JP7112090B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko machine.

In gaming machines typified by pachinko machines, a win-or-fail judgment is executed to determine whether or not a big win is won at the start of symbol variation. There are some that start a big win game after the end of variation. For example, Patent Document 1.

JP 2018-86563 A

Such a jackpot game is effective in terms of facilitating the acquisition of prize balls, but there is still room for improvement in order to make use of the jackpot game in other ways in order to enhance the interest of the game.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a gaming machine that can enhance the interest of a game by using a jackpot game.

According to the present invention, with the start of the symbol variation, the success/failure determination for determining whether or not the jackpot is won is executed, and when the success/failure determination results in the winning of the jackpot, the symbol variation related to the success/failure determination ends. A gaming machine capable of starting a jackpot game later and executing symbol variation after the jackpot game ends, comprising an image display means and a display control means for controlling the image display means, and including a big winning opening. A plurality of types of winning holes are provided, and when game balls enter the plurality of types of winning holes, the number of prize balls corresponding to the winning is awarded, and the jackpot game is a game to the big winning hole. The display control means includes a jackpot start demonstration that is started with the start of the jackpot game immediately before the round game in which it is easy to win the ball, and that it is difficult for the game ball to enter the jackpot. a plurality of privilege images can be displayed, and a privilege display effect in which one privilege image is determined from the plurality of privilege images can be executed; A performance of continuously switching the privilege images that can be the one privilege image, and then deterministically displaying the one privilege image, wherein the big win is won after the completion of the symbol variation in which the big win is won by the judgment of success or failure. and may end before the end of the jackpot game related to the jackpot, and before the jackpot start demonstration ends, one of the plurality of privilege images It is an effect of switching all the privilege images that can be the one privilege image, and the one privilege image is determined without being based on the type of the jackpot related to the start of the privilege display effect in which the one privilege image is determined. The time required to execute the privilege display effect is not based on the type of the jackpot, the jackpot includes a first jackpot and a second jackpot, and the jackpot start demonstration related to the second jackpot is , the execution period is longer than the big win start demonstration related to the first big win, and the privilege display effect is further, in the big win game related to the second big win, more than the big win game related to the first big win. There is provided a game machine characterized in that it is an effect that is executed at a high rate .

According to the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine capable of enhancing the interest of a game by using a jackpot game.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game machine. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a pattern display device arranged in area II shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a bird's-eye view showing a group of operation buttons arranged in area III shown in FIG. 1 and its surroundings. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a game board installed in the game machine. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the game machine. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the control configuration of the gaming machine. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the gaming machine. Figure 8 (a) is a lottery table for special figure propriety determination, Figure 8 (b) is a lottery table for special figure 1 stop symbol lottery, and Figure 8 (c) is for special figure 2 stop symbol lottery is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table of . FIG. 9(a) is a lottery table for special figure variation pattern derivation at the time of special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, and FIG. 9(b) is special figure variation used when special figure variation pattern HNP1 is determined. It is a figure which shows typically the lottery table for pattern derivation. FIG. 10(a) is a special figure that is used within 4 times (within the 4th rotation) of the number of executions of symbol variation (the number of executions of symbol variation from the end of the latest jackpot game) during the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB. The lottery table for deriving the variation pattern is shown in FIG. 10B for deriving the special figure variation pattern, which is used after the number of symbol variations executed in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB is 5 times or later (5th rotation or later). Drawing 10 (c) is a figure showing typically a lottery table for special figure fluctuation pattern derivation used at the time of special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC. FIG. 11(a) is a state transition diagram showing the transition of the special figure variation pattern derivation state, and FIG. 11(b) is a diagram showing the average variation time relationship for each special figure variation pattern derivation state. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a flow of LN mode management processing. FIG. 13(a) is a diagram showing the positions where the lucky numbers are displayed in the display area of the main display section 81, and FIG. 13(b) is a diagram showing how the lucky numbers are variably displayed. 13(c) is a diagram showing the display area of the main display section 81 when the LN flag is OFF. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a flow of LN fluctuation effect management processing. FIG. 15(a) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table used for the LN fluctuation effect execution lottery, and FIG. 15(b) schematically showing a lottery table used for the LN stop symbol lottery. FIG. 16 is a timing chart showing the flow of execution of the LN fluctuation effect in this embodiment. FIGS. 17(a) to 17(d) are diagrams showing types of jackpot end screens which are started to be displayed during the jackpot end demonstration. FIG. 18(a) is a flow of the big-hit end screen extension determination process, and FIG. 18(b) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table used in the big-hit end screen extension lottery. FIG. 19 is a timing chart showing an extended display of the big win end screen when a holding series occurs in the fourth symbol variation after the big win game is over. FIG. 20 is a timing chart showing an extended display of the big win end screen when a holding series occurs in the second symbol variation after the big win game ends. FIG. 21 is a timing chart showing an extended display of the big win end screen when no pending series occurs. FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining a specific example of display related to prize ball images. FIG. 23 is a timing chart showing whether or not to display a prize ball image.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in all the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted as appropriate. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, the terms "front", "rear", "left", "right", "upper", and "lower" refer to the front side (player side) of the gaming machine 10 as shown in FIG. ) shall be designated as viewed from the
In the following description, "advantage (advantage)" refers to being advantageous to the player, and unless otherwise specified, prize balls (game Medium) refers to being advantageous in terms of the amount of acquisition (not limited to the payout of game balls, but including the payout of medals).

<Features of the present invention>
Before describing the details of the gaming machine 10 in this embodiment, the features of the invention (the present invention) described in this embodiment will be described.
In describing the features, the configuration in parentheses exemplifies the configuration of the present embodiment corresponding to the immediately preceding configuration, and the description of the gaming machine 10 after this description also has the same usage in the parentheses. may describe the configuration.

The present invention
Along with the start of pattern variation, a win-or-fail judgment is executed to determine whether or not a big win is won, and when the above-mentioned big win is won by the above-mentioned win-or-fail judgment, a big win game is started after the end of the symbol variation related to the win-or-fail judgment. , a gaming machine capable of executing symbol variation after the end of the jackpot game,
image display means (main display unit 81);
Display control means (first sub-control board 200, second sub-control board 300) for controlling the image display means,
The display control means is capable of displaying a plurality of privilege images and executing a privilege display effect (LN fluctuation effect) in which one privilege image is determined from the plurality of privilege images,
The privilege display effect may be started after the end of the symbol variation in which the big win is won by the win/fail judgment, and may end before the end of the big win game related to the big win,
The one privilege image is determined without being based on the type of the jackpot related to the start of the privilege display effect for which the one privilege image is determined,
The time required to execute the above-mentioned privilege display effect is not based on the type of the above-mentioned jackpot,
It is a gaming machine characterized by

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent misunderstanding of the result of the special figure propriety determination by the first privilege display effect.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the misrecognition of the result of the special figure propriety determination (particularly, the type of the big hit) by the time involved in the execution of the privilege display effect.

Note that, when one privilege image is determined from a plurality of privilege images, the privilege display effect is not limited to continuously switching privilege images that can be the one privilege image as in the present embodiment. For example, one privilege image can be selected from a plurality of privilege images by a game operation such as an operation related to a cursor button to be described later, and the finally selected privilege image is determined as the one privilege image. As long as one privilege image is determined from a plurality of privilege images, the process of determination does not matter.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the above-mentioned privilege display effect is started only after the end of the symbol variation in which the big win is won by the win/fail judgment, and ends before the end of the big win game related to the big win, but it is limited to this. do not have. That is, the privilege display effect may be executed during the period, and the privilege display effect may be executed during another period (period other than the jackpot game).

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a plurality of privilege images that can be displayed in the privilege display effect are determined in advance, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, all or part of the plurality of privilege images may be different when the privilege display effect is executed.

Further, the start of the privilege display effect means that a plurality of privilege images can be displayed, and the end of the privilege display effect means that one privilege image is determined. Therefore, the period in which one fixed privilege image is displayed does not correspond to the privilege display effect.

The gaming machine 10 having the above characteristics will be specifically described based on the following embodiments.

<Regarding the structure of the game machine 10>
First, the structure of the game machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG.
1 is a front view of the gaming machine 10, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a pattern display device 90 arranged in the area II shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a view showing a game board 50 installed in the game machine 10, and FIG. 5 is a rear view of the game machine 10. FIG.
1 to 5 are merely necessary for explaining the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and configurations and functions not shown here are added to the gaming machine 10. You may Also, the game machine 10 does not necessarily have all of the configurations shown here, and some of the configurations or functions may be omitted to the extent that the effects of the present invention are not impaired.

The game machine 10 of the present embodiment is a so-called pachinko machine, and shoots game balls onto a front area (hereinafter referred to as a "game area 50a") of a game board 50 on which a large number of game nails (not shown) are erected. Then, when a game ball enters a winning hole (for example, the big winning hole 55 or the like), a prize ball is obtained. In the following description, the entry of a game ball into a winning hole may be simply expressed as "winning (into a winning hole)".

The game machine 10 is configured to cover the front side of the game board 50 with a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 15 that opens forward and backward, a middle frame 17 that detachably holds the game board 50 on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 15, and the game board 50. and a front frame 20 that has been formed.

The middle frame 17 is rotatably supported around the left end by a hinge mechanism (not shown) on the same side as the hinge mechanism 21 , and can be opened and closed to the front side of the outer frame 15 . The middle frame 17 is locked and unlocked by the cylinder lock 23 (the door key is inserted into the cylinder lock 23, and the door key is moved in the direction opposite to the unlocking direction of the front frame 20 (to the right in this embodiment). turn) is possible.

The front frame 20 is rotatably supported by a hinge mechanism 21 centering on the left end side, and can be opened and closed with respect to the middle frame 17 . The front frame 20 is locked and unlocked by a cylinder lock 23 (insert the door key into the cylinder lock 23 and turn the door key in the direction opposite to the unlocking direction of the middle frame 17 (left in this embodiment). ) is possible.
In addition, the front frame 20 includes a transparent member 25 arranged to cover the game area 50a, and the transparent member 25 protects the game area 50a and the game board 50 as seen through.
In addition, the front frame 20 is provided with an upper ball tray 27 and a lower ball tray 29 for storing game balls, and the upper ball tray 27 and the lower ball tray 29 are separated vertically and provided integrally with the front frame 20. .
The front frame 20 also has an operation handle 31 on the right side of the lower ball receiving tray 29, and by rotating the operating handle 31, the game balls stored in the upper ball receiving tray 27 are shot toward the game area 50a. It's like

Although not shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the middle frame 17 is provided with a middle frame door open sensor 76 for detecting whether the middle frame 17 is open or closed with respect to the outer frame 15. , and a front frame door open sensor 77 for detecting whether the front frame 20 is in an open state or a closed state with respect to the middle frame 17 . In this embodiment, each of these open door sensors is ON in the open state and OFF in the closed state. However, these open door sensors may be configured to be OFF when the door is open and to be ON when the door is closed.
Thereby, the game machine 10 can detect both the opening/closing state of the middle frame 17 with respect to the outer frame 15 and the opening/closing state of the front frame 20 with respect to the middle frame 17 .

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a group of operation buttons to be operated by the player are arranged on the upper surface of the upper ball tray 27 . This operation button group is provided with a ball lending button 39a and a return button 39b for accepting return operation of the prepaid card as a main operation unit 39 electrically connected to the main control board 100 to be described later. 1 As an operation unit electrically connected to the sub-control board 200, an effect button that can accept a player's operation for switching the effect that occurs during a game or for obtaining various information related to the gaming machine 10. 37, and cursor buttons 38 (up cursor button 38a, down cursor button 38b, left cursor button 38c, right cursor button 38d, middle cursor button 38e) for instructing up, down, left, and right operations, respectively. included. Each operation unit is provided with a sensor for detecting an operation, and the control board to be connected detects the operation of each operation unit based on changes in the detection state of the sensor.
Further, the up cursor button 38a and the down cursor button 38b are used to adjust the volume of the sound output from the speaker 33, which will be described later, and the left cursor button 38c and the right cursor button 38d are used to adjust the frame lamp 35 and effect display, which will be described later. It is operated to adjust the brightness of the device 80 or the like.
A movable decorative body 22 that is operated by an actuator such as a motor (not shown) is provided on the side of the upper bulb tray 27 .

Below the lower ball receiving tray 29, a ball removing mechanism 36 for discharging game balls stored in the lower ball receiving tray 29 downward is provided. By operating the ball extraction mechanism 36, a bottom opening (not shown) formed on the bottom surface of the lower ball receiving tray 29 is opened, and the game ball is naturally dropped from the bottom opening and discharged.
Although not shown, the upper ball receiving tray 27 is provided with a mechanism for moving the stored ball to the lower ball receiving tray 29 by operating it, similar to the ball removing mechanism 36. By operating both mechanisms 36, it is possible to eject the stored balls.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of speakers 33 (33a, 33b) are provided on the left and right sides of the upper frame portion 32 of the front frame 20, respectively. The upper frame portion 32 and the left and right side frame portions 34a, 34b of the front frame 20 are formed of light-transmitting covers, and frame lamps 35 (35a, 35b, 35c) are provided inside the covers, respectively. there is The speaker 33 and the frame lamp 35 can emit sound or turn on or off in conjunction with effects or error effects that occur during the game.

The effect display device 80 is composed of a main display section 81 arranged substantially in the center of the game board 50 and a sub-display section 82 arranged around the main display section 81 . The sub-display section 82 further includes an upper sub-display section 82a arranged above the main display section 81, a left sub-display section 82b arranged on the left side of the main display section 81, and a main display section 81. and a right sub-display portion 82c arranged on the right side of the .
Here, the main display section 81 is a fixed liquid crystal display device, and the upper sub-display section 82a, the left sub-display section 82b, and the right sub-display section 82c are movable liquid crystal displays operated by actuators such as motors (not shown). It is a display device.

The main display unit 81 can display the variable display of the symbol row performed in conjunction with the variable display in the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92, which will be described later, and various other effects. can also be displayed.
In the variable display of the symbol rows (decorative symbols) displayed on the main display portion 81, the displayed decorative symbols form three symbol rows. The direction of the variable display of each pattern row is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, the depth direction, or a combination thereof (diagonal direction).
Here, the depth direction is actually a two-dimensional variable display on the display screen of the main display section 81, but the pattern row is displayed from the back of the main display section 81 to the front or the opposite direction. A virtual direction recognized by a player in a display mode using a technique (for example, the perspective method) that makes the player perceive a variable display.
In addition, the decorative patterns in this embodiment include "1 pattern" imitating the number "1", "2 patterns" imitating the number "2", "3 patterns" imitating the number "3", "4 patterns" imitating the number "4", "5 patterns" imitating the number "5", "6 patterns" imitating the number "6", "7 patterns" imitating the number "7" , "8 symbols" imitating the number "8", and "9 symbols" imitating the number "9", and these symbols are provided in each symbol row. In the following description, "1 pattern", "3 patterns", "5 patterns", "7 patterns", and "9 patterns" are collectively referred to as "odd number patterns", and "2 patterns" and "4 patterns". , “6 symbols” and “8 symbols” may be collectively referred to as “even number symbols”.

Each of the sub display units 82 is not only provided mainly for displaying an effect image related to the effect, but also configured to be movable.
The initial positions of the upper sub-display portion 82a are on the upper side of the main display portion 81, the left sub-display portion 82b is on the left side of the main display portion 81, and the right sub-display portion 82c is on the main display. It is on the right side with reference to the portion 81 , and each of the sub-display portions 82 is configured to be movable from these initial positions to a position overlapping the display area of the decorative pattern in the main display portion 81 .

It should be noted that the effect display device 80 (the main display section 81, the upper sub-display section 82a, the left sub-display section 82b, and the right sub-display section 82c) in the present embodiment all adopt a liquid crystal display device. Implementation of the invention is not limited to this. For example, various types of display devices such as a drum type and a dot matrix type can be employed as the effect display device 80 .

A plurality of light emitting diodes (hereinafter abbreviated as “LEDs”) are arranged on the lower right side of the main display section 81 , and these LEDs constitute the display area of the pattern display device 90 . A special symbol and a normal symbol are displayed on the symbol display device 90 .
Also, the pattern display device 90 is arranged at a position that is more difficult for the player to visually recognize than the main display section 81, and the display area of the pattern display device 90 is smaller than the display area of the main display section 81. .
The arrangement and number of LEDs associated with the pattern display device 90 in this embodiment are as shown in FIG. not to be

The special symbol is a symbol stopped and displayed as a result of a symbol variation that determines whether or not to activate the special electric accessory (for example, the special electric accessory 65). The special symbols in this embodiment include a first special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display device 91 and a second special symbol displayed on the second special symbol display device 92 .
In addition, the special design may be abbreviated as "special design", the first special design as "special design 1", and the second special design as "special design 2".

The normal symbol is a symbol stopped and displayed as a result of a symbol variation that determines whether or not to operate the normal electric accessory (for example, the normal electric accessory 61). The normal design in this embodiment is displayed on the normal design display device 93 .
In addition, the normal symbol may be abbreviated as "general figure", and the normal electric accessory may be referred to as "electric chew".

The symbol display device 90 is provided with a first special symbol reservation lamp 94, a second special symbol reservation lamp 95, and a normal symbol reservation lamp 96 in addition to the display devices described above.
The first special symbol reservation lamp 94 can specify the number of reserved special symbol 1 symbol variations, and the second special symbol reservation lamp 95 can specify the number of reserved special symbol 2 symbol variations. And, the normal design reservation lamp 96 can specify the number of design fluctuations of the normal design that is reserved, and both of the lighting modes of the two LEDs (in this embodiment, only right lighting = 1, left and right lighting = 2, blinking on the right side + constant lighting on the left side = 3, blinking on the left and right sides = 4) makes it possible to specify the number of corresponding symbol variations.

In the following description, the symbol variation that stops and displays the special symbol after the special symbol is variably displayed by the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92 is referred to as "symbol variation of the special symbol". In the description, the symbol variation in which the normal symbol is stopped and displayed after the normal symbol display device 93 is variably displayed may be referred to as "symbol variation of the normal symbol".
In addition, in the following description, the variation display of the symbol row (decorative symbol) displayed on the main display unit 81 is distinguished from the "variation of the symbol of the special symbol" and the "variation of the symbol of the normal symbol". It may be referred to as "symbol variation".
It should be noted that, in the following description, when simply referred to as "symbol variation", it means the symbol variation of special symbols unless otherwise specified.

On the front surface of the game board 50, as shown in FIG. 4, obstacles such as a large number of game nails (not shown), windmills 52, and decorative members are arranged so that the launched game balls roll. A game area 50a is defined in .
In addition, on the left side and the upper side of the game area 50a, curved outer rails 51 and inner rails 53 are provided to guide game balls shot by rotating the operation handle 31 to the upper part of the game area 50a. It is The outer rail 51 is located outside the inner rail 53 with reference to the center of the game area 50a. Here, the windmill 52 is a peg-shaped mechanism for changing the falling direction of the game ball.

