JP4771363B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine in which a predetermined profit in a game is provided to a player when a plurality of symbols that have been temporarily displayed after being variably displayed are in a predetermined combination.

Conventionally, as a ball and ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, when a player establishes a predetermined condition in the game, a lottery is performed inside the game, and an advantageous development is brought to the player according to the result of the lottery What is made is known.
In order to display the result of the lottery, a special symbol display device that displays a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery and a plurality of side-by-side displays as a design symbol for the lottery ball game machine performing such a lottery are displayed. There are provided decorative symbols, and a decorative symbol display device for displaying these decorative symbols in a combination corresponding to the result of the lottery is provided.

Among them, the decorative symbol display device is generally capable of so-called variable display in which a symbol is displayed while moving a plurality of symbols in a predetermined order within three display areas arranged side by side. is there. Such a decorative symbol display device performs so-called stop display in which after a symbol is variably displayed, the symbol that has been variably displayed is stopped as appropriate, and the symbol is displayed in a stopped state. . When the result of the lottery is a win, the symbols are stopped and displayed in a state where a plurality of symbols are in a predetermined combination, thereby displaying the win.
Here, the applicant adds a specific symbol (hereinafter referred to as “winning symbol”) that constitutes a winning in addition to a plurality of symbols that are variably displayed until then during the symbolic variation display. In this way, we have proposed a ball game machine that increases the number of winning symbols and produces an effect that makes it feel as if the probability of winning a prize has increased.

In other words, the bullet ball game machine proposed by the applicant of the present application inserts a winning symbol as appropriate between symbols that are variably displayed in a predetermined order when the symbol is varied on the decorative symbol display device. Thus, the number of winning symbols is increased without deleting the symbols set from the beginning.
According to such a ball game machine, since a winning symbol is placed between symbols that have been set from the beginning, there is no reduction in the types of symbols, and there is no symbol that should be displayed in a stop determined by lottery. The number of winning symbols can be increased without causing a difference with the lottery result. As a result, it is possible to make it appear as if the probability of winning a prize has increased without causing any trouble in the game hall, and to increase the player's expectation (see Patent Document 1, etc.).
JP 2001-187219 A

In such a ball game machine, a winning symbol is placed between symbols that have been set from the beginning, so to make it appear as if the winning probability has almost doubled, It is necessary to add almost the same number of winning symbols, and if the scenes to be added are displayed on the screen one by one, the production time tends to be prolonged, and if this production time is shortened, the contents of the production However, in order to avoid this problem, there is a demand for an effect that can achieve the same effect without increasing the number of symbols.
If the scene for adding the winning symbol is not displayed on the screen, it is impossible to appeal to the player that the winning symbol has been added, so the player's expectation cannot be raised.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems as described above, and the purpose of the present invention is so that the player's expectation can be sufficiently enhanced by the production without increasing the total number of symbols used for the production. It is to provide a ball game machine.

Each invention described below has been made in order to achieve the above-described object, and will be described below using the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings.
In addition, although the code | symbol used in embodiment is attached | subjected to each following component for convenience of explanation, this does not limit the technical scope of this invention.
The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points.
That is, the invention described in claim 1 includes a symbol display device (200) for notifying a player of a hit / miss in a game by displaying a symbol determined from a plurality of types, and for determining a hit / miss in a game. Win / fail lottery process for performing win / fail lottery, stop symbol determining process for determining a stop symbol to be displayed on the symbol display device (200) by lottery according to the result of the pass / fail lottery process, and an effect operation for controlling the effect operation in the game A game machine comprising a game control means (100) for performing control processing, and a stop operation device (16) for outputting a symbol stop signal for stopping the symbol variably displayed by manual operation to the main control means. (PM), in order to cause the decorative symbol display device (20) to perform symbol variation display, the symbol variation pattern is configured as a symbol variation pattern that defines the display order of a plurality of types of symbols. A design variation standard pattern in which all designs are different from other designs, and a design variation deformation pattern in which at least one of the designs included in this design variation standard pattern is replaced with a design for representing a winning pattern are stored. Storage means (310), a symbol fluctuation pattern holding means (320) that holds a symbol fluctuation pattern that defines a symbol fluctuation display to be performed by the decorative symbol display device (20), and the main control means The symbol variation pattern exchanging means for exchanging the symbol variation pattern held by the symbol variation pattern retaining means (320) with another symbol variation pattern when a predetermined condition is satisfied after the lottery process and the stop symbol determination processing. (330), and for each of a plurality of types of symbol variation patterns stored in the storage means (310), the main control means determines in the stop symbol determination process Is included, a symbol variation pattern identifying means (340) for performing identification processing for setting an identification flag so that the symbol can be identified, and a plurality of types of symbols stored in the storage means (310) The variation pattern extracting means (350) for extracting the flag-variable pattern variation pattern flagged by the symbol variation pattern identifying means (340) and the symbol variation pattern extracting means (350) are extracted from the variation patterns. The symbol variation pattern lottery means (360) for selecting, by lottery, one flag variation pattern variation pattern to be exchanged by the symbol variation pattern exchanging means (330) from among the flag variation symbol variation patterns, The means (320) includes a symbol variation pattern before being exchanged by the symbol variation pattern exchanging means (330) and a symbol after being exchanged by the symbol variation pattern exchanging means (330). The game control means (100) is configured to be able to temporarily hold both of the variation patterns.When the game control means (100) receives the symbol stop signal, the game control means (100) is placed at the display position at the time of reception of the symbols with the flag set. It is characterized in that the symbol that is closest is stopped and displayed.

Here, the symbol variation pattern lottery means (360) performs lottery on the flagged symbol variation pattern extracted by the symbol variation pattern extraction means (350) even if there is only one flag variation symbol variation pattern. The only one flag-fitted symbol variation pattern is selected by lottery.
The invention described in claim 2 has the following characteristics.
That is, the invention described in claim 2 is a symbol display device (200) for notifying a player of a hit / miss in a game by displaying a symbol determined from a plurality of types, and for determining a hit / miss in a game. Win / fail lottery process for performing win / fail lottery, stop symbol determining process for determining a stop symbol to be displayed on the symbol display device (200) by lottery according to the result of the pass / fail lottery process, and an effect operation for controlling the effect operation in the game A game machine equipped with a game control means (100) for performing control processing and a stop operation device (16) for outputting a symbol stop signal for stopping a symbol variably displayed by manual operation to the game control means. (PM) is a symbol variation pattern that defines the display order of a plurality of types of symbols in order to cause the symbol display device (200) to perform symbol variation display, and a diagram constituting the pattern. Means for storing a symbol variation pattern that prescribes a variation display of symbols to be performed by the symbol display device (200). Fluctuation pattern holding means (420) and a lottery for whether or not to replace with a winning symbol for representing a win is performed for each symbol included in the symbol fluctuation pattern, and the symbol determined by the lottery is replaced with a winning symbol A symbol lottery replacing means (450) for performing a lottery replacement process and a symbol identification process for setting a flag for identification on a symbol corresponding to the symbol so that the symbol determined by the lottery can be identified. The symbol variation processing pattern (440) and the symbol variation standard pattern held by the symbol variation pattern retaining unit (420) are subjected to the symbol replacement processing and the symbol identification processing after both of the lottery replacement processing and the symbol identification processing are performed. A symbol variation pattern exchanging means (430) for exchanging with a variation pattern , and the symbol variation pattern holding means (420) replaces the symbol variation pattern and symbol variation pattern exchanged before the symbol variation pattern exchanging means (430). It is formed so that both of the symbol variation patterns after being exchanged by the means (430) can be temporarily held.When the game control means (100) receives the symbol stop signal, the flag is set. Among the symbols, the symbol that is closest to the display position at the time of reception is stopped and displayed.

The invention described in claim 3 is the invention described in claim 2 described above, and has the following characteristics.
That is, according to the third aspect of the present invention, if the predetermined condition is satisfied after the game control means (100) performs the success / failure lottery process and the stop symbol determination process, the game control means (100) performs the success / failure lottery. If the result is a win, the symbol identification processing means (440) is processed after the symbol lottery replacement means (450) performs the processing, and the result of the lottery determination by the game control means (100) is determined. In the case of detachment, the symbol identification processing means (440) performs the processing and then the symbol lottery replacement means (450) performs the processing, and the effect graphic variation pattern used for the effect display from the symbol variation standard pattern The symbol identification processing means (440) can be identified as a stop symbol determined by lottery by the game control means (100) in the stop symbol determination process. Is equivalent to the stop symbol The symbol identification process for setting the identification flag on the symbol is performed on the symbol variation pattern, and the symbol lottery replacing means (450) determines whether or not to replace the symbol with a winning symbol for representing a win. Is performed on a symbol for which an identification flag included in the symbol variation pattern is not raised, and based on the lottery result, a lottery replacement process for replacing the symbol with a winning symbol is performed. And

The invention described in claim 4 is the invention described in claim 2, and has the following characteristics.
That is, the invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that as the symbol identification processing means (440), it is possible to identify the stop symbol determined by the lottery by the game control means (100) in the stop symbol determination processing. A symbol identification process for setting an identification flag for identification on a symbol corresponding to the symbol is adopted for the symbol variation pattern, and the symbol lottery replacement means (550) is replaced with a winning symbol for representing a winning symbol. Whether or not the symbol included in the symbol variation pattern is not set for the identification flag for identification, and a replacement flag is set for the symbol determined to be replaced in the lottery. If the result of the lottery replacement process in which the symbol with the flag set is replaced with a winning symbol and the game control means (100) is a winning lottery, the replacement flag is set as an identification flag. Conversion and, if spruce lottery results out of the game control unit (100) is characterized in that to perform flag substitution process to disable the substitution flag is adopted.

(Effect of Claim 1)
The present invention configured as described above has the following effects.
That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the predetermined condition is satisfied after the game control means performs the process such as the success / failure lottery process, among the symbol variation patterns stored in the storage means, For those that contain a stop symbol determined by lottery, the symbol variation pattern identification means performs a process of setting a flag on the stop symbol, and the flagged symbol variation pattern is set as a symbol variation pattern. The lottery means can extract and organize a lottery candidate pattern group with these flag-fitted symbol variation patterns.

And if the lottery candidate pattern group can be knitted, the symbol variation pattern lottery means will draw one flag variation pattern pattern from among the lottery candidate pattern groups organized, and the symbol variation pattern holding unit with the selected flag variation pattern pattern By replacing the symbol variation pattern held in, a symbol replacement effect displayed on the decorative symbol display device can be realized.
Here, since the symbol variation deformation pattern is a part of a normal symbol replaced with a winning symbol, compared to the symbol variation standard pattern, the total number of symbols is the same, but the number of winning symbols is large. It has become.
Therefore, the symbol variation standard pattern is adopted as the symbol variation pattern held as the default value in the symbol variation pattern holding means, and the symbol variation pattern lottery means changes the symbol variation standard pattern of the symbol variation pattern holding means to the symbol variation deformation pattern. If replaced, the number of winning symbols can be increased without increasing the total number of symbols used for production. As a result, the player can feel as if the winning probability has increased, and the player's expectation can be enhanced.

At this time, by replacing the symbol variation standard pattern with the symbol variation deformation pattern, the number of winning symbols is increased, so the total number of symbols set from the beginning does not increase, and each scene where a winning symbol is added one by one Even if it is displayed on the screen, it is possible to prevent a problem that the production time is remarkably long.
In addition, since the lottery object of the symbol variation pattern lottery means is a lottery candidate pattern group consisting of the symbol variation patterns with flags extracted by the symbol variation pattern lottery means, the symbol variation pattern to be selected always includes a stop symbol Therefore, it is possible to prevent the lottery result from being inconsistent with the result of the lottery that there is no symbol to be stopped and determined.

Furthermore, when the symbol variation standard pattern is replaced with the symbol variation deformation pattern, the symbol display order is changed, in other words, the symbol arrangement is changed. The symbols arranged before and after the symbol are different each time the player performs a stop operation. For this reason, since the player feels as if the stop symbol has been determined by the player's operation, it is possible to make the player feel a realistic virtual symbol stop operation.
(Effect of claim 2)
The present invention configured as described above has the following effects.

That is, according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the predetermined condition is satisfied after the main control means performs the process such as the success / failure lottery process, the processing order determining means is the symbol identification processing means and the symbol lottery replacement. The means is made to perform symbol identification processing and lottery replacement processing, a flag is set for the stopped symbol, and a part of the symbol is replaced with the winning symbol.
As a result, the number of winning symbols can be increased without increasing the total number of symbols set from the beginning, so that the player can feel as if the winning probability has increased, and the player's expectation is enhanced. Can be made.
Here, the symbol identification processing means increases the number of winning symbols by replacing the symbols included in the symbol variation pattern with the winning symbols, so that the total number of symbols set from the beginning does not increase, and the winning symbols are displayed. Even if the scenes to be added are displayed one by one on the screen, it is possible to prevent problems such as the remarkably long production time.

(Effect of claim 3)
The present invention configured as described above has the effects described below in addition to the effects of the invention described in the claims.
That is, according to the invention described in claim 3, when the result of the lottery determination is a win, the lottery replacement process for replacing a part of the symbol with the winning symbol is performed first by the processing order determining means. After a part is replaced with a winning symbol, a symbol identification process is performed in which a flag is set for the stopped symbol, and the winning symbol whose number is increased by the replacement becomes a stopped symbol. The deformation pattern always includes a stop symbol, and it is possible to prevent a difference from the lottery result that there is no symbol to be displayed for stop determined in the lottery.

