPU 32), and a first start opening prize that detects that a game ball has won the first start opening 12 is obtained. The ball detection sensor 38, the second start opening winning ball detection sensor 39 for detecting that the game ball has won the second start opening 13, and the first to third winning openings 14 to 16 winning the game ball respectively. First to third winning ball detection sensors 40 to 42 and first to fourth variable winning ball detection sensors 43 for detecting that a game ball has won each of the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20. To 46 are connected.

  Further, the main control device 31 detects an error in the game ball payout detection sensor 47 for detecting a prize ball paid out from the game ball payout device 56 for paying out a prize ball in response to the winning of the game ball, and an error in the pachinko gaming machine. An error detection sensor 48 to be detected is connected.

  The main control device 31 outputs various signals for operating various devices of the pachinko gaming machine. For example, a central control device 50 for collecting and managing data of each gaming machine installed in a game store is connected to the main control device 31 so that data can be input from the main control device 31. The main control device 31 is connected with a payout control device 51, a symbol control device 61, an LED control device 71, and a voice control device 81 as sub-control devices, and commands (control commands) are sent to these sub-control devices. It is connected so that output is possible.

  Here, since the payout control device 51 performs the main control of the game in the pachinko gaming machine for paying out the prize ball, it is included in the main control unit 30 and mainly related to the effect of the game. The symbol control device 61, the LED control device 71, and the sound control device 81 are included in the sub-control unit 60.

  The main control device 31 includes first to third variable solenoids 52 to drive two movable pieces 21 and 21 provided in the first variable prize device 17 to the third variable prize device 19, respectively. 54 and a fourth variable solenoid 55 that drives the movable door 23 provided in the fourth variable prize-winning device 20 is connected. The main control device 31 controls the first to fourth variable solenoids 52 to 55 so that the main control device 31 is in the first state (closed state) of the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20. Controls the fluctuation between the second state (open state).

  Further, a payout control device 51 that is connected to the output side of the main control device 31 and is a part of the main control unit 30 is controlled by the payout control device 51 to pay out award balls and rental balls. , And a CR unit 58 for reading the data of the prepaid card 57 and controlling the lending of gaming balls is connected via a ball lending signal control device 59. The payout control device 51 pays out a winning ball from the main control device 31 based on the winning ball signal indicating the number of winning balls, and is also input from the CR unit 58 via the ball lending signal control device 59. Based on a ball lending signal indicating, a control for paying out a lending ball is performed.

  The main control unit 30 is not directly connected to the main control device 31, but has a firing control device 302 that controls a firing drive device 301 of a hitting ball launching device (not shown) that launches a game ball into the game area 3. The launch control device 302 is connected to a rotary operation handle 303 and a launch stop button 304 for operating launch of a game ball. Then, based on a signal input to the firing control device 302 by operating the rotary operation handle 303, the firing control device 302 operates the firing drive device 301, so that the game area on the game board 1 is controlled by the ball hitting device. 3 is designed to fire game balls.

  The symbol control device 61 of the sub-control unit 60 controls the variable display device 4, and the variable display device 4 is connected via a video display processor 62. The variable display device 4 displays at least a decorative symbol variation display game based on a first-stage lottery process, which will be described later, performed in the main controller 31, and wins the lottery result of the first-stage lottery process. In addition to performing the effect display during the hit state generated by this, the effect display of the small hit state generated during the hit state is performed.

  The symbol control device 61 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. Further, the ROM includes a ROM for storing various display data and a variable display pattern used for display of the variable display device 4. Display data displayed in the variable display game corresponding to the one-stage lottery process, and display data of the hit state effect display and the small hit state effect display are stored.

  Here, in order to display the decorative symbol variation display game based on the first-stage lottery process, the main control device 31 indicates at least the start of the first-stage lottery processing, that is, the start of the decorative symbol variation display game. A command, a command indicating a variation display time as a basic variation pattern of the variation display game, a hit / miss of the variation display game, that is, a command indicating a hit / miss as a lottery result of the first stage lottery process, A confirmation of the lottery result in the first-stage lottery process, that is, a command indicating the end of the variable display game is transmitted to the symbol control device 61. Based on these commands, the symbol control device 61 controls the start of the variation display game on the variable display device 4, the display of the result of winning or losing the variation display game, and the end of the variation display game. The variable display time as the variable display pattern is determined based on the winning / losing of the lottery result. In the main control device 31 and the symbol control device 61, a timer process for measuring the variable display time is performed. In this timer process, the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20 are changed from the first state to the first state. The progress of the timer is stopped only during the opening / closing fluctuation processing period from the change to the second state to the return to the first state.

  In addition, the main control device 31 causes the variable display device 4 to start an effect display in a winning state in which the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20 are sequentially opened when the winning is determined in the first stage lottery process. The jackpot command is output to the symbol control device 61. Also. The main control device 31 outputs a jackpot end command to the symbol control device 61 when the fourth variable winning device is closed from the last opening in the winning state.

Further, the main control device 31 generates a small hit during the hit state as will be described later on the variable display device 4 when a small hit (specific hit) occurs as a lottery result of the sub first stage lottery process during the hit state. When the lottery result of the sub first-stage lottery process is won in the symbol control device 61 in order to perform the small hit effect display as described above, a small hit command is output, and then the fourth variable winning device 20 Outputs a small hitting end command when it is opened / closed by an upper limit number (for example, 4) of a fourth reserved ball number described later.
In the variable display device 4, in the state where the variable display game, the hit state, and the small win effect display are not performed, for example, a demonstration display in the customer waiting state is performed.

  In the main control device 31, the first to the first to second states are generated by winning the lottery result of the first stage lottery process performed based on the winning of the game ball at the first starting port 12. Even when the four-variable winning devices 17 to 20 sequentially change from the first state to the second state and return to the first state, the first-stage lottery process based on the winning of the game ball to the first start port 12 is performed. The first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20 are all in the first state after any variable winning device is opened and closed until the next variable winning device is opened. The first stage lottery process is allowed to proceed while the first variable display game 8 is displayed on the first variable display 8 in correspondence with the first stage lottery process. In addition, the decorative symbol variation display game for displaying the lottery result of the first-stage lottery process on the variable display device 4 may be displayed in parallel with the effect display of the winning state even during the winning state.

  The LED control device 71 of the sub control unit 60 corresponds to four lottery processes (first stage lottery process, sub first stage lottery process, second stage lottery process, and third stage lottery process) performed by the main controller 31. The four first to fourth variable indicators 8 to 11 for playing the variable display game are controlled. From the main control device 31, a command indicating the start of each variable display game (variable display start), the result of the variable display game, that is, a command indicating the result of winning / losing determined by the lottery process, the end of the variable display game A command indicating (end of variation display) is input to the LED control device 71.

Based on these commands, the LED control device 71 displays on the first to fourth variable display devices 8 to 11 in a state where the variable display game is not being performed, the waiting display in the variable display game, the variable display in the variable display game, and the variable display game. The result notification is displayed. That is, the gaming machine of this example includes the LED control device 71 and the first to fourth variable indicators 8 to 11 as the variation display means for displaying the variation display game. The LED control device 71 is controlled by the main control device 31 by a command, and the main control device 31 is also included in the fluctuation display means as described above.
Moreover, in the 1st-4th variable indicators 8-11, the notification of the below-mentioned 1st, sub 1st, 2nd, and 3rd holding ball number is also performed, respectively, and LED is sent from the main controller 31. Commands indicating first, sub-first, second, and third retained ball numbers, which will be described later, are input to the control device 71, and based on that, the LED control device 71 hits the first to fourth variable indicators 8 to 11, The number of the first to third reserved balls is displayed by turning on / off the LEDs other than the LEDs indicating the detachment and changing the emission color.

  In addition, the LED control device 71 includes a board-related electrical decoration 76 which is a decorative LED (electric decoration) attached to the game board 1 and a decorative LED (not shown) attached to a glass frame, a front frame or the like ( The lighting / extinguishing control of the frame door-related electrical decoration 77 is performed.

  The sound control device 81 is connected to a sound generation device 82 including a sound processor, an amplifier, a speaker, and the like, and the sound control device 81 controls output of effect sound, sound, music and the like for production.

  The main control of the main control device 31 in this gaming machine is the number of game balls to be paid out to the payout control device 51 in response to input of signals indicating game ball winning from each winning ball detection sensor (38 to 46) ( A command indicating the number of winning balls) and paying out the gaming balls as described above, the first starting port winning ball detecting sensor 38, the second starting port winning ball detecting sensor 39, and the first to third The first stage lottery process, the sub first stage lottery process, the second stage lottery process, and the third stage lottery process are performed in response to each input of a signal indicating a game ball winning from the variable winning ball detection sensors 43 to 45. When the lottery process is started, the first to fourth variable prizes corresponding to the first stage lottery process, the sub first stage lottery process, the second stage lottery process, and the third stage lottery process, respectively. While the devices 17 to 20 are in an open state, the first to fourth changes in the open state Blockage conditions described below for the winning device 17 to 20 is to open and close variation processing (opening process) to the closed state when is satisfied.

