JP6761935B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine that executes a specific effect during a jackpot game.

Conventionally, a game machine that executes a specific effect during a jackpot game is known. The gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 executes a probabilistic promotion effect during a jackpot game. In the above game machine, when it is decided to execute the probabilistic promotion effect in the case of a probabilistic jackpot, the probabilistic promotion effect is executed during the jackpot game after the normal jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed in the variable display of the effect symbol. It will be notified that it will be promoted to a probable change jackpot. In addition, when it is decided to execute the probabilistic promotion effect in the case of a normal jackpot, the promotion to the probabilistic jackpot fails during the jackpot game after the normal jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed in the variable display of the effect symbol. Notification (so-called probable change promotion production of Gase) is performed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-73539

However, the probabilistic promotion effect in the above-mentioned game machine is an aspect of notifying that a probabilistic jackpot will be obtained during the jackpot game after the normal jackpot symbol suggesting that the effect symbol will be a normal jackpot at the end of the variable display is stopped. It is done in. The expectation of the player when the stop of the normal jackpot symbol is visually recognized is lower than that when the stop of the probabilistic jackpot symbol, which suggests that the probabilistic jackpot symbol is reached at the end of the variation display of the effect symbol, is visually recognized. In the above-mentioned game machine, the probabilistic promotion effect is configured to be performed at a predetermined timing such as at the start of a specific round during the jackpot game. Therefore, if the probabilistic promotion effect is not performed at a predetermined timing, there is a problem that the player's expectation remains diminished even though it is a big hit.

An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can maintain the expectation of a player during a jackpot game while improving the expectation by performing a specific effect during the jackpot game.

The gaming machine according to the present invention includes a determination means for determining whether to execute a jackpot game, a jackpot game execution means for executing the jackpot game when the determination means determines to execute the jackpot game, and the jackpot. The first display control means for displaying the first image on the display means at the first timing, which is the timing at which the jackpot game executed by the game execution means ends, and the first display control means for displaying the jackpot game during execution of the jackpot game. The display determining means for determining whether to display the first image on the display means at the second timing, which is a timing prior to the one timing, and the second timing at the second timing according to the determination by the display determining means. A second display control means for displaying one image on the display means, and a second display control means for displaying the second image on the display means in response to the display of the first image on the display means by the first display control means. In response to the display of the first image on the display means by the third display control means and the second display control means, the second image is displayed on the display means and then displayed on the display means. The second image is provided with a fourth display control means for changing the image to the third image, and the second image is a content that calls attention to the end of the jackpot game. Is characterized in that the jackpot game has not been completed yet, and the content urges the continuation of the jackpot game thereafter .

The gaming machine according to the present invention displays the first image on the display means at the first timing when the jackpot game ends. In addition, the second image is displayed accordingly. Therefore, the player who has experienced the jackpot game recognizes that the first image and the second image are images indicating the end of the jackpot game. On the other hand, the display determining means may determine that the first image is displayed at the second timing, which is the timing before the first timing, while the jackpot game is being executed. The second display control means causes the display means to display the first image at the second timing according to the determination by the display determination means. In addition, the second image is displayed accordingly. In this case, the player who sees the first image and the second image displayed at the second timing recognizes that the jackpot game ends at that time. However, after that, the second image changes to the third image, and the jackpot game is actually executed even after the second timing, so that the interest of the player is improved. A player who has experienced such an experience can easily recognize that the jackpot game may still continue even when he / she sees the first image displayed on the display means in the jackpot game encountered from the next time onward. Therefore, even if the first image is displayed on the display means by reaching the first timing, the expectation of the player is unlikely to decline. Therefore, the gaming machine according to the present invention can maintain the expectation of the player during the jackpot game by performing the effect using such a first image.

The game machine may include a type determining means for determining the type of the jackpot game to be executed by the jackpot game executing means according to the determination result by the determining means. The display determining means may determine whether to display the first image on the display means at the second timing according to the type of the jackpot game determined by the type determining means.

In this case, the display determining means determines whether to display the first image on the display means at the second timing according to the type of the jackpot game determined by the type determining means. Therefore, the gaming machine can maintain the expectation of the player during the jackpot game according to the type of the jackpot game.

The game machine is displayed on the display means by the second display control means at a timing after the second timing while the jackpot game is being executed by the jackpot game execution means. A fifth display control means may be provided, which ends the display of the first image and causes the display means to display a fourth image relating to the execution of the jackpot game.

In this case, the fifth display control means ends the display of the first image displayed by the second display control means, and causes the display means to display the fourth image. The player who sees the fourth image can recognize that the jackpot game is still being executed. Therefore, the gaming machine can alert the player who sees the first image displayed by the second display control means and thinks that the jackpot game has ended that the jackpot game is still being executed.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine 1. It is a front view of the game board 2. It is a block diagram which shows the electric structure of the pachinko machine 1. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the 1st jackpot relation information storage area of a RAM 52. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the special symbol determination table stored in ROM 53. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the variation pattern determination table stored in ROM 53. It is a flowchart of the main processing performed on the main board 41. It is a flowchart of special symbol processing performed in the main processing. It is a flowchart of special symbol processing performed in the main processing. It is a flowchart of special symbol processing performed in the main processing. It is a flowchart of the game state transition processing performed in the special symbol processing. It is a flowchart of the special electric accessory processing performed in the main processing. It is a flowchart of the special electric accessory processing performed in the main processing. It is a flowchart of the sub-control board processing performed in the sub-control board 58. It is a flowchart of the sub-control board processing performed in the sub-control board 58. It is a flowchart of the revival effect control process performed in the sub-control board process. It is a flowchart of the acquisition effect control processing performed in the sub-control board processing. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen 28 in the jackpot round of 7R. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen 28 in the revival effect. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen 28 in the acquisition effect.

Hereinafter, the pachinko machine 1 which is an embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the front side, the back side, the upper side, the lower side, the left side, and the right side of FIG. 1 are the front side, the rear side, the upper side, the lower side, the left side, and the right side of the pachinko machine 1, respectively.

The mechanical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. 1, a game board 2 is provided in the upper half of the pachinko machine 1. The game board 2 has a substantially square plate shape in front view (see FIG. 2), and its front surface is protected by a front frame 10 holding a transparent glass plate. An upper plate 5 is provided at the lower part of the game board 2. The upper plate 5 supplies a metal game ball to the game ball launcher 37 (see FIG. 3) and receives a prize ball. An operation button 9 operated by the player is provided on the upper surface of the upper plate 5. Immediately below the upper plate 5, a lower plate 6 for receiving a prize ball is provided. On the right side of the lower plate 6, a launch handle 7 for adjusting the launch of the game ball is provided. The launch handle 7 is provided so that the player can rotate the launch handle 7. When the player rotates the launch handle 7 to perform the launch operation, the launch device has a strength corresponding to the rotation angle of the launch handle 7. A game ball is launched by 37. Speakers 48 are provided at the left and right corners of the upper part of the front frame 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, a substantially circular game area 4 surrounded by a guide rail 3 is formed on the front surface of the game board 2. The guide rail 3 is formed on the left side of the game area 4. A center decoration 8 for executing various effects is provided in the substantially center of the game area 4. The game ball launched by the game ball launching device 37 is guided to the game area 4 by the guide rail 3 and flows down in the game area 4. A game ball launched with a firing intensity less than a predetermined intensity flows down the left side of the center decoration 8, and a game ball launched with a firing intensity equal to or higher than a predetermined intensity flows down the right side of the center decoration 8. Hereinafter, firing a game ball so that the game ball flows down the left side of the center decoration 8 is "left-handed", and firing a game ball so that the game ball flows down the right side of the center decoration 8 is "right". It is called "hit".

The center decoration 8 mainly includes a display screen 28, a movable body 31, and the like. The display screen 28 is arranged substantially in the center of the upper part of the center decoration 8. The display screen 28 is composed of, for example, an LCD or the like, and can display various numbers, characters, and the like. The display screen 28 displays, for example, an effect symbol that is an effect symbol that notifies the player of the result of the jackpot determination. The pachinko machine 1 displays a symbol variation that fluctuates a plurality of (three in the present embodiment) effect symbols, and then executes a notification effect that confirms and displays a combination of effect symbols indicating the result of the jackpot determination. Notify the player of the result of the determination. The movable body 31 is provided above the display screen 28. The movable body 31 performs various effects by operating the movable portion.

A first starting port 14 is provided below substantially the center of the center decoration 8. A second major winning opening 17 is provided below the first starting opening 14. An ordinary symbol actuating gate 12 is provided diagonally downward to the right of the center decoration 8. A second starting port 15 is provided below the normal symbol operating gate 12. The first big winning opening 16 is provided diagonally downward to the left of the second starting opening 15. The second starting port 15, the first special winning opening 16 and the second large winning opening 17 each include an opening / closing member. The game ball can win a prize in each of the second starting port 15, the first big winning opening 16 and the second big winning opening 17 only when the opening / closing member is opened. A specific area 17A, a non-specific area (not shown), and a movable piece (not shown) are provided inside the second large winning opening 17. The specific area 17A and the non-specific area are areas through which only the game balls that have won the second major winning opening 17 can pass. The movable piece is a member that is electrically operated by a solenoid (not shown) inside the second prize opening 17. The game ball that has won the second large winning opening 17 passes through either the specific area 17A or the non-specific area according to the movement of the movable piece, and then is discharged to the outside of the game area 4.

In addition to the above, the game area 4 is provided with an out port 19, various illumination members, a winning port, a windmill, a game nail, and the like. Of the game balls flowing down the game area 4, the game area does not win any of the first start port 14, the second start port 15, the first big prize opening 16, the second big prize opening 17, and other winning holes. The game ball that has flowed down to the lower part of the game board 2 is discharged to the outside of the game area 4 after passing through the out port 19 provided in the lower part of the game board 2.

A symbol display unit 24 is provided at the lower right of the game board 2. The symbol display unit 24 includes a first special symbol display unit, a second special symbol display unit, a normal symbol display unit, a first special symbol storage number display LED, a second special symbol storage number display LED, and a normal symbol storage number display LED. Be prepared. The first special symbol display unit and the second special symbol display unit are each composed of one 7-segment LED, and display the first special symbol and the second special symbol indicating the results of the first jackpot determination and the second jackpot determination. Hereinafter, when the first jackpot judgment and the second jackpot judgment are collectively referred to, or when either is not specified, the jackpot judgment is also referred to. The normal symbol display unit displays the result of the normal hit determination by turning on and off the LED. The first special symbol storage number display LED and the second special symbol storage number display LED display the number of special symbol reserved balls, which is the number of game balls for which the result of the jackpot determination has not yet been displayed. The normal symbol storage number display LED displays the number of normal symbol reserved balls, which is the number of game balls for which the result of the normal collision determination has not yet been displayed.

The flow of the game in the pachinko machine 1 will be schematically described. The pachinko machine 1 is provided with a jackpot game and a normal hit game. In the present embodiment, when the game ball wins the first starting port 14, the first jackpot determination is performed, and the first special symbol indicating the determination result is displayed on the first special symbol display unit of the symbol display unit 24. .. In the first jackpot determination, whether it is a jackpot or a miss is determined based on the jackpot random number. If it is determined to be a big hit in the first big hit determination, a big hit game is executed in which the opening / closing member of the first big winning opening 16 and the opening / closing member of the second big winning opening 17 are opened in a predetermined order for a predetermined time. To. The total number of times that the opening / closing member of the first big winning opening 16 and the opening / closing member of the second big winning opening 17 are opened during one big hit game is hereinafter referred to as "the number of rounds".

The pachinko machine 1 causes either a non-probability fluctuation state or a probability fluctuation state. The probability fluctuation state is a gaming state in which the probability of being determined as a jackpot in the jackpot determination is higher than usual. In the present embodiment, the jackpot probability determined to be a jackpot by the jackpot determination is about 1/300 in the non-probability fluctuation state and about 1/60 in the probability fluctuation state. In the pachinko machine 1, it is a condition that the probability fluctuation state occurs after the jackpot game is completed that the game ball passes through the specific area 17A in the second big winning opening 17 during the jackpot game. The pachinko machine 1 causes a probability fluctuation state to occur after the end of the jackpot game, on condition that the game ball passes through the specific area 17A. In the present embodiment, in the generated probability fluctuation state, the number of jackpot determinations (hereinafter referred to as "determination count") performed after the end of the jackpot game reaches a predetermined number of times (100 times in the present embodiment). As a result, it ends with the operation of the so-called number-cut probability change function.

