JP6626860B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines and slot machines, the attraction of players has been improved by executing an effect of operating a movable portion (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2017-93558

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in the field of gaming machines, it has been expected that the manner of staging is devised to improve the interest of players.
An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the interest of a player.

A gaming machine that solves the above-mentioned problems has a production movable unit configured to perform a predetermined operation, a production display unit configured to display a predetermined image, and a production control that controls execution of the production. Control means, wherein the movable section intersects with the surface of the display section after operating in the first direction and operating in the first direction along the first direction along the surface of the display section. And a second movable effect operating in a second direction, wherein the specific portion of the movable portion is the second movable effect, and the movable portion is the surface of the display portion in the second direction in the second direction. When operating in the direction toward the movable part, the movable part is configured to be displaced relative to a part different from the specific part and in a direction away from the surface of the display part, and the second movable part In the production, it is configured to include the movable part that operates in the second direction. As effect results, and when the first effect results is derived, and the spirit and, that is when the first effect results in comparison with the jackpot expectations high second direction outcome is derived.

  According to the present invention, the interest of the player can be improved.

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a pachinko gaming machine. The front view which shows a game board typically. The front view which shows the effect display device and the accessory unit typically. The front view which shows the effect display device and the accessory unit typically. (A) And (b) is a left side view which shows an effect display device and an accessory unit typically. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a pachinko gaming machine. The flowchart which shows a special symbol input process. The flowchart which shows a special symbol start process. The schematic diagram which shows an example of a 1st normal movable production. The schematic diagram which shows an example of a 2nd normal movable effect. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the introduction part of a step-up effect. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the introduction part of a change generation effect. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the result part (failure result production) of the change generation production. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the result part (success result production) of the change generation production. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the flow of an effect. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the flow of the effect in 2nd Embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows an example of a specific movable effect in 3rd Embodiment. (A) And (b) is a front view which shows typically the accessory unit in another embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine will be described.
In the following description, “up”, “down”, “left”, “right”, “front” (front), and “rear” (back) indicate directions as viewed from the player.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 10 as a gaming machine includes a frame 11. For example, the frame 11 may be configured to include an installation frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to an island facility such as a game store, and a mounting frame for mounting various game components. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a gaming board YB. The game board YB is mounted on the frame 11. The game board YB includes a game area YBa on the front side of which a game ball flows down. The game board YB has an opening window YBb at a substantially central portion when viewed from the front. The pachinko gaming machine 10 has a firing handle HD. The firing handle HD is operated when a game ball as a game medium is launched into the game area YBa.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a decorative lamp LA. The decorative lamp LA performs an effect of emitting, blinking, and turning off a light-emitting body (not shown) as one of the effects (hereinafter, referred to as a light-emitting effect). For example, the decorative lamp LA is provided on the frame 11 and the game board YB. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a speaker SP. The speaker SP performs, as one of the effects, an effect of outputting voice such as voices of people and animals, sound effects, and music (hereinafter, referred to as a sound effect).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an information display device 13 capable of displaying predetermined information. The information display device 13 is provided at a position on the game board YB where the player can visually recognize the information.

  The information display device 13 includes a first special symbol display unit 13a. The first special symbol display section 13a can execute a first special symbol variation game in which a predetermined symbol is displayed in a variable manner and finally the first special symbol is fixedly stopped and displayed. The information display device 13 includes a second special symbol display unit 13b. The second special symbol display section 13b can execute a second special symbol variation game in which a predetermined symbol is displayed in a variable manner, and finally, the second special symbol is fixedly stopped and displayed. The first special symbol and the second special symbol are symbols for notifying the result of the internal lottery (big hit lottery described later).

  In the following description, the first special symbol variation game is abbreviated as “first special game”, and the second special symbol variation game is abbreviated as “second special game”. When the first special game and the second special game are not distinguished, they are collectively referred to as “special game”. In the present specification, “variable display” means a state in which the type of the displayed symbol changes over time. In this specification, the “fixed stop display” means a state in which the symbols are definitely stopped and displayed, and the type of the displayed symbols does not change. For symbols, "determination stop display" and "derivation" have the same meaning.

  In the present embodiment, the first special game and the second special game are not executed at the same time. In the present embodiment, the second special game is executed prior to the first special game. The special symbols that can be derived in the special symbol display sections 13a and 13b include a big hit symbol as a big hit display result and a lose symbol as a loss display result. In the present embodiment, when the big hit is won, a big hit symbol is derived in the special game, and a big hit game is given after the end of the special game. As will be described in detail later, the jackpot game is a state that is extremely advantageous to the player because the player can acquire many prize balls.

  The information display device 13 includes a first special hold display unit 13c. The first special reservation display unit 13c displays information that can specify the number of times of the first special game whose execution is suspended, because the suspension condition is satisfied but the execution condition is not satisfied yet. The information display device 13 includes a second special hold display unit 13d. The second special reservation display unit 13d displays information that can specify the number of times of the second special game whose execution is suspended, because the suspension condition is satisfied but the execution condition is not satisfied yet. In the following description, the number of held first special games is referred to as “first special held number”, and the number of held second special games is referred to as “second special reserved number”. For example, the maximum value of each of the first special reservation number and the second special reservation number is 4.

  The information display device 13 includes a normal symbol display section 13e. The normal symbol display unit 13e can execute a normal symbol variation game in which a predetermined symbol is displayed in a variable manner, and finally, the normal symbol is fixedly stopped and displayed. The normal symbol is a symbol for notifying a result of an internal lottery (an ordinary hit lottery described later). In the following description, the normal symbol variation game may be abbreviated as “normal game”. The normal symbols that can be derived to the normal symbol display unit 13e include a normal hit symbol and a non-normal symbol. In the present embodiment, when the normal hit lottery is won, a normal hit symbol is derived in the normal game, and a normal hit game is awarded after the end of the normal game.

  The information display device 13 includes a normal hold display section 13f. The normal suspension display unit 13f displays information that can specify the number of times of the ordinary game whose execution is suspended, when the suspension condition is satisfied but the execution condition is not satisfied yet. In the following description, the number of pending ordinary games is referred to as “normally suspended number”. Note that the display units 13a to 13f need not be provided collectively in one display device, and may be provided in different parts.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an effect display device EH having a display unit EHa. The display unit EHa is configured to display a predetermined image. For example, the display unit EHa is a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL panel. The effect display device EH is assembled to the game board YB such that the image display area of the display unit EHa is visible through the opening window YBb when viewed from the front. The effect display device EH performs, as one of the effects, an effect of displaying an image imitating a predetermined character or character (hereinafter, referred to as a display effect).

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 has a first start winning port 15 as a start port opened in the game area YBa. The first start winning opening 15 is always open so that a game ball can enter. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a first start winning sensor SE1 that detects a game ball that has entered the first start winning port 15. In the present embodiment, when a game ball is detected by the first start winning sensor SE1, a hold condition for the first special game can be satisfied, and a payout condition for a predetermined number of prize balls is satisfied.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a second start winning port 16 as a start port opened in the game area YBa. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a second start winning sensor SE2 that detects a game ball that has entered the second start winning opening 16. In the present embodiment, when a game ball is detected by the second start winning sensor SE2, a hold condition for the second special game can be satisfied, and a payout condition for a predetermined number of prize balls is satisfied.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 has an open state (allowable state) in which gaming balls can enter the second starting winning opening 16, a closed state (regulated state) in which gaming balls cannot enter the second starting winning opening 16, And a normally operable member 17 which can be operated. In the closed state, the game ball can enter the second start winning opening 16, but may be a state in which it is difficult to enter the ball compared to the open state. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an ordinary solenoid SL1 as an actuator for operating the ordinary variable member 17 (shown in FIG. 6). The normal variable member 17 is operated in an open state in a normal hit game. Therefore, the normal winning game is an advantageous state for the player because the player can easily establish the holding condition of the second special game.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 has a special winning opening 18 that is open in the gaming area YBa. The pachinko gaming machine 10 can operate in an open state (allowable state) in which gaming balls can enter the special winning opening 18 and in a closed state (regulated state) in which gaming balls cannot enter the special winning opening 18. A special variable member 19 is provided. In the closed state, the game ball can enter the special winning opening 18, but may be in a state where it is difficult to enter the ball as compared to the open state. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a special solenoid SL2 as an actuator for operating the special variable member 19 (shown in FIG. 6). The special variable member 19 is operated in the open state in the big hit game. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a special winning sensor SE3 that detects a game ball that has entered the special winning opening 18. In the present embodiment, when a game ball is detected by the special winning sensor SE3, a payout condition of a predetermined number of prize balls is satisfied.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a gate 20 through which a game ball can pass (enter) in a game area YBa. The gate 20 includes a gate sensor SE4 that detects a game ball passing through the gate 20. In the present embodiment, when the game ball is detected by the gate sensor SE4, the hold condition of the normal game may be satisfied.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 has one or a plurality of normal winning ports 21 that are open to the gaming area YBa. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a normal winning sensor (not shown) that detects a game ball that has entered the normal winning opening 21. In the present embodiment, when a game ball is detected by the normal winning sensor, a payout condition of a predetermined number of prize balls is satisfied. The pachinko gaming machine 10 may have a winning opening different from the winning openings 15, 16, 18, and 21. Entering a game ball into a winning opening corresponds to a so-called “winning”.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 has an out port 22. For example, the out port 22 is open to the game area YBa at the lower end of the game area YBa. Of the game balls fired to the game area YBa, those that have not entered any of the winning ports 15, 16, 18, and 21 are discharged out of the machine through the out port 22.

The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an accessory unit 23 for production.
As shown in FIG. 3, the accessory unit 23 includes a base 24 fixed to the game board YB. The accessory unit 23 includes a stepping motor SM as an actuator fixed to the base 24. The accessory unit 23 includes a transmission mechanism 25 that converts the rotational motion of the output shaft generated by the stepping motor SM around the output shaft into a motion in a predetermined direction and transmits the motion. The accessory unit 23 includes a movable portion 26 that operates by receiving a driving force from the transmission mechanism 25. In the present embodiment, the movable part 26 is a movable part for effect that is configured to perform a predetermined operation.

  The movable section 26 includes a first movable section 27 supported so as to be able to operate by receiving a driving force from the transmission mechanism section 25. The first movable portion 27 is a cylindrical component, and has a housing space 27a therein. The movable section 26 includes a second movable section 28 supported movably relative to the first movable section 27. The second movable section 28 is configured to be operable between a state in which the second movable section 27 is accommodated in the accommodation space 27a of the first movable section 27 and a state in which the second movable section 28 projects from the first movable section 27. That is, the second movable section 28 can be protruded and retracted with respect to the first movable section 27. When the second movable portion 28 is accommodated in the accommodation space 27a, the second movable portion 28 is invisible or difficult to visually recognize from the player.

  In the following description, a state in which the second movable section 28 protrudes from the first movable section 27 is referred to as a “normal form” of the movable section 26. On the other hand, a state in which the second movable section 28 is accommodated in the first movable section 27 is referred to as a “specific form” of the movable section 26. That is, the movable portion 26 can be changed (deformed) between a specific form and a normal form. In the present embodiment, the normal mode corresponds to the first mode, and the specific mode corresponds to the second mode.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the movable portion 26 is a staging accessory that simulates “ear of spear” as a whole. Specifically, the first movable portion 27 has a shape imitating about half of the spear ears on the base end side. The second movable part 28 has a shape imitating about half of the tip of the spear of the vermilion spear. Therefore, when the movable part 26 is in the normal form, the player can recognize the entire movable part 26 as a spear ear. On the other hand, when the movable portion 26 is in the specific mode, the player can recognize only the base end side of the spear ears in the single unit of the movable portion 26. As will be described in detail later, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the ear of one vermilion can be recognized by the movable part 26 in the specific form and the image displayed on the effect display device EH. is there.