The game contents in the gaming machine as described above and control processing for realizing the game contents will be described.
The main controller 31 constantly performs a winning ball detection process for monitoring the input of a winning ball detection signal (winning signal) from the above-described winning ball detection sensors 38 to 46, and a game area 3 on the game board 1. A game ball that fires a game ball in the game area 3 flows into the first and start ports 12 and 13, the first to third winning ports 14 to 16, and the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20. When a winning signal is input from one of the winning ball detection sensors 38 to 46 corresponding to each of the winning balls, for example, four winning balls are awarded to the first and second start ports 12 and 13. , 10 for winning game balls in the first to third winning openings 14 to 16, 13 for winning game balls in the first and second variable winning devices 17 and 18, and a third variable winning. 15 game balls won in the device 19, 15 game balls won in the fourth variable winning device 20. Thirteen game balls as paid out for, and outputs the prize balls signal as a command indicating the prize number balls to the payout controller 51.

Further, the main control device 31 is based on the winning signals from the first and second start opening winning ball detecting sensors 38 and 39 and the first to third variable winning ball detecting sensors 43 to 45 in the above-described winning ball detecting process. First lottery start processing, sub first lottery start processing, second lottery start processing, and third lottery start processing are performed.
In the first lottery start process, when there is a winning signal from the first starting port winning ball detection sensor 38 of the first starting port 12, it is determined whether or not the first variable winning device 17 is changed to the second state. This is a process for giving an opportunity to start the first-stage lottery process determined in step 1. Each time the winning signal is inputted, the value of the storage area of the first reserved ball number in the RAM 34 of the main controller 31 is set to the upper limit number (for example, 4 ) Is counted up in the range up to. If the number of first reserved balls is 1 or more, the trigger for starting the first stage lottery process is given.

  The sub first lottery start process (specific lottery start process) has a second fluctuation when there is a winning signal from the second starting port winning ball detection sensor 38 of the second starting port 13 (starting port for specific hit). It is a process of giving an opportunity to start a sub first stage lottery process (specific lottery process) for determining whether or not the winning device 18 (variable winning device for specific use) is changed to the second state by lottery, Each time the winning signal is input, a process of counting up the value of the storage area of the number of sub first reserved balls in the RAM 34 of the main control device 31 within a range up to the upper limit number (for example, 4) is performed. If the number of the sub first reserved balls is 1 or more, the trigger for starting the sub first stage lottery process is given.

  In the second lottery start process, when there is a winning signal from at least one of the first variable winning ball detection sensor 43 of the first variable winning device 17 and the second variable winning ball detection sensor 44 of the second variable winning device 18, This is a process for giving an opportunity to start the second stage lottery process for determining whether or not to open the third variable winning device 19 by lottery, and every time the winning signal is inputted, the second of the RAM 34 of the main control device 31. A process of counting up the value of the storage area for the number of reserved balls within a range up to the upper limit number (for example, 4) is performed. If the number of second reserved balls is 1 or more, the trigger for starting the second stage lottery process is given. The upper limit of the number of second reserved balls is, for example, four, but the closing condition when the second variable winning device is released once in the sub first stage lottery process is one game ball winning. In this case, the value of the storage area of the second reserved ball number is basically counted up by one.

  In the third lottery start process, when there is a winning signal from the third variable winning ball detection sensor 43 of the third variable winning device 19, it is determined by lottery whether or not the fourth variable winning device 19 is opened. This is a process for giving an opportunity to start the three-stage lottery process, and every time the winning signal is inputted, the value of the storage area of the third reserved ball number in the RAM 34 of the main control device 31 is a range up to the upper limit number (for example, 4) The process that counts up is performed. If the number of the third reserved balls is 1 or more, the trigger for starting the third lottery process is given.

  One of the start conditions for the first stage, sub first stage, second stage, and third stage lottery processing is that the number of the first, sub first, second, and third reserved balls is 1 or more, respectively. However, there are other start conditions, and the second start condition is that the first stage lottery process is not in progress (if the first stage lottery process has already been started). The first stage lottery process that has been started has been completed). Similarly, in the sub first stage lottery process, the sub first stage lottery process is not in progress. Similarly, in the second stage lottery process, That is, the stage lottery process is not being performed, and similarly, in the third stage lottery process, the third stage lottery process is not being performed.

The third start condition is common to all the first stage, sub first stage, second stage, and third stage lottery processes, and any of the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 18 is performing the open / close variation process. That is not (second state).
When these three start conditions are all satisfied, the first stage, the sub first stage, the second stage, and the third stage lottery process are started.
In the normal state (the state that is not in the winning state generated by winning the lottery result of the first stage lottery process), all the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20 win the game balls. The first state is not possible.
Therefore, in the normal state, since the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20 are in the first state in which no game ball can be won, the second lottery start process and the third lottery start process are the first and The winning signals from the second variation winning ball detection sensors 43 and 44 and the winning signal from the third variation winning ball detection sensor 45 are not input, and the processing is substantially not performed.

  In addition, when the glass frame is opened and the first to third variable winning devices 17 to 19 are manually opened to win the game ball, or the first to third variable winning devices 17 to 19 are opened before. If the game ball is sandwiched between the movable piece 21 and the movable door 23 when they are closed, and if they fall and win a prize, the second lottery start process and the third lottery start are started even in a normal state. Processing is performed. In addition, when it is not a winning state, it is good also as what does not perform a 2nd lottery start process and a 3rd lottery start process, when the 1st-4th winning ball detection sensor 43-46-winning signal is input.

In a normal state such as when a game is started, only the first lottery start process and the sub-first lottery start process are performed among the first, sub-first, second, and third lottery start processes.
However, in a normal state, the player is less likely to make a right strike aiming at the first variable winning device 17 or the second variable winning device 18, and the right side of the variable display device 4 is used as a right-handed start opening. There is a low possibility that a game ball will win the arranged second start opening 13.

  If the player makes a right turn in a state where the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20 are not opened, the game nail 22 and the windmill are reduced so that the possibility of winning a winning port other than the second starting port 13 is reduced. On the other hand, in the normal way of hitting, the possibility that a game ball will win in the first to third winning holes 14 to 16, which are general winning holes, is considerably higher than the right hit, and the so-called base is high. It is supposed to be.

  The number of game balls that can be acquired by the player when the winning result is determined by the lottery result of the first stage lottery process based on the winning of the game ball to the first start port 12 is the second start port. When the lottery result of the sub first stage lottery process based on the winning of the game ball to 13 is a win and a small hit state occurs, the number of game balls that can be acquired by the player is larger, for example, 4 times That's it.

In addition, due to the arrangement of the game nail 22 and the windmill, the winning rate (ease of winning) of the game ball with respect to the first start port 12 is higher than that of the second start port 13.
Therefore, in a normal state, it is more advantageous for the player to make a normal strike than to make a right strike, and in a normal state, the player can make a normal strike without making a right strike. High nature.

Here, it is assumed that the possibility that a game ball wins in the second starting port 13 in a normal state is extremely low when the player makes a normal hit instead of right-handing in a normal state. Description will be made mainly assuming that a game ball wins at the first start port 12.
In the first lottery start process based on winning at the first starting port 12, whether or not a game ball wins the first starting port 12 and a signal is input from the first starting port winning ball detection sensor 38 is determined. If there is no input of the signal, the input of the signal is waited. In this standby state, the variable display device 4 and the first variable display 8 that display the variable display game corresponding to the first stage lottery process are in a customer waiting state, and the variable display device 4 has a gaming machine in the customer waiting state. Control is performed so that a demonstration image for demonstration is displayed.

The first variable indicator 8 is also controlled so that, for example, a customer waiting state display in which each LED blinks slowly is performed. In this state, the second lottery start process and the third lottery start process are also in a standby state, and the third and fourth variable indicators that display the variable display game corresponding to the second stage lottery process and the third stage lottery process. 10 and 11 are also displayed in the customer waiting state similar to the first variable display 8.
Further, if the game ball does not win the second starting port 13, the sub first lottery start process is also in a standby state, and the second variable display 9 that displays the variable display game corresponding to the sub first lottery start process is also the same. The customer waiting state is displayed.

  When any one of the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20 changes to the second state, the first stage, the sub first stage, and the second stage until the state returns to the first state (during the opening / closing fluctuation process). Although the stage and third stage lottery processes will be stopped, detection of the input of a winning signal and the respective lottery start processes that trigger the start of each lottery process (variable display game) are performed separately from each lottery process. In each lottery start process, for example, the count of each reserved ball is also performed during the open / close fluctuation process of any of the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20. The countdown of the number of reserved balls is a process in the first to third stage lottery processes and the sub first stage lottery process, and is performed during the open / close variation process of any of the first to fourth variable prize winning devices 17 to 20. I will not.

