JP6528832B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Some gaming machines, such as pachinko gaming machines, are set such that a bonus is given to a player when a specific condition is satisfied based on the firing of a gaming ball. Specifically, triggered by the game ball entering the ball entry portion provided in the game area, the winning lottery whether or not to transition to the special game state such as the game state hit from the normal gaming state line There is something to be done. When the lottery is won (that is, when the above-mentioned specific condition is satisfied), for example, opening and closing of the variable ball entry device provided in the game area is executed, according to the number of ball entry into the variable ball entry device A payout of gaming balls is executed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Some of the gaming machines of this type have a high probability gaming state in which the probability of becoming a hit gaming state as described above in the subsequent lottery, for example, is set higher than usual as the special gaming state. It is suppressed that the game progress becomes monotonous by providing the state where the winning probability is low and the state where the winning probability is high.

JP 2001-062098 A

Here, with regard to the gaming machine of the type described above , there is still room for improvement in the configuration in order to suppress the monotonization of the game and improve the degree of attention to the game.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances and the like, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of favorably increasing the degree of attention to games.

The present invention
A ball entry unit provided in the game area and capable of entering game balls,
Information acquisition means for acquiring special information based on the game ball having entered the ball entry section;
Acquisition information storage means for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means as a plurality of numbers with a predetermined number defined in advance as an upper limit;
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquisition information storage means corresponds to the addition information, and when a plurality of special information are stored in the acquisition information storage means, the plurality of special information are stored. An assignment determination unit that sequentially performs the assignment determination on special information;
Privilege awarding means for awarding a player a privilege based on the result of the awarding determination by the awarding determining means being the result of the assignment corresponding result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the awarding information;
Symbol display means in which symbols are variably displayed;
Prior to the application determination being performed by the application determination means or based on the application determination being performed by the application determination means, variable display of symbols in the symbol display means is started, and the application determination means The symbol display corresponding to the result of the assignment determination is one time of the game round, and the symbol is displayed for each game round according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. A gaming machine including game play control means for controlling the symbol display means,
Switching means for switching the game ball to a non-accepting state in which it is more difficult to enter the game ball than in the receiving state where the game ball can enter the ball, and the receiving state where the game ball can enter the ball;
Switching control means for controlling the switching means;
As the switching control mode, the switching control means is set to a second switching mode in which the switching mode to the acceptance state is more advantageous to the player than the first switching mode and the first switching mode.
Effect display means having a display unit provided separately from the symbol display means and performing effect display on the display unit;
And display control means for controlling the effect display means such that a specific effect display is executed over a plurality of game times in the display section when the switching control mode is the second switching mode. Equipped with
The effect display mode for performing the specific effect display by the display control means is
A first effect display mode in which the specific effect Display is performed over a first predetermined number of game times of a plurality of numbers,
Becomes a second effect display mode in which the first second predetermined number of game times the specific effect Display over a number larger than a predetermined number is executed,
The switching control means is configured to switch from the second switching mode to the first switching mode based on the number of game times executed after transitioning to the second switching mode reaching a specific number. ,
A first specified number and a second specified number larger than the first specified number are set to the specified number,
When the specific number in the second switching mode is the first specific number under the control of the display control means, the first effect display mode is set, and the specific number in the second switching mode is the second specific number Is configured to be in the second effect display mode ,
In the first effect display mode and the second effect display mode, the specific effect display is executed in a predetermined area of the display unit .

  According to the present invention, attention to a game can be favorably enhanced.

It is a perspective view showing a pachinko machine in a 1st embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. (A) Front view which shows the structure of a game board, (b) It is the fragmentary sectional view of a game board. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is an explanatory view for explaining display contents on a display screen of a symbol display device. It is an explanatory view for explaining a symbol displayed on a display screen of a symbol display device. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of the various counters used for the etc. lottery. It is an explanatory view for explaining a success or failure table. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the open pattern of a big winning a prize opening, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the support pattern by motorized prizes. It is an explanatory view for explaining a distribution table. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process performed by MPU of a main control apparatus. It is a flow chart which shows winning a prize processing for operation ball entering department. It is a flowchart which shows information acquisition processing. It is a flowchart which shows normal processing. It is a flow chart which shows game times control processing. It is a flow chart which shows change start processing. It is a flow chart which shows setting processing of change display time. It is a flow chart which shows game state transition processing. It is a flowchart which shows opening command setting processing. It is a flow chart which shows big winning a prize opening and closing processing. It is a flowchart which shows the transfer processing at the time of completion | finish of open / close execution mode. It is a flowchart which shows the confirmation process of pending | holding information. It is a flowchart which shows the setting process of a pending | holding command. (A) A flowchart showing a display change process in a special gaming state executed by the MPU of the display control device, (b) a schematic view showing a change aspect of a display area in a display screen. It is a flowchart which shows the special fluctuation | variation mode determination process performed by MPU of a notification and presentation control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the display control processing in the special game state performed by MPU of a display control apparatus. It is a schematic diagram showing a special display effect performed on a display screen. (A) A flowchart showing setting processing in the special game state executed by the MPU of the main control device, a schematic view showing a variable display time determination table, and (c) a schematic view showing a relationship between game times and special display effects It is. It is a block diagram schematically showing the flow of the game. It is a flow chart which shows special time setting preparation processing in a 2nd embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the setting process corresponding to a special gaming state. It is a flow chart which shows special variation mode determination processing. It is a flow chart which shows special production mode finalization processing. It is a flow chart which shows display control processing in a special game state. FIG. 16 is a timing chart illustrating the relationship between the acquisition timing of hold information under the special game state and the timing at which a game cycle (hold information) to be subject to special variation display is determined. It is the schematic which shows the display mode of the display screen in 3rd Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the symbol row displayed on a display screen. It is a timing chart which shows the situation of the special change display corresponding to a hit result. It is a timing chart which shows a situation of a special change display corresponding to a deviation result.

First Embodiment
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as "pachinko machine"), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine 10 viewed from the front side, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an expanded manner. In addition, in FIG. 2, the structure in the game area PE of the pachinko machine 10 is abbreviate | omitted for convenience.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 has an outer frame 11 forming an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and a gaming machine main unit 12 attached to the outer frame 11.

  The outer frame 11 is configured by connecting plate members to four sides, and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an essential component, and the outer frame 11 may be provided on an island facility of the game arcade.

  The gaming machine main part 12 is supported by the outer frame 11 in an openable / closable manner. Specifically, the upper support bracket 17 is fixed to the connection portion between the upper frame portion and the left frame portion in the outer frame 11, and the lower connection portion between the lower frame portion and the left frame portion in the outer frame 11 is further fixed. A side support fitting 18 is provided. The upper support bracket 17 and the lower support bracket 18 constitute a support mechanism, and the support mechanism rotates the left side of the gaming machine main part 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 in the front view of the pachinko machine 10 on the base end side. The right side is the front end side of the rotation, and can be rotated forward of the pachinko machine 10 (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine main part 12 includes an inner frame 13 as a base body, a front door frame 14 disposed in front of the inner frame 13, and a back pack disposed behind the inner frame 13. And a unit 15. The inner frame 13 of the gaming machine main part 12 is rotatably supported relative to the outer frame 11. In detail, the inner frame 13 is pivotable forward with the left side as the pivoting base end and the right side as the pivoting tip side in front view.

  A front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13 and can be pivoted forward with the left side as a pivoting base end and the right side as a pivoting tip side in a front view. In addition, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13 and can be rotated backward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation tip end side in a front view ( See Figure 3).

<Front door frame 14>
Next, the front door frame 14 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the front door frame 14 is mainly composed of a synthetic resin frame body 20 whose outer shape has substantially the same shape as the outer frame 11, and covers almost the entire front surface of the inner frame 13. There is. A substantially elliptical window 21 is formed in the central portion of the frame 20 so that almost the entire game area PE described later can be viewed from the front, and the window 21 is formed by the glass unit 22. It is closed from the back side of the front door frame 14.

  The glass unit 22 includes a plurality of transparent glass panels 23 and a glass holder for holding the glass panels 23. The glass holder is formed with a partition part that divides the holding area of the glass panel 23 back and forth, and the two glass panels 23 face each other in the front and back across the partition part. That is, by securing a predetermined gap between the two glass panels 23, the game area PE is doubly covered from the front side of the pachinko machine 10 by the glass panels 23, while avoiding interference between the glass panels 23. It is in the state.

  In addition, it is not necessary to unitize both the glass panels 23 using a glass holder, and it is good also as a structure which attaches each glass panel 23 with respect to the frame 20 separately. Furthermore, the number of glass panels is arbitrary, and may be one or three or more. However, from the viewpoint of improving safety and crime prevention, it is preferable to adopt a plurality of glass panels and make the respective glass panels face each other with a predetermined gap therebetween. Incidentally, it is also possible to employ a synthetic resin panel member having transparency in place of the glass panel.

  As shown in FIG. 1, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided around the glass unit 22 (specifically, the window portion 21). For example, along the periphery of the window portion 21, an annular illumination portion 26 incorporating light emitting means such as an LED is provided. In the annular electric decoration part 26, lighting and blinking are performed according to the change of the game state at the time of a big hit, a predetermined reach time, and the like. In addition, an error display lamp unit 27 which lights up at the time of a predetermined error is provided at the top of the pachinko machine 10 at the center of the annular electric decorative unit 26 and further to the left and right side thereof A ball ramp 28 is provided. In addition, a speaker unit 29 is provided at a position close to the right and left award ball lamp units 28, to which sound effects and the like according to the game state are output.

  Below the window portion 21 in the front door frame 14 (frame 20), an upper bulging portion 31 and a lower bulging portion 32 bulging toward the front side are vertically arranged in parallel. An upper plate 33 opened upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 31, and a lower plate 34 opening similarly upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 32. The upper tray 33 has a function for temporarily storing game balls paid out from the later described payout device and guiding the game balls to the game ball launch mechanism side described later while aligning them in a line. Further, the lower tray 34 has a function of storing the game balls which become surplus in the upper tray 33.

  A game ball emission handle 41 is provided on the right side of the lower side bulging portion 32 so as to protrude to the front side. By operating the game ball emission handle 41, a game ball is emitted from a game ball emission mechanism described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a passage forming unit 45 is attached to the back of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 45 is formed of a synthetic resin, and has a front door upper tray passage communicating with the upper tray 33 and a front door lower tray passage communicating with the lower tray 34. In the passage forming unit 45, a receiving portion that protrudes rearward and is opened upward is formed at the upper corner portion, and the receiving portion is divided into right and left portions by a partition wall, whereby the inlet of the front door side upper tray passage is formed. A portion and an inlet portion of the lower door passage on the front door side are defined. The gaming balls entering the front door upper tray passage are guided to the upper tray 33, and the gaming balls entering the front door lower tray passage are guided to the lower tray 34.

  Protruding shafts are provided at the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the rotation base end side of the back surface of the front door frame 14. These projection shafts constitute an assembly mechanism for the inner frame 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of metal fittings 49 extending rearward are juxtaposed in the vertical direction on the pivoting tip side of the back surface of the front door frame 14. These hooks 49 constitute a locking mechanism for the inner frame 13.

<Inner frame 13>
Next, the inner frame 13 will be described in detail based on FIGS. 2 and 3. The inner frame 13 mainly includes a resin base 50 whose outer shape is substantially rectangular like the outer frame 11. The height dimension of the resin base 50 is set slightly smaller than the height dimension of the outer frame 11. Further, the resin base 50 is disposed close to the upper frame portion of the outer frame 11, and a slight gap is formed between the lower frame portion of the outer frame 11 and the resin base 50. A curtain plate is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to close the gap. The curtain plate is disposed below the resin base 50 (specifically, the lower end thereof), and when the inner frame 13 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the resin base 50 is placed on the curtain plate .

  Support fittings 51 and 52 are attached to the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the rotation base end side of the front surface of the resin base 50. Shaft holes are formed in the support fittings 51 and 52, and the front door frame 14 is rotatably supported with respect to the inner frame 13 by inserting the protruding shafts of the front door frame 14 into these shaft holes. ing.

  At the front end of the resin base 50 on the front end side, insertion holes for inserting a hook 49 provided on the back of the front door frame 14 are provided. In the pachinko machine 10, as shown in FIG. 3, a locking device 55 for locking the inner frame 13 and the front door frame 14 is arranged to be hidden behind the inner frame 13. Therefore, the front door frame 14 is locked to the inner frame 13 such that the front door frame 14 can not be opened by being locked to the locking device 55 (specifically, the front door hook receiving member) through the insertion hole. The locking device 55 also has an inner frame wedge member 57 extending rearward of the inner frame 13. When the inner frame wedge member 57 is hooked on the wedge receiving member 19 of the outer frame 11, the gaming machine main portion 12 is locked in a closed state with respect to the outer frame 11.

  In the lower right corner of the resin base 50, a cylinder lock 58 for unlocking the locking device 55 is installed. The cylinder lock 58 is integrated with the locking device 55, and turning the key inserted in the key hole of the cylinder lock 58 to the right unlocks the front door frame 14 with respect to the inner frame 13 and inserts it into the key hole of the cylinder lock 58. The locking device 55 is configured such that the locking of the inner frame 13 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released when the key is turned to the left.

  A substantially elliptical window hole 54 is formed in the central portion of the resin base 50, and the window hole 54 is closed from the rear by the game board 60 mounted on the resin base 50. The game board 60 has a wooden plywood and a sheet material covering a front plate surface of the plywood, and the front surface is exposed to the front side of the resin base 50 through the window hole 54. On the exposed portion, that is, on the front surface of the game board 60, a game area PE where a game ball flows down is formed. The game board 60 is not limited to wooden, and may be made of synthetic resin.

  Hereinafter, based on FIG. 4, the game board 60 (in particular, various configurations arranged in the game area PE) will be described. FIG. 4 is a front view of the game board 60. As shown in FIG.

<Game board 60>
The game board 60 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in its own thickness direction (front-rear direction). At each opening, a general winning opening 61, operation ball entering units 62 and 63, a variable ball entering device 65, a through gate 66, a variable display unit 67 and the like are disposed. When the ball is entered into the general winning opening 61, the operation ball entering portion 62, 63, or the variable ball entering device 65, it is detected by the detection sensor, and a benefit such as the payout of a predetermined number of prize balls Is given to the player.

  An out port 68 is provided at the bottom of the game board 60, and game balls that have not entered the various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area PE through the out port 68. Here, entering the ball means that the game ball passes through the predetermined opening site, and the game ball is discharged from the game area PE after passing through the opening site as well as passing through the opening site Also included is an aspect in which the game area PE is not discharged later. However, in the following description, in order to distinguish clearly from the entry of the game ball to the out port 68, the entry into the general winning opening 61, the operation entry section 62, 63, the variable entry device 65, the through gate 66. Express the ball also as a winning.

  Further, on the game board 60, a large number of nails 69 are implanted to appropriately disperse and adjust the flow-down path of the game ball, and various members (features) such as a windmill are disposed. The flow paths of the game balls are differentiated by various structures such as the nail 69 and the windmill, and the above-mentioned winning of the general winning opening 61 and the like is adjusted to occur with an appropriate probability.

  The variable display unit 67 is disposed at the center of the game board 60, and around the variable display unit 67, the operation ball storage portions 62, 63 and the like are disposed. The operation ball receiving portions 62, 63 are disposed below and to the right of the variable display unit 67. Hereinafter, for convenience, the lower operating ball receiving portion is referred to as "lower operating ball receiving portion 62", and the right operating ball receiving portion is referred to as "right operating ball receiving portion 63".

  In particular, the right operation entry portion (lottery trigger entry portion) 63 is provided with a motorized jack 71 as an opening / closing ball entry assisting device (ball entry assisting means) or an opening / closing member (opening / closing means). The electric part 71 has a movable piece 71a and a solenoid type drive part 71b for driving the movable piece 71a, and by operating the movable piece 71a, an entrance part (right side) of the right operation ball entry part 63 (right side An open state (supporting state or auxiliary state) that enables or facilitates ball entry into the operation opening 63a), and a closed state (non-supporting state or non-assisted state) in which the same ball is impossible or more difficult than the open state It is possible to switch to and.

  The through gate 66 is disposed at a position (right route) to the side of the variable display unit 67 in the game area PE and on the upstream side (right above in detail) of the right operation ball entry portion 63. There is. When the winning is made in the lottery using the passage of the through gate 66 of the game ball as a trigger, the motorized jack object 71 is opened for a preset time.

  As a support mode in the motorized character 71 of the right operation ball storage unit 63, the right operation opening 63a has a unit time when compared in the situation where the firing of the game ball is continued in the same manner with respect to the game area PE. There is a low-frequency support mode (low-frequency support state or low-frequency guide state) and a high-frequency support mode (high-frequency support state or high-frequency guide state) so that the frequency of opening to the state is relatively high and low. It is set.

  A ball passage through which game balls pass is formed in the through gate 66, and the game balls having passed through the passage route reach the right operation ball receiving portion 63 through the guiding passage 64 formed by arranging the nails 69. It is a structure. In this way, by devising to increase the ball entry probability to the right operation ball entry unit 63, while playing a game while suppressing the investment (while suppressing the loss of holding balls) during the high frequency support mode described later Can.

  A ball passage through which game balls pass is also formed in the right operation ball storage unit 63, and game balls that have not won a prize in the right operation ball storage unit 63 pass the right operation ball storage unit 63 and pass through the right operation ball It will flow down to the variable ball entry device 65 disposed below the portion 63.

  The variable ball entry device (special ball entry device or special ball entry means) 65 is formed with a large winning opening 65a leading to the back side of the game board 60, and an opening and closing mechanism as an opening and closing means for opening and closing the large prize opening 65a. Is provided. The said opening-and-closing mechanism has the opening-and-closing door 65b as an opening-and-closing member for big winning opening 65a. The open / close door 65b is switched to an open state (an assist state or a reception state) in which the game ball can or can not enter the ball and a closed state (a non-assist state or a non reception state) in which the ball is impossible or difficult It is possible. In addition, the open / close door 65b is connected to a variable ball drive unit 65c (specifically, a solenoid) provided on the back side of the game board 60, and normally the open / close door 65b is maintained closed. When the player wins the shift to the open / close execution mode (open / close execution state) in the lottery, it is switched to the open state.

  Here, the open / close execution mode is a mode in which transition is made when a big hit is won. As an opening aspect of the variable ball entry device 65 in the opening / closing execution mode, for example, progress of a predetermined time (in the present embodiment, 0.06 sec or 30 sec) or a predetermined number (10 in the present embodiment) of winnings. As one round, the opening and closing of the open / close door 65b is repeated with a plurality of rounds (four rounds or eight rounds in this embodiment) as the upper limit.

  Here, supplementary description will be given of the arrangement of the operation ball entering portions 62 and 63 and the variable ball entering device 65.

  When the gaming ball is fired toward the area on the left side of the variable display unit 67, the gaming ball that has passed the side of the variable display unit 67 is below the variable display unit 67 in the gaming area PE It is guided to the area. Under the present circumstances, when the game ball which bypassed the right operation ball entry part 63 flows down to the variable ball entry device 65 and does not enter the big winning opening 65a of the variable ball entry device 65, the out ball 68 It is discharged out of the game area PE. On the other hand, the game ball which has flowed down the right route is arranged to be unreachable with respect to the lower operation ball entry unit 62.

  In the variable ball entry device 65, the game ball is guided toward the area under the variable display unit 67 in the game area PE (more specifically, the area downstream of the lower operation ball entry unit 62). A guiding portion is formed, and the gaming ball which has passed the variable ball entry device 65 flows downward toward the out port 68. That is, the lower operating ball entering portion 62 is disposed at a position where the game ball fired toward the area on the right side of the variable display unit 67 can not be reached. Therefore, in order to aim for winning in the lower operation ball entry unit 62, it is necessary to fire the game ball to the area (left route) on the left side of the variable display unit 67 in the game area PE.

  Next, the variable display unit 67 will be described. The variable display unit 67 is provided with a symbol display device 75 that variably displays symbols (variation display) using a winning on the operation ball entry portions 62, 63 as a trigger.

  The symbol display device 75 is configured as a liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal display, and the display content on the display screen 75a is controlled by a display control device described later. On the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75, symbols are displayed side by side, for example, in the upper, middle, and lower positions, and these symbols are displayed so as to be scrolled in the left-right direction. When the jackpot is won, the symbols of the predetermined combination are stopped and displayed on the previously set effective line, and the mode is shifted to the open / close execution mode (special game state or jackpot). The symbol display device 75 does not necessarily have to be a liquid crystal display device, and may be a dot matrix or 7 segment type display device.

  Further, a center frame 76 is disposed on the variable display unit 67 so as to surround the symbol display device 75. The center frame 76 is fixed to the game board 60 from the front side, and in such a fixed state, the center frame 76 and the glass unit 22 are erected from the front of the game board 60. The size of the gap between the two is smaller than the diameter of the gaming ball. Thereby, the game ball flowing down the game area PE is prevented from colliding with the symbol display device 75, and the flow-down path of the game ball flowing down the game area PE is to the right of the variable display unit 67 (specifically, the center frame 76). It is divided roughly into the above-mentioned right route which diverts from and the left route which bypasses from the left side.

  In addition, about the variable ball entering device 65 mentioned above, the right operation ball entering portion 63 and the through gate 66, the game balls flowing down the left route are arranged on the right route. Winning of the part 63 and the through gate 66 is avoided. On the other hand, the game ball flowing down the right route is prevented from winning in the lower operation opening 83a. For this reason, when the motorized prize 71 of the right operation ball entry unit 63 is in the high frequency support mode or in the opening / closing execution mode, the game is advantageously performed by firing the gaming ball to the right route. In the low frequency support mode, the game can be advanced advantageously by firing the game ball to the left route. That is, the player can advantageously advance the game by selecting the flow-down path of the game ball from the right route / left route according to the game situation.

  The operation ball entering units 62 and 63 are disposed at positions closer to the variable display unit 67. Since a big hit may occur triggered by a win on the operating ball 62, 63, the player pays attention to whether or not the winning ball 62, 63 is played, and whether a big hit is generated or not. It is considered that attention is paid to the symbol display device 75 for grasping. Providing the operation ball receiving portions 62 and 63 closer to the variable display unit 67 is a device for concentrating the portion that the player wants to focus on around the variable display unit 67.

  Below the variable ball entry device 65, a main display unit 81 is disposed. The main display unit 81 is disposed along the outer edge on the lower side of the game area PE, and protrudes forward of the pachinko machine 10 from the front of the game board 60. The front of the main display unit 81 is opposed to the glass unit 22 (specifically, the rear glass panel 23) which allows the gaming area PE to be viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, and further the rear display panel The distance between them is narrower than one game ball. Thereby, the game ball is prevented from falling in front of the front surface of the main display unit 81. The main display unit 81 is electrically connected to a main controller to be described later, and the display content of the main display unit is controlled by the main controller.

  In a portion of the main display unit 81 facing the glass unit 22, a main display portion D on which a predetermined pattern or the like is displayed is provided. The main display unit D displays the right operation input unit display unit DR for displaying the lottery result based on the winning on the lower operation input unit 62 (lower operation opening 62a), and the right operation input unit 63 (right And a right-hand operation ball display unit DR for displaying a lottery result performed on the basis of a winning on the operation port 63a).

  In the display portion DR for the right operation ball entry unit, variation display of a pattern is performed using a winning on the lower operation ball entry unit 62 as a trigger, and as a result of the stop of the fluctuation display, the winning of the lower operation ball entry portion 62 The results of the internal drawing made on the basis of When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning on the lower operation ball entering unit 62 is the winning result corresponding to the transition to the open / close execution mode, the fluctuation display is stopped at the display unit DR for the right operation ball entering unit After the predetermined pattern is displayed as the stop result, the mode is switched to the open / close execution mode.

  In the display portion DR for the right operation ball entry unit, variation display of a pattern is performed triggered by a prize winning on the right operation ball entry portion 63, and as a result of stopping the variation display, based on the prize winning on the right operation ball entry portion 63. Clearly show the results of the internal When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning on the right operation ball entry unit 63 is the winning result corresponding to the big hit or the special hit, the fluctuation display is stopped and stopped at the display unit DR for the right operation ball entry unit As a result, after a predetermined pattern is displayed, the mode is switched to the open / close execution mode according to the result.

  Here, based on the winning on any of the operation ball receiving portions 62, 63, the variable display is started on the corresponding operation ball receiving portion display portions DL, DR, and a predetermined stop result is displayed to display the above-mentioned fluctuation display. Until it is stopped is equivalent to one game time. However, one game round is not limited to the above contents, for example, a single display area is provided, and it is possible to win a prize in any of the operation entry sections 62, 63. In the configuration in which the variable display is performed in one display area, the variable display is started in the single display area, and until the variable display is stopped in the state where the predetermined stop result is displayed, I do it once.

  The main display D of the main display unit 81 is provided with a first number-of-holds display portion LS and a second number-of-holds display portion RS. The first hold number display section LS corresponds to the lower operation port 62a, and the number of times the game ball has won the lower operation port 62a is held for a maximum of four times and is held by the lighting of the first hold number display section LS. The number is to be displayed. The second hold number display unit RS corresponds to the right operation port 63a, and the number of times the game ball has won the right operation port 63a is held for a maximum of four times, and the number of holdings is increased by lighting the second hold number display unit. It is supposed to be displayed.

  Further, on the main display portion D of the main display unit 81, a through gate display portion DS for displaying a lottery result based on winning on the through gate 66 is provided. In the through gate display section DS, the winning display on the through gate 66 is used as a trigger for variation display of the pattern, and as a result of stopping the variation display, the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning on the through gate 66 is Be explicit. If the result of the internal lottery (support lottery) based on the winning on the through gate 66 is a winning result corresponding to the shift to the electronic part opening state, a predetermined stopping result is displayed on the through gate display section DS After the variable display is stopped, the electronic gear is shifted to the open state. In the open state, the motorized part 71 provided on the right operation ball entering part 63 is released in a predetermined manner.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the number of times the game ball passes through gate 66 is held up to four times at maximum, but the number of held is displayed on main display D of main display unit 81 A pending number display unit DH is provided.

  The display units DL, DR, LS, RS, DS, and DH can be viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the glass unit 22 of the front door frame 14, and the various display units DL, DR, LS, The visibility is secured by avoiding movement of the game ball in front of RS, DS and DH.

  Referring back to FIG. 2, the configuration of the inner frame 13 will be described. In the lower part of the mounting area of the game board 60 in the resin base 50, the game ball PE is directed to the game area PE based on the operation of the game ball emission handle 41. A game ball launch mechanism 110 is provided to launch the game ball. The game ball firing mechanism 110 has a solenoid 111 for launching a game ball disposed at a predetermined launch standby position, a launch rail 112 for defining the launch direction of the game ball launched by the solenoid 111, and the game at the launch standby position. A ball feeding device 113 for feeding balls and a base plate 114 on which the various components 111 to 113 are mounted are provided as main components, and the base plate 114 is fixed to the resin base 50 to fix the resin base 50. It is integrated against.

  The launch rail 112 is fixed to the base plate 114 in an inclined state so as to be inclined upward toward the game board 60 side. At a position closer to the downstream end (i.e., the lower end) of the firing rail 112, a ball stopper that holds the gaming balls supplied from the ball feeding device 113 in the above-described firing standby position is disposed. The solenoid 111 is disposed at a position further downstream than the ball stopper.

  The solenoid 111 is electrically connected to a power supply and emission control device described later. The output shaft of the solenoid 111 reciprocates in the expansion and contraction direction based on the output of the electric signal from the power supply and emission control device, whereby the game ball placed at the emission standby position is on the game board 60 side, specifically, the game It is launched toward the guide rail 100 mounted on the board 60.

  The induction rail 100 partitions the game area PE so that the outer shape of the game area PE is substantially circular. Further, the guide rail 100 is composed of an inner rail 101 and an outer rail 102 which are disposed to face each other with a gap slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, and the two rails 101 and 102 define a single guide passage 103 It is formed. The guiding passage 103 has an inlet portion opened to the tip side (obliquely lower) of the firing rail 112, and an outlet portion located at the top of the game area PE. The game ball fired based on the operation of the solenoid 111 is guided to the game area PE by moving in the order of the firing rail 112 → the induction rail 100 (inlet portion → outlet portion). By adjusting the operation amount of the game ball emission handle 41, the game ball is divided into the area on the left side of the variable display unit 67 in the game area PE and the area on the right side of the variable display unit 67 in the game area PE. It is possible.

  In addition, on the tip side of the exit part in the game board 60, specifically, near the tip of the inner rail 101, a reverse return preventing member 106 for preventing the return of the gaming ball having reached the game area PE into the same induction passage 103 is attached. It is suppressed that the game ball which has reached the game area PE ahead of time prevents the launch of the following game ball from being blocked.

  The guide rail 100 (see FIG. 4) and the launch rail 112 are disposed such that the inlet portion of the guide rail 100 and the tip end portion of the launch rail 112 face each other diagonally across the lower edge of the game board 60. That is, the two rails 100 and 112 are disposed such that the inlet portion of the guide rail 100 and the leading end portion of the firing rail 112 are displaced laterally in the vicinity of the lower end edge of the game board 60. As a result, while the two rails 100 and 112 are brought close to the lower end edge of the game board 60, a gap of a predetermined distance is formed between the entrance portion of the guide rail 100 and the firing rail 112.

  A far ball passage 46 is disposed below the gap formed in this manner. The foul ball passage 46 is integrally formed with the passage forming unit 45 of the front door frame 14. If the game ball fired from the game ball firing mechanism 110 does not reach the game area PE and moves backward in the guiding passage 103 as a far ball, those far balls enter the far ball passage 46 through the above-mentioned gap. It becomes. The foul ball passage 46 leads to the lower door passage on the front door side, and the gaming ball entering the far ball passage 46 is discharged to the lower plate 34 shown in FIG. Thus, the interference between the foul ball and the game ball to be fired next is suppressed.

  In the resin base 50, a through hole penetrating the resin base 50 in the front-rear direction is formed on the left side (specifically, the side supporting the front door frame 14) of the firing rail 112. A passage forming member is formed in this through hole 121 are arranged. The passage forming member 121 is screwed to the resin base 50, and has a main body side upper countersink and a main body lower countersink. The upstream sides of the main body side upper plate passage and the main body side lower plate passage communicate with a game ball distribution unit described later. Further, the receiving portion of the passage forming unit 45 attached to the front door frame 14 is inserted below the passage forming member 121, and the front door upper plate passage is disposed below the main body upper plate passage. A front door side upper plate passage is disposed below the main body lower plate passage.

  Below the passage forming member 121 in the resin base 50, an opening / closing member 124 for opening / closing the main body side upper plate passage and the main body side lower plate passage is attached. The opening and closing member 124 is rotatably supported in the front and rear direction by a support shaft provided at its lower end, and an urging member for urging the body side upper disc passage and the body side lower disc passage to a front position closing them. It is provided. Accordingly, when the front door frame 14 is opened relative to the inner frame 13, the opening and closing member 124 ascends as illustrated to close the main body side upper countersink and the main body lower countersink. Thereby, when the front door frame 14 is opened in a state where game balls are stored in the main body side upper plate passage or the main body side lower plate passage, it is possible to prevent such a problem that the storage balls fall off. On the other hand, when the front door frame 14 is closed, the opening / closing member 124 is pushed and opened against the biasing force by the socket provided in the passage forming unit 45 of the front door frame 14. In this state, the main body side upper plate passage and the front door side upper plate passage communicate with each other, and the main body side lower plate passage and the front door side lower plate passage communicate with each other.

  Next, the rear face configuration of the inner frame 13 (the resin base 50 and the game board 60) will be described based on FIG.

  At the rotation base end side of the back surface of the resin base 50, bearing fittings 132 are vertically juxtaposed. Bearing parts are formed on the bearing fitting 132 so as to be vertically separated from each other, and the back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached to the inner frame 13 by these bearing parts.