  The movable part 26 of the specific form is smaller in size and the volume occupying the space is smaller than that of the movable part 26 of the normal form by the second movable part 28 being accommodated in the first movable part 27. Further, the movable portion 26 in the specific mode has a smaller size as viewed from the player, that is, a projected area of the display portion EHa on the surface Sf, compared to the movable portion 26 in the normal mode. That is, the movable part 26 in the specific form has a shape that lacks the second movable part 28 in the movable part 26 in the normal form.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the accessory unit 23 converts and transmits the rotation motion generated by the stepping motor SM by the transmission mechanism unit 25, so that the original position P 0, the first production position P 1, and the second The movable portion 26 is configured to be displaceable between the effect position P2 and the third effect position P3.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the original position P0 of the movable portion 26 is set at a position where the movable portion 26 extends along the up-down direction at the right edge of the effect display device EH (display portion EHa). As shown in FIG. 5A, when the movable unit 26 is at the original position P0, the movable unit 26 is separated from the front surface Sf of the effect display device EH forward, and the movable unit 26 and the surface Sf are separated from each other. Are parallel to each other (substantially parallel).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the first effect position P1 of the movable portion 26 is set to a position on the left of the original position P0 where the movable portion 26 extends in the up-down direction. The accessory unit 23 is configured so that the movable portion 26 can be displaced between the original position P0 and the first effect position P1 by applying a driving force of the stepping motor SM via the transmission mechanism 25.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the movable portion 26 moves from the surface Sf of the effect display device EH while being displaced between the original position P0 and the first effect position P1 and when the movable portion 26 is at the first effect position P1. The movable portion 26 and the surface Sf are separated from each other in front, and are parallel (substantially parallel) to each other. In the following description, of the directions along the surface Sf of the display unit EHa, the left-right direction is referred to as a first direction D1a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the second production position P2 of the movable portion 26 is at a base end of the movable portion 26 (the first movable portion 27), with a first axis Z1 extending along the front-rear direction as a center. The movable section 26 is set at a position rotated leftward from the first effect position P1. The accessory unit 23 gives the driving force of the stepping motor SM via the transmission mechanism 25, so that the movable part 26 rotates around the first axis Z1, and the first effect position P1 and the second effect position P2 It is configured to be able to be displaced between.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the movable portion 26 is disposed on the surface of the effect display device EH while being displaced between the first effect position P1 and the second effect position P2 and when the movable portion 26 is at the second effect position P2. The movable portion 26 and the surface Sf are separated from each other forward from Sf, and are parallel (substantially parallel) to each other. In the following description, among the directions along the surface Sf of the display unit EHa, the rotation direction around the first axis Z1 is referred to as a first direction D1b.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the third rendering position P3 of the movable unit 26 is configured such that the movable unit 26 moves from the second rendering position P2 toward the display unit EHa around the second axis Z2 extending along the vertical direction. It is set at the rotated position. The accessory unit 23 gives the driving force of the stepping motor SM via the transmission mechanism 25, whereby the movable part 26 rotates around the second axis Z2, and the second effect position P2 and the third effect position P3 It is configured to be able to be displaced between.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, when the movable unit 26 operates from the second effect position P2 to the third effect position P3, the movable unit 26 moves with respect to the surface Sf of the display unit EHa or the virtual plane Sfa including the surface Sf. It is configured to be inclined (hereinafter referred to as a specific posture). In the following description, among the directions intersecting with the surface Sf (virtual plane Sfa) of the display unit EHa, the rotation direction about the second axis Z2 is referred to as a second direction D2.

  Here, when the movable portion 26 is at the third rendering position P3 or operates between the rendering positions P2 and P3, the actual extending direction D3 of the movable portion 26 intersects the virtual plane Sfa. ing. In this case, the angle θ formed by the extending direction D3 of the movable part 26 and the virtual plane Sfa increases as the movable part 26 approaches the third effect position P3, and when the movable part 26 is at the third effect position P3. Becomes the maximum angle θmax. The maximum angle θmax in the present embodiment is an angle of less than 90 degrees.

  When the stepping motor SM continues to rotate in the first direction, the movable unit 26 operates in the order of the original position P0 → the first production position P1 → the second production position P2 → the third production position P3. (Displacement). Here, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 (a), the accessory unit 23 is configured to maintain the normal form when the movable part 26 is displaced within the range of the positions P0 to P2 as the outward path. ing. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 (b), when the movable part 26 is displaced from the second effect position P2 to the third effect position P3, the accessory unit 23 gradually moves to the third effect position. The second movable portion 28 is accommodated in the first movable portion 27 (accommodation space 27a), and is configured to take a specific form by the time it reaches the third effect position P3. That is, when the movable section 26 assumes a specific posture, the second movable section 28 changes to a specific form with the relative displacement with respect to the first movable section 27. Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 may be configured to be displaced toward the first movable unit 27 so that the distance between the surface Sf of the display unit EHa and the second movable unit 28 is not less than a predetermined distance. I can say.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the movable part 26 changes from the normal form (first form) to the specific form (second form), the position of the second movable part 28 in the movable part 26 is changed to the second movable part. The first movable portion 27 is different from the first movable portion 27. In particular, when the movable part 26 is displaced from the second production position P2 to the third production position P3, the position of the second movable part 28 is in the direction in which the first movable part 27 is located, that is, the surface Sf of the display unit EHa. Displaced away from In the present embodiment, the second movable part 28 corresponds to a specific part, and the first movable part 27 corresponds to a part different from the specific part.

  On the other hand, if the stepping motor SM continues to rotate in the second direction opposite to the first direction, the accessory unit 23 turns to the third effect position P3 → the second effect position P2 → the first effect position P1 → the original position. The movable section 26 is configured to operate (displace) in the order of P0. Here, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 (b), when the movable part 26 is displaced from the third effect position P3 to the second effect position P2, the accessory unit 23 gradually moves with the displacement. By the time the second movable portion 28 protrudes from the first movable portion 27 and reaches the second effect position P2, it is configured to be in the normal mode. Further, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5A, the movable portion 26 is configured to maintain the normal form as the return path when displaced within the range of the positions P0 to P2.

Next, the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.
The pachinko gaming machine 10 has a plurality of probability states as states in which the probability of winning a big hit (hereinafter referred to as a big hit probability) differs in an internal lottery (big hit lottery). The plurality of probability states include a low probability state and a high probability state in which the jackpot probability is higher than the low probability state. The high probability state is an advantageous state for the player because the possibility of winning the jackpot is increased. The high probability state is a so-called “probability change state (probable change state)”.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 has a plurality of ball entry rate states as states in which the ball entry rates of game balls into the second start winning opening 16 are different. The plurality of ball entry rate states include a low ball entry rate state and a high ball entry rate state in which the ball entry rate is higher than the low ball entry rate state. The high ball entry rate state is advantageous for the player because the holding condition of the second special game is more likely to be satisfied. The high ball entry rate state is a so-called “electric support state”. Note that the low ball entry rate state and the high ball entry rate state may be states in which the base, which is the ratio of the number of winning balls to the number of game balls fired, is different. For example, the low ball entry rate state may be a low base state, and the high ball entry rate state may be a high base state.

  For example, the high ball entry rate state can be realized by executing one control arbitrarily selected from the following three controls, or by executing a plurality of controls in combination. The first control is a control for reducing the fluctuation time of the normal symbol, which makes the fluctuation time of the normal game shorter than in the low ball entry rate state. The second control is a normal symbol probability variation control in which the probability of winning in the normal winning lottery (hereinafter, referred to as the normal winning probability) is changed to a higher probability than in the low ball entry rate state.

  The third control is an opening time extension control that makes the total opening time of the ordinary variable member 17 in one ordinary winning game longer than that in the low ball entry rate state. In addition, as the opening time extension control, control to increase the number of times of opening of the ordinary variable member 17 in one ordinary hitting game as compared with the case of the low ball entry rate state, and one time of the ordinary variable member 17 in ordinary winning game. It is preferable to perform at least one of the controls in which the opening time of the control is made longer than in the low ball entry rate state.

  Further, the high ball entry rate state may be realized by combining a fourth control described below. The fourth control is a special symbol variation time reduction control that makes the average variation time of the special game shorter than in the low ball entry rate state. When executing the special symbol fluctuation time reduction control, the high ball entry rate state is a so-called “variation time reduction state”. The average variation time of the special game can be obtained by dividing the integrated time of the variation time in the unit number of special games by the unit number, assuming that the unit number of special games has been executed.

Next, a big hit in the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.
The pachinko gaming machine 10 has a plurality of types of big hit symbols as special hit symbols. The types of the jackpots are determined for each of the plurality of types of jackpot symbols. In the present embodiment, the big hit symbols are classified into a specific symbol group and a normal symbol group. The big hit symbol group is not limited to the above, and may be changed as appropriate.

  In the big hit game, first, a predetermined effect is performed for a predetermined time (hereinafter, referred to as an opening time). For example, the predetermined effect is an opening effect that can specify the start of the big hit game. In the big hit game, after the opening time has elapsed, the round game for opening the special winning opening 18 is performed with a predetermined upper limit number of times as an upper limit. One round game is ended when a first end condition for entering a predetermined upper limit number of game balls or a second end condition for elapsing a predetermined upper limit time is satisfied. In the round game, the special winning opening 18 is opened in a predetermined opening manner. In each round game, a round effect is performed. In the big hit game, when the last round game is completed, a predetermined effect is performed for a predetermined time (hereinafter, referred to as an ending time). For example, the predetermined effect is an ending effect that can specify the end of the big hit game. The big hit game is ended as the ending time elapses.

  It is defined that a high probability state and a time reduction state are given to the big hit symbol classified into the specific symbol group after the big hit game is finished and until the next big hit game is given. On the other hand, it is defined that a low probability state is given to the big hit symbol classified into the normal symbol group after the big hit game ends. In addition, the jackpot symbol classified into the normal symbol group may include any one of a condition for terminating the changing game of a predetermined number of operations after the jackpot game and a condition for generating the next jackpot game. Until the condition (1) is satisfied, it is determined that the time-saving state is given. In the following description, the jackpot of the symbol classified into the specific symbol group may be referred to as “specific jackpot”, and the jackpot of the symbol classified into the normal symbol group may be indicated as “normal jackpot”.

Next, an example of an effect that can be executed by the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.
The effects that can be executed by the pachinko gaming machine 10 include an effect symbol change game that is one of the display effects. In the following description, the effect symbol variation game is abbreviated as “effect game”. The effect game is an effect in which a plurality of rows of effect symbols are displayed in a variable manner on the effect display device EH, and finally a combination of effect symbols (hereinafter, referred to as an effect symbol combination) is derived. The effect design is a design (decorative design) on which decorations such as characters and patterns are applied, and is a design for diversifying display effects. In the present embodiment, the effect game is performed by changing the effect symbols in the first, second, and third columns in a predetermined direction (scroll display).

  The rendering game is executed in connection with the special game. Specifically, the effect game is started with the start of the special game, and is ended with the end of the special game. In the effect game, an effect symbol combination according to the special symbol derived in the special game is derived. When the big hit symbol is derived in the special game, the big hit symbol combination is derived in the rendering game. For example, the winning symbol combination is a symbol combination in which the rendering symbols in all rows are the same, such as “777”.

  Also, in the special game, when a loss symbol is derived, in the rendering game, a loss effect symbol combination is derived. For example, the effect design combination of the loss is an effect design combination in which at least a part of the effect design is different from the effect design of the other rows, such as “778” or “787”. In addition, in the effect game, the effect design may be temporarily stopped and displayed before the final stop display. In this specification, “temporary stop display” is a temporary stop state before the effect symbol is fixedly stopped and displayed, such as fluctuation display. In the following description, when a special game and an effect game executed in connection with the special game are not distinguished, they are collectively referred to as a “fluctuating game”.

  In an effect game, a reach effect may be executed by forming a reach. In the reach, the same effect symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed in a specific column (first column and third column in the present embodiment) of a plurality of columns, and a column different from the specific column (second column in the present embodiment). In this state, the effect symbols in column (2) are continuously displayed in a variable manner. For example, in the reach effect, there may be a plurality of types of reach effects in which the characters appearing and the action of the effect design are different. Other effects that are characteristic of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described later.

Next, an electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a main control board 30 on the back side (rear side) of the game board YB. The main control board 30 performs a predetermined process and outputs a control signal such as a control command according to a result of the process. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a sub-control board 40 on the back side (rear side) of the gaming board YB. The sub control board 40 and the main control board 30 are connected so that a control signal can be output from the main control board 30 to the sub control board 40 in one direction. The sub control board 40 executes a predetermined process based on the control signal input from the main control board 30.

First, the main control board 30 will be described in detail.
The main control board 30 includes a main control CPU 30a, a main control ROM 30b, and a main control RAM 30c. The main control CPU 30a performs a predetermined process by executing the main control program. The main control ROM 30b stores a main control program, a determination value used for a predetermined lottery, and the like. The main control ROM 30b stores a plurality of types of variation patterns. The fluctuation pattern is information that can specify a fluctuation time from the start of the special game to the end thereof. The variation pattern may be able to specify the content (variation mode) of the effect performed during the execution of the special game. The variation patterns according to the present embodiment include a big hit variation pattern and a loss variation pattern. The jackpot change pattern includes a change pattern for performing a reach effect in an effect game and ultimately deriving an effect symbol combination of the jackpot. The loss variation pattern includes a “reach present” variation pattern in which a reach effect can be performed in an effect game, and finally the effect symbol combination can be derived. In the loss variation pattern, there is a “reach-less” loss variation pattern in which no reach effect is performed in the effect game, and finally a loss effect symbol combination is derived.