The condition for ending the probability fluctuation state is not limited to the above example. The pachinko machine 1 may generate a probability fluctuation state after the end of the jackpot game, and may end the probability fluctuation state by winning a fall lottery in the probability fluctuation state. The fall lottery is a lottery for determining whether or not to fall from the probability fluctuation state to the non-probability fluctuation state prior to the jackpot determination for each jackpot determination in the probability fluctuation state. Further, the pachinko machine 1 may be a so-called loop type gaming machine that causes a probability fluctuation state after the end of the jackpot game and then terminates the probability fluctuation state when the jackpot is determined.

When the game ball passes through the normal symbol operating gate 12, a normal hit determination is performed, and a normal symbol indicating the result of the determination is displayed on the normal symbol display unit of the symbol display unit 24. If it is determined to be a hit in the normal hit determination, a normal hit game is executed in which the opening / closing member of the second starting port 15 is opened for a predetermined time. When the game ball wins the second starting port 15, a second big hit determination is performed, and a second special symbol indicating the result of the determination is displayed on the second special symbol display unit of the symbol display unit 24. If it is determined to be a jackpot in the second jackpot determination, the same jackpot game as described above is executed. In the present embodiment, the first large winning opening 16 is provided at the lower right of the center decoration 8 (see FIG. 2). In addition, the first large winning opening 16 and the second large winning opening 17 are provided so that the game ball flowing down on the closed first large winning opening 16 can easily flow down toward the second large winning opening 17. Have been placed. Therefore, during the jackpot game, it is advantageous for the player to proceed with the game by hitting right.

The pachinko machine 1 causes either a non-time saving state or a time saving state. The non-time saving state is a gaming state in which the rate at which the opening / closing member of the second starting port 15 is opened is a normal rate. The time saving state is a gaming state in which the rate at which the opening / closing member is opened is higher than that in the non-time saving state. Specifically, the probability of being determined as a normal hit in the time-saving state (99/100 in the present embodiment) is higher than the probability of being determined as a normal hit in the non-time-saving state (4/100 in the present embodiment). Further, the maximum opening time of the opening / closing member of the second starting port 15 during the normal hit game is longer in the time saving state (4.2 seconds) than in the non-time saving state (0.2 seconds). Further, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is shorter in the time-saving state (2 seconds in the present embodiment) than in the fluctuation time in the non-time-saving state (10 seconds in the present embodiment). When the normal symbol indicating the hit is confirmed and displayed, the opening / closing member of the second starting port 15 is opened. As a result, in the time saving state, the game ball can be easily won in the second starting port 15 rather than the first starting port 14. Therefore, it is advantageous for the player to advance the game by hitting right during the time saving state. On the other hand, in the non-time saving state, the rate at which the opening / closing member of the second starting port 15 is opened is lower than that in the time saving state, so that the player can easily reach the first starting port 14 rather than the second starting port 15. Can win a game ball. Therefore, it is advantageous for the player to proceed with the game by left-handed during the non-time saving state. The pachinko machine 1 causes a time saving state to occur after the jackpot game according to a predetermined jackpot type is completed.

The pachinko machine 1 can generate a plurality of types of gaming states by combining a plurality of gaming states of these probability fluctuation states, non-probability fluctuation states, time-saving states, and non-time-saving states. In the example of the present embodiment, a time saving state always occurs after the end of the jackpot game. In addition, after the end of the jackpot game, a probability fluctuation state may or may not occur. Therefore, after the end of the jackpot game, either the "probability fluctuation time saving state" by the combination of the probability fluctuation state and the time saving state or the "non-probability fluctuation time saving state" by the combination of the non-probability fluctuation state and the time saving state occurs. To. Further, the pachinko machine 1 also includes a "normal state" which is a gaming state in which neither the probability fluctuation state nor the time saving state is generated. The pachinko machine 1 may be a gaming machine in which it is advantageous for the player to proceed with the game by hitting the left side regardless of the gaming state.

The electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The control unit 40 of the pachinko machine 1 mainly includes a main board 41, a sub control board 58, a lamp driver board 46, an effect control board 43, a payout control board 45, a relay board 47, and a power supply board 42.

The main board 41 controls the main control of the pachinko machine 1. The main board CPU unit 50 of the main board 41 is provided with a CPU 51 that performs various arithmetic processes, a RAM 52 that temporarily stores data, and a ROM 53 that stores a control program and the like. An interrupt signal generation circuit 57 is connected to the main board CPU unit 50. The main board 41 executes a program each time an interrupt signal is input from the interrupt signal generation circuit 57. The main board 41 is connected to the sub control board 58, the payout control board 45, the relay board 47, the output port 55, the first start port switch 73, and the second start port switch 74 via the I / O interface 54. .. The output port 55 outputs the information of the pachinko machine 1 to a computer for managing a game hall (not shown). The first start port switch 73 detects a game ball that has won a prize in the first start port 14. The second start port switch 74 detects a game ball that has won a prize in the second start port 15.

The sub-control board 58 includes a CPU 581, a RAM 582, and a ROM 583, and is connected to a lamp driver board 46, an effect control board 43, an operation button 9, and a speaker 48. The sub-control board 58 performs comprehensive control such as production according to a command transmitted from the main board 41. The lamp driver board 46 is connected to the movable body 31 and the illumination board 34. The illumination board 34 is equipped with, for example, an LED, and is provided inside the various illumination members described above. The lamp driver board 46 controls various effect operations by the movable body 31 and light emission operations of the illumination board 34 according to a command received from the sub control board 58. The effect control board 43 includes a CPU 431, a CGROM 432, and the like, and controls the display of the display screen 28 according to a command received from the sub control board 58. The CGROM 432 stores image data and the like necessary for displaying the display screen 28. The payout control board 45 includes a CPU 45a and the like. The payout control board 45 controls the operation of the prize ball payout device 49 in response to a command transmitted from the main board 41, and pays out a predetermined number of game balls.

The relay board 47 includes an ordinary electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 69, a first major winning opening solenoid 70, a second major winning opening solenoid 71, a movable single solenoid 72, an ordinary symbol operation switch 75, a first major winning opening switch 76, and a second. It is connected to the grand prize opening switch 77, the specific area switch 78, the non-specific area switch 79, and the symbol display unit 24. The normal electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 69 opens / closes the opening / closing member of the second starting port 15 during the normal hit game. The first big winning opening solenoid 70 opens and closes the opening / closing member of the first big winning opening 16 during the big hit game. The second big winning opening solenoid 71 opens and closes the opening / closing member of the second big winning opening 17 during the big hit game. The movable piece solenoid 72 operates a movable piece (not shown) in the second big winning opening 17 in a specific round of the jackpot game. The normal symbol operation switch 75 detects a game ball that has passed through the normal symbol operation gate 12. The first grand prize opening switch 76 detects a game ball that has won a prize in the first grand prize opening 16. The second big winning opening switch 77 detects the game ball that has won the second big winning opening 17. The specific area switch 78 detects a game ball that has passed through the specific area 17A. The non-specific area switch 79 detects a game ball that has passed through the non-specific area.

The power supply board 42 is connected to the main board 41 and the game ball launching device 37, and supplies stabilized DC power to each board and the game ball launching device 37. The game ball launching device 37 launches one game ball into the game area 4 at regular intervals (0.6 seconds in the present embodiment).

The first jackpot-related information storage area of the RAM 52 will be described with reference to FIG. Since the configuration of the second jackpot-related information storage area is the same as the configuration of the first jackpot-related information storage area, detailed description thereof will be omitted. The first jackpot-related information storage area and the second jackpot-related information storage area are used in the special symbol processing (see FIGS. 8 to 10) of the main processing described later. A plurality of storage areas are provided in the first jackpot-related information storage area. When a game ball wins in the first starting port 14, if the number of first reserved balls due to winning in the first starting port 14 is less than 4 (0 to 3) among the number of special symbol reserved balls, the number is small. Random numbers are stored in order from the storage area. The number of first reserved balls is the number of random numbers stored in a state in which execution of the jackpot determination is suspended among the random numbers corresponding to the game balls that have won the first starting port 14. In the present embodiment, the maximum number of reserved balls is "4". Among the random numbers in the storage area that have not been processed yet, the CPU 51 uses the storage area with the smallest number as the determination area, and performs various processing such as jackpot determination on the random numbers stored in the determination area. When the processing related to the random numbers stored in the determination area is completed, the storage area having the next smallest number is set as the determination area, and the processing such as the jackpot determination is repeated. The processing related to the random numbers stored in the determination area is, for example, a notification effect for notifying the jackpot determination result and a process relating to the jackpot game executed according to the determination result. The random numbers in the storage area for which processing has been completed may be appropriately deleted.

In each storage area, the first jackpot random number column in which the value of the first jackpot determination counter is stored, the first special symbol determination random number column in which the value of the first special symbol determination counter is stored, and the first fluctuation pattern determination counter. A first variation pattern determination random number column is provided in which the value of is stored. When the game ball wins the first starting port 14, the value of each random number acquisition counter counted at that time is stored in each column. The first jackpot random number is used for determining the first jackpot. The first special symbol determination random number is used to determine the first special symbol. The first variation pattern determination random number is used to determine a variation pattern indicating the variation time of the first special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display unit of the symbol display unit 24.

In the pachinko machine 1, the fluctuation time of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is equal to the effect time of the notification effect for notifying the player of the results of the first jackpot determination and the second jackpot determination. The sub-control board 58 controls the notification effect according to the fluctuation pattern determined by the main board 41. Specifically, the main board 41 starts the variation of the first special symbol according to the first variation pattern based on the first variation pattern determination random number. Further, the main board 41 starts the variation of the second special symbol according to the second variation pattern based on the second variation pattern determination random number. The sub-control board 58 starts the variation display of the effect symbol in synchronization with the variation start of either the first special symbol or the second special symbol. When the fluctuation time of either the first special symbol or the second special symbol that has started to fluctuate ends, the main board 41 causes the fluctuating first special symbol or second special symbol to stop and display the predetermined special symbol. The confirmation display is performed for (0.8 seconds in this embodiment). The sub-control board 58 confirms and displays the effect symbol in synchronization with the special symbol stop display time. Further, the sub-control board 58 executes a notification effect synchronized with the fluctuation pattern by the display screen 28, the movable body 31, the illumination member, the speaker 48, etc., in addition to the effect design.

The second jackpot-related information storage area is used in the special symbol processing (see FIGS. 8 to 10) of the main processing described later. Similar to the first jackpot-related information storage area, the second jackpot-related information storage area is provided with a plurality of storage areas. When a game ball wins in the second starting port 15, if the number of second reserved balls due to winning in the second starting port 15 is less than 4 (0 to 3) among the number of special symbol reserved balls, the number is small. Random numbers are stored in order from the storage area. The number of second reserved balls is the number of random numbers stored in a state in which execution of the jackpot determination is suspended among the random numbers corresponding to the game balls that have won the second starting port 15. In the present embodiment, the maximum number of second reserved balls is "4".

In the following description, when the first jackpot random number and the second jackpot random number are collectively referred to, or when any of them is not specified, they are also referred to as jackpot random numbers. Further, when the first variation pattern determination random number and the second variation pattern determination random number are collectively used, or when any of them is not specified, the variation pattern determination random number is also referred to. Further, when the number of first special symbol determination random numbers and the second special symbol determination random numbers are collectively used, or when any of them is not specified, they are also referred to as special symbol determination random numbers.

The special symbol determination table stored in the ROM 53 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine 1 refers to the special symbol determination table for the first special symbol indicating that the result of the first jackpot determination is a jackpot and the second special symbol indicating that the result of the second jackpot determination is a jackpot. Determine by doing. The first special symbol and the second special symbol are each classified into one of a plurality of jackpot types. In the special symbol determination table, the value (0 to 99) of the special symbol determination random number is associated with each of the plurality of jackpot types.