The gaming machine 10 is capable of adjusting the strength of the launch of the game ball depending on the magnitude of the rotational operation amount (for example, the rotation angle) of the operating handle 31. Various obstacles are placed in the game area 50a so that the game ball rolls on either X (so-called left-handed hitting) or the second flow path Y (so-called right-handed hitting) where the game ball hit harder rolls. are placed.

FIG. 4 shows the major winning opening 55, the first starting opening 57, the second starting opening 59, the gate 63, and the general winning opening 67 (left general winning opening 67a, right general winning opening 67b). Although shown, the winning openings shown are only examples, and the number and arrangement thereof may be changed as appropriate.

The big winning opening 55 is arranged in the lower right part of the game area 50a. A large winning opening sensor 72 is attached to the large winning opening 55, and the winning of the large winning opening 55 is determined based on the detection result of the large winning opening sensor 72. In the embodiment, 15) prize balls are awarded.
In addition, in this embodiment, as compared with the case of rolling from the first flow path X, more game balls roll toward the big winning opening 55 when rolling from the second flow path Y. Each obstacle is placed.

A special electric accessory 65 is arranged above the big winning opening 55 . The special electric accessory 65 is a member that switches between an open state in which it is easy to win a prize in the big prize opening 55 and a closed state in which it is difficult to enter a ball. Transition to one of the states.
More specifically, the special electric role product 65 will be in an open state in at least a part of the jackpot game that is set due to the fact that the jackpot is derived by the special figure success/failure determination that will be described later. Winning to the winning opening 55 is allowed. In this way, when the special electric accessory 65 is in the open state, it becomes easy to win a prize in the big prize opening 55. Therefore, the jackpot game in which the chance of winning prize balls is greatly increased is an advantageous game state. It can be said that
In the jackpot game, the open state and the closed state of the special electric accessory 65 are alternately set, and one open state (sometimes referred to as “round”), and the total number of rounds generated in one jackpot is “number of rounds”. ”) ends based on the fact that a predetermined number (10 in this embodiment) of game balls enter the big winning port 55, and the special electric accessory 65 is closed. .
In addition, one open state is also ended based on the passage of a sufficient time (30s (seconds) in this embodiment) for a predetermined number of game balls to enter the big winning opening 55. do.
Here, when the special electric accessory 65 is set from the open state to the closed state based on the winning of 10 game balls in one round, it cannot be immediately closed. Therefore, in one round, more than 10 game balls may enter the big winning slot 55, and this winning may be referred to as over winning.

The first starting port 57 is arranged in the central lower part of the game area 50a. A first starting hole sensor 70 is attached to the first starting hole 57, and the winning of the first starting hole 57 is determined based on the detection result of the first starting hole sensor 70, and is associated with the first starting hole 57. The determined number (4 in this embodiment) of prize balls are awarded. In at least a part of the case where the winning prize related to the first starting port 57 is determined, the symbol variation of the special figure 1 will be performed.
In addition, in the game area 50a according to the present embodiment, more game balls roll toward the first start port 57 when rolling from the first flow path X than when rolling from the second flow path Y. It is assumed that an obstacle such as a game nail is arranged so as to roll.

The second starting port 59 is arranged in the lower right part of the game area 50a. A second starting hole sensor 71 is attached to the second starting hole 59, and the winning to the second starting hole 59 is determined by the detection result of the second starting hole sensor 71, and is associated with the second starting hole 59. The determined number (in this embodiment, 1) of prize balls are awarded.
In at least a part of the case where the winning prize related to the second starting port 59 is determined, the symbol variation of the special figure 2 will be performed.
In addition, in the game area 50a according to the present embodiment, more game balls roll toward the second start port 59 when rolling from the second flow path Y than when rolling from the first flow path X. It is assumed that an obstacle such as a game nail is arranged so as to roll.

A normal electric accessory 61 is arranged in the flow path connected to the second starting port 59 . The normal electric accessory 61 is a member that switches between an open state in which it is easy to enter a game ball in the second starting port 59 or a closed state in which it is difficult to enter a game ball. transitions to either the open state or the closed state.
More specifically, the normal electric accessory 61 is in an open state in at least a part of the game per normal pattern that is performed by winning with the pattern variation of the normal pattern, and accordingly the winning to the second start port 59. is allowed. In this way, when the normal electric accessory 61 is in the open state, it becomes easier to win the second starting port 59. Therefore, while suppressing the reduction of the game ball by the prize ball, the pattern fluctuation of the special figure 2 It can greatly increase the chances of being executed.

The gate 63 is arranged in the right central portion of the game area 50a. A gate sensor 74 is attached to the gate 63 , and winning to the gate 63 is determined based on the detection result of the gate sensor 74 . In at least a part of the case where the winning prize related to the gate 63 is determined, the pattern variation of the normal pattern will be performed.
In addition, in this embodiment, as compared with the case of rolling from the first flow path X, when rolling from the second flow path Y, many game balls roll toward the gate 63. things are placed.

General winning opening sensors 73 (left general winning opening sensor 73a, right general winning opening sensor 73b) are attached to the general winning opening 67 (left general winning opening 67a, right general winning opening 67b). Winning to the general winning opening 67 is determined by the detection result of 73 .
More specifically, the left general winning opening 67a is arranged in the lower left part of the game area 50a. A left general prize winning hole sensor 73a is attached to the left general prize winning hole 67a. Based on the detection result of the left general prize winning hole sensor 73a, winning to the left general prize winning hole 67a is determined and corresponds to the left general prize winning hole 67a. The number of prize balls attached (4 in this embodiment) is awarded.
The right general winning opening 67b is arranged in the lower right part of the game area 50a. A right general prize-winning hole sensor 73b is attached to the right general prize-winning hole 67b, and the winning to the right general prize-winning hole 67b is determined by the detection result of the right general prize-winning hole sensor 73b, corresponding to the right general prize-winning hole 67b. The attached number (in this embodiment, it is 3 and is less than 4, which is the number associated with the left general winning opening 67a), is provided.
In this embodiment, when the game ball rolls from the first flow path X, a game nail or the like is inserted so that the game ball rolls toward the left general winning opening 67a rather than the right general winning opening 67b. obstacles are placed. On the other hand, when the game ball rolls from the second flow path Y, an obstacle such as a game nail is arranged so that the game ball rolls toward the right general winning opening 67b rather than the left general winning opening 67a. It is Moreover, each of the left general prize-winning opening 67a and the right general prize-winning opening 67b may be provided in plurality.

Here, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the right general winning opening 67b is arranged in the game area 50a so as to be upstream of the big winning opening 55 in the second channel Y. Therefore, the game ball rolling from the second flow path Y can enter the big winning hole 55 when it does not enter the right general winning hole 67b. The positional relationship between the right general winning opening 67b and the big winning opening 55 is not limited to such a relationship, and the right general winning opening 67b is located downstream of the big winning opening 55 in the second flow path Y. Although it may be arranged in the game area 50a as much as possible, it is preferable to arrange it as in the present embodiment. Here, "winning possible" means not only the case where the prize is always won (as for the big prize opening 55, it is assumed that the special electric accessory 65 is in an open state), but also the case where the prize is not won. Point.
In addition, although different from the positional relationship in which one of the winning openings is arranged upstream of the other winning opening as in the present embodiment, upstream of both the right general winning opening 67b and the big winning opening 55, A distribution unit is provided for distributing the game balls rolling from the second flow path Y into a flow path that allows winning to the right general winning opening 67b and a flow path that enables winning to the big winning opening 55, A ball may be made to be able to win a prize in one of the distributed prize openings. In this case, there is no concept of upstream side and downstream side in the right general prize winning port 67b and the big winning prize port 55.例文帳に追加The sorting unit may have a sorting device that is provided with a movable portion that is movable by the weight of the game ball, and alternately sorts the rolling game ball to the right general winning hole 67b or the big winning hole 55. Alternatively, the rolling game ball may simply be constituted by an obstacle such as a game nail and the like, and distributed to either the right general winning opening 67b or the big winning opening 55. FIG. Furthermore, the sorting section may sort the winnings into a route in which neither the right general winnings opening 67b nor the big winnings opening 55 can win.

The out port 69 is arranged at the bottom of the game area 50a. A game ball that is hit into the game area 50a and does not enter the above-described winning holes falls into an out hole 69 and is processed as an out ball.
In addition, in this embodiment, an out ball sensor 75 is provided for detecting a game ball (hereinafter referred to as an "out ball") entering the winning hole and the out hole.

In addition to the sensors described above, the game board 50 also has a magnetic detection sensor for detecting magnetism and a radio wave detection sensor for detecting radio waves (sometimes are also omitted) are provided.

On the back of the game board 50, as shown in FIG. A second sub-control board case 309 storing a control board 300, a power control board case 509 storing a power control board 500, and a payout control board case 409 storing a payout control board 400 are attached. In addition to the rear surfaces of the control board case 209 and the second sub-control board case 309, an opening/closing cover 45 that covers part of the rear surface of the main control board case 109 is detachably attached.
A RAM clear switch 43 is provided on the main control board 100 .
Further, the substrate case and cover covering each substrate are made of a member having transparency, and the corresponding substrate can be visually recognized through each case and cover.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, on the first sub-control board 200, there are a volume adjustment unit 83 operated for volume adjustment, a brightness adjustment unit 84 operated for brightness adjustment, and a lucky number to be described later. An LN mode adjustment unit 85 is provided that is operated to determine such a mode (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "LN mode"). The first sub-control board case 209 houses the first sub-control board 200 so that the volume control unit 83, the brightness control unit 84, and the LN mode control unit 85 are exposed to the outside. It is attached so as to avoid the adjustment section 83 , the brightness adjustment section 84 and the LN mode adjustment section 85 . Therefore, in the state shown in FIG. 5, that is, in a state in which the first sub-control board 200 is housed in the first sub-control board case 209 and the opening/closing cover 45 is attached, the volume control unit 83, the brightness control unit 84, Operation of the LN mode adjustment unit 85 is possible.
The volume adjustment unit 83 and the brightness adjustment unit 84 are so-called rotary switches, and in the present embodiment, the volume adjustment unit 83 can be adjusted to any one of three levels of high volume, medium volume, and low volume. is possible, and the luminance adjustment unit 84 can be adjusted to any one of three stages of high luminance, medium luminance, and low luminance. In addition, the LN mode adjustment unit 85 is a so-called DIP switch, and in the present embodiment, it is possible to adjust to any one of three stages of LN1, LN2, and OFF (each of which will be detailed later). be.
Note that the volume adjustment unit 83, the brightness adjustment unit 84, and the LN mode adjustment unit 85 are not limited to the switch shapes described above, and various switch shapes can be adopted. Furthermore, the volume adjustment unit 83, the brightness adjustment unit 84, and the LN mode adjustment unit 85 are provided on a substrate different from the first sub-control substrate 200 as long as they are electrically connected to the first sub-control substrate 200. It can also be a switch. Furthermore, as long as it is provided on the back side of the game board 50, its installation position does not matter.

A game ball tank 46 for storing game balls supplied from the ball supply facility of the game island is arranged on the back surface of the game board 50 above the opening/closing cover 45 . The game ball tank 46 is further connected to a payout passage 49 connected to the upper ball tray 27 via a tank rail 47 and a payout unit 48, and the balls put out by the payout unit 48 pass through the payout passage 49. is paid out to the upper ball receiving tray 27.

So far, the structure of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment has been described, but these are only specific examples, and the present invention can also be implemented with another structure.

<Regarding the control configuration of the gaming machine 10>
Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the control configuration of the gaming machine 10 according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the control configuration of the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG. Note that the control configuration shown in FIG. 6 is necessary for explaining the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and the gaming machine 10 may have a control configuration not shown in FIG.

The main control board 100 includes a CPU 101 that performs various arithmetic processes related to games, a ROM 102 that stores data such as control programs and various lottery tables, a RAM 103 that functions as a temporary storage area and a buffer memory, and a peripheral board. , an I/O port 104 for inputting and outputting signals to and from each device, and a random number circuit 105 for generating random numbers (hard random numbers) by operating in a system separate from the program processing by the CPU 101. are connected to each other via an internal bus.

The CPU 101 reads various control programs stored in the ROM 102 and performs arithmetic processing, thereby executing various processes related to the main control of the game.
The RAM 103 is backed up by a backup power supply generated by a backup power supply circuit, which will be described later. Specifically, among the information stored in the RAM 103, when power is restored after a power failure, various types of information are backed up so that the game machine 10 can be restored to the state immediately before the power failure. is configured to For example, in addition to data such as the stack pointer and each register that were held when a power failure occurred, the state of the gaming machine 10 at that time (game stop state or game possible state), the current special drawing lottery state, the current Information related to the game such as the normal drawing lottery state is backed up.

In the present embodiment, at least, in addition to the area in which such game-related information is stored (sometimes referred to as the game-related area of the RAM 103), the complement of the checksum related to the game-related area of the RAM 103 and An area in which a backup flag is stored (sometimes referred to as a game-related backup information area of the RAM 103) is backed up. When power is restored, the gaming machine 10 is restored using various information stored in the backed-up game-related area of the RAM 103 and the game-related backup information area of the RAM 103 .
Note that the specific method of backup in this embodiment is not limited at all. For example, the area to be backed up in the RAM 103 may be implemented with a configuration capable of holding data in a non-volatile manner even in a power failure state. As another example, in the RAM 103, different hardware is provided for a first memory configured to be able to hold data in a non-volatile manner even in a power failure state and a second memory referred to when the gaming machine 10 is operating. In that case, the game machine 10 saves the information to be backed up from the second memory to the first memory when the power is cut off, and transfers the saved information from the first memory to the first memory when the power is restored. It is sufficient to recover to the second memory.

In addition, the main control board 100 includes a first start sensor 70, a second start sensor 71, a large winning sensor 72, a general winning sensor 73 (a left general winning sensor 73a, a right general winning sensor 73b), and a gate. Sensor 74, out ball sensor 75, middle frame door open sensor 76, front frame door open sensor 77, etc. are electrically connected, and detection signals from these sensors are sent to CPU 101 via I/O port 104. configured for input. Although illustration is omitted, in addition to these sensors, the main control board 100 is also electrically connected to a full-tank detection sensor, a magnetic detection sensor, and a radio wave detection sensor. , detection signals from these sensors can be input to the CPU 101 .

In addition, the main control board 100 includes a first special symbol display device 91, a second special symbol display device 92, a normal symbol display device 93, a first special symbol reservation lamp 94, a second special symbol reservation lamp 95, and a normal symbol reservation lamp. 96 , is electrically connected to the normal electric accessory solenoid 62 and the special electric accessory solenoid 66 , and configured to be able to control these via the I/O port 104 .
Similarly, the main control board 100 is electrically connected to the main operation section 39 and the RAM clear switch 43, and is configured to detect the operation of the main operation section 39. FIG.

The main control board 100 and the first sub-control board 200 are connected by eight parallel signal lines and one strobe line. They are communicably connected only in the direction, and various effect control commands are transmitted from the main control board 100 to the first sub-control board 200 .
Data cannot be transmitted from the first sub-control board 200 to the main control board 100, and the first sub-control board 200 cannot request the main control board 100 to transmit data. is configured to
Also, in the present embodiment, a parallel transmission method is used for data transmission from the main control board 100 to the first sub-control board 200, but a serial transmission method may be used.

The first sub-control board 200 is a CPU 201 that performs various arithmetic processing related to game effects based on the effect control command from the main control board 100, a ROM 202 that stores data such as effect control programs and various lottery tables, and a temporary storage area. A RAM 203 functioning as a work area or buffer memory, and an I/O port 204 for inputting/outputting signals between peripheral boards and devices are provided. It is configured to execute the main control related to the game effect according to the control program stored in the.
The first sub-control board 200 is electrically connected to the effect button 37, the cursor button 38, the volume adjustment section 83, the brightness adjustment section 84, and the LN mode adjustment section 85, and detects the operation of the operation section. configured as possible.

In addition, the first sub-control board 200 instructs the image control command for instructing the image to be displayed on the second sub-control board 300 and the adjustment of the brightness in the effect control processing based on the effect control command from the main control board 100. Luminance adjustment command, audio control command for instructing audio to be output to audio control board 310, volume adjustment command for instructing volume adjustment, lamp control data for controlling lighting of various lamps such as frame lamp 35, and movable decoration It generates movement control data and the like for controlling movement of movable bodies such as the body 22 and the sub-display section 82 .
Here, the first sub-control board 200 is connected to the second sub-control board 300 and the audio control board 310 so as to be capable of two-way communication, and each control command (image control command, brightness adjustment command, audio control command, Volume adjustment command) is transmitted from the first sub-control board 200 to the second sub-control board 300 or the audio control board 310, and as a response, a response command (ACK command) indicating that the control command was successfully received ) is transmitted from each control board (second sub-control board 300, audio control board 310) to first sub-control board 200.

The first sub-control board 200 is also electrically connected to the frame lamp 35 and transmits lamp control data via the I/O port 204 . The frame lamp 35 is configured such that lighting is controlled by lamp control data transmitted from the first sub-control board 200 .
The lamp control data is generated according to the luminance determined based on the result of adjustment by operating the luminance adjusting section 84, the left cursor button 38c, and the right cursor button 38d. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the frame lamp 35 can be lit with the brightness determined based on the adjustment result. The brightness in this embodiment can be set in a range of 10 steps from brightness 1 to brightness 10, and the brightness increases in this order. In addition, the first sub-control board 200 sends a brightness adjustment command including data specifying the brightness after the adjustment (hereinafter referred to as "brightness specifying data") to the second sub-control board every time the brightness is adjusted. Send to 300. The adjusted brightness is also reflected in the brightness of the displayed image.

The second sub-control board 300 includes a CPU 301 that performs various arithmetic processing related to image effects based on image control commands from the first sub-control board 200, a ROM 302 that stores image control programs and various data, and a temporary storage area. and an I/O port 304 for inputting/outputting signals between peripheral boards and devices. It is configured to execute such main control.
In addition, although not shown, the second sub-control board 300 includes a VDP that generates image data in accordance with the content of the effect determined by the effect content determining means 225, which will be described later, based on the control signal received from the CPU 301; A sound source IC for generating acoustic data in accordance with the content of the presentation based on a control signal received from the CPU 301 is mounted. The VDP is a so-called image processor, which reads image data stored in the image ROM according to instructions from the CPU 301, and transmits image data generated by image processing to the main display unit 81 and the sub display unit 82. do. The VDP is also connected to a high-speed VRAM used for developing and processing image data read out from the image ROM.