  The main control RAM 30c stores various information rewritten during the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10. For example, the information stored in the main control RAM 30c is a flag, a counter, a timer, and the like. Further, the main control board 30 includes a random number generation circuit (not shown), and is configured to be able to generate hardware random numbers. The main control board 30 may be capable of generating a software random number by a random number generation process by the main control CPU 30a.

  The main control CPU 30a and the sensors SE1 to SE4 are connected. The main control CPU 30a is configured to be able to input a detection signal output when the sensors SE1 to SE4 detect a game ball. The main control CPU 30a and the information display device 13 (display units 13a to 13f) are connected. The main control CPU 30a is configured to be able to control display contents of the information display device 13 (display units 13a to 13f). The main control CPU 30a and the solenoids SL1 and SL2 are connected. The main control CPU 30a is configured to be able to control the operations of the variable members 17, 19 by controlling the operations of the solenoids SL1, SL2.

Next, the sub-control board 40 will be described in detail.
The sub control board 40 includes a sub control CPU 40a, a sub control ROM 40b, and a sub control RAM 40c. By executing the sub-control program, the sub-control CPU 40a performs a process related to an effect as a predetermined process. The sub control ROM 40b stores a sub control program, a determination value used for a predetermined lottery, and the like. The sub-control ROM 40b stores display effect data used for a display effect, light emission effect data used for a light emission effect, voice effect data used for a sound effect, and movable object effect data used for a movable object effect.

  The sub control RAM 40c stores various information rewritten during the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10. For example, the information stored in the sub control RAM 40c is a flag, a counter, a timer, and the like. The sub-control board 40 is configured to be able to generate software random numbers by a random-number generation process by the sub-control CPU 40a. Note that the sub-control board 40 may include a random number generation circuit and be capable of generating hardware random numbers.

  The sub-control CPU 40a and the effect display device EH are connected. The sub-control CPU 40a is configured to be able to control the display contents of the effect display device EH (display unit EHa). In the present embodiment, the effect display device EH includes a control unit (not shown) that controls display contents of the display unit EHa based on a control signal input from the sub-control board 40. Note that the display effect data used for the display effect may be stored in the ROM of the control unit of the effect display device EH.

  The sub control CPU 40a and the decoration lamp LA are connected. The sub-control CPU 40a is configured to be able to control the light emission mode of the decorative lamp LA. The sub control CPU 40a and the speaker SP are connected. The sub-control CPU 40a is configured to be able to control the output mode of the speaker SP. The sub control CPU 40a and the stepping motor SM are connected. The sub-control CPU 40a is configured to be able to control the operation of the accessory unit 23 (movable part 26) by controlling the operation of the stepping motor SM.

Next, various processes executed by the main control CPU 30a will be described.
The main control CPU 30a executes a special symbol input process, a special symbol start process, and the like as an interrupt process performed every predetermined control cycle (for example, 4 ms). In the present embodiment, the control command set in the output buffer is output to the sub-control board 40 in a command output process executed as an interrupt process.

First, the special symbol input processing will be described.
As shown in FIG. 7, the main control CPU 30a determines whether or not a game ball has entered the first start winning opening 15 based on whether or not a detection signal has been input from the first start winning sensor SE1. (Step S101). When the game ball has entered the first start winning opening 15 (step S101: YES), the main control CPU 30a determines that the first special reserve number stored in the main control RAM 30c is less than the upper limit number (4 in the present embodiment). Is determined (step S102).

  If the first special reservation number is less than the upper limit number (step S102: YES), the main control CPU 30a adds 1 to the first special reservation number and updates it (step S103). In the process of step S103, the main control CPU 30a controls the first special hold display unit 13c so as to display information that can specify the updated first special hold number. The holding condition of the first special game is satisfied when the game ball is detected by the first start winning sensor SE1 in a state where the first special holding number is less than the upper limit number.

  Next, the main control CPU 30a acquires a random number generated in the main control board 30, and stores random number information based on the acquired random number in the main control RAM 30c (step S104). For example, the random numbers are a jackpot random number used for a jackpot lottery, a jackpot symbol random number used for determining a jackpot symbol, and a variation pattern random number used for determining a variation pattern. In the process of step S104, the main control CPU 30a stores the random number information so that the random number information is for the first special game and the storage order of the random number information can be specified. The random number information may be the acquired random number itself or information obtained by processing the random number by a predetermined method. In the present embodiment, by storing the random number information used for the first special game in the main control RAM 30c, the execution of the first special game can be suspended until the execution condition is satisfied.

  Next, the main control CPU 30a performs a prefetch process (step S105). The details of the prefetching process will be described later. When no game ball has entered the first starting winning opening 15 (step S101: NO), when the first special reserved number is not less than the upper limit number (step S102: NO), and the process of step S105 is ended. In this case, the main control CPU 30a proceeds to the process in step S106. In the process of step S105, the main control CPU 30a determines whether or not a game ball has entered the second start winning port 16 based on whether or not a detection signal has been input from the second start winning sensor SE2. When a game ball has entered the second start winning opening 16 (step S106: YES), the main control CPU 30a sets the second special reserve number stored in the main control RAM 30c to the upper limit (4 in this embodiment). ) Is determined (step S107).

  When the second special reservation number is less than the upper limit number (step S107: YES), the main control CPU 30a adds 1 to the second special reservation number and updates it (step S108). In the process of step S108, the main control CPU 30a controls the second special hold display unit 13d so as to display information that can specify the updated second special hold number. The holding condition of the second special game is satisfied when the game ball is detected by the second start winning sensor SE2 in a state where the second special holding number is less than the upper limit number.

  Next, the main control CPU 30a acquires a random number generated in the main control board 30, and stores random number information based on the acquired random number in the main control RAM 30c (step S109). In the process of step S109, the main control CPU 30a stores the random number information so that the random number information is used for the second special game and the storage order of the random number information can be specified. In the present embodiment, by storing the random number information for the second special game in the main control RAM 30c, the execution of the second special game can be suspended until the execution condition is satisfied. When the game ball has not entered the second starting winning opening 16 (step S106: NO), when the second special reserved number is not less than the upper limit number (step S107: NO), and the processing of step S109 ends. If so, the main control CPU 30a ends the special symbol input processing.

The prefetching process (step S105 of the special symbol input process) will be described.
In the pre-reading process, the main control CPU 30a uses a random number acquired in step S104 of the special symbol input process to specify a control command (hereinafter, referred to as a pre-reading command) capable of specifying the content of the newly suspended first special game. Is generated and set in the output buffer. The pre-reading process may be executed as a process different from the special symbol input process. That is, the pre-reading process only needs to be able to generate a pre-reading command when the hold condition of the first special game is satisfied, such as the same interrupt process as when a random number is acquired in step S104 of the special symbol input process.

  For example, the prefetch command may be composed of an upper byte and a lower byte. Then, the upper byte of the pre-read command may be able to specify the type of the special game and the result of the jackpot lottery when the execution condition of the first special game corresponding to the pre-read command is satisfied. For example, the main control CPU 30a determines that the value of the jackpot random number acquired in step S104 of the special symbol input process is a jackpot in either the low probability state or the high probability state in a jackpot lottery described later (step S207 in the special symbol start process). If the value is determined to be a win, a value that can specify the big hit as the content of the first special game is set in the upper byte. On the other hand, when the value is not determined to be a big hit, the main control CPU 30a sets a value that can specify the loss to the upper byte. Further, it is preferable that the lower byte of the look-ahead command can specify the first special reserved number when the look-ahead command is generated.

Next, the special symbol start processing will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8, the main control CPU 30a determines whether the execution condition of the special game is satisfied (step S201). The main control CPU 30a makes an affirmative determination when a big hit game is not in progress and a special game is not in progress, while making a negative determination in a big hit game or a special game. When the special game execution condition is not satisfied (step S201: NO), the main control CPU 30a ends the special symbol start processing.

  On the other hand, when the execution condition of the special game is satisfied, the main control CPU 30a determines whether or not the second special reserve number is larger than 0 (step S202). When the second special hold number is larger than 0 (step S202: YES), the main control CPU 30a proceeds to the process of step S210, and starts the second special game. On the other hand, if the second special reservation number is 0 (step S202: NO), the main control CPU 30a determines whether the first special reservation number is larger than 0 (step S203). If the first special hold number is greater than 0 (step S203: YES), the main control CPU 30a proceeds to the process of step S204, and starts the first special game. Thus, the main control CPU 30a preferentially executes the second special game without simultaneously executing the first special game and the second special game. When both the first special reserve number and the second special reserve number are 0 (steps S202, S203: NO), the main control CPU 30a ends the special symbol start processing.

  When starting the first special game, the main control CPU 30a updates the first special reservation number by subtracting 1 (step S204). The main control CPU 30a controls the first special hold display unit 13c so as to display information capable of specifying the updated first special hold number. Next, the main control CPU 30a acquires the earliest stored random number information from the main control RAM 30c among the random numbers information for the first special game (step S205).

  Next, the main control CPU 30a specifies a gaming state (step S206). Subsequently, the main control CPU 30a performs a jackpot lottery based on the gaming state specified in the process of step S206 and the jackpot random number specified from the obtained random number information (step S206). Step S207). For example, when the main control CPU 30a is in the low probability state, the value of the jackpot random number specified from the acquired random number information is set to a low probability range (0 to 65535) of the numerical values (0 to 65535) of the jackpot random number. 207), it is determined to be a big hit. For example, when the main control CPU 30a is in the high-probability state, the value of the jackpot random number specified from the acquired random number information indicates that the value of the jackpot random number (0 to 65535) is within the high probability range (0 to 65535). 1872), it is determined to be a big hit. In the present embodiment, the low certainty range and the high certainty range may overlap. Therefore, when the value of the jackpot random number is in the low-probability range, the jackpot is a big hit in both the low-probability state and the high-probability state.

  When a big hit is won (step S207: YES), the main control CPU 30a performs a big hit variation process (step S208). In the big hit variation process, the main control CPU 30a performs a big hit symbol lottery using a big hit symbol random number which can be specified from the random number information, and determines a big hit symbol of a special symbol. The main control CPU 30a performs a variation pattern determination lottery using a variation pattern random number that can be specified from the random number information, and determines a large hit variation pattern according to the current game state and the type of the big hit symbol. After that, the main control CPU 30a ends the special symbol start processing.

  When the big hit has not been won (step S207: NO), the main control CPU 30a performs a loss variation process (step S209). In the loss variation processing, the main control CPU 30a determines a loss symbol of the special symbol. The main control CPU 30a performs a fluctuation pattern determination lottery using a fluctuation pattern random number that can be specified from the random number information, and determines a reach fluctuation pattern with or without reach according to the current game state and the result of the fall lottery. decide. After that, the main control CPU 30a ends the special symbol start processing.

  When starting the second special game, the main control CPU 30a performs the same processing as when starting the first special game in steps S210 to S215 for the second special game. That is, the main control CPU 30a performs the subtraction of the second special reserve number (step S210), the jackpot lottery (step S213), and any of the fluctuation processes based on the result of the jackpot lottery (steps S214 and S215). . After that, the main control CPU 30a ends the special symbol start processing.

  Then, when ending the special symbol start process, the main control CPU 30a performs a process different from the special symbol start process, thereby causing the variable game to be executed. Specifically, the main control CPU 30a sets, in the output buffer, a control command (hereinafter, referred to as a special symbol command) that can specify the special symbol determined by the big hit variation process and the loss variation process in the special symbol start process. Further, the main control CPU 30a sets a control command (hereinafter, referred to as a game start command) capable of specifying the start of the special game and the determined variation pattern in the output buffer. The game start command may preferably specify the type of the special game.

  Further, the main control CPU 30a controls the special symbol display sections 13a and 13b so as to start the special game by starting the variable display of the predetermined symbol. The main control CPU 30a measures a fluctuation time defined in the determined fluctuation pattern. The main control CPU 30a controls the special symbol display units 13a and 13b so as to derive the special symbol determined in the special symbol start process when the variation time set in the variation pattern elapses. In addition, when the variation time set in the determined variation pattern has elapsed, the main control CPU 30a sets a control command (hereinafter, referred to as a game end command) capable of specifying the end of the special game in the output buffer.