There are five types of jackpots for the first special symbol: "16R long open", "8R long open A", "8R long open B", "16R short open", and "8R short open". The jackpot type of the second special symbol is one type of "16R long open". “16R” and “8R” indicate the number of rounds associated with each jackpot type. The number of rounds is the total number of jackpot rounds. The jackpot round is a unit constituting the jackpot game, and the first jackpot 16 or the second jackpot 17 opens once or a plurality of times in a predetermined time for each jackpot round. In the following, the number of rounds may be indicated as "R".

In the present embodiment, in any of the jackpot types, the first big winning opening 16 opens once for a maximum of 29 seconds in 1R to 7R. In 8R, the second big winning opening 17 opens once for a maximum of 13 seconds or a maximum of 0.3 seconds. The jackpot type in which the maximum opening time of the second big winning opening 17 in 8R is 29 seconds is classified as "long opening". The jackpot type in which the maximum opening time of the second big winning opening 17 in 8R is 0.3 seconds is classified as "short opening". The jackpot type in the present embodiment is classified according to the number of rounds of the jackpot game and the maximum opening time of the second jackpot 17 in 8R. In the jackpot type where the number of rounds is 16R, from 9R to 16R, the first big winning opening 16 opens once for a maximum of 29 seconds.

In the following, the jackpot round in which the first big winning opening 16 opens for up to 29 seconds is also called a "normal round", and the jackpot round in which the second big winning opening 17 opens for up to 13 seconds or up to 0.3 seconds is also called a "special round". .. As described above, the specific area 17A is an area through which only the game balls that have won the second major winning opening 17 can pass. Therefore, the normal round is a jackpot round in which the game ball cannot pass through the specific area 17A. In addition, the special round is a jackpot round in which the game ball may pass through the specific area 17A. In the present embodiment, in any of the jackpot types, the normal round is executed seven times in a row, and then the special round is performed once. If the jackpot type is "8R", the jackpot game ends after that. That is, when the jackpot type is "8R", the final round is a special round. When the jackpot type is "16R", after the special round is executed on the 8th R, the normal round is further executed eight times in a row.

In addition, "8R long open A" and "8R long open B", "8R long open B" has a number of rounds of 8R, and among the jackpot types classified as "long open", the revival effect described later is It is a jackpot type that is not executed. "8R long open B" is a big hit type in which the number of rounds is 8R and the revival effect is executed among the big hit types classified as "long open".

When the jackpot type is "short open", it is more difficult for the game ball to win the second big prize opening 17 in 8R than when the jackpot type is "long open". In the present embodiment, it is a condition that the game ball that has won the second big prize opening 17 passes through the specific area 17A to cause a probability fluctuation state after the big hit game is completed. When the jackpot type is "long open", more game balls are more likely to win in the second big winning opening 17 than in the case of "short open", so that a probability fluctuation state is more likely to occur after the jackpot game is completed. In this embodiment, when the jackpot type is "short open", almost no game ball can win in the second jackpot 17. In the present embodiment, when the jackpot type is "long open", the rate at which the probability fluctuation state occurs after the jackpot game ends is almost 100%, whereas when the jackpot type is "short open", the jackpot game ends. The rate at which a probability fluctuation state occurs later is almost 0%.

The percentage of jackpot types of the first special symbol is 35% for "16R long open", 30% for "8R long open A", 5% for "8R long open B", 15% for "16R short open", and " "8R short opening" is 15%. That is, the ratio of the jackpot type of the first special symbol is 70% for "long opening" and 30% for "short opening". Therefore, when the first jackpot determination is executed and the jackpot determination result is obtained, there is a probability of about 70% that a probability fluctuation state occurs after the jackpot game ends. On the other hand, the ratio of the jackpot type of the second special symbol is 100% for "16R long open", so if the second jackpot judgment is executed and the jackpot judgment result is obtained, there is a probability of about 100%. After the jackpot game ends, a probability fluctuation state occurs.

The variation pattern determination table stored in the ROM 53 will be described with reference to FIG. In the variation pattern determination table, whether the jackpot determination is the first jackpot determination or the second jackpot determination, the game state at the time of the jackpot determination (in the present embodiment, the time saving state or the non-time saving state) and the result of the jackpot determination (big hit or A plurality of tables are provided according to the deviation). A plurality of types of fluctuation patterns are assigned to each table, and each fluctuation pattern is associated with the value of the fluctuation pattern determination random number (0 to 511). When the first jackpot determination is performed, the table corresponding to the game state and the determination result at that time is referred to, and one variation pattern corresponding to the value of the variation pattern determination random number acquired together with the jackpot random number is determined. ..

As shown in FIG. 6, when the determination result of the first jackpot determination in the non-time saving state is a jackpot, the rate at which the fluctuation pattern is determined increases in the order of "reach effect A" to "reach effect E". Here, the "reach effect" is, for example, a notification effect for executing an effect indicating that there is a possibility of a big hit after a reach state in which two of the three effect symbols stop at the same symbol is configured. On the other hand, when the determination result is out of order, the rate at which the fluctuation pattern is determined decreases in the order of "reach effect A" to "reach effect E". Therefore, the expected value at which the result of the first jackpot determination is a jackpot increases in the order of "reach effect A" to "reach effect E". In the present embodiment, the "non-reach" variation pattern is a notification effect in which the effect ends without reaching the reach state, and in the present embodiment, it is determined only when the result of the jackpot determination is out of order.

Although details are omitted, in the variation pattern determination table, a plurality of types of variation patterns are assigned according to the game state for the second jackpot determination, and each variation pattern corresponds to the value of the variation pattern determination random number. It is attached. The main board 41 fluctuates the first special symbol or the second special symbol by a fluctuation time determined according to the determined fluctuation pattern. Further, the main board 41 transmits a fluctuation pattern designation command, which is a command for designating the fluctuation pattern determined by referring to the fluctuation pattern determination table, to the sub control board 58. The sub-control board 58 controls the display screen 28, the speaker 48, and the like according to the fluctuation pattern specified by the command.

The operation of the pachinko machine 1 by the main board 41 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 13. The main control of the pachinko machine 1 is performed by a control program stored in the ROM 53. The main process of the control program (see FIG. 7) is executed by the CPU 51 when the interrupt signal generation circuit 57 (see FIG. 3) detects an interrupt signal generated every 4 ms. Hereinafter, each step of the flowchart is abbreviated as "S".

As shown in FIG. 7, when the main process is started, the command output process is first performed (S10). In the command output process, the control command is output to the sub control board 58, the payout control board 45, the relay board 47, and the like. The control command output here is a control command stored in the RAM 52 in the main process.

Next, the switch reading process is performed (S11). In the switch reading process, it is provided in the normal symbol operation gate 12, the first starting port 14, the second starting port 15, the first major winning opening 16, the second major winning opening 17, the specific area 17A, the non-specific area, and other winning openings. Processing for detecting the game ball is performed from the detection result of each of the switches (see FIG. 3).

Next, the counter update process is performed (S12). In the counter update process, the value of the random number acquisition counter stored in the RAM 52 is added, and the value of the special symbol fluctuation time counter, which is a timer counter for measuring the fluctuation time of the special symbol, is subtracted.

Next, special electric accessory processing is performed (S13). Although the details will be described later, in the special electric accessory processing, the processing for controlling the operation of the jackpot game (mainly the opening / closing operation of each opening / closing member of the first winning opening 16 and the second winning opening 17) and the jackpot Processing related to the game state that occurs after the end of the game is performed (see FIGS. 12 and 13).

Next, special symbol processing is performed (S14). Although details will be described later, in the special symbol processing, a jackpot determination, a determination of a fluctuation pattern, a determination of a special symbol, a game state transition process, and the like are performed (see FIGS. 8 to 11).

Next, ordinary electric accessory processing is performed (S15). In the ordinary electric accessory process, a process for controlling the operation of the normal hit game (mainly the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member of the second starting port 15) is performed. When the CPU 51 determines that the hit is normal during the time saving state, the CPU 51 opens the opening / closing member longer than during the non-time saving state. If the time saving flag is set to "ON", the CPU 51 determines that the time saving state is in progress.

Next, normal symbol processing is performed (S16). In the normal symbol processing, a normal hit random number is acquired when the normal symbol operation switch 75 detects a game ball. Based on the acquired random numbers, processing such as normal collision detection and storage of commands for controlling fluctuations in normal symbols is performed. As described above, the normal collision detection is determined with each probability depending on whether or not the time saving state has occurred.

Next, a payout process (S17), an error check (S18), and an information output process (S19) are performed. In the payout process, the payout of prize balls is controlled. In the error check, when an error has occurred, the error is notified using the display screen 28, the speaker 48, and the like. In the information output process, various types of information are output to the amusement park management computer (not shown).

The details of the special symbol processing (see S14 and FIG. 7) will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10. First, the flags used in the special symbol processing will be described. The RAM 52 stores a jackpot game state flag, a special symbol display state flag, a probability fluctuation flag, a time saving flag, and the like. The jackpot game state flag is a flag indicating whether or not the jackpot game is in progress, and "1" is memorized and turned "ON" during the jackpot game state, and "0" is memorized when not in the jackpot game state. It becomes "OFF". In the jackpot game state, after the jackpot game is started, the first jackpot 16 and the second jackpot 17 are opened according to the predetermined number of rounds according to the jackpot type, and then the jackpot ending time. Includes the period until. The jackpot ending time indicates the length of time from the start to the end of the jackpot ending. The jackpot ending is the time between the end of the final round of the jackpot game and the execution of the next jackpot determination. The jackpot ending time is set in consideration of the time required for the game balls that have won the first prize opening 16 and the second prize opening 17 to be discharged to the outside of the game area 4.

The special symbol display status flag is "1" when either one of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is fluctuating (during fluctuation), and when one of them is stopped and displayed (during stop display). "2" is stored in, and "0" is stored when neither is changing nor the stop display is displayed. The probability fluctuation flag is a flag indicating whether or not the probability fluctuation state is in effect, and “1” is stored in the probability fluctuation state and becomes “ON”. The time saving flag is a flag indicating whether or not the time saving state is in progress, and "1" is stored and turned "ON" during the time saving state.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the special symbol processing is started, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won a prize in the first starting port 14 (S41). When the first start port switch 73 provided in the first start port 14 detects the winning of the game ball, the flag corresponding to the first start port switch 73 is set in the switch read process (S11, see FIG. 7) of the main process. It becomes "ON". If this flag is not "ON", it is determined that the game ball has not won a prize (S41: NO), and the process proceeds to the determination of S51. If a game ball has won a prize in the first starting port 14 (S41: YES), it is determined whether the number of first reserved balls is "4" (S42). If the number of first reserved balls stored in the RAM 52 is "4" (S42: YES), the number of storable reserved balls has reached the upper limit, so the process proceeds to the determination of S51.

When the number of first reserved balls is not "4" (S42: NO), "1" is added to the number of first reserved balls stored in the RAM 52 (S43). Next, various random numbers are acquired and stored in the storage area having the smallest number among the empty storage areas in the first jackpot-related information storage area (see FIG. 5) (S45). Specifically, the value of the first jackpot judgment counter is in the first jackpot random number column, the value of the first special symbol determination counter is in the first special symbol determination random number column, and the first variation pattern determination random number column is the first. The values of the fluctuation pattern determination counters are stored in the RAM 52, respectively. After that, the process shifts to the determination of S51.

Next, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won a prize in the second starting port 15 (S51). When the second start port switch 74 provided in the second start port 15 detects the winning of the game ball, the flag corresponding to the second start port switch 74 is set in the switch read process (S11, see FIG. 7) of the main process. It becomes "ON". If this flag is not "ON", it is determined that the game ball has not won (S51: NO), and the process proceeds to the determination of S61 (see FIG. 9). If a game ball has won a prize in the second starting port 15 (S51: YES), it is determined whether the number of second reserved balls is "4" (S52). If the number of second reserved balls stored in the RAM 52 is "4" (S52: YES), the number of storable reserved balls has reached the upper limit, so the process proceeds to the determination of S61.