  A plurality of locking brackets 135 are provided on the back surface of the resin base 50, and the game board 60 is attached to the resin base 50 by the locking brackets 135 as described above. Here, the configuration of the back of the game board 60 will be described.

  A display control device is attached to the variable display unit 67 disposed at the center of the game board 60 so as to cover the variable display unit 67 from behind (not shown). Then, at the back of the display control device, a notification / rendering control device unit 142 is mounted so as to overlap the display control device. The notification and effect control device unit 142 is configured to include the notification and effect control device 610 and the mounting base 144, and the notification and effect control device 610 is mounted on the mounting base 144.

  The notification and effect control device 610 has a notification and effect control board for controlling sound and lamp display and control of the display control device according to an instruction from the main control device described later, and the notification and effect control board is a transparent resin material. And the like are accommodated in a substrate box 145 formed of, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a collecting plate 150 is provided below the variable display unit 67 on the back of the game board 60. The collecting plate 150 is provided with a game ball collecting mechanism for collecting game balls that have won in various winning openings, a detection mechanism for detecting entry of game balls into various winning openings, and the like.

  To describe the gaming ball collecting mechanism, the collecting plate 150 is provided with collecting passages respectively corresponding to various ball entry parts such as the general winning opening 61 and the like. These recovery passages descend from the ball entry portion along the back of the game board 60 and define a drop path of the game balls. Each collection passage joins near the lower end of the same game board 60, and all the game balls which passed the ball entry part such as the general winning opening 61 gather in the lower part of the game board 60 via the collection passage. It becomes. The outlet portion of each recovery passage is opened downward, and a discharge passage described later is provided on the front side thereof (specifically, below the game board 60). The game balls gathered below the game board 60 by the recovery passage are led out to the discharge passage. The out-port 68 is also in communication with the discharge passage, and game balls that have not won any of the winning openings are also led out to the discharge passage through the out-port 68.

  Describing the detection mechanism, the collective plate 150 is provided with detection sensors respectively corresponding to various ball entry portions such as the general winning opening 61 and the like. These various detection sensors are disposed at an intermediate position of each collection passage connected to the ball entry part such as the above-mentioned common winning opening 61 and the like, and the falling path of the game ball is defined in the collection passage. Detect passage. More specifically, each detection sensor detects a ball entering a ball entry opening such as the general winning opening 61 by the game ball passing through a detection area provided at an intermediate position of each collection passage. Specifically, a magnetic sensor is employed which grasps the change of the magnetic field generated when the gaming ball passes through the detection area.

  These various detection sensors are electrically connected to the main controller unit 160 (more specifically, the main controller) provided on the back side of the game board 60, and detection signals from these detection sensors are sent to the same main control device. Is configured to be output. Hereinafter, the main controller unit 160 and the configuration associated with it will be described.

  The main controller unit 160 is mounted on the game board 60 so as to cover the collective plate 150 from the rear side, and is made of a synthetic resin mount 161 and a main controller 162 mounted on the mount 161. It is configured. The main control device 162 is equipped with a main control board having a function (main control circuit) to control the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) to monitor the power, and the main control board is a transparent resin material. And the like are accommodated in a substrate box 163 formed of, for example.

  The substrate box 163 is provided with a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (front case body) and a box cover (back case body) that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are unopenably connected by a sealing unit as sealing means, whereby the substrate box 163 is sealed. A plurality of sealing portions are provided on the long side of the substrate box 163, and at least one of them is used to perform the sealing process.

  Although the sealing unit may have any configuration as long as it can unopenably connect the box base and the box cover, the box base and the box cover can be formed by inserting the locking claw into the elongated hole constituting the sealing unit. It is designed to be unsealable. The sealing process by the sealing unit prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and even if unauthorized opening is performed, such a situation can be detected early and easily, and it was opened once. It is possible to perform the sealing process again later. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting the locking claw into at least one elongated hole of the plurality of sealing portions. Then, when the substrate box 163 is opened, such as when a defect occurs in the main control substrate accommodated or when the main control substrate is inspected, the connecting portion between the sealing portion in which the locking claw is inserted and the other sealing portion is Disconnect. Thus, the box base and the box cover of the substrate box 163 are separated, and the main control substrate inside can be taken out. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking claw is inserted into the long hole of the other sealing portion. If a history indicating that the substrate box 163 has been opened is left in the substrate box 163, it is possible to easily find that unauthorized opening has been performed by looking at the substrate box 163.

  A plurality of coupling pieces are provided on one short side of the substrate box 163 so as to protrude laterally. These coupling pieces correspond one-to-one with a plurality of coupled pieces formed on the mounting base 161, and sealing processing is performed between the substrate box 163 and the mounting block 161 by the coupling pieces and the coupled pieces. It will be.

<Back pack unit 15>
Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described based on FIGS. 2 and 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the inner frame 13 is covered from behind by the back pack unit 15. The back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201, and a delivery mechanism unit 202, a discharge passage board, and a control device assembly unit 204 are attached to the back pack 201.

  The back pack 201 is molded of a synthetic resin having transparency, and as shown in FIG. 3, a base portion 211 to which the dispensing mechanism portion 202 and the like are attached, and a protective cover portion 212 which protrudes rearward of the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. And. The protective cover portion 212 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is open, and at least has a size sufficient to surround the variable display unit 67.

  The external terminal board 213 is provided in the upper right portion of the base portion 211. The external terminal board 213 is provided with various output terminals, and various signals are output to the management control device on the game hall side through these output terminals. The base portion 211 is provided with a pair of upper and lower retaining pins at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and the retaining pins are inserted into the bearing fitting 132 (more specifically, the bearing portion) provided on the inner frame 13. By doing this, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13. In addition, a fastening tool for fastening to a fastening hole provided in the inner frame 13 is provided at the rotation tip of the base section 211, and the fastening tool is fitted into the fastening hole The back pack unit 15 is fixed to the inner frame 13.

  A dispensing mechanism unit 202 is disposed on the base unit 211 so as to bypass the protective cover unit 212. The payout mechanism section 202 is provided with a tank 221 disposed at the top of the back pack 201 and opened upward, and the gaming balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 221 Ru. Below the tank 221, a tank rail that is gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected, and to the downstream side of the tank rail, a vertically extending case rail is connected. A dispensing device 222 is provided at the most downstream part of the case rail. The game balls paid out from the payout device 222 are supplied to the game ball distribution unit provided in the base portion 211 of the back pack 201 through the payout passage provided on the downstream side of the payout device 222.

  The game ball distribution unit has a function to distribute the game balls paid out from the payout device 222 to any of the upper tray 33, the lower tray 34, or a discharge passage described later, and the opening on the inner side is the main body side It communicates with the upper plate 33 through the upper plate passage and the front door side upper plate passage, and the outer opening is formed to communicate with the lower plate 34 through the main body lower plate passage and the front door side lower plate passage. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, at the lower end portion of the base portion 211, a discharge passage panel and a control device aggregation unit 204 are attached so as to sandwich the lower end portion in the front and rear direction. In the discharge passage board 203, a discharge passage opened rearward is formed on the surface facing the control device collection unit 204, and the open portion of the discharge passage is closed by the control device collection unit 204. The discharge passage is formed to discharge the game ball to the island facilities of the game hall, and the game ball led out to the discharge passage from the above-mentioned collection passage or the like passes the discharge passage to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 Exhausted.

  The control device assembly unit 204 has a horizontally long mount, and the payout control device 181 and the power / emission control device 191 are mounted on the mount. The payout control device 181 and the power supply / discharge control device 191 are disposed so as to be stacked back and forth so that the payout control device 181 is located behind the pachinko machine 10.

  In the payout control device 181, a payout control substrate for controlling the payout device 222 is accommodated in the substrate box, and a state recovery switch provided on the payout control substrate protrudes out of the substrate box. For example, when the state recovery switch is pressed at the occurrence of a dispensing error such as a ball clogging in the dispensing device 222, the ball clogging is eliminated.

  In the power supply and emission control device 191, a power supply and emission control substrate is accommodated in a substrate box, and a predetermined power supply required by various control devices and the like is generated and output by the substrate. Control of launch of the game ball accompanying the operation of the handle 41 is performed. In addition, the power / emission control device 191 is provided with a RAM erase switch. The pachinko machine 10 has a memory holding function of various data, and can maintain the state at the time of the power failure even if the power failure occurs, and can return to the state at the time of the power failure when recovering from the power failure. It has become. Therefore, for example, when the power is shut off in the normal procedure as in the case of business closing of the game hall, the state before shutting off is stored and held, but when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch, the RAM data is initialized It has become.

<Electric Configuration of Pachinko Machine 10>
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  An MPU 602 is mounted on a main control board 601 provided in the main controller 162. The MPU 602 is a ROM 603 storing various control programs to be executed by the MPU 602 and fixed value data, and a memory for temporarily storing various data etc. when the control program stored in the ROM 603 is executed. The RAM 604 is an element in which an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit, various counter circuits as a random number generator, and the like are incorporated. Note that part of the functions of the MPU 602, for example, the function of the ROM 603, the function of the RAM 604, or the like may be provided as another element.

  The MPU 602 is provided with an input port and an output port, respectively. To the input side of the MPU 602, a power failure monitoring board 605 provided in the main control device 162, a payout control device 181, various detection sensors, and the like are connected. The power and emission control device 191 is connected to the power failure monitoring substrate 605, and power is supplied to the MPU 602 through the power failure monitoring substrate 605. Further, as a part of various detection sensors, a detection sensor 151a for the general winning opening 61, a detection sensor 151b for the lower operation ball receiving portion 62, a detection sensor 151c for the right operation ball receiving portion 63, a variable ball receiving device 65 The detection sensor 151 d for the sensor and the detection sensor 151 e for the through gate 66 are connected, and the MPU 602 of the main control device 162 detects each ball according to detection information (detection signal) from the various detection sensors 151 a to 151 e. Winning determination (entrance determination) is executed. Further, the MPU 602 executes a big hit occurrence lottery based on winnings on the lower operation light entering portion 62 (lower operation opening 62a) and the right operation light entering portion 63 (right operation opening 63a), and to the through gate 66 Run a support occurrence lottery based on the winnings of.

  To the output side of the MPU 602, the power failure monitoring board 605, the payout control device 181, and the notification and effect control device 610 (specifically, the notification and effect control substrate 611) are connected. For example, a winning ball command is output to the payout control device 181 based on the result of the winning determination on the winning support ball entry unit. In this case, the command information storage area 603a of the ROM 603 is referred to when outputting the prize ball command. Then, when the winning in the general winning opening 61 is specified, a winning ball command corresponding to the payout of 10 game balls is output, and in the case of specifying the winning in the large winning opening 65 a, 15 gaming balls The prize ball command corresponding to the payout of the game is output, and the prize ball command corresponding to the payout of the three game balls is output when the winning on the lower operation opening 62a is specified, and the prize to the right operation opening 63a Is specified, a winning ball command corresponding to the payout of four game balls is output.

  A variety of commands such as a variation start command, a type command, a variation end command, an opening command, and an ending command are output to the notification and effect control device 610. In this case, when outputting these various commands, the command information storage area 603a of the ROM 603 is referred to. Details of these various commands will be described later. Each command is configured as information of a predetermined number of bytes, and includes various information as the information of the predetermined number of bytes.

  In addition, on the output side of the MPU 602, a drive unit 71b for driving the motorized accessory 71 attached to the right operation ball storage unit 63, a variable insertion drive unit 65c for driving the open / close door 65b of the variable insertion device 65, main display The number-of-retentions display section LS, RS, DH of the unit 81, the display section DL, DR, DS and the like for various ball entry sections are connected. The main control board 601 is provided with various driver circuits, and the MPU 602 executes drive control of various driving units and the like through the driver circuits.

  That is, in the open / close execution mode, drive control of the variable ball entry drive unit 65c in the variable ball entry device 65 is executed in the MPU 602 so that the big winning opening 65a is opened and closed. Further, when the open state of the motorized combination 71 of the right operation ball entry unit 63 is won (support is elected), the drive control of the drive unit 71b is executed in the MPU 602 so that the motorized combination 71 is opened and closed. Ru. In each gaming session, the MPU 602 executes display control of the display portion DR for the right operation ball portion or the display portion DR for the right operation ball portion in the main display portion D of the main display unit 81.

  Furthermore, an external terminal board 213 is connected to the output side of the MPU 602. The external terminal board 213 is provided with a jackpot signal output terminal or the like as an output terminal for outputting a signal at the time of state transition. The MPU 602 can output a jackpot signal to the management control device on the game hall side through the jackpot signal output terminal when the game result is a jackpot result. Specifically, in the normal state, the LOW level signal is output from the jackpot signal output terminal, and when the jackpot result is obtained, the HI level signal is output. The output mode of this signal may be reversed.

  The power failure monitoring board 605 relays the main control board 601 and the power supply and emission control device 191, and monitors the voltage of the DC stable 24 volts which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply and emission control device 191. The payout control device 181 performs payout control of the winning balls and the lending balls by the payout device 222 based on the winning ball command input from the main control device 162.

  The power supply and emission control device 191 is connected to, for example, a commercial power supply (external power supply) in a game arcade or the like. Then, based on the external power supplied from the commercial power supply, the main control board 601, the payout control device 181, etc. generate necessary operation power for each, and the generated operation power is supplied through a predetermined power path. Do.

  Further, the power supply and emission control device 191 is responsible for the emission control of the game ball emission mechanism 110, and the game ball emission mechanism 110 (specifically, the solenoid 111) is driven when a predetermined emission condition is satisfied. More specifically, the power supply and emission control device 191 is connected to an operation level detection sensor provided on the game ball emission handle 41 and a touch sensor. The operation level detection sensor is a sensor that detects the amount of operation (rotation amount) of the game ball emission handle 41, and based on the information from the operation level detection sensor, the emission intensity of the game ball by the game ball emission mechanism 110 ) Will be determined. The touch sensor is configured to output information when the player touches the game ball firing handle 41. In the power / fire control device 191, the player touches the game ball firing handle 41 based on this information. Is configured so that it can be grasped. It is determined that the player is touching the game ball emission handle 41 based on the information from the touch sensor, and the operation level detection sensor determines that the game ball emission handle 41 is operated. Will be permitted.

  The information from the touch sensor is transmitted to the main control device 162 and, in turn, to the notification and effect control device 610 and the display control device 620 via the power and emission control device 191.

  The informing and effect control device 610 has an informing and effect control board 611 on which the MPU 612 is mounted, and the MPU 612 stores various control programs and fixed value data in the ROM 613, and the control program stored in the ROM 613. A RAM 614 or the like, which is a memory for temporarily storing various data and the like upon execution of the program, is incorporated.

  The notification and effect control device 610 controls driving of the lamp units 26 to 28 and the speaker unit 29 provided on the front door frame 14 based on various commands input from the main control device 162, and controls the display control device 620. It is a thing. Specifically, in the notification and effect control device 610, based on various commands input from the main control device 162, the variation display mode of the symbol in the symbol display device 75 and the stop display mode of the symbol to be finally stopped (for example, the symbol The type of combination) is determined, the presence or absence of reach occurrence, the content of reach effect, etc. are determined, and the determined content is added to the command and transferred to the display control device 620.

  The display control device 620 has a display control board 621 on which an MPU 622 is mounted, and the MPU 622 has a ROM 623 storing various control programs and fixed value data, and various control programs stored in the ROM 623. A RAM 624 for temporarily storing data etc., a video display processor (VDP), a character ROM storing image data, a video RAM storing image data read out from the character ROM temporarily, etc. are incorporated. ing. The MPU 622 executes display control of the variable display unit 67 (specifically, the symbol display device 75) on the basis of a command input from the notification and effect control device 610.

  Here, the display contents of the symbol display device 75 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view for explaining display contents on the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory view for explaining a symbol displayed on the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75.

  As shown in FIG. 6, on the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75, three symbol rows Z1, Z2 and Z3 of upper, middle and lower are set. In each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3, the main symbols and the sub symbols are arranged in a predetermined order. Then, on the display screen 75a, the symbols of each of the symbol sequences Z1 to Z3 are displayed so as to scroll in a predetermined direction (specifically, right to left) with periodicity. In this case, in the upper symbol row Z1, nine types of main symbols of "1" to "9" are arranged in descending order of the numbers, and one sub-symbol is arranged between each of the main symbols. In the lower figure pattern row Z3, nine types of main symbols of "1" to "9" are arranged in ascending order of the numbers, and one sub-symbol is arranged between each main symbol. That is, the upper pattern row Z1 and the lower pattern row Z3 are formed of 18 symbols. On the other hand, in the middle symbol row Z2, nine main symbols of "1" to "9" are arranged in ascending order of numbers, and then between the main symbol of "9" and the main symbol of "1" The main symbols of "4" are additionally arranged in each, and one sub-symbol is arranged between each of these main symbols. That is, only in the middle symbol row Z2, ten main symbols are arranged and configured by 20 symbols (see FIG. 7).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the display screen 75a is configured such that three symbols are stopped and displayed for each symbol row, and as a result, a total of nine symbols of 3 × 3 are stopped and displayed. It is supposed to be In the display screen 75a, five valid lines, that is, a left line L1, a middle line L2, a right line L3, a right lower line L4, and a right upper line L5 are set. Then, the fluctuation display is stopped in the order of upper symbol row Z1 → lower symbol row Z3 → middle symbol row Z2, and a combination of predetermined symbols (for example, a combination of symbols given the same numeral) is formed on any valid line. When the variable display of all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is finished in the set state, the big hit moving picture is displayed as the occurrence of the normal big hit result or the probability variation big hit result.

  In addition, in view of the fact that the variable display of each symbol row is stopped as described above, the upper symbol row Z1 is the first symbol row (or the first symbol row), and the lower pattern row Z3 is the second symbol row (or the second symbol row). 2) The middle symbol row Z2 can be referred to as a third symbol row (or a third symbol row).

  Among the above main symbols, the main symbols with odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) correspond to "specific symbols", and when the probability variation jackpot occurs, for example, the same specific symbols The combination of is displayed stopped. Also, the main symbol with an even number (2, 4, 6, 8) corresponds to "non-specific symbol", and when a big hit result usually occurs, for example, the combination of the same non-specific symbol is stopped and displayed Be done.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the normal display mode described in detail above and the special display mode in the special gaming state described later are set. In the special display mode, the variable display area of the symbol is displayed. Is reduced to a corner (lower right portion) of the display screen 75a, and an image such as a character is displayed at the center of the display screen 75a. The display contents in the special display mode will be described later.

  In addition, the aspect of the variation display of the symbols in the symbol display device 75 is not limited to the above and is arbitrary, the number of symbol rows, the direction of the variation display of symbols in the symbol rows, the number of symbols in each symbol row, etc. Can be changed as appropriate. For example, a plurality of symbol rows may be set to be horizontally arranged, and the direction of variation display of the symbols in the symbol rows may be set in the vertical direction.

  In the lower part of the display screen 75a, in the lower part of the variable display area ME comprising the variable display area of the upper symbol row and the variable display area of the middle symbol and the lower pattern which is individually set in detail, Display area is set. In the hold display area, the same number of unit hold display areas as the maximum hold number when the game ball wins in the lower operation opening 62a is displayed in a line such that the number of unit hold display areas is horizontally aligned. The display area Da and the number of unit hold display areas of the same number as the maximum hold number when the game ball wins the right side operation opening 63a is arranged in the left and right direction so that the number of unit hold display areas for the lower operation opening display area It consists of Db.

  Specifically, the maximum number of holdings when the game ball wins the lower operation opening 62a is four, and the first unit holding is held in the holding number display area Da for the lower operation opening corresponding to this. A display area, a second unit hold display area, a third unit hold display area, and a fourth unit hold display area are set. In addition, the maximum number of holdings when the game ball wins in the right side operation opening 63a is 4, corresponding to this, in the number of holding areas display area Db for the right side operation opening, the first unit holding display area, the second A unit hold display area, a third unit hold display area, and a fourth unit hold display area are set.

For example, when the number of game balls held in the lower operation opening 62a is one, the predetermined holding image is displayed only in the first unit holding display area, and the game ball is in the lower operation opening. In the case where the number of holdings when winning a prize in 62a is four, a predetermined holding image is displayed in all of the first unit holding display area to the fourth unit holding display area. In addition, in FIG.6 (b), the number of pending | holding numbers in the lower side operation opening 62a is three, and it illustrates about the case where the number of pending | holding numbers in the right side operation opening 63a is two.
<About various counters>
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view for explaining the contents of various counters used in a lottery for success or failure.

  The MPU 602 uses a variety of counter information during the game to make a big hit lottery, set the display of the main display D (that is, set the light emission mode in the various displays DL, DR, DS), set the symbol display of the symbol display device 75, etc. Specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1 used for lottery of jackpot occurrence, jackpot type counter C2 used when determining jackpot type such as probability variation jackpot result or usual jackpot result, symbol display Reach random number counter C3 used for reach lottery at the time of executing outlier fluctuation with device 75, random number initial value counter CINI used for initial value setting of big hit random number counter C1, and for operation ball head of main display unit 81 Use a variation type counter CS for determining the variation display time on the display portions DL, DR and the symbol display device 75 It is set to Rukoto. Furthermore, the electric combination release counter C4 used in the drawing of whether or not the electric combination 71 of the right operation ball entry unit 63 is in the electric combination release state is used.

  Each of the counters C1 to C3, CINI, CS, and C4 is a loop counter in which 1 is added to the previous value each time it is updated, and reaches a maximum value and returns to 0. Each counter is updated at a short time interval, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a lottery counter buffer 604 a set in a predetermined area of the RAM 604. The RAM 604 is provided with a holding ball storage area 604b including a lower operation ball storage area Ra, a right operation ball storage area Rb, an execution area AE, and a total storage number storage area. . Then, according to the prize ball history of the game ball to the lower operation ball storage unit 62 or the right operation ball storage unit 63 in the storage ball storage area 604b, the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3. Each value is stored in chronological order.

  Specifically, for each counter, the jackpot random number counter C1 is configured to be sequentially incremented by one within a range of 0 to 599, for example, and returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 599). In particular, when the big hit random number counter C1 makes one revolution, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the big hit random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the large hitting random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 599). The jackpot random number counter C1 is periodically updated, and is stored in the holding ball storage area 604b of the RAM 604 at the timing when the gaming ball wins the lower operation ball receiving portion 62 or the right operation ball receiving portion 63. More specifically, the RAM 604 is stored in the holding area Ra for the lower operating ball storage unit at the timing when the gaming ball wins in the lower operating ball housing unit 62, and the RAM 604 at the timing when the gaming ball wins in the right operating ball storage unit 63. Are stored in the right-hand operation ball storage area Rb.

  The value of the random number to be the jackpot win is stored as a yes / no table (win / fail information group) in a yes / no table storage area 603b as a yes / no information group storage unit in the ROM 603. Here, the contents of the success or failure table will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, as the success / failure table, the success / failure table (low probability success / failure information group) for the low probability mode of FIG. 9A and the success / failure table for high probability mode of FIG. Probability pass / fail information group) is set. That is, in the pachinko machine 10, the low probability mode (low probability state) and the high probability mode (high probability state) are set as the lottery modes in the hit / fall lottery means.

  Under gaming conditions where the probability table for the low probability mode is referred to at the time of the lottery, as shown in FIG. 9A, the value of the random number for winning the big hit (ie, winning information) is “7”, There are three "307" and "508". That is, among the values of the big hit random number counter C1 of "0 to 599", "7", "307", and "507" correspond to the big hit result, and the substantial big hit probability by 1/2 lottery is 1/200. It has become. On the other hand, under the gaming state where the high probability mode pass / fail table is referred to at the time of the lottery, as shown in FIG. 9B, the value of the jackpot winning random number (ie, winning information) is “5 “7”, “36”... “572” and “598”. That is, among the values of the big hit random number counter C1 of "0 to 599", "5", "7", "36" ... "572", "598" correspond to the big hit result, and by one lottery The substantial jackpot probability is 1/20. The number and the value of the random numbers to be won are arbitrary as long as the winning probability in the high probability mode is higher than that in the low probability mode. In each lottery mode, except for the value of the random number for winning the big hit, it is out.

  The jackpot type counter C2 is configured to be sequentially incremented by one within the range of 0 to 49, and to return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (ie, 29). Here, in the present embodiment, a plurality of jackpot results are set. These plural jackpot results are (1) mode of opening and closing control of the variable ball entry device 65 in the opening and closing execution mode, (2) lottery mode in the lottery means after completion of the opening and closing execution mode, and (3) after completion of the opening and closing execution mode A difference is set in the three conditions of the support mode of the electric work 71 of the right operation ball entry unit 63, and the like. Thus, roughly seven jackpots are set. Hereinafter, each of the above conditions will be described with reference to FIG. 10 as appropriate. FIG. 10 (a) is an explanatory view showing an open pattern of the big winning opening, and FIG. 10 (b) is an explanatory view showing a support pattern by the motor-operated part 71. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10 (a), as an aspect of the opening and closing control of the variable ball entry device 65 in the opening and closing execution mode, winning of the variable entrance device 65 between the start of the opening and closing execution mode and the end is The high-frequency winning mode and the low-frequency winning mode are set such that the frequency of occurrence is relatively high and low.

  Specifically, in the high-frequency winning mode, the opening and closing of the special winning opening 65a of the variable ball entry device 65 is performed four or eight times (number of times for high frequency) from the start to the end of the open / close execution mode. The opening of the game is continued until 30 seconds (high frequency time) have elapsed or until the number of winnings to the special winning opening 65a becomes 10 (high frequency number). On the other hand, in the low frequency winning mode, the large winning opening 65a of the variable ball entry device 65 is opened and closed four times (number of times for low frequency) from the start to the end of the opening / closing execution mode. It is continued until 06 sec (low frequency time) has elapsed or until the number of winning prizes for the special winning opening 65a becomes 10 (low frequency number).

  In this case, in the pachinko machine 10, in a situation where the game ball emission handle 41 is operated by the player, the game ball emission mechanism is such that one game ball is emitted toward the game area in 0.6 sec. Drive control of 110 is performed. On the other hand, in the low frequency winning mode, as described above, the opening time of the lower large winning opening 64a is 0.06 sec. That is, in the low frequency winning mode, the opening time of one big winning opening is shorter than the firing cycle of the game ball. Therefore, in the opening / closing execution mode according to the low frequency winning mode, winning of the game ball is substantially less likely to occur.

  The number of opening and closing times of the special winning opening in high frequency winning mode and low frequency winning mode, the open limit time (or open limit period) for one opening, and the open limit number for one opening are those of high frequency finish mode. If the occurrence frequency of winnings to the special winning opening between the start of the opening and closing execution mode and the end is higher than that in the low frequency winning mode, the value is not limited to the above and it is optional. is there. Specifically, if the high frequency winning mode has a greater number of opening and closing times, a longer opening limit time for one opening, or a greater number of opening limits for one opening than the low frequency winning mode. Good.

  However, in order to clarify the difference in benefits between the high-frequency winning mode and the low-frequency winning mode, substantially no winning of the variable entry device occurs in the open / close execution mode for the low-frequency win mode It is good to be configured. For example, in the high-frequency winning mode, the product of the firing cycle of the gaming ball and the opening limit number is set shorter than the opening limit time for one opening, while in the low-frequency winning mode, one opening is The product of the firing cycle of the gaming balls and the release limit number may be set to be longer than the release limit time. Also, even if the firing interval of the game ball and the opening time of one big winning opening are not the above, it is substantially set by setting the latter to be shorter than the former in the low frequency winning mode. It is possible to easily realize a configuration in which the winning of the variable ball entry unit does not occur.

  As shown in FIG. 10 (b), as the support mode of the motorized accessory 71 of the right operation ball entry unit 63, comparison was made in a situation where the firing of the gaming ball is continued in the same manner with respect to the gaming area PE. In the low-frequency support mode (low-frequency support state or low-frequency guide state) so that the frequency at which the motorized part 71 of the right operation ball entry portion 63 is opened per unit time is relatively high and low. A high frequency support mode (high frequency support state or high frequency guide state) is set.

  In the low frequency support mode and the high frequency support mode, there is a difference in the probability of being in the electronic combination open state winning state (support winning state) in the electric position releasing bill (support drawing) using the electric character opening item counter C4. Specifically, in the high frequency support mode, the probability of winning the support lottery is set higher than in the low frequency support mode. More specifically, in the present embodiment, the probability of winning the support lottery when the winning on the through gate 66 occurs in the high frequency support mode is 100%, and the through gate in the low frequency support mode The probability of winning the support lottery when the 66 winnings occur is 20%.

  In the high-frequency support mode and the low-frequency support mode, the number of times the motorized jack 71 is in the open state is set to be the same (three times in detail) when the support lottery is won. A difference is set for the opening time per round. Specifically, one open time is set to 5 seconds in the high frequency support mode, while one open time is set to 0.15 sec in the low frequency support mode. It is done.

  Furthermore, in the high-frequency support mode, the minimum securing time for performing the next support lottery after the one support lottery is performed is 2 seconds, whereas in the low-frequency support mode, the same securing time is ensured. The difference is set such that the time is 12 seconds.

  As described above, in the high frequency support mode, the probability of winning on the right operation port 63a of the right operation ball entry portion 63 is higher than that in the low frequency support mode. In other words, in the low frequency support mode, the probability of winning on the lower operation ball receiving portion 62 (lower operation hole 62a) is higher than that of the right operation ball receiving portion 63 (right operation hole 63a). In the high frequency support mode, the probability of winning on the right operation ball entry portion 63 (right operation hole 63a) is higher than that of the lower operation ball entry portion 62 (lower operation port 62a). Then, when a winning on the right operation ball entry unit 63 (right operation opening 63a) occurs, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out, so in the high frequency support mode, the player holds the ball too much. It is possible to play the game while not reducing it.

  The configuration for increasing the frequency with which the high-frequency support mode is to be in the open state per unit time rather than the low-frequency support mode is not limited to the above-described one. A difference may be set to the opening number in the case. Furthermore, the high-frequency support mode and the low-frequency support mode may be set by making the condition of any one condition or any combination of the open frequency, the open time and the winning probability different.

  The jackpot type counter C2 is periodically updated, and the holding ball of the RAM 604 is held at the timing when the gaming ball is won in the lower operation ball receiving portion 62 (the lower operation port 62a) or the right operation ball receiving portion 63 (the right operation port 63a). It is stored in the storage area 604b. More specifically, the game ball is stored in the lower operation ball storage area Ra of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball reaches the lower operation ball lock 62 (lower operation port 62a), and the right operation ball 63 (right side) The game ball is stored in the right-hand operation ball storage area Rb of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball has won in the operation port 63a).

<Distribution of game results>
The distribution destination of the game result for the jackpot type counter C2 (that is, the lottery result by the acceptance lottery and the distribution lottery) is in the distribution table storage area 603c as the distribution information group storage unit in the ROM 603 the distribution table (distribution information Group) is stored. Here, the contents of the distribution table will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, as the distribution table, the distribution table (first distribution information group) for the lower operation ball receiving portion of FIG. 11 (a) and the right operation ball of FIG. 11 (b) A distribution table (second distribution information group) for departments is set.

  As shown in FIG. 11A, in the distribution table for the lower operation ball storage unit, as the distribution destination of the game result, as shown in FIG. 11A, 4R probability variation big hit result (high probability corresponding game result), 4R normal big hit result A (low Probability correspondence game results), 4R normal jackpot result B (low probability correspondence game results), 4R normal jackpot results C (low probability correspondence game results), 4R normal jackpot results D (low probability correspondence game results) are set.

  The 4R probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the high frequency winning mode is executed as the open / close execution mode, and after the open / close execution mode ends, the pass / fail lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode. The high frequency support mode will be continued until the next big win.

  4R normal big hit result A is a big hit result in which high frequency winning mode is executed as open / close execution mode, and after completion of open / close execution mode, the pass / fail lottery mode becomes low probability mode and the support mode becomes high frequency support mode . The high frequency support mode is continued until the number of times played during the mode reaches 100 times.