In the first lottery start process, when a winning signal is input from the first starting port winning ball detection sensor 38, the first lottery process based on the winning of a game ball to the first starting port 12 is triggered (starting right). The number of first reserved balls (the number of winnings) becomes one count up.
Further, the first stage lottery process performed based on the winning of the game ball at the first start port 12 determines whether or not to win, and if it is a win, the first variable winning device 17 is set to the first This is for changing from the state to the second state to the open state.

Further, the first reserved ball number can be stored up to the upper limit number (for example, four) with respect to the first starting port 12, and every time a game ball wins the first starting port 12, the first reserved ball number If is smaller than the upper limit, the first reserved ball count is incremented by one. Further, every time the first stage lottery process is started, the first reserved ball number is counted down by one in the first stage lottery process.
Further, until the first stage lottery process is completed, the next first stage lottery process is not started, the first stage lottery process is terminated, and the first first lottery process is performed when the first reserved ball number is 1 or more. The stage lottery process is started. As will be described later, the first-stage lottery process is interrupted while the open / close fluctuation process is being performed on any of the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20. In this case, since the start of the first stage lottery process is also interrupted, the first stage interruption process is not substantially started during the opening / closing variation process as described above.

In the first stage lottery process, the first stage lottery process is not performed as described above, the first reserved ball number is 1 or more, and any of the variable winning devices 17 to 20 is not in the open / close variation process. To begin. Note that when the first stage lottery process is completed and ended, the first opening / closing variation process is performed on the first variable winning device 17, and the first stage lottery process is completed even if the first stage lottery process is completed. The lottery process is not started.
That is, when the first stage lottery process ends as an outlier lottery result, the next first stage lottery process is started immediately if the number of first reserved balls is 1 or more. When the lottery result ends, the first-stage lottery process is not started until the first opening / closing variation process for the first variable winning device 17 is completed corresponding to the winning lottery result. Therefore, in the next first-stage lottery process, when the first variable winning device 17 returns to the first state after the first variable winning device 17 enters the second state corresponding to the winning lottery result, the number of first reserved balls is 1 or more. Then it will be started.

  Further, when a game ball wins the first starting port 12, the number of first reserved balls is counted up and a (pseudo) random number for lottery is acquired. For example, the random number is updated and stored by incrementing the numerical value by 1 within a range from 0 to a predetermined upper limit number (every time interval shorter than 1 second) (updated to 0 when the upper limit number is reached). At the same time, when a game ball is won in the first starting port 12 (in the other lottery processing, either the second starting port 13 or the first to third variable winning devices 17 to 19), update storage is performed as described above. Get the numerical value that is stored and store it as a random number.

  Further, in the first stage lottery process, a determination table in which a numerical value set as a hit among numerical values in a range from 0 to a predetermined upper limit number is compared with a random number acquired and stored as described above. In the case where the same numerical value as that of the acquired random number is registered in the determination table, this is a hit.

The winning probability that is won in the first lottery process is, for example, 1/140.
In the first-stage lottery process, not only the above-described lottery process but also the variable display control process in the first variable display 8 is performed. First, when the first variable display game start command is output to the LED control device 71 at the start of the first stage lottery process, the first variable display device 8 controls the variation in the first variable display game under the control of the LED control device 71. Display starts. The fluctuation display is performed by rapidly blinking a plurality of LEDs (lamps). In the state where the variable display is not started on the first variable display 8, the above-described customer waiting display includes a plurality of displays so that the display can be distinguished from the display that is clearly changing in a state where the blinking interval is longer than that during the variable display. LED blinks.

  Further, the variable display is performed by a display pattern (variable display time) selected from a plurality of variable display patterns (variable display time) by lottery or the like. In the first-stage lottery process, the variable display device 4 also displays the same variable display as the digital patch, so that at least the deviation and the hit and the reach are deviated (for example, all the combinations of the winning symbols are the same type of symbols). In some cases, only one combination with different symbols will be out of reach). Basically, the winning display time will be the winning display time longer than the non-open integration time described later. The display time is a shorter fluctuation display time than that, and in the case of a reach deviation, the fluctuation display time is the same as either the hit fluctuation display time or the deviation fluctuation display time.

  Here, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3, the outline of the control of the main control device 31 in the hit state generated by winning in the first stage lottery process is as follows. When the game ball is won by 12 (step S1), the first lottery number becomes 1 or more by the first lottery start process, and the first-stage lottery process is started. Then, when the lottery result of the first stage lottery process is won (step S2), the first variable winning device 17 is released once and the game ball wins, for example, by the second lottery start process, for example, the second number of retained balls Becomes the upper limit of 4 (step S3).

Then, when the first variable winning device 17 is closed, the second stage lottery process is started, the second reserved ball number is counted down by 1, and the second stage lottery process is won with a very high probability as will be described later. As a result, the third variable winning device 19 is opened once and the game ball wins, so that, for example, the third number of reserved balls reaches an upper limit of 4 by the third lottery start process (step S4).
After the third variable winning device 19 is closed, the third stage lottery process is started, the third reserved ball count is counted down by one, and the third stage lottery process is hit with a very high probability as will be described later. The fourth variable winning device 20 is opened (step S5).

  After closing the fourth variable winning device, it is determined whether or not the third reserved ball number is 1 or more (step S6). If the third reserved ball number is 1 or more, the process returns to step S5 and the fourth variable winning device 20 is opened. To do. When the third reserved ball number has accumulated up to the upper limit of 4 by this process, step S5 is repeated four times and the third reserved ball number becomes zero.

If it is determined in step S6 that the number of third reserved balls is not 1 or more, the third stage lottery process is stopped without returning to step S5. In the second stage lottery process, 2 While the number of held balls is 1 or more, the second-stage lottery process is repeatedly performed, and after the time that the fourth variable winning device 20 repeats opening and closing four times has elapsed, Based on the lottery result, the third variable winning device 19 is opened.
That is, substantially, when the third reserved ball number becomes 0, it is determined whether or not the second reserved ball number is 1 or more (step S7), and if it is 1 or more, the process returns to step S4 again. However, as an actual process, when the third stage lottery process is performed four times and the fourth variable winning device 20 is released four times, in parallel, the second reserved ball number is counted down by one. The second-stage lottery process has been performed, and the final second-stage lottery process may already be performed in a state where the second reserved ball number has changed from 1 to 0.

That is, apparently, after the third reserved ball number becomes zero, if the second reserved ball number is 1 or more, the process returns to step S4 again. As a result, the third variable winning device is opened again, and four third reserved balls are accumulated.
Therefore, if the second reserved ball number and the third reserved ball number are accumulated up to the upper limit of 4, respectively, after the first variable winning device 17 is released once, the third variable winning device is released four times, and Each time the third variable winning device is opened once, the fourth variable winning device is opened four times. As a result, the fourth variable winning device is opened 16 times in total.

When the first variable winning device 17 is opened, the player hits the right to make the first variable winning device 17 win a game ball. In addition, the third variable winning device 19 and the fourth variable winning device 20 are basically set to have a higher winning rate for right-handed due to the arrangement of the game nails 22 and the like. There is a high possibility of doing.
Then, when the player makes a right turn and wins a game ball to the second starting port 13 (step S8),
By the sub first lottery start process, the number of sub first reserved balls becomes one or more, and the sub first stage lottery process is started. Then, when the lottery result of the sub first stage lottery process is won (step S9), the second variable winning device 17 is opened once and the game ball wins, for example, by the second lottery start process, for example, the second reserved ball The number is incremented by 1 (step S10).
The second variable winning device 18 is set with a single game ball winning as the closing condition. Basically, when the second variable winning device 18 is opened, Counts up by one. Also, assuming that the right-handed start is started when the first variable winning device 17 is released, the second-stage lottery process has already been performed once, and the second reserved ball number becomes 3 or less, which is smaller than the upper limit number. There is a high possibility that the second reserved ball number will not be counted up due to the second reserved ball number.

  As a result, when winning in the sub first stage lottery process, first, by winning the second variable winning device 18, the winning of one game ball is added, and the second reserved ball count is counted up by one. In the winning state, one opening of the third variable winning device 19 and four opening of the fourth variable winning device 20 are added with a very high probability. In addition, if the sub first stage lottery process is performed a plurality of times before the winning state is finished, each time the third variable winning device 19 is opened and the fourth variable winning device 20 Four opens are added with a very high probability, and very long hits can occur.