Next, the jackpot game process will be described.
The big hit game process is a process for giving a big hit game after the end of the big hit special game. In the big hit game process, the main control CPU 30a specifies the type of the big hit game to be given based on the big hit symbol (ie, the big hit type) determined in the special symbol start process. Then, the main control CPU 30a performs the following processing in order to give the specified type of jackpot game.

  First, the main control CPU 30a sets a control command (hereinafter, referred to as an opening command) capable of specifying the start of the opening time in the output buffer. After the opening time has elapsed, the main control CPU 30a performs a process for executing a round game. That is, the main control CPU 30a controls the special solenoid SL2 using the specified jackpot game opening pattern data (opening control data) to open the special winning opening 18. When the first ending condition or the second ending condition is satisfied during execution of the round game, the main control CPU 30a controls the special solenoid SL2 so as to close the special winning opening 18, and ends the round game. The main control CPU 30a repeatedly performs such processing for executing a single round game until the upper limit number of round games defined in the big hit game ends. Also, each time a round game is started, the main control CPU 30a sets a control command (hereinafter, referred to as a round command) capable of specifying the start of the round game in an output buffer. When the final round game is over, the main control CPU 30a sets a control command (hereinafter, referred to as an ending command) capable of specifying the start of the ending time in the output buffer. When the ending time has elapsed, the main control CPU 30a ends the big hit game.

Next, a probability transition process for transitioning the probability state will be described.
When the big hit game based on the specific big hit is finished, the main control CPU 30a stores a high-accuracy flag in the main control RAM 30c. That is, the main control CPU 30a controls to the high probability state. On the other hand, when the big hit game based on the normal big hit ends, the main control CPU 30a does not store the high-precision flag in the main control RAM 30c. That is, the main control CPU 30a controls to a low probability state. Further, the main control CPU 30a deletes the high-accuracy flag when the high-accuracy flag is stored in the case of starting the big hit game. That is, the main control CPU 30a controls the game to a low probability state during the big hit game.

Next, the process of shifting the ball entry rate state will be described.
When the big hit game based on the specific big hit is finished, the main control CPU 30a stores a time reduction flag in the main control RAM 30c. That is, the main control CPU 30a controls the time saving state. When the big hit game based on the normal big hit is finished, the main control CPU 30a stores the time saving flag in the main control RAM 30c and counts the number of times the special game is executed in the time saving state. The main control CPU 30a clears the time-saving flag when the number of times of execution of the special game being counted reaches the number of times of operation without starting the big hit game. That is, the main control CPU 30a controls the non-time-saving state when the special game of the number of times of operation ends. The main control CPU 30a deletes the time-saving flag when the big-hit game is started and the time-saving flag is stored. That is, the main control CPU 30a controls the non-time saving state during the big hit game.

Next, the ordinary symbol input processing will be described.
In the normal symbol input processing, the main control CPU 30a determines whether or not a game ball has passed the gate 20 based on whether or not a detection signal has been input from the gate sensor SE4. When a game ball passes through the gate 20, the main control CPU 30a determines whether or not the number of ordinary reserves is less than the upper limit number (4 in the present embodiment). When the number of ordinary reservations is less than the upper limit number, the main control CPU 30a updates the number of ordinary reservations by adding one. The main control CPU 30a controls the normal hold display section 13f so as to display information that can specify the updated number of normal hold. The holding condition of the base game is satisfied when the game ball is detected by the gate sensor SE4 in a state where the base holding number is less than the upper limit number.

  Next, the main control CPU 30a acquires a random number generated in the main control board 30, and stores random number information based on the acquired random number in the main control RAM 30c. For example, the random number is a random number used for a normal winning lottery, a random number used for determining a normal winning symbol, a random number used for determining a fluctuation time of a normal game, and the like. The main control CPU 30a stores the random number information so that it is random number information for a normal game and the storage order of the random number information can be specified. In the present embodiment, by storing the random number information used for the base game in the main control RAM 30c, the execution of the base game can be suspended until the execution condition is satisfied. When the game ball has not passed through the gate 20, when the number of ordinary reserves is not less than the upper limit number, and when the random number information for the ordinary game is stored, the main control CPU 30a ends the ordinary symbol input processing.

Next, the normal symbol start process will be described.
The main control CPU 30a determines whether or not the execution condition of the normal game is satisfied. The main control CPU 30a makes an affirmative determination when the normal hit game is not being performed and the normal game is not being performed, but makes a negative determination when the normal hit game is being performed or the normal game is being performed. When the execution condition of the normal game is not satisfied, the main control CPU 30a ends the normal symbol start processing. On the other hand, when the execution condition of the ordinary game is satisfied, the main control CPU 30a determines whether or not the ordinary suspension number is larger than 0. When the number of ordinary reservations is 0, the main control CPU 30a ends the ordinary symbol start processing. When the number of ordinary reserves is larger than 0, the main control CPU 30a starts the ordinary game.

  When starting the base game, the main control CPU 30a updates the base reserve number by subtracting one. The main control CPU 30a controls the normal hold display section 13f so as to display information that can specify the updated number of normal hold. The main control CPU 30a acquires, from the main control RAM 30c, the random number information stored first among the random number information used for the normal game. The main control CPU 30a uses the random number specified from the obtained random number information to perform a normal hit lottery to determine whether or not the normal hit is won. When a normal winning is won in the normal winning lottery, the main control CPU 30a determines a normal winning symbol by a lottery using a random number that can be specified from the random number information. On the other hand, when the normal winning is not won in the normal winning lottery, the main control CPU 30a determines a normal out-of-design. Further, the main control CPU 30a determines the fluctuation time of the base game by a lottery using a random number that can be specified from the random number information. Thereafter, the sub-control CPU 40a ends the normal symbol start process.

  Then, when the normal symbol start process ends, the main control CPU 30a executes the normal game by performing a process different from the normal symbol start process. Specifically, the main control CPU 30a controls the ordinary symbol display section 13e so as to start the ordinary game by starting the variable display of a predetermined symbol. The main control CPU 30a measures the determined fluctuation time. The main control CPU 30a controls the ordinary symbol display unit 13e so as to derive the determined ordinary symbols after the determined fluctuation time has elapsed.

Next, the normal hit game process will be described.
The normal hitting game process is a process for giving a normal hitting game after the end of the normal hitting normal game. In the normal winning game process, the main control CPU 30a specifies the type of the normal winning game to be provided based on the normal winning symbol (ie, the type of the normal winning) determined in the normal symbol starting process. Then, the main control CPU 30a controls the normal solenoid SL1 using the specified normal hit game opening pattern data (opening control data) to open the second start winning opening 16.

Next, various processes executed by the sub control CPU 40a will be described.
In the present embodiment, the sub-control CPU 40a executes various processes related to the effect, thereby realizing a function as an effect control unit for controlling the execution of the effect. The details will be described below.

First, the jackpot effect process will be described.
The jackpot effect process is a process for executing an effect during a jackpot game (hereinafter, referred to as a jackpot effect). Upon input of the opening command, the sub-control CPU 40a controls the effect display device EH so as to execute the opening effect. When a round command is input, the sub-control CPU 40a controls the effect display device EH so as to execute a round effect. When the ending command is input, the sub-control CPU 40a controls the effect display device EH so as to execute the ending effect. The big hit effect may include at least one of a sound effect, a light emitting effect, and a movable effect in addition to or instead of the display effect.

Next, the rendering game processing will be described.
The effect game process is a process for executing an effect game as one of the display effects related to the special game during execution of the special game. In the effect game process, upon input of the game start command, the sub-control CPU 40a determines the effect contents of the effect game based on a variation pattern that can be specified from the game start command. As will be described in detail later, the sub-control CPU 40a executes various effects during execution of the effect game.

  When a special symbol command is input, the sub-control CPU 40a determines an effect symbol combination to be derived in the effect game based on the special symbol that can be specified from the special symbol command. The sub-control CPU 40a determines a special winning symbol combination when a special symbol big hit symbol can be specified. In addition, the sub-control CPU 40a determines a lost effect symbol combination when the special symbol can be specified.

  Here, the sub-control CPU 40a determines that the reach effect execution condition is satisfied in the current effect game and that the reach effect including the reach is determined when the reach effect is executed in the current effect game. In the present embodiment, the reach condition is satisfied by selecting a variation pattern with reach. In addition, as the reach condition, in addition to the fact that the fluctuation pattern with reach is selected, it may be determined that a predetermined reach effect lottery is performed, and that the reach effect lottery is won. The sub-control CPU 40a determines an outgoing effect symbol combination that does not include the reach when the reach effect execution condition is not satisfied and the reach effect is not executed in the current effect game.

  When the game start command is input, the sub-control CPU 40a controls the effect display device EH so as to start the fluctuation display of the effect symbols in each column. That is, the sub-control CPU 40a starts the effect game. The sub-control CPU 40a controls the effect display device EH such that the effect game is performed according to the selected effect pattern during the fluctuation time defined in the fluctuation pattern. When a predetermined timing arrives after starting the effect game, the sub-control CPU 40a temporarily stops and displays the determined effect symbol combination, and causes the effect symbol combination to be fixed and stopped when the game end command is input. Note that the sub-control CPU 40a may cause the effect symbol combination to be fixed and stopped when the fluctuation time set in the fluctuation pattern elapses, regardless of the game end command. In this case, the game end command may be omitted.

A characteristic effect in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described.
The pachinko gaming machine 10 is configured to be able to execute an effect for causing the movable portion 26 to perform a predetermined operation (hereinafter, referred to as a movable effect) as one of the effects. In the present embodiment, the movable effect may constitute a predetermined effect together with the display effect by the image displayed on the display unit EHa. The details will be described below.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the pachinko gaming machine 10 displaces the movable portion 26 from the original position P0 to the third effect position P3, stops the movable portion 26 at the third effect position P3, and then stops the third effect position P3. To the original position P0 (hereinafter, referred to as a specific movable effect). The specific movable effect is an effect in which the movable part 26 is in the normal form between the positions P0 to P2, and the movable part 26 is changed to the specific form between the effect positions P2 and P3. In the present embodiment, the specific movable effect corresponds to a second movable effect in which the movable unit 26 operates in the second direction D2 intersecting the surface Sf of the display unit EHa.

  As shown in FIG. 4, during the execution of the specific movable effect, when the movable unit 26 is in the specific posture at the third effect position P3, the display unit EHa imitates the second movable unit 28 (ear end of the spear). The specific image 28g is displayed. The specific image 28g is an image in which the spear tip (second movable portion) recognizable by the specific image 28g extends on the extension of the movable portion 26 (first movable portion 27) inclined with respect to the surface Sf. It is. In other words, the specific image 28g is an image imitating the second movable unit 28 when the movable unit 26 is assumed to be in the normal form at the third effect position P3. That is, the specific image 28g is an image corresponding to the second movable part 28 (specific part) of the movable part 26.

  Therefore, the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment has one effecting body that makes it possible to recognize the “spear of spear” by the movable part 26 in the specific form and the specific image 28g displayed on the effect display device EH. As a specific effecting body E2. According to another aspect, when the movable section 26 changes from the normal mode to the specific mode, the position of the second movable section 28 changes relative to the first movable section 27, and the display section It can be said that, of the EHa, when the movable portion 26 is assumed to be in the normal mode, a specific region that is not visible is visible. Then, the specific image 28g is displayed in the specific area. Note that the specific image 28g does not have to exactly match the specific area, and may be displayed in correspondence.

