JP6501745B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

In general, a gaming machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine or a reel-type gaming machine is configured to operate a speaker, a lamp, and the like in accordance with the execution of a game effect. In addition, some gaming machines are equipped with a function that allows the player to freely adjust the volume of the speaker and the amount of light of the lamp.
As a game machine of this type, Patent Document 1 below is exemplified.

  Patent Document 1 describes a gaming machine capable of transitioning to a setting mode by operating the operation unit while displaying the demonstration screen, and adjusting the volume of the effect sound by operating according to the guide display of the effect display device. It is done.

JP 2012-223390 A

  In the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, only the sound volume is listed as items that can be set during the setting mode, but increasing the number of items that can be set to multiple makes the guide display for guiding the setting operation complicated and setting operation There is a risk that the convenience related to

  This invention is made in view of said subject, and provides the gaming machine which improved the convenience of the setting operation regarding a presentation.

According to the present invention, the operation reception means receives at least one of the effect control means for executing the effect, the operation receiving means for receiving the operation of the player, and the volume of the sound output performed as the effect or the light amount of the light emission. Based on the operation of the player accepted by the operation accepting means, the output adjustment means for increasing or decreasing based on the operation of the determined player, and the effect mode regarding at least a part of the effect that can be executed by the effect control means Adjustment for guiding the player's operation according to the adjustment by the output adjustment means , the output means for performing at least one of the voice output and the light emission triggered by the switching of the effect mode by the effect switching means It is possible to display a switching display for guiding the player's operation concerning display and switching by the effect switching means. And a effect display means as is, and the output means, if the amount of volume or emission of audio output to be performed as directed by the output adjusting means is increased, the effect mode by increased volume or quantity When audio output or light emission is triggered by switching, and the volume of the audio output or the amount of light emitted as the effect is reduced by the output adjusting means, switching of the effect mode is triggered by the decreased volume or light amount. to have line audio output or emission, when the adjustment display and the switching display are both displayed in the effect display means, at least of the adjustment display and one of the display displayed on the upper layer of the switching display A part of the display is superimposed on the other display displayed on the lower layer, and the operation of the player guided by the one display is accepted In the case where both the one display and the other display are displayed, the display of the one display is not displayed when the operation of the player guided by the other display is received. A gaming machine is provided.

  According to the present invention, a gaming machine is provided in which the convenience of the setting operation related to rendering is improved.

It is a front view of a game machine. It is a figure which shows the LED group arrange | positioned by area | region II shown in FIG. It is an overhead view which shows the operation button group arrange | positioned by area | region III shown in FIG. 1, and its periphery. It is a figure which shows the game board installed in a game machine. It is an enlarged view of area | region V shown in FIG. 4, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state which the gate and 2nd area | region are closed. It is the figure which looked at the area | region V shown in FIG. 4 from the right front of the gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the state in which the gate and 2nd area | region are open | released. It is the figure which looked at the area | region shown in FIG. 7 from the right front of the gaming machine. It is a figure which shows a game board in, when a sub liquid crystal device moves to the front of the main liquid crystal device. It is a block diagram showing the main electric composition of a game machine. It is a functional block diagram showing the main control composition of a game machine. It is a flow chart which shows a processing procedure of processing at the time of starting mouth entering ball. It is a flow chart which shows the processing procedure of design change start processing. It is a figure which shows the state as which the adjustment display is displayed on the display area of the main liquid crystal device. It is a figure which shows the state as which the adjustment display is displayed on the display area of the main liquid crystal device. It is a figure which shows the state as which the switching display is displayed on the display area of the main liquid crystal device. It is a figure which shows the state as which the switching display is displayed on the display area of the main liquid crystal device. It is a figure which shows the state as which the switching display is displayed on the display area of the main liquid crystal device. FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which the adjustment display and the switching display are superimposed and displayed on the display area of the main liquid crystal device.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described using the drawings. In all the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. Further, in the following description, the terms “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “upper” and “lower” refer to the front side of the gaming machine 10 as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise noted. It shall refer to in the state seen from).

<About the outline of the gaming machine 10>
First, an outline of the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, and 11.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine 10.
FIG. 3 is an overhead view showing the operation button group disposed in the area III shown in FIG. 1 and the periphery thereof.
FIG. 4 is a view showing the gaming board 50 installed in the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG.
FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing the main control configuration of the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG.
The gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, and includes effect control means, operation accepting means, output adjusting means, effect switching means, and output means.

The effect control means executes an effect. Here, the effects are not limited to those suggesting the progress or development of the game, and the contents are not particularly limited as long as the contents draw the player's attention by display, sound, light emission or a combination of these, for example Also included are demonstrations to be performed during demonstrations.
The effect control unit in the present embodiment is realized by the effect control unit 210.

The operation accepting means accepts an operation of the player. Here, the content of the “player's operation” is not particularly limited, and may be pressing a button or may be pressing a lever. In addition, if the player's operation is pressing of a button, the operation receiving means may receive as a different player's operation depending on the time during which the button is pressed.
The operation accepting unit in the present embodiment is realized by the push button 37 and the cursor buttons 38a, 38b, 38c and 38d, but this is one specific example, and the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this.

The output adjusting means increases or decreases at least one of the volume of the sound output performed as the effect and the light amount of light emission based on the operation of the player accepted by the operation accepting means.
The output adjusting unit in the present embodiment is realized by the output adjusting unit 220.

The effect switching means switches the effect mode associated with at least a part of the effect that can be executed by the effect control means, based on the operation of the player accepted by the operation accepting means.
Here, the effect mode is a state relating to effects determined in a plurality of ways, and a period from the start of one effect mode to the end can span a plurality of games (design variation games). It has become. It is preferable that the player can recognize that the effect mode has been switched when the effect mode of one is switched to another effect mode.
The effect switching unit in the present embodiment is realized by the effect switching unit 230.

The output means performs at least one of sound output and light emission in response to switching of the effect mode by the effect switching means.
Here, the output means performs audio output or light emission triggered by the switching of the effect mode by the increased volume or light amount when the volume of the sound output or the light amount of light emission performed as the effect is increased by the output adjustment means . Alternatively, the output means performs audio output or light emission triggered by the switching of the effect mode by the decreased volume or light amount when the volume of the sound output or the light amount of light emission performed as the effect is reduced by the output adjustment means.
That is, since the output means reports switching of the effect mode by the volume or light quantity adjusted by the output adjustment means, the increase / decrease tendency of the volume or light quantity according to the notification is the increase / decrease tendency of the adjustment of the volume or light quantity by the output adjustment means Match
The output means in the present embodiment is exemplified by, for example, the speaker 33 (33a, 33b) or the illumination device 35 (35a, 35b, 35c) etc. However, the constituent elements mentioned here are one specific example and The implementation of the invention is not limited to this.

With the above-mentioned configuration, the player can actually feel the voice output or light emission performed at the time of switching of the effect mode, and adjust each of them according to the volume of the felt voice output or the light amount of the light emission. be able to. As a result, it is possible to realize highly appropriate volume adjustment or light amount adjustment based on the player's sensation. Therefore, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment can improve the convenience of the setting operation regarding the effect.
Hereinafter, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described in more detail.

<About the basic configuration of the gaming machine 10>
First, the basic configuration of the gaming machine 10 will be described using FIGS. 1 to 9.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine 10.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an LED group disposed in the region II shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an overhead view showing the operation button group disposed in the area III shown in FIG. 1 and the periphery thereof.
FIG. 4 is a view showing the gaming board 50 installed in the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the region V shown in FIG. 4 and shows a state in which the gate 63 and the second region 77 are closed.
FIG. 6 is a view of the area V shown in FIG. 4 as viewed from the right front of the gaming machine.
FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which the gate 63 and the second region 77 are opened.
FIG. 8 is a view of the area shown in FIG. 7 as viewed from the right front direction of the gaming machine 10.
FIG. 9 is a view showing the game board 50 when the sub liquid crystal device 82 moves to the front of the main liquid crystal device 81. As shown in FIG.
Note that each configuration illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 9 is merely one that is necessary for describing the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and configurations and functions not illustrated here are added to the gaming machine 10 You may In addition, the gaming machine 10 may not necessarily include all of the configurations illustrated herein, and some configurations or functions may be omitted as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.

  The gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, and emits gaming balls to the front area (hereinafter referred to as the gaming area 50a) of the gaming board 50 on which a large number of gaming nails (not shown) are erected. When the game ball enters a specific winning opening (for example, the special winning opening 55, etc.), a game in which a winning ball is obtained is performed.

  The gaming machine 10 has a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 15 that opens forward and backward, a middle frame (not shown) that detachably holds the game board 50 on the opening front side of the outer frame 15, and the front side of the game board 50 And a front frame 20 configured to cover the

The front frame 20 is rotatably supported at the left end side by the hinge mechanism 21 and can be opened and closed with respect to the middle frame. The front frame 20 can be locked and unlocked by the cylinder lock 23.
The front frame 20 includes a transparent member 25 disposed so as to cover the game area 50a, and transparently protects the game area 50a and the game board 50 by the transparent member 25.
The front frame 20 is provided with an upper ball receptacle 27 and a lower ball receptacle 29 for storing gaming balls, and the upper ball receptacle 27 and the lower ball receptacle 29 are provided integrally with the front frame 20 with being separated vertically.
The front frame 20 has a firing handle 31 on the right side of the lower bowl 29. By operating the launching handle 31, the gaming balls stored in the upper bowl 27 are fired toward the game area 50a. There is. A configuration in which the game ball is fired to the game area 50a by the operation of the firing handle 31 is referred to as a launch device. More specifically, the launching device is a device capable of launching game balls one by one, and the number of game balls that can be fired per unit time is limited to a predetermined upper limit number.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the upper surface of the upper ball tray 27, operation buttons operated by the player are arranged. In addition to a push button 37 which can receive the player's operation performed to switch effects produced during the game or to obtain various information related to the gaming machine 10, the operation button group is respectively The cursor buttons 38a, 38b, 38c and 38d for instructing operations down, left and right, a ball lending button 38e for accepting a ball lending operation, and a return button 38f for accepting a prepaid card return operation are included.
Further, on the side of the upper ball tray 27, a movable decorative body 22 operated by an actuator such as a motor (not shown) is provided.