On the other hand, if the result of the lottery is wrong, the symbol identifying process in which a flag is set on the stop symbol is performed first, and after the flag is set on the stop symbol, the symbol without the flag is replaced with a winning symbol. Since the lottery replacement process is performed, the stop symbol with the flag set is not replaced with the winning graphic, and the symbol variation deformation pattern in which the symbol is replaced always includes the stop symbol, It is possible to prevent a difference from the lottery result that there is no symbol to be displayed in a stop determined in the lottery.
(Effect of claim 4)
The present invention configured as described above has the effects described below in addition to the effects of the invention described in the claims.

  That is, according to the invention described in claim 4, when the result of the winning / failing lottery is a win, in the lottery for determining whether or not to replace the winning symbol, the symbol determined to be replaced has the replacement flag. Since the symbol with the replacement flag set is replaced with the winning symbol, the replacement flag is replaced with the identification flag after the replacement with the winning symbol. The winning design that is a design increases. For this reason, the symbol variation deformation pattern in which the symbol has been replaced always includes the symbol to be stopped, so that it is possible to prevent a lottery result from being mistaken with the lottery result that there is no symbol to be displayed that has been determined in the lottery. Can do.

  On the other hand, if the result of the lottery determination is out of place, a symbol with an identification flag for identification is not subjected to a lottery to determine whether or not it should be replaced with a winning symbol, and the lottery is performed for other symbols. Since the replacement flag is invalidated after the symbol is replaced with the winning symbol, even if the symbol included in the symbol variation deformation pattern is selected by lottery and the symbol determined in the lottery is replaced with the winning symbol, the symbol The variation deformation pattern always includes a stop symbol, and it is possible to prevent the lottery result from being inconsistent with the lottery result that there is no symbol to be stopped and determined by the lottery. Then, the replacement flag for replacement is invalidated after the replacement with the winning symbol, and the winning symbol is not displayed as a stop symbol, and the winning symbol is displayed as a stop even though the result of the lottery result is out of place. It is possible to avoid inconveniences such as

Hereinafter, an embodiment which is the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko machine as a gaming machine according to this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game control device according to this embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a lottery drawing according to this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the schematic configuration of the symbol determining means according to the present embodiment, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the schematic configuration of the display control means according to the present embodiment, FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the special game control means according to this embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the symbol replacement effect control means according to this embodiment.

(Schematic configuration of pachinko machine PM)
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine PM according to this embodiment includes an outer frame 1 that forms an outer frame of the pachinko machine PM, and a front frame 2 that is pivotally supported by the outer frame 1 so as to be opened and closed. It has become. The front frame 2 has a game board 7 for forming the game area 10 of the pachinko machine PM, a glass door 3 fitted with a plate glass covering the front of the game board 7, and an upper side that receives the game ball. A ball tray 4a and a lower lower ball tray 4b, an operation handle 5 for performing a game ball launch operation, and a pair of rails 6 fixed to the game board 7 so as to surround the game area 10 are provided. It has been.
In the game area 10 of the pachinko machine PM, when a game ball wins, a plurality of general winning holes 11 for paying out a prize ball to the player and a prize ball payout to the player by winning the game ball, and a big win lottery And a start winning port 12 for starting the symbol variation of the decorative symbol display device 20 that is a planar display unit, a large winning port 13 that is closed in a normal game, and an out port 14 for collecting game balls A windmill 15 for influencing the falling of the hit ball, a specific display device 24 as a display lamp arranged above the right end side in FIG. 1 of the decorative symbol display device 20, and a number of game nails (not shown) Is provided.

A game effect lamp 30 composed of a plurality of lamps that are lit or blinked during the game is provided around the game area 10.
A push button type stop operation device for outputting a symbol stop signal for manually stopping the symbol displayed on the decorative symbol display device 20 below the left end of the upper bowl 4a in FIG. 16 and a speaker 17 for outputting sound for production.
The decorative symbol display device 20 is a liquid crystal display device in which a screen for displaying an image is formed in a flat shape and the display mode of three symbols displayed on the screen is variable. For example, a game in a slot machine The three rows of symbols are variably displayed or stopped as described later to effect the game, and are arranged at the approximate center of the game area 10.

The specific display device 24 is a display lamp device for notifying the player of the transition to a specific game to be described later by lighting.
In the pachinko machine PM configured as described above, when the player rotates the operation handle 5 in a predetermined direction, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 4a are sent one by one to a launching unit (not shown). The game ball that has reached the launching part is launched from the launching part toward the game area 10 with a strength corresponding to the rotation angle of the operation handle 5, and falls in the game area 10, and the winning holes 11, 12 and the out-going holes Accepted for any of 14. Here, when the game ball is received in the winning openings 11, 12, a predetermined prize ball is paid out to the upper ball tray 4a.

Then, when a hit ball is won at the start winning opening 12 of the winning openings 11, 12, a predetermined winning ball is paid out to the upper ball tray 4a, and the change of the symbols displayed on the special symbol display device 200 is started. When a predetermined time elapses after the change of the symbol is started, the symbol variably displayed on the special symbol display device 200 is stopped. Here, if the stopped symbol matches a predetermined symbol defined in advance, it is a win.
In addition, at the same time when the special symbol display device 200 side starts changing the symbols, the plurality of symbols displayed on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20 also starts changing. When a predetermined time elapses after the change of the symbol is started, the symbol variably displayed on the decorative symbol display device 20 is stopped. Here, if the stopped three symbols are in a predetermined combination (for example, each of the numbers 1 to 9), it is a win, the special winning opening 13 is opened, and the game area 10 Most of the game balls launched toward the point will be awarded to the grand prize opening 13, and a large amount of prize balls are paid out to the player.

In the pachinko machine PM according to the present embodiment, a special symbol display device 200 including a 7-segment small display device is provided as a special symbol display device for displaying a symbol indicating a result of a lottery performed inside. Is provided. The special symbol display device 200 is preferably arranged in the vicinity of the decorative symbol display device 20, for example, a window is provided on the surface of an accessory formed so as to surround the decorative symbol display device 20, and It is desirable to provide the special symbol display device 200 so as to be fitted into the window.
The special symbol display device 200 also displays a symbol determined from a plurality of types to notify the player of a hit / miss in the game.

Here, in the present embodiment, when a hitting ball is won at the start winning opening 12, as described above, at the same time as the changing symbol effect that changes the symbol of the decorative symbol display device 20, the lamps of the game effect lamp 30 are arranged in a predetermined order. The lamp blinking effect is performed. And after performing these fluctuation design effects and lamp blinking effects for a predetermined time, the player is notified whether or not the jackpot has been won with the stopped symbols.
In other words, the pachinko machine PM notifies the fact that the lottery has been performed by changing the symbol, which is the display form of the decorative symbol display device 20, every time the lottery means to be described later draws the winning content. By stopping the displayed symbol and showing the stopped symbol, the winning contents selected by the lottery means are notified to the player.

(Game control device 100)
The pachinko machine PM according to the present embodiment includes a game control device 100 for controlling the above-described performance operation, game operation, and the like. FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the game control device 100. The game control device 100 is a control device in which software for performing presentation operation control and game operation control is installed in hardware configured to include a CPU using a microcomputer and storage means such as ROM and RAM. .
As shown in FIG. 2, the game control device 100 includes a start prize opening prize detector 12a provided inside the start prize opening 12 as a signal transmission source for sending a predetermined signal to the game control apparatus 100; The big prize opening prize detector 13a provided inside the big prize opening 13, the general prize opening prize detector 11a provided inside the general prize opening 11, and the stop for manually stopping the above-described variable display pattern The operation device 16 is electrically connected.

Of these, when the player manually operates the stop operation device 16, the stop operation device 16 transmits a symbol stop signal to a special symbol display device control means 161 which is a main control means described later.
In addition, the game control device 100 includes, as devices to be controlled, an ordinary electric accessory solenoid 12b that opens and closes the tulip of the start winning opening 12, and a large winning opening solenoid 13b that opens and closes the door of the large winning opening 13. The special symbol display device 200, the decorative symbol display device 20, the speaker 17, and the game effect lamp 30 are electrically connected.
Such a game control device 100 includes a winning detection means 105 for determining whether or not to enter a special game, and whether or not to shift to a special game. Lottery processing means 110 for performing the above, table storage means 120 storing a table for determining whether or not to win the lottery, symbol determining means 130 for determining symbols to be stopped and displayed by the special symbol display device 200, etc., and special symbol display The display control means 160 for controlling the display operation of the apparatus 200 and the like, and the holding of the winning / nothing value in the aforementioned winning / losing lottery are controlled. In other words, the game ball won at the start winning opening 12 and the lottery result is still displayed. A holding control means 170 for controlling a holding ball that has not been played, a display method determining means 122 for determining the timing for notifying the determination result of whether or not to shift to a special game, and the contents of the effect in the special game. Effect pattern storage means 124 for storing the effect pattern to be stored, notification means 92 for notifying the player of the transition to the specific game, special game control means 180 for controlling the operation in the special game, and the probability variation state Specific game execution means 190 for executing a game, normal electric accessory opening / closing control means 192 for controlling the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory at the start winning opening 12, and a big prize opening opening / closing control for controlling the opening / closing of the big winning opening 13. Means 194 and symbol replacement effect control means 300 for providing an effect of replacing a part of a plurality of types of symbols variably displayed on the decorative symbol display device 20 with symbols are provided.

When a game ball is dropped into the general winning opening 11, when the incoming signal is output from the general winning opening winning detector 11a, the incoming detection means 105 detects the incoming prize at the general winning opening 11 based on the incoming signal. This is to detect that a game ball has won a prize. In addition, the ball detection means 105, when a game ball is dropped into the start winning opening 12, when a drop signal is output from the start winning opening winning detector 12a, the start winning prize is based on this drop signal. This is to detect that a game ball has won a prize in the mouth 12.
The lottery processing means 110 performs a success / failure lottery process regarding whether or not to shift to a special game and a specific lottery process regarding whether or not to shift to a specific game. As shown in FIG. 3, the lottery processing means 110 is provided with a success / failure lottery means 112 for performing a success / failure lottery process and a specific lottery means 115 for performing a specific lottery process.

The success / failure lottery means 112 is based on the success / failure lottery value acquired by the success / failure lottery value acquisition means 113 and the success / failure lottery value acquisition means 113 that acquires the random number obtained from the predetermined random number generation means as the success / failure lottery value used for the determination of success / failure. Thus, the determination to determine whether or not to shift to a special game is made to determine whether or not to shift to a special game.
The success / failure lottery value acquisition means 113 is used to determine whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game. The random number is obtained as the success / failure lottery value from the random number generating means.
Here, as the random number generating means, for example, it is preferable to adopt a random number generating unit that can generate a random number as a success / failure lottery value in a numerical range from 0 to 65535. Hardware-type random number generation means that generates pseudo-random numbers with hardware consisting of predetermined digital electronic circuits and software-type random number generation means that generates pseudo-random numbers with predetermined programs installed in computers it can.

The success / failure determination unit 114 has a plurality of types of success / failure tables to be referred to when determining the transition to the special game, selects one success / failure table according to the game situation, refers to the selected success / failure table, The above-mentioned determination is performed depending on whether the winning lottery value acquired by the value acquiring unit 113 belongs to the hit area or the outlier area of the corresponding hit table.
That is, the success / failure determination unit 114 is provided with a success / failure table that is referred to during normal times and a success / failure table that is referred to when probability changes. Each success / failure table is set with a winning area set as a range of winning numerical values and an outlier set as a range of numerical values that are out of range within the range where random numbers generated as winning / failing lottery values are generated. It is a thing. In addition, the success / failure table referred to at the time of the probability change has a larger hit area than the normal / failure table so that the winning probability is higher than the success / failure table referred to at the normal time. .

The success / failure determination means 114 refers to the determination table selected according to the situation, and if the success / failure lottery value acquired by the success / failure lottery value acquisition means 113 belongs to the hit area of the success / failure table, it is determined that the game shifts to the special game. However, if it belongs to the outlier area of the success / failure table, it is determined that the game does not shift to the special game.
The specific lottery means 115 includes a specific lottery value acquisition means 116 for acquiring a random number acquired from a predetermined random number generation means as a specific lottery value used for determining whether or not to shift to a specific game, and the specific lottery value acquisition means. The transition to the specific game is determined by the specific determination means 117 that determines whether or not to shift to the specific game based on the acquired specific lottery value.

The specific lottery value acquisition means 116 is used as a specific lottery value from a predetermined random number generation means triggered by winning a game ball at the start winning opening 12 in order to determine whether or not to shift from a normal game to a specific game. The random number of is acquired.
Here, the specific game is a game that is performed in a state where the conditions for shifting from a normal game to a special game are changed to be advantageous for the player, and the probability of shifting to a special game is higher than that of a normal game. Refers to games played with high probability fluctuations. Note that as the specific game, a game performed in a reduced variation time state in which the variation time advantageous to the player is shortened may be adopted.
Further, as the random number generation means, the same one as the random number generation means described above can be adopted, and for example, it is preferable to adopt a means capable of generating a random number as a winning / no-win lottery value in a numerical range from 0 to 255. However, as the random number generation means, one that generates a random number independently of the random number as the success / failure lottery value acquired by the success / failure lottery value acquisition means 113 is employed.