In this way, the first stage lottery process is won, and the state in which the first variable winning device 17, the third variable winning device 19, and the fourth variable winning device 20 are sequentially opened becomes the win state.
For these reasons, the gaming machine of this example is provided on the game board 1 on which the game balls are launched, and varies between a first state where the game balls cannot win and a second state where the game balls are easy to win. In addition to the variable winning devices 17 to 20 having a plurality of variable winning devices 17 and satisfying a lottery start condition set in advance based on the game balls launched on the game board 1, the variable winning devices 17 to A lottery process that is determined from a lottery based on a preset lottery probability and determines whether or not to perform opening / closing fluctuation that returns the first state to the second state after changing 20 from the first state to the first state. After the lottery process for determining whether or not the lottery result is determined after time has passed, and the variable winning device that has been determined to be a winner in the lottery process is changed from the first state to the second state, and then changed to the second state. Pre-set occlusion strip There has been a main controller 31 as a game controller for lottery closing control process and a closing variation processing of returning to the first state when a condition is satisfied.

  As described later, the second variation display time in the second stage lottery process is 5 seconds, and the third variation display time in the third stage lottery process is 1 second. As a result, the second variation display started by winning the game ball to the first variation winning device after the first variation winning device 17 is closed after being opened is terminated with a very high probability after 5 seconds. When the third variable winning device 19 is opened and closed after the third variable winning device 19 is opened, the third variable display started by winning the game ball to the third variable winning device 19 is extremely Finishing with a high probability, the fourth variable winning device 20 is opened.

  In addition, the third variation display started again after the fourth variation winning device 20 is opened and then restarted again with a very high probability after one second, and the fourth variation winning device 20 is opened again. It is performed until the fourth variable winning device 20 is opened four times in total. At this time, after the third variable prize winning device 19 is closed, the time during which all the variable prize winning devices 17 to 20 are in the closed state is four while the fourth variable prize winning device 20 is in the second state four times. Seconds elapse.

  Next, as described above, in the second stage lottery process in which the variable display time is 5 seconds, 4 seconds have already passed, and it is high one second after the fourth variable winning device 19 is closed after the fourth opening. The third variable winning device 19 is released with a probability, the game ball is won in the opened third variable winning device 19, the third reserved ball count becomes 4 again, and the fourth variable winning device is four times. Open. That is, after the first variable prize winning device 17 is opened and closed, the third variable prize winning device is opened four times and the fourth variable prize winning device is opened sixteen times. For example, each of the variable prize winning devices 17 to 20 The total occlusion time from opening to the next opening, that is, the non-opening integration time is, for example, about 25 seconds.

  That is, after the first variable winning device 17 is opened and closed, when the variable display time 5 seconds of the second stage lottery process elapses, the third variable winning device 19 is opened and the third variable winning device 19 is closed. When the variable display time 1 second of the three-stage lottery process elapses, the fourth variable winning device 20 is opened, and thereafter, the fourth variable winning device 20 is closed and the fourth variable winning device 20 is opened again after 1 second. Is repeated four times in total, and four seconds have passed since the third variable winning device 19 was closed. At this stage, when another one second elapses, the second stage lottery process is started again, and the second stage lottery process starts 5 seconds later.

That is, the second stage lottery process is performed four times. If the variable display time at this time is 5 seconds, 5 × 4 = 20 seconds are required to digest the second stage lottery process. When the third variable display device opened at the end of the stage lottery process is closed, the fourth stage lottery process is performed four times and another 4 seconds elapses.
Accordingly, when the first variable winning device is released four times and the fourth variable winning device is released 16 times after the first variable winning device is released in the winning state, the first, third and fourth variable winning devices 17 are used. , 19, 20, except for the opening time, the duration of the hit state, that is, the non-open integration time in the hit state in which all the variable winning devices 17 to 20 are closed is about 24 Second.

  When the specific winning (small hit) by the above-mentioned sub first stage lottery process is added to this non-opening accumulated time, the second variable winning device 18 is opened as described above, so that 1 of the third variable winning device 19 The number of times of opening and the number of times of opening of the fourth variable prize-winning device 20 are added, and every time a sub first stage lottery process is added, about 5 seconds are added. Here, for example, assuming that there may be four small hits in one hit state, considering the extension of the hit state due to the small hit, the first variation in the first stage lottery process Fluctuation display time (hit variation display time) in the case of winning the display game 24 hours which is the non-open integration time in the hit state when the small hit does not occur, extra time 20 seconds and extra time about 4 times per small hit Is added to make 45 seconds.

Thereby, it is possible to extremely reduce the possibility that the first stage lottery process will hit and the next hit state will occur during the hit state that may be extended with small hits.
In this case, the time count of the first variation display time is interrupted in the processing of the main control device 31 while the opening variation processing is performed for any of the first to fourth variation winning devices 17. (The same applies to the second variation display time (sub first variation display time), the third variation display time, and the fourth variation display time). For example, the first variation display time is a time longer than the above-described non-open integrated time 24 seconds. Is set, the first stage lottery process (first variation display game) is finished after the result of the first stage lottery process performed previously is completed, and then the next first stage lottery process (first stage lottery process) Even if the (1 variation display game) is started, the winning result is fixed after the winning state based on the winning result of the first stage lottery process (when it is not extended by the small winning), and the first variable winning device is released. become.

In addition, here, we expect an extended portion of the hit state for the small hits that occurred four times, so unless the hits are more than expected during the hit state, Even if it occurs, the first variable winning device opens after the end of the big hit state.
Further, in the first stage lottery process, the win fluctuation display time is 45 seconds. However, if the outlier fluctuation display time is 2 seconds, for example, unless the win is continuously generated in the first stage lottery process, The variation display time of the deviation is further added during the winning, and the possibility that the first variable winning device 17 is released due to the first stage lottery process being won during the winning state is extremely low.

  In addition, the variation display time of the first stage lottery process is set so that the first variation display game can be performed at least twice (multiple times) if it is not the first variation display game that is won even during the winning state. It is preferable that the time is about 1 to 5 seconds.

  Further, even during the winning state, the first variable display game 8 displays the first variable display game, and if the deviation is as described above, the first variable display game is performed a plurality of times. While the opening / closing variation process is being performed on any of the devices 17 to 20, the variation display time is increased by stopping the time counting of the variation display time. The substantial length of the one-variable display game is longer than that in the normal state.

  In addition, since the winning probability of the first stage lottery process is set to be relatively low, such as 1/140, for example, the probability of subsequent winning is very low, but the first fluctuation in the case of a loss When the display time is shortened, the lottery result of the sub first stage lottery process is a hit with a relatively high probability, and the hit state is likely to be extended due to the occurrence of a small hit. There is a possibility that the first variable winning device 17 may be released due to the lottery result of the first stage lottery process during the winning state (at least when the non-open integrated time exceeds 45 seconds from the start).

  In the first-stage lottery process, the hit / miss determination process ends at the start of the variable display, but the first variable indicator 8 displays the variable until the end of the variable display time, and the variable display time ends. Occasionally, one of a plurality of LEDs that indicates a loss or a hit LED that indicates a hit is turned on. At this time, the hit and miss may be emphasized by changing the emission color of each LED. At the end of the variable display time, the off LED or the hit LED is already lit, and the lottery result is confirmed and displayed. Then, the first stage lottery process ends when the variable display time has elapsed from the start of the first stage lottery process and the lottery result is confirmed and displayed.

  At this time, if the winning is determined and displayed, a first opening / closing variation process is performed on the first variation winning device 17 and the first variation winning device 17 is opened. In the first opening / closing variation process, when the winning result is determined in the first-stage lottery processing, the driving source of the first variation winning device 17 is driven to change the first variation winning device 17 from the first state to the second state. To do. Then, a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds or less) has elapsed since the change from the first state to the second state, or a predetermined number (for example, 10 or less and 6 in this case) of the first variation winning device 17 for the game balls. The first variable winning device 17 returns from the second state to the first state when any of the closing conditions for winning is established.

  In the first-stage lottery process, a (first) variable display game of decorative symbols on the variable display device 4 is performed in parallel with the variable display by the first variable display 8. A command that is output from the main control device 31 to the symbol control device 61 in the same manner as in the case of the LED control device 71 to start the variable display in the variable display game on the variable display device 4 and confirm the lottery result by the end of the variable display. Is done. The decorative display variation display game on the variable display device 4 is performed at almost the same timing as the first variable display 8, and the lottery results displayed are the same on the first variable display 8 and the variable display device 4. Become. It should be noted that the decorative symbol variation display game performed on the variable display device 4 is substantially the same display as the variable display performed on the so-called digital patch as described above. During the winning state as described above, the time count of the variable display time is stopped while the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20 are open. The decorative display variation display game is extended.

  In the gaming machine of this example, the game in the winning state is started when the result of the first stage lottery process is won and the first variable winning device 17 is released. In other words, if the first stage lottery process is not successful, the normal gaming state is maintained, and basically, if the game ball does not win at the first starting port 12 or the second starting port 13, all the variable winnings are won. The devices (first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20) are in the customer waiting state, and the demonstration image in the customer waiting state is displayed on the variable display device 4, and each of the first to fourth variable display devices 8 to 11 is also displayed. The display is in a waiting state where the LED blinks at a low speed.