  4R normal big hit result B ~ 4R normal big hit result D is executed low frequency winning mode as opening and closing execution mode, after the opening and closing execution mode ends, the winning lottery mode becomes low probability mode and support mode is high frequency support mode It is a jackpot result to become. For this high-frequency support mode, normally in the case of jackpot result B, it is continued until the number of times played during the mode reaches 40 times, and in the case of jackpot result C, it is usually executed in the mode It is continued until the game times reach 60 times, and in the case of the normal jackpot result D, the game times executed during the mode are continued until the game times reach 100 times.

  In the distribution table for the lower operation ball storage unit, among values of the big hit type counter C2 of "0 to 49", "0 to 24" corresponds to the 4R probability variation big hit result, and "25 to 34" is It corresponds to 4R normal big hit result A, “35 to 39” corresponds to 4 R normal big hit result B, “40 to 44” usually corresponds to big hit result C, “45 to 49” Usually corresponds to the jackpot result D.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11B, in the distribution table for the right-hand operation ball storage unit, as the distribution destination of the game result, 8R probability variation big hit result (high probability corresponding game result), 8R normal big hit result (low The probability corresponding game result is set.

  The 8R probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the high frequency winning mode is executed as the open / close execution mode, and after the open / close execution mode ends, the pass / fail lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode. The high frequency support mode will be continued until the next big win.

  The 8R normal jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the high frequency winning mode is executed as the open / close execution mode, and after the open / close execution mode ends, the pass / fail lottery mode becomes the low probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode. The high frequency support mode is continued until the number of times played during the mode reaches 100 times.

  In the distribution table for the lower operation ball storage unit, among the values of the big hit type counter C2 of "0 to 49", "0 to 24" corresponds to the 8R probability variation big hit result, and "25 to 49" is 8R usually corresponds to the jackpot result.

  Note that the normal gaming state refers to the state where the success or failure lottery mode is the low probability mode and the support mode is the low frequency support mode, in relation to the above-mentioned respective gaming states.

  In the present embodiment, the probability of becoming the high-frequency winning mode when the jackpot is won based on the winning of the right operation ball entry portion 63 (right side operation port 63a) is the lower operation ball entry portion 62 (lower side The probability of being in the high-frequency winning mode when the jackpot is won based on the winning of the operation opening 62a) is set high. That is, the degree of advantage of entering the ball into the right operation ball receiving portion 63 is set higher than the degree of advantage of entering the ball into the lower operation ball receiving portion 62.

  Here, supplemental description will be given of combinations of symbols that are stopped and displayed on the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75 when various jackpot results are obtained by the above-mentioned lottery for acceptance and distribution and lottery for distribution.

  As already explained, in the display screen 75a, the upper, middle and lower three symbol rows are set, and the upper symbol row and the lower row of symbol rows are nine types of main symbols from "1" to "9" The middle pattern row has 10 types of main symbols of "0" to "9" and the sub symbols arranged between the respective main symbols Have.

  In this pachinko machine 10, the main symbol with an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) corresponds to the "specific symbol", and when 4R probability variation jackpot result or 8R probability variation jackpot result occurs, The combination of the same specific symbols is stopped and displayed on one of the effective lines (see FIG. 6), and then an image for specifying is clearly displayed that clearly indicates that a probability variation jackpot has occurred.

  Also, the main symbol with an even number (2, 4, 6, 8) corresponds to the "non-specific symbol", the same non-specific when the 4R normal jackpot result A or 8R normal jackpot result occurs The combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on one of the above effective lines (see FIG. 6), and then an image for clarification is clearly displayed that clearly indicates that a jackpot has occurred.

  When it becomes 4R normal big hit results B-D, in the state where the combination of the same design is stopped with the upper design line and the lower figure design line, on the same line as the effective line where those both designs are waiting ( The “0” symbol (almighty symbol) in the middle symbol row is stopped and displayed on the reach line described later. When the jackpot result corresponding to the low frequency winning mode is obtained, the type of the jackpot is not clearly displayed on the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75.

  Further, in the display units DL, DR for the operation ball entry unit of the main display unit D described above, the result of the acceptance lottery is clearly indicated. In the operation ball display unit DL, DR, the above-mentioned types of jackpots are displayed separately, but in each operation ball display unit DL, DR, the operation ball display area DL, The patterns corresponding to each jackpot are diversified by individually turning on / off the plurality of LEDs constituting the DR and by changing the color development pattern variously. Thereby, even if the display portions DL, DR for the operation ball entry unit are visually confirmed, it is difficult to identify the type of the jackpot.

  Referring again to FIG. 8, the reach random number counter C3 is configured to be sequentially incremented by one within a range of 0 to 238, for example, and returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 238). The reach random number counter C3 is periodically updated, and the holding ball of the RAM 604 is held at the timing when the gaming ball wins the lower operation entrance 62 (the lower operation opening 62a) or the right operation entrance 63 (the right operation opening 63a). It is stored in the storage area 604b. More specifically, the game ball is stored in the lower operation ball storage area Ra of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball reaches the lower operation ball lock 62 (lower operation port 62a), and the right operation ball 63 (right side) The game ball is stored in the right-hand operation ball storage area Rb of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball has won in the operation port 63a). Then, based on the reach table stored in the reach table storage area of the ROM 603, it is determined whether or not the reach should be generated.

  However, in the game times (game times to be won in the lottery), the MPU 602 determines the reach occurrence regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3 except for the special game state to be described later. Although the number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of reach display is the same in each gaming state, it may be set individually according to the gaming state. For example, in the case where the support mode is the high frequency support mode, the number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of the reach display may be set larger than that in the low frequency support mode.

  Here, the reach display (reach state) includes the symbol display device 75 capable of performing variable display (or variable display) of a symbol (pattern), and the game result is the game result corresponding to the opening / closing execution mode In the gaming machine, in the gaming machine where the stop display result after the variable display can be the special display result, the stop display result is derived and displayed after the variable display (or variable display) of the symbol in the symbol display device 75 is started. In the previous step, it refers to a display state for making the player think that the variable display state is likely to be the special display result.

  In other words, a combination of symbols corresponding to the generation of the open / close execution mode is established by stopping and displaying the symbols for a part of the plurality of symbol rows displayed on the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75. It is a display state in which a combination of possible reach symbols is displayed, and in that state, variation display of symbols is performed in the remaining symbol rows.

  More specifically, a combination of symbols corresponding to the generation of the open / close execution mode is established on a preset effective line in the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75 as a step before the variable display of the symbols is ended. A reach line is formed by stopping and displaying a combination of possible reach symbols, and the variation display of symbols is performed by the final stop symbol row under the situation where the reach line is formed.

  The display contents on the display screen 75a will be described in more detail. First, the variation display of symbols is ended in the right symbol row, and the variation display of symbols is ended in the left symbol row, any valid line is hit and any symbol is hit. The reach line is formed by the stop display of the main symbols with the numbers that make up the combination, and the reach display is performed by the variation display of the symbols in the middle symbol row in the situation where the reach lines are formed. It will be displayed. And, when the big hit occurs, the main symbol forming the reach line and the main symbol with the number that composes the combination of the symbols are stopped and displayed on the reach line so that the variation display of the symbols in the middle symbol row Is finished.

  Furthermore, in reach display, while displaying combinations of reach symbols as described above, fluctuation display of symbols is performed in the remaining symbol rows, and a predetermined character or the like is displayed as a moving image on the background screen. What performs a reach effect is included by displaying a predetermined character etc. as a moving image in the substantially whole display screen, after reducing or displaying the thing of performing a reduction and the combination of a reach symbol reduced. In addition, when reach display is performed or before advance display, it is determined whether to display advance notice using a predetermined image such as a predetermined character using reach random number counter C3 or another counter. May be

  For example, the fluctuation type counter CS is sequentially incremented by one within the range of 0 to 198, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 198). The fluctuation type counter CS is a fluctuation display time in the display portion DR for the right actuating ball portion and the display portion DR for the right actuating ball portion of the main display unit 81 (main display portion D), and a fluctuation of a symbol in the symbol display device 75 It is used in determining the display time in the MPU 602. The fluctuation type counter CS is updated once each time a normal process to be described later is executed once, and is repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the normal process. The buffer value of the fluctuation type counter CS at the time of the start of the fluctuation display in the right operation ball display unit DR and the right operation ball display unit DR and in the case of the fluctuation pattern determination at the start of the fluctuation of the symbol by the symbol display device 75 Is acquired.

  For example, the motorized product release counter C4 is configured to be incremented by one in order within the range of 0 to 250, and to return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 250). The motorized jack release counter C4 is periodically updated, and is stored in the hold combination area 604c of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball wins the through gate 66. Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not the motorized jack 71 of the right operation ball entry unit 63 is controlled to the open state based on the value of the stored motorized jack release counter C4. For example, if C4 = 0 to 190, the motorized prize 71 is controlled to the open state, and if C4 = 191 to 250, the motorized prize 71 is not controlled to the open state.

  As described above, the MPU 602 determines the fluctuation display time in the right actuating ball display portion DR and the right actuating ball portion display DR using at least the buffer value of the fluctuation type counter CS. In the determination, the variable display time table storage area 603 d of the ROM 603 is used. Further, in the MPU 602, using the value of the big hit random number counter C1 and the value of the big hit type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE, the display part DR for the right operation ball part and the display part DR for the right operation ball part Although the stop result is determined, the stop result table storage area 603e of the ROM 603 is used for the determination.

<Various processing executed by the MPU 602 of the main control board 601>
Next, each control process executed by the MPU 602 of the main control board 601 will be described. The processing of the MPU 602 is roughly classified into main processing activated upon power-on, normal processing executed after the main processing ends, and timer interrupt processing which is periodically interrupted and activated to the normal processing, For convenience of explanation, first, the timer interrupt process will be described, and then the normal process will be described.
<Timer interrupt processing>
First, timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This processing is started up periodically (for example, in a cycle of 2 msec) by the MPU 602.

  In step S101, reading processing of various detection sensors, for example (the above-mentioned detection sensors 151a to 151e) is executed. That is, while reading the states of various detection sensors connected to the main control device 162, the state of the detection sensor (detection information from the detection sensor) is determined and the detection information (winning detection information) is stored. For example, when it is determined that ball entry to the lower operation opening 62a has occurred, the winning detection flag for the lower operation ball entry unit is stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604, and the right operation opening 63a is If it is determined that the ball has been hit, a prize detection flag for the right operation ball entry unit is stored in the various flag storage area 604e. Further, when it is determined that the game ball has passed through gate 66, the winning detection flag for through gate is stored in various flag storage areas 604e of RAM 604.

  Thereafter, in step S102, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 604.

  In the subsequent step S103, the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric character release counter C4 are updated. Specifically, the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3 and the motorized combination release counter C4 are respectively incremented by one, and when their counter values reach the maximum value, they are respectively cleared to zero. Then, the updated values of the counters C1 to C4 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 604.

  In the subsequent step S104, a winning process for through is performed in association with the winning of the through gate 66. In the winning process for through, it is determined whether or not the winning detection flag for through gate is stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604, and when the flag is stored, it is stored in the electronic mail holding area On the condition that the number of bonus product holding memories being stored is less than 4, the value of the motorized product release counter C4 updated in the step S103 is stored in the electric power manager holding area. When the winning detection flag for through gate is stored in the various flag storage area 604e, the winning detection flag is erased and the winning processing for the through gate is ended.

After the winning process for the through gate in step S104 is performed, the process proceeds to step S105, and in step S105, winning for the operating ball is associated with winning on the operating ball portions 62, 63 (the operating ports 62a, 63a). The processing is executed and this timer interrupt processing is finished.
<Prize process for operation ball entry unit>
Here, with reference to the flow charts of FIG. 13 and FIG.

  In step S201, whether or not the game ball has won in the lower operation ball entry unit 62 (lower operation port 62a) (start winning) or not is detected in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604 for winning operation for the lower operation ball entry unit It is judged by whether or not the flag is stored. If it is determined that the same winning detection flag is stored, that is, if the gaming ball receives a detection signal indicating that a winning on the lower operation ball entering portion 62 (lower operation opening 62a) has occurred, the step Proceeding to S202, a winning ball command for causing the payout control device 181 to pay out three gaming balls is set.

  In the subsequent step S203, an external signal setting process is performed to output information indicating that the gaming ball has won in the lower operation ball entry unit 62 (lower operation opening 62a) to the hall computer HC on the game hall side. . Thus, the hole computer HC recognizes that a winning on the lower operation ball receiving portion 62 (the lower operation port 62a) has occurred.

  Thereafter, in step S204, the value stored in the number-of-holds storage area of the holding area Ra for the lower operation entry unit is read out, and the number of start-hold storages RaN stored pending in the holding area Ra is set , Also referred to as the start pending storage number RaN for the lower operation ball entry unit). Thereafter, in step S205, information acquisition processing for storing the values of the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 is performed, and the present winning processing is ended.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S201 that the game ball has not won in the lower operation ball entry unit 62 (lower operation port 62a), the process proceeds to step S206. In step S206, it is determined whether or not a winning detection flag for the right operation ball entry unit is stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604. If it is determined that the same winning detection flag is stored, that is, if the gaming ball receives a detection signal indicating that a winning on the right operation ball entry portion 63 has occurred, the process proceeds to step S207, and the payout control device 181 Set the winning ball command to pay out four game balls to. The prize ball command set in steps S202 and S207 is transmitted to the payout control device 181 in the external output process S401 of the normal process described later.

  In the subsequent step S208, an external signal setting process is performed to output information indicating that the gaming ball has won in the right operation light entering portion 63 (right operation opening 63a) to the hall computer HC on the game hall side. Thus, the hole computer HC recognizes that a winning on the right operation ball entry portion 63 (right operation port 63a) has occurred.

  Thereafter, in step S209, the value stored in the number-of-holds storage area of the holding area Rb for the right operation ball entry unit is read out, and the number of start-hold storages RbN held pending in the holding area Rb is set (hereinafter, Also referred to as a start pending storage number RbN for the right operation ball entry unit). Thereafter, information acquisition processing is performed in step S205, and the present winning processing ends.

  On the other hand, if the game balls do not win in either of the lower operation ball entering portion 62 and the right operation ball entering portion 63 when the negative determination is made in both the processes of steps S201 and S206, respectively, the game is played as it is. Finish the winning process.

  Here, the information acquisition process of step S205 will be described with reference to FIG.

<Information acquisition process>
In the information acquisition process, first, at step S301, whether or not the start pending storage number N (RaN or RbN) set at step S204 or step S209 described above is less than the upper limit (4 in the present embodiment). judge. If the start pending storage number N is the upper limit value, the information acquisition process is ended as it is. If the start pending storage number N is less than the upper limit value, the start pending storage number N of the corresponding result display section pending area is obtained in step S302. While incrementing by one, the value stored in the total reserve number storage area at step S303 (hereinafter, referred to as the common reserve number CRN) is incremented by one.

  In the subsequent step S304, the values of the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3 and the variation type counter CS updated in the above step S103 are stored in the free storage area of the corresponding hold area for result display unit. The first storage area is stored in the storage area corresponding to the number of pending storages incremented by one in step S302.

  That is, when the start reserve storage number RaN for the lower operation entry unit is set, the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3 and the change type counter CS updated in the step S103. The first storage area among the free storage areas of the storage area Ra for the lower operation ball storage unit, that is, the number of start storage memories RaN for the lower operation ball storage unit incremented by one in step S302. Store in the corresponding hold area Ra.

  In addition, when the start reserve storage number RbN for the right operation ball storage unit is set, the values of the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 updated in step S103 are Store in the first storage area among the free storage areas of the reserve area Rb for the operating ball storage unit, that is, the reserved area Rb corresponding to the start reserve storage number RbN for the right operating ball storage unit incremented by 1 in step S302. .

  In the subsequent steps S305 and S306, a notification and effect control device 610 which is a control device on the sub side (secondary side) and display control that a winning on the lower operation ball receiving portion 62 or the right operation ball receiving portion 63 has occurred. The process for confirming the hold information and the process for setting the hold command, which are processes for causing the device 620 to recognize, are executed. Thereafter, when the winning detection flag is stored, the flag is erased, and the information acquisition process is ended.

  The hold command set in the setting process of the hold command in step S306 is transmitted to the notification and effect control device 610 in the external output process (step S401) of the normal process described later. A detailed description of each process of steps S305 and S306 will be described later.

<Normal processing>
Next, the flow of the normal process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The normal process is a process that is started after the main process that is activated in response to the power-on is performed. In the normal process, the main process of the game is performed. As an outline thereof, the processing of steps S401 to S407 is executed as periodic processing of 4 msec cycle, and the counter updating processing of steps S409 and S410 is executed with the remaining time.

  In the normal process, in step S401, output data such as a command set in the timer interrupt process or the previous normal process is transmitted to each control device on the sub side. Specifically, it determines the presence or absence of a winning ball command, and if the winning ball command is set, transmits it to the payout control device 181. In addition, when a command for effect such as a command corresponding to an effect for game circulation such as a change start command, a type command, a change end command, or a command corresponding to an effect for opening / closing execution mode is set, it is notified Send to the effect control device 610. Also, in accordance with the information set in the external output buffer of the RAM 604, output setting for the external terminal board 213 is performed.

  Next, in step S402, the variation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the fluctuation type counter CS is incremented by one, and the counter value is cleared to zero when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the updated value of the fluctuation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 604.

  In the following step S403, game number control processing for advancing the game of each game number is executed. In this game number control process, while performing the hit determination such as a big hit etc. and the distribution determination of the big hit type, the setting of the fluctuation display of the symbol by the symbol display device 75, the operation ball entry part in the main display unit 81 (main display part D) For example, display control of the display portions DL, DR, etc.

  Thereafter, in step S404, a game state transition process is executed to shift the game state. Although the details will be described later, the gaming state is shifted to the open / close execution mode, the high probability mode, the high frequency support mode or the like by this gaming state shift processing.

  In step S405, a process for supporting the combination for driving and controlling the motorized part 71 provided in the right operation ball entry unit 63 is performed. In this processing for electronic-support combination, the electronic-composition-open of whether or not the electric utility 71 is opened using the numerical information acquired from the electric-composition releasing counter C4 stored in the electronic-arm holding area 604c of the RAM 604 In addition to performing a lottery (support lottery), the opening and closing process of the motorized combination 71 is executed when the electronic combination is released. Further, display control of the through gate display section DS in the main display unit 81 (main display section D) is performed so as to teach the lottery result of the electronic combination open lottery.

  As described above, the low-frequency support mode and the high-frequency support mode are set as modes of support by the motor-operated role 71, and transition to one of the support modes is performed in the gaming state transition process. In this case, the high frequency support mode is set when the high frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage areas 604e of the RAM 604, and the low frequency support mode is set when the flag is not set.

  In the electronic-support-support process, it is determined whether the high-frequency support mode is set by determining whether the high-frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage areas 604e of the RAM 604. Then, in the high-frequency support mode, the number of times the motorized jack 71 is in the open state is set to a large number when the electronic-arm open state is won, as compared to the low-frequency support mode. Set the open time longer. Also, in the high frequency support mode, when the electric jack open state is elected and the open state of the motorized combination 71 occurs a plurality of times, the next open state is started after one open state ends. The closing time until is set to be shorter than one opening time.

  Incidentally, when the mode is switched to the open / close execution mode, even if the high frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage areas 604e of the RAM 604, the support mode is forcibly set to the low frequency support mode.

  In the following step S406, a game ball launch control process is executed. In the game ball emission control processing, a predetermined condition is provided on the condition that the emission permission signal output from the power supply / emission control device 191 is input based on the fact that the emission operation is performed to the game ball emission handle 41. The solenoid 111 of the gaming ball launch mechanism 110 is excited once in the launch period (for example, 0.6 sec). As a result, the game ball is launched toward the game area.

  In the following step S407, it is determined whether the power failure flag is set in the RAM 604 or not. The power failure flag is a flag that is set when the power failure monitoring substrate 605 confirms the occurrence of a power failure and the power failure signal is input from the power failure monitoring substrate 605 to the NMI terminal of the MPU 602 and is erased in the next main processing.

  If the power failure flag is not set, it means that the last process of the plurality of processes to be repeatedly executed is finished, so whether or not the next normal process execution timing has been reached in step S408, that is, the previous normal It is determined whether a predetermined time (4 msec in the present embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the process. Then, updating of the random number initial value counter CINI and the variation type counter CS is repeatedly executed within the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process. That is, in step S409, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated, and in step S410, the variation type counter CS is updated.

  Here, since the execution time of each process of steps S401 to S406 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process is not constant but fluctuates. Therefore, it is possible to randomly update the random number initial value counter CINI (that is, the initial value of the big hit random number counter C1) by repeatedly executing the update of the random number initial value counter CINI using such remaining time. The variation type counter CS can also be updated at random.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S407 that the power failure flag is set, it means that the power is shut off, so that the processing at the time of power failure in step S411 and subsequent steps is executed. That is, in step S411, the generation of timer interrupt processing is prohibited, and then the RAM determination value is calculated and stored in step S411, and after the access of RAM 604 is prohibited in step S413, the power is completely shut off and processing is performed. Continues an infinite loop until it can not execute.

<Game times control processing>
Here, the game number control process of step S403 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  In the game number control process, first, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 16, it is determined in step S501 whether the open / close execution mode is in progress. When the open / close execution mode is in effect, the main game is executed without executing the processing of step S502 and subsequent processing, that is, the processing of starting the game turn from step S503 to step S505 and the processing of progression of game from step S506 to step S509. End the control process.

  If it is not in the open / close execution mode, it is determined in step S502 whether or not the operation ball display portions DL, DR of the main display D are in a fluctuating display. If the operation ball display unit display portion is not in a fluctuating display mode, the processing proceeds to the processing for starting a game turn from step S503 to step S505. In the processing for starting a game, first, in step S503, it is determined whether the total number of start holding balls (the common holding number CRN) is "0". The case where the common holding number CRN is “0” means that holding information is not stored in the holding ball storage area 604 b. Therefore, the game number control process ends.

  On the other hand, if the common holding number CRN is not "0", the variable display is made based on the data stored in the lower operation ball storage area Ra or the right operation ball storage area Rb in step S304. Execute data setting process to set up for

<Data setting process>
In the data setting process, first of which hold areas Ra and Rb the hold information among the hold information stored in the lower operation ball storage area Ra and the right operation ball storage area Rb are stored? Determine Then, the following processing is executed on the pending area in which the oldest pending information described above is stored. In the following description, first, the case where the storage area Ra for the lower operation ball storage unit is targeted will be described, and then, the case where the storage area Rb for the right operation golf club section is targeted will be described.

  First, decrement the starting holding ball number RaN and the common holding number CRN of the lower operation ball storage area Ra by 1 and execute the data stored in the first area of the lower operation ball storage area Ra Move to area AE.

  After that, processing is performed to shift the data (that is, the hold information) stored in each area of the lower operation ball storage area Ra. This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting data stored in the first area to the fourth area toward the lower area side, and clears the data of the first area, and also the second area → the first area, Data in each area is shifted in such a way as third area → second area, fourth area → third area, and so on.

  Subsequently, a shift command is set, which is information for causing the notification and effect control device 610 and the display control device 620 to recognize that the data of the reserve area has been shifted. Thereafter, the data setting process is ended. The shift command set in this manner is transmitted to the display control device 620 via the notification / rendering control device 610 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 15). By receiving the shift command, the display control device 620 executes a process for changing the display in the number-of-holds display area Da for the lower actuating ball unit in accordance with the decrease in the number of held.

  On the other hand, also when the right-hand operation ball storage area Rb is targeted, the start-hold ball number RbN and the common holding number CRN of the right-hand operation ball storage area Rb are decremented by 1 similarly, The data stored in the first area of the lower operation ball storage area Rb is moved to the execution area AE.

  Thereafter, processing is performed to shift the data (i.e., the hold information) stored in each area of the right operation ball storage area Rb. This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting data stored in the first area to the fourth area toward the lower area side, and clears the data of the first area, and also the second area → the first area, Data in each area is shifted in such a way as third area → second area, fourth area → third area, and so on.

  Subsequently, a shift command is set, which is information for causing the notification and effect control device 610 and the display control device 620 to recognize that the data of the reserve area has been shifted. Thereafter, the data setting process is ended. The shift command set in this manner is transmitted to the display control device 620 via the notification / rendering control device 610 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). By receiving the shift command, the display control device 620 executes processing for changing the display in the number-of-holds display area Db for the right actuating ball in accordance with the decrease in the number of held numbers.

  After the data setting process described in detail above is performed, the variation display on the main display unit 81 (specifically, the display unit DL, DR for actuation ball unit of the main display D) in step S505 and the variation on the symbol display device 75 After executing the variation start process for starting the display, the game play control process ends.

<Variation start processing>
Next, the change start process of step S505 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the change start process, first, in step S601, a process for determining whether or not the hold information referred to in the current change start process corresponds to a big hit is executed. In the success or failure determination process, first, it is determined whether or not the success or failure lottery mode is the high probability mode. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the high probability mode flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 604e of the RAM 604. The high probability mode flag is stored in the various flag storage area 604e when the jackpot result triggered the opening / closing execution mode at the end of the opening / closing execution mode is stored in the various flag storage area 604e, and is deleted when the next jackpot occurs. It is a flag.

  When it is determined that the mode is the high probability mode, the table stored in the success / failure table storage area 603b is referred to the success / failure table for the high probability mode, and information for determination of success or failure is stored in the information stored in the execution area AE. It is determined whether the information, that is, the numerical information concerning the jackpot random number counter C1 matches the jackpot numerical information for high probability. When it is determined that the mode is the low probability mode, the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE is referred to by referring to the table for the low probability mode among the tables stored in the probability table storage area 603b. It is determined whether or not the numerical information in question is identical to the jackpot numerical information for low probability.

  In the following step S602, it is determined whether the result of the success or failure determination process in step S601 is a result corresponding to a big hit. If the result corresponds to the big hit, the type determination process is executed in step S603.

  In the type determination process, among the information stored in the execution area AE, the information for type determination, that is, the information acquired from the information updated by the big hit type counter C2 is grasped, and the current numerical information It is determined whether it is based on entering the ball into the part 62 or based on entering the ball into the right operation ball entry part.

  When the numerical information concerning the jackpot type counter C2 is numerical information based on entering the ball into the lower operation ball storage unit 62, the lower operation of the distribution table stored in the distribution table storage area 603c With reference to the sorting table for the ball entering section, it is specified which jackpot result the numerical information concerning the jackpot type counter C2 grasped above corresponds to. Specifically, among the 4R probability variation jackpot results and the 4R normal jackpot results A to 4R normal jackpot results D, it is specified which jackpot result corresponds to.

  When the numerical information concerning the jackpot type counter C2 is the numerical information based on entering the ball into the right operation ball storage section 63, the right operation ball among the distribution tables stored in the distribution table storage area 603c By referring to the part distribution table, it is specified which jackpot result the numerical value information concerning the jackpot type counter C2 grasped above corresponds to. Specifically, it is specified which of the 8R probability variation jackpot results and 8R normal jackpot results corresponds to which jackpot result.

  In the subsequent step S604, it is determined based on the information specified in the type determination process in step S603 whether or not the type of the current big hit is a probability change big hit result. If the result is a definite variation big hit result, the stop result setting process for the definite variation big hit is executed in step S605, and if it is not the definite variation big hit result, a termination result setting process for normal jackpot is executed in step S606. If it is determined in step S602 that the jackpot has not been won, in step S607, stop result setting processing for disconnection is executed.

  In each stop result setting process of steps S605 to S607, information on the pattern aspect to be finally displayed on the main display D as a stop is referred to the stop result table stored in the stop result table storage area 603e of the ROM 603. , And stores the specified information in the RAM 604. In steps S605 and S606, the MPU 402 stores information in the various flags storage area 604e of the RAM 604 that the success or failure judgment result of the current game is a probability change big hit result or a normal big hit result. Specifically, in step S605, the probability variation jackpot flag is stored, and in step S606, the normal jackpot flag is stored.

  After one of the processes in step S605 to step S607 is performed, in step S608, a setting process of the variable display time is performed.

<Processing for setting variable display time>
In the variable display time setting process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 18, it is first determined in step S701 whether or not it is a special game state. In the present embodiment, when any of the 4R regular jackpot result B to 4R regular jackpot result D is won, the special gaming state is entered after the jackpot is over. In this special game state, the setting mode of the variable display time is different from that at the normal time. The setting process of the variable display time under the special game state shown in step S702 will be described later.

  If a negative determination is made in step S701, it is determined in step S703 whether or not the winning lottery has been won. Specifically, it is determined whether or not either the probability variation big hit flag or the normal big hit flag is stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604.

  If a negative determination is made in step S703, that is, if the result of the above-mentioned success or failure lottery is an outlier, the process proceeds to step S704. In step S704, it is determined whether reach display is generated on the symbol display device 75 in the current game run. Specifically, when the value of the reach random number counter C3 stored in the execution area AE is a value corresponding to the reach occurrence, an affirmative determination is made in step S704 as the occurrence of the reach display. When specifying the presence or absence of reach occurrence using the value of the reach random number counter C3, the reach determination table stored in the reach determination table storage area of the ROM 603 is referred to.

  If an affirmative determination is made in either step S703 or step S704, the process proceeds to step S705, and the variation display time table for reach generation stored in the variation display time table storage area 603d of the ROM 603 is referred to. The fluctuation display time information corresponding to the value of the fluctuation type counter CS is acquired, and the fluctuation display time information is provided to the various display areas 604d of the RAM 604 in the subsequent step S706. Set to). Thereafter, this setting process is ended.

  That is, in the present embodiment, the reach display can be executed when the result of the success or failure lottery is the big hit result or when the result of the same result failure lottery is the result and the lottery for reach occurrence is won, It has become.

  Here, the reach display is provided with a normal reach display and a super reach display which are different from each other in the variation display mode. The variable display time information corresponding to each of the normal reach display and the super reach display is set in the reach generation variable display time table, and the variable display time information corresponding to each reach display is set by referring to the table. It is acquired. Note that for the determination of the type of reach display, a table in which the type of reach display corresponds to the value of the fluctuation type counter CS is provided, and by referring to the table, the value of the current fluctuation type counter CS The corresponding reach indication is determined.

  Further, the reach generation variation display time table corresponds to the type of jackpot. Specifically, the variable display time is set so that the combination of the specific symbols can be stopped and displayed in the case of the probability variation big hit result, and the combination of non-specified symbols can be stopped and displayed in the case of the normal jackpot result The variable display time is set to.

  On the other hand, when the negative determination is made in step S704, the value of the current variation type counter CS is referred to with reference to the non-reach occurrence change display time table stored in the change display time table storage area 603d in step S707. In step S708, the variable display time information is set in the variable display time counter area. Thereafter, this setting process is ended.

  In addition, the fluctuation display time information at the time of reach non-occurrence | occurrence | production is set so that the fluctuation display time may become short, so that the number of starting pending balls number N is large. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be configured not to depend on the number of start holding balls N, for example. The smaller the number of start holding balls N, the shorter the fluctuation display time. It is also good. Also, in the situation where the support mode is the high frequency support mode, the reach non-range is selected so that the short fluctuation display time is selected as compared with the situation where the number of holding information is the same as the situation where the support mode is the low frequency support mode. Although the generation variation display time table is set, the generation variation display time table is not limited to this, and the selected variation display time may be the same, or may be opposite to the above relationship. Furthermore, the above configuration may be applied to the fluctuation display time at the time of reach occurrence, and the fluctuation display time that is easy to be selected and the fluctuation display time that is hard to be selected are different at the jackpot winning time and the outreach time. It is good also as composition. Further, the fluctuation display time table for the probability variation jackpot, the fluctuation display time table for the regular jackpot, the fluctuation display time table for the outreach, and the fluctuation display time table for the completely out may be individually set.