  In the present embodiment, an effect including forming the specific effect body E2 by the movable portion 26 and the specific image 28g displayed on the display portion EHa corresponds to a specific effect. In particular, in the present embodiment, the form of the movable portion 26 when forming the specific presentation body E2 is a specific form (second form). Here, in the present specification, when it is referred to as “director”, the player can recognize it as a group of “things”, and is formed only of a tangible object that occupies a space, such as the movable portion 26. It is not limited to this. In other words, the “director” in the present specification includes, as an image displayed on the display unit EHa, an object that is formed only of an intangible object that does not occupy space, The intention is not limited to what is formed. Although described in detail later, an image different from the specific image 28g may be displayed during execution of the specific movable effect. However, in the present embodiment, an image different from the specific image 28g is not included in the components of the specific effect body E2.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the pachinko gaming machine 10 performs an effect of causing the movable portion 26 to swing between the original position P0 and the first effect position P1 (hereinafter, referred to as a first normal movable effect). It is configured to be executable. The first normal movable effect is an effect performed while the movable portion 26 does not change to a specific form and maintains the normal form. In the present embodiment, the first normal movable effect corresponds to a first movable effect that operates along the first direction D1a along the surface Sf of the display unit EHa. In the present embodiment, the first normal movable effect is an effect that suggests that any of a chance-up effect, a step-up effect, and a pending change effect (change occurrence effect) can be executed (hereinafter, referred to as a suggestive effect). It is to be executed as. The chance up effect, the step up effect, and the hold change effect (change occurrence effect) will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the pachinko gaming machine 10 displaces the movable portion 26 from the original position P0 to the second effect position P2, stops the movable portion 26 at the second effect position P2, and then moves from the second effect position P2 to the original position. A movable effect for returning to P0 (hereinafter, referred to as a second normal movable effect) is configured to be executable. The second normal movable effect is an effect performed while the movable portion 26 does not change to the specific form and maintains the normal form. In the present embodiment, the second normal movable effect corresponds to a first movable effect that operates along the first direction D1a, D1b along the surface Sf of the display unit EHa. In the present embodiment, the second normal movable effect is an effect (hereinafter, referred to as a chance-up effect) that can specify that the degree of expectation (hereinafter, referred to as a large hit expectation) at which the variable game being executed is a big hit is high. It is to be executed as.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, during the execution of the first normal movable effect or the second normal movable effect, the movable portion 26 is in the normal mode. In other words, the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is a single production body that enables the single movable unit 26 to recognize the “red spear ears” during the execution of the first normal movable effect or the second normal movable effect. As a normal presentation body E1. The normal effecting body E1 and the specific effecting body E2 in the present embodiment are both effecting bodies that can be recognized as the same “spear of spearfish”. That is, in the present embodiment, the normal effecting body E1 and the specific effecting body E2 are the effecting bodies that the player can recognize as being the same or substantially the same. In the present embodiment, the suggestive effect and the chance-up effect correspond to a normal effect in which the movable unit 26 forms the normal effect body E1. In the present embodiment, the normal presentation body E1 is formed without including the specific image 28g. Further, in the present embodiment, the normal presentation body E1 is formed without including any image other than the specific image 28g.

The pachinko gaming machine 10 is configured to be able to execute, as one of the effects, an effect (hereinafter, referred to as a notice effect) that can specify the degree of expectation of a big hit in the running special game.
For example, the announcement effect includes an effect in which a predetermined image is displayed in stages (hereinafter, referred to as a step-up effect). In the step-up effect, it is preferable that the jackpot expectation can be specified by at least one of the type of image to be displayed and the number of stages. The step-up effect of the present embodiment is configured to include an introduction unit that can specify the start of the step-up effect, and a progression unit in which images are displayed in stages. Note that the step-up effect of the present embodiment is performed after the above-described suggestive effect (first normal movable effect) is executed.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the step-up effect introduction unit executes the specific movable effect, and in addition to the specific image 28g, the display unit in accordance with the timing at which the movable unit 26 reaches the third effect position P3. This is executed in a mode in which an image simulating a state where the surface Sf of the EHa is broken is displayed on the display unit EHa. That is, in the introduction section of the step-up effect, one specific effecting body E2 is formed by the movable portion 26 and the specific image 28g, and it is as if the display portion EHa was broken down by the specific effecting body E2. The state is expressed as a production. Therefore, the introduction part of the step-up effect corresponds to one of the specific effects.

  In the following description, the entire display screen displayed in the display area of the display unit EHa in a state where a specific effect is not executed is referred to as an effect game screen 29 for convenience of explanation. The effect game screen 29 may include an effect symbol that is being displayed in a fluctuating or temporarily stopped state, or may include a hold image HG described later. In the introduction part of the step-up effect, the effect game screen 29 is displayed so as not to be inclined with respect to the surface Sf of the display unit EHa.

  In the step-up effect progression unit, the images are displayed in a predetermined order from the first stage to the third stage, up to three stages (three steps). In the step-up effect of the present embodiment, there are a time when the progression unit ends with one-stage image display, a time when it ends with two-stage image display, and a time when it ends with three-stage image display. . For example, even when the first stage is the same, when the image for the first stage is displayed and when the image originally for the third stage is displayed, the latter is expected to have a bigger hit. High degree. If the same image is displayed, the latter has a higher hit expectation when the progression unit ends in the first stage and when the progression unit ends in the third stage. The image displayed at each stage may be a still image or a moving image.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is configured to be able to execute, as one of the effects, an effect (hereinafter, referred to as a preliminary effect) that can specify the jackpot expectation in the special game on hold. The pre-production is a so-called “look-ahead production”.

  Here, in the non-time saving state, the effect display device EH displays a suspended image HG as information indicating the suspended first special game. In the present embodiment, one pending image HG indicates one pending first variable game. Therefore, when the number of special reservations = 1, one reserved image HG is displayed, when the number of special reservations = 2, two reserved images HG are displayed, and when the number of special reserved = 3, three reserved images HG are displayed. When the number of special reservations is 4, four reserved images HG are displayed. That is, the first special reserved number can be specified by the number of displayed reserved images HG.

  On the display unit EHa, as shown by Arabic numerals 1 to 4 in the drawing, a maximum of four reserved images HG are displayed in order from left to right. The first reserved image HG from the left corresponds to the first special game executed next time, and the second reserved image HG from the left corresponds to the first special game executed second time. Further, the third reserved image HG from the left corresponds to the first special game executed for the third time among the reserved first special games, and the fourth reserved image HG from the left is executed for the fourth time. Corresponding to the first special game to be played. In the display unit EHa, when the first special game is newly started, the suspended image HG displayed on the leftmost side is deleted. If one or a plurality of reserved images HG are being displayed, the display position is moved so that the reserved images HG are slid (shifted) one by one in a smaller order.

  In the pre-production of the present embodiment, the production that changes the display mode of the one or more reserved images HG displayed on the production display device EH from the normal display mode to the specific display mode (hereinafter referred to as the pending change production) Shown). For example, the specific display mode and the normal display mode can be arbitrarily selected from the type, size, display position, base color tone, blinking status, and presence / absence and type of the accompanying effect image of the reserved image. It is sufficient that one or a plurality of different types can be different. In the present embodiment, the hold image HG in the normal display mode is an image imitating a white sphere (hereinafter, referred to as a white hold image), and the hold image HG in the specific display mode imitates a red sphere. An image (hereinafter, referred to as a red-hold image). In the hold change effect, when the hold image HG changes to the specific display mode, the special game corresponding to the hold image HG in the specific display mode is compared with the special game corresponding to the hold image HG in the normal display mode. Thus, it is possible to specify that the jackpot expectation is high.

  In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is configured to be able to execute an effect (hereinafter, referred to as a change occurrence effect) that can specify whether or not the display mode of the hold image HG changes. The change occurrence effect can also be grasped as an effect capable of specifying whether or not the pre-effect is executed. The change occurrence effect is configured to include an introduction unit that can specify the start of the change occurrence effect, and a result unit that can specify whether the display mode of the suspended image HG changes.

  As illustrated in FIG. 9, the change occurrence effect according to the present embodiment is performed after performing the suggestion effect (first normal movable effect). In the present embodiment, during the execution of the change occurrence effect, at least the suspended image HG that is being displayed is continuously displayed on the effect game screen 29 among the images displayed immediately before the start of the change occurrence effect. . During the execution of the change occurrence effect, on the effect game screen 29, the fluctuation display of the effect symbol may be continued, or the execution of a predetermined notice effect may be continued. In addition, when the change image is not being executed and the suspended image HG is displayed as a moving image, the suspended image HG may be displayed as a moving image on the effect game screen 29 during the execution of the change image effect. The display may be temporarily switched to a still image only until the operation is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the introduction section of the change occurrence effect, the effect game screen 29 before the start of the change occurrence effect is displayed so as to be reduced while being inclined. That is, in the introduction part of the change occurrence effect, the effect is as if the effect game screen 29 blows backward from the front surface Sf of the display unit EHa. During the execution of the introduction part of the change occurrence effect, in the display area of the display unit EHa, an area other than the area displaying the effect game screen 29 includes an effect image or the like that emphasizes the movement of the effect game screen 29. Thus, the predetermined background image 29a is displayed. On the display unit EHa, a predetermined foreground image may be displayed so as to be superimposed on the front of the effect game screen 29. Further, in the introduction section of the change occurrence effect, the movable portion 26 is displaced from the original position P0 to the second effect position P2 while maintaining the normal form.

  In the result part of the change occurrence effect, a success result effect that can finally specify that the display mode of the reserved image HG changes, and a failure result that can specify that the display mode of the reserved image HG does not change. One of the effects is executed. When a success result effect is executed in the result portion of the change occurrence effect, as a result, any display mode of the pending image HG being displayed is changed from the normal display mode to the specific display mode. On the other hand, when the failure result effect is executed in the result portion of the change occurrence effect, no display mode of the suspended image HG being displayed is changed as a result.

  As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, in the result portion of the change occurrence effect, the effect game screen 29 displayed to be reduced in the introduction portion is displayed so as to be enlarged this time with a predetermined inclination. . That is, in the result portion of the change occurrence effect, the effect is as if the effect game screen 29 is blowing away from the rear toward the surface Sf of the display unit EHa. During the execution of the result section of the change occurrence effect, in the display area of the display section EHa other than the area displaying the effect game screen 29, the predetermined background image 29a or the predetermined May be displayed.

  In parallel with this, in the result portion of the change occurrence effect, the movable portion 26 is displaced from the second effect position P2 to the third effect position P3 while changing from the normal mode to the specific mode. In the result part of the change occurrence effect, a specific image 28g is displayed separately from the effect game screen 29 and the predetermined background image 29a. That is, in the result portion of the change occurrence effect, one specific effect body E2 is formed by the movable portion 26 and the specific image 28g. Therefore, the result part of the change occurrence effect corresponds to one of the specific effects.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 13, in the failure result effect in the result portion, the specific effect body E2 stabs into a portion of the effect game screen 29 that has blown from behind and is different from the area where the hold image HG is displayed. Is shown. At this time, the state where the effect game screen 29 is displayed so as to be inclined with respect to the surface Sf of the display unit EHa is maintained. Here, the virtual inclination θv of the effect game screen 29 with respect to the surface Sf of the display unit EHa or the virtual plane Sfa is equal to the virtual extension direction D4 in which the specific effector E2 extends at the third effect position P3. , Effect game screen 29. That is, during execution of the specific movable effect (the second movable effect), the inclination of the effect game screen 29 as a predetermined image on the display unit EHa is an inclination according to the inclination of the movable unit 26 with respect to the surface Sf of the display unit EHa. .

  Thereafter, the movable portion 26 returns to the original position P0 via the second effect position P2 while returning to the normal mode. In the effect display device EH, the effect game screen 29 is displayed so as to cover the entire display area of the display unit EHa, and the state returns to the state in which the change occurrence effect is not executed. Then, when the failure result effect is executed, the display mode does not change for any of the hold images HG. As described above, the change occurrence effect including the failure result effect as the result portion is a change occurrence effect of the gasp that does not change the display mode of the hold image HG.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 14, in the success result effect in the result section, the specific effect body E2 (corresponding to the head) is displayed on the hold image HG which is the target of the hold change effect on the effect game screen 29 blown from behind. A state where the specific image 28g) is pierced is displayed. At this time, on the display unit EHa, the state in which the effect game screen 29 is displayed so as to be inclined with respect to the surface Sf of the display unit EHa, as in the case of the failure result effect, is maintained. FIG. 14 shows a state in which the specific effected body E2 stabs into the suspended image HG indicating the second special game to be executed among the suspended special games.

  Then, as indicated by the black color in the figure, the hold image HG showing the appearance of the specific effector E2 (specific image 28g corresponding to the head) pierced on the display unit EHa is changed from the normal display mode to the specific display mode. Is changed. As described above, when the success result presentation is executed, the display mode of the suspended image HG on which the specific presentation body E2 (the specific image 28g) acts is changed to the specific display mode. Thereafter, the movable portion 26 returns to the original position P0 via the second effect position P2 while returning to the normal mode. In the effect display device EH, the effect game screen 29 is displayed so as to cover the entire display area of the display unit EHa, and the state returns to the state in which the change occurrence effect is not executed.

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 10, the specific image 28g is displayed on the display unit EHa during the execution of the specific movable effect (second movable effect), and the movable unit 26 and the specific image 28g displayed on the display unit EHa are displayed. , To form one specific presentation body E2. Then, the pachinko gaming machine 10 performs a change effect in which at least a part of the effect game screen 29 (reserved image HG) as a predetermined image different from the specific image 28g changes in connection with the execution of the change occurrence effect (specific effect). , And a special effect, a pending change effect can be executed. The change occurrence effect includes the above-described success result effect, and the success result effect corresponds to a progress effect performed using the specific image 28g and the effect game screen 29 (especially the hold image HG).