If a game ball wins at the first start port 12 and the first holding ball number is 1 or more, only the first stage lottery process for determining whether or not the first variable winning device 17 is in the second state is performed. In other words, the variable display device 4 and the first variable display 8 perform variable display.
Then, when the lottery result is a win in the first stage lottery process and the first variable winning device 17 is in the second state, the player makes a so-called right-handed strike, so that the first variable winning device 17 has a game ball with a very high probability. Won the prize. Here, for example, the first variable winning device 17 is opened only for 6 seconds (becomes the second state). If there is no abnormality, four or more game balls can be won during the opening, When the number of winnings is 6, the first variable winning device 17 is closed even if the time from the release has not passed 6 seconds.

  Here, when a game ball wins the first variable winning device 17, a second reserved ball number (starting right) that becomes an opportunity (starting right) to perform the second lottery process based on the winning of the game ball to the first variable winning device 17 ( The number of wins) is counted up by one. In addition, when the lottery result is won in the second stage lottery process, the third variable winning device 19 enters the second state. It is the sub first stage lottery process that determines whether or not the second variable winning device 18 is set to the second state.

  Here, when the second number of held balls is 0, the number of held balls is counted up from 0 to 1 by winning a game ball to the first variable winning device 17. Then, the second stage lottery process is started, but while the first variable winning device 17 is open, the second stage lottery process is interrupted, and the second stage lottery process is substantially performed. Not started. Therefore, for example, even if the second reserved ball number becomes 1 or more while the first variable winning device 17 is open, the second stage lottery process is started and the held ball number is counted down by one. Absent.

Therefore, even if more game balls win than the upper limit number of the second reserved balls while the first variable winning device 17 is open, the trigger for starting the second stage lottery process (starting right) Is given only up to the upper limit of the number of second reserved balls.
Then, when the first variable winning device 17 is closed and the second stage lottery process is started and the second reserved ball number is counted down by 1, the second reserved ball number becomes smaller than the upper limit number, and the second reserved ball The number can be counted up, but since the first variable winning device 17 is already closed, the game ball is not won and the second reserved ball number is not counted up.

That is, the second lottery process is started and the second reserved ball count is counted down by one before the first variable winning device 17 is closed after the first variable winning device 17 is released and the game ball is won. Therefore, the actual number of times of starting the second stage lottery process does not become the upper limit number +1 of the second reserved ball number.
From the above, if the upper limit number of the second reserved balls is 4, an opportunity is given to start the second stage lottery process only four times at this stage.

  The second stage lottery process is different from the first stage lottery process in that the start timing is not the first number of reserved balls based on the winning of the game ball to the first start port 12, but the first variable prize winning device 17 A point that is the second number of reserved balls based on a winning game ball, a winning probability that wins the lottery result is 65535/65536, that is, a probability that the probability of losing is about 1 in 65,000, In this case, the variable winning device that is released in the case of the third variable winning device 19 and the variable display game (third variable display game) corresponding to the second stage lottery process are not played on the variable display device 3. Since the probability of deviation is low and basically no assumption of deviation, the fluctuation display time as a fluctuation display pattern of fluctuation display is constant at, for example, 5 seconds. It is different, but other For, performed similarly to the first stage drawing process.

  Then, when the lottery result of the second stage lottery process is won and the winning display is confirmed on the second variable display 9 (when the first variable winning device 17 is closed and, for example, 5 seconds have passed as the variable display time), A second opening / closing variation process for opening and closing the third variation winning device 19 is performed.

And while the 3rd variable winning apparatus 19 is open | released, a game ball wins with a very high probability.
When a game ball wins the third variable winning device 19 while the third variable winning device 19 is open, the third reserved ball number used in the third stage lottery process is the upper limit number (for example, four). ) Is counted up.

  Then, when the third reserved ball count becomes 1 or more, an opportunity to start the third stage lottery process is given, but the third variable prize winning device 19 is released as in the case of the second stage lottery process. The third lottery process is not started while the third variable winning device 19 is open, and the third reserved ball number is not counted down while the third variable winning device 19 is open. The number of times that the third stage lottery process that can be obtained during the start is the same as the upper limit number of the third reserved balls.

  And, the third stage lottery process is the second stage lottery process, the starting point is the third number of reserved balls based on the winning of the game ball to the third variable prize winning device 19, The fourth variable display device 10 is used for a variable display game (fourth variable display game) corresponding to the third stage lottery process, and that the variable winning device to be released when it becomes the fourth variable winning device 20. The difference is that the variable display time is 1 second, but the others are performed in the same manner as the second-stage lottery process.

Further, the upper limit number of the third reserved ball number that triggers the third stage lottery process is set to 4, and the third reserved ball number is counted down while the third variable winning device 19 is open as described above. Therefore, the third lottery process is performed a maximum of 4 × 4 times. It should be noted that 6 seconds have elapsed since the closing condition of the third variable winning device 19 changed from the first state to the second state, or five game balls have been won, and the third variable winning device 19 is open. Arrangement of game nails 22, windmills, etc. is set so that at least four game balls are won in between, and the number of third reserved balls is usually the upper limit number of four.
Therefore, the third stage lottery process is normally performed four times, and since the winning probability is extremely high, it is usually four times, and the fourth variable winning device 20 is changed from the first state to the second state. The third opening / closing variation process for returning to the 1 state is repeated four times.
Note that the closing condition of the fourth variable winning device 20 is that six seconds have elapsed after the fourth variable winning device starts the opening operation or seven game balls are won.

  In addition, if the player hits the right during the above hit state, the winning rate of the game ball to the second starting port 13 becomes much higher than in the case of the normal hit, and the game starts at the second starting port 13. When the ball wins, an opportunity to start the sub first stage lottery process is given. The sub first stage lottery process has a win probability of 1/15 that is about 10 times higher than the first stage lottery process, and the second variation corresponding to the sub first stage lottery process. The display game (sub-first variation display game) is displayed on the second variable display 9 and the variation display time is 1.5 seconds which is much shorter than the non-open integration time. Except for the difference, the same process as the first stage lottery process is performed. Then, when the sub first stage lottery process is won, the sub first opening / closing variation process for the second variable winning device 18 is performed. In this case, the closing condition is that the second variable winning device starts the opening operation. 6 seconds have passed since then or one game ball has been won.

Here, when a game ball wins the second variable winning device, the third stage lottery process for opening the third variable winning device is started in the same manner as when the game ball wins the first variable winning device. The second reserved ball number that triggers the game is counted up. However, since the closing condition of the second variable winning device 17 is a single game ball as described above, the second variable winning device is opened. Even if it becomes a state, basically only one game ball is won, and the second reserved ball count is only counted up by one.
As a result, when the number of the second reserved balls is increased by 1, when the small hit occurs during the hit state, the hit state as described above is extended.

  The variation display time of the second variation display game displayed from the start of the sub first stage lottery process to the determination of the lottery result is from the end of the variation of the upper variation winning device to the start of variation of the lower variation winning device. A time substantially equivalent to a relatively short time interval provided as a waiting time for transition to the time (this time does not become a long time interval because the variable winning devices 17 to 20 are continuously operated. ), Or a time equal to or less than the accumulated time of the transition waiting time that occurs in the winning state, so that the game result related to the second variable display game can be reliably displayed during the winning state, Small hits can be determined during the condition.

Next, with respect to the first stage, sub-first stage, second stage, third stage lottery process and first to fourth opening / closing variation processes described above, the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 6 and the data table of FIG. The description will be given with reference.
In this example, a lottery process and an open / close fluctuation process for opening and closing these four variable winning devices 17 to 20 are performed by one common program.
Note that the lottery process and the open / close variation process basically perform a normal symbol variation display game on the first to fourth variable indicators 8 to 11, and when the normal symbol variation display game is won, the variable winning device Since 17 to 20 are opened, they are hereinafter referred to as normal symbol processing (lottery opening / closing control processing).

In addition, the entire process of processing the four normal symbol processes for the four variable winning devices 17 to 20 with one common program is referred to as a normal symbol work process.
Here, the first stage lottery process related to opening / closing of the first variable winning device 17 and the first opening / closing variation process are referred to as first normal symbol processing, and the sub first stage lottery processing related to opening / closing of the second variable winning device 17 is performed. And the second opening / closing variation process is the second normal symbol processing, the second stage lottery processing and the third opening / closing variation processing relating to the opening / closing of the third variation winning device 17 are the third ordinary symbol processing, and the fourth variation winning device 17 The third stage lottery process and the fourth open / close variation process related to opening and closing are referred to as a fourth normal symbol process.