The audio control board 310 includes a CPU 311 that performs various arithmetic processing related to audio effects based on audio control commands from the first sub-control board 200, a ROM 312 that stores audio control programs and audio data, and a work that serves as a temporary storage area. It has a RAM 313 that functions as an area and buffer memory, and an I/O port 314 that inputs and outputs signals between peripheral boards and devices. It is configured to perform various controls. Therefore, the audio control board 310 reads the audio data stored in the ROM 312 according to the audio control command received from the first sub-control board 200, synthesizes the read audio data, and produces the final audio data after synthesis. can be transmitted to the speaker 33 via an amplifier, and the speaker 33 can be caused to output sound.

More specifically, the RAM 313 stores storage areas corresponding to each of a plurality of audio reproduction channels (in this embodiment, a total of 32 audio reproduction channels CH1 to CH32), and synthesized audio data (described later). A storage area is provided for storing unit audio data). A storage area corresponding to each audio reproduction channel contains audio data read from the ROM 312, data specifying the volume of the audio reproduction channel (hereinafter referred to as "volume identification data"), the number of times the audio reproduction channel has been reproduced (loop reproduction). ) (hereinafter referred to as "playback number specifying data"), and data specifying the playback state (playing, paused, playback stopped) of the audio playback channel (hereinafter referred to as "playback state specifying data ”). Note that the volume in this embodiment can be set in a range of 10 steps from volume 1 to volume 10, and the volume output from the speaker 33 increases in this order. Also, each data corresponding to each audio reproduction channel stored in the RAM 313 can be read by the first sub-control board 200 as necessary.

The above-described audio control command is composed of audio control data for each audio reproduction channel, and each audio control data is data specifying the presence or absence of various data corresponding to the audio reproduction channel, and instructing audio data to be reproduced (specification data). data (hereinafter referred to as "voice instruction data"), data indicating the volume of the audio data (hereinafter referred to as "volume instruction data"), data indicating the number of times the audio data is played (hereinafter referred to as " (referred to as playback count instruction data) and data for instructing the playback state. When the CPU 311 receives an audio control command, it checks whether or not there is audio control data for each audio reproduction channel. Update various data of the audio playback channel corresponding to .
The audio data is data in which unit audio data separated by one frame (24 milliseconds in this embodiment) are arranged continuously. While referring to the specific data, the unit audio data at the current reproduction position of the audio reproduction channel identified as being reproduced by the reproduction state identification data is synthesized according to the volume identification data corresponding to the audio reproduction channel, and after synthesis is stored in the corresponding storage area.
Further, when the received audio control command includes audio control data including reproduction state instruction data instructing to stop reproduction, the CPU 311 deletes various data of the audio reproduction channel corresponding to the audio control data. At the same time, data indicating stop of reproduction is set in the reproduction state specifying data of the audio reproduction channel, and the reproduction of the audio of the audio reproduction channel is stopped.

It should be noted that the sound output of the sound in this embodiment means that the sound is output from the speaker 33 and can actually be recognized by the player's sense of hearing. On the other hand, reproduction of audio means that various data (audio data, volume identification data, reproduction number identification data, and reproduction state identification data) are stored in a storage area corresponding to an audio reproduction channel related to the audio. It does not matter whether the sound is actually output or not.

Further, as described above, the first sub-control board 200 is configured to be capable of generating volume adjustment commands in addition to voice control commands, and capable of transmitting volume adjustment commands to the voice control board 310 . This volume adjustment command is composed of data specifying whether or not there is volume instruction data corresponding to each audio reproduction channel, and volume instruction data for each audio reproduction channel. Then, when the volume adjustment command is received, the CPU 311 confirms the presence or absence of volume instruction data for each audio reproduction channel, and if there is volume instruction data, adjusts the volume of the audio reproduction channel according to the volume instruction data. update the volume specific data of

As described above, in the present embodiment, the first sub control board 200 controls the sound to be output from the speaker 33 via the sound control board 310, and controls the volume of each reproduced sound (audio reproduction channel). can do.
It should be noted that the method of controlling the sound and volume to be emitted by the speaker 33 is not limited to the method of the present embodiment, and any method may be employed. Also, the audio control board 310 is connected to the second sub-control board 300 so that two-way communication is possible, and the audio control board 310 receives voice control commands and volume from the first sub-control board 200 via the second sub-control board 300. A command corresponding to the adjustment command may be configured to be receivable. Also, the functions of the audio control board 310 may be provided in the first sub-control board 200 or the second sub-control board 300 .

The payout control board 400 is mainly composed of a CPU, a ROM and a RAM (all not shown).
In addition, the payout control board 400 is connected to the main control board 100 so as to be capable of two-way communication, and controls the payout unit 48 based on the payout control command from the main control board 100 to pay out game balls. is executed, and the ball feeding mechanism and the shooting mechanism are synchronously driven based on the operation amount of the operation handle 31 to control shooting of the game ball.

The power supply control board 500 generates a normal power supply circuit 501 for generating normal power supply to the electronic and electric parts such as the above-mentioned control board, and a backup power supply based on the primary power supply supplied from the power supply equipment of the game island. It is composed of a backup power supply circuit 502 and a power failure detection circuit 503 that detects a power failure (when the voltage supplied by the normal power supply reaches a predetermined voltage drop).
In addition, the power switch 40 is connected to the power control board 500, and on the premise that primary power is supplied from the power supply facility of the game island, when the power switch 40 is turned on, the power control board 500 is turned on. A normal power supply is generated by the normal power supply circuit 501, and power is supplied to electronic components and electrical components including the above-described control boards (main control board 100, first sub-control board 200, second sub-control board 300, and payout control board 400). is supplied.
In addition, when the power failure detection circuit 503 detects the power failure, the power supply control board 500 outputs a power failure signal (NMI signal) to the main control board 100, the first sub control board 200, and the payout control board 400 respectively. Send to
The backup power supply circuit 502 is charged when power is supplied to the game machine 10 from the power supply facility on the game island.
In addition, the backup power supply circuit 502 may be provided on the payout control board 400, the power failure detection circuit 503 is not provided on the power control board 500, and the main control board 100, the first sub control board 200, and the payout control board 400 may be provided.

<Regarding the functional configuration of the gaming machine 10>
Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the functional configuration of the gaming machine 10 according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG. The functional configuration shown in FIG. 7 is necessary for explaining the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and the gaming machine 10 may have functional configurations not shown in FIG. 8 to 11 will be referred to as necessary when describing the functional configuration.

As shown in FIG. 7, the main control board 100 includes an entry determination means 110, a main random number generation means 115, a main reservation control means 120, a preliminary determination means 125, a special figure lottery means 130, a normal figure lottery means 135, and a jackpot game. Control means 140, symbol display control means 145, electric accessory control means 150, game state control means 155, main information storage means 160, main error control means 165, main command management means 170, power recovery process execution means 175, and power It is provided with disconnection processing executing means 180, and these means functionally represent what is realized by each control configuration on the main control board 100 described using FIG.

The main information storage means 160 is a means for temporarily storing data read by means provided on the main control board 100, data derived by calculations in the means, etc., in corresponding storage areas. . In particular, the data (effect control command) stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 is transmitted by the command transmission means to the sub-command management means 270 of the first sub-control board 200, which will be described later. be done.

The winning-ball determining means 110 determines whether or not a game has been won in each winning hole based on the detection result of the sensor provided in each winning hole.

The main random number generating means 115 can generate a plurality of types of random numbers with different update ranges by the random number circuit 105, and at the timing when it is determined that a prize has been won in the winning slot, the random number circuit 105 generates one or more random numbers corresponding to the winning slot. Get (latch) a random number.
More specifically, the main random number generating means 115, when it is determined that the first starting port 57 or the second starting port 59 wins, generates a random number for special figure win/loss determination, a special figure stop symbol, which will be described later. Obtain a random number for the lottery and a random number for the special pattern variation pattern lottery. When it is determined that the gate 63 has won a prize, the main information storage means 160 stores the random numbers for determining whether the normal pattern is right or wrong, the random numbers for the normal pattern stop pattern lottery, and the random numbers for the normal pattern fluctuation pattern lottery, which will be described later. Store in the storage area.
The random number circuit 105 monitors whether or not the multiple types of random numbers that it updates are normally updated. Information indicating that the abnormality has occurred is written in a specific storage area. Therefore, the CPU 101 can grasp that the update abnormality of the random number circuit 105 has occurred.

The main suspension control means 120 performs control related to suspension of the symbol variation of the special figure and suspension of the symbol variation of the normal figure. Regarding the special figure 1, the random number for the special figure right or wrong judgment, the random number for the special figure stop pattern lottery, and the random number for the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery, which were obtained as a result of winning the first start port 57, It is withheld (stored) as the operation suspension information of FIG.
More specifically, the main reservation control means 120 is incremented by 1 each time the operation reservation information of the special figure 1 is reserved, and the operation reservation information of the special figure 1 is used (in the lottery of the special figure lottery means 130 used) is decremented by 1 for each (hereinafter referred to as "special figure 1 suspension counter"), and the value of the special figure 1 suspension counter reaches the upper limit (4 in this embodiment, the The operation suspension information is stored in the storage area corresponding to the current special figure 1 suspension counter of the main information storage means 160, and each time the operation suspension information is used, the used operation suspension information is cleared, and the remaining operation suspension Control is performed to move (shift) information from the current storage area to the storage area corresponding to the special figure 1 reservation counter which is 1 less than the current special figure 1 reservation counter in order from the smallest special figure 1 reservation counter.
In addition, the main reservation control means 120 performs the same control as the above-described control separately from the special figure 1 for the special figure 2 and the general figure, and the special figure 2 reservation counter is referred to as the special figure 2 reservation counter.
Further, in the following description, "suspension of operation suspension information" may be expressed as "suspension of pattern variation".
In addition, when the main reservation control means 120 updates (adds or subtracts) the operation reservation information (holding counter) of the special figure 1 or the special figure 2, the effect control including the special figure 1 reservation counter and the special figure 2 reservation counter A command (pending command) is generated and stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .
It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, when both the operation reservation information corresponding to the special figure 1 and the operation reservation information corresponding to the special figure 2 are reserved, the operation reservation information corresponding to the special figure 2 is preferentially The priority variation used is done.

A pre-determination means 125 executes pre-determination for a look-ahead performance targeting the operation suspension information at least in part when the operation suspension information of the special figure is suspended at a predetermined pre-determination timing.
More specifically, the pre-determination means 125 reads each random number of the operation suspension information reserved this time, and pre-determines each of the special figure propriety determination, the special figure stop symbol lottery, and the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery, which will be described later. Run. In each preliminary determination, a lottery table (not shown) that is the same as or equivalent to the lottery table used in the lottery corresponding to each preliminary determination is used. Therefore, the results of these preliminary determinations are the same as the results of the lottery executed later.
Further, the pre-determination means 125 generates an effect control command (pre-determination command) including the derived result of the pre-determination, and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .
In addition, as described above, the pre-determination command is transmitted at least in part when the operation suspension information of the special figure is suspended at the predetermined timing of the pre-determination (generated and stored in the main information storage means 160 transmission command area), so it will be sent following the pending command described above. Here, the timing of the predetermined pre-judgment means that it is not during the jackpot game, furthermore, in this embodiment, when the operation suspension information of the special figure 1 is suspended during the normal figure high probability described later , since the prior determination is restricted, the transmission of the prior determination command corresponding to the prior determination is also restricted.

The special figure lottery means 130 includes a special figure suitability determination means 131, a special figure stop pattern lottery means 132, and a special figure fluctuation pattern derivation means 133, and the special figure suitability determination means 131, the special figure stop pattern lottery means 132, and the special figure. The processing by each means is executed in order of the fluctuation pattern deriving means 133 . The special figure lottery means 130 reads out the earliest operation suspension information among the operation suspension information held in the main information storage means 160 when the special figure fluctuation start condition is satisfied.
It should be noted that "the special figure fluctuation start condition is satisfied" is, for example, not during the jackpot, neither the special figure 1 nor the special figure 2 is in the process of pattern fluctuation, the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 All the conditions for the presence of the operation pending information in at least one of the are satisfied.

Here, FIGS. 8A to 8C are diagrams schematically showing lottery tables used in the main control board 100, and will be referred to as necessary in the following description.
In the lottery using the lottery table, including those other than these lottery tables, the lottery values stored in the lottery table are sequentially added to the read random numbers in a predetermined order (there is only one lottery value to be targeted). , the number of times of addition is one), and the result corresponding to the lottery value in which the carry (overflow) occurs is derived as the result of the lottery. Similarly, in the description of the lottery tables, names are given to the lottery tables for convenience of explanation. Often these names do not specify the area where the data is stored. The illustrated lottery table may include items described for convenience of explanation, and "-" and "0" as lottery values, but these do not necessarily indicate data stored in each ROM. is not. A result with a lottery value of "-" or "0" will not win the lottery. Furthermore, if the same lottery value as the random number range used for the lottery (the number of random numbers that can be obtained in that range) is described in the lottery table, the result is derived 100%. you don't have to. Also, if the total value of the lottery values used in one lottery coincides with the range of random numbers used in the lottery, the last addition of the lottery values always generates a carry, so the addition is not necessary. Well, in that case, the lottery value itself used for the addition becomes unnecessary.

The special figure suitability determination means 131 reads the random number for the special figure suitability determination for each pattern variation, and uses the read random number and the lottery table for the special figure suitability determination to determine whether to win a big hit or a loss by lottery. Execute the special figure propriety determination to be determined.
FIG. 8(a) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for special figure propriety determination, and the lottery table is commonly used for special figure 1 and special figure 2. FIG. Since the range of random numbers used in the determination is 0 to 65535, if the special figure lottery state is low probability (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "special figure low probability"), 230/65536 (about A big hit is derived with a probability of 1/284.9).
Similarly, when the special figure lottery state has a high probability (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as "special figure high probability"), a big hit is derived with a probability of 499/65536 (about 1/131.3) .

The special figure stop symbol lottery means 132 reads the random number for the special figure stop symbol lottery when the result of the special figure success/failure determination is a big hit, and uses the read random number and the lottery table for the special figure stop symbol lottery. The stop pattern of the special figure is determined by lottery.
FIG. 8(b) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for the special figure 1 stop symbol lottery, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0-99. Therefore, when a big hit is derived in special figure 1, symbol A is determined as a stop symbol with a probability of 50/100 (1/2), and symbol B is determined with a probability of 50/100 (1/2).
Here, the symbol A has a number of rounds of 4, and after the jackpot game is over, a pattern that becomes a special figure high probability and a normal figure high probability (hereinafter referred to as a "variable probability pattern"), and the jackpot related to the symbol is a "variable probability It is sometimes called "big hit"). On the other hand, the symbol B has 4 rounds, and after the jackpot game ends, the symbol that becomes a special pattern low probability and a general pattern high probability (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "normal pattern", and the jackpot related to the pattern is called "normal It is sometimes called "big hit").
FIG. 8(c) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for the special figure 2 stop symbol lottery, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0 to 99 in the same way as the special figure 1 stop symbol lottery. be. Therefore, when a big hit is derived in special figure 2, there is a probability of 50/100 (1/2) for pattern a, and a probability of 20/100 (1/5) for pattern b, 30/100 (about 1/5). 3. The symbol c is determined as the stop symbol with the probability of 33).
Here, the pattern a has 16 rounds, and is a probability variable pattern that becomes a special pattern high probability and a normal pattern high probability after the end of the big hit game, and the pattern b has the number of rounds 4, and is a special pattern after the end of the big hit game. The symbol c has four rounds, and is a normal pattern that becomes a special low certainty and a high certainty normal general after the jackpot game is finished. Therefore, it can be said that the symbol a is a stop symbol that is more advantageous than the symbol b in terms of the number of rounds, and the symbol b is a stop symbol that is more advantageous than the symbol c in terms of the subsequent special symbol lottery state.
In the following description, the variable probability jackpot with the number of rounds of 4 may be referred to as "4R variable probability jackpot", and the probability variable jackpot with the number of rounds of 16 may be referred to as "16R probability variable jackpot", and the normal jackpot with the number of rounds of 4 It may be referred to as "4R normal jackpot".
In addition, when the special figure stop symbol lottery means 132 does not result in a big hit as a result of the special figure success/failure determination, the symbol C when the special figure 1 is lost and the symbol d when the special figure 2 is lost are taken as the stop symbols. decided uniformly.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, the ratio of the special figure high probability after the end of the big hit game by the special figure 1 (50/100) and the ratio of the special figure high probability after the big hit game by the special figure 2 (70/100 ) is different (the pattern variation of the special figure 2 is more advantageous than the pattern variation of the special figure 1). Although the details are omitted, this difference is when the game ball passes through the V winning area provided in the big winning opening 55 during the jackpot game (when the sensor provided in the V winning area detects the game ball). It is realized by changing whether or not to provide a round for facilitating passage through the V winning area depending on the stop pattern of the special symbol.

The special figure variation pattern derivation means 133 includes a plurality of types of special figure variation pattern lottery tables to be referred to when determining the special figure variation pattern, and the current special figure variation pattern derivation state and the result of this special figure propriety determination. Based on this, select one special figure variation pattern lottery table for determining this special figure variation pattern, and use the selected special figure variation pattern lottery table and the random number for the special figure variation pattern lottery to select one special figure. A figure variation pattern is determined, and variation time is determined based on the determined special figure variation pattern.
Although details such as transition conditions will be described later, the special figure variation pattern derivation state in the present embodiment includes a special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, a special figure variation pattern derivation state PB, and a special figure variation pattern derivation state PC. exist. Then, the above-described special figure variation pattern determination method is adopted in the special figure variation pattern variation of the special figure 1 in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, and in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB and the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC, the special figure 2 is adopted in the symbol variation, and the symbol variation of the other special figure in each special figure variation pattern derivation state is determined according to the result of the special figure propriety determination.

FIG. 9(a) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for special figure variation pattern derivation at the time of special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0-999. Therefore, if the result of the special figure propriety determination is lost during the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure variation pattern HNP1, 52/1000 (about 1/19.2) with a probability of special figure fluctuation pattern HRP, 13/1000 (about 1/76.9) with a probability of HSP1-A, 11/1000 (about 1/90.9) with a probability of HSP1-B , HSP2-A with a probability of 9/1000 (about 1/111), HSP2-B with a probability of 7/1000 (1/143), HSP3-A with a probability of 5/1000 (1/200), 3/1000 HSP3-B is determined with a probability of (approximately 1/333). In this case, the special figure variation pattern ASP1-A to the special figure variation pattern ASP-C are not determined. In addition, although the details will be described later with reference to FIG. 9(b), when the special figure variation pattern HNP1 is determined, the special figure variation pattern is further determined using the value of the special figure 1 pending counter at the start of the symbol variation. identified.
If the result of the special figure success/failure determination is a big hit during the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure variation pattern ASP1-A, 110/1000 (about 1/about 9.09) with a probability of special figure variation pattern ASP1-B, 135/1000 (about 1/7.41) with a probability of special figure variation pattern ASP2-A, 165/1000 (about 1/about 6. 06) with a probability of special figure variation pattern ASP2-B, 180/1000 (about 1/5.56) with a special figure variation pattern ASP3-A, with a probability of 220/1000 (about 1/4.56) Special figure variation pattern ASP-C is determined with a probability of figure variation pattern ASP3-B, 100/1000 (1/10). In this case, the special figure variation pattern HNP1 to special figure variation pattern HSP3-B are not determined.
It should be noted that, in the description of the special figure variation pattern of the present embodiment, two special figure variation patterns, when described with "~" in between, according to the order described in FIG. 9 and FIG. It is assumed that the description of the special figure variation pattern existing between the figure variation pattern and the special figure variation pattern described later is omitted.