  Below the lower ball receptacle 29, a ball removing mechanism 39 is provided for discharging the gaming balls stored in the lower ball receptacle 29 downward. By operating the ball removing mechanism 39, a bottom surface port (not shown) formed on the bottom surface of the lower ball receiving tray 29 is opened, and the gaming ball is naturally dropped and discharged from the bottom surface port.

  A pair of speakers 33 (33a, 33b) is disposed on the left side and the right side of the upper frame portion 32 of the front frame 20, respectively. In addition, the upper frame 32 and the left and right side frames 34 and 36 of the front frame 20 are formed of a light transmitting cover, and the illumination devices 35 (35a, 35b and 35c) are respectively disposed inside the covers There is. The speaker 33 and the lighting device 35 can output voice or turn on or off in conjunction with effects produced during the game or an error notification.

The main liquid crystal device 81 is disposed substantially at the center of the game board 50. The main liquid crystal device 81 can display various effects including fluctuation of the effect pattern. Here, the effect pattern is a symbol displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81 in order to enhance the interest of the game in the gaming machine 10, and more specifically, it is composed of numbers, patterns or a combination thereof.
Generally, the player of the gaming machine 10 is excited about the interest of the game by the fluctuation effect of the display symbols displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81, and the main liquid crystal device 81 is disposed at a position easy for the player to visually recognize. ing.

  In the main liquid crystal device 81, an effect pattern is displayed substantially at the center of the display area, and effect patterns are also displayed on the left and right sides of the effect pattern. That is, in the main liquid crystal device 81, the rendering symbols form a plurality of lines, and when these rendering symbols are scrolled, the rendering symbols are variably displayed in the display area of the main liquid crystal device 81.

The sub liquid crystal device 82 is a movable liquid crystal display device.
The sub liquid crystal device 82 at the original position is concealed behind the decoration of the game board 50 located below the main liquid crystal device 81, and it is difficult for the player to visually recognize.
The sub liquid crystal device 82 is moved upward from the original position to be disposed in front of the display area of the main liquid crystal device 81 when a specific effect is executed, etc., and it becomes easy for the player to visually recognize (see FIG. 9). ). In this case, since the sub liquid crystal device 82 is superimposed, the display of the main liquid crystal device 81 located behind the sub liquid crystal device 82 becomes difficult for the player to visually recognize.

On the lower right side of the main liquid crystal device 81, a plurality of light emitting diodes (hereinafter referred to as LEDs) are disposed, and the display area of the symbol display device 90 is configured by these LEDs. The symbol display device 90 is disposed at a position where it is more difficult for the player to visually recognize the main liquid crystal device 81, and the display area of the symbol display device 90 is smaller than the display region of the main liquid crystal device 81.
In addition, although arrangement | positioning and the number of LED which concern on the symbol display apparatus 90 in this embodiment are as showing in FIG. 2, this is one specific example, Comprising: arrangement and the number of LED which concerns on the symbol display apparatus 90 are this example It is not limited to

The symbol display device 90 includes a first special symbol display device 91, a second special symbol display device 92, and a normal symbol display device 93.
The first special symbol display device 91 is composed of eight LEDs and is located on the left side of the second special symbol display device 92. Further, the second special symbol display device 92 is configured of eight LEDs, and is located on the right side of the first special symbol display device 91. The first special symbol display device 91 and the second special symbol display device 92 display the special symbol by the light emission pattern of the LED.
The normal symbol display device 93 displays the normal symbol by the light emission patterns of the LEDs (a number of, for example, two) smaller than that of the first special symbol display device 91 and the second special symbol display device 92.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the symbol display device 90 also includes an LED which is not used for displaying the first special symbol display device 91, the second special symbol display device 92, and the normal symbol display device 93. Besides the symbols and the normal symbols, information such as the number of reserved random numbers and the number of rounds of the big hit game can also be displayed.

Here, the special symbol is a specific symbol group stopped and displayed as a result of the symbol variation game which determines whether or not the special electric symbol (for example, the special electric symbol 65 or the special electric symbol 66) is operated. is there. The special symbol in the present embodiment includes the first special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display device 91 and the second special symbol displayed on the second special symbol display device 92.
The first special symbol may be abbreviated as "special figure 1", and the second special symbol may be abbreviated as "special figure 2". Also, the special symbol may be abbreviated as "special drawing".

Here, the normal symbol is a specific symbol group which is displayed as a stop as a result of the symbol variation game which determines whether or not the normal electric character (for example, the ordinary electric character 61) is operated. The normal symbol in the present embodiment is displayed on the normal symbol display device 93.
In addition, below, the thing of a normal symbol may be abbreviated and described as a "common figure."

In the following description, a symbol variation game in which the special symbol is stopped and displayed after the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92 is variably displayed may be referred to as a “symbol variation game pertaining to a special symbol”. .
Further, in the following description, a symbol variation game in which the normal symbol display device 93 is variably displayed and then the normal symbol is stopped and displayed may be referred to as a “symbol variation game relating to a normal symbol”.
Alternatively, in the following description, the variation display of the effect symbols displayed on the above-mentioned main liquid crystal device 81 is distinguished from the "symbol variation game concerning special symbols" and the "symbol variation game concerning ordinary symbols" in "effect symbols". It may be referred to as a related symbol variation game.
In addition, in the following description, when only calling it a "symbol change game", it means "a symbol change game which concerns on a special symbol" unless there is special description.

A large number of game nails (not shown), a windmill 52, and an obstacle such as a decoration member are arranged on the front of the game board 50, so that the game ball launched by the launch device is rolled. 50a is defined. Further, on the left side and upper side of the game area 50a, curved outer rails 51 and inner rails 53 are provided for guiding the game balls fired by the rotation operation of the launch handle 31 to the upper part of the game area 50a. It is done. The outer rail 51 is located outside the inner rail 53 as viewed from the center of the game area 50a.
Here, the wind turbine 52 is a mechanism for giving a change in the falling direction of the game ball, and refers to a nail-like mechanism.

  The game machine 10 can be made to have the strength of launch of the game ball according to the amount of rotation operation (for example, rotation angle) of the launch handle 31. Also, any one of the first flow path X (so-called left-handed) on which the game ball hit more weakly rolls, and the second flow-path Y (so-called right-handed) on which the game ball hit more strongly rolls Various obstacles are arranged in the game area 50a so that the game ball rolls.

  In the game area 50a, various winning openings are disposed, and in each winning opening, various switches for detecting the entered gaming ball are attached. FIG. 4 illustrates the special winning opening 55, the first starting opening 57, the second starting opening 59, and the normal winning opening 67 (67a, 67b, 67c) as main winning openings. The winning opening shown in the figure is an example, and the number and arrangement thereof may be changed as appropriate.

  The first starting opening 57 and the second starting opening 59 are disposed at the lower center of the game area 50a. The first start port 57 and the second start port 59 are disposed close to each other, and the first start port 57 is located above the second start port 59.

A count switch SW1 is attached to the first start port 57. In accordance with the detection of the count switch SW1, a winning associated with the first starting opening 57 is determined, and a prize ball associated with the first starting opening 57 is provided.
A starting condition for starting a symbol variation game according to the first special symbol is satisfied at least in part when the winning of the first starting port 57 is determined.
Although not shown in FIG. 4, the gaming area 50a according to the present embodiment has more gaming balls when rolling from the first flow passage X than when rolling from the second flow passage Y. It is assumed that an obstacle such as a game nail is disposed to roll toward the first start opening 57.

A count switch SW2 is attached to the second start opening 59, and a prize ball associated with the second start opening 59 is determined triggered by the detection of the count switch SW2, and a prize ball is associated with the second start opening 59. Granted.
A starting condition for starting a symbol variation game according to the second special symbol is satisfied at least in a part of the case where the winning of the second starting port 59 is determined.
Although not shown in FIG. 4, the gaming area 50a according to the present embodiment has more gaming balls when rolling from the second flow path Y than rolling from the first flow path X. It is assumed that an obstacle such as a game nail is arranged to roll toward the second start opening 59.

In the second starting opening 59, a normal electric symbol 61 is disposed so as to surround the left and right. More specifically, the normal motor combination 61a is disposed on the left side of the second start opening 59, and the common motor combination 61b is disposed on the right side of the second start opening 59. The ordinary electric combination 61 is constituted by the object 61a and the ordinary combination 61b.
The ordinary electric character 61 is a member that reciprocates in the open state where entry to the game ball is easy to the second starting opening 59 or in the closed state where entry is difficult, and is operated by the operation of the solenoid coil SOL4. Transition to either the open or closed state. The control of the ordinary motorized prize 61 will be described in detail later.
The ordinary electric character 61 is generally referred to as an "electric tulip" because it looks like a tulip when in an open state, and may be abbreviated as "electric chew".