When the number of second reserved balls is not "4" (S52: NO), "1" is added to the number of second reserved balls stored in the RAM 52 (S53). Next, various random numbers are acquired and stored in the storage area having the smallest number among the empty storage areas in the second jackpot relationship information storage area (not shown) (S55). Specifically, in the second jackpot random number column, the value of the second jackpot judgment counter (second jackpot random number), the value of the second special symbol determination counter (second special symbol determination random number), and the second fluctuation pattern determination counter. Each value (second variation pattern determination random number) is stored.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, it is determined whether or not the game is in the jackpot game state (S61). When the jackpot game state flag is "ON", it is determined that the jackpot game state is in progress (S61: YES), and the process returns to the main process. When the jackpot game state flag is "OFF", it is determined that the jackpot game state is not in progress (S61: NO), and it is determined whether either the first special symbol or the second special symbol is changing ( S62). If the special symbol display status flag is not "1", it is determined that neither of them is changing (S62: NO), and it is determined whether either the first special symbol or the second special symbol is in the stopped state. Is done (S63). If the special symbol display status flag is not "2", it is determined that the stop display is not in progress (S63: NO), the process shifts to S71 (see FIG. 10), and a process such as a jackpot determination is performed.

In the present embodiment, in the jackpot determination, the second jackpot determination is prioritized over the first jackpot determination. As shown in FIG. 10, first, it is determined whether the number of second reserved balls is "1" or more (S71). When the number of second reserved balls stored in the RAM 52 is "1" or more (S71: YES), the second jackpot determination is performed, and the details will be described later. When the number of second reserved balls is "0" (S71: NO), it is determined whether the number of first reserved balls is "1" or more (S72). If the number of first reserved balls stored in the RAM 52 is "0" (S72: NO), the process returns to the main process.

When the number of first reserved balls is "1" or more (S72: YES), the number of first reserved balls stored in the RAM 52 is subtracted by "1" (S73). Next, the determination area of the first jackpot-related information storage area (see FIG. 4) is shifted to the storage area of the next number (S75).

Next, the first jackpot determination is performed according to whether or not the probability is fluctuating (S76). In S76, it is specified whether or not the probability fluctuation state has occurred at the present time with reference to the state of the probability fluctuation flag. A low-probability determination table or a high-probability determination table is selected according to the result of identifying whether or not a probability fluctuation state has occurred. Although not shown, the ROM 53 stores a low probability determination table and a high probability determination table as tables for performing a jackpot determination. The low-probability determination table is a table used for jackpot determination in a non-probability fluctuation state, and random numbers of jackpot random numbers corresponding to "big hit" and "missing" are defined. The high probability determination table is a table used for jackpot determination in a probability fluctuation state, and random numbers of jackpot random numbers corresponding to "big hit" and "missing" are defined. A low-probability determination table or a high-probability determination table is selected according to the result of identifying whether or not a probability fluctuation state has occurred. The selected low-probability determination table or high-probability determination table is referred to, and it is determined whether the first jackpot random number stored in the determination area shifted in S75 corresponds to "big hit" or "missing". To. As a result, the first jackpot determination based on the undetermined first jackpot random number stored in the RAM 52 is performed in the order in which the first jackpot random number is stored.

Next, it is determined whether the result of the first jackpot determination is a jackpot (S81). When the result of the first jackpot determination is out of order (S81: NO), a predetermined first special symbol indicating the out of place is determined (S83), and the process shifts to S111. When the result of the first jackpot determination is a jackpot (S81: YES), the first special symbol indicating the jackpot is determined (S82). In the process of S82, the special symbol determination table (see FIG. 5) is referred to, and the first special symbol determination random number corresponding to the value of the first special symbol determination random number acquired at the same time as the jackpot random number stored in the determination area shifted in S75 is used. One special design is decided.

Next, whether the jackpot type of the first special symbol determined in the processing of S82 is any of "16R long open", "8R long open A" and "8R long open B", that is, the first special symbol. It is determined whether the jackpot type of is "long open" (S85). When the jackpot type of the first special symbol is either "16R short opening" or "8R short opening", that is, when the jackpot type of the first special symbol is "short opening" (S85: NO), processing Moves to S111. When the jackpot type of the first special symbol is "long open" (S85: YES), the acquisition effect command is stored in the RAM 52 (S86). The acquisition effect command is a command for instructing the sub-control board 58 to execute the acquisition effect described later. The acquisition effect command is transmitted to the sub control board 58 in the command output process (S10, see FIG. 7) of the main process to be executed next time.

Next, it is determined whether the jackpot type of the first special symbol determined in the process of S82 is "8R long open B" (S88). When the jackpot type of the first special symbol is not "8R long open B" (S88: NO), the process shifts to S111. When the jackpot type of the first special symbol is "8R long open B" (S88: YES), the revival effect command is stored in the RAM 52 (S89). The revival effect command is a command for instructing the sub-control board 58 to execute the revival effect described later. The revival effect command is transmitted to the sub control board 58 in the command output process (see S10 and FIG. 7) of the main process to be executed next time. The process shifts to S111.

Further, in the second big hit determination, the number of second reserved balls is first subtracted by "1" (S91). Next, the determination area of the second jackpot-related information storage area is shifted to the storage area of the next number (S92). Next, the second jackpot determination is performed according to whether or not the probability fluctuates state (S93). In S93, it is specified whether or not the probability fluctuation state is generated at the present time by referring to the state of the probability fluctuation flag. The above-mentioned low probability determination table or high probability determination table is selected according to the result of specifying whether or not the probability fluctuation state has occurred. The selected low-probability determination table or high-probability determination table is referred to, and it is determined whether the second jackpot random number stored in the determination area shifted in S92 corresponds to "big hit" or "missing". To. As a result, the second jackpot determination based on the undetermined second jackpot random number stored in the RAM 52 is performed in the order in which the second jackpot random number is stored.

Next, it is determined whether the result of the second jackpot determination is a jackpot (S95). When the result of the second jackpot determination is out of order (S95: NO), a predetermined second special symbol indicating the out of place is determined (S98), and the process shifts to S111. On the other hand, when the result of the second jackpot determination is a jackpot (S95: YES), a second special symbol indicating that the jackpot is a jackpot is determined (S96). In the processing of S96, the special symbol determination table (see FIG. 5) is referred to, and the second special symbol determination random number corresponding to the value of the second special symbol determination random number acquired at the same time as the jackpot random number stored in the determination area shifted in S92. (Ii) A special design is decided. The process shifts to S111.

Next, the fluctuation pattern determination process is performed (S111). The variation pattern determination process is a process of determining the variation pattern of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. In the variation pattern determination process, in the variation pattern determination table (see FIG. 6) stored in the ROM 53, which of the first jackpot determination and the second jackpot determination is the jackpot determination, the gaming state at the time of the jackpot determination (time reduction). The fluctuation pattern of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is determined by referring to the table according to the state (state or non-time saving state) and the result of the jackpot determination (big hit or miss).

When the variation pattern is determined, the variation pattern designation command for designating the determined variation pattern is stored in the RAM 52 (S112). The variation pattern designation command is transmitted to the sub-control board 58 in the command output process (see S10 and FIG. 7) of the main process to be executed next time. The fluctuation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol determined according to the determined fluctuation pattern is set in the special symbol fluctuation time counter (S113). "1" indicating that either the first special symbol or the second special symbol is changing is stored in the special symbol display state flag (S114), and the process returns to the main process.

Further, in the determination of S62 shown in FIG. 9, when "1" is stored in the special symbol display state flag, it is determined that either the first special symbol or the second special symbol is changing ( S62: YES), it is determined whether the fluctuation time has elapsed (S121). When the value of the special symbol fluctuation time counter set in the process of S113 (see FIG. 10) is "0", it is determined that the fluctuation time has elapsed (S121: YES), and the special symbol is stopped in the RAM 52. The command is stored (S122). This command is transmitted to the relay board 47 and the sub-control board 58 by the command output process (see S10 and FIG. 7), and instructs the first special symbol or the second special symbol and the effect symbol of the display screen 28 to stop changing. .. Next, the predetermined special symbol stop display time is stored in the special symbol stop time counter (S123). "2" indicating that either the first special symbol or the second special symbol is being stopped is stored in the special symbol display state flag (S124), and the process returns to the main process. On the other hand, if it is determined in the determination of S121 that the fluctuation time has not yet elapsed (S121: NO), the process returns to the main process.

Further, in the determination of S63, when "2" is stored in the special symbol display state flag (S63: YES), the special symbol stop display time has elapsed depending on the value of the special symbol stop time counter set in S123. Is determined (S126). If the value of the special symbol stop time counter is not "0", it is determined that the special symbol stop display time has not yet elapsed (S126: NO), and the process returns to the main process. When the special symbol stop display time has elapsed (S126: YES), "0" indicating that neither the first special symbol nor the second special symbol is changing or being stopped is set as the special symbol display status flag. It is memorized (S127). Next, the game state transition process is performed (S128), and the process returns to the main process.

The game state transition process (S128, see FIG. 10) will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In the game state transition process, when it is determined that the game is a big hit, the game is transferred to the big hit game, and when a predetermined end condition is satisfied, various flags for ending the probability fluctuation state and the time saving state are controlled. Will be done.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the game state transition process is started, it is first determined whether or not the determination result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot (S131). In the case of a jackpot (S131: YES), the number of rounds associated with the jackpot type is set in the R counter (S132). The R counter is a counter that counts the number of rounds to be executed in the jackpot game, and is stored in the RAM 52. Specifically, when the jackpot type is either "16R long open" or "16R short open", "16" is stored in the R counter. When the jackpot type is any one of "8R long open A", "8R long open B", and "8R short open", "8" is stored in the R counter.

Next, the value of the determination count counter is cleared to "0" (S133). The determination number counting counter is a counter that counts the number of determinations executed since the end of the previous jackpot game, and is stored in the RAM 52. Next, if there is a time saving flag and a probability fluctuation flag that are "ON", both are "OFF" (S134). That is, during the jackpot game, the game state shifts from the probability fluctuation state and the time saving state to the normal state.

Next, a jackpot game start command indicating that the jackpot game starts is stored in the RAM 52 (S135). The jackpot game start command is transmitted to the sub control board 58 in the command output process (see S10, FIG. 7) of the main process to be executed next time. In addition, the jackpot game status flag is set to "ON" (S136). The processing returns to the special symbol processing (see FIG. 9).

On the other hand, when the determination result of the jackpot determination is incorrect (S131: NO), "1" is added to the determination number counting counter (S141). Next, it is determined whether the value of the determination count counter is "100" (S142). If the value of the determination count counter is not "100" (S142: NO), the processing returns to the special symbol processing (see FIG. 9).

When the value of the determination count counter is "100" (S142: YES), it is determined whether or not the probability fluctuation state is in effect (S143). This determination is made by the state of the probability variation flag. When the probability fluctuation flag is "OFF" (S143: NO), the process shifts to S145. When the probability fluctuation flag is "ON" (S143: YES), the probability fluctuation flag is "OFF" (S144). Next, the time saving flag is set to "OFF" (S145), and the processing returns to the special symbol processing (see FIG. 9).

The details of the special electric accessory processing (see S13 and FIG. 7) will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. First, the flag used in the special electric accessory treatment will be described. The opening flag, the processing waiting flag, the V passing flag, and the like are stored in the RAM 52.

The opening flag is a flag indicating whether or not the first large winning opening 16 and the second large winning opening 17 are in the open state. When any of the opening / closing members of the first major winning opening 16 and the second major winning opening 17 is opened, the opening flag is set to "ON" by storing "1", and both opening / closing members are opened. If not, "0" is stored and becomes "OFF". Whether the processing waiting flag is waiting for processing, which is before the predetermined processing time elapses from the closing of the entrances of the first special winning opening 16 and the second special winning opening 17 to the next processing. It is a flag indicating whether or not. The processing waiting flag is set to "ON" when "1" is stored during the processing waiting, and is set to "OFF" when the processing time elapses. The processing time is set in consideration of the time required for the game balls that have won the first prize opening 16 and the second prize opening 17 to be discharged to the outside of the game area 4. Specifies the time of the interval between jackpot rounds. The V-passing flag is a flag indicating that the game ball has passed through the specific area 17A in the second big winning opening 17 in the 8R jackpot game. When the game ball passes through the specific area 17A in the 8th round jackpot game, the V passage flag is stored as "1" and becomes "ON", and the predetermined processing corresponding to the game ball passing through the specific area 17A is completed. Then, it becomes "OFF".