Figure 9 (b) is a diagram schematically showing the lottery table for deriving the special figure variation pattern used when the special figure variation pattern HNP1 is determined, and as described above, in the lottery, the special figure 1 reservation A special figure variation pattern is further specified using the value of the counter.
First, as shown in FIG. 9 (b), the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP1 includes a special figure fluctuation pattern HNP1-A with a fluctuation time of 3200 ms (milliseconds), a special figure fluctuation pattern HNP1-B with a fluctuation time of 5600 ms, fluctuation There is a special figure variation pattern HNP1-C with a time of 8000 ms and a special figure variation pattern HNP1-D with a variation time of 11200 ms, and the variation time is longer in this order.
The range of the random number used in this lottery (different from the random number used in the lottery according to the lottery table shown in FIG. 9A) is 0-999. Therefore, when the special figure 1 pending counter = 3 (holding 3), the special figure variation pattern HNP1-A is determined with a probability of 1000/1000 (1/1). Similarly, if the special figure 1 pending counter = 2 (holding 2), the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP1-A with a probability of 150/1000 (about 1/6.67) is 850/1000 (about 1/ 1.18) with a probability of Toku-zu fluctuation pattern HNP1-B is determined, if Toku-zu 1 pending counter = 1 (holding 1), with a probability of 50/1000 (1/20) Toku-zu fluctuation pattern HNP1-A has a probability of 150/1000 (about 1/6.67) with a probability of special figure fluctuation pattern HNP1-B, and a probability of 800/1000 (1/1.25) with a probability of special figure fluctuation pattern HNP1-C And, if the special figure 1 pending counter = 0 (maintenance 0), the special figure variation pattern HNP1-B with a probability of 50/1000 (1/20) is 100/1000 (1/10) with a probability Special figure variation pattern HNP1-C is determined with a probability of 850/1000 (about 1/1.18) special figure variation pattern HNP1-D.
In this way, when the special figure variation pattern HNP1 is determined, the special figure variation pattern (variation time) are different. More specifically, the smaller the value of the special figure 1 reserved counter, the easier it is to determine a longer pattern variation (the larger the value of the special figure 1 reserved counter, the easier it is to determine a short variation time).

FIG. 10(a) is a special figure that is used within 4 times (within the 4th rotation) of the number of times of execution of symbol variation (the number of times of execution of symbol variation from the end of the latest jackpot game) at the time of special figure variation pattern derivation state PB. FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for deriving a variation pattern, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0-999. Therefore, when the number of executions of the symbol variation in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB is within 4 times and the result of the special figure propriety determination is lost, the special figure variation with a probability of 1000/1000 (1/1) Although the pattern HNP2 is determined, in this case, the special figure variation pattern ANP is not determined.
On the other hand, when the number of executions of the pattern variation in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB is within 4 times and the result of the special figure success/failure determination is a big hit, the special figure variation with a probability of 1000/1000 (1/1) The pattern ANP is determined, but in this case, the special figure variation pattern HNP2 is not determined.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 10(a), the variation time when the special figure variation pattern HNP2 is determined is 1000 ms, and the variation time when the special figure variation pattern ANP is determined is 2000 ms.

FIG. 10(b) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for deriving a special figure variation pattern, which is used after the number of symbol variations executed in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB is five times or later (fifth rotation or later). The range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0-999. Therefore, if the number of executions of the symbol variation in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB is 5 times or later and the result of the special figure propriety determination is lost, the special figure with a probability of 970/1000 (about 1/1.03) Figure variation pattern HNP3, 25/1000 (1/40) with a probability of special figure variation pattern HSP-D, 5/1000 (1/200) with a probability of special figure variation pattern HSP-E is determined, but in that case In addition, special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-D to special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-F are not determined.
On the other hand, if the number of executions of the symbol variation in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB is 5 times or later and the result of the special figure success judgment becomes a big hit, the special figure with a probability of 300/1000 (about 1/3.33) Figure variation pattern ASP-D, special figure variation pattern ASP-E with a probability of 600/1000 (about 1/1.67), special figure variation pattern ASP-F with a probability of 100/1000 (1/10) is determined However, in this case, the special figure variation pattern HNP3 to special figure variation pattern HSP-F are not determined.

Here, as shown in FIG. 10(b), the variation time when the special figure variation pattern HNP3 is determined is 2500 ms. And, the details of the variation time when the special figure variation pattern HSP-D ~ special figure variation pattern ASP-F are determined are omitted, but in any case, the special figure variation pattern HNP2, the special figure variation pattern HNP3, or the special figure It is longer than the fluctuation time when the fluctuation pattern ANP is determined.
In addition, unless there is a special explanation, in the comparison of the variation time in the present invention, if there are multiple special figure variation patterns in the state to be compared, the average variation time that is the average value of these variation times (the special figure Appearance rate for the variation time of the special figure variation pattern that can be selected in the variation pattern derivation state (Derived by multiplying the winning probability of the special figure variation pattern against the probability that the result of the special figure propriety determination is derived The total of the fluctuation time derived by multiplying the probability that can occur in any pattern fluctuation) is compared.

FIG. 10(c) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for deriving a special figure variation pattern used during the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0 to 999. . Therefore, if the result of the special figure right or wrong determination is lost during the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC, the special figure variation pattern HNP4, 40/1000 (1 / 25) with a probability of special figure variation pattern HSP-G, 10/1000 (1/100) probability of special figure variation pattern HSP-H is determined, but in that case, special figure variation pattern ASP-G ~ Toku-zu variation pattern ASP-I is not determined.
On the other hand, if the result of the special figure success/failure determination is a big hit during the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC, the special figure variation pattern ASP-G with a probability of 250/1000 (1/4), 550/1000 (about 1 / 1.82) with a probability of special figure variation pattern ASP-H, 200/1000 (1/5) probability of special figure variation pattern ASP-I is determined, in that case, special figure variation pattern HNP4 ~ Special figure variation pattern HSP-H is not determined.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 10(c), the variation time when the special figure variation pattern HNP4 is determined is 3000 ms. And, although the details of the variation time when the special figure variation pattern HSP-G to the special figure variation pattern ASP-I are determined are omitted, both are more than the variation time when the special figure variation pattern HNP4 is determined become longer.

In addition, the special figure variation pattern derivation means 133, at the start of the symbol variation, the effect control command (variation start command ) and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .

Like the special figure lottery means 130, the general pattern lottery means 135 reads out the earliest operation suspension information among the operation suspension information held in the main information storage means 160 when the pattern of the general pattern is not changing. , Using the read random numbers, the general pattern suitability determination is performed to determine the suitability of the general pattern, and the normal electric accessory 61 is controlled to the open state by the general pattern suitability determination. In the case, the normal pattern stop pattern lottery that determines the normal pattern stop pattern by lottery, and the normal pattern fluctuation pattern lottery that determines the normal pattern fluctuation pattern (fluctuation time) by lottery are executed.
More specifically, in the determination of whether or not the normal drawing is successful, the normal drawing state has a high probability (sometimes abbreviated as "normal drawing high probability") and the normal drawing drawing state has a low probability ("normal drawing There is a case where it is abbreviated as "low probability"), and the drawing of the lottery table is omitted. While losing with a probability of 1/65536, it will be a hit with a probability of 1/65536, and the remaining probability of 65535/65536 will be a loss. It should be noted that, in the general pattern low probability, it may not be per general pattern (65536/65536 will be lost).

In the normal stop symbol lottery, as in the special stop symbol lottery, a lottery table (not shown) for the normal stop symbol lottery is selected from a plurality of types of stop symbols with different patterns of opening the normal electric accessories 61. One stop symbol is determined by the lottery used. In addition, when it becomes a loss in the general pattern right or wrong determination, the stop pattern is uniformly determined in the same way as the special figure 1 and special figure 2.

Also, in the normal figure fluctuation pattern lottery, as with the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery, one normal figure fluctuation by lottery using the lottery table (not shown) for the general figure fluctuation pattern lottery from multiple types of normal figure fluctuation patterns. A pattern is determined.

In this way, it can be said that the probability that the normal map hit is derived is higher than the normal map low probability, and the degree of advantage is higher than the normal map low probability.

When the result of the special figure lottery is a big hit, the big hit game control means 140 relates to the big hit start demonstration according to the special figure variation pattern derivation state from which the big hit is derived and the stop pattern of the special figure related to the big hit. Determining the demo time and the demo time associated with the jackpot end demo.
Here, the jackpot start demonstration is a state that is set at the same time as the jackpot game is started, and at the end of the jackpot start demonstration, a round game in which the above-described rounds are continuously executed is started. Furthermore, the jackpot end demonstration is a state that is set at the same time as the end of the round game, and the jackpot game ends at the end of the jackpot end demonstration. In particular, in the present embodiment, the demonstration time of the jackpot start demonstration related to the jackpot derived in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA is the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB or the jackpot derived in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC. It is configured to be longer than the demonstration time of the jackpot start demonstration.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the big win game is started together with the start of the big win game immediately before the round game in which it is easy for the game ball to enter the big winning hole (big winning hole 55). In other words, it includes a jackpot start demonstration in which it is difficult to win a ball.

In addition, when the big win starts, the big win game control means 140 generates an effect control command (big win start command) including a demonstration time related to the big win start demonstration, stores it in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160, and ends the big win. Sometimes, an effect control command (jackpot end command) including a demonstration time related to the jackpot end demonstration is generated and stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160. - 特許庁

The symbol display control means 145 variably displays the special symbol 1 on the first special symbol display device 91 according to the variation time based on the special symbol variation pattern of the special symbol 1, and after the variation time has passed, the special symbol stop symbol lottery is determined. The special figure 1 is stopped and displayed with the stopped pattern. Similarly, according to the variation time based on the special symbol variation pattern of the second special symbol, the special symbol 2 is variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 92, and the stop determined by the special symbol stop symbol lottery after the variation time has elapsed The special figure 2 is stopped and displayed in the design.
In addition, the symbol display control means 145 has a special figure game timer for managing the time (variation time, stop display time) related to the display of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, and when the special figure is stopped and displayed (At the timing when the value of the special figure game timer becomes "0"), an effect control command (variation stop command) for requesting a fixed stop (fixed display) of the decorative pattern is generated, and the command is sent to the main information storage means 160 is stored in the transmission command storage area.

In addition, the symbol display control means 145 causes the normal symbol display device 93 to variably display the normal symbol according to the normal symbol variation pattern (variation time) of the normal symbol, and after the variation time elapses, the normal symbol by the normal symbol stop symbol lottery. The determined stop pattern is stopped and displayed.
In addition, the symbol display control means 145 has a normal pattern game timer for managing the time (fluctuation time, stop display time) relating to the display of the normal pattern.

When the result of the special figure lottery is a big hit, the electric role product control means 150 outputs a control signal to the special electric role product solenoid 66 after the stop display of the special figure, and turns the special electric role product 65 into a special figure. It is opened according to the opening pattern corresponding to the stop pattern. The jackpot game is a game state in which one opening/closing operation of the special electric accessory 65 is one round, and the rounds are continuously executed for a prescribed number of rounds (16R, 10R, 4R in this example).

In addition, when the electric accessory control means 150 wins the normal figure win/loss lottery, it outputs a control signal to the normal electric accessory solenoid 62 to move the normal electric accessory 61 according to the opening pattern corresponding to the normal figure stop symbol. open up.

The game state control means 155 controls the special figure lottery state. Specifically, as described above, the game state control means 155 makes the special figure low probability at the start of the big win game regardless of the pattern related to the big win, and makes the special figure high probability at the end of the big win game.

In addition, the game state control means 155 controls the normal drawing lottery state. Specifically, the game state control means 155 sets the normal pattern low probability at the start of the big win regardless of the pattern related to the big win, and sets the general pattern high probability at the end of the big win game.

In addition, the game state control means 155 controls the above-mentioned special figure variation pattern derivation state. The transition of this special figure variation pattern derivation state will be described with reference to FIGS. 11(a) and 11(b). Incidentally, FIG. 11(a) is a state transition diagram showing the transition of the special figure variation pattern derivation state, and FIG. 11(b) is a diagram showing the relationship of the average variation time for each special figure variation pattern derivation state. .
As shown in FIG. 11 (a), the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state is the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA corresponding to the special figure low certainty and the general figure low certainty, the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA corresponding to the special figure high certainty and the general figure high certainty It consists of a figure variation pattern derivation state PB and a special figure variation pattern derivation state PC corresponding to a special figure low certainty and a normal figure high certainty, except during a big hit game, either of these special figure variation pattern derivation states set. Then, the transition conditions between the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA to the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC include transition conditions (i) to transition conditions (iii).
Specifically, the transition condition (i) is the end of the jackpot game related to the probability variable jackpot, the transition condition (ii) is the end of the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot, and the transition condition (iii) is the end of the 100th symbol variation. . In addition, when the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot is started in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC, the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC is set again after the end of the jackpot game (symbol in the transition condition (iii) counting of variations starts from 0).

Also, as shown in FIG. 11(b), the average variation time of each of the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB, and the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC is the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA , Toku-zu variation pattern derivation state PC, Toku-zu variation pattern derivation state PB is shortened in order. This is mainly due to the difference in the length of the variation time of the basic special figure variation pattern with the highest rate of selection in each special figure variation pattern derivation state.
Also, in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB, the average variation time within the 4th rotation is shorter than the average variation time after the 5th rotation, which is also due to the difference in the variation time of the basic special figure variation pattern.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, the difference between the average variation time of the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA and the average time of the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC is the average variation time of the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC and the special figure variation pattern derivation greater than the difference in state PB.

In addition, the game state control means 155, when the special figure lottery state, the general figure lottery state, and the update of the special figure variation pattern derivation state occur, the effect control command (game state designation command) including each state after the update is generated, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .

As described above, the main information storage means 160 is means for temporarily storing data read by each means, data derived by calculations and the like by each means, etc. in corresponding storage areas.

The main error control means 165 monitors the input information of the I/O port 104 and determines whether the gaming machine 10 is in an error state. When it is determined that an error state exists, an effect control command (error command) including information that can specify the error state is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .
In this embodiment, the error states determined by the main error control means 165 include, for example, a main board error based on the occurrence of the update abnormality described above, a magnetic error based on magnetic detection by the magnetic detection sensor, and a radio wave detection by the radio wave detection sensor. A radio wave error based on, a right hitting error based on the detection of a game ball by the gate sensor 74, a detection of opening of the middle frame 17 by the middle frame open door sensor 76 or a detection of opening of the front frame 20 by the front frame open door sensor 77 There are door open errors, full tank errors based on the detection of game balls by the full tank detection sensor, and so on. It should be noted that the presence or absence of occurrence of an error state according to this embodiment is monitored during a playable state, which will be described later.
To summarize the occurrence conditions of some of these errors, the main board error is an error state indicating an update error of the random number circuit 105, as described above, and occurs when the update error occurs. Next, magnetic error is an error state that occurs when magnetic detection by the magnetic detection sensor occurs continuously for 500 ms. This is an error state that occurs when a total of 5 occurrences occur. Also, a right-handed error occurs when the gate sensor 74 detects the game ball three times during normal times (special low probability and normal low probability) (the number of detections is reset after 1000 ms have passed since the last detection). A full-tank error is an error that occurs when the full-tank detection sensor is ON, that is, when a gaming ball is detected by the full-tank detection sensor.

In addition, in this embodiment, among these error states, the main board error, the magnetic error, and the radio wave error are treated as error states of relatively high importance (hereinafter simply referred to as "error states of high importance"). ing. Therefore, when an error state of high importance occurs, the main error control means 165, in addition to processing to turn on the security signal, causes the payout control board 400 to restrict the shooting of game balls. A game progress control process is executed to prevent progress.
Here, the security signal is a kind of signal that is output from an external terminal board (not shown) provided in the game machine 10 toward equipment (data display machine, hall computer) outside the game machine. Including the following description, turning on the security signal means starting the output of the security signal, and turning off the security signal means ending the output of the security signal. In the present embodiment, the processing for turning off the security signal does not consider the elapsed time after the security signal is turned on. The security signal may not be turned off before the time elapses. In this embodiment, when a magnetic error and a radio wave error occur, the process of turning on the security signal may be executed, but the payout control board 400 may not execute the above-described game progress regulation process. .
In addition, in the event of an error state of high importance, the first sub-control board 200 and the second sub-control board 300 execute a notification effect that enables identification of which error state has occurred. .
Furthermore, these error states with high importance can be canceled (the error state can be ended) only by power failure and power recovery, and the security signal related to the error state can be turned off by the power failure. (the ON state is maintained until the power is cut off).
It should be noted that the above-described error state with a high degree of importance is merely an example, and other error states may be provided as the error state.

On the other hand, in the case of a right-handed error, a door open error, and a full tank error, which are error states of relatively low importance (hereinafter simply referred to as "error states of low importance"), shooting of game balls is not restricted. A state in which the game can be progressed is maintained. In addition, when these error states occur, the first sub-control board 200 and the second sub-control board 300 execute a notification effect capable of specifying which error state has occurred.
In addition, the right hitting error ends when the execution of the notification effect related to the error state ends, and the door open error detects the closed state of the middle frame 17 by the middle frame door sensor 76, or the front frame door opening It ends when the sensor 77 detects the closed state of the front frame 20, and the full-tank error ends when the full-tank detection sensor stops detecting the game ball. When the end conditions of these error states are satisfied, an effect control command (return command) indicating that the end conditions are satisfied is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.例文帳に追加
Further, the above-mentioned error state with a low degree of importance is an example. Other error states such as an abnormal winning error that occurs when a game ball is detected may be provided, and when these error states are provided, a notification effect related to the error state is executed. It should be noted that the abnormal prize-winning error may be terminated when the execution of the notification effect related to the error state is terminated, similarly to the above-described right-handed error.
It should be noted that in the present embodiment, an error state with a high degree of importance is executed with priority over the above-described error state with a low degree of importance.

The main command management means 170 transmits the effect control command to the first sub control board 200 when the effect control command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .
In principle, each effect control command is transmitted according to the order stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .

The power restoration process execution means 175 includes return state setting means 176 and playable state transition means 179 .