The special winning opening 55 is disposed at the lower right portion of the game area 50a. The large winning opening 55 is additionally provided with a count switch SW7. When the counting switch SW7 is detected, a winning according to the large winning opening 55 is determined, and a prize ball associated with the large winning opening 55 is awarded. .
A special motorized symbol 65 is disposed above the special winning opening 55. The special motorized character 65 is a member that changes to an open state where entry to the game ball is easy to the big winning opening 55 or a closed state where entry is difficult, and is opened by the operation of the solenoid coil SOL1. Transition to either the state or the closed state.

The special motorized role 65 is in the open state in at least a part of the big hit game performed by being won by the symbol variation game according to the special symbol, and the entry of the gaming ball to the big winning opening 55 is permitted accordingly Ru. In addition, the special motorized character 65 in the present embodiment is configured to be open in a big hit game caused by either the ball entering the first start port 57 or the ball entering the second start port 59. ing.
When the special motorized role 65 is in the open state, it is easy to enter the gaming ball into the big winning opening 55, and the chance of winning the winning ball can be greatly increased.
In the present embodiment, as compared with rolling from the first flow path X, when rolling from the second flow path Y, many game balls roll toward the big winning opening 55. Each obstacle is arranged.

The normal winning opening 67 (67a, 67b, 67c) is disposed at the lower left portion of the game area 50a. The normal winning opening 67a is additionally provided with a count switch SW51 for detecting the game ball entering the ball, and the winning according to the normal winning opening 67 is determined upon detection of the count switch SW51 and is associated with the normal winning opening 67. Award balls are awarded. The normal winning opening 67b is additionally provided with a count switch SW52 for detecting the game ball entering the ball, and the winning according to the normal winning opening 67 is determined upon detection of the count switch SW52 and is associated with the normal winning opening 67. Award balls are awarded. The normal winning opening 67c is additionally provided with a count switch SW53 for detecting the game ball entering the ball, and the winning according to the normal winning opening 67 is determined upon detection of the count switch SW53 and is associated with the normal winning opening 67. Award balls are awarded.
In the present embodiment, as compared to rolling from the second flow path Y, when rolling from the first flow path X, more gaming balls roll toward the normal winning opening 67. Each obstacle is arranged.

In the area V which is a part of the game area 50a, a partition member 70 for dividing the flow path of the game ball into a plurality of pieces is disposed. The partition member 70 constitutes a first flow path 71, a second flow path 72, a third flow path 73 and a fourth flow path 74.
The first flow path 71 is located on the uppermost side in the flow path formed by the partition member 70.
The second flow path 72 is a flow path in which the gate 63 is provided on the upstream side. A count switch SW4 is attached to the gate 63, and a starting condition for starting a symbol variation game relating to a normal symbol is satisfied at least in part when the count switch SW4 detects the entry of a game ball. In the present embodiment, the entry of the gaming ball into the gate 63 (detection of the count switch SW4) is not included in the payout condition of the winning ball. That is, even if the game ball enters the gate 63 of this embodiment, the winning ball is zero.
The third flow path 73 is a flow path of the game ball located on the downstream side of the first flow path 71 and the second flow path 72, and the gaming ball having passed the first flow path 71 and the second flow path 72 All game balls flow down.
The fourth flow passage 74 is a flow passage provided with the large winning opening 56 on the upstream side. The large winning opening 56 is additionally provided with a count switch SW8, and when the counting switch SW8 is detected, a winning associated with the large winning opening 56 is determined, and a winning ball associated with the large winning opening 56 is awarded. . A special electric symbol 66 is disposed above the special winning opening 55. The special motorized role 66 is a member that changes to an open state where entry to the game ball is easy to the big winning opening 56 or a closed state where entry is difficult, and is opened by the operation of the solenoid coil SOL2. Transition to either the state or the closed state.
A state where the special winning opening 56 is closed by closing the special electric combination 66 as shown in FIG. 6 is a closed state of the special combination electric 66 in the present embodiment. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, when the special winning combination 56 is opened, the special winning combination 56 is in the open condition according to the present embodiment.

The special motorized role 66 is in an open state in at least a part of the big hit game performed by being won by the symbol variation game according to the special symbol, and the entry of the game ball to the big winning opening 56 is permitted accordingly Ru. Note that the special motorized jack 66 in this embodiment is configured to be open in a big hit game caused by either entering the first start opening 57 or entering the second start opening 59. ing.
When the special motorized role 66 is in the open state, it is easy to enter the game ball into the big winning opening 56, and the opportunity to obtain the winning ball can be greatly increased. In the present embodiment, as compared to rolling from the first flow path X, when rolling from the second flow path Y, more gaming balls roll toward the big winning opening 56. Each obstacle is arranged.

The distributing member 75, the first area 76 and the second area 77 are provided on the downstream side of the fourth flow path 74, and the gaming balls flowing down to the fourth flow path 74 are distributed by the distributing member 75 The ball enters one of the first area 76 and the second area 77.
FIG. 5 shows a state in which the distributing member 75 closes the second area 77, and in this state, the gaming balls having flowed down to the fourth flow path 74 are distributed to the first area 76 and enter the ball.
FIG. 7 shows a state in which the distributing member 75 opens the second area 77, and in this state, the gaming balls having flowed down to the fourth flow path 74 are distributed to the second area 77 and enter the ball.
As to whether the sorting member 75 closes or opens the second area 77, for example, it may be determined based on the special symbol stopped and displayed in the symbol variation game which is the trigger of the running big hit game, It may be determined by the method of

A count switch SW9 is attached to the second area 77, and a predetermined privilege is given upon detection of the count switch SW9. The predetermined benefit given upon detection of the count switch SW9 is the assignment of a probability change state described later in the present embodiment.
The predetermined benefit given upon detection of the count switch SW9 is not limited to the above example, and may be, for example, a jackpot game.

  The out port 69 is disposed at the bottom of the game area 50a. The game balls that have been driven into the game area 50a and have not entered the above-described winning openings are dropped into the out opening 69 and processed as an out ball.

<About the control configuration of the gaming machine 10>
Next, the control configuration of the gaming machine 10 will be described.
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the main electrical configuration of the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG.
FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing the main control configuration of the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG.
Note that each configuration and each function illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11 are merely those necessary for describing the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, and a configuration and a function not illustrated here are described. You may add to ten. In addition, the gaming machine 10 may not necessarily have all of the configurations and functions illustrated herein, and some configurations or functions may be omitted as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.

The gaming machine 10 includes control boards such as a main control board 100 and a sub control board 200 inside its own machine, and various functions including the functions illustrated in FIG. It is realized by the parts connected in the same manner.
More specifically, the main control board 100 and the sub control board 200 have the CPU 101 or CPU 201, the RAM 102 or RAM 202, the ROM 103 or the ROM 203 or the like. The main control board 100 and the sub control board 200 execute control programs read from the ROM 103 or the ROM 203 by the CPU 101 or the CPU 201, and implement various functions by writing or reading various data in the RAM 102 or the RAM 202.
Although one sub control substrate 200 is illustrated in FIG. 10, the sub control substrate 200 may be formed of a plurality of substrates. When the sub control substrate 200 is formed of a plurality of substrates, the plurality of sub control substrates 200 may be connected in parallel to the main control substrate 100, and the plurality of sub control substrates 200 may be connected to the main control substrate 100. It may be connected hierarchically.
Moreover, the board | substrate which implement | achieves each function structure is not limited to the board | substrate shown by FIG.11 and FIG.13, You may implement | achieve on the main control board 100, the sub control board 200, or another board | substrate.

  The main control board 100 controls the game in an integrated manner, and transmits a command to the sub control board 200 regarding effects and the like related to the game. The main control board 100 is a board that realizes a function that affects or may affect the game result, and the sub control board 200 is a board that performs various controls in accordance with commands sent from the main control board 100.

In FIG. 11, as the main functional configuration realized by the main control board 100, the start opening entry ball processing unit 110, the special figure game control unit 120, the general drawing game control unit 130, the game state control unit 140, information transmission The part 190 is illustrated. Further, in the figure, as main functional configurations realized by the sub control board 200, a presentation control unit 210, an output adjustment unit 220, and a presentation switching unit 230 are illustrated.
When the gaming ball enters the first starting opening 57 or the second starting opening 59, the starting opening entering ball processing unit 110 acquires a random number to be used for the determination of a big hit game and performs a predetermined process.
The special figure game control unit 120 executes control relating to a symbol variation game relating to a special symbol.
The common figure game control unit 130 executes control relating to a symbol variation game relating to a normal symbol.
The game state control unit 140 has a function to control a big hit game, a function to manage a probability change state and a change state, and a function to control the provision and release of these (transition to a normal game state).
The symbol display control unit 150 causes the symbol display device 90 to display a special symbol selected as a result of a symbol variation game relating to a special symbol, or an ordinary symbol selected as a result of a symbol variation game relating to a normal symbol.
The information transmission unit 190 transmits control information (command) generated by each functional configuration realized by the main control substrate 100 to a functional configuration (for example, the effect control unit 210 etc.) realized on the sub control substrate 200. Do. The command transmitted by the information transmission unit 190 includes the presence or absence of a definite change state, the presence or absence of a change state, information on a reserved random number, information on execution of a big hit game, etc. It may be

The effect control unit 210 receives control information (commands) generated by various functional configurations realized on the main control board 100 via the information transmission unit 190, and mainly relates to a symbol variation game and a big hit game relating to a special symbol. The effect display is displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81. For example, the effect control unit 210 causes the main liquid crystal device 81 to variably display or stop the effect pattern during execution of the symbol change game.
The effect control unit 210 can also control lighting (flickering) effects by the illumination device 35 or sound effects by the speaker 33, and combines these effect displays, light effects, sound effects and the like to evoke the player's interest can do. Further, the effect control unit 210 can variably switch various effects according to the operation of the player accepted by the push button 37.
The output adjustment unit 220 adjusts the volume of the sound output and the light amount of the light emission performed during the execution of the rendering in response to the depression of the cursor buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, and 38d. The details of the output adjustment unit 220 will be described in detail later.
The effect switching unit 230 switches a plurality of effect modes in response to pressing of the push button 37 in a predetermined period (for example, a display period of a mode selection screen described later). The details of the effect switching unit 230 will be described later in detail.