Next, an effect processing for executing the characteristic effect will be described.
A process for executing the pending change effect will be described.
First, the effect setting processing will be described. When the pre-read command is input in the non-time saving state, the sub-control CPU 40a executes the effect setting process.

  The sub-control CPU 40a causes the sub-control RAM 40c to store suspension information that can specify the content of the special game indicated by the input prefetch command. The suspension information may be the value of the prefetch command itself, or may be information processed by a predetermined method. The sub-control CPU 40a stores the hold information so that the type of the special game and the storage order of the hold information can be specified. Further, every time the game start command is input, the sub-control CPU 40a deletes the hold information stored first. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the sub-control CPU 40a can specify the contents of the special game on hold by referring to the hold information stored in the sub-control RAM 40c. That is, the sub-control CPU 40a according to the present embodiment can also function as a unit that can determine the content of the suspended special game.

  Next, the sub-control CPU 40a determines, based on the content of the special game that can be specified from the input prefetch command, whether or not to execute the hold change effect for the special game corresponding to the prefetch command. The sub-control CPU 40a determines not to execute the suspension change effect when the suspension control flag that can specify that the execution of the suspension change effect has been determined is stored in the sub-control RAM 40c. On the other hand, when the hold change flag is not stored, the sub-control CPU 40a performs an effect lottery using a predetermined random number to determine whether to execute the hold change effect. The main control CPU 30a determines that the execution of the hold change effect has a higher determination ratio at the time of the big hit in the entire determination ratio than the non-execution of the hold change effect. If the effect lottery is not won, the sub-control CPU 40a determines not to execute the pending change effect. Thereafter, the sub-control CPU 40a ends the effect setting process.

  On the other hand, when the effect lottery is won, the sub-control CPU 40a determines the execution of the hold change effect for the hold image HG indicating the special game corresponding to the input look-ahead command, and stores the hold change effect in the sub-control RAM 40c. The flag is stored. That is, the sub-control CPU 40a does not duplicately execute the plurality of pending change effects. The suspension change flag has already determined execution of the suspension change effect, and can be grasped as information that can specify that the display mode of the suspension image HG has changed or is not changed.

  Subsequently, the sub-control CPU 40a determines which of the special games on hold, including the special game corresponding to the input look-ahead command, to change the display mode of the held image HG during execution of the special game. (Hereinafter, this process is referred to as a change mode determination process). For example, the special game for changing the display mode of the reserved image HG may be determined by lottery using a predetermined random number, or the next special game may be uniquely determined. When determining the special game that changes the display mode of the reserved image HG, the sub-control CPU 40a stores a change mode flag in the sub-control RAM 40c as information that can specify the special game. The main control CPU 30a erases the change effect flag and the change mode flag when the special game targeted for the hold change effect ends. Thereafter, the sub-control CPU 40a ends the effect setting process.

Next, the first effect execution process will be described.
When the game start command is input, the sub-control CPU 40a executes a first effect execution process. The sub-control CPU 40a controls the effect display device EH such that the reserved image HG displayed on the leftmost side among the reserved images HG displayed on the display unit EHa is deleted. When displaying the suspended image HG different from the suspended image HG to be deleted, the sub-control CPU 40a corresponds to one or a plurality of the suspended images HG being displayed in a smaller order (leftward) one by one. The effect display device EH is controlled to slide to the display position. Note that when displaying the suspended image HG in a sliding manner, the sub-control CPU 40a maintains the display mode of the suspended image HG without changing.

  Next, when the suspension change flag is stored, the sub-control CPU 40a refers to the suspension mode flag and determines whether or not the current fluctuation game is a fluctuation game that changes the display mode of the suspension image HG. If the current fluctuation game is not the fluctuation game that changes the display mode of the hold image HG, the sub-control CPU 40a determines not to execute the change occurrence effect. In this case, the sub-control CPU 40a controls the effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 so as not to execute the change occurrence effect. On the other hand, if the current fluctuation game is a fluctuation game that changes the display mode of the hold image HG, the sub-control CPU 40a determines to execute a change occurrence effect including a success result effect. In other words, in the present embodiment, the execution of the holding change effect is determined, and it is determined that the current changing game is a changing game that changes the display mode of the held image HG, so that the movable unit 26 moves in the second direction. An operating condition for operating in the direction of D2 toward the surface Sf of the display unit EHa is satisfied.

  As shown in FIG. 9, FIG. 12, and FIG. 14, when the sub-control CPU 40a determines to execute the change occurrence effect, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the effect game, the suggestion effect → the change occurrence effect The effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 are controlled so as to execute each effect in the order of the introduction section → the result section (success result effect). When executing the success result effect, the sub-control CPU 40a causes the effect display device to display a state in which the specific effector E2 is stabbed in the hold image HG corresponding to the first special game targeted for the current hold change effect. The EH and the accessory unit 23 are controlled. That is, the success result presentation of the present embodiment is executed in a manner in which the suspended image HG whose display manner changes, that is, the first special game with a high jackpot expectation can be specified.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the sub-control CPU 40a realizes a display screen of the display unit EHa in a change occurrence effect by reproducing moving image data created in advance and stored in the sub-control ROM 40b. The sub-control CPU 40a arranges the image object corresponding to the effect game screen 29 and the virtual viewpoint in the virtual three-dimensional space, and creates moving image data each time it is assumed that the moving object is viewed from the virtual viewpoint. Thereby, the display screen of the display unit EHa in the change occurrence effect may be realized. The same applies to the display screen of the display unit EHa in other effects, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the second effect execution process will be described.
When the game start command is input, the sub-control CPU 40a executes a second effect execution process. The sub-control CPU 40a, when the hold change flag is not stored and there is no first special game that is a big hit in the held first special game, the change generation effect (the failure result Whether or not to perform the effect) is determined by a draw effect lottery using a predetermined random number. The sub-control CPU 40a executes the gaseous change generation effect when there is a first special game that is a big hit in the held first special game, even if the pending change flag is not stored in the sub-control RAM 40c. Do not decide.

  In addition, the sub-control CPU 40a determines an effect to be executed in the present effect game by a lottery using a predetermined random number from among a plurality of types of effects including a suggestive effect of a gas, a chance-up effect, and a step-up effect. I do. When determining to execute the step-up effect, the sub-control CPU 40a determines the number of stages in the progression unit. At this time, the sub-control CPU 40a determines the number of stages in the order of the number of stages 1 <2 <3 so that the determination ratio at the time of the big hit in the entire determination ratio increases.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the sub-control CPU 40 a determines to perform the suggestion effect of the gas, the effect display device is configured to execute the above-described suggestion effect after a predetermined time elapses after starting the effect game. The EH and the accessory unit 23 are controlled. The sub-control CPU 40a does not execute the chance-up effect, the step-up effect, or the change-inducing effect of the gasket after the end of the suggestion effect.

  As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, when the sub-control CPU 40 a determines to execute the chance-up effect, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the effect game, each of the sub-control CPUs 40 a in the order of the suggestion effect → the chance-up effect. The effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 are controlled to execute the effect.

  As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 11, when the sub-control CPU 40a determines the execution of the step-up effect, after a predetermined time has elapsed after starting the effect game, the suggestion effect → the step-up effect introduction unit → step The effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 are controlled so as to execute each effect in the order of the progression part of the up effect.

  As shown in FIG. 9, FIG. 12, and FIG. 13, when the sub-control CPU 40a decides to execute the change generation effect of the gusset, the suggestion effect → change occurrence occurs when a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the effect game. The effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 are controlled so that each effect is executed in the order of the effect introduction part → the result part (failure result effect).

Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 15, in the present embodiment, when the suggestion effect (the first normal movable effect) is executed, a situation in a gasp that does not develop into another effect, a chance-up effect, a step-up effect, and a change occurrence A situation that develops into any of the productions can be created.

  When a chance-up effect (second normal movable effect) is developed via the suggestive effect (first normal movable effect), these series of effects change the operation direction of the movable unit 26 along the surface Sf of the display unit EHa. (First directions D1a, D1b). In addition, the suggestion effect and the chance-up effect are performed by unifying the form of the movable portion 26 to the normal form.

  On the other hand, when the step-up effect (specific movable effect) is developed via the suggestive effect (first normal movable effect), these series of effects change the operation direction of the movable unit 26 by changing the operation direction of the movable unit 26 to the surface Sf of the display unit EHa. In the second direction D2 that intersects the surface Sf from the direction along. The suggestion effect and the step-up effect are executed by changing the form of the movable portion 26 to a specific form on the way.

  In addition, even in the case of evolving into a change generation effect (specific movable effect) via the suggestive effect (first normal movable effect), these series of effects change the operation direction of the movable unit 26 by changing the operation direction of the movable unit 26 to the surface Sf of the display unit EHa. In the second direction D2 that intersects the surface Sf from the direction along. That is, the suggestion effect and the change occurrence effect are executed by changing the form of the movable portion 26 to a specific form on the way.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the following effects are obtained.
(A1) According to the present embodiment, one specific effect body E2 is formed by the movable part 26 (first movable part 27) and the specific image 28g displayed on the display part EHa. , Or an effect that is attractive to the player can be realized as compared to a configuration in which a directing body is formed by itself or by an image alone. Therefore, the interest of the player can be improved.

  (A2) According to the present embodiment, in relation to the formation of the specific effecting body E2 by the movable portion 26 (first movable portion 27) and the specific image 28g, the effect game screen 29 as a predetermined image ( Since the suspension image HG) changes, the player's attention can be attracted and its interest can be improved as compared with a configuration in which the effect game screen 29 is simply changed.

  (A3) According to the present embodiment, since the transitional effect is performed using the specific image 28g constituting the specific effector E2 and the pending image HG to be changed, the specific effector E2 acts. This makes it easier to recognize that the reserved image HG has changed. Therefore, the interest can be improved in both the specific effect and the pending change effect.

  (B1) According to the present embodiment, not only the normal presentation body E1 is formed by the movable portion 26, but also the specific presentation body E2 can be formed by the movable portion 26 and the specific image 28g. Diversified, and can produce attractive presentations for players. Therefore, the interest of the player can be improved.

  (B2) According to the present embodiment, since the normal presentation body E1 is formed without including the specific image 28g, it is possible to emphasize the diversity of the formation form of the production body and further enhance the interest of the player. it can.

  (B3) According to the present embodiment, the normal effecting body E1 and the specific effecting body E2 can be visually recognized by the player as being the same or substantially the same. An effect that is easy to understand can be realized.

  (D1) According to the present embodiment, the specific effecting body E2 can be formed by the movable portion 26 changed to the specific form and the specific image 28g among the normal form and the specific form. Therefore, by forming the specific effecting body E2 together with the change of the movable portion 26, the formation of the specific effecting body E2 can be impressed to the player, and an attractive effect can be realized.

  (D2) According to the present embodiment, the second movable portion 28 of the movable portion 26 is displaced in accordance with the change to the specific mode, and an image corresponding to the second movable portion 28 is displayed as the specific image 28g. You. For this reason, it is possible to make it easier for the player to grasp the summary as the specific effecting body E2. Therefore, an effect that is easy to understand can be realized, and the interest of the player can be improved.

  (D3) According to the present embodiment, as the specific image 28g, an image corresponding to the displaced second movable portion 28 is displayed so as to complement the displaced second movable portion 28. For this reason, it is possible to make it easier for the player to grasp the summary as the specific effecting body E2.

  (E) According to this embodiment, in addition to forming the normal presentation body E1 by the movable section 26 in the normal form, the specific presentation body E2 is formed by the movable section 26 changed to the specific form and the specific image 28g. Can be formed. Therefore, by forming the specific effecting body E2 together with the change of the movable portion 26 while diversifying the manner of forming the effecting body, the formation of the specific effecting body E2 can be impressed to the player, and an attractive effect can be realized.

  (G1) According to the present embodiment, in addition to the normal movable effect that operates along the surface Sf of the display unit EHa, the specific movable effect that operates in the direction D2 intersecting with the surface Sf of the display unit EHa can be executed. For this reason, in the present embodiment, it is possible to emphasize the depth of the effect by the specific movable effect, thereby improving the interest of the player.

  (G2) According to the present embodiment, the movable unit 26 can form the specific effecting body E2 together with the specific image 28g and move along with the operation in the direction D2 intersecting with the surface Sf of the display unit EHa. The reserved image HG changes in connection with the formation of E2. Therefore, as compared with a configuration in which the reserved image HG is simply changed, the player's attention can be attracted and the interest can be improved.