The return state setting means 176 determines whether or not there is an abnormality in the RAM 103 when the power is restored, the state at the time of the power failure immediately before the power is restored, the state of the RAM clear switch 43 when the power is restored, and the state of the middle frame open when the power is restored. Based on the state of the door sensor 76, a return state setting process for setting the return state is executed. The return state set by the processing includes a game stop state and a playable state (either with RAM clear processing or without RAM clear processing).
Specifically, when there is an abnormality in the RAM 103 at the time of power restoration, the game stop state is set regardless of the state of the RAM clear switch 43 and the state of the middle frame door open sensor 76 at the time of power restoration. Also, if there is no abnormality in the RAM 103 when the power is restored and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON (depressed state) when the power is restored, the RAM is cleared on the condition that the middle frame door open sensor 76 is ON when the power is restored. Clear processing is executed and a playable state is set (when the middle frame door open sensor 76 is OFF at the time of power restoration, the RAM clear processing is not executed and a playable state is set), and the power is restored. If there is no abnormality in the RAM 103 and the RAM clear switch 43 is OFF (not pressed) at the time of power recovery, the game ready state is set without executing the RAM clear processing. It should be noted that when the RAM clear processing is executed, the special figure low probability and general figure low probability will be set.
Here, the game stop state means that the game cannot be progressed by not executing the processing according to the detection result of the sensor provided in each prize winning opening (the detection result of the sensor itself may not be seen). This is the return state. The playable state is a return state in which progress of the game is possible by executing processing according to the detection result of the sensor provided in each prize winning opening.

Whether or not there is an abnormality in the RAM 103 is determined by a RAM abnormality check performed at the beginning of the recovery state setting process (specifically, whether or not a backup flag is stored in the backup information area of the target area ( whether or not the backup flag is ON), and if the backup flag is stored (when the backup flag is ON), it is stored in the target area and the backup information area related to the area. A process of deriving the checksum of the complement of the data, and judging that the target area is normal if the calculation result is 0, and otherwise judging that the target area is abnormal. ) to the area of the RAM 103 related to the game.

The playable state transition means 179 executes playable state transition processing for transitioning to the playable state when the playable state is set.
Specifically, in the playable state transition process, when the output of the security signal is ON, the process of turning OFF the output of the security signal and the initialization of the device are executed.
In addition, in the initial settings of the device, a launch permission command for permitting the launch of game balls is transmitted to the payout control board 400, a state is set in which entry of a game ball into each winning hole is enabled, and the random number circuit 105 is activated. Processing such as setting of data for setting the data is executed.

The power-off processing executing means 180 executes power-off processing based on receiving a power-off signal from the power control board 500 .
Specifically, for a game-related area of the RAM 103, a process of deriving a checksum of the area, storing the complement of the checksum in a game-related backup information area of the RAM 103, and A process of turning on a backup flag indicating that the power-off process has been executed (stores the backup flag in the game-related backup information area of the RAM 103) is executed.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first sub-control board 200 includes sub-random number generation means 210, normal effect control means 220, sub-error control means 230, lamp control means 240, movable accessory control means 245, volume control means 250, brightness It comprises adjustment means 255, LN mode management means 257, sub-information storage means 260, and sub-command management means 270, and these means correspond to each control configuration on the first sub-control board 200 described with reference to FIG. It is a functional representation of what is realized by
Here, the sub-information storage means 260 temporarily stores the data read by the means provided in the first sub-control board 200, the data derived by the calculation in the means, etc. in the corresponding storage areas. It is a means. Also, the effect control command transmitted from the main command management means 170 is stored in the received command storage area of the sub information storage means 260 by the sub command management means 270 . In the following description, the fact that the effect control command transmitted from the main command management means 170 is stored in the received command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260 by the sub-command management means 270 is simply referred to as the effect control command. It may be expressed as reception.

The sub-random number generation means 210 can generate random numbers (software random numbers) updated by program processing by the CPU 201, and acquires the random numbers at the timing when each lottery (details will be described later) by the normal performance control means 220 is executed.

The normal production control means 220 includes production mode control means 221, production route determination means 222, sub-suspension control means 223, prefetch production control means 224, production content determination means 225, decorative pattern control means 226, and jackpot production control means 227. Prepare.

The production mode control means 221 controls the transition of the production mode in the form of consistency with the special figure variation pattern derivation state managed by the main control board 100 side when the game state designation command is received.
The production mode in the present embodiment is roughly divided into a normal production mode, a probability variable production mode, and a time saving production mode. A time-saving production mode corresponds to the probability variation production mode and the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC.

Effect route determination means 222, when receiving a pre-determination command, based on the result of the pre-determination included in the command (in this embodiment, the special figure variation pattern), the effect corresponding to the currently reserved symbol variation Determine (set) the route.
Here, the production route is the production from the start to the end of the pattern variation, and defines the process of the production that notifies the result of the special figure propriety determination in the design variation, and is executed in the design variation. The content of the effect is determined according to the effect route corresponding to the symbol variation by the effect content determining means 225, which will be described later.

In this embodiment, one effect route different from each other corresponds to each of the special figure variation patterns shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 . And these production routes are the loss production route that informs that the result of the special figure judgment in this pattern change is a loss (not a big hit), and the result of the special figure judgment in this pattern change. It is roughly divided into a big hit production route for announcing a big win.
Further, the losing production route includes a non-developing losing production route in which the development production is not executed and a development losing production route in which the development production is executed. Here, the development effect means that after the decorative patterns are in the ready state (a state in which the decorative patterns are stopped and displayed except for one pattern row, and the remaining pattern rows are variably displayed), this pattern fluctuation In this embodiment, there are nine types of development effects A to development effects I that differ in content from each other. Similarly, the big win performance route includes a non-development big win performance route in which the development performance is not executed and a development big win performance route in which the development performance is executed, and these development performances are also executed in the development big win performance route. Below, the contents of the effect route corresponding to each special figure variation pattern will be described.

In development production A, development production B, development production D, development production E, development production G, and development production H corresponding to the losing production route, a series of productions corresponding to each development production are executed. It is notified that the result of the special figure success/failure determination in the symbol variation is not a big hit. On the other hand, in development production A, development production B, development production D, development production E, development production G, and development production H corresponding to the development jackpot production route, each development production is the same as the development production corresponding to the loss production route. A series of effects corresponding to is executed, and at the end of the process, it is notified that the result of the special figure success/failure determination in this symbol variation is a big hit. That is, all of these development effects can be said to be effects for informing whether or not the result of the special figure propriety determination in this pattern variation is a big hit.
On the other hand, the development performance C, the development performance F, and the development performance I do not correspond to the losing performance route, but to the development big hit performance route. Therefore, it can be said that these development productions are productions for notifying that the result of the special figure propriety determination in this pattern variation is a big hit.
In addition, in this embodiment, one effect route corresponds to one special figure variation pattern. Therefore, in the following description, the production route for the special figure variation pattern may simply be represented by the special figure variation pattern. However, a plurality of production routes may correspond to one special figure variation pattern, and in this case, one production route is determined from a plurality of production routes corresponding to the determined special figure variation pattern. should be

Special figure variation pattern HNP1 (special figure variation pattern HNP1-A to special figure variation pattern HNP1-D), special figure variation pattern HRP, special figure variation pattern HNP2, special figure variation pattern HNP3, and corresponding to special figure variation pattern HNP4 The production route corresponds to the non-developed losing production route described above.
Specifically, in the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP1, the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP2, the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP3, and the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP4, the decorative pattern does not reach the reach state and the decorative pattern is a loose pattern (all patterns The row is stopped, and the same decorative pattern is not stopped in each pattern row). handle. Here, the same decorative pattern refers to a decorative pattern that imitates the same number, and parts other than the numbers (character images to be described later, etc.) constituting the decorative pattern may be different. Similarly, different decorative designs refer to decorative designs imitating different numbers.
In the special figure fluctuation pattern HRP, the decorative pattern is in a reach state without passing through a pseudo-variation, and after that, the decorative pattern is stopped and displayed with a loose eye without executing the development production described later. A production route that notifies that the result of the special figure propriety determination is a loss corresponds. Here, the pseudo-variation is the suspension of decorative patterns based on a certain rule during the period before the start of the development production (for example, like "5 patterns - 7 patterns - 6 patterns", the pattern row in the middle It refers to a period separated by a decorative pattern stop) etc., which is a mode in which 7 patterns are stopped. Therefore, it can be said that pseudo fluctuations occur only when the number of pseudo fluctuations is two. In other words, when the variation of the decorative symbols until forming the ready-to-win state is one time, it can be said that the pseudo-variation does not occur, and in that case, it can also be said that one pseudo-variation is executed. Although the maximum number of pseudo fluctuations in the present embodiment is 3, the maximum number of pseudo fluctuations is not limited to this, and any number of times of 2 or more may be adopted.

Special figure variation pattern HSP1-A ~ special figure variation pattern HSP3-B, special figure variation pattern HSP-D, special figure variation pattern HSP-E, special figure variation pattern HSP-G, and special figure variation pattern HSP-H , The above-mentioned development loss production route corresponds.
Specifically, special figure variation pattern HSP1-A, special figure variation pattern HSP1-B, special figure variation pattern HSP-D, special figure variation pattern HSP-E, special figure variation pattern HSP-G, and special figure variation pattern In HSP-H, the decorative pattern is in a reach state without passing through a pseudo-variation, and then a development effect is executed to inform that the result of the special figure propriety determination in this pattern change is a loss. Corresponds to the production route in which the decorative pattern is stopped and displayed with loose stitches after the end. In addition, the type of development production corresponding to each special figure variation pattern is different from each other, the above-mentioned development production A for the special figure variation pattern HSP1-A, the development production B for the special figure variation pattern HSP1-B, and the special figure Development production D in the fluctuation pattern HSP-D, development production E in the special fluctuation pattern HSP-E, development production G in the special fluctuation pattern HSP-G, development in the special fluctuation pattern HSP-H Performance H corresponds.
In the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-B, the decorative pattern becomes a reach state through two pseudo fluctuations, and then the result of the special figure propriety determination in this pattern fluctuation is a loss. A developmental effect for notifying that is executed, and after the end of the developmental effect, the decorative pattern is stopped and displayed in a loose pattern. In addition, as with the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-B, the types of development production corresponding to each special figure fluctuation pattern are different from each other, and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-A has a development production A. , Development production B corresponds to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-B.
In the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-B, the decorative pattern becomes a reach state through three times of pseudo fluctuation, and then the result of the special figure propriety determination in this pattern fluctuation is a loss. A developmental effect for notifying that is executed, and after the end of the developmental effect, the decorative pattern is stopped and displayed in a loose pattern. In addition, like the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-B, the types of development production corresponding to each special figure fluctuation pattern are different from each other, and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-A has development production A. , Development production B corresponds to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-B.

Also, special figure variation pattern ASP1-A ~ special figure variation pattern ASP-C, special figure variation pattern ASP-D ~ special figure variation pattern ASP-F, and special figure variation pattern ASP-G ~ special figure variation pattern ASP-I corresponds to the above-mentioned developed jackpot production route.
Specifically, special figure variation pattern ASP1-A ~ special figure variation pattern ASP-C, special figure variation pattern HSP-D ~ special figure variation pattern HSP-F, and special figure variation pattern HSP-G ~ special figure variation pattern In HSP-I, the decorative pattern becomes a reach state without passing through a pseudo-variation, and then a development production is executed to inform that the result of the special figure suitability determination in this pattern fluctuation is a big hit. Corresponds to an effect route in which the decorative patterns are stopped and displayed with the patterns aligned (all the pattern rows are stopped and the same decorative pattern is stopped in each pattern row) after completion. In addition, the type of development production corresponding to each special figure fluctuation pattern is different from each other, development production A for special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-A, development production B for special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-B, special figure fluctuation pattern Development production C for ASP-C, development production D for special fluctuation pattern HSP-D, development production E for special fluctuation pattern HSP-E, development production F for special fluctuation pattern HSP-F However, development production G corresponds to special figure fluctuation pattern HSP-G, development production H corresponds to special figure fluctuation pattern HSP-H, and development production I corresponds to special figure fluctuation pattern HSP-I.
In the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-B, the decorative pattern becomes a reach state through two pseudo fluctuations, and then the result of the special figure success/failure determination in this pattern fluctuation is a big hit. A developmental effect is executed to notify that, and after the end of the developmental effect, the decorative patterns are stop-displayed with matching patterns. In addition, like the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-B, the types of development production corresponding to each special figure fluctuation pattern are different from each other, and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-A has a development production A. , Development production B corresponds to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-B.
In the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-B, the decorative pattern becomes a reach state through three times of pseudo fluctuation, and then the result of the special figure success/failure determination in this pattern fluctuation is a big hit. A developmental effect is executed to notify that, and after the end of the developmental effect, the decorative patterns are stop-displayed with matching patterns. In addition, like the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-B, the types of development production corresponding to each special figure fluctuation pattern are different from each other, and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-A has development production A. , Development production B corresponds to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-B.

Thus, in this embodiment, by associating the same development production, the production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-A to the production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-A, the special figure A production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-B for the production route corresponding to the fluctuation pattern HSP1-B, and a special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-A for the production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-A The corresponding production route is the production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-B The production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-B is the production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-A The production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-A, the production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-B for the production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-B, the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP-D A production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-D for the production route corresponding to , and a production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-E for the production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP-E , a production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-G for the production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP-G, and a special figure fluctuation pattern ASP for the production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP-H A production route corresponding to -H is associated. As a result, the contents of the productions of the associated production routes match from the start to just before the end (the timing at which the result of the special figure propriety determination is indicated by the development production related to the production route). Therefore, in the pattern variation in which the development performance A, the development performance B, the development performance D, the development performance E, the development performance G, or the development performance H are executed, the player can have a feeling of expectation of winning a big win. Therefore, it can be said that a performance route in which development performance A, development performance B, development performance D, development performance E, development performance G, or development performance H is executed is a performance route that expects a big win, and these developments. The special figure variation pattern for which the effect is determined can also be said to be a special figure variation pattern that expects a big hit.
In addition, the special figure variation pattern ASP-C, the special figure variation pattern ASP-F, and the special figure variation pattern ASP-I do not have a corresponding development loss production route. Therefore, when the development performance C, the development performance F, or the development performance I is executed in the symbol variation, the player can be made to definitely recognize the winning of the big win. Therefore, it can be said that the production route corresponding to these special figure fluctuation patterns is the production route for which the big win is decided, and the special figure fluctuation pattern can be said to be the special figure fluctuation pattern for which the big win is decided.

Furthermore, the special figure variation pattern ANP corresponds to a non-development jackpot production route.
Specifically, the special figure variation pattern ANP corresponds to an effect route in which the decorative symbols are not in the ready-to-win state and the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed with the symbols aligned (so-called immediate winning).

Also, as shown in FIG. 9A, if the result of the special figure propriety determination is a loss, within the range where the number of pseudo fluctuations is the same, the special effects corresponding to the production route in which the development production A is executed Figure variation pattern (eg, special figure variation pattern HSP1-A), special figure variation pattern (eg, special figure variation pattern HSP1-B) corresponding to the production route in which development production B is executed becomes difficult to be determined in this order. Then, when the result of the special figure success/failure determination is a big hit, the special figure variation pattern (for example, the special figure variation pattern ASP1-A), and a special figure variation pattern (for example, a special figure variation pattern ASP1-B) corresponding to the production route where the development production B is executed are likely to be determined in this order. Then, as described above, the development effect C is executed only when a big win is won.
Therefore, in the special figure variation pattern deriving state PA, the expectation of winning a big hit can be increased in the order of development performance A, development performance B, and development performance C. Similarly, in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB, the order of development effect D, development effect E, and development effect F, in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC, the order of development effect G, development effect H, and development effect I , it is possible to increase the expectation of winning the jackpot.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 9 (a), if the result of the special figure propriety determination is a loss, the special figure fluctuation pattern (for example, , Special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-A), Special figure fluctuation pattern corresponding to the production route with the number of pseudo fluctuations (for example, special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-A), The number of pseudo fluctuations is 3 times It becomes difficult to be determined in order of the special figure variation pattern (for example, special figure variation pattern HSP3-A) corresponding to the route. Then, if the result of the special figure suitability determination is a big hit, the special figure variation pattern corresponding to the production route in which the pseudo variation does not occur in the range of the same kind of development production (for example, the special figure variation pattern ASP1-A), Special figure fluctuation pattern corresponding to the production route with the number of pseudo fluctuations of 2 times (for example, special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-A), special figure fluctuation pattern corresponding to the production route with the number of pseudo fluctuations of 3 times (for example , It becomes easier to be determined in order of special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-A).
Therefore, as the number of times the pseudo variation is executed increases, the expectation of winning the big win can be enhanced.

Also, as described above, special figure variation pattern HSP1-A, special figure variation pattern HSP1-B, special figure variation pattern HSP-C, special figure variation pattern ASP1-A, special figure variation pattern ASP1-B, and special figure variation In the pattern ASP-C, it becomes a reach state without passing through a pseudo-variation, and in the special figure variation pattern HSP2-A, the special figure variation pattern HSP2-B, the special figure variation pattern ASP2-A, and the special figure variation pattern ASP2-B, It becomes a reach state with two pseudo fluctuations, and in the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-A, special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-B, special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-A, and special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-B, reach with three pseudo fluctuations state.
Therefore, the time to reach the reach state is the special figure fluctuation pattern that becomes the reach state without passing through the pseudo fluctuation, the special figure fluctuation pattern that becomes the reach state with two pseudo fluctuations, and the reach state with three pseudo fluctuations. It becomes longer in order of special figure fluctuation pattern. However, in the pattern variation in which the special figure variation pattern ASP-C is determined, the special figure variation pattern (special figure variation pattern HSP1-A, special figure variation pattern HSP1-B, Toku-zu fluctuation pattern ASP1-A, and the time to reach the reach state than Toku-zu fluctuation pattern ASP1-B) is longer.

Sub-reservation control means 223, when receiving a reservation command (hereinafter simply referred to as the occurrence of a reservation winning prize), to the information of the special figure 1 reservation counter and the special figure 2 reservation counter included in the command Based on this, in the reserved display area (not shown) of the main display unit 81, the number of reserved images corresponding to the special figure 1 reserved counter and the number of reserved images corresponding to the special figure 2 reserved counter are displayed. Set data. It should be noted that the pending image is an image that is subject to a pending look-ahead effect that changes in various manners suggesting the degree of advantage such as the degree of expectation of a big hit game.
It should be noted that the aspect of the pending image in the present embodiment is expressed by the difference in color of the image. Then, the color of the pending image is the result of the pre-determination included in the pre-determination command transmitted following the pending command, that is, whether or not it is determined to be a big hit in the special figure winning or not determination in the pattern variation corresponding to the pending image determined by drawing lots with reference to Specifically, there are a total of five colors, white, blue, green, red, and rainbow, as colors that can be determined, and the probability of winning a big win is high in this order. In particular, the rainbow color is a mode in which the jackpot winning is confirmed.