<About the processing at the time of entry of the starting opening>
Hereinafter, the start-up opening ball-in-time processing unit 110 that controls the start-up hole insertion processing will be described in detail.
The start opening entrance ball processing unit 110 has a special view reservation control unit 111 and a prior determination unit 112.

When the game ball enters the first starting opening 57, that is, when the game ball enters the first starting opening 57, the number of reserved random numbers M1 is the upper limit number of holdings (for example, four) If not reached, the random number M1 is obtained and held.
In addition, when special game retention control section 111 enters the game ball in 2nd starting opening 59, namely when winning a prize in 2nd starting opening 59, the number of random numbers M2 which is retained is the retention upper limit number (for example, If it does not reach 4), the random number M2 is acquired and held.
Special drawing reserve control unit 111 distinguishes and holds random number M1 acquired triggered by winning of first start port 57 and random number M2 acquired triggered by winning of second start port 59.

The special view reserve control unit 111 may control the symbol display control unit 150 to cause the symbol display device 90 to display the number of reserved random numbers, or may be displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81 or the sub liquid crystal device 82. A command may be output to the effect control unit 210 via the information transmission unit 190 so as to cause the command.
At this time, the symbol display control unit 150 may cause the symbol display device 90 to display the number of the reserved random numbers according to the control of the special view reserve control unit 111 by the light emission pattern of the LED.
Further, the effect control unit 210 controls the main liquid crystal device 81 or a number of effect images (hereinafter referred to as a hold ball) equal to the number of the held random numbers according to the command input through the information transmission unit 190. It may be displayed on the sub liquid crystal device 82.

Prior determination unit 112 determines whether or not random number M1 or random number M2 held is held by winning / not determination unit 121 at least in part when special figure holding control unit 111 holds random number M1 or random number M2 held. The pre-judgment is performed to judge whether the judgment is in advance by the pass / fail judgment unit 121 or not.
In addition to the prior determination, the prior determination unit 112 may execute a process related to an effect based on the result of the prior determination. Here, “representation based on the result of prior determination” refers to, for example, an effect that changes the color, form, etc. of the holding ball representing the random number targeted for the prior determination, or the pending number representing the random number targeted for the prior determination The effect etc. which are performed over the period (so-called pre-reading zone) where the ball is displayed are mentioned.
In addition, "effect based on the result of prior determination" may be configured to have continuity over the symbol variation game related to a plurality of special symbols, and in the case of the configuration, it corresponds to the continuous effect described later Do.

<About the symbol variation game pertaining to the special symbol>
Hereinafter, the special figure game control unit 120 that executes control relating to the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol will be described in detail.
The special view game control unit 120 has a success / failure determination unit 121, a special view selection unit 122, a reach lottery unit 123, and a fluctuation pattern determination unit 124.

If the random number M1 and the random number M2 are both reserved, the validity determination unit 121 is configured to use the random number M2 first to determine the validity. More specifically, when the control related to the symbol variation game related to the special symbol or the control related to the big hit game is not performed, the success or failure determination unit 121 reads out the held random number M1 or the random number M2 at a predetermined cycle. At this time, the success / failure determination unit 121 preferentially reads the random number M2, and reads the random number M1 when the random number M2 can not be read (when the number of the reserved random numbers M2 is zero). By such control, the random number M2 is read out prior to the random number M1. As a result, the success or failure determination unit 121 determines the random number M2 prior to the random number M1.
Such processing may be referred to as priority processing in the following description.

Special figure selection unit 122 selects a special symbol based on the result of the success or failure determination by success or failure determination unit 121.
More specifically, when winning is determined by the success or failure determination unit 121, the special feature selection unit 122 performs a random number lottery to select a special symbol (winning symbol) indicating the winning. That is, when the win determination is determined by the success or failure determination unit 121, the special view selection unit 122 selects any one of a plurality of winning designs prepared in advance.
Alternatively, when the win determination unit 121 determines that a win has been made, the special view selection unit 122 uniquely determines a special symbol (a lost design) indicating a loss.

When the random number M1 is determined by the success or failure determination unit 121, the special symbol selected by the special view selection unit 122 is displayed on the first special symbol display device 91 by the first special symbol display control unit 151 described later.
When the random number M2 is determined by the success or failure determination unit 121, the special symbol selected by the special view selection unit 122 is displayed on the second special symbol display device 92 by the second special symbol display control unit 152 described later.

When the win determination unit 121 determines that the game has been unsuccessful, the reach lottery unit 123 selects whether to perform reach effect during the execution of the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol indicating the determination result by random number lottery. Here, with the reach effect, in the variable display of the effect symbols in the main liquid crystal device 81, the effect symbols are temporarily stopped in a plurality of rows except the row temporarily stopped temporarily, and each of the effect symbols being temporarily stopped is An effect that is performed when the same type is used.
In addition, since the result of the symbol variation game resulting from the determination is loss if the win / fail determination unit 121 determines a drop, the effect of the row that is temporarily stopped temporarily even if the reach effect is executed in the symbol variation game The design is different from the production design in the other columns.
In addition, when winning is determined by the success or failure determination unit 121, the result of the symbol variation game resulting from the determination is a winning, so even if the lottery by the reach lottery unit 123 is not performed, in principle during the execution of the picture The reach effect is performed in the main liquid crystal device 81, and the effect design pattern of the line temporarily stopped temporarily becomes the same type as the effect pattern of the other lines.

The variation pattern determination unit 124 determines a variation pattern including at least variation time information indicating a time from the start of the variation display to the stop display in the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol.
The variation pattern determined by the variation pattern determination unit 124 is output as control information to the first special symbol display control unit 151 or the second special symbol display control unit 152, and the first special symbol display control unit that has received the control information The 151 or the second special symbol display control unit 152 executes the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol over the time indicated by the control information.
Also, the fluctuation pattern determined by the fluctuation pattern determination unit 124 is output to the effect control unit 210 as a command transmitted via the information transmission unit 190, and the effect control unit 210 that has received the command is included in the command The effect (reach effect etc.) is controlled using the fluctuation pattern. More specifically, the effect control unit 210 changes the effect pattern of the effect pattern so as to end the symbol change game related to the effect pattern based on the change pattern within the time indicated by the input change pattern (the change time information). Determine and execute the accompanying presentation aspect.
As a result, the effect control unit 210 can execute the effect on the symbol variation game within the execution time of the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol.

  In addition, since it takes a long time compared with the case where reach production is not performed when performing reach production, fluctuation pattern determination part 124, when execution of reach production is chosen by reach lottery part 123 The probability of determining a fluctuation pattern (variation time information) indicating a long time is configured to be higher than when non-execution of reach effect is selected.

<About the symbol variation game concerning a normal symbol>
Hereinafter, the common-play game control unit 130 that executes control related to the symbol variation game related to the normal symbol will be described in detail.
The common-play game control unit 130 includes a common-diagram holding control unit 131, a common-drawing lottery unit 132, and a common electric-community control unit 133.

  When the game ball enters the gate 63, the common drawing reservation control unit 131 acquires the random number M3 when the number of the held random numbers M3 has not reached the holding upper limit number (for example, four). Hold on.

  The regular drawing lottery unit 132 reads the held random number M3 at a predetermined cycle when the symbol variation game relating to the normal symbol is not executed, and opens the normal motorized prize 61 using the read random number M3. A lottery is performed to determine whether or not to transition to the state. It should be noted that the winning probability of the lottery performed by the common drawing lottery section 132 is higher in the variable state described later than in the normal gaming state.

  The lottery result by the common drawing lottery unit 132 is transmitted to an ordinary symbol display control unit 153 described later. The two LEDs corresponding to the normal symbol display device 93 correspond to one of the winning and the other, and the normal symbol display control unit 153 causes one of the LEDs to emit light according to the transmitted lottery result.

When the regular electric power control unit 133 wins the lottery by the common drawing lottery unit 132, the normal electric utility control unit 133 operates the solenoid coil SOL4 to open the ordinary electric power combination 61 under a predetermined opening condition. Here, for the predetermined opening condition, the time (hereinafter referred to as opening time) or the number of times the opening is made (hereinafter referred to as the opening number) the ordinary electric actor 61 is opened in response to one winning by the common drawing lottery section 132. And so on are included.
When the variable short control unit 144 applies the variable short control state, the common electric utility control unit 133 controls the normal motorized combination 61 such that the time for which the open state is maintained increases per unit time. That is, the control of the ordinary electric-wiring-company control unit 133 fluctuates due to the provision of the variable-shorting state by the variable-shorting control unit 144 described later.

<About gaming state control>
Hereinafter, the game state control unit 140 that controls the jackpot game, the probability change state, and the change state will be described in detail.
The game state control unit 140 has a big hit control unit 141, a probability change control unit 143, and a variation control unit 144.