As shown in FIG. 12, when the special electric accessory processing is started, it is determined whether or not the game is in the jackpot game state (S151). This determination is made by the state of the jackpot game state flag. When the jackpot game status flag is "OFF" (S151: NO), the process returns to the main process (see FIG. 7). When the jackpot game state flag is "ON" (S151: YES), it is determined whether the process is waiting (S152). This determination is made by the state of the processing waiting flag. When the processing waiting flag is "OFF" (S152: NO), it is determined whether the final round has been completed in the jackpot game (S153). This determination is made based on whether or not the value of the R counter is "0".

When the value of the R counter is not "0" (S153: NO), it is determined whether the first prize opening 16 or the second prize opening 17 is open (S155). This determination is made by the state of the open flag. When the opening flag is "OFF" (S155: NO), an opening command for opening each opening / closing member of the first special winning opening 16 or the second special winning opening 17 is stored in the RAM 52 (S156). The release command is transmitted to the relay board 47 in the command output process (S10, see FIG. 7) of the main process to be executed next time. In the jackpot game, in 1R to 7R and 9R to 16R, an opening command is transmitted to the first winning opening solenoid 70 via the relay board 47. In 8R, an opening command is transmitted to the second large winning opening solenoid 71 via the relay board 47. The first special winning opening solenoid 70 and the second special winning opening solenoid 71, which have received the opening command via the relay board 47, open the opening / closing members of the first special winning opening 16 and the second special winning opening 17.

Next, the predetermined opening time is stored in the opening time counter (S158). The opening time counter is a counter for measuring the opening time of each opening / closing member of the first special winning opening 16 and the second special winning opening 17, and is stored in the RAM 52. In the jackpot game, in 1R to 7R and 9R to 16R, a value indicating 29 seconds as a predetermined opening time is set in the opening time counter. In the jackpot game, in 8R, a value indicating 13 seconds in the case of "long opening" and a value indicating 0.3 seconds in the case of "short opening" are set in the opening time counter as predetermined opening times. It is set. Next, the opening flag is set to "ON" (S159).

Next, it is determined whether the jackpot round to be executed is 8R (S161). This determination is made based on whether the value of the R counter is "1" or "9". If the jackpot round to be executed is not 8R (S161: NO), the process shifts to the determination of S171 (see FIG. 13). When the jackpot round to be executed is 8R (S161: YES), the movable piece operation command for operating the movable piece in the second big winning opening 17 is stored in the RAM 52 (S162). The movable piece operation command is transmitted to the relay board 47 in the command output process (see S10 and FIG. 7) of the main process to be executed next time. The movable piece solenoid 72, which receives the movable piece operation command via the relay board 47, operates the movable piece in a predetermined operation pattern during 8R.

Next, the 8R start command for notifying the sub-control board 58 that the 8R jackpot round is started is stored in the RAM 52 (S163). The 8R start command is transmitted to the sub control board 58 in the command output process (S10, see FIG. 7) of the main process to be executed next time. The process shifts to the determination of S171 (see FIG. 13).

Next, as shown in FIG. 13, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won the first prize opening 16 or the second prize opening 17 (S171). If the flag corresponding to the first grand prize opening switch 76 is "OFF", it is determined that the game ball has not won the first grand prize opening 16. If the flag corresponding to the second major winning opening switch 77 is "OFF", it is determined that the game ball has not won the second major winning opening 17. If the game ball has not won a prize in the first prize opening 16 or the second prize opening 17 (S171: NO), the process proceeds to the determination in S173. If the flag corresponding to the first big winning opening switch 76 or the second big winning opening switch 77 is "ON", it is judged that the game ball has won the first big winning opening 16 or the second big winning opening 17. (S171: YES), "1" is added to the winning ball number counter of the RAM 52 that counts the number of game balls that have won the first big winning opening 16 or the second big winning opening 17 (S172). The process shifts to the determination of S173.

Next, it is determined whether the jackpot round being executed is 8R (S173). This determination is made based on whether the value of the R counter is "1" or "9". If the value of the R counter is not "1" or "9" (S173: NO), the process proceeds to the determination of S179.

When the value of the R counter is "1" or "9" (S173: YES), it is determined whether or not the game ball has passed through the specific area 17A of the second special winning opening 17 (S175). This determination is made based on the state of the flag corresponding to the specific area switch 78. When the game ball has not passed through the specific area 17A (S175: NO), the process shifts to the determination of S179. When the game ball has passed through the specific area 17A (S175: YES), a V-pass command for notifying the sub-control board 58 that the game ball has passed through the specific area 17A is stored in the RAM 52 (S176). .. The V-pass command is transmitted to the relay board 47 in the command output process (S10, see FIG. 7) of the main process to be executed next time. The name of the V passage command is based on the fact that a specific area provided inside the large winning opening, such as the specific area 17A, is generally called a "V zone". The process shifts to the determination of S179.

Next, it is determined whether or not the number of winning balls in the first large winning opening 16 or the second large winning opening 17 is "9" or more (S179). When the value of the winning ball counter is less than "9" (S179: NO), it is determined whether the opening time has elapsed based on the value of the opening time counter (S180). If the opening time has not elapsed (S180: NO), the process returns to the main process. In the special electric accessory processing performed thereafter, the jackpot game state (S151: YES), the processing is not waiting (S152: NO), the final round has not been completed (S153: NO), and the first major When the winning opening 16 or the second major winning opening 17 is open (S155: YES), nine or more game balls win the first major winning opening 16 or the second major winning opening 17, or the opening time These judgments are repeatedly executed until the elapse of (S179: NO, S180: NO).

When nine or more game balls win the first prize opening 16 or the second prize opening 17 (S179: YES), or when the opening time has elapsed (S180: YES), the closing command is stored in the RAM 52. (S181). The closing command is a command for closing each opening / closing member of the open first prize opening 16 or the second prize opening 17. The close command is transmitted to the relay board 47 in the command output process (S10, see FIG. 7) of the main process to be executed next time. Upon receiving the closing command via the relay board 47, the first special winning opening solenoid 70 and the second special winning opening solenoid 71 close each opening / closing member of the first special winning opening 16 or the second special winning opening 17.

Next, the predetermined processing time is stored in the processing time counter (S182). The processing waiting flag becomes “ON” (S183). The opening flag is set to "OFF" (S185). Next, it is determined whether the jackpot round that ends the execution is 7R (S186). This determination is made based on whether the value of the R counter is "2" or "10". If the jackpot round that ends the execution is not 7R (S186: NO), the process returns to the main process. When the jackpot round to end the execution is 7R (S186: YES), a 7R end command for notifying the sub-control board 58 that the jackpot round of 7R is terminated and the specific interval described later is started is sent to the RAM 52. It is memorized (S189). The process returns to the main process.

On the other hand, when the processing waiting flag is "ON" (S152: YES, see FIG. 12), it is determined whether the processing time has elapsed based on the value of the processing time counter (S191). If the value of the processing time counter is not "0", it is determined that the processing time has not elapsed (S191: NO), and the processing returns to the main processing. In the special electric accessory processing performed thereafter, if the value of the processing time counter is "0", it is determined that the processing time has elapsed (S191: YES), and the processing waiting flag is set to "OFF" (S192). ). Then, the value of the R counter is subtracted by "1" (S193).

Then, it is determined whether the end of the specific interval is reached (S195). In the present embodiment, the interval between the 7R jackpot round and the 8R jackpot round is referred to as a specific interval. That is, in the present embodiment, the specific interval is an interval between the special round and the normal round immediately before the special round. The specific interval is set at a timing before the jackpot ending in the jackpot game. In S195, it is determined whether the interval between the jackpot rounds in which the processing time has elapsed in S191 is a specific interval. This determination is made based on whether the value of the R counter is "1" or "9". If it is not the end of the specific interval (S195: NO), the process shifts to the determination of S197.

When the end of the specific interval (S195: YES), the specific interval end command is stored in the RAM 52 (S196). In the present embodiment, the revival effect described later is executed at a specific interval in a predetermined case. The specific interval end command is a command for notifying the sub-control board 58 of the end of the specific interval. The specific interval end command is transmitted to the sub control board 58 in the command output process (S10, see FIG. 7) of the main process to be executed next time. The process shifts to the determination of S197.

Next, based on the value of the R counter, it is determined whether or not the final round has been completed in the jackpot game (S197). If the value of the R counter is not "0", it is judged that the final round has not ended (S197: NO), the processing returns to the main processing, and in the next and subsequent special electric accessory processing, in the remaining jackpot rounds. The opening / closing operation of each opening / closing member of the first special winning opening 16 or the second special winning opening 17 is performed.

When the value of the R counter is "0" and it is determined that the final round has ended (S197: YES), a predetermined ending time is stored in the ending time counter that measures the jackpot ending time (S198). In the present embodiment, the logo image 111 and the first arousal image 112 (see FIG. 19), which will be described later, are displayed at the jackpot ending. Next, the ending start command for notifying the sub-control board 58 of the start of the jackpot ending time is stored in the RAM 52 (S199), and the process returns to the main process.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, when the value of the R counter is "0" in the determination of S153 and it is determined that the final round is completed (S153: YES), the jackpot ending time is based on the value of the ending time counter. Is determined (S201). If the value of the ending time counter is not "0", it is determined that the jackpot ending time has not elapsed (S201: NO), and the process returns to the main process. In the special electric accessory processing performed thereafter, if the value of the ending time counter is "0", it is determined that the jackpot ending time has elapsed (S201: YES), and the jackpot game end command is stored in the RAM 52 ( S202). The jackpot game end command is a command for notifying the sub control board 58 that the jackpot game has ended.
The jackpot game end command is transmitted to the sub control board 58 in the command output process of the main process to be executed next time. Next, the jackpot game status flag is set to "OFF" (S203).

Next, it is determined whether the game ball has passed the specific area 17A in the jackpot round of 8R (S205). If the flag corresponding to the specific area switch 78 is "OFF", it is determined that the game ball has not passed through the specific area 17A (S205: NO), and the process shifts to S208. If the flag corresponding to the specific area switch 78 is "ON", it is determined that the game ball has passed the specific area 17A (S205: YES), and the probability fluctuation flag is "ON" (S206). Next, the time saving flag becomes "ON" (S208). Next, the V passage flag becomes "OFF", and the (S209) process returns to the main process.

The sub-control board processing executed by the sub-control board 58 and the revival effect and the acquisition effect executed in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 20. The revival production is a production that suggests to the player that the jackpot round will be continuously performed after giving the player the impression that all the jackpot rounds in the jackpot game have been completed. By executing the revival effect, the pachinko machine 1 gives the player the impression that the jackpot game that was supposed to end has been revived, and can enhance the interest of the jackpot game. In the present embodiment, the revival effect is executed in the jackpot game of a specific jackpot type. Further, the acquisition effect is an effect that suggests to the player that the jackpot round of 8R is due to "long open" when the jackpot type is "long open". In the present embodiment, the acquisition effect is executed after the execution of the resurrection effect. The sub-control board processing is executed by the CPU 581 according to the program stored in the ROM 583.

Sub-control board processing will be described. The revival effect flag and the acquisition effect flag are stored in the RAM 582. The revival effect flag is a flag indicating that the jackpot type is "8R long open B" and the condition for executing the revival effect in the jackpot game is satisfied. As for the resurrection effect flag, "1" is memorized and becomes "ON" when the condition for executing the resurrection effect is satisfied, and "0" is stored when the condition for executing the resurrection effect is not satisfied. It becomes "OFF". The acquisition effect flag is a flag indicating that the jackpot type is "long open" and the condition for executing the acquisition effect in the jackpot game is satisfied. As for the acquisition effect flag, "1" is stored and becomes "ON" when the condition for executing the acquisition effect is satisfied, and "0" is stored when the condition for executing the acquisition effect is not satisfied. It becomes "OFF".