The specific determination means 117 refers to a predetermined shift determination table when determining the shift to the specific game. That is, in the transition determination table, an approval area that is a numerical range for approving the transition to the special game and a denial area that is a numerical range for rejecting the transition to the special game are set. If the specific lottery value acquired by the specific lottery value acquisition unit 116 belongs to the approval area of the transition determination table, the specific determination unit 117 determines that the game shifts to the specific game, and rejects the transition determination table. If it belongs to the area, it is determined that the game is not shifted to the specific game.
Further, after determining whether or not to shift to a specific game, the specific determination means 117 sends a shift instruction signal as to whether or not to shift to a specific game to the display control means 160 described later. . This transition instruction signal is sent separately from the stop symbol data signal for transmitting information related to the stop symbol sent by the symbol determining means 130 described later.

Returning to FIG. 2, the table storage means 120 stores the first to third special symbol range tables for reference when the symbol determination means 130 described next determines a stop symbol which is a special symbol. It has become.
Here, the first special symbol range table is referred to by the symbol determination means 130 when the specific lottery means 115 determines that the game is to be transferred to the specific game when the success / failure lottery means 112 draws a winning prize. It is.
The second special symbol range table is referred to by the symbol determining means 130 when the special lottery means 115 determines that the game is not shifted to the specific game when the winning / raising lottery means 112 has won the winning combination.

The third special symbol range table is referred to by the symbol determination means 130 when the success / failure lottery means 112 draws a miss.
The first special symbol range table and the second special symbol range table are associated with a symbol determination lottery value that is a random number acquired for symbol determination. For example, a plurality of “1”, “2”, etc. Various types of symbols are recorded. Among these, the first special symbol range table includes a symbol indicating transition to a specific game, while the second special symbol range table does not include a symbol indicating transition to a specific game. For example, symbols such as “3” and “7” that indicate that the game is generally shifted to the specific game are recorded only in the first special symbol range table, and other symbols, in other words, the game shifts to the specific game. The symbols not indicating this are recorded in both the first special symbol range table and the second special symbol range table.

In the third special symbol range table, among the random numbers acquired for symbol determination, a symbol “-” indicating disconnection is recorded in association with a symbol determination lottery value indicating disconnection.
The symbol determination means 130 stops the variation pattern when the symbols are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 200 and the decorative symbol display device 20 and the symbol that has been varied each time the success / failure lottery means 112 performs the lottery. The stop symbol displayed when it is made to be determined.
As shown in FIG. 4, such a symbol determining means 130 includes a decorative symbol determining means 132 for determining a stop symbol as a decorative symbol, a special symbol determining means 140 for determining a stop symbol as a special symbol, and a normal symbol as And a normal symbol determining means 148 for determining the stop symbol.

Among these, the special symbol determination means 140 stops the symbols that are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 200, and the pattern selection means 144 that selects a variation pattern when the symbols are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 200. And a symbol selecting means 146 for selecting a stopped symbol to be displayed.
When the symbol selection means 146 obtains the symbol determination lottery value by the predetermined random number generation means, both the lottery process by the success / failure lottery means 112 and the lottery process by the specific lottery means 115 in the special symbol range table of the table storage means 120. A stop symbol in the special symbol display device 200 is determined by selecting a special symbol range table according to the result and referring to the selected special symbol range table.

That is, in the case where the lottery result of the success / failure lottery means 112 is a win, when it is determined that the lottery result of the specific lottery means 115 shifts to the specific game, the symbol selection means 146 is the special symbol range of the table storage means 120. A first special symbol range table is selected from the tables, and a symbol related to the symbol determination lottery value acquired in the first special symbol range table is selected as a stop symbol.
In addition, when the lottery result of the success / failure lottery means 112 is a win, when it is determined that the lottery result of the specific lottery means 115 does not shift to the specific game, the symbol selection means 146 displays the special symbol range of the table storage means 120. A second special symbol range table is selected from the tables, and a symbol associated with the acquired symbol determination lottery value is selected as a stop symbol in the second special symbol range table.

Further, when the lottery result of the winning / failing lottery means 112 is out of place, the symbol selecting means 146 does not hesitate the lottery result of the specific lottery means 115, and the symbol selecting means 146 includes A special symbol range table is selected, and the symbol “-” is selected as a stop symbol with reference to the third special symbol range table.
When the symbol selecting unit 146 selects a special symbol, the special symbol determining unit 140 sends special symbol data, which is data about the special symbol, to the display control unit.
The pattern selection means 144 stores a plurality of types of variation patterns that define the mode in which the special symbol should be varied between the start and stop of the variation in the variation display of the special symbol. These plural kinds of variation patterns are stored in the pattern selection means 144 in a state associated with the variation lottery value for selecting one variation pattern.

Then, the pattern selection means 144 narrows down and extracts a plurality of types of fluctuation patterns according to the lottery result of the success / failure lottery means 112 and the specific lottery means 115 from the fluctuation patterns stored in itself, and then generates a predetermined random number. A random number generated by the means is acquired as a fluctuation lottery value for selecting a fluctuation pattern, and is selected from a plurality of types of fluctuation patterns obtained by extracting the fluctuation patterns corresponding to the fluctuation lottery value.
Here, each of a plurality of types of variation patterns stored in the pattern selection means 144 is set with a variation time, which is a duration in which the variation of the symbol continues from the start to the end of the variation, and the symbol such as the variation time. Fluctuation pattern data relating to fluctuations is provided.

For example, when the lottery result of the success / failure lottery means 112 is unacceptable, the variation time of the normal deviating variation pattern without the reach effect by the decorative symbol display device 20 is set short. On the other hand, even when the result of the lottery determination is unsuccessful, the reach-attached variation pattern with the reach effect is set to be considerably longer than the normal deviating variation pattern for the convenience of performing the reach effect.
Further, since the hit variation pattern is accompanied by a reach effect as in the case of the reach / displacement variation pattern, the variation time is set to be longer than the normal deviation variation pattern for the convenience of performing the reach effect.

In each of the above variation patterns, the variation time is set so that the symbol that has been variably displayed is stopped when a predetermined variation time has elapsed from the time when the variation of the symbol is started. Such variation pattern data including the variation time is provided. In other words, the variation time of the variation pattern of the special symbol is an end condition for the variation display of the special symbol.
Thus, by performing the game effect based on the variation time included in the variation pattern data of the special symbol, the end time of the game effect is synchronized with the end time of the symbol variation of the special symbol .
For this reason, when the pattern selection unit 144 selects the variation pattern of the special symbol, the special symbol determination unit 140 selects variation pattern data including data such as variation time and reach with respect to the variation pattern. The information is sent to the means 132, the display control means 160, and the like.

The decorative symbol determination means 132 displays a pattern selection means 136 for selecting a variation pattern when the symbol is variably displayed on the decoration symbol display device 20, and a symbol variably displayed on the decoration symbol display device 20 is displayed when the symbol is stopped. And a symbol selection means 138 for selecting a stop symbol to be activated.
The symbol selection means 138 corresponds to the lottery result lottery selected by the success / failure lottery means 112 and the decorative symbol display device 20 so as to correspond to the special symbol stop symbol and the special symbol variation pattern determined by the special symbol determination means 140. The stop symbol of the decorative symbol displayed on is selected.

Here, the stop symbol of the decorative symbol selected by the symbol selecting means 138 is a combination of three symbols selected corresponding to the lottery result or the like by the success / failure lottery means 112.
For example, when the lottery result by the winning / failing lottery means 112 is winning, the symbol selecting means 138 is a combination of three identical symbols such as “777” and “11-11” as stop symbols of the decorative symbols. Is supposed to be selected. In this case, the symbol selecting means 138 adopts the same symbol as the special symbol stop symbol as one symbol constituting the decorative symbol stop symbol. For example, when the stop symbol of the special symbol is “three”, the symbol selecting means 138 selects “33” as the stop symbol of the decorative symbol.

On the other hand, in the case where the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is out of place, when the normal deviation variation pattern not accompanied by the reach effect is selected by the special symbol determining means 140, the symbol selecting means 138, A combination that does not have the three symbols, such as “312” or “9444”, is selected.
Further, in the case of detachment, when the special symbol determining means 140 selects a reach variation pattern with a reach effect, the symbol selecting means 138 displays “191” or “72” as stop symbols for the decorative symbols. The combination that only one symbol is different from the other is selected.

The pattern selection means 136 stores a plurality of types of variation patterns that determine the manner in which the decorative symbol should be changed between the start and stop of the variation in the decorative symbol variation display. Then, the pattern selection unit 136 selects one variation pattern from among a plurality of types of variation patterns stored in itself according to the special symbol stop symbol and the special symbol variation pattern determined by the special symbol determination unit 140. Is to be selected.
Here, as the variation pattern of the decorative symbol, after the symbol variation starts, the reach state where two symbols become the same symbol among the three symbols is displayed, and then the stop symbol as a winning symbol is reached. After starting the pattern change and the reach state, the reach state is displayed and the stop pattern as a stop pattern is reached. Instead, a normal detachment variation pattern that leads to a stop symbol as a detachment symbol is set.

In each of the hit fluctuation pattern, the reach fluctuation with reach production pattern, and the normal deviation fluctuation pattern, the fluctuation time that is the duration from the start of the fluctuation to the stop is set according to the fluctuation mode that is the content of the fluctuation. Yes. The variation time of the decorative pattern variation pattern is a condition for terminating the symbol variation display.
As the variation pattern with reach production, various variation patterns having different lengths of variation time according to the contents of the reach production are set.
In the above, when selecting one variation pattern from among a plurality of types of variation patterns, the pattern selection means 136 is set to the variation pattern of the special symbol selected by the pattern selection means 144 on the special symbol determination means 140 side. A pattern having the same variation time as the variation time is selected as the variation pattern of the decorative pattern.

The normal symbol determining means 148 determines a normal symbol displayed on the decorative symbol display device 20 in order to notify that the start winning opening 12 is to be opened. That is, the normal symbol determining means 148 stores a plurality of types of normal symbols in association with the normal symbol lottery value for determining the normal symbol.
The normal symbol determining means 148, when the winning detection means 105 determines that the game ball has won the start winning opening 12, the random number generated by the predetermined random number generating means is used to determine the normal symbol for determining the normal symbol. It is determined as a normal symbol to be displayed that corresponds to the normal symbol lottery value among a plurality of types of normal symbols acquired as values and stored in itself. When the normal symbol determined by the normal symbol determining means 148 is a winning symbol set in advance, an opening command signal is sent to the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing control means 192.

The ordinary electric accessory opening / closing control means 192 that has received the opening command signal is configured to open the ordinary electric accessory at the start winning opening 12.
Returning to FIG. 2, the display control means 160 displays the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112 in the form of symbol variation based on the variation pattern determined by the symbol determination unit 130, and the special symbol display device 200 and The display operation of the decorative symbol display device 20 is controlled.
As shown in FIG. 5, the display control means 160 includes a special symbol display device control means 161 for controlling the display operation of the special symbol display device 200, and a decorative symbol display device control for controlling the display operation of the decorative symbol display device 20. Means 162 are provided.

The decorative symbol display device control means 162 has a control function for turning on and off the game effect lamp 30 in addition to a control function for causing the special symbol display device 200 to perform special symbol change display and stop display. It has become.
The decorative symbol display device control means 162 has a control function for displaying a normal symbol in addition to a control function for causing the decorative symbol display device 20 to perform a variation display and a stop display of the decorative symbol.
Returning to FIG. 2, the hold control means 170 holds up to four so-called hold balls in a hold state, which are game balls won in the start winning opening 12 and have not yet reached the winning lottery. It has become.

Here, the winning lottery value acquired by the winning lottery value acquiring unit 113, the specific lottery value acquired by the specific lottery value acquiring unit 116, and the variable lottery value acquired by the pattern selecting unit 144 are If it shifts to a special game immediately after that, it will be set so that it may be in the pending | holding state which is not utilized about determination or selection. Accordingly, the hold control means 170 holds the hold-in-prohibition lottery value, the specific lottery value, and the variable lottery value as a hold ball, and holds a maximum of four pieces together with the number of real hold balls.
The special game control means 180 controls the operation in the special game by shifting the game from the normal game to the special game when the lottery result by the winning / failing lottery means 112 is successful.

As shown in FIG. 6, the special game control means 180 includes a special game transition determining means 182 for determining the timing of transition to a special game, and a unit game for performing a unit game which is a constituent unit in a special game. Execution means 184 and special game end means 186 for determining whether or not to end the special game are provided.
The special game transition judging means 182 judges that the time point when the symbol variation corresponding to the winning lottery where the lottery result has been won is stopped is the time to shift to the special game.
The unit game execution means 184 determines that one opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 13 repeated continuously several times in the special game is one unit game, and until the unit game reaches the upper limit, The opening permission command is continuously transmitted to the winning opening opening / closing control means 194.