The look-ahead effect control means 224 determines the contents of the look-ahead effect based on the result of the pre-determination included in the command when the pre-determination command is received.
The look-ahead effect is the degree of expectation for the result of the special figure propriety determination in the design variation of the look-ahead target over one or more design variations before the design variation of the look-ahead target starts, and the design variation of the look-ahead target This is an effect that suggests the content of the effect to be executed.

The effect content determining means 225 determines the content of the effect to be executed in the current pattern variation according to the effect route already determined by the effect route determining means 222 when receiving the variation start command.
More specifically, the effect content determination means 225 uses the effect pattern lottery table corresponding to the effect route determined by the effect route determination means 222 to determine the effect contents (effect pattern) for each effect execution timing in the symbol variation. It will be determined by lottery, etc. By doing so, it is possible to change the contents of the performance related to (executed according to) the determined performance route, and to connect the performance in one symbol variation. Also, even if the same production route is determined, the production to be executed can be diversified.

The decorative design control means 226 determines the final combination of decorative design stop designs (left design, middle design, right design) based on the determined stop design of the special design when the variation start command is received. do.

The big-hit performance control means 227, when receiving a big-hit start command, determines the contents of the big-hit performance for notifying that the big-hit game is in progress, based on the information or the like included in the command. The jackpot performance includes a jackpot start demonstration performance for notifying the start of the jackpot game, a jackpot round performance for notifying that the round game is in progress, and a jackpot end demonstration performance for notifying the end of the jackpot game.

In addition, the big win effect control means 227 executes a lucky number change effect (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "LN change effect") in which the lucky number is variably displayed and stopped based on the start of the big win game. Note that the performance control means 227 executes LN variation performance management processing for managing LN variation performance including LN stop symbol lottery for determining the lucky number to be stopped and displayed in the LN variation performance with the reception of the big hit start command as a trigger.
Here, the lucky number in this embodiment corresponds to a total of 8 types of symbols, LN symbols A to LN symbols H, and these symbols are all different from the decorative symbols described above. And these lucky numbers are, for example, the first time after the LN pattern A or LN pattern B is stopped and displayed even once in a series of jackpots (jackpots won without ever having a normal pattern low probability). Even after the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA (normal figure low probability), while the game using the prize balls acquired so far is allowed, both LN pattern A and LN pattern B in a series of big hits If it is not stopped and displayed, at the timing when the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA is entered for the first time after that, the game using the prize balls acquired so far is prohibited (the prize balls cannot be exchanged for prizes). ), etc., which allows the hall in which the gaming machine 10 is installed to entertain the players according to its own rules.

Furthermore, the big hit effect control means 227, when the pattern variation related to the special figure 2 to be a big hit is reserved at the timing when the big hit game is started (when a so-called reserved series occurs), An image related to a big win end screen (hereinafter simply referred to as a "big win end screen") whose display is started during the big win end demonstration may be extended and displayed. The details of the extended display of this big win end screen will be described later, but this makes the interval between the big win game started by the holding group and the big win game executed immediately before that seems to be shorter. .
In addition, in the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not a holding series occurs at the timing when the big win game is started. Any timing during the game may be set.

The normal effect control means 220 reads the effect data of each device corresponding to the effect at the execution timing of each effect as necessary according to the content of the effect determined by the above-described means provided in the first sub-control board 200, If the read effect data includes effect data related to an image, an image control command is generated based on the effect data, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260 . Further, when the read performance data includes performance data related to sound, a voice control command related to sound is generated based on the performance data, and the command is stored in a transmission command storage area of sub-information storage means 260. - 特許庁

It should be noted that the normal effect control means 220, when the return state at the time of power recovery becomes a game-enabled state (with RAM clear processing), informs that the game has become possible with RAM clear processing. When the return state at the time of power recovery becomes a playable state (without RAM clear processing), it is notified that the game becomes possible without RAM clear processing. Read out the production data for
Furthermore, when the return state at the time of power recovery is the game stop state, the normal performance control means 220 informs that the execution of the RAM clearing process is necessary in addition to the game stop state. Read out the production data for
Although the details of these notifications are omitted, it is preferable that the execution continues for a certain period of time (for example, 30 seconds) after the start of execution, regardless of the performance device that executes the notification.

The sub-error control means 230 determines an error effect pattern when an error command is transmitted, and reads effect data for executing an error effect according to the error effect pattern.
The error effect is executed with priority over the variation effect related to the symbol variation (execution of the error effect regulates the execution of the variation effect). Here, when the error effect is preferentially executed, when the device related to the execution of the error effect and the device related to the execution of the variable effect are the same device, only the error effect is executed in the device. However, it also includes that the error effect is executed in the device in a manner that is easier to recognize than the variable effect.
In addition, the sub-error control means 230 independently (independently of the main error control means 165) determines whether or not the game machine 10 is in an error state, and executes an error presentation when it is determined to be in an error state. Effect data may be read out, and the error state is, for example, a right-handed error state determined based on the number of wins at the gate 63 when the normal game is low probability.

The lamp control means 240 holds lamp control data for controlling the lighting of various lamps such as the frame lamp 35 . If there is effect data, the lamp control means 240 reads the lamp control data based on the effect data, and transmits the read lamp control data to the frame lamp 35 .

When the performance data read by the normal performance control means 220 includes performance data corresponding to a movable performance, the movable accessory control means 245 controls the movable decorative body 22 and the sub display from the ROM 202 based on the performance data. The movable control data for controlling the movement of the portion 82 is read, the read movable control data is transmitted to the movable decoration 22 and the sub-display portion 82, and the movement of the movable decoration 22 and the sub-display portion 82 is controlled.

The volume adjustment means 250 executes volume adjustment processing for adjusting volume and volume adjustment command generation processing for generating the above-described volume adjustment command.

The volume adjustment process is a process executed when power is restored or when a volume adjustment operation (operation on the up cursor button 38a or the down cursor button 38b) is performed.
In the volume adjustment process that is executed when power is restored, the initial volume at the time of power restoration is set according to the stage of the volume adjustment unit 83 at the time of power restoration. More specifically, in this process, when the level of the volume adjustment unit 83 at the time of power restoration is high, specific audio reproduction channels (in this embodiment, audio reproduction channel CH1 and audio reproduction channel CH2 ) is set to volume 10 for the audio playback channels excluding the specific audio playback channel, and when the stage of the volume adjustment unit 83 at the time of power restoration is medium volume, the volume for the audio playback channels excluding the specific audio playback channel is set to volume When 5 is set and the stage of the volume adjustment unit 83 at the time of power restoration is low volume, volume 1 is set as the volume of the audio reproduction channels excluding a specific audio reproduction channel. In addition, the volume adjustment process is not limited to when the power is restored, but may be executed based on the lapse of a predetermined time from the end of the most recent pattern fluctuation. In this case, a specific audio reproduction channel is excluded. It may be executed only when the volume of the audio reproduction channel (current volume) is lower than the volume corresponding to the current stage of the volume control section 83 .
Further, in the volume adjustment process executed when the volume adjustment operation is performed, the current volume is updated based on the volume adjustment operation. More specifically, in this process, when the process is executed by operating the up cursor button 38a, the volume of the audio reproduction channels excluding a specific audio reproduction channel is set to 10 as the upper limit of the volume of the process. When a volume one step higher than the previously set volume is set and the process is executed by operating the down cursor button 38b, the volume is set to 1 as the lower limit and the specific audio playback channel is excluded. is set to a volume that is one step lower than the volume set before this process. It should be noted that unlike the brightness adjustment process described later, the volume adjustment process that is executed when the volume adjustment operation is performed is executed regardless of whether or not pattern variation is being executed.
Here, setting the volume in the audio reproduction channel in the volume adjustment process means setting the volume in the storage area corresponding to the audio reproduction channel in the RAM 203. When the volume is set in the storage area, , a volume adjustment command corresponding to volume adjustment of the audio reproduction channel is generated by volume adjustment command generation processing, and then the command is transmitted to the audio control board 310 .

As described above, in this embodiment, no volume adjustment is performed for a specific audio playback channel. Therefore, audio data relating to a specific audio reproduction channel is reproduced at a volume (in this embodiment, volume 10, which is the maximum volume) that does not depend on the stage of the volume adjustment unit 83 or the result of the volume adjustment operation. .
In this embodiment, the sound related to the error effect based on the occurrence of the above-described error states (error states with high importance and error states with low importance) is reproduced by a specific audio reproduction channel. On the other hand, in addition to the above reach voice-related sounds, volume adjustment sounds and brightness adjustment sounds, which will be described later, are reproduced by audio reproduction channels other than specific audio reproduction channels.

The luminance adjustment means 255 executes luminance adjustment processing for adjusting luminance and luminance adjustment command generation processing for generating the above-described luminance adjustment command.

The luminance adjustment process is a process executed when the luminance adjustment operation (operation on the left cursor button 38c or the right cursor button 38d) is performed when power is restored or when pattern variation is not performed.
In the luminance adjustment process executed when power is restored, the initial luminance when power is restored is set according to the stage of the luminance adjustment unit 84 when power is restored. More specifically, in this process, when the level of the brightness adjustment unit 84 at the time of power recovery is high brightness, the brightness 10 is set, and the level of the brightness adjustment unit 84 at the time of power recovery is medium brightness. In this case, brightness 5 is set, and brightness 1 is set when the level of the brightness adjustment unit 84 at the time of power recovery is low brightness. In addition, the brightness adjustment process is not limited to when power is restored, and may be executed based on the lapse of a predetermined time from the end of the latest pattern variation. It may be executed only if the luminance is less than the luminance corresponding to the current step of 84.
Further, in the brightness adjustment process executed when the brightness adjustment operation is performed, the current brightness is updated based on the brightness adjustment operation. More specifically, in this process, when the process is executed by operating the right cursor button 38d, the brightness is set to be one step higher than the brightness set before the process, with the upper limit being 10. When the processing is executed by operating the left cursor button 38c, the brightness is set to be one step lower than the brightness set before the processing, with the brightness 1 as the lower limit.
Here, setting the luminance in the luminance adjustment process means that the luminance is set in the storage area corresponding to the luminance of the RAM 203. When the luminance is set in the storage area, the luminance adjustment command is generated. A luminance adjustment command that can specify the luminance after adjustment is generated by the processing, and then the command is transmitted to the second sub control board 300 .

In addition, in the present embodiment, when the volume adjustment process is executed by performing the volume adjustment operation in the state where the pattern variation is not executed, the volume adjustment sound is emitted (the effect related to the volume adjustment sound data is set), and volume adjustment display is executed on the main display section 81 (effect data relating to the volume adjustment display is set). On the other hand, when the volume adjustment process is executed by performing the volume adjustment operation while the pattern variation is being executed, the volume adjustment display is performed by the main display unit 81 without emitting the volume adjustment sound. be done.
Note that the volume adjustment sound is emitted at the volume after being adjusted by the volume adjustment process, so that the adjusted volume is actually heard and the volume is recognized. Furthermore, the volume adjustment display is a display that can identify the level of volume after adjustment by the volume adjustment process (one of volume 1 to volume 10), thereby visually recognizing the level of volume after adjustment. It is something that makes

In addition, in the present embodiment, when the luminance adjustment process is executed by performing the luminance adjustment operation in a state where the pattern variation is not executed, the luminance adjustment sound is emitted (effect related to the luminance adjustment sound data is set), and brightness adjustment display is executed on the main display section 81 (effect data relating to brightness adjustment display is set).
Note that the brightness adjustment sound is aurally recognizing that the brightness has been adjusted by the brightness adjustment processing, and the volume of the emitted sound does not change depending on the brightness adjusted by the brightness adjustment processing. Furthermore, the brightness adjustment display is a display that can specify the brightness level (any of brightness 1 to brightness 10) after being adjusted by the brightness adjustment process, thereby visually recognizing the brightness level after adjustment. It is something that makes

The LN mode management means 257 executes LN mode management processing for setting the LN mode according to the stage of the LN mode adjustment unit 85 at the time of power restoration. Details of the processing will be described later.

As described above, the sub-information storage means 260 temporarily stores the data read by the means provided in the first sub-control board 200, the data derived by the calculations in the means, etc. in the corresponding storage areas. It is a means to

The sub-command management means 270 receives the effect control command transmitted from the main control board 100, and stores the received effect command in the received command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260. When an image control command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260 , the image control command is transmitted to the second sub-control board 300 . Furthermore, when the storage area stores a voice control command or a volume adjustment command, the subcommand management means 270 transmits these commands to the voice control board 310 . In principle, these commands are transmitted according to the order in which they are stored in the transmission command storage area of sub-information storage means 260. FIG.

As described above, this embodiment has a function related to the lucky number for the purpose of improving the interest of the game. However, as described above, the lucky numbers are displayed in a stationary manner after being variably displayed in the same manner as the symbol row associated with the decorative symbols. Therefore, there is a possibility that the LN variation effect that causes the lucky number to be variably displayed and then displayed to be stopped may misidentify the result of the special figure propriety determination. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the LN variation effect is started after the end of the symbol variation for winning the big hit.
In addition, in the present embodiment, in order to improve the interest of the game by making the interval between the big winning game started by the holding series and the big winning game executed immediately before it feel shorter, the holding series is generated after that. It is configured to extend and display a big win end screen which is started to be displayed during the big win end demonstration relating to the big win game.
Hereinafter, the functions related to the LN fluctuation performance and the functions related to the extended display of the big hit end screen during the continuous holding will be described in this order.

<Regarding LN mode management processing>
First, prior to explaining the details of the LN fluctuation effect, the details of the LN mode management process that is executed when power is restored and manages the LN mode will be explained. In addition, FIG. 12 is a figure which shows the flow of an LN mode management process.
In the first step S202, it is determined whether or not the stage of the LN mode adjustment unit 85 at the time of power recovery is LN1. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S204. to step S206.
In step S204, the LN mode is set to LN1.
In step S206, it is determined whether or not the stage of the LN mode adjustment unit 85 at the time of power recovery is LN2. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S208. The process proceeds to step S212.
In step S208, the LN mode is set to LN2.
In step S210, the LN flag is set to ON, and the LN mode management process ends.
In step S212, the LN flag is set to OFF, and the LN mode management process ends.

Thus, in the present embodiment, the type of LN mode and the state of the LN flag are set depending on the stage of the LN mode adjustment unit 85 when power is restored.
Here, the LN flag is a flag that determines whether or not the LN fluctuation production is executed, and when the LN flag is ON, the LN fluctuation production can be executed at the start of the big hit game, while the LN flag is When it is OFF, the LN fluctuation effect is not executed at the start of the big hit game.

Therefore, in the game machine 10, based on a predetermined operation means (LN mode adjustment unit 85) and an operation on the predetermined operation means, a first effect state (LN flag is ON state) to a second effect state (LN flag is OFF state) in which the privilege display effect is not executed, or switching from the second effect state to the first effect state is executable. State switching means (LN mode management processing) is provided.
It should be noted that the predetermined operating means is not limited to being provided at a position where it is difficult to operate unless the front frame 20 and the middle frame 17 are opened, such as the back surface of the game board 50, as in the present embodiment. For example, an operation unit such as the cursor button 38 described above that is operated while both the front frame 20 and the middle frame 17 are closed may be used as the predetermined operation means. However, it is preferable that the operation for the predetermined operation means is determined at a timing that the player cannot arbitrarily generate, such as when power is restored, as in the present embodiment.

Further, as described above, the LN modes in this embodiment include LN1 and LN2, and these LN modes are referred to in the LN stop symbol lottery to be described later. Although details of the processing will be described later, in the present embodiment, the number of types of lucky numbers that can be determined as stop display targets in the LN variation effect differs depending on the current LN mode.
Therefore, the appearance rate of the lucky number (LN symbol A or LN symbol B in the above example) uniquely set by the hall in which the gaming machine 10 is installed can be made selectable by the hall side. In this embodiment, two types of LN1 and LN2 can be selected as the LN mode, but the number of LN modes to be set and the number of types of lucky numbers that can appear in each LN mode can be set arbitrarily. You can

<About LN fluctuation production>
Next, the details of the LN variation effect will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15. FIG.
FIG. 13(a) is a diagram showing the positions where the lucky numbers are displayed in the display area of the main display section 81, and FIG. 13(b) is a diagram showing how the lucky numbers are variably displayed. 13(c) is a diagram showing the display area of the main display section 81 when the LN flag is OFF. Also, FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the flow of the LN fluctuation effect management process, FIG. 15 (a) is a lottery table used for the LN fluctuation effect execution lottery, It is a figure which shows typically the lottery table used.

As shown in FIG. 13( a ), in this embodiment, when the LN variation effect is executed, the lucky number is displayed in the display area 811 at the lower left of the display area of the main display section 81 . More specifically, the frame image wg is displayed in the display area 811, and the lucky number image lng is displayed inside (in front of) the frame image wg. In the example shown in FIG. 13(a), the lucky number image lng related to the LN symbol A is displayed inside the frame image wg.
In the present embodiment, since the display area inside the frame image wg is filled with the matte image, the background image can be displayed even during the variable display of the lucky numbers or during the period in which the lucky numbers are not statically displayed. The image displayed behind the frame image wg such as , cannot be visually recognized through the display area of the frame image wg. In the following description, the frame image wg includes the mat image displayed in the display area inside the frame image wg unless otherwise specified.

In addition, in the present embodiment, even after the end of the LN fluctuation production, in addition to the frame image wg, the lucky number image lng stopped and displayed in the LN fluctuation production is displayed until the end of the big hit game related to the execution of the LN fluctuation production. It will be displayed continuously. It is not always necessary to do so, and the display of the frame image wg and the display of the lucky number image lng stopped and displayed in the LN fluctuation effect may be ended together with the end of the LN fluctuation effect. However, by doing so as in the present embodiment, it is possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the stopped lucky number in the LN fluctuation display effect.
In order to obtain the effect, the frame image wg and the stopped lucky number image lng may be displayed until the next LN variation effect is started.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13(b), the lucky numbers in this embodiment include LN symbol A, LN symbol B, LN symbol C, LN symbol D, LN symbol E, LN symbol F, LN symbol G, and LN symbol. There are a total of 8 kinds of patterns H, and in the LN variation performance, by switching the lucky number images lng in this order, the lucky numbers are variably displayed, and the next to the LN pattern H is switched to the LN pattern A.
In addition, when the frame image wg and the stopped lucky number image lng are displayed until the next LN fluctuation effect is started, in the first LN fluctuation effect after the power is restored, the LN symbol A The lucky number image lng related to is displayed first, and the lucky number is displayed in the above-described order starting from the lucky number image lng. Lucky numbers are variably displayed according to the above-described order from the lucky number image lng that is statically displayed by the variable effect.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the privilege display effect (LN fluctuation effect) continuously displays a privilege image that can be one of a plurality of privilege images (lucky number images lng related to LN symbols A to LN symbols H). , and then one privilege image is definitely displayed.
Note that the switching of the privilege image that can be one privilege image is realized not only by switching the privilege image itself as in the present embodiment, but also by switching one of a plurality of privilege images displayed side by side, for example. If it is a switching method that makes it possible to specify the privilege image that can be the one privilege image, such as by adding an effect to one privilege image and moving the effect from one privilege image to the adjacent privilege image. Any method may be used.