  As described above, the fluctuation display time of each game is determined using the presence / absence of reach, the type of reach display, the number of suspension information, the value of the fluctuation type counter, and the like as parameters. However, the fluctuation display time of each game time is the content of other suspension information, specifically, information for jackpot determination included in other suspension information, information for type determination, and information for reach determination as parameters It is decided without doing.

  Returning to the explanation of the fluctuation start process (FIG. 17), after the setting process of the fluctuation display time is executed in step S608, the fluctuation command and the type command are set in step S609. The fluctuation command includes information on presence / absence of reach and information on fluctuation display time. Further, the type command includes information on the game result. That is, the category command includes information on probability variation jackpot results, information on normal jackpot results, information on outlier results, etc., as information on game results.

  The fluctuation command and type command set in step S709 are transmitted to the notification / rendering control device 610 and the display control device 620 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 15). The notification and effect control device 610 determines the light emission pattern of the display lamp units 24 to 26 and the output pattern of the sound from the speaker unit 29 in the game turn based on the received command for variation and type command. The display lamp units 24 to 26 and the speaker unit 29 are controlled so that the contents of the effect are executed. In addition, in the notification and effect control device 610, the fluctuation display pattern in the symbol display device 75 in the game is determined based on the received fluctuation command and type command, and the determined fluctuation display pattern is executed. The information for specifying the fluctuation display pattern is added to the fluctuation command and the classification command while maintaining the information form, and the information is transmitted to the display control device 620. After that, in step S610, the variable display of symbols is started on the display units DL, DR for the operating ball input unit of the main display unit D, and then this variable start processing is ended.

  Returning to the explanation of the game number control process (FIG. 16), when the operation ball display portions DL, DR of the main display D are in a fluctuating display, the game number progressing process of steps S506 to S509 is performed. Run. In the processing for game progression, first, at step S506, it is determined whether or not the variation display time of the current game has elapsed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable display time information stored in the variable display time counter area of the RAM 604 has become “0”. The value of the variable display time information is set in the variable display time setting process (FIG. 18) as described above. Further, the value of the set variable display time information is decremented by 1 each time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 12) is activated.

  If the variable display time has not elapsed, the process for variable display is executed in step S507. In the variable display process, the display mode of the display unit DL, DR for operation ball entry unit of the main display unit D is changed. Thereafter, the game play control process ends.

  If the fluctuation display time has elapsed, fluctuation end processing is executed in step S508. In the variation end process, the information stored in the RAM 604 is specified in any one of the steps S605 to S607, and a pattern corresponding to the information is displayed on the display portion DL, DR for the operation ball portion of the main display portion D. The operation ball display unit DL, DR is controlled so that the display is stopped.

In the subsequent step S509, a change end command is set. Thereafter, the game play control process ends. The change end command set in step S509 is transmitted to the notification / rendering control device 610 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 15). The notification and effect control device 610 transmits the received change end command to the display control device 620 while maintaining the information form. In the display control device 620, by receiving the change end command, the combination of the final stop symbols in the game play is displayed (final stop display).
<Playing state transition processing>
Next, the game state transition processing in step S404 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  In the gaming state transition process, it is first determined in step S801 whether the open / close execution mode is in progress. If it is not in the open / close execution mode, the process proceeds to step S802, and it is the timing when the variation display of the pattern in the lower operation ball display unit DL or the right operation ball display unit DR of 1 is finished. Determine When it is not the timing when the variable display ends, the main game state transition processing ends.

  If the fluctuation display has ended, more specifically, if the preset stop display period has elapsed since the fluctuation display has ended, the process proceeds to step S 803, and the game result of the current game round ( It is determined whether or not the result of the above-mentioned success or failure lottery corresponds to the transition to the open / close execution mode. Specifically, the RAM 604 stores either a 4R probability variation big hit result correspondence flag, an 8R probability variation big hit result correspondence flag, a 4R normal jackpot result A correspondence flag to a 4R normal jackpot result D correspondence flag, or an 8R normal jackpot result correspondence flag It is determined whether the If none of the above flags is stored, the game state transition processing is ended.

  If any of the above-described flags is stored, start processing of the open / close execution mode is executed in step S804. In the start process, first, it is determined whether the current open / close execution mode corresponds to the 8R-compatible jackpot result.

  When an affirmative determination is made in step S805, "8" is set to the open number counter OC provided in the various counter areas 604d of the RAM 604. On the other hand, when a negative determination is made in step S805, "4" is set to the open number counter OC. The open number counter OC is a counter for counting the number of times the variable ball entry device 65 (large winning opening 65a) has been opened.

  After the process of step S806 or step S807 is performed, the process proceeds to step S808, and it is determined whether the current opening / closing execution mode corresponds to the high-frequency winning mode. Specifically, it is determined whether the above flag corresponds to any of the 4R probability variation jackpot result, the 8R probability variation jackpot result, the 4R regular jackpot result A, the 8R regular jackpot result. If the current flag is any of the various flags, the high-frequency winning mode flag is set in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604, and if the current flag does not correspond to the above flag, that is, the above flag In the case where it corresponds to any of 4R normal big hit result B to 4 R normal big hit result D, the low frequency winning mode flag is set in various flag storage areas 604e of the RAM 604. In the opening and closing processing of the special winning opening described later, the opening and closing mode of the special winning opening 65a (variable ball entry device 65) is changed in accordance with the low frequency winning mode flag / high frequency winning mode flag.

  After executing the processing of step S809 or step S810, an opening command is set in step S811. The set opening command is transmitted to the notification and effect control device 610 and the display control device 620 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 15). The notification and effect control device 610 determines the content of the effect corresponding to the open / close execution mode based on the received opening command, and controls various devices so that the content of the determined effect is executed. The contents of this effect include the display mode in the symbol display device 75, and the determined display mode is output from the notification / rendering control device 610 to the display control device 620 as a display content command. In the display control device 620, based on the opening command received from the main control device 162 and the display content command received from the notification and presentation control device 610, a display corresponding to the current opening / closing execution mode, for example, a display content corresponding to a big hit The display control of the symbol display device 75 is executed so that the moving image display of the character etc. and the switching of the background image etc. are performed.

  Here, the opening command setting process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

<Opening command setting process>
In the opening command setting process, first, in step S901, it is determined whether the current opening / closing execution mode is either the 4R probability variation big hit result or the 8R probability variation big hit result. If an affirmative determination is made in step S901, the process advances to step S902 to set a first type opening command. Based on the first type opening command, the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75 displays a message prompting firing of the game ball directed to the variable ball entry device 65 and the transition to the high probability state is determined. The effect is notified.

  If a negative determination is made in step S901, the process proceeds to step S903, and it is determined whether the current open / close execution mode is any of 4R normal big hit result A and 8R normal big hit result. If an affirmative determination is made in step S903, the process advances to step S904 to set a second type opening command. Based on the second type opening command, on the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75, a message prompting the game ball to be launched toward the variable ball entry device 65 is displayed and the transition to the high frequency support mode is determined. It is informed that it has done.

  If a negative determination is made in step S903, that is, if the current opening / closing execution mode is any of 4R normal big hit result B to 4 R normal big hit result D, the process proceeds to step S905, and the third type opening command is set. .

  In the display screen 75a in the present embodiment, as a means to indicate whether the gaming state is advantageous for the player, a configuration is adopted in which the stay stage is shifted by switching the background image. As the stay stage, a normal stage which suggests that the gaming state is likely to be in the low probability mode and the low frequency support mode, a continuous stage corresponding to the high probability mode and the high frequency support mode, and the gaming state is high The support mode is set as a special high probability stage in which the probability of winning is set to be artificially in multiple stages, and a precursor stage that indicates that it is a stage prior to transition to the special high probability stage. When the third type opening command is received, the transition from the normal stage to the precursor stage to the special high probability stage is performed as an effect indicating promotion to a high probability stage at the opening of the open / close execution mode on the display screen 75a. It will be. There are multiple stages with different degrees of advantage in the special high probability stage, and during the precursor stage, it is suggested which special high probability stage to shift to.

  Returning to the explanation of the gaming state transition processing (FIG. 19), after executing the processing of step S811, the external signal setting processing is executed in step S812, and the present gaming state transition processing is ended.

  In the external signal setting process of step S812, it is determined whether or not any of the above-mentioned various big hit corresponding flags is stored in the RAM 604, and if any flag is stored, management control on the game hall side Preparation is made to output a signal indicating that a big hit has occurred in the device (hole computer HC), and the signal is sent to the management control device in step S401 of the normal process (FIG. 15). The management control device can grasp that the pachinko machine 10 has shifted to the open / close execution mode based on this signal.

  Returning to the description of step S801, when it is determined in step S801 that the open / close execution mode is in progress, the process proceeds to step S813. In step S813, it is determined whether the waiting time for opening has elapsed. If the waiting time for opening has not elapsed, this game state transition processing is ended as it is. If the waiting time for opening has elapsed, the special winning opening / closing process is executed in step S814. Here, the special winning opening / closing process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

<Big winning opening opening and closing processing>
In the special winning opening / closing process, it is first determined in step S1001 whether the special winning opening 65a is open. Specifically, this determination is performed based on the drive state of the variable ball entry drive unit 65 c in the variable ball entry device 65. If the special winning opening 65a is not open, it is determined in step S1002 whether or not the value of the open number counter OC is "0", and in step S1003 the value of the open timer counter TC is "0" or not Determine if The release timer counter TC is a counter referred to when grasping the release period or interval period of the special winning opening 65a, and its value is decremented by one each time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 12) is executed. Ru.

  When the value of the open number counter OC is "0" or when the value of the open timer counter TC is not "0", the present special winning opening / closing process is ended as it is. On the other hand, when the value of the open number counter OC is not "0" and the value of the open timer counter TC is "0", the process proceeds to step S1005, and the open process of the big winning opening 65a in the variable ball entry device 65 is performed. Run. Specifically, the variable ball entry drive unit 65c is driven to open the special winning opening 65a. Thereafter, the processing of steps S1005 to S1008 is executed as the setting processing of the closing condition corresponding to the variable ball entry device 65 (setting processing for opening).

  That is, in step S1005, whether or not the current opening / closing execution mode corresponds to the high frequency winning mode, that is, 4R probability variation big hit result, 8R probability variation big hit result, 4R normal big hit result A, 8R normal big hit result It is determined whether the Specifically, the determination in step S1005 is performed based on which one of the high-frequency winning mode flag / low-frequency winning mode flag is set in the various flag storage areas 604e of the RAM 604.

  When an affirmative determination is made in step S1005, "15000" (corresponding to 30 sec) is set in the release timer counter TC in step S1006, and "10" is set in the winning counter PC. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1005, "30" (corresponding to 0.06 sec) is set in the release timer counter TC, and "10" is set in the winning counter PC.

  Thereafter, the open command 10 is set in step S1009, and the present special winning opening / closing process is ended. The set release command is transmitted to the notification and effect control device 610 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 15). The release command includes information as to whether the high-frequency winning mode or the low-frequency winning mode. The notification and effect control device 610 determines the content of the effect corresponding to it in the high-frequency winning mode based on the received open command, and controls various devices so that the content of the determined effect is executed.

  Returning to the description of step S1001, if it is determined in step S1001 that the special winning opening 65a is open, the process proceeds to step S1010, and it is determined whether the value of the release timer counter TC is "0". If the value of the release timer counter TC is not "0", the process proceeds to step S1011, and based on the detection signal from the detection sensor 151d corresponding to the variable ball entry device 65, whether or not the gaming ball has won in the big winning opening 65a. To judge. If no winning has occurred, the process for opening and closing the special winning opening is ended.

  On the other hand, if a winning has occurred, output processing of a winning command is executed in step S1012. The winning command is output to the notification and effect control device 610, and the effect in the open / close execution mode executed on the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75 is changed by the winning command.

  After executing command output processing in step S1012, the process proceeds to step S1013. In step S1013, the value of the winning counter PC is decremented by 1, and it is determined in the following step S1014 whether the value of the winning counter PC is "0" or not. finish.

  When an affirmative determination is made in step S1014, that is, when the value of pay counter PC is "0", or when an affirmative determination is made in step S1012, it is determined that the value of open timer counter TC is "0". (In the case of having made), it means that the special winning opening closing condition is established. In this case, in step S1015, the variable ball entry drive unit 65c is brought into a non-driving state in order to close the big winning opening 65a.

  In the following step S1016, processing for updating the open number counter OC is executed. Specifically, when the value of the open number counter OC is not "0", the open number counter OC is decremented by 1 and when the value of the open number counter OC is "0", the open number counter OC is decremented. Keep the value of "0". Thereafter, it is determined in step S1017 whether the value of the open number counter OC is "0". If the value of the open number counter OC is not "0", it is determined in step S1018 whether or not the current opening / closing execution mode corresponds to the high frequency winning mode.

  If it is the high frequency winning mode, "1000" (corresponding to 2 sec) is set in the opening timer counter TC in step S1019, and if it is the low frequency winning mode, the opening timer counter TC is in step S1020. Set "250" (equivalent to 0.5 sec). That is, in the low frequency winning mode, the time when the big winning opening 65a is closed between rounds is set shorter than the time when the big winning opening 65a is closed in the high frequency winning mode.

  In the open / close execution mode corresponding to the high-frequency winning mode and the open / close execution mode corresponding to the low-frequency win mode, the time in which the former is in the open state and the time in which the former is in the closed state are set longer The execution time of the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the high-frequency winning mode is longer than the execution time of the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the low-frequency prize mode.

  Thereafter, a close command is set in step S1021, and the present special winning opening / closing process is ended. The set closing command is transmitted to the notification and effect control device 610 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 15). The close command includes information as to whether the high-frequency winning mode or the low-frequency winning mode. The notification and effect control device 610 determines the contents of the effect corresponding to the close command based on the received close command, and controls various devices so that the contents of the determined effect are executed.

  If it is determined in step S1017 that the value of the open number counter OC is "0", in step S1022, an ending start process is executed. In the start process, an ending standby time is set for waiting without starting the next game run for ending in the open / close execution mode. Specifically, ending waiting time information stored in advance in the ROM 603 is set in the waiting time counter area provided in the various counter areas 604 d of the RAM 604. In this case, the standby time information to be set differs depending on whether or not the open / close execution mode is the high frequency prize mode, and the standby time information indicates that the low frequency prize mode has a standby time than the high frequency prize mode. It is set to be short.

  Thereafter, after the ending command is set in step S1023, the present special winning opening / closing process is ended. The ending command thus set is transmitted to the notification and effect control device 610 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 14).

  As for the ending command in the present embodiment, the first to third ending commands are set according to the situation at the time of transition to the open / close execution mode, as in the above-mentioned opening command, and the open / close execution mode The stage (background image or the like) to be shifted later is configured to be displayed in a definite manner according to these various commands.

  Specifically, when the current switching operation mode corresponds to any of the 4R probability variation big hit result and the 8R probability variation big hit result, the first type ending command is set. The transition process of the stay stage is ended on the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75 based on the first type ending command. Specifically, the transition process to the continuation stage is completed.

  If the current opening / closing execution mode corresponds to the 4R normal big hit result A and 8 R normal big hit result when the setting condition of the first type ending command is not met, the second type ending command is set. . The transition process of the stay stage is ended on the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75 based on the second type ending command. Specifically, the transition process to the chance stage where 100 frequent support modes are decided is completed.

  When the setting conditions of the first type ending command and the second type ending command deviate, that is, when the current open / close execution mode is any of 4R normal big hit result B to 4 R normal big hit result D, the third type ending Set the command. The transition process of the stay stage is completed on the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75 based on the third type ending command. Specifically, the transition process from the precursor stage to the special high probability stage is completed.

  When the third type ending command is received, the MPU 612 of the notification and effect control device 610 stores the special game state flag in the various flag storage area 614 a of the RAM 614. While the special game state flag is stored, various display effects executed on the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75 are switched to those corresponding to the special game state, but the contents thereof are as follows. I will mention later. Incidentally, the special game state flag is erased when it falls from the high frequency support mode to the low frequency support mode.

  Returning to the description of the game state transition process (FIG. 19), after executing the special winning opening / closing process in step S814, it is determined in step S815 whether the value of the open number counter OC is "0" or not. In step S816, it is determined whether the waiting time for ending has elapsed. If the value of the open number counter OC is not “0” or the waiting time for ending has not elapsed, the present gaming state transition processing is ended as it is.

  On the other hand, when the value of the open number counter OC is “0” and the waiting time for ending has elapsed, the transition process at the end of the open / close execution mode is executed in step S817, and then the main game End the state transition process.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, one of the features is that a difference occurs in the degree of advantage of the gaming state transitioning through the open / close execution mode, and diversification of the gaming mode is achieved by the configuration according to the feature. It is designed. Hereinafter, the configuration according to the above features will be described.

<Migration process at the end of open / close execution mode>
The transition process (step S817) at the end of the open / close execution mode will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the transition process at the end of the open / close execution mode, it is first determined in step S1101 whether the jackpot result that is the trigger of the present open / close execution mode is the 4R probability variation jackpot result or the 8R probability variation jackpot result. Specifically, it is determined whether the corresponding flag is stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604 in either the 4R probability variation big hit result or the 8R probability variation big hit result.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1101, the process advances to step S1102, and the flag relating to the transition of the gaming state is erased. Specifically, the big hit result corresponding flag stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604 is erased, and when the high probability mode flag or the high frequency support mode flag is stored, the respective flags are erased. .

  After executing the erasing process of step S1102, the process proceeds to steps S1103 and S1104 to execute setting processing of the gaming state. Specifically, first, in step S1103, the high probability mode flag is set in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604. Based on the high probability mode flag set in this manner, the success / failure table for the high probability mode will be referred to in the subsequent success / failure lottery of game times.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S1104 and the high frequency support mode flag is set in the various flag storage areas 604e of the RAM 604. Based on the high-frequency support mode flag set in this way, in the subsequent electronic-support support process, the success / failure table for the high-frequency support mode is referred to in the support lottery, and the fluctuation display time of the pattern at the support lottery It is shortened (specifically, set to 2.0 seconds), and further, the open period is extended by one opening (specifically, set to 5.0 seconds).

  After performing the game state setting process in steps S1103 and S1104, the transition process at the end of the main opening / closing execution mode is ended.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1101, that is, if it is determined that the jackpot result that is the trigger of the present opening / closing execution mode is not a probability variation jackpot result, the flow proceeds to step S1105. In step S1105, it is determined whether the jackpot result that is the trigger of the current switching execution mode is the 4R normal jackpot result B or not. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the 4R normal big hit result B correspondence flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 604e of the RAM 604.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1105, the process proceeds to step S1106, and the flag relating to the transition of the gaming state is erased. Specifically, the big hit result corresponding flag stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604 is erased, and when the high probability mode flag or the high frequency support mode flag is stored, the respective flags are erased. .

  After executing the erasing process of step S1106, the process proceeds to steps S1107 and S1108 to execute setting processing of the gaming state. Specifically, first, in step S1107, the high frequency support mode flag is set in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604. Based on the high-frequency support mode flag set in this way, in the subsequent electronic-support support process, the success / failure table for the high-frequency support mode is referred to in the support lottery, and the fluctuation display time of the pattern at the support lottery It is shortened (specifically, set to 2.0 seconds), and further, the open period is extended by one opening (specifically, set to 5.0 seconds).

  Unlike in the case of the above-mentioned probability variation jackpot result, an upper limit is set to the number of times of support for the high frequency support mode which is normally shifted after the jackpot result. In the subsequent step S1108, "40" is set to the game number counter GC1 stored in the various counter areas 604d of the RAM 604. As a result, the high frequency support mode is maintained until the game times are performed 40 times after the open / close execution mode ends, and the transition from the high frequency support mode to the low frequency support mode is triggered by reaching "40". .

  After performing the game state setting process in steps S1107 and S1108, the transition process at the end of the main opening / closing execution mode is ended.

  Returning to the description of step S1105, if a negative determination is made in step S1105, the process proceeds to step S1109. In step S1109, it is determined whether the jackpot result that is the trigger of the current opening / closing execution mode is 4R normal jackpot result C or not. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the 4R normal big hit result C corresponding flag is stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1109, the process proceeds to step S1110, and the flag relating to the transition of the gaming state is erased. Specifically, the big hit result corresponding flag stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604 is erased, and when the high probability mode flag or the high frequency support mode flag is stored, the respective flags are erased. .

  After the erasing process of step S1110 is performed, the process proceeds to steps S1111 and S1112, and the game state setting process is performed. Specifically, first, in step S1111, the high frequency support mode flag is set in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604. Based on the high-frequency support mode flag set in this way, in the subsequent electronic-support support process, the success / failure table for the high-frequency support mode is referred to in the support lottery, and the fluctuation display time of the pattern at the support lottery It is shortened (specifically, set to 2.0 seconds), and further, the open period is extended by one opening (specifically, set to 5.0 seconds).

  Unlike in the case of the above-mentioned probability variation jackpot result, an upper limit is set to the number of times of support for the high frequency support mode which is normally shifted after the jackpot result. In the following step S1112, "60" is set in the game number counter GC1 stored in the various counter areas 604d of the RAM 604. As a result, the high frequency support mode is maintained until 60 game times are performed after the open / close execution mode ends, and the transition from the high frequency support mode to the low frequency support mode is triggered by reaching "60". .

  After the game state setting process is performed in step S1111 and step S1112, the transition process at the end of the main opening / closing execution mode is ended.

  Returning to the description of step S1109, if a negative determination is made in step S1109, the process proceeds to step S1113. In step S1113, it is determined whether the jackpot result that is the trigger of the current opening / closing execution mode is 4R normal jackpot result D. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the 4R normal jackpot result D correspondence flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 604e of the RAM 604.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1113, the process advances to step S1114, and the flag relating to the transition of the gaming state is deleted. Specifically, the big hit result corresponding flag stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604 is erased, and when the high probability mode flag or the high frequency support mode flag is stored, the respective flags are erased. .

  After the erasing process of step S1114 is executed, the process proceeds to steps S1115 and S1116 to execute a game state setting process. Specifically, first, in step S1115, the high frequency support mode flag is set in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604. Based on the high-frequency support mode flag set in this way, in the subsequent electronic-support support process, the success / failure table for the high-frequency support mode is referred to in the support lottery, and the fluctuation display time of the pattern at the support lottery It is shortened (specifically, set to 2.0 seconds), and further, the open period is extended by one opening (specifically, set to 5.0 seconds).

  Unlike in the case of the above-mentioned probability variation jackpot result, an upper limit is set to the number of times of support for the high frequency support mode which is normally shifted after the jackpot result. In the following step S1116, "80" is set to the game number counter GC1 stored in the various counter areas 604d of the RAM 604. As a result, the high frequency support mode is maintained until 80 times of game times are performed after the open / close execution mode ends, and the transition from the high frequency support mode to the low frequency support mode is triggered by reaching "80". .

  After performing the game state setting process in steps S1115 and S1116, the transition process at the end of the main opening / closing execution mode is ended.

  Returning to the description of step S1113, if a negative determination is made in step S1113, that is, if the jackpot result triggered by the current opening / closing execution mode is the 4R normal jackpot result A or 8R normal jackpot result, the step The process advances to step S1117 to delete the flag relating to the transition of the game state. Specifically, the big hit result corresponding flag stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604 is erased, and when the high probability mode flag or the high frequency support mode flag is stored, the respective flags are erased. .

  After the erasing process of step S1117 is executed, the process proceeds to steps S1118 and S1119 to execute a game state setting process. Specifically, first, in step S1118, the high frequency support mode flag is set in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604. Based on the high-frequency support mode flag set in this way, in the subsequent electronic-support support process, the success / failure table for the high-frequency support mode is referred to in the support lottery, and the fluctuation display time of the pattern at the support lottery It is shortened (specifically, set to 2.0 seconds), and further, the open period is extended by one opening (specifically, set to 5.0 seconds).

  Unlike in the case of the above-mentioned probability variation jackpot result, an upper limit is set to the number of times of support for the high frequency support mode which is normally shifted after the jackpot result. In the subsequent step S1119, "100" is set to the game number counter GC1 stored in the various counter areas 604d of the RAM 604. Thus, the high frequency support mode is maintained until 100 times of game times are performed after the open / close execution mode ends, and the transition from the high frequency support mode to the low frequency support mode is triggered by reaching "100". .

  After performing the game state setting process in steps S1118 and S1119, the transition process at the end of the main opening / closing execution mode is ended.

  As described above in detail, in the present embodiment, the type of the jackpot result is various, and a difference in advantage and disadvantage is set to the gaming state which is shifted after the open / close execution mode ends. However, it is assumed that simply setting the difference in the number of times that the benefit of the high frequency support mode can be enjoyed, the effect of improving the attention to the game due to the diversification of the gaming state described above does not work well. Therefore, in view of such circumstances, the special gaming state (pseudo high probability state or pseudo state) in which the probability of winning the jackpot in a pseudo manner is increased by utilizing the difference in the number of times of the high frequency support mode in the present embodiment. It is one of the features that a high probability zone is provided. Hereinafter, the configuration according to the realization of the function will be described.

<Special game state>
When the 4R normal jackpot result B to 4R normal jackpot result D is won, the open / close execution mode corresponding to the low frequency winning mode is selected. For this reason, the period required to digest the open / close execution mode is extremely short compared to the open / close execution mode corresponding to the high-frequency winning mode. That is, the normal gaming state is immediately shifted to the high frequency support mode via the open / close execution mode.

  As described above, after the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the low frequency winning mode ends, the special gaming state different from the progress pattern of the game from after the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the 4R normal jackpot result or the 8R normal jackpot result ends. In order to indicate that the transition to the special game state is indicated in the opening / closing execution mode, a moving image indicating the transition to the special game state is displayed, and the symbol display device 75 is displayed based on the end of the end of the moving image display The display mode on the display screen 75a of the is changed.

  In the MPU 622 of the display control device 620, display change processing in the special game state is executed as part of the regular processing that is periodically executed. Specifically, the display screen of the symbol display device 75 is received based on the fact that the ending command related to the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the low frequency winning mode is received from the main control device 162 via the notification and effect control device 610. A display change process is performed to make the display 75a correspond to the special game state. Hereinafter, the change of the display mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 23 (a) and the schematic view of FIG. 23 (b).

  As shown in FIG. 23A, in the display change process in the special game state, first, in step S1201, a change process of the variable display area ME is performed. As a result, as shown in FIG. 23 (b1) → FIG. 23 (b2), the variable display area ME is expanded.

  In the subsequent step S1202, change processing of the variable display content is performed. As described above, in the normal gaming state, the symbol row is horizontally scrolled on the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75. However, the symbol row omits decoration of characters and the like and only numbers In the second variation display area ME2 provided at the right corner of the display screen 75a, the reduced display is performed. Then, a character image (moving image) imitating a girl is displayed (animated) in the first variable display area ME1 at the center of the display screen 75a. Although the details will be described later, in the special game state, the character performs various actions, for example, it is notified that the jackpot is won by encountering a fairy during the special game state.

  After the process of step S1202 is performed, the process proceeds to step S1203, and a process of hiding the pending display on the display screen 75a is performed. That is, as shown in FIG. 23B, the hold display displayed on the display screen 75a (specifically, the hold number display area Da, Db) in the normal gaming state is not displayed. The sudden disappearance of the hold indication can be a cause of confusion for the player. In this regard, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of such inconvenience by passing the above-mentioned prog-all game state (by making the on-hold display non-displayed in the pre-mage game state). Note that, with regard to the number-of-holds display units LS and RS for which display control is performed by the main control device 162, even in the special game state, the display function of the number of holds is secured as in the normal game state.

  After executing the processing of step S1203, the process advances to step S1204 to perform display processing for displaying the number counter on the display screen 75a. As a result, as shown in FIG. 23B, the remaining number of special gaming states is displayed in the upper corner (the number display area CE) of the display screen 75a. Although the details will be described later, in the special game state, the display effect of 1 is executed over a plurality of game times in the variable display area ME1, and the above-mentioned counter performs the display effect. It displays the number of remaining times.

  After executing the preparation process of steps S1201 to S1204, the special game is transferred to the display screen 75a in order to clearly indicate which of the special gaming states set among the plurality of special gaming states set to be different in degree of advantage. A process of displaying an opening image for notifying of the type of state is performed.

  As described above in detail, in the special game state, a pseudo high probability state with a limited number of times is created by devising the effect display executed on the display screen 75a. In the present embodiment, when the display effect is determined, the hold information transmitted from the main control device is referred to. Therefore, in the following description, first, processing to be a premise of display mode determination performed by the MPU 602 of the main control device 162 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 24 and 25.

<Confirmation processing of pending information>
First, the confirmation process of the hold information performed in the timer interrupt process (see FIG. 12) will be described. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 24, in the confirmation process of the hold information, first at step S1301, the start hold storage numbers RaN and RbN stored in the respective hold areas Ra and Rb of the hold ball storage area 604b The common pending number CRN stored in the total pending number storage area of the ball storage area 604 b is read, and the information on the pending number is stored in the register of the MPU 602. Thereafter, in steps S1302 to S1306, it is confirmed whether or not the on-hold information acquired by the current prize contains information on jackpot winning.

  Specifically, first, in step S1302, information for determining a jackpot among the suspension information acquired in step S103 based on the current winning on the lower operation opening 62a or the right operation opening 63a, ie, the acquired jackpot random number The value of the counter C1 is grasped.

  In the following step S1303, it is determined whether the low probability mode is set. Specifically, by determining whether the high probability mode flag is stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604, it is determined whether the current lottery mode is the low probability mode. If the mode is the low probability mode, the process proceeds to step S1304, and the information for determining the jackpot (the value of the jackpot random number counter C1) determined in step S1302 with reference to the probability table for the low probability mode is the information corresponding to the jackpot winning Identify if it is included in the group. If the mode is the high probability mode, the process proceeds to step S1305, and the information for determining the big hit (value of the big hit random number counter C1) determined in step S1302 is referred to Identify if it is included in the information set as winning.

  After step S1304 or step S1305, the process proceeds to step S1306, in which it is determined whether the information for determining the jackpot (the value of the jackpot random number counter C1) determined in step S1302 corresponds to a jackpot winning. If it is determined that the jackpot is won, the jackpot information is stored in the register of the MPU 602 in step S1307, and the process of confirming the on-hold information is ended.

  On the other hand, when a negative judging is carried out at Step S1306, it progresses to Step S1308. In step S1308, it is determined whether the special game state is in progress. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the high frequency support mode via the open / close execution mode corresponding to any of the 4R normal big hit result B to 4 R normal big hit result D is determined. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1308, the process of confirming the on-hold information ends without performing the following process of confirming the presence or absence of reach at the time of disconnection.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1308, the process proceeds to step S1309. In step S1309, out of the hold information acquired in step S1304 based on the current winning on the lower operation opening 62a or the right operation opening 63a, information for out-of-reach determination among the suspension information, ie, the value of the acquired reach random number counter C3 is grasped Do.

  In the subsequent step S1310, the reach determined in step S1309 is referred to with reference to the reach determination table (reach determination information group) stored in the reach determination table storage area (reach determination information group storage means) of the ROM 603. It is specified whether information for determination (the value of the reach random number counter C3) is included in the information set as reach winning.

  After the process of step S1310 is performed, the process proceeds to step S1311, and it is determined whether the information for reach determination (the value of the reach random number counter C3) determined in step S1309 corresponds to the reach occurrence. If it is possible to cope with the reach occurrence, in step S1312, after the reach occurrence information is stored in the register of the MPU 602, the present confirmation processing is ended. On the other hand, when it does not correspond to reach | attainment generation | occurrence | production, this confirmation process is complete | finished as it is.

<Pending command setting process>
Next, the setting process of the hold command will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the setting process of the hold command, first, in step S1401, it is determined whether or not the jackpot information is stored in the register of the MPU 602, and the information for the jackpot determination in the confirmation process of the hold information immediately before (FIG. 24). It is determined whether or not it has been identified that corresponds to the jackpot winning. If the jackpot information is stored, the process advances to step S1402 to set a jackpot handling hold command. The setting of the command and the setting of various commands described later are performed by storing command information in a command setting area provided in the RAM 604.