Specifically, the unit game execution means 184 counts the number of opening / closing operations of the big prize opening 13, and sends an opening permission command to the big prize opening / closing control means 194 until the number of opening / closing operations reaches nine. Continuing, the prize winning opening / closing control means 194 opens and closes the prize winning opening 13.
The special game ending means 186 terminates the special game when the number of executions of the unit game, in other words, the number of opening / closing operations of the big prize opening 13 reaches the upper limit (for example, 15 times).
Further, the special game ending means 186 ends the special game even if the predetermined number of forced ending conditions are satisfied even if the number of executions of the unit game has not reached the upper limit.

For example, a special area and a general area are provided inside the special winning opening 13, and a game ball that has won a prize in the special winning opening 13 always passes either the specific area or the general area. The game ending means 186 terminates the special game when no game balls pass through the specific area by the time a predetermined number of game balls wins the big winning opening 13.
The ordinary electric accessory opening / closing control means 192 controls the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 12b that opens and closes the ordinary electric accessory at the start winning opening 12 in accordance with the ordinary symbol displayed on the decorative symbol display device 20. ing.
For example, when the ordinary symbol is stopped and displayed on the decorative symbol display device 20 with a specific symbol, the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing control means 192 is configured so that the ordinary electric accessory is easy to win a game ball at the start winning opening 12. The solenoid 12b is driven to open the ordinary electric accessory.

The special prize opening / closing control means 194 controls the special prize opening solenoid 13b that opens and closes the special prize opening 13 when a special game is executed. By making the special winning opening 13 open, a gaming state advantageous to the player is provided.
When the specific game execution means 190 decides to shift to the specific game by the lottery by the specific lottery means 115, the specific game execution means 190 shifts the game state after the end of the special game to a probability variation state with a high hit probability, that is, a specific game. It is. After the transition to the specific game, the specific game executing means 190 continues in a probability fluctuation state with a high probability of winning until, as a general rule, the winning lottery means 112 wins a lottery. Note that the player is notified of the fact that the game has shifted to a specific game with a high probability of hitting by the notifying means 92 described below.

The notification means 92 uses a special symbol display device 200, a decorative symbol display device 20, a specific display device 24, a speaker 17, and a game effect lamp 30 to provide visual or audible notification. This is for the player.
Here, in order to determine the means and method used by the notification means 92 for notification and the timing of notification, a display method determination means 122 is provided.
When the lottery result of the success / failure lottery means 112 is a win, the display method determining means 122 informs the player that the game will shift to a specific game when the specific lottery means 115 shifts to a specific game. It has a function of determining when to notify, in other words, determining the timing of specific game transition notification.

Here, which of the special symbol display device 200, the decorative symbol display device 20, the specific display device 24, the speaker 17, and the game effect lamp 30 is used to determine whether the notification means 92 notifies the player is a display method. The decision means 122 decides.
Specifically, the display method determining means 122 performs a special game when determining the timing of notifying the player that the game will be shifted to a specific game when the specific determination means 117 of the specific lottery means 115 makes a determination. The notification timing is set while the special game is over or until the symbol fluctuates for the first time.
The display method determining means 122 includes a table in which means to be used according to the content to be notified is set. With reference to this table, the display method determining means 122 is a means to be used for notifying that the game is to be shifted to a specific game. Specifically, it is determined which one of the special symbol display device 200, the decorative symbol display device 20, the specific display device 24, the speaker 17, and the game effect lamp 30 is used.

Then, when the notification method and the notification unit are determined, the display method determination unit 122 sends notification timing data regarding the determined notification timing and the notification unit to the notification unit.
Here, the notification of the transition to the specific game is classified into those by the special symbol display device 200 and the decorative symbol display device 20, and those by the specific display device 24, the speaker 17 and the game effect lamp 30.
The special game display notification by the special symbol display device 200 and the decorative symbol display device 20 is performed by displaying “3” or “7” as a stop symbol to notify the transition to the specific game and the special game. It is possible to divide it into notification that informs the transition to the specific game based on the effect contents displayed on the decorative symbol display device 20.

That is, when the stop symbol of the special symbol display device 200 becomes “3” or “7”, the special symbol and decoration displayed as a stop symbol on the special symbol display device 200 and the decorative symbol display device 20 at that time. The symbol serves as a sign for notifying the transition to the specific game, and this sign informs the transition to the specific game.
On the other hand, when the stop symbol of the special symbol display device 200 is neither “3” nor “7”, the effect content during the special game becomes a sign for notifying whether or not the transition to the specific game is possible. A transition to a specific game is informed by the contents of the performance.
Here, the display control means 160 controls the display of the special symbol display device 200 and the decorative symbol display device 20 when notifying the change of the symbol when notifying the result of the determination by the specific determination means 117. The special symbol display device 200 and the decorative symbol display device 20 perform an effect display separate from the symbol variation display, and the effect display determines whether or not the transition to the specific game as a result of the determination by the specific determination means 117 is possible. It informs the player.

When the notification method is determined for the specific display device 24, the speaker 17 and the game effect lamp 30 by the display method determining means 122, the specific display device 24, the speaker 17 and the game effect are determined at the determined timing. Notification by the lamp 30 is performed. In other words, when the notification means 92 receives the timing determined by the display method determination means 122 as data, based on the received timing, the lighting operation of the specific display device 24, the sound output of the speaker 17, and the game effect lamp 30 Through the lighting operation, the determination result by the specific determination means 117 is notified.
In the above, the display control means 160 performs the first display process from the start of the change of the special symbol to the stop of the change, and the second display process from the start of the change of the special symbol to the start of the next symbol change with the special game. In each case, the following display control is performed.

In the first display process, the display control means 160 changes the special symbol and the decorative symbol for a predetermined time and then stops the change of the special symbol and the decorative symbol. Is displayed.
Further, the display control means 160 displays a display form different from the display form such as a special symbol displayed when the fluctuation is stopped in the second display process. In this display form, the determination by the specific determination means 117 of the specific lottery means 115 is performed. The result is displayed. In other words, in the second display process, the display control means 160 displays the result of determination by the specific determination means 117 as a variation display of special symbols and decorative symbols, or an effect display during special games. .

Specifically, when the special symbol at the time of stop display is “3” or “7”, the display control means 160, from the start of the change of the special symbol to the stop of the change in all the processes of the second display process. In addition, the result of determination by the specific determination means 117 is displayed by changing the design.
In the above, the game control device 100 includes a main control device that is a main control unit that mainly controls operations related to games, and a sub-control device that is a sub-control unit that mainly controls operations related to effects. It has become.
The main control device performs a lottery process for determining whether or not to win or lose in the game, and a stop symbol determination process for determining a stop symbol to be displayed on the special symbol display device by lottery according to the result of the lottery process Is to do.

The main control means includes the above-described entrance detection means 105, lottery processing means 110, table storage means 120, special symbol determination means 140 of symbol determination means 130, special symbol display device control means 161 of display control means 160, hold The control means 170, the display method determining means 122, the notification means 92, the special game control means 180, the specific game execution means 190, the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing control means 192, and the big prize opening opening / closing control means 194 are included.
On the other hand, the sub-control device decorates the decorative symbol variation display according to the result of the lottery result obtained by the main control means, and the decorative symbol stop display corresponding to the stop symbol determined by the main control means. This is to be performed by the symbol display device 20.

The sub-control means includes the decorative symbol determining means 132 and the normal symbol determining means 148 of the symbol determining means 130, the decorative symbol display device control means 162 of the display control means 160, the effect pattern storage means 124, and the symbol replacement effect. A control means 300 is included.
The symbol replacement effect control means 300 uses a symbol for representing at least one of a plurality of types of symbols variably displayed in a predetermined display order when the decorative symbol display device 20 performs variable symbol display. This is for performing a symbol replacement effect that makes it appear as if the probability of winning a prize has increased.
In such a symbol replacement effect control means 300, as shown in FIG. 7, a symbol variation as a memory means for storing a symbol variation pattern that defines the display order of symbols variably displayed on the decorative symbol display device 20 is stored. Pattern storage means 310, symbol variation pattern holding means 320 for retaining symbol variation patterns for defining symbol variation display of the decorative symbol display device 20, and symbol variation pattern exchange for exchanging symbol variation patterns for symbol replacement effects Means 330, symbol variation pattern identifying means 340 for setting an identification flag on a predetermined symbol included in the symbol variation pattern, and symbol variation for extracting the flag-varied pattern variation pattern flagged by the symbol variation pattern identifying means 340 The pattern extracting means 350 and one flag-added symbol change pattern among the flag-added symbol change patterns created by the symbol change pattern extracting means 350 A symbol variation pattern selecting means 360 to select a pattern by drawing is provided.

The symbol variation pattern storage means 310 stores a plurality of types of symbol variation patterns having different display orders of the plurality of types of symbols.
That is, the symbol variation pattern includes the symbol image data for a plurality of types of symbols to be displayed on the decorative symbol display device 20 and the display order related to the display order in order to cause the decorative symbol display device 20 to perform variable symbol display. Data.
The symbol variation pattern storage means 310 includes at least one symbol variation standard pattern in which all symbols constituting the symbol variation pattern are different from other symbols and symbols included in the symbol variation standard pattern. A symbol variation deformation pattern replaced with a symbol for representing a hit is stored.

For example, as the symbol variation standard pattern, as shown in FIG. 8A, symbol variation pattern # 1 in which numbers “1” to “9” as symbols are arranged in ascending order of numerical values can be adopted. .
Also, as the symbol variation deformation pattern, as shown in FIG. 8B, the symbols “5” and “9” in symbol variation pattern # 1, which is the symbol variation standard pattern, are changed to “7”, which is a symbol indicating a win. As shown in the replaced symbol variation pattern # 2 and FIG. 8C, the symbol variation pattern in which symbols “5” to “9” in symbol variation pattern # 1 are all “7” which is a symbol indicating the winning pattern. As shown in # 3 and FIG. 8D, the symbol variation pattern # 4 in which the odd number symbols in the symbol variation pattern # 1 are all “7”, which is a symbol representing the winning, can be adopted.

Returning to FIG. 7, the symbol variation pattern holding means 320 decorates the image data of symbols included in the symbol variation deformation pattern held in the display order when the ornament symbol display device 20 displays the symbol variation. It has a function of sending to the symbol display device control means 162.
Further, the symbol variation pattern holding means 320 is included in the symbol variation pattern on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20 when the symbol variation pattern is exchanged by the symbol variation pattern exchanging means 330 when the symbol variation pattern is exchanged. Both the old symbol variation pattern before replacement and the new symbol variation pattern after replacement can be temporarily held so that symbols can be replaced while displaying symbols one by one.

The symbol variation pattern identifying unit 340 refers to the symbol included in the symbol variation pattern and detects that the symbol included in the symbol variation pattern includes a stop symbol determined on the main control unit side. An identification process for setting an identification flag is performed.
That is, the special symbol determination means 140 included in the main control means performs a stop symbol determination process for determining a stop symbol displayed when the symbol that has been variably displayed is stopped, and the symbol determined by the stop symbol determination process The stop symbol data is transmitted to the symbol variation pattern identifying means 340.
When the symbol variation pattern identification unit 340 receives the stop symbol from the special symbol determination unit 140, the symbol variation pattern identification unit 340 includes the received stop symbol for each of a plurality of types of symbol variation patterns stored in the symbol variation pattern storage unit 310. In this case, an identification process for setting a symbol identification flag on the stop symbol is performed so that the stop symbol can be identified.

For example, if the special symbol determination unit 140 determines the symbol “7” as the stop symbol, the symbol variation pattern identification unit 340 performs an identification process for setting an identification flag on the symbol “7” as shown in FIG. It has become. In FIGS. 9 and 10, an underbar is added to the symbol for which the identification flag is raised, and this underbar expresses that the identification flag is raised for the symbol. Each of the patterns # 1 to # 4 includes the symbol “seven”.
The symbol variation pattern extraction means 350 extracts the flag variation pattern variation pattern flagged by the symbol variation pattern identification means 340 from a plurality of types of symbol variation patterns stored in the symbol variation pattern storage means 310, A lottery candidate pattern group PG is created based on the extracted flag-fitted symbol variation pattern.

For example, with respect to the above-described symbol variation patterns # 1 to # 4, when the symbol variation pattern identification means 340 finishes the identification process, all of the symbol variation patterns # 1 to # 4 include the symbol “7”. The variation pattern extracting means 350 extracts all the symbol variation patterns # 1 to # 4, and creates a lottery candidate pattern group PG with these symbol variation patterns # 1 to # 4 as shown in FIG. It has become.
On the other hand, if the special symbol determination means 140 determines the stop symbol as the symbol “7”, the symbol variation pattern identification means 340 performs the identification process for setting the identification flag on the symbol “six” as shown in FIG. It has become. Here, symbol variation patterns # 1, # 2, and # 4 other than symbol variation pattern # 3 all include symbol “six”.

When the symbol identification process is completed, the symbol variation pattern extracting means 350 extracts a flag-variable pattern variation pattern, and creates a lottery candidate pattern group PG based on the extracted flag-variable pattern variation pattern.
For example, with respect to the above-described symbol variation patterns # 1, # 2, and # 4, when the symbol variation pattern identifying unit 340 finishes the identification process, the symbol variation pattern extracting unit 350 selects the symbols from the symbol variation patterns # 1 to # 4. Variation patterns # 1, # 2, and # 4 are extracted, and as shown in FIG. 10, a lottery candidate pattern group PG is created with these symbol variation patterns # 1, # 2, and # 4.