Here, the jackpot game refers to a special gaming state in which the special electric character 65 or the special electric character 66 can be operated continuously. Here, "operating a special motorized character continuously" means that the number of round games (the number of rounds) described later is a plurality of times.
Here, the term "probable change state" refers to a gaming state in which the winning probability of the success / failure determination by the success / failure determination unit 121 is higher than the normal gaming state.
Here, the variable state refers to a gaming state in which at least one of the following is performed.
(I) The probability of winning the lottery by the common drawing lottery unit 132 is higher than that in the normal gaming state.
(Ii) The open time of the normal electric character 61 is extended from the normal gaming state.
(Iii) The number of times of opening of the ordinary electric character 61 is increased from the normal gaming state.
(Iv) The fluctuation display time per one time in the normal symbol display device 93 is shortened from the normal gaming state.
Note that the winning probability of the lottery performed by the common drawing lottery unit 132 mentioned in (i) may or may not be zero in the normal gaming state.

When the game ball enters the second area 77, the probability variation control unit 143 gives a probability variation state triggered by the detection of the count switch SW9. More specifically, the second area 77 is provided in the fourth flow path 74 where the game ball can flow down when the special motorized part 66 is opened, and the big hit where the special motorized part 66 is opened When the game ball enters the second area 77 during the game, the probability change control unit 143 gives a probability change state after the end of the big hit game.
Note that the provision condition of the probability change state according to the present embodiment is one specific example, and the provision condition of the probability change state in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the probability change control unit 143 may give a probability change state, triggered by the end of the big hit game caused by the specific special symbol (winning symbol) being stopped and displayed on the symbol display device 90.

The probability change control unit 143 changes to a definite change state and when a symbol variation game relating to a predetermined number of special symbols is played, or before a symbol variation game relating to a predetermined number of special symbols is played, When winning, cancel the definite change state.
The cancellation condition of the positive variation state according to the present embodiment is one specific example, and the cancellation condition of the positive variation state in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the probability variation control unit 143 may release the probability variation state only on the occasion of winning the big hit game regardless of the number of symbol variation games relating to the special symbol. Alternatively, the oddity change control unit 143 may cancel the oddity change state, triggered by winning in the lottery (fall lottery) that determines whether or not to cancel the oddity state.

The variation control unit 144 gives a variation state according to all occurrences of the big hit game executed by the big hit control unit 141.
In addition, the provision conditions of the variable state which concerns on this embodiment are one specific example, Comprising: The provision conditions of the probability change state in the game machine which concerns on implementation of this invention are not restricted to this example. For example, the variation control unit 144 may give a variation state with a part of the big hit game executed by the big hit control unit 141 being ended.

The variation control unit 144 performs a big hit when the symbol variation game according to the predetermined number of special symbols is played after transitioning to the variation state or before the symbol variation game according to the predetermined number of special symbols is played When the player wins the game, the variable state is released.
Note that the cancellation condition of the deformation state by the fluctuation control unit 144 may be the same condition as the cancellation condition of the probability change state, or may be a different condition. According to the present embodiment, the predetermined number of times for releasing the variable length state may be the same as or different from the predetermined number of times for releasing the probability change state.

The big hit control unit 141 executes a big hit game when the win determination unit 121 determines that a win is made. Specifically, the big hit game in the present embodiment is executed as follows.
First, when winning is determined by the success or failure determination unit 121, the special symbol is selected by the special view selection unit 122, and the selected special symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92. After being hit, the big hit control section 141 starts the big hit game.
When the big hit game is started, the big hit control unit 141 outputs a command related to the opening effect indicating the start of the big hit game to the effect control unit 210 to the effect control unit 210 via the information transmission unit 190. The effect control unit 210 executes the opening effect for a predetermined time (opening time) according to the command. In the opening effect according to the present embodiment, it is preferable to encourage the player to hit the game ball in the second flow path Y toward the large winning opening 55 and the large winning opening 56 by, for example, recommending the player to hit the right. .
After the end of the opening effect, a round game in which the big winning opening 55 or the big winning opening 56 is opened is performed a plurality of times with the predetermined number of times (the number of rounds) set in advance as the upper limit. In the round game, the special winning opening 55 is opened a predetermined number of times (for example, once). In addition, after a predetermined number of game balls enter the opened big winning opening 55 or the big winning opening 56, or after a specified time (round game time) has elapsed, the big winning opening 55 or the big winning opening 56 is closed. The round game is over.
After the end of the round game, the special winning opening 55 or the special winning opening 56 is closed for a predetermined time (interval time), and the special winning opening 55 or the special winning opening 56 is opened again with the start of the next round game.

The jackpot control unit 141 transmits control information including the above-described number of rounds, round game time, interval time, and the like to the special electric-circuit control unit 142.
The special electric symbol control unit 142 opens the special electric symbol 65 or the special electric symbol 66 according to the control information received from the big hit control unit 141.
Based on the detection of the count switch SW7, the special electric symbol control unit 142 monitors the number of gaming balls entered into the large winning opening 55 during one round game while opening the special electric character 65. ing. Then, when the number of winning game balls being monitored reaches the upper limit number, the special electric symbol control unit 142 operates the solenoid coil SOL1 to close the special electric symbol 65.
Alternatively, the special electric symbol control unit 142 detects the number of gaming balls entering the large winning opening 56 during one round game while opening the special electric character 66, based on the detection of the count switch SW8. I am monitoring. Then, when the number of winning game balls being monitored reaches the upper limit number, the special electric symbol control unit 142 operates the solenoid coil SOL2 to close the special electric symbol 66.

The big hit control unit 141 outputs a command related to the effect relating to the round game to the effect control unit 210 via the information transmission unit 190. The effect control unit 210 executes a round effect according to the input command.
When the defined number of rounds is over, the big hit control unit 141 outputs a command regarding ending effect indicating the end of the big hit game to the effect control unit 210 via the information transmission unit 190. The effect control unit 210 executes the ending effect for a predetermined time (ending time) according to the input command, and the big hit control unit 141 ends the big hit game.

<About the symbol variation game and effect display concerning each symbol>
Hereinafter, the symbol variation game and the effect display according to each symbol will be described in detail.

The symbol display control unit 150 causes the symbol display device 90 to display a special symbol that is a result of a symbol variation game according to a special symbol, or a normal symbol that is a result of a symbol variation game according to a normal symbol.
The symbol display control unit 150 has a first special symbol display control unit 151, a second special symbol display control unit 152, and a normal symbol display control unit 153.

The first special symbol display control unit 151 and the second special symbol display control unit 152 execute a symbol variation game in which the presence or absence of the special game winning advantageous to the player is notified by the symbols which are decided and stopped after changing the symbols. Do.
Here, the special game is a game state advantageous to the player, and according to the present embodiment, is a game state (big hit game) in which the special electric role is opened in a plurality of rounds. In addition, the special game may include a gaming state (small hit game) in which the special electric bonus is released only for a single round.

  The normal symbol display control unit 153 controls the variable display and the stop display of the normal symbol in the normal symbol display device 93.

The effect control unit 210 executes the advance effect. Here, the notice effect is an effect that suggests game development after the time of execution, and is mainly an effect related to a symbol variation game and a big hit game pertaining to a special symbol.
The effect control unit 210 causes the main liquid crystal device 81 or the sub liquid crystal device 82 to display an effect display relating to the advance effect, when executing the advance effect. Particularly with regard to the execution of a symbol variation game relating to a special symbol, the effect control unit 210 determines whether or not the jackpot game is won by the combination of the effect symbols that have been decided and stopped after the plurality of rows of effect symbol groups scroll. The main liquid crystal device 81 is mainly notified.
The effect control unit 210 controls the effect display by the main liquid crystal device 81 and the sub liquid crystal device 82 according to the fluctuation time of the special symbol by the symbol display device 90 during the execution of the symbol fluctuation game relating to the special symbol. Run the variation game). In other words, the effect control unit 210 controls the symbol variation game related to one special symbol in the symbol display device 90 and the one effect display in the main liquid crystal device 81 and the sub liquid crystal device 82 (symbol variation game related to effect symbols In principle) and execute.
However, when a notice effect having continuity is executed over a plurality of times of symbol variation games relating to special symbols, or variation display of a plurality of effect symbols for a symbol variation game relating to one special symbol. In some cases, a notice effect including a is performed. A representative example of the former is a notice effect called continuous effect, and a representative example of the latter is a notice effect called pseudo sequence effect.

The effect control unit 210 executes a demonstration effect. Here, the demonstration effect is an effect performed when the gaming machine 10 is in the standby state, and more specifically, the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol is stopped, and the symbol relating to the last special symbol This is an effect to be performed when the game ball has not entered the starting opening beyond a predetermined time after the fluctuation game is stopped.
When depression of the push button 37 is received during the demonstration effect execution period according to the present embodiment, the effect control unit 210 causes the main liquid crystal device 81 to display a mode selection screen. Here, the mode selection screen is an effect display that guides the selection of three types of effect modes according to the present embodiment, and is a specific example of the above-described switching display.
In addition, the screen displayed by the main liquid crystal device 81 may be referred to as a demonstration screen in the following description in the execution period of the demonstration effect described above (a part of a period in which the symbol variation game related to the special symbol is not executed). .

The output adjustment unit 220 has a function of adjusting the volume of the sound output and the amount of light emission performed during the execution of the effect.
Adjustment of the volume and light quantity by the output adjustment unit 220 is configured to be performed in response to depression of the cursor button 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d, and the reception timing of depression of the cursor button 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d is There is no particular restriction. That is, when the gaming machine 10 is operating normally, the adjustment of the volume and the light amount by the output adjustment unit 220 can be performed in principle. The details of the operation related to the adjustment by the output adjustment unit 220 will be described in detail later.