As shown in FIG. 14, when the sub-control board processing is started, it is determined whether or not the variation pattern designation command has been received from the main board 41 (S221). When the variation pattern designation command is not received (S221: NO), the process shifts to the determination of S225. When the variation pattern designation command is received (S221: YES), the variation pattern specified by the variation pattern designation command received from the main board 41 is stored in the RAM 582 (S222). Next, the notification effect is controlled according to the fluctuation pattern (S223). As a result, the symbol variation of the effect symbol on the display screen 28 is started. The process shifts to the determination of S225.

Next, it is determined whether or not the revival effect command has been received from the main board 41 (S225). If the resurrection effect command has not been received (S225: NO), the process shifts to the determination of S228. When the resurrection effect command is received (S225: YES), the resurrection effect flag is set to "ON" (S226). The process shifts to the determination of S228.

Next, it is determined whether or not the acquisition effect command has been received from the main board 41 (S228). When the acquisition effect command is not received (S228: NO), the process shifts to the determination of S231. When the acquisition effect command is received (S228: YES), the acquisition effect flag is set to “ON” (S229). The process shifts to the determination of S231.

Next, it is determined whether or not the special symbol stop command has been received from the main board 41 (S231). If the special symbol stop command has not been received (S231: NO), the process proceeds to the determination of S235 (see FIG. 15). When the special symbol stop command is received (S231: YES), the combination of the effect symbols indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination is confirmed and displayed (S232), and the notification effect ends. The process shifts to the determination of S235. In the present embodiment, the combination of the effect symbols indicating that the result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot is a combination of three effect symbols showing the same number, for example, "111" and "222". The combination of the effect symbols indicating that the result of the jackpot determination is out of order is a combination in which the three effect symbols do not have the same number, such as "274" and "353".

Next, as shown in FIG. 15, it is determined whether or not the jackpot game start command has been received from the main board 41 (S235). If the jackpot game start command has not been received (S235: NO), the process proceeds to the determination of S238. When the jackpot game start command is received (S235: YES), the execution of the jackpot game effect is started (S236). The jackpot game effect is an effect executed to notify the player that the jackpot game is in progress.

FIG. 18A is an example of the display contents of the display screen 28 in the jackpot round of 7R. In the jackpot game effect of the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 18A, the jackpot game effect image 101 that can uplift the player who has obtained the opportunity of the jackpot game is displayed on the display screen 28. .. In addition, during the jackpot round, the round image 103, the jackpot symbol image 104, the first right-handed notification image 105, and the like are displayed on the display screen 28. The round image 103 is an image showing the number of rounds being executed. The jackpot symbol image 104 is an image showing a combination of effect symbols showing the result of the jackpot determination (that is, an image showing what kind of symbol combination led to the jackpot game). The first right-handed notification image 105 is an image that notifies the player that it is advantageous for the player to proceed with the game by right-handed hitting.

FIG. 18B is an example of the display content of the display screen 28 at the end of the 7R jackpot round when the jackpot type is “8R short open” in the jackpot game effect. In this case, the end suggestion image 102 is displayed on the display screen 28. The end suggestion image 102 is an image showing that the end of the advantageous state for the player is suggested. In the present embodiment, the end suggestion image 102 shows the characters "TIME UP". In the present embodiment, when the jackpot type is "8R short opening", the second jackpot 17 is only opened for a maximum of 0.3 seconds in the 8R jackpot round. For this reason, in the 8R jackpot round, it is very difficult for the game ball to win the second prize opening 17, so that the number of prize balls (so-called balls) paid out in the 8R jackpot round is also very small. The pachinko machine 1 displays the end suggestion image 102 at the end of the 7R jackpot round on the display screen 28, so that the jackpot round in which the balls can be obtained in the ongoing jackpot game is almost completed in the current round of 7 rounds. Can suggest to the player to do.

Further, in the case of "short opening" in which it is very difficult for the game ball to win the second big prize opening 17 in the big hit round with the big hit type of 8R, it becomes difficult for the game ball to pass through the specific area 17A, so that the big hit It becomes very difficult for a probability fluctuation state to occur after the game is over. In the present embodiment, when the jackpot type is "8R short open", the rate at which the probability fluctuation state occurs after the end of the jackpot game being executed is approximately 0%. When the jackpot type is "8R short opening", the pachinko machine 1 displays the end suggestion image 102 on the display screen 28 at the end of the jackpot round of 7R. As a result, it can be suggested to the player that the pachinko machine 1 is likely to end the advantageous state for the player with the end of the current jackpot round.

In this embodiment, in addition to the case where the jackpot type is "8R short opening", the end suggestion image 102 is displayed at the end of the 7R jackpot round even when the jackpot type is "8R long opening B". It is configured to be displayed at 28. As a result, the pachinko machine 1 can further improve the effect of the revival effect, which gives the player the impression that all the jackpot rounds in the jackpot game have been completed.

Returning to the description of FIG. Next, it is determined whether the 7R end command has been received from the main board 41 (S238). If the 7R end command has not been received (S238: NO), the process proceeds to the determination of S241. When the 7R end command is received (S238: YES), the resurrection effect control process is executed (S239), and the process shifts to the determination of S241.

The revival effect control process (see S239 and FIG. 15) will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In the resurrection effect control process, the resurrection effect executed at a specific interval is controlled. In the present embodiment, when the jackpot game is based on "8R long open B", which is a part of the "long open" jackpot types in which the number of rounds is "8R", the revival effect shown in FIG. 19 is executed. To.

When the resurrection effect control process is started, it is determined whether the resurrection effect flag is "ON" (S261). When the revival effect flag is "OFF" (S261: NO), the process returns to the sub-control board process (see FIG. 15). When the revival effect flag is "ON" (S261: YES), the logo image display command is stored in the RAM 582 (S262). The logo image display command is a command for instructing the effect control board 43 to display the logo image 111 shown in FIG. 19 on the display screen 28.

In the present embodiment, the logo image 111 is an image showing a logo mark indicating the manufacturer name and catch phrase of the pachinko machine 1. In a gaming machine such as the pachinko machine 1, there are various timings for displaying a logo mark suggesting a provider of the gaming machine, such as a manufacturer name and a sales company name, on the display screen 28. In recent years, it has become customary to display a logo mark suggesting the provider of the game machine on the display screen 28 at the jackpot ending. As will be described later, also in the pachinko machine 1, the logo image 111 and the first arousal image 112 are also displayed on the display screen 28 at the jackpot ending. Therefore, the player who visually recognizes the logo mark indicating the provider of the game machine displayed on the display screen 28 can easily recognize that the jackpot game has ended.

The logo image display command is transmitted to the effect control board 43 in the command output process (S258, see FIG. 15) of the sub control board process described later. Upon receiving the logo image display command, the CPU 431 of the effect control board 43 reads the image data corresponding to the logo image 111 from the CGROM 432 and displays the logo image 111 on the display screen 28.

Next, the first awakening image display command is stored in the RAM 582 (S263). The first arousal image display command is a command for instructing the effect control board 43 to display the first awakening image 112 shown in FIG. 19C on the display screen 28. In the present embodiment, the first arousal image 112 is an image showing the words "Please be careful not to forget or steal the prepaid card". By displaying the first awakening image 112 on the display screen 28, the pachinko machine 1 can awaken the player so as not to meet a disadvantageous eye after the end of the jackpot game or the like.

The first arousal image display command is transmitted to the effect control board 43 in the command output process (S258, see FIG. 15) of the sub control board process described later. Upon receiving the first awakening image display command, the CPU 431 of the effect control board 43 reads the image data corresponding to the first arousal image 112 from the CGROM 432 and displays the first awakening image 112 on the display screen 28.

Next, the image change command is stored in the RAM 582 (S265). As shown in FIG. 19D, the image change command is a command for instructing the effect control board 43 to change the display mode of the first arousal image 112 displayed on the display screen 28. As a result, in the first awakening image 112, the left end of the first awakening image 112 moves from the left side to the right side of the display screen 28, and the right end of the first awakening image 112 moves to the back side of the display screen 28. The display mode is changed so as to move from the right side to the left side so as to be inverted. As a result, the pachinko machine 1 attracts the player's attention to the display content of the display screen 28, and makes it difficult for the player to overlook the second arousal image 113, which will be displayed later on the display screen 28. ..

The image change command is transmitted to the effect control board 43 in the command output process (S258, see FIG. 15) of the sub control board process described later. The CPU 431 of the effect control board 43 that has received the image change command reads the image data corresponding to the change in the display mode of the first awakening image 112 from the CGROM 432, and changes the display mode of the first awakening image 112 on the display screen 28. The image change command changes the display mode of the first awakening image 112 after a predetermined time has elapsed after the first awakening image 112 is displayed on the display screen 28 in response to the reception of the first awakening image display command. The CPU 431 of the effect control board 43 is instructed to do so.

Next, the second awakening image display command is stored in the RAM 582 (S266). The second arousal image display command is a command for instructing the effect control board 43 to display the second awakening image 113 shown in FIG. 19 (E) on the display screen 28. In the present embodiment, the second arousal image 113 is an image showing the wording "Please be careful not to forget to take the Attach Round". In the present embodiment, "Attack Round" is a wording indicating a special round in which the second major winning opening 17 is opened for a long time. By displaying the second arousal image 113 on the display screen 28, the pachinko machine 1 has not yet completed the jackpot game, and after the 7R jackpot round, a special round in which the second jackpot 17 is opened for a long time is further added. It is possible to remind the player to be executed.

The second arousal image 113 is displayed on the display screen 28 in the resurrection effect at the specific interval, and is not displayed on the display screen 28 in the jackpot ending. Therefore, when the second arousal image 113 is displayed on the display screen 28, the player can easily recognize that the jackpot game has not been completed yet and the special round is further executed.

The second arousal image display command is transmitted to the effect control board 43 in the command output process (S258, see FIG. 15) of the sub control board process described later. Upon receiving the second awakening image display command, the CPU 431 of the effect control board 43 reads the image data corresponding to the second awakening image 113 from the CGROM 432 and displays the second awakening image 113 on the display screen 28. The second awakening image display command is used after a predetermined time has elapsed after the display mode of the first awakening image 112 displayed on the display screen 28 is changed in response to the reception of the image change command. Instruct the CPU 431 of the effect control board 43 to display the image 113.

Next, the revival effect flag becomes "OFF" (S268), and the process returns to the sub-control board process (see FIG. 15). By executing the revival effect control process in this way, among the special rounds, at the specific interval immediately before the round in which the second major winning opening 17 is opened for a long time, (C) to (E) of FIG. 19 are shown. A series of revival productions are executed. By executing the revival effect, the pachinko machine 1 makes the player feel that all the jackpot rounds in the jackpot game have been completed with the end of the jackpot round of 7R, and then a special round is further executed. You can remind the player to do that. In particular, in the present embodiment, the special round executed after the revival effect is due to "long opening", and when the special round ends and the jackpot game ends, there is a very high probability that the jackpot game ends. A fluctuating state occurs. Therefore, the pachinko machine 1 can give the player who has given up the continuation of the advantageous state the impression that the advantageous state has been restored. Therefore, the pachinko machine 1 can surprise the player and amplify the uplifting of the player, rather than simply executing the special round by "long opening" without executing the revival effect. In order for the probability fluctuation state to occur after the end of the jackpot game, it is a condition that the game ball that has won the second major winning opening 17 in the special round passes through the specific area 17A. The pachinko machine 1 should be obtained by urging the player to win a game ball in the second major winning opening 17 and pass the game ball through the specific area 17A in the special round by executing the revival effect. It is possible to make the player aware so as not to miss the advantageous state.

In the present embodiment, when the jackpot type is "8R long open B", the resurrection effect is executed at a specific interval, and when the jackpot type is "8R long open A", the resurrection effect is not executed at the specific interval. As described above, the percentage of jackpot types is 30% for "8R long open A" and 5% for "8R long open B" (see FIG. 5). That is, among the jackpot types of "8R" and "long open", the ratio of the resurrection effect being executed at the specific interval is lower than the ratio of not executing the resurrection effect at the specific interval. In this way, the pachinko machine 1 can give valuable value to the revival effect and greatly surprise the player by executing the revival effect.