  (H1) According to the present embodiment, in the specific movable effect, when the movable unit 26 moves in the direction toward the surface Sf of the display unit EHa, the second movable unit 28 is relatively positioned with respect to the first movable unit 27. , And is displaced away from the surface Sf of the display unit EHa. For this reason, contact between the movable section 26 and the display section EHa is suppressed, and a more dynamic operation becomes possible. Therefore, the interest of the player can be improved.

  (H2) According to the present embodiment, in the specific movable effect, the movable portion 26 rotates in a direction toward the surface Sf of the display portion EHa, and assumes a specific posture inclined with respect to the surface Sf of the display portion EHa. For this reason, it is possible to realize a moving performance full of dynamism. Therefore, the interest of the player can be improved.

  (H3) According to the present embodiment, when the movable section 26 assumes a specific posture inclined with respect to the surface Sf of the display section EHa, the second movable section 28 is relatively displaced with respect to the first movable section 27. As a result, it is accommodated in the first movable portion 27. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a more dynamic operation can be performed by the movable portion.

  (H4) According to the present embodiment, during the execution of the specific movable effect, one specific effector E2 can be formed by the movable portion 26 in the specific posture and the specific mode and the specific image 28g, and the specific effector E2 can be formed. The reserved image HG changes in association with the formation of. Therefore, as compared with a configuration in which the reserved image HG is simply changed, the player's attention can be attracted and the interest can be improved.

  (I1) According to the present embodiment, during execution of the specific movable effect, the effect game screen 29 (predetermined image) is inclined on the display unit EHa with respect to the surface Sf (virtual plane Sfa) of the display unit EHa. Since it is displayed, it can be easily understood that it is linked to the operation of the movable unit 26 in the direction D2 intersecting with the surface Sf of the display unit EHa. Therefore, the interest of the player can be improved.

  (I2) According to the present embodiment, the angle θ at which the extending direction D3 in which the movable section 26 extends and the virtual plane Sfa including the surface Sf of the display section EHa intersects is less than 90 degrees. For this reason, it is easy for the player to visually recognize the inclination of the movable portion 26. Therefore, it is easy to grasp the inclination of the effect game screen 29 with respect to the surface Sf of the display unit EHa and the operation of the movable unit 26 in the specific movable effect.

  (I3) According to the present embodiment, since there is a correspondence between the inclination of the movable unit 26 with respect to the surface Sf of the display unit EHa and the inclination of the effect game screen 29, the operation of the movable unit 26 and the effect game screen 29 can be easily recognized as being related to the display.

[Second embodiment]
Next, a pachinko gaming machine 10 according to a second embodiment will be described.
In the following description, the same configuration and the same control as those of the already described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description thereof will be omitted or simplified. In the following description, the change occurrence effect described in the first embodiment is referred to as “first change occurrence effect”.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the pachinko gaming machine 10 is configured to be able to execute a second change occurrence effect in addition to the first change occurrence effect. Since the first change occurrence effect is the same as that of the first embodiment, the second change occurrence effect will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the second change occurrence effect is executed as a second normal movable effect. It is preferable that the second change occurrence effect and the chance-up effect are configured to be identifiable as different effects by, for example, changing the background image.

  In the change mode determination process, the sub-control CPU 40a determines, in addition to which of the special games on hold, the display mode of the held image HG is to be changed during execution of the special game, a first change occurrence effect, and a second change generation effect. Which of the change occurrence effects is to be executed is also determined. For example, the sub-control CPU 40a may determine the first change occurrence effect and the second change occurrence effect with the same probability by a lottery using a predetermined random number. Then, the sub-control CPU 40a stores the change mode flag in the sub-control RAM 40c as information that can specify the type of the change occurrence effect, in addition to which special game the display mode of the hold image HG is changed. Let it.

  In the first effect execution process, when the sub-control CPU 40a determines that the current change game is the change game for executing the first change occurrence effect as a result of referring to the hold mode flag, the sub-control CPU 40a executes the first change occurrence effect. decide. Similarly, if the sub-control CPU 40a determines that the current change game is a change game for executing the second change occurrence effect as a result of referring to the hold mode flag, it determines to execute the second change occurrence effect. Then, when the execution of the first change occurrence effect is determined, the sub-control CPU 40a controls the effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 so as to execute the first change occurrence effect during the execution of the effect game.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, when the second change generation effect is determined, the sub-control CPU 40a executes each effect in the order of the suggestion effect → the second change generation effect (the second normal movable effect). Thus, the effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 are controlled. Then, the sub-control CPU 40a changes the display mode of the hold image HG corresponding to the first special game targeted for the current hold change effect to the specific display mode with the end of the second change occurrence effect. The effect display device EH is controlled.

  In the second effect execution process, the sub-control CPU 40a determines whether or not the held special flag game is not stored in the sub-control RAM 40c, and if there is no first special game that is a big hit in the held first special game, In the effect game, whether or not to perform any gaseous change generation effect is determined by a gasse effect effect lottery using a predetermined random number. Here, the sub-control CPU 40a performs the above-mentioned draw effect lottery so that the appearance rate of the second change occurrence effect of the draw is higher than the first change occurrence effect of the draw (failure result effect). Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the first change occurrence effect is executed, the degree of expectation that the display mode of the suspended image HG changes is higher than when the second change occurrence effect is executed. Get higher.

  When the sub-control CPU 40a decides to execute the first change generation effect of the gas, the effect display device EH and the accessory are arranged to execute the first change occurrence effect (failure result effect) during the execution of the effect game. The unit 23 is controlled. Then, the sub-control CPU 40a controls the effect display device EH so that the display mode of any of the reserved images HG does not change with the end of the first change occurrence effect (failure result effect).

  As illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10, when the sub-control CPU 40a determines the second change generation effect of the gas, the sub-control CPU 40a determines the order of the suggestion effect → the second change generation effect (the second normal movable effect). Then, the effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 are controlled so as to execute each effect. Then, the sub-control CPU 40a controls the effect display device EH so that the display mode of any of the reserved images HG does not change with the end of the second change generation effect of the gasket.

The operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 configured as described above will be described.
As shown in FIG. 16, in the present embodiment, when a second change occurrence effect (second normal movable effect) is developed via a suggestive effect (first normal movable effect), a series of these effects is performed by the movable unit. 26 is performed in a direction (first directions D1a, D1b) along the surface Sf of the display unit EHa. In addition, the suggestion effect and the second change generation effect are performed by unifying the form of the movable portion 26 to the normal form. That is, the second change occurrence effect corresponds to one of the normal effects.

  On the other hand, when the first change occurrence effect (specific movable effect) is developed via the suggestive effect (first normal movable effect), these series of effects indicate the operation direction of the movable unit 26 by the display unit. The process is performed by changing the direction along the surface Sf of EHa to the second direction D2 intersecting the surface Sf. That is, the suggestion effect and the first change occurrence effect are executed by changing the form of the movable portion 26 to a specific form on the way. That is, the first change occurrence effect corresponds to one of the specific effects.

  As described above, the pending change effect of the present embodiment is a predetermined image different from the specific image in relation to execution of one of the first change occurrence effect (specific effect) and the second change occurrence effect (normal effect). The effect game screen 29 (reserved image HG) as a change effect and a special effect. In the first change occurrence effect (specific effect), the degree of expectation that the effect game screen 29 (reserved image HG) as the predetermined image changes is higher than in the second change occurrence effect (normal effect).

According to the present embodiment, the following effects are obtained in addition to the effects of the above-described embodiment.
(B4) According to the present embodiment, when the specific effecting body E2 is formed by the movable portion 26 and the specific image 28g, the reserved image is formed compared to when the normal effecting body E1 is formed by the movable portion 26. There is a high expectation that HG will change. For this reason, the special feeling of the specific production body E2 can be enhanced, and the interest of the player can be improved.

[Third embodiment]
Next, a pachinko gaming machine 10 according to a third embodiment will be described.
The third embodiment may be combined with any one of the first embodiment and the second embodiment. The pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in that a specific image 50 can be displayed in addition to the specific image 28g as a specific image in the specific movable effect. That is, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is capable of forming the specific effecting body E3 by the movable part 26 in the specific mode and the specific image 50 in addition to the specific effecting body E2. Is different. As described above, the specific image 28g is an image imitating the second movable portion 28 (the tip of the spear).

  On the other hand, for example, as shown in FIG. 17, the specific image 50 is an image imitating not a second movable portion 28 but a three-pronged spike. Thus, the specific image in the specific effect does not necessarily have to be an image corresponding to the second movable part 28 (specific part) of the movable part 26. In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the specific images that can be displayed in the specific movable effect include a plurality of types of specific images, and the specific effectors that can be formed in the specific movable effect include types of the specific images. It can be said that there are a plurality of types of specific directing bodies according to.

  In the change mode determination process, the sub-control CPU 40a determines whether or not to change the display mode of the hold image HG during the execution of the special game and, when performing the first change generation program, executes the first change generation program. Of the specific effectors E2 and E3 is determined as the effect content. For example, the sub-control CPU 40a determines one of the first effect contents (specific effect body E2) and the second effect contents (specific effect body E3) by lottery using a predetermined random number. Note that the sub-control CPU 40a may determine the first effect content and the second effect content with the same probability in the first change occurrence effect. Then, in addition to which special game the display mode of the hold image HG is changed during execution, the sub-control CPU 40a sets the change mode flag as information that can specify the type of change-producing effect and the effect content. It is stored in the RAM 40c.

  In the first effect execution process, when the sub-control CPU 40a determines that the current change game is the change game for executing the first change occurrence effect as a result of referring to the hold mode flag, the sub-control CPU 40a executes the first change occurrence effect. decide. Further, the sub-control CPU 40a also specifies the effect content of the first change occurrence effect. Then, when the sub-control CPU 40a determines the execution of the first change occurrence effect, the effect display device EH and the accessory are displayed so as to execute the first change occurrence effect during the execution of the effect game with the specified effect contents. The unit 23 is controlled.

  As shown in FIG. 9, FIG. 12, and FIG. 14, when the sub-control CPU 40a determines to execute the change occurrence effect based on the first effect content, the predetermined effect elapses after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the effect game. The effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 are controlled so as to execute each effect in the order of: an introduction section of the change occurrence effect → a result section (success result effect). Here, the sub-control CPU 40a controls the effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 so as to form the specific effecting body E2 by the movable part 26 in the specific mode and the specific image 28g in the change occurrence effect. .

  As shown in FIG. 9, FIG. 12, and FIG. 17, when the sub-control CPU 40a determines to execute the change occurrence effect based on the second effect content, the predetermined effect elapses after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the effect game. The effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 are controlled so as to execute each effect in the order of: an introduction section of the change occurrence effect → a result section (success result effect). Here, the sub-control CPU 40a controls the effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 such that the specific effecting body E3 is formed by the movable portion 26 in the specific mode and the specific image 50 in the change occurrence effect. .

  In the second effect execution process, the sub-control CPU 40a determines whether or not the held special flag game is not stored in the sub-control RAM 40c, and if there is no first special game that is a big hit in the held first special game, In the effect game, whether or not to execute the first change generation effect of gaseous is determined by a gasse effect effect lottery using a predetermined random number. The sub-control CPU 40a uses a predetermined random number to determine which of the specific effectors E2 and E3 is to be formed as the content of the effect of the first change occurrence effect when determining the first change occurrence effect of the gasket. Determined by content lottery. At this time, the content lottery is performed so that the appearance rate of the second change generation effect of the gaseousness according to the second effect content is higher than the first change occurrence effect of the gaseous effect according to the first effect content. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the first change occurrence effect based on the first effect content is executed, the suspended image is displayed compared to when the first change occurrence effect based on the second effect content is executed. The degree of expectation that the display mode of HG changes will increase. In other words, it can be said that the plurality of types of specific effectors include specific effectors whose expectation at which the effect game screen 29 (hold image HG) changes is different from other specific effectors.

  As shown in FIG. 9, FIG. 12, and FIG. 14, when the sub-control CPU 40a determines to execute the first change generation effect of the gasket based on the first effect content, a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the effect game. Then, the effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 are controlled so as to execute each effect in the order of the suggestion effect → the introduction part of the change occurrence effect → the result part (failure result effect). The sub-control CPU 40a controls the effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 such that the specific effecting body E2 is formed by the movable part 26 in the specific mode and the specific image 28g in the first change generation effect of the gasket. I do.