  On the other hand, if the negative determination is made in step S1401, that is, if it is determined that the jackpot information is not stored in the register of the MPU 602, the process proceeds to step S1403 and whether reach generation information is stored in the register of the MPU 602 It is determined whether or not the information for reach determination is specified as corresponding to the reach occurrence in the confirmation process (FIG. 24) of the pending information immediately before. If reach occurrence information is stored, an off-reach response hold command is set in step S1604. If reach occurrence information is not stored, a complete-off response hold command is set in step S1605.

  When setting the hold command in steps S1402, S1404 and S1405, the fluctuation display time is determined with reference to the stored value of the big hit type counter C2, the value of the fluctuation type counter CS, etc., and the fluctuation display is performed. Information on time is stored in the pending command. When determining the variable display time, the variable display time table is referred to in the same manner as the setting process of the variable display time shown in step S 608 (see FIG. 17). The hold command set in this manner is transmitted to the display control device 620, and the display control device 620 can grasp the fluctuation display mode and the like of the symbol based on the hold command.

  After executing the command setting process of any of step S1402, step S1404 and step S1405, in step S1406, a process of setting information on the number of pending in the pending command is executed. As such processing, specifically, the information of the set suspension command is configured as information of a plurality of bytes, and information indicating that itself is the suspension command or a suspension command for some of the bits In addition to information on the type of, information on the number of pending can be set. In this case, in step S1406, first, the information on the pending number stored in the register of the MPU 602 in step S1301 in the pending information confirmation process (FIG. 24) immediately before is read, and thereafter, in the pending command already set. Information on the read pending number is stored for the pending number of information bits by arithmetic processing such as logical sum. Thus, with respect to the hold command set in any of the processes in step S1402, step S1404 and step S1405, information for specifying the number of hold information corresponding to the hold command. Will be included. After the process of step S1406 described above in detail is performed, the pending command setting process is ended.

  Note that the hold command including the information on the hold number in step S1406 is transmitted to the notification and effect control device 610 by the external output process of step S401 in the next normal process (FIG. 15). The notification and effect control device 610 specifies that the hold information has increased by receiving the hold command. In addition, the notification and effect control device 610 transmits the hold command to the display control device 620 while maintaining its form. The display control device 620 executes display of various effects such as pre-reading effects based on the received hold command.

  Also, how to set the hold command is whether or not the jackpot is won by the hold command in the display control device 620, the jackpot type in the case of the jackpot win, the presence or absence of reach in the case of not being the jackpot win, in other words It is optional as long as it can specify the variation display mode of the symbol. For example, the combination of the jackpot response hold command, the outreach reach hold command, and the completely outset hold command is individually set corresponding to each hold number, and in the hold command setting process, the hold information confirmation process (FIG. It is also possible to select one hold command according to the confirmation result in 23).

  Next, when a command is transmitted from the main control device 162 to the notification and presentation control device 610, one of the command handling processes executed by the notification and presentation control device 610 corresponds to the hold command (hereinafter, hold command The process will be described. The hold command handling process is repeatedly activated in a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 msec cycle).

  In the pending command handling process, first, it is determined whether or not the jackpot handling command has been received. Here, the MPU 612 of the notification and effect control device 610 receives a command from the main control device 162, and the received command is temporarily stored in the command storage area of the RAM 614. The command storage area is configured as a ring buffer capable of storing a plurality of commands individually and readable from previously stored commands, and even when a plurality of commands are received at the same time, each of them is The processing corresponding to the command can be performed well. At the time of determination of the command, it is determined whether or not the big hit correspondence hold command has been received in the area to be read this time in the command storage area. The configuration for reading out such a command is the same for reading out the following commands.

  If the big hit correspondence hold command has been received, the information on the hold number included in the command received this time is specified, and the information on the specified hold number is stored in the various counters in the various counter areas 614 b of the RAM 614. Set The information on the number of pending items set in the deletion counter is updated so as to be decremented by one each time a game is newly started, as described later.

  Thereafter, the hold information corresponding to the big hit is set in the hold information storage area of the RAM 614 (specifically, the youngest area among the first area to the fourth area where the hold information is not stored), and this hold command handling process is performed. finish.

  Here, the configuration of the hold information storage area will be supplementarily described. The hold information storage area has the first to fourth areas as described above, and is configured to be able to store one piece of hold information for each area. The hold information stored in each area is sequentially shifted to the lower area side by receiving a shift command from the main control device 162, that is, when a game is started. Specifically, the data in the first area is cleared, and the data in each area is shifted in the following order: second area → first area, third area → second area, fourth area → third area, etc. . In the holding ball storage area 604b of the main controller 162, the holding area Ra for the lower operation ball section and the holding area Rb for the right operation ball section are separately provided, but the notification and effect control device The first to fourth areas for the lower operation ball storage unit and the first to fourth areas for the right operation ball storage unit are provided in the storage information storage area of 610, respectively. Pending information is configured to be stored chronologically.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the hold information related to the right operation ball storage 63 is configured to be digested prior to the hold information related to the lower operation ball storage 62. However, it is not limited to this. If such a priority relationship does not exist, the holding information storage area is formed of the first area to the eighth area, and the holding information may be collectively stored in time series regardless of the ball entry destination. It is possible.

  Incidentally, also in the display control device 620, when the command determination processing similar to the processing executed in the above-mentioned notification and effect control device 610 is executed and the hold information is acquired, the game time related to the hold information is It is possible to grasp whether or not the jackpot has been won before the start.

  In the present embodiment, when the special game state is entered, the special display effect (special variation display) is executed on the display screen 75a. The outline of the special display effect is determined by the notification / effect control device 610, and the display control device 620 is configured to determine a detailed effect mode based on the determined information.

  Here, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 26, a process (special variation mode determination process) for determining an outline of the special display effect executed by the notification / effect control device 610 will be described. The said process is performed as a part of the normal process regularly performed by alerting | presentation / presentation control apparatus 610. FIG.

  The special variation mode determination process is a process executed when the special game mode is in effect. Specifically, the open / close execution mode corresponding to any of the 4R normal jackpot result B to 4R normal jackpot result D described above This processing is executed in the high-frequency support mode shifted later, and is executed when the special game state flag is stored in the various flag storage area 614a of the RAM 614.

<Special variation mode determination process>
In the special variation mode determination process, it is first determined in step S1501 whether or not the special variation display (special display effect) is being performed. If a negative determination is made in step S1501, the process proceeds to step S1502. In step S1502, it is determined whether or not a variation command has been received from the main control device 162 (informing and rendering control device 610).

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1501 or if a negative determination is made in step S1502, the present special variation mode determination process ends.

  If a positive determination is made in step S1502, the process proceeds to step S1503 to determine whether the variation command is based on entering the right operation ball 63, ie, entering the right operation ball 63. It is determined whether or not it is a game time based on. If a negative determination is made in step S1503, that is, if it is determined that the game is played based on the ball entering the lower operation ball receiving portion 62, the process proceeds to step S1504.

  In step S1504, setting processing of the restricted special variation display mode is performed. Although the details will be described later, a plurality of patterns are provided for the special display effect to be executed during the special game state, but a series of moving pictures selected by the level of the special game state and the lottery etc. Is displayed, and a device for smoothly displaying this moving image is provided. Specifically, when the fluctuation display period is set based on the hold information pertaining to the right operation ball entering portion 63 so that the pattern of the period in which the special display effect is performed is reduced compared to the normal time, the setting pattern is devised This makes it possible to perform smooth display of moving pictures while suppressing an increase in control load.

  On the other hand, when the game play based on entering the ball into the lower operation ball entering unit 62 is executed during the special game state, various patterns of the fluctuation display period exist. Therefore, in such a case, it is difficult to display all the display end timings of the moving image described above. Therefore, the display start timing of the moving image is delayed so that the moving image display is ended at a sharp timing in the middle part of the series of moving images, so that only a part of the series of moving images is displayed. Thus, the special variation mode setting process is performed. In addition, about the special change display in this embodiment, although it makes it one of the characteristics to be performed over a plurality of game times, the said information is a pending information concerning the right operation ball entry unit 63 as described later. In the case where the game play progresses based on the hold information pertaining to the lower operation ball storage unit 62, the function is limited.

  In the first place, in the gaming machine shown in the present embodiment, as described above, the reserve information for the right operation ball storage 63 is prioritized and stored over the storage information for the lower operation ball storage 62. It is set to. That is, when the game time progresses based on the hold information related to the lower operation ball storage unit 62 as described above, it means that there is no hold information related to at least the right operation ball storage unit 63. In order to make the above functions in the special game state perform well, it is important to secure the number of the hold information pertaining to the right operation ball entry section 63 and to advance the game based on the hold information pertaining to the right operation ball entry section 63 become. Therefore, when setting the above-mentioned variable display mode, even if there is a plurality of hold information in the lower operation ball entering portion 62, these should be targets of one-time special variable display. It is regulated.

  In the subsequent step S1505, setting processing of a special variation display command is performed based on the variation display mode set in step S1504. This command is transmitted to the display control device 620, and the display control device 620 recognizes what kind of special variation display should be performed based on the command.

  Returning to the description of step S1503, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1503, that is, if it is determined in step S1503 that it is a game play based on entering a ball into the right operation ball entry portion 63, the process proceeds to step S1506 . In step S1506, the number of holding information (the number of holdings) related to the right operation ball entry unit 63 is a specified number set corresponding to the current special gaming state, specifically, a target for special variation display It is determined whether the number is larger than the upper limit number of information.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1506, the process advances to step S1507. In step S1507, it is determined whether or not the hold information to be subjected to the special variation display this time corresponds to the jackpot result. If a negative determination is made in step S1507, that is, if it is determined that there is nothing corresponding to the jackpot result in the pending information to be subjected to the special variation display this time, the process proceeds to step S1508.

  In step S1508, setting processing of the variation display mode corresponding to the outlier is performed. Specifically, the fluctuation display time is grasped about each reservation information which is the target of the special fluctuation display, and the time obtained by adding the fluctuation display time is set as the fluctuation display time for the special fluctuation display. Thereafter, the special variation display mode is determined with reference to the presentation mode determination table for the special variation display for deviation results stored in the various table storage area 613a of the ROM 613 with reference to the above-mentioned variation display time.

  After the process of step S1508 is executed, the process advances to step S1505 to set a special variation display command corresponding to the special variation display determined in step S1508.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1507, that is, if it is determined that the hold information to be subjected to the special variation display this time corresponds to the jackpot result, the process proceeds to step S1509. In step S1509, setting processing of the variation display mode corresponding to the jackpot result is performed. Specifically, the fluctuation display time is grasped about each reservation information which is the target of the special fluctuation display, and the time obtained by adding the fluctuation display time is set as the fluctuation display time for the special fluctuation display.

  More specifically, up to pending information corresponding to the jackpot result is targeted, and in the setting of the variable display time, even for the pending information stored after the pending information corresponding to the jackpot result, it is within the above-mentioned prescribed number Also, set the above-mentioned fluctuation display time by forcibly removing it from the target of the special fluctuation display. For example, in the case where “3” is set as the specified number and the number of pending information related to the right operation ball entry unit 63 is three, if the second pending information corresponds to the big hit result, Although three pieces of suspension information can be targets of the specific variation display, the target suspension information is limited to two. Thereafter, the special variation display mode is determined with reference to the presentation mode determination table for the special variation display for the jackpot result stored in the various table storage area 613a of the ROM 613 corresponding to the above-mentioned variation display time.

  Returning to the description of step S1506, if a negative determination is made in step S1506, that is, if the number of the hold information pertaining to the right operation ball entry unit 63 is smaller than the specified number, the process proceeds to step S1510.

  In step S1510, it is determined whether or not the hold information to be subjected to the special variation display this time corresponds to the jackpot result. If a negative determination is made in step S1507, that is, if it is determined that there is nothing corresponding to the jackpot result in the pending information to be subjected to the special variation display this time, the process proceeds to step S1511.

  In step S 1511, setting processing of the variation display mode corresponding to the deviation result is performed. Specifically, the variable display time concerning each hold information is grasped for all the hold information concerning the right operation ball entry unit 63, and the time obtained by adding the variable display times is taken as the variable display time for special change display Set Thereafter, the special variation display mode is determined with reference to the presentation mode determination table for the special variation display for deviation results stored in the various table storage area 613a of the ROM 613 with reference to the above-mentioned variation display time. That is, when the number of pending information has not reached the specified number, the special variation display is executed on all the pending information related to the existing right operation ball entry unit 63. For example, in the case where “3” is set as the specified number and the number of pieces of suspension information related to the right operation ball entry unit 63 is two, these two suspension information become targets for special variation display.

  After the process of step S1510 is performed, the process proceeds to step S1511. In step S 1511, setting processing of the variation display mode corresponding to the deviation result is performed. Specifically, the fluctuation display time is grasped about each reservation information which is the target of the special fluctuation display, and the time obtained by adding the fluctuation display time is set as the fluctuation display time for the special fluctuation display. Thereafter, the special variation display mode is determined with reference to the presentation mode determination table for the special variation display for deviation results stored in the various table storage area 613a of the ROM 613 with reference to the above-mentioned variation display time.

  Returning to the description of step S1510, if a negative determination is made in step S1510, that is, if it is determined that the information corresponding to the jackpot result is present in the pending information to be subjected to the special variation display this time Proceed to step S1509. In step S1509, setting processing of the variation display mode corresponding to the jackpot result is performed. Specifically, the fluctuation display time is grasped about each reservation information which is the target of the special fluctuation display, and the time obtained by adding the fluctuation display time is set as the fluctuation display time for the special fluctuation display.

  More specifically, up to pending information corresponding to the jackpot result is targeted, and setting of the above-mentioned variable display time forcibly forces pending information stored after the pending information corresponding to the jackpot result from the target of the special variation display Remove and set the above variable display time. For example, in the case where “4” is set as the specified number and the number of pending information related to the right operation ball entry unit 63 is three, if the second pending information corresponds to the big hit result, Although three pieces of suspension information can be targets of the specific variation display, the target suspension information is limited to two. Thereafter, the special variation display mode is determined with reference to the presentation mode determination table for the special variation display for the jackpot result stored in the various table storage area 613a of the ROM 613 corresponding to the above-mentioned variation display time.

  After the process of step S1511 or step S1512 is executed, the process proceeds to step S1505, and a special variation display command corresponding to the special variation display determined in each of steps S1511 and S1512 is set.

  Next, display control processing in the special game state executed by the MPU 622 of the display control device 620 based on commands from the main control device 162 and the notification / rendering effect control device 610 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The display control process is a process executed as part of a normal process periodically executed by the MPU 622.

<Display control processing in special game state>
In the display control process, it is first determined in step S1601 whether or not a variation command has been received. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1601, the process proceeds to step S1602.

  In step S1602, a process of starting variable display of symbols in the second variable display area ME2 is executed based on the received command for change. As a result, in the second variation display area ME2, the simplified symbol starts scroll display in the vertical direction. The variable display mode in the second variable display area ME2 is determined with reference to the variable display mode determination table at the time of special variable display stored in various table storage areas 623a of the ROM 623.

  After the process of step S1602 is executed, the process proceeds to step S1603, and it is determined whether a special variation command is received from the notification / rendering control device. If it is determined in step S1603 that the special variation command has not been received, for example, if the special display effect is being executed in the first variation display area ME1, the present display control process is ended as it is. Do.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1603, the process advances to step S1604 to execute display control processing of the first variable display area ME1. Specifically, an image display process for displaying a moving image (animation image) stored in the display control device 620 is executed.

  In the subsequent step S1605, the number of times the special variation display is executed after shifting to the special gaming state, specifically, the number of times the special indication effect is executed in the first variation display area ME1 is a preset upper limit In the embodiment, it is determined whether or not 20). More specifically, the various counter area 624b of the RAM 624 is provided with a game number counter GC2 for storing the number of times the special display effect has been executed after shifting to the special game state, and the value of the game number counter GC2 is the upper limit. It is determined whether or not

  If a negative determination is made in step S1605, the number of remaining times displayed in the number-of-times display area CE is changed by subtracting one. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1605, the process advances to step S1607 to execute display switching processing of the number display area CE. Specifically, for example, “WARNING!” Is displayed as a message indicating that the special game state is likely to end soon, or that the special game state has been extended.

  In the present embodiment, there is a possibility that the value of the number-of-games counter GC2 may exceed the number set as the upper limit (the upper limit number “20”). For the upper limit number, the number of game times that can benefit from the high frequency support mode was divided by the number of hold information (game times) to be targeted when the special variation display (special display effect) is executed. Although it is a number, each special variation display is not necessarily performed under a situation where a sufficient number of suspension information is stored. Further, the special game state is continued until it falls from the high frequency support mode to the low frequency support mode, and the number of game times to be absorbed during that time is fixed. In view of these reasons, the following events occur. That is, for example, even in the state where the special variation display is performed over the game times corresponding to each of the hold information with the upper limit of three continuous hold information as the upper limit, the special is performed under the condition that the number of the hold information is smaller If it is going to start variable display, a gap will inevitably occur between the number displayed in the number display area CE and the number of times the special variable display is actually performed in the special gaming state. The processing of steps S1605 to S1607 is a device for suppressing the occurrence of discomfort due to such a deviation.

  Returning to the description of step S1601, if a negative determination is made in step S1601, that is, if it is determined that the variation command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S1608. In step S1608, it is determined whether a change end command has been received from main controller 162 or not. If a negative determination is made in step S1608, the present display control processing ends.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1608, the process advances to step S1609 to execute the end processing of the fluctuation display of the second fluctuation display area ME2. Thereby, the symbol combination corresponding to the game time is stopped and displayed in the second variation display area ME2.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 28, an outline of the special variation display performed in the special game state will be described. FIG. 28 is a schematic view showing an example of the special variation display executed over the two holding information (game times), and for this special variation display, FIG. 28 (a) → FIG. 28 (b) → FIG. c) Proceed in the order of FIG. 28 (d).

  Immediately after the transition to the special game state, as described above, the display pattern on the display screen 75a is changed from the one corresponding to the normal gaming state to the one corresponding to the special gaming state. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 28 (a), the number of remaining times when the special variation display performed in the special gaming state is executed in the number display area CE provided at the upper left of the display screen 75a (provisional number Is displayed. Further, a girl character is displayed in the variable display area ME1.

  In the special game state, a moving image is displayed so that the girl performs a specific action, and for example, it is notified that the jackpot has been won by catching the fairy in a series of display effects. When the special variation display starts, the girl starts a specific action, and in synchronization with it, the scroll display of the symbol is started in the second variation display area ME2 provided at the lower right of the display screen 75a.

  After moving image display is started in the first variable display area ME1 and variable display of symbols is started in the second variable display area ME2, it is out of the second variable display area ME2 at the timing when one game is finished. The symbol combination corresponding to the result is stopped and displayed. Also during this time, the video display of the character is continued in the first variable display area ME1, and a wrinkle is displayed on the right side of the screen.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 28 (b) → FIG. 28 (c), the scroll display of the symbol combination stopped and displayed in the second variable display area ME2 is resumed, and according to this, the girl is turned on foot Switch to a video that you want to glide over (step up).

  In the special variation display illustrated in FIG. 28, the second hold information (game times) targeted for the special variation display corresponds to the jackpot result. Therefore, finally, as shown in FIG. 28 (d), a video in which the girl has caught the fairy is displayed in the first variation display area ME1, and a symbol combination corresponding to the big hit result is displayed in the second variation display area ME2. Is displayed in a stopped state, and it is notified that the jackpot has been won in accordance with the special variation display. Here, since the special variation display is performed once, the number of games displayed in the number display area CE is reduced by one to display "19".

  In the special variable display described above, a moving image is displayed. The main moving image for special variation display is stored in the ROM 623 of the display control device 620 in association with various variation display times. Here, in view of the fact that the special variation display is executed over a plurality of game times, the variation of the period in which the special variation display is executed becomes diverse, and it is attempted to store the moving image corresponding to each pattern. For example, the storage capacity required will be huge. Therefore, in the present embodiment, in view of such circumstances, the variation display time of each game time under the special game state is roughly divided into two. Thus, even in the configuration in which the special variation display is performed over a plurality of game times, it is possible to suppress the period during which the special variation display is performed being various. Hereinafter, the configuration adopted to realize the function will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

<Setting process in special game state>
In the MPU 602 of the main control device 162, it is determined whether or not the special gaming state is set in the setting process of the variable display time described above (see FIG. 18), and if it is determined that the special gaming state is The process proceeds to the setting process corresponding to the special game state in S702. In this special setting process, it is first determined in step S1701 whether the number-of-games counter GC3 corresponds to "1" or "the number obtained by adding 1 to the multiple of the specified number". The number-of-games counter GC3 is stored in the various counter areas 604d of the RAM 604, and is cleared to 0 when shifting to the special gaming state, and thereafter functions as a means for counting the number of gaming times executed during the special gaming state. It is

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1701, the first change display time T1 is set as the change display time related to the hold information regardless of the values of the big hit random number counter C1, the reach random number counter C3, and the change type counter CS. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1701, the second fluctuation display time T2 is set as the fluctuation display time related to the hold information regardless of the values of the big hit random number counter C1, the reach random number counter C3 and the fluctuation type counter CS. Do. That is, in the special game state, one of the first change display time T1 and the second change display time T2 is selected in a fixed cycle.

  As shown in the schematic view of FIG. 29B, the first variation display time T1 is set to be longer than the second variation display time T2. More specifically, the first change display time T1 is 12 sec, the second change display time T2 is 0.6 sec, and the stop display time of the symbol corresponding to the deviation result is set to 0.2 sec. There is. Thereby, even when the special display effect is executed over a plurality of game times, it is suppressed that the period in which the special display effect is performed becomes various.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the first special game state to the third special game state are set as the special game state. Here, the difference between the special game states will be additionally described.
-1st special game state (corresponding to 4R normal big hit result B): It is a game state where it is set to execute special variation display (special display effect) over 2 game times at the maximum, and the specified number = " 2 ", the support frequency by high frequency support mode =" 40 ".
-2nd special game state (4R normal big hit result C): It is the game state where special fluctuation indicatory (special display production) is set execution possible over 3 game times at the maximum, specified number = " 3 ", the support frequency by high frequency support mode =" 60 ".
Third special game state (corresponding to 4R normal big hit result D): A game state in which special variation display (special display effect) can be executed over a maximum of four game times, and the prescribed number = " 4 ", the number of times of support by high frequency support mode =" 80 ".

  In any of these special game states, the values of the first change display time T1 and the second change display time T2 are common.

  The ratio of the first change display time T1 to the special change display time at which the special change display is executed is dominant as compared with the second change display time T2 and the stop display time. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 29 (b), in the first special game state, for example, when the special change display is executed over two game times, the special change display time is "13.0 sec. When the special variation display is executed in one game cycle, the special variation display time is “12.2 sec”.

  In the second special game state, for example, when the special change display is executed over three game times, the special change display time is "13.8 sec", and the special change display is executed over the two game times In the case where the special variation display time is "13.0 sec", when the special variation display is executed in one game cycle, the special variation display time is "12.2 sec".

  In the third special game state, for example, when the special change display is executed over four game times, the special change display time is "14.6 sec", and the special change display is executed over the three game times. If the special variation display time will be "13.8 sec", if the special variation display is performed over the two game times, the special variation display time will be "13.0 sec", 1 game time When the special variation display is executed at the time, the special variation display time is "12.2 sec".

  As described above, in any special game state, by making the first variation display time T1 dominant, special variation display is executed over a number of game times for the player watching the display screen 75a. It is devised to be difficult to distinguish the

  Here, with reference to the schematic view of FIG. 29C, the flow of the game progress in each special game state is illustrated. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the execution of the special variation display of 1 on the display screen 75a is referred to as a "display cycle".

  For example, in the first special game state, the special variation display is executed over a maximum of two game times. In this case, the first game cycle starts / ends → the stop display of the result → the second game cycle starts / ends → the stop display of the result during one display cycle, and two games are simulated. The times will be summarized in one display time. And, by repeating that the results of the two game times are displayed at the end of one display cycle, the jackpot expectation for each display cycle will increase by about twice as compared with the normal time. .

  In the second special game state, the special variation display is executed over up to three game times. In this case, during the 1 display cycle, the first game cycle starts / ends → the stop display of the result → the second game cycle starts / ends → the stop display of the result → the third game cycle starts / ends → the result The stop display of is made, and three game times will be summarized into one display time in a pseudo manner. And, by repeating that the results of the three game times are displayed at the end of one display cycle, the jackpot expectation for each display cycle will increase by about three times in comparison with the normal time. .

  In the third special game state, the special variation display is executed over up to four game times. In this case, during the 1 display cycle, the first game cycle starts / ends → the stop display of the result → the second game cycle starts / ends → the stop display of the result → the third game cycle starts / ends → the result The stop display of the fourth game cycle start / end → the stop display of the result will be made, and the four game cycles will be simulated into one display cycle in a pseudo manner. And, by repeating that the results of the four game times are displayed at the end of one display cycle, the jackpot expectation for each display cycle will increase by about four times in comparison with the normal time. .

  That is, according to the special game state, a pseudo high probability zone with a limited number of times is realized. By providing such a configuration, the gaming state is diversified to suppress monotonization of the game. Hereinafter, with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 30, the flow of the game in the present embodiment based on the existence of the above-described pseudo high probability zone will be described. In FIG. 30, for convenience, the low frequency support mode is "low frequency", the high frequency support mode is "high frequency", the low probability mode is "low probability", the high probability mode is "high probability", 4R probability variation jackpot results "4R probability variation", 8R probability variation jackpot "8R probability variation", 4R regular jackpot result A "4R regular A", 4R regular jackpot result B "4R regular B", 4R regular jackpot result C "4R regular C The 4R normal jackpot result D is simplified and displayed as “4R normal D” and the 8R normal jackpot result as “8R normal”.

  It should be noted that the player is taught that the first special gaming state to the third special gaming state described above are in a gaming state advantageous to the player, using an image or BGM or the like. For example, on the display screen, a message of “yellow <green <red” is displayed to indicate to the player the superiority or inferiority of the background image corresponding to each special game state.

<Flow of game>
As shown in FIG. 30 in a simplified manner, in the normal gaming state corresponding to the low probability mode and the low frequency support mode, the 4R probability variation jackpot result, the 8R probability variation jackpot result, the 4R regular jackpot result A, 8R regular jackpot result In the case, it shifts to the open / close execution mode (special game state) corresponding to the high-frequency winning mode. In the special game state, the variable ball entry device 65 is opened, and a large amount of game balls can be obtained by striking the game balls toward the right route.

  After the open / close execution mode is finished, the game mode is shifted to one of two different game states according to the jackpot result that is the trigger of the open / close execution mode. Specifically, when the open / close execution mode triggered by the 4R probability variation jackpot result or the 8R probability variation jackpot result is ended, the transition to the high probability gaming state corresponding to the high probability mode and the high frequency support mode is made. The high probability gaming state will be continued until the next jackpot result is won. In other words, since the game remains in the high probability gaming state until the jackpot result, there is substantially no limit number in the high probability gaming state.

  On the other hand, when the open / close execution mode triggered by the 4R normal big hit result A or 8R normal big hit result is ended, the chance mode with a limited number of times corresponding to the low probability mode and the high frequency support mode (chance game state or withdrawal Transition to the game state). About this chance mode, although the number of times of games that can receive the benefit of the high frequency support mode is 100 times, it is set to be a game state advantageous to the player at least compared with the normal game state. It is done. Specifically, not only the possibility of the game ball entering the right operation ball entering portion 63 is increased, but when the jackpot is won in such a state, the mode is always shifted to the open / close execution mode corresponding to the high frequency winning mode Do. For these two reasons, the chance mode can be said to be a gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state.

  In the normal gaming state, when any of 4R normal big hit result B to 4 R normal big hit result D, it shifts to the open / close execution mode (special game state) corresponding to the low frequency winning mode. The execution period of this special game state is set extremely short compared to the special game state for high frequency winning mode, and the substantial required time is about 30 seconds including the opening and ending. Further, since the opening and closing operation of the variable ball entry device 65 is performed in a very short time, the possibility of the game ball entering the ball is low. For these reasons, the possibility of being recognized as transition to the special game state by the player is reduced.

  As described above, after the end of the special game state, transition to the special game state corresponding to the low probability mode and the high frequency support mode. The special gaming state is a pseudo high probability zone / pseudo high probability gaming state with a limited number of times set such that the possibility of winning a jackpot is set to be artificially high. Therefore, in the special game state corresponding to the low frequency winning mode described above, a moving image display for precursor is performed as an effect that suggests the transition to the pseudo high probability zone. That is, the special game state functions as a precursor game state that indicates transition to the pseudo high probability zone.

  Here, the special game state (pseudo high probability zone) will be supplementarily described. As described above, the first special game state (the first pseudo high probability zone) which is triggered by the 4R normal big hit result B and the second special game which is triggered by the 4 R normal jackpot result C is transferred to the special game state as described above. A state (second pseudo high probability zone) and a third special gaming state which is triggered by the 4R normal jackpot result D are set. In each of these special game states, internally corresponds to the low probability mode and the high frequency support mode, and the internal jackpot winning probability is the same as the above chance mode, but a plurality of game times are simulated. By putting them together in 1, it is devised so that the probability of winning in one display cycle (the above-mentioned special variation display / special display effect) executed on the display screen 75a becomes high.

  In the first special game state, one display cycle is executed over two game cycles, and the number of game cycles that can benefit from the high frequency support mode is 40 times. . As a result, a high probability zone of 20 times + α limited is realized. In this high probability zone, the winning probability in one display cycle will increase to about twice the normal time.

  In the second special game state, one display cycle is executed over three game cycles, and the number of game cycles that can benefit from the high frequency support mode is 60 times. . As a result, a high probability zone of 20 times + α limited is realized. In this high probability zone, the winning probability in one display cycle will increase to about three times the normal time.

  In the third special game state, one display cycle is executed over four game cycles, and the number of game cycles that can benefit from the high frequency support mode is 80 times. . As a result, a high probability zone of 20 times + α limited is realized. In this high probability zone, the winning probability in one display cycle will increase to about four times the normal time.

  When transitioning to the special gaming state, as described above, it is indicated that the display mode of the display screen 75a has been switched to the one corresponding to the special gaming state, and has transitioned to the pseudo high probability state of 20 times + α limited . Here, the background image displayed on the display screen 75a is yellow during the first special gaming state, green during the second special gaming state, and red during the third special gaming state, which is an advantage in the pseudo high probability zone The degree will be suggested.

  During the special game state, the game ball is launched mainly to the right route, and the game progresses based on the hold information related to the right operation ball entry unit 63. In the present embodiment, by providing the induction passage 64 between the through gate 66 and the right operation ball entry portion 63, the gaming ball passing through the through gate 66 always reaches the right operation ball entry portion 63. It is devised. As a result, in the high-frequency support mode, the hold information related to the right operation ball entry unit 63 is configured to remain substantially at the upper limit. This prevents the above-described pseudo high probability mode from functioning well. It should be noted that if the player wins a big hit by entering the right operation ball entry section 63, it will always shift to the open / close execution mode corresponding to the high-frequency winning mode, thus avoiding a continuous big hit with no balls Be done. And when it becomes an 8R probability variation big hit result by entering the ball into the right operation ball entry section 63, it shifts to the above-mentioned real high probability mode (high probability gaming state). In the high probability mode, since the possibility of winning a jackpot in one game time (one display time) is set higher than any of the special game states described above, it is as if the promotion of the high probability mode occurred. Can give the player an impressive impression.

  If the display mode of the display screen 75a in the high probability gaming state is made common with the special gaming state, it is possible to improve the relevance between the special gaming state and the high probability gaming state. In this case, for example, in the high probability gaming state, the background image may be red and “∞” may be displayed in the number display area CE. Furthermore, if the display mode of the number display area CE is a countdown type as in the above special game state, and it is configured to display “構成” after becoming “0”, “∞” in the third special game state It can be expected to be promoted to a further promotion of interest.