In addition, the player who has experienced such a revival effect expects the revival of the jackpot game even when he / she visually recognizes at least one of the logo image 111 and the first arousal image 112 in the jackpot game encountered from the next time onward. It becomes easier to watch the game. For example, the player may have the expectation that the revival effect will be further executed even when the logo image 111 displayed on the display screen 28 is visually recognized at the jackpot ending. As described above, the pachinko machine 1 can maintain the expectation of the player even if the logo image 111 and the first arousal image 112 are displayed in the jackpot game.

Returning to the description of FIG. Next, it is determined whether or not the specific interval end command has been received from the main board 41 (S241). If the specific interval end command has not been received (S24: NO), the process proceeds to the determination of S243. When the specific interval end command is received (S241: YES), if the resurrection effect is executed, the resurrection effect is terminated (S242), and the process shifts to the determination of S243.

Next, it is determined whether the 8R start command has been received from the main board 41 (S243). When the 8R start command is not received (S243: NO), the process shifts to the determination of S245. When the 8R start command is received (S243: YES), the acquisition effect control process is executed (S244), and the process shifts to the determination of S245.

The acquisition effect control process (see S244 and FIG. 15) will be described in detail with reference to FIG. This is an effect that suggests to the player that the eighth round of jackpot is due to "long opening" when the jackpot type is "long opening". In the present embodiment, when the jackpot type is any one of "16R long open", "8R long open A" and "8R long open B", that is, when the jackpot type is "long open", the acquisition effect By the control process, the acquisition effect shown in FIG. 20 is executed.

When the acquisition effect control process is started, it is determined whether the acquisition effect flag is “ON” (S271). When the acquisition effect flag is “OFF” (S271: NO), the process returns to the sub-control board process (see FIG. 15). When the acquisition effect flag is "ON" (S271: YES), the third awakening image display command is stored in the RAM 582 (S272). The third arousal image display command is a command for instructing the effect control board 43 to display the third awakening image 106 shown in FIG. 20 (F) on the display screen 28. In the present embodiment, the third arousal image 106 is an image showing the words "Put a ball in ATTACK ROUND V!". The pachinko machine 1 displays the third arousal image 106 on the display screen 28 to start a special round, and causes the second major winning opening 17 to win a game ball and pass through the specific area 17A (V zone). It is possible to remind the player that the chance to do so has arrived.

The third arousal image display command is transmitted to the effect control board 43 in the command output process (S258, see FIG. 15) of the sub control board process described later. The CPU 431 of the effect control board 43 that has received the third awakening image display command reads the image data corresponding to the third awakening image 106 from the CGROM 432 and displays the third awakening image 106 on the display screen 28.

Next, the fourth arousal image display command is stored in the RAM 582 (S273). The fourth arousal image display command is a command for instructing the effect control board 43 to display the fourth arousal image 108 shown in FIG. 20 (G) on the display screen 28. In the present embodiment, the fourth arousal image 108 is an image in which an image showing the word "right-handed" and an image showing a right-pointing arrow are combined. In the present embodiment, in order to make the second major winning opening 17 win the game ball, the player needs to hit the game ball to the right. By displaying the fourth arousal image 108 on the display screen 28, the pachinko machine 1 can arouse the player that the timing for hitting the game ball to the right has arrived. For example, even after the revival effect is executed, it is possible that the player has already stopped launching the game ball because he / she thinks that all the jackpot rounds in the jackpot game have been completed by 7R. In the pachinko machine 1, the jackpot round has been revived using the fourth arousal image 108, and in the special round, there is a chance that the game ball can be won in the second prize opening 17 and passed through the specific area 17A. It is possible to remind the player of what he is doing. In particular, the pachinko machine 1 has an opportunity to pass the specific area 17A and generate a probability fluctuation state after the jackpot game is completed by displaying the fourth awakening image 108 in addition to the third awakening image 106 on the display screen 28. It is possible to make the player aware so as not to miss.

The fourth arousal image display command is transmitted to the effect control board 43 in the command output process (S258, see FIG. 15) of the sub control board process described later. The CPU 431 of the effect control board 43 that has received the fourth arousal image display command reads the image data corresponding to the fourth arousal image 108 from the CGROM 432 and displays the fourth awakening image 108 on the display screen 28. The fourth awakening image display command displays the fourth awakening image 108 after a predetermined time has elapsed after the third awakening image 106 is displayed on the display screen 28 in response to the reception of the third awakening image display command. The CPU 431 of the effect control board 43 is instructed to do so.

Next, the acquisition effect flag becomes “OFF” (S275), and the process returns to the sub-control board process (see FIG. 15). By executing the acquisition effect control process in this way, a series of acquisition effects shown in FIGS. 20 (F) and 20 (G) are executed in the special round of the jackpot game in which the jackpot type is "long open". To. The pachinko machine 1 can easily inform the player that a special round will be executed by executing the acquisition effect. In particular, when the jackpot type is "8R long open B", the acquisition effect is executed after the revival effect is executed. For this reason, the pachinko machine 1 prevents the player from missing a chance to pass the game ball through the specific area 17A even if the player thinks that the jackpot game has ended. be able to.

Returning to the description of FIG. Next, it is determined whether or not the V-passing image display command has been received from the main board 41 (S245). When the V-passing image display command has not been received (S245: NO), the process proceeds to the determination of S251. When the V-passing image display command is received (S245: YES), the V-passing image display command is stored in the RAM 582 (S246). The V-passing image display command is a command for instructing the effect control board 43 to display the V-passing image 109 shown in FIG. 20 (H) on the display screen 28. In the present embodiment, the V-passing image 109 is an image that imitates the character "V". By displaying the V-passing image 109 on the display screen 28, the pachinko machine 1 indicates that the game ball that has won the second major winning opening 17 has passed through the specific area 17A (V zone) in the special round. Can be notified to a person. Further, the pachinko machine 1 can notify the player that a probability fluctuation state will occur after the end of the jackpot game by displaying the V-passing image 109 on the display screen 28.

The V-passing image display command is transmitted to the effect control board 43 in the command output process (S258, see FIG. 15) of the sub control board process described later. Upon receiving the V-passing image display command, the CPU 431 of the effect control board 43 reads the image data corresponding to the V-passing image 109 from the CGROM 432 and displays the V-passing image 109 on the display screen 28. The process shifts to the determination of S251.

Next, it is determined whether or not the ending start command has been received from the main board 41 (S251). If the ending start command has not been received (S251: NO), the process proceeds to the determination of S255. When the ending start command is received (S251: YES), the logo image display command is stored in the RAM 582 (S252). Next, the first awakening image display command is stored in the RAM 582 (S253).

The logo image display command and the first awakening image display command are the same commands as the logo image display command and the first awakening image display command used in S262 and S263 of the above-mentioned resurrection effect control process (see FIG. 16). The logo image display command and the first arousal image display command are transmitted to the effect control board 43 in the command output process (S258, see FIG. 15) of the sub control board process described later. Upon receiving the logo image display command, the CPU 431 of the effect control board 43 reads the image data corresponding to the logo image 111 from the CGROM 432 and displays the logo image 111 on the display screen 28. Further, the CPU 431 of the effect control board 43 that has received the first awakening image display command reads the image data corresponding to the first arousal image 112 from the CGROM 432 and displays the first awakening image 112 on the display screen 28.

The pachinko machine 1 displays the logo image 111 and the first arousal image 112 on the display screen 28 at the jackpot ending with the display contents shown in FIG. 19C, so that all the jackpot rounds are completed and the jackpot game is completed. Can suggest to the player to do. The logo image 111 and the first awakening image 112 in the jackpot ending are displayed in the hit endings of all the jackpot games regardless of the jackpot type of the jackpot game. Further, the player who has experienced the jackpot game recognizes that the logo image 111 is an image indicating the end of the jackpot game. After that, the process shifts to the determination of S255.

Next, it is determined whether or not the jackpot game end command has been received from the main board 41 (S255). If the jackpot game end command has not been received (S255: NO), the process shifts to S258. When the jackpot game end command is received (S255: YES), the execution of the jackpot game effect is completed (S256), and the process shifts to S258.

Next, command output processing is performed (S258). In the command output process, the control command is output to the effect control board 43 or the like. The control command output here is a control command stored in the RAM 582 in the sub-control board processing. After that, the process returns to the determination of S221 (see FIG. 14).

As described above, when the CPU 581 of the sub-control board 58 receives the ending start command from the main board 41 (S251: YES), the logo image display command is stored in the RAM 582 (S252). Upon receiving the logo image display command, the CPU 431 of the effect control board 43 reads the image data corresponding to the logo image 111 from the CGROM 432 and displays the logo image 111 on the display screen 28 (see (C) in FIG. 19). As a result, the logo image 111 is displayed on the display screen 28 at the jackpot ending. Therefore, the player who has experienced the jackpot game recognizes that the logo image 111 is an image indicating the end of the jackpot game. On the other hand, even when the revival effect flag is "ON" (S261: YES), the logo image display command is stored in the RAM 582 (S262). Along with this, the logo image 111 is displayed on the display screen 28 at specific intervals as a revival effect (see (C) in FIG. 19). In this case, the player who visually recognizes the logo image 111 may recognize that the jackpot game has ended. However, since the special round is further executed after the logo image 111 is displayed, the player can easily have the impression that the advantageous state has been restored, and the interest of the game is improved. In addition, the pachinko machine 1 can give the player who visually recognizes the logo image 111 displayed on the display screen 28 at the jackpot ending to have a feeling of expectation that the jackpot game will be continued. In this way, the pachinko machine 1 can maintain the expectation of the player until the end of the jackpot game by performing the revival effect using the logo image 111.

In the pachinko machine 1, the jackpot type is determined in S82 and S96. When the determined jackpot type is "8R long open B" (S88: YES), the resurrection effect command is stored in the RAM 52 (S89) and transmitted to the sub control board 58. When the sub-control board 58 receives the resurrection effect command (S225: YES), the resurrection effect flag is set to “ON” (S226). Then, when the resurrection effect flag is "ON" (S261: YES), the logo image display command is stored in the RAM 582 (S262). In this way, the pachinko machine 1 can determine whether or not to perform the revival effect according to the jackpot type, and can maintain the expectation of the player during the jackpot game.

When the ending start command is received (S251: YES), the logo image display command is stored in the RAM 582 (S252). In response to this, the first awakening image display command is stored in the RAM 582 (S253). By displaying the first arousal image 112 on the display screen 28 at the jackpot ending, the pachinko machine 1 can suggest to the player that all the jackpot rounds are completed and the jackpot game is completed. On the other hand, as the logo image display command is stored in the RAM 582 in S262 (S262), the second awakening image display command is stored in the RAM 582 (S266). By displaying the first arousal image 112 on the display screen 28, the pachinko machine 1 has not yet completed the jackpot game, and after the 7R jackpot round, a special round in which the second jackpot 17 is opened for a long time is further added. It is possible to remind the player to be executed. That is, the player can determine whether the logo image 111 is displayed in the specific ending or the jackpot ending depending on which of the first arousal image 112 and the second awakening image 113 is displayed. Therefore, in the pachinko machine 1, the player who visually recognizes the logo image 111 displayed on the display screen 28 by the processing of S262 thinks that the jackpot game has ended, and thus stops firing the game ball. , It is possible to prevent an inconvenient situation for the player. Further, the player can easily pay attention to which of the first arousal image 112 and the second awakening image 113 is displayed according to the display of the logo image 111 on the display means. Therefore, the pachinko machine 1 can improve the degree of attention of the player to the logo image 111.

When the jackpot type of the first special symbol is "long open" (S85: YES), the acquisition effect command is stored in the RAM 52 (S86). When the acquisition effect command is received from the main board 41 (S228: YES), the acquisition effect flag is set to “ON” (S229). When the 8R start command is received from the main board 41 (S243: YES) and the acquisition effect flag is “ON” (S271: YES), the third awakening image display command and the fourth awakening image display command are stored in the RAM 582. (S272, S273). As a result, the third awakening image 106 and the fourth awakening image 108 are displayed on the display screen 28 when the special round which is 8R immediately after the specific interval is "long open" after the revival effect is performed at the specific interval. Is displayed in. Therefore, the player knows that the pachinko machine 1 has started a special round and has a chance to win a game ball in the second major winning opening 17 and pass it through the specific area 17A (V zone). Can be alerted to.