The effect switching unit 230 has a function of switching between three effect modes (Sishi Taro mode, Zoujiro mode, Shima Saburo mode) according to the present embodiment. These effect modes are associated with the respective characters included in the respective names (for example, the Shishi Taro mode corresponds to the character Shishi Taro).
In addition, while staying in each effect mode, the occurrence frequency of the advance notice effect related to the character associated with the effect mode is configured to be high.
The switching by the effect switching unit 230 is executed when the push button 37 is pressed in the display period of the mode selection screen. The details of the operation relating to the switching by the effect switching unit 230 will be described in detail later.

When the effect switching unit 230 switches from one effect mode to another effect mode, predetermined output or light emission is performed by each output means (speaker 33, lighting device 35, etc.), and the switching is notified. .
At this time, since the sound output or the light emission in which the adjustment by the output adjustment unit 220 is reflected, the above notification can be a reference of the volume adjustment or the light amount adjustment by the output adjustment unit 220.

The effect switching unit 230 is configured to be capable of switching the effect mode in a period (execution period of demonstration effect) in which the demo screen is displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81, and audio triggered by switching of the effect mode in that period. It is also possible to cause each output means to perform output or light emission.
The most appropriate situation for the player to adjust the volume is before the start of the game, that is, the execution period of the demonstration effect. Therefore, it is more desirable that the audio output or the light emission to be the reference of the adjustment be configured in this period.

In addition, it is preferable that the maximum volume of the sound that can be output triggered by the switching of the effect mode by the output unit is larger than the volume of the other sound that is output with the other conditions as a trigger during the demonstration effect execution period.
This is because the demonstration effect is, in principle, frequently performed when the gaming machine 10 is not in operation, and generally performed at a relatively small volume from the viewpoint of power saving etc. . On the other hand, the sound that can be output triggered by the switching of the effect mode according to the present embodiment is to be a reference when the player performs the sound volume adjustment, and at least the sound volume of the general demonstration effect. This is because the player can not properly adjust the volume if it is not executed.

In addition, it is preferable that the audio output triggered by the switching of the effect mode by the output means includes an audio output in a specific effect performed in the execution period of the symbol variation game, and the volume of the audio and the identification It is even better if the volume of the sound output in the stage effect is equal.
If the volume can be adjusted by the voice output during the actual game (during symbol fluctuation game execution period), the volume adjustment can be performed in a situation close to the feeling during the game, and the improvement of the sound volume adjustment is improved Because it can be expected.

<About the processing procedure of various processing>
Next, processing procedures of the various types of processing described above will be described using FIG. 12 or FIG. In addition, since each component illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 11 described above may be touched and described, these drawings should also be referred to as appropriate.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure of the start opening ball entry process.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the symbol variation start process.
Note that the processing procedures illustrated in these flowcharts do not limit the processing procedure of the present invention and the execution timing thereof. For this reason, when carrying out the processing relating to the present invention, the plurality of processing procedures can be changed without causing any problem in content, and some or all of the execution timings of the plurality of processing overlap each other. It is also good.
Further, each processing illustrated in FIG. 12 or FIG. 13 is a main processing necessary for the description of the present invention, and does not show all the processing executed by the gaming machine 10.

First, the process when starting and entering balls will be described. Here, the “starting opening entering ball processing” is a series of processing executed after the gaming ball enters the first starting opening 57 or the second starting opening 59.
Until the ball entering the first start port 57 or the second start port 59 is detected by the count switch SW1 or the count switch SW2 (NO in step S102), the processing in step S104 and subsequent steps is not performed and the process waits.
In addition, even if the ball entering the first starting opening 57 or the second starting opening 59 is detected (YES in step S102), if the number of reservations by the special view holding control unit 111 has reached the upper limit (in step S104 YES), the process after step S106 is not performed and the process waits.

  When the ball entering the first starting opening 57 or the second starting opening 59 is detected (YES in step S102), and the number of reservations by the special view holding control unit 111 has not reached the upper limit (NO in step S104) The number of reservations by the special view reservation control unit 111 is added (step S106). Further, the random number M1 or the random number M2 is acquired by the special view holding control unit 111, and is held in a dedicated storage area (step S108).

When the prior determination unit 112 performs the prior determination (YES in step S110), the prior determination unit 112 determines whether the random number M1 or the random number M2 stored on hold in step S108 is determined to be won by the success or failure determination unit 121. It determines (step S112).
When the prior determination unit 112 does not perform the prior determination (NO in step S110), the process proceeds to step S114 without performing the process in step S112.

  A command including the series of processing results from step S102 to step S112 as control information is output from the information transmission unit 190 to the sub control board 200 (step S114), and the processing at the time of starting opening entrance ball ends.

Subsequently, the processing procedure of the symbol variation start process will be described. Here, the “symbol variation start process” is a series of processes performed when starting a symbol variation game relating to a special symbol.
First, the special view game control unit 120 determines whether or not a change start condition is satisfied (step S202). Here, the "variation start condition" means (i) that the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol is not executed at the time of determination in step S202, and (ii) the big hit game is not executed at the time of determination in step S202. (Iii) One or more pending storages exist at the time of determination in step S202.
When the determination in step S202 is negative (NO in step S202), the processing in step S204 and subsequent steps is not performed, and the symbol variation start process ends.

When the determination in step S202 is affirmed (YES in step S202), the success or failure determination unit 121 reads the random number M1 or the random number M2 suspended by the special view suspension control unit 111 (step S204).
In step S204, the success or failure determination unit 121 may read the random number M1 or the random number M2 in the order of being suspended and stored in the special-image suspension control unit 111, or may prioritize one of them for the other.

Each determination process is executed when the random number is read out in step S204 (step S206).
Here, the process included in step S206 specifically includes at least the determination on the above-mentioned acceptance or rejection by the acceptance / rejection determination unit 121 and the selection of the special symbol by the special view selection unit 122. In addition, (i) whether or not the variation state is given, (ii) whether or not to stop the effect pattern at reach eyes, (iii) whether or not to perform a specific effect, etc., are the processing of step S206. May be included in the processing of

Then, the special view holding control unit 111 specifies the number of the random number M1 or the random number M2 held at that time (step S208). As a result, the number of remaining random numbers excluding the random number read out in the symbol variation game executed in the present processing procedure is specified as the number of reservations.
The variation pattern determination unit 124 determines a variation pattern using the processing result of step S206 and the number of reservations identified in step S208 (step S210).

  A command including the series of processing results from step S202 to step S210 as control information is output from the information transmission unit 190 to the sub control board 200 (step S212), and the symbol variation start process ends. In the command, various information for enabling the sub control board 200 to determine the presence or absence of execution of a symbol variation game, the gaming state, etc., for example, information indicating a variation pattern, the number of reservations, presence or absence of probability variation, variation status It includes the presence or absence of

<About Display on Main Liquid Crystal Device 81 Related to Adjustment of Volume / Light Amount or Switching of Effect Mode>
Subsequently, the display of the main liquid crystal device 81 related to the adjustment of the volume / light amount or the switching of the effect mode will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 19. In addition, since each component illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 11 described above may be touched and described, these drawings should also be referred to as appropriate.
FIGS. 14 and 15 are diagrams showing a state in which the adjustment display is displayed in the display area of the main liquid crystal device 81. FIG. The broken line area shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 is illustrated for convenience as one element including each display included in the broken line area, and is actually a main liquid crystal device It does not appear on 81.
16 to 18 are diagrams showing a state in which the switching display (mode selection screen) is displayed in the display area of the main liquid crystal device 81. FIG.
FIG. 19 is a view showing a state in which the adjustment display and the switch display (mode selection screen) are superimposed on the display area of the main liquid crystal device 81.
In addition, the display mode shown to FIGS. 14-19 is only one specific example of implementation of this invention, and can be suitably changed in the range which does not inhibit the objective of this invention. In addition, display conditions and elimination conditions (conditions for making non-display) of adjustment display and switching display described below are also one specific example, and can be appropriately changed within a range that does not hinder the object of the present invention.

Here, the adjustment display is a display for guiding the player about the operation of adjustment relating to at least one of the volume of the sound output and the light amount of the light emission performed during the execution of the effect. In the present embodiment, for example, the display of the main liquid crystal device 81 shown in FIG. 15 is one specific example of the adjustment display.
Here, the switching display is a display for guiding the player an operation for switching from one rendering mode to another rendering mode. In the present embodiment, for example, the display of the main liquid crystal device 81 shown in FIG. 16 is one specific example of the switching display.

FIG. 14 illustrates an adjustment display displayed in a general purpose manner. As described above, on the premise that the gaming machine 10 is operating normally, the output adjustment unit 220 in the present embodiment is capable of adjusting the volume and the light amount regardless of the playing state and effect mode being executed. It is configured.
More specifically, cursor buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d are used unless the cursor buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d used for the operation relating to the adjustment by the output adjustment unit 220 are used in other applications. When pressing is received, the effect control unit 210 causes the main liquid crystal device 81 to display the adjustment display shown in FIG.
Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, even if the sub liquid crystal device 82 moves to the front of the main liquid crystal device 81 and the display area of the main liquid crystal device 81 is in a state in which it is difficult for the player to visually recognize the , 38b, 38c, 38d, the effect control unit 210 causes the main liquid crystal device 81 to display the adjustment display.

When the adjustment display is displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81, the adjustment display is displayed until a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) elapses, and in principle disappears (does not display) after the predetermined time elapses. It has become.
The disappearance condition of the adjustment display described here is one specific example, and the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the effect control unit 210 starts from the display area of the main liquid crystal device 81 when the operation receiving means (for example, the push button 37) other than the cursor buttons 38a, 38b, 38c and 38d receives the operation of the player. You may make the adjustment display disappear.