In particular, in the present embodiment, in the LN fluctuation production, after the lucky number images lng to be variably displayed are variably displayed, the lucky number image lng related to the LN stop symbol determined by the LN stop symbol lottery described later stops. will be displayed.
Further, as described above, depending on the set LN mode, the number of types of lucky numbers that can be determined as stop display targets in the LN fluctuation effect varies. A total of eight types of symbols A to LN symbols H are variably displayed in the LN variation production. Therefore, it is not possible to specify which LN mode is set by the LN fluctuation performance. However, a lucky number that can be determined for each type of set LN mode may be subject to variable display.

Further, as described above, when the LN flag is OFF, the LN fluctuation effect is not executed in the period in which the LN fluctuation effect is executed when the LN flag is ON. The frame image wg is also not displayed. Therefore, the state of the LN flag can be recognized by whether or not the frame image wg or the lucky number image lng is displayed during the period. This is the same even after the end of the LN fluctuation effect.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, when the LN flag is ON, the frame image wg is displayed, although the lucky number image lng is not displayed during the period from when the power is restored until the first LN fluctuation effect is executed. is configured as On the other hand, when the LN flag is OFF, the frame image wg is not displayed in addition to the lucky number image lng during the period. Therefore, the state of the LN flag can be recognized even during the period from when the power is restored until the first LN fluctuation performance is executed.

Subsequently, the lucky number stopped and displayed in the LN fluctuation performance is determined by the LN stop symbol lottery as described above, and the management of the LN fluctuation performance including the lottery is executed by the LN fluctuation performance management process.
Specifically explaining the LN fluctuation effect management process, as shown in FIG. 14, in the first step S302, it is determined whether or not the LN flag is ON, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S304. , when the condition is not satisfied, the LN variation effect management process is terminated.
In step S304, it is determined whether or not the jackpot related to the jackpot game that triggers the execution of the LN fluctuation effect management process this time is a probability variation jackpot, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S306, and the condition is not satisfied, the LN variation effect management process is terminated.
In step S306, an LN fluctuation performance execution lottery for determining whether or not to execute the LN fluctuation performance is executed. Details of the lottery will be described later.
In step S308, it is determined whether or not the LN fluctuation effect execution lottery is won, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S310, and if the condition is not satisfied, the LN fluctuation effect management process is terminated. do.
In step S310, an LN stop symbol lottery is executed, the LN symbol determined by the lottery is determined as an LN stop symbol, and then the LN fluctuation effect management process is terminated. Details of the lottery will be described later.

Thus, in this embodiment, the LN flag is ON, and in the jackpot game related to the probability variation jackpot, the LN fluctuation effect can be executed. On the other hand, when the LN flag is OFF, or in the jackpot game relating to the normal jackpot, the LN fluctuation effect is not executed.
Although different from the present embodiment, the LN variation production may be executed in the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot, but in this case, the LN fluctuation production is executed in the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot. It is preferable to make the ratio lower than the ratio at which the LN variation effect is executed in the jackpot game related to the variable probability jackpot.

Subsequently, details of the LN fluctuation effect execution lottery will be described with reference to FIG. 15(a). The range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0-999.
Therefore, in the LN fluctuation effect execution lottery, when the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state in which the big hit related to the execution opportunity of the lottery is derived is the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA, 700/1000 (about 1/1. 43), the lottery is won, and the lottery is not won with a probability of 300/1000 (about 1/3.33).
On the other hand, in the LN fluctuation effect execution lottery, if the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state in which the big hit related to the execution trigger of the lottery is derived is the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PB or the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC, 500 You will win the lottery with a probability of /1000 (1/2), and you will not win the lottery with a probability of 5000 (1/2).

Thus, in the present embodiment, when the probability variation big hit occurs in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, the probability variation big hit occurs in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB or the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC. Winning the lottery for LN variation performance execution with a high probability, that is, the LN variation performance is executed. Then, as described above, the time of the jackpot start demonstration related to the probability variable big hit in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA is the time of the jackpot start demonstration related to the probability variation big hit in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB or the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC shorter than
According to this, it is possible to facilitate recognition of the production when the LN fluctuation production is executed.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the jackpot includes the first jackpot (probable variable jackpot in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA) and the second jackpot (special figure variation pattern derivation state PB or special figure variation pattern derivation state PC The jackpot start demonstration relating to the second jackpot has a longer execution period than the jackpot start demonstration relating to the first jackpot, and the privilege display performance (LN fluctuation performance) is the second jackpot. In other words, it is an effect that is executed at a higher rate than the jackpot game related to the first jackpot in the jackpot game.
In addition, the difference between the first big hit and the second big hit is not limited to the difference due to the derived state (the combination of the special drawing lottery state and the general drawing drawing state) as in the present embodiment, for example, It may be a difference in the big hit itself, such as a difference in stop symbols of special symbols related to the big hit.

Subsequently, details of the LN fluctuation effect execution lottery will be described with reference to FIG. 15(b). The range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0-999.
Therefore, in the LN stop design lottery, when the LN mode is LN1, LN design A, LN design B, LN design C, LN design D, LN design E, LN design F, LN design G, and LN design H can be determined with a probability of 125/1000 (1/8).
On the other hand, in the LN stop design lottery, when the LN mode is LN2, each of LN design A, LN design B, LN design C, LN design D, and LN design E is 200/1000 (1/5) However, in this case, LN symbol F, LN symbol G, and LN symbol H are not determined.

Thus, in this embodiment, the number of types of lucky numbers that can be determined by the LN stop symbol lottery differs depending on the LN mode.
In addition, even when either of LN1 and LN2 is set, the type of big hit related to the execution of the lottery is not referred to in the LN stop symbol lottery. Therefore, the lucky number to be stop-displayed in the LN fluctuation performance is determined without being based on the kind of the big hit related to the execution of the LN fluctuation performance. As a result, it is possible to prevent misrecognition of the result of the special figure propriety determination (particularly, the stop pattern of the special figure related to the big hit) by the LN fluctuation effect. In addition, in the LN stop symbol lottery according to the present embodiment, the winning probabilities of the lucky numbers to be selected are the same, but the winning probabilities may be different.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, one privilege image (lucky number image lng related to the lucky number determined by the LN stop symbol lottery) is not based on the type of jackpot related to the start of the privilege display effect for which the one privilege image is determined. In other words, it is determined.

Next, the flow of execution of the LN fluctuation production in this embodiment will be described using FIG. 16, which is a timing chart showing the flow of execution of the LN fluctuation production in this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 16, at timing t11, the pattern variation from which the big win is derived ends, and the big win start demonstration is started, and the LN variation performance is started, and at the subsequent timing t12, the LN variation performance is completed.
Furthermore, at timing t13, a round game is started as the jackpot start demonstration ends. At timing t14, the round game ends and the big win end demonstration is started, and at the subsequent timing t15, the big win end demonstration ends.

Thus, in the present embodiment, the LN fluctuation is started with the start of the jackpot start demonstration (jackpot game) (the end of the pattern fluctuation from which the jackpot is derived), and the LN fluctuation effect is finished before the jackpot start demonstration is finished. do. Therefore, it is possible not to misunderstand the result of the special figure propriety determination by the LN fluctuation performance.
In order to achieve the above effect, the start timing and end timing of the LN fluctuation performance are not limited to this, and may be any timing as long as it is the timing during the jackpot game.
Here, in the present embodiment, the start of the LN fluctuation effect means that the variable display of the lucky number is started, and the end of the LN fluctuation effect means that the variablely displayed lucky number is stopped and displayed. Point. Therefore, the subsequent period in which the lucky number is kept statically displayed does not correspond to the LN variation effect in the present embodiment.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the display control means (first sub-control board 200, second sub-control board 300) can display a plurality of privilege images (lucky number images lng related to LN symbols A to LN symbols H). In addition, it is possible to execute a privilege display effect (LN fluctuation effect) in which one privilege image is determined from the plurality of privilege images, and the privilege display effect is performed after the end of the symbol variation in which the big hit is won by the win/loss determination. In other words, it may be started and ended before the end of the jackpot game related to the jackpot.
Note that, when one privilege image is determined from a plurality of privilege images, the privilege display effect is not limited to continuously switching privilege images that can be the one privilege image as in the present embodiment. For example, one privilege image can be selected from a plurality of privilege images by a game operation such as an operation related to the cursor button 38, and the finally selected privilege image is defined as the one privilege image. As long as one privilege image is determined from the privilege images, the determination process does not matter.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the privilege display effect is started only after the end of the symbol variation in which the big win is won by the win/fail judgment, and ends before the end of the big win game related to the big win. do not have. That is, the privilege display effect may be executed during the period, and the privilege display effect may be executed during another period (period other than the jackpot game).
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a plurality of privilege images that can be displayed in the privilege display effect are determined in advance, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, all or part of the plurality of privilege images may be different when the privilege display effect is executed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the time required to execute the LN fluctuation production is one predetermined time, and it can be said that it does not depend on the type of the big hit related to the execution trigger of the LN fluctuation production. Therefore, it is possible not to misunderstand the result of the special figure propriety determination by the time related to the execution of the LN fluctuation production. In order to obtain the effect, it is more preferable to set the time to be one predetermined time as in the present embodiment.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, it can be said that the time required for executing the privilege display effect (LN fluctuation effect) is not based on the type of the big win.

Further, as described above, in the LN fluctuation effect in the present embodiment, after the lucky numbers to be variably displayed are variably displayed, the LN stop symbol determined by the LN stop symbol lottery described later is stop-displayed. Therefore, in the LN variation effect, before the jackpot start demonstration ends, that is, before the start of the round game in which the player pays attention to the acquisition of prize balls, the lucky numbers to be varied are displayed in a series of variations. Become. According to this, it is possible to facilitate recognition of the lucky number to be variably displayed (the lucky number that can be stopped and displayed).
In addition, in order to achieve the effect, it is sufficient that the lucky numbers to be changed and displayed are all variably displayed before the end of the jackpot start demonstration, and the end timing of the LN fluctuation effect itself is after the end of the jackpot start demonstration. There may be.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the privilege display effect (LN fluctuation effect) is started after the end of the pattern variation in which the big win is won by the win/fail judgment and before the end of the big win start demonstration related to the big win, and the big win start demonstration ends. In other words, it is an effect in which the privilege images that can be one of the plurality of privilege images (lucky number images lng related to the LN symbols A to LN symbols H) are switched over before they are displayed.

In particular, in the present embodiment, as described above, the LN fluctuation effect ends before the jackpot start demonstration ends (the round game starts). Therefore, it is possible to facilitate recognition of the entire LN fluctuation performance.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, it can be said that the privilege display effect (LN fluctuation effect) is an effect that ends before the jackpot start demonstration ends.

Next, the details of the extended display of the above-described jackpot end screen will be described. As described above, the extension display is intended to enhance the enjoyment of the game by making the interval between the big win game started by the reserved group and the big win game executed immediately before feel shorter.

<About the type of the jackpot end screen>
First, before describing the details of the extended display of the big-hit end screen, the types of the big-hit end screen will be described with reference to FIGS. 17(a) to 17(d). FIGS. 17(a) to 17(d) are diagrams showing the types of jackpot end screens that are started to be displayed during the jackpot end demonstration.

The jackpot end screen shown in FIG. 17(a) is displayed in the jackpot game related to the probability variable jackpot derived in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, and in the jackpot end screen, "enter the probability variable mode". characters are displayed.
The jackpot end screen shown in FIG. 17(b) is displayed in the jackpot game related to the probability variable jackpot derived in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB, and in the jackpot end screen, "continue probability variable mode". characters are displayed.
The jackpot end screen shown in FIG. 17(c) is displayed in the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot derived in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA or the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB, and the jackpot end screen. On the screen, the characters "chance time entering" are displayed.
The jackpot end screen shown in FIG. 17(d) is displayed in the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot derived in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC. characters are displayed.

Thus, the jackpot end screen in the present embodiment is an image suggesting the state (combination of the special drawing lottery state and the general drawing drawing state) after the jackpot game ends when the display of the jackpot end screen is started.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the type of jackpot end screen displayed during the jackpot end demonstration of the jackpot game depends on the type of jackpot associated with this jackpot game and the special figure variation pattern derivation state from which the jackpot game was derived. is determined. In particular, it is possible to specify which jackpot (probability variable jackpot or normal jackpot) was associated with the jackpot game by the contents of the characters displayed on the jackpot end screen.

<About the extended display of the jackpot end screen>
Next, the details of the extended display of the big win end screen will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 to 21. FIG.
FIG. 18(a) is a flow of the big-hit end screen extension determination process, and FIG. 18(b) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table used in the big-hit end screen extension lottery. FIG. 19 is a timing chart showing an extended display of the big win end screen in the case where a holding run occurs in the fourth symbol change after the big win game is over, and FIG. FIG. 21 is a timing chart showing extended display of the big win end screen when a holding series occurs in the pattern variation of 1, and FIG. 21 is a timing chart showing extended display of the big winning end screen when no holding series occurs.

Whether or not to execute the extended display of the big win end screen is determined by a big win end screen extension determination process executed when a big win start command is received, and this process is executed by a big win performance control means 227.例文帳に追加
Specifically explaining the jackpot end screen extension determination processing, as shown in FIG. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S404, and if the condition is not satisfied, the big hit end screen extension determination process is terminated.
In step S404, it is determined whether or not the current jackpot game is a jackpot game related to the variable probability jackpot, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S406, and if the condition is not satisfied, the jackpot ends. Terminate the screen extension determination process.
In step S406, it is determined whether or not there is a 16R probability variable big hit in the pattern variation related to the reserved special figure 2 (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as "within reservation"), and if the condition is satisfied , the process proceeds to step S408, and when the condition is not satisfied, the big hit end screen extension determination process is terminated.

In step S408, a jackpot end screen extension lottery for determining whether or not to execute the extended display of the jackpot end screen is executed. In addition, in the lottery, the type of the probability variable jackpot of this time is referred to.
More specifically, as shown in FIG. 18(b), when the probability variable jackpot of this time is the 16R probability variable jackpot, the jackpot end screen extension lottery has a probability of 700/1000 (approximately 1/1.43). You will win the lottery, but you will not win the lottery with a probability of 300/1000 (approximately 1/3.33). On the other hand, if the probability variable jackpot this time is a 4R probability variable jackpot, you will win the jackpot end screen extension lottery with a probability of 400/1000 (1/2.5), and a probability of 600/1000 (about 1/1.67). There is a probability that the lottery will not be won.

In step S410, it is determined whether or not the jackpot end screen extension lottery is won, and if the conditions are satisfied, the process proceeds to step S412, and if the conditions are not satisfied, the jackpot end screen extension determination process is performed. finish.
In step S412, extension of the big hit end screen is determined. As a result, the big win end screen, which is started to be displayed during the big win end demonstration relating to the current big win game, is extended.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when there is a 16R probability variable big win in the hold in the big win game related to the variable probability big win, the extended display of the big win end screen can be executed, while in the big win game related to the normal big win, the Even if there is a 16R probability variable jackpot within the game, the extended display of the jackpot end screen is not executed.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, it is easier to win the jackpot end screen extension lottery in the jackpot game related to the 16R probability variable jackpot than in the jackpot game related to the 4R probability variable jackpot. That is, in the jackpot game related to the 16R variable probability big win, the ratio of execution of the extended display of the jackpot end screen is higher than in the big win game related to the 4R variable probability big win.
According to these, when a high-advantage jackpot (variable probability jackpot or a jackpot with a large number of rounds) is followed by a jackpot (16R probability variable jackpot) in succession by a pending group, a low-advantage jackpot (normal jackpot or round The interval between the big winning game started by the holding group and the big winning game executed immediately before it can be made to feel shorter than when the big winning is continued by the holding group following the small number of big wins. can increase the interest of

Subsequently, FIG. 19, which is a timing chart showing the extended display of the big win end screen when the holding group occurs in the fourth symbol change after the end of the big win game, is used to show the extended display of the big win end screen in the present embodiment. is executed.
As shown in FIG. 19, at timing t21, the symbol variation from which the big win was derived ends, and the big win start demonstration is started. Then, at timing t22, the big win start demonstration ends and the round game starts.
At timing t23, the round game ends, the big win end demonstration is started, and the display of the big win end screen is started. In addition, in this embodiment, the jackpot end screen is not displayed in either the jackpot start demonstration or the round game.
At subsequent timing t24, the big win end demonstration ends, and the first pattern variation (first pattern variation) among the reserved pattern variations is started, but the big win end screen is continuously displayed.

At timing t25, the second symbol variation is started, at timing t26, the third symbol variation is started, and at timing t27, the fourth symbol variation is started. Incidentally, in this example, the jackpot related to the holding series is derived by the fourth symbol variation. Therefore, the extended display of the jackpot end screen ends at the timing t27 when the fourth symbol variation starts.
Here, the extended display of the big win end screen ends with the start of the symbol variation related to the big win that will be the reserved series. Therefore, the length of the extended display period of the big hit end screen differs at the position where the pattern variation is suspended, and the upper limit value of the special figure 2 suspension counter in this embodiment is 4. Therefore, the extended display period of the jackpot end screen in this example, in which the fourth symbol variation is the symbol variation related to the big hit that is the reserved run, is the longest extended display period of the screen. Then, as shown in FIG. 20, the display period Ta of the big win end screen during the big win end demonstration is longer than the shortest extended display period Tb1.

At timing t28, the fourth symbol variation is completed, and a jackpot game (jackpot start demo) relating to the jackpot derived in the symbol variation is started.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when a pending series occurs, the display of the big win end screen is extended and displayed after the big win end demo (after the big win game ends).
As a result, the interval between the big win game started by the reserved series and the big win game executed immediately before that is made to feel short, and the amusement of the game can be enhanced.

It should be noted that, in order to achieve this effect, the big win end screen may not be displayed when the pending series does not occur.
Further, it is preferable that the big win end screen is started to be displayed at the same time as the big win end demonstration is started.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the end timing of the extended display of the big win end screen may be any timing before the timing of starting the big win game related to the big wins of the holding series. However, as in the present embodiment, it is not only the start of the symbol variation related to the big hit that will be the reservation series, but also the end of the symbol variation related to the big hit that will be the reservation series, or the predetermined timing during the symbol variation. preferably. That is, it is preferable that the end timing of the extended display of the big win end screen is a predetermined timing after the start of the symbol variation related to the big win of the reserved series and before the end of the symbol variation.
In addition, as will be described later, in the present embodiment, when a holding series occurs in some jackpot games (jackpot games related to variable probability jackpots), the extended display of the jackpot end screen is performed, but all jackpot games are reserved. When a run occurs, the extension display may be made. In other words, the extended display of the big-hit end screen may be performed at least partly in the case where the holding series occurs in the big-hit game.