  According to the present embodiment described above, the following excellent effects can be obtained.

  Since the frequency of ball occurrence is high when the motorized boat 71 is switched to the high frequency support mode, the number of pieces of suspension information related to the right operation ball entering unit 63 is likely to be secured to some extent. In the specification of a general gaming machine, in such a situation, a so-called time-saving function operates to successively digest hold information. In this case, for example, predetermined symbol combinations such as numbers will be displayed one after another on the display screen, and the display mode of the display screen is also monotonous as described above by mechanically digesting the special information. It is easy to become.

  In this respect, in the present embodiment, when transitioning to the special gaming state compatible with the high frequency support mode, the special display effect is executed over a plurality of game times on the display screen 75a. Thus, it is possible to secure a period for executing a series of special display effects, and it is possible to give various variations to the special display effects. Therefore, even if the time shortening function described above is exhibited, it is possible to suppress the display mode from becoming monotonous.

  Further, in the high frequency support mode, special display effects are executed over a plurality of game times. As a result, a difference occurs between the number of actually executed game times and the number of simulated game times (simulated game times or display times) displayed on the display screen 75a. In other words, by making a plurality of game times together to one, without changing the winning probability in one game time substantially, high frequency support mode (during special display effect) is granted in 1 display time The probability of winning the determination can be artificially changed (increased). For example, in the special display effect executed over two game times, the probability (apparent probability) of winning the award is approximately twice that of the normal, and the special display effect executed over three game times The probability (apparent probability) of winning the assignment judgment is about three times that of the usual case. By generating such a pseudo high probability state, it is possible to increase the expectation to the game in the high frequency support mode, and to contribute to the further improvement of the attention to the game.

  In addition, about the display screen 75a in which a special display effect is performed, and the main display part D (display parts DL, DR for operation ball entry part) in which the variable display for every game time is executed, the former is made larger than the latter. The former is disposed at a position closer to the center of the gaming machine (playing area PE) than the latter. Thereby, the various effects mentioned above can be exhibited more suitably.

  In the pachinko machine 10, one of the pleasures is to follow the movement of the game balls visually, and the flow paths of the game balls in the game area PE are diversified by nails 69 and the like. For this reason, during the low frequency winning mode (when the game ball is launched to the left route), the frequency of occurrence of entering the ball into the operating ball 62, 63 tends to be biased, and a plurality of hold information is stably stored. Making it difficult to Furthermore, the execution of the special display effect targeting plural pieces of hold information in such a situation is a factor giving an impression as if the hold information has disappeared to the player, and the above-described pseudo high The mechanism of generating the probability state is a factor by which the player is grasped. In this case, it is feared that the above-mentioned function will not be exhibited well.

  On the other hand, in the high-frequency support mode, the frequency of occurrence of entering the ball on the right operation ball-loading portion 63 is higher than in the low-frequency support mode, and it is easy to maintain a certain number of pieces of storage information. Therefore, it is preferable to perform the special display effect under such circumstances, and not to perform the special display effect during the low frequency winning mode in which it is difficult to generate the ball, so that the above function can be suitably exhibited. It has technical significance.

  The special display effect is started based on the start of the first game cycle among a plurality of consecutive game cycles, and is ended based on the end of the last game cycle. Thereby, the relationship between the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75 and the operation ball display portions DL, DR of the main display portion D can be suitably maintained.

  In the configuration in which the result of the award determination related to a plurality of game times is indicated by one special display effect (display time), it is possible that the larger the number of the hold information (game times) targeted for the special display effect is the winning result Sex is high. That is, by increasing the number of suspension information to be simulated in a batch, a special gaming state is established as if the probability of becoming a winning result is rising without changing the winning probability for each game number . Therefore, further diversification of the game can be realized, and the attention level improvement effect to the game can be suitably exhibited.

  When the transition to the special game state is made, the winning probability can be artificially increased as described above as the number of target game times increases. However, in such a configuration, as a matter of course, as the number of game times to be targeted increases, the appearance speed also increases. For this reason, when comparing the first special game state to the third special game state, it can be unclear which one is substantially advantageous.

  In this respect, according to the present embodiment, when the number of game times targeted for special display effects (the number of game times summarized in a pseudo manner) is large, the number of times of support in the high-frequency support mode increases. When the number of game times to be played is small, the number of times of support by the high frequency support mode is also reduced. Thereby, it is possible to clarify the substantial advantages and disadvantages of each special game state, and to preferably avoid the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience.

  In particular, the number obtained by dividing the number of support times (“40”) relating to the first special game state by the specified number (“2”) in the first special game state, and the specified number in the second special game state (“3 Number of support frequency ("80") divided by the number of support frequency ("60") related to the second special game state by ")" and the prescribed number ("4") in the third special game state Because they are the same, it is possible to realize a pseudo high probability winning zone in which the number is limited without changing the winning probability. In this way, it is possible to impart the function as a stepwise high probability zone to the game in the high frequency support mode, which can contribute to the diversification of the game.

  Even in the case of a gaming machine that performs special display effects in the high frequency support mode (to be in a pseudo high probability gaming state), it is difficult to completely wipe out unevenness in the increase and decrease in the number of stored information stored. That is, when the special game state is set and the special display effect is executed, it is not always the case that the hold information corresponding to the special display effect is secured. Therefore, when the number of stored suspension information has reached the specified number, the special effect display is executed over the game times corresponding to the same number of suspension information as the specified number, and the stored suspension information is stored. If the number has not reached the specified number, the above-mentioned special display effect is executed over the game times corresponding to all the stored suspension information (retention information pertaining to the right operation ball entry unit 63), as described above. It can be suitably suppressed that the function for realizing the pseudo high probability state is not properly exhibited.

  If the special display effect is forcibly performed including the later game rounds when the jackpot is won in the process in which the special display effect is repeated, there is a possibility that the player may be unexpectedly disadvantaged. It occurs. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience by limiting the holding information to be the target of the special display effect after grasping the presence or absence of the winning result in advance by using the above-described prefetching function of the holding information.

  In the case where a plurality of pseudo high probability states are realized to diversify the game, it is assumed by the player that the specific effect display is performed for how many pieces of hold information are targeted. The mechanism of the pseudo high probability state is understood. In this case, it is feared that the various effects described above can not be exhibited well. It is assumed that the player's attention is directed exclusively to the display screen 75a. Therefore, the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience is suppressed by making the holding ball in the display screen 75a non-display and leaving the display of the number of holding information in the main display section D provided at a different place from the display screen 75a. can do.

  When the special display effect is performed over a plurality of game times, the time for performing the special display effect is diversified since the time for each game time is accumulated. Such diversification of time is not preferable because it becomes a factor to increase the control load related to special display effects. Therefore, in the special game state, the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience can be avoided by selecting one of the long and short two types of display time and setting the variable display time for each game.

  Also, two long and short variable display times are adopted, and a longer first variable display time T1 is selected for one hold information among a plurality of continuous hold information, and a second second variable display for other hold information. By selecting the time T2, it is possible to suppress giving the player an impression as if the special display effect is extended and the game progress is unnecessarily delayed.

  Then, by including the first variable display time T1 set relatively long in one of the predetermined number of special information, the hold information is newly added while the special display effect is being executed. The possibility of storing can be increased. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the transition to the next display cycle without securing a predetermined number of suspension information, and to preferably prevent the above-mentioned function to be in the pseudo high probability state from becoming well.

  In the configuration in which the first variation display time T1 / the second variation display time T2 is selected, it is possible to execute special display effects with good tempo by distributing the respective variation display times T1 and T2 periodically. Thus, it is possible to preferably suppress the special display effect from becoming excessively long or excessively short.

Second Embodiment
In the pachinko machine 10, it is fun to follow the movement of the gaming ball in the first place, and the flow path of the gaming ball in the gaming area PE is diversified by nails 69 and the like. For this reason, even in the high-frequency support mode, a bias may occur in the frequency of ball entry into the right operation ball entry unit 63. Therefore, it is assumed that it may be difficult to stably store a preset number of special information. In particular, in each of the special game states shown in the first embodiment, the larger the number of settings, the more susceptible to the influence of the above-described bias.

  The present embodiment has been made in view of such actual circumstances, and is characterized in that the device for making it difficult to be affected by the above-described bias is provided. Specifically, in the above embodiment, the number of the suspension information stored at the start timing of the special variation display (display cycle) is referred to, and the suspension to be the target of the special variation display based on the reference result Although the configuration is such that the information is determined, the simple configuration in which the timing of the determination is made different in the present embodiment causes the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience by delaying the determination timing more than the start timing of the special variation display in detail. It is suppressed.

  Here, the configuration for delaying the above-described determination timing will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. In the following description, descriptions of various configurations common to the first embodiment are used, and differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

  As shown in FIGS. 31 and 32, the determination mode of the variable display time for each game number executed by the MPU 602 of the main control device 162 is different from that of the first embodiment. First, the special time setting preparation processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The special time setting preparation process is a process executed as part of the normal process (FIG. 15).

<Special time setting preparation process>
In the special time setting preparation process, preparation is made to determine which of the first change display time T1 and the second change display time T2 is to be applied to which hold information. Specifically, it is first determined in step S1801 whether it is the end timing of the open / close execution mode. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1801, more specifically, it is determined whether it is time to close the open / close execution mode and shift to the special game state.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1801, the process proceeds to step S1802. In step S1802, a trigger flag is set in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604. When performing the setting process of the fluctuation display time in the game time control process (FIG. 16), the first fluctuation display time T1 is set based on the fact that the trigger flag is set. In other words, when the trigger flag is not set in the special game state, the second variation display time T2 is set.

  On the other hand, when a negative judging is carried out at Step S1801, it progresses to Step S1803. In step S1803, it is determined whether it is the start timing of the game play corresponding to the first variation display time T1. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1803, the process advances to step S1804 to clear the value of the confirmation timer counter CC provided in the various counter areas 604d of the RAM 604 to "0". The value of the confirmation timer counter CC is incremented by one each time the normal processing is executed. Based on the value of the confirmation timer counter CC, which of the variation display times T1 / T2 is selected at the start of each game period is influenced.

  In the subsequent step S1805, the value of the hold number counter MC provided in the various counter areas 604d of the RAM 604 is cleared to "0". The value of the number-of-holds counter MC is the hold information (specifically, the hold information pertaining to the right-hand operation ball receiving portion 63) in the winning process (see FIG. 12) for the above-mentioned operation ball receiving portion It is updated each time it is stored ("1" is added). Based on the value of the number-of-holds counter MC, which one of the variable display times T1 / T2 is selected at the start of each game period is influenced.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1803, the process advances to step S1806. In step S1806, it is determined whether the value of the hold number counter MC has reached a specified number corresponding to the current special gaming state. When an affirmative determination is made in step S1806. That is, when the value of the hold number counter MC is a specified number, the process proceeds to the processing for reaching the specified number in steps S1807 and S1808.

  In step S1807, a trigger flag is set in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604, and in the subsequent step S1807, the value of the hold number counter MC is cleared to "0". The number-of-holds counter MC is activated (updated) along with the transition to the special gaming state, and is invalidated (not updated) in the case of another gaming state.

  Returning to the description of step S1806, even if a negative determination is made in step S1806, if the other conditions are satisfied, the processing of step S1807 and step S1808 described above is executed. Specifically, as shown in step S1809, it is determined whether the value of the confirmation timer counter CC has become a predetermined value. The predetermined value is set to be a period (6 seconds in this embodiment) shorter than the first variation display time (12 sec), and the details will be described later, but the game is included in the special variation display (pending Corresponds to the timing of confirming the information). The MPU 602 of the main controller 162 compares the value of the confirmation timer counter CC with a predetermined value, not the signal from the control device on the sub side such as the notification / rendering control device 610 etc. Determine your own.

  Next, among the setting processing of the variable display time in the present embodiment, the setting processing for special gaming state will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

<Setting processing for special game state>
In the setting process for special game state, it is first determined in step S1901 whether it is a transition timing to the special game state. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1901, the process proceeds to step S1902. In step S1902, it is determined whether the above-described trigger flag is stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1902, the process advances to step S1903 to perform variable display time reset processing. Specifically, when the hold information is stored when the open / close execution mode ends and the special game state is transitioned, the variable display time temporarily determined in the process related to the destination specification described above is invalidated. , And perform processing to set the variable display time anew. Although detailed description will be omitted, the fact that such a change has been made is transmitted to the notification and effect control device 610 and the like by a command.

  By the processes of steps S1901 to S1903, the first variation display time T1 which is set relatively long is applied to the first game time after the transition to the special game state. After the process of step S1903 is executed, the process proceeds to step S1904 to execute the process of deleting the trigger flag, and the setting process corresponding to the special gaming state is ended.

  Returning to the description of step S1901, if a negative determination is made in step S1901, that is, if it is determined that it is not the transition timing to the special game state, the process proceeds to step S1905. In step S1905, it is determined whether the value of the confirmation timer counter CC is smaller than the predetermined value. That is, it is determined whether the above-described confirmation timing has been reached.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1905, that is, if it is determined that the confirmation timing has not been reached, the process proceeds to step S1906 and subsequent steps. However, the predetermined value shown in the present embodiment is set to have the above-mentioned confirmation timing during the game round when the value of the confirmation timer counter CC is cleared to "0". For this reason, in the game times in which the first change display time is set as the special change display time, the change display is not started again under a situation where the value of the confirmation timer counter CC has not reached the predetermined value. . That is, there is no duplication of game times. Therefore, the processes in steps S1906 to S1910 are basically omitted.

<Supplementary explanation of configuration that can cope with deformation pattern>
Here, the predetermined value can be arbitrarily changed. For this reason, as shown in a modified example described later, in a situation where it is known in advance that it is possible to perform special variation display across a plurality of game times, the confirmation timing is of the special variation display It may be set to be reached during the subsequent game play, not for the game play triggered by the start. In this case, each process of step S1906 to step S1910 is performed.

  Specifically, in step S1906, it is determined whether the number of holdings exceeds the specified number. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1906, the process advances to step S1907 to determine whether it is hold information serving as a trigger for starting the next special variation display. The determination processes in steps S1906 and S1907 are processes that are actually executed based on whether or not the trigger flag is stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604. If the trigger flag is stored, the step is performed. An affirmative determination is made in both the processes of S1906 and step S1907, and the process proceeds to step S1908. After setting the first fluctuation display time T1 to the fluctuation display time in step S1908, the trigger flag stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604 is erased in step S1909, and setting processing corresponding to the special game state is performed. Finish.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in either step S1906 or step S1907, that is, if the trigger flag is not stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604, the process proceeds to step S1910. After setting the second change display time T2 to the change display time in step S1910, the setting process corresponding to the special game state is ended.

  Returning to the description of step S1905, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1905, that is, if it is determined that the value of the confirmation timer counter CC is larger than a predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S1911. In step S1911, it is determined whether or not the trigger flag is stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1911, the first variable display time T1 is set as the variable display time in the subsequent step S1912. Thereafter, the trigger flag is erased in step S1913, and the setting process corresponding to the special game state is ended.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 32, when negative determination is made in step S1911, the process moves to step S1907, and various processes of which of the first fluctuation display time T1 and the second fluctuation display time T2 is to be applied are executed. However, in the present embodiment, which one is set as the variable display time is defined in the above-mentioned special time setting preparation process. Therefore, in practice, when the negative determination is made in step S1911, after setting the second variation display time T2 to the variation display time in step S1910, the setting process corresponding to the special gaming state is ended as it is. It becomes.

  Here, as shown in the above-described modification, when the predetermined value is changed, any of the first change display time T1 / the second change display time T2 is applied by making a negative determination in step S1911. Various processes are performed.

  As described above in detail, for main controller 162 in the present embodiment, predetermined value = invariant value (individual fixed value) in order to uniquely define confirmation timing, but when predetermined value is variable Even this is an acceptable configuration.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 33, the process of determining the special variation display mode (hereinafter, referred to as the special variation mode determination process) executed by the MPU 612 of the notification and effect control device 610 will be described. The special variation mode determination process is a process performed as part of a normal process periodically executed by the MPU 612.

  In the special variation mode determination process, first, in step S2001, it is determined whether or not the special variation display is being performed. If a negative determination is made in step S2001, the process proceeds to step S2002. In step S2002, it is determined whether or not a variation command that triggers special variation display has been received. If a negative determination is made in step S2002, the special variation mode determination process is ended as it is.

  On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S2002, it is determined whether or not it corresponds to the jackpot result with reference to the variation command and the type command. If a negative determination is made in step S2003, temporary change processing of the special variation display mode is executed. In the temporary setting process, it is first confirmed whether the gaming state is any of the first special gaming state to the third special gaming state, and the special variation display mode is temporarily set by lottery based on the confirmation result.

  Specifically, in the first special game state, a series of special variation display modes executed across two game times (hold information) are tentatively determined by lottery, and in the second special game state Temporarily determine a series of special variation display modes to be executed across three game times (hold information) by lottery, and if in the third special game state, cross three game times (hold information) A series of special variation display modes to be executed are temporarily determined by lottery. That is, when the variable command that triggers the special variation display is received, the above-mentioned suspension information is secured as the mode of the special variation display regardless of the number of the suspension information stored at that timing. Make temporary settings assuming.

  On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S2003, the process proceeds to step S2005. In step S2005, limited variation display determination processing is executed. When the game time serving as a trigger for the special variation display corresponds to the jackpot result, the game time corresponding to the special variation display is limited to 1 even if there is subsequent hold information. Become. Therefore, the process of determining the special variation display mode is performed instead of the temporary setting as described above.

  After the process of step S2004 or step S2005 is performed, the process proceeds to step S2006, the special variation display command setting process is performed, and the special variation mode determination process is ended. The MPU 622 of the display control device 620 specifies which type of special variation display is to be performed by receiving the special variation display command.

  Returning to the description of step S2001, if an affirmative determination is made in step S2001, that is, if it is determined that the special variation display is being performed, the process proceeds to step S2007. In step S2007, it is determined whether the above-mentioned confirmation timing has come (specifically, whether 6 seconds have elapsed since the start of the special variation display). If a negative determination is made in step S2007, the special variation display mode determination process is ended as it is.

  On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S2007, the special effect mode determining process of step S2008 is executed to determine the mode of the temporarily set special variation display, and then the special change mode determining process is ended. Do.

<Special presentation mode finalization process>
Here, the special effect mode determination process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the special effect mode finalizing process, first, in step S 2101, a process of finalizing the hold information (game times) to be subjected to the special variation display is executed. Specifically, referring to the number of suspension information stored in the confirmation timing (specifically, the suspension information for the right operation ball entry unit 63), if the number of suspension information is equal to or more than the specified number, The special variation display is executed over the stored suspension information when the number of suspension information is smaller than the above-specified number so that the special variation display is performed over the same number of suspension information as the specified number. To determine the target hold information (game times).

  In the following step S2102, it is determined based on the previously specified information whether or not the hold information determined in step S2101 corresponds to the jackpot result. If a negative determination is made in step S2102, the process advances to step S2103. In step S2103, it is determined whether the number of hold information (hold number) determined above has reached a specified number.

  If it is determined that the specified number is reached, the process proceeds to step S2104 to perform special variation display continuation processing. Thus, it is determined that the special variation display mode temporarily set in step S2004 is continued as it is. After that, the special variation display mode continuation command setting process is executed in step S2105, and the special effect finalizing process is finished. The special variation display continuation command set in step S2105 is transmitted to the display control device 620, and the display control device 620 continues the temporarily set special variation display mode as it is by receiving the special variation display continuation command. Understand that things have been decided.

  Returning to the description of step S2103, if a negative determination is made in step S2103, that is, if it is determined that the number of hold information (hold number) determined above has not reached the specified number, the process proceeds to step S2106 and special processing is performed. The first change processing of the variable display mode is executed. As described above, the temporarily set special variation display mode is set on the premise that the number of pending information reaches a specified number. For this reason, when the number of the pending information does not reach the specified number, it is necessary to change the special variation display mode. Therefore, in the first change process, the temporarily set special variation display mode is changed to correspond to the number of the hold information based on the number of the hold information determined.

  After that, the special variation display mode first change command setting process is executed in step S2107, and the special effect finalizing process is finished. The special variation display mode first change command set in step S2107 is transmitted to the display control device 620, and the display control device 620 receives the first change command to change the temporarily set special variation display mode. Understand what to do and the pattern of change.

  As exemplified in FIG. 28, the special variation display is a series of animation display on the display screen 75a (more specifically, the first variation display area ME1), but for this animation display, the number of suspension information in the middle part A branch is provided that branches depending on the presence or absence of a hit result, and in the first change process, the length of the special variation display (display cycle) is changed by replacing the animation display after the branch. It will be.

  Returning to the description of step S2102, if an affirmative determination is made in step S2102, that is, if it is determined that the hold information determined in step S2101 corresponds to the jackpot result, the process proceeds to step S2108. The special variation display mode temporarily set in step S2107 is based on the assumption that the number of pieces of suspension information reaches a specified number and that there is no corresponding one of the suspension information. When an affirmative determination is made in step S2102, at least the latter of these two preconditions is not supported. Therefore, in step S2108, the temporarily set special variation display mode is changed to one corresponding to the winning result and limited to the number corresponding to the number of target pending information items corresponding to the winning result. Processing (second change processing of the special variation display mode) is executed.

  After that, the special variation display mode second change command setting process is executed in step S2109, and the special effect finalizing process is finished. The special variation display mode second change command set in step S2108 is transmitted to the display control device 620, and the display control device 620 changes the temporarily set special variation display mode by receiving the second change command. Understand what to do and the pattern of change.

  As described above, the special variation display is a series of animation display on the display screen 75a (more specifically, the first variation display area ME1), but for this animation display, the number of pending information and the presence / absence of hit result in the middle part In the first change process, the length of the special variation display (display cycle) and the final display result are changed by replacing the animation display after the branch in the first change processing. It will be.

  Next, display control processing in the special game state executed by the MPU 622 of the display control device 620 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

<Display control processing in special game state>
In the display control process, it is first determined in step S2201 whether or not a variation command has been received. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2201, the process proceeds to step S2202.

  In step S2202, a process of starting variable display of symbols in the second variable display area ME2 is executed based on the received command for change. Thereby, in the second variation display area ME2, the simplified symbol starts scroll display in the vertical direction. The variable display mode in the second variable display area ME2 is determined with reference to the variable display mode determination table at the time of special variable display stored in various table storage areas 623a of the ROM 623.

  After the process of step S2202 is executed, the process proceeds to step S2203, and it is determined whether a special variation display command has been received from the notification and effect control device. If it is determined in step S 2203 that the special variation display command has not been received, for example, if the special variation display (special display effect) is being performed in the first variation display area ME 1, the process is continued as it is This display control process ends.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S2203, the process advances to step S2204 to execute display control processing of the first variation display area ME1. Specifically, an image display process for displaying a moving image (animation image) stored in the display control device 620 is executed.

  In the subsequent step S2205, the number of times the special variation display is executed after shifting to the special game state, specifically, the number of times the special variation display is executed in the first variation display area ME1 is a preset upper limit number In the embodiment, it is determined whether or not 20). More specifically, the various counter area 624b of the RAM 624 is provided with a game number counter GC2 for storing the number of times the special variation display has been executed after shifting to the special game state, and the value of this game number counter GC2 is the upper limit described above It is determined whether or not

  When a negative determination is made in step S2205, the number of remaining times displayed in the above-described number display area CE is changed to be in a state where one is subtracted. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S2205, the process advances to step S2207 to execute display switching processing of the number display area CE. Specifically, for example, “WARNING!” Is displayed as a message indicating that the special game state is likely to end soon, or that the special game state has been extended.

  In the present embodiment, there is a possibility that the value of the number-of-games counter GC2 may exceed the number set as the upper limit (the upper limit number “20”). For the upper limit number, the number of game times that can benefit from the high frequency support mode was divided by the number of hold information (game times) to be targeted when the special variation display (special display effect) is executed. Although it is a number, each special variation display is not necessarily performed under a situation where a sufficient number of suspension information is stored. Further, the special game state is continued until it falls from the high frequency support mode to the low frequency support mode, and the number of game times to be absorbed during that time is fixed. In view of these reasons, the following events occur. That is, for example, even in the state where the special variation display is performed over the game times corresponding to each of the hold information with the upper limit of three continuous hold information as the upper limit, the special is performed under the condition that the number of the hold information is smaller If it is going to start variable display, a gap will inevitably occur between the number displayed in the number display area CE and the number of times the special variable display is actually performed in the special gaming state. The processing of steps S2205 to S2207 is a device for suppressing the occurrence of discomfort due to such a deviation.

  Returning to the description of step S2201, if a negative determination is made in step S2201, that is, if it is determined that the variation command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S2208. In step S2208, it is determined whether the special variation display continuation command has been received from the notification / rendering control device 610 or not. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2208, the process of determining the display mode in the first variation display area ME1 is performed in step S2209, and then the present display control process is ended. By this determination process, the special variation display mode temporarily set in advance is executed as it is.

  On the other hand, when a negative judging is carried out at Step S2208, it progresses to Step S2210. In step S2210, it is determined whether any one of the first change command and the second change command for changing the special variation display mode is received from the notification and effect control device 610. When an affirmative determination is made in step S2210, the change processing of the display mode in the first variation display area ME1 is performed in step S2211, and then the present display control process is ended. In the change processing, processing is performed to change the special variation display mode temporarily set in advance with the above-described branch as a boundary.

  If a negative determination is made in step S2210, the process proceeds to step S2212. In step S2212, it is determined whether a change end command has been received from the main control device 162 or not. If a negative determination is made in step S2212, the present display control processing is ended as it is.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S2212, the process advances to step S2213 to execute the end processing of the fluctuation display of the second fluctuation display area ME2. As a result, in the second variation display area ME2, symbol combinations corresponding to the game times are stopped and displayed.

  In the present embodiment, by delaying the timing for determining the game times (pending information) to be subject to the special variation display from the start timing of the special variation display (the start timing of the game times serving as a trigger for the special variation display), One of the features is that the configuration is realized that is easy to secure the number of game times (pending information) to be subject to special variation display.

  Here, referring to the timing chart of FIG. 36, the timing of entering the ball (acquisition timing of holding information) and the target of the special variation display under the situation of being in the special gaming state (specifically, the third special gaming state) The relationship with the timing which decides the game time (pending information) which becomes is explained. In FIG. 36, a plurality of patterns (pattern 1 to pattern 3) are illustrated. In addition, the confirmation timing in each display cycle is displayed separately from the other timing by a one-dot chain line.

  At the timing of ta1 when the previous special variation display is finished, an image in which the girl has missed the fairy is displayed in the first variation display area ME1 of the display screen 75a, and a combination of symbols corresponding to the out result is displayed in the second variation display area ME2. Is displayed. This display will be stopped and displayed for a fixed period as a result of the special variation display. At the timing of ta2 when the stop display is finished, the number of the suspension information related to the right operation ball storage unit 63 is “1”, and based on this suspension information, the display unit DR of the main display unit D for the operation ball storage unit While the variable display is started, the special variable display is started on the display screen 75a. Based on this, the number of stored pending information is decremented from "1" to "0". Further, in addition to this, the remaining number displayed on the display screen 75a is also displayed by subtracting "1", and the remaining supporting number in the high frequency support mode is also decremented by "1".

  About FIG. 36, it has illustrated about the case where it is in the 3rd special game state. As described above, the third special game state is a game state in which one special change display is performed over a maximum of three game times (hold information). However, at the timing of ta2, the number of pending information is “1”, which does not satisfy the predetermined number “3”.

  As for the special variation display started at the timing of ta2, a provisionally determined display will be displayed on the premise that the condition regarding the number of pending information is satisfied by the later confirmation timing. The suspension information (game number) which has triggered the start of the special variation display corresponds to the first variation display time T1 described above. Therefore, the fluctuation display of the right operation ball display unit DR continues for 12 seconds thereafter.

  At timing ta3 to timing ta6, the ball entering the right operation ball entry unit 63 is generated properly, and the number of stored suspension information reaches the storage upper limit number “4”. In particular, at the timing of ta4, the number of stored suspension information becomes "2", and the suspension information that triggered the start of the special variation display is added, and the suspension information of the same number as the specified number ("3") Was secured.

  At the timing of ta7 when a predetermined period (6 sec) has elapsed from the timing of ta2, the aforementioned confirmation processing is executed. In pattern 1, the number of stored pending information has already exceeded the specified number. For this reason, at the timing of ta7, the display mode of the special variation display is determined so as to be temporarily set at the timing of ta2.

  At timing ta8, the winning result (outlier result) relating to the suspension information that triggered the start of the special variation display is clearly shown in the second variation display area ME2, and the animation display is branched in the first variation display area ME1. Will be reached. At this time, also for the display portion DR for the right operation entering portion of the main display portion D, the lottery result of the game round is displayed.

  The final display is continued until the timing of ta9, and the timing of the ta9 shifts to the next game play. Specifically, "1" is consumed for the hold information related to the right operation ball entry unit 63, and the game play is started. As a result, the variable display of the right operation ball display unit DR is started, and the variable display of the symbol that has been stopped and displayed in the second variable display area ME2 is also started. At this time, in the first variable display area ME1, animation display is continued (so-called development display).

  The game times started at the timing of ta9 correspond to the above-mentioned second variation display time. Therefore, the lottery result of the game round is notified at the timing of ta10 at which 0.6 sec has elapsed from the timing of ta9. Specifically, the winning result (outlier result) relating to the game turn is clearly indicated in the second variation display area ME2, and the lottery result of the game turn is confirmed and displayed also for the display portion DR for the right operation entering portion The Rukoto.

  The final display is continued until the timing of ta11, and at the timing of the timing ta11, the next game play is started. Specifically, "1" is consumed for the hold information related to the right operation ball entry unit 63, and the game play is started. As a result, the variable display of the right operation ball display unit DR is started, and the variable display of the symbol that has been stopped and displayed in the second variable display area ME2 is also started. At this time, in the first variable display area ME1, animation display is continued (so-called development display).

  The game times started at the timing of ta11 correspond to the above-mentioned second variation display time. For this reason, the lottery result of the game round is notified at the timing of ta12 when 0.6 sec has elapsed from the timing of ta11. Specifically, the winning result (outlier result) relating to the game turn is clearly indicated in the second variation display area ME2, and the lottery result of the game turn is confirmed and displayed also for the display portion DR for the right operation entering portion The Rukoto. The special variation display is executed over three game times, and when the special variation display is ended at this timing, the lottery result is clearly indicated. Since the pattern 1 does not correspond to the winning result, the first variable display area ME1 of the display screen 75a displays a state in which the girl's character finally misses the fairy (indicating that it is a falling result).

  The finalized display is continued until the timing of ta13, and the next game is started at the timing of the ta13.

  Next, a case where the number of pending information necessary at the confirmation timing does not reach the specified number will be described with reference to pattern 2.

  At timing ta13, “1” is consumed for the hold information related to the right operation ball entry unit 63, and the game play is started. As a result, the variable display of the right operation ball display unit DR is started, and the variable display of the symbol that has been stopped and displayed in the second variable display area ME2 is also started. At this time, in the first variable display area ME1, animation display is continued (so-called development display).

  At this point in time, the number of the pending information is "2", and the special variable display is started based on the pending information stored earlier. As for pattern 2 as well as pattern 1, no more than the specified number of pieces of suspension information are secured at the start of the special variation display, so the special variation display will also be canceled starting.

  The first variation display time T1 is applied to the game times that trigger the special variation display started at the timing of ta13, similarly to the pattern 1. For this reason, the confirmation timing is reached during this game play.

  At the timing of ta14 when a predetermined period (6 sec) has elapsed from the timing of ta13, the aforementioned confirmation processing is executed. In the pattern 2, no winning has occurred in the right operation ball entry portion 63 until the predetermined period has elapsed from the timing of ta13. That is, the number of pending information related to the right operation ball entry unit 63 remains “1”.