The adjustment display shown in FIG. 14 includes a volume adjustment display 83 and a light amount adjustment display 84.
The volume adjustment display 83 is a display for guiding the operation of adjustment related to the volume to the player, and includes a guidance display 831, a button display 832, a voice icon 833, and a volume gauge 834.
The light amount adjustment display 84 is a display for guiding the operation of adjustment related to the light amount to the player, and includes a guidance display 841, a button display 842, a light emission icon 843 and a light amount gauge 844.

The guidance display 831 indicates to the player by character information that the adjustment operation related to the volume is by the left and right of the cursor button (the cursor button 38c and the cursor button 38d). In addition, according to the example shown in FIG. 14, the guidance display 831 displays “The volume can be adjusted with the left and right buttons”.
The button display 832 is a display imitating the cursor buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, and 38d, and has a color scheme in which portions representing the cursor button 38c and the cursor button 38d used for the operation are emphasized.
The voice icon 833 intuitively suggests to the player that the display around the voice icon 833 relates to volume adjustment, and is an icon that reminds the player of the voice output of the speaker.
The volume gauge 834 is a display that quantitatively indicates the volume at that time to the player. In the example shown in FIG. 14, the volume gauge 834 indicates that the current volume is three steps when the maximum volume is six steps.
The configuration in which the volume gauge 834 drops by one stage when the left cursor button 38c is pressed once, and the volume gauge 834 rises by one level when the right cursor button 38d is pressed once. It has become.

The guidance display 841 indicates to the player by character information that the adjustment operation related to the light amount is performed by the up and down of the cursor button (the cursor button 38a and the cursor button 38b). In addition, according to the example shown in FIG. 14, the guidance display 841 displays “The light amount can be adjusted with the up and down buttons”.
The button display 842 is a display imitating the cursor buttons 38a, 38b, 38c and 38d, and has a color scheme in which portions representing the cursor button 38a and the cursor button 38b used for the operation are emphasized.
The light emission icon 843 intuitively suggests to the player that the display around the light emission icon 843 relates to the light amount adjustment, and is an icon that associates the light emission of the lamp with the player.
The light amount gauge 844 is a display that quantitatively shows the amount of light at that time to the player. If it demonstrates based on the example shown in FIG. 14, the light quantity gauge 844 has shown that the present light quantity is two steps, when the maximum light quantity is made into six steps.
If the depression of the lower cursor button 38b is accepted once, the step of the light amount gauge 844 is decreased by one, and if the depression of the upper cursor button 38a is accepted once, the step of the light amount gauge 844 is increased by one It is configured.

FIG. 15 illustrates the adjustment display that may be displayed during the demonstration effect execution period. As described above, when the depression of the push button 37 is received during the demonstration effect execution period, the effect control unit 210 in the present embodiment causes the main liquid crystal device 81 to display the switching display (mode selection screen). ing.
Further, in order to guide the above-described configuration to the player, the push button display 85 is displayed on a part of the display area of the main liquid crystal device 81 during the demonstration effect execution period. Here, the push button display 85 is a display indicating to the player that the display condition of the mode selection screen is pressing of the push button 37.

The adjustment display shown in FIG. 15 includes a volume adjustment display 83, a light amount adjustment display 84, and a push button display 85.
The display modes relating to the volume adjustment display 83 and the light amount adjustment display 84 and the contents thereof are the same as those in FIG. 14, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.
The push button display 85 includes a guidance display 851 and a button display 852.

The guidance display 851 indicates to the player by means of character information that the display condition of the mode selection screen is depression of the push button 37. In addition, according to the example shown in FIG. 15, the guidance display 851 displays “The mode selection screen is displayed by pressing the PUSH button”.
The button display 852 is a display imitating the push button 37.
When pressing of the push button 37 is accepted once in the display period of the push button display 85, the display screen of the main liquid crystal device 81 is switched to the mode selection screen according to the effect mode staying at the time of pressing.

FIG. 16 illustrates a mode selection screen related to the effect mode called “Sishi Taro mode”. In addition, during stay of "Sishi Taro mode", the frequency of occurrence of the notice effect related to the character called "Sishi Taro" becomes high.
The mode selection screen includes a character display CH1, a mode display IN1, a guidance display 861, and a button display 862.
The character display CH1 shows the player the character "Sashi Taro" whose motif is a lion.
The mode display IN1 indicates to the player by the character information that the effect mode associated with the mode selection screen is the "Sashi Taro mode".
The guidance display 861 indicates to the player by text information that the condition for switching the effect mode is the pressing of the push button 37. According to the example shown in FIG. 16, the guidance display 861 displays “To next character with PUSH button”.
The button display 862 is a display imitating the push button 37.
Note that, when depression of push button 37 is accepted once in the display period of the mode selection screen shown in FIG. 16, the display screen of main liquid crystal device 81 is switched to the mode selection screen (see FIG. 17) related to "Joujiro mode". .

FIG. 17 illustrates a mode selection screen related to the effect mode called “JoJojiro mode”. In addition, while staying in the “JoJoJo mode”, the frequency of occurrence of the notice effect related to the character called “JoJojiro” becomes high.
The mode selection screen includes a character display CH2, a mode display IN2, a guidance display 861, and a button display 862.
The character display CH2 shows the player the character "Jojiro" whose motif is elephant.
The mode display IN2 indicates to the player by means of character information that the effect mode associated with the mode selection screen is the "Joujiro mode".
The guidance display 861 and the button display 862 are the same as the contents described with reference to FIG. 16, and thus the description thereof is omitted.
Note that, when depression of push button 37 is accepted once in the display period of the mode selection screen shown in FIG. 17, the display screen of main liquid crystal device 81 is switched to the mode selection screen (see FIG. 18) related to "Sima Saburo mode". .

FIG. 18 illustrates a mode selection screen related to the effect mode called “Sima Saburo mode”. In addition, during stay of "Sima Saburo mode", the frequency of occurrence of notice effects related to the character called "Sima Saburo" becomes high.
The mode selection screen includes a character display CH3, a mode display IN3, a guidance display 861, and a button display 862.
The character display CH3 shows the player the character "Sima Saburo" which has a zebra motif.
The mode display IN3 indicates to the player by character information that the effect mode associated with the mode selection screen is the "Sima Saburo mode".
The guidance display 861 and the button display 862 are the same as the contents described with reference to FIG. 16, and thus the description thereof is omitted.
Note that when the push of the push button 37 is accepted once in the display period of the mode selection screen shown in FIG. 18, the display screen of the main liquid crystal device 81 is switched to the mode selection screen (see FIG. 16) according to the "Sashi Taro mode". .

The mode selection screen described with reference to FIGS. 16 to 18 disappears from the main liquid crystal device 81 when a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds) elapses after the mode selection screen is displayed. ). In other words, the mode screen is not displayed in response to the passage of a predetermined time from the pressing of the push button 37 that has triggered the display of the mode selection screen.
At this time, on the assumption that the effect mode associated with the mode selection screen displayed last is selected, the effect switching unit 230 switches the effect mode which has been staying so far to the selected effect mode. In addition, when the rendering mode which has stayed until then and the selected rendering mode are the same, the rendering switching unit 230 maintains the rendering mode without switching.

Note that, as shown in FIGS. 16 to 18, in principle, the mode selection screen does not include a display prompting the user to press the cursor button 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d, but it is assumed that the cursor button 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d. When the pressing of the key is received, the adjustment by the output adjustment unit 220 is performed, and the adjustment display is displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81.
In other words, when the adjustment indication is not displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81, the adjustment indication is the main liquid crystal device triggered by the operation of the player guided by the adjustment indication being accepted by the cursor buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d. Displayed at 81.

For example, FIG. 19 shows a state in which the adjustment display is displayed while the mode selection screen related to the “Sishi Taro mode” is displayed.
As shown in FIG. 19, when the mode selection screen (switching display) and the adjustment display are both displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81, the displays overlap with each other to become a complicated display, or some information is played Become unrecognizable. In other words, in the state shown in FIG. 19, at least a part of the switching display is not visible by superimposing the adjustment display on at least a part of the switching display.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 19, the light amount adjustment display 84 (guidance display 841, button display 842, light emission icon 843, light amount gauge 844) and the like are superimposed and displayed on the character display CH 1. Is hampered by the display of the character display CH1 is difficult to see. In other words, the switching display displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81 includes a character related to the effect mode corresponding to the switching display, and both the adjustment display and the switching display are displayed on the effect display means. If so, by superimposing the adjustment indication on the character, at least a part of the character becomes invisible.

In the state shown in FIG. 19, when pressing of the push button 37 is accepted, the pressing condition is the switching condition to the next mode selection screen, so the main liquid crystal device 81 has a mode selection screen according to “JoJojiro mode”. At the same time, since the pressing is a condition for canceling the adjustment display, the adjustment display disappears from the main liquid crystal device 81 regardless of the display time of the adjustment display.
In other words, when both the adjustment display and the switching display are displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81, the adjustment display is not displayed when the operation of the player guided by the switching display is accepted by the push button 37. .
The fact that the push button 37 is pressed in this situation is considered to be that the player's intention is to select and switch the effect mode. On the other hand, the adjustment display is displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81 so as to be superimposed on the mode selection screen, and the adjustment display interferes with the player's operation. Therefore, the effect control unit 210 hides the adjustment display.
As a result, a screen similar to the state shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81.