Returning to FIG. 7, when the symbol variation pattern extraction unit 350 creates the lottery candidate pattern group PG, the symbol variation pattern lottery unit 360 selects one symbol variation pattern from the symbol variation patterns included in the lottery candidate pattern group PG. The lottery is performed, and the selected symbol variation pattern is sent to the symbol variation pattern exchanging means 330.
The symbol variation pattern exchanging means 330 is configured so that a predetermined condition is satisfied after the success / failure lottery process 112 of the main control means finishes the success / failure lottery process and the special symbol determination means 140 finishes the stop symbol determination process. This condition is satisfied on the condition that the pattern selection means 144 of the symbol determination means 132 has selected a variation pattern for performing reach symbol display accompanied by a symbol replacement effect as the variation pattern, that is, the symbol variation pattern holding means 320 The held symbol variation pattern is exchanged for the symbol variation pattern lottery by the symbol variation pattern lottery means 360.

Here, since the symbol variation pattern included in the lottery candidate pattern group PG created by the symbol variation pattern extraction means 350 always includes the stop symbol, the symbol variation pattern lottery means 360 selects one from the lottery candidate pattern group PG. The symbol variation pattern to be selected and sent to the symbol variation pattern exchanging means 330 always includes the stopped symbol.
For this reason, the symbol variation pattern held by the symbol variation pattern retaining means 320 always includes a stop symbol after the symbol variation pattern exchange means 330 has exchanged the symbol variation pattern.
Using the symbol variation pattern exchanged in this way, if a symbol replacement effect is performed to replace a symbol with a winning symbol, even if a symbol other than the stopped symbol is replaced, the stopped symbol may be replaced with another symbol. In addition, since there is no stop symbol, it is possible to prevent a problem that the variable symbol cannot be stopped.

In the above, the decorative symbol display device control means 162 as the sub-control means may be one that receives the symbol stop signal transmitted from the stop operation device 16 via the special symbol display device control means 161 as the main control means. Then, when receiving the symbol stop signal, the decorative symbol display device control means 162 stops and displays the symbol that is closest to the display position at the time of reception among the symbols for which the identification flag is set. .
Next, the symbol replacement effect according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.
In the symbol replacement effect according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the same symbol “seven” is displayed on the left symbol LF and the right symbol RF arranged on both sides on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20. It is to be executed through the reach design.

That is, when the pattern selecting means 144 of the decorative design determining means 132 selects a variation pattern for performing the reach symbol display for performing the symbol replacement effect as the variation pattern, the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20 displays the symbol as shown in FIG. After the fluctuation display, the normal reach design with the same design of the left design LF and the right design RF is displayed, and then the player performs a predetermined operation or the automatic control function of the pachinko machine PM. Thus, the screen shifts from the reach design effect screen RG for displaying the normal reach design to the symbol replacement effect screen CG for replacing the symbols.
More specifically, on the screen that displays the reach symbol effect, the left symbol LF and the right symbol RF, which have been separated into left and right, move toward each other, and as shown in FIG. The central symbol card MC on which the symbols are described is formed by integrating at the central portion of the edge. Thereafter, a symbol replacement effect screen CG is displayed in which a plurality of left symbol cards LC and right symbol cards RC each having symbols described on the left and right sides of the integrated symbol rotate in a roulette shape.

In such a symbol replacement effect screen CG, each of the left symbol card LC and the right symbol card RC is displayed while moving along a circular rotation trajectory. In the left symbol card LC that moves along the circular rotation trajectory, only the right half of the rotation trajectory is displayed on the symbol replacement effect screen CG. Similarly, the right symbol card RC displays only the left half of the rotation trajectory on the symbol replacement effect screen CG.
The predetermined position in the vicinity of the central symbol card MC of the rotation trajectory is a symbol replacement position TP where symbol replacement is performed, and the left symbol card LC and the right symbol card RC moving on the rotation trajectory are respectively It is designed to pause at the symbol replacement position TP.

Then, when the screen shifts to the symbol replacement effect screen CG, the left symbol card LC and the right symbol card RC start rotating from a state where the same symbol as the central symbol card MC is placed at the symbol replacement position TP. For example, in the normal reach symbol display, when the left symbol LF and the right symbol RF are “7”, the left symbol card LC and the right symbol card RC having the symbol “7” are arranged at the symbol replacement position TP. Start rotating from.
Here, the symbol variation pattern # 1 shown in FIG. 8 is held in the symbol variation pattern holding means 320, and the symbol variation pattern # 1 shown in FIG. 8 is stored in the symbol variation pattern # 1 shown in FIG. If it is replaced with # 3, the left symbol card LC and the right symbol card RC with the symbol “eight” arrive at the symbol replacement position TP as shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 11 (B), the left symbol card LC and the right symbol card RC on which the symbol “seven” is written are respectively replaced. After that, when the left symbol card LC and the right symbol card RC in which the symbol “nine” and the symbol “six” are written arrive at the symbol replacement position TP, respectively, the left symbol card LC in which the symbol “seven” is marked and Replaced with the right design card RC.

When the lottery replacement process for the left symbol card LC and the right symbol card RC on which the last symbol “6” is written is completed, the symbol symbol on the left symbol card LC and the right symbol card RC will not be visible. When the player starts rotating at a high speed, and the player presses and operates the stop operating device 16 disposed below the left end of the upper ball tray 4a in FIG. 1, the left symbol card LC and the right symbol card RC stops.
Here, the decorative symbol display device control means 162 as the sub-control means receives the symbol stop signal transmitted from the stop operation device 16 via the special symbol display device control means 161 as the main control means, and then identifies the identification flag. Among the symbols that have been set, the symbol that is closest to the display position at the time of reception is stopped and displayed.

  At this time, if the lottery result of the success / failure lottery means 112 of the main control means is a win and the special symbol determining means 140 selects the symbol “7”, the player presses the stop operating device 16. The stop operating device 16 transmits a symbol stop signal. This symbol stop signal is received by the ornament symbol display device control means 162, and the ornament symbol display device control means 162 which has received the symbol stop signal receives the symbol “seven” for which the identification flag is set at the time of reception. The symbol “seven” closest to the display position is stopped and displayed. As a result, the left symbol card LC and the right symbol card RC on which the symbol “seven” is written are stopped at the symbol replacement position TP, and as shown in FIG. 12, a winning screen AG with three winning symbols is displayed. . In the winning screen AG, the symbols written on the left symbol card LC, the central symbol card MC, and the right symbol card RC are all “seven”, and a symbol combination indicating a winning is displayed.

  On the other hand, if the lottery result of the success / failure lottery means 112 of the main control means is out of reach and the special symbol determination means 140 selects a symbol other than “7”, the player presses the operation device 16 for stop. The stop operating device 16 transmits a symbol stop signal. This symbol stop signal is received by the ornament symbol display device control means 162, and the ornament symbol display device control means 162 that has received the symbol stop signal has a flag for identification and is displayed when the symbol stop signal is received. The symbols other than “seven” that is closest to the position are displayed in a stopped manner. As a result, the left symbol card LC and the right symbol card RC on which symbols other than “seven” are marked stop at the symbol replacement position TP, and are marked on the left symbol card LC, the central symbol card MC, and the right symbol card RC. The symbols are not aligned, and a symbol combination indicating a detachment is displayed.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine PM according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
First, when a player starts a game of the pachinko machine PM, normally, as shown in FIG. 13, a normal game control process starting from step S1000 is executed, whereby the player performs a normal game. When the player establishes a predetermined condition in this normal game, a special game control process starting from step S5000 is executed, and the player can play a special game having a higher win probability than the normal game. Thereafter, in order to pay out the winning balls corresponding to the winnings in the normal game and the special game, the winning ball payout process starting from step S6000 is performed.

In the normal game process started from step S1000, as shown in FIG. 14, the start / stop determination process for starting determination from step S2000 and determining whether or not the lottery corresponding to the winning at the start winning opening 12 is successful, and step S3000. The symbol variation process for variably displaying symbols according to the result of the above-mentioned lottery and the transition determination process for determining whether or not to shift to the special game are performed while starting from step S4000. .
As shown in FIG. 15, in the determination process of whether or not the game starts from step S2000, first, in step S2100, it is detected by the start winning opening winning detector 12a whether or not a game ball has won the starting winning opening 12. . If no winning at the start winning opening 12 is detected in step S2100, the process jumps to step S2200.

On the other hand, in step S2100, when a winning at the starting winning port 12 is detected by the starting winning port winning detector 12a, the detection signal is sent to the game control device 100, and when the sending of the detection signal is completed, step S2110 is completed. Proceed to
In this step S2110, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls is within the upper limit. If it is determined that the number of reserved balls is not within the upper limit, the process jumps to step S2200.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2110 that the number of reserved balls is within the upper limit, the process proceeds to the next step S2120.
In step S2120, in order to perform the winning / losing lottery corresponding to the winning at the start winning opening 12 described above, the winning / raising lottery value which is a random number for winning / losing lottery is acquired by the winning / notifying lottery value acquiring means 113, and the random number for lottery is acquired. When completed, the process proceeds to next Step S2130.

In step S2130, in order to perform a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a specific game, the specific lottery value, which is a random number for the lottery, is acquired by the specific lottery value acquisition means 116, and the acquisition of the specific lottery value is completed. Then, the process proceeds to next Step S2140.
In Step S2140, the pattern selection means 144 is made to acquire the fluctuation lottery value which is a random number for determining the fluctuation pattern of the symbol fluctuation to be displayed on the special symbol display device 200. When the acquisition of the fluctuation lottery value is completed, the next step S2200 is performed. Proceed to In step S2140, the symbol selecting lottery value 146, which is a random number for determining a stop symbol to be stopped and displayed on the special symbol display device 200, is also acquired.

In step S2200, it is determined whether or not the special game flag is off. In other words, it is determined whether or not a special game is being executed.
If it is determined that the special game flag is not OFF, the determination process is terminated, and the process jumps to step S5000 to execute the special game control process. On the other hand, if it is determined that the special game flag is OFF, the process proceeds to the next step S2210.
In this step S2210, it is determined whether or not there is an on / off lottery value in a pending state for which the on / off determination has not yet been made. The process jumps to step S5000 to execute the game control process.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2210 that there is an on / off lottery value in the hold state, the process proceeds to the next step S2220, and the on / off determination means 114 performs the on / off determination based on the on / off lottery value in the hold state. After completion of this determination, the process proceeds to next step S2230.
In step S2230, the pattern selection unit 144 determines a variation pattern based on the variation lottery value acquired by the pattern selection unit 144. When the variation pattern is determined in this way, the process proceeds to the next step S2240.
In step S2240, a determination is made as to whether or not the determination result in step S2220 is a hit. In step S2240, if it is off, the process jumps to step S2300. If it is a win, the process proceeds to next step S2250.

In step S2250, based on the specific lottery value acquired in step S2130, the specific determination means 117 determines whether or not to shift to the specific game. After the determination regarding the transition to the specific game is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S2300.
In step S2300, the symbol selection means 146 is made to select a table for determining a stop symbol for the special symbol. Here, when the symbol selecting unit 146 selects the table, the table is selected based on the symbol determination lottery value that causes the symbol selecting unit 146 to acquire the stop symbol, and the table corresponding to the determination result by the specific determining unit 117 is selected. A table is selected. When the selection of this table is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S2310.

In step S2310, based on the table selected by the symbol selection unit 146 and the symbol determination lottery value acquired by the symbol selection unit 146, the symbol selection unit 146 determines the stop symbol for the special symbol. When the stop symbol is determined, the process proceeds to the next step S2320.
In step S2320, the special symbol determined in step S2310, the variation pattern determined in step S2230, and each information such as whether or not to shift to the specific game are sent to the special symbol display device 200 and the decorative symbol determination means 132. Sent. After this, the process proceeds to step S2330.
In step S2330, the decorative symbol determining unit 132 determines a decorative symbol corresponding to the special symbol determined by the special symbol determining unit 140 and serving as a stop symbol to be displayed on the decorative symbol display device 20. After the determination of the decoration symbol as the stop symbol is completed, the process proceeds to step S2340.

In step S2340, the pattern selection means 136 determines a variation pattern corresponding to the decorative symbol determined in step S2330 and having the same variation time (duration) as the variation pattern of the special symbol determined in step S2230. When the decorative pattern variation pattern is determined, the process proceeds to the next step S2600.
In step S2600, a special game effect determination process for determining the effect of the special game is performed. When the special game effect determination process is completed, the success / failure determination process starting from step S2000 is completed. The symbol variation process is started.
From step S3000, a symbol variation process accompanied by a symbol replacement effect is started when a predetermined condition is satisfied. In this symbol variation process, as shown in FIG. 16, first, in step S3100, it is determined whether or not a symbol replacement effect is performed. That is, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied, for example, whether or not the pattern selection unit 144 of the decorative design determination unit 132 has selected a variation pattern for performing a reach symbol display accompanied by a symbol replacement effect as a variation pattern. The

If it is determined in this step S3100 that the symbol replacement effect is not performed, the process proceeds to step S3200, where the variable display of the symbol is started, the variable display is continued for a predetermined time, and then the variable display is appropriately stopped. Normal symbol variation processing is performed.
When this normal symbol variation process is completed, the symbol variation process started from step S3000 is also completed, and the process proceeds to step S4000 to execute the next transition determination process.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3100 that a symbol replacement effect will be performed, the process proceeds to step S3300, where temporary symbol variation processing, specifically, symbol variation is started in the decorative symbol display device 20, and the left symbol LF is started. After the reach effect screen in which the right symbol RF is the same reach symbol is displayed, the process up to the process of displaying the symbol replacement effect screen in which the reach symbol is arranged in the center is performed. When this symbol replacement effect screen is displayed, the process proceeds to the next step S3310.