In the present embodiment, the CPU 51 of the main board 41 that performs the jackpot determination in S76 and S93 of FIG. 10 functions as the "determination means" of the present invention. The CPU 581 of the sub-control board 58 that starts the execution of the jackpot game effect in S236 of FIG. 15 functions as the "big hit game execution means" of the present invention. The logo image 111 corresponds to the "first image" of the present invention. The jackpot ending corresponds to the "first timing" of the present invention. The display screen 28 corresponds to the "display means" of the present invention. In S252 of FIG. 15, the CPU 581 of the sub-control board 58 that displays the logo image 111 on the display screen 28 functions as the "first display control means" of the present invention. The specific interval corresponds to the "second timing" of the present invention. In S89 of FIG. 10, when the jackpot type of the first special symbol is "8R long open B", the CPU 51 of the main board 41 that stores the revival effect command in the RAM 52 functions as the "display determination means" of the present invention. .. The CPU 581 of the sub control board 58 that displays the logo image 111 on the display screen 28 when the revival effect flag is “ON” in S262 of FIG. 16 functions as the “second display control means” of the present invention.

The CPU 51 of the main board 41 that determines a special symbol indicating a big hit in S82 and S96 of FIG. 10 functions as the "type determination means" of the present invention. The first arousal image 112 corresponds to the "second image" of the present invention. In S253 of FIG. 15, the CPU 581 of the sub-control board 58 that displays the first arousal image 112 on the display screen 28 in response to the display of the logo image 111 functions as the "third display control means" of the present invention. The second arousal image 113 corresponds to the "third image" of the present invention. In S266 of FIG. 16, the CPU 581 of the sub-control board 58 that displays the second arousal image 113 on the display screen 28 in response to the display of the logo image 111 functions as the "fourth display control means" of the present invention. The third arousal image 106 and the fourth arousal image 108 correspond to the "fourth image" of the present invention. In S272 and S273 of FIG. 17, the CPU 581 of the sub-control board 58 that displays the third arousal image 106 and the fourth awakening image 108 on the display screen 28 functions as the "fifth display control means" of the present invention.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described in detail above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. In the above embodiment, the logo image 111 is an image showing a logo mark indicating the manufacturer name and catch phrase of the pachinko machine 1, but may be, for example, a logo mark indicating either the manufacturer name or the catch phrase. Further, the maker name and the catchphrase do not necessarily have to be logo-marked, and an image in which the maker name and the catchphrase are simply indicated by a character string may be used instead of the logo image 111.

In addition, the logo image 111 is not limited to the image showing the maker name and the catchphrase, and may be an image including an image showing the wording directly or indirectly indicating the end of the jackpot game. Words that directly or indirectly indicate the end of the jackpot game include, for example, "end", "end", "end", "see you again", "bye bye", "defeat", "sorry" and the like.

In the above embodiment, the first jackpot determination is mainly performed in the normal state in which neither the probability fluctuation state nor the time reduction state occurs, and the second jackpot determination is mainly performed in the probability fluctuation time reduction state and the non-probability fluctuation time reduction state. Will be done. The jackpot type of "8R long open B" is provided in the first special symbol, but not in the second special symbol. Therefore, the revival effect is mainly executed when the determination result by the first jackpot determination is a jackpot in the normal state and the jackpot type is determined to be "8R long open B". That is, the pachinko machine 1 is configured so that the revival effect can be easily performed when it is first determined to be a big hit (so-called first hit) after starting the game in the normal state. This is an example of an embodiment of the resurrection effect. In addition, even if the judgment result by the jackpot judgment in the probability fluctuation time saving state and the non-probability fluctuation time saving state is a jackpot (so-called continuous chan hit) and a predetermined jackpot type is determined, the revival effect is performed. It may be configured to be easily damaged. Specifically, the jackpot type on which the revival effect is executed may be provided in the second special symbol.

In the above embodiment, the logo image 111 and the first arousal image 112 are displayed on the display screen 28 in the jackpot ending of all the jackpot games. In addition, for example, in the case of the first hit, the logo image 111 and the first awakening image 112 are displayed in the jackpot ending, and in the case of consecutive chan hits, the logo image 111 and the first awakening image 112 are not displayed in the jackpot ending. It may be configured in.

In the above embodiment, when the jackpot type of the first special symbol determined in the process of S82 is "8R long open B" (S88: YES), the revival effect command is stored in the RAM 52 (S89). When the sub-control board 58 receives the resurrection effect command (S225: YES), the resurrection effect flag is set to "ON" (S226), and the resurrection effect is performed at a specific interval (S262 to S266). That is, the determination of whether or not to execute the resurrection effect is performed in the special symbol processing executed in the main processing. In addition, the process of determining whether or not to execute the revival effect may be performed by the sub-control board process. For example, the jackpot types of "8R" and "long open" may not be classified as "8R long open A" and "8R long open B". Then, in the sub-control board processing, before the processing of S225, in the case of the jackpot type of "8R" and "long open", it is decided to set the revival effect flag to "ON" at a predetermined ratio by lottery or the like. You may. In this case, in the case of the jackpot type of "8R" and "long open", the CPU 581 of the sub control board 58 that determines to set the revival effect flag to "ON" at a predetermined ratio is the "display determination means" of the present invention. It functions as.

In the above embodiment, in the acquisition effect control process, the third awakening image 106 and the fourth awakening image are stored in the RAM 582 according to the third awakening image display command and the fourth awakening image display command (S272, S273). 108 is displayed on the display screen 28. In the acquisition effect, both the third awakening image 106 and the fourth awakening image 108 may not necessarily be displayed, and either one of the third awakening image 106 and the fourth awakening image 108 may be displayed.

In the above embodiment, the logo image 111 and the first arousal image 112 displayed on the display screen 28 at the jackpot ending and the logo image 111 and the first awakening image 112 displayed on the display screen 28 at a specific interval are the same images. Is. The logo image 111 and the first arousal image 112 displayed in the jackpot ending and the logo image 111 and the first awakening image 112 displayed at a specific interval do not have to be exactly the same image. For example, the size, color tone, design, etc. of both or one of the logo image 111 and the first arousal image 112 may be changed depending on whether the logo image 111 or the first arousal image 112 is displayed at the jackpot ending or at a specific interval. In this case, whether the difference in appearance between the logo image 111 and the first awakening image 112 arouses the end of the jackpot game, or whether the jackpot game is not finished yet and the jackpot game is revived. It can be easily recognized by the player.

In the above embodiment, the logo image 111 normally displayed on the display screen 28 at the jackpot ending is displayed on the display screen at a specific interval which is a timing before the jackpot ending when the jackpot type is "8R long open B". It is displayed at 28. In addition to the specific interval, the timing before the jackpot ending is the end of the normal round immediately before the special round (for example, the timing after the end suggestion image 102 is displayed on the display screen 28 in 7R). It may be. Further, the timing may be before the acquisition effect is started in the special round (for example, 8R before the third arousal image 106 or the like is displayed on the display screen 28 as the acquisition effect).

The present invention may be applied to a so-called rank-up bonus. The rank-up bonus is a jackpot game in which the jackpot opens more times than the number of rounds in one jackpot game, for example, by including a plurality of jackpot rounds in which the jackpot opens a plurality of times. Regardless of the number of rounds, as the number of times the big prize opening opens increases, the number of prize balls associated with winning the big prize opening tends to increase, so in one rank-up bonus, many large prize openings The more open the player, the higher the expectations of the player. Since the jackpot game with such a rank-up bonus is often performed without clearly indicating to the player the number of times the jackpot opens during the jackpot game, the player will continue to receive the rank-up bonus. Proceed with the game while paying attention to.

For example, when a total of 48 large winning openings are opened in the rank-up bonus, the pachinko machine 1 has a logo image at the timing when the 36th large winning opening, which is in the middle of the rank-up bonus, is completed. 111 may be displayed on the display screen 28. The player who visually recognizes the logo image 111 can easily recognize that the rank-up bonus has ended. In this case, the timing at which the opening of the 36th large winning opening, which is the middle stage of the rank-up bonus, is completed corresponds to the "second timing" of the present invention. Then, the pachinko machine 1 displays the first awakening image 112 when the logo image 111 is displayed on the display screen 28, and the second awakening image 112 when the first awakening image 112 is displayed on the display screen 28. Each of 113 may be displayed on the display screen 28. By displaying the first awakening image 112 and the second awakening image 113 on the display screen 28 at this timing, the pachinko machine 1 can arouse the player that the rank-up bonus is still in the middle stage. That is, the pachinko machine 1 can improve the player's expectation that the rank-up bonus will be continuously executed by executing the revival effect in the middle of the rank-up bonus. Further, the pachinko machine 1 may further execute the acquisition effect at the opening of the big winning opening after the 37th time, and may suggest to the player that the rank-up bonus is continuously performed.

The conditions for the occurrence of the probability fluctuation state are not limited to the example of the above embodiment. The pachinko machine 1 may generate a probability fluctuation state after the jackpot game ends at a predetermined rate regardless of whether or not the game ball has passed through the specific area 17A. That is, the pachinko machine 1 does not have to have the specific area 17A inside the second special winning opening 17.

All elements described in claims, specifications and drawings (eg, display means, movable means, corresponding images, etc.) are physically single unless explicitly stated to consciously limit the number. The number may be plural, and the arrangement may be changed as appropriate. In addition, the names (element names) given to the elements are merely given for convenience in the description of this case, and are not particularly conscious of the fact that they have a special meaning. Therefore, the element name alone does not limit the interpretation of what the element is. For example, the "display means" may be a single hardware or a software. Furthermore, whether a plurality of elements among all the above elements are appropriately integrally configured or one element is divided into a plurality of elements can be easily considered by those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is clear that all patterns are within the assumed range even if all the patterns are not described in the specification, etc., and therefore, the statement that they are clearly excluded in the claims, etc. It goes without saying that all of them are included in the claims of the present invention unless otherwise stated. Therefore, simply adopting a structural difference within that range in a gaming machine because it is not described in the present embodiment does not mean that the right according to the present invention has been circumvented. .. The same applies to differences in the configuration and shape of each element, which can be easily considered by those skilled in the art from this embodiment.

1 Pachinko machine 28 Display screen 41 Main board 51 CPU
52 RAM
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58 Sub-control board 106 Third awakening image 108 Fourth awakening image 111 Logo image 112 First awakening image 113 Second awakening image 581 CPU
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Claims (3)

Judgment means to determine whether to execute a jackpot game,
When it is determined by the determination means that the jackpot game is to be executed, the jackpot game execution means for executing the jackpot game and the jackpot game execution means.
The first display control means for displaying the first image on the display means at the first timing, which is the timing at which the jackpot game executed by the jackpot game execution means ends.
A display determining means for determining whether to display the first image on the display means at a second timing which is a timing before the first timing while the jackpot game is being executed.
A second display control means for causing the display means to display the first image at the second timing according to the determination by the display determination means .
A third display control means for displaying the second image on the display means in response to the display of the first image on the display means by the first display control means.
In response to the display of the first image on the display means by the second display control means, after the second image is displayed on the display means, the image displayed on the display means is displayed as the second image. Equipped with a fourth display control means that changes from to the third image ,
The second image is a content that calls attention to the end of the jackpot game.
The third image is a content that urges that the jackpot game has not been completed yet and that the jackpot game will continue thereafter.
A game machine characterized by that. A type determining means for determining the type of the jackpot game to be executed by the jackpot game executing means according to the determination result by the determining means is provided.
The claim is characterized in that the display determining means determines whether to display the first image on the display means at the second timing according to the type of the jackpot game determined by the type determining means. Item 1. The gaming machine according to item 1. The first image displayed on the display means by the second display control means at a timing after the second timing while the jackpot game is being executed by the jackpot game execution means. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2 , further comprising a fifth display control means for displaying a fourth image relating to the execution of the jackpot game on the display means after finishing the display.