Therefore, the display control means (the first sub-control board 200, the second sub-control board 300), in the big hit game, at least in part when the specific symbol variation to win the big hit is withheld by the judgment During the jackpot end demonstration in the jackpot game, a first image (jackpot end screen) that is not displayed in either the jackpot start demonstration or the round game is started to be displayed, and the first image is displayed even after the jackpot end demonstration is finished. While the display is continued, when the specific pattern variation is not suspended in the big win game, the display of the first image is not started during the big win end demonstration in the big win game, or the big win ends in the big win game. In other words, the display of the first image is started during the demonstration, and the display of the first image is terminated during the jackpot end demonstration.
Note that the first image is not limited to the jackpot end screen in this embodiment, and is not displayed in either the jackpot start demonstration or the round game, and is an image that starts to be displayed during the jackpot end demonstration. It does not matter what it is.
Further, the specific symbol variation is preferably a symbol variation in which some jackpots (16R probability variable jackpots) are won as in the present embodiment, but it may simply be a pattern variation in which a jackpot is won.

Furthermore, as described above, in the present embodiment, when there is a 16R probability variable jackpot in the reserve in the jackpot game related to the variable probability jackpot, the extended display of the jackpot end screen can be executed, while in the jackpot game associated with the normal jackpot , Even if there is a 16R probability variable jackpot in the reserve, the extended display of the jackpot end screen is not executed.
In this case, when there is a 16R probability variable big win in the reserve in the big win game related to the normal big win, the big win end screen may not be displayed.

Further, as described above, the display period Ta of the jackpot end screen during the jackpot end demonstration is longer than the longest extended display period Tb1. Therefore, the big win end screen can be easily recognized, and the effect of making the interval between the big win game started by the reserved group and the big win game executed immediately before it feel short can be enhanced.

Further, the extended display of the big win end screen in the case where the holding group occurs in the second symbol variation after the end of the big win game follows the flow shown in FIG.
Specifically, at timing t31, the symbol variation from which the big win was derived ends, and the big win start demonstration is started. At the subsequent timing t32, the big win start demonstration ends and the round game starts.
At timing t33, the round game ends, the big win end demonstration is started, and the display of the big win end screen is started.
At subsequent timing t34, the big win end demonstration ends, and the first pattern variation (first pattern variation) among the reserved pattern variations is started, but the big win end screen is continuously displayed.

At timing t35, the second symbol variation is started. Incidentally, in this example, the big hit related to the holding series is derived by the second symbol variation. Therefore, the extended display of the jackpot end screen ends at the timing t35 when the second symbol variation starts.
Here, as described above, the extended display of the big win end screen ends with the start of the symbol variation related to the big wins that are the pending series. Therefore, the extended display period of the big win end screen in this example is the shortest extended display period of the screen. Then, as shown in FIG. 20, the display period Ta of the jackpot end screen during the jackpot end demonstration is longer than the shortest extended display period Tb2.

At timing t36, the second symbol variation ends, and a big win game (big win start demo) related to the big win derived in the symbol variation is started.

Here, in the present embodiment, the extended display of the big win end screen ends when the symbol variation that leads to the big win related to the reserved series starts. Therefore, the earlier the start timing of the symbol variation, the shorter the extended display period of the big win end screen. As the number of reserved runs, that is, the number of symbol variations from which a big win is derived increases, the symbol variation closest to the front among the symbol variations is present on the front side (on the side where the order of execution is earlier). becomes easier.
Therefore, the extended display period of the big win end screen tends to become shorter as the number of pending runs increases. This is the same as in the modified example of the ending timing of the extended display of the big win end screen (predetermined timing after the start of the symbol variation related to the big win of the holding series and before the symbol variation ends). is.
Furthermore, as described above, the display period Ta of the jackpot end screen during the jackpot end demonstration is longer than the shortest extended display period Tb2.
According to these constitutions, the big win end screen can be easily recognized, and the effect of making the interval between the big win game started by the holding group and the big win game executed immediately before the big win game felt short can be enhanced.

Also, the flow of the big win end screen in the case where the holding series does not occur after the big win game ends is shown in FIG. 21 .
Specifically, at timing t41, the symbol variation from which the big win was derived ends, and the big win start demonstration is started. At the subsequent timing t42, the big win start demonstration ends and the round game starts.
At timing t43, the round game ends, the big win end demonstration is started, and the display of the big win end screen is started.
At subsequent timing t44, the big win ending demonstration is finished, the first pattern variation (first pattern variation) among the reserved pattern variations is started, and the display of the big winning end screen is finished.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the extended display of the big win end screen is not performed when no pending series occurs, but the big win end screen is displayed during the big win end demonstration. In this case, the display of the big win end screen ends when the big win end demonstration ends, but the end timing of the display may be any timing during the big win end demonstration.
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 21, the length of the display period (display period Ta) of the jackpot end screen during the jackpot ending demonstration when no pending series occurs is It is the same as the screen display period (display period Ta).

<About the display of prize ball images>
As described above, in the present embodiment, in order to make the interval between the big win game started by the holding series and the big winning game executed immediately before it feel short, the extended display of the big winning end screen is performed when the holding series occurs. there is In the present embodiment, in order to enhance the effect, whether or not to display the prize ball image is controlled. The details of this function will be described below with reference to FIGS. 22 and 23. FIG.
FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining a specific example of display related to the prize ball image, and FIG. 23 is a timing chart showing whether or not display related to the prize ball image is executed.

First, as shown in FIG. 22, in the present embodiment, a winning ball image sg is displayed in the display area of the main display section 81 by winning a game ball in the right general winning opening 67b.
More specifically, as shown in the upper part of FIG. 22, during the round game, an image that can specify the number of rounds (characters "ROUND4" in this example) is displayed on the upper left of the display area of the main display section 81. and the total value of prize balls won in the current jackpot game (479 in this example) is displayed together with the characters "GET".
Furthermore, as shown in the middle part of FIG. 22, when a game ball enters the right general winning hole 67b during a round game, the occurrence of the winning is indicated in the lower right of the display area of the main display section 81. A prize ball image sg (in this example, "+3" characters) is displayed. In this embodiment, once the prize ball image sg is displayed, the display will not end before the display period ends.
Further, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 22, when the display of the prize ball image sg ends, the number of prize balls (3 in this embodiment) due to the winning of the game balls into the right general winning hole 67b related to the display of the image is displayed. The latest total value (482 in this example) added to the total value of won prize balls (479 in this example) that was displayed until just before is displayed in the upper right corner of the display area of the main display section 81. Is displayed.
Furthermore, as will be described later, in this embodiment, even if a game ball enters the right general winning hole 67b during a jackpot game, the prize ball image sg may not be displayed. are not added to the above total value.

In this way, in this embodiment, in order to increase the number of winning balls in the jackpot game and improve the interest of the game, not only the number of winning balls related to the winning of the game balls to the big winning hole 55 but also the right general winning The number of prize balls related to the winning of game balls into the opening 67b is totaled and displayed in the display area of the main display section 81. FIG.
However, in the present embodiment, execution/non-execution of display relating to the prize ball image is controlled in order to preferentially recognize the extended display of the big win end screen. A specific description will be given below with reference to FIG. 23 . Note that FIG. 23 is a timing chart in which whether or not a game ball wins into the right general winning hole 67b and whether or not a prize ball image is displayed are added to FIG. is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 23, a winning ball image sg is displayed at timing t51 when a game ball enters the right general winning opening 67b during a round game before timing t52.
On the other hand, the winning ball image sg is not displayed at the timing t53 when the game ball enters the right general winning opening 67b in the period between the timing t52 and the timing t54, that is, the jackpot end demonstration period after the end of the round game. .
Similarly, during the period from timing t54 to timing t56, that is, during the period from the end of the big win game to the start of the symbol variation for deriving the big win related to the reserved group, the game to the right general winning opening 67b. The winning ball image sg is not displayed even at the timing t55 when the winning ball occurs. Although not shown in FIG. 23, the winning ball image sg is not displayed even when a game ball enters the right general winning opening 67b during the jackpot start demonstration.

As described above, in this embodiment, when a game ball wins into the right general winning hole 67b during a round game, the prize ball image sg is displayed, but the extended display of the big win end screen is performed. Even if a game ball enters the right general winning hole 67b during the period, the prize ball image sg is not displayed.
Therefore, the extended display of the big win end screen can be easily recognized, and the interval between the big win game started by the reserved group and the big win game executed immediately before that can be felt to be shorter.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the display control means displays the second image (the prize ball image sg ) is displayed, and the second image is not displayed even if a predetermined event occurs during the period in which the first image (jackpot end screen) after the end of the jackpot game is continuously displayed. can.
Note that the above-mentioned predetermined event is not limited to the winning of a game ball into the general winning hole 67, but may be any event that the player can recognize with his/her five senses such as sight. is preferably an event that occurs due to the player's operation (in this embodiment, the operation of the operating handle 31).

Furthermore, in this embodiment, even if a game ball wins into the right general winning hole 67b during the period when the big win end screen is displayed in the big win end demonstration, the prize ball image sg is not displayed. Therefore, the big win end screen can be easily recognized before the extended display, and the interval between the big win game started by the reserved group and the big win game executed immediately before can be felt to be shorter.

In particular, in this embodiment, the display period of the prize ball image sg is shorter than the length of the jackpot end demonstration. Therefore, even if a game ball wins into the right general winning hole 67b during the period in which the big win end screen is displayed in the big win end demonstration, the prize ball image sg displayed is not interrupted. By not displaying the image sg, it is possible to prevent the display period of the prize ball image sg from overlapping with the extended display period of the big win end screen.

<About other modifications>
Modifications not described in the above description are listed below.

First, regarding the probabilities, ratios, and frequency levels in this embodiment, as long as each relationship is guaranteed, the lower one may not win, or the higher one may always win. In either case, the lottery itself may not be performed.
Furthermore, each lottery value in the lottery table illustrated in the present embodiment is an example, and as long as the magnitude relationship between the lottery tables is maintained, each lottery value may adopt any value within the range.

In the above description, the state of the RAM clear switch 43 at the time of power restoration is referred to determine the state of restoration at the time of power restoration. You may make it refer to whether it exceeds time (for example, 3s). By doing so, it is possible to further suppress the occurrence of erroneous RAM clear processing.

In the above description, the state of the middle frame door open sensor 76 (the open/closed state of the middle frame 17) was referred to in determining the restoration state at the time of power restoration. may be set. In this case, the restoration state at the time of power recovery may be uniformly set according to the case where the middle frame door open sensor 76 is ON (the middle frame 17 is in the open state).

The present invention described above is not limited to the above description, and includes various modifications, improvements, etc. as long as the object of the present invention is achieved.

<Appendix>
This embodiment includes the following technical ideas.
(1)
Along with the start of pattern variation, a win/loss determination is executed to determine whether or not a big win is won, and when the big win is won by the above win/fail determination, a big win game is started after the end of the symbol variation related to the win/fail determination. , a gaming machine capable of executing symbol variation after the end of the jackpot game,
an image display means;
and a display control means for controlling the image display means,
The display control means is capable of displaying a plurality of privilege images and executing a privilege display effect in which one privilege image is determined from the plurality of privilege images,
The privilege display effect may be started after the end of the pattern variation in which the big win is won by the win/loss determination, and may end before the end of the big win game related to the big win,
The one privilege image is determined without being based on the type of the jackpot related to the start of the privilege display effect for which the one privilege image is determined,
The time required to execute the privilege display effect is not based on the type of the jackpot,

A gaming machine characterized by:
(2)
The gaming machine according to (1) above,
The privilege display effect is an effect of continuously switching the privilege image that can be the one privilege image among the plurality of privilege images, and then deterministically displaying the one privilege image.
A gaming machine characterized by:
(3)
The gaming machine according to (2) above,
Provided with a plurality of types of winning openings including a large winning opening, and when a game ball wins in the plurality of types of winning openings, awarding the number of prize balls corresponding to the winning,
The jackpot game is started together with the start of the jackpot game immediately before the round game in which it is easy for the game balls to enter the jackpot, and the jackpot starts when it is difficult for the game balls to enter the jackpot. It consists of demos,
The privilege display effect is
Starts after the end of the symbol variation in which the jackpot is won by the win/fail judgment and before the jackpot start demonstration related to the jackpot ends,
Before the jackpot start demonstration ends, the effect is to switch all the privilege images that can be the one privilege image among the plurality of privilege images.
A gaming machine characterized by:
(4)
The gaming machine according to (3) above,
The privilege display effect is a effect that ends before the jackpot start demonstration ends,
A gaming machine characterized by:
(5)
The gaming machine according to (3) or (4) above,
The jackpot includes a first jackpot and a second jackpot,
the jackpot start demonstration relating to the second jackpot has a longer execution period than the jackpot start demonstration relating to the first jackpot;
The privilege display effect is an effect that is executed at a higher rate in the jackpot game related to the second jackpot than in the jackpot game related to the first jackpot.
A gaming machine characterized by:
(6)
The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4) above,
a predetermined operation means;
Switching from the first effect state in which the privilege display effect can be executed to a second effect state in which the privilege display effect is not executed, or from the second effect state to the A production state switching means capable of executing switching to the first production state,
A gaming machine characterized by:

10 Game Machine 15 Outer Frame 17 Middle Frame 20 Front Frame 21 Hinge Mechanism 22 Movable Decorative Body 23 Cylinder Lock 25 Transparent Member 27 Upper Sphere Receptacle 29 Lower Sphere Receptacle 31 Operation Handle 32 Upper Frame Part 33 (33a, 33b) Speakers 34a, 34b Left and right frame parts 35 (35a, 35b, 35c) Frame lamp 36 Ball extraction mechanism 37 Production button 38 Cursor button 38a Up cursor button 38b Down cursor button 38c Left cursor button 38d Right cursor button 38e Center cursor button 39 Main operation part 39a Ball Lend button 39b Return button 40 Power switch 43 RAM clear switch 46 Game ball tank 47 Tank rail 48 Payout unit 49 Payout passage 50 Game board 50a Game area 51 Outer rail 52 Windmill 53 Inner rail 54 Protection member 55 Big winning opening 57 First start Mouth 59 Second starting port 61 Normal electric accessory 62 Normal electric accessory solenoid 63 Gate 65 Special electric accessory 66 Special electric accessory solenoid 67 General winning port 67a Left general winning port 67b Right general winning port 69 Out port 70 First Starting opening sensor 71 Second starting opening sensor 72 Large winning opening sensor 73 General winning opening sensor 73a Left general winning opening sensor 73b Right general winning opening sensor 74 Gate sensor 75 Out ball sensor 76 Middle frame door sensor 77 Front frame door opening sensor 80 effect display device 81 main display portion 82 sub-display portion 82a upper sub-display portion 82b left sub-display portion 82c right sub-display portion 83 volume adjustment portion 84 brightness adjustment portion 85 LN mode adjustment portion 90 symbol display device 91 first special symbol display Device 92 Second special symbol display device 93 Normal symbol display device 94 First special symbol reservation lamp 95 Second special symbol reservation lamp 96 Normal symbol reservation lamp 100 Main control board 101 CPU
102 ROMs
103 RAM
104 I / O port 105 random number circuit 109 main control board case 110 entering ball determination means 115 main random number generation means 120 main reservation control means 125 prior determination means 130 special figure lottery means 131 special figure success or failure determination means 132 special figure stop symbol lottery means 133 special figure fluctuation pattern derivation means 135 normal figure lottery means 140 jackpot game control means 145 symbol display control means 150 electric accessary control means 155 game state control means 160 main information storage means 165 main error control means 170 main command management means 175 return Power processing executing means 176 Return state setting means 179 Playable state transition means 180 Power interruption processing executing means 200 First sub-control board 201 CPU
202 ROMs
203 RAM
204 I/O port 209 First sub-control board case 210 Sub-random number generating means 220 Normal effect control means 221 effect mode control means 222 effect route determination means 223 sub-hold control means 224 look-ahead effect control means 225 effect content determination means 226 decoration pattern Control means 227 Jackpot effect control means 230 Sub-error control means 240 Lamp control means 245 Movable role control means 250 Volume adjustment means 255 Brightness adjustment means 257 LN mode management means 260 Sub-information storage means 270 Sub-command management means 300 Second sub-control board 301 CPUs
302 ROMs
303 RAM
304 I/O port 309 Second sub-control board case 310 Audio control board 311 CPU
312 ROMs
313 RAM
314 I/O port 400 Payout control board 409 Payout control board case 500 Power control board 501 Normal power supply circuit 502 Backup power supply circuit 503 Power failure detection circuit 509 Power supply control board case 811 Display area X First channel Y Second channel wg Frame image lng Lucky number image sg Prize ball image

Claims (1)

Along with the start of pattern variation, a win/loss determination is executed to determine whether or not a big win is won, and when the big win is won by the above win/fail determination, a big win game is started after the end of the symbol variation related to the win/fail determination. , a gaming machine capable of executing symbol variation after the end of the jackpot game,
an image display means;
and a display control means for controlling the image display means,
Provided with a plurality of types of winning openings including a large winning opening, and when a game ball wins in the plurality of types of winning openings, awarding the number of prize balls corresponding to the winning,
The jackpot game is started together with the start of the jackpot game immediately before the round game in which it is easy for the game balls to enter the jackpot, and the jackpot starts when it is difficult for the game balls to enter the jackpot. It consists of demos,
The display control means is capable of displaying a plurality of privilege images and executing a privilege display effect in which one privilege image is determined from the plurality of privilege images,
The privilege display effect is
An effect of continuously switching the privilege image that can be the one privilege image among the plurality of privilege images, and then deterministically displaying the one privilege image,
It may be started before the end of the big win start demonstration related to the big win after the end of the symbol variation in which the big win is won by the judgment of success, and may end before the end of the big win game related to the big win,
before the end of the jackpot start demonstration, an effect of switching all the privilege images that can be the one privilege image among the plurality of privilege images,
The one privilege image is determined without being based on the type of the jackpot related to the start of the privilege display effect for which the one privilege image is determined,
The time required to execute the privilege display effect is not based on the type of the jackpot,
The jackpot includes a first jackpot and a second jackpot,
the jackpot start demonstration relating to the second jackpot has a longer execution period than the jackpot start demonstration relating to the first jackpot;
The privilege display effect is an effect that is executed in the big win game related to the second big win at a higher rate than the big win game related to the first big win,
A gaming machine characterized by:

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