Further, in the state shown in FIG. 19, when pressing of the cursor button 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d is accepted, the pressing becomes the adjustment condition of the volume or the light amount, so the stage indicated by the volume gauge 834 or the light volume gauge 844 is fluctuate. On the other hand, since the pressing does not become the disappearance condition of the mode selection screen, the display of the mode selection screen in the main liquid crystal device 81 is maintained.
In other words, when both the adjustment display and the switching display are displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81, the switching display is maintained even if the operation of the player guided by the adjustment display is accepted by the cursor buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d. Be done.
The fact that the cursor buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d are pressed in this situation is considered to be that the player's intention is to adjust the volume or the light amount. Further, as shown in FIG. 19, the display related to the adjustment display is displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81 without being particularly disturbed, and does not hinder the operation of the player. Therefore, the effect control unit 210 maintains the switching display.

As described above, when the adjustment display and the switching display are both displayed on the main liquid crystal device 81 and the operation according to one of the guides is accepted, the relationship between the layers on which the adjustment display and the switching display are displayed It can be said that the other display / non-display is decided based on the other.
That is, under the above situation, when the operation of the player guided by the upper layer is received among the adjustment display and the switching display, both displays are maintained, and the lower layer of the adjustment display and the switching display is used. When the operation of the player who has been guided is accepted, it can be said that the display of the upper layer is not displayed.
Here, a layer is a hierarchy of images superimposed in the case of realizing display as if it is one image by superimposing a plurality of images as a computer graphics method.

  In this way, the convenience regarding the operation relating to the adjustment relating to the volume or the light amount, or the operation relating to the selection and switching of the effect mode, in order to take the intention of the player from the received operation of the player Can be improved.

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Although the present invention has been described above in the context of the embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 19, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, as long as the object of the present invention is achieved. And various modifications, improvements, etc.

In the above embodiment, when both the adjustment display and the switching display are displayed on the effect display means, the adjustment display is not displayed when the operation of the player guided by the switching display is received, but the guidance is displayed by the switching display. Although the embodiment has been described in which the adjustment display is maintained even when the operation of the player who made the request is received, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, when both the adjustment display and the switching display are displayed on the effect display means, the adjustment display becomes non-display when the operation of the player guided by the switching display is accepted, and the player's The present invention may be implemented according to an aspect in which the adjustment display is not displayed when the operation is accepted.
Alternatively, when both the adjustment display and the switching display are displayed on the effect display means, the adjustment display is maintained even if the operation of the player guided by the switching display is accepted, but the player guided by the switching display The present invention may be implemented according to an aspect in which the adjustment display is not displayed when the operation of is received.

  Although the above embodiments have been described on the premise of the configuration illustrated in each drawing, each component of the present invention may be formed so as to realize its function. Therefore, each component of the gaming machine of the present invention does not have to be an independent entity, but a plurality of components are formed as a single member, and a single component is formed of a plurality of members. , That one component is part of another component, that part of one component overlaps with part of another component, etc.

  Several flowcharts were used in the description of the above embodiment. Although these flowcharts include a plurality of steps described in order, the order of the description does not limit the order and timing of executing the plurality of steps to one aspect illustrated. For this reason, when carrying out the present invention, the order of the plurality of steps can be changed without causing any problem in content, and even if some or all of the execution timings of the plurality of steps overlap each other Good.

The present embodiment includes the following technical ideas.
(1) A game in which at least one of an effect control means for executing an effect, an operation accepting means for accepting an operation of a player, and a volume of an audio output performed as an effect or a light intensity is received by the operation accepting means An effect that switches between an output adjustment unit that increases or decreases based on the operation of the player and an effect mode related to at least a part of the effect that can be executed by the effect control unit based on the operation of the player accepted by the operation accepting unit A switching means, and an output means for performing at least one of an audio output and light emission triggered by switching of the effect mode by the effect switching means, the output means is an audio output performed as an effect by the output adjusting means When the volume or the light amount of light emission is increased, the effect mode or the light amount is increased. When the sound output or light emission is triggered by the switching of the sound volume, and the volume of the sound output performed as the effect by the output adjusting means or the light amount of the light emission decreases, the reduction of the volume mode or the light amount triggers the switching of the effect mode. A game machine that performs sound output or light emission.
(2) A symbol display control means for executing a symbol variation game in which the presence or absence of a special game advantageous to the player is notified by the symbol stopped after the symbol variation is decided and the symbol variation game is not executed The effect switching means is configured to be able to switch the effect mode in a period in which the demonstration screen is displayed on the effect display means. The gaming machine according to (1), wherein the output unit performs voice output or light emission triggered by switching of the effect mode in the period.
(3) The sound outputted by the output means triggered by the switching of the effect mode includes the sound outputted in a specific effect performed in the execution period of the symbol variation game (subordinate to 2 The gaming machine according to (1) or (2).
(4) The gaming machine according to (3), wherein the volume of the sound to be output triggered by the switching of the effect mode by the output means is equal to the volume of the sound to be output in the specific effect.
(A) The maximum volume of the sound that can be output triggered by the switching of the effect mode by the output means is output when triggered by another condition during the period when the demonstration screen is displayed on the effect display means The gaming machine according to (2), which is larger than the volume of voice.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 game machine 15 outer frame 20 front frame 21 hinge mechanism 22 movable decorative body 23 cylinder lock 25 transparent member 27 upper ball receptacle 29 lower ball receptacle 31 launch handle 32 upper frame part 33 speakers 34, 36 left and right side frame parts 35 lighting device 37 Push button 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d Cursor button 38e Ball lending button 38f Return button 39 Ball removing mechanism 50 Game board 50a Game area 51 Outer rail 52 Wind turbine 53 Inner rail 55, 56 Large winning opening 57 First starting opening 59 Second Starting opening 61 (61a, 61b) Ordinary motor combination 63 Gate 65, 66 Special electric combination 67 (67a, 67b, 67c) Regular winning opening 69 Outlet 70 Partition member 71 First passage 72 Second passage 73 Third Flow path 74 Fourth flow path 75 Distribution member 76 First area 77 Second area 81 Main liquid crystal device 82 Sub liquid crystal device 3 Volume Adjustment Indication 831 Indication Indication 832 Button Indication 833 Audio Icon 834 Volume Gauge 84 Light Indication Indication 841 Indication Indication 842 Button Indication 842 Light Indication 844 Light Indication Gauge 85 Push Button Indication 851 Indication Indication 852 Indication Indication 862 Indication Indication 862 Button Indication 90 Design Display 91 First special symbol display 92 Second special symbol display 93 Normal symbol display 100 Main control board 101 CPU
102 RAM
103 ROM
110 start slot entering processing unit 111 special view reserve control unit 112 prior determination unit 120 special view game control unit 121 to-be-qualified determination unit 122 special view selection unit 123 reach lottery unit 124 variation pattern determination unit 130 generalization game control unit 131 Figure reserve control section 132 common drawing lottery section 133 Normal electric utility control section 140 game state control section 141 big hit control section 142 special electric commodity control section 143 probability change control section 144 deformation control section 150 symbol display control section 151 1st special symbol display Control unit 152 Second special symbol display control unit 153 Normal symbol display control unit 190 Information transmission unit 200 Sub control board 201 CPU
202 RAM
203 ROM
210 Effect control unit 220 Output adjustment unit 230 Effect switching units CH1, CH2, CH3 Character display IN1, IN2, IN3 Mode display SOL1, SOL2, SOL4 Solenoid coil SW1, SW2, SW4, SW51, SW52, SW52, SW53, SW7, SW8, SW9 Count switch X 1st flow path Y 2nd flow path

Claims (3)

An effect control means for executing an effect;
Operation accepting means for accepting an operation of the player;
Output adjusting means for increasing or decreasing at least one of the volume of sound output and the amount of light emitted as an effect based on the operation of the player accepted by the operation accepting means;
An effect switching means for switching an effect mode relating to at least a part of effects that can be executed by the effect control means based on the operation of the player accepted by the operation accepting means;
An output unit that performs at least one of audio output and light emission triggered by switching of the effect mode by the effect switching unit;
Effect display means configured to be capable of displaying an adjustment display for guiding the player's operation according to the adjustment by the output adjusting means and a switching display for guiding the player's operation according to the switching by the effect switching means;
Equipped with
The output means is
When the volume of the sound output or the amount of light emission of the sound output performed as the effect by the output adjusting unit is increased, the sound output or the light emission is triggered by the switching of the effect mode by the increased volume or light amount.
If the light amount of the volume or emission of audio output to be performed as directed by the output adjusting means is reduced, have rows audio output or light emission triggered by the switching of the presentation mode by reduced volume or quantity,
When both the adjustment display and the switching display are displayed on the effect display means, at least a part of one of the display on the upper layer among the adjustment display and the switching display is displayed on the lower layer. And when the operation of the player guided by the one display is received, the state in which both the one display and the other display are displayed is maintained. A gaming machine that hides one display when the player's operation guided by the other display is accepted . The symbol display control means is provided to execute a symbol variation game in which the presence or absence of a special game advantageous to the player is notified by the symbol which has been decided and stopped after changing the symbol ,
The effect display means displays a demo screen in a part of a period in which the symbol variation game is not executed ,
The effect switching means is configured to be able to switch the effect mode during a demonstration period in which the demonstration screen is displayed on the effect display means,
The game according to claim 1 , wherein the maximum sound volume of the sound that can be output triggered by the switching of the effect mode in the demonstration period is higher than the sound volume of the other sound emitted triggered by another condition in the demonstration period. Machine. The voice output triggered by the switching of the effect mode in the demonstration period includes the voice output in a specific effect performed in the execution period of the symbol variation game ,
The sound volume of the sound output with the switch of the said production mode in the said demonstration period as a trigger and the sound volume of the sound output with a trigger of execution of the said specific effect in the said symbol variation game are equal . Gaming machine.

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