  For this reason, at the timing of ta14, the target of the special variation display is set so that the two pieces of suspension information that is currently stored in the suspension information that is the trigger of the special variation display are considered. determine. Since the number of objects determined here is less than the specified number “3”, the special variation display mode temporarily set at the timing of ta13 is changed. As a result, the special variation display is shortened from one corresponding to three game times to one corresponding to two game times.

  Here, in pattern 2, winning on the right actuating ball 63 occurs at the timing ta16 or ta17 after the timing ta15 (confirmation timing), and the hold information pertaining to the right actuating ball 63 is Since these acquisition timings are after the timing of ta15, the newly acquired suspension information is not the target of the special fluctuation display, and the next special fluctuation display ( Will be sent to the display).

  Next, a case where a prescribed number of suspension information items are already secured at the start timing of the special variation display will be briefly described with reference to pattern 3. As described above, even in the case where a sufficient number of suspension information items are secured, the timing at which the effect mode of the special variation display is determined is the same as the pattern 1 and the pattern 2 described above. Specifically, the timing of ta21 is a predetermined period (6 sec) after the start of the special variation display at the timing of ta20. Also in the pattern 3, since the first change display time T1 is applied to the game turn that is the start trigger of the special change display, the hold information is not reduced by the timing of ta21. At timing ta21, it is confirmed that the number of stored suspension information has already exceeded the specified number, and the display mode of the special variation display remains as temporarily set at timing ta20. It will be decided.

  According to the second embodiment described above in detail, the following excellent effects are exhibited.

  In the gaming machine of the type in which gaming balls flow down the gaming area PE, the degree of attention is improved by diversifying the movement of the gaming balls, so the number of holding information stored along with the progress of the game Is not necessarily stable and a certain number (for example, the upper limit number) is secured. In this type of gaming machine, if the special variable display depends on the execution condition that "the number (predetermined number) of hold information items corresponding to the special variable display is stored", the special variable display is displayed. The opportunities that can be implemented are likely to be influenced by the number of pending information. In this case, the opportunity to execute the special variation display is reduced, and it becomes difficult to well exhibit the interest improving effect by the special variation display.

  In addition, when the configuration is such that the target retention information is determined by being bound to the number of special information stored at the start of the special variation display, the function for generating the above-described pseudo high probability state is successful. It is feared that it will not work.

  In this respect, as described in the present embodiment, the special variation display is first started, and the number of stored suspension information is confirmed along the way, and the special variation display is performed based on the number of the confirmed suspension information. If it is configured to determine the target game times, if the hold information is stored while the special variation display is being performed, the game times to be subjected to the special variation display in consideration of the hold information It becomes possible to set. This makes it possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of the various inconveniences described above.

  Specifically, even if the number of stored suspension information does not reach the specified number, the special variation display is started by assuming that at least the same number of held information as the specified number is reserved for the time being. That is, by causing the start of the special variation display to precede regardless of whether or not the reserved information of the specified number or more is stored, there is a possibility that the reserved information may be accumulated during the special variation display to reach the specified number. . As a result, it is possible to execute the special variation display according to the specified number and suitably generate the pseudo high probability state.

  By entering the high frequency support mode, the occurrence frequency of ball entry to the right operation ball entry section 63 becomes high. Thereby, the player can play the game while suppressing the investment as much as possible. By making such a difference, the player can play the game while expecting to be in the high frequency support mode, which can contribute to the improvement of the degree of attention to the game.

  In the high frequency support mode, the occurrence frequency of the ball increases, so the number of stored suspension information is easily secured. In general, in such a situation, a so-called time saving function operates to successively digest pending information. In this case, for example, on the display screen, predetermined symbol combinations such as numbers are displayed one after another, and the display information is likely to be monotonous because the hold information is digested monotonously.

  In this respect, as described in the present embodiment, if the special variation display is executed over a plurality of game times on the display screen 75a in the high frequency support mode, the special variation display is performed. It is possible to extend the period for executing the above, and to provide various variations to the specific variation display. Therefore, even if the time shortening function described above is exhibited, it is possible to suppress the display mode from becoming monotonous. In addition, since the reservation information can be easily secured, the various functions shown in the first embodiment can be exhibited well.

  In particular, in the configuration in which the special variation display is repeatedly executed in the high frequency support mode, the number of actually executed game times and the display screen 75a (more specifically, the first variation display area ME1) are displayed. There will be a difference in the number of simulated game times (simulated game times or display times). That is, a plurality of game times are collectively made into one, and the second switching mode (during specific effect display) is provided with one display time without changing the winning probability in one game time substantially. The probability of winning the determination can be artificially changed (increased). For example, in the specific effect display performed over two game times, the probability (apparent probability) of winning the award is approximately twice that of the normal, and the specific effect performed over three game times In the display, the probability (apparent probability) of winning the assignment determination is approximately three times the normal. By generating such a pseudo high probability state, it is possible to increase the expectation to the game in the high frequency support mode, and to contribute to the further improvement of the attention to the game.

  Here, how to secure a sufficient number of special information is an important issue in order to exhibit the function of causing the above-described pseudo high probability state. By applying the technical idea shown in the present embodiment, it is possible to stably exhibit the function of causing a pseudo high probability state.

  Of the game times targeted for one special variation display, the first variation display time T1 is set for the game times corresponding to the first game time. By performing the above-described confirmation process during this game, even if the number of stored hold information does not reach the specified number, the hold information is newly stored during the special variation display. It is possible to increase the possibility. Even when the confirmation timing of the hold information is delayed from the effect display start timing, if a sufficient number of the hold information is not secured, the restriction on the confirmation timing becomes strong. In this respect, if the thing corresponding to at least the first game play corresponds to the first variable display time T1, the above restriction can be weakened, and it becomes easy to earn time for securing new hold information.

  The first variation display time T1 is applied to the first hold information among the hold information newly stored after the confirmation timing described above. That is, the hold information serving as a trigger when the special variation display is started corresponds to the first variation display time T1. As a result, even in the case where the special variation display is repeated, it is possible to make it difficult to cause a problem that a sufficient number of suspension information can not be secured in the subsequent special variation display.

  As described in the present embodiment, the special fluctuation display targets the number exceeding the storage upper limit number of the hold information by setting it as the configuration to make the start moving out of the special fluctuation display regardless of the number of the stored suspension information. It is possible to That is, it is possible to set the fourth special gaming state in which the prescribed number is "5". In this case, by setting the number of times of support to "100", it is possible to contribute to diversification of the pseudo high probability zone of "20" times + α according to the other special game state.

Third Embodiment
In each of the above embodiments, when transitioning to the special game state, a series of animation display using a character or the like is executed over a plurality of game times in the first variation display area ME1 of the display screen 75a. The second variation display area ME2 of the display screen 75a is configured to perform variation / stop display of symbol combinations corresponding to the respective game times, but the aspect of the specific effect display is not limited to this. It is also possible to change the display mode as follows in order to realize a series of special variation displays while showing the lottery results of each game run. Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 37 and 38, a modified example of the special variation display will be described. FIG. 37 is a schematic view showing a display mode on the display screen 75a, and FIG. 38 is a schematic view showing a symbol row scroll-displayed on the display screen 75a.

  As shown in FIG. 37, on the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75, three variable display areas are set so as to divide the display screen 75a horizontally into three equal parts. An image imitating a reel of a so-called slot machine is displayed in one-to-one correspondence with each of these variable display areas. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the left image is referred to as “left reel image F1”, the middle image is referred to as “middle reel image F2”, and the right image is referred to as “right reel image F3”.

  When the special variation display is started, all the reel images F1 to F3 are scrolled in the vertical direction and finally all the reel images are stopped and displayed. A combination of symbols corresponding to the big hit on the display screen 75a By being stopped and displayed, it is notified that the big hit result is reached.

  In the present embodiment, a total of five combination lines (effective lines) are set on the display screen 75a. More specifically, the display screen 75a is configured to stop and display three symbols for each symbol row, and as a result, a total of nine patterns of 3 × 3 are to be stopped and displayed. Further, five effective lines, that is, the upper line L1, the middle line L2, the lower line L3, the lower right line L4, and the upper upper line L5 are set on the display screen 75a. Then, the fluctuation display is stopped in the order of left reel image F1 → right reel image F3 → middle reel image F2, and a combination of predetermined symbols (for example, a combination of symbols with the same numeral) is formed on any valid line. When the variable display of all the reel images F1 to F3 ends in this state, a big hit moving image is usually displayed as the occurrence of a big hit result or a positive odd result.

  Incidentally, in view of the fact that the variable display of each symbol row is stopped as described above, the left reel image F1 is the first symbol row (or the first symbol row), and the middle reel image F2 is the second symbol row (or the second symbol row). The two symbol rows) and the right reel image F3 can also be referred to as a third symbol row (or a third symbol row).

  As shown in FIG. 38, in each reel image F1 to F3, various symbols are arranged in a predetermined order. In the row of symbols making up each of these reel images F1 to F3, the symbols "red 7" (numbers 17 and 15 in left reel image F1, number 16 in middle reel image F2, number 17 and 15 in right reel image F3 And the “white 7” symbol (10 in left reel image F1, 6 in middle reel image F2, and 10 and 3 in right reel image F3) are included.

  The combination of the "White 7" symbol is stopped and displayed on the above-mentioned effective lines L1 to L5, so that it is notified that the jackpot result is won normally, and the combination of the "red 7" symbol is stopped and displayed. It will be notified that the result is won.

  Here, with reference to FIGS. 39 and 40, the flow of the special variation display performed during the special game state will be described. FIG. 39 is a schematic view showing a special variation display corresponding to a deviation result, and FIG. 40 is a schematic diagram showing a special variation display corresponding to a jackpot result. In addition, the special variation display corresponding to the second type special game state is illustrated in FIGS. 39 and 40.

  First, with reference to FIG. 39 (pattern 1), the special variation display corresponding to the outlier will be described. When the special variation display is started at the timing of tb1, all the reel images F1 to F3 which have been stopped and displayed until that time start scroll display.

  After a predetermined period (6 sec) has elapsed from the timing of tb1, first, the left reel image F1 is stopped and displayed, and then the right reel image F3 is stopped and displayed. Here, when it is confirmed that a plurality of pieces of target holding information are stored at the above-described check timing, the “7” symbol of the left reel image F1 and the “7” symbol of the right reel image F3 Is stopped on the effective line (specifically, the middle line L2) to be in the so-called reach state. When the number of pieces of target holding information is single, the reel images F1 and F3 are stopped and displayed without reaching the reach state.

  The scroll display of the middle reel image F2 is finished at the timing of tb2 when the first game round among the three game rounds to be targeted ends. Since the game round corresponds to the result, the middle reel image F2 is stopped and displayed so that the "7" symbol of the middle reel image F2 deviates upstream from the middle line L2 at this time. It becomes.

  At the timing of tb3 after a predetermined interval (stop display period), the middle reel image F2 is re-fluctuated in the downstream side by a predetermined number of frames in synchronization with the start of the second game cycle. At this time, since the left and right reel images F1 and F3 are stopped and displayed, the "7" symbol of the middle reel image F2 reaches the middle line L2 and is stopped and displayed on the middle line Therefore, it will be informed that the jackpot has been won, but since the game play time also corresponds to the out result, when the fluctuation display is finished at the timing of tb4, “7 of middle reel image F2” The symbol is stopped before reaching the middle line L2.

  After that, at the timing of tb5 at which the predetermined interval (stop display period) has passed again, the middle reel image F2 is shifted downstream by the predetermined number of frames in accordance with the start of the third (last) game cycle. To change again. At the timing of tb6 when the game run ends, the “7” symbol of the middle reel image F2 is stopped and displayed so as not to be positioned on the middle line L2. Specifically, since this game round also corresponds to the out result, the player is notified that the out result is obtained by not displaying the combination of the "7" symbol on the activated line. It becomes.

  After that, at the timing of tb7, scroll display of all the reel images F1 to F3 is started, and the next special variation display is performed.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 40 (pattern 2), the special variation display corresponding to the hit result will be described. Note that FIG. 40 exemplifies a case in which the third (last) game cycle corresponds to the jackpot among the three game cycles targeted for the special variation display.

  When the special variation display is started at the timing of tb7, all the reel images F1 to F3 which have been stopped and displayed until that time start scroll display. After a predetermined period (6 sec) has elapsed from the timing of tb7, first, the left reel image F1 is stopped and displayed, and then the right reel image F3 is stopped and displayed. Here, when it is confirmed that a plurality of pieces of target holding information are stored at the above-described check timing, the “7” symbol of the left reel image F1 and the “7” symbol of the right reel image F3 Is stopped on the effective line (specifically, the middle line L2) to be in the so-called reach state.

  The scroll display of the middle reel image F2 is finished at the timing of tb8 when the first game round among the three game rounds targeted is completed. Since the game round corresponds to the result, the middle reel image F2 is stopped and displayed so that the "7" symbol of the middle reel image F2 deviates upstream with respect to the middle line L2 at this time. It will be.

  At the timing of tb9 when a predetermined interval (stop display period) has elapsed, the middle reel image F2 is re-fluctuated so as to shift downstream by a predetermined number of frames in accordance with the start of the second game cycle. At this time, since the left and right reel images F1 and F3 are stopped and displayed, the "7" symbol of the middle reel image F2 reaches the middle line L2 and is stopped and displayed on the middle line Therefore, it will be informed that the jackpot has been won, but since the game game also corresponds to the out result, when the fluctuation display is finished at the timing of tb10, "7 of middle reel image F2 The symbol is stopped before reaching the middle line L2.

  After that, at the timing of tb11 at which the predetermined interval (stop display period) has passed again, the middle reel image F2 is shifted downstream by the predetermined number of frames in accordance with the start of the third (last) game cycle. To change again. At the timing of tb12 when the game run ends, the “7” symbol of the middle reel image F2 is positioned on the middle line L2, and the stop display is performed. Specifically, since the game times correspond to the winning results, the player is notified that the winning results have been obtained by stopping and displaying the combination of the "7" symbol on the activated line. It becomes.

  After that, at the timing of tb13, the combination of “7” symbols located on the middle line L2 is displayed in flash, and the other symbols are darkened. As a result, it will be clearly indicated that the winning result has been made. This display is continued for a certain period of time, and it is clearly indicated to the player that the result is hit.

  When performing a special variation display over a plurality of game times, while performing a series of effect display (by setting a branch point) by performing a certain link between the game times and the special variation display The effect display can be switched according to the number of pending information and the presence or absence of a hit result. Here, in the configuration in which the first variation display time T1 is applied to the game times that trigger the start of the special variation display, and the second variation display time T2 is applied to the other game times, the branch point has special variation It is assumed that restrictions will be intensified in the second half of the display to facilitate a series of presentation effects.

  In this respect, in the present embodiment, it is possible to make it appear that special effects are continued by changing the middle reel image F2 for the game times corresponding to the second change display time T2, and thus the second change A configuration can be realized that is less susceptible to the setting of a short time as the display time T2. According to the configuration, in the configuration in which a series of special variation display is performed over a plurality of game times, even if the number of target game times may be changed, various effects such as the above-mentioned improvement of interest are exhibited It is possible to preferably suppress an increase in control load resulting from it while making it possible.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the first change display area ME1 and the second change display area ME2 are distinguished, but a plurality of functions displayed on the display screen 75a can be displayed by combining the first change display area ME1 and the second change display area ME2. It can be suppressed that information is provided separately. As described above, by putting together the places to be noted, it is possible to suppress an increase in the burden on the player accompanying the execution of the special variation display.

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In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows. Incidentally, the following alternative configurations may be applied individually to the configurations in the above-described embodiment, or may be applied in combination with each other.

  (1) In the above embodiment, the special display effect executed by the symbol display device 75 as the "effect display means" after the transition to the special game state is executed over the 1 to 3 game rounds. The number of game times targeted for special display effects is not limited to the above. For example, the special display effect may be executed on the same number of game times as the upper limit number (4) of the hold number, and the number of game times greater than the upper limit number of the hold number may be targeted. The above special display effect may be executed as

  (2) In the above embodiment, after the transition to the special game state, the upper limit of the number of game times targeted for the special display effect does not change until the special game state ends. It is also possible to change this and change the upper limit during the special game state. For example, the upper limit is changed when the number of times the special display effect has been executed reaches a preset number, or when the number of gaming cycles executed in the special game state reaches a preset number ( For example, it is also possible to make it a structure of pulling up. For example, after the number of times the special display effect has been executed over two game times or the number of game times performed in the mode reaches a preset number, the special display is performed for three game times It shifts to the mode in which the effect is executed. At the same time, by changing the staying stage (the background displayed on the display screen 75a) to one with a higher expectation, it is possible to change the expectation of winning in the pseudo high probability state, It is possible to shift (promotion) to a more advantageous mode (upper mode) during the gaming state. As a result, the player is expected to shift to a more advantageous mode even after the start of the special game state, which can contribute to the further improvement of the degree of attention to the game.

  (3) In the above embodiment, 4R normal big hit result B to 4 R normal big hit result D is not made in the distribution lottery performed in conjunction with the winning of the right operation ball entry unit 63 (at the selection of big hit type) The distribution table has been set up, but this is changed, and the distribution lottery performed in conjunction with the winning of the right operation ball entry section 63, 4R normal big hit result B to 4 R normal big hit result D can be the distribution table It is also possible to set

  However, if the jackpot result corresponding to the transition to the special game state lower than that during the upper special game state, the following inconvenience may occur. That is, by shifting to the lower mode of low degree of advantage after the open / close execution mode ends, it can be a factor that reduces the player's willingness to play the game. Therefore, when making the above change, if it becomes a big hit result corresponding to the special game state again during the special game state, it is possible to avoid transitioning to a mode that is lower than the current state. preferable.

  Specifically, the 4R normal jackpot result D is omitted from the distribution table according to the lower operation ball entering portion 62, and the 4R normal jackpot result C and 4R normal jackpot result D are added to the distribution table according to the right operation ball receiving portion 63. It is good to do. According to the configuration, even if the special game state results in the jackpot result of the special game state, the demotion to the low-order mode does not substantially occur. That is, it can be seen as if the current mode is extended or if it is promoted to a higher mode.

  (4) In the above-mentioned embodiment, although it is configured to perform a prophetic effect to suggest transition to the pseudo high probability gaming state (special gaming state) during the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the low frequency support mode, the present invention is limited thereto It is not a thing. As shown in the present embodiment, in the gaming machine to which the so-called prefetching function is added, for example, when there is one corresponding to the 4R normal big hit result B to 4 R normal big hit result D among the stored hold information. It is possible to grasp the fact before the game time concerning the reservation information. Therefore, when the information corresponding to the 4R normal big hit result B to 4 R normal big hit result D is included in the stored hold information, the game times executed prior to the game time corresponding to the big hit It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which a prelude effect is suggested to indicate the transition to the special game state.

  In addition, it becomes possible to set a long period for precursor effect by performing the precursor effect in a series over the game times and the opening / closing execution mode (low frequency winning mode). This makes it easy to devise a device for improving the attention to the prognostic effect.

  (5) In the above embodiment, after transitioning to the special game state, the variable display area ME of the display screen 75a is roughly divided into the first variable display area ME1 and the second variable display area ME2, and is relatively small. The second variation display area ME2 is configured to reduce the variation display / stop display of the symbol in the second variation display area ME2, but the second variation display area ME2 and the reduction display of the symbol may be omitted.

  In addition, it is possible to arrange other display units in parallel on the display screen 75a, and after changing to the special game state, perform the variable display of symbols by the display units arranged in parallel. The display unit may be configured to switch from the non-display state to the display state when entering the special game state, or may be configured to be maintained in the display state regardless of the game state.

  In addition, although it was set as the structure provided with the symbol display apparatus 75 which has a liquid crystal panel as a "effect display means", it should just be provided with the "display part" which can perform special effect display at least, and structures other than a liquid crystal display device are adopted. It is also possible. Furthermore, although the main display part D which comprises "symbol display means" was arrange | positioned in the area | region divided by the induction | guidance | derivation rail 100, at least while playing a game, the display screen 75a and the main display D recognize simultaneously. It is also possible to arrange the main display part D outside the area divided by the guide rail 100, for example, as long as it becomes difficult or impossible.

  (6) In the above embodiment, during the special game state, the variation display time of each game is restricted to be either the first variation display time T1 or the second variation display time T2, It is not necessary to make 1 fluctuation display time T1 and 2nd fluctuation display time T2 common in all special game states (the 1st special game state-the 3rd special game state). For example, even if the special variation display time at which the special effect display is executed is the same regardless of the special gaming state, the lengths of the respective variable display times T1 and T2 may be different according to the special gaming state. Good. By unifying the special variation display time, it is suppressed that the special effect display is unnecessarily diversified, and it is suitably suppressed that the control load of the display control device 620 is increased by the presence of the special game state (special display effect). be able to.

  (7) In the above embodiments, either the first variation display time T1 or the relatively short second variation display time T2 is relatively long for the variation display time of each game time set in the special game state. Although it is configured, it is sufficient if one special effect display is set to include game times corresponding to these two types of variable display times, and distribution of the variable display times may be arbitrarily changed. . However, when a plurality of game times corresponding to the first change display time T1 are included in one special effect display, the special effect display is extended. If there is a possibility that speedy game progress will be impeded and the special effect display of 1 does not include the game play corresponding to the first variable display time T1, the number of reservations that are sufficient for the subsequent special effect display There is a high possibility that there will be no room for securing. Therefore, when making the change, please be careful not to cause these various inconveniences.

  (8) In the above embodiments, only the high frequency support mode via the low frequency winning mode is shifted to the pseudo high probability gaming state, but it is the high frequency support mode via the high frequency winning mode In this case, it is also possible to adopt a configuration to shift to the pseudo high probability gaming state.

  (9) In the above embodiments, the special effect display is performed by limiting the high frequency support mode, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the special effect display may be performed during the normal gaming state (in the low frequency support mode).

  (10) In each of the above embodiments, with the right route in which the flow-down path of the game ball is simplified, the right operation entry ball portion 63 is disposed immediately below the through gate 66 and the game ball passed through the through gate 66 By providing a guiding passage 64 which always reaches the right operation ball entry section 63, the occurrence frequency of winnings in the high frequency support mode is made as high as possible, and the variation in the occurrence frequency of winnings is suppressed. If it is possible to suppress the variation in the frequency of occurrence of winnings as much as possible while suppressing the frequency of occurrence of winnings in the mode, about the positional relationship of the through gate 66 and the right operation ball entry portion 63 described above and the presence of the guiding passage 64 It is optional.

  (11) In the second embodiment, although the confirmation processing of the number of reservations is performed at a predetermined timing after the start of the special variation display, the confirmation processing is performed after the start of the special variation display If so, the timing may be variable.

  For example, in the case where there is a branch point corresponding to the number of reservations in the special variation display, it is also possible to adopt the configuration in which the above confirmation processing is performed after the start of the special variation display and before reaching the branch.

  (12) In the second embodiment, the confirmation process to be executed after the start of the special variation display is uniquely defined regardless of the number of the suspension information stored at the start of the special variation display. It is also possible to change this and to change the execution timing of the confirmation processing based on the number of pending information stored and held at the start of the special variation display. Specifically, when the number of pending information items is large, the indeterminate branch point is shifted backward. Therefore, in such a case, the execution timing of the confirmation process may be delayed.

  (13) In the combination of the second embodiment and the third embodiment, since the special variation display mode is simplified, the substantial branch point of the special variation display is set at the end of the game run. It is possible to Therefore, in such a configuration, it is also possible to set the execution timing of the confirmation process in accordance with the end of the game run that is the start trigger of the special variation display.

  (14) As the last game time to be subject to special variation display, it is also possible to apply the first variation display time T1, which is set relatively long, not the second variation display time T2, which is set relatively short. It is possible. As a result, in the special variation display, the time occupied by the part constituting the final variation display of the special variation display is extended. As a result, it becomes possible to secure a time during which acquisition of new hold information can be performed in the latter half of the special change display in which the hold information has been digested as the special change display progresses. Therefore, securing of the suspension information for the next special variation display (display cycle) can be promoted, and it can contribute to the loop of the specific presentation display.

  Note that, for example, the first change display time T1 may be applied to the first game time and the last game time among a plurality of game times to be subjected to the special change display. However, if the period required for the special variation display of 1 is extended excessively, the progress of the game may be extended and the feeling of exhilaration may be reduced. In view of such circumstances, it is not always necessary to make the variable display times of the first and the last game times common. For example, the third variation display time T3 which is shorter than the first variation display time T1 and longer than the second variation display time T2 may be applied to the game play again.

  (15) In the third embodiment, the middle reel is set as the target of reel re-change during the special change display, but the target of reel re-change is not limited to the middle reel. For example, at least one of the left reel and the right reel may be configured to have the largest fluctuation. However, with regard to the re-variation during the special variation display, it is preferable that the remaining reels be re-varied while the partial display of the reels is stopped.

  (16) In the third embodiment, in the special variation display, the middle symbol row is shifted by 0.5 frame to 1 frame at portions corresponding to the second and subsequent game rounds, but the present invention is limited thereto. It is also possible to make a configuration in which the middle symbol row is circulated one or more times.

  In addition, it is not necessary to uniquely set the moving frame number for each game play, for example, the last game play corresponding to the special change display, as a variable display with one or more rounds of change, the change before it Differentiation from the embodiment may be attempted.

  (17) In the third embodiment, the display screen 75a of the symbol display device 75 is configured to display an image imitating a reel represented by a revolving machine such as a slot machine, but is limited to this It is not something to be done. It is also possible to replace the symbol display device 75 with a reel unit on which a plurality of reels are mounted.

  (18) In each of the above-described embodiments, only one of the holding information related to the lower operation ball entering unit 62 and the holding information related to the right operation ball entering unit 63 is selected as the target of the special variation display of 1. However, it is not limited to this. For example, the special game state (high frequency support mode) starts from the state where the hold information related to the right operation ball entry unit 63 is “0” in many cases at the first hit. Therefore, in consideration of such a case, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the special variation display is executed for the suspension information pertaining to both the operation ball entry units 62 and 63. For example, as shown in the above embodiment, in the case where the suspension information according to the right operation ball entry unit 63 is set more advantageously for the player than the suspension information according to the lower operation ball entry unit 62, The special change display is started triggered by the hold information of 1 related to the lower operation ball storage unit 62, and thereafter, when the hold information related to the right operation ball storage unit 63 is acquired, the subject of the special change display is The same hold information may be included.

  Further, in order to stably exhibit the pseudo high probability state, when the number of game times related to the special variation display can not be secured by the hold information related to the right operation ball storage part 63, the lower operation ball storage part 62 is related. The configuration may be such that the pending information is added as an object of the special variation display.

  (19) In each of the above embodiments, when the suspension information to be subjected to the special variation display includes information corresponding to the hit result, the suspension information stored after that is not included in the special variation display. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which the restriction is not performed. For example, even if there is information corresponding to the hit result as the target of the special variation display, it is possible to make the configuration for the special variation display all the suspension information scheduled from the beginning. is there. In addition, in the case where a plurality of suspension information corresponding to the winning result is included in the above-mentioned target, a plurality of winning results are included after subjecting all the suspension information scheduled from the beginning to the special variation display. It is also possible to have a configuration to notify that there is a problem.

  (20) In each of the above embodiments, the notification / rendering control device 610 and the display control device 620 are separately provided, but they may be integrated.

  (21) Other types of pachinko machines and the like different from the above embodiments, for example, pachinko machines in which a motorized role opens a predetermined number of times when game balls enter a specific area of a special device The present invention can be applied to a pachinko machine that becomes a jackpot when a ball enters and becomes a jackpot, a pachinko machine equipped with other features, an arrange ball machine, a game machine such as a ball ball, etc.

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Hereinafter, characteristic configurations extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configuration in the above embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses or the like, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration illustrated in the parentheses or the like.

  In each of the following feature groups, some gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines are set so that a bonus is given to the player when a specific condition is satisfied based on the firing of the gaming balls. In the event that the game ball enters the ball entry section provided in the game area, the hit lottery or the like of whether or not to shift from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state such as the gaming state is performed. When such a lottery is won (that is, when the above-mentioned specific condition is satisfied), for example, opening and closing of the variable ball entry device provided in the game area is executed, and the ball enters the variable ball entry device The game balls are paid out according to the number (see, for example, Patent Document 1.) This type of gaming machine has a probability of becoming a hit gaming state as described above in the subsequent lottery, for example, as the special gaming state. High probability gaming letters set higher than With regard to the background art of the game progress being suppressed to be monotonous by providing a state where the probability of winning is low and a state where the winning probability is high as described above, for example, Realize improvement in the level of attention to the game by suggesting that the possibility of being in the high probability state is low or high, etc., after making it difficult to judge by visual inspection etc. However, there is still room for improvement in suppressing the monotonization of the game and improving the degree of attention to the game. ”The invention was made with the problem to be solved. It is a thing.

Features A1. A ball entry portion (for example, the right operation ball entry portion 63) provided in the game field (game field PE) and capable of entering a game ball
Information acquisition means (MPU 602 of main control device 162) for acquiring special information based on the fact that the game ball has entered the ball entry section;
Acquisition information storage means (the MPU 602 of the main control device 162) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means with a predetermined number defined in advance as a plurality of numbers as an upper limit;
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquisition information storage means corresponds to the addition information, and when a plurality of special information are stored in the acquisition information storage means, the plurality of special information are stored. Provision determination means (MPU 602 of main controller 162) for sequentially performing the determination on the special information;
A privilege giving means (main control means for giving a privilege to the player based on the result of the assignment determination by the assignment determining means being that the special information to be determined corresponds to the assignment information. MPU 602 of device 162),
Symbol display means (main display section D) in which symbols are variably displayed;
Prior to the application determination being performed by the application determination means or based on the application determination being performed by the application determination means, variable display of symbols in the symbol display means is started, and the application determination means The symbol display corresponding to the result of the assignment determination is one time of the game round, and the symbol is displayed for each game round according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. A gaming machine comprising gaming time control means (MPU 602 of main control device 162) for controlling symbol display means,
Switching means (electric combination 71) for switching to a non-accepting state in which entering of the gaming ball is more difficult than in the receiving state where the gaming ball can enter the ball entry portion and in the receiving state;
Switching control means (MPU 602 of main controller 162) for controlling the switching means, and
In the switching control means, as a switching control mode, a first switching mode (low frequency support mode) and a second switching mode in which the switching mode to the receiving state is more advantageous to the player than the first switching mode (high frequency Support mode is set,
Effect display means (symbol display device 75) having a display unit (display screen 75a) provided separately from the symbol display means and performing effect display on the display unit;
Display control means for controlling the effect display means so that the specific effect display is executed over a plurality of game times in the display section when the switching control mode is the second switching mode A game machine characterized by including a notification and effect control device 610 and a display control device 620).

  According to the feature A1, when the switching control mode is in the second switching mode, the occurrence frequency of ball entry into the ball entering portion becomes high. Thereby, the player can play the game while suppressing the investment as much as possible. By providing such a difference, the player can play the game while expecting to be in the second switching mode, which can contribute to the improvement of the degree of attention to the game.

  In the second switching mode, since the frequency of occurrence of entering the ball becomes high, the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means is likely to be secured to some extent. Generally, in such a situation, a so-called short-time function operates to successively absorb special information. In this case, for example, predetermined symbol combinations such as numbers will be stopped and displayed one after another in the display unit, and the display mode of the display unit is also monotonous as described above by mechanically digesting the special information. It is easy to become.

  In this respect, as shown in the present feature, when the switching control mode is in the second switching mode, the specific effect display on the display unit may be performed over a plurality of game times. The period for executing the effect display (a series of display effects) can be extended, and various variations can be added to the specific effect display. Therefore, even if the time shortening function described above is exhibited, it is possible to suppress the display mode from becoming monotonous.