  In addition, the normal symbol work processing includes a first start opening winning ball detection sensor 38, a second starting opening winning ball detection sensor 39, a first variation winning ball detection sensor 43, a second variation winning ball detection sensor 44, and a third. It is assumed that the first, sub first, second, and third lottery start processes described above that are performed based on a winning signal from the variable winning ball detection sensor 45 are not included.

The normal symbol work process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 is a process that is repeatedly performed in a loop every very short predetermined period. That is, the main control device 31 repeats the normal symbol action processing including the lottery opening / closing control processing (normal symbol processing) corresponding to each of the variable winning devices every short period in order to perform real-time processing in parallel in a time division manner. This is performed as a loop process. At the start of processing, normal symbol work in which different data is assigned in association with each of the first to fourth ordinary symbol processes (first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20). The data table is read from the ROM 33 and set on the RAM 34 (step Sa1). Unlike the case where the normal symbol work data table is set only once during the initialization process when the power is turned on, the normal symbol work data table is set every predetermined period, so that the subsequent processing can be executed without being affected by various operation failures. it can.
In this normal symbol work data table (hereinafter referred to as a data table), the lottery probability (in practice, the above-described lottery processing) (which may differ for each normal symbol variation process (variable winning devices 17 to 20)). A determination table used for determining a random number lottery result), a variable display time which is a lottery processing time and a variable display game time, and the number of winnings and the opening time as blocking conditions when the variable winning devices 17 to 20 are opened (Time from the start of opening to closing), the address of the storage area of data (flags, etc.) in the RAM is stored for each normal symbol variation process.

The structure of the data table is, for example, as shown in FIG.
In the data table, an area designated by a series of (relative) addresses on the memory is divided into four divided areas corresponding to four normal symbol processing (variable winning device), The intervals between the start addresses of the divided areas are the same.
For each divided area, data corresponding to one normal symbol process (variable winning device) can be stored.
Also, for example, if the first address of the first divided area is 0000 (hexadecimal number), the first address of the second divided area is 1000, the first address of the third divided area is 2000, and the beginning of the fourth divided area. The address is set to 3000, and the interval between the top addresses is set to 1000.

Moreover, the item order of the individual data is the same in the divided area corresponding to each normal symbol process. That is, in any divided area, for example, the above-mentioned lottery probability (determination table) (1-4A), variable display time (1-4B), winning number (1-4C), opening time (1-4D), data Data is registered in the order of storage area addresses (1 to 4E). Here, the individual data 1A to 1 ... indicate individual data used in the first normal symbol processing for the first variable winning device 17, and the individual data 2A to 2 ... are the second normal symbol processing for the second variable winning device 18. The individual data 3A to 3 ... indicate individual data used in the third normal symbol processing for the third variable winning device 19, and the individual data 4A to 4 ... indicate the fourth variable winning device 20. The individual data used by the 4th normal symbol process with respect to is shown.
With such a data table, when data is read, the data can be specified by shifting the address at intervals between the head addresses. In other words, by specifying the first address of the first divided area, the interval between the first addresses of each divided area, and the order of data items, data can be read without specifying the address for every data item. It becomes possible. In the table of FIG. 5, the data for each item is 100 (256) with a fixed length. In other words, data can be read by shifting the read position based on the interval between the head addresses and one data length.

That is, in this gaming machine, the data table is set on the memory (RAM 34) so as to be readable, and for each individual data corresponding to each of the variable winning devices 17 to 20, an area designated by a continuous address is provided. While being divided and set into a plurality of divided areas, the order of items including the lottery probability, the lottery processing time, and the blocking condition of the individual data in each divided area is the same.
Further, as will be described later, when the individual data corresponding to each of the main control device 31 functioning as the lottery opening / closing control processing execution means and each of the variable winning devices 17 to 20 on the data table is designated by an address, each division is performed. The address of the individual data used for each variable winning device is shifted and specified in correspondence with the area and the order of items in each divided area.

  Next, in the normal symbol work process, a normal work symbol selection process for determining a target (a process for each of the first to fourth variable winning devices) for executing the process related to the normal symbol is performed (step Sa2). In this work normal symbol selection process, it is selected which of the first to fourth normal symbol processes is to be performed. Here, in the normal symbol processing described later, when the opening / closing variation processing is performed on one of the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20 in any of the first to fourth ordinary symbol processing. It is determined whether or not the first to fourth opening / closing flags to be set are set, and if one of the first to fourth opening / closing flags is set, which opening / closing flag is set? Based on this, one normal symbol process is selected.

  That is, when the first opening / closing flag is set, the first normal symbol processing is selected, and when the second opening / closing flag is set, the second normal symbol processing is selected, and the third opening / closing flag is selected. Is set, the third normal symbol process is selected. When the fourth open / close flag is set, the fourth normal symbol selection process is selected.

On the other hand, when none of the opening / closing flags is set, since there are no first to fourth variation winning devices 17 to 20 in which the opening / closing variation processing is performed, all the first to fourth ordinary symbol processing are selected. To do.
Then, the first to fourth selection flags are set based on the selected first to fourth normal symbol processes. That is, when the first normal symbol processing is selected, the first selection flag is set, when the second normal symbol processing is selected, the second selection flag is set, and when the third normal symbol processing is selected. Sets the third selection flag, and sets the fourth selection flag when the fourth normal symbol processing is selected.

Next, normal symbol processing is performed (step Sa3). The details of the normal symbol processing will be described later. The presence / absence of the first to fourth selection flags described above is determined. If there is only one selection flag, the normal symbol processing corresponding to the selection flag is performed and the processing is performed. Reset the selection flag that was set at the end of.
Further, when a plurality of selection flags are set, normal symbol processing corresponding to a selection flag with a small number is performed from among the selection flags set among the first to fourth selection flags, and processing is performed. The selection flag corresponding to the normal symbol processing performed at the end of is reset.

That is, when the first to fourth selection flags are set, first, the first normal symbol processing corresponding to the first selection flag is performed, and the first selection flag is reset. Thereafter, the second to fourth normal symbol processes corresponding to the second selection flag, the third selection flag, and the fourth selection flag are executed in order, and the corresponding selection flag is reset each time it is executed.
When one normal symbol process is completed, it is determined whether or not a selection flag remains. That is, it is determined whether or not normal symbol processing that has been selected but not yet performed remains (step Sa4).

  Here, if the opening / closing variation process is performed on any of the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20, only one normal symbol process is selected, so one normal symbol work process is performed. finish. On the other hand, if the opening / closing variation processing is not performed for any of the first to fourth variation winning devices 17 to 20, only the first ordinary symbol processing of the first to fourth ordinary symbol processing is performed. Therefore, the second to fourth selection flags are still set, and the process returns to step S3 and the second normal symbol process corresponding to the second selection flag having the smallest number among the remaining selection flags. I do.

Thereafter, the third normal symbol processing and the fourth normal symbol processing are performed by repeating step Sa3 and step Sa4 in the same manner.
When all the normal symbol processes are completed and all the selection flags are reset, one normal symbol work process is terminated. Note that this one normal symbol work process is a process performed in an extremely short time, but only a short process corresponding to the current situation is selected and performed, so that one normal symbol work process is a normal symbol work process. Even if the process is repeated four times, no time problem occurs.

Next, the details of the normal symbol processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In this normal symbol processing, the same processing by the same common program is performed regardless of whether the normal symbol processing to be performed is any of the first to fourth normal symbol processing. However, since individual data that may be different from each other is used in the first to fourth ordinary symbol processing, individual data corresponding to the first to fourth ordinary symbol processing being performed is read from the database. Do.

In the normal symbol processing, first, a selection flag is referred to and it is determined whether there are a plurality of selection flags (step Sb1). When there are a plurality of selection flags, the selection flag with the smallest number is adopted (step Sb2), and when there is one selection flag, the selection flag is adopted (step Sb3).
Here, adopting the selection flag means using individual data of the normal symbol processing (variable winning device) corresponding to the selection flag in the subsequent processing. That is, when the first (2-4) selection flag is adopted, the individual data for the first (2-4) normal symbol processing is read from the data table and used.

Then, when the selection flag is actuated, it is determined which of the first to fourth normal symbol processes is to be performed.
Next, it is determined whether or not the first to fourth opening / closing flags are set (step Sb4).
Here, the first to fourth opening / closing flags are flags for indicating that the opening / closing variation processing of any of the first to fourth variable winning devices is being performed in the first to fourth ordinary symbol processing. The first to fourth normal symbol processing is set. In these processes, the open / close fluctuation state in which the open / close fluctuation process is performed for any one of the variable prize winning devices 17 to 20 or the open / close fluctuation processing for any of the variable prize winning devices 17 to 20. That is, it is determined whether the closed state is not performed.