In step S3310, when each of the symbol variation patterns stored in the symbol variation pattern storage means 310 has a stop symbol determined by the special symbol determination means 140, a symbol for setting an identification flag on the stop symbol. The symbol variation pattern identification means 340 performs the variation pattern identification process. When this symbol variation pattern identification process is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S3320.
In step S 3320, the symbol variation pattern extraction unit 350 is caused to perform symbol variation pattern extraction processing for extracting the flag variation symbol variation pattern flagged by the symbol variation pattern identification unit 340. If the lottery candidate pattern group PG is completed by this symbol variation pattern extraction process, the process proceeds to the next step S3330.

In step S3330, the symbol variation pattern lottery process for drawing one symbol variation pattern from the symbol variation patterns included in the lottery candidate pattern group PG and sending the selected symbol variation pattern to the symbol variation pattern exchanging means 330 is performed. Let the pattern lottery means 360 perform it. When the selected symbol variation pattern is sent to the symbol variation pattern exchanging means 330 by the symbol variation pattern lottery process, the process proceeds to the next step S3340.
In step S3340, the symbol variation pattern exchange unit 330 performs symbol variation pattern exchange processing held in the symbol variation pattern retention unit 320, and thereafter the symbol is replaced on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20. Perform replacement effects. That is, an effect display is performed on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20 in which the symbols of the old symbol variation pattern before replacement are replaced one by one with the symbols of the new symbol variation pattern after replacement. When the replacement of all symbols to be replaced is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S3350.

In step S3350, a plurality of left symbol cards LC and right symbol cards RC are displayed while being rotated in a roulette shape on the left and right sides of the central symbol card MC, which is the reach symbol displayed at the center of the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20. After the roulette pattern variation display is started, the process proceeds to the next step S3360.
In step S3360, it is detected whether or not the player has operated the stop operating device 16, and if it is detected in step S3360 that the stop operating device 16 has been operated, the process jumps to step S3380, If it is detected that the stop operating device 16 is not operated, the process proceeds to the next step S3370.

In step S3370, it is detected whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the roulette-type symbol variation display. If it is detected in step S3370 that the predetermined time has not elapsed, While returning to S3360, if it is detected that the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to the next step S3380.
In step S3380, the symbol rotated in the roulette shape is stopped, and the decorative symbol as the stopped symbol determined by the decorative symbol determining means 132 in step S2330 is displayed on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20.
At this time, the game control means 100 will be described in more detail. The special symbol display device control 161 provided in the game control means 100 is the reception point of time among the symbols flagged by the symbol variation pattern identification means 340. The symbol that is closest to the display position is stopped and displayed. Thereby, when the player operates the operation device 16 for stop, when the operation is performed, in other words, when the symbol replacement effect control means 300 receives the symbol stop signal, it is closest to the display position. The design with a flag is stopped and displayed.

When the decorative symbol as the stop symbol is displayed on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20, the symbol variation process started from step S3000 is completed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S4000 to start the shift determination process.
From step S4000, a transition determination process for determining whether or not to notify the transition to the specific game is performed at the end of symbol variation is started. In this transition determination process, as shown in FIG. 17, first, in step S4100, it is determined whether or not the result of the determination as to whether or not the determination is made in step S2240 is “big hit” (winning).
If it is determined in step S4100 that it is not “big hit”, the transition determination process is terminated, and the process jumps to step S5000 to start the next special game control process.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S4100 that it is a “big hit”, the process proceeds to the next step S4200.
In step S4200, it is determined whether or not the special symbol as the stop symbol determined in step S2310 is either “3” or “7”. If it is determined in this step S4200 that the special symbol is either “3” or “7”, the process proceeds to the next step S4300. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S4200 that the special symbol is neither “3” nor “7”, the next step S4300 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S4400.
In step S4400, a flag-on process for turning on the special game flag is performed. When this flag-on process is completed, the transition determination process started from S4000 is completed, and the process proceeds to step S5000 to execute the next special game control process.

In the special game control process started from step S5000, as shown in FIG. 18, first, in step S5100, it is determined whether or not the special game flag is on. If it is not determined in step S5100 that the special game flag is ON, the special game control process is completed, and the process jumps to step S6000 to execute the next prize ball payout process.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5100 that the special game flag is on, the process proceeds to the next step S5110.
In step S5110, it is determined whether a special game has already started. If it is determined in step S5110 that the special game has already started, the process jumps to step S5130. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5110 that the special game has not started, the process proceeds to the next step S5120.

In step S5120, special game effect processing is started in order to produce a special game using the decorative symbol display device 20 or the like. When this special game effect process is started, the process proceeds to the next step S5130.
In step S5130, it is determined whether or not the special winning opening 13 is already open. If it is determined in step S5140 that the special winning opening 13 is already open, the process jumps to step S5170. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5130 that the special winning opening 13 is not open, the process proceeds to the next step S5140.
In step S5140, a process of opening the big prize opening 13 is performed. When the big prize opening 13 is opened, the process proceeds to the next step S5170.

In step S5170, it is determined whether or not a predetermined opening time has elapsed since the special winning opening 13 was opened. If it is determined in step S5170 that the predetermined opening time has elapsed, the process jumps to step S5190. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5140 that the predetermined opening time has not elapsed, the process proceeds to next step S5180.
In step S5180, it is determined whether or not the number of balls entered into the big prize opening 13 has become nine or more, in other words, whether or not the number of game balls won in the big prize opening 13 has become nine or more.
If it is determined in this step S5180 that there are no more than nine balls in the grand prize opening 13, special game control is performed while maintaining the current state of the pachinko machine PM, such as the open state of the big prize opening 13. The process is temporarily terminated, and the process proceeds to step S6000 to execute the next prize ball payout process starting from step S6000. Then, after the award ball payout process is executed, the process in the normal game control process is almost skipped, the process returns to step S5000, and the special game control process is executed again.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5180 that there are nine or more balls in the grand prize opening 13, the process proceeds to the next step S5190 to perform a process of closing the big prize opening 13, When is closed, the process proceeds to the next Step S5200.
In step S5200, it is determined whether or not the number of times that the unit game has been executed has reached 8 times, in other words, whether or not the current number of rounds has reached 15.
If it is determined in step S5200 that the current number of rounds has not reached 15, the process proceeds to step S5300, and after adding 1 to the number of rounds, the special game control is performed while maintaining the current state of the pachinko machine PM. The process is temporarily terminated, and the process proceeds to step S6000 to execute the next prize ball payout process starting from step S6000. Then, after the award ball payout process is executed, the process in the normal game control process is almost skipped, the process returns to step S5000, and the special game control process is executed again.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5200 that the current number of rounds has reached 15, the process proceeds to step S5230.
In step S5230, the special game flag is turned off. Thereafter, the special game control process is terminated, the process proceeds to step S6000, and the next prize ball payout process starting from step S6000 is executed. As described above, a series of processes in the pachinko machine PM is completed, and the above processes are repeated as necessary.
According to this embodiment as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
That is, when the special symbol determining means 140 determines a stop symbol, a symbol variation pattern identifying means 340 for performing an identification process for setting an identification flag on the symbol corresponding to the stopped symbol is provided, and the symbol variation pattern identifying means 340 provides a symbol variation pattern. A symbol variation pattern extracting means 350 for performing identification processing on each of the symbol variation patterns stored in the storage means 310 and extracting a flag variation pattern with a flag set on the symbol corresponding to the stop symbol. The symbol variation pattern extracting means 350 extracts a flag variation pattern with a flag to generate a lottery candidate pattern group PG, and further selects a symbol variation pattern with one flag from the lottery candidate pattern group PG as a symbol variation pattern. Since the lottery means 360 allows selection, the symbol variation pattern lottery means 360 selects the symbol variation pattern selected by the lottery. , So that always include symbols corresponding to the stop symbol.

Here, the symbol variation pattern included in the lottery candidate pattern group PG is a symbol variation deformation pattern in which the total number of symbols is equal to the symbol variation standard pattern, and the number of symbols is larger than the symbol variation standard pattern. If the symbol variation pattern held in the variation pattern holding means 320 is replaced with the symbol variation pattern included in the lottery candidate pattern group PG, the normal symbol is replaced with the symbol, and the total number of symbols is calculated. The number of winning symbols can be increased without increasing the number.
For this reason, even if scenes where the winning symbols are replaced with the winning symbols are displayed on the screen one by one, the production time does not become longer, which makes it appear as if the probability of winning has increased. Since the symbol replacement effect can be performed within the specified time, the player's expectation can be sufficiently enhanced.

Moreover, the symbol variation pattern held in the symbol variation pattern exchanging means 330 after the replacement is the symbol variation pattern included in the lottery candidate pattern group PG, and the symbol variation pattern always includes a symbol corresponding to the stop symbol. Therefore, even if the symbol replacement effect is performed, there is no gaming problem that there is no stop symbol.
In addition, when the symbol variation pattern exchanging means 330 replaces the symbol variation standard pattern with the symbol variation deformation pattern, the symbol display order is changed, in other words, the symbol arrangement is changed. The symbols arranged before and after the stop symbol stopped by the operation are different every time the player performs the stop operation. For this reason, since the player feels as if the stop symbol has been determined by the player's operation, it is possible to make the player feel a realistic virtual symbol stop operation.

FIG. 19 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the symbol replacement effect control means 300 that increases the number of winning symbols by exchanging with the symbol variation pattern having a larger number of winning symbols in the first embodiment is replaced with a symbol that is not a winning symbol. Thus, the symbol replacement effect control means 400 increases the number of winning symbols.
That is, in the symbol replacement effect control means 400, as shown in FIG. 19, a symbol variation pattern as a storage means that stores a symbol variation pattern that defines the display order of symbols variably displayed on the decorative symbol display device 20. Storage means 410, symbol variation pattern holding means 420 for retaining symbol variation patterns for defining symbol variation display of decorative symbol display device 20, symbol variation pattern exchanging means for exchanging symbol variation patterns for symbol replacement effects 430, symbol identification processing means 440 for performing symbol identification processing for setting an identification flag on the symbol corresponding to the stop symbol, and lottery replacement for selecting whether or not a symbol for which an identification flag is not raised is replaced with a symbol A symbol lottery replacing means 450 for performing processing, and a processing order determining means 460 for determining which of the symbol identification processing means 440 and the symbol lottery replacing means 450 performs processing first. ing.

The symbol variation pattern storage means 410 stores a symbol variation standard pattern in which all the symbols constituting a symbol are different from other symbols as a symbol variation pattern for causing the decorative symbol display device 20 to perform symbol variation display. It has become.
The symbol variation pattern holding means 420 holds a symbol variation pattern that defines the symbol variation display to be performed by the decorative symbol display device 20.
Here, the symbol variation pattern holding means 420 is similar to the symbol variation pattern holding means 320 of the first embodiment, even if the symbol variation pattern exchanging means 430 exchanges the symbol variation pattern. At this time, the old symbol variation pattern before replacement and the new symbol variation pattern after replacement are displayed so that symbols can be replaced while displaying the symbols included in the symbol variation pattern one by one on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20. Both can be temporarily held.

When the symbol identification processing unit 440 receives the stop symbol data transmitted from the special symbol determination unit 140, the symbol identification processing unit 440 can identify the stop symbol determined by the special symbol determination unit 140 included in the main control unit. A symbol identification process for setting an identification flag on a symbol corresponding to the stop symbol is performed on the symbol variation pattern.
The symbol lottery replacement means 450 is a lottery for determining whether or not to replace each symbol that is included in the symbol variation pattern and for which a flag for identification has not been set, with a winning symbol for representing a hit. Based on the lottery result, a lottery replacement process for replacing the symbol with the winning symbol is performed.

The processing order determination means 460 performs the symbol identification process when a predetermined condition is satisfied after the success / failure lottery process by the success / failure lottery means 112 included in the main control means and the stop symbol determination process by the special symbol determination means 140 are completed. The order determination process for determining the order of the processing of the means 440 and the processing of the symbol lottery replacement means 450 is performed.
Here, the processing order determining means 460 is, for example, as a condition that, for example, the pattern selecting means 144 of the decorative design determining means 132 has selected a variation pattern for performing a reach symbol display accompanied by a symbol replacement effect as a variation pattern. When this condition is satisfied, order determination processing is performed.