  As shown in FIG. 9, FIG. 12, and FIG. 17, when the sub-control CPU 40a determines to execute the first change generation effect of the gusset according to the second effect content, the predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the effect game. Then, the effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 are controlled so as to execute each effect in the order of the suggestion effect → the introduction part of the change occurrence effect → the result part (failure result effect). The sub-control CPU 40a controls the effect display device EH and the accessory unit 23 so as to form the specific effecting body E3 by the movable portion 26 in the specific mode and the specific image 50 in the first change generation effect of the gaseous. I do.

According to the present embodiment, the following effects are obtained in addition to the effects of the above-described embodiment.
(C1) According to the present embodiment, not only the specific effecting body can be formed by the movable portion and the specific image, but also a plurality of types of specific effecting bodies can be formed according to the plurality of types of specific images. Therefore, the formation mode is diversified among the specific effectors, and an effect that is attractive to the player can be realized. Therefore, the interest of the player can be improved.

  (C2) According to the present embodiment, the plurality of types of specific effectors E2 and E3 have different degrees of expectation that the reserved image HG changes. It is also possible to change the sense of expectation for the change and further enhance the interest of the player.

  (F) According to the present embodiment, in addition to forming the normal effecting body by the movable portion 26 in the normal mode, the specific effecting body can be formed by the movable portion 26 changed to the specific mode and the specific image. . Therefore, by diversifying the manner in which the director is formed, and by forming the specific director along with the change in the movable portion 26, the player can be impressed with the formation of the specific director and an attractive presentation can be realized. In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of specific effectors E2 and E3 can be formed according to the plurality of types of specific images 28g and 50. Therefore, the form of formation can be diversified among the specific effectors, and an effect more attractive to the player can be realized.

For example, the above embodiment may be modified as follows.
As shown in FIGS. 18A and 18B, in each embodiment, the movable portion 26 does not need to have a shape imitating the “spear of vermilion”, but includes a predetermined character, character string, and graphic. May be imitated. For example, the movable section 26 includes an annular first movable section 51 and a disk-shaped second movable section 52, and the overall shape may be a disk. For example, in the case where the movable part 26 and each of the effected bodies formed including the movable part 26 have a shape imitating a “fist”, the effect game screen 29 (hold image HG) is hit in a change occurrence effect. It can be realized as a production expressing the situation.

  As shown in FIGS. 18A and 18B, in each embodiment, when a specific form (specific posture) is reached, the relative position of the second movable part 52 to the first movable part 51 of the movable parts 26. The moving direction need not be a direction along the direction D2, but may be a direction along the surface Sf of the display unit EHa.

  As shown in FIGS. 18A and 18B, in each embodiment, when a specific form (specific posture) is reached, the second movable section 52 moves in the direction along the surface Sf of the display section EHa. It may be displaceable from a state in which it does not protrude from the first movable part 51 to a state in which it protrudes from the first movable part 51. In this case, in the specific mode, the specific effect body can be formed by the first movable portion 51, the second movable portion 52 corresponding to the specific portion, and the specific image displayed on the display portion EHa.

-As shown in Drawing 18 (a) and (b), in each embodiment, among movable parts 26 of a specific form, 2nd movable part 52 may be visible to a player.
-As shown in Drawing 18 (a) and (b), in each embodiment, during execution of specific movable production, movable part 26 keeps a state parallel to surface Sf of indicator EHa, and maintains a state. It may be displaced along a direction intersecting Sf (virtual plane Sfa).

  -As shown in Drawing 18 (a) and (b), in each embodiment, normal production body E4 is formed by disk-shaped movable part 26, and movable part 26 and movable part 26 (first movable part 51) The specific effect body E5 may be formed by the specific image 52g displayed inside the image.

In each embodiment, the direction D2 in which the movable unit 26 operates may be a direction orthogonal to the surface Sf or the virtual plane Sfa of the display unit EHa.
-In each embodiment, when it is in the 3rd production position P3, the extension direction D3 of the movable part 26 may be orthogonal to the surface Sf of the display part EHa or the virtual plane Sfa.

  -In each embodiment, the movable part 26 may be capable of executing the light emitting effect during the execution of the specific movable effect by providing the light emitting body. According to this, the brightness of the display area in the display unit EHa and the brightness of the movable unit 26 are brought closer to each other, so that the movable unit 26 and the specific image 28g can be easily recognized as a group of specific effectors E2.

  -In each embodiment, the movable part 26 may operate directly from the original position P0 to the production position displaced in the direction D2 intersecting the surface Sf (virtual plane Sfa) of the display unit EHa. That is, the specific movable effect does not include the operation in the direction along the surface Sf (virtual plane Sfa) of the display unit EHa, but includes only the operation in the second direction D2 intersecting the surface Sf (virtual plane Sfa). May be configured.

  -In each embodiment, the inclination of the effect game screen 29 during the execution of the specific movable effect may be changed. For example, the movable portion 26 is formed in a shape imitating scissors, and the effect game screen 29 is displayed so as to have an inclination orthogonal (or substantially orthogonal) to the surface Sf of the display portion EHa. Cutting the screen 29 (hold image HG) is expressed as an effect. As described above, during execution of the specific movable effect, the inclination of the effect game screen 29 (hold image HG) may be an angle corresponding to the inclination of the movable unit 26.

  -In each embodiment, the normal effect which forms the normal effect body by the special image displayed on the display unit EHa may be executable. In this case, the special image may be an image imitating the movable section 26 in a normal form. According to this, since the presentation body can be formed also by the image displayed on the display unit EHa, the form of the presentation body can be diversified, and the interest of the player can be improved.

  In the second embodiment, the first change occurrence effect (specific effect) and the second change occurrence effect (normal effect) have the same degree of expectation that the display mode of the effect game screen 29 (hold image HG) changes. You may.

  -In 3rd Embodiment, there may be three or more types of specific images. That is, three or more types of specific effectors that can be formed may be used. In addition, in addition to or instead of the plurality of types of specific images having different shapes, the plurality of types of specific images may simply be images having different base colors and sizes.

  In the third embodiment, the first change occurrence effect of the first effect content and the first change occurrence effect of the second effect content have the same degree of expectation that the display mode of the effect game screen 29 (hold image HG) changes. It may be. That is, the plurality of types of specific effectors need not have different degrees of expectation that the display mode of the effect game screen 29 (hold image HG) changes.

In each embodiment, the first change occurrence effect, the second change occurrence effect, and the degree of expectation that is varied depending on the content of the effect of the first change occurrence effect may be the big hit expectation degree.
-In each embodiment, there may be three or more types of display modes of the hold image HG. Further, the big hit expectation may be different for each display mode of the reserved image HG.

  In each embodiment, the display mode of the hold image HG in the hold change effect may change when winning in the first start winning opening 15 (when the hold condition of the first special game is satisfied), and the hold change may be performed. It may change at the start of the first special game targeted for the effect, or may change at the start of another special game. Further, the display mode of the suspension image HG may be changed without accompanying a change occurrence effect or another movable effect.

  -In each embodiment, the whole of the effect game screen 29 may change in relation to the execution of the specific movable effect. For example, after the execution of the specific movable effect, the display unit EHa displays a background image and an effect design different from those before the execution of the specific movable effect, so that the effect mode is shifted by the execution of the specific movable effect. It may be directing.

  -In each embodiment, with the execution of the specific movable effect (specific effect), the effect design may change in addition to or instead of the reserved image HG of the effect game screen 29, and other images may change. May be. That is, at least a part of the effect game screen 29 may be changed.

  In each embodiment, during execution of the specific movable effect, it is not necessary to display the entire effect game screen 29 so that the entire image is inclined. For example, only a part of the image such as the hold image HG or the effect design is displayed so as to be inclined. You may.

In each embodiment, the specific effect does not have to accompany the display of an image other than the specific image. In this case, it can be said that the specific effect includes only the specific movable effect.
-In each embodiment, the timing of forming the specific effecting body is not limited to the time when the position is shifted to the third effecting position P3. For example, the movable section 26 may be in a specific form when operating along the surface Sf of the display section EHa, and may form a specific presentation body together with the specific image displayed on the display section EHa.

-In each embodiment, the movable part 26 may be capable of forming a plurality of normal effecting bodies.
-In each embodiment, the arrangement position of the accessory unit 23 (movable part 26) may be changed. For example, the accessory unit 23 (movable part 26) may be on the left side of the display part EHa.

  In each embodiment, the display unit that displays the specific image may be a display unit (a so-called sub-display unit) different from the display unit EHa. The sub-display unit may be capable of displaying an effect game together with the display unit EHa, or may be incapable of displaying.

  -In each embodiment, the accessory unit 23 may include a plurality of movable parts 26. In this case, the pachinko gaming machine 10 may be configured so that one or more of the plurality of movable parts 26 can be changed between a normal form and a specific form. Then, for each movable part 26 that can be changed to a specific form, a specific effected body may be formed together with the specific image displayed on the display unit EHa, and one specific effected body is formed by the plurality of movable parts 26 and the specific image. May be formed.

  -In each embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 10 may include a plurality of accessory units 23. In this case, the pachinko gaming machine 10 may be configured such that the movable portion 26 can be changed between a normal form and a specific form for one or more of the plurality of accessory units 23. Then, a specific effect may be formed together with the specific image displayed on the display unit EHa for each of the character units 23 that can be changed to a specific form, and one specific effect is formed by the plurality of character units 23 and the specific image. A body may be formed.

  In each embodiment, the high probability state is given after the end of the big hit game, on condition that the game ball passes through a specific area (so-called V zone) inside the special winning opening 18, that is, the occurrence of the V winning. May be. In addition, the high probability state may end when the falling lottery is won, or may end when a predetermined upper limit number of variation games are executed.

-In each embodiment, the special game may be displayed on the effect display device EH. In this case, the effect game may not be displayed.
In each embodiment, the first special game and the second special game may be executed in the order of suspension, may be executed alternately, or may be executed simultaneously in parallel. Further, the second special game may be omitted.

  In each embodiment, the various effects described in the above embodiments, including the reach effect, are within the scope of the present invention, and are within the scope of the present invention. One or more of the effects and the movable body effects by the movable unit 26 may be configured in combination.

  -In each embodiment, the function of the main control board 30 may be realized by being divided into a plurality of boards. The main control board 30 may be composed of a plurality of CPUs mounted on a single board.

In each embodiment, the main control CPU 30a, the main control ROM 30b, and the main control RAM 30c may be configured as a one-chip microprocessor.
In each embodiment, the function of the sub-control board 40 may be realized by being divided into a plurality of boards. For example, the pachinko gaming machine 10 may include a display board for exclusively controlling the effect display device EH, a lamp board for exclusively controlling the decorative lamp LA, and an audio board for exclusively controlling the speaker SP. The system may further include a control board for controlling the board group collectively. Further, the sub control CPU 40a may be composed of a plurality of CPUs mounted on a single board.

-It may be applied to a slot machine as a gaming machine.
The following technical idea can be understood from the above embodiment and another example.
(B) a production movable unit configured to perform a predetermined operation, a production display unit configured to display a predetermined image, and a production control unit that controls execution of the production. The movable unit is capable of executing a first movable effect operating in a first direction along a surface of the display unit and a second movable effect operating in a second direction intersecting the surface of the display unit. The specific portion of the movable portion is configured such that, in the second movable effect, when an operating condition for operating the movable portion in a direction toward the surface of the display portion in the second direction is satisfied, The movable part may be configured to be displaced toward a part different from the specific part so that a distance between the surface of the display unit and the specific part does not become less than a predetermined distance.

  D1a, D1b: first direction, D2: second direction, D3: extending direction, E1, E4: normal effect, E2, E3, E5: specific effect, EH: effect display device, EHa: display unit, HG ... reserved image, Sf ... surface, Sfa ... virtual plane, 23 ... accessory unit, 26 ... movable part, 27, 51 ... first movable part, 28, 52 ... second movable part, 28g, 50, 52g ... specific image , 29 ... production game screen, 30 ... main control board, 30a ... main control CPU, 40 ... sub-control board, 40a ... sub-control CPU.

Claims (1)

A movable part for production configured to enable predetermined operation,
A display unit for effect configured to be able to display a predetermined image,
Effect control means for controlling the execution of the effect,
The movable part is
A first movable effect that operates in a first direction along the surface of the display unit;
Operating in the first direction , and then performing a second movable effect operating in a second direction intersecting with the surface of the display unit,
The specific part of the movable part is different from the specific part of the movable part when the movable part moves in the second direction toward the surface of the display part in the second movable effect. Relative to the part, and is configured to be displaced in a direction away from the surface of the display unit ,
In the second movable effect, when the first effect result is derived as an effect result including the movable portion operated in the second direction, the big hit expectation degree is compared with the first effect result. A gaming machine when and when a high second effect is derived .