When any of the first to fourth open / close flags is set, if the first open / close flag is set as described above, only the first normal symbol processing is performed and the second open / close flag is set. If so, only the second normal symbol processing is performed. If the third opening / closing flag is set, only the third normal symbol processing is performed. If the fourth opening / closing flag is set, only the fourth normal symbol processing is performed. Therefore, if the first selection flag is employed, the presence / absence of the first opening / closing flag is determined. If the second selection flag is employed, the presence / absence of the second opening / closing flag is determined. If it is adopted, the presence / absence of the third opening / closing flag is determined, and if the fourth selection flag is adopted, the presence / absence of the fourth opening / closing flag is judged.
If the first to fourth open / close flags are not set, it is determined whether or not the lottery flag is set (step Sb5).

Here, the lottery flag indicates that the first, sub first, second, and third reserved ball numbers are set to 1 or more in the first, sub first, second, and third lottery start processes described above. It shows that the 1st stage, the sub 1st stage, the 2nd stage, and the 3rd stage lottery process were started.
Since the lottery flags include the first to fourth lottery flags corresponding to the first to fourth normal symbol processes, when the first selection flag is employed as the above-described selection flag (first normal symbol) During processing), it is determined whether the first lottery flag is set. If the second selection flag is adopted (during the second normal symbol processing), it is determined whether the second lottery flag is set. If the third selection flag is employed (during the third normal symbol processing), it is determined whether the third lottery flag is set, and if the fourth selection flag is employed (fourth) During normal symbol processing), it is determined whether the fourth lottery flag is set.

If the opening / closing flag and the lottery flag corresponding to the normal symbol processing currently being performed are not set, the first, sub first, second, second, and the like are then performed by the corresponding lottery start processing described above. 3. It is determined whether or not the number of retained balls is 1 or more (step Sb6).
Here, when the first selection flag is adopted, it is determined whether the first reserved ball number is 1 or more, and when the second selection flag is adopted, it is determined whether the sub first reserved ball number is 1 or more. When the third selection flag is adopted, it is determined whether the second reserved ball number is 1 or more. When the fourth selection flag is adopted, it is determined whether the third reserved ball number is one or more. .

If the number of reserved balls is not 1 or more, for example, a command for instructing the corresponding variable display to display the waiting state for the customer is output to the LED control device 71 (step Sb7).
Here, when the first selection flag is adopted, a command for the display of the first variable indicator 8 is output, and when the second selection flag is adopted, the second variable indicator 9 When a command for display is output and the third selection flag is employed, a command for display of the third variable indicator 10 is output, and when the fourth selection flag is employed, a fourth variable is output. A command for display on the display 11 is output.

  Then, after outputting the command, the process ends. In this case, for example, one of the first to fourth normal symbol processes has been completed, and whether or not all the selected normal symbol processes have been completed in the normal symbol work process described above. If it is determined and not completed, the following second to fourth normal symbol processing is performed.

  In the first stage lottery process of the first ordinary symbol process and the sub first stage lottery process of the second ordinary symbol process, the variable display game, the notification of the lottery result, etc. are also performed on the variable display device 4. In this example, it is assumed that a command to the symbol control device 61 for display on the variable display device 4 is transmitted by a process different from the normal symbol work process.

On the other hand, in step Sb6, if the number of reserved balls corresponding to the current normal symbol process is 1 or more, the random number acquired in the lottery start process corresponding to the selection flag and the data table corresponding to the selection flag The winning table is compared with the determination table (lottery probability) read out from (Step Sb8).
Then, as a lottery result, a winning flag or a miss flag corresponding to the selected selection flag is set (step Sb9).
Further, the variable display time corresponding to the selected selection flag is read from the individual data in the data table and set in the variable display time timer to operate (step Sb10). In addition, a command indicating the start of the variable display game, the variable display time, and the winning of the lottery result is transmitted to the LED display device 71 to the variable display corresponding to the selected selection flag (step Sb11). Further, the corresponding number of reserved balls is decremented by 1, and a lottery flag corresponding to the selected selection flag is set (step Sb12), and the process is terminated.
Also in this case, if there is a remaining normal symbol process, the normal symbol process is performed again.

  Next, when the lottery flag is set in step Sb5, the elapsed time from the previous process is added to the variable display time timer to update the time (step Sb13). Next, it is determined whether or not the variable display time timer has expired (step Sb14). If the variable display time is not up, this normal symbol processing is terminated. Also in this case, if there is a remaining normal symbol process, the normal symbol process is performed again.

When the variable display time is up, a command indicating the end of the variable display game on the variable display is transmitted to the LED control device 71 (step Sb15). Since the lottery process result of winning or losing has been transmitted to the LED control device 71, the corresponding variable indicator is already displayed at this point in time indicating whether or not it has hit.
Next, it is determined whether or not the flag set in step Sb9 is a hit flag (step Sb16).

  In the case of a hit flag, an open / close flag corresponding to the selected selection flag is set (step Sb17). Then, the lottery flag corresponding to the selected selection flag and the set winning flag are reset, and the process ends (step Sb18). In the case of a miss flag, the open / close flag is not set, and in step Sb18, the lottery flag corresponding to the selected selection flag is reset and the miss flag is reset, and the process ends.

If the first to fourth opening / closing flags are set in step Sb4, it is determined whether or not an opening flag corresponding to the selected selection flag is set (step Sb19).
Here, since the open / close flag is set, only one normal symbol process corresponding to the open / close flag (a selection flag adopted based on the open / close flag) is performed.
Further, the release flag is a flag indicating that the process of releasing has already been performed for the variable winning devices 17 to 20 corresponding to the normal symbol processing performed here.

When the release flag is not set, the first to fourth variable solenoids 51 to 55 that drive the variable winning devices 17 to 20 corresponding to the selected selection flag are driven, and the corresponding variable winning devices 17 to 17 are driven. 20 is opened (step Sb20).
Further, the opening time corresponding to the selection flag adopted from the data table and the time from the start of opening to closing is set as the closing condition in the opening time timer to operate (step Sb21).

  In addition, as a setting of the limit (upper limit) of the variable winning signal counter that counts the winning signals from the first to fourth variable winning ball detection sensors 43 to 46 provided in the variable winning device corresponding to the selected selection flag, The number of winning prizes as a blocking condition corresponding to the selection flag adopted from the data table is read and set (step Sb22). Then, the release flag is set (step Sb23), and the process is terminated. In this case, since only one normal symbol process is performed because the open / close flag is set, the normal symbol work process is also terminated.

If the release flag is set in step Sb19, the time is updated by adding the elapsed time from the previous process to the release time (step Sb24).
Then, it is determined whether or not the open time timer has expired (step Sb25). If the time has not expired, it is determined whether or not a winning signal has been won from the variable winning ball detection sensors 43 to 46 corresponding to the selection flag (step Sb26). The signal counter is counted up (step Sb27), and then it is determined whether or not the count value of the variable winning signal counter is equal to or greater than the number of winnings read as described above (step Sb28).

  Then, if the open time timer does not expire in step Sb25 and no signal is input from the corresponding variable winning ball detection sensors 43 to 46 in step Sb26, the process is terminated. In step Sb28, the process is also terminated when the count value of the variable winning signal counter has not reached the winning number of the closing condition. In these cases as well, the normal symbol work process is ended when the normal symbol process ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sb25 that the opening time timer has expired, and if the count value of the variable winning signal counter reaches the number of winnings that is a blocking condition in step Sb28, the selected flag is used. The first to fourth variable solenoids 51 to 55 that drive the variable winning devices 17 to 20 are driven, and the corresponding variable winning devices 17 to 20 are closed (step Sb29).
Then, the opening time timer and the variable winning signal counter are reset (step Sb30). Further, the open / close flag and the open flag are reset (step Sb31), and the process is terminated. In this case, the normal symbol work process is also terminated.

In the above processing, the first to fourth normal symbol processing (the first stage, the sub first stage, the second stage, the third stage lottery process, and the first to fourth opening / closing variation processes) are one normal symbol process. This is done by repeatedly executing the common program. That is, one program is not executed for each of the first to fourth normal symbol processes, or a program including four processes of the first to fourth normal symbol processes is not executed.
That is, four normal symbol processes are executed by repeating one process by one common program, for example, four times. At this time, the program is common, but the individual data required for each normal symbol process may be different, so that when the respective processes are performed, only the different data is read out. As a result, if there are a plurality of, especially three or more, variable winning devices, the length of the program can be greatly shortened.

In the common program for performing the above-described normal symbol processing, individual data for each of the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 20 is used, and the first to fourth variable winning devices 17 to 17 are used. Common work data that is common to the work processes common to 20 is used.
The common work data includes work data that can be shared with each other based on processing under a common operating environment in each of the plurality of variable winning devices 17 to 20.
The common operating environment is, for example, the following state.
1. Standby operation state where the lottery start condition is not satisfied.
2. A variable execution operation state during execution in which the variable winning device is changing from the first state to the second state.
3. A jackpot state in which a plurality of variable winning devices 17 to 20 are individually interlocked in a predetermined order based on the establishment of the lottery start condition.