In addition, the processing order determination means 460 performs the process for the symbol lottery replacement means 450 when a predetermined condition is satisfied and the result of the determination of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 is successful when the order determination processing is completed. Then, the symbol identification processing means 440 performs processing, and by these processes, a graphic variation deformation pattern for production used for production display is generated from the symbol variation standard pattern.
For example, it is assumed that the symbol variation pattern storage unit 410 stores symbol variation patterns composed of symbols “1” to “9” as shown in FIG. Then, it is assumed that the success / failure lottery means 112 allocates a win in the success / failure lottery, and the special symbol determination means 140 selects the symbol “7” as the stop symbol.

Then, the processing order determination unit 460 first causes the symbol lottery replacement unit 450 to perform the lottery replacement processing. That is, the symbol lottery replacing means 450 first performs symbol lottery for replacement. As a result of the lottery, if the symbols “three”, “six”, and “seven” are replaced, the symbol variation standard pattern shown in FIG. 20A is the symbol “three”, as shown in FIG. By replacing “six” and “seven” with the symbol “seven”, it is transformed into a symbol variation deforming pattern having a large number of winning symbols “seven”.
Next, the processing order determination means 460 causes the symbol identification processing means 440 to perform symbol identification processing. That is, among the symbols included in the symbol variation deformation pattern shown in FIG. 20B, an identification flag is set on the symbol “seven” corresponding to the stop symbol as shown in FIG. 20C. In FIG. 20C, an underline is drawn on a symbol for which an identification flag is set.

On the other hand, if the predetermined condition is satisfied and the result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 is not satisfied when the predetermined order is satisfied, After the processing is performed, the symbol lottery replacing means 450 performs processing, and by these processing, a graphic variation deformation pattern for production used for production display is generated from the symbol variation standard pattern.
For example, assume that the symbol variation pattern storage unit 410 stores symbol variation patterns composed of symbols “1” to “9” as shown in FIG. Then, it is assumed that the success / failure lottery means 112 assigns a miss in the success / failure lottery, and the special symbol determination means 140 selects the symbol “4” as the stop symbol.

Then, the processing order determination unit 460 first causes the symbol identification processing unit 440 to perform symbol identification processing. That is, among the symbols included in the symbol variation standard pattern shown in FIG. 21A, an identification flag is set on the symbol “four” corresponding to the stop symbol, as shown in FIG. 21B. In FIG. 21B as well, an underline is drawn on a symbol on which an identification flag is set.
Next, the processing order determination unit 460 causes the symbol lottery replacement unit 450 to perform a lottery replacement process. That is, the symbol lottery replacing means 450 first performs symbol lottery for replacement. If the symbols “3” to “6” are replaced as a result of the lottery, the symbol variation standard pattern shown in FIG. 21B is changed to symbols “3”, “5”, By replacing “six” with the symbol “seven”, the symbol is changed into a symbol variation deformation pattern having a large number of winning symbols “seven”.

Note that the symbol “four” has not been replaced because the flag for identification has been set in advance.
Returning to FIG. 19, when the processing order determining unit 460 generates the effect graphic variation pattern, the symbol variation pattern exchanging unit 430 processes the symbol variation standard pattern held by the symbol variation pattern holding unit 420. The order determining means 460 is exchanged for the effect design variation pattern generated.
The pachinko machine PM according to the present embodiment is configured to perform almost the same game operation as the pachinko machine PM in the first embodiment, and only the symbol variation process is different from the first embodiment. . Hereinafter, the symbol variation processing in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The symbol variation process in the present embodiment starts from step S3000, as in the first embodiment. In the symbol variation process in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 22, first, in step S3100, it is determined whether or not a symbol replacement effect is performed. That is, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied, for example, whether or not the pattern selection unit 144 of the decorative design determination unit 132 has selected a variation pattern for performing a reach symbol display accompanied by a symbol replacement effect as a variation pattern. The
If it is determined in this step S3100 that the symbol replacement effect is not performed, the process proceeds to step S3200, where the variable display of the symbol is started, the variable display is continued for a predetermined time, and then the variable display is appropriately stopped. Normal symbol variation processing is performed.

When this normal symbol variation process is completed, the symbol variation process started from step S3000 is also completed, and the process proceeds to step S4000 to execute the next transition determination process.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3100 that a symbol replacement effect will be performed, the process proceeds to step S3300, where temporary symbol variation processing, specifically, symbol variation is started in the decorative symbol display device 20, and the left symbol LF is started. After the reach effect screen in which the right symbol RF is the same reach symbol is displayed, the process up to the process of displaying the symbol replacement effect screen in which the reach symbol is arranged in the center is performed. When this symbol replacement effect screen is displayed, the process proceeds to the next step S3400.
In step S3400, it is determined whether or not the result of the success / failure lottery means 112 is a win. If it is determined in step S3400 that the result of the lottery is a win, the process proceeds to step S3410. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3400 that the result of the determination is not successful, the process proceeds to step S3510.

In step S3410, the lottery replacement process is performed by the symbol lottery replacing means 450. That is, in step S3410, for each of the symbols included in the symbol variation standard pattern, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to replace with a winning symbol. For example, the symbol “7” is substituted. When the lottery and replacement for all the symbols included in the symbol variation standard pattern are completed, the process proceeds to the next step S3420.
In step S3420, the symbol identification processing means 440 performs symbol identification processing. In other words, among the symbols included in the symbol variation pattern after the lottery replacement process, an identification flag is set on the symbol corresponding to the stopped symbol, for example, the symbol “seven”. When the process of setting an identification flag is completed for all the symbols included in the symbol variation standard pattern, the symbol variation deformation pattern is completed. Thus, the symbol identification process is completed, and the process proceeds to the next step S3600. .

On the other hand, in step S3510, the symbol identification processing means 440 performs symbol identification processing. That is, among the symbols included in the symbol variation deformation pattern, an identification flag is set on a symbol corresponding to the stop symbol, for example, symbol “four”. When the symbol identification process for setting the identification flag is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S3520.
In step S3520, a lottery replacement process is performed by the symbol lottery replacing means 450. That is, in step S3520, for each symbol included in the symbol variation pattern for which symbol identification processing has been completed, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to replace with a winning symbol. Is replaced with a winning symbol, for example, the symbol “seven”. When the lottery and replacement for all symbols included in the symbol variation pattern are completed, the symbol variation deformation pattern is completed. Thus, the symbol identification process is completed, and the process proceeds to the next step S3600.

In step S3600, the symbol variation pattern exchange unit 330 performs symbol variation pattern exchange processing held in the symbol variation pattern retention unit 320, and thereafter, the symbol is replaced on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20. Perform replacement effects. That is, an effect display is performed on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20 in which the symbols of the old symbol variation pattern before replacement are replaced one by one with the symbols of the new symbol variation pattern after replacement. When the replacement of all symbols to be replaced is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S3610.
In step S3610, a plurality of left symbol cards LC and right symbol cards RC are displayed while being rotated in a roulette shape on the left and right sides of the central symbol card MC, which is the reach symbol displayed in the center of the decorative symbol display device 20, respectively. After starting the roulette pattern variation display, the process proceeds to the next step S3620.

In step S3620, it is detected whether or not the player has operated the stop operation device 16, and if it is detected in step S3620 that the stop operation device 16 has been operated, the process jumps to step S3700, If it is detected that the stop operating device 16 is not operated, the process proceeds to the next step S3630.
In step S3630, it is detected whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of roulette-type symbol variation display. If it is detected in step S3630 that the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S3620. If it is detected that the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to the next step S3700.

In step S3700, the symbol rotated in the roulette shape is stopped, and the decorative symbol as the stopped symbol determined by the decorative symbol determining means 132 in step S2330 is displayed on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20. When the decorative symbol as the stop symbol is displayed on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20, the symbol variation process started from step S3000 is completed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S4000 to start the shift determination process.
According to the present embodiment as described above, the same effect as the first embodiment can be obtained.
That is, for each of the symbols included in the symbol variation standard pattern, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to replace with a winning symbol, and a symbol lottery process for replacing the symbol that has been replaced in the lottery with a winning symbol is performed. The symbol of the symbol identification processing means 440 according to the result of the success / failure lottery of the replacement means 450, the symbol identification processing means 440 for setting the identification flag to the symbol corresponding to the stop symbol, and the success / failure lottery means 112 A processing order determining means 460 for determining which of the identification processing and the lottery replacement process of the symbol lottery replacing means 450 is to be performed first. The lottery replacement process of the symbol lottery replacement means 450 is performed first, so that even if symbols are replaced, the number of winning symbols that are stopped symbols will not increase or decrease. Always it becomes possible to include stop symbols in effect for symbol variation pattern.

On the other hand, if the result of the lottery by the acceptance / rejection lottery means 112 is out of order, the processing order determination means 460 first causes the symbol identification processing by the symbol identification processing means 440 to set the identification flag on the symbol corresponding to the stop symbol. After that, the lottery replacement process of the symbol lottery replacement means 450 is performed, and the stop symbol is set before the lottery replacement process is performed. Is not performed, and the stop symbol is always included in the design symbol variation deformation pattern.
Therefore, the symbol variation deformation pattern for effects after symbol replacement always includes a stop symbol, so there is no problem even if an effect of converting a symbol to another symbol is performed after the stop symbol is determined. Does not occur.

In addition, since the symbol variation deformation pattern for production is generated by replacing the symbol that is not the symbol included in the symbol variation standard pattern with the symbol for the variation, the symbol variation deformation pattern for production has the same total number of symbols as the symbol variation standard pattern. For this reason, even if scenes where the winning symbols are replaced with the winning symbols are displayed on the screen one by one, the production time does not become longer, which makes it appear as if the probability of winning has increased. Since the symbol replacement effect can be performed within the specified time, the player's expectation can be sufficiently enhanced.
FIG. 23 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the processing procedure determining means 460 in the second embodiment is omitted.

  That is, in the symbol replacement effect control means 500, as shown in FIG. 23, the symbol variation pattern as a storage means that stores a symbol variation pattern that defines the display order of symbols variably displayed on the decorative symbol display device 20. Storage means 410, symbol variation pattern holding means 420 for retaining symbol variation patterns for defining symbol variation display of decorative symbol display device 20, symbol variation pattern exchanging means for exchanging symbol variation patterns for symbol replacement effects 430, symbol identification processing means 440 for performing symbol identification processing for setting an identification flag on the symbol corresponding to the stop symbol, and lottery replacement for selecting whether or not a symbol for which an identification flag is not raised is replaced with a symbol Symbol lottery replacing means 550 for processing is provided.

Here, the symbol variation pattern storage unit 410, the symbol variation pattern holding unit 420, the symbol variation pattern exchanging unit 430, and the symbol identification processing unit 440 have the same configurations and functions as those described in the second embodiment. Therefore, the description thereof will be omitted, and the symbol lottery replacing means 550 will be described in detail below.
Similar to the symbol lottery replacement means 450 in the second embodiment, the symbol lottery replacement means 550 performs the lottery on whether or not to replace with a winning symbol for representing a win for identification included in the symbol variation pattern. A lottery process is performed for a symbol for which an identification flag is not set, and a symbol omitting function for omitting the lottery is provided for a symbol for which an identification flag is set. Yes.

The symbol lottery replacing means 550 also includes a replacement flag giving process for setting a replacement flag for a symbol determined to be replaced in the lottery, a symbol replacing process for replacing the symbol set with the replacement flag with a winning symbol, and a game A flag replacement process that replaces the replacement flag with an identification flag when the result of the lottery result of the control means 100 is a win, and a flag that invalidates the replacement flag when the result of the lottery result of the game control means 100 is off Invalidation processing is performed.
For example, it is assumed that the symbol variation pattern storage unit 410 stores symbol variation patterns composed of symbols “1” to “9” as shown in FIG. Then, it is assumed that the success / failure lottery means 112 allocates a win in the success / failure lottery, and the special symbol determination means 140 selects the symbol “7” as the stop symbol.

Then, the symbol identification processing means 440 first performs symbol identification processing. That is, among the symbols included in the symbol variation deformation pattern shown in FIG. 24A, a flag for identification is set as shown in FIG. 24B on the symbol “seven” corresponding to the stop symbol. In FIG. 24 and FIG. 25, the identification flag is displayed with a single underline.
Next, a lottery process is performed by the symbol lottery replacing means 550. That is, the symbol lottery replacing means 550 first performs a lottery for determining a symbol to be replaced. As a result of this lottery, if symbols “3”, “6”, and “7” are selected as symbols to be replaced, a replacement flag adding process for attaching a replacement flag to the selected symbols is performed. As shown in (C), a replacement flag is attached to the symbols “three”, “six”, and “seven”. In FIG. 24 and FIG. 25, the replacement flag is displayed with a double underline. Then, as shown in FIG. 24D, the symbol to which the replacement flag is attached is transformed into a symbol variation deformation pattern having a large number of winning symbols “seven” by being replaced with the winning symbol “seven”. Thereafter, a flag replacement process is performed to replace the replacement flag attached to the symbol “seven” with an identification flag. As shown in FIG. 24E, all the winning symbols “seven” included in the symbol variation deformation pattern are processed. "Is added with an identification flag.

On the other hand, the processing order determination means 460 assumes that the result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 is lost when the predetermined condition is satisfied and the order determination processing is completed. More specifically, it is assumed that the symbol variation pattern storage means 410 stores a symbol variation pattern composed of symbols “1” to “9” as shown in FIG. Then, it is assumed that the success / failure lottery means 112 assigns a miss in the success / failure lottery, and the special symbol determination means 140 selects the symbol “4” as the stop symbol.
Then, the symbol identification processing means 440 first performs symbol identification processing. That is, among the symbols included in the symbol variation deformation pattern shown in FIG. 25A, an identification flag is set on the symbol “four” corresponding to the stop symbol, as shown in FIG. In FIG. 24 and FIG. 25, the identification flag is displayed with a single underline.