  Further, in the second switching mode, a specific effect display is executed over a plurality of game times. As a result, a difference occurs between the number of actually executed game times and the number of simulated game times (simulated game times or display times) displayed on the display unit. In other words, by setting a plurality of game times together as one, without changing the winning probability in one game time substantially, in the second switching mode (during specific effect display), the display time is 1 time. The probability of winning in the assignment determination can be artificially changed (increased). For example, in a specific effect display executed over two game times, the probability (apparent probability) of winning the award is approximately twice that of the normal, and the specification executed over three game times In the effect display of the probability of winning the award (apparent probability) becomes about three times the usual. By generating such a pseudo high probability state, it is possible to increase the expectation to the game in the second switching mode, and to contribute to the further improvement of the attention to the game.

  As to the relationship between the display section of the effect display means and the symbol display means, it is preferable to make the former larger than the latter and to arrange the former closer to the center of the gaming machine (gaming area) than the latter. Thereby, the various effects mentioned above can be exhibited more suitably.

  Feature A2. The display control means includes means for restricting that a specific effect display is performed over a plurality of game times on the display unit during the first switching mode. Feature A1 The gaming machine described in.

  According to the feature A2, a pseudo high probability state will be generated based on the transition from the first switching mode to the second switching mode, and the differentiation of the first switching mode / the second switching mode can be promoted. it can.

  In the gaming machine of the type shown in the feature A1, watching the movement of the gaming ball is one of the pleasures, and the flow-down path of the gaming ball in the gaming area is diversified by nails and the like. For this reason, in the first switching mode, the occurrence frequency of entering the ball into the ball tends to be uneven, and it becomes difficult to stably store a plurality of special information. Furthermore, the batch digesting of a plurality of special information in such a situation is a factor giving an impression as if the special information has disappeared to the player, and the mechanism of generating the above-described pseudo high probability state Is a factor to be grasped by the player. In this case, it is feared that the above-mentioned function will not be exhibited well.

  On the other hand, in the second switching mode, the frequency of occurrence of ball entering the ball entering portion is higher than in the first switching mode, and it is easy to maintain a state in which a certain number of special information is stored. Therefore, a specific effect display is performed under such a condition, and the function shown in the feature A1 is suitably exerted to restrict the specific effect display during the first switching mode in which the occurrence of the ball is difficult to occur. It has the technical significance of being preferable above.

Feature A3. Display period setting means (MPU 602 of main control device 162) for determining a display period from when variable display of a symbol is started by the symbol display means to when symbol display is stopped and displayed;
The display control means determines the effect period for executing the specific effect display based on the respective display periods determined by the display period setting means for a plurality of consecutive game times. A game machine according to feature A1 or feature A2, comprising: MPU 612 of control device 610).

  When executing the specific effect display shown in the feature A1, the symbol display means is set by setting the execution period (rendering period) of the specific effect display based on the display periods of the plurality of game times. It is possible to preferably maintain the relationship between the display unit and the display unit.

  In addition, about the "reproduction period setting means" shown in this feature, for example, "a period in which each display period is determined so as to include the respective display periods determined by the display period setting means for a plurality of consecutive game times. It is good to set it as the structure which "is determined the presentation period which performs the said specific presentation display so that it may correspond.

  In addition, in the "display period from when the variable display of the symbol is started by the symbol display means to the stop display of the symbol", for example, the variable display of the symbol starts when the variable display of the symbol starts and stops. It may be any period of time until the stop display (notification of the assignment determination result) is ended after that.

  Feature A4. The specific effect display is started based on the start of the first game cycle among the plurality of game times targeted for the specific effect display, and is a series of effects that end based on the end of the last game cycle The gaming machine according to the feature A1 or the feature A2, which is a display.

  The specific effect display shown in the feature A1 is started based on the start of the first game cycle among the plurality of consecutive game cycles, and is ended based on the end of the last game cycle. Thereby, the relationship between the symbol display means and the display unit can be suitably maintained.

Feature A5. The effect display mode for performing the specific effect display by the display control means is
A first effect display mode (for example, a first special game state) in which the specific effect display is executed over a first predetermined number of game times which is a plurality of numbers;
A second effect display mode (for example, a second special game state) in which the specific effect display is executed over a second predetermined number of game times which is a number larger than the first predetermined number. A game machine according to any one of features A1 to A4, characterized in that

  In the configuration in which the result of the award determination related to a plurality of game times is indicated by one specific effect display, the larger the number of game times pertaining to the specific effect display, the higher the possibility of being the result of the awarding. That is, the gaming state is established as if the probability of becoming an awarding correspondence result is rising without changing the winning probability for each gaming time by increasing the number of gaming times that are simulated in a batch. . Therefore, further diversification of the game can be realized, and the effect shown in the feature A1 can be suitably exhibited.

Feature A6. The switching control means is configured to switch from the second switching mode to the first switching mode on condition that the number of game times executed after the transition to the second switching mode has reached a specific number. ,
A first specified number and a second specified number larger than the first specified number are set to the specified number,
The display control means sets the first effect display mode when the specified number in the second switching mode is the first specified number, and the specified number in the second switching mode corresponds to the second specified number. A game machine according to feature A5, comprising effect display mode selection means for setting the second effect display mode in the second switching mode.

  When the transition to the effect display mode is made, the winning probability can be artificially increased as described above as the number of game times to be targeted increases. However, in such a configuration, as a matter of course, as the number of game times to be targeted increases, the appearance speed also increases. For this reason, when comparing the first effect display mode / the second effect display mode, it can be unclear which one is substantially advantageous.

  In this respect, according to the present feature, the number of game times to be executed in the second switching mode when the number of game times targeted for the specific effect display (the number of game times to be simulated) is large. When the number of target game times is small, the number of game times executed in the second switching mode also decreases. Thereby, the difference of the substantial advantage and disadvantage of the first effect display mode and the second effect display mode can be made clear, and the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience can be suitably avoided.

  Feature A7. The game according to the feature A6, wherein the number obtained by integrating the first specific number and the second predetermined number is the same as the number obtained by integrating the second specific number and the first predetermined number. Machine.

  According to the feature A7, it is possible to realize the pseudo high probability winning zone in which the number of times is limited without changing the winning probability by the assignment determination. In this manner, it is possible to impart the function as the stepwise high probability zone to the game in the second switching mode, which can contribute to diversification of the game.

Feature A8. When the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means has reached the first predetermined number under the condition of the first effect display mode, the same number as the first predetermined number is obtained. The specific effect display is executed over the game times corresponding to the special information, and is stored if the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means has not reached the first predetermined number. The specific effect display is executed over the game times corresponding to all the special information present,
When the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means has reached the second predetermined number under the condition of the second effect display mode, the second predetermined number is equal to the second predetermined number. The specific effect display is executed over the game times corresponding to the special information, and is stored if the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means has not reached the first predetermined number. The gaming machine according to any one of features A5 to A7, wherein the specific effect display is executed over the game times corresponding to all the special information.

  As shown in the feature A1, even in the case of a game machine of a type that performs specific effect display during the second switching mode (to be in the pseudo high probability gaming state), variation in the number of stored special information increases or decreases. It is difficult to wipe out completely. That is, when a specific effect display is performed in the effect display mode (second switching mode), the special information corresponding to the effect display is not necessarily stored. Therefore, as shown in the present feature, when the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means has reached a predetermined number, a specific number of game times corresponding to the same number of special information as the predetermined number is specified. If the effect display is executed and the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means has not reached the predetermined number, the specific effect is held over the game times corresponding to all the stored special information. If the display is performed, it can be suitably suppressed that the function for realizing the above-mentioned pseudo high probability state is not properly exhibited.

Feature A9. The effect display mode transitions to the mode execution state along with the transition from the first switching mode to the second switching mode, and the mode execution based on the return from the second switching mode to the first switching mode The state is canceled, and the specific effect display is repeatedly executed during the second switching mode,
The information reflecting the determination result in the case where the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means becomes the target of the addition determination is earlier than the predetermined special information becomes the target of the addition determination. It has a destination identification means for identifying in timing,
When the special information stored in the acquired information storage means includes one corresponding to the assignment result, the identification result by the destination identification means is stored or stored after the special information The gaming machine according to any one of features A5 to A8, further comprising: restricting means for restricting the special information to be subjected to the specific effect display.

  If a specific effect display is forcibly performed including the later game rounds when the specific effect display is repeated in the process of repeating the specific effect display, the player is unfavorably disadvantaged. There is a possibility of suffering. Therefore, in the configuration provided with the configuration shown in the feature A5 etc., the destination specifying means and the restricting means are used in combination to grasp the presence or absence of the result of the correspondence in advance and restrict the game times related to the specific effect display. The occurrence of inconvenience can be suppressed.

  It is also possible to apply the technical ideas shown in the present feature to the features A1 to A4.

Feature A10. The display unit is provided with a first display area (such as the number-of-holds display area Db of the display screen 75a) for displaying the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means,
The second display area (such as the number of holding units RS of the main display unit D) provided at a location different from the display unit and displaying the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage unit,
When the display control means shifts to the first effect display mode or the second effect display mode, the second display area is in the display state, and the first display area is in the non-display state. A game machine according to any one of features A5 to A9, characterized in that:

  When a plurality of pseudo high probability states are realized to achieve diversification of the game as shown in the feature A9, it is a game whether the specific effect display is performed for the number of special information targets If it is grasped by the person, there is a high possibility that the mechanism of the pseudo high probability state will be understood. In this case, it is feared that the effects shown in the feature A5 and the like can not be exhibited well. It is assumed that the player's attention is directed exclusively to the display section on which a specific effect display is performed. Therefore, occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience occurs by disabling notification of the number of special information in the first display area and leaving a display of the number of special information in the second display area provided at a location different from the display unit. Can be suppressed.

Characteristics A11. The effect display mode transitions to the mode execution state along with the transition from the first switching mode to the second switching mode, and the mode execution based on the return from the second switching mode to the first switching mode The state is canceled, and the specific effect display is repeatedly executed during the second switching mode,
Setting means for setting the number of times the specific effect display can be performed based on the number of game times executed in the second switching mode and the first predetermined number or the second predetermined number;
Any one of the features A5 to A10, including suggestion means for suggesting the number of times of the specific effect display performed on the display unit based on the number of times set by the setting means; The gaming machine described in one.

  According to the feature A11, it is possible to suggest to the player that the game is in a (pseudo-) high probability gaming state with limited number of times, and by making the game progress sharp, it is possible to preferably suppress monotonization of the game. Can.

Feature A12. The effect display mode transitions to the mode execution state along with the transition from the first switching mode to the second switching mode, and the mode execution based on the return from the second switching mode to the first switching mode The state is canceled, and the specific effect display is repeatedly executed during the second switching mode,
Display period setting means (MPU 602 of main control device 162) for determining a display period from when variable display of a symbol is started by the symbol display means to when symbol display is stopped and displayed;
The display control means determines the period for executing the specific effect display based on the respective display periods determined by the display period setting means for a plurality of consecutive game times. And the MPU 612) of the
When the first effect display mode or the second effect display mode is set, the display period setting unit sets the display period to a relatively long first display period and a relatively short display period. Having a selection means for selecting one of the second display periods,
In the first effect display mode, the selection means selects the first display period for one special information out of the first predetermined number of special information continuously, and the second display period for other special information. Is selected, and in the second effect display mode, the first display period is selected for one special information out of the second predetermined number of special information successively, and the second display period is selected for the other special information. The gaming machine according to any one of the features A5 to A11, which is configured to be selected.

  As shown in the feature A5 and the like, when the specific effect display is performed over a plurality of game times, the time for each special effect display is diversified since the time for each game time is integrated. Such diversification of the period is not preferable because it becomes a factor to increase the control load related to the effect display. Therefore, the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience can be avoided by combining the long and short two types of display periods in the effect display mode to determine the execution period of the specific effect display.

  Also, two long and short display periods are adopted, a longer first display period is selected for one special information out of a predetermined number of consecutive special information, and a shorter second display period is selected for other special information. By doing this, it is possible to prevent the player from giving an impression as if the specific effect display is delayed and the game progress is unnecessarily delayed.

  Then, by including the first display period set relatively long in one of the predetermined number of special information, new special information is stored while a specific effect display is being executed. The possibility of doing it can be high. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the transition to the next specific effect display without securing a predetermined number of special information, and to preferably avoid that the function to be in the pseudo high probability state described above is not properly performed.

Feature A13. The selection means is
After the first display period is selected for the special information stored first when the first effect display mode is entered, and the first display period is selected, the number of stored special information is the first predetermined number Means for selecting the second display period for the special information until reaching
After the first display period is selected for the special information stored first when the second effect display mode is entered, and after the first display period is selected, the number of stored special information is the second predetermined number Means for selecting the second display period with respect to the special information until reaching the second.

  In the configuration in which selection of the first display period / second display period is performed as shown in the feature A12, it is possible to execute a specific effect display with good tempo by allocating the periods as shown in the present feature. Thus, it is possible to preferably suppress the particular effect display from becoming excessively long or excessively short.

  The selection means shown in the feature A12 and the feature A13 may be configured to select the first display period / the second display period regardless of the result (presence or absence) of the special information destination identification.

Feature B1. A ball entry portion (for example, the right operation ball entry portion 63) provided in the game field (game field PE) and capable of entering a game ball
Information acquisition means (MPU 602 of main control device 162) for acquiring special information based on the fact that the game ball has entered the ball entry section;
Acquisition information storage means (the MPU 602 of the main control device 162) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means with a predetermined number defined in advance as a plurality of numbers as an upper limit;
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquisition information storage means corresponds to the addition information, and when a plurality of special information are stored in the acquisition information storage means, the plurality of special information are stored. Provision determination means (MPU 602 of main controller 162) for sequentially performing the determination on the special information;
A privilege giving means (main control means for giving a privilege to the player based on the result of the assignment determination by the assignment determining means being that the special information to be determined corresponds to the assignment information. MPU 602 of device 162),
Symbol display means (main display section D) in which symbols are variably displayed;
Prior to the application determination being performed by the application determination means or based on the application determination being performed by the application determination means, variable display of symbols in the symbol display means is started, and the application determination means The symbol display corresponding to the result of the assignment determination is one time of the game round, and the symbol is displayed for each game round according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. Game time control means (MPU 602 of main control device 162) for controlling the symbol display means,
Effect display means (symbol display device 75) having a display unit (display screen 75a) provided separately from the symbol display means and performing effect display on the display unit;
Display control means (notification and effect control device 610 and display control device 620) for controlling the effect display means to execute specific effect display which is continued over a plurality of game times as the effect display in the display unit And a game machine characterized by comprising.

  According to the feature B1, the specific effect display is executed over a plurality of game times. As a result, a difference occurs between the number of actually executed game times and the number of simulated game times (simulated game times or display times) displayed on the display unit. That is, by setting a plurality of game times together as one, it is possible to simulate the probability of winning an award in one display cycle during the specific effect display without changing the winning probability in one game cycle substantially. Can be changed (or raised). For example, in the specific effect display performed over two game times, the probability (apparent probability) of winning the award is approximately twice that of the normal, and the specific effect performed over three game times In the display, the probability (apparent probability) of winning the assignment determination is approximately three times the normal. By generating such a pseudo high probability state, it is possible to increase the degree of expectation to the game and to contribute to the further improvement of the degree of attention to the game.

  As to the relationship between the display section of the effect display means and the symbol display means, it is preferable to make the former larger than the latter and to arrange the former closer to the center of the gaming machine (gaming area) than the latter. Thereby, the various effects mentioned above can be exhibited more suitably.

Feature B2. The display control means
Effect display start means for starting the specific effect display based on at least one special information being stored in the acquired information storage means (the MPU 612 of the notification and effect control device 610 and the MPU 622 of the display control device 620 are started Function),
Confirmation means (confirmation function of the MPU 612 of the notification and effect control device 610) for confirming the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means during execution of the specific effect display;
The effect display mode determination means (determination function of the MPU 612 of the notification and effect control device 610) for determining the target game time for the specific effect display based on the number of the special information confirmed by the confirmation means The gaming machine according to feature B1, characterized in that:

  In gaming machines of the type in which gaming balls flow down the gaming area, the degree of attention is improved by diversifying the movement of the gaming balls, so the number of special information stored as the game progresses It is not always the case that a fixed number (for example, the upper limit number) is secured. In this type of gaming machine, if the specific effect display depends on the execution condition that "the number of special information corresponding to the specific effect display is stored", there is an opportunity to execute the specific effect display. It is easy to be influenced by the number of special information. In this case, the opportunity to execute the specific effect display decreases, and it becomes difficult to well exhibit the interest improving effect by the specific effect display.

  Further, in the case where the special information to be targeted is determined by being bound to the number of special information stored at the start of the specific effect display, the above-mentioned function for generating the pseudo high probability state is successful. It is feared that it will not work.

  In this respect, as shown in the present feature, the specific effect display is first started, the number of stored special information is confirmed on the way, and the target of the specific effect display is selected based on the number of the confirmed special information. If special information is stored in the middle of performing a specific effect display, it is necessary to determine the game period to be the target of the specific effect display, if special information is stored during the specific effect display. Is possible. This makes it possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of the various inconveniences described above.

Feature B3. The display control means
Setting means for setting the number of game times to be the target of the specific effect display to be executed by the display unit regardless of the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means;
Effect display start means for starting the specific effect display based on at least one special information being stored in the acquired information storage means;
Confirmation means for confirming the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means during execution of the specific effect display;
When the number of special information confirmed by the confirmation means has reached the set number set by the setting means, the first effect display is executed as the specific effect display over the game times corresponding to the set number First effect display execution means;
When the number of special information confirmed by the confirmation means has not reached the set number, the second effect display is executed to execute the second effect display as the specific effect display over a number of game times smaller than the set number. A game machine according to feature B1, comprising: an execution means.

  In gaming machines of the type in which gaming balls flow down the gaming area, the degree of attention is improved by diversifying the movement of the gaming balls, so the number of special information stored as the game progresses It is not always the case that a fixed number (for example, the upper limit number) is secured. In this type of gaming machine, if the specific effect display depends on the execution condition that "the number of special information corresponding to the specific effect display is stored", there is an opportunity to execute the specific effect display. It is easy to be influenced by the number of special information. In this case, the opportunity to execute the specific effect display decreases, and it becomes difficult to well exhibit the interest improving effect by the specific effect display.

  Further, in the case where the special information to be targeted is determined by being bound to the number of special information stored at the start of the specific effect display, the above-mentioned function for generating the pseudo high probability state is successful. It is feared that it will not work.

  In this respect, even if the number of special information stored as shown in the present feature is less than the set number, the special effect display is started on the assumption that at least the same number of set special information as the set number is secured for the time being. By putting the start of the effect display in advance regardless of whether or not the acquired information storage means stores the special information of the number equal to or more than the set number set by the setting means. There is a possibility that information will accumulate and reach the above set number. Thereby, it is possible to execute the specific effect display according to the set number and suitably generate the pseudo high probability state.

  The number of specific information is confirmed in the middle of the specific effect display, and it is configured to determine which of the first effect display and the second effect display the aspect of the effect display corresponds to the number of the special information that can be confirmed Thus, the occurrence of the various inconveniences described above can be suitably avoided.

  Feature B4. The gaming machine according to the feature B2 or B3, further comprising changing means for changing the confirmation timing by the confirmation means in accordance with the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means.

  According to the feature B4, the confirmation timing by the confirmation means is changed (for example, by increasing) according to the number of the stored special information. For example, it may be configured to delay according to the number of special information stored at the start of the specific effect display, or as the configuration to delay the confirmation timing whenever the number of special information increases during the specific effect display. It is also good. In any case, it is possible to increase the chance of entering a ball into the ball entry area. This facilitates securing the number of special information equal to or greater than the set number.

Feature B5. Switching means (electric combination 71) for switching to a non-accepting state in which entering of the gaming ball is more difficult than in the receiving state where the gaming ball can enter the ball entry portion and in the receiving state;
Switching control means (MPU 602 of main controller 162) for controlling the switching means, and
In the switching control means, as a switching control mode, a first switching mode (low frequency support mode) and a second switching mode in which the switching mode to the receiving state is more advantageous to the player than the first switching mode (high frequency Support mode is set,
The display control means controls the effect display means so as to execute the specific effect display when the switching control mode is the second switching mode. Feature B2 to Feature B4 The gaming machine according to any one of the above.

  According to the feature B5, the switching control mode is switched to the second switching mode, and the frequency of ball entry into the ball entering part is increased. Thereby, the player can play the game while suppressing the investment as much as possible. By providing such a difference, the player can play the game while expecting to be in the second switching mode, which can contribute to the improvement of the degree of attention to the game.

  In the second switching mode, since the frequency of occurrence of entering the ball becomes high, the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means is likely to be secured to some extent. Generally, in such a situation, a so-called short-time function operates to successively absorb special information. In this case, for example, predetermined symbol combinations such as numbers are displayed one after another in the display unit, and the display mode of the display unit is likely to be monotonous because the special information is monotonously digested.

  In this respect, as shown in the present feature, when the specific effect display is executed over a plurality of game times in the display unit when the switching control mode is the second switching mode, the specific effect is A period for executing display (a series of effect display) can be extended, and various variations can be added to the specific effect display. Therefore, even if the time shortening function described above is exhibited, it is possible to suppress the display mode from becoming monotonous. In addition, since it becomes easy to secure the special information, it becomes possible to exhibit the function shown in the feature B1 etc. well.

  Feature B6. In the feature B5, the display control means controls the effect display means so that the specific effect display is repeatedly performed while the switching control mode is in the second switching mode. The gaming machine described.

  In the configuration in which the specific effect display is repeatedly executed in the second switching mode as shown in the feature B6, the number of actually executed game times and the simulated game times displayed on the display unit There will be a difference in the number of game times or display times). That is, a plurality of game times are collectively made into one, and the second switching mode (during specific effect display) is provided with one display time without changing the winning probability in one game time substantially. The probability of winning the determination can be artificially changed (increased). For example, in the specific effect display performed over two game times, the probability (apparent probability) of winning the award is approximately twice that of the normal, and the specific effect performed over three game times In the display, the probability (apparent probability) of winning the assignment determination is approximately three times the normal. By generating such a pseudo high probability state, it is possible to increase the expectation to the game in the second switching mode, and to contribute to the further improvement of the attention to the game.

  Here, how to secure a sufficient number of special information is an important issue in order to exhibit the function of causing the above-described pseudo high probability state. In this respect, by applying the technical ideas shown in the features B2 to B4, it is possible to stably exhibit the function of causing the pseudo high probability state.

  In the combination with the feature B3, particularly, with the transition to the second switching mode, the prescribed number (the number of game times targeted for the specific effect display in the display section) during the second switching mode It is good to set it as composition.

Feature B7. Display period setting means (MPU 602 of main control device 162) for determining a display period from when variable display of a symbol is started by the symbol display means to when symbol display is stopped and displayed;
The display control means determines a period for executing the specific effect display based on each display period determined by the display period setting means for a plurality of consecutive game times. And the MPU 612) of the
An effect display mode for repeatedly executing the specific effect display is set in the display control means,
The display period setting means, when in the effect display mode, is a first display period which is a relatively long period determined in advance and a relatively short period determined in advance as the display period. Having a selection means for selecting one of the second display periods,
The selection means selects the first display period for one special information out of a plurality of special information to be subjected to one specific effect display, and selects the second display period for other special information. The gaming machine according to any one of the features B2 to B6, which has a configuration.

  As shown in the feature B7 and the like, when the specific effect display is performed over a plurality of game times, the period for the specific effect display is diversified since the period for each game time is integrated. It is not preferable to perform such a period indefinitely because it causes an increase in the control load related to the effect display when the period is diversified. Therefore, the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience can be avoided by adopting a configuration in which the execution period of the specific effect display is determined by combining the two display periods of long and short in the effect display mode.

  Also, two long and short display periods are adopted, a longer first display period is selected for one special information out of a plurality of continuous special information, and a shorter second display period is selected for other special information. Thus, it is possible to suppress giving the player an impression as if the specific effect display is extended and the game progress is meaninglessly delayed.

  Further, by including the first display period set relatively long in one of the plurality of special information, it is possible to newly store the special information while the specific effect display is being performed. Sex can be high. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the transition to the next specific effect display without securing a predetermined number of special information, and to preferably avoid that the function to be in the pseudo high probability state described above is not properly performed.

  Among the game times targeted for the specific effect display of the feature B8.1 times, the game machine according to the feature B7 is characterized in that the first display period is set for the game times corresponding to the first game time. .

  According to the feature B8, even when the number of stored special information is less than the set number, it is possible to increase the possibility that the special information is newly stored during the specific effect display. Even when the confirmation timing of the special information is later than the effect display start timing as shown in the feature B2 and the feature B3, if a sufficient number of special information is not secured, the restriction relating to the confirmation timing becomes strong. . In this regard, if at least the first game period corresponds to the first display period, the above restriction can be weakened, and it becomes easy to earn time for securing new special information.

  Feature B9. The selection unit is configured to select the first display period for the first special information of the special information newly stored after confirmation by the confirmation unit. The gaming machine described in B8.

  According to the feature B9, the special information serving as a trigger when the specific effect display is started corresponds to the first display period. As a result, even when the specific effect display is repeated, it is possible to make it difficult for the inconvenience that a sufficient number of special information can not be secured in the subsequent specific effect display.

  Feature B10. The gaming machine according to feature B8 or B9, wherein the confirmation means performs the confirmation during a game corresponding to special information that has triggered the start of the specific effect display.

  As shown in the feature B2 and the like, in the configuration in which the specific effect display is preceded and started, the confirmation timing by the confirmation means may be configured to be during the first game round corresponding to the specific effect display. As shown in the feature B8 and the like, since the first display period is applied to the first game play, time can be suitably earned for securing new special information.

  Feature B11. The selection means is configured to select the second display period for special information other than the special information that is a trigger for starting the specific effect display, any one of the features B8 to B10 The gaming machine described in one.

  According to the feature B11, in the case where the specific effect display is configured to start in advance, it may be necessary to change the mode of the effect display according to the number of specific information confirmed after the number is confirmed by the confirmation unit. . In this respect, the second display period is applied to the subsequent special information, which facilitates the matching of the end of the effect display. Thereby, it is possible to suppress an increase in control load resulting from the configuration in which the specific effect display is changed halfway according to the number of the confirmed special information.

  Feature B12. The selection means is configured to select the first display period for the last special information to be the target of the specific effect display being executed when the confirmation by the confirmation means is performed. The gaming machine according to any one of Features B7 to B10.

  According to the feature B12, of the plurality of game times to be digested while executing the specific effect display, the final game time becomes long. This makes it possible to secure a period in which acquisition of new special information can be performed in the latter half of the effect display in which the special information has been digested with the progress of the specific effect display. Therefore, securing of the special information for the next specific effect display (display cycle) can be promoted, and it can contribute to the loop of the specific effect display.

  Feature B13. The gaming machine according to any one of the features B7 to B12, wherein the second display period is set to be the same as or longer than the firing interval of the game balls.

  According to the feature B13, it is possible to promote the storage of the special information even when a specific effect is being performed (more specifically, during the game play corresponding to the second display period).

  Feature B14. The gaming machine according to any one of features B2 to B13, wherein the setting means includes means for performing the setting such that the set number is greater than the specified number. .

  As shown in the feature B2, etc., by setting the special information to be the target of the specific effect display after the start of the specific effect display, the number exceeding the prescribed number (upper limit number) as shown in the present characteristic It becomes possible to make it the object of a specific effect display.

Feature B15. The display unit is configured to be larger than the symbol display means in a front view of the gaming machine,
The effect display means variably displays a pattern based on the special information, and notifies the result of the application determination according to the stop mode,
The specific effect display is a variable display of a pattern that is executed as a series across multiple game times,
The display control means informs, by the result of the specific effect display, whether or not a plurality of game times corresponding to the specific effect display correspond to the award determination result. The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B14, wherein

  Even if the above-described pseudo high probability state is generated by the configuration shown in the feature B1, the high probability state is actually created by how the player's attention is directed to the symbol display means. There is a high probability that the high probability state will be found to be false. In this case, when the specific effect display is performed, the player's attention is directed to the symbol display means instead of the effect display means which the user wants to closely watch, and the above-mentioned inconvenience occurs and the existence significance of the effect display means Is expected to fade.

  In this respect, as shown in the present feature, a series of variable displays are executed over a plurality of game rounds in the display section larger than the symbol display means, and among the game rounds, there exist those corresponding to the determination result of the award If it is configured to be notified whether or not it is possible, the player's attention can be directed to the display unit, and the occurrence of the various inconveniences described above can be suitably suppressed.

  In addition, it is also possible to apply the technical idea shown to this feature to the feature A group mentioned above.

  The basic configuration of a gaming machine to which the above-described features can be applied will be shown below.

  Pachinko gaming machine: operation means (game ball emission handle 41) operated by the player, game ball emission means (game ball emission mechanism 110) for emitting game balls based on the operation of the operation means, and the emitted A ball passage (induction rail 100) for guiding a game ball to a predetermined game area, and each game component (nail 69 etc.) disposed in the game area (game area PE). A gaming machine that provides a player with a bonus when a gaming ball passes through a passing portion (general winning opening 61 or the like).

  10: Pachinko machine as a gaming machine, 60: gaming board, 62: lower operation ball entry unit, 62a: lower operation port, 63: right operation ball entry unit as ball entry unit, 63a: right operation port, 65 ... Variable entry ball device, 65a ... Large winning opening, 66 ... Through gate, 71 ... Electric role part that configures switching means, 75 ... Symbol display device as effect display means, 75a ... Display screen as a display unit, 81 ... ... Main display unit 162 Main controller 602 MPU MPU 610 Notification and presentation control device constituting display control means 620 Display control device constituting display control means D Main display unit Da, Db Display area for number of holdings, DL, DR: display unit for operation ball as symbol display means, PE: area for playing game, LS, RS: display number of areas for holding.

Claims (2)

A ball entry unit provided in the game area and capable of entering game balls,
Information acquisition means for acquiring special information based on the game ball having entered the ball entry section;
Acquisition information storage means for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means as a plurality of numbers with a predetermined number defined in advance as an upper limit;
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquisition information storage means corresponds to the addition information, and when a plurality of special information are stored in the acquisition information storage means, the plurality of special information are stored. An assignment determination unit that sequentially performs the assignment determination on special information;
Privilege awarding means for awarding a player a privilege based on the result of the awarding determination by the awarding determining means being the result of the assignment corresponding result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the awarding information;
Symbol display means in which symbols are variably displayed;
Prior to the application determination being performed by the application determination means or based on the application determination being performed by the application determination means, variable display of symbols in the symbol display means is started, and the application determination means The symbol display corresponding to the result of the assignment determination is one time of the game round, and the symbol is displayed for each game round according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. A gaming machine including game play control means for controlling the symbol display means,
Switching means for switching the game ball to a non-accepting state in which it is more difficult to enter the game ball than in the receiving state where the game ball can enter the ball, and the receiving state where the game ball can enter the ball;
Switching control means for controlling the switching means;
As the switching control mode, the switching control means is set to a second switching mode in which the switching mode to the acceptance state is more advantageous to the player than the first switching mode and the first switching mode.
Effect display means having a display unit provided separately from the symbol display means and performing effect display on the display unit;
And display control means for controlling the effect display means such that a specific effect display is executed over a plurality of game times in the display section when the switching control mode is the second switching mode. Equipped with
The effect display mode for performing the specific effect display by the display control means is
A first effect display mode in which the specific effect Display is performed over a first predetermined number of game times of a plurality of numbers,
Becomes a second effect display mode in which the first second predetermined number of game times the specific effect Display over a number larger than a predetermined number is executed,
The switching control means is configured to switch from the second switching mode to the first switching mode based on the number of game times executed after transitioning to the second switching mode reaching a specific number. ,
A first specified number and a second specified number larger than the first specified number are set to the specified number,
When the specific number in the second switching mode is the first specific number under the control of the display control means, the first effect display mode is set, and the specific number in the second switching mode is the second specific number Is configured to be in the second effect display mode ,
A game machine characterized in that the specific effect display is executed in a predetermined area in the display section in both the first effect display mode and the second effect display mode .   The gaming machine according to claim 1, which is a pachinko machine.

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