Based on the common work data, the lottery opening / closing control process according to the sharable state described above (the output of the effect image related to the standby state or the like, the work of maintaining each variable winning device in the first state, etc.) It can be made to correspond to each of the variable fluctuation winning devices.
Furthermore, in the case where a predetermined common state such as the standby operation state described above is obtained, it is possible to output operations such as liquid crystal, illumination, and voice during the standby operation corresponding process in advance corresponding to each variable winning device. An error determination as to whether or not the related process is normally executed may be made into a common program, and the function of the error determination process may be provided by the common work data.
As a result, it is possible to reduce the amount of processing of the program data and the program creation effort based on it, compared with the case where each of the conventional variable prize-winning devices is individually handled and the error determination process is individually performed. become.

  In the above gaming machine, the main control device 31 as the game control device is a variable winning device 17-20 as a program for executing the lottery opening / closing control process corresponding to each of the variable winning devices 17-20. And a common program for performing a common loop process including common work data common to each of the lottery opening / closing control processes (ordinary symbol processes), and each variable winning device 17 used when executing the common program. And a data table that stores individual data including the lottery probability, lottery processing time, and blocking condition individually associated with each of the variable winning devices 17 to 20.

  An open / close fluctuation state in which the open / close fluctuation process is performed for any one of the variable prize winning devices 17 to 20 every time the lottery open / close control process (ordinary symbol process) repeatedly executed by executing the common program. Or a state determination means for determining whether the open / close fluctuation process is not performed for any of the variable winning devices 17 to 20, and the open / close fluctuation process from the data table in the open / close fluctuation state. In the case of the closed maintenance state, only the lottery opening / closing control process for the variable winning device for which the opening / closing variation process is performed is executed by reading the individual data corresponding to the variable winning device for which the opening / closing is performed and executing the common program. The individual data corresponding to all the variable winning devices are read out from the data table for each of the variable winning devices 17 to 20 and the variable The lottery opening / closing control process based on the common work data is performed for all the variable winning devices 17 to 20 by repeatedly executing the common program corresponding to the individual data read for each of the award devices 17 to 20. It functions as a lottery opening / closing control process execution means to be executed.

  From the above, as described above, a plurality of variable winning devices, particularly three or more variable winning devices that open and close based on a normal symbol variable display game (a variable display game with substantially the same conditions except for the lottery probability) are provided. In the gaming machine provided, it is possible to shorten the program for processing related to the opening and closing of the variable prize device, thereby reducing the development cost of the program and the development period.

  In addition, the movement of a game ball in a pachinko gaming machine as a well-known general electric player is simulated on the display screen, and the winning of the game ball to the winning opening is determined, and the game ball is launched and won. In the program for calculating the number of game balls acquired by the player and simulating the game, the present invention also includes a program that can be executed by a computer by adding the processing of the control system in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention described above. Is. A computer-readable recording medium storing the program is also included in the present invention.

  As mentioned above, although the embodiment to which the invention made by the present inventor is applied has been described, the present invention is not limited by the description and the drawings that form part of the disclosure of the present invention according to this embodiment. That is, it should be added that other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are all included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the game board of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the electric system of the said gaming machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the jackpot state in the said gaming machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the normal symbol work process in the main control apparatus of the said gaming machine. It is a chart for demonstrating the data table memorize | stored and used for the said main controller. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the normal symbol process in the said main controller.

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17 First variable winning device (variable winning device)
18 Second variable winning device (variable winning device)
19 3rd variable winning device (variable winning device)
10 4th variable winning device (variable winning device)
31 Main control device (game control device, state determination means, lottery opening / closing control processing execution means)

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Provided on a game board on which game balls are launched, and equipped with a plurality of variable winning devices that vary between a first state in which the game balls cannot win and a second state in which the game balls are easy to win,
Returning to the first state after the variable winning device is changed from the first state to the second state with respect to the variable winning device for which a lottery start condition set in advance based on the game ball launched on the game board is satisfied. A lottery process for determining whether or not to perform the opening / closing fluctuation to be performed by lottery based on a preset lottery probability, and determining the lottery result of whether or not to win after the lottery processing time set from the start of the lottery has elapsed Then, the variable winning device determined to be a winning in the lottery process is changed from the first state to the second state, and is returned to the first state when a preset closing condition is satisfied after changing to the second state. A game control device for performing a lottery opening / closing control process having an opening / closing variation process;
In the gaming machine, the game control device performs the lottery opening / closing control processing corresponding to each of the variable winning devices as loop processing that repeats every short period in order to perform real-time processing in parallel in a time-sharing manner,
The game control device includes common work data that is common to each lottery opening / closing control process of each variable winning device as a program for executing the lottery opening / closing control processing corresponding to each variable winning device. A common program to perform common loop processing;
Data that is used when executing the common program and that stores individual data including the lottery probability, the lottery processing time, and the blocking condition individually associated with each variable winning device in association with each variable winning device. Table,
For each of the lottery opening / closing control processes repeatedly executed by executing the common program, the open / close fluctuation state in which the open / close fluctuation processing is performed for any one of the variable prize winning devices, or any of the variable prize winning devices On the other hand, state determination means for determining whether the open / close fluctuation process is not performed or not,
In the case of the open / close fluctuation state, by reading individual data corresponding to the variable winning device for which the open / close variation processing is performed from the data table and executing the common program, the variable winning device for which the open / close variation processing is performed is performed. Only the lottery opening / closing control process is executed,
In the case of the closed maintenance state, individual data corresponding to all the variable winning devices is read from the data table for each variable winning device, and corresponding to the individual data read for each of the variable winning devices. A gaming machine comprising: a lottery opening / closing control process executing means for executing a lottery opening / closing control process based on the common work data for all the variable winning devices by repeatedly executing the common program. The data table is set in a memory so that it can be read out, and for each individual data corresponding to each variable winning device, the area specified by a continuous address is divided into a plurality of divided areas and set. , The same order of items including the lottery probability of the individual data in each divided region, the lottery processing time, the blocking condition,
When the lottery opening / closing control processing execution means designates and refers to the individual data corresponding to each variable winning device on the data table by specifying an address, the variable winning a prize corresponding to each divided area and the order of items in each divided area 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an address of individual data used for each device is shifted and designated. Provided on a game board on which game balls are launched, and equipped with a plurality of variable winning devices that vary between a first state in which the game balls cannot win and a second state in which the game balls are easy to win,
Returning to the first state after the variable winning device is changed from the first state to the second state with respect to the variable winning device for which a lottery start condition set in advance based on the game ball launched on the game board is satisfied. A lottery process for determining whether or not to perform the opening / closing fluctuation to be performed by lottery based on a preset lottery probability, and determining the lottery result of whether or not to win after the lottery processing time set from the start of the lottery has elapsed Then, the variable winning device determined to be a winning in the lottery process is changed from the first state to the second state, and is returned to the first state when a preset closing condition is satisfied after changing to the second state. A game control device for performing a lottery opening / closing control process having an opening / closing variation process;
The game control device displays the movement of a game ball in a gaming machine that performs the lottery opening / closing control processing corresponding to each of the variable winning devices as a loop processing that repeats every short period in order to perform real-time processing in parallel in a time-sharing manner. It is a program that simulates the game by reproducing it on the screen in a simulated manner and determining the winning of the game ball to the winning opening, calculating the number of game balls acquired by the player corresponding to the launch and winning of the game ball And
Allowing a computer to function as the game control device;
The computer as the game control device, the game control device as a program for executing the lottery opening and closing control process corresponding to each of the variable winning devices, for each lottery opening and closing control processing of each variable winning device A common program that performs common loop processing including common work data
Data that is used when executing the common program and that stores individual data including the lottery probability, the lottery processing time, and the blocking condition individually associated with each variable winning device in association with each variable winning device. With a table,
For each of the lottery opening / closing control processes repeatedly executed by executing the common program, the open / close fluctuation state in which the open / close fluctuation processing is performed for any one of the variable prize winning devices, or any of the variable prize winning devices On the other hand, state determination means for determining whether the open / close fluctuation process is not performed or not,
In the case of the open / close fluctuation state, by reading individual data corresponding to the variable winning device for which the open / close variation processing is performed from the data table and executing the common program, the variable winning device for which the open / close variation processing is performed is performed. Only the lottery opening / closing control process is executed,
In the case of the closed maintenance state, individual data corresponding to all the variable winning devices is read from the data table for each variable winning device, and corresponding to the individual data read for each of the variable winning devices. A program that causes all the variable winning devices to function as a lottery opening / closing control process executing means for executing a lottery opening / closing control process based on the common work data by repeatedly executing the common program.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 3 is recorded.

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