  Next, a lottery process is performed by the symbol lottery replacing means 550. That is, the symbol lottery replacing means 550 first performs a lottery for determining a symbol to be replaced. As a result of this lottery, if symbols “3”, “4”, “5”, “6” are selected as symbols to be replaced, symbols other than symbol “4” among the selected symbols, ie, symbols A replacement flag assigning process for attaching a replacement flag to “three”, “five”, and “six” is performed. As shown in FIG. 25C, replacement flags are assigned to symbols “three”, “six”, and “seven”. Is attached. In FIG. 24 and FIG. 25, the replacement flag is displayed with a double underline. Then, as shown in FIG. 25D, the symbol to which the replacement flag is attached is transformed into a symbol variation deformation pattern having a large number of winning symbols “seven” by being replaced with the winning symbol “seven”. Thereafter, a flag invalidation process for invalidating the replacement flag attached to the symbol “seven” is performed, and as shown in FIG. 25E, only the symbol “four” is provided with an identification flag. .

The pachinko machine PM according to the present embodiment is configured to perform almost the same game operation as the pachinko machine PM in the first embodiment, and only the symbol variation process is different from the first embodiment. . Hereinafter, the symbol variation processing in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
The symbol variation process in the present embodiment starts from step S3000, as in the first embodiment. In the symbol variation process in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26, first, in step S3100, it is determined whether or not a symbol replacement effect is performed. That is, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied, for example, whether or not the pattern selection unit 144 of the decorative design determination unit 132 has selected a variation pattern for performing a reach symbol display accompanied by a symbol replacement effect as a variation pattern. The

If it is determined in this step S3100 that the symbol replacement effect is not performed, the process proceeds to step S3200, where the variable display of the symbol is started, the variable display is continued for a predetermined time, and then the variable display is appropriately stopped. Normal symbol variation processing is performed.
When this normal symbol variation process is completed, the symbol variation process started from step S3000 is also completed, and the process proceeds to step S4000 to execute the next transition determination process.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3100 that a symbol replacement effect will be performed, the process proceeds to step S3300, where temporary symbol variation processing, specifically, symbol variation is started in the decorative symbol display device 20, and the left symbol LF is started. After the reach effect screen in which the right symbol RF is the same reach symbol is displayed, the process up to the process of displaying the symbol replacement effect screen in which the reach symbol is arranged in the center is performed. When this symbol replacement effect screen is displayed, the process proceeds to the next step S3510.

On the other hand, in step S3510, the symbol identification processing means 440 performs symbol identification processing. That is, among the symbols included in the symbol variation deformation pattern, an identification flag is set on a symbol corresponding to the stop symbol, for example, symbol “four”. When the symbol identification process for setting the identification flag is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S3515.
In step S3515, the symbol lottery replacing means 550 assigns a replacement flag to a symbol to which a symbol for identification is not attached among symbols selected by lottery processing for selecting a symbol to be replaced. When the replacement flag assignment process is performed and the lottery process and the replacement flag assignment process are completed, the process proceeds to the next step S3520.

In step S3520, the symbol lottery replacing means 550 performs symbol replacement processing. That is, in step S3520, the symbols with the replacement flag among the symbols included in the symbol variation standard pattern are replaced with the winning symbol, for example, the symbol “seven”. When the replacement for all symbols with the replacement flag is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S3530.
In step S3530, it is determined whether or not the result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a win. If it is determined in step S3530 that the result of the lottery is a win, the process proceeds to step S3540. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3530 that the result of the determination is not successful, the process proceeds to step S3550.

In step S3540, the symbol lottery replacing means 550 performs a flag replacement process for replacing the replacement flag with an identification flag for identification. When all the replacement flags attached to the symbols are replaced with the identification flags, the process proceeds to step S3600.
In step S3550, the symbol lottery replacing means 550 performs flag invalidation processing for invalidating the substitution flag. When all the replacement flags attached to the symbols become invalid, the process proceeds to step S3600.
In step S3600, the symbol variation pattern exchange unit 330 performs symbol variation pattern exchange processing held in the symbol variation pattern retention unit 320, and thereafter, the symbol is replaced on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20. Perform replacement effects. That is, an effect display is performed on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20 in which the symbols of the old symbol variation pattern before replacement are replaced one by one with the symbols of the new symbol variation pattern after replacement. When the replacement of all symbols to be replaced is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S3610.

In step S3610, a plurality of left symbol cards LC and right symbol cards RC are displayed while being rotated in a roulette shape on the left and right sides of the central symbol card MC, which is the reach symbol displayed in the center of the decorative symbol display device 20, respectively. After starting the roulette pattern variation display, the process proceeds to the next step S3620.
In step S3620, it is detected whether or not the player has operated the stop operation device 16, and if it is detected in step S3620 that the stop operation device 16 has been operated, the process jumps to step S3700, If it is detected that the stop operating device 16 is not operated, the process proceeds to the next step S3630.

In step S3630, it is detected whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of roulette-type symbol variation display. If it is detected in step S3630 that the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S3620. If it is detected that the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to the next step S3700.
In step S3700, the symbol rotated in the roulette shape is stopped, and the decorative symbol as the stopped symbol determined by the decorative symbol determining means 132 in step S2330 is displayed on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20. When the decorative symbol as the stop symbol is displayed on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 20, the symbol variation process started from step S3000 is completed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S4000 to start the shift determination process.

Also by this embodiment as described above, the same effects as those of the first embodiment and the second embodiment can be obtained.
In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The deformation | transformation in the range which can achieve the objective of this invention, improvement, etc. are included.
For example, the decorative symbol display device is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, and may be a display device adopting different display methods such as a CRT display device, a plasma display device, an organic EL display device, and an LED display device. A specific configuration can be appropriately selected for implementation.
In the first to third embodiments, a lottery process for determining a symbol to be replaced with a winning symbol from among symbols included in the symbol variation pattern after starting symbol variation in the symbol display device, and lottery The symbol replacement process that replaces the symbol determined in step 1 with the symbol is performed, but the process related to symbol replacement such as the lottery process and symbol replacement process is not limited to after the symbol variation start, but before the symbol variation start. Also good.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine as a gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the game control apparatus which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the lottery process means based on the said embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the symbol determination means which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the display control means which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the special game control means which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the symbol replacement effect control means which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the example of the design fluctuation pattern which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of the lottery candidate pattern group which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating another example of the lottery candidate pattern group which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of the symbol replacement effect screen which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of the hit screen which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the whole operation | movement of the game which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the normal game control process which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the success / failure determination process which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the symbol fluctuation | variation process of the said embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the transfer determination process of the said embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the special game control process of the said embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the symbol replacement effect control means which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the example of the lottery replacement process which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating another example of the lottery replacement process which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the symbol fluctuation | variation process of the said embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the symbol replacement effect control means which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the example of the lottery replacement process which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating another example of the lottery replacement process which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the symbol fluctuation | variation process of the said embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

16 Stop operation device
20 Decorative design display
100 game controller
200 Special symbol display device
310,410 Symbol variation pattern storage means as storage means
320,420 Design variation pattern holding means
330,430 Pattern change pattern exchange means
340 Design variation pattern identification means
350 Pattern variation pattern extraction means
360 design variation pattern lottery means
440 Symbol identification processing means
450,550 Symbol lottery replacement means
460 Processing order determination means
PG lottery candidate patterns
Pachinko machine as a PM ball game machine

Claims (4)

A symbol display device for notifying a player of a hit or miss in a game by displaying symbols determined from a plurality of types;
Win / fail lottery process for determining whether or not to win or lose in a game, stop symbol determination process for determining a stop symbol to be displayed on the symbol display device by lottery according to the result of the pass / fail lottery process, and effect operation in a game Game control means for performing a production operation control process for controlling
A ball game machine comprising a stop operation device for outputting a symbol stop signal for stopping a symbol variably displayed by manual operation to the game control means,
In order to cause the symbol display device to perform symbol variation display, the symbol variation pattern that defines the display order of a plurality of types of symbols, the symbols constituting the symbol variation pattern are all different from other symbols Storage means for storing a standard pattern and a symbol variation deformation pattern in which at least one symbol included in the symbol variation standard pattern is replaced with a symbol for representing a hit;
A symbol variation pattern holding means for retaining a symbol variation pattern that defines a symbol variation display to be performed by the symbol display device;
After the game control means performs the success / failure lottery process and the stop symbol determination process, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the symbol variation that replaces the symbol variation pattern held by the symbol variation pattern retention unit with another symbol variation pattern Pattern exchange means;
For each of the plurality of types of symbol variation patterns stored in the storage means, when the symbols determined by the game control means in the stop symbol determination process are included, an identification flag is provided so that the symbols can be identified. Symbol variation pattern identifying means for performing identification processing
A symbol variation pattern extracting means for extracting a flag-fitted symbol variation pattern flagged by the symbol variation pattern identifying means from a plurality of types of symbol variation patterns stored in the storage means;
A symbol variation pattern lottery means for selecting, by lottery, one flag-added symbol variation pattern to be exchanged by the symbol variation pattern exchanging unit from among the flag variation symbol variation patterns extracted by the symbol variation pattern extraction unit;
The symbol variation pattern holding means is formed so that both the symbol variation pattern before being replaced by the symbol variation pattern exchanging unit and the symbol variation pattern after being replaced by the symbol variation pattern exchanging unit can be temporarily retained. And
Upon receiving the symbol stop signal, the game control means stops and displays a symbol that is closest to the display position at the time of reception among the symbols that have been flagged. Machine. A symbol display device for notifying a player of a hit or miss in a game by displaying symbols determined from a plurality of types;
Win / fail lottery process for determining whether or not to win or lose in a game, stop symbol determination process for determining a stop symbol to be displayed on the symbol display device by lottery according to the result of the pass / fail lottery process, and effect operation in a game Game control means for controlling,
A ball game machine comprising a stop operation device for outputting a symbol stop signal for stopping a symbol variably displayed by manual operation to the game control means,
In order to cause the symbol display device to perform symbol variation display, it is a symbol variation pattern that defines the display order of a plurality of types of symbols, and all symbols constituting the pattern are different from other symbols. Storage means for storing standard patterns;
A symbol variation pattern holding means for retaining a symbol variation pattern that defines a symbol variation display to be performed by the symbol display device;
A symbol lottery replacement means for performing a lottery replacement process for performing a lottery process for replacing each symbol included in the symbol variation pattern with a symbol determined by the lottery, and replacing the symbol determined by the lottery with a symbol for winning.
Symbol identification processing means for performing symbol identification processing for setting a flag for identification on the symbol so as to identify the symbol determined by lottery for the symbol variation pattern;
A symbol variation pattern exchanging means for exchanging the symbol variation standard pattern held by the symbol variation pattern retaining means with a graphic variation pattern after both the lottery replacement process and the symbol identification process are performed;
The symbol variation pattern holding means is formed so that both the symbol variation pattern before being replaced by the symbol variation pattern exchanging unit and the symbol variation pattern after being replaced by the symbol variation pattern exchanging unit can be temporarily retained. And
Upon receiving the symbol stop signal, the game control means stops and displays a symbol that is closest to the display position at the time of reception among the symbols that have been flagged. Machine. After the game control means performs the success / failure lottery process and the stop symbol determination process, if a predetermined condition is satisfied, if the result of the game control means's success / failure lottery is correct, the symbol lottery replacement means performs the process. If the result of the lottery determination of the game control means is out of place, let the symbol identification processing means perform the process, and then process the symbol lottery replacement means. And a processing order determining means for reorganizing the effect graphic variation pattern used for the effect display from the symbol variation standard pattern,
The symbol identification processing means performs symbol identification processing for setting a flag for identification on a symbol corresponding to the stopped symbol so that the symbol can be identified as a stopped symbol determined by lottery by the game control means in the stop symbol determination processing. , To be performed on the design variation pattern,
The symbol lottery replacing means performs a lottery on whether or not to replace with a winning symbol for representing a winning for a symbol for which an identification flag included in the symbol variation pattern is not set, and the lottery result 3. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein a lottery replacement process for replacing the symbol with a winning symbol is performed. The symbol identification processing means sets an identification flag for identification on a symbol corresponding to the stop symbol so that the symbol identification processing means can identify that the symbol is a stop symbol determined by lottery by the game control means in the stop symbol determination process. Is to be performed on the design variation pattern,
The symbol lottery replacing means performs a lottery on whether or not to replace with a winning symbol for representing a winning for a symbol for which an identification flag for identification included in the symbol variation pattern is not set, In the case where the result of the lottery replacement process for setting the replacement flag to the symbol determined to be replaced, replacing the symbol for which the replacement flag is set with the winning symbol, and the success / failure lottery of the game control means is win, 3. The bullet according to claim 2, wherein a replacement flag is replaced with an identification flag, and a flag replacement process for invalidating the replacement flag is performed when the result of the game control means is not successful. Ball